Instruction manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Declarations of conformity
- Safety instructions
- PIKE types and highlights
- FireWire
- Overview
- FireWire in detail
- Serial bus
- FireWire connection capabilities
- Capabilities of 1394a (FireWire 400)
- Capabilities of 1394b (FireWire 800)
- Compatibility between 1394a and 1394b
- Image transfer via 1394a and 1394b
- 1394b bandwidths
- FireWire Plug & play capabilities
- FireWire hot plug precautions
- Operating system support
- 1394a/b comparison
- System components
- Specifications
- Camera dimensions
- PIKE standard housing (2 x 1394b copper)
- PIKE (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)
- Tripod adapter
- Pike W90 (2 x 1394b copper)
- Pike W90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)
- Pike W90 S90 (2 x 1394b copper)
- Pike W90 S90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)
- Pike W270 (2 x 1394b copper)
- Pike W270 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)
- Pike W270 S90 (2 x 1394b copper)
- Pike W270 S90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)
- Cross section: C-Mount (VGA size filter)
- Cross section: C-Mount (large filter)
- Adjustment of C-Mount
- F-Mount, K-Mount, M39-Mount
- Camera interfaces
- Description of the data path
- Block diagrams of the cameras
- Sensor
- Channel balance
- White balance
- Auto shutter
- Auto gain
- Manual gain
- Brightness (black level or offset)
- Horizontal mirror function
- Shading correction
- Look-up table (LUT) and gamma function
- Binning (b/w models)
- Sub-sampling
- High SNR mode (High Signal Noise Ratio)
- Frame memory and deferred image transport
- Color interpolation (BAYER demosaicing)
- Sharpness
- Hue and saturation
- Color correction
- Color conversion (RGB ‡ YUV)
- Bulk Trigger
- Level Trigger
- Serial interface
- Controlling image capture
- Video formats, modes and bandwidth
- How does bandwidth affect the frame rate?
- Configuration of the camera
- Camera_Status_Register
- Configuration ROM
- Implemented registers
- Camera initialize register
- Inquiry register for video format
- Inquiry register for video mode
- Inquiry register for video frame rate and base address
- Inquiry register for basic function
- Inquiry register for feature presence
- Inquiry register for feature elements
- Inquiry register for absolute value CSR offset address
- Status and control register for feature
- Feature control error status register
- Video mode control and status registers for Format_7
- Advanced features
- Version information inquiry
- Advanced feature inquiry
- Camera status
- Maximum resolution
- Time base
- Extended shutter
- Test images
- Look-up tables (LUT)
- Shading correction
- Deferred image transport
- Frame information
- Input/output pin control
- Delayed Integration enable
- Auto shutter control
- Auto gain control
- Autofunction AOI
- Color correction
- Trigger delay
- Mirror image
- AFE channel compensation (channel balance)
- Soft Reset
- High SNR mode (High Signal Noise Ratio)
- User profiles
- GPDATA_BUFFER
- Firmware update
- Glossary
- Index

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Index
PIKE F-421C (Specification) ....................... 51
Pike types............................................... 14
PIKE W270 .............................................. 60
Pike W270 S90......................................... 60
pin assignment
IEEE 1394b........................................ 76
pin control.............................................234
PinState flag ........................................... 93
PinState (Field) ....................................... 85
pixel size ...............................................102
plus integral controller ............................110
Polarity ............................................. 85
, 93
Power
IEEE 1394b........................................ 76
power
cable ................................................ 12
connectors ........................................ 13
DC.................................................... 13
GND.................................................. 78
LED .................................................. 80
power down ............................................ 13
Presence_Inq .......................................... 85
Presence_Inq (Field) ..........................87
, 105
protection glass....................................... 28
R
Readout_Inq ........................................... 87
rear view of camera .................................. 73
Reference documents
Europe .............................................. 12
Japan ............................................... 12
USA.................................................. 12
register .................................................105
Register mapping..................................... 80
Requirements
correction data .................................118
RGB to YUV
formula............................................139
RGB8 format...........................................139
RoHS (2002/95/EC).................................. 11
RS232 .................................................... 79
RxD_RS232.............................................. 79
S
safety instructions ................................... 12
saturation
offset ..............................................137
scan....................................................... 15
sensor
size .................................................. 14
sensor size.............................................102
sensor type ............................................102
sequence
automatic white balance ....................107
deferred mode ..................................132
loading a LUT ...................................124
OneShot...........................................154
white balance ...................................107
shading
correction data .................................115
shading correction ...........................115
, 229
shading image................................. 116
, 117
automatic generation.........................118
delay...............................................119
Format_7 .........................................119
generation .......................................120
load into camera ...............................122
load out of camera ............................121
shading images ......................................229
shading reference image ..........................118
SHDG_CTRL ..................................... 119
, 230
SHDG_INFO ............................................230
SHDG_MEM_CTRL.....................................230
SHUTTER................................................109
Shutter CSR............................................109
shutter time
formula............................................152
SHUTTER_MODES.....................................145
signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).......................125
signal-to-noise separation........................125
size
sensor .............................................. 14
SmartView .............................................. 29
SNR ......................................................125
specifications.......................................... 32
spectral sensitivity
MF-033B ........................................... 53
spectral transmission
IR cut filter ....................................... 29
Jenofilt 217 ...................................... 29
Stack setup ............................................. 80
Stack start .............................................. 80
standard housing ..................................... 58
status LED .............................................. 80
styles....................................................... 9
sub-sampling .........................................128










