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
brightness ........................................128
symbols ...............................................9
, 10
system components.................................. 28
T
Target grey level
corresponds to Auto_exposure.............213
Target grey level (auto exposure) .......112
, 236
Target grey level (SmartView)
corresponds to auto exposure..............109
test image .............................................184
Bayer-coded .....................................185
b/w cameras.....................................184
color ...............................................185
color cameras ...................................185
configuration register ........................226
gray bar ...........................................184
save ................................................226
TEST_IMAGE ...........................................226
time base ..............................................153
exposure time ...................................152
setting.............................................225
trigger delay................................87
, 150
time response.........................................155
TIMEBASE .......................................216
, 223
TimeBase (Field) .....................................220
timebase (Register).................................223
TPA-
IEEE 1394b........................................ 76
TPA(R)
IEEE 1394b........................................ 76
TPA+ ...................................................... 76
TPB-
IEEE 1394b........................................ 76
TPB(R)
IEEE 1394b........................................ 76
TPB+ ...................................................... 76
IEEE 1394b........................................ 76
Trg (LED state) ........................................ 80
trigger
bulk .........................................145
, 147
control image capture ........................145
delay ........................................... 87
, 96
edge................................................. 88
external ......................................80
, 145
hardware.....................................88
, 151
impulse............................................154
IntEna .............................................. 95
internal ...........................................145
latency time .....................................158
microcontroller .................................155
one-shot ..........................................154
signal ............................................... 84
software...........................................157
synchronize ......................................158
trigger delay ..........................................150
advanced CSR ..............................88
, 151
advanced register .........................88
, 151
off ................................................... 88
on.................................................... 88
Trigger Delay CSR...............................88
, 151
trigger delay inquiry register ..................... 87
trigger function......................................148
Trigger modi ..........................................145
trigger shutter
asynchronous..................................... 15
triggers .................................................. 84
input................................................ 84
TRIGGER_DELAY .................................88
, 151
TRIGGER_DELAY_INQUIRY....................87
, 150
Trigger_Delay_Inquiry register ..................150
TRIGGER_MODE .......................................148
Trigger_Mode .........................................148
Trigger_Mode_0.................................89
, 145
Trigger_Mode_1......................................145
Trigger_Mode_15 ............................. 145
, 147
Trigger_Polarity ......................................148
Trigger_Source .......................................148
Trigger_Value .........................................148
tripod adapter .................................... 28
, 60
Tripod dimensions.................................... 60
true partial scan ...................................... 15
types
Pike cameras ..................................... 14
U
UNIT_POSITION_INQ................................169
UNIT_SIZE_INQ.......................................169
U/B_Value (Field) ...................................105
U/V slider range .....................................106
V
VCC
IEEE 1394b........................................ 76
Vendor unique Features............................206










