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
PIKE Technical Manual V3.1.0
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Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................ 9
Document history .......................................................................................................... 9
Conventions used in this manual...................................................................................... 9
Styles ...................................................................................................................... 9
Symbols .................................................................................................................. 10
Before operation .......................................................................................................... 10
Declarations of conformity ...........................................................................11
Safety instructions ............................................................................................12
Reference documents applicable in the United States......................................................... 12
Reference documents applicable in Europe ....................................................................... 12
Reference documents applicable in Japan......................................................................... 12
Cautions...................................................................................................................... 13
Environmental conditions .............................................................................................. 13
PIKE types and highlights .............................................................................14
FireWire....................................................................................................................17
Overview ..................................................................................................................... 17
Definition ............................................................................................................... 17
IEEE 1394 standards ................................................................................................. 17
Why use FireWire? .................................................................................................... 17
FireWire in detail.......................................................................................................... 18
Serial bus................................................................................................................ 18
FireWire connection capabilities ................................................................................. 19
Capabilities of 1394a (FireWire 400)............................................................................ 20
IIDC V1.3 camera control standards ........................................................................ 20
Capabilities of 1394b (FireWire 800) ........................................................................... 20
IIDC V1.31 camera control standards ...................................................................... 20
Compatibility between 1394a and 1394b...................................................................... 21
Compatibility example .......................................................................................... 21
Image transfer via 1394a and 1394b ........................................................................... 22
1394b bandwidths.................................................................................................... 23
Requirements for PC and 1394b.............................................................................. 23
Requirements for laptop and 1394b ........................................................................ 24
Example1: 1394b bandwidth of PIKE cameras ........................................................... 25
Example 2: More than one PIKE camera at full speed ................................................. 25
FireWire Plug & play capabilities................................................................................. 26
FireWire hot plug precautions..................................................................................... 26
Operating system support .......................................................................................... 26
1394a/b comparison................................................................................................. 27
System components .........................................................................................28