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
 

Camera interfaces
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Camera interfaces
In addition to the two status LEDs (see Chapter Status LEDs on page 80), 
there are three jacks located at the rear of the camera.
• The 12-pin camera I/O connector provides different control inputs and 
output lines.
• Both IEEE 1394b connectors with screw lock mechanism provide access 
to the IEEE 1394 bus and thus makes it possible to control the camera 
and output frames. Connect the camera by using either of the connec-
tors. The other connector can be used to daisy chain a second camera.
 Figure 35: Rear view of camera (2 x 1394b copper)
Status LEDs
Yellow
(Trg/S2)
Green
(Com/S1)
12-pin camera
IEEE 1394b connector
IEEE 1394b connector
I/O connector
(copper)
(copper)










