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Unibrain Fire-i industrial firewire cameras

Models: 501/511/601/701/702/810

User Operation Manual

Version 3.0

July 2008

Summary of content (82 pages)

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Unibrain Fire-i industrial firewire cameras Models: 501/511/601/701/702/810 User Operation Manual Version 3.
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Legal Notice For Customers in U.S.A. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
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Before You Start This manual should help you in installation and setting of the camera and we recommend you to carefully follow the instruction described. To ensure that your warranty remains valid, read the manual carefully before using the camera. DO NOT disassemble, modify or repair the camera since there is no user serviceable part inside and may void warranty. For prevention of fire or electric shock DO NOT remove screws or cover from the camera.
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Table of contents 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Overview .................................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2. Dimensions and Description....................................................................................................................................... 2 1.
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3. Basic Operation and Features .......................................................................................... 27 3.1. Brightness .............................................................................................................................................................. 27 3.2. Auto Exposure Control ............................................................................................................................................ 28 3.3. Sharpness ...............
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4. Advanced Features .......................................................................................................... 47 4.1. Binning Mode ......................................................................................................................................................... 47 4.1.1. Vertical Binning ................................................................................................................................................. 47 4.1.2.
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6.4. 7. 7.1. 8. Fire-i 501/511 ......................................................................................................................................................... 72 Trouble Shooting ............................................................................................................. 73 Hardware Related Issues ......................................................................................................................................... 73 Technical Support ......
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 1. Page 1 Introduction 1.1. Overview Unibrain’s new Fire-i IIDC 1394a camera series opens up a new horizon on digital image processing by providing more features in a small and robust form factor while maintaining the cost effectiveness and high quality. All models are lined up by a wide range of resolution equipped with Firewire interface and trigger to suit the need for every application.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 1.2. Page 2 Dimensions and Description Camera Body Size Camera Body Weight: : 64 (w) x 64 (H) x 60 (D) mm approx. 300 gram Operation Temperature: -5°C ~ 45°C / Storage Temperature: -20°C ~ 65°C Avoid operation in environment of high humidity over 90% and allow sufficient airflow. 1.2.1. FireWire Port The industry standard Firewire (IEEE-1394) port has the following pin assign.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 1.2.2. Page 3 Trigger Connector Port The External Trigger Connector provides the access to multiple I/O and also provides power as a secondary source. The trigger pin layout differs depending on the model: A) Fire-i 501/511/601: Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Power GND 7 Tx RS232 2 Ext. Power (+12V) 8 GND 3 GND 9 NC 4 NC 10 Ext.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 1.3. Page 4 Electrical Operating Condition The new SXGA and UXGA models feature optocoupler (or Photo-coupler) while the VGA/XGA models still use TTL for trigger and strobe. Trigger (Fire-i 501/511/601): Recommended Trigger Example Camera Side User Side External Trigger Pin Trigger FT Series Camera GND Pin Opto.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual Page 5 Trigger (Fire-i 701/702/810): Parameter Min Typical Max I 7 mA 10 mA 20 mA Ri - 270 Ω - Vd - 1.08 V - Rising trigger delay 2.24 us 3.34 us 3.36 us Falling trigger delay 2.62 us 3.61 us 3.64 us Strobe (Fire-i 701/702/810): Strobe Power Strobe falling delay Strobe rising delay 5V 26.8 us 2.16 us 12 V 7.6 us 2.8 us 24 V 3.6 us 3.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 1.4. Page 6 Pixel Data The Unibrain Fire-i cameras comply with the IIDC 1394-Based Digital Camera Specification v1.31 where data packets are transmitted by Firewire interface as isochronous packets. Every video format, mode and frame rate has different video data format. (Pixel data source: IIDC V1.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual Page 7 U-(K+Pn-8) Y-(K+Pn-8) Y-(K+Pn-7) V-(K+Pn-8) Y-(K+Pn-6) Y-(K+Pn-5) U-(K+Pn-4) Y-(K+Pn-4) Y-(K+Pn-3) V-(K+Pn-4) Y-(K+Pn-2) Y-(K+Pn-1) Y-(K+0) Y-(K+1) Y-(K+2) Y-(K+3) Y-(K+4) Y-(K+5) Y-(K+6) Y-(K+7) Y-(K+Pn-8) Y-(K+Pn-7) Y-(K+Pn-6) Y-(K+Pn-5) Y-(K+Pn-4) V-(K+Pn-3) Y-(K+Pn-2) Y-(K+Pn-1) High Byte Low Byte Y-(K+0) Y-(K+1) Y-(K+2) Y-(K+3) Y-(K+Pn-4) Y-(K+Pn-3) V-(K+Pn-2) Y-(K
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual Page 8 Each component has 8 bit data. The data type is “Straight Binary” Highest(+) Lowest Lowest Signal Level (Decimal) Data (Hexadecimal) 127 0xFF 126 0xFE . . . . 1 0x81 0 0x80 -1 0x7F . . . . -127 0x01 -128 0x00 Y component has 16 bit data. The data type is “Unsigned Short(big-endian)” Y Signal Level (Decimal) Data (Hexadecimal) Highest 65535 0xFFFF 65534 0xFFFE . . . .
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 2. Page 9 Unibrain Fire-i industrial camera specifications 2.1. Black and White Cameras 2.1.1. Fire-i 810b Specification Features Image Sensor /Scanning 1/1.8” Interline CCD (ICX274AL), Progressive Scan Effective Pixels 2,010,000 pixels 1628(H) x 1236(V) Picture Size 1600x1200, 1280x960, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480, 320x240 Cell Size 4.40 um x 4.40 um 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 2.1.2. Page 10 Fire-i 701b Specification Features Image Sensor 1/2” Interline CCD (ICX205AL) Effective Pixels 1,450,000 pixels 1392(H) x 1040(V) Picture Size 1392x1040, 1280x960, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480, 320x240 Cell Size 4.65 um x 4.65 um 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 2.1.3. Page 11 Fire-i 702b Specification Features Image Sensor 2/3” Interline CCD (ICX285AL) Effective Pixels 1,450,000 pixels 1392(H) x 1040(V) Picture Size 1392x1040, 1280x960, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480, 320x240 Cell Size 6.45um x 6.45 um 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 2.1.4. Page 12 Fire-i 601b Specification Features Image Sensor Type 1/3 inch Interline CCD (ICX204AL) Effective pixels 800,000 pixels 1034(H) x 779(V) Picture Size 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480, 320x240 Cell Size(um) 4.65 um x 4.65 um 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 2.1.5. Page 13 Fire-i 511b Specification Features Image Sensor 1/2-inch Interline CCD (ICX414AL) Effective Pixels 330,000 pixels Picture Size 640 x 480, 320 x 240 Cell Size 9.90 um x 9.90 um 659(H) x 494(V) 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 2.1.6. Page 14 Fire-i 501b Specification Features Image Sensor 1/3-inch Interline CCD (ICX424AL) Effective Pixels 330,000 pixels Picture Size 640 x 480, 320 x 240 Cell Size 7.40 um x 7.40 um 659(H) x 494(V) 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 2.2. Color Cameras 2.2.1. Fire-i 810c Specification Features Image Sensor Type /Scanning 1/1.8-inch Interline CCD (ICX274AQ), progressive scan Effective pixels 2,010,000 pixels 1628(H) x 1236(V) Picture Size 1600x1200, 1280x960, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480, 320x240 Cell Size(um) 4.40 um x 4.40 um 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 2.2.2. Fire-i 701c Specification Features Image Sensor Type 1/2-inch Interline CCD (ICX205AK) Effective pixels 1,450,000 pixels 1392(H) x 1040(V) Picture Size 1388x1036,1280x960,1024x768, 800x600, 640x480, 320x240 Cell Size(um) 4.65 um x 4.65 um Real Frame Rate 20 (1388 x 1036, Format 7 mode 0) 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 2.2.3. Fire-i 702c Specification Features Image Sensor Type 2/3-inch Interline CCD (ICX285AQ) Effective pixels 1,450,000 pixels 1392(H) x 1036(V) Picture Size 1388x1036,1280x960,1024x768, 800x600, 640x480, 320x240 Cell Size(um) 6.45 um x 6.45 um 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 2.2.4. Fire-i 601c Specification Features Image Sensor Type 1/3-inch Interline CCD (ICX204AK) Effective pixels 800,000 pixels 1034(H) x 779(V) Picture Size 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480, 320x240 Cell Size(um) 4.65 um x 4.65 um 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 2.2.5. Page 19 Fire-i 511c Specification Features Image Sensor Type 1/2-inch Interline CCD (ICX414AQ) Effective pixels 330,000 pixels Picture Size 640 x 480 Cell Size(um) 9.90 um x 9.90 um 659(H) x 494(V) 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 2.2.6. Page 20 Fire-i 501c Specification Features Image Sensor Type 1/3-inch Interline CCD (ICX424AQ) Effective pixels 330,000 pixels Picture Size 640 x 480, 320 x 240 Cell Size(um) 7.40 um x 7.40 um 659(H) x 494(V) 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 2.3. Page 21 Spectral Sensitivity Excludes lens and light source characteristic 2.3.1.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual Page 22 Spectral Sensitivity for Fire-i 702b Spectral Sensitivity for Fire-i 601b
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual Page 23 Spectral Sensitivity for Fire-i 511b Spectral Sensitivity for Fire-i 501b
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 2.3.2.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual Spectral Sensitivity for Spectral Sensitivity for Page 25 Fire-i 702c Fire-i 601c
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual Page 26 Spectral Sensitivity for Fire-i 511c Spectral Sensitivity for Fire-i 501c
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 3. Page 27 Basic Operation and Features The Unibrain cameras employ progressive scan CCD sensor which provides features according to each model. Basic functions and features are similar while each camera of its range would have their specific function support. The cameras- fully support the IIDC V1.31 specification such as registers, video format, mode of operation and control. 3.1.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual Page 28 Status Control Register Address Name Field Bit Description 800h BRIGHTNESS Presence_Inq [0] Presence of this feature 0:N/A Abs_Control [1] 1:Available Absolute value control 0: Control with value in Value field 1: Control with value in Absolute value CSR if this bit =1, value in Value filed is ignored One_Push [2..
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual One_Push Page 29 [2..4] [5] Reserved Write ‘1’ :begin to work (Self cleared after operation) Read: Value=’1’ in operation Value=’0’ not in operation If A_M_Mode =1, this bit is ignored ON_OFF [6] Write: ON or OFF this feature, Read: read a status 0:OFF, 1:ON If this bit=0, other fields will be read only. A_M_Mode [7] Write: set the mode, Read: read a current mode 0: Manual, - [8..19] Value [20..
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual Page 30 Status Control Register Address 80Ch Name Field Bit Description WHITE_BAL Presence_Inq [0] Presence of this feature. 0:N/A 1:Available ANCE Abs_Control [1] Absolute value control 0: Control with value in the Value field 1: Control with value in the Absolute value CSR If this bit = 1, value in the Value field is ignored. One_Push [2..
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 3.7. Page 31 Gamma Gamma control defines the function between incoming light level and output picture level. Factory default setting for Gamma is set to 1.0. Gamma value is adjustable in the range of 0.4 ~ 2.5 as per the table below. For Gamma control inquiry and status register, follow the same definition as “BRIGHTNESS” 4095 4000 3500 3000 Gamma=2.5 (25) 2500 Gamma=1.0 (10) 2000 1500 Gamma=0.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 3.8. Page 32 Shutter Shutter is defined as the integration time of the incoming light where both Manual and Auto Shutter are supported. The shutter range varies from 1usec ~ 3600 sec. For Shutter control inquiry and status register, follow the same definition as “BRIGHTNESS”.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 3.10. Page 33 Trigger & Strobe The cameras support external trigger by receiving input through the external trigger port. The falling edge and rising edge can be detected as trigger according to the modes it supports as per the following table. A software trigger can also be used that issues a trigger signal via a software command. Software trigger is supported in modes 0, 12, 13, 15.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 3.10.1.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 3.10.2. Timing Diagram for External Trigger and Shutter and Strobe This diagram shows the necessary time related to each signal for External trigger and Shutter and Strobe.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual Page 36 3.10.3. Trigger & Strobe delay For Fire-i 501/511/601, the strobe signal starting point is almost the same as the exposure starting point. For Fire-i 701/702/810, the strobe signal starting point is almost the same as the external trigger starting point. Fire-i 501/511/601 Fire-i 701/702/810 3.10.4. Trigger Mode 0 Camera starts integration of the incoming light from external trigger input falling edge.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual Page 37 3.10.5. Trigger Mode 2 Camera starts integration of incoming light from first external trigger input falling edge. At the N-th (parameter) external trigger input falling edge, integration will be stopped. A Parameter is required and shall be two or more (N >= 2). 3.10.6. Trigger Mode 3 Not supported in Format 7 This is an internal trigger mode.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual Page 38 3.10.8. Trigger Mode 5 This mode is “multiple shutter pulse width mode”. The camera starts integration of the incoming light from the first external trigger input falling edge and exposes incoming light until the trigger is inactive. It repeats this sequence for the N-th (parameter) external trigger input falling edge and then the integration finishes. A Parameter is required and shall be one or more. (N >= 1) 3.10.9.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual Page 39 3.10.10. Trigger Mode 13 Trigger mode 13 is only supported on Fire-i 701/702/810 cameras. The user can capture the multi frame rates with one trigger signal. 255. The users can control the Gain and Shutter by the Parameter Table which has a range from 1 to However, we recommend the trigger mode 12. that it is not recommended. Trigger mode 13 has approximately a 2.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual Page 40 3.10.12. Trigger Mode 15 Trigger Mode 15 provides the new functions which are available in latest (end of 2007) firmware. Users can capture as many images as they want with one external trigger signal. This mode is called ‘One-trigger Multi-frames’. For mode 15, the value of the shutter time should be fixed. Mode-15 is supported by both H/W trigger and S/W trigger.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 3.11. Page 41 Strobe Control Register Base Address: 0xF2F23000h Address 000h 004h . . 0FCh 100h Name Strobe_CTRL_Inq Field Bit Description Strobe_0_Inq [0] Presence of strobe 0 signal Strobe_1_Inq [1] Presence of strobe 1 signal Strobe_2_Inq [2] Presence of strobe 2 signal Strobe_3_Inq [3] - [4..31] Reserved Strobe_0_Inq Presence_Inq [0] - [1..3] ReadOut_Inq On/Off_Inq Polarity_Inq - 104h 110h . .
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 3.12. Page 42 Trigger Delay Control Based on external triggers users can delay image acquisition by the trigger delay control feature. Fire-i camera series support the IIDC V1.31 specification for trigger delay control as per the following tables.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 3.13. Page 43 Strobe Delay / Duration Table The table shows the strobe index by increment step through the strobe delay time and the strobe duration time. The Increment Step is different according to strobe index. Fire-i 501/511/601 and Fire-i 701/702/810 have different range for strobe delay and duration in the index table.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual Page 44 Strobe Duration Table Strobe Duration Time : T Strobe Index(Y) Increment Step Duration Time Range 0 N.A N.A N.A 1 N.A N.A N.A 2 1us 2us 2us 3~250 1us T=Y us 3us~250us 251~489 250us T=(Y-250)*250us+250us 500us~60ms Delay Index(Y) Strobe Delay Time Duration Index (Y) Strobe Duration Time 0 0us 0 N.A 1 1us 1 N.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 3.14. Page 45 Optical Filter Control Optical Filter control allow user to change the optical filter of the camera lens function. You can change the Bayer patterns by moving the starting position which to output pixel data by one position up, down, right or left.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 3.15. Page 46 Color (Bayer) Patterns Conversion Color sensors capture images through a optical low pass filter placed over the individual pixel in Bayer mosaic layout. Imaged data are transferred by passing color processing which can save bandwidth gaining higher frame rate and flexibility of applying different Bayer Pattern on the PC side.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 4. Page 47 Advanced Features 4.1. Binning Mode (B/W models and Fire-i 810c Model) Binning is defined as reading neighboring pixel and combining directly from the CCD of the camera. Binning is has an advantage in the following situation and my further be used in various applications. Relative binning mode per camera model is described in each camera specification.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 4.1.3. Page 48 Full Binning Full binning mode can be obtained by combining vertical and horizontal binning. First horizontal pixels are combined followed by a vertical conjunction of these pixels. This would increase light sensitivity by a factor of 4 in case of 2 x 2 (Horizontal x Vertical) binning.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 4.2. Page 49 Partial Scan Cameras are defined of a certain resolution according to the image sensor while often a certain region maybe of an interest to the user. The partial scan mode provides the function to provide output of a certain region of interest (ROI) which may have advantage in data transfer speed resulting faster operation. As described in binning mode speed gain would occur only in vertical resolution decrease.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 4.3. Page 50 Pan/Tilt Pan/Tilt is a function used to move a camera up and down or left and right. However unlike the mechanical Pan /Tilt which is carried out by physically moving the camera up and down, this functions by using smaller video mode than the CCD’s effective pixel and moving the image up and down. This results of a cut off pixel from the whole image which user can specify by the Pan/Tilt command.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 512 x 384 Format 7 Mode 1 1024 x 384 Format 7 Mode 2 Page 51 Pan 512 ~ 520 516 - - Tilt 384 ~ 392 388 - - Pan 512 ~ 520 516 - - Tilt 384 ~ 392 388 - - Pan/Tilt Details for Fire-i 701 & Fire-i 702 Image Size 320 x 240 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 960 1392 x 1040 Format 7 Mode 0 692 x 516 Format 7 Mode 1 1388 x 516 Format 7 Mode 2 Movement Fire-i 702b/ Fire-i 701b Fire-i 702c/ Fire-i 701c Kh=0, Kv=0 Kh=0, Kv
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 4.4. Page 52 One-Shot and Multi-Shot This camera supports One-Shot and Multi-Shot features. The camera should be in a Iso_disabled mode before the execution of those commands. If the camera is Iso_enabled mode already, those commands are ignored. One-Shot (grab one frame) and Multi-Shot (grab 1 ~ 65,535 frames) can be used combined with a hardware trigger which grabs either one frame or multi frame according to the command respectively.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 4.6. Page 53 Asynchronous Broadcasting Asynchronous broadcasting is supported where using node 63 of the FireWire bus is used as a target node for asynchronous write request. This enables all the cameras to be triggered by software simultaneously. By utilizing Asynchronous Broadcasting user can execute and control all the cameras on the same FireWire bus at the same time with a single command. 4.7.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 4.8. Page 54 Time Stamp Register The Time stamp register may be inquired from the fireWire bus. CYCLE_TIME register can be configured as shown in the table below. You may also get the same value from the user defined, but we recommend using this. Address Description( bit : msb*) 0xF0000200 CYCLE_TIME 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SECONDS COUNT Bit Numbe r 4.9.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 4.9.2. Page 55 SIO Registers Base address: F2F22000h, default baud rate is 57600 Address Name Field Bit 000h Serial_Mode_Reg Baud Rate [0..7] Description Baud Rate Setting Write : Set baud rate Read : Get current baud rate 0: 300 bps 1: 600 bps 2: 1200 bps 3: 2400 bps 4: 4800 bps 5: 9600 bps 6: 19200 bps 7: 38400 bps 8: 57600 bps 9: 115200bps 10: 230400bps Other value reserved. Char_Length [8..
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual Page 56 Write : 0: Clear flag FER [13] 1: Ignored Receive data framing error Read : Current status Write : 0: Clear flag PER [14] 1: Ignored Receive data parity error Read : Current status Write : 0: Clear flag 008h Receive_Buffer_Sta - [15] RBUF_ST [0..8] tus_Control 1: Ignored Reserved SIO receive buffer status Read : Valid data size of current receive buffer Write : Ignored RBUF_CNT [8..
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 4.9.3. Page 57 SIO (RS232) special Commands SIO(RS232) special commands are non IIDC compliant and are specific mode for the Fire- cameras. Auto-Sync Mode control register 0xF2F10018 Bit 31 : auto sync enable Bit 30 : SIO enable mode (0 : custom mode, 1 : IIDC v1.31) Read/Write Bit 27 : auto sync complete (read only.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual Page 58 SIO (RS232) Commands z STX Command S A0 Data Length ETX Return Function Value Gain control 3Bytes Z (0x000 ~ 0x30F(BW Model) or 2D3(Color Model)) G (see gain mapping graph) Ex) SA0200Z : Gain index value 512 (18dB) S A1 3Bytes Z G Shutter speed control (0x001 ~ 0xCFB) (see shutter speed table) Set/Clear auto shutter speed and auto gain Bit 0 : Auto gain S A2 1Bytes Z G Bit 1 : Auto shutter speed Ex) SA21Z : set au
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 4.10. Page 59 Frame Save Function The Fire-i camera series cameras can save frames in the memory. The user can instruct the camera to stop integrating when the maximum number of frames, that can be stored in the memory, has been reached. The number of frames that can be saved in memory depends on resolution, mode and it is different for each model. See the tables below for more details.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 4.11. Page 60 LUT (Lookup table) The Fire-i industrial cameras support a LUT (2008 production models or newer), which is providing users with an image with the user’s defined dynamic range. Through the LUT, users can process the images from saturation to dark. The LUT can be used optionally with Brightness, Sharpness and Gamma. However, the applied sequence is that the LUT is applied prior to features like Brightness, Sharpness and Gamma. 4.11.1.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual Page 61 The user defined LUT save procedure is: 1. Check the save ready bit (bit1) status of the LUT save control register (0xF2F10140). If bit 1 is 0, wait. 2. Write 1 at the LUT buffer address init bit (bit7) of the LUT save control register (0xF2F10140) : 0xF2F10140 (<= 0x01000000). 3. 4. Then write 4096 LUT data at the LUT data register (0xF2F10144).
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 4.12. Page 62 One Pixel ‘Snow Noise’ removal With this function, it is possible to average the value of snow noise pixel by using the neighboring pixels values. The formula used is: If ((Pi-Pi-1) > Threshold*16) and ((Pi-Pi+1) > (Threshold*16)), Pi is bad pixel. The purpose of the function is to increase the average pixels values for the whole image and be automatically displayed and the images can be compensated by over up to 50%.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 4.13. Page 63 PIO Control Register Short for Programmed Input/Output, PIO provides a set of IO ports which can be configured by the defined address. The PIO control register by 1394 address, for strobe and trigger signal, is as follows. Address 0xF2F21000 0xF2F21004 0xF2F21008 Description (bit 0: msb) PIO output register Bit 30 : Strobe GPIO output PIO input register Bit 31 : trigger GPIO input PIO GPIO enable register.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 5. Page 64 User Defined (custom) FireWire Registers User defined registers are features undefined in the IIDC specification which Fire-i cameras are capable of. User can utilize extended features of these specific firewire registers for application. Note that for users who had previous versions of the cameras, several User Defined Registers have been incorporated in the IIDC V1.31 specification. 5.1.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 0xF2F10018 Page 65 Mode control register Bit 31 : auto sync enable Bit 30 : SIO enable mode (0 : custom mode, 1 : IIDC v1.31) Read/Write Bit 27 : auto sync complete (read only.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual Page 66 (1: 0xF2F1015C command enable, 0: no operation) Bit 8 : Gain/Shutter table access ready (read only: 1: ready, 0: not ready) Bit 10 : Gain/Shutter table save command (self cleared) Bit 11 : Gain/Shutter table load command (self cleared) Bit12 ~ Bit15 : Gain/Shutter table save/load index Bit 24 ~ Bit 31: Gain/Shutter table frame read start address 0xF2F1015C Trigger mode 12/13 Gain/Shutter value register Bit 0 ~7: Gain/Shutter index table add
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual Page 67 Bit 1 : LUT regeneration command (self cleared) Bit 2~Bit5 : reserved Bit 6 : reserved Bit 7 : reserved Bit 8~Bit 19 : X coordination of 3rd knee point Bit 20~Bit31 : Y coordination of 3rd knee point LUT knee 4th point register Bit 0 : presence inquiry (read only) Bit 1 : LUT regeneration command (self cleared) 0xF2F10138 Bit 2~Bit5 : reserved Bit 6 : reserved Read/Write Bit 7 : reserved Bit 8~Bit 19 : X coordination of 4th knee point Bit
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual Page 68 (AE_SY) Bit 20 ~ Bit 31 : DAC or AE Y-axis width at current display image (AE_WY >= 4) Snow noise remove threshold register Bit 0 : presence inquiry (read only) Bit 1 ~ Bit 5 : reserved Bit 6 : on/off Bit 7 : grid noise filter enable mode f or mono800 at color camera (0:disable, 1: enable) Bit 8~Bit23 : reserved Bit 24~Bit31 : Threshold Value (T) : 0xF2F10150 If Pixel difference value > Threshold Value, the pixel is replaced with near pi
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 6. Page 69 Video Formats and Modes IIDC specification defines several video formats. An overview of those formats is: z Format 0: Video formats up to VGA (640 x 480) resolution. z Format 1: Video formats for SVGA (800 x 600) and XGA (1024x768) resolution.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual Page 70 According to different models of the Fire-i camera series supported video format, modes and frame rate are different. Notes: Color Models outputs Raw Bayer Pattern which is converted by software. : Unsupported Mode as per IIDC 1.31 Specification 6.1. Fire-i 810 Format 0 1 2 7 Mode Resolution 60fps 15fps 7.5fps 3.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 6.2. Page 71 Fire-i 701/702 Format 0 1 2 Mode 60fps 30fps 15fps 7.5fps 3.75fps O O O 1.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 6.3. Page 72 Fire-i 601 Format 0 1 7 6.4. Mode Resolution 60fps 0 160 x 120 YUV 444 1 320 x 240 YUV 422 2 640 x 480 YUV 411 3 640 x 480 YUV422 30fps 15fps 7.5fps 3.75fps O O O O 1.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 7. Page 73 Trouble Shooting FireWire based camera are operated in connection with system where user may encounter problems as they operate. These problems may orient either from the camera side or the system side that the camera is being used. We recommend reading the manual carefully beginning from the installation to features in concern.
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual 8. Page 74 Technical Support We ensure the conformity of our product to be reliable and free from defects during manufacturing by testing all the cameras before release. However unexpected problems and technical issues may come up due to the complexity of the product. In case you require technical support contact the agent near you or you may contact us directly with the following information. Web information, specifications, FAQs: http://www.