Unibrain Firewire-800 cameras, Juniper series Models: 580/780/785/980 User Operation Manual Version 1.
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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.
Table of Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1 1.1. Overview ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2. Mechanical dimensions ........................................................................................................................................ 2 1.2.1.
3.7. Saturation ............................................................................................................................................................ 25 3.9. Gamma ............................................................................................................................................................ 26 3.10. Shutter...................................................................................................................................................
SIO (RS232) special Commands ................................................................................................................... 49 4.8.3. 4.9. Frame Save Function......................................................................................................................................... 51 4.10. LUT (Lookup table) ........................................................................................................................................... 52 4.10.1.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 1. Introduction 1.1. Overview Page 1 Unibrain’s new Fire-i IIDC 1394b camera series opens up a new horizon on digital image processing by providing more features in a small form factor while maintaining the cost effectiveness and high quality. All models are comprised of a wide range of sensor resolutions and are equipped with dual Firewire-800 interfaces and a trigger to suit the needs of every application.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 1.2. Mechanical dimensions 1.2.1. Fire-i 580, Fire-i 785 Page 2 Camera Body Size: 50 (w) x 50 (H) x 40(D) mm Camera Body Weight: 150 gram 1.2.2.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 1.2.3.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 1.3. Camera Interface 1.3.1. FireWire-800 Port Page 4 The industry standard Firewire-800 (IEEE-1394b) port has the following pin assignment. Data and control of the camera are provided via 1394B and camera power can also be supplied by FireWire bus.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 1.4. Page 5 Electrical Operating Condition The cameras feature a photo coupler as below: Trigger 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 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.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 1.5. Page 6 Pixel Data Juniper series cameras comply with the IIDC 1394-Based Digital Camera Specification V1.32 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.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 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+Pn-1)
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 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 . . . .
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual Page 9 2. Camera specifications 2.1. Black and White Cameras 2.1.1. Fire-i 980b Specification Features Image Sensor Type 2/3-inch Interline CCD (ICX625AL) Effective pixels 5,054,448 Picture Size 2448x2048, 1600x1200, 1280x960,1024x768, 800x600, 640x480 Cell Size(um) 3.45x3.45 pixels 2456(H) x 2058(V) 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.875 15 (2448x2048, Format 7 mode 0, mono 8) 7.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 2.1.2. Page 10 Fire-i 780b Specification Features Image Sensor Type 2/3-inch Interline CCD (ICX285AL) Effective pixels 1,450,000 pixels 1388(H) x 1040(V) Picture Size 1388x1040,1280x960,1024x768, 800x600, 640x480 Cell Size(um) 6.45x6.45 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.875 30 (1388x1040, Format 7 mode 0, mono 8) 26.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 2.1.3. Page 11 Fire-i 785b Specification Features Image Sensor Type 1/3-inch Interline CCD (ICX445AL) Effective pixels 1.2Mega pixels 1280(H) x 964(V) Picture Size 1288x964, 1280x960, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480 Cell Size(um) 3.75 x 3.75 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.875 30 (1288x964, Format 7 mode 0, mono 8) 26.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 2.1.4. Page 12 Fire-i 580b Specification Features Image Sensor 1/3-inch Interline CCD (ICX424AL) Effective Pixels 330,000 pixels Picture Size 656x488, 640x480 Cell Size 7.40x7.40 659(H) x 494(V) 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 2.2. Color Cameras 2.2.1. Fire-i 980c Specification Page 13 Features Image Sensor Type 2/3-inch Interline CCD (ICX625AQA) Effective pixels 5,054,448 Picture Size 2448x2048, 1600x1200, 1280x960,1024x768, 800x600, 640x480, 320x240 Cell Size(um) 3.45x3.45 pixels 2456(H) x 2058(V) 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.875 15 (2448x2048, Format 7 mode 0, mono 8, RAW 8) 7.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 2.2.2. Page 14 Fire-i 780c Specification Features Image Sensor Type 2/3-inch Interline CCD (ICX285AQ) Effective pixels 1,450,000 pixels 1392(H) x 1040(V) Picture Size 1388x1036,1280x960,1024x768, 800x600, 640x480, 320x240 Cell Size(um) 6.45x6.45 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.875 30 (1388x1036, Format 7 mode 0, mono 8, RAW 8) 26.5 (1388x1036, Format 7 mode 0, mono 16, RAW 16) Real Frame Rate 30 (1388x1036, Format 7 mode 0, YUV411) 26.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 2.2.3. Page 15 Fire-i 785c Specification Features Image Sensor Type 1/3-inch Interline CCD (ICX445AQ) Effective pixels 1,250,000 pixels 1296(H) x 966(V) Picture Size 1288x960, 1280x960, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480, 320x240 Cell Size(um) 3.75 x 3.75 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.875 30 (1288x960, Format 7 mode 0, mono 8, RAW 8) 27.5 (1288x960, Format 7 mode 0, mono 16, RAW 16) Real Frame Rate 30 (1288x960, Format 7 mode 0, YUV411) 27.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 2.2.4. Page 16 Fire-i 580c Specification Features Image Sensor Type 1/3-inch Interline CCD (ICX424AQ) Effective pixels 330,000 pixels Picture Size 652 x 484, 640 x 480, 320x240 Cell Size(um) 7.40x7.40 659(H) x 494(V) 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 2.3. Page 17 Spectral Sensitivity Excludes lens and light source characteristics. 2.3.1.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual Page 18 Spectral Sensitivity for Fire-i 785b Spectral Sensitivity for Fire-i 580b
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 2.3.2.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual Page 20 Spectral Sensitivity for Fire-i 785c Spectral Sensitivity for Fire-i 580c
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 3. Page 21 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 V1.32 specification such as registers, video format, mode of operation and control. 3.1.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual Page 22 Status Control Register Address Name Field Bit Description 800h BRIGHTNESS Presence_Inq [0] Presence of this feature Abs_Control [1] 0:N/A 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..
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual Page 23 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, 1:Auto - [8..19] Reserved Value [20..31] Value : Write the value in Auto mode, this filed is ignored.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual Page 24 Status Control Register Address Name Field Bit Description 80Ch 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..
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 3.7. Page 25 Saturation The saturation register at offset 814h allows the intensity of the colors to be changed in the range of 0 ~ 255.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 3.9. Page 26 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 0.45 ~ 1.65 as per the table below. For Gamma control inquiry and status register, follow the same definition as “BRIGHTNESS” 4095 4000 3500 3000 Gamma=0.45(0) 2500 Gamma=1.0.(10) 2000 1500 Gamma=1.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 3.10. Page 27 Shutter Shutter is defined as the integration time of the incoming light where both the Manual and Auto Shutter are supported. The shutter range varies from 1us ~ 3600sec.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 3.11. Page 28 Gain Gain refers to the amount of the CCD output signal amplification where gain and shutter have similar effect on the image. Manual and Automatic gain mode are supported and manual adjustment is possible for the following range. For Gain control inquiry and status register, follow the same definition as “BRIGHTNESS” 3.12. Camera Type Step Range Range in dB Increment Length Monochrome Camera 0 ~ 511 0 ~ 18 approx. 0.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual Page 29 Control Register Address Name Field Bit 830h TRIGGER Presence_Inq 0 Abs_Control [1] _MODE Description Presence of this feature 0:N/A 1:Available 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. - [2..
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 3.12.1.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 3.12.2. 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.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual Page 32 3.12.3. Trigger & Strobe delay For Fire-i 580/785/780/980, the strobe signal starting point is almost the same as the exposure starting point. 3.12.4. Trigger Mode 0 Camera starts integration of the incoming light from external trigger input falling edge. in the "Shutter" register. Integration time is described No parameter is needed. A Trigger delay is applied to mode 0 for H/W trigger.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual Page 33 3.12.6. Trigger Mode 2 Camera starts integration of incoming light from first external trigger input falling edge. external trigger input falling edge, integration will be stopped. At the N-th (parameter) A Parameter is required and shall be two or more. (N >= 2) 3.12.7. Trigger Mode 3 Not supported in Format 7 This is an internal trigger mode.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual Page 34 3.12.9. 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 finish integration. be one or more. A Parameter is required and shall (N >= 1) 3.12.10.
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Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 3.13. Page 36 Strobe Control Register Base Address: 0xF2F23000h Address 000h 004h . . 0FCh 100h Name Strobe_CTRL_Inq Field Bit 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] Presence of strobe 3 signal - [4..31] Strobe_0_Inq Presence_Inq [0] - [1..3] On/Off_Inq Polarity_Inq 110h . .
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 3.14. Page 37 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 V1.32 specification for trigger delay control as per the following tables.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual Page 38 3.14.1. 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.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 3.15. Page 39 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.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 3.16. Page 40 Color (Bayer) Patterns Conversion Color sensors capture images through an optical low pass filter which is coated over the individual pixels 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.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 4. Advanced Features 4.1. Binning Mode Page 41 Binning is defined as reading neighboring pixel from the CCD and combining them to create one pixel value. Binning has an advantage in the following situations as well as in various applications. Relative binning mode per camera model is described in each camera specification.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 4.1.3. Page 42 Full Binning Full binning mode can be obtained by combining both vertical and horizontal binning. combined; followed by a vertical conjunction of these pixels. case of 2 x 2 ( Horizontal x Vertical ) binning. First horizontal pixels are This would increase light sensitivity by a factor of 4 in However as described above, only vertical binning would result in a speed gain while horizontal binning gives no speed gain.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 4.2. Page 43 Partial Scan Cameras provide a certain resolution which is dictated by the image sensor. to the user. Often, a certain region may be of interest Partial scan mode provides the function to capture a certain region of interest (ROI) which can provide an advantage in data transfer speed, resulting in a faster operation. occur only if vertical resolution decreases. described in the IIDC1.32 specification.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 4.3. Page 44 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 a smaller video mode than the CCD’s effective pixels and moving the image up and down. can specify by the Pan/Tilt command.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual Page 45 To utilize Auto-sync, please set Bit 31 to Auto-sync Enable, and then check the Bit 27 to verify whether it is ready. Please refer to the details in the following table. Auto-Sync Mode control register Bit 31 : auto sync enable 0xF2F10018 Read/Write Bit 30 : SIO enable mode (0 : custom mode, 1 : IIDC v1.32) Bit 27 : auto sync complete (read only. 1: ready, 0: not yet auto-sync) 4.6.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 4.7. Page 46 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 4.8.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 4.8.2. Page 47 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..
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual Page 48 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..
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 4.8.3. Page 49 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 v1.32) Read/Write Bit 27 : auto sync complete (read only.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual Page 50 SIO(RS232) Commands 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 auto gain a
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 4.9. Page 51 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 table below for more details.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 4.10. Page 52 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.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual Page 53 The user defined LUT save procedure is as follows: 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. Then write 4096 LUT data at the LUT data register (0xF2F10144). 4.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 4.11. Page 54 One Pixel Snow Noise Remove 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%.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 4.12. Page 55 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.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 5. Page 56 User Defined 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. 5.1. User Defined FireWire Address Address 0xF2F10000 Description( bit : msb*) Read/Write A/D bit resolution Bit 28~Bit31 : A/D bit resolution Please refer to IIDC v1.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual Page 57 Bit 31 : auto sync enable Bit 30 : SIO enable mode (0 : custom mode, 1 : IIDC v1.32) Bit 27 : auto sync complete (read only.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual Page 58 Defer Image control (Frame save) Bit 0 : presence inquiry (read only) Bit 6 : defer image On/Off control ( 1: image hold mode, 0 : normal real time mode) Bit 7 : send image command : 0xF2F10128 If bit 6 is on status, this bit is send image command from camera to PC.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual Page 59 Bit 7 ~ Bit 11 : reserved Bit 12 ~ Bit 15 : run LUT index Bit 16 ~ Bit 31 : reserved LUT save control register Bit 0 : save command 0xF2F10140 Bit 1 : save ready status( read only) Read/Write Bit 2 ~ Bit 6 : reserved Bit 7 : set LUT write buffer address to 0 Bit 8 ~ Bit 11 : save LUT index Bit 12 ~ Bit 31 : reserved LUT data register (block write command) Save the first data at low word, then second data at high word 0xF2F10144 Bit 0 ~ Bit 3 :
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 6. Page 60 Video Formats and Modes IIDC specification defines several video formats. An overview of those formats is: Format 0: Video formats up to VGA (640 x 480) resolution. Format 1: Video formats for SVGA (800 x 600) and XGA (1024x768) resolution.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual Page 61 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 1.32 Specification 6.1. Fire-i 980 Format 0 1 2 Mode Resolution 60fps 30fps 15fps 7.5fps 3.75fps 1.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 2448 x 1020 6.2. Page 62 15 fps 1x2 binning, mono 16 for B&W Model Fire-i 780 Format 0 1 2 Mode Resolution 60fps 30fps 15fps 7.5fps 3.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 6.3. Page 63 Fire-i 785 Format 0 1 2 Mode Resolution 60fps 30fps 15fps 7.5fps 3.75fps O O O O O O O O O 1.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 6.4. Page 64 Fire-i 580 Format 0 Mode Resolution 60fps 30fps 15fps 7.5fps 3.75fps 1.875fps 0 160 x 120 YUV 444 1 320 x 240 YUV 422 2 640 x 480 YUV 411 O O O O 3 640 x 480 YUV 422 O O O O 4 640 x 480 RGB 5 640 x 480 Mono 8 O O O O 6 640 x 480 Mono 16 O O O O 656 x 484 87.1 fps(mono 8) / 79.9 fps (mono 16) for B&W Model 652 x484 88.3 fps(mono 8, RAW 8) / 80.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 7. Page 65 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.
Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual 8. Page 66 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.unibrain.