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AVT Guppy
Technical Manual
V4.0.1
02 February 2007
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH
Taschenweg 2a
D-07646 Stadtroda / Germany

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  • Page 1 AVT Guppy Technical Manual V4.0.1 02 February 2007 Allied Vision Technologies GmbH Taschenweg 2a D-07646 Stadtroda / Germany...

  • Page 2: Legal Notice

    Allied customers using or selling these products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify Allied for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale. Trademarks Unless stated otherwise, all trademarks appearing in this document of Allied Vision Technologies are brands protected by law.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Camera lenses ......................25 Specifications .......................26 Guppy F-033B ......................26 Guppy F-033C....................... 28 Guppy F-033B BL (board level) ..................30 Guppy F-033C BL (board level)..................32 Guppy F-036B ......................34 Guppy F-036C....................... 36 Guppy F-046B ......................38 Guppy F-046C....................... 40 Guppy F-080B ......................
  • Page 4 2 x full binning and 4 x full binning................90 HDR (high dynamic range) (GUPPY F-036 only) ..............91 Advanced registers for high dynamic range mode (HDR) (GUPPY F-036 only) ..... 91 BAYER pattern (raw data output) ..................92 Serial interface......................93 Camera interfaces .....................98...
  • Page 5 Trigger modi ......................124 Trigger delay ......................127 Trigger delay advanced register................129 Exposure time (shutter) and offset ................130 Exposure time of CMOS sensor (GUPPY F-036) ............. 130 Example GUPPY F-036 ..................130 Camera offsets ....................... 130 Example GUPPY F-033 ..................131 Extended shutter....................
  • Page 6 GUPPY F-025 ......................146 GUPPY F-029 ......................146 GUPPY F-033 and board level versions ............... 147 GUPPY F-036 ......................148 GUPPY F-046 ......................149 GUPPY F-080 and board level versions ............... 151 How does bandwidth affect the frame rate? ........153 Test images .......................
  • Page 7 Trigger delay ......................203 Mirror image (only Guppy F-036) ................204 Pulse-width modulation (board level cameras only) ............. 204 Soft Reset ......................205 User profiles ......................206 Error codes ....................... 207 Reset of error codes ................... 207 Stored settings ....................208 GPDATA_BUFFER.....................

  • Page 8: Introduction

    (new CS-/C-Mounting) on page 66. New CS-Mount and C-Mount adapter in Chapter Guppy types and highlights on page 18. Added Guppy F-33B/C BL (board level version) Changed camera status register (Table 94: Camera status regis- on page 191) PRE_V4.0.0 26.01.2007...

  • Page 9: Conventions Used In This Manual

    This symbol highlights important ESD instructions. Only qualified personnel is allowed to install and operate compo- nents marked with this symbol. This symbol highlights URLs for further information. The URL itself is shown in blue. Example: http://www.alliedvisiontec.com GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 10: Before Operation

    Manual is the guide to the installation and setting up of the camera for oper- ation. You will also find the specifications and interfaces here. Note Please read through this manual carefully before operating the camera. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 11: Declarations Of Conformity

    Declarations of conformity Declarations of conformity Allied Vision Technologies declares under its sole responsibility that the fol- lowing products Category name Model name Digital camera (IEEE 1394) Guppy F-025B Guppy F-025C Guppy F-029B Guppy F-029C Guppy F-033B Guppy F-033C Guppy F-033B BL (board level)
  • Page 12 Declarations of conformity Note Customer samples may not comply with above regulations. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 13: Safety Instructions

    • LOW Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) as amended by the CE Marking Reference documents applicable in Japan The reference documents include: • Electronic Equipment Technology Criteria by the Ministry of Trading and Industry (Similar to NFPA 70) GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 14: Safety Instructions

    • If you feel uncomfortable with the previous advice, or if you have no knowledge about the connectivity of an installation, we strongly recommend powering down all systems before connecting or disconnecting a camera. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 15: Safety Instructions For Board Level Cameras

    Safety instructions Safety instructions for board level cameras Note Read the Guppy Technical Manual and this safety instruc- tions before use. Abuse or misapplication of the camera may result in lim- ited warranty or cancelation of warranty. Caution-ESD Board level cameras: ESD warnings •...
  • Page 16 Board level cameras: Dirty environments • Always use clean boards. • To protect the boards from dirt like dust, liquids or swarf always use the board level cameras only in clean room environment or use a protective housing. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 17: Environmental Conditions

    Housing temperature (when camera in use): + 5 °C ... + 50 °C Ambient temperature during storage: - 10 °C ... + 60 °C Relative humidity: 20 % … 80 % without condensation Protection (for cased models): IP 30 Protection (for board level): IP 00 GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 18: Guppy Types And Highlights

    Guppy types and highlights Guppy types and highlights With Guppy cameras, entry into the world of digital image processing is sim- pler and more cost-effective than ever before. With the new GUPPY, Allied Vision Technologies presents a whole series of attractive digital camera entry-level models of the FireWire™...
  • Page 19 Ask your dealer if you are not familiar with these Ask your dealer if you are not familiar with these procedures. procedures. Table 5: Old and new CS-/C-Mounting of GUPPY cameras GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 20 Guppy types and highlights Warning Mount/dismount lenses and filters in a dust-free environ- ment, and do not use compressed air (which can push dust into cameras and lenses). Use only optical quality tissue/cloth if you must clean a lens or filter.

  • Page 21: System Components

    System components System components Old CS-/C-Mounting Each camera package consists of the following system components: 4.5 m 1394 standard cable AVT Guppy C-Mount camera Color version: Jenofilt 217 IR cut filter (built-in) B/w version: only protection glass (no filter) CD with driver and documentation Optional: 4.5 m latching cable...

  • Page 22: New Cs-/C-Mounting

    System components New CS-/C-Mounting Each camera package consists of the following system components: 4.5 m 1394 standard cable AVT Guppy CS-Mount camera Color version: Jenofilt 217 IR cut filter (built-in) B/w version: only protection glass (no filter) CD with driver and documentation 5 mm C-Mount adapter Optional: 4.5 m latching cable...

  • Page 23: Guppy Board Level Cameras

    • Do not remove the sensor board and main board from its anti-static packaging unless your body is grounded. • Be sure that all power to your Guppy board level camera is switched off, before mounting the sensor board or making connections to the camera.

  • Page 24: Ir Cut Filter

    To demonstrate the properties of the camera, all examples in this manual are based on the FirePackage OHCI API software and the SmartView application. These utilities can be obtained from Allied Vision Technologies (AVT). A free version of SmartView is available for download at: www.alliedvisiontec.com...

  • Page 25: Camera Lenses

    12.8 cm x 17.02 cm 50 mm 4.4 cm x 5.85 cm 8.8 cm x 11.7 cm Table 6: Focal width vs. field of view (Guppy F-046) Focal Width Distance = 0.5 m Distance = 1 m for type 1/3 sensors Guppy F-025/029/033/036/080 4.8 mm...

  • Page 26: Specifications

    C-Mount: 17.526 mm (in air), Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi), mechanical flange back to filter distance: 9.5 mm (see Figure 25: Guppy C-Mount dimensions (new CS-/C-Mounting) on page 64) CS-Mount: 12.526 mm (in air), Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi), mechanical...
  • Page 27 • AVT Direct FirePackage (SDK and Viewer, compatible to DirectX and WDM) • AVT Fire4Linux (SDK and Viewer, compatible to RedHat and Suse Distributions) Table 8: Specification Guppy F-033B Note The design and specifications for the products described above may change without notice.

  • Page 28: Guppy F-033C

    C-Mount: 17.526 mm (in air), Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi), mechanical flange back to filter distance: 9.5 mm (see Figure 25: Guppy C-Mount dimensions (new CS-/C-Mounting) on page 64) CS-Mount: 12.526 mm (in air), Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi), mechanical...
  • Page 29 • AVT Direct FirePackage (SDK and Viewer, compatible to DirectX and WDM) • AVT Fire4Linux (SDK and Viewer, compatible to RedHat and Suse Distributions) Table 9: Specification Guppy F-033C Note The design and specifications for the products described above may change without notice.

  • Page 30: Guppy F-033B Bl (Board Level)

    20 g (without lens) Operating temperature + 5 °C ... + 50 °C (without condensation) Storage temperature - 10 °C ... + 60 °C ambient temperature (without condensation) Table 10: Specification Guppy F-033B BL (board level) GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 31 • AVT Direct FirePackage (SDK and Viewer, compatible to DirectX and WDM) • AVT Fire4Linux (SDK and Viewer, compatible to RedHat and Suse Distributions) Table 10: Specification Guppy F-033B BL (board level) Note The design and specifications for the products described above may change without notice.

  • Page 32: Guppy F-033C Bl (Board Level)

    35 mm x 35 mm (sensor board); 35 mm x 70 mm (main board); with- out lens Mass 20 g (without lens) Operating temperature + 5 °C ... + 50 °C (without condensation) Table 11: Specification Guppy F-033C BL (board level) GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 33 • AVT Direct FirePackage (SDK and Viewer, compatible to DirectX and WDM) • AVT Fire4Linux (SDK and Viewer, compatible to RedHat and Suse Distributions) Table 11: Specification Guppy F-033C BL (board level) Note The design and specifications for the products described above may change without notice.

  • Page 34: Guppy F-036B

    C-Mount: 17.526 mm (in air), Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi), mechanical flange back to filter distance: 9.5 mm (see Figure 25: Guppy C-Mount dimensions (new CS-/C-Mounting) on page 64) CS-Mount: 12.526 mm (in air), Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi), mechanical...
  • Page 35 • AVT FirePackage (SDK and Viewer, 100% control the bus) • AVT Direct FirePackage (SDK and Viewer, compatible to DirectX and WDM) • AVT Fire4Linux (SDK and Viewer, compatible to RedHat and Suse Distributions) Table 12: Specification Guppy F-036B GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 36: Guppy F-036C

    C-Mount: 17.526 mm (in air), Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi), mechanical flange back to filter distance: 9.5 mm (see Figure 25: Guppy C-Mount dimensions (new CS-/C-Mounting) on page 64) CS-Mount: 12.526 mm (in air), Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi), mechanical...
  • Page 37 • AVT FirePackage (SDK and Viewer, 100% control the bus) • AVT Direct FirePackage (SDK and Viewer, compatible to DirectX and WDM) • AVT Fire4Linux (SDK and Viewer, compatible to RedHat and Suse Distributions) Table 13: Specification Guppy F-036C GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 38: Guppy F-046B

    C-Mount: 17.526 mm (in air), Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi), mechanical flange back to filter distance: 9.5 mm (see Figure 25: Guppy C-Mount dimensions (new CS-/C-Mounting) on page 64) CS-Mount: 12.526 mm (in air), Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi), mechanical...
  • Page 39 • AVT Direct FirePackage (SDK and Viewer, compatible to DirectX and WDM) • AVT Fire4Linux (SDK and Viewer, compatible to RedHat and Suse Distributions) Table 14: Specification Guppy F-046B Note The design and specifications for the products described above may change without notice.

  • Page 40: Guppy F-046C

    C-Mount: 17.526 mm (in air), Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi), mechanical flange back to filter distance: 9.5 mm (see Figure 25: Guppy C-Mount dimensions (new CS-/C-Mounting) on page 64) CS-Mount: 12.526 mm (in air), Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi), mechanical...
  • Page 41 • AVT Direct FirePackage (SDK and Viewer, compatible to DirectX and WDM) • AVT Fire4Linux (SDK and Viewer, compatible to RedHat and Suse Distributions) Table 15: Specification Guppy F-046C Note The design and specifications for the products described above may change without notice.

  • Page 42: Guppy F-080B

    C-Mount: 17.526 mm (in air), Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi), mechanical flange back to filter distance: 9.5 mm (see Figure 25: Guppy C-Mount dimensions (new CS-/C-Mounting) on page 64) CS-Mount: 12.526 mm (in air), Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi), mechanical...
  • Page 43 • AVT Direct FirePackage (SDK and Viewer, compatible to DirectX and WDM) • AVT Fire4Linux (SDK and Viewer, compatible to RedHat and Suse Distributions) Table 16: Guppy F-080B Note The design and specifications for the products described above may change without notice.

  • Page 44: Guppy F-080C

    C-Mount: 17.526 mm (in air), Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi), mechanical flange back to filter distance: 9.5 mm (see Figure 25: Guppy C-Mount dimensions (new CS-/C-Mounting) on page 64) CS-Mount: 12.526 mm (in air), Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi), mechanical...
  • Page 45 • AVT Direct FirePackage (SDK and Viewer, compatible to DirectX and WDM) • AVT Fire4Linux (SDK and Viewer, compatible to RedHat and Suse Distributions) Table 17: Guppy F-080C Note The design and specifications for the products described above may change without notice.

  • Page 46: Guppy F-080B Bl (Board Level)

    C-Mount: 17.526 mm (in air), Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi), mechanical flange back to filter distance: 9.5 mm (see Figure 21: Guppy board level version: C-Mount on page 60) CS-Mount: 12.526 mm (in air), Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi), mechanical...
  • Page 47 • AVT Direct FirePackage (SDK and Viewer, compatible to DirectX and WDM) • AVT Fire4Linux (SDK and Viewer, compatible to RedHat and Suse Distributions) Table 18: Guppy F-080B BL (board level) Note The design and specifications for the products described above may change without notice.

  • Page 48: Guppy F-080C Bl (Board Level)

    C-Mount: 17.526 mm (in air), Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi), mechanical flange back to filter distance: 9.5 mm (see Figure 25: Guppy C-Mount dimensions (new CS-/C-Mounting) on page 64) CS-Mount: 12.526 mm (in air), Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi), mechanical...
  • Page 49 • AVT Direct FirePackage (SDK and Viewer, compatible to DirectX and WDM) • AVT Fire4Linux (SDK and Viewer, compatible to RedHat and Suse Distributions) Table 19: Guppy F-080C BL (board level) Note The design and specifications for the products described above may change without notice.

  • Page 50: Spectral Sensitivity

    Specifications Spectral sensitivity Figure 5: Spectral sensitivity of Guppy F-025B without cut filter and optics Figure 6: Spectral sensitivity of Guppy F-025C without cut filter and optics GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 51 Specifications Figure 7: Spectral sensitivity of Guppy F-029B without cut filter and optics Figure 8: Spectral sensitivity of Guppy F-029C without cut filter and optics GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 52 Specifications Figure 9: Spectral sensitivity of Guppy F-033B without cut filter and optics Figure 10: Spectral sensitivity of Guppy F-033C without cut filter and optics GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 53 Specifications Figure 11: Spectral sensitivity of Guppy F-036B without cut filter and optics Figure 12: Spectral sensitivity of Guppy F-036C without cut filter and optics GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 54 Specifications Figure 13: Spectral sensitivity of Guppy F-046B without cut filter and optics Figure 14: Spectral sensitivity of Guppy F-046C without cut filter and optics GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 55 Specifications Figure 15: Spectral sensitivity of Guppy F-080B without cut filter and optics Figure 16: Spectral sensitivity of Guppy F-080C without cut filter and optics GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 56: Camera Dimensions

    Camera dimensions Camera dimensions Guppy standard housing (old CS-/C-Mounting) Body size: 48.2 mm x 30 mm x 30 mm (L x W x H) Mass: 50 g (without lens) Figure 17: Camera dimensions (old CS-/C-Mounting) GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 57: Guppy Standard Housing (New Cs-/C-Mounting)

    Camera dimensions Guppy standard housing (new CS-/C-Mounting) Body size: 48.2 mm x 30 mm x 30 mm (L x W x H) Mass: 50 g (without lens) Figure 18: Camera dimensions (new CS-/C-Mounting) GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 58: Guppy Board Level: Dimensions

    Camera dimensions Guppy board level: dimensions Figure 19: Guppy board level dimensions Note • Pixel 1,1 on the sensor marks the pixel in the upper left corner in the image (incl. lens). • Sensor - Pin1 marks the first sensor pin.

  • Page 59: Guppy Board Level: Cs-Mount

    Camera dimensions Guppy board level: CS-Mount Figure 20: Guppy board level: CS-Mount GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 60: Guppy Board Level: C-Mount

    Camera dimensions Guppy board level: C-Mount Figure 21: Guppy board level version: C-Mount GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 61: Guppy Board Level: M12-Mount

    Camera dimensions Guppy board level: M12-Mount Figure 22: Guppy board level version: M12-Mount GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 62: Tripod Adapter

    Camera dimensions Tripod adapter Figure 23: Tripod dimensions GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 63: Cross Section: C-Mount (Old Cs-/C-Mounting)

    Camera dimensions Cross section: C-Mount (old CS-/C-Mounting) Figure 24: Guppy C-Mount dimensions (old CS-/C-Mounting) GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 64: Cross Section: C-Mount (New Cs-/C-Mounting)

    Camera dimensions Cross section: C-Mount (new CS-/C-Mounting) Figure 25: Guppy C-Mount dimensions (new CS-/C-Mounting) GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 65: Cross Section: Cs-Mount (Old Cs-/C-Mounting)

    Camera dimensions Cross section: CS-Mount (old CS-/C-Mounting) Figure 26: Guppy CS-Mount dimensions (old CS-/C-Mounting) GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 66: Cross Section: Cs-Mount (New Cs-/C-Mounting)

    Camera dimensions Cross section: CS-Mount (new CS-/C-Mounting) Figure 27: Guppy CS-Mount dimensions (new CS-/C-Mounting) GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 67: Description Of The Data Path

    10 Bit Camera control IEEE 1394 interface Figure 28: Block diagram b/w camera (CCD) CMOS: Integrated in sensor Gain Offset Sensor Analog Analog 10 Bit Camera control IEEE 1394 interface Figure 29: Block diagram b/w camera (CMOS) GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 68: Color Cameras (Ccd And Cmos)

    IEEE-1394 Interface Figure 30: Block diagram color camera (CCD) CMOS: Integrated in sensor Gain White balance Offset Sensor 10 bit Analog Analog 10 bit Camera control IEEE 1394 interface Figure 31: Block diagram color camera (CMOS) GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 69: Sensor

    Description of the data path Sensor The GUPPY cameras are equipped with various sensor types and resolutions. Both CCD and CMOS types are available in monochrome (B) and color (C). The following table provides an overview: Model Techn. Manu- Sensor Optical Diag.

  • Page 70: Horizontal And Vertical Mirror Function (Only Guppy F-036)

    Horizontal and vertical mirror function (only Guppy F-036) The Guppy F-036 CMOS cameras are equipped with a horizontal and verticaql mirror function, which is built directly into the sensor. The mirror is centered to the actual FOV center and can be combined with all image manipulation functions, like binning.

  • Page 71: White Balance

    BAYER™ color pattern sequence. It is initially pro- cessed in the CDS (correlated double sampler) then bypasses the PxGA before further amplification and digitization. Figure 32: Block diagram of AFE (Source: Analog Devices) GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 72 Voltage (Reg0x48 or result of BLC) Figure 33: Signal path of MT9V022 (Guppy with CMOS sensor) In CMOS cameras offset and gain are in reversed order compared to the CCD cameras. Therefore the offset is also amplified. So after changing gain, white balance may also be changed.
  • Page 73 V/R_Value [20..31] V/R Value Table 21: White balance register The values in the U/B_Value field produce changes from green to blue; the V/R_Value field from green to red as illustrated below. Figure 34: U/V slider range GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 74: One-Push Automatic White Balance

    Automatic white balance can also be enabled by using an external trigger. However, if there is a pause of >10 seconds between capturing individual frames this process is aborted. The following flow diagram illustrates the automatic white balance sequence. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 75: Automatic White Balance

    This allows for the positioning of the work area to be at the bottom of the active image. Another case is for outdoor applications: the sky will be excluded from the generation of the reference levels when the autofunction AOI is placed at the bottom of the image. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 76 (see: block diagram) function of the camera. This area is highlighted when the Show work area bit is set high. Note The algorithm will try to create an uncolored image when looking at an area that is completely colored with automatic white balance ON. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 77: Manual Gain

    Figure 32: Block diagram of AFE (Source: Analog Devices) page 71 and Figure 33: Signal path of MT9V022 (Guppy with CMOS sensor) on page 72, all cameras are equipped with a gain setting, allowing the gain to be manually adjusted on the fly by means of a simple command register write.
  • Page 78 Mode; 0= MANUAL; 1= AUTO [8..19] Reserved Value [20..31] Read/Write Value; this field is ignored when writing the value in Auto or OFF mode; if readout capabil- ity is not available reading this field has no meaning Table 23: Gain GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 79 • Auto gain of CMOS models is directly controlled by the CMOS sensor (the target grey level is fixed to 125). Changes to this register have no effect in conjunction with auto gain. Auto exposure is working in conjunc- tion with auto shutter only. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 80: Setting The Brightness (Black Level Or Offset)

    Increments are in 8/25 LSB Note • Setting the gain does not change the offset (black value) for CCD models. The IIDC register brightness at offset 800h is used for this purpose. The following table shows the BRIGHTNESS register. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 81: Auto Shutter

    Increasing the auto exposure value increases the average brightness in the image and vice versa. The applied algorithm uses a proportional plus integral controller (PI control- ler) to achieve minimum delay with minimum overshot. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 82 Name Field Description 0xF1000360 AUTOSHUTTER_CTRL Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this fea- ture (read only) [1..31] 0xF1000364 AUTOSHUTTER_LO Min Value [0..31] Min value 0xF1000368 AUTOSHUTTER_HI Max Value [0..31] Max value Table 28: Auto shutter ctrl. advanced register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 83 When both auto shutter and auto gain are enabled, priority is given to increasing shutter when brightness decreases. This is done to achieve the best image quality with lowest noise. For increasing brightness, priority is given to lowering gain first for the same purpose. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 84: Look-Up Table (Lut) And Gamma Function

    Description of the data path Look-up table (LUT) and gamma function The AVT GUPPY camera provides one user-defined look-up table (LUT). The use of this LUT allows any function (in the form Output = F(Input)) to be stored in the camera's RAM and applied to the individual pixels of an image at run-time.

  • Page 85: Loading A Lut Into The Camera

    LUT at 1024 x 8 bit is 1 kB, programming can take place in a one block write step. The flow diagram below shows the sequence required to load data into the camera. Figure 38: Loading a LUT GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 86 Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1..2] Reserved BitsPerValue [3..7] Bits used per table item NumOfLuts [8..15] Maximum number of look-up tables MaxLutSize [16..31] Maximum look-up table size (bytes) Table 29: LUT control register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 87: Binning (B/W Models)

    2 x and 4 x binning Binning is the process of combining neighboring pixels while being read out from the CCD chip. GUPPY F-036 b/w cameras have this feature. Binning is used primarily for 3 reasons: • a reduction in the number of pixels and thus the amount of data while retaining the original image area angle •...

  • Page 88: X Vertical Binning And 4 X Vertical Binning

    (SNR) is increased by about 3 to 6 dB (2 x or 4 x binning). Use Format_7 Mode_2 to activate 2 x vertical binning. Use Format_7 Mode_5 to activate 4 x vertical binning. Note The image appears vertically compressed in this mode and no longer exhibits a true aspect ratio. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 89: X Horizontal Binning And 4 X Horizontal Binning

    (SNR) is increased by about 3 or 6 dB (2 x or 4 x binning). Use Format_7 Mode_1 to activate 2 x horizontal binning. Use Format_7 Mode_4 to activate 4 x horizontal binning. Note The image appears horizontally compressed in this mode and no longer exhibits a true aspect ratio. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 90: X Full Binning And 4 X Full Binning

    Signal-to noise ratio (SNR) is increased by about 6 or 12 dB (2 x full or 4 x full binning). Use Format_7 Mode_3 to activate 2 x full binning. Use Format_7 Mode_6 to activate 4 x full binning. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 91: Hdr (High Dynamic Range) (Guppy F-036 Only)

    Description of the data path HDR (high dynamic range) (GUPPY F-036 only) The HDR mode is available for the GUPPY F-036 cameras with the Micron MT9V022 sensor. (HDR = high dynamic range) Advanced registers for high dynamic range mode (HDR) (GUPPY F-036 only) The GUPPY F-036 cameras offer the so-called high dynamic range mode (HDR mode) with one or two knee points.

  • Page 92: Bayer Pattern (Raw Data Output)

    The color sensors capture the color information via so called primary color (R-G-B) filters placed over the individual pixels in a BAYER mosaic layout. Guppy color cameras have no color interpolation, so the BAYER demosaicing has to be done outside the camera in the PC (raw mode).

  • Page 93: Serial Interface

    Description of the data path Serial interface All GUPPY cameras are equipped with the SIO (serial input/output) feature as described in IIDC V1.31. This means that the GUPPYs serial interface which is used for firmware upgrades can also be used as a general RS232 interface.
  • Page 94 0: 1; 1: 1.5; 2: 2 [20..23] Reserved Buffer_Size_Inq [24..31] Buffer Size (RD only) This field indicates the maximum size of receive/transmit data buffer If this field is 1, Buffer_Status_Control and SIO_Data_Reg. Char 1-3 should be ignored Table 31: SIO CSR GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 95 Read: current status 0: no error WR: 0 to clear status (1: Ignored) [14] Receive data parity error Read: current status 0: no error WR: 0 to clear status (1: Ignored) [15..31] Reserved Table 31: SIO CSR GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 96 4. To input more characters, repeat from step 1. Writing data requires the following series of actions: 1. Query TDRD flag (buffer ready?) and write the number of bytes to send (copied from SIO register to transmit FiFo) to TBUF_CNT. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 97 Note • Contact your local dealer if you require further informa- tion or additional test programs or software. • AVT recommends the use of Hyperterminal™ or other communication programs to test the functionality of this feature. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 98: Camera Interfaces

    I/O connector Figure 43: Rear view of camera IEEE 1394 port pin assignment The IEEE 1394 plug is designed for industrial use and has the following pin assignment as per specification: Figure 44: IEEE 1394 connector GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 99 Table 32: IEEE 1394 pin assignment Note Cables with latching connectors on one or both sides can be used and are available with various lengths of 4.5 m or up to 17.5 m. Ask your local dealer for more details. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 100: Board Level Camera: Ieee 1394 Port Pin Assignment

    1394 adapter cable of e.g the following supplier: http://www.frontx.com/ IEEE 1394 6 PIN - PANEL F TO 2X5 F (AVT#: K1200155) It has the following pin assignment (see FireWire connector 1 in Figure 20: Guppy board level: CS-Mount on page 59): TPA+ TPA- TPB+...

  • Page 101: Camera I/O Pin Assignment

    AVT also supplies various I/O cables of different lengths, a selection is listed below: I/O cable, open 8-pin HIROSE female to open end, 2.0 m E1000842 I/O cable, open 8-pin HIROSE female to open end, 5 m E1000843 Figure 46: Camera I/O connector pin assignment GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 102: Board Level Camera: I/O Pin Assignment

    Figure 47: Board level camera: I/O pin assignment (view on pins) Signal Direction Level Description Ground ExtPower +8 … 36V Power Supply Table 35: Board level camera: Camera I/O pin assignment GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 103: Status Leds

    Figure 48: Status LEDs On LED (green) The green power LED indicates that the camera is being supplied with suffi- cient voltage and is ready for operation. Status LED The following states are displayed via the LED: GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 104 1 blink Register mapping 3 blinks VMode_ERROR_STATUS 1 blink FORMAT_7_ERROR_1 2 blinks FORMAT_7_ERROR_2 3 blinks Table 37: Error codes The following sketch illustrates the series of blinks for a Format_7_error_1: Figure 49: Warning and error states GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 105: Operating The Camera

    Consult the factory if you need power out- put at this pin instead of power in. Control and video data signals Guppy cameras have 1 input and 3 outputs. These can be configured by soft- ware. The different modes are described below. Note...

  • Page 106: Input

    Voltages higher than 24 V DC may damage the camera. Figure 50: Input block diagram Trigger The signal can be inverted. The camera must be set to external triggering to trigger image capture by the trigger signal. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 107 Register Name Field Description 0xF1000300 IO_INP_CTRL1 Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this fea- ture (read only) TiedToOutput only board level Guppy: Tied to output pin x (read only) [2..6] Reserved Polarity 0: Signal not inverted 1: Signal inverted [8..10] Reserved InputMode [11..15]...

  • Page 108: Input Modes

    With IIDC V1.31 there is a standard CSR at register F0F00534/834h to control a delay up to FFFh x timebase value. The following table explains the Inquiry register and the meaning of the various bits. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 109 ON and OFF Auto_Inq Auto Mode (Controlled auto- matically by the camera) Manual_Inq Manual Mode (Controlled by user) Min_Value [8..19] Min. value for this feature Max_Value [20..31] Max. value for this feature Table 41: Trigger_Delay_Inquiry register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 110 Delay time in µs Table 43: Trigger Delay Advanced CSR The advanced register allows the start of the integration to be delayed by max. 2 µs, which is max. 2.1 s after a trigger edge was detected. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 111: Outputs

    Camera interfaces Note • This feature works with external Trigger_Mode_0 only. Outputs The standard Guppy camera has 3 inverting outputs. Outputs Operating Conditions Output voltage 0 ... 5.5 V Max. ± 20 mA Output current Table 44: Output characteristics Output features are configured by software. Any signal can be placed on any output.
  • Page 112 Camera interfaces Figure 51: Output block diagram Note The following signals are high active: IntEna, FVal, Busy, Follow Input, Direct. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 113: Io_Outp_Ctrl 1-3

    Field Description 0xF1000320 IO_OUTP_CTRL1 Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this fea- ture (read only) PWMCapable Only Guppy board level cameras: Indicates if an output pin sup- ports the PWM feature. Table 49: PWM configura- tion registers on page 117. [2..6] Reserved...

  • Page 114: Output Modes

    Output 2 0x08 Follow corresponding input (Inp1 Out1) 0x09 PWM (=pulse-width modulation) Only Guppy board level cameras 0x0A..0x1F Reserved Table 47: Output routing Note The output mode 0x08 is not available for output pins directly tied to an input pin.
  • Page 115 Offsets are camera specific. For more information read Chapter Camera offsets on page 130. Note The signals can be inverted. Caution Firing a new trigger while IntEna is still active can result in image corruption due to double exposure occurring. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 116: Board Level Cameras: Inputs And Outputs

    Board level version of Guppy F-080C Table 48: Guppy board level cameras Guppy board level cameras have physically 4 I/Os and logically 4 inputs and 4 outputs: Outputs can be disabled in the Output Control Register via 0x00 (register 0xF1000320 bit 11..15). Inputs are always enabled.

  • Page 117: Board Level Cameras: Pulse-Width Modulation

    Table 49: PWM configuration registers To enable the PWM feature select output mode 0x09. Control the signal state via the PulseWidth and Period fields (all times in microseconds (µs)). Period PulseWidth Figure 54: PulseWidth and Period definition GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 118: Pwm: Minimal And Maximal Periods And Frequencies

    Example 1: Set PWM with 1kHz at 30% pulse width. ---------------------------------------- - ---------------------------- - RegPeriod 1000 6 – 6 – ×10 s ×10 s frequency 1kHz × × RegPulseWidth RegPeriod 1000 30% Formula 2: PWM example 1 GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 119 Example 2: Set PWM with 250 Hz at 12% pulse width. ---------------------------------------- - -------------------------------- RegPeriod 4000 6 – 6 – ×10 s ×10 s frequency 250Hz × × RegPulseWidth RegPeriod 4000 12% Formula 3: PWM example 2 GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 120: Pixel Data

    256 shades of gray. The digital value 0 is black and 255 is white. The following table provides a description of the video data format for the different modes. (Source: IIDC V1.3.1 specification) Figure 56: YUV 4:2:2 and YUV 4:1:1 format: Source: IIDC V1.3 GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 121 Camera interfaces Figure 57: Y8 and Y16 format: Source: IIDC V1.3 GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 122 Camera interfaces Figure 58: Data structure: Source: IIDC V1.3 GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 123: Controlling Image Capture

    The external trigger comes in as a TTL signal through Pin 4 of the camera I/O connector. Pipelined global shutter The CMOS Guppy F-036 (Micron CMOS sensor MT9V022) has a pipelined glo- bal shutter with simultaneous integration and readout. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 124: Trigger Modi

    (or active high time in the case of an inverting input). External Trigger input, as applied at input pin, trigger falling edge Shutter register value External Trigger input, as applied at input pin Integration Time Figure 59: Trigger_mode_0 and 1 GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 125 Grabbing an unlimited number of images after one external trigger (Sur- veillance) The next diagram shows this mode in detail. External Trigger input, as applied at input pin N x image; N: continuous, one_shot, multi_shot Figure 60: Trigger_Mode_15 GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 126 Trigger input raw signal value (read only) Trigger_Mode [12..15] Trigger_Mode (0-15) [16..19] Reserved Parameter [20..31] Parameter for trigger function, if required Table 50: Trigger_Mode_15 The screenshots below illustrate the use of Trigger_Mode_15 on a register level: GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 127: Trigger Delay

    With IIDC V1.31 there is a standard CSR at Register F0F00534/834h to control a delay up to FFFh x timebase value. The following table explains the inquiry register and the meaning of the various bits. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 128 If this bit= 1 the value in the value field has to be ignored [2..5] Reserved ON_OFF Write ON or OFF this feature, ON=1 Read: Status of the feature OFF=0 [7..19] Reserved Value [20..31] Value Table 53: Trigger Delay CSR GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 129: Trigger Delay Advanced Register

    The advanced register allows the start of the integration to be delayed by max. 2 µs, which is max. 2.1 s after a trigger edge was detected. Note • Switching trigger delay to ON also switches external Trigger_Mode_0 to ON. • This feature works with external Trigger_Mode_0 only. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 130: Exposure Time (Shutter) And Offset

    Table 97: Time base ID on page 193). The default value here is set to 20 µs. Exposure time of CMOS sensor (GUPPY F-036) The CMOS sensor of GUPPY F-036 enables shutter times in integer multiples of the row time (29.89 µs). Note Although you can enter shutter register values as usual, the camera will round down to integer multiples of the row time.

  • Page 131: Example Guppy F-033

    The minimum adjustable exposure time set by register is 20 µs. The real minimum exposure time of GUPPY F-033 is then 20 µs + 24.28 µs = 44.28 µs. Extended shutter The exposure time for long-term integration of up to 67 seconds for the CCD- models and up to 979 ms for the CMOS models can be extended via the EXTENDED_SHUTTER register.

  • Page 132: One-Shot

    Figure 62: One-shot control (SmartView) Read/ Address Value Description Write F0F0061C 80000000 Do one-shot. F0F0061C 00000000 Read out one-shot register. F0F00830 82000000 Switch on external trigger mode 0. F0F00830 80000000 Check trigger status. Table 58: One-shot control: descriptions GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 133: One-Shot Command On The Bus To Start Of Exposure

    FiFo buffer before being transmitted to the bus. The time from the end of exposure to the start of transport on the bus is: 500 µs ± 62.5 µs This time 'jitters' with the cycle time of the bus (125 µs). GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 134 Controlling image capture < 250 s Guppy F-033 24.28 s Guppy F-036: 20.30 µs Guppy F-046: 23.90 s Guppy F-080: 35.64 s 500 s +/-62.5 s Figure 63: Data flow and timing after end of exposure Camera Offset Description GUPPY F-025...

  • Page 135: Multi-Shot

    125 µs. Inter-camera latency is described in Chapter Jitter at start of exposure page 136. The following screenshot shows an example of broadcast commands sent with the Firedemo example of FirePackage (version 1V51 or newer): GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 136: Jitter At Start Of Exposure

    It makes continuous image flow possible, even with an external trigger. The Micron CMOS sensor of the GUPPY F-036 uses a pipelined global shut- ter, thus imitating the separate light sensitive and storage area of a CCD.

  • Page 137: User Profiles

    Jitter at the beginning of an exposure has no effect on the length of exposure, i.e. it is always constant. User profiles User profiles are also known as memory channels from the IIDC specifica- tions. The feature is described in Chapter User profiles on page 206. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 138: Video Formats, Modes And Bandwidth

    Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth The different GUPPY models support different video formats, modes and frame rates. These formats and modes are standardized in the IIDC (formerly DCAM) spec- ification. Resolutions smaller than the generic sensor resolution are generated from the center of the sensor and without binning.

  • Page 139: Guppy F-033B/ Guppy F-033C

    656 x 494 MONO8 @58 fps 656 x 494 Raw8 @58 fps Table 62: Video formats Guppy F-033B / Guppy F-033C and board level versions *: Color camera outputs RAW image, which needs to be converted outside of camera. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 140: Guppy F-036B/ Guppy F-036C

    @209 fps, 4 x V-binning average 188 x 120 MONO8 @122 fps, 4 x full binning average Table 63: Video formats Guppy F-036B / Guppy F-036C *: Color camera outputs RAW image, which needs to be converted outside of camera.

  • Page 141: Guppy F-046B / Guppy F-046C

    MONO16 780 x 582 MONO8 @49.4 fps 780 x 582 Raw8 @49.4 fps Table 64: Video formats Guppy F-046B / Guppy F-046C *: Color camera outputs RAW image, which needs to be converted outside of camera. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 142: Guppy F-080B / Guppy F-080C And Board Level Versions F-080B Bl/F-080C Bl

    MONO16 1032 x 778 MONO8 @30 fps 1032 x 778 Raw8 @30 fps Table 65: Video formats Guppy F-080B / Guppy F-080C *: Color camera outputs RAW image, which needs to be converted outside of camera. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 143: Area Of Interest (Aoi)

    Attention should be paid to the increments entered in the UNIT_SIZE_INQ and UNIT_POSITION_INQ registers when con- figuring IMAGE_POSITION and IMAGE_SIZE. IMAGE_POSITION and IMAGE_SIZE contain the respective bits values for the column and line of the upper left corner and values for the width and height. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 144 • The coordinates for width and height must be divisible by 4. The minimum AOI of the Guppy F036 is limited to 92 x 60 pixels. In addition to the area of interest, some other parameters have an effect on the maximum frame rate: •...

  • Page 145: Autofunction Aoi

    In the following screenshot you can see an example of the autofunction AOI: Work area Figure 66: Example of autofunction AOI (Show work area is on) Note For more information see Chapter Autofunction AOI on page 201. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 146: Frame Rates

    In video Format_7 frame rates are no longer fixed. Note Different values apply for the different sensors. Frame rates may be further limited by longer shutter times and/or bandwidth limitation from the IEEE 1394 bus. GUPPY F-025 GUPPY F-029 GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 147: Guppy F-033 And Board Level Versions

    GUPPY F-033 and board level versions Frame rate = f(AOI height) AOI height / pixel Table 66: Frame rates GUPPY F-033 and board level versions AOI height / pixel Frame rate / fps Table 67: Frame rates Guppy F-033 and board level versions...

  • Page 148: Guppy F-036

    GUPPY F-036 Frame rate = f(AOI height) AOI height / pixel Figure 67: Frame rates GUPPY F-036 as function of AOI height The frame rates in the following table are measured directly at the output of the camera. Compare with Chapter...

  • Page 149: Guppy F-046

    Video formats, modes and bandwidth GUPPY F-046 Frame rate = f(AOI height) AOI height / pixel Figure 68: Frame rates Guppy F-046 as function of AOI height AOI height / pixel Frame rate / fps 49.4 49.5 50.9 52.3 53.8 55.5...
  • Page 150 Video formats, modes and bandwidth AOI height / pixel Frame rate / fps 76.0 79.1 82.8 86.6 91.0 95.5 100.9 106.4 113.1 120.0 128.5 138.5 149.5 159.8 Table 69: Frame rates Guppy F-046 GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 151: Guppy F-080 And Board Level Versions

    GUPPY F-080 and board level versions Frame rate = f(AOI height) Guppy F-080 Guppy F-080 BL AOI height / pixel Figure 69: Frame rates GUPPY F-080 and board level versions AOI height / pixel Frame rate / fps Frame rate / fps Guppy F-080 Guppy F-080 BL 30.93...
  • Page 152 50.8 63.02 52.3 65.84 53.9 68.93 55.5 72.32 57.3 76.06 59.1 80.21 61.2 84.83 63.2 90.03 65.5 95.90 68.0 102.59 70.8 110.28 73.6 119.22 76.2 127.49 Table 70: Frame rates GUPPY F-080 and board level versions GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 153: How Does Bandwidth Affect The Frame Rate

    (Provision: BYTE_PER_PACKET is divisible by 4): BYTE_PER_PACKET ≈ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - framerate AOIWidth x AOIHeight x ByteDepth x 125µs Formula 5: Max. frame rate calculation ByteDepth based on the following values: Mode Bits/pixel Byte per pixel Mono8 RAW8 Table 71: ByteDepth GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 154: Test Images

    Table 72: Loading test images in different viewers Test images b/w cameras The b/w cameras have two test images that look the same. Both images show a gray bar running diagonally. One test image is static, the other moves upwards by 1 pixel/frame. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 155 How does bandwidth affect the frame rate? Figure 70: Gray bar test image )MOD256 Gray value 8-bit mode Formula 7: Calculating the gray value GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 156: Test Images For Color Cameras

    Y signal (as described in IIDC V1.3). The first pixel of the image is always the red pixel from the sen- sor. Test image 1 (Mono8 mode) without Debayering with Debayering Figure 71: Test image 1 GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 157: Configuration Of The Camera

    If a CSR F0F00600h is mentioned below this means in full: Bus_Id, Node_Id, FFFF F0F00600h Writing and reading to and from the register can be done with programs such as FireView or by other programs developed using an API library (e.g. FirePackage). GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 158: Example

    Table 74: 32-bit register Example This requires, for example, that to enable ISO_Enabled mode (see Chapter ISO_Enable / Free-Run on page 135), (bit 0 in register 614h), the value 80000000 h must be written in the corresponding register. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 159: Sample Program

    FirePackage API. How the camera is switched into ISO_Enabled mode is also shown below: … WriteQuad(m_cmdRegBase + CCR_FRAME-RATE, Frame-Rate << 29); WriteQuad(m_cmdRegBase + CCR_VMODE, mode << 29); WriteQuad(m_cmdRegBase + CCR_VFORMAT, format << 29); WriteQuad(m_cmdRegBase + CCR_TRGMODE, extTrigger ? 0x82000000 : 0); Sleep(100); WriteQuad(m_cmdRegBase + CCR_ISOENABLE, 0x80000000); … GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 160: Configuration Rom

    414h According to IEEE 1212, the root directory length may vary. The keys (e.g. 8D) point 418h to the offset factors rather than the offset Root directory 41Ch (e.g.420h) itself. 420h 424h Table 75: Config ROM GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 161 430h Serial number Table 76: Config ROM The entry with key D1 in the root directory (424h in this case) provides the offset for the unit directory as follows: 424h + 000004 * 4 = 434h GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 162 FFFF F0000000h + 3C0000h * 4 = FFFF F0F00000h The base address of the camera control register is thus: FFFF F0F00000h The offset entered in the table always refers to the base address of F0F00000h. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 163: Implemented Registers

    Field Description 100h V_FORMAT_INQ Format_0 Up to VGA (non compressed) Format_1 SVGA to XGA Format_2 SXGA to UXGA Format_3 [3..5] Reserved Format_6 Still Image Format Format_7 Partial Image Format [8..31] Reserved Table 80: Format inquiry register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 164: Inquiry Register For Video Mode

    Mode _6 1280 x 960 MONO16 Mode _7 1600 x 1200 MONO16 [8..31] Reserved (zero) 18Ch … Reserved for other V_MODE_INQ_x for Format_x. Always 0 197h 198h V_MODE_INQ_6 (Format_6) Always 0 Table 81: Video mode inquiry register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 165: Inquiry Register For Video Frame Rate And Base Address

    Format_7 Mode_7 [8..31] Reserved (zero) Table 81: Video mode inquiry register Note GUPPY cameras do not deliver color formats. Therefore Mono8 corresponds to RAW8. Both formats are supported to allow compatibility with IIDC V1.31 and with other camera models. Inquiry register for video frame rate and base...
  • Page 166 (Format_0, Mode_3) FrameRate _2 7.5 fps FrameRate _3 15 fps FrameRate _4 30 fps FrameRate _5 60 fps FrameRate _6 120 fps (v1.31) FrameRate _7 240 fps (v1.31) [8..31] Reserved (zero) Table 82: Frame rate inquiry register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 167 30 fps FrameRate _5 60 fps FrameRate _6 120 fps (v1.31) FrameRate _7 240 fps (v1.31) [8..31] Reserved (zero) 21Ch Reserved V_RATE_INQ_0_x (for other Mode_x of … Always 0 Format_0) 21Fh Table 82: Frame rate inquiry register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 168 (Format_1, Mode_2) FrameRate _2 7.5 fps FrameRate _3 15 fps FrameRate _4 30 fps FrameRate _5 60 fps FrameRate _6 120 fps (v1.31) FrameRate _7 240 fps (v1.31) [8..31] Reserved (zero) Table 82: Frame rate inquiry register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 169 (Format_1, Mode_5) FrameRate _2 7.5 fps FrameRate _3 15 fps FrameRate _4 30 fps FrameRate _5 60 fps FrameRate _6 120 fps (v1.31) FrameRate _7 240 fps (v1.31) [8..31] Reserved (zero) Table 82: Frame rate inquiry register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 170 FrameRate _1 3.75 fps (Format_2, Mode_0) FrameRate _2 7.5 fps FrameRate _3 15 fps FrameRate _4 30 fps FrameRate _5 60 fps FrameRate _6 Reserved FrameRate _7 Reserved [8..31] Reserved (zero) Table 82: Frame rate inquiry register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 171 FrameRate _1 3.75 fps (Format_2, Mode_3) FrameRate _2 7.5 fps FrameRate _3 15 fps FrameRate _4 30 fps FrameRate _5 60 fps FrameRate _6 Reserved FrameRate _7 Reserved [8..31] Reserved (zero) Table 82: Frame rate inquiry register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 172 FrameRate _1 3.75 fps (Format_2, Mode_6) FrameRate _2 7.5 fps FrameRate _3 15 fps FrameRate _4 30 fps FrameRate _5 60 fps FrameRate _6 Reserved FrameRate _7 Reserved [8..31] Reserved (zero) Table 82: Frame rate inquiry register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 173 CSR_quadlet offset for Format_7 V-CSR_INQ_7_4 Mode_4 2F4h [0..31] CSR_quadlet offset for Format_7 V-CSR_INQ_7_5 Mode_5 2F8h [0..31] CSR_quadlet offset for Format_7 V-CSR_INQ_7_6 Mode_6 2FCh [0..31] CSR_quadlet offset for Format_7 V-CSR_INQ_7_7 Mode_7 Table 82: Frame rate inquiry register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 174: Inquiry Register For Basic Function

    OFF capability [17..18] Reserved One_Shot_Inq [19] One Shot transmission capability Multi_Shot_Inq [20] Multi Shot transmission capability [21..27] Reserved Memory_Channel [28..31] Maximum memory channel number (N) If 0000, no user memory available Table 83: Basic function inquiry register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 175: Inquiry Register For Feature Presence

    [4..15] Reserved Capture_Size [16] Capture Size for Format_6 Capture_Quality [17] Capture Quality for Format_6 [16..31] Reserved 40Ch OPT_FUNCTION_INQ Reserved Parallel Input/Output control Serial Input/Output control Strobe_out [4..31] Strobe signal output Table 84: Feature presence inquiry register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 176 (Vendor unique) 48Ch Strobe_Output_CSR_Inq Strobe_Output_Quadlet_Offset [0..31] Quadlet offset of the Strobe_Output signal CSR's from the base address of ini- tial register space (Vendor unique) Table 84: Feature presence inquiry register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 177: Inquiry Register For Feature Elements

    Same definition as Brightness_inq. 51Ch SHUTTER_INQ Same definition as Brightness_inq. 520h GAIN_INQ Same definition as Brightness_inq. 524h IRIS_INQ Always 0 528h FOCUS_INQ Always 0 52Ch TEMPERATURE_INQ Same definition as Brightness_inq. Table 85: Feature elements inquiry register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 178 Manual Mode (Controlled by user) Min_Value [8..19] Min. value for this feature Max_Value [20..31] Max. value for this feature 538 .. 57Ch Reserved for other FEATURE_HI_INQ 580h ZOOM_INQ Always 0 Table 85: Feature elements inquiry register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 179 Memory_Save Always 0 61Ch One_Shot, Multi_Shot, See text Count Number 620h Mem_Save_Ch Always 0 Cur_Mem_Ch Always 0 628h Vmode_Error_Status Error in combination of Format/Mode/ISO Speed: Bit(0): No error; Bit(0)=1: error Table 85: Feature elements inquiry register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 180: Inquiry Register For Absolute Value Csr Offset Address

    784h ABS_CSR_LO_INQ_1 Always 0 788h ABS_CSR_LO_INQ_2 Always 0 78Ch ABS_CSR_LO_INQ_3 Always 0 790h Reserved Always 0 7BFh 7C0h ABS_CSR_LO_INQ_16 Always 0 7C4h ABS_CSR_LO_INQ_17 Always 0 7C8h Reserved Always 0 7FFh Table 86: Absolute value inquiry register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 181: Status And Control Register For Feature

    Reserved for other FEATURE_HI Always 0 880h Zoom Always 0 884h Always 0 888h TILT Always 0 88Ch OPTICAL_FILTER Always 0 Reserved for other FEATURE_LO Always 0 8BCh 8C0h CAPTURE-SIZE Always 0 Table 87: Feature control register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 182: Feature Control Error Status Register

    F0000000h + F09000h = F0F09000h. Format_7 control and status register (CSR) Offset Name Notes 000h MAX_IMAGE_SIZE_INQ Acc. to IIDC V1.3 004h UNIT_SIZE_INQ Acc. to IIDC V1.3 008h IMAGE_POSITION Acc. to IIDC V1.3 Table 89: Format_7 control and status register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 183 • Contrary to IIDC V1.3, COLOR_CODING_ID is set to a default value after an INITIALIZE or reset. • Contrary to IIDC V1.3, the UnitBytePerPacket field is already filled in with a fixed value in the PACKET_PARA_INQ register. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 184: Advanced Features

    LUT_MEM_CTRL 0XF1000248 LUT_INFO 0XF1000270 FRAMEINFO Not supported 0XF1000274 FRAMECOUNTER Not supported 0XF1000280 HDR_CONTROL High dynamic range mode (only Guppy F-036) 0XF1000284 KNEEPOINT_1 0XF1000288 KNEEPOINT_2 0XF100028C KNEEPOINT_3 0XF1000300 IO_INP_CTRL1 Table 39: Input configuration register on page 107 Table 90: Advanced registers summary...
  • Page 185 Configuration of the camera Register Register name Remarks 0XF1000304 IO_INP_CTRL2 only Guppy board level cameras 0XF1000308 IO_INP_CTRL3 Table 39: Input configuration register on page 107 0XF100030C IO_INP_CTRL4 0XF1000320 IO_OUTP_CTRL1 Table 46: Output configuration register on page 113 0XF1000324 IO_OUTP_CTRL2 0XF1000328...
  • Page 186 Configuration of the camera Note • Currently all registers can be written without being activated. This makes it easier to operate the camera using Directcontrol. • AVT reserves the right to require activation in future versions of the software. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 187: Version Information Inquiry

    The FPGA type ID (= camera type ID) identifies the camera type with the help of the following list: ID (decimal) Camera type Guppy F-033B Guppy F-033C Guppy F-036B Guppy F-036C Guppy F-046B Guppy F-046C Guppy F-080B Guppy F-080C Table 92: Camera type ID list GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 188 Configuration of the camera ID (decimal) Camera type Guppy F-033B BL (board level) Guppy F-033C BL (board level) Guppy F-025B Guppy F-025C Guppy F-029B Guppy F-029C Guppy F-038B Guppy F-038C Guppy F-038NIR B Guppy F-038NIR C Guppy F-044NIR B Guppy F-044NIR C...

  • Page 189: Advanced Feature Inquiry

    Guppy F-036 only [12] Reserved [13] Reserved TriggerDelay [14] Mirror image [15] Guppy F-036 only Soft Reset [16] [17] Reserved [18] Reserved [19..20] Reserved User Sets [21] [22..30] Reserved GP_Buffer [31] Table 93: Advanced feature inquiry register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 190 Output 4 PWM [27] only board level [28..31] Reserved 0xF1000048 ADV_INQ_3 Camera Status [1..3] Reserved Auto Shutter Auto Gain Auto FNC AOI [7..31] Reserved 0xF100004C ADV_INQ_4 [0..31] Reserved Table 93: Advanced feature inquiry register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 191: Camera Status

    Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1..23] Reserved [24..31] Implementation ID = 0x01 0xF1000104 [0..14] Reserved ExSyncArmed [15] External trigger enabled [16..27] Reserved [28] Isochronous transmission [29..30] Reserved Idle [31] Camera idle Table 94: Camera status register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 192: Maximum Resolution

    This means that a value in the range of 1 to 4095 can be entered. GUPPY cameras use a time base which is multiplied by the shutter register value. This multiplier is configured as the time base via the TIMEBASE regis- ter.
  • Page 193 (according to former software versions). Time base in µs Default value 1000 Table 97: Time base ID Note The ABSOLUTE VALUE CSR register, introduced in IIDC V1.3, is not implemented. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 194: Extended Shutter

    • Extended shutter becomes inactive after writing to a format / mode / frame rate register. • Extended shutter setting will thus be overwritten by the normal time base/shutter setting after Stop/Start of FireView or FireDemo. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 195: Test Images

    1: Available Image_Inq_7 [14] Presence of test image 7 0: N/A 1: Available [15..27] Reserved TestImage_ID [28..31] 0: No test image active 1: Image 1 active 2: Image 2 active … Table 99: Test image configuration register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 196: Look-Up Tables (Lut)

    Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1..2] Reserved BitsPerValue [3..7] Bits used per table item NumOfLuts [8..15] Maximum number of look-up tables MaxLutSize [16..31] Maximum look-up table size (bytes) Table 100: LUT control register GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 197 Note Guppy cameras have the gamma feature implemented via a built-in look-up table. Therefore you can not use gamma and your own look-up table at the same time. Nevertheless you may combine a gamma look-up table into your own look-up table.

  • Page 198: Input/Output Pin Control

    • Please note that only one edge is delayed. • If IntEna_Out is used to control an exposure, it is pos- sible to have a variation in brightness or to precisely time a flash. Figure 73: Delayed integration timing GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 199: Auto Shutter Control

    When both auto shutter and auto gain are enabled, priority is given to increasing shutter when brightness decreases. This is done to achieve the best image quality with lowest noise. For increasing brightness, priority is given to lowering gain first for the same purpose. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 200: Auto Gain Control

    GAIN_INQ register. Changing the auto gain range might not affect the regulation, if the regula- tion is in a stable condition and no other condition affecting the image brightness is changed. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 201: Autofunction Aoi

    2. Uncheck Enable check box (SmartView Ctrl2 tab). 3. Switch off Auto modi (e.g. Shutter and/or Gain) (SmartView Ctrl2 tab). As a reference it uses a grid of up to 65534 sample points (in 2 steps) equally spread over the AOI. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 202 If the adjustment fails and the work area size and/or work area position becomes invalid, then this feature is automat- ically switched off. Read back the ON_OFF flag, if this feature does not work as expected. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 203: Trigger Delay

    The advanced register allows to delay the start of the integration via DelayTime by max. 2 µs, which is max. 2.1 s after a trigger edge was detected. Note Trigger delay woks with external trigger modes only. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 204: Mirror Image (Only Guppy F-036)

    Configuration of the camera Mirror image (only Guppy F-036) Guppy F-036 cameras are equipped with horizontal and vertical mirror func- tion. The mirror is centered to the actual FOV center and can be combined with all image manipulation functions, like binning.

  • Page 205: Soft Reset

    The reset can be delayed by setting the Delay to a value unequal to 0 - the delay is defined in 10 ms steps. Note When SOFT_RESET has been defined, the camera will respond to further read or write requests but will not process them. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 206: User Profiles

    • The default profile is the profile that ist loaded on power-up or an INITIALIZE comman. • A save or load operation delays the response of the camera until the operation is completed. At a time only one operation can be performed. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 207: Error Codes

    The ErrorCode field is set to zero on the next write access. You may also reset the ErrorCode • by writing to the USER_PROFILE register with the SaveProfile, RestoreProfile and SetDefaultID flag not set. • by writing 00000000h to the USER_PROFILE register. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 208: Stored Settings

    • If a restore operation fails or the specified profile does not exist, all registers will be overwritten with the hard-coded factory defaults (profile #0). • Data written to this register is not reflected in the standard memory channel registers. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 209: Gpdata_Buffer

    [0..15] Reserved BufferSize [16..31] Size of GPDATA_BUFFER (byte) 0xF1001000 … GPDATA_BUFFER 0xF10017FC Table 111: GPData buffer register Note • Read the BufferSize before using. • GPDATA_BUFFER can be used by only one function at a time. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 210: Firmware Update

    Firmware update Firmware update Firmware updates can be carried out without opening the camera. Note For further information: • Read the application note: How to update Guppy/Pike firmware at AVT website or • Contact your local dealer. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 211: Glossary

    An analog-to-digital converter (abbreviated ADC, A/D, or A to D) is a device that converts continuous signals to discrete digital numbers. Typically, an ADC converts a voltage to a digital number. A digital-to- analog converter (DAC) performs the reverse operation. AEC = auto exposure control GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 212 AWB = auto white balance A system for automatically setting the white balance in digital cameras. see white balance Bayer, Dr. Bryce E. Dr. Bryce E. Bayer (Eastman Kodak) is the inventor of the so-called BAYER patent (20 July 1976). GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 213 Bit depth is the number of bits that are digitized by the A/D converter. Bitmap A raster graphics image, digital image, or bitmap, is a data file or structure representing a generally rectangular grid of pixels, or points of color, on a computer monitor, paper, or other display device. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 214 Under the control of an external circuit, each capacitor can transfer its electric charge to one or other of its neighbors. CCDs are used in digital cameras and are manufactured in a wide variety of formats, architectures, and grades. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 215 CSR = Camera_Status_Register CSR architecture A convenient abbreviation of the following reference: ISO/IEC 13213 : 1994 [ANSI/IEEE Std 1212, 1994 Edition], Information Technology — Microprocessor systems — Control and Status Register (CSR) Architecture for Microcomputer Buses. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 216 There are also two main types of sensor mechanisms: • Area array • Linear array (very rare, only limited to the highest-end) An area array sensor reads the entire image plane at once, whereas a linear array sensor works more like a flatbed scanner. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 217 Field of view (FOV) is the area covered by the lens' angle of view. FireWire FireWire (also known as i.Link or IEEE 1394) is a personal computer (and digital audio/video) serial bus interface standard, offering high-speed communications. It is often used as an interface for industrial cameras. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 218 Frame rate is the measure of camera speed. The unit of this measurement is frames per second (fps) and is the number of images a camera can cap- ture in a second of time. Using area of interest (AOI) readout, the frame rate can be increased. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 219 GIF is one of the most common file formats used for images in web pages. There are two versions of the format, 87a and 89a. Version 89a supports animations, i.e. a short sequence of images within a single GIF file. A GIF89a can also be specified for interlaced presentation. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 220 (6 dB). Signal-to-noise separation improves by approx. 3 dB. Horizontal resolution is lowered, depending on the model. See also: vertical binning and full binning Host computer Host computer is the primary or controlling computer for a digital camera. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 221 565-590 nm will be yellow. In an RGB color space, hue can be thought of as an angle ϕ in standard position. The other coordinates are saturation and brightness. IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 222 The 1394 TA maintains an office in Southlake, Texas, with paid staff that execute the programs organized by the 1394 TA membership. IIDC The 1394 Trade Association Instrumentation and Industrial Control Working Group, Digital Camera Sub Working Group GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 223 Edge detection and other local operators • Segmentation of the image into regions Infrared Infrared (abbr. IR) is the region beyond the visible spectrum at the red end, typically greater than 770 nm. see IR cut filter GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 224 (See also Asynchronous transmission mode). Jitter Small, rapid variations in a waveform due to mechanical disturbances or to changes in the characteristic of components. They are caused by variations in supply voltages, imperfect synchronizing signals, circuits, etc. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 225 Generally speaking, for the best signal, the black level should be set so that it is near zero (but not below zero) on the histogram. Increasing the brightness beyond this point just lightens the image but without improv- ing the image data. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 226 PCIE is a serial technology with point-to-point con- nection to provide 2.5 Gbit/s per lane which is 2 times faster than current PCI technology. PCIE is scalable to form multiple lanes like x1, x2, x4, x8, x16, and x32. Portable Document Format GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 227 PWM = pulse-width modulation QE = quantum efficiency Quadlet Four bytes of data GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 228 RS-232 is a long-established standard that describes the physical interface and protocol for low-speed serial data communication between devices. This is the interface that e.g. a computer uses to talk to and exchange data with a digital camera. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 229 PC technology enables development of devices fully compatible with desktop PCs. This category of smart cameras thus provides a standard API and thus much wider functionality. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 230 The term trigger is sometimes used in the sense of a trigger shutter. Trigger shutter A trigger shutter is a shutter mode with random timing or even with ran- dom shutter speed. Such randomness is controlled by the trigger signal mentioned above. GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 231 The human eye has fairly little color sensitivity: the accuracy of the brightness information of the luminance channel has far more impact on the image discerned than that of the other two. (See also 4:2:2 and 4:1:1) GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...

  • Page 232: Index

    Brightness Control ........175 Auto_Exposure CSR........79 BRIGHTNESS (Name)......... 81 Auto_Inq ..........109 BRIGHTNESS_INQUIRY ......177 A_M_MODE (Field)....73 Brightness_inq........177 buffer LUT ..........85 bulk trigger..........125 bandwidth ..........138 Busy signal ..........111 affect frame rate .......153 Bus_Id ..........157 frame rates........146 GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 233 F-033C BL (Specification)......32 DCAM ........24 F-033C (Specification) ......28 declaration of conformity ......11 F-036B (Specification)......34 diagonal ..........69 F-036C (Specification) ......36 Digital Camera Specification .....157 F-046B (Specification)......38 digitization..........71 F-046C (Specification) ......40 GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 234 Extended shutter .......194 GUPPY F-025B/C ........18 FireWire™ bus.........105 GUPPY F-029B/C ........18 firmware update ........210 Guppy F-033B BL (Specification) ....30 focal width ..........25 Guppy F-033B (Specification) ....26 MF-033/046/145/146......25 GUPPY F-033B/C ........18 MF-080 ..........25 Guppy F-033C BL (Specification) ....
  • Page 235 LUT_CTRL..........86 IO_INP_CTRL1 ........107 LUT_INFO .........86 IO_INP_CTRL2 ........107 LUT_MEM_CTRL ........86 IO_INP_CTRL3 ........107 IO_INP_CTRL4 ........107 IO_OUTP_CTRL1 ........113 IO_OUTP_CTRL2 ........113 Manual_Inq..........109 IO_OUTP_CTRL3 ........113 MaxLutSize (Field) ......86 IO_OUTP_CTRL4 ........113 MaxResolution (Field) ......189 IR cut filter........21 MaxResolution (Register) ......192 GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 236 Min_Value..........109 block diagram ........112 mirror signals..........111 horizontal (Guppy F-036)..... 70 Output configuration register ....113 vertical (Guppy F-036) ......70 output lines ..........98 Multi-Shot ..........135 Output mode ..........113 multi-shot ..........135 output mode ........113 external trigger .........135 Output mode (Field) ........113 output pin control ........114...
  • Page 237 Jenofilt 217........24 software...........135 Stack setup ..........104 synchronize ........136 Stack start ..........104 trigger delay ..........127 standard cable........21 advanced CSR ......110 standard housing ........ 56 advanced register ....... 110 status LED..........103 off ..........110 styles ............9 on...........110 GUPPY Technical Manual V4.0.1...
  • Page 238 ...........206 U/B_Value (Field) ........73 XGA ............18 U/V slider range ........73 Vendor unique Features......174 Vertical binning ........88 vertical mirror (Guppy F-036)..... 70 VGA ............18 video data format IIDC 1.3 ...........120 video format available bandwidth......146 frame rate ........146...

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