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2018-Jan-10

Allied Vision Technologies GmbH

Taschenweg 2a, 07646 Stadtroda / Germany

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Page 1 Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3 2018-Jan-10 Allied Vision Technologies GmbH Taschenweg 2a, 07646 Stadtroda / Germany...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Contents Contacting Allied Vision ........................10 Introduction ............................11 Document history .......................... 11 Manual overview .......................... 25 Conventions used in this manual ....................... 27 Styles.............................. 27 Symbols............................ 27 More information .......................... 28 Before operation .......................... 29 Pike cameras ............................30 Compliance and intended use .....................32 Compliance notifications........................ 32 For customers in Europe: ...................... 32 For customers in the USA...................... 32 Avoid electromagnetic interferences ................... 32 Camera applications and intended use.................... 33 General use............................ 33 Use in medical devices ........................ 33 Copyright and trademarks...................... 33 FireWire ..............................34 Overview ............................. 34 Definition ............................ 34 IEEE1394 standards........................ 34 Why use FireWire? ........................ 35 FireWire in detail .......................... 35 Serial bus ............................ 35...
Page 3 Contents Operating system support...................... 43 Specifications ............................44 Pike F-032B, F-032C (fiber)......................... 44 Pike F-100B, F-100C (fiber)......................... 46 Pike F-145B, F-145C (fiber) (-15fps*) .................... 48 Pike F-210B (fiber) .......................... 50 Pike F-421B, F-421C (fiber)......................... 52 Pike F-505B, F-505C (fiber)......................... 54 Pike F-1100B, F-1100C (fiber)...................... 56 Pike F-1600B, F-1600C (fiber)...................... 58 Absolute QE ............................ 60 Pike F-032B, F-032C........................ 60 Pike F-100B, F-100C........................ 61 Pike F-145B, F-145C........................ 61 Pike F-210B ............................ 62 Pike F-421B, F-421C........................ 62 Pike F-505B, F-505C........................ 63 Pike F-1100B, F-1100C ........................ 63 Pike F-1600B, F-1600C ........................ 64 Camera dimensions ..........................65 Serial numbers for new front flange ..................... 65 C-Mount.............................. 66 Standard housing dimensions ....................... 66 Interface: 2 × copper ....................... 66 Interface: 1 × GOF, 1 × copper.................... 67 Tripod adapter dimensions ...................... 68 Cross section: C-Mount (VGA size filter).................. 69 Cross section: C-Mount (large filter)..................... 70 C-Mount adjustment ........................ 71 F-Mount .............................. 72 Standard housing dimensions ....................... 72...
Page 4 Contents Camera interfaces ..........................80 IEEE1394b port pin assignment ...................... 80 Camera I/O connector pin assignment .................... 81 Status LEDs............................ 83 On LED (green) .......................... 83 Status LED ............................ 83 Control and video data signals ...................... 85 Inputs............................. 85 Triggers............................. 85 Input/output pin control ....................... 85 IO_INP_CTRL 1-2 ........................ 86 Trigger delay.......................... 87 Trigger delay advanced register.................... 88 Outputs............................ 89 IO_OUTP_CTRL 1-4........................ 90 Output modes .......................... 91 Pulse-width modulation ........................ 93 PWM: minimum and maximum periods and frequencies ............ 94 PWM: Examples in practice ..................... 94 Pixel data............................. 95 Description of video data formats .................... 96 Description of the data path ......................101 Pike block diagrams .......................... 101 Monochrome models........................ 101 Color models.......................... 102 Channel balance .......................... 102 Channel adjustment with SmartView (>1.5)................ 103...
Page 5 Contents Look-up table (LUT) and gamma function .................. 127 Loading an LUT into the camera .................... 129 Defect pixel correction (Pike F-1100, F-1600 only)................ 131 Defect pixel definitions for Pike F-1100.................. 131 Defect pixel definitions for Pike F-1600.................. 132 Allied Vision factory default settings .................. 132 Allied Vision defect pixel map ..................... 132 Defect pixel editor in SmartView .................... 133 Defect Pixel editor: more details ................... 137 Where is the defect pixel correction done? ................ 137 Binning (monochrome models only).................... 138 2 ×, 4 ×, 8 × binning ........................ 138 Vertical binning.......................... 139 Horizontal binning ........................ 140 2 × full binning, 4 × full binning, 8 × full binning................. 141 Sub-sampling (monochrome and color models)................ 142 What is sub-sampling? ........................ 142 Which models have sub-sampling? .................... 142 Description of sub-sampling...................... 142 Binning and sub-sampling access..................... 149 Quick parameter change timing modes................... 152 Why new timing modes?...................... 152 Standard Parameter Update Timing.................. 153 New: Quick Format Change Mode (QFCM) ................ 153 How to transfer parameters to the camera................ 154 Encapsulated Update (begin/end).................. 154 Parameter-List Update...................... 155 Standard Update (IIDC) ...................... 156 Packed 12-Bit Mode ......................... 157 High SNR mode (High Signal Noise Ratio) .................. 157...
Page 6 Contents Serial interface.......................... 168 Controlling image capture ......................173 Trigger modes ........................... 173 Bulk Trigger (Trigger_Mode_15).................... 174 Trigger delay .......................... 177 Trigger delay advanced register..................... 179 Debounce ............................ 180 Debounce time .......................... 181 Exposure time (shutter) and offset .................... 182 Exposure time offset ........................ 182 Minimum exposure time...................... 182 Extended shutter......................... 183 One-shot ............................ 184 One-shot command on the bus to start of exposure .............. 185 End of exposure to first packet on the bus................. 185 Multi-shot ............................ 186 ISO_Enable / free-run ........................ 187 Asynchronous broadcast ........................ 187 Jitter at start of exposure ......................... 188 Sequence mode .......................... 189 How is sequence mode implemented? .................. 190 Setup mode (new for 3.×) ...................... 191 Sequence step mode (new for 3.×) .................. 191 SeqMode description ...................... 192 Sequence repeat counter (new for 3.×) ................ 192 Manual stepping & reset (new for 3.×) ................. 192...
Page 7 Contents Pike F-210B ............................ 208 Pike F-421B, F-421C.......................... 210 Pike F-505B, F-505C.......................... 212 Pike F-1100B, F-1100C........................ 214 Pike F-1600B, F-1600C........................ 216 Area of interest (AOI)........................ 218 Autofunction AOI......................... 219 Frame rates............................ 221 Frame rates Format_7......................... 225 Pike F-032: AOI frame rates ...................... 226 Pike F-100: AOI frame rates ...................... 227 Pike F-145: AOI frame rates (no sub-sampling) ................ 228 Pike F-145: AOI frame rates (sub-sampling) ................ 229 Pike F-145-15fps: AOI frame rates (no sub-sampling).............. 230 Pike F-145-15fps: AOI frame rates (sub-sampling).............. 231 Pike F-210: AOI frame rates (no sub-sampling) ................ 232 Pike F-210: AOI frame rates (sub-sampling) ................ 233 Pike F-421: AOI frame rates ...................... 234 Pike F-505: AOI frame rates ...................... 235 AOI frame rates with max. BPP = 8192.................. 235 AOI frame rates with max. BPP = 11000................ 236 Pike F-1100: AOI frame rates ...................... 237 Pike F-1100: frame rate formula single-tap................ 237 AOI frame rates maxBPP=8192, single-tap, no sub-sampling.......... 237 AOI frame rates maxBPP=8192, single-tap, sub-sampling ............ 238 Pike F-1100: frame rate formula dual-tap ................ 239 AOI frame rates maxBPP=8192, dual-tap, no sub-sampling .......... 239 AOI frame rates maxBPP=8192, dual-tap, sub-sampling ............ 240 AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, single-tap, no sub-sampling.......... 241 AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, single-tap, sub-sampling.......... 242...
Page 8 Contents Test images for monochrome cameras .................. 254 Test images for color cameras .................... 255 YUV4:2:2 mode ........................ 256 Mono8 (raw data) ........................ 256 Configuration of the camera ......................257 Camera_Status_Register ........................ 257 Example ............................ 258 Sample program .......................... 260 Example FireGrab........................ 260 Example FireStack API ...................... 260 Configuration ROM........................... 261 Implemented registers ........................ 263 Camera initialize register...................... 263 Video format inquiry register...................... 264 Video mode inquiry register...................... 264 Video frame rate and base address inquiry register .............. 266 Basic function inquiry register .................... 274 Feature presence inquiry register.................... 275 Feature elements inquiry register.................... 277 Absolute value CSR offset address inquiry register .............. 280 Status and control register for feature .................. 280 Feature control error status register .................. 284 Video mode control and status registers for Format_7 ............. 284 Quadlet offset Format_7 Mode_0.................. 284 Quadlet offset Format_7 Mode_1.................. 284 Format_7 control and status register (CSR) ................ 284...
Page 9 Contents Autofunction AOI......................... 309 Color correction........................... 310 Trigger delay .......................... 311 Mirror image.......................... 311 AFE channel compensation (channel balance) ................ 312 Dual-tap offset adjustment ...................... 312 Soft reset ............................. 313 High SNR mode (High Signal Noise Ratio)................... 314 Maximum ISO packet size ...................... 314 Quick parameter change timing modes.................. 316 Standard Parameter Update Timing.................. 317 Quick Format Change Mode .................... 317 Automatic reset of the UpdActive flag .................. 318 Low-noise binning mode (only 2 × H-binning)................ 318 Software feature control (disable LEDs / switch single-tap and dual-tap)......... 318 Disable LEDs ........................... 319 Sensor digitization taps (Pike F-1100, F-1600 only) .............. 320 Parameter-List Update ........................ 320 Format_7 mode mapping...................... 321 Example .......................... 322 Secure image signature (SIS)....................... 322 Advanced register: SIS...................... 323 Advanced register: frame counter.................. 325 Advanced register: trigger counter.................. 325 Where to find time stamp, frame counter and trigger counter in the image ...... 326 Where to find all SIS values in the image ................ 326 Smear reduction (not Pike F-1100, F-1600)................ 327 Defect pixel correction ........................ 328 Reading or writing defect pixel correction data from/into the camera ....... 328...
Page 10: Contacting Allied Vision
Contacting Allied Vision Contacting Allied Vision Contacting Allied Vision Connect with Allied Vision colleagues by function www.alliedvision.com/en/contact Find an Allied Vision office or distributor www.alliedvision.com/en/about-us/where-we-are.html Email info@alliedvision.com (for commercial and general inquiries) support@alliedvision.com (for technical assistance with Allied Vision products) Sales offices Europe, Middle East, and Africa: +49 36428-677-230 UK, Ireland, Nordic countries: +44 207 1934408 France: +33 6 7383 9543 North and South America: +1 (877) USA-1394 Asia-Pacific: +65 6634-9027 China: +86 (21) 64861133 Headquarters Allied Vision Technologies GmbH Taschenweg 2a, 07646 Stadtroda, Germany Tel: +49 (36428) 677-0  Fax +49 (36428) 677-24 President/CEO: Frank Grube Registration Office: AG Jena HRB 208962 Tax ID: DE 184383113 Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 11: Introduction
Introduction Introduction Introduction This Pike Technical Manual describes in depth the technical specifications, dimensions, all camera features (IIDC standard and Allied Vision smart features) and their registers, trigger features, all video and color formats, bandwidth, and frame rate calculation. For information on hardware installation, safety warnings, and pin assignments on I/O connectors and 1394b connectors read the 1394 Installation Manual. Note Please read through this manual carefully. We assume that you have read already the 1394 Installation  Manual (see: http://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/ technical-documentation) and that you have installed the hardware and software on your PC or laptop (FireWire card, cables). Document history Version Date Remarks V2.0.0 2006-Jul-07 New Manual - RELEASE status PRE_V3.0.0 2006-Sep-22 Minor corrections Added Pike F-145 Pike F-210 AOI frame rates corrected: Chapter Pike F-210: AOI frame rates (no sub-sampling) on page 232 New advanced registers: Chapter Advanced features on page V3.0.1 2006-Sep-29 Minor corrections V3.1.0 2007-Feb-13 Changed camera status register (Table 157: Advanced register: Camera status on page 294) Added description for the following mode Output state follows PinState bit...
Page 12 Introduction Introduction Version Date Remarks V3.2.0 2007-Aug-22 Minor corrections Added CE in Chapter Conformity on page 33. Added Value field in Table 44: CSR: Shutter on page 112. Added Chapter Cross section: CS-Mount (Pike F-032B, F-032C) on page 70. Added detailed description of BRIGHTNESS (800h) in Table 150: Feature control register on page 281 Added detailed description of WHITE-BALANCE (80Ch) in Table 150: Feature control register on page 281 et seq. Added Appendix, Chapter on page 378. Added new frame rates in Chapter Specifications on page 44 Added new AOI frame rates and diagrams in Chapter Frame rates Format_7 on page 225 New minimum shutter speeds for each of the Pike cameras in Chapter Specifications on page 44 and the following Added new features of Pike update round: • SIS: see Chapter Secure image signature (SIS): definition and scenarios on page 197 • Sequence mode: see Chapter Sequence mode on page • Smear reduction see Chapter Smear reduction (not Pike F-1100, F-1600) on page 199 • 4 x / 8 x binning and sub-sampling modes see Chapter Binning (monochrome models only) on page 138 see Chapter Sub-sampling (monochrome and color models) on page 142 see Chapter Binning and sub-sampling access on page 149 • Quick mode for format changes...
Page 13 Introduction Introduction Version Date Remarks V4.0.0 2008-Jan-15 Added 15fps versions of Pike F-145 at Table 155: Camera type ID list on page 291 Added VERSION_INFO1_EX, VERSION_INFO3_EX and description at Table 154: Advanced register: Extended version information on page 290 Revised Chapter Secure image signature (SIS) on page 322 Added detailed description to register 0xF10000570 PARAMUPD_TIMING (how to switch on Quick Format Change Mode) see Chapter Quick parameter change timing modes on page 316 Added Chapter Pike F-505B, F-505C (fiber) on page 54. Added Chapter Pike F-505B, F-505C on page 212. Revised description of C-Mount adjustment in Chapter C-Mount adjustment on page 71. Moved Allied Vision Glossary from Appendix of Pike Technical Manual to Allied Vision Website. Revised Pike F-505B/C data. Corrected binning (only b/w cameras) and added Format_IDs in Figure 70: Mapping of possible Format_7 modes to F7M1 to F7M7 on page 151. Table 1: Document history Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 14 Introduction Introduction Version Date Remarks V4.1.0 2008-Aug-20 Added Pike F-505 to Chapter Index on page Index Revised formulas by adding some units in Chapter How does bandwidth affect the frame rate? on page 253 Corrected Table 175: Advanced register: Channel balance on page 312 Added Max IsoSize Bit [1] to register 0xF1000048 ADV_INQ_3 in Table 156: Advanced register: Advanced feature inquiry on page 292f. Added Chapter Maximum ISO packet size on page 314 (useful for Pike F-505 for higher frame rates) Corrected Figure 71: Former standard timing on page 152 Added photos of 1394b locking connectors and 1394a Molex clamp locking (aka Interlock) connectors in Chapter 1394a and 1394b cameras and compatibility on page 39. Added recommendation to use PCI-X (64 bit) or PCI Express adapter in Chapter Maximum ISO packet size on page 314. Corrected frame rate formula in Chapter High SNR mode (High Signal Noise Ratio) on page 157. Corrected binning order in Chapter 2 × full binning, 4 × full binning, 8 × full binning on page 141. Added block diagram of modern PC (X38 chipset by INTEL) in Figure 5: Block diagram of modern PC (X38 chipset by INTEL) on page 39 Revised FireWire hot-plug precautions and added screw-lock precautions in Chapter FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock precautions on page 44 Added images of FireWire locking cables in Figure 4: 1394a and 1394b cameras and compatibility on page 39 Added list of available FireWire screw lock cables in Table 4: 1394 locking cables on page 35 Corrected CAD drawing in Figure 26: Pike W90 S90 (2 x 1394b copper) on page 73 Changed provisions directive to 2004/108/EG in Chapter Conformity on page 33 Corrected diag. (16.3 mm) of KAI2093 in Table 11: Pike F-210B ...
Page 15 Introduction Introduction Version Date Remarks V4.1.0 2008-Aug-20 Restructuring of Pike Technical Manual: [continued] [continued] Added Chapter Contacting Allied Vision on page 12 Added Chapter Manual overview on page 25 Restructured Chapter Pike types and highlights to Chapter Pike cameras on page 30. Infos from Pike camera types table moved to Chapter Specifications on page 44 Safety instructions moved to Hardware Installation Guide, Chapter Safety instructions and Camera cleaning instructions Environmental conditions moved to Pike Instruction Leaflet Infos on CS-/C-Mounting moved to Hardware Installation Guide, Chapter Changing filters safety instructions Infos on System components and Environmental conditions moved to Pike Instruction Leaflet Infos on IR cut filter and Lenses moved to Chapter Filter and ...
Page 16 Introduction Introduction Version Date Remarks V4.1.0 2008-Aug-20 [continued: Restructuring of Pike Technical Manual:] [continued] [continued] Revised Chapter Configuration of the camera on page 257 Revised Chapter Firmware update on page 336 Added Chapter on page 378 Revised Chapter Index Corrected for all Pike cameras: 16 user-defined LUTs in Chapter Specifications on page 44ff. Added cross-reference from upload LUT to GPDATA_BUFFER in Chapter Loading an LUT into the camera on page 129. Added cross-reference from upload/download shading image to GPDATA_BUFFER in: Chapter Loading a shading image out of the camera on page Chapter Loading a shading image into the camera on page 126 Added Pike F-505 as it uses different BAYER pattern (first pixel of the sensor is RED) in Chapter Color interpolation (Bayer demosaicing) on page 162 Added detailed level values of I/Os in Chapter Camera I/O connector pin assignment on page 81. Added RoHS in Chapter Conformity on page 33 Added little endian vs. big endian byte order in Chapter GPDATA_BUFFER on page 334 Pike update firmware round: Gain references: see Chapter User adjustable gain references on page 335 Low-noise binning mode for 2 x horizontal binning: see Chapter Low-noise binning mode (only 2 × H-binning) on page 318 New photo of LED positions in Figure 26: Position of status LEDs on page 83 V4.2.0 2008-Sep-01 New default gain references for Pike F-505B/C in Table 202: Default gain references of Pike models on page 335 Table 1: Document history Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 17 Introduction Introduction Version Date Remarks V4.3.0 2009-Apr-23 Pike F-100B: new Quantum efficiency diagram in Figure 6: Pike F-100B, F-100C (ON Semiconductor KAI-1020) absolute QE on page 61 All advanced registers in 8-digit format beginning with 0xF1... in Chapter Advanced features on page 286ff. and in Table 184: Advanced register: Parameter-List Update: parameter list on page 320 Corrected Pike cameras with small (VGA size) and large filter in Chapter Cross section: C-Mount (VGA size filter) on page 69 and Chapter Cross section: C-Mount (large filter) on page 70 SEQUENCE_RESET register moved to SEQUENCE_STEP register (0xF1000228) in SEQUENCE_STEP on page 191 and in SEQUENCE_STEP on page 286. Revised Chapter White balance on page 106ff. New sensor for Pike F-421B/C in Table 3: Pike models, resolution, and frame rates on page 31 and in Table 12: Pike F- 421B, F-421C (fiber) model specifications on page 52. Calculated effective chip size for all sensors (with resolution of Format_7 Mode_0) in Chapter Specifications on page 44ff. Pike F-210B/C shows no speed increase using sub-sampling: see Chapter Pike F-210: AOI frame rates (sub-sampling) on page 233 Table 1: Document history Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 18 Introduction Introduction Version Date Remarks V4.4.0 2009-Sep-28 Added notice to description of non-volatile storage of shading image in Note on page 124. Corrected drawing in Figure 116: Delayed integration timing on page 306 Corrected Format_7 Mode_5 (640 x 240) in Table 85: Video Format_7 default modes Pike F-032B, Pike F-032C on page 202. Added Raw12 to Pike F-032C and corrected some frame rates in Table 85: Video Format_7 default modes Pike F-032B, Pike F- 032C on page 202f. New dual-tap offset adjustment for Pike F-032/210/421/505: • See 0xF1000430 on page 288 • See Table 176: Advanced register: Dual-tap offset adjustment on page 312 • See Chapter Dual-tap offset adjustment with SmartView (1.10 or greater) on page 104 • Revised Chapter Conformity on page 33. New Pike front flange: • Title page: new photo and Figure 18: Back focus adjustment on page 71: new Pike drawing • New CAD drawings: – Chapter Camera dimensions on page 65ff. –...
Page 19 Introduction Introduction Version Date Remarks V4.4.0 2009-Sep-28 • All Pike models: added input debounce feature: – Advanced register summary 0xF1000840 on page 289 [continued] [continued] 0xF1000850 – Advanced register summary on page 289 – Advanced register summary 0xF1000860 on page 289 0xF1000870 – Advanced register summary on page 289 –...
Page 20 Introduction Introduction Version Date Remarks V5.0.0 2010-May-07 [continued] [continued] [continued] New Pike F-1100 and Pike F-1600 models: • Chapter F-Mount on page 72ff. • Chapter M42-Mount on page 80ff. • Chapter M58-Mount on page 84ff. • Chapter Exposure time offset on page 182 • Chapter Minimum exposure time on page 182 • Figure 81: Data flow and timing after end of exposure on page 186 • Table 79: Jitter at exposure start (no binning, no sub- sampling) on page 188 • Table 202: Default gain references of Pike models on page • Chapter Software feature control (disable LEDs / switch single-tap and dual-tap) on page 318 • Chapter Pike F-1100B, F-1100C on page 214 • Chapter Pike F-1600B, F-1600C on page 216 • Chapter Pike F-1100: AOI frame rates on page 237ff. • Chapter Pike F-1600: AOI frame rates on page 245ff. New Pike front flange: •...
Page 21 Introduction Introduction Version Date Remarks V5.0.0 2010-May-07 New links to the new Allied Vision website: [continued] [continued] • Chapter Contacting Allied Vision on page 12 New measured sensitivity curves: • Chapter Absolute QE on page 60ff. Added new CAD drawings for W90S90 and W270S90: • Chapter W90 S90 housing dimensions on page 72 • Chapter Pike W270 S90 (2 x 1394b copper) on page 77 • Chapter Pike W90 S90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) on page 74 • Chapter Pike W270 S90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) on page 78 Added more information on operating system support (Windows XP SP3, Vista SP2, Windows 7): • Chapter Operating system support on page 46 Changed sensitivity curves for Pike F-421B/C from Kodak KAI 4021 to Kodak KAI 4022: • Figure 9: Pike F-421B, F-421C (ON Semiconductor KAI- 04022) absolute QE on page 62 • Figure 14: Spectral sensitivity of Pike F-421C on page 68 V5.0.1 2010-Jun-08 Minor corrections •...
Page 22 Introduction Introduction Version Date Remarks V5.0.1 2010-Jun-08 Changed and new CAD drawings for Pike F-1100/1600: [continued] [continued] • Changed CAD drawings with corrected mount dimensions: see Figure 22: F-Mount cross section (Pike F-1100 and Pike F-1600) on page 75, Figure 48: Pike M42-Mount dimensions (optional for Pike F-1100 and Pike F-1600) on page 96 and Figure 32: M58-Mount cross section (Pike F- 1100 and Pike F-1600) on page 87. • Added CAD drawings for Pike F-1100/1600 GOF versions incl. W270 models: Chapter Camera dimensions on page 65ff. V5.0.2 2010-Aug-09 Changed sensitivity curve: • For Pike F-032B: due to new KODAK sensor data sheet for KAI-0340, the new sensitivity curve was added, see Figure 5: Pike F-032B, F-032C (ON Semiconductor KAI-0340) absolute QE on page 60. Changed trigger diagram: • Added trigger delay and connection between trigger delay and Busy signal, see Figure 30: Output impulse diagram on page 92 New file format: • Converted FrameMaker files from FM7 to FM9 Improved description of HSNR mode: • Added info that for 8-bit video modes, the internal HSNR calculations are done with 14 bit: Chapter High SNR mode ...
Page 23 Introduction Introduction Version Date Remarks V5.1.0 2011-May-03 Added new features: Defect pixel correction • Chapter Defect pixel correction (Pike F-1100, F-1600 only) on page 131 • Advanced feature registers: see Chapter Defect pixel correction on page 328 • Advanced registers summary: see DEFECT_PIXEL_CORRECTION_CTRL on page 288 Pike F-505C • Added Pike F-505C in Figure 43: Mirror and Bayer order on page 120 Added new address: • Added Singapore address in Chapter Contacting Allied Vision on page 12 Revised chapters: • Revised Chapter Description of video data formats on page V5.1.1 2012-Feb-27 VC50 variants have also the following conformities: • REACH • China RoHS See Chapter Conformity on page 33. Smaller corrections: • Pike F-1100/1600 don‘t have smear reduction: –...
Page 24 Introduction Introduction Version Date Remarks V5.1.2 2012-Aug-13 Changed IR cut filter to (type Jenofilt 217): see Figure 23: Approximate spectral transmission of IR cut filter [continued] [continued] (may vary slightly by filter lot) (type Jenofilt 217) on page 76 Pike trigger input voltage (GPIn1 and GPIn2) changed from 2 V to 3 V at min. input current of 5 mA, see Chapter Camera I/O connector pin assignment on page 81. V5.1.3 2012-Nov-19 Corrected register offset of LOW_NOISE_BINNING (0xF10005B0 instead of 0xF1000580), see: • Table 153: Advanced registers summary on page 286 • Table 182: Advanced register: Low-noise binning mode on page 318 • Chapter Index V5.2.0 2015-Mar-09 Updated data: • Corrected hyperlinks to targets on the Allied Vision website • Removed outdated information in Chapter Requirements for PC and IEEE1394b on page 40 • Added hyperlink to FireWire accessories on the Allied Vision website in Chapter Requirements for PC and IEEE1394b on page 40 •...
Page 25: Manual Overview
Introduction Introduction Version Date Remarks V5.2.1 2017-Feb-10 Corrected maximum framerate for Pike F-505 Added a note about Hirose I/O connectors in Camera I/O connector pin assignment. Updated the absolute QE plots for Pike models with ON Semiconductor CCD sensors to reflect the changes in the Gen 2 CFA material change made by ON Semiconductor. Updated the absolute QE plots for Pike models with Sony Semiconductor CCD sensors and added spectral response plots. Removed the Pike F-210C. For more information, refer to the Product Change Notification on the Allied Vision website. Various minor corrections V5.2.2 2017-Apr-07 Added a note about Hirose I/O connectors in Chapter Camera I/ O connector pin assignment on page 81 Updated note about accuracy of measurements for quantum efficiency. V5.2.3 2018-Jan-05 Removed housing options with angled heads. Removed lens mount options for M39-, K-, M42-, M58-, and  CS-Mount. Removed information on optional accessories. Applied minor changes. Table 1: Document history Manual overview This manual overview describes each chapter of this manual shortly. • Chapter Contacting Allied Vision on page 10 lists Allied Vision contact data for both: –...
Page 26 Introduction Introduction how to install hardware (1394 Installation Manual), available Allied Vision software (incl. documentation) and where to get it. • Chapter Pike cameras on page 30 gives you a short introduction to the Pike cameras with their FireWire technology. Links are provided to data sheets and brochures on Allied Vision website. • Chapter Compliance and intended use on page 32 gives you information about conformity and intended use of Allied Vision cameras. • Chapter FireWire on page 34 describes the FireWire standard in detail, explains the compatibility between 1394a and 1394b and explains bandwidth details (incl. Pike examples). – Read and follow the FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock precautions in Chapter FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock precautions on page 44. – Read Chapter Operating system support on page 46. • Chapter Filter and lenses on page 76 describes the IR cut filter and suitable camera lenses. • Chapter Specifications on page 44 lists camera details and spectral sensitivity diagrams for each camera type. • Chapter Camera dimensions on page 65 provides CAD drawings of standard housing (copper and GOF) models, tripod adapter, and a cross sections of C-Mount. • Chapter Camera interfaces on page 80 describes in detail the inputs/ outputs of the cameras (incl. Trigger features). For a general description of the interfaces (FireWire and I/O connector) see 1394 Installation Manual. • Chapter Description of the data path on page 132 describes in detail IIDC conform as well as Allied Vision-specific camera features. • Chapter Controlling image capture on page 173 describes trigger modes, exposure time, one-shot/multi-shot/ISO_Enable features. Additionally ...
Page 27: Conventions Used In This Manual
Introduction Introduction Conventions used in this manual To give this manual an easily understood layout and to emphasize important information, the following typographical styles and symbols are used: Styles Style Function Example Bold Programs, inputs or highlighting bold important things Courier Code listings etc. Input Upper case Register REGISTER Italics Modes, fields Mode Parentheses and/or blue Links (Link) Table 2: Styles Symbols Note This symbol highlights important information.  Caution This symbol highlights important instructions. You have to follow these instructions to avoid malfunctions.  This symbol highlights URLs for further information. The URL ...
Page 28: More Information
Introduction Introduction More information For more information on hardware and software read the following: • 1394 Installation Manual describes the hardware installation procedures for all 1394 cameras (Marlin, Guppy, Pike, Stingray). Additionally, you get safety instructions and information about camera interfaces (IEEE1394a/b copper and GOF, I/O connectors, input and output). You find the 1394 Installation Manual here: http://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical-  documentation All software packages (including documentation and release notes) provided by Allied Vision can be downloaded at:  http://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/software- downloads Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 29: Before Operation
Introduction Introduction Before operation We place the highest demands for quality on our cameras. Target group This Technical Manual is the guide to detailed technical information of the camera and is written for experts. Getting started For a quick guide how to get started read 1394 Installation Manual first. Note Please read through this manual carefully before operating the camera.  For information on Allied Vision accessories and software read 1394 Installation Manual. Caution Before operating any Allied Vision camera read safety instructions and ESD warnings in 1394 Installation Manual.  Note To demonstrate the properties of the camera, all examples in this manual are based on the FirePackage OHCI API software  and the SmartView application. Note The camera also works with all IIDC (formerly DCAM) compatible IEEE 1394 programs and image processing  libraries. All naming in this document relates to FirePackage, not to GenICam. For downloads see: Software (Vimba and all other software):   http://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/software- downloads Firmware: http://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/ firmware Technical documentation (overview page):...
Page 30: Pike Cameras
Pike cameras Pike cameras Pike cameras Pike The Pike is a fast IEEE1394b camera for demanding applications. Numerous pre-processing functions produce an outstanding image quality. Pike cameras can be operated with very high frame rates and offer more real-time functions than specified in the IIDC standards. They can even emulate traditional frame grabber functions. IEEE1394b IEEE1394b provides a plug & play interface standard with high-speed, deterministic data transmission. The camera communication protocol is standardized and can easily be integrated into your application GOF Pike cameras are available both with two copper ports (for daisy-chaining) and with copper/GOF (glass optical fiber) ports. Advantages of GOF: • 800 Mbit/s over 400 meters and more • No additional repeaters required • Transmission of light instead of electricity: No ground problems and no interference with electromagnetic fields. Image applications Allied Vision can provide users with a range of products that meet almost all the requirements of a very wide range of image applications. FireWire The industry standard IEEE1394 (FireWire or i.Link) facilitates the simplest computer compatibility and bidirectional data transfer using the plug & play process. Further development of the IEEE1394 standard has already made 800 Mbit/second possible. Investment in this standard is therefore secure for the future; each further development takes into account compatibility with the preceding standard, and vice versa, meaning that IEEE1394b is reverse- compatible with IEEE1394a. Your applications will grow as technical progress advances. Note All naming in this document relates to FirePackage, not to ...
Page 31 Pike cameras Pike cameras For further information on the highlights of Pike types, the Pike family and the whole range of Allied Vision FireWire cameras  read the data sheets and brochures on the website of Allied Vision: https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical- documentation/pike-documentation Model Sensor Picture size (max.) Frame rates at Format_7 Mode_0 full resolution Pike F-032B, F-032C ON Semiconductor KAI-0340 640 (H) × 480 (V) Up to 208 fps CCD, progressive scan Pike F-032B, F-032C fiber Type 1/3 Pike F-100B, F-100C ON Semiconductor KAI-1020 1000 (H) × 1000 (V) Up to 60 fps CCD, progressive scan Pike F-100B, F-100C fiber Type 2/3 Pike F-145B, F-145C Sony Semiconductor ICX285 1388 (H) × 1038 (V) Up to 30 fps CCD, progressive scan...
Page 32: Compliance And Intended Use
Compliance and intended use Compliance and intended use Compliance and intended use Compliance notifications For customers in Europe: Allied Vision has demonstrated the fulfillment of the requirements relating to the Pike camera family: • Directive 2014/30/EU (Electromagnetic compatibility) • Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS) For customers in the USA Class B digital device Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruc- tions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television recep- tion, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. •...
Page 33: Camera Applications And Intended Use
Compliance and intended use Compliance and intended use Camera applications and intended use General use • The user is responsible for operating the camera within the specifications that are defined in this document, and within appropriate environmental conditions and technical prerequisites, to ensure trouble-free camera operation.
Page 34: Firewire
FireWire FireWire FireWire Overview FireWire provides one of the most comprehensive, high-performance, and cost-effective solutions platforms. FireWire offers very impressive throughput at very affordable prices. Definition FireWire (also known as i.Link or IEEE1394) is a personal computer and digital video serial bus interface standard, offering high-speed communications and isochronous real-time data services. FireWire has low implementation costs and a simplified and adaptable cabling system. Figure 1: FireWire Logo IEEE1394 standards FireWire was developed by Apple in the late 1990s, after work defining a slower version of the interface by the IEEE1394 working committee in the 1980s. Apple's development was completed in 1995. It is defined in IEEE standard 1394, which is currently a composite of three documents: • Original IEEE Std. 1394-1995 • IEEE Std. 1394a-2000 amendment • IEEE Std. 1394b-2002 amendment FireWire is used to connect digital cameras, especially in industrial systems for machine vision. Note All naming in this document relates to FirePackage, not to GenICam.  Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 35: Why Use Firewire
FireWire FireWire Why use FireWire? Digital cameras with on-board FireWire (IEEE1394a or IEEE1394b) communications conforming to the IIDC standard (V1.3 or V1.31) have created cost-effective and powerful solutions options being used for thousands of different applications around the world. FireWire is currently the premier robust digital interface for industrial applications for many reasons, including: • Guaranteed bandwidth features to ensure fail-safe communications • Interoperability with multiple different camera types and vendors • Diverse camera powering options, including single-cable solutions up to 45 W • Effective multiple-camera solutions • Large variety of FireWire accessories for industrial applications • Availability of repeaters and optical fiber cabling • Forward and backward compatibility blending IEEE1394a and IEEE1394b • Both real-time (isochronous) and demand-driven asynchronous data transmission capabilities FireWire in detail Serial bus FireWire is a very effective way to utilize a low-cost serial bus, through a standardized communications protocol, that establishes packetized data transfer between two or more devices. FireWire offers real-time isochronous bandwidth for image transfer with guaranteed low latency. It also offers asynchronous data transfer for controlling camera parameters on the fly, such as gain and shutter. As illustrated in the diagram below, these two modes can co-exist by using priority time slots for video data transfer and the remaining time slots for control data transfer.
Page 36: Firewire Connection Capabilities
FireWire FireWire Whereas IEEE1394a works in half duplex transmission, IEEE1394b does full duplex transmission. IEEE1394b optimizes the usage of the bandwidth, as it does not need gaps between the signals like IEEE1394a. This is due to parallel arbitration, handled by the bus owner supervisor selector (BOSS). For details see the following diagram: Cycle Sync: 1394b Parallel arbitration, handled by BOSS, can eliminate gaps Figure 3: IEEE1394b data transmission Additional devices may be added up to the overall capacity of the bus, but throughput at guaranteed minimum service levels is maintained for all devices with an acknowledged claim on the bus. This deterministic feature is a huge advantage for many industrial applications where robust performance is required. This applies with applications that do not allow dropping images within a specific time interval. FireWire connection capabilities FireWire can connect together up to 63 peripherals in an acyclic network structure (hubs). It allows peer-to-peer device communication between digital cameras, without using system memory or the CPU. A FireWire camera can directly, via direct memory access (DMA), write into or read from the memory of the computer with almost no CPU load. FireWire also supports multiple hosts per bus. FireWire requires only a cable with the correct number of pins on either end (normally 6 or 9). Note How to extend the size of an isochronous packet up to 11.000 byte at S800:  • see register 0xF1000048, ADV_INQ_3, Max IsoSize [1] in Table 156: Advanced register: Advanced feature inquiry • see Maximum ISO packet size Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 37: Capabilities Of Ieee1394A (Firewire 400)
FireWire FireWire Caution While supplying such an amount of bus power is clearly a beneficial feature, it is very important not to exceed the inrush  current of 18 mJoule in 3 ms. Higher inrush current may damage the PHY chip of the camera and/or the PHY chip in your PC. Capabilities of IEEE1394a (FireWire 400) FireWire 400 (S400) is able to transfer data between devices at 100, 200, or 400 MBit/s data rates. The IEEE1394a capabilities in detail: • 400 Mbit/s • Hot-pluggable devices • Peer-to-peer communications • Direct Memory Access (DMA) to host memory • Guaranteed bandwidth • Multiple devices (up to 45 W) powered via FireWire bus IIDC V1.3 camera control standards IIDC V1.3 released a set of camera control standards via IEEE1394a, which established a common communications protocol on which most current FireWire cameras are based. In addition to common standards shared across manufacturers, Allied Vision offers Format_7 mode that provides special features (smart features), such as: • Higher resolutions •...
Page 38: Iidc V1.31 Camera Control Standards
FireWire FireWire IIDC V1.31 camera control standards Along with IEEE1394b, the IIDC V1.31 standard arrived in January 2004, evolving the industry standards for digital imaging communications to include I/O and RS232 handling, and adding further formats. The increased bandwidths enable transmitting high-resolution images to the PC’s memory at high frame rates. Compatibility between IEEE1394a and IEEE1394b 1394b port 1394b camera 1394a camera 1394a port IEEE1394a camera connected to IEEE1394b bus IEEE1394b camera connected to IEEE1394a bus The cable explains dual compatibility: This cable The cable explains dual compatibility: In this case, serves to connect an IEEE1394a camera with its six- the cable connects an IEEE1394b camera with its pin connector to a bilingual port (a port which can nine-pin connector to a IEEE1394a port. talk in a- or b-language) of a IEEE1394b bus. In this case, the b-camera communicates in In this case, the b-bus communicates in a-language with the camera achieving a-language and a-speed with the camera achieving a-performance a-performance Figure 4: IEEE1394a and IEEE1394b cameras and compatibility Compatibility example It is possible to run a IEEE1394a and a IEEE1394b camera on the 1394b bus.
Page 39: Image Transfer Via Ieee1394A And Ieee1394B
FireWire FireWire Image transfer via IEEE1394a and IEEE1394b Technical detail IEEE1394a IEEE1394b Transmission mode Half duplex (both pairs needed) Full duplex (one pair needed) 400 Mbit/s data rate 1 Gbit/s signaling rate, 800 Mbit/s data rate aka: a-mode, data/strobe (D/S) 10b/8b coding (Ethernet), aka: b- mode, legacy mode mode (beta mode) Devices Up to 63 devices per network Number of cameras Up to 16 cameras per network Number of DMAs 4 to 8 DMAs (parallel) cameras / bus Real-time capability Image has real-time priority Available bandwidth acc. IIDC 4096 bytes per cycle 8192 bytes per cycle (per cycle 125 µs) ~ 1000 quadlets @ 400 Mbit/s ~ 2000 quadlets @ 800 Mbit/s (@1 GHz clock rate) For more information, see Frame rates. Max. image bandwidth 31.25 MByte/s 62.5 MByte/s Max. total bandwidth ~45 MByte/s...
Page 40: Requirements For Pc And Ieee1394B
FireWire FireWire Note Certain cameras may offer, depending on their settings in combination with the use of FirePackage higher packet sizes.  Consult your local distribution partner's support team, if you require additional information on this feature. Note How to extend the size of an isochronous packet up to 11.000 byte at S800:  • See register 0xF1000048, ADV_INQ_3, Max IsoSize [1] in Table 156: Advanced register: Advanced feature inquiry For further details read How does bandwidth affect the frame rate?. Requirements for PC and IEEE1394b Note For FireWire accessories see  https://www.alliedvision.com/en/contact  Caution As mentioned earlier, it is very important not to exceed an inrush energy of 18 mWs in 3 ms. (This means that a device,  when powered via 12 V bus power, must never draw more than 1.5 A, especially in the first 3 ms.) Higher inrush current may damage the physical interface chip of the camera and/or the PHY chip in your PC. For a single Stingray camera inrush current may not be a problem. But daisy chaining multiple cameras or supplying bus power via (optional) Hirose power out to circuitry with unknown inrush currents needs careful design considerations. Example1: IEEE1394b bandwidth of Pike cameras Pike model Resolution Frame rate...
Page 41: Example 2: More Than One Pike Camera At Full Speed
FireWire FireWire Pike model Resolution Frame rate Bandwidth Pike F-1100B, F-1100C 10.7 megapixel 2.6 fps (single-tap) 26.6 MByte/s 4.9 fps (dual-tap) 50.0 MByte/s Pike F-1600B, F-1600C 15.8 megapixel 1.7 fps (single-tap) 25.7 MByte/s 3.1 fps (dual-tap) 46.8 MByte/s Table 5: Pike model bandwidth (continued) Note All data are calculated using Raw8 / Mono8 color mode. Higher bit depths or color modes will double or triple bandwidth  requirements. Example 2: More than one Pike camera at full speed Due to the fact that one Pike camera can, depending on its settings, saturate a ...
Page 42: Firewire Hot-Plug And Screw-Lock Precautions
FireWire FireWire FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock precautions Caution Hot-plug precautions • Although FireWire devices can theoretically be hot-  plugged without powering down equipment. Allied Vision strongly recommends turning off the computer power, before connecting a digital camera to it. • Static electricity or slight plug misalignment during insertion may short-circuit and damage components. • The physical ports may be damaged by excessive electrostatic discharge (ESD), when connected under powered conditions. It is good practice to ensure proper grounding of computer case and camera case to the same ground potential, before plugging the camera cable into the port of the computer. This ensures that no excessive difference of electrical potential exists between computer and camera. • As mentioned earlier, it is very important not to exceed the inrush energy of 18 mWs in 3 ms. (This means that a device, when powered via 12 V bus power, must never draw more than 1.5 A, especially in the first 3 ms.) • Higher inrush current may damage the physical interface chip of the camera and/or the PHY chip in your PC. For a single Stingray camera inrush current may not be a problem. But daisy chaining multiple cameras or supplying bus power via (optional) Hirose power out to circuitry with unknown inrush currents needs careful design considerations. Screw-lock precautions •...
Page 43: Operating System Support
FireWire FireWire Operating system support Operating system IEEE1394a IEEE1394b Linux Full support Full support Apple Mac OS Full support Full support Microsoft Windows XP Full support With SP3 the default speed for IEEE1394b is S100 (100 Mbit/s). A download and registry modification is available from Microsoft to restore performance to either S400 or S800. Note: The Windows IEEE1394 driver only  supports IEEE1394a. For IEEE1394b use either the FirePackage or install the driver provided with the IEEE1394 Bus Driver Package. (Both drivers replace the Microsoft OHCI IEEE1394 driver, but the second is 100% compliant to the driver of Microsoft. This way, applications using the MS1394 driver will continue to work.) Microsoft Windows Vista Full support Windows Vista including SP1/SP2 supports IEEE1394b only with S400. Note: The Windows IEEE1394 driver only  supports IEEE1394a. For IEEE1394b use either the FirePackage or install the driver provided with the IEEE1394 Bus Driver Package. (Both drivers replace the Microsoft OHCI IEEE1394 driver, but the second is 100% compliant to the driver of ...
Page 44: Specifications
ON Semiconductor KAI-0340 with HAD microlens CCD, progressive scan Type 1/3 (5.92 mm diagonal) Effective chip size 4.7 mm × 3.6 mm Cell size 7.4 µm × 7.4 µm Picture size (max.) 640 × 480 pixels (Format_7 Mode_0) Lens mount Adjustable C-Mount: 17.526 mm (in air); Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi) mechanical flange back to filter distance: 12.5 mm (see Figure 16: C-Mount cross section (VGA size filter) on page 69) 14-bit Color modes Pike F-032C: Raw8, Raw12, Raw16, Mono8, YUV422, YUV411, RGB8 Frame rates 1.875 fps; 3.75 fps; 7.5 fps; 15 fps; 30 fps; 60 fps; 120 fps up to 208 fps in Format_7 (Mono8) Gain control Manual: 0 to 22 dB (0.0353 dB/step); auto gain (select. AOI) Shutter speed 18 µs to 67,108,864 µs (~67s); auto shutter (select. AOI) External trigger shutter Programmable, trigger level control, single trigger, bulk trigger, programmable trigger delay Image buffer Up to 105 frames Look-up tables 16 user-defined (14-bit  14-bit); gamma (0.45 and 0.7) Table 8: Pike F-032B, F-032C (fiber) model specification Pike Technical Manual V5.2.1...
Page 45 Two configurable inputs, four configurable outputs RS232 port (serial port, IIDC V1.31) Transfer rate 100 Mbit/s, 200 Mbit/s, 400 Mbit/s, 800 Mbit/s Digital interface IEEE1394b (IIDC V1.31), 2 × copper connectors (bilingual) (daisy chain) Fiber: IEEE1394b, 2 connectors: 1 × copper (bilingual), 1 × GOF connector (2 × optical fiber on LCLC), (daisy chain) Power requirements DC 8 V to 36 V via IEEE1394 cable or 12-pin Hirose Power consumption Typical 5 W @ 12 VDC Fiber: typical 5.75 W @ 12 VDC (@ full resolution and maximum frame rate) Dimensions (L × W × H) 96.8 × 44 × 44 mm Mass (typical) 250 g Operating temperature + 5 °C to + 50 °C housing temperature (without condensation) Storage temperature - 10 °C to + 70 °C ambient temperature (without condensation) Regulations CE: 2014/30/EU (EMC), 2011/65/EU (RoHS); FCC Class B Standard accessories Pike F-032B: protection glass Pike F-032C: IR cut filter Software packages https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/software-downloads Table 8: Pike F-032B, F-032C (fiber) model specification (continued) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.1...
Page 46: Pike F-100B, F-100C (Fiber)
Specifications Specifications Pike F-100B, F-100C (fiber) Feature Specification Image device ON Semiconductor KAI-1020 with HAD microlens CCD, progressive scan Type 2/3 (10.5 mm diagonal) Effective chip size 7.4 mm × 7.4 mm Cell size 7.4 µm × 7.4 µm Picture size (max.) 1000 × 1000 pixels (Format_7 Mode_0) Lens mount Adjustable C-Mount: 17.526 mm (in air); Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi) mechanical flange back to filter distance: 12.5 mm (see Figure 17: C-Mount cross section (large filter) on page 70) 14-bit Color modes Pike F-100C: Raw8, Raw12, Raw16, Mono8, YUV422, YUV411, RGB8 Frame rates 1.875 fps; 3.75 fps; 7.5 fps; 15 fps; 30 fps; 60 fps up to 60 fps in Format_7 (Mono8) Gain control Manual: 0 to 22 dB (0.0353 dB/step); auto gain (select. AOI) Shutter speed 43 µs to 67,108,864 µs (~67s); auto shutter (select. AOI) External trigger shutter Programmable, trigger level control, single trigger, bulk trigger, programmable trigger delay Image buffer Up to 32 frames Look-up tables 16 user-defined (14-bit  14-bit); gamma (0.45 and 0.7) Smart functions Auto gain control (AGC), auto exposure control (AEC), real-time shading ...
Page 47 Specifications Specifications Feature Specification Operating temperature + 5 °C to + 50 °C housing temperature (without condensation) Storage temperature - 10 °C to + 70 °C ambient temperature (without condensation) Regulations CE: 2014/30/EU (EMC), 2011/65/EU (RoHS); FCC Class B Standard accessories Pike F-100B: protection glass Pike F-100C: IR cut filter Software packages https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/software-downloads Table 9: Pike F-100B, F-100C (fiber) model specifications (continued) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.1...
Page 48: Pike F-145B, F-145C (Fiber) (-15Fps*)
Specifications Specifications Pike F-145B, F-145C (fiber) (-15fps*) * Variant: F-145-15fps only This variant offers lower speed (only 15 fps), but better image quality. Feature Specification Image device Sony Semiconductor ICX285 with EXview HAD microlens CCD, progressive scan Type 2/3 (11.2 mm diagonal) Effective chip size 9.0 mm × 6.7 mm Cell size 6.45 µm × 6.45 µm Picture size (max.) 1388 × 1038 pixels (Format_7 Mode_0) Lens mount Adjustable C-Mount: 17.526 mm (in air); Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi) mechanical flange back to filter distance: 12.5 mm (see Figure 16: C-Mount cross section (VGA size filter) on page 69) 14-bit Color modes Pike F-145C: Raw8, Raw12, Raw16, Mono8, YUV422, YUV411, RGB8 Frame rates 1.875 fps; 3.75 fps; 7.5 fps; 15 fps; 30 fps (* Variant: F-145-15fps only up to 15 fps) up to 30 (16*) fps in Format_7 (Mono8/12 no sub-sampling) Gain control Manual: 0 to 32 dB (0.0358 dB/step); auto gain (select. AOI) Shutter speed 39 (71*) µs to 67,108,864 µs (~67s); auto shutter (select. AOI) External trigger shutter Programmable, trigger level control, single trigger, bulk trigger, programmable trigger delay Image buffer Up to 22 frames Look-up tables 16 user-defined (14-bit  14-bit); gamma (0.45 and 0.7)
Page 49 Specifications Specifications Feature Specification Power consumption Typical 5 W @ 12 VDC Fiber: typical 5.75 W @ 12 VDC Dimensions (L × W × H) 96.8 × 44 × 44 mm Mass (typical) 250 g Operating temperature + 5 °C to + 50 °C housing temperature (without condensation) Storage temperature - 10 °C to + 70 °C ambient temperature (without condensation) Regulations CE: 2014/30/EU (EMC), 2011/65/EU (RoHS); FCC Class B Standard accessories Pike F-145B: protection glass Pike F-145C: IR cut filter Software packages https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/software-downloads Table 10: Pike F-145B, F-145C (fiber) model specifications (continued) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.1...
Page 50: Pike F-210B (Fiber)
Specifications Specifications Pike F-210B (fiber) Feature Specification Image device ON Semiconductor KAI-2093 with HAD microlens CCD, progressive scan  Type 1 (16.3 mm diagonal) Effective chip size 14 mm × 8.0 mm Cell size 7.4 µm × 7.4 µm Picture size (max.) 1920 × 1080 pixels (Format_7 Mode_0) Lens mount Adjustable C-Mount: 17.526 mm (in air); Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi) mechanical flange back to filter distance: 12.5 mm (see Figure 17: C-Mount cross section (large filter) on page 70) 14-bit Monochrome modes Mono8, Mono12, Mono16 Frame rates 1.875 fps; 3.75 fps; 7.5 fps; 15 fps; 30 fps up to 31 fps in Format_7 (Mono8, no sub-sampling) Gain control Manual: 0 to 22 dB (0.0353 dB/step); auto gain (select. AOI) Shutter speed 43 µs to 67,108,864 µs (~67s); auto shutter (select. AOI) External Trigger Shutter Programmable, trigger level control, single trigger, bulk trigger, programmable trigger delay Image buffer Up to 15 frames Look-up tables 16 user-defined (14-bit  14-bit); gamma (0.45 and 0.7) Smart functions Auto gain control (AGC), auto exposure control (AEC), real-time shading correction, Look-up table (LUT), 64 MByte image memory, mirror, binning, ...
Page 51 Specifications Specifications Feature Specification Storage temperature - 10 °C to + 70 °C ambient temperature (without condensation) Regulations CE: 2014/30/EU (EMC), 2011/65/EU (RoHS); FCC Class B Standard accessories Pike F-210B: protection glass Software packages https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/software-downloads Table 11: Pike F-210B (fiber) model specifications (continued) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.1...
Page 52: Pike F-421B, F-421C (Fiber)
Specifications Specifications Pike F-421B, F-421C (fiber) Feature Specification Image device ON Semiconductor KAI-04022 with HAD microlens CCD, progressive scan Type 1.2 (21.4 mm diagonal) Effective chip size 15 mm × 15 mm Cell size 7.4 µm × 7.4 µm Picture size (max.) 2048 × 2048 pixels (Format_7 Mode_0) Lens mount Adjustable C-Mount: 17.526 mm (in air); Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi) mechanical flange back to filter distance: 12.5 mm (see Figure 17: C-Mount cross section (large filter) on page 70) 14-bit Color modes Pike F-421C: Raw8, Raw12, Raw16, Mono8, YUV422, YUV411, RGB8 Frame rates 1.875 fps; 3.75 fps; 7.5 fps; 15 fps; 30 fps up to 16 fps in Format_7 (Mono8) Gain control Manual: 0 to 22 dB (0.0353 dB/step); auto gain (select. AOI) Shutter speed 70 µs to 67,108,864 µs (~67s); auto shutter (select. AOI) External trigger shutter Programmable, trigger level control, single trigger, bulk trigger, programmable trigger delay Image buffer Up to 6 frames Look-up tables 16 user-defined (14-bit  14-bit); gamma (0.45 and 0.7) Smart functions Auto gain control (AGC), auto exposure control (AEC), real-time shading ...
Page 53 Specifications Specifications Feature Specification Operating temperature + 5 °C to + 50 °C housing temperature (without condensation) Storage temperature - 10 °C to + 70 °C ambient temperature (without condensation) Regulations CE: 2014/30/EU (EMC), 2011/65/EU (RoHS); FCC Class B Standard accessories Pike F-421B: protection glass Pike F-421C: IR cut filter Software packages https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/software-downloads Table 12: Pike F-421B, F-421C (fiber) model specifications (continued) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.1...
Page 54: Pike F-505B, F-505C (Fiber)
Specifications Specifications Pike F-505B, F-505C (fiber) Feature Specification Image device Sony Semiconductor ICX625 with Super HAD microlens CCD, progressive scan Type 2/3 (11.0 mm diagonal) Effective chip size 8.5 mm × 7.1 mm Cell size 3.45 µm × 3.45 µm Picture size (max.) 2452 × 2054 pixels (Format_7 Mode_0) Lens mount Adjustable C-Mount: 17.526 mm (in air); Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi) mechanical flange back to filter distance: 12.5 mm (see Figure 17: C-Mount cross section (large filter) on page 70) 14-bit Color modes Pike F-505C: Raw8, Raw12, Raw16, Mono8, YUV422, YUV411, RGB8 Frame rates 1.875 fps; 3.75 fps; 7.5 fps; 13 fps up to 14* fps in Format_7 (Mono8 no sub-sampling) * at 11000 bytes per packet Gain control Manual: 0 to 24 dB (0.0359 dB/step); auto gain (select. AOI) Shutter speed 27 µs to 67,108,864 µs (~67s); auto shutter (select. AOI) External trigger shutter Programmable, trigger level control, single trigger, bulk trigger, programmable trigger delay Image buffer Up to 5 frames Look-up tables 16 user-defined (14-bit  14-bit); gamma (0.45 and 0.7) Smart functions Auto gain control (AGC), auto exposure control (AEC), real-time shading ...
Page 55 Specifications Specifications Feature Specification Mass (typical) 250 g Operating temperature + 5 °C to + 50 °C housing temperature (without condensation) Storage temperature - 10 °C to + 70 °C ambient temperature (without condensation) Regulations CE: 2014/30/EU (EMC), 2011/65/EU (RoHS); FCC Class B Standard accessories Pike F-505B: protection glass Pike F-505C: IR cut filter Software packages https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/software-downloads Table 13: Pike F-505B, F-505C (fiber) model specifications (continued) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.1...
Page 56: Pike F-1100B, F-1100C (Fiber)
Specifications Specifications Pike F-1100B, F-1100C (fiber) Feature Specification Image device ON Semiconductor KAI-11002 with Super HAD microlens CCD, progressive scan Type 35 mm (43.3 mm diagonal) Effective chip size 37.25 mm × 25.7 mm Cell size 9.0 µm × 9.0 µm Picture size (max.) 4008 × 2672 pixels Lens mount Standard: F-Mount: 46.5 mm (in air) Maximum protrusion: 26 mm (see Figure 22: F-Mount cross section (Pike F-1100 and Pike F-1600) on page 75)) 14-bit Color modes Pike F-1100C: Raw8, Raw12, Raw16, Mono8, YUV422, YUV411, RGB8 Frame rates 1.875 fps; 3.75 fps up to 2.6* fps (single-tap) / up to 4.9* fps (dual-tap) in Format_7 (Mono8 no sub-sampling) * at 11000 bytes per packet User can switch between single-tap and dual-tap. Gain control Manual: 0 to 24 dB (0.0359 dB/step); auto gain (select. AOI) Shutter speed 129 µs to 67,108,864 µs (~67s); auto shutter (select. AOI) External trigger shutter Programmable, trigger level control, single trigger, bulk trigger, programmable trigger delay Image buffer Up to 5 frames Look-up tables 16 user-defined (14-bit  14-bit); gamma (0.45 and 0.7)
Page 57 Specifications Specifications Feature Specification Power consumption Typical single-tap: 5 W @ 12 VDC Fiber: typical 5.5 W @ 12 VDC Typical dual-tap: 5.5 W @ 12 VDC fiber: typical 6.0 W @ 12 VDC Dimensions (L × W × H) 142.8 × 59 × 59 mm Mass (typical) 380 g Operating temperature + 5 °C to + 50 °C housing temperature (without condensation) Storage temperature - 10 °C to + 70 °C ambient temperature (without condensation) Regulations CE: 2014/30/EU (EMC), 2011/65/EU (RoHS); FCC Class B Standard accessories Pike F-1100B: protection glass Pike F-1100C: IR cut filter Software packages https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/software-downloads Table 14: Pike F-1100B, F-1100C (fiber) model specifications (continued) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.1...
Page 58: Pike F-1600B, F-1600C (Fiber)
Specifications Specifications Pike F-1600B, F-1600C (fiber) Feature Specification Image device ON Semiconductor KAI-16000 with Super HAD microlens CCD, progressive scan Type 35 mm (43.3 mm diagonal) Effective chip size 36.1 mm × 24 mm Cell size 7.4 µm × 7.4 µm Picture size (max.) 4872 × 3248 pixels Lens mount Standard: F-Mount: 46.5 mm (in air) Maximum protrusion: 26 mm (see Figure 22: F-Mount cross section (Pike F-1100 and Pike F-1600) on page 75)) 14-bit Color modes Pike F-1600C: Raw8, Raw12, Raw16, Mono8, YUV422, YUV411, RGB8 Frame rates 1.875 fps; 3.75 fps; 7.5 fps; 15 fps up to 1.7* fps (single-tap) / up to 3.1* fps (dual-tap) in Format_7 (Mono8 no sub-sampling) * at 11000 bytes per packet User can switch between single-tap and dual-tap. Gain control Manual: 0 to 24 dB (0.0359 dB/step); auto gain (select. AOI) Shutter speed 636 µs to 67,108,864 µs (~67s); auto shutter (select. AOI) External trigger shutter Programmable, trigger level control, single trigger, bulk trigger, programmable trigger delay Image buffer Up to 5 frames Look-up tables 16 user-defined (14-bit  14-bit); gamma (0.45 and 0.7)
Page 59 Specifications Specifications Feature Specification Power consumption Typical single-tap: 6.25 W @ 12 VDC fiber: typical 6.75 W @ 12 VDC Typical dual-tap: 6.5 W @ 12 VDC fiber: typical 7.0 W @ 12 VDC Dimensions (L × W × H) 142.8 × 59 × 59 mm Mass (typical) 380 g Operating temperature + 5 °C to + 50 °C housing temperature (without condensation) Storage temperature - 10 °C to + 70 °C ambient temperature (without condensation) Regulations CE: 2014/30/EU (EMC), 2011/65/EU (RoHS); FCC Class B Standard accessories Pike F-1600B: protection glass Pike F-1600C: IR cut filter Software packages https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/software-downloads Table 15: Pike F-1600B, F-1600C (fiber) model specifications (continued) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.1...
Page 60: Absolute Qe
Note: Measured with AR coated cover glass. The uncertainty of measurement of the QE is +/ 10.25%. The values are typical and are subject to minor variations. 1000 1050 1100 Wavelength [nm] Figure 5: Pike F-032B, F-032C (ON Semiconductor KAI-0340) absolute QE Pike Technical Manual V5.2.1...
Page 61: Pike F-100B, F-100C
Specifications Specifications Pike F-100B, F-100C Blue QE Green QE Red QE Monochrome QE ON Semiconductor KAI 1020 absolute QE Note: Monochrome measured without cover glass. The uncertainty of measurement of the QE is +/ 10.25%. The values are typical and are subject to minor variations. 1000 Wavelength [nm] Figure 6: Pike F-100B, F-100C (ON Semiconductor KAI-1020) absolute QE...
Page 62: Pike F-210B
Specifications Specifications Pike F-210B Monochrome QE ON Semiconductor KAI 2093 absolute QE Note: Measured with AR coated cover glass. The uncertainty of measurement of the QE is +/ 10.25%. The values are typical and are subject to minor variations. 1000 Wavelength [nm] Figure 8: Pike F-210B (ON Semiconductor KAI-02093) absolute QE Pike F-421B, F-421C...
Page 63: Pike F-505B, F-505C
Specifications Specifications Pike F-505B, F-505C Red QE Green QE Blue QE Monochrome QE Red QE Green QE Blue QE Monochrome QE Sony ICX625 absolute QE All measurements were done without protection glass or IR cut filter. Sony ICX625 absolute QE With protection glass or filters, quantum efficiency (QE) decreases by approximately 10%.
Page 64: Pike F-1600B, F-1600C
Specifications Specifications Pike F-1600B, F-1600C Blue QE Green QE Red QE Monochrome QE ON Semiconductor KAI 16000 absolute QE Note: Measured with AR coated cover glass. The uncertainty of measurement of the QE is +/ 10.25%. The values are typical and are subject to minor variations. 1000 1050 1100...
Page 65: Camera Dimensions
Camera dimensions Camera dimensions Camera dimensions Note For information on sensor position accuracy: (sensor shift ×/y, optical back focal length z and sensor rotation  ) see Sensor position accuracy. Serial numbers for new front flange Camera model E-number Serial number Pike F-421B E0000882 ... from SN: 09/16-269066321 Pike F-505B E0001141 ... from SN: 09/16-269066246 Table 16: Starting serial numbers for new front flange Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 66: C-Mount
Camera dimensions Camera dimensions C-Mount Standard housing dimensions Interface: 2 × copper Note: different from GOF version see next page Body size: 96.8 × 44 × 44 mm (L × W × H) Mass: 250 g (without lens) Figure 13: Standard housing dimensions (C-Mount, 2 × copper) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 67: Interface: 1 × Gof, 1 × Copper
Camera dimensions Camera dimensions Interface: 1 × GOF, 1 × copper Note: different from 2 × copper version see previous page Body size: 96.8 × 44 × 44 mm (L × W × H) Mass: 250 g (without lens) Figure 14: Standard housing dimensions (C-Mount, 1 × GOF, 1 × copper) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 68: Tripod Adapter Dimensions
Camera dimensions Camera dimensions Tripod adapter dimensions This tripod adapter is designed for C-Mount standard housings. Figure 15: Tripod dimensions (C-Mount) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 69: Cross Section: C-Mount (Vga Size Filter)
Camera dimensions Camera dimensions Cross section: C-Mount (VGA size filter) Pike F-032, F-100, F-145, F-505 cameras are equipped with VGA size filter. Figure 16: C-Mount cross section (VGA size filter) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 70: Cross Section: C-Mount (Large Filter)
Camera dimensions Camera dimensions Cross section: C-Mount (large filter) Pike F-210, F-421 are equipped with a large filter. Figure 17: C-Mount cross section (large filter) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 71: C-Mount Adjustment
Camera dimensions Camera dimensions C-Mount adjustment Pike cameras allow the precise adjustment of the back focus of the C-Mount by means of a back focus ring which is threaded into the C-Mount and held by two screws: one on the top (middle) and one on the right side of the camera. The mechanical adjustment of the imaging device is important in order to achieve a perfect alignment with the focal point of the lens. Individual adjustment may be required: • if you cannot focus correctly at near or far distances or • if the back focal plane of your lens does not conform to the C-Mount back-focus specification or • if you have e.g. removed the IR cut filter. Loosen both screws on top and the right side of the camera Figure 18: Back focus adjustment Do the following: Looking in front of the lens loosen both screws on the top (middle) and the right side of the housing (locations as shown above by arrows) with an Allen key (1.3 × 50; order code: K 9020411). With the lens set to infinity or a known focus distance, set the camera to view an object located at infinity or the known distance. Rotate the C-Mount ring and lens forward or backwards on its thread until the object is in sharp focus. Be careful that the lens remains seated in the C-Mount. Once focus is achieved, tighten the two locking screws without applying excessive torque. Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 72: F-Mount
Camera dimensions Camera dimensions F-Mount Standard housing dimensions Interface: 2 × copper M3x3 (4x) * depending on filter 39.5 * 68.5 M3x3 (4x) 34.5 * F-Mount M4x4 (8x) 136.5 142.8 Figure 19: Standard housing (F-Mount, 2 × copper) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 73: Interface: 1 × Gof, 1 × Copper
Camera dimensions Camera dimensions Interface: 1 × GOF, 1 × copper M3x3 (3x) * depending on filter 39.5 * 68.5 M3x3 (2x) 34.5 * F-Mount M4x4 (8x) 136.5 142.8 Figure 20: Standard housing (F-Mount, 1 × GOF, 1 × copper) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 74: Tripod Adapter Dimensions
Camera dimensions Camera dimensions Tripod adapter dimensions This tripod adapter is designed for Pike F-Mount standard housings. 74.5 M6, 6 mm thread depth (2x) 68.5 54.5 UNC 1/4-20, 6 mm thread depth Tripod-Adapter 74.5 x 32 x 10 (L x W x H) Figure 21: Tripod dimensions (F-Mount) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 75: Cross Section
Camera dimensions Camera dimensions Cross section maximum protrusion: filter / protection glass Adjustment spacer 46.5 = F-Mount Figure 22: F-Mount cross section (Pike F-1100 and Pike F-1600) F-Mount adjustment for Pike F-1100 and Pike F-1600 Different from the other Pike cameras Pike: F-1100, F-1600 have built-in filter that cannot be removed. The dimensional adjustment cannot be done by the customer. All adjustments have to be done by the Allied Vision factory. If you need any adjustments, please contact Customer Care: For phone numbers and e-mail, see Contacting Allied Vision. Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 76: Filter And Lenses
Filter and lenses Filter and lenses Filter and lenses IR cut filter: spectral transmission The following illustration shows the spectral transmission of the IR cut filter. Figure 23: Approximate spectral transmission of IR cut filter (may vary slightly by filter lot) (type Jenofilt 217) Focal length Allied Vision offers different lenses from a variety of manufacturers. The following table lists selected image formats depending on camera type, distance and the focal length of the lens. Note All values listed in the following tables are theoretical and therefore only approximate values (focal length and field of  view).
Page 77: Pike F-032
Filter and lenses Filter and lenses Pike F-032 Field of view Focal length Distance = 0.5 m Distance = 1 m 4.8 mm 0.38 m × 0.5 m 0.75 m × 1 m 8 mm 0.22 m × 0.29 m 0.44 m × 0.58 m 12 mm 0.15 m × 0.19 m 0.29 m × 0.38 m 16 mm 11 cm × 15 cm 22 cm × 29 cm 25 mm 6.9 cm × 9.2 cm 14 cm × 18 cm 35 mm 4.8 cm × 6.4 cm 9.6 cm × 13 cm 50 mm 3.3 cm × 4.4 cm 6.6 cm × 8.8 cm Table 17: Pike F-032 focal length vs.
Page 78: Pike F-210
Filter and lenses Filter and lenses Pike F-210 Field of view Focal length Distance = 0.5 m Distance = 1 m 8 mm 0.6 m × 0.8 m 1.2 m × 1.6 m 12 mm 0.39 m × 0.52 m 0.78 m × 1.2 m 16 mm 0.29 m × 0.38 m 0.58 m × 0.76 m 25 mm 18 cm × 24 cm 36 cm × 49 cm 35 mm 13 cm × 17 cm 26 cm × 34 cm 50 mm 8.8 cm × 12 cm 18 cm × 23 cm Table 19: Pike F-210 focal length vs. field of view Note Lenses with focal lengths < 35 mm will very likely show ...
Page 79: Pike F-1100, F-1600
Filter and lenses Filter and lenses Pike F-1100, F-1600 Field of view Focal length Distance = 0.5 m Distance = 1 m 18 mm 64 cm × 96 cm 1.3 m × 2.0 m 21 mm 55 cm × 82cm 1.1 m × 1.7 m 25 mm 46 cm × 68 cm 0.94 m × 1.4 m 28 mm 41 cm × 61 cm 0.83 m × 1.3 m 35 mm 32 cm × 48 cm 66 cm × 99 cm 50 mm 22 cm × 32 cm 46 cm × 68 cm 90 mm 11 cm × 16 cm 24 cm × 36 cm Table 21: Pike F-1100, F-1600 focal length vs.
Page 80: Camera Interfaces
Camera interfaces Camera interfaces Camera interfaces This chapter gives you detailed information on status LEDs, inputs and outputs, trigger features and transmission of data packets. Note For a detailed description of the camera interfaces (FireWire, I/O connector), ordering numbers and operating instructions  see the 1394 Installation Manual, Chapter Camera interfaces. Read all notes and cautions in the 1394 Installation Manual, before using any interfaces. IEEE1394b port pin assignment The IEEE1394b connector is designed for industrial use and has the following pin assignment as per specification: Signal TPB- TPB+ TPA- TPA+ 6 7 8 TPA (Reference ground) VG (GND) N.C. VP (Power, VCC) TPB (Reference ground) Figure 24: IEEE1394b connector Note •...
Page 81: Camera I/O Connector Pin Assignment
Camera interfaces Camera interfaces Camera I/O connector pin assignment Camera side Hirose HR25-7TR-12PA(73) connector I/O cable  color code Signal Direction Level Description External GND GND for RS232 and ext. External Ground for RS232 and Blue power external power External Power +8 to +36 VDC Power supply Pink Camera Out 4 Open emitter Camera Output 4 (GPOut4) Default: - Camera In 1 *(high) = 3 V to U Camera Input 1 (GPIn1) Grey inVCC...
Page 82 Camera interfaces Camera interfaces Note 12-pin Hirose I/O cables The General Purpose I/O port uses a Hirose   HR25-7TR-12PA(73) connector on the camera side. The mating cable connector is: • Hirose HR25-7TP-12S(72) for soldering • Hirose HR25-7TP-12SC(72) for crimping Note GP = General Purpose For a detailed description of the I/O connector and its  operating instructions see the 1394 Installation Manual, Chapter Pike input description. Read all Notes and Cautions in the 1394 Installation Manual, before using the I/O connector. Note For cable color and pin out information, see the Allied Vision I/O cable data sheet:  https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical- documentation/accessories-data-sheets.html BLUE PINK GREY YELLOW GREEN BROWN WHITE BLACK...
Page 83: Status Leds
Camera interfaces Camera interfaces Status LEDs Status LEDs Yellow Green (Trg/S2) (Com/S1) Figure 26: Position of status LEDs On LED (green) The green power LED indicates that the camera is being supplied with sufficient voltage and is ready for operation. Status LED The following states are displayed via the LED: State Description Com/S1 (green) Asynchronous and isochronous data transmission active (indicated asynchronously to transmission via the IEEE1394 bus) Trg/S2 (yellow) LED on - waiting for external trigger LED off - triggered / internal sync Table 23: LED indication Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 84 Camera interfaces Camera interfaces Blink codes are used to signal warnings or error states: Warning DCAM MISC FPGA Stack Class S1 1 blink 2 blinks 3 blinks 4 blinks 5 blinks Error code S2 FPGA boot error 1 to 5 blinks Stack setup 1 blink Stack start 2 blinks No FLASH object 1 blink No DCAM object 1 blink Register mapping 3 blinks VMode_ERROR_STATUS 1 blink FORMAT_7_ERROR_1 2 blinks FORMAT_7_ERROR_2 3 blinks Table 24: Error codes...
Page 85: Control And Video Data Signals
Camera interfaces Camera interfaces Control and video data signals The inputs and outputs of the camera can be configured by software. The different modes are described below. Inputs Note For a general description of the inputs and warnings see the 1394 Installation Manual, Pike input description.  The optocoupler inverts all input signals. Inversion of the signal is controlled via the IO_INP_CTRL1..2 register (see Table 25: Advanced register: Input control on page 86). Polarity selectable via software Opto- Input signal Coupler Input Input state Figure 28: Input block diagram Triggers All inputs configured as triggers are linked by AND. If several inputs are being used as triggers, a high signal must be present on all inputs in order to generate a trigger signal. Each signal can be inverted. The camera must be set to external triggering to trigger image capture by the trigger signal.
Page 86: Io_Inp_Ctrl 1-2
Camera interfaces Camera interfaces Register Name Field Description 0xF1000300 IO_INP_CTRL1 Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1 to 6] Reserved Polarity 0: Signal not inverted 1: Signal inverted [8 to 10] Reserved InputMode [11 to 15] Mode See Table 26: Input routing on page 86 [16 to 30] Reserved PinState [31] RD: Current state of pin 0xF1000304 IO_INP_CTRL2 Same as IO_INP_CTRL1 Table 25: Advanced register: Input control IO_INP_CTRL 1-2 The Polarity flag determines whether the input is low active (0) or high active ...
Page 87: Trigger Delay
Camera interfaces Camera interfaces Note If you set more than 1 input to function as a trigger input, all trigger inputs are ANDed.  Trigger delay Pike cameras feature various ways to delay image capture based on external trigger. With IIDC V1.31 there is a standard CSR at Register F0F00534/834h to control a delay up to FFFh × time base value. The following table explains the inquiry register and the meaning of the various bits. Register Name Field Description 0xF0F00534 TRIGGER_DELAY_INQUIRY Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) Abs_Control_Inq [1] Capability of control with absolute value Reserved One_Push_Inq One-push auto mode (controlled automatically by the camera once) Readout_Inq Capability of reading out the value of this feature ON_OFF Capability of switching this feature ON and OFF Auto_Inq Auto mode (controlled ...
Page 88: Trigger Delay Advanced Register
Camera interfaces Camera interfaces Register Name Field Description 0xF0F00834 TRIGGER_DELAY Presence_Inq Presence of this feature: 0:N/A 1: Available Abs_Control Absolute value control O: Control with value in the value field 1: Control with value in the absolute value CSR. If this bit=1 the value in the value field has to be ignored. [2 to 5] Reserved ON_OFF Write ON or OFF this feature Read: Status of the feature ON=1 OFF=0 [7 to 19] Reserved Value [20 to 31] Value Table 28: Trigger Delay CSR The cameras also have an advanced register which allows even more precise image capture delay after receiving a hardware trigger. Trigger delay advanced register Register Name...
Page 89: Outputs
Camera interfaces Camera interfaces Note • Switching trigger delay to ON also switches external Trigger_Mode_0 to ON.  • This feature works with external Trigger_Mode_0 only. Outputs Note For a general description of the outputs and warnings see the 1394 Installation Manual, Chapter Pike output description.  Output features are configured by software. Any signal can be placed on any output. The main features of output signals are described below: Signal Description IntEna (Integration Enable) signal This signal displays the time in which exposure was made. By using a register this output can be delayed by up to 1.05 seconds. Fval (Frame valid) signal This feature signals readout from the sensor. This signal Fval follows IntEna. Busy signal This indicator appears when the exposure is being made; the sensor is being read from or data transmission is active. The camera is busy. Table 30: Output signals Output mode selectable Polarity via software selectable via software...
Page 90: Io_Outp_Ctrl 1-4
Camera interfaces Camera interfaces IO_OUTP_CTRL 1-4 The outputs (Output mode, Polarity) are controlled via 4 advanced feature registers (see Table 31: Advanced register: Output control on page 90). The Polarity field determines whether the output is inverted or not. The output mode can be viewed in the table below. The current status of the output can be queried and set via the PinState. It is possible to read back the status of an output pin regardless of the output mode. This allows for example the host computer to determine if the camera is busy by simply polling the BUSY output. Note Outputs in Direct Mode: For correct functionality the Polarity should always be set to 0  (SmartView: Trig/IO tab, Invert=No). Register Name Field Description 0xF1000320 IO_OUTP_CTRL1 Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) PWMCapable Indicates if an output pin supports the PWM feature. See Table 33: PWM configuration registers on page [2 to 6] Reserved Polarity 0: Signal not inverted 1: Signal inverted [8 to 10] Reserved Output mode [11 to 15] Mode See Table 32: Output routing ...
Page 91: Output Modes
Camera interfaces Camera interfaces Output modes Mode Default / description 0x00 0x01 Output state follows PinState bit Using this mode, the Polarity bit has to be set to 0 (not inverted). This is necessary for an error free display of the output status. 0x02 Integration enable Output 1 0x03 Reserved 0x04 Reserved 0x05 Reserved 0x06 FrameValid 0x07 Busy Output 2 0x08 Follow corresponding input (Inp1 Out1, Inp2  Out2) 0x09 PWM (=pulse-width modulation) 0x0A..0x0F Reserved 0x10..0x1F Reserved Table 32: Output routing PinState 0 switches off the output transistor and produces a low level over the ...
Page 92 Camera interfaces Camera interfaces External Trigger Input, falling edge Trigger_Mode_0 Delay set by register Trigger_Delay + offset Integration_Enable (IntEna) Delay set by register IntEna_Delay IntEna delayed Frame_Valid (Fval) Busy Figure 30: Output impulse diagram Note The signals can be inverted.  Caution Firing a new trigger while IntEna is still active can result in missing image.  Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 93: Pulse-Width Modulation
Camera interfaces Camera interfaces Note • Note that trigger delay in fact delays the image capture whereas the IntEna_Delay only delays the leading edge  of the IntEna output signal but does not delay the image capture. • As mentioned before, it is possible to set the outputs by software. Doing so, the achievable maximum frequency is strongly dependent on individual software capabilities. As a rule of thumb, the camera itself will limit the toggle frequency to not more than 700 Hz. Pulse-width modulation The 2 inputs and 4 outputs are independent. Each output has pulse-width modulation (PWM) capabilities, which can be used (with additional external electronics) for motorized speed control or autofocus control. Period (in µs) and pulse width (in µs) are adjustable via the following registers (see also examples in PWM: Examples in practice on page 94): Register Name Field Description 0xF1000800 IO_OUTP_PWM1 Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) Reserved [2 to 3] Reserved MinPeriod [4 to 19] Minimum PWM period in µs (read only) [20 to 27] Reserved [28 to 31] Reserved 0xF1000804 PulseWidth...
Page 94: Pwm: Minimum And Maximum Periods And Frequencies
Camera interfaces Camera interfaces Period PulseWidth Figure 31: PulseWidth and Period definition Note Note the following conditions: • PulseWidth  Period  • Period  MinPeriod PWM: minimum and maximum periods and frequencies In the following formulas you find the minimum/maximum periods and frequencies for the pulse-width modulation (PWM). period 3μs  frequency -------------------- - ------- 333.33kHz period 3μs frequency ---------------------- - 15.26Hz 6 –...
Page 95: Pixel Data
Camera interfaces Camera interfaces Example 1: Set PWM with 1kHz at 30% pulse width. RegPeriod ------------------------------------- - -------------------------- - 1000 6 – 6 – 10 s 10 s frequency 1kHz   RegPulseWidth RegPeriod 30% 1000 30% Formula 2: PWM example 1 Example 2: Set PWM with 250 Hz at 12% pulse width. RegPeriod ------------------------------------- - ------------------------------ 4000 6 –...
Page 96: Description Of Video Data Formats
Camera interfaces Camera interfaces Field Description data_length Number of bytes in the data field Tag field shall be set to zero channel Isochronous channel number, as programmed in the iso_channel field of the cam_sta_ctrl register tCode Transaction code shall be set to the isochronous data block packet tCode Synchronization value (sync bit) This is one single bit. It indicates the start of a new frame. It shall be set to 0001h on the first isochronous data block of a frame, and shall be set to zero on all other isochronous blocks Video data payload Shall contain the digital video information Table 35: Description of data block packet format • The video data for each pixel are output in either 8-bit or 14-bit format (Packed 12-Bit Mode: 12-bit format). • Each pixel has a range of 256 or 16384 (Packed 12-Bit Mode: 4096) shades of gray. • The digital value 0 is black and 255 or 16383 (Packed 12-Bit Mode: 4095) is white. In 16-bit mode the data output is MSB aligned. Description of video data formats The following tables provide a description of the video data format for the ...
Page 97 Camera interfaces Camera interfaces <YUV8 (4:2:2) format> (K+Pn-4) (K+Pn-4) (K+Pn-4) (K+Pn-3) (K+Pn-2) (K+Pn-2) (K+Pn-2) (K+Pn-1) Table 36: YUV8 (4:2:2) format: Source: IIDC V1.31 (continued) <YUV8 (4:1:1 format) Each component has 8-bit data. <YUV8 (4:1:1) format> (K+0) (K+0) (K+1) (K+0) (K+2) (K+3) (K+4) (K+4) (K+5) (K+4) (K+6) (K+7) (K+Pn-8) (K+Pn-8) (K+Pn-7)
Page 98 Camera interfaces Camera interfaces <Y (Mono16/Raw16) format> Y component has 16-bit data. <Y (Mono16) format> High byte Low byte (K+0) (K+1) (K+2) (K+3) (K+Pn-4) (K+Pn-3) (K+Pn-2) (K+Pn-1) Table 39: Y (Mono16) format: Source: IIDC V1.31 <Y (Mono12/Raw12) format> <Y (Mono12) format> [11..4] [3..0] [11..4] [11..4] (K+0) (K+1) (K+1) (K+2) [3..0] (K+0) [3..0] [11..4] [11..4]...
Page 99 Camera interfaces Camera interfaces <Y(Mono8/Raw8), RGB8> Each component (Y, R, G, B) has 8-bit data. The data type is Unsigned Char. Y, R, G, B Signal level (decimal) Data (hexadecimal) Highest 0xFF 0xFE 0x01 Lowest 0x00 Figure 32: Data structure of Mono8, RGB8; Source: IIDC V1.31 / Y(Mono8/Raw8) format: Allied Vision <YUV8> Each component (Y, U, V) has 8-bit data. The Y component is the same as in the above table. U, V Signal level (decimal) Data (hexadecimal) Highest (+)
Page 100 Camera interfaces Camera interfaces <Y(Mono16)> Y component has 16-bit data. The data type is Unsigned Short (big-endian). Signal level (decimal) Data (hexadecimal) Highest 65535 0xFFFF 65534 0xFFFE 0x0001 Lowest 0x0000 Figure 34: Data structure of Y(Mono16); Source: IIDC V1.31 <Y(Mono12)> Y component has 12-bit data. The data type is unsigned. Signal level (decimal) Data (hexadecimal) Highest 4095 0x0FFF 4094 0x0FFE 0x0001 Lowest...
Page 101: Description Of The Data Path
Description of the data path Description of the data path Description of the data path Pike block diagrams The following diagrams illustrate the data flow and the bit resolution of image data after being read from the CCD sensor chip in the camera. The individual blocks are described in more detail in the following paragraphs. For sensor data see Specifications on page 44. Monochrome models Gain Offset Channel Horizontal Shading Sensor balance mirror correction Analog Analog Analog 14 bit 14 bit 14 bit Camera control IEEE 1394b Frame HSNR...
Page 102: Color Models
Description of the data path Description of the data path Color models Gain White balance Offset Channel Horizontal Sensor Analog Analog Analog 14 bit 14 bit 14 bit balance mirror Camera control Frame HSNR Horizontal Horizontal Shading 16 bit 14 bit 14 bit 14 bit 14 bit memory control...
Page 103: Channel Adjustment With Smartview (>1.5)
Description of the data path Description of the data path Note Automatic adjustment of gain (and offset) is implemented in SmartView and is not available on register basis.  Channel adjustment with SmartView ( 1.5) > Prerequisites: • Test sheet with continuous monochrome gradient • Pike camera with defocused lens • Pike color cameras set to RAW8 or RAW16 (debayering: none) • In case of using AOI, be aware that the middle vertical line (+/- 20 pixel) is part of the AOI. To carry out an adjustment in SmartView, perform the following steps: In SmartView click Extras  Adjust channels... or use Alt+Ctrl+A. The following window opens: Figure 37: SmartView: channel adjustment (>1.5 up to 1.9.1) Note Program button is only available for Allied Vision.
Page 104: Dual-Tap Offset Adjustment With Smartview (1.10 Or Greater)
Description of the data path Description of the data path before after Figure 38: Example of channel adjustment: Pike F-032B Dual-tap offset adjustment with SmartView (1.10 or greater) Prerequisites: • Lens cap • Test sheet with continuous monochrome gradient • Only following cameras: Pike F-032, Pike F-100, Pike F-210, Pike F-421, Pike F-505, Pike F-1100, and Pike F-1600 • Pike camera with defocused lens • Pike color cameras set to RAW8 or RAW16 (debayering: none) • In case of using AOI, be aware that the middle vertical line (+/- 20 pixel) is part of the AOI. •...
Page 105 Description of the data path Description of the data path Figure 39: SmartView: channel adjustment (gain+offset) (1.10 and greater) Put on lens cap. Set gain adjustment slider and offset adjustment slider to 0. Click several times Offset adjustment until the slider does not move any more. Put off lens cap. Take test sheet with vertical continuous monochrome gradient, defocus lens and start image acquisition. Activate Gain auto adjustment. Now left and right channel should be adjusted for all gray values, so that vertical line is no more visible. To save these settings in the user profiles, see User profiles on page 329ff. and Table 197: User profile: stored settings on page 332 (CHANNEL_ADJUST_CTRL, CHANNEL_ADJUST_VALUE, ADV_CHN_ADJ_OFFSET, ADV_CHN_ADJ_OFFSET+1). Note Channel adjustment should be done in the same gain region as in your real application.  If you use a much greater gain in your application, it may be necessary to do the dual-tap offset adjustment again. Dual-tap offset adjustment is done once in the Allied Vision factory and saved via Program button in User set 0. The Program button is not available for the user.
Page 106: White Balance
Description of the data path Description of the data path White balance There are two types of white balance: • one-push white balance: white balance is done only once (not continuously) • auto white balance (AWB): continuously optimizes the color characteristics of the image Pike color cameras have both one-push white balance and auto white balance. White balance is applied so that non-colored image parts are displayed non- colored. From the user's point, the white balance settings are made in register 80Ch of IIDC V1.31. This register is described in more detail below. Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 107 Description of the data path Description of the data path Register Name Field Description 0xF0F0080C WHITE_BALANCE Presence_Inq [0] Presence of this feature: 0: N/A 1: Available Abs_Control Absolute value control O: Control with value in the Value field 1: Control with value in the Absolute value CSR If this bit=1, the value in the Value field will be ignored. [2 to 4] Reserved One_Push Write 1: begin to work (self-cleared after operation) Read: 1: in operation 0: not in operation If A_M_Mode = 1, this bit will be ignored. ON_OFF Write: ON or OFF this feature Read: read a status 0: OFF 1: ON A_M_MODE Write: set mode Read: read current mode...
Page 108: One-Push White Balance
Description of the data path Description of the data path Note While lowering both U/B and V/R registers from 284 towards 0, the lower one of the two effectively controls the green gain.  Figure 40: U/V slider range Type Range Range in dB  10 dB Pike color cameras 0 to 568 Table 43: Manual range of U/B and V/R for Pike models The increment length is ~0.0353 dB/step. One-push white balance Note Configuration To configure this feature in control and status register (CSR), ...
Page 109: Auto White Balance (Awb)
Description of the data path Description of the data path Note The following ancillary conditions should be observed for successful white balance:  • There are no stringent or special requirements on the image content, it requires only the presence of equally weighted RGB pixels in the image. If the image capture is active (e.g. IsoEnable set in register 614h), the frames used by the camera for white balance are also output on the IEEE1394 bus. Any previously active image capture is restarted after the completion of white balance. The following flow diagram illustrates the one-push white balance sequence. Pause image capture Capture image via one-shot Repeat steps nine times Calculate and set correction values Restart image capture if necessary Figure 41: One-push white balance sequence Finally, the calculated correction values can be read from the WHITE_BALANCE ...
Page 110 Description of the data path Description of the data path Auto 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. Note The following ancillary conditions should be observed for successful white balance:  • There are no stringent or special requirements on the image content, it requires only the presence of equally weighted RGB pixels in the image. • Automatic white balance can be started both during active image capture and when the camera is in idle state. Note Configuration To set position and size of the control area  (Auto_Function_AOI) in an advanced register, see Table 171: Advanced register: Autofunction AOI on page 309. AUTOFNC_AOI affects the auto shutter, auto gain and auto white balance features and is independent of the Format7 AOI settings. If this feature is switched off the work area position and size will follow the current active image size. Within this area, the R-G-B component values of the samples are added and used as actual values for the feedback. The following drawing illustrates the AUTOFNC_AOI settings in greater detail. Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 111: Auto Shutter
Description of the data path Description of the data path AOI: X-size AF_AREA_POSITION: Left,Top Sampling grid for Auto-Function AF_AREA_SIZE: Width: n x 4 Figure 42: AUTOFNC_AOI positioning The algorithm is based on the assumption that the R-G-B component sums of the samples are equal, i.e., it assumes that the mean of the sampled grid pixels is to be monochrome. Auto shutter In combination with auto white balance, Pike cameras are equipped with auto- shutter feature. When enabled, the auto shutter adjusts the shutter within the default shutter limits or within those set in advanced register F1000360h in order to reach the reference brightness set in auto exposure register. Note Target gray level parameter in SmartView corresponds to Auto_exposure register 0xF0F00804 (IIDC).  Increasing the auto exposure value increases the average brightness in the image and vice versa. Increasing the auto exposure value increases the average brightness in the image and vice versa.
Page 112 Description of the data path Description of the data path Register Name Field Description 0xF0F0081C SHUTTER Presence_Inq [0] Presence of this feature: 0: N/A 1: Available Abs_Control Absolute value control O: Control with value in the Value field 1: Control with value in the Absolute value CSR If this bit=1, the value in the Value field will be ignored. [2 to 4] Reserved One_Push Write 1: begin to work (self-cleared after operation) Read: 1: in operation 0: not in operation If A_M_Mode = 1, this bit will be ignored. ON_OFF Write: ON or OFF this feature Read: read a status 0: OFF 1: ON A_M_MODE Write: set mode Read: read current mode 0: MANUAL...
Page 113: Auto Gain
Description of the data path Description of the data path Auto gain All Pike cameras are equipped with auto gain feature. Note Configuration To configure this feature in an advanced register, see Table  170: Advanced register: Auto gain control on page 308. When enabled auto gain adjusts the gain within the default gain limits or within the limits set in advanced register F1000370h in order to reach the brightness set in auto exposure register as reference. Increasing the auto exposure value (aka target gray value) increases the average brightness in the image and vice versa. The applied algorithm uses a proportional plus integral controller (PI controller) to achieve minimum delay with zero overshot. The following table shows both the gain and auto exposure CSR. Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 114 Description of the data path Description of the data path Register Name Field Description 0xF0F00820 GAIN Presence_Inq [0] Presence of this feature: 0: N/A 1: Available Abs_Control Absolute value control O: Control with value in the value field 1: Control with value in the absolute value CSR If this bit=1 the value in the value field has to be ignored. [2 to 4] Reserved One_Push Write: Set bit high to start Read: Status of the feature: Bit high: WIP Bit low: Ready ON_OFF Write: ON or OFF this feature Read: read a status 0: OFF 1: ON A_M_MODE Write: set mode Read: read current mode 0: MANUAL 1: AUTO [8 to 19] Reserved Value...
Page 115 Description of the data path Description of the data path Register Name Field Description 0xF0F00804 AUTO_EXPOSURE Presence_Inq [0] Presence of this feature: 0: N/A 1: Available Abs_Control Absolute value control O: Control with value in the value field 1: Control with value in the absolute value CSR If this bit=1 the value in the value field has to be ignored. [2 to 4] Reserved One_Push Write: Set bit high to star Read: Status of the feature: Bit high: WIP Bit low: Ready ON_OFF Write: ON or OFF this feature Read: read a status 0: OFF 1: ON A_M_MODE Write: set mode Read: read current mode 0: MANUAL 1: AUTO [8 to 19] Reserved Value...
Page 116: Manual Gain
Description of the data path Description of the data path Note • Values can only be changed within the limits of gain CSR. • Changes in auto exposure register only have an effect  when auto gain is active. • Auto exposure limits are 50 to 205. (SmartViewCtrl1 tab: Target gray level) Manual gain Pike 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. The following ranges can be used when manually setting the gain for the analog video signal: Type Range Range in dB Increment length Pike color models 0 to 565 0 to 20 dB ~0.0353 dB/step Pike monochrome 1 to 630 0 to 22 dB models Pike F-145B 0 to 900 0 to 32 dB ~0.0358 dB/step...
Page 117: Brightness (Black Level Or Offset)
Description of the data path Description of the data path Brightness (black level or offset) It is possible to set the black level in the camera within the following ranges: 0 to +16 gray values (@ 8 bit) Increments @ 8 bit for Pike cameras: Pike model Increments [LSB] F-032B, F-032C 1/16 F-100B, F-100C 1/16 F-145B, F-145C 1/64 F-210B 1/16 F-421B, F-421C 1/16 F-505B, F-505C 1/64 F-1100B, F-1100C 1/64 Table 48: Increments for setting the black level Note Setting the gain does not change the offset (black value).
Page 118: Horizontal Mirror Function
Description of the data path Description of the data path Register Name Field Description 0xF0F00800 BRIGHTNESS Presence_Inq [0] Presence of this feature: 0: N/A 1: Available Abs_Control Absolute value control O: Control with value in the value field 1: Control with value in the absolute value CSR If this bit= 1 the value in the value field has to be ignored [2 to 4] Reserved One_Push Write: Set bit high to start Read: Status of the feature: Bit high: WIP Bit low: Ready ON_OFF Write: ON or OFF this feature Read: read a status 0: OFF 1: ON A_M_MODE Write: set mode Read: read current mode 0: MANUAL 1: AUTO [8 to 19] Reserved...
Page 119 Description of the data path Description of the data path Note Configuration To configure this feature in an advanced register, see Table  174: Advanced register: Mirror image on page 311. Note The use of the mirror function with color cameras and image output in RAW format has implications on the Bayer-ordering  of the colors. Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 120 Description of the data path Description of the data path Mirror OFF: R-G-G-B for Pike F-145C and F-505C Mirror ON: G-R-B-G Pike 145 C and Pike F-505C Mirror OFF: G-R-B-G for all other Pike models Mirror ON: R-G-G-B for all other Pike models Figure 43: Mirror and Bayer order Note During switchover one image may be temporarily corrupted.  Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 121: Shading Correction
Description of the data path Description of the data path Shading correction Shading correction is used to compensate for non-homogeneities caused by lighting or optical characteristics within specified ranges. To correct a frame, a multiplier from 1 to 2 is calculated for each pixel in 1/256 steps: this allows for shading to be compensated by up to 50%. Besides generating shading data off-line and downloading it to the camera, the camera allows correction data to be generated automatically in the camera itself. Note • Shading correction does not support the mirror function. • If you use shading correction, do not change the mirror  function. • Due to binning and sub-sampling in the Format_7 modes read the following hints to build shading image in Format_7 modes. Building shading image in Format_7 modes horizontal Binning/sub-sampling is always done after shading correction. Shading is always done on full horizontal resolution. Therefore shading image has always to be built in full horizontal resolution. vertical Binning/sub-sampling is done in the sensor, before shading correction. Therefore shading image has to be built in the correct vertical resolution. Note Build shading image always with the full horizontal resolution ...
Page 122: How To Store Shading Image
Description of the data path Description of the data path How to store shading image There are two storing possibilities: • After generating the shading image in the camera, it can be uploaded to the host computer for nonvolatile storage purposes. • The shading image can be stored in the camera itself. The following pictures describe the process of automatic generation of correction data (Pike F-032C). Surface plots and histograms were created using the ImageJ program. 255.0 surface plot histogram Count: 307200 Min: 79 Mean: 135.337 Max. 19 StdDev. 30.497 Mode: 88 (4200) Figure 44: Shading correction: Source image with non-uniform illumination •...
Page 123: Automatic Generation Of Correction Data
Description of the data path Description of the data path Automatic generation of correction data Requirements Shading correction compensates for non-homogeneities by giving all pixels the same gray value as the brightest pixel. This means that only the background must be visible and the brightest pixel has a gray value of less than 255 when automatic generation of shading data is started. It may be necessary to use a neutral white reference, e.g. a piece of paper, instead of the real image. Algorithm After the start of automatic generation, the camera pulls in the number of frames set in the GRAB_COUNT register. Recommended values are 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 or 256. An arithmetic mean value is calculated from them (to reduce noise). After this, a search is made for the brightest pixel in the mean value frame. The brightest pixel(s) remain unchanged. A factor is then calculated for each pixel to be multiplied by, giving it the gray value of the brightest pixel. All of these multipliers are saved in a shading reference image. The time required for this process depends on the number of frames to be calculated and on the resolution of the image. Correction alone can compensate for shading by up to 50% and relies on full resolution data to minimize the generation of missing codes. How to proceed: Set GrabCount to # of desired frames Set BuildImage Flag to true Poll SHGD_Control Register until Busy and BuildImage Flag are...
Page 124 Description of the data path Description of the data path Configuration and storing non-volatile Note To configure this feature in an advanced register, see Table  164: Advanced register: Shading on page 301. To store shading image data into non-volatile memory, see Non-volatile memory operations on page 303. Note • The SHDG_CTRL register should not be queried at very short intervals. This is because each query delays the  generation of the shading image. An optimal interval time is 500 ms. Note • The calculation of shading data is always carried out at the current resolution setting. If the AOI is later larger  than the window in which correction data was calculated, none of the pixels lying outside are corrected. • For Format_7 mode, it is advisable to generate the shading image in the largest displayable frame format. This ensures that any smaller AOIs are completely covered by the shading correction. • The automatic generation of shading data can also be enabled when image capture is already running. The camera then pauses the running image capture for the time needed for generation and resumes after ...
Page 125: Loading A Shading Image Out Of The Camera
Description of the data path Description of the data path 255.0 surface plot histogram Count: 307200 Min: 139 Mean: 157.039 Max: 162 StdDev: 2.629 Mode: 158 (84449) Figure 46: Example of shaded image • On the left you see the image after shading correction. • The surface plot on the right clearly shows nearly no more gradient of the brightness (0: brightest  255: darkest pixels). The remaining gradient is related to the fact that the source image is lower than 50% on the right hand side. • The histogram shows a peak with very few different gray values. Loading a shading image out of the camera GPDATA_BUFFER is used to load a shading image out of the camera. Because ...
Page 126: Loading A Shading Image Into The Camera
Description of the data path Description of the data path Query limits from register: SHDG_INFO and GPDATA_INFO Set EnableMemRD to true (1) Set AddrOffset to 0 Read n databytes GPDATA_BUFFER Repeat steps until Increase all data is read AddrOffset by n bytes Check EnableMemRD for no change Set EnableMemRD to false (0)
Page 127: Look-Up Table (Lut) And Gamma Function
Description of the data path Description of the data path Query limits from register: SHDG_INFO and GPDATA_INFO Set EnableMemWR to true (1) Set AddrOffset to 0 Write n databytes GPDATA_BUFFER Repeat steps until Increase all data is written AddrOffset by n bytes Check EnableMemWR for no change Set EnableMemWR to false (0)
Page 128 Description of the data path Description of the data path The address lines of the RAM are connected to the incoming digital data, these in turn point to the values of functions which are calculated offline, e.g. with a spreadsheet program. This function needs to be loaded into the camera's RAM before use. One example of using an LUT is the gamma LUT: There are two gamma LUTs (gamma=0.7 and gamma=0.45) 0.45 Output = (Input) and Output = (Input) These two gamma LUTs are used with all Pike models. Gamma is known as compensation for the nonlinear brightness response of many displays e.g. CRT monitors. The look-up table converts the incoming 14 bit from the digitizer to outgoing up to 14-bit. Output = f (Input) Pike, gamma=0.45 Pike, gamma=0.7 16000 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000...
Page 129: Loading An Lut Into The Camera
Description of the data path Description of the data path Note • The input value is the 14-bit value from the digitizer. • The two gamma LUTs use LUT 14 and 15.  • Gamma 1 (gamma=0.7) switches on LUT 14, gamma 2 (gamma=0.45) switches on LUT 15. After overriding LUT 14 and 15 with a user defined content, gamma functionality is no longer available until the next full initialization of the camera. • LUT content is volatile if you do not use the user profiles to save the LUT. Loading an LUT into the camera Loading the LUT is carried out through the data exchange buffer called GPDATA_BUFFER. As this buffer can hold a maximum of 2 KB, and a complete LUT at 16384 × 14-bit is 28 KB, programming can not take place in a one block Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 130 Description of the data path Description of the data path write step because the size of an LUT is larger than GPDATA_BUFFER. Therefore input must be handled in several steps. The flow diagram below shows the sequence required to load data into the camera. Query limits from register: LUT_INFO and GPDATA_INFO Set EnableMemWR to true (1) Set AddrOffset to 0 Write n databytes GPDATA_BUFFER Repeat steps until Offset is increased all data is written in camera after n bytes are written Check EnableMemWR for...
Page 131: Defect Pixel Correction (Pike F-1100, F-1600 Only)
Description of the data path Description of the data path Defect pixel correction (Pike F-1100, F-1600 only) ON Semiconductor sensors for Pike F-1100, F-1600 are delivered with standard class 2 sensors, which allow certain types of defect pixels according to the following ON Semiconductor definitions. Defect pixel definitions for Pike F-1100 The following defect pixel definitions are according data sheet for ON Semiconductor KAI-11002. Description Definition Class X Class 0 Class 1 Class 2 Class 2 Monochrome Monochrome Color only Monochrome with microlens with microlens...
Page 132: Defect Pixel Definitions For Pike F-1600
Description of the data path Description of the data path Defect pixel definitions for Pike F-1600 The following defect pixel definitions are according data sheet for ON Semiconductor KAI-16000. Description Definition Class 1 Class 2 Class 2 Monochrome Color only only  Major dark field defect pixel Defect 245 mV  Major bright field defect pixel Defect 15%  Minor dark field defect pixel 1500 3000 3000 Defect 126 mV Cluster defect A group of 2 to N contiguous major ...
Page 133: Defect Pixel Editor In Smartview
Description of the data path Description of the data path 890;2157;1 891;2157;1 1724;752;1 1725;752;1 1726;753;1 1724;753;1 75;2165;1 137;2486;1 2120;1384;1 14;38;1 X and Y coordinates show single defect pixel, if Height = 1. X and Y coordinates show a column defect, if Height 1. Number of lines starting at position (this is only true in Format_7 Mode_0 and with full AOI): Figure 51: Coordinate system Defect pixel editor in SmartView With SmartView 1.13 or greater you can edit the defect pixels directly in the camera (Adv 4 tab). Info We strongly recommend to make a backup of the factory default settings. Therefore save the defect pixel map (stored in  the camera) into a csv file, before making any changes. If you delete one or several pixels (or if you make any manipulations of the defect pixel list), you will loose the original defect pixel list. Starting the camera or SmartView does not initiate the download of the defect ...
Page 134 Description of the data path Description of the data path Figure 52: SmartView: Adv 4 tab: Defect pixel correction Features: • Upload from SmartView to the camera. • Download from the camera to SmartView. • Activate/Deactivate defect pixel correction (factory default setting: activated on startup of SmartView) • Save/load of Allied Vision-own defect pixel map for external use • Displaying current defect pixels of the camera • Add/remove defect pixels With an upload to and download from the camera you can manipulate the defect data stored in the camera. Additionally you can activate and deactivate defect pixel correction entirely. Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 135 Description of the data path Description of the data path Section Check box / button/ combo box/ Description list / slider Defect pixel correction Defect pixel correction on Activate check box for applying defect pixel correction. Note: This check box is not activated on SmartView startup in general. Activation of DPC is factory default for the camera. Setting of the check box is only dependent on current setting in the camera, but not on startup of SmartView. Edit sensor defects Loads current defect pixel data into the camera and opens the Defect pixel editor in SmartView. Table 52: SmartView Edit settings: Adv 4 tab (Defect pixel correction) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 136 Description of the data path Description of the data path Editor Check box / buttons Description Edit defect pixels Save file Saves defect pixel data in a CSV file (Allied Vision -own defect pixel file). Load file An Open dialog opens. Choose the following file type: • Allied Vision defect files (*.csv) [defect values are loaded into the Edit sensor defects dialog] Add defect Here you can add more defect pixels manually. For a single defect pixel enter X and Y value. For a column enter X value only (whole column defect) or X and Y value and height (partial column defect). Remove Mark one or more defect pixels and click Remove to delete defect pixels. Clear Deletes all defect pixels from the editor. Upload Changed defect pixel data are loaded into the camera. If you clicked Clear, the defect pixel map in the camera is deleted. We strongly recommend to save the defect pixel map (stored in the camera) into a csv file, before uploading data.
Page 137: Defect Pixel Editor: More Details
Description of the data path Description of the data path Defect Pixel editor: more details Some reasons why you should use the editor: • Depending on the environment conditions where the camera is used, it may happen that more defect pixels will occur. This depends on the operation time of the camera/sensor. In that case you are able to add new identified defect pixels to the list. • The ON Semiconductor defect pixel file, used as the factory setting, lists the whole column as a defect column, although there may be only 10 or more defect pixels in this column. In this case you can define the real defect pixels. To edit defect pixels in Edit sensor defects dialog manually: Double-click defect pixel value or click Add defect. Add defect dialog opens. Figure 53: Add defect dialog For a single defect pixel: Enter X and Y coordinates. For adjacent defect pixels in a column: Enter X and Y for starting point and End Y for the last of the adjacent defect pixels in this column. The height will be calculated automatically.
Page 138: Binning (Monochrome Models Only)
Description of the data path Description of the data path Binning (monochrome models only) 2 ×, 4 ×, 8 × binning Definition Binning is the process of combining neighboring pixels while being read out from the CCD chip. Note • Only monochrome Pike cameras have this feature. • Binning does not change offset, brightness or blacklevel.  Binning is used primarily for 3 reasons: • A reduction in the number of pixels; thus, the amount of data while retaining the original image area angle • An increase in the frame rate (vertical binning only) • A brighter image, resulting in an improvement in the signal-to-noise ratio of the image (depending on the acquisition conditions) Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and signal-to-noise separation specify the quality of a signal with regard to its reproduction of intensities. The value signifies how high the ratio of noise is in regard to the maximum achievable signal intensity. The higher this value, the better the signal quality. The unit of measurement ...
Page 139: Vertical Binning
Description of the data path Description of the data path • 4 × full binning (a combination of 4 × H-binning and 4 × V-binning) • 8 × full binning (a combination of 8 × H-binning and 8 × V-binning) Vertical binning Vertical binning increases the light sensitivity of the camera by a factor of two (4 or 8) by adding together the values of two (4 or 8) adjoining vertical pixels output as a single pixel. This is done directly in the horizontal shift register of the sensor. Format_7 Mode_2 By default and without further remapping use Format_7 Mode_2 for 2 × vertical binning. This reduces vertical resolution, depending on the model. 2 × vertical binning 4 × vertical binning Figure 54: 2 × vertical binning and 4 × vertical binning 8 ×...
Page 140: Horizontal Binning
Description of the data path Description of the data path Note Vertical resolution is reduced, but signal-to noise ratio (SNR) is increased by about 3, 6 or 9 dB (2 ×, 4 × or 8 × binning).  Note If vertical binning is activated the image may appear to be over-exposed and may require correction.  Note The image appears vertically compressed in this mode and no longer exhibits a true aspect ratio.  Horizontal binning In horizontal binning adjacent horizontal pixels in a line are combined digitally in the FPGA of the camera without accumulating the black level: 2 × horizontal binning: 2 pixel signals from 2 horizontal neighboring pixels are combined. 4 × horizontal binning: 4 pixel signals from 4 horizontal neighboring pixels are combined. 8 × horizontal binning: 8 pixel signals from 8 horizontal neighboring pixels are combined.
Page 141: 2 × Full Binning, 4 × Full Binning, 8 × Full Binning
Description of the data path Description of the data path 2 × horizontal binning 4 × horizontal binning Figure 56: 2 × horizontal binning and 4 × horizontal binning 8 × horizontal binning Figure 57: 8 × horizontal binning Note The image appears horizontally compressed in this mode and does no longer show true aspect ratio.  If horizontal binning is activated the image may appear to be over-exposed and must eventually be corrected.
Page 142: Sub-Sampling (Monochrome And Color Models)
Description of the data path Description of the data path 2 × full binning 4 × full binning Figure 58: 2 × and 4 × full binning 8 × full binning Figure 59: 8 × full binning Sub-sampling (monochrome and color models) What is sub-sampling? Definition Sub-sampling is the process of skipping neighboring pixels (with the same ...
Page 143 Description of the data path Description of the data path Similar to binning mode the cameras support horizontal, vertical and h+v sub- sampling mode. Format_7 Mode_4 By default and without further remapping use Format_7 Mode_4 for • monochrome models: 2 out of 4 horizontal sub-sampling • color models: 2 out of 4 horizontal sub-sampling The different sub-sampling patterns are shown below. 2 out of 4 2 out of 8 2 out of 16 Figure 60: Horizontal sub-sampling (monochrome) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 144 Description of the data path Description of the data path 2 out of 4 2 out of 8 2 out of 16 Figure 61: Horizontal sub-sampling (color) Note The image appears horizontally compressed in this mode and no longer exhibits a true aspect ratio.  Format_7 Mode_5 By default and without further remapping use Format_7 Mode_5 for • monochrome models: 2 out of 4 vertical sub-sampling • color models: 2 out of 4 vertical sub-sampling Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 145 Description of the data path Description of the data path The different sub-sampling patterns are shown below. 2 out of 4 2 out of 8 2 out of 16 Figure 62: Vertical sub-sampling (monochrome) 2 out of 4 2 out of 8 2 out of 16 Figure 63: Vertical sub-sampling (color) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 146 Description of the data path Description of the data path Note The image appears vertically compressed in this mode and no longer exhibits a true aspect ratio.  Format_7 Mode_6 By default and without further remapping use Format_7 Mode_6 for 2 out of 4 H+V sub-sampling The different sub-sampling patterns are shown below. 2 out of 4 H+V sub-sampling Figure 64: 2 out of 4 H+V sub-sampling (monochrome) 2 out of 8 H+V sub-sampling Figure 65: 2 out of 8 H+V sub-sampling (monochrome) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 147 Description of the data path Description of the data path 2 out of 16 H+V sub-sampling Figure 66: 2 out of 16 H+V sub-sampling (monochrome) 2 out of 4 H+V sub-sampling Figure 67: 2 out of 4 H+V sub-sampling (color) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 148 Description of the data path Description of the data path 2 out of 8 H+V sub-sampling Figure 68: 2 out of 8 H+V sub-sampling (color) 2 out of 16 H+V sub-sampling Figure 69: 2 out of 16 H+V sub-sampling (color) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 149: Binning And Sub-Sampling Access
Description of the data path Description of the data path Note Changing sub-sampling modes involves the generation of new shading reference images due to a change in the image size.  Binning and sub-sampling access The binning and sub-sampling modes described in the last two chapters are only available as pure binning or pure sub-sampling modes. A combination of both is not possible. As you can see there is a vast amount of possible combinations. But the number of available Format_7 modes is limited and lower than the possible combinations. Thus access to the binning and sub-sampling modes is implemented in the following way: • Format_7 Mode_0 is fixed and can not be changed • A maximum of 7 individual Allied Vision modes can be mapped to Format_7 Mode_1 to Mode_7 (see Figure 70: Mapping of possible Format_7 modes to F7M1 to F7M7 on page 151) • Mappings can be stored via register (see Format_7 mode mapping on page 321) and are uploaded automatically into the camera on camera reset. • The default settings (per factory) in the Format_7 modes are listed in the following table Format_7 Pike monochrome models: Format_7 Pike color models: Format_7 Mode_0...
Page 150 Description of the data path Description of the data path Note • A combination of binning and sub-sampling modes is not possible.  Use either pure binning or pure sub-sampling modes. • The Format_ID numbers 0 to 31 in the binning /  sub-sampling list do not correspond to any of the Format_7 modes. Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 151 Description of the data path Description of the data path Format_ID (see p321)Allied Vision modes F7 modes according to IIDC 1394 0 × horizontal 0 × vertical 2 × horizontal F7M0 (no change) 4 × horizontal F7M1 8 × horizontal 0 × horizontal 2 × vertical F7M2 2 × horizontal 4 × horizontal F7M3 mapping of 8 × horizontal each of 32 modes F7M4 0 × horizontal 4 × vertical to F7M1..F7M7 2 × horizontal...
Page 152: Quick Parameter Change Timing Modes
Description of the data path Description of the data path Note Configuration To configure this feature in an advanced register, see Table  186: Advanced register: Format_7 mode mapping on page 321. Quick parameter change timing modes Why new timing modes? Former timing of the Pike cameras showed the same behavior as Marlin cameras: • Frame rate or transfer rate is always constant (precondition: shutter  transfer time) • The delay from shutter update until the change takes place: up to 3 frames. Figure 71: Former standard timing on page 152 demonstrates this behavior. It shows that the camera receives a shutter update command while the sensor is currently integrating (Sync is low) with shutter setting 400. The camera continues to integrate and this image is output with the next FVal. The shutter change command becomes effective with the next falling edge of sync and finally the image taken with shutter 200 is output with a considerable delay. • Parameters that are sent to the camera faster than the maximum frame rate per second are stored in a FIFO and are activated in consecutive images. Shutter Update Command Current Charge Time integrates image continues integrating...
Page 153: Standard Parameter Update Timing
Description of the data path Description of the data path Therefore you can choose between the following update timing modes: • Standard Parameter Update Timing (slightly modified from previous Pike cameras) • New: Quick Format Change Mode In the following you find a short description of both timing modes: Standard Parameter Update Timing The Standard Parameter Update Timing keeps the frame rate constant and does not create any gaps between two image transfers via bus (precondition: exposure (shutter) time must be smaller than transfer time). • Frame rate / transfer rate is always constant (if shutter time  transfer time) • Delay from shutter update until change takes place is always 2 frames (delay from update command reception by FPGA and not by microcontroller) • Parameters sent to the camera faster than maximum frame rate are no longer stored in a FIFO. The last sent parameter will be activated for the next image. All others will be dropped. This ensures that the last image is shot with the last shutter setting. New: Quick Format Change Mode (QFCM) The Quick Format Change Mode creates gaps between two images. Current exposure is interrupted and the new exposure is started immediately with new parameters if during exposure (integration/shutter) an new shutter command ...
Page 154: How To Transfer Parameters To The Camera
Description of the data path Description of the data path How to transfer parameters to the camera The following 3 variants of transferring the parameters are available with the firmware 3.×: Transfer mode Advantage Disadvantage Encapsulated Update (begin/ • easy to use (standard quad • one write access per register end) writes in camera register is access possible) Parameter-List Update • only one write access for all • not so easy to use (block parameters writes) • fastest hostcamera • maximum 64 entries for transfer (from 5 parameters parameter list on faster than encapsulated ...
Page 155 Description of the data path Description of the data path Fast Parameter Update Timing Quick Format Change Mode After the parameter update stop command all After the parameter update start command a changed parameters are valid for the available next current transfer is interrupted. A started exposure image. Frame rate is constant. will be interrupted until the next parameter update stop command. Exposure of the next image with new parameters is started. There may be a gap between two succeeding images but images are always transmitted completely. Table 56: Encapsulated Update (begin/end): comparison of standard timing and fast timing 2 If after end of time-out (10 seconds after Quick Format Change Mode) no parameter update end is sent, all changes will become valid. A new write event of parameter update begin starts time-out again.
Page 156 Description of the data path Description of the data path Camera timing is described in the following table. Fast Parameter Update Timing Quick Format Change Mode (QFCM) After block write command is processed in the After transfer of the parameter list via block write a camera all changed parameters are valid for the current transfer will be finished. A started exposure available next image. Frame rate is constant. will be interrupted until the microcontroller has processed the list and copied it into the FPGA. Exposure of the next image with new parameters is started. There may be a gap between two images. Table 58: Parameter-List Update: comparison of standard timing and QFCM Standard Update (IIDC) In the Standard Update (IIDC) mode single parameter are sent to the camera. • Standard Update (IIDC)shows same behavior as Marlin •...
Page 157: Packed 12-Bit Mode
Description of the data path Description of the data path Packed 12-Bit Mode All Pike cameras have the so-called Packed 12-Bit Mode. This means: two 12- bit pixel values are packed into 3 bytes instead of 4 bytes. B/w cameras Color cameras Packed 12-Bit MONO camera mode Packed 12-Bit RAW camera mode SmartView: MONO12 SmartView: RAW12 Mono and raw mode have the same implementation. Table 60: Packed 12-Bit Mode Note For data block packet format see Table 40: Packed 12-Bit Mode (mono and raw) Y12 format (Allied Vision) on page 98.  For data structure see Table 41: Data structure of Packed 12- Bit Mode (mono and raw) (Allied Vision) on page 100. The color codings are implemented via Vendor Unique Color_Coding according to IIDC V1.31: COLOR_CODING_INQ @ 024h to 033h, IDs=128-255) See Table 152: Format_7 control and status register on page 284. Mode Color_Coding Packed 12-Bit MONO ECCID_MONO12 ID=132 Packed 12-Bit RAW ECCID_RAW12 ID=136 Table 61: Packed 12-Bit Mode: color coding High SNR mode (High Signal Noise Ratio) Note...
Page 158: Frame Memory And Deferred Image Transport
Description of the data path Description of the data path This enhances both the dynamic range as well as the signal-to-noise ratio. Consequently adding 256 8-bit images will lead to a potential signal-to-noise enhancement of 24 dB or a resulting bit depth of 16 bit. Note • The camera must be idle to toggle this feature on/off. Idle means: no image acquisition, no trigger.  • Set grab count and activation of HighSNR in one single write access. Note • The averaged image is output at a lower frame rate roughly equivalent to fps_old/N, where N is the number  of images averaged. In fact, due to camera internal conditions, and according to which format and mode settings are in use, it can vary slightly to be closer sometimes to 1/ ((N/fps_old) + T_shutter). It's impractical to express in a formula or tables, across all camera models and modes. But these notes should be sufficient to help each user determine that the camera behaves as described. • The potential SNR enhancement may be lower when using more than 8-bit original bit depth. • Select 16-bit image format in order to take advantage of the full potential SNR and DNR (DyNamic Range) enhancements. • For 8-bit video modes, the internal HSNR calculations are done with 14-bit.
Page 159 Description of the data path Description of the data path Model Memory size Pike F-032B, F-032C 105 frames Pike F-032B, F-032C fiber Pike F-100B, F-100C 32 frames Pike F-100B, F-100C fiber Pike F-145B, F-145C 22 frames Pike F-145B, F-145C fiber Pike F-145B, F-145C-15fps 22 frames Pike F-145B, F-145C fiber-15fps Pike F-210B 15 frames Pike F-210B fiber Pike F-421B, F-421C 6 frames Pike F-421B, F-421C fiber Pike F-505B, F-505C 5 frames Pike F-505B, F-505C fiber Pike F-1100B, F-1100C 11 frames Pike F-1100B, F-1100C fiber Pike F-1600B, F-1600C 7 frames Pike F-1600B, F-1600C fiber Table 62: Image buffer memory size Deferred image transport is especially useful for multi-camera applications: ...
Page 160: Holdimg Mode
Description of the data path Description of the data path HoldImg mode By setting the HoldImg flag, transport of the image over the IEEE1394 bus is stopped completely. All captured images are stored in the internal ImageFiFo. The camera reports the maximum possible number of images in the FiFoSize variable. Note • Pay attention to the maximum number of images that can be stored in the image buffer. If you capture more  images than the number in FiFoSize, the oldest images are overwritten. • The extra SendImage flag is set to true to import the images from the camera. The camera sends the number of images set in the NumOfImages parameter. • If NumOfImages is 0, all images stored in the image buffer will be sent. • If NumOfImages is not 0, the corresponding number of images will be sent. • If the HoldImg field is set to false, all images in ImageFIFO will be deleted. No images will be sent. • The last image in the image buffer will be corrupted, when simultaneously used as input buffer while being read out. In this case read out one image less than maximum buffer size. • NumOfImages is incremented after an image was read out of the sensor and therefore stored into the onboard ...
Page 161 Description of the data path Description of the data path Figure 73: Example: Controlling deferred mode (SmartView - Direct Access; Pike F-032C) For a description of the commands see the following table: rw Address Value Description 10 rd F1000260 82006900h Check how many images are left in image buffer wr F1000260 86006901h Read out the second image of image buffer rd F1000260 82006901h Check how many images are left in image buffer wr F1000260 86006901h Read out the first image of image buffer rd F1000260 82006902h Check that two images are in image buffer wr F0F0061C...
Page 162: Fastcapture Mode
Description of the data path Description of the data path FastCapture mode Note This mode can be activated only in Format_7.  By setting FastCapture to false, the maximum frame rate both for image acquisition and read out is associated with the packet size set in the BYTE_PER_PACKET register. The lower this value is, the lower the attainable frame rate is. By setting FastCapture to true, all images are recorded at the highest possible frame rate, i.e. the setting above does not affect the frame rate for the image intake but only the read out. The speed of the image transport over the IEEE1394 bus can be defined via the BytesPerPacket register. This mode is ideal for applications where a burst of images need to be recorded at the highest sensor speed but the output can be at a lower frame frequency to save bandwidth. Similar to the HoldImg mode, captured images will be stored in the internal image buffer, if the transport over the IEEE1394 bus is slower than images are captured. Color interpolation (Bayer demosaicing) 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. An effective Bayer  RGB color interpolation already takes place in all Pike color version cameras. In color interpolation a red, green or blue value is determined for each pixel. An Allied Vision proprietary Bayer demosaicing algorithm is used for this interpolation (maximum 3x3), optimized for both sharpness of contours as well as reduction of false edge coloring. × Figure 74: Bayer demosaicing (example of 3x3 matrix) Color processing can be bypassed by using so-called RAW image transfer.
Page 163: Sharpness
Description of the data path Description of the data path RAW mode is primarily used to • save bandwidths on the IEEE1394 bus • achieve higher frame rates • use different Bayer demosaicing algorithms on the PC (for Pike F-145 and Pike F-505 the first pixel of the sensor is RED, for all other Pike the first pixel is GREEN followed by RED). Note If the PC does not perform Bayer to RGB post-processing, the monochrome image will be superimposed with a  checkerboard pattern. Sharpness The Pike color models are equipped with a two step sharpness control, applying a discreet horizontal high pass in the Y channel as shown in the next three line profiles. Sharpness 0, 1 and 2 is calculated with the following scheme: Sharpness value -0.25 +1.5 -0.25 -0.5 -0.5 Table 64: Sharpness scheme Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 164: Hue And Saturation
Description of the data path Description of the data path Figure 75: Sharpness: left: 0, middle: 1, right: 2 Note Sharpness does not show any effect on Pike color models in the Raw8 and Raw16 format, because color processing is put  off in all Raw formats. Note Configuration To configure this feature in feature control register, see Table  150: Feature control register on page 281. Hue and saturation Pike CCD color models are equipped with hue and saturation registers. The hue register at offset 810h allows the color of objects to be changed without altering the white balance, by +/- 40 steps (+/- 10°) from the nominal perception. Use this setting to manipulate the color appearance after having carried out the white balance. The saturation register at offset 814h allows the intensity of the colors to be changed between 0 and 200% in steps of 1/256. This means a setting of zero changes the image to black and white and a setting of 511 doubles the color intensity compared to the nominal one at 256. Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 165: Color Correction
Description of the data path Description of the data path Note Configuration To configure this feature in feature control register, see Table  150: Feature control register on page 281. Note Hue and saturation do not show any effect on Pike color models in the Raw8 and Raw16 format, because color  processing is switched off in all Raw formats. Color correction Why color correction? The spectral response of a CCD is different of those of an output device or the human eye. This is the reason for the fact that perfect color reproduction is not possible. In each Pike camera there is a factory setting for the color correction coefficients, see GretagMacbeth ColorChecker on page 166. Color correction is needed to eliminate the overlap in the color channels. This overlap is caused by the fact that: • Blue light: is seen by the red and green pixels on the CCD • Red light: is seen by the blue and green pixels on the CCD • Green light: is seen by the red and blue pixels on the CCD The color correction matrix subtracts out this overlap. Color correction in Allied Vision cameras In Allied Vision cameras the color correction is realized as an additional step in ...
Page 166: Color Correction: Formula
Description of the data path Description of the data path Color correction: formula Before converting to the YUV format, color correction on all color models is carried out after Bayer demosaicing via a matrix as follows:    red* Crr red Cgr green Cbr blue    green* Cgg green blue    blue* Cgb green blue Formula 4: Color correction GretagMacbeth ColorChecker Sensor-specific coefficients C are scientifically generated to ensure that ...
Page 167: Switch Color Correction On/Off
Description of the data path Description of the data path Switch color correction on/off Color correction can also be switched off in YUV mode: Note Configuration To configure this feature in an advanced register, see Table  172: Advanced register: Color correction on page 310. Note Color correction is deactivated in RAW mode.  Color conversion (RGB  YUV) The conversion from RGB to YUV is made using the following formulae:    0.59 0.11    – – 0.169 0.33 0.498 B 128 (@ 8 bit) ...
Page 168: Serial Interface
Description of the data path Description of the data path Serial interface All Pike cameras are equipped with the SIO (serial input/output) feature as described in IIDC V1.31. This means that the Pike’s serial interface can be used as a general RS232 interface. Data written to a specific address in the IEEE1394 address range will be sent through the serial interface. Incoming data of the serial interface is put in a camera buffer and can be polled via simple read commands from this buffer. Controlling registers enable the settings of baud rates and the check of buffer sizes and serial interface errors. Note • Hardware handshaking is not supported. • Typical PC hardware does not usually support  230400 bps or more. Base address for the function is: F0F02100h. To configure this feature in access control register (CSR): Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 169 Description of the data path Description of the data path Offset Name Field Description 000h SERIAL_MODE_REG Baud_Rate [0 to 7] Baud rate setting WR: Set baud rate RD: Read 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: 115200 bps 10: 230400 bps Other values reserved Char_Length [8 to 15] Character length setting WR: Set data length (7 or 8 bit) RD: Get data length 7: 7 bits 8: 8 bits Other values reserved Parity [16 to 17] Parity setting WR: Set parity...
Page 170 Description of the data path Description of the data path Offset Name Field Description 0004h SERIAL_CONTROL_REG RE Receive enable RD: Current status WR: 0: Disable 1: Enable Transmit enable RD: Current status WR: 0: disable 1: Enable [2 to 7] Reserved SERIAL_STATUS_REG TDRD Transmit data buffer ready Read only 0: not ready 1: ready Reserved RDRD [10] Receive data buffer ready Read only 0: not ready 1: ready [11] Reserved ORER [12] Receive data buffer overrun error...
Page 171 Description of the data path Description of the data path Offset Name Field Description 008h RECEIVE_BUFFER_ RBUF_ST [0 to 7] SIO receive buffer status STATUS_CONTRL RD: Number of bytes pending in receive buffer WR: Ignored RBUF_CNT [8 to 15] SIO receive buffer control RD: Number of bytes to be read from the receive FiFo WR: Number of bytes left for readout from the receive FiFo [16 to 31] Reserved 00Ch TRANSMIT_BUFFER_ TBUF_ST [0 to 7] SIO output buffer status STATUS_CONTRL RD: Space left in TX buffer WR: Ignored TBUF_CNT [8 to 15] SIO output buffer control RD: Number of bytes written to transmit FiFo...
Page 172 Description of the data path Description of the data path To read data: Query RDRD flag (buffer ready?) and write the number of bytes the host wants to read to RBUF_CNT. Read the number of bytes pending in the receive buffer RBUF_ST (more data in the buffer than the host wanted to read?) and the number of bytes left for reading from the receive FiFo in RBUF_CNT (host wanted to read more data than were in the buffer?). Read received characters from SIO_DATA_REGISTER, beginning at char 0. To input more characters, repeat from step 1. To write data: Query TDRD flag (buffer ready?) and write the number of bytes to send (copied from SIO register to transmit FiFo) to TBUF_CNT. Read the available data space left in TBUF_ST (if the buffer can hold more bytes than are to be transmitted) and number of bytes written to transmit buffer in TBUF_CNT (if more data is to be transmitted than fits in the buffer). Write character to SIO_DATA_REGISTER, beginning at char 0. To output more characters, repeat from step 1. Note • Contact your local distribution partner if you require further information or additional test programs or  software. • Allied Vision recommends the use of Hyperterminal™ or other communication programs to test the functionality of this feature. Alternatively use SmartView to try out this feature. Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 173: Controlling Image Capture
Controlling image capture Controlling image capture Controlling image capture Shutter modes The cameras support the SHUTTER_MODES specified in IIDC V1.31. For all models this shutter is a global pipelined shutter; meaning that all pixels are exposed to the light at the same moment and for the same time span. Pipelined Pipelined means that the shutter for a new image can already happen, while the preceding image is transmitted. Continuous mode In continuous modes the shutter is opened shortly before the vertical reset happens, thus acting in a frame-synchronous way. External trigger Combined with an external trigger, it becomes asynchronous in the sense that it occurs whenever the external trigger occurs. Individual images are recorded when an external trigger impulse is present. This ensures that even fast moving objects can be grabbed with no image lag and with minimal image blur. Camera I/O The external trigger is fed as a TTL signal through Pin 4 of the camera I/O connector. Trigger modes Pike cameras support IIDC conforming Trigger_Mode_0 and Trigger_Mode_1 and special Trigger_Mode_15 (bulk trigger). Trigger Mode also known as Description Trigger_Mode_0 Edge mode Sets the shutter time according to the value set in ...
Page 174: Bulk Trigger (Trigger_Mode_15)
Controlling image capture Controlling image capture External Trigger input, as applied at input pin External Trigger input, after inverting opto coupler Shutter register value External Trigger input, as applied at pin External Trigger input, after inv. Opto. Integration Time Figure 76: Trigger_Mode_0 and 1 Bulk Trigger (Trigger_Mode_15) Trigger_Mode_15 is an extension to the IIDC trigger modes. One external ...
Page 175 Controlling image capture Controlling image capture External Trigger input, after inverting optocoupler N x image; N: continuous, one_shot, multi_shot Figure 77: Trigger_Mode_15 (bulk trigger) The functionality is controlled via bit [6] and bitgroup [12 to 15] of the following register. Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 176 Controlling image capture Controlling image capture Register Name Field Description 0xF0F00830 TRIGGER_MODE Presence_Inq Presence of this feature: 0: N/A 1: Available Abs_Control Absolute value control O: Control with value in the Value field 1: Control with value in the Absolute value CSR If this bit = 1 the value in the Value field has to be ignored [2 to 5] Reserved ON_OFF Write: ON or OFF this feature Read: read a status 0: OFF 1: ON In this bit = 0, other fields will be read only. Trigger_Polarity [7] Select trigger polarity (Except for software trigger) If Polarity_Inq is 1: Write to change polarity of the trigger input. Read to get polarity of the trigger input. If Polarity_Inq is 0: Read only. 0: Low active input...
Page 177: Trigger Delay
Controlling image capture Controlling image capture The screenshots below illustrate the use of Trigger_Mode_15 on a register level: • Line #1 switches continuous mode off, leaving viewer in listen mode. • Line #2 prepares 830h register for external trigger and Mode_15. Left = continuous Middle = one-shot Right = multi-shot Line #3 switches camera back to Line #3 toggles one-shot bit [0] of Line #3 toggles multi-shot bit [1] continuous mode. Only one the one-shot register 61C so that of the one-shot register 61C so image is grabbed precisely with only one image is grabbed, based that Ah images are grabbed, the first external trigger. on the first external trigger. starting with the first external trigger. To repeat rewrite line three. To repeat rewrite line three. To repeat rewrite line three. Table 68: Description: using Trigger_Mode_15: continuous, one-shot, multi-shot Figure 78: Using Trigger_Mode_15: continuous, one-shot, multi-shot Note Shutter for the images is controlled by shutter register.
Page 178 Controlling image capture Controlling image capture Register Name Field Description 0xF0F00534 TRIGGER_DLY_INQUIRY Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) Abs_Control_Inq [1] Capability of control with absolute value Reserved One_Push_Inq One Push auto mode (controlled automatically by the camera once) ReadOut_Inq Capability of reading out the value of this feature On_Off_Inq Capability of switching this feature ON and OFF Auto_Inq Auto Mode (controlled automatically by the camera) Manual_Inq Manual Mode (controlled by user) Min_Value [8 to 19] Minimum value for this feature Max_Value [20 to 31] Maximum value for this feature Table 69: Trigger delay inquiry register Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 179: Trigger Delay Advanced Register
Controlling image capture Controlling image capture Register Name Field Description 0xF0F00834 TRIGGER_DELAY Presence_Inq Presence of this feature: 0: N/A 1: Available Abs_Control Absolute value control O: Control with value in the Value field 1: Control with value in the Absolute value CSR If this bit = 1, the value in the Value field has to be ignored [2 to 5] Reserved ON_OFF Write: ON or OFF this feature Read: read a status 0: OFF 1: ON In this bit = 0, other fields will be read only. [7 to 19] Reserved Value [20 to 31] Value If you write the value in OFF mode, this field will be ignored. If ReadOut capability is not available, then the read value will have no meaning. Table 70: CSR: Trigger delay Trigger delay advanced register In addition, the cameras have an advanced register which allows even more ...
Page 180: Debounce
Controlling image capture Controlling image capture Note • Switching trigger delay to ON also switches external Trigger_Mode_0 to ON.  • This feature works with external Trigger_Mode_0 only. Debounce Only for input ports: There is an adjustable debounce time for trigger: separate for each input pin. The debounce time is a waiting period where no new trigger is allowed. This helps you to set exact one trigger. The debounce feature is applied in cases of bad signals. The aim is to let the trigger run, when the signal is debounced. Debounce time Trigger signal Figure 79: Example of debounce time for trigger To set this feature in an advanced register, see Debounce time on page 181. To set this feature in SmartView: Trig/IO tab, Input pins table, Debounce column. Low pass Debounce acts like a low-pass filter with debounce time acting as resistance- capacitance element. That means: with increasing debounce time trigger will release later. Example Debounce time set to 20 µs. A switch debounces with 5 µs high pulse and 1 µs low pulse. During high pulse ...
Page 181: Debounce Time
Controlling image capture Controlling image capture Note The pulse width (total time of high and low pulses) must be greater than the debounce time.  Debounce time This register controls the debounce feature of the cameras input pins. The debounce time can be set for each available input separately. Increment is 500 ns Debounce time is set in Time × 500 ns Minimum debounce time is 1.5 µs 3 × 500 ns Maximum debounce time is ~16 ms (2 -1) × 500 ns Offset Name Field Description 0xF1000840 IO_INP_DEBOUNCE_1 Presence_Inq [0] Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [2 to 7] Reserved Time [8 to 31] Debounce time in steps of 500 ns (24 bit) see examples above 0xF1000844 MinValue [0 to 31] Minimum debounce time 0xF1000848 MaxValue [0 to 31] Maximum debounce time 0xF100084C [0 to 31] Reserved 0xF1000850...
Page 182: Exposure Time (Shutter) And Offset
Controlling image capture Controlling image capture Exposure time (shutter) and offset The exposure (shutter) time for continuous mode and Trigger_Mode_0 is based on the following formula: Shutter register value × time base + offset The register value is the value set in the corresponding IIDC 1.31 register (SHUTTER [81Ch]). This number is in the range between 1 and 4095. The shutter register value is multiplied by the time base register value (see Table 160: Time base ID on page 296). The default value here is set to 20 µs. A camera-specific offset is also added to this value. It is different for the camera models: Exposure time offset Camera model Exposure time offset Pike F-032 17 µs Pike F-100 42 µs Pike F-145 38 µs Pike F-145-15fps 70 µs Pike F-210 42 µs Pike F-421 69 µs Pike F-505 26 µs Pike F-1100 128 µs Pike F-1600...
Page 183: Extended Shutter
Controlling image capture Controlling image capture Model Minimum exposure time Effective min. exp. time = Min. exp. time + offset Pike F-505 1 µs 1 µs + 26 µs = 27 µs Pike F-1100 1 µs 1 µs + 128 µs = 129 µs Pike F-1600 1 µs 1 µs + 635 µs = 636 µs Table 74: Camera-specific minimum exposure time (continued) Example: Pike F-032 Camera Register value Time base (default) Pike F-032 20 µs Table 75: Register value and time base for Pike F-032...
Page 184: One-Shot
Controlling image capture Controlling image capture Note • Exposure times entered via the 81Ch register are mirrored in the extended register, but not vice versa.  • Longer integration times not only increase sensitivity, but may also increase some unwanted effects such as noise and pixel-to-pixel non-uniformity. Depending on the application, these effects may limit the longest usable integration time. • Changes in this register have immediate effect, even when the camera is transmitting. • Extended shutter becomes inactive after writing to a format/mode/frame rate register. One-shot The camera can record an image by setting the one-shot bit in the 61Ch register. This bit is automatically cleared after the image is captured. If the camera is placed in ISO_Enable mode, see ISO_Enable / free-run on page 187, this flag is ignored. If one-shot mode is combined with the external trigger, the one-shot command is used to arm it. The following screenshot shows the sequence of commands needed to put the camera into this mode. It enables the camera to grab exactly one image with an external trigger edge. If there is no trigger impulse after the camera has been armed, one-shot can be canceled by clearing the bit. Figure 80: One-shot control (SmartView) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 185: One-Shot Command On The Bus To Start Of Exposure
Controlling image capture Controlling image capture Read = rd Address Value Description Write = wr 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. F0F00614 00000000 Stop free-run. F0F00614 80000000 Check Iso_Enable mode (free-run). F0F00614 00000000 This line is produced by SmartView. Table 77: One-shot control: descriptions One-shot command on the bus to start of exposure The following sections describe the time response of the camera using a single ...
Page 186: Multi-Shot
Controlling image capture Controlling image capture OneShot Command Decode command < 150s Integration-Start Timebase Reg. Shutter-Reg. Offset Pike F-032: 17 µs Pike F-100: 42 µs Pike F-145: 38 µs Pike F-145-15fps: 70 µs Pike F-210: 42 µs Pike F-421: 69 µs Processing Delay Pike F-505: 26 µs Pike F-1100:...
Page 187: Iso_Enable / Free-Run
Controlling image capture Controlling image capture ISO_Enable / free-run Setting the MSB (bit 0) in the 614h register (ISO_ENA) puts the camera into ISO_Enable mode or Continuous_Shot (free-run). The camera captures an infinite series of images. This operation can be quit by deleting the 0 bit. Asynchronous broadcast The camera accepts asynchronous broadcasts. This involves asynchronous write requests that use node number 63 as the target node with no acknowledge. This makes it possible for all cameras on a bus to be triggered by software simultaneously - e.g. by broadcasting a one-shot. All cameras receive the one- shot command in the same IEEE1394 bus cycle. This creates uncertainty for all cameras in the range of 125 µs. Inter-camera latency is described in Jitter at start of exposure on page 188. The following screenshot shows an example of broadcast commands sent with the Firedemo example of FirePackage: Figure 82: Broadcast one-shot • Line 1 shows the broadcast command, which stops all cameras connected to the same IEEE1394 bus. It is generated by holding the <shift> key down while clicking on <Write>. • Line 2 generates a broadcast one_shot in the same way, which forces all connected cameras to simultaneously grab one image. Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 188: Jitter At Start Of Exposure
Controlling image capture Controlling image capture Jitter at start of exposure The following chapter discusses the latency time which exists for all Pike CCD models when either a hardware or software trigger is generated, until the actual image exposure starts. Owing to the well-known fact that an Interline Transfer CCD sensor has both a light sensitive area and a separate storage area, it is common to interleave image exposure of a new frame and output that of the previous one. It makes continuous image flow possible, even with an external trigger. The uncertain time delay before the start of exposure depends on the state of the sensor. A distinction is made as follows: FVal is active  the sensor is reading out, the camera is busy In this case the camera must not change horizontal timing so that the trigger event is synchronized with the current horizontal clock. This introduces a maximum uncertainty which is equivalent to the line time. The line time depends on the sensor used and therefore can vary from model to model. FVal is inactive  the sensor is ready, the camera is idle In this case the camera can resynchronize the horizontal clock to the new trigger event, leaving only a very short uncertainty time of the master clock period. Model Exposure start jitter Exposure start jitter (while FVal) (while camera idle)  4.9 µs  375 ns Pike F-032  8.2 µs...
Page 189: Sequence Mode
Controlling image capture Controlling image capture Sequence mode Generally all Pike cameras enable certain image settings to be modified on the fly, e.g. gain and shutter can be changed by the host computer by writing into the gain and shutter register even while the camera is running. An uncertainty of up to 3 images remains because normally the host does not know (especially with external trigger) when the next image will arrive. Sequence mode is a different concept where the camera holds a set of different image parameters for a sequence of images. The parameter set is stored volatile in the camera for each image to be recorded. This sequence of parameter sets is simply called a sequence. The advantage is that the camera can easily synchronize this parameter set with the images so that no uncertainty can occur. All Pike cameras support 32 different sequence parameters. Additionally to the sequence mode known from Marlin cameras, the Pike cameras have: • Repeat counter per sequence item • Incrementing list pointer on input status (on/off) • Pointer reset (software command; on input pin) Examples For a sequence of images, each image can be recorded with a different shutter or gain to obtain different brightness effects. The image area (AOI) of a sequence of images can automatically be modified, thus creating a panning or sequential split screen effect. The following registers can be modified to affect the individual steps of the sequence. Different configurations can be accessed via e.g a foot switch which is connected to an input. Mode These registers can be modified... All modes Cur_V_Mode, Cur_V_Format, ISO_Channel, ISO_Speed, Brightness, ...
Page 190: How Is Sequence Mode Implemented
Controlling image capture Controlling image capture Note Sequence mode requires not only firmware 3.× but also special care if changing image size, Color_Coding_ID and  frame rate related parameters. This is because these changes not only affect settings in the camera but also require corresponding settings in the receiving software in the PC. Caution Incorrect handling may lead to image corruption or loss of subsequent images.  Please ask for detailed support when you want to use this feature. How is sequence mode implemented? There is a FIFO (first in first out) memory for each of the IIDC V1.31 registers listed above. The depth of each FIFO is fixed to 32(dez) complete sets. Functionality is controlled by the following advanced registers. Register Name Field Description 0xF1000220 SEQUENCE_CTRL Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1 to 4] Reserved AutoRewind ON_OFF Enable/disable this feature SetupMode Sequence setup mode [8 to 15] Reserved MaxLength...
Page 191: Setup Mode (New For 3.×)
Controlling image capture Controlling image capture Register Name Field Description 0xF1000228 SEQUENCE_STEP Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1 to 4] Reserved PerformStep Sequence is stepped one item forward PerformReset Reset the sequence to start position [7 to 23] Reserved SeqPosition [24 to 31] Get the current sequence position Table 81: Advanced register: Sequence mode (continued) Enabling this feature turns the camera into a special mode. This mode can be used to set up a bunch of parameter sets for up to MaxLength consecutive images. Note The sequence mode of the Pike 3.× series firmware behaves slightly different than the sequence mode of e.g. the Marlin  series and implements some new controlling features. You ...
Page 192: Seqmode Description
Controlling image capture Controlling image capture SeqMode description Sequence mode Description 0x80 This mode is the default sequence mode and stepping the sequence is compatible to e.g. the Marlin series. With each image integration start the sequence is stepped one item further and the new parameter set becomes active for the next image. 0x82 Stepping of the sequence is controlled by a rising edge of an external signal. The new parameter set becomes active with the next integration start. When using this mode select the suitable input mode of the input lines. 0x84 Stepping of the sequence is controlled by a high level of an external signal. The new parameter set becomes active with the next integration start. When using this mode select the suitable input mode of the input lines. Other mode Choosing any other mode value, automatically defaults to mode 0x80. Table 82: Sequence mode description Note It is also possible, that a sequence consists of parameter sets with different sequence modes. This can be achieved by using  the SeqMode and the ImageNo fields within the Sequence_Param register. Sequence repeat counter (new for 3.×) For each parameter set one can define an image repeat counter. Using the ...
Page 193 Controlling image capture Controlling image capture The following flow diagram shows how to set up a sequence. SEQUENCE_CTRL ON_OFF flag to true (1) SetupMode to true (1) Set SeqLength to desired length (<=MaxLength) Set ImageNo = 0 in SEQUENCE_PARAM Assign image parameters in the corresp. registers Repeat steps until ApplyParameters sequence is = 1 (Selfcleared) complete Increment...
Page 194: Which New Sequence Mode Features Are Available
Controlling image capture Controlling image capture Which new sequence mode features are available? New features: • Repeat one step of a sequence n times where n can be set by the variable ImageRepeat in SEQUENCE_PARAM. • Define one or two hardware inputs in Input mode field of IO_INP_CTRL – Sequence step input (if two are set as input, they are AND gated) or – Sequence reset input Note From now on: sequence step is I/O controlled sequence stepping mode  sequence reset is I/O controlled sequence pointer reset Setup mode The SetupMode flag allows you to set up a sequence while capturing images. Using this flag you get a visual feedback of the settings. Set this flag when setting up the sequence and reset the flag before using the sequence. I/O controlled sequence stepping mode The I/O controlled sequence stepping mode can be done level controlled or edge controlled: Level controlled Edge controlled •...
Page 195: I/O Controlled Sequence Pointer Reset
Controlling image capture Controlling image capture I/O controlled sequence pointer reset I/O controlled sequence pointer reset is always edge controlled. A rising edge on the input pin resets the pointer to the first entry. I/O controlled sequence pointer reset can be combined with Quick Format Change Modes. See Standard Parameter Update Timing on page 153 and New: Quick Format Change Mode (QFCM) on page 153. I/O controlled sequence stepping mode and I/O controlled sequence pointer reset via software command Both sequence modes can be controlled via software command. Points to pay attention to when working with a sequence Note •...
Page 196 Controlling image capture Controlling image capture Figure 84: Example of sequence mode settings Instead of Firetool you also can use SmartView (Version 1.7.0 or greater), but image and transfer formats have to be unchanged (height, width, ColorID). To open the Sequence editor in SmartView: Click Extras  Sequence dialog  Figure 85: SmartView: Extras Sequence dialog Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 197: Changing The Parameters Within A Sequence
Controlling image capture Controlling image capture Changing the parameters within a sequence To change the parameter set for one image, it is not necessary to modify the settings for the entire sequence. The image can simply be selected via the ImageNo field and it is then possible to change the corresponding IIDC V1.31 registers. Points to pay attention to when changing the parameters Note • If the ApplyParameters flag is used when setting the parameters, all not-configured values are set to default  values. As changing a sequence normally affects only the value of a specific register, and all other registers should not be changed, the ApplyParameters flag may not be used here. • The values stored for individual images can no longer be read. • If the camera is switched into sequence mode, the changes to the IIDC V1.31 registers for the image specified in ImageNo take immediate effect. • Sequence mode requires firmware 3.× and special care if changing image size and frame rate related parameters. ...
Page 198: Sis: Definition
Controlling image capture Controlling image capture SIS: Definition Secure image signature (SIS) is the synonym for data, which is inserted into an image to improve or check image integrity. With the new firmware 3.×, all Pike models can insert • Time stamp (IEEE1394 bus cycle time at the beginning of integration) • Trigger counter (external trigger seen only) • Frame counter (frames read out of the sensor) • AOI (×, y, width, height) • Exposure (shutter) and gain • Input and output state on exposure start • Index of sequence mode • Serial number • User value into a selectable line position within the image. Furthermore the trigger counter and the frame counter are available as advanced registers to be read out directly. SIS: Scenarios The following scenarios benefit from this feature: • Assuming camera runs in continuous mode, the check of monotonically changing bus cycle time is a simple test that no image was skipped or lost in the camera or subsequently in the image processing chain. • In (synchronized) multi camera applications, the time stamp can be used to identify those images, shot at the same moment in time. •...
Page 199: Smear Reduction (Not Pike F-1100, F-1600)
Controlling image capture Controlling image capture Note FirePackage offers additional and independent checks to be performed for the purpose of image integrity. Details can be  found in the respective documentation. Note More information: The handling of the SIS feature is fully described in the Secure  image signature (SIS) on page 322. Smear reduction (not Pike F-1100, F-1600) Smear reduction: definition Definition Smear is an undesirable CCD sensor artifact creating a vertical bright line that extends above and below a bright spot in an image. Definition Smear reduction is a function implemented in hardware in the camera itself to compensate for smear. Smear reduction: how it works To reduce smear a reference line is used. This reference line is built from the mean value of the so-called black lines (two lines before image start). The reference line is subtracted from every line of the whole image. But how will this reduce smearing? The point is: black lines have no image information but are also affected from smearing. Thus the smearing effect itself is isolated and can be reduced in the whole image.
Page 200: Video Formats, Modes And Bandwidth
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth The different Pike models support different video formats, modes and frame rates. These formats and modes are standardized in the IIDC (formerly DCAM) specification. Resolutions smaller than the generic sensor resolution are generated from the center of the sensor and without binning. Note • The maximum frame rates can only be achieved with shutter settings lower than 1/framerate. This means that  with default shutter time of 40 ms, a camera will not achieve frame rates higher than 25 frames/s. In order to achieve higher frame rates, please reduce the shutter time proportionally. • The following tables assume that bus speed is 800 Mbit/ s. With lower bus speeds (e.g. 400, 200 or 100 Mbit/s) not all frame rates may be achieved. • For information on bit/pixel and byte/pixel for each color mode see Table 132: ByteDepth on page 253. Note The following Format_7 tables show default Format_7 modes without Format_7 mode mapping.  • see Figure 70: Mapping of possible Format_7 modes to F7M1 to F7M7 on page 151 •...
Page 201: Pike F-032B, F-032C
640 × 480 RGB8        640 × 480 Mono8       640 × 480 Mono16 Table 84: Video fixed format for Pike F-032B, Pike F-032C Frame rates with shading are only achievable with IEEE1394b (S800). Note The following Format_7 table shows default Format_7 modes without Format_7 mode mapping.  • see Figure 70: Mapping of possible Format_7 modes to F7M1 to F7M7 on page 151 • see Format_7 mode mapping on page 321 Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 202 Mono16 372 fps2 out of 4 V-sub-sampling 640 × 240 YUV411,Raw12 271 fps2 out of 4 V-sub-sampling YUV422,Raw16 208 fps2 out of 4 V-sub-sampling Mono8,Raw8 372 fps2 out of 4 V-sub-sampling RGB8 139 fps2 out of 4 V-sub-sampling 320 × 240 Mono8 372 fps2 out of 4 H+V sub-sampling  Mono12 372 fps2 out of 4 H+V sub-sampling Mono16 372 fps2 out of 4 H+V sub-sampling 320 × 240 YUV411,Raw12 372 fps2 out of 4 H+V sub-sampling YUV422,Raw16 372 fps2 out of 4 H+V sub-sampling Mono8,Raw8 372 fps2 out of 4 H+V sub-sampling RGB8 271 fps2 out of 4 H+V sub-sampling Table 85: Video Format_7 default modes Pike F-032B, Pike F-032C Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 203: Pike F-100B, F-100C
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-100B, F-100C Format Mode Resolution Color mode 120 fps 60 fps 30 fps 15 fps 7.5 fps 3.75 fps 1.875 fps 160 × 120 YUV444        320 × 240 YUV422  ...
Page 204 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Format Mode Resolution Color mode Maximum S800 frame rates for Format_7 modes 1000 × 1000 Mono8 60 fps  Mono12 43 fps Mono16 33 fps 1000 × 1000 YUV411 43 fps YUV422,Raw16 33 fps Mono8,Raw8 60 fps RGB8 22 fps 500 × 1000 Mono8 60 fps2x H-binning Mono12 60 fps2x H-binning Mono16 60 fps2x H-binning 1000 × 500...
Page 205: Pike F-145B, F-145C (-15 Fps**)
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-145B, F-145C (-15 fps**) **Pike F-145-15fps cameras have frame rates up to 15 fps only (except color models Format_0 Mode_1: up to 30 fps). Format Mode Resolution Color mode 60 fps 30 fps 15 fps 7.5 fps 3.75 fps 1.875 fps 160 × 120 YUV444       320 × 240 YUV422 ...
Page 206 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Format Mode Resolution Color mode Maximum S800 frame rates for Format_7 modes 1388 × 1038 Mono8 30 (16*) fps  Mono12 30 (16*) fps Mono16 23 (16*) fps 1388 × 1038 YUV411 30 (16*) fps YUV422,Raw16 23 (16*) fps Mono8,Raw8 30 (16*) fps Raw12 30 (16*) fps RGB8 15 (15*) fps 692 × 1038 Mono8 30 (16*) fps2x H-binning Mono12...
Page 207 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth #:Vertical sub-sampling is done via concealing ** applicable to 15 fps variant only certain lines, so the frame rate is not frame rate = f (AOI height) but frame rate = f (2 × AOI height) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 208: Pike F-210B
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-210B Format Mode Resolution Color mode 30 fps 15 fps 7.5 fps 3.75 fps 1.875 fps 160 × 120 YUV444 320 × 240 YUV422 640 × 480 YUV411 640 × 480 YUV422 640 × 480 RGB8      640 × 480 Mono 8 ...
Page 209 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Format Mode Resolution Color mode Maximum S800 frame rates for Format_7 modes 1920 × 1080 Mono8 31 fps  Mono12 21 fps Mono16 16 fps 960 × 1080 Mono8 32 fps2x H-binning Mono12 32 fps2x H-binning Mono16 31 fps2x H-binning 1920 × 540 Mono8 52 fps2x V-binning Mono12 42 fps2x V-binning Mono16 31 fps2x V-binning 960 × 540 Mono8...
Page 210: Pike F-421B, F-421C
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-421B, F-421C Format Mode Resolution Color Mode 30 fps 15 fps 7.5 fps 3.75 fps 1.875 fps 160 × 120 YUV444      320 × 240 YUV422      640 × 480 YUV411 ...
Page 211 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Format Mode Resolution Color Mode Maximum S800 frame rates for Format_7 modes 2048 × 2048 Mono8 16 fps  Mono12 10 fps Mono16 8 fps 2048 × 2048 YUV411 10 fps YUV422,Raw16 8 fps Mono8,Raw8 16 fps RGB8 5 fps 1024 × 2048 Mono8 16 fps2x H-binning Mono12 16 fps2x H-binning Mono16 16 fps2x H-binning 2048 × 1024 Mono8...
Page 212: Pike F-505B, F-505C
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-505B, F-505C Format Mode Resolution Color mode 30 fps 15 fps 7.5 fps 3.75 fps 1.875 fps 160 × 120 YUV444      320 × 240 YUV422      640 × 480 YUV411 ...
Page 213 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Format Mode Resolution Color mode Maximum S800 frame rates for Format_7 modes 2452 × 2054 Mono8 13 fps  Mono12 09 fps Mono16 07 fps 2452 × 2054 YUV411 09 fps YUV422,Raw16 07 fps Mono8,Raw8 13 fps RGB8 04 fps Raw12 09 fps 1224 × 2054 Mono8 15 fps2x H-binning Mono12...
Page 214: Pike F-1100B, F-1100C
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-1100B, F-1100C Format Mode Resolution Color mode 15 fps 7.5 fps 3.75 fps 1.875 fps 160 × 120 YUV444    320 × 240 YUV422 *    640 × 480 YUV411 *    640 × 480 YUV422 * ...
Page 215 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Format Mode Resolution Color mode Maximum S800 frame rates for Format_7 modes 4008 × 2672 Mono8 4.9 fps  Mono12 4.9 fps Mono16 4.1 fps 4008 × 2672 YUV411 4.9 fps YUV422,Raw16 4.1 fps Mono8,Raw8 4.9 fps RGB8 2.7 fps Raw12 4.9 fps 2004 × 2672 Mono8 4.9 fps2x H-binning Mono12...
Page 216: Pike F-1600B, F-1600C
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-1600B, F-1600C Format Mode Resolution Color mode 7.5 fps 3.75 fps 1.875 fps 160 × 120 YUV444 320 × 240 YUV422   640 × 480 YUV411     640 × 480 YUV422    640 × 480 RGB8  ...
Page 217 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Format Mode Resolution Color mode Maximum S800 frame rates for Format_7 modes 4872 × 3248 Mono8 3.1 fps  Mono12 3.1 fps Mono16 2.7 fps 4872 × 3248 YUV411 3.1 fps YUV422,Raw16 2.7 fps Mono8,Raw8 3.1 fps RGB8 1.8 fps Raw12 3.1 fps 2436 × 3248 Mono8 3.1 fps2x H-binning Mono12...
Page 218: Area Of Interest (Aoi)
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Area of interest (AOI) The camera’s image sensor has a defined resolution. This indicates the maximum number of lines and pixels per line that the recorded image may have. However, often only a certain section of the entire image is of interest. The amount of data to be transferred can be decreased by limiting the image to a section when reading it out from the camera. At a lower vertical resolution the sensor can be read out faster and thus the frame rate is increased. Note The setting of AOIs is supported only in video Format_7.  While the size of the image read out for most other video formats and modes is fixed by the IIDC specification, thereby determining the highest possible frame rate, in Format_7 mode the user can set the upper left corner and width and height of the section (area of interest = AOI) he is interested in to determine the size and thus the highest possible frame rate. Setting the AOI is done in the IMAGE_POSITION and IMAGE_SIZE registers. Note Pay attention to the increments entered in the UNIT_SIZE_INQ and UNIT_POSITION_INQ registers when configuring  IMAGE_POSITION and IMAGE_SIZE. AF_AREA_POSITION and AF_AREA_SIZE contain in the respective bits values for the column and line of the upper left corner and values for the width and height. Note For more information see Table 152: Format_7 control and status register on page 284.  Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 219: Autofunction Aoi
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Figure 86: Area of interest (AOI) Note • The left position + width and the upper position + height may not exceed the maximum resolution of the sensor.  • The coordinates for width and height must be divisible by In addition to the AOI, some other parameters have an effect on the maximum frame rate: • the time for reading the image from the sensor and transporting it into the FRAME_BUFFER • the time for transferring the image over the FireWire™ bus • the length of the exposure time. Autofunction AOI Use this feature to select the image area (work area) on which the following autofunctions work: • Auto shutter • Auto gain • Auto white balance Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 220 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth In the following screenshot you can see an example of the autofunction AOI: Work area Figure 87: Example of autofunction AOI (Show work area is on) Note Autofunction AOI is independent from Format_7 AOI settings. If you switch off autofunction AOI, work area position and  work area size follow the current active image size. To switch off autofunctions, carry out following actions in the order shown: 1. Uncheck Show AOI check box (SmartView Ctrl2 tab). 2. Uncheck Enable check box (SmartView Ctrl2 tab). 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 equally spread over the AOI. Note Configuration To configure this feature in an advanced register see  Autofunction AOI on page 309. Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 221: Frame Rates
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Frame rates An IEEE1394 camera requires bandwidth to transport images. The IEEE1394b bus has very large bandwidth of at least 62.5 MByte/s for transferring (isochronously) image data. Per cycle up to 8192 bytes (or around 2000 quadlets = 4 bytes@ 800 Mbit/s) can thus be transmitted. Note All bandwidth data is calculated with: 1 MByte = 1024 KB  Depending on the video format settings and the configured frame rate, the camera requires a certain percentage of maximum available bandwidth. Clearly the bigger the image and the higher the frame rate, the more data is to be transmitted. The following tables indicate the volume of data in various formats and modes to be sent within one cycle (125 µs) at 800 Mbit/s of bandwidth. The tables are divided into three formats: Format Resolution Max. Video Format Format_0 up to VGA 640 × 480 Format_1 up to XGA 1024 × 768 Format_2 up to UXGA 1600 × 1200 Table 100: Overview fixed formats They enable you to calculate the required bandwidth and to ascertain the ...
Page 222 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Format Mode Resolution 240 120 60 30 15 7.5 3.75 160 × 120 YUV (4:4:4) 4H 2H 1H 1/2H 1/4H 1/8H 640p 320p 160p 80p 40p 20p 24 bit/pixel 480q 240q 120q 320 × 240 YUV (4:2:2) 8H 4H 2H 1H 1/2H 1/4H 1/8H...
Page 223 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Format Mode Resolution 60 fps 30 fps 15 fps 7.5 fps 3.75 1.875 800 × 600 YUV (4:2:2) 5H 5/2H 5/4H 5/8H 6/16H 4000p 2000p 1000p 500p 250p 16 bit/pixel 2000q 1000q 500q 250q 125q 800 × 600 RGB 5/2H 5/4H 5/8H 2000p...
Page 224 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Format Mode Resolution 60 fps 30 fps 15 fps 7.5 fps 3.75 fps 1.875 1280 × 960 YUV (4:2:2) 2H 1H 1/2H 1/4H 2560p 1280p 640p 320p 16 bit/pixel 1280q 640q 320q 160q 1280 × 960 RGB 2H 1H 1/2H 1/4H 2560p 1280p ...
Page 225: Frame Rates Format_7
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Frame rates Format_7 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 IEEE1394 bus. Details are described in the next chapters: • Maximum frame rate of CCD (theoretical formula) • Diagram of frame rates as function of AOI by constant width: the curves describe RAW8, RAW12/YUV411, RAW16/YUV422, RGB8 and maximum frame rate of CCD • Table with maximum frame rates as function of AOI by constant width Note CCD =theoretical maximum frame rate (in fps) of CCD according to given formula  maxBPP=8192 according to IIDC V1.31 maxBPP:for explanation and configuration see Maximum ISO packet size on page 314 Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 226: Pike F-032: Aoi Frame Rates
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-032: AOI frame rates Max. frame rate of CCD --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -    0.81μs  – 69.3μs AOI height 9.81μs 490 AOI height Formula 6: Theoretical max. frame rate of CCD Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-032* RAW8 RAW12, YUV411 RAW16, YUV422...
Page 227: Pike F-100: Aoi Frame Rates
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-100: AOI frame rates Max. frame rate of CCD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -    3.4μs  – 174μs AOI height 16.40μs 1008 AOI height Formula 7: Theoretical max. frame rate of CCD Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-100* Raw8 RAW12, YUV411 RAW16, YUV422...
Page 228: Pike F-145: Aoi Frame Rates (No Sub-Sampling)
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-145: AOI frame rates (no sub-sampling) max. frame rate of CCD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -    5.85μs  – 242μs AOI height 31.80μs 1051 AOI height Formula 8: Theoretical max. frame rate of CCD (no sub-sampling) Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-145* RAW8 RAW12, YUV411...
Page 229: Pike F-145: Aoi Frame Rates (Sub-Sampling)
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-145: AOI frame rates (sub-sampling) Max. frame rate of CCD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -      5.85μs  – 242μs AOI height 1.5 31.80μs 1051 AOI height 1.5 Formula 9: Theoretical max. frame rate of CCD (sub-sampling) Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-145 sub-sampling* RAW8 RAW12, YUV411...
Page 230 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-145-15fps: AOI frame rates (no sub-sampling) Max. frame rate of CCD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -    10.92μs  – 450μs AOI height 59.36μs 1051 AOI height Formula 10: Theoretical max. frame rate of CCD (no sub-sampling) Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-145-15fps* RAW8 RAW12, YUV411...
Page 231 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-145-15fps: AOI frame rates (sub-sampling) Max. frame rate of CCD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -      10.92μs  – 450μs AOI height 1.5 59.36μs 1051 AOI height 1.5 Formula 11: Theoretical max. frame rate of CCD (sub-sampling) Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-145-15fps sub-sampling* RAW8 RAW12, YUV411...
Page 232: Pike F-210: Aoi Frame Rates (No Sub-Sampling)
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-210: AOI frame rates (no sub-sampling) Max. frame rate of CCD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -    6.75μs  – 107μs AOI height 28.6μs 1092 AOI height Formula 13: Theoretical max. frame rate of CCD (no sub-sampling) Table 110: Frame rates as function of AOI height [width=1000] (no sub-sampling) AOI height Mono8...
Page 233: Pike F-210: Aoi Frame Rates (Sub-Sampling)
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-210: AOI frame rates (sub-sampling) This camera does not support a speed increase with sub-sampling. To calculate the achievable frame rates: Multiply the current image height by the sub-sampling factor, e.g. • × 2 for 2 out of 4 • × 4 for 2 out of 8 • × 8 for 2 out of 16 Sub-sampling sub-sampling 2 out of 4 2 out of 8 2 out of 16 AOI height × 1 AOI height × 2 AOI height × 4 AOI height × 8 At this mode, the At this mode, the ...
Page 234: Pike F-421: Aoi Frame Rates
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-421: AOI frame rates Max. frame rate of CCD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -    3.37μs  – 125.2μs AOI height 30.10μs 2072 AOI height Formula 14: Theoretical max. frame rate of CCD Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-421* RAW8 RAW12, YUV422 RAW16, YUV422...
Page 235: Pike F-505: Aoi Frame Rates
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-505: AOI frame rates max. frame rate of CCD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -    10.34μs  – 636μs AOI height 33.10μs 2069 AOI height Formula 15: Theoretical max. frame rate of CCD AOI frame rates with max. BPP = 8192 Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-505* (max BPP = 8192) RAW8 RAW12, YUV411...
Page 236: Aoi Frame Rates With Max. Bpp = 11000
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth AOI frame rates with max. BPP = 11000 Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-505* (max BPP = 11000) RAW8 RAW12, YUV411 RAW16, YUV422 RGB8 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300 2400 2500 AOI height / pixel Figure 94: Frame rates as function of AOI height [width=2452] (max BPP = 11000) AOI height CCD...
Page 237: Pike F-1100: Aoi Frame Rates
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-1100: AOI frame rates Pike F-1100: frame rate formula single-tap All frame rates are valid for AOI top = 0. For AOIs with different positions the values may differ very slightly (first position after decimal point). max. frame rate of CCD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------      12μs  single-tap – 833.11μs AOI height 141.41μs 2721 AOI height Formula 16: Theoretical max.
Page 238: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=8192, Single-Tap, Sub-Sampling
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth AOI frame rates maxBPP=8192, single-tap, sub-sampling Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-1100* (max BPP = 8192; single-tap; sub-sampling) RAW8 RAW12, YUV411 RAW16, YUV422 RGB8 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400 2600 2800 AOI height / pixel Figure 96: Pike F-1100 [width=4008] (maxBPP=8192, single-tap, sub-sampling)
Page 239: Pike F-1100: Frame Rate Formula Dual-Tap
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-1100: frame rate formula dual-tap All frame rates are valid for AOI top = 0. For AOIs with different positions the values may differ very slightly (first position after decimal point). max. frame rate of CCD --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -      12μs  dual-tap – 518.13μs AOI height 74.85μs 2721 AOI height Formula 17: Theoretical max. frame rate of CCD (maxBPP=8192, dual-tap, no sub-sampling) AOI frame rates maxBPP=8192, dual-tap, no sub-sampling Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-1100* (max BPP = 8192;...
Page 240: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=8192, Dual-Tap, Sub-Sampling
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth AOI frame rates maxBPP=8192, dual-tap, sub-sampling Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-1100* (max BPP = 8192; dual-tap; sub-sampling) RAW8 RAW12, YUV411 RAW16, YUV422 RGB8 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400 2600 2800 AOI height / pixel Figure 98: Pike F-1100 [width=4008] (maxBPP=8192, dual-tap, sub-sampling)
Page 241: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=11000, Single-Tap, No Sub-Sampling
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, single-tap, no sub-sampling Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-1100* (max BPP = 11000; single-tap; no sub-sampling) RAW8 RAW12, YUV411 RAW16, YUV422 RGB8 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400 2600 2800...
Page 242: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=11000, Single-Tap, Sub-Sampling
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, single-tap, sub-sampling Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-1100* (max BPP = 11000; single-tap; sub-sampling) RAW8 RAW12, YUV411 RAW16, YUV422 RGB8 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400 2600 2800 AOI height / pixel Figure 101: Pike F-1100 [width=4008] (maxBPP=11000, single-tap, sub-sampling)
Page 243: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=11000, Dual-Tap, No Sub-Sampling
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, dual-tap, no sub-sampling Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-1100* (max BPP = 11000; dual-tap; no sub-sampling) RAW8 RAW12, YUV411 RAW16, YUV422 RGB8 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400 2600 2800...
Page 244: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=11000, Dual-Tap, Sub-Sampling
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, dual-tap, sub-sampling Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-1100* (max BPP = 11000; dual-tap; sub-sampling) RAW8 RAW12, YUV411 RAW16, YUV422 RGB8 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400 2600 2800 AOI height / pixel Figure 103: Pike F-1100 [width=4008] (maxBPP=11000, dual-tap, sub-sampling)
Page 245: Pike F-1600: Aoi Frame Rates
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-1600: AOI frame rates Pike F-1600: frame rate formula single-tap All frame rates are valid for AOI top = 0. For AOIs with different positions the values may differ very slightly (first position after decimal point). max. frame rate of CCD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -    13.64μs  single-tap – 1778.12μs AOI height 177.05μs 3324 AOI height Formula 18: Theoretical max.
Page 246: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=8192, Single-Tap, Sub-Sampling
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth AOI frame rates maxBPP=8192, single-tap, sub-sampling Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-1600* (maxBPP=8192; single-tap; sub-sampling) RAW8 RAW12, YUV411 RAW16, YUV422 RGB8 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400 2600 2800 3000 3200 3400 AOI height / pixel Figure 105: Pike F-1600 [width=4872] (max BPP = 8192, single-tap, sub-sampling)
Page 247: Pike F-1600: Frame Rate Formula Dual-Tap
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-1600: frame rate formula dual-tap All frame rates are valid for AOI top = 0. For AOIs with different positions the values may differ very slightly (first position after decimal point). max. frame rate of CCD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -    13.64μs  dual-tap – 1534μs AOI height 95.67μs 3324 AOI height Formula 19: Theoretical max. frame rate of CCD (maxBPP=8192, dual-tap, no sub-sampling) AOI frame rates maxBPP=8192, dual-tap, no sub-sampling Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-1600* (maxBPP=8192;...
Page 248: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=8192, Dual-Tap, Sub-Sampling
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth AOI frame rates maxBPP=8192, dual-tap, sub-sampling Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-1600* (maxBPP=8192; dual-tap; sub-sampling) RAW8 RAW12, YUV411 RAW16, YUV422 RGB8 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400 2600 2800 3000 3200 3400 AOI height / pixel Figure 107: Pike F-1600 [width=4872] (max BPP = 8192, dual-tap, sub-sampling)
Page 249: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=16000, Single-Tap, No Sub-Sampling
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth AOI frame rates maxBPP=16000, single-tap, no sub-sampling Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-1600* (maxBPP=11000; single-tap; no sub-sampling) RAW8 RAW12, YUV411 RAW16, YUV422 RGB8 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400 2600 2800 3000 3200 3400...
Page 250: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=11000, Single-Tap, Sub-Sampling
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, single-tap, sub-sampling Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-1600* (maxBPP=11000; single-tap; sub-sampling) RAW8 RAW12, YUV411 RAW16, YUV422 RGB8 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400 2600 2800 3000 3200 3400 AOI height / pixel Figure 109: Pike F-1600 [width=4872] (max BPP = 11000, single-tap, sub-sampling)
Page 251: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=11000, Dual-Tap, No Sub-Sampling
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, dual-tap, no sub-sampling Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-1600* (maxBPP=11000; dual-tap; no sub-sampling) RAW8 RAW12, YUV411 RAW16, YUV422 RGB8 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400 2600 2800 3000 3200 3400...
Page 252: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=11000, Dual-Tap, Sub-Sampling
Video formats, modes and bandwidth Video formats, modes and bandwidth AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, dual-tap, sub-sampling Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-1600* (maxBPP=11000; dual-tap; sub-sampling) RAW8 RAW12, YUV411 RAW16, YUV422 RGB8 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400 2600 2800 3000 3200 3400 AOI height / pixel Figure 111: Pike F-1600 [width=4872] (max BPP = 11000, dual-tap, sub-sampling)
Page 253: How Does Bandwidth Affect The Frame Rate
How does bandwidth affect the frame rate? How does bandwidth affect the frame How does bandwidth affect the frame rate? In some modes the IEEE1394b bus limits the attainable frame rate. According to the 1394b specification on isochronous transfer, the largest data payload size of 8192 bytes per 125 µs cycle is possible with bandwidth of 800 Mbit/s. In addition, there is a limitation, only a maximum number of 65535 (2 -1) packets per frame are allowed. The following formula establishes the relationship between the required Byte_Per_Packet size and certain variables for the image. It is valid only for Format_7.     BYTE_PER_PACKET frame rate[1/s] AOI_WIDTH AOI_HEIGHT ByteDepth [byte] 125 [μs] Formula 20: Byte_per_Packet calculation (only Format_7) If the value for BYTE_PER_PACKET is greater than 8192 (the maximum data ...
Page 254: Test Images
How does bandwidth affect the frame rate? How does bandwidth affect the frame      BYTE_PER_PACKET 30 1/s 1392 1040 2 byte 125μs 10856 byte 8192 byte 8192 byte   frame rate 22.64 1/s -------------------------------------------------------------------    reachable 1392 1040 2 byte 125μs...
Page 255: Test Images For Color Cameras
How does bandwidth affect the frame rate? How does bandwidth affect the frame Figure 112: Gray bar test image Test images for color cameras The color cameras have 1 test image: Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 256: Mono8 (Raw Data)
How does bandwidth affect the frame rate? How does bandwidth affect the frame YUV4:2:2 mode Figure 113: Color test image Mono8 (raw data) Figure 114: Bayer-coded test image The color camera outputs Bayer-coded raw data in Mono8 instead of (as described in IIDC V1.31) a real Y signal. The first pixel of the image is always the red pixel from the Note sensor. (Mirror must be switched off.)  Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 257: Configuration Of The Camera
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera All camera settings are made by writing specific values into the corresponding registers. This applies to: • values for general operating states such as video formats and modes, exposure times, etc. • extended features of the camera that are turned on and off and controlled via corresponding registers (so-called advanced registers). Camera_Status_Register The interoperability of cameras from different manufacturers is ensured by IIDC, formerly DCAM (Digital Camera Specification), published by the IEEE1394 Trade Association. IIDC is primarily concerned with setting memory addresses (e.g. CSR: Camera_Status_Register) and their meaning. In principle all addresses in IEEE1394 networks are 64 bits long. The first 10 bits describe the Bus_Id, the next 6 bits the Node_Id. Of the subsequent 48 bits, the first 16 bits are always FFFFh, leaving the description for the Camera_Status_Register in the last 32 bits. If in the following, mention is made of a CSR F0F00600h, 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 Every register is 32 bit (big endian) and implemented as follows (MSB = Most Significant Bit; LSB = Least Significant Bit): Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 258: Example
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Far left Table 134: 32-bit register Example This requires, for example, that to enable ISO_Enabled mode (see ISO_Enable / free-run on page 187), (bit 0 in register 614h), the value 80000000 h must be written in the corresponding register. Offset of Register: (0x0F00614) ISO_Enable Write Write 80000000 and click Content of register: 80000000 = 1000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 Figure 115: Enabling ISO_Enable Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 259 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Offset of Register: (0xF1000040) ADV_FNC_INQ Content of register: FAE3C401 = 1111 1010 1110 0011 1110 0100 0000 0001 Table 135: Configuring the camera (Pike F-421C) Table 136: Configuring the camera: registers Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 260: Sample Program
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Sample program The following sample code in C/C++ shows how the register is set for video mode/format, trigger mode etc. using the FireGrab and FireStack API Example FireGrab … // Set Videoformat if(Result==FCE_NOERROR) Result= Camera.SetParameter(FGP_IMAGEFORMAT,MAKEIMAGEFORMAT(RES_640_480, CM_Y8, FR_15)); // Set external Trigger if(Result==FCE_NOERROR) Result= Camera.SetParameter(FGP_TRIGGER,MAKETRIGGER(1,0,0,0,0)); // Start DMA logic if(Result==FCE_NOERROR) Result=Camera.OpenCapture(); // Start image device if(Result==FCE_NOERROR) Result=Camera.StartDevice();...
Page 261: Configuration Rom
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Configuration ROM The information in the Configuration ROM is needed to identify the node, its capabilities and which drivers are required. The base address for the configuration ROM for all registers is FFFF F0000000h. Note If you want to use the DirectControl program to read or write to a register, enter the following value in the Address  field: F0F00000h + Offset The ConfigRom is divided into • Bus info block: providing critical information about the bus-related capabilities • Root directory: specifying the rest of the content and organization, such – Node unique ID leaf – Unit directory and – Unit dependant info The base address of the camera control register is calculated as follows based on the camera-specific base address: Offset 0 to 7 8 to 15 16 to 23 24 to 31 400h 404h...
Page 262 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera To compute the effective start address of the node unique ID leaf currAddr = node unique ID leaf address destAddr = address of directory entry addrOffset = value of directory entry destAddr = currAddr + (4 * addrOffset) = 420h + (4 * 000002h) = 428h Table 138: Computing effective start address 420h + 000002 * 4 = 428h Offset 0 to 7 8 to 15 16 to 23 24 to 31 ..CRC 428h Node unique ID leaf...
Page 263: Implemented Registers
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Offset 0 to 7 8 to 15 16 to 23 24 to 31 444h ..unit_dep_info_length, CRC 448h ..command_regs_base Unit dependent info 44Ch ..vender_name_leaf 450h ..model_name_leaf 454h ..unit_sub_sw_version 458h ..Reserved 45Ch ..Reserved 460h ..Reserved 464h ..vendor_unique_info_0 468h ..vendor_unique_info_1 46Ch ..vendor_unique_info_2 470h ..vendor_unique_info_3...
Page 264: Video Format Inquiry Register
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Video format inquiry register Offset Name 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 to 5] Reserved Format_6 Still Image Format Format_7 Partial Image Format [8 to 31] Reserved Table 143: Format inquiry register Video mode inquiry register Offset Name Field Description...
Page 265 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Offset Name Field Description Color mode 188h V_MODE_INQ Mode_0 1280 × 960 YUV 4:2:2 Mode_1 1280 × 960 (Format_2) Mode_2 1280 × 960 MONO8 Mode_3 1600 × 1200 YUV 4:2:2 Mode_4 1600 × 1200 Mode_5 1600 × 1200 MONO8 Mode_6 1280 × 960 MONO16 Mode_7 1600 × 1200 MONO16 [8 to 31] Reserved (zero) 18Ch … Reserved for other V_MODE_INQ_x for Format_x.
Page 266: Video Frame Rate And Base Address Inquiry Register
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Video frame rate and base address inquiry register Offset Name Field Description 200h V_RATE_INQ FrameRate_0 Reserved FrameRate_1 Reserved (Format_0, Mode_0) 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 to 31] Reserved (zero) 204h V_RATE_INQ FrameRate_0 1.875 fps FrameRate_1...
Page 267 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Offset Name Field Description 20Ch V_RATE_INQ FrameRate_0 1.875 fps FrameRate_1 3.75 fps (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 to 31] Reserved (zero) 210h V_RATE_INQ FrameRate_0 1.875 fps FrameRate_1 3.75 fps (Format_0, Mode_4) FrameRate_2 7.5 fps FrameRate_3 15 fps FrameRate_4 30 fps...
Page 268 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Offset Name Field Description 218h V_RATE_INQ (Format_0, 1.875 fps Mode_6) FrameRate_0 FrameRate_1 3.75 fps 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 to 31] Reserved (zero) 21Ch Reserved V_RATE_INQ_0_x (for other Mode_x of Always 0 Format_0) 21Fh 220h V_RATE_INQ FrameRate_0 Reserved FrameRate_1 3.75 fps (Format_1, Mode_0)
Page 269 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Offset Name Field Description 228h V_RATE_INQ FrameRate_0 Reserved FrameRate_1 Reserved (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 to 31] Reserved (zero) 22Ch V_RATE_INQ (Format_1, FrameRate_0 1.875 fps Mode_3) FrameRate_1 3.75 fps FrameRate_2 7.5 fps FrameRate_3 15 fps FrameRate_4 30 fps...
Page 270 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Offset Name Field Description 234h V_RATE_INQ FrameRate_0 1.875 fps FrameRate_1 3.75 fps (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 to 31] Reserved (zero) 238h V_RATE_INQ FrameRate_0 1.875 fps FrameRate_1 3.75 fps (Format_1, Mode_6) FrameRate_2 7.5 fps FrameRate_3 15 fps FrameRate_4 30 fps...
Page 271 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Offset Name Field Description 240h V_RATE_INQ FrameRate_0 1.875 fps 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 to 31] Reserved (zero) 244h V_RATE_INQ FrameRate_0 1.875 fps FrameRate_1 3.75 fps (Format_2, Mode_1) FrameRate_2 7.5 fps FrameRate_3 15 fps FrameRate_4 30 fps...
Page 272 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Offset Name Field Description 24Ch V_RATE_INQ FrameRate_0 1.875 fps 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 to 31] Reserved (zero) 250h V_RATE_INQ FrameRate_0 1.875 fps FrameRate_1 3.75 fps (Format_2, Mode_4) FrameRate_2 7.5 fps FrameRate_3 15 fps FrameRate_4 30 fps...
Page 273 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Offset Name Field Description 258h V_RATE_INQ FrameRate_0 1.875 fps 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 to 31] Reserved (zero) 25Ch V_RATE_INQ FrameRate_0 1.875 fps FrameRate_1 3.75 fps (Format_2, Mode_7) FrameRate_2 7.5 fps FrameRate_3 15 fps FrameRate_4 30 fps...
Page 274: Basic Function Inquiry Register
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Offset Name Field Description 2F4h [0 to 31] CSR_quadlet offset for Format_7 V-CSR_INQ_7_5 Mode_5 2F8h [0 to 31] CSR_quadlet offset for Format_7 V-CSR_INQ_7_6 Mode_6 2FCh [0 to 31] CSR_quadlet offset for Format_7 V-CSR_INQ_7_7 Mode_7 Table 145: Frame rate inquiry register (continued) Basic function inquiry register Offset Name Field Description 400h BASIC_FUNC_INQ Advanced_Feature_Inq Inquiry for advanced features ...
Page 275: Feature Presence Inquiry Register
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Feature presence inquiry register Offset Name Field Description 404h FEATURE_HI_INQ Brightness Brightness Control Auto_Exposure Auto_Exposure Control Sharpness Sharpness Control White_Balance White_Balance Control Hue Control Saturation Saturation Control Gamma Gamma Control Shutter Shutter Control Gain Gain Control Iris Iris Control Focus [10] Focus Control Temperature [11] Temperature Control Trigger [12] Trigger Control...
Page 276 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Offset Name Field Description 480h Advanced_Feature_Inq Advanced_Feature_Quadl [0 to 31] Quadlet offset of the et_Offset advanced feature CSR's from the base address of initial register space (vendor unique) This register is the offset for the Access_Control_Register and thus the base address for Advanced Features. Access_Control_Register does not prevent access to advanced features. In some programs it should still always be activated first. Advanced Feature Set Unique Value is 7ACh and CompanyID is A47h. 484h PIO_Control_CSR_Inq PIO_Control_Quadlet_Off [0 to 31] Quadlet offset of the PIO_Control CSR's from the ...
Page 277: Feature Elements Inquiry Register
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Feature elements inquiry register Register Name Field Description 0xF0F00500 BRIGHTNESS_INQUIRY Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) Abs_Control_Inq Capability of control with absolute value Reserved One_Push_Inq One Push auto mode (Controlled automatically by the camera once) Readout_Inq Capability of reading out the value of this feature ON_OFF Capability of switching this feature ON and OFF Auto_Inq Auto Mode (Controlled automatically by the camera) Manual_Inq Manual Mode (Controlled by user) Min_Value [8 to 19] Minimum value for this ...
Page 278 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Register Name Field Description 530h TRIGGER_INQ Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) Abs_Control_Inq Capability of control with absolute value [2 to 3] Reserved Readout_Inq Capability of reading out the value of this feature ON_OFF Capability of switching this feature ON and OFF Polarity_Inq Capability of changing the polarity of the trigger input [7 to 15] Reserved Trigger_Mode0_Inq [16] Presence of Trigger_Mode 0 Trigger_Mode1_Inq [17] Presence of Trigger_Mode 1 Trigger_Mode2_Inq [18] Presence of Trigger_Mode 2 Trigger_Mode3_Inq [19] Presence of Trigger_Mode 3 [20 to 31] Reserved...
Page 279 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Register Name Field Description 538 .. 57Ch Reserved for other FEATURE_HI_INQ 580h ZOOM_INQ Always 0 584h PAN_INQ Always 0 588h TILT_INQ Always 0 58Ch OPTICAL_FILTER_INQ Always 0 Reserved for other Always 0 FEATURE_LO_INQ 5BCh 5C0h CAPTURE_SIZE_INQ Always 0 5C4h CAPTURE_QUALITY_INQ Always 0 5C8h Reserved for other Always 0 FEATURE_LO_INQ 5FCh 600h CUR-V-Frm_RATE/ Bits [0 to 2] for the frame rate Revision 604h...
Page 280: Absolute Value Csr Offset Address Inquiry Register
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Absolute value CSR offset address inquiry register Offset Name Notes 700h ABS_CSR_HI_INQ_0 Always 0 704h ABS_CSR_HI_INQ_1 Always 0 708h ABS_CSR_HI_INQ_2 Always 0 70Ch ABS_CSR_HI_INQ_3 Always 0 710h ABS_CSR_HI_INQ_4 Always 0 714h ABS_CSR_HI_INQ_5 Always 0 718h ABS_CSR_HI_INQ_6 Always 0 71Ch ABS_CSR_HI_INQ_7 Always 0 720h ABS_CSR_HI_INQ_8 Always 0 724h...
Page 281 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Offset Name Field Description 800h BRIGHTNESS Presence_Inq Presence of this feature 0: N/A 1: Available Abs_Control 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 to 4] Reserved One_Push [5] Write 1: begin to work (Self cleared after operation) Read: Value=1 in operation Value=0 not in operation If A_M_Mode =1, this bit is ignored. ON_OFF [6] Write: ON or OFF this feature Read: read a status 0: OFF, 1: ON If this bit =0, other fields will be read only.
Page 282 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Offset Name Field Description 80Ch WHITE-BALANCE Presence_Inq Presence of this feature 0: N/A 1: Available Always 0 for Mono Abs_Control 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 to 4] Reserved One_Push Write 1: begin to work (Self cleared after operation) Read: Value=1 in operation Value=0 not in operation If A_M_Mode =1, this bit is ignored. ON_OFF 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 Write: set the mode Read: read a current mode 0: Manual...
Page 283 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Offset Name Field Description 810h See above Always 0 for Mono 814h SATURATION See above Always 0 for Mono 818h GAMMA See above 81Ch SHUTTER See Advanced Feature time base See Table 44: CSR: Shutter on page 112 820h GAIN See above 824h IRIS Always 0 828h FOCUS Always 0 82Ch TEMPERATURE Always 0 830h TRIGGER-MODE Can be effected via advanced feature IO_INP_CTRLx. 834h Reserved for other ...
Page 284: Feature Control Error Status Register
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Feature control error status register Offset Name Notes 640h Feature_Control_Error_Status_HI Always 0 644h Feature_Control_Error_Status_LO Always 0 Table 151: Feature control error register Video mode control and status registers for Format_7 Quadlet offset Format_7 Mode_0 The quadlet offset to the base address for Format_7 Mode_0 , which can be ...
Page 285 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Offset Name Notes 024h COLOR_CODING_INQ Vendor Unique Color_Coding . 0-127 (ID=128-255) ID=132ECCID_MONO12 ID=136ECCID_RAW12 033h ID=133Reserved ID=134Reserved ID=135Reserved See Packed 12-Bit Mode on page 157. 034h PIXEL_NUMER_INQ According to IIDC V1.31 038h TOTAL_BYTES_HI_INQ According to IIDC V1.31 03Ch TOTAL_BYTES_LO_INQ According to IIDC V1.31 040h PACKET_PARA_INQ See note 044h BYTE_PER_PACKET According to IIDC V1.31 Table 152: Format_7 control and status register (continued) Note •...
Page 286: Advanced Features
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Advanced features The camera has a variety of extended features going beyond the possibilities described in IIDC V1.31. The following chapter summarizes all available advanced features in ascending register order. Note This chapter is a reference guide for advanced registers and does not explain the advanced features itself.  For detailed description of the theoretical background see • Description of the data path on page 101 • Links given in the table below The following table gives an overview of all available registers: Register Register name Remarks 0xF1000010 VERSION_INFO1 See Table 154: Advanced register: Extended version information on page 290 0xF1000018 VERSION_INFO3 0xF1000040 ADV_INQ_1 See Table 156: Advanced register: Advanced feature inquiry on page 292 0xF1000044 ADV_INQ_2 In ADV_INQ_3 there are two new fields: 0xF1000048...
Page 287 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Register Register name Remarks 0xF1000250 SHDG_CTRL See Table 164: Advanced register: Shading on page 0xF1000254 SHDG_MEM_CTRL 0xF1000258 SHDG_INFO 0xF1000260 DEFERRED_TRANS See Table 166: Advanced register: Deferred image transport on page 304 0xF1000270 FRAMEINFO See Table 167: Advanced register: Frame information on page 305 0xF1000274 FRAMECOUNTER 0xF1000300 IO_INP_CTRL1 See Table 25: Advanced register: Input control on page 86 0xF1000304 IO_INP_CTRL2 0xF1000308 IO_INP_CTRL3 0xF100030C IO_INP_CTRL4 0xF1000320 IO_OUTP_CTRL1 See Table 31: Advanced register: Output control on page 90 0xF1000324 IO_OUTP_CTRL2...
Page 288 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Register Register name Remarks 0xF10003A4 COLOR_CORR_COEFFIC11 = Crr 0xF10003A8 COLOR_CORR_COEFFIC12 = Cgr 0xF10003AC COLOR_CORR_COEFFIC13 = Cbr 0xF10003B0 COLOR_CORR_COEFFIC21 = Crg Pike color camera only 0xF10003B4 COLOR_CORR_COEFFIC22 = Cgg See Table 172: Advanced register: Color correction on page 310 0xF10003B8 COLOR_CORR_COEFFIC23 = Cbg 0xF10003BC COLOR_CORR_COEFFIC31 = Crb 0xF10003C0 COLOR_CORR_COEFFIC32 = Cgb 0xF10003C4 COLOR_CORR_COEFFIC33 = Cbb 0xF1000400 TRIGGER_DELAY See Table 173: Advanced register: Trigger delay on page 311 0xF1000410 MIRROR_IMAGE See Table 174: Advanced register: Mirror image on page 311 0xF1000420 AFE_CHN_COMP See Table 175: Advanced register: Channel balance ...
Page 289 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Register Register name Remarks 0xF1000640 SWFEATURE_CTRL See Table 183: Advanced register: Software feature control (disable LEDs/switch single-tap and dual- tap) on page 319 0xF1000800 IO_OUTP_PWM1 See Table 33: PWM configuration registers on page 0xF1000804 0xF1000808 IO_OUTP_PWM2 0xF100080C 0xF1000810 IO_OUTP_PWM3 0xF1000814 0xF1000818 IO_OUTP_PWM4 0xF100081C 0xF1000840 IO_INP_DEBOUNCE_1 0xF1000850 IO_INP_DEBOUNCE_2 0xF1000860 IO_INP_DEBOUNCE_3 0xF1000870 IO_INP_DEBOUNCE_4 0xF1000A00 FRAMETIME_CTRL See Frame time control on page 333 0xF1000A04 0xF1000A08 0xF1000FFC GPDATA_INFO See Table 199: Advanced register: GPData buffer ...
Page 290: Extended Version Information Register
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Extended version information register The presence of each of the following features can be queried by the bit of the corresponding register. Register Name Field Description 0xF1000010 VERSION_INFO1 µC type ID [0 to 15] Always 0 µC version [16 to 31] Bcd-coded version number 0xF1000014 VERSION_INFO1_EX µC version [0 to 31] Bcd-coded version number 0xF1000018 VERSION_INFO3 Camera type ID [0 to 15] See Table 155: Camera type ID list on page 291. FPGA version [16 to 31] Bcd-coded version number 0xF100001C VERSION_INFO3_EX FPGA version [0 to 31] Bcd-coded version number 0xF1000020...
Page 291 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Camera type Pike F-032B Pike F-032C Pike F-100B Pike F-100C Pike F-145B Pike F-145C Pike F-210B Pike F-421B Pike F-421C Pike F-145B-15fps Pike F-145C-15fps Pike F-505B Pike F-505C Pike F-1100B Pike F-1100C Pike F-1600B Pike F-1600C Table 155: Camera type ID list Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 292: Advanced Feature Inquiry
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Advanced feature inquiry This register indicates with a named bit if a feature is present or not. If a feature is marked as not present the associated register space might not be available and read/write errors may occur. Note Ignore unnamed bits in the following table: these bits might be set or not.  Register Name Field Description 0xF1000040 ADV_INQ_1 MaxResolution TimeBase ExtdShutter TestImage FrameInfo Sequences VersionInfo Reserved Look-up tables Shading DeferredTrans [10] HDR mode [11] [12] Reserved [13] Reserved TriggerDelay [14] Mirror image [15]...
Page 293: Camera Status
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Register Name Field Description 0xF1000044 ADV_INQ_2 Input_1 Input_2 [2 to 7] Reserved Output_1 Output_2 Output_3 [10] Output_4 [11] [12 to 15] Reserved IntEnaDelay [16] [17 to 23] Reserved Output 1 PWM [24] Output 2 PWM [25] Output 3 PWM [26] Output 4 PWM [27] [28 to 31] Reserved 0xF1000048 ADV_INQ_3 Camera Status Max IsoSize Paramupd_Timing [2] F7 mode mapping [3]...
Page 294: Maximum Resolution
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera The ExSyncArmed flag indicates that the camera is set up for external triggering. Even if the camera is waiting for an external trigger event the Idle flag might get set. Other bits in this register might be set or toggled: just ignore these bits. Note • Excessive polling of this register may slow down the operation of the camera. Therefore the time between  two polls of the status register should not be less than 5 milliseconds. If the time between two read accesses is lower than 5 milliseconds the response will be delayed. • Depending on shutter and isochronous settings the status flags might be set for a very short time and thus will not be recognized by your application. Register Name Field Description 0xF1000100 CAMERA_STATUS Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1 to 23] Reserved [24 to 31] Implementation ID = 0x01 0xF1000104 [0 to 14] Reserved ExSyncArmed [15] External trigger enabled...
Page 295: Time Base
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Register Name Field Description 0xF1000200 MAX_RESOLUTION MaxHeight [0 to 15] Sensor height (read only) MaxWidth [16 to 31] Sensor width (read only) Table 158: Advanced register: Maximum resolution inquiry Time base Corresponding to IIDC, exposure time is set via a 12-bit value in the corresponding register (SHUTTER_INQ [51Ch] and SHUTTER [81Ch]). This means that you can enter a value in the range of 1 to 4095. Pike cameras use a time base which is multiplied by the shutter register value. This multiplier is configured as the time base via the TIMEBASE register. Register Name Field Description 0xF1000208 TIMEBASE Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this ...
Page 296: Extended Shutter
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Time base in µs Default value 1000 Table 160: Time base ID Note The ABSOLUTE VALUE CSR register, introduced in IIDC V1.3, is not implemented.  Extended shutter The exposure time for long-term integration of up to 67 seconds can be entered with µs precision via the EXTENDED_SHUTTER register. Register Name Field Description 0xF100020C EXTD_SHUTTER Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1 to 5] Reserved ExpTime [6 to 31] Exposure time in µs Table 161: Advanced register: Extended shutter The minimum allowed exposure time depends on the camera model. To ...
Page 297: Test Images
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Note • Exposure times entered via the 81Ch register are mirrored in the extended register, but not vice versa.  • Changes in this register have immediate effect, even when camera is transmitting. • 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. Test images Bit [8] to [14] indicate which test images are saved. Setting bit [28] to [31] activates or deactivates existing test images. By activating any test image the following auto features are automatically disabled: • auto gain • auto shutter • auto white balance Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 298: Look-Up Tables (Lut)
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Register Name Field Description 0xF1000210 TEST_IMAGE Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1 to 7] Reserved Image_Inq_1 Presence of test image 1 0: N/A 1: Available Image_Inq_2 Presence of test image 2 0: N/A 1: Available Image_Inq_3 [10] Presence of test image 3 0: N/A 1: Available Image_Inq_4 [11] Presence of test image 4 0: N/A 1: Available Image_Inq_5 [12] Presence of test image 5 0: N/A 1: Available Image_Inq_6 [13] Presence of test image 6...
Page 299 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Register Name Field Description 0xF1000240 LUT_CTRL Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1 to 5] Reserved ON_OFF Enable/disable this feature [7 to 25] Reserved LutNo [26 to 31] Use look-up table with LutNo number 0xF1000244 LUT_MEM_CTRL Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1 to 4] Reserved EnableMemWR Enable write access [6 to 7] Reserved AccessLutNo [8 to 15] Reserved AddrOffset [16 to 31] byte 0xF1000248 LUT_INFO...
Page 300: Loading A Look-Up Table Into The Camera
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Note Pike 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. Note When using the LUT feature and the gamma feature pay attention to the following:  • gamma ON  look-up table is switched ON also • gamma OFF  look-up table is switched OFF also • look-up table OFF  gamma is switched OFF also • look-up table ON  gamma is switched OFF Loading a look-up table into the camera Loading a look-up table into the camera is done through the GPDATA_BUFFER. Because the size of the GPDATA_BUFFER is smaller than a complete look-up table the data must be written in multiple steps. To load a lookup table into the camera: Query the limits and ranges by reading LUT_INFO and GPDATA_INFO. Set EnableMemWR to true (1). Set AccessLutNo to the desired number.
Page 301 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Note • Always make sure that the shading image is saved at the highest resolution of the camera. If a lower resolution is  chosen and ShowImage is set to true , the image will not be displayed correctly. • The shading image is computed using the current video settings. On fixed video modes the selected frame rate also affects the computation time. • The build process will not work, if a MONO16/RGB16 format is active. Register Name Field Description 0xF1000250 SHDG_CTRL Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) BuildError Could not built shading image [2 to 3] Reserved ShowImage Show shading data as image BuildImage Build a new shading image ON_OFF Shading on/off Busy Build in progress MemChannelSave [8]...
Page 302: Reading Or Writing Shading Image From/Into The Camera
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Register Name Field Description 0xF1000254 SHDG_MEM_CTRL Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1 to 4] Reserved EnableMemWR Enable write access EnableMemRD Enable read access Reserved AddrOffset [8 to 31] In bytes 0xF1000258 SHDG_INFO Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1 to 3] Reserved MaxMemChannel [4 to 7] Maximum number of available memory channels to store shading images MaxImageSize [8 to 31] Maximum shading image size (in bytes) Table 164: Advanced register: Shading (continued) Reading or writing shading image from/into the camera Accessing the shading image inside the camera is done through the ...
Page 303: Non-Volatile Memory Operations
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Poll the SHDG_CTRL register until the Busy and BuildImage flags are reset automatically. The maximum value of GrabCount depends on the camera type and the number of available image buffers. GrabCount is automatically adjusted to a power of two. Do not poll the SHDG_CTRL register too often, while automatic generation is in progress. Each poll delays the process of generating the shading image. An optimal poll interval time is 500 ms. Non-volatile memory operations Pike cameras support storing shading image data into non-volatile memory. Once a shading image is stored it is automatically reloaded on each camera reset. MaxMemChannel indicates the number of so-called memory channels/slots available for storing shading images. To store a shading image into non-volatile memory: Set MemoryChannel to the desired memory channel and MemoryChannelSave to true (1). Read MemoryChannelError to check for errors. To reload a shading image from non-volatile memory: Set MemoryChannel to the desired memory channel and MemChannelLoad to true (1).
Page 304: Deferred Image Transport
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Error description 0x02 Memory size error 0x03 Memory erase error 0x04 Memory write error 0x05 Memory header write error 0x0F Memory channel out of range Table 165: Memory channel error description (continued) Deferred image transport Using this register, the sequence of recording and the transfer of the images can be paused. Setting HoldImg prevents transfer of the image. The images are stored in ImageFIFO NumOfImages SendImage The images indicated by are sent by setting the bit. When FastCapture is set (in Format_7 only), images are recorded at the ...
Page 305: Frame Information
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Frame information This register can be used to double-check the number of images received by the host computer against the number of images which were transmitted by the camera. The camera increments this counter with every FrameValid signal. This is a mirror of the frame counter information found at 0xF1000610. Register Name Field Description 0xF1000270 FRAMEINFO Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) ResetFrameCnt Reset frame counter [1 to 31] Reserved 0xF1000274 FRAMECOUNTER FrameCounter [0 to 31] Number of captured frames since last reset Table 167: Advanced register: Frame information The FrameCounter is incremented when an image is read out of the sensor. The FrameCounter does not indicate whether an image was sent over the ...
Page 306: Auto Shutter Control
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Integration time Integration time IntEna_real IntEna_out Delay Delay time time Figure 116: Delayed integration timing Register Name Field Description 0xF1000340 IO_INTENA_DELAY Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1 to 5] Reserved ON_OFF Enable/disable integration enable delay [7 to 11] Reserved DELAY_TIME [12 to 31] Delay time in µs Table 168: Advanced register: Delayed Integration Enable Auto shutter control The table below illustrates the advanced register for ...
Page 307 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Register Name Field Description 0xF1000364 AUTOSHUTTER_LO [0 to 5] Reserved MinValue [6 to 31] Minimum auto shutter value lowest possible value: 10 µs 0xF1000368 AUTOSHUTTER_HI [0 to 5] Reserved MaxValue [6 to 31] Maximum auto shutter value Table 169: Advanced register: Auto shutter control (continued) Note • Values can only be changed within the limits of shutter CSR.  • Changes in auto exposure register only have an effect when auto shutter is enabled. ...
Page 308: Auto Gain Control
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Auto gain control The table below illustrates the advanced register for auto gain control Register Name Field Description 0xF1000370 AUTOGAIN_CTRL Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1 to 3] Reserved MaxValue [4 to 15] Maximum auto gain value [16 to 19] Reserved MinValue [20 to 31] Minimum auto gain value Table 170: Advanced register: Auto gain control MinValue and MaxValue limits the range the auto gain feature is allowed to ...
Page 309: Autofunction Aoi
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Autofunction AOI The table below illustrates the advanced register for autofunction AOI Register Name Field Description 0xF1000390 AUTOFNC_AOI Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1 to 3] Reserved ShowWorkArea Show work area Reserved ON_OFF Enable/disable AOI (see note above) Reserved YUNITS [8 to 19] Y units of work area/pos. beginning with 0 (read only) XUNITS [20 to 31] X units of work area/pos. beginning with 0 (read only) 0xF1000394 AF_AREA_POSITION Left [0 to 15] Work area position (left ...
Page 310: Color Correction
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Color correction To switch off color correction in YUV mode, see bit [6] Register Name Field Description 0xF10003A0 COLOR_CORR Presence_Inq [0] Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1 to 5] Reserved ON_OFF Color correction on/off default: on Write: 02000000h to switch color correction Write: 00000000h to switch color correction Reset Reset to defaults [8 to 31] Reserved 0xF10003A4 COLOR_CORR_COEFFIC11 = Crr [0 to 31] A number of 1000 equals a color correction coefficient 0xF10003A8 COLOR_CORR_COEFFIC12 = Cgr [0 to 31] of 1. 0xF10003AC COLOR_CORR_COEFFIC13 = Cbr [0 to 31] Color correction values range ...
Page 311: Trigger Delay
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Trigger delay Register Name Field Description 0xF1000400 TRIGGER_DELAY Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1 to 5] Reserved ON_OFF Trigger delay on/off [7 to 10] Reserved DelayTime [11 to 31] Delay time in µs Table 173: Advanced register: Trigger delay The advanced register allows start of the integration to be delayed via DelayTime by maximum 2 µs, which is maximum 2.1 s after a trigger edge was detected. Note Trigger delay works with external trigger modes only.  Mirror image The table below illustrates the advanced register for ...
Page 312: Afe Channel Compensation (Channel Balance)
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera AFE channel compensation (channel balance) All ON Semiconductor Pike sensors are read out via two channels: the first channel for the left half of the image and the second channel for the right half of the image. Channel gain adjustment (Pike color cameras: only RAW8 and RAW16) for both channels can be done via the following two advanced registers: Register Name Field Description 0xF1000420 ADV_CHN_ADJ_GAIN Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1 to 31] Reserved 0xF1000424 ADV_CHN_ADJ_GAIN [0 to 15] Reserved Gain_Value [16 to 31] Signed 16-bit value -8192 to 0 to +8191 SmartView shows only: -2048 to 0 to +2047 Table 175: Advanced register: Channel balance You can save the current value in the user sets and set to default value.
Page 313: Soft Reset
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Register Name Field Description 0xF1000434 ADV_CHN_ADJ_OFFSET+1 --- [0 to 15] Reserved Offset_Value [16 to 31] Signed 16-bit value -255 to 0 to +256 SmartView shows only: -255 to 0 to +255 Note: Direct register access. up to +256 whereas SmartView: up to +255) Table 176: Advanced register: Dual-tap offset adjustment (continued) You can save the current value in the user sets and set to default value. Note Doing the dual-tap offset adjustment in SmartView: Refer to the FirePackage/FirePackage64 SmartView Manual.  Soft reset Register Name Field...
Page 314: High Snr Mode (High Signal Noise Ratio)
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Note When SOFT_RESET has been defined, the camera will respond to further read or write requests but will not process them.  High SNR mode (High Signal Noise Ratio) With High SNR mode enabled the camera internally grabs GrabCount images and outputs a single averaged image. Register Name Field Description 0xF1000520 HIGH_SNR Presence_Inq [0] Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1 to 5] Reserved ON_OFF High SNR mode on/off The camera must be idle to toggle this feature on/off. Idle means: no image acquisition, no trigger. Set grab count and activation of ...
Page 315 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Register Name Field Description 0xF1000560 ISOSIZE_S400 Presence_Inq [0] Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1 to 5] Reserved ON_OFF Enable/Disable S400 settings Set2Max Set to maximum supported packet size [8 to 15] Reserved MaxIsoSize [16 to 31] Maximum ISO packet size for S400 0xF1000564 ISOSIZE_S800 Presence_Inq [0] Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1 to 5] Reserved ON_OFF Enable/Disable S800 settings Set2Max Set to maximum supported packet size [8 to 15] Reserved MaxIsoSize...
Page 316: Quick Parameter Change Timing Modes
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Software Restrictions FireGrab Deactivate Isochronous Resource Manager: SetParameter (FGP_USEIRMFORBW, 0) FireStack/FireClass No restrictions SDKs using Microsoft driver (Active FirePackage, Direct FirePackage, ...) Linux: libdc1394_1.× No restrictions Linux: libdc1394_2.× Deactivate Isochronous Resource Manager: Set DC1394_CAPTURE_FLAGS_BANDWIDTH_ALLOC flag to 0 Third Party Software Deactivate Isochronous Resource Manager Table 180: Restrictions for feature: Maximum ISO packet size Operation The maximum allowed isochronous packet size can be set separately for the ISO speeds S400 and S800. Check the associated Presence_Inq flag to see for which ISO speed this feature is available. Setting the Set2Max flag to 1 sets the MaxIsoSize field to the maximum ...
Page 317: Standard Parameter Update Timing
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Note For a detailed description see Quick parameter change timing modes on page 152.  Register Name Field Description 0xF1000570 PARAMUPD_TIMING Presence_Inq [0] Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1 to 5] Reserved UpdActive Update active See Encapsulated Update (begin/ end) on page 154 0: (default); reset to 0 means Encapsulated Update end 1: set to 1 means Encapsulated Update begin [7 to 23] Reserved UpdTiming [24 to 31] Update timing mode If set to O:...
Page 318: Automatic Reset Of The Updactive Flag
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Automatic reset of the UpdActive flag With Quick Format Change Mode you normally have to clear the UpdActive flag after all desired parameters have been set. Every time the PARAMUPD_TIMING register is written to with the UpdActive flag set to 1 a 10 second time-out is started / restarted. If the time-out passes before you clear the UpdActive flag, the UpdActive flag is cleared automatically and all parameter changes since setting the UpdActive flag to 1 become active automatically. Low-noise binning mode (only 2 × H-binning) This register enables/disables low-noise binning mode. This means: an average (and not a sum) of the luminance values is calculated ...
Page 319: Disable Leds
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Register Name Field Description 0xF1000640 SWFEATURE_CTRL Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) BlankLED_Inq Indicates presence of Disable LEDs feature. DigitizationTaps_Inq [2] Indicates presence of Sensor digitization taps feature. [3 to 5] Reserved SensorTaps_Inq Indicates presence of Sensor taps feature. [7 to 15] Reserved [16] Reserved BlankLED [17] 0: Behavior as described in Status LEDs on page 83. 1: Disable LEDs. (Only error codes are shown.) DigitizationTaps [18 to 21] 0: single-tap 1: dual-tap SensorTaps [22 to 25] Max number of taps ...
Page 320: Sensor Digitization Taps (Pike F-1100, F-1600 Only)
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Sensor digitization taps (Pike F-1100, F-1600 only) The sensor digitization taps fields DigitizationTaps [18 to 21] and SensorTaps [22 to 25] allow to switch between single-tap and dual-tap mode of a multi-tap sensor (Pike F-1100, F-1600). The settings are stored permanently within the camera and do not depend on any user set. • To switch single-tap set bit [18 to 21] to 0. • To switch dual-tap set bit [18 to 21] to 1. Note After switching the number of tabs reboot the camera by releasing a SoftReset.  • To get info how many taps are present read out bit [22 to 25]. – 0 indicates 1 tap. – 1 indicates 2 taps. Parameter-List Update The parameter list is an array of address/data pairs which can be sent to the camera in a single bus cycle. Register Name Field Description 0xF1100000 PARAMLIST_INFO...
Page 321: Format_7 Mode Mapping
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Address offset Data quadlet Description 0xF0F00608 0xE0000000 Set video format 7 0xF0F00604 0x00000000 Set video mode 0 0xF0F08008 0x00000000 Set image position 0xF0F0800C 0x028001E0 Set image size 0xF0F08044 0x04840484 Set BytePerPacket value 0xF0F0080C 0x80000100 Set shutter to 0x100 0xF0F00820 0x80000080 Set gain to 0x80 Table 185: Example: parameter list Note • The PARAMLIST_BUFFER shares the memory with the GPDATA_BUFFER. Therefore it is not possible to use both ...
Page 322: Example
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Register Name Field Description 0xF10005A0 F7MODE_4 Format_ID [0 to 31] Format ID for Format_7 Mode_4 0xF10005A4 F7MODE_5 Format_ID [0 to 31] Format ID for Format_7 Mode_5 0xF10005A8 F7MODE_6 Format_ID [0 to 31] Format ID for Format_7 Mode_6 0xF10005AC F7MODE_7 Format_ID [0 to 31] Format ID for Format_7 Mode_7 Table 186: Advanced register: Format_7 mode mapping (continued) Additional Format_7 modes Firmware 3.× adds additional Format_7 modes. Now you can add some special Format_7 modes which are not covered by the IIDC standard. These special ...
Page 323: Advanced Register: Sis
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera • Frame counter (frames read out of the sensor) • Trigger counter (external trigger seen only) • Various camera settings into a selectable line position within the image. Frame counter and trigger counter are available as advanced registers to be read out directly. Advanced register: SIS The feature is controlled by the following advanced feature register: Note This register is different to the Marlin time stamp (600) register!  Register Name Field Description 0xF1000630 SIS Presence_Inq...
Page 324 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Note SIS outside the visible image area: For certain Format_7 modes the image frame transported  may contain padding (filling) data at the end of the transported frame. Setting LinePos=HeightOfImage places the stamp in this padding data area, outside the visible area (invisible SIS). If the transported image frame does not contain any padding data the camera will not relocate the SIS to the visible area automatically (no SIS). Take in mind that the accuracy of the time stamp might be affected by asynchronous traffic – mainly if image settings are changed. Note The IEEE1394 cycle counter (aka time stamp) will be inserted into the very first 4 bytes/pixels of a line.  Cycle offset Cycles Seconds Cycle offset 12 bit Cycle count 13 bit Second count 7 bit 0 to 3071 cycle offsets (40.69 ns) 0 to 7999 cycles 0 to 127 seconds 24.576 MHz cycle timer counter 8000 Hz cycle timer counter 1 Hz cycle timer counter Table 188: 32-bit cycle timer layout Cycle offset 12 bit Cycle count ...
Page 325: Advanced Register: Frame Counter
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Advanced register: frame counter Note Different to Marlin SIS: Register 610 is only to be used to reset the frame counter.  The frame counter feature is controlled by the following advanced feature register: Register Name Field Description 0xF1000610 FRMCNT_STAMP Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) Reset Reset frame counter [2 to 31] Reserved 0xF1000614 FRMCNT [0 to 31] Frame counter Table 190: Advanced register: Frame counter frame counter Having this feature enabled, the current ...
Page 326: Where To Find Time Stamp, Frame Counter And Trigger Counter In The Image
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Register Name Field Description TRIGGER_COUNTER Presence_Inq 0xF1000620 Indicates presence of this feature (read only) Reset Reset trigger counter [2 to 31] Reserved TRGCNT TriggerCounter 0xF1000624 [0 to 31] Trigger counter Table 191: Advanced register: Trigger counter Having this feature enabled, the current trigger counter value (external trigger seen by hardware) will be inserted as a 32-bit integer value into any captured image. Setting the Reset flag to 1 resets the trigger counter to 0: the Reset flag ...
Page 327: Smear Reduction (Not Pike F-1100, F-1600)
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera CycleCounter [7 to 0] CycleCounter [15 to 8] CycleCounter [23 to 16] CycleCounter [31 to 24] Byte 1 Byte 2 Byte 3 Byte 4 FrameCounter [7 to 0] FrameCounter [15 to 8] FrameCounter [23 to 16] FrameCounter [31 to 24] Byte 5 Byte 6 Byte 7 Byte 8 TriggerCounter [7 to 0] TriggerCounter [15 to 8] TriggerCounter [23 to 16] TriggerCounter [31 to 24] Byte 9 Byte 10 Byte 11 Byte 12 AoiLeft [7 to 0] AoiLeft [15 to 8] AoiTop [7 to 0] AoiTop [15 to 8] Byte 13 Byte 14 Byte 15 Byte 16 AoiWidth [7 to 0] AoiWidth [15 to 8] AoiHeight [7 to 0] AoiHeight [15 to 8] Byte 17 Byte 18...
Page 328: Defect Pixel Correction
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Defect pixel correction In the following the abbreviation for efect ixel orrection will be used. To enable or disable and configure defect pixel correction use the following register(s): Register Name Field Description DEFECT_PIXEL_CORRECTION_ Presence_Inq 0xF1000460 Indicates presence of this CTRL feature (read only) [1 to 5] Reserved ON_OFF Defect pixel correction (DPC) on/off [7 to 31] Reserved DEFECT_PIXEL_CORRECTION_ Presence_Inq 0xF1000464 Indicates presence of this feature (read only) Reserved EnaMemWR Enable WR access (from host to µC) EnaMemRD Enable RD access (from ...
Page 329: User Profiles
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera DPC-Memory alignment: {defect_pixel_1, defect_pixel_2 to defect_pixel_n, defect_column_1, defect_column_2 to defect_column_n}. One defect pixel is saved as two 16-bit values (X, Y), so the size of defect pixel chunk equals NumberDefectPixel * 4 (it is also the offset of defect column data). One defect column is saved as three 16-bit values (X, Y, Height), so the size of NumberDefectColumn * 6 defect column chunk equals Note Pixel coordinates and column coordinates must be sorted ascending, by X as primary and Y as secondary sorting-key.  To write DPC coordinates: Query the limits and ranges by reading DEFECT_PIXEL_CORRECTION_INFO GPDATA_INFO and . (Note: If the list is empty, you do not have to write the DPC pixels. In this case do the following: in DEFECT_PIXEL_CORRECTION_MEM set the NumberDefectColumn and NumberDefectPixel to 0.) Set EnableMemWR to true (1).
Page 330 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera User profiles can be programmed with the following advanced feature register: Offset Name Field Description USER_PROFILE Presence_Inq 0xF1000550 Indicates presence of this feature (read only) Error An error occurred [2 to 6] Reserved Busy Save/Load in progress Save Save settings to profile Load Load settings from profile SetDefaultID [10] Set Profile ID as default [11 to 19] Reserved ErrorCode [20 to 23] Error code See Table 196: User profiles: Error codes on page 331. [24 to 27] Reserved ProfileID [28 to 31] ProfileID (memory channel) Table 195: Advanced register: User profiles In general this advanced register is a wrapper around the standard memory ...
Page 331: Error Codes
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Write the desired ProfileID with the RestoreProfile flag set. Read back the register and check the ErrorCode field. Set default To set the default profile to be loaded on startup, reset or initialization Write the desired ProfileID with the SetDefaultID flag set. Read back the register and check the ErrorCode field. Error codes Error Code Description 0x00 No error 0x01 Profile data corrupted 0x02 Camera not idle during restore operation 0x03 Feature not available (feature not present) 0x04 Profile does not exist 0x05 ProfileID out of range 0x06 Restoring the default profile failed...
Page 332 Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Standard registers Standard registers Advanced registers (Format_7) Cur_V_Frm_Rate IMAGE_POSITION TIMEBASE Cur_V_Mode (AOI) EXTD_SHUTTER Cur_V_Format IMAGE_SIZE (AOI) IO_INP_CTRL ISO_Channel COLOR_CODING_ID IO_OUTP_CTRL ISO_Speed BYTES_PER_PACKET IO_INTENA_DELAY BRIGHTNESS AUTOSHUTTER_CTRL AUTOSHUTTER_LO AUTO_EXPOSURE (Target gray level) AUTOSHUTTER_HI SHARPNESS AUTOGAIN_CTRL WHITE_BALANCE (+ auto on/off) AUTOFNC_AOI (+ on/off) (+ hue on)...
Page 333: Frame Time Control
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera Note • A profile save operation automatically disables capturing of images.  • A profile save or restore operation is an uninterrupted (atomic) operation. The write response (of the asynchronous write cycle) will be sent after completion of the operation. • Restoring a profile will not overwrite other settings than listed above. • If a restore operation fails or the specified profile does not exist, all registers will be overwritten with the hard- coded factory defaults (profile • Data written to this register will not be reflected in the standard memory channel registers. Frame time control With this register you can set the frame time (in microseconds) and thus control the sensor frame rate more precisely than with the BytesPerPacket settings. Note • The image transport speed depends on the BytesPerPacket setting only.  • The camera corrects invalid values automatically. Offset Name Field...
Page 334: Gpdata_Buffer
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera • The FRAMETIME_CTRL register does not change the shutter or BytePerPacket settings. GPDATA_BUFFER GPDATA_BUFFER is a general purpose register that regulates the exchange of data between camera and host for: • writing look-up tables (LUTs) into the camera • uploading/downloading of the shading image GPDATA_INFO Buffer size query GPDATA_BUFFER indicates the actual storage range Register Name Field Description GPDATA_INFO 0xF1000FFC [0 to 15] Reserved BufferSize [16 to 31] Size of GPDATA_BUFFER (byte) 0xF1001000 … GPDATA_BUFFER 0xF10017FC Table 199: Advanced register: GPData buffer Note •...
Page 335: User Adjustable Gain References
Configuration of the camera Configuration of the camera User adjustable gain references This register gives the user the possibility (via direct access) to modify the gain references. Modified values are stored automatically without further user action and are also stored on restart. To reload default gain references (which are programmed at personalization) within the camera: set flag m_bDefGainRef=1 Offset Name Field Description 0xF1002000 AFEREFERENCES Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1 to 4] Reserved m_bDefGainRef Reload default gain references, if this flag is set. [6 to 31] Reserved m_GainRef 0xF1002004 GAINREFERENCE [0 to 31] Gain reference (0 to 511) Table 201: Advanced register: User adjustable gain references In the following table you find the default gain references of all Pike models.
Page 336: Firmware Update
Firmware update Firmware update Firmware update Firmware updates can be carried out via FireWire cable without opening the camera. Note For further information: • Read the application note:  How to update Guppy, Pike, or Stingray firmware at Allied Vision website or • Contact your local Allied Vision distribution partner. For our Sales locations see: https://www.alliedvision.com  Extended version number (FPGA/microcontroller) The new extended version number (Pike firmware 3.× and later) for microcontroller and FPGA firmware has the following format (4 parts separated by periods; each part consists of two digits): Special.Major.Minor.Bugfix xx.xx.xx.xx Digit Description 1st part: Special Omitted if zero Indicates customer specific versions (OEM variants). Each customer has its own number. 2nd part: Major Indicates big changes Old: represented the number before the dot Table 203: New version number (microcontroller and FPGA) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 337 Firmware update Firmware update Digit Description 3rd part: Minor Indicates small changes Old: represented the number after the dot 4th part: Bugfix Indicates bug fixing only (no changes of a feature) or build number Table 203: New version number (microcontroller and FPGA) (continued) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.3...
Page 338: Appendix
Appendix Appendix Appendix Sensor position accuracy camera body camera body pixel area pixel area sensor case sensor case Figure 118: Sensor position accuracy Criteria Subject Properties Method of positioning Optical alignment of the photo sensitive sensor area into the camera front module (lens mount front flange) Reference points Sensor Center of the pixel area (photo sensitive cells) Camera Center of the lens mount Accuracy ×/y +/- 0.1 mm (sensor shift) +0/-50 µm (optical back focal length) α +/-0.5° (center rotation as the deviation from the parallel to the camera bottom) Table 204: Sensor position accuracy criteria Note...
Page 339: Index
Index Index Index Index Numerics HDR Pike..........293 MaxResolution........292 0xF1000840 (debounce)......181 TimeBase .........292 2 out of 16 H+V sub-sampling (b/w) Advanced features ........286 drawing ...........147 Activate ...........289 2 out of 16 H+V sub-sampling (color) Base address ........276 drawing ...........148 inquiry..........274 2 out of 4 H+V sub-sampling (b/w) Advanced register drawing ...........146 Advanced feature inquiry....292 2 out of 4 H+V sub-sampling (color) Auto gain control.......308 drawing ...........147 Auto shutter control ......306 2 out of 8 H+V sub-sampling (b/w) Autofunction AOI.......309 drawing ...........146 Camera status........294 2 out of 8 H+V sub-sampling (color) Channel balance........312 drawing ...........148 Color correction ........310...
Page 340 Index Index Index Extended shutter.......183 Advanced registers Bandwidth Secure image signature (SIS)....322 Affect on frame rate ......253 Advanced registers summary Frame rates........221 IO_INP_DEBOUNCE......289 bandwidth SEQUENCE_CTRL .......286 deferred image transport....159 SEQUENCE_PARAM ......286 FastCapture........162 SEQUENCE_STEP .......286 RGB8 format........167 Advanced version information save in RAW-mode ......163 0xF1000010........290 BAYER demosaicing ......162 AFE channel compensation .......312 BAYER mosaic.........162 Channel balance........312 BAYER to RGB Algorithm color interpretation ......162 correction data .........123 binning..........138 A_M_MODE (Field)..107 access ..........149 AOI..........124 full ..........141...
Page 341 Index Index Index brightness (table) ........118 conformity..........32 Brightness Control........275 continuous BRIGHTNESS_INQUIRY ......277 using Trigger_Mode_15......177 buffer Controlling LUT ..........129 Image capture ........173 Bulk trigger ........173 Copyright ..........33 correction color ..........162 Camera correction data Interfaces.......... 80 algorithm .........123 Camera lenses ......... 76 AOI ..........124 Camera status automatic generation......123 0xF1000100........294 requirements........123 CAMERA_STATUS ......294 shading..........121...
Page 342 Index Index Index Delayed integration enable OHCI API software ......29 0xF1000340........306 Firetool program........195 Digital Camera Specification......257 FireView Digital video information ......96 Extended shutter.......297 digitizer ..........129 FireWire document history........11 Connecting capabilities......36 Definition.......... 34 Serial bus .......... 35 Edge mode ..........173 FireWire 400 ........... 37 Eequence mode FireWire 800 ........... 37 Settings example .......196 Firmware update effective min. exp. time......182 Extended version number ....336 Encapsulated Update (begin/end) ..154 FireWire cameras ......336...
Page 343 Index Index Index ranges ..........116 IIDC ..........29 GAIN (CSR register)........114 Isochronous data block packet format ..95 GAIN (Name)..........114 pixel data .......... 95 gamma function ........127 trigger delay ........87 CCD models........124 Video data format ......96 gamma LUT..........128 IIDC V1.31..........173 Global pipelined shutter ......173 Camera control standards ....38 Global shutter ........173 Image capture GND for RS232 ........81 Controlling ........173 GPDATA_BUFFER ......125 IMAGE_POSITION ........218 GRAB_COUNT ........123 ImageRepeat..........194...
Page 344 Index Index Index Max_Value ..........87 Min. exp. time + offset ......182 Jitter ..........185 minimum exposure time ......182 Exposure start........188 Min_Value ..........87 mirror function Latching connectors ......... 80 horizontal ........118 Mirror image Com/S1 ..........83 0xF1000410 ........311 on (green) ......... 83 Multi-shot ........186 Status..........83 External trigger .........186 Trg........... 83 multi-shot yellow ..........
Page 345 Index Index Index Output control IEEE1394b......... 80 IO_OUTP_CTRL1......... 90 power IO_OUTP_CTRL2......... 90 LED ..........83 IO_OUTP_CTRL3......... 90 Presence_Inq .......... 86 IO_OUTP_CTRL4......... 90 Presence_Inq (Field) ......87 Polarity ..........90 Output mode .......... 90 QFCM ...........153 ID ............ 91 Quick Format Change Mode....152 Output signals (QFCM)......153 Busy signal ........89 Quick parameter change timing modes ..152 Frame valid ........
Page 346 Index Index Index 0xF1000220........190 vertical binning .........140 Cancel ..........195 signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) ......138 Changes to registers......197 signal-to-noise separation ......138 Default ..........192 SingleShot ..........195 Description........192 External signal........192 Scenarios .........198 Features ..........194 SmartView ..........29 Flow diagram ........193 Smear reduction ........199 Image size ........190 0xF1000440 ........327 Implementation ........190 Compensate ........199 Modified registers ......189 Definition.........199 Pointer reset........189 How it works ........199...
Page 347 Index Index Index Gray bar...........255 Trigger delay TEST_IMAGE........298 0xF1000400 ........311 Test images........254 trigger delay...........177 Bayer-coded ........256 advanced CSR ........179 Color ..........256 advanced register ......88 Monochrome cameras .......254 off ........... 88 tg ............96 on............ 88 Time base Trigger Delay CSR ........179 0xF1000208........295 trigger function ........176 Setting..........297 Trigger mode TIMEBASE ........295 Trigger_Mode_0 .......173 time base ..........183 Trigger_Mode_1 .......173 exposure time........182...
Page 348 Index Index Index IEEE1394b......... 80 Vendor Unique Color_Coding ....157 Vendor unique Features ......274 vertical binning ........139 SNR..........140 vertical sub-sampling (b/w) drawing ...........145 vertical sub-sampling (color) drawing ...........145 GND ..........80 Video data payload........96 Video format Available bandwidth......221 Frame rate ........221 Video format inquiry register Offset ..........264 Video Format_7 AOI ..........218 Video mode CUR-V-MODE........279 Format_7 .........284 Inquiry register .........264 Video mode 0.........224 Video mode 2.........224 VMode_ERROR_STATUS......

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