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Pike
Technical Manual
V5.2.0
09 March 2015
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH
Taschenweg 2a
D-07646 Stadtroda / Germany

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  • Page 1 Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0 09 March 2015 Allied Vision Technologies GmbH Taschenweg 2a D-07646 Stadtroda / Germany...
  • Page 2 These products are not designed for use in life support appliances, devices, or systems where mal- function of these products can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury. Allied Vision Technologies customers using or selling these products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify Allied for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    FireWire Plug & play capabilities.................. 43 FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock precautions ..............43 Operating system support ..................44 Specifications ...................... 45 Pike F-032B/C (fiber) ....................45 Pike F-100B/C (fiber) ....................47 Pike F-145B/C (fiber) (-15fps*) ..................48 Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...
  • Page 4 Pike W270 S90 (2 x 1394b copper) ................... 77 Pike W270 S90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) ............... 78 Cross section: CS-Mount (only Pike F-032B/C) ..............79 Cross section: C-Mount (VGA size filter)................80 Cross section: C-Mount (large filter) ................. 81 Adjustment of C-Mount ....................
  • Page 5 Pike M58-Mount: standard housing (2 x 1394b copper) ....................97 Pike M58-Mount: standard housing (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)..................98 Pike M58-Mount: Tripod adapter.................. 99 Pike M58-Mount: W270 (2 x 1394b copper)..............100 Pike M58-Mount: W270 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)..................101 Cross section: M58-Mount ..................
  • Page 6 Defect pixel correction (Pike F-1100/1600 only) ..............158 Defect pixel definitions for Pike F-1100................ 158 Defect pixel definitions for Pike F-1600................ 159 Allied Vision factory default settings ................159 Allied Vision defect pixel map ..................159 Defect pixel editor in SmartView ................. 161 Defect Pixel editor: more details ................
  • Page 7 Hue and saturation ...................... 192 Color correction ......................192 Why color correction? ..................192 Color correction in Allied Vision cameras ..............192 Color correction: formula..................193 GretagMacbeth ColorChecker................. 193 Changing color correction coefficients ..............193 Switch color correction on/off ................194 Color conversion (RGB ...
  • Page 8 SIS: Definition ......................227 SIS: Scenarios ......................227 Smear reduction (not Pike F-1100/1600)................228 Smear reduction: definition..................228 Smear reduction: how it works ................... 228 Smear reduction: switch on/off in register and SmartView ..........228 Video formats, modes and bandwidth ..........
  • Page 9 AOI frame rates maxBPP=8192, dual-tap, no sub-sampling.......... 275 AOI frame rates maxBPP=8192, dual-tap, sub-sampling..........276 AOI frame rates maxBPP=16000, single-tap, no sub-sampl.......... 277 AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, single-tap, sub-sampling.......... 278 AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, dual-tap, no sub-sampling ........279 AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, dual-tap, sub-sampling ..........
  • Page 10 Shading correction ....................329 Reading or writing shading image from/into the camera ..........331 Automatic generation of a shading image ..............331 Non-volatile memory operations ................331 Memory channel error codes.................. 332 Deferred image transport ..................332 Frame information....................333 Input/output pin control ..................
  • Page 11 Firmware update ....................364 Extended version number (FPGA/μC) ................364 Appendix ....................... 366 Sensor position accuracy of Pike cameras................366 Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 12: 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 E-mail: info@alliedvision.com (for commercial and general inquiries) support@alliedvision.com (for technical assistance with Allied Vision products) Telephone: EMEA: +49 36428-677-0...

  • Page 13: 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.
  • Page 14 Conformity on page 33. Added Value field in Table 43: CSR: Shutter on page 139. Added Chapter Cross section: CS-Mount (only Pike F-032B/C) page 79. Added detailed description of BRIGHTNESS (800h) in Table 149: Feature control register on page 310...
  • Page 15 Revised description of C-Mount adjustment in Chapter Adjust- ment of C-Mount on page 82. 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 102: Mapping of possible Format_7 modes to F7M1...F7M7...
  • Page 16 Introduction Version Date Remarks continued from previous page V4.1.0 20.08.08 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 281 Corrected Table 174: Advanced register: Channel balance page 340 Added Max IsoSize Bit [1] to register 0xF1000048 ADV_INQ_3 in Table 155: Advanced register: Advanced feature inquiry...
  • Page 17 Remarks continued from previous page V4.1.0 20.08.08 Restructuring of Pike Technical Manual: [continued] [continued] Added Chapter Contacting Allied Vision on page 12 Added Chapter Manual overview on page 27 Restructured Chapter Pike types and highlights to Chapter Pike cameras on page 32.
  • Page 18 Introduction Version Date Remarks continued from previous page V4.1.0 20.08.08 [continued: Restructuring of Pike Technical Manual:] [continued] [continued] Revised Chapter Configuration of the camera on page 285 Revised Chapter Firmware update on page 364 Added Chapter on page 378 Revised Chapter Index Corrected for all Pike cameras: 16 user-defined LUTs in Chapter Specifications...
  • Page 19 Introduction Version Date Remarks continued from previous page V4.3.0 23.04.09 Pike F-100B: new Quantum efficiency diagram in Figure 7: Spec- tral sensitivity of Pike F-100B on page 60 All advanced registers in 8-digit format beginning with 0xF1... in Chapter Advanced features on page 315ff.
  • Page 20 Introduction Version Date Remarks continued from previous page V4.4.0 28.09.09 Added notice to description of non-volatile storage of shading image in Note on page 151. Corrected drawing in Figure 148: Delayed integration timing page 334 Corrected Format_7 Mode_5 (640 x 240) in Table 84: Video For- mat_7 default modes Pike F-032B / Pike F-032C on page 231.
  • Page 21 Introduction Version Date Remarks continued from previous page V4.4.0 28.09.09 • All Pike models: added input debounce feature: – Advanced register summary 0xF1000840 on page 318 [continued] [continued] – Advanced register summary 0xF1000850 on page 318 – Advanced register summary 0xF1000860 on page 318 –...
  • Page 22 Introduction Version Date Remarks continued from previous page V5.0.0 07.05.10 [continued] [continued] [continued] New Pike F-1100 and Pike F-1600 models: • Chapter F-Mount on page 83ff. • Chapter M42-Mount on page 91ff. • Chapter M58-Mount on page 97ff. • Chapter Exposure time offset on page 209 •...
  • Page 23 Introduction Version Date Remarks continued from previous page V5.0.0 07.05.10 New links to the new Allied Vision website: [continued] [continued] • Chapter Contacting Allied Vision on page 12 New measured sensitivity curves: • Chapter Spectral sensitivity on page 58ff. Added new CAD drawings for W90S90 and W270S90: •...
  • Page 24 Introduction Version Date Remarks continued from previous page V5.0.1 08.06.10 Changed and new CAD drawings for Pike F-1100/1600: [continued] [continued] • Changed CAD drawings with corrected mount dimensions: Figure 41: Pike F-Mount dimensions (standard for Pike F-1100 and Pike F-1600) on page 89, Figure 48: Pike M42- Mount dimensions (optional for Pike F-1100 and Pike F-...
  • Page 25 • Added Pike F-505C in Figure 75: Mirror and Bayer order page 147 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...
  • Page 26 Definition page 165. Layout changes due to a changed Corporate identity: • Replaced the previous Allied Vision logo by the current one • Reworded all appropriate contents from AVT and Allied Vision Technologies to Allied Vision Table 1: Document history...

  • Page 27: Manual Overview

    • Chapter Controlling image capture on page 200 describes trigger modi, exposure time, one-shot/multi-shot/ISO_Enable features. Additionally special Allied Vision features are described: sequence mode and secure image signature (SIS). • Chapter Video formats, modes and bandwidth on page 229 lists all avail- able fixed and Format_7 modes (incl.

  • Page 28: Conventions Used In This Manual

    Introduction • Chapter Configuration of the camera on page 285 lists standard and advanced register descriptions of all camera features. • Chapter Firmware update on page 364 explains where to get information on firmware updates and explains the extended version number scheme of FPGA/μC.

  • Page 29: More Information

    GOF, I/O connectors, input and output). You find the 1394 Installation Manual here: http://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical-docu-  mentation All software packages (including documentation and release notes) provided by Allied Vision can be downloaded at:  http://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/software-down- loads Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 30: Before Operation

     For information on Allied Vision accessories and software read 1394 Installation Manual. Caution Before operating any Allied Vision camera read safety instruc- tions 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 ...
  • Page 31 Introduction Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 32: Pike Cameras

    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.
  • Page 33 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: http://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical-docu- mentation/pike-documentation Pike type Sensor Picture size (max.)...

  • Page 34: Conformity

    Conformity Conformity Allied Vision Technologies declares under its sole responsibility that all stan- dard cameras of the Pike family to which this declaration relates are in confor- mity with the following standard(s) or other normative document(s): • CE, following the provisions of 2004/108/EG directive •...

  • Page 35: 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 IEEE 1394) is a personal computer and digital video serial bus interface standard, offering high-speed communications and isochronous real-time data services.

  • Page 36: Why Use Firewire

    FireWire Why use FireWire? Digital cameras with on-board FireWire (IEEE 1394a or 1394b) 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: •...

  • Page 37: Firewire Connection Capabilities

    FireWire Whereas 1394a works in half duplex transmission, 1394b does full duplex trans- mission. 1394b optimizes the usage of the bandwidth, as it does not need gaps between the signals like 1394a. This is due to parallel arbitration, handled by the bus owner supervisor selector (BOSS).

  • Page 38: Capabilities Of 1394A (Firewire 400)

    IIDC V1.3 released a set of camera control standards via 1394a, which estab- lished a common communications protocol on which most current FireWire cam- eras are based. In addition to common standards shared across manufacturers, Allied Vision offers Format_7 mode that provides special features (smart features), such as: •...

  • Page 39: Iidc V1.31 Camera Control Standards

    FireWire IIDC V1.31 camera control standards Along with 1394b-, 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.

  • Page 40: Image Transfer Via 1394A And 1394B

    FireWire Image transfer via 1394a and 1394b Technical detail 1394a 1394b 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: mode, legacy mode b-mode (beta mode)

  • Page 41: 1394B Bandwidths

    FireWire 1394b bandwidths According to the 1394b specification on isochronous transfer, the largest rec- ommended data payload size is 8192 bytes per 125 μs cycle at a bandwidth of 800 Mbit/s. Note Certain cameras may offer, depending on their settings in com- bination with the use of FirePackage higher packet sizes.

  • Page 42: Example1: 1394B Bandwidth Of Pike Cameras

    FireWire Example1: 1394b bandwidth of Pike cameras Pike model Resolution Frame rate Bandwidth Pike F-032 B/C 208 fps 62.5 MByte/s Pike F-100 B/C megapixel 60 fps 57.6 MByte/s Pike F-145 B/C megapixel 30 fps 41.4 MByte/s Pike F-210 B/C megapixel 31 fps 62.5 MByte/s Pike F-421 B/C...

  • Page 43: Firewire Plug & Play Capabilities

    Screw-lock precautions • All Allied Vision 1394b camera and cables have industrial screw-lock fasteners to insure a tight electrical connec- tion that is resistant to vibration and gravity. • We strongly recommend using only 1394b adapter cards with screw-locks.

  • Page 44: Operating System Support

    MS1394 driver will continue to work.) Windows 7 Full support Full support Windows 8 Full support Full support Table 7: FireWire and operating systems For more information see Allied Vision Software: http://www.alliedvision.com  Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 45: Specifications

    80) Adjustable CS-Mount: 12.526 mm (in air), Ø 25.4 mm (32 tpi), mechanical flange back distance: 7.9 mm (see Figure 32: Pike CS-Mount dimensions (only Pike F-032B/C) on page 79) 14 bit Color modes Only color: Raw8, Raw12, Raw16, Mono8, YUV422, YUV411, RGB8 Frame rates 1.875 fps;...
  • Page 46 IR cut filter Optional accessories b/w: IR cut filter, IR pass filter color: protection glass On request Host adapter card, angled head, power out (HIROSE) Software packages http://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/software-downloads (free of charge) Table 8: Specification Pike F-032B/C (fiber) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 47: Pike F-100B/C (Fiber)

    Specifications Pike F-100B/C (fiber) Feature Specification Image device Type 2/3 (diag. 10.5 mm) type progressive scan KODAK IT CCD KAI-1020A/C with HAD microlens Effective chip size 7.4 mm x 7.4 mm Cell size 7.4 μm x 7.4 μm Picture size (max.) 1000 x 1000 pixels (Format_7 Mode_0) Lens mount Adjustable C-Mount: 17.526 mm (in air);...

  • Page 48: Pike F-145B/C (Fiber) (-15Fps*)

    Specifications Feature Specification Standard accessories b/w: protection glass color: IR cut filter Optional accessories b/w: IR cut filter, IR pass filter color: protection glass On request Host adapter card, angled head, power out (HIROSE) Software packages http://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/software-downloads (free of charge) Table 9: Specification Pike F-100B/C (fiber) Pike F-145B/C (fiber) (-15fps*) * Variant: F-145-15fps only...
  • Page 49 Specifications Feature Specification Smart functions AGC (auto gain control), AEC (auto exposure control), real-time shading correc- tion, LUT, 64 MByte image memory, mirror, binning, sub-sampling, High SNR, stor- able user sets only color: AWB (auto white balance), color correction, hue, saturation, sharpness Two configurable inputs, four configurable outputs RS-232 port (serial port, IIDC V1.31) Transfer rate...

  • Page 50: Pike F-210B/C (Fiber)

    Specifications Pike F-210B/C (fiber) Feature Specification Image device Type 1 (diag. 16.3 mm) type progressive scan KODAK IT CCD KAI-2093A/C with HAD microlens Effective chip size 14 mm x 8.0 mm Cell size 7.4 μm x 7.4 μm Picture size (max.) 1920 x 1080 pixels (Format_7 Mode_0) Lens mount Adjustable C-Mount: 17.526 mm (in air);...

  • Page 51: Pike F-421B/C (Fiber)

    Specifications Feature Specification Standard accessories b/w: protection glass color: IR cut filter Optional accessories b/w: IR cut filter, IR pass filter color: protection glass On request Host adapter card, angled head, power out (HIROSE) M39-Mount suitable for e.g. Voigtländer optics Adjustable M39-Mount: 28.80 mm (in air);...
  • Page 52 Specifications Feature Specification Smart functions AGC (auto gain control), AEC (auto exposure control), real-time shading correc- tion, LUT, 64 MByte image memory, mirror, binning, sub-sampling, High SNR, stor- able user sets only color: AWB (auto white balance), color correction, hue, saturation, sharpness Two configurable inputs, four configurable outputs RS-232 port (serial port, IIDC V1.31) Transfer rate...

  • Page 53: Pike F-505B/C (Fiber)

    Specifications Pike F-505B/C (fiber) Feature Specification Image device Type 2/3 (diag. 11.0 mm) progressive scan SONY ICX625ALA/AQA with Super HAD microlens Effective chip size 8.5 mm × 7.1 mm Cell size 3.45 μm x 3.45 μm Picture size (max.) 2452 x 2054 pixels (Format_7 Mode_0) Lens mount Adjustable C-Mount: 17.526 mm (in air);...
  • Page 54 Specifications Feature Specification Regulations CE, FCC Class B, RoHS (2002/95/EC) Standard accessories b/w: protection glass color: IR cut filter Optional accessories b/w: IR cut filter, IR pass filter color: protection glass On request Host adapter card, angled head, power out (HIROSE) Software packages http://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/software-downloads (free of charge)

  • Page 55: Pike F-1100B/C (Fiber)

    Specifications Pike F-1100B/C (fiber) Feature Specification Image device Type 35 mm (diag. 43.3 mm) progressive scan KODAK IT CCD KAI-11002 with Super HAD microlens Effective chip size 37.25 mm × 25.7 mm Cell size 9.0 μm x 9.0 μm Picture size (max.) 4008 x 2672 pixels Lens mount Standard: F-Mount: 46.5 mm (in air)...
  • Page 56 Specifications Feature Specification Digital interface IEEE 1394b (IIDC V1.31), 2 x copper connectors (bilingual) (daisy chain) fiber: IEEE 1394b, 2 connectors: 1 x copper (bilingual), 1 x GOF connector (2 x opti- cal fiber on LCLC), (daisy chain) Power requirements DC 8 V - 36 V via IEEE 1394 cable or 12-pin HIROSE Power consumption Typical single-tap: 5 W (@ 12 V DC);...

  • Page 57: Pike F-1600B/C (Fiber)

    Specifications Pike F-1600B/C (fiber) Feature Specification Image device Type 35 mm (diag. 43.3 mm) progressive scan KODAK IT CCD KAI-16000 with Super HAD microlens Effective chip size 36.1 mm × 24 mm Cell size 7.4 μm x 7.4 μm Picture size (max.) 4872 x 3248 pixels Lens mount Standard: F-Mount: 46.5 mm (in air)...

  • Page 58: Spectral Sensitivity

    Specifications Feature Specification Digital interface IEEE 1394b (IIDC V1.31), 2 x copper connectors (bilingual) (daisy chain) fiber: IEEE 1394b, 2 connectors: 1 x copper (bilingual), 1 x GOF connector (2 x opti- cal fiber on LCLC), (daisy chain) Power requirements DC 8 V - 36 V via IEEE 1394 cable or 12-pin HIROSE Power consumption Typical single-tap: 6.25 W (@ 12 V DC);...
  • Page 59 Specifications Measured with clear cover glass 1000 1100 Wavelength [nm] Figure 5: Spectral sensitivity of Pike F-032B Green Blue Measured with clear cover glass 1000 1100 Wavelength [nm] Figure 6: Spectral sensitivity of Pike F-032C Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...
  • Page 60 Specifications With clear glass (AR coated), with microlens 0,45 0,35 0,25 0,15 0,05 Wavelength [nm] Figure 7: Spectral sensitivity of Pike F-100B Green Blue 1050 Wavelength[nm] Figure 8: Spectral sensitivity of Pike F-100C Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...
  • Page 61 Specifications 1000 Wavelength [nm] Figure 9: Spectral sensitivity of Pike F-145B Green Blue Wavelength [nm] Figure 10: Spectral sensitivity of Pike F-145C Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...
  • Page 62 Specifications Without cover glass With cover glass Without cover glass without microlens 1000 Wavelength [nm] Figure 11: Spectral sensitivity of Pike F-210B Green Blue Measured with clear cover glass 1000 Wavelength [nm] Figure 12: Spectral sensitivity of Pike F-210C Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...
  • Page 63 Specifications Measured with glass 1000 Wavelength [nm] Figure 13: Spectral sensitivity of Pike F-421B Green Blue Measured with glass 1000 Wavelength [nm] Figure 14: Spectral sensitivity of Pike F-421C Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...
  • Page 64 Specifications 1000 Wavelength [nm] Figure 15: Spectral sensitivity of Pike F-505B Green Blue Wavelength [nm] Figure 16: Spectral sensitivity of Pike F-505C Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...
  • Page 65 Specifications 1000 Wavelength [nm] Figure 17: Spectral sensitivity of Pike F-1100B Green Blue 1000 Wavelength [nm] Figure 18: Spectral sensitivity of Pike F-1100C Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...
  • Page 66 Specifications Measured with AR coated cover glass 1100 Wavelength [nm] Figure 19: Spectral sensitivity of Pike F-1600B Green Blue Measured without AR coated cover glass 1000 1100 Wavelength [nm] Figure 20: Spectral sensitivity of Pike F-1600C Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 67: Camera Dimensions

    Camera dimensions Camera dimensions Note For information on sensor position accuracy: (sensor shift x/y, optical back focal length z and sensor rota-  tion ) see ChapterSensor position accuracy of Pike cameras on page 366. Serial numbers for starting new front flange Camera model E-number Starting ...

  • Page 68: Pike Standard Housing (2 X 1394B Copper)

    Camera dimensions Pike standard housing (2 x 1394b copper) Note: different from GOF version see next page Body size: 96.8 mm x 44 mm x 44 mm (L x W x H) Mass: 250 g (without lens) Figure 21: Camera dimensions (2 x 1394b copper) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 69: Pike (1394B: 1 X Gof, 1 X Copper)

    Camera dimensions Pike (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) Note: different from 2 x copper version see previous page Body size: 96.8 mm x 44 mm x 44 mm (L x W x H) Mass: 250 g (without lens) Figure 22: Camera dimensions (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 70: Tripod Adapter

    This tripod adapter is only designed for standard housings, but not for the angled head versions. Note If you need a tripod adapter for angled head versions, please contact Customer Care. See ChapterContacting Allied Vision  on page 12. Tripods for F-Mount and M42-Mount (both for Pike F-1100...

  • Page 71: Pike W90 (2 X 1394B Copper)

    Camera dimensions Pike W90 (2 x 1394b copper) This version has the sensor tilted by 90 degrees clockwise, so that it views upwards. Figure 24: Pike W90 (2 x 1394b copper) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 72: Pike W90 (1394B: 1 X Gof, 1 X Copper)

    Camera dimensions Pike W90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) This version has the sensor tilted by 90 degrees clockwise, so that it views upwards. Figure 25: Pike W90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 73: Pike W90 S90 (2 X 1394B Copper)

    Camera dimensions Pike W90 S90 (2 x 1394b copper) This version has the sensor tilted by 90 degrees clockwise, so that it views upwards. The sensor is also rotated by 90 degrees clockwise. Figure 26: Pike W90 S90 (2 x 1394b copper) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 74: Pike W90 S90 (1394B: 1 X Gof, 1 X Copper)

    Camera dimensions Pike W90 S90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) This version has the sensor tilted by 90 degrees clockwise, so that it views upwards. The sensor is also rotated by 90 degrees clockwise. Figure 27: Pike W90 S90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 75: Pike W270 (2 X 1394B Copper)

    Camera dimensions Pike W270 (2 x 1394b copper) This version has the sensor tilted by 270 degrees clockwise, so that it views downwards. Figure 28: Pike W270 (2 x 1394b copper) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 76: Pike W270 (1394B: 1 X Gof, 1 X Copper)

    Camera dimensions Pike W270 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) This version has the sensor tilted by 270 degrees clockwise, so that it views downwards. Figure 29: Pike W270 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 77: Pike W270 S90 (2 X 1394B Copper)

    Camera dimensions Pike W270 S90 (2 x 1394b copper) This version has the sensor tilted by 270 degrees clockwise, so that it views downwards. The sensor is also rotated by 90 degrees clockwise. Figure 30: Pike W270 S90 (2 x 1394b copper) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 78: Pike W270 S90 (1394B: 1 X Gof, 1 X Copper)

    Camera dimensions Pike W270 S90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) This version has the sensor tilted by 270 degrees clockwise, so that it views downwards. The sensor is also rotated by 90 degrees clockwise. Figure 31: Pike W270 S90 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 79: Cross Section: Cs-Mount (Only Pike F-032B/C)

    Camera dimensions Cross section: CS-Mount (only Pike F-032B/C) Figure 32: Pike CS-Mount dimensions (only Pike F-032B/C) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 80: Cross Section: C-Mount (Vga Size Filter)

    Camera dimensions Cross section: C-Mount (VGA size filter) Pike F-032/100/145/505 cameras are equipped with VGA size filter. Figure 33: Pike C-Mount dimensions (VGA size filter) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 81: Cross Section: C-Mount (Large Filter)

    Camera dimensions Cross section: C-Mount (large filter) Pike F-210/421 are equipped with a large filter. Figure 34: Pike C-Mount dimensions (large filter) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 82: Adjustment Of C-Mount

    Camera dimensions Adjustment of C-Mount 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.

  • Page 83: Adjustment Of F-Mount For Pike F-1100 And Pike F-1600

    Allied Vision factory. If you need any adjustments, please contact Customer Care: For phone num- bers and e-mail: See ChapterContacting Allied Vision on page 12. F-Mount For Pike F-1100 and Pike F-1600 the following mounts will be available: •...

  • Page 84: Pike F-Mount: Standard Housing (2 X 1394B Copper)

    Camera dimensions Pike F-Mount: standard housing (2 x 1394b copper) M3x3 (4x) * depending on filter 39.5 * 68.5 M3x3 (4x) 34.5 * F-Mount M4x4 (8x) 136.5 142.8 Figure 36: F-Mount Pike standard housing (2 x 1394b copper) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 85: Pike F-Mount (1394B: 1 X Gof, 1 X Copper)

    Camera dimensions Pike F-Mount (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) M3x3 (3x) * depending on filter 39.5 * 68.5 M3x3 (2x) 34.5 * F-Mount M4x4 (8x) 136.5 142.8 Figure 37: F-Mount Pike standard housing (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 86: Pike F-Mount: Tripod Adapter

    Camera dimensions Pike F-Mount: Tripod adapter This tripod adapter is designed for Pike F-Mount/M42-Mount/M58-Mount stan- dard 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 38: Tripod dimensions Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 87: Pike F-Mount: W270 (2 X 1394B Copper)

    Camera dimensions Pike F-Mount: W270 (2 x 1394b copper) This version has the sensor tilted by 270 degrees clockwise, so that it views downwards. M3x3 (4x) * depending on filter 68.5 M4x4 (8x) F-Mount M3x3 (4x) 75.5 Ø 137.5 144.2 Figure 39: F-Mount Pike W270 (2 x 1394b copper) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 88: Pike F-Mount: W270

    Camera dimensions Pike F-Mount: W270 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) This version has the sensor tilted by 270 degrees clockwise, so that it views downwards. * depending on filter M3x3 (3x) 68.5 M4x4 (8x) F-Mount 75.5 Ø M3x3 (2x) 137.5 144.2 Figure 40: F-Mount Pike W270 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)

  • Page 89: Cross Section: F-Mount

    Camera dimensions Cross section: F-Mount maximum protrusion: filter / protection glass Adjustment spacer 46.5 = F-Mount Figure 41: Pike F-Mount dimensions (standard for Pike F-1100 and Pike F-1600) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 90: K-Mount, M39-Mount

    M39-Mount is ideally suited for Voigtländer (aka Voigtlander) short focal length optics. See drawing below for further details. Please ask Allied Vision or your local dealer if you require fur- ther information. Cross section: M39-Mount Figure 42: Pike M39-Mount dimensions (only Pike F-210 and Pike F-421)

  • Page 91: M42-Mount

    Camera dimensions M42-Mount Pike F-1100 and Pike F-1600 cameras can optionally be ordered with M42- Mount. Pike M42-Mount: standard housing (2 x 1394b copper) M3x3 (4x) * depending on filter 39 * 68.5 M3x3 (4x) 34 * M42x1 M4x4 (8x) 142.3 Figure 43: M42-Mount Pike standard housing (2 x 1394b copper) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 92: Pike M42-Mount: Standard Housing (1394B: 1 X Gof, 1 X Copper)

    Camera dimensions Pike M42-Mount: standard housing (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) M3x3 (3x) * depending on filter 39 * 68.5 34 * M42x1 M3x3 (2x) M4x4 (8x) 142.3 Figure 44: M42-Mount Pike standard housing (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 93: Pike M42-Mount: Tripod Adapter

    Camera dimensions Pike M42-Mount: Tripod adapter This tripod adapter is designed for Pike F-Mount/M42-Mount/M58-Mount stan- dard 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 45: Tripod dimensions Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 94: Pike M42-Mount: W270 (2 X 1394B Copper)

    Camera dimensions Pike M42-Mount: W270 (2 x 1394b copper) This version has the sensor tilted by 270 degrees clockwise, so that it views downwards. M3x3 (4x) * depending on filter 68.5 M42x1 M4x4 (8x) M3x3 (4x) 75.5 137.5 144.2 Figure 46: M42-Mount Pike W270 (2 x 1394b copper) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 95: Pike M42-Mount: W270

    Camera dimensions Pike M42-Mount: W270 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) This version has the sensor tilted by 270 degrees clockwise, so that it views downwards. M3x3 (3x) * depending on filter 68.5 M4x4 (8x) M42x1 75.5 M3x3 (2x) 137.5 144.2 Figure 47: M42-Mount Pike W270 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)

  • Page 96: Cross Section: M42-Mount

    Camera dimensions Cross section: M42-Mount maximum protrusion: filter / protection glass Adjustment spacer optical: 45.5 Figure 48: Pike M42-Mount dimensions (optional for Pike F-1100 and Pike F-1600) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 97: M58-Mount

    Camera dimensions M58-Mount Pike F-1100 and Pike F-1600 cameras can optionally be ordered with M58- Mount. Pike M58-Mount: standard housing (2 x 1394b copper) M3x3 (4x) * depending on filter 13.5 * 68.5 M3x3 (4x) 8.5 * M58x0.75 M4x4 (8x) 110.5 116.8 Figure 49: M58-Mount Pike standard housing (2 x 1394b copper)

  • Page 98: Pike M58-Mount: Standard Housing (1394B: 1 X Gof, 1 X Copper)

    Camera dimensions Pike M58-Mount: standard housing (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) M3x3 (3x) * depending on filter 13.5 * 68.5 8.5 * M3x3 (2x) M58x0.75 M4x4 (8x) 110.5 116.8 Figure 50: M58-Mount Pike standard housing (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 99: Pike M58-Mount: Tripod Adapter

    Camera dimensions Pike M58-Mount: Tripod adapter This tripod adapter is designed for Pike F-Mount/M42-Mount/M58-Mount stan- dard 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 51: Tripod dimensions Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 100: Pike M58-Mount: W270 (2 X 1394B Copper)

    Camera dimensions Pike M58-Mount: W270 (2 x 1394b copper) This version has the sensor tilted by 270 degrees clockwise, so that it views downwards. M3x3 (4x) * depending on filter 68.5 M58x0.75 M4x4 (8x) M3x3 (4x) 75.5 137.5 144.2 Figure 52: M58-Mount Pike W270 (2 x 1394b copper) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 101: Pike M58-Mount: W270

    Camera dimensions Pike M58-Mount: W270 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper) This version has the sensor tilted by 270 degrees clockwise, so that it views downwards. M3x3 (3x) * depending on filter 68.5 M58x0.75 M4x4 (8x) 75.5 M3x3 (2x) 137.5 144.2 Figure 53: M58-Mount Pike W270 (1394b: 1 x GOF, 1 x copper)

  • Page 102: Cross Section: M58-Mount

    Camera dimensions Cross section: M58-Mount maximum protrusion: filter / protection glass Adjustment spacer optical: 20.5 Figure 54: Pike M58-Mount dimensions (optional for Pike F-1100 and Pike F-1600) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 103: Filter And Lenses

    Figure 55: Approximate spectral transmission of IR cut filter (may vary slightly by filter lot) (type Jenofilt 217) Camera lenses Allied Vision offers different lenses from a variety of manufacturers. The follow- ing table lists selected image formats depending on camera type, distance and the focal length of the lens.
  • Page 104 Filter and lenses Focal length Distance = 0.5 m Distance = 1 m for type 1/3 sensors Pike F-032 4.8 mm 0.38 m x 0.5 m 0.75 m x 1 m 8 mm 0.22 m x 0.29 m 0.44 m x 0.58 m 12 mm 0.15 m x 0.19 m 0.29 m x 0.38 m...
  • Page 105 Filter and lenses Note Lenses with focal lengths < 35 mm will very likely show exces- sive shading in the edges of the image due to the fact that the  image size of the sensor is slightly bigger than the C-mount itself and due to microlenses on the sensor's pixel.

  • Page 106: 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 instruc- ...
  • Page 107 Camera interfaces Note • Both IEEE 1394b connectors with screw lock mechanism provide access to the IEEE 1394 bus and thus makes it  possible to control the camera and output frames. Con- nect the camera by using either of the connectors. The other connector can be used to daisy chain a second cam- era.

  • Page 108: Camera I/O Connector Pin Assignment

    Camera interfaces Camera I/O connector pin assignment Signal Direction Level Description External GND GND for RS232 and ext. External Ground for RS232 power and external power External Power +8...+36 V DC Power supply Camera Out 4 Open emitter Camera Output 4 (GPOut4) default: - Camera In 1...

  • Page 109: Status Leds

    Camera interfaces Status LEDs Status LEDs Yellow Green (Trg/S2) (Com/S1) Figure 58: 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...

  • Page 110: Control And Video Data Signals

    Camera interfaces Warning DCAM MISC FPGA Stack Class S1 1 blink 2 blinks 3 blinks 4 blinks 5 blinks Error code S2 FPGA boot error 1-5 blinks Stack setup 1 blink Stack start 2 blinks No FLASH object 1 blink No DCAM object 1 blink Register mapping...

  • Page 111: Inputs

    Camera interfaces Inputs Note For a general description of the inputs and warnings see the 1394 Installation Manual, Chapter Pike input description.  The optocoupler inverts all input signals. Inversion of the signal is controlled via the IO_INP_CTRL1..2 register (see Table 24: Advanced register: Input control page 112).

  • Page 112: Io_Inp_Ctrl 1-2

    See Figure 60: Input block diagram on page 111. This means that an open input sets the PinState bit to 0. (This is different to Allied Vision Marlin, where an open input sets PinState bit to 1.) Mode Default 0x00...

  • Page 113: Trigger Delay

    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 trig- ger. With IIDC V1.31 there is a standard CSR at Register F0F00534/834h to control a delay up to FFFh x time base value.
  • Page 114 Camera interfaces Register Name Field Description 0xF0F00834 TRIGGER_DELAY Presence_Inq Presence of this feature: 0:N/ 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.

  • Page 115: Outputs

    Camera interfaces Note • Switching trigger delay to ON also switches external Trig- ger_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. ...

  • Page 116: Io_Outp_Ctrl 1-4

    Camera interfaces IO_OUTP_CTRL 1-4 The outputs (Output mode, Polarity) are controlled via 4 advanced feature reg- isters (see Table 30: Advanced register: Output control on page 116). The Polarity field determines whether the output is inverted or not. The output mode can be viewed in the table below.

  • Page 117: Output Modes

    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...
  • Page 118 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 62: Output impulse diagram Note The signals can be inverted.  Caution Firing a new trigger while IntEna is still active can result in missing image.

  • Page 119: Pulse-Width Modulation

    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.

  • Page 120: Pwm: Minimal And Maximal Periods And Frequencies

    Camera interfaces Period PulseWidth Figure 63: PulseWidth and Period definition Note Note the following conditions: • PulseWidth  Period  • Period  MinPeriod PWM: minimal and maximal periods and frequencies In the following formulas you find the minimal/maximal periods and frequen- cies for the pulse-width modulation (PWM).

  • Page 121: Pixel Data

    Camera interfaces 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.
  • Page 122 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.

  • Page 123: Description Of Video Data Formats

    Camera interfaces Description of video data formats The following tables provide a description of the video data format for the differ- ent modes. (Source: IIDC V1.31; packed 12-bit mode: Allied Vision) <YUV8 (4:2:2) format> Each component has 8-bit data. <YUV8 (4:2:2) format>...
  • Page 124 (K+Pn-8) (K+Pn-7) (K+Pn-6) (K+Pn-5) (K+Pn-4) (K+Pn-3) (K+Pn-2) (K+Pn-1) Table 37: Y (Mono8) format: Source: IIDC V1.31 / Y (Raw8) format: Allied Vision <Y (Mono16/Raw16) format> Y component has 16-bit data. <Y (Mono16) format> High byte Low byte (K+0) (K+1) (K+2)
  • Page 125 (K+7) (K+7) [3..0] (K+6) Table 39: Packed 12-Bit Mode (mono and raw) Y12 format (Allied Vision) <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)
  • Page 126 Camera interfaces U, V Signal level (decimal) Data (hexadecimal) Highest (+) 0xFF 0xFE 0x81 Lowest 0x80 0x7F -127 0x01 Highest (-) -128 0x00 Figure 65: Data structure of YUV8; Source: IIDC V1.31 <Y(Mono16)> Y component has 16-bit data. The data type is Unsigned Short (big-endian). Signal level (decimal) Data (hexadecimal) Highest...
  • Page 127 Camera interfaces Signal level (decimal) Data (hexadecimal) Highest 4095 0x0FFF 4094 0x0FFE 0x0001 Lowest 0x0000 Table 40: Data structure of Packed 12-Bit Mode (mono and raw) (Allied Vision) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 128: Description Of The Data Path

    Description of the data path Description of the data path Block diagrams of the cameras 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.

  • Page 129: Color Cameras

    Description of the data path Color cameras 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 130: Channel Adjustment With Smartview (>1.5)

    1. In SmartView click Extras  Adjust channels... or use Alt+Ctrl+A. The following window opens: Figure 69: SmartView: channel adjustment (>1.5 up to 1.9.1) Note Program button is only available for Allied Vision factory.  2. To perform an automatic channel adjustment, click on Do one-push adjustment.

  • Page 131: Dual-Tap Offset Adjustment With Smartview (1.10 Or Greater)

    Description of the data path before after Figure 70: Example of channel adjustment: Pike F-032B Dual-tap offset adjustment with SmartView (1.10 or greater) Prerequisites: • Lens cap • Test sheet with continuous b/w gradient • Only following cameras: Pike F-032/Pike F-100/Pike F-210/Pike F-421/ Pike F-505/Pike F-1100/Pike F-1600 •...
  • Page 132 Description of the data path The following window opens: Figure 71: SmartView: channel adjustment (gain+offset) (1.10 and greater) 2. Put on lens cap. 3. Set gain adjustment slider and offset adjustment slider to 0. 4. Click several times Offset adjustment until the slider does not move any more.

  • Page 133: White Balance

    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.
  • Page 134 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...

  • Page 135: One-Push White Balance

    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 72: U/V slider range Type Range Range in dB  10 dB Pike color cameras 0 ...

  • Page 136: Auto White Balance (Awb)

    Description of the data path This feature uses the assumption that the R-G-B component sums of the samples shall be equal; i.e., it assumes that the average of the sampled grid pixels is to be monochrome. Note The following ancillary conditions should be observed for suc- cessful white balance: ...
  • Page 137 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 pro- cess is aborted. Note The following ancillary conditions should be observed for suc- cessful white balance: ...

  • Page 138: Auto Shutter

    Description of the data path 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.
  • Page 139 Description of the data path To configure this feature in control and status register (CSR): 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...

  • Page 140: Auto Gain

    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  169: Advanced register: Auto gain control on page 336. 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.
  • Page 141 Description of the data path Register Name Field Description 0xF0F00820 GAIN 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.
  • Page 142 Description of the data path Register Name Field Description 0xF0F00804 AUTO_EXPOSURE 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.

  • Page 143: Manual Gain

    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..205. (SmartViewCtrl1 tab: Target grey level) Manual gain Pike cameras are equipped with a gain setting, allowing the gain to be manually...

  • Page 144: Brightness (Black Level Or Offset)

    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 ... +16 gray values (@ 8 bit) Increments @ 8 bit for Pike cameras: Pike model Increments [LSB] F-032B/C...

  • Page 145: Horizontal Mirror Function

    Description of the data path Register Name Field Description 0xF0F00800 BRIGHTNESS 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..4]...
  • Page 146 Description of the data path Note Configuration To configure this feature in an advanced register: See Table  173: Advanced register: Mirror on page 339. Note The use of the mirror function with color cameras and image output in RAW format has implications on the BAYER-ordering ...
  • Page 147 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 Pikes Mirror ON: R-G-G-B for all other Pikes Figure 75: Mirror and Bayer order Note During switchover one image may be temporarily corrupted.

  • Page 148: Shading Correction

    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...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.
  • Page 149 Description of the data path • The shading image can be stored in the camera itself. The following pictures describe the process of automatic generation of correc- tion data (Pike F-032C). Surface plots and histograms were created using the ImageJ program. 255.0 surface plot histogram...

  • Page 150: Automatic Generation Of Correction Data

    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.
  • Page 151 Description of the data path Note Configuration and storing non-volatile To configure this feature in an advanced register: See Table  163: Advanced register: Shading on page 330. To store shading image data into non-volatile memory: See Chapter Non-volatile memory operations on page 331.
  • Page 152 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 78: 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 ...

  • Page 153: Loading A Shading Image Out Of The Camera

    Description of the data path Loading a shading image out of the camera GPDATA_BUFFER is used to load a shading image out of the camera. Because the size of a shading image is larger than GPDATA_BUFFER, input must be handled in several steps: Query limits from register:...

  • Page 154: Loading A Shading Image Into The Camera

    Description of the data path Loading a shading image into the camera GPDATA_BUFFER is used to load a shading image into the camera. Because the size of a shading image is larger than GPDATA_BUFFER, input must be handled in several steps (see also Chapter Reading or writing shading image from/into the camera on page 331):...

  • Page 155: Look-Up Table (Lut) And Gamma Function

    Description of the data path Look-up table (LUT) and gamma function The Pike camera provides sixteen (0-15) user-defined look-up tables (LUT). The use of one LUT allows any function (in the form Output = F(Input)) to be stored in the camera's RAM and to be applied on the individual pixels of an image at run-time.
  • Page 156 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 function- ality is no longer available until the next full initializa- tion of the camera.

  • Page 157: Loading An Lut Into The Camera

    Description of the data path 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 x 14 bit is 28 kByte, programming can not take place in a one block write step because the size of an LUT is larger than GPDATA_BUFFER.

  • Page 158: Defect Pixel Correction (Pike F-1100/1600 Only)

    Description of the data path Defect pixel correction (Pike F-1100/1600 only) Kodak sensors for Pike F-1100/1600 are delivered with standard class 2 sensors, which allow certain types of defect pixels according to the following KODAK definitions. Defect pixel definitions for Pike F-1100 The following defect pixel definitions are according data sheet for KODAK KAI- 11002.

  • Page 159: Defect Pixel Definitions For Pike F-1600

    Smart view before adding some changes to the list, see Chapter Defect pixel editor in SmartView on page 161. Allied Vision defect pixel map Allied Vision has defined its own defect pixel list format. This results in the fol- lowing advantages: Advantages of the Allied Vision-own defect pixel map: •...
  • Page 160 Description of the data path This is an example file of the Allied Vision-own defect pixel map format: Values are separated by semicolon: X; Y; Height 3440;39;132 890;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.

  • Page 161: Defect Pixel Editor In Smartview

    Description of the data path 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 ...
  • Page 162 Description of the data path • Activate/Deactivate defect pixel correction (factory default setting: acti- vated 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.
  • Page 163 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: •...

  • Page 164: Defect Pixel Editor: More Details

    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.

  • Page 165: Binning (Only Pike B/W Models)

    Description of the data path Binning (only Pike b/w models) 2 x / 4 x / 8 x binning Definition Binning is the process of combining neighboring pixels while being read out from the CCD chip. Note • Only Pike b/w cameras have this feature. •...

  • Page 166: Vertical Binning

    Description of the data path and the full binning modes: • 2 x full binning (a combination of 2 x H-binning and 2 x V-binning) • 4 x full binning (a combination of 4 x H-binning and 4 x V-binning) •...
  • Page 167 Description of the data path 8 x vertical binning Figure 87: 8 x vertical binning Note Vertical resolution is reduced, but signal-to noise ratio (SNR) is increased by about 3, 6 or 9 dB (2 x, 4 x or 8 x binning). ...

  • Page 168: Horizontal Binning

    Description of the data path 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 x horizontal binning: 2 pixel signals from 2 horizontal neighboring pixels are combined.

  • Page 169: X Full Binning/4 X Full Binning/8 X Full Binning

    Description of the data path 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. 2 x full binning/4 x full binning/8 x full binning If horizontal and vertical binning are combined, every 4 (16 or 64) pixels are consolidated into a single pixel.

  • Page 170: Sub-Sampling (Pike B/W And Color)

    Description of the data path Sub-sampling (Pike b/w and color) What is sub-sampling? Definition Sub-sampling is the process of skipping neighboring pixels (with the same color) while being read out from the CCD chip. Which Pike models have sub-sampling? All Pike models, both color and b/w, have this feature. Description of sub-sampling Sub-sampling is used primarily for the following reason: •...
  • Page 171 Description of the data path 2 out of 4 2 out of 8 2 out of 16 Figure 93: Horizontal sub-sampling (color) Note The image appears horizontally compressed in this mode and no longer exhibits a true aspect ratio.  Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...
  • Page 172 Description of the data path Format_7 Mode_5 By default and without further remapping use Format_7 Mode_5 for • b/w cameras: 2 out of 4 vertical sub-sampling • color cameras: 2 out of 4 vertical sub-sampling The different sub-sampling patterns are shown below. 2 out of 4 2 out of 8 2 out of 16...
  • Page 173 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.
  • Page 174 Description of the data path 2 out of 16 H+V sub-sampling Figure 98: 2 out of 16 H+V sub-sampling (b/w) 2 out of 4 H+V sub-sampling Figure 99: 2 out of 4 H+V sub-sampling (color) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...
  • Page 175 Description of the data path 2 out of 8 H+V sub-sampling Figure 100: 2 out of 8 H+V sub-sampling (color) 2 out of 16 H+V sub-sampling Figure 101: 2 out of 16 H+V sub-sampling (color) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 176: Binning And Sub-Sampling Access

    • Format_7 Mode_0 is fixed and can not be changed • A maximum of 7 individual Allied Vision modes can be mapped to For- mat_7 Mode_1 to Mode_7 (see Figure 102: Mapping of possible Format_7 modes to F7M1...F7M7 page 178) •...
  • Page 177 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...31 in the binning /  sub-sampling list do not correspond to any of the For- mat_7 modes.
  • Page 178 Description of the data path Format_ID (see p349) Allied Vision modes F7 modes according to IIDC 1394 0 x horizontal 2 x horizontal F7M0 (no change) 0 x vertical 4 x horizontal F7M1 8 x horizontal 0 x horizontal F7M2...

  • Page 179: Quick Parameter Change Timing Modes

    Description of the data path Note Configuration To configure this feature in an advanced register: See Table  185: Advanced register: Format_7 mode mapping on page 349. Quick parameter change timing modes Why new timing modes? Former timing of the Pike cameras showed the same behavior as Marlin cameras: •...

  • Page 180: Standard Parameter Update Timing

    Description of the data path • 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: expo- sure (shutter) time must be smaller than transfer time).

  • Page 181: How To Transfer Parameters To The Camera

    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.x:   Transfer mode Advantage Disadvantage  easy to use (standard quad  one write access per register Encapsulated Update (begin/ end) writes in camera register is...

  • Page 182: Parameter-List Update

    Description of the data path Camera timing behavior is like this: Fast Parameter Update Timing Quick Format Change Mode After the parameter update stop command all After the parameter update start command a cur- changed parameters are valid for the available next rent transfer is interrupted.

  • Page 183: Standard Update (Iidc)

    Description of the data path The exact sequence is: Block-write (this needs to be a functionality of the underlying software stack (e.g. FirePackage). It may not be available for third party IIDC software stacks.) of list to advanced feature address Camera timing behavior is like this: Fast Parameter Update Timing Quick Format Change Mode (QFCM)

  • Page 184: Packed 12-Bit Mode

    Mono and raw mode have the same implementation. Table 59: Packed 12-Bit Mode Note For data block packet format see Table 39: Packed 12-Bit Mode (mono and raw) Y12 format (Allied Vision) on page 125.  For data structure see Table 40: Data structure of Packed 12-Bit Mode (mono and raw) (Allied Vision) on page 127.

  • Page 185: High Snr Mode (High Signal Noise Ratio)

    Description of the data path High SNR mode (High Signal Noise Ratio) Note Configuration To configure this feature in an advanced register: See Table  177: Advanced register: High Signal Noise Ratio (HSNR) page 342. In this mode the camera grabs and averages a set number of images and outputs one image with the same bit depth and the same brightness.

  • Page 186: Frame Memory And Deferred Image Transport

    FIFO (first in, first out) principle. This makes address- ing for individual images unnecessary. Model Memory size Pike F-032B/C 105 frames Pike F-032B/C fiber Pike F-100B/C 32 frames Pike F-100B/C fiber Pike F-145B/C 22 frames Pike F-145B/C fiber...

  • Page 187: Holdimg Mode

    Description of the data path Image transfer is controlled from the host computer by addressing individual cameras one after the other and reading out the desired number of images. Note Configuration To configure this feature in an advanced register: See Table ...
  • Page 188 Description of the data path The following screenshot shows the sequence of commands needed to work with deferred mode. Figure 105: Example: Controlling deferred mode (SmartView - Direct Access; Pike F-032C) For a description of the commands see the following table: rw Address Value Description...

  • Page 189: Fastcapture Mode

    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 acqui- sition and read out is associated with the packet size set in the BYTE_PER_PACKET register.

  • Page 190: Color Interpolation (Bayer Demosaicing)

    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 interpo- lation (max. 3x3), optimized for both sharpness of contours as well as reduction of false edge coloring.

  • Page 191: Sharpness

    Description of the data path 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...

  • Page 192: Hue And Saturation

    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 the process from the sensor data to color output. Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 193: Color Correction: Formula

    Description of the data path Color correction is used to harmonize colors for the human eye. With other Allied Vision (color) cameras so far, you had the opportunity to use it or to switch it off. Pike cameras introduce for the first time the so-called color correction matrix. This means: you are now able to manipulate the color-correction coefficients yourself.

  • Page 194: Switch Color Correction On/Off

    Description of the data path Note Configuration To configure the color-correction coefficients in an advanced  register: See Table 171: Advanced register: Color correction page 338. To change the color-correction coefficients in SmartView, go to Adv3 tab. Switch color correction on/off Color correction can also be switched off in YUV mode: Note Configuration...

  • Page 195: Bulk Trigger

    Description of the data path Bulk Trigger See Chapter Trigger modi on page 200 and the following pages. Level Trigger See Trigger Mode 1 in Chapter Trigger modi on page 200. Serial interface All Pike cameras are equipped with the SIO (serial input/output) feature as described in IIDC V1.31.
  • Page 196 Description of the data path To configure this feature in access control register (CSR): Offset Name Field Description 000h SERIAL_MODE_REG Baud_Rate [0..7] Baud rate setting WR: Set baud rate RD: Read baud rate 0: 300 bps 1: 600 bps 2: 1200 bps  3: 2400 bps ...
  • Page 197 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..7] Reserved SERIAL_STATUS_REG TDRD Transmit data buffer ready Read only...
  • Page 198 Description of the data path Offset Name Field Description 008h RECEIVE_BUFFER_ RBUF_ST [0..7] SIO receive buffer status STATUS_CONTRL RD: Number of bytes pending in receive buffer WR: Ignored RBUF_CNT [8..15] SIO receive buffer control RD: Number of bytes to be read from the receive FiFo...
  • Page 199 • Contact your local dealer if you require further informa- tion 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.

  • Page 200: 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.

  • Page 201: Bulk Trigger (Trigger_Mode_15)

    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 108: Trigger_Mode_0 and 1 Bulk Trigger (Trigger_Mode_15) Trigger_Mode_15 is an extension to the IIDC trigger modes.
  • Page 202 Controlling image capture External Trigger input, after inverting optocoupler N x image; N: continuous, one_shot, multi_shot Figure 109: Trigger_Mode_15 (bulk trigger) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...
  • Page 203 Controlling image capture The functionality is controlled via bit [6] and bitgroup [12-15] of the following register: 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...

  • Page 204: Trigger Delay

    Controlling image capture The screenshots below illustrate the use of Trigger_Mode_15 on a register level: • Line #1switches 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...
  • Page 205 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...

  • Page 206: Trigger Delay Advanced Register

    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..5] Reserved...

  • Page 207: Debounce

    Controlling image capture Note • Switching trigger delay to ON also switches external Trig- ger_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.

  • Page 208: Debounce Time

    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 x 500 ns Minimum debounce time is 1.5 μs...

  • Page 209: Exposure Time (Shutter) And Offset

    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 x time base + offset The register value is the value set in the corresponding IIDC 1.31 register (SHUTTER [81Ch]).

  • Page 210: Extended Shutter

    Controlling image capture Camera 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...
  • Page 211 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.

  • Page 212: One-Shot

    Controlling image capture 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 Chapter ISO_Enable / free-run on page 215), this flag is ignored.

  • Page 213: One-Shot Command On The Bus To Start Of Exposure

    Controlling image capture One-shot command on the bus to start of exposure The following sections describe the time response of the camera using a single frame (one-shot) command. As set out in the IIDC specification, this is a soft- ware command that causes the camera to record and transmit a single frame. The following values apply only when the camera is idle and ready for use.

  • Page 214: End Of Exposure To First Packet On The Bus

    Controlling image capture End of exposure to first packet on the bus After the exposure, the CCD sensor is read out; some data is written into the FRAME_BUFFER before being transmitted to the bus. The time from the end of exposure to the start of transport on the bus is: 710 μs ±...

  • Page 215: Multi-Shot

    Controlling image capture Multi-shot Setting multi-shot and entering a quantity of images in Count_Number in the 61Ch register enables the camera to record a specified number of images. The number is indicated in bits 16 to 31. If the camera is put into ISO_Enable mode (see Chapter ISO_Enable / free-run on page 215), this flag is ignored and...

  • Page 216: Jitter At Start Of Exposure

    Controlling image capture The following screenshot shows an example of broadcast commands sent with the Firedemo example of FirePackage: Figure 114: Broadcast one-shot • Line 1 shows the broadcast command, which stops all cameras connected to the same IEEE 1394 bus. It is generated by holding the <shift> key down while clicking on <Write>.

  • Page 217: Sequence Mode

    Controlling image capture 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) ...

  • Page 218: How Is Sequence Mode Implemented

    Controlling image capture • 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.
  • Page 219 Controlling image capture Register Name Field Description 0xF1000220 SEQUENCE_CTRL Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1..4] Reserved AutoRewind ON_OFF Enable/disable this feature SetupMode Sequence setup mode [8..15] Reserved MaxLength [16..23] Maximum possible length of a sequence (read only) SeqLength [24..31] Length of the sequence (32 dez for all CCD models)

  • Page 220: Setup Mode (New For 3.X)

    Controlling image capture Setup mode (new for 3.x) 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 SetupMode flag when setting up the sequence and reset the flag before using the sequence.

  • Page 221: Manual Stepping & Reset (New For 3.X)

    Controlling image capture Manual stepping & reset (new for 3.x) With firmware 3.x a sequence can be stepped further with a software command. To use manual stepping use stepping mode 0x82 or 0x84, but do not setup any input pin for external sequence stepping. Every time the PerformStep flag is set the sequence will be stepped one param- eter set further.
  • Page 222 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.

  • Page 223: Which New Sequence Mode Features Are Available

    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 as: –...

  • Page 224: I/O Controlled Sequence Pointer Reset

    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.
  • Page 225 Controlling image capture Figure 116: 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: 1.

  • Page 226: Changing The Parameters Within A Sequence

    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.

  • Page 227: Sis: Definition

    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.x, all Pike models can insert • Time stamp (1394 bus cycle time at the beginning of integration) •...

  • Page 228: Smear Reduction (Not Pike F-1100/1600)

    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 Chapter ...

  • Page 229: 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) specifi- cation. Resolutions smaller than the generic sensor resolution are generated from the center of the sensor and without binning.

  • Page 230: Pike F-032B / Pike F-032C

    Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-032B / Pike F-032C Format Mode Resolution Color mode 240 3.75 1.875 160 x 120 YUV444 320 x 240 YUV422 640 x 480 YUV411 640 x 480 YUV422 640 x 480 RGB8 640 x 480 Mono8 640 x 480 Mono16...
  • Page 231 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Format Mode Resolution Color mode Maximal S800 frame rates for Format_7 modes 640 x 480 Mono8 208 fps  Mono12 139 fps Mono16 105 fps 640 x 480 YUV411,Raw12 139 fps YUV422,Raw16 105 fps Mono8,Raw8 208 fps...

  • Page 232: Pike F-100B / Pike F-100C

    Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-100B / Pike F-100C Format Mode Resolution Color mode 240 3.75 1.875 160 x 120 YUV444 320 x 240 YUV422 640 x 480 YUV411 640 x 480 YUV422 640 x 480 RGB8 640 x 480 Mono8 640 x 480 Mono16...
  • Page 233 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Format Mode Resolution Color mode Maximal S800 frame rates for Format_7 modes 1000 x 1000 Mono8 60 fps  Mono12 43 fps Mono16 33 fps 1000 x 1000 YUV411 43 fps YUV422,Raw16 33 fps Mono8,Raw8 60 fps...

  • Page 234: Pike F-145B / Pike F-145C (-15 Fps**)

    Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-145B / Pike F-145C (-15 fps**) **Pike F-145-15fps cameras have frame rates up to 15 fps only (except color cameras Format_0 Mode_1: up to 30 fps). Format Mode Resolution Color mode 240 3.75 1.875 160 x 120 YUV444 320 x 240...
  • Page 235 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Format Mode Resolution Color mode Maximal S800 frame rates for Format_7 modes 1388 x 1038 Mono8 (16*) fps  Mono12 (16*) fps Mono16 (16*) 1388 x 1038 YUV411 (16*) fps YUV422,Raw16 (16*) fps Mono8,Raw8 (16*) fps...

  • Page 236: Pike F-210B / Pike F-210C

    Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-210B / Pike F-210C Format Mode Resolution Color mode 240 3.75 1.875 160 x 120 YUV444 320 x 240 YUV422 640 x 480 YUV411 640 x 480 YUV422 640 x 480 RGB8 640 x 480 Mono 8 640 x 480 Mono 16...
  • Page 237 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Format Mode Resolution Color mode Maximal S800 frame rates for Format_7 modes 1920 x 1080 Mono8 31 fps  Mono12 21 fps Mono16 16 fps 1920 x 1080 YUV411 21 fps YUV422,Raw16 16 fps Mono8,Raw8 31 fps...

  • Page 238: Pike F-421B / Pike F-421C

    Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-421B / Pike F-421C Format Mode Resolution Color 3.75 1.875 Mode 160 x 120 YUV444 320 x 240 YUV422 640 x 480 YUV411 640 x 480 YUV422 640 x 480 RGB8 640 x 480 Mono8 640 x 480 Mono16...
  • Page 239 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Format Mode Resolution Color Mode Maximal S800 frame rates for Format_7 modes 2048 x 2048 Mono8 16 fps  Mono12 10 fps Mono16 8 fps 2048 x 2048 YUV411 10 fps YUV422,Raw16 8 fps Mono8,Raw8 16 fps...

  • Page 240: Pike F-505B / Pike F-505C

    Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-505B / Pike F-505C Format Mode Resolution Color mode 240 3.75 1.875 160 x 120 YUV444 320 x 240 YUV422 640 x 480 YUV411 640 x 480 YUV422 640 x 480 RGB8 640 x 480 Mono8 640 x 480 Mono16...
  • Page 241 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Format Mode Resolution Color mode Maximal S800 frame rates for Format_7 modes 2452 x 2054 Mono8 13 fps  Mono12 09 fps Mono16 07 fps 2452 x 2054 YUV411 09 fps YUV422,Raw16 07 fps Mono8,Raw8 13 fps...

  • Page 242: Pike F-1100B / Pike F-1100C

    Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-1100B / Pike F-1100C Format Mode Resolution Color mode 240 3.75 1.875 160 x 120 YUV444 320 x 240 YUV422 640 x 480 YUV411 640 x 480 YUV422 640 x 480 RGB8 640 x 480 Mono8 640 x 480 Mono16...
  • Page 243 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Format Mode Resolution Color mode Maximal S800 frame rates for Format_7 modes 4008 x 2672 Mono8 4.9 fps  Mono12 4.9 fps Mono16 4.1 fps 4008 x 2672 YUV411 4.9 fps YUV422,Raw16 4.1 fps Mono8,Raw8 4.9 fps...

  • Page 244: Pike F-1600B / Pike F-1600C

    Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-1600B / Pike F-1600C Format Mode Resolution Color mode 240 3.75 1.875 160 x 120 YUV444 320 x 240 YUV422 640 x 480 YUV411 640 x 480 YUV422 640 x 480 RGB8 640 x 480 Mono8 640 x 480 Mono16...
  • Page 245 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Format Mode Resolution Color mode Maximal S800 frame rates for Format_7 modes 4872 x 3248 Mono8 3.1 fps  Mono12 3.1 fps Mono16 2.7 fps 4872 x 3248 YUV411 3.1 fps YUV422,Raw16 2.7 fps Mono8,Raw8 3.1 fps...

  • Page 246: Area Of Interest (Aoi)

    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 sec- tion when reading it out from the camera.
  • Page 247 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Figure 118: 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: •...

  • Page 248: Autofunction Aoi

    Video formats, modes and bandwidth Autofunction AOI Use this feature to select the image area (work area) on which the following aut- ofunctions work: • Auto shutter • Auto gain • Auto white balance In the following screenshot you can see an example of the autofunction AOI: Work area Figure 119: Example of autofunction AOI (Show work area is on) Note...

  • Page 249: Frame Rates

    Video formats, modes and bandwidth Note Configuration To configure this feature in an advanced register see Chapter  Autofunction AOI on page 337. Frame rates An IEEE 1394 camera requires bandwidth to transport images. The IEEE 1394b bus has very large bandwidth of at least 62.5 MByte/s for trans- ferring (isochronously) image data.
  • Page 250 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Format Mode Resolution 240 120 60 30 15 7.5 3.75 160 x 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 x 240 YUV (4:2:2) 8H...
  • Page 251 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Format Mode Resolution 3.75 1.875 800 x 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 x 600 RGB 5/2H 5/4H 5/8H 2000p 1000p 500p 24 bit/pixel...
  • Page 252 Video formats, modes and bandwidth Format Mode Resolution 60 fps 30 fps 15 fps 7.5 fps 3.75 1.875 1280 x 960 YUV (4:2:2) 2H 1/2H 1/4H 2560p 1280p 640p 320p 16 bit/pixel 1280q 640q 320q 160q 1280 x 960 RGB 2H...

  • Page 253: Frame Rates Format_7

    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 IEEE 1394 bus.

  • Page 254: Pike F-032: Aoi Frame Rates

    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: Pike F-032: theoretical max. frame rate of CCD Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-032* RAW8 RAW12, YUV411...

  • Page 255: Pike F-100: Aoi Frame Rates

    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: Pike F-100: theoretical max. frame rate of CCD Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-100* Raw8 RAW12, YUV411...

  • Page 256: Pike F-145: Aoi Frame Rates (No Sub-Sampling)

    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: Pike F-145: theoretical max. frame rate of CCD (no sub-sampling) Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-145* RAW8 RAW12, YUV411...

  • Page 257: Pike F-145: Aoi Frame Rates (Sub-Sampling)

    Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-145: AOI frame rates (sub-sampling) max. frame rate of CCD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -       – 242μs AOI height 1.5 31.80μs 1051 AOI height 1.5 5.85μs Formula 9: Pike F-145: theoretical max. frame rate of CCD (sub-sampling) Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-145 sub-sampling* RAW8 RAW12, YUV411...

  • Page 258: Pike F-145-15Fps: Aoi Frame Rates (No Sub-Sampl.)

    Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-145-15fps: AOI frame rates (no sub-sampl.) max. frame rate of CCD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -    10.92μs  – 450μs AOI height 59.36μs 1051 AOI height Formula 10: Pike F-145-15fps: theoretical max. frame rate of CCD (no sub-sampling) Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-145-15fps* RAW8 RAW12, YUV411...

  • Page 259: Pike F-145-15Fps: Aoi Frame Rates (Sub-Sampl.)

    Video formats, modes and bandwidth Pike F-145-15fps: AOI frame rates (sub-sampl.) max. frame rate of CCD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -       – 450μs AOI height 1.5 59.36μs 1051 AOI height 1.5 10.92μs Formula 11: Pike F-145-15fps: theoretical max. frame rate of CCD (sub-sampling) Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-145-15fps sub-sampling* RAW8 RAW12, YUV411...

  • Page 260: Pike F-210: Aoi Frame Rates (No Sub-Sampling)

    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: Pike F-210: theoretical max. frame rate of CCD (no sub-sampling) Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-210* RAW8 RAW12, YUV411...

  • Page 261: Pike F-210: Aoi Frame Rates (Sub-Sampling)

    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. • x 2 for 2 out of 4 •...

  • Page 262: Pike F-421: Aoi Frame Rates

    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: Pike F-421: theoretical max. frame rate of CCD Frame rate = f(AOI height) *PIKE F-421* RAW8 RAW12, YUV422...

  • Page 263: Pike F-505: Aoi Frame Rates

    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: Pike F-505: theoretical max. frame rate of CCD AOI frame rates with max.

  • Page 264: Aoi Frame Rates With Max. Bpp = 11000

    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 126: Frame rates Pike F-505 as function of AOI height [width=2452] (max BPP = 11000) AOI height...

  • Page 265: Pike F-1100: Aoi Frame Rates

    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 val- ues may differ very slightly (first position after decimal point). max.

  • Page 266: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=8192, Single-Tap, Sub-Sampling

    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 128: Pike F-1100 [width=4008] (maxBPP=8192, single-tap, sub-sampling) AOI height...

  • Page 267: Pike F-1100: Frame Rate Formula Dual-Tap

    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 val- ues may differ very slightly (first position after decimal point). max. frame rate of CCD --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ...

  • Page 268: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=8192, Dual-Tap, Sub-Sampling

    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 130: Pike F-1100 [width=4008] (maxBPP=8192, dual-tap, sub-sampling) AOI height...

  • Page 269: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=11000, Single-Tap, No Sub-Sampl

    Video formats, modes and bandwidth AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, single-tap, no sub-sampl. 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 AOI height / pixel...

  • Page 270: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=11000, Single-Tap, Sub-Sampl

    Video formats, modes and bandwidth AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, single-tap, sub-sampl. 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 133: Pike F-1100 [width=4008] (maxBPP=11000, single-tap, sub-sampling) AOI height...

  • Page 271: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=11000, Dual-Tap, No Sub-Sampl

    Video formats, modes and bandwidth AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, dual-tap, no sub-sampl. 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 AOI height / pixel...

  • Page 272: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=11000, Dual-Tap, Sub-Sampl

    Video formats, modes and bandwidth AOI frame rates maxBPP=11000, dual-tap, sub-sampl. 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 135: Pike F-1100 [width=4008] (maxBPP=11000, dual-tap, sub-sampling) AOI height...

  • Page 273: Pike F-1600: Aoi Frame Rates

    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 val- ues may differ very slightly (first position after decimal point). max.

  • Page 274: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=8192, Single-Tap, Sub-Sampling

    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 137: Pike F-1600 [width=4872] (max BPP = 8192, single-tap, sub-sampling) AOI height...

  • Page 275: Pike F-1600: Frame Rate Formula Dual-Tap

    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 val- ues may differ very slightly (first position after decimal point). max. frame rate of CCD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ...

  • Page 276: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=8192, Dual-Tap, Sub-Sampling

    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 139: Pike F-1600 [width=4872] (max BPP = 8192, dual-tap, sub-sampling) AOI height...

  • Page 277: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=16000, Single-Tap, No Sub-Sampl

    Video formats, modes and bandwidth AOI frame rates maxBPP=16000, single-tap, no sub-sampl. 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 AOI height / pixel...

  • Page 278: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=11000, Single-Tap, Sub-Sampling

    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 141: Pike F-1600 [width=4872] (max BPP = 11000, single-tap, sub-sampling) AOI height...

  • Page 279: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=11000, Dual-Tap, No Sub-Sampling

    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 AOI height / pixel...

  • Page 280: Aoi Frame Rates Maxbpp=11000, Dual-Tap, Sub-Sampling

    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 143: Pike F-1600 [width=4872] (max BPP = 11000, dual-tap, sub-sampling) AOI height...

  • Page 281: How Does Bandwidth Affect The Frame Rate

    How does bandwidth affect the frame rate? How does bandwidth affect the frame rate? In some modes the IEEE 1394b 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.

  • Page 282: Example Formula For The B/W Camera

    How does bandwidth affect the frame rate? Example formula for the b/w camera Mono16, 1392 x 1040, 30 fps desired      BYTE_PER_PACKET 30 1/s 1392 1040 2 byte 125μs 10856 byte 8192 byte 8192 byte  ...
  • Page 283 How does bandwidth affect the frame rate? Figure 144: Gray bar test image Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 284: Test Images For Color Cameras

    How does bandwidth affect the frame rate? Test images for color cameras The color cameras have 1 test image: YUV4:2:2 mode Figure 145: Color test image Mono8 (raw data) Figure 146: 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.

  • Page 285: 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).

  • Page 286: Example

    Configuration of the camera Every register is 32 bit (big endian) and implemented as follows (MSB = Most Significant Bit; LSB = Least Significant Bit): Far left Table 133: 32-bit register Example This requires, for example, that to enable ISO_Enabled mode (see Chapter ISO_Enable / free-run on page 215), (bit 0 in register 614h), the value 80000000 h must be written in the corresponding register.
  • Page 287 Configuration of the camera Offset of Register: (0x0F00614) ISO_Enable Write 80000000 and click Write Content of register: 80000000 = 1000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 Figure 147: Enabling ISO_Enable Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...
  • Page 288 Configuration of the camera Offset of Register: (0xF1000040) ADV_FNC_INQ Content of register: FAE3C401 = 1111 1010 1110 0011 1110 0100 0000 0001 Table 134: Configuring the camera (Pike F-421C) Table 135: Configuring the camera: registers Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 289: Sample Program

    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));...

  • Page 290: Configuration Rom

    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: ...
  • Page 291 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 137: Computing effective start address...

  • Page 292: Implemented Registers

    Configuration of the camera Offset 8-15 16-23 24-31 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 Table 140: Config ROM And finally, the entry with key 40 (448h in this case) provides the offset for the camera control register: FFFF F0000000h + 3C0000h * 4 = FFFF F0F00000h...

  • Page 293: Inquiry Register For Video Format

    Configuration of the camera Inquiry register for video format 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..5] Reserved Format_6 Still Image Format Format_7 Partial Image Format [8..31] Reserved Table 142: Format inquiry register...
  • Page 294 Configuration of the camera Offset Name Field Description Color mode 188h V_MODE_INQ Mode_0 1280 x 960 YUV 4:2:2 Mode_1 1280 x 960 (Format_2) Mode_2 1280 x 960 MONO8 Mode_3 1600 x 1200 YUV 4:2:2 Mode_4 1600 x 1200 Mode_5 1600 x 1200 MONO8 Mode_6 1280 x 960...

  • Page 295: Inquiry Register For Video Frame Rate And Base Address

    Configuration of the camera Inquiry register for video frame rate and base address 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..31]...
  • Page 296 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..31] Reserved (zero) 210h V_RATE_INQ FrameRate_0...
  • Page 297 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..31] Reserved (zero) 21Ch …...
  • Page 298 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..31] Reserved (zero) 22Ch V_RATE_INQ (Format_1, FrameRate_0 1.875 fps...
  • Page 299 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..31] Reserved (zero) 238h V_RATE_INQ FrameRate_0...
  • Page 300 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..31] Reserved (zero) 244h V_RATE_INQ FrameRate_0 1.875 fps FrameRate_1 3.75 fps...
  • Page 301 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..31] Reserved (zero) 250h V_RATE_INQ FrameRate_0 1.875 fps FrameRate_1 3.75 fps...
  • Page 302 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..31] Reserved (zero) 25Ch V_RATE_INQ FrameRate_0 1.875 fps FrameRate_1 3.75 fps...

  • Page 303: Inquiry Register For Basic Function

    Configuration of the camera Offset Name Field Description 2F4h [0..31] CSR_quadlet offset for Format_7 V-CSR_INQ_7_5 Mode_5 2F8h [0..31] CSR_quadlet offset for Format_7 V-CSR_INQ_7_6 Mode_6 2FCh [0..31] CSR_quadlet offset for Format_7 V-CSR_INQ_7_7 Mode_7 Table 144: Frame rate inquiry register Inquiry register for basic function Offset Name Field Description...

  • Page 304: Inquiry Register For Feature Presence

    Configuration of the camera Inquiry register for feature presence 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...
  • Page 305 Configuration of the camera Offset Name Field Description 480h Advanced_Feature_Inq Advanced_Feature_Quadlet_Offset [0..31] Quadlet offset of the advanced feature CSR's from the base address of initial reg- ister space (vendor unique) This register is the offset for the Access_Control_Register and thus the base address for Advanced Features.

  • Page 306: Inquiry Register For Feature Elements

    Configuration of the camera Inquiry register for feature elements 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 (Con- trolled automatically by the camera once) Readout_Inq Capability of reading out the...
  • Page 307 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..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...

  • Page 308: Inquiry Register For Absolute Value Csr Offset Address

    Configuration of the camera Register Name Field Description 580h ZOOM_INQ Always 0 584h PAN_INQ Always 0 588h TILT_INQ Always 0 58Ch OPTICAL_FILTER_INQ Always 0 Reserved for other FEA- Always 0 TURE_LO_INQ 5BCh 5C0h CAPTURE_SIZE_INQ Always 0 5C4h CAPTURE_QUALITY_INQ Always 0 5C8h Reserved for other FEA- Always 0...

  • Page 309: Status And Control Register For Feature

    Configuration of the camera Offset Name Notes 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 ABS_CSR_HI_INQ_9 Always 0 728h ABS_CSR_HI_INQ_10 Always 0 72Ch ABS_CSR_HI_INQ_11 Always 0 730h...
  • Page 310 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 If this bit = 1, value in the Value field is ignored.
  • Page 311 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 If this bit = 1, value in the Value field is ignored.
  • Page 312 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 Table 43: CSR: Shutter on page 139 820h GAIN See above...

  • Page 313: Feature Control Error Status Register

    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 150: 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 read out at F0F002E0h (according to Table 144: Frame rate inquiry register on page...
  • Page 314 Configuration of the camera Offset Name Notes 024h COLOR_CODING_INQ Vendor Unique Color_Coding . 0-127 (ID=128-255) ID=132 ECCID_MONO12 033h ID=136 ECCID_RAW12 ID=133 Reserved ID=134 Reserved ID=135 Reserved See Chapter Packed 12-Bit Mode on page 184. 034h PIXEL_NUMER_INQ According to IIDC V1.31 038h TOTAL_BYTES_HI_INQ According to IIDC V1.31...

  • Page 315: Advanced Features

    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.
  • Page 316 Configuration of the camera Register Register name Remarks 0xF1000250 SHDG_CTRL Table 163: Advanced register: Shading on page 0xF1000254 SHDG_MEM_CTRL 0xF1000258 SHDG_INFO 0xF1000260 DEFERRED_TRANS Table 165: Advanced register: Deferred image transport on page 333 0xF1000270 FRAMEINFO Table 166: Advanced register: Frame informa- tion on page 333 0xF1000274...
  • Page 317 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 Table 171: Advanced register: Color correction on page 338 0xF10003B8 COLOR_CORR_COEFFIC23 = Cbg 0xF10003BC...
  • Page 318 • Currently all registers can be written without being acti- vated. This makes it easier to operate the camera using  Directcontrol. • Allied Vision reserves the right to require activation in future versions of the software. Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...

  • Page 319: Extended Version Information Register

    Configuration of the camera Extended version information register The presence of each of the following features can be queried by the 0 bit of the corresponding register. Register Name Field Description 0xF1000010 VERSION_INFO1 μC type ID [0..15] Always 0 μC version [16..31] Bcd-coded version number 0xF1000014...

  • Page 320: Advanced Feature Inquiry

    Configuration of the camera The FPGA type ID (= camera type ID) identifies the camera type with the help of the following list: 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-210C Pike F-421B Pike F-421C Pike F-145B-15fps...
  • Page 321 Configuration of the camera 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...

  • Page 322: Camera Status

    Configuration of the camera Register Name Field Description 0xF1000044 ADV_INQ_2 Input_1 Input_2 [2..7] Reserved Output_1 Output_2 Output_3 [10] Output_4 [11] [12..15] Reserved IntEnaDelay [16] [17..23] Reserved Output 1 PWM [24] Output 2 PWM [25] Output 3 PWM [26] Output 4 PWM [27] [28..31] Reserved...

  • Page 323: Maximum Resolution

    Configuration of the camera 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 mil- liseconds.

  • Page 324: Time Base

    Configuration of the camera Time base Corresponding to IIDC, exposure time is set via a 12-bit value in the correspond- ing 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.

  • Page 325: Extended Shutter

    Configuration of the camera Time base in μs Default value 1000 Table 159: 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.

  • Page 326: Test Images

    Configuration of the camera Test images Bit [8] to [14] indicate which test images are saved. Setting bit [28] to [31] acti- vates or deactivates existing test images. By activating any test image the following auto features are automatically dis- abled: •...

  • Page 327: Look-Up Tables (Lut)

    Configuration of the camera Look-up tables (LUT) Load the look-up tables to be used into the camera and choose the look-up table number via the LutNo field. Now you can activate the chosen LUT via the LUT_C- TRL register. The LUT_INFO register indicates how many LUTs the camera can store and shows the maximum size of the individual LUTs.

  • Page 328: Loading A Look-Up Table Into The Camera

    Configuration of the camera Note The BitsPerValue field indicates how many bits are read from the LUT for any gray-value read from the sensor. To determine  the number of bytes occupied for each gray-value round-up the BitsPerValue field to the next byte boundary. Examples: •...

  • Page 329: Shading Correction

    Configuration of the camera Shading correction Owing to technical circumstances, the interaction of recorded objects with one another, optical effects and lighting non-homogeneities may occur in the images. Because these effects are normally not desired, they should be eliminated as far as possible in subsequent image editing.
  • Page 330 Configuration of the camera Register Name Field Description 0xF1000250 SHDG_CTRL Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this fea- ture (read only) BuildError Could not built shading image [2..3] Reserved ShowImage Show shading data as image BuildImage Build a new shading image ON_OFF Shading on/off Busy Build in progress...

  • Page 331: Reading Or Writing Shading Image From/Into The Camera

    Configuration of the camera Reading or writing shading image from/into the camera Accessing the shading image inside the camera is done through the GPDATA_BUFFER. Because the size of the GPDATA_BUFFER is smaller than a whole shading image the data must be written in multiple steps. To read or write a shading image: 1.

  • Page 332: Memory Channel Error Codes

    Configuration of the camera To reload a shading image from non-volatile memory: 1. Set MemoryChannel to the desired memory channel and MemChannelLoad to true (1). 2. Read MemChannelError to check for errors. To clear already stored shading image data in non-volatile memory (shading image data won't be loaded on camera resets): 1.

  • Page 333: Frame Information

    Configuration of the camera Register Name Field Description 0xF1000260 DEFERRED_TRANS Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this fea- ture (read only) [1..4] Reserved SendImage Send NumOfImages now (auto reset) HoldImg Enable/Disable deferred transport mode FastCapture Enable/disable fast capture mode [8..15] Reserved FiFoSize [16..23] Size of FiFo in number of images (read only) NumOfImages...

  • Page 334: Input/Output Pin Control

    Configuration of the camera Input/output pin control Note • See Chapter Input/output pin control on page 111 • See Chapter IO_INP_CTRL 1-2 on page 112  • See Chapter IO_OUTP_CTRL 1-4 on page 116 • See Chapter Output modes on page 117 Delayed Integration enable A delay time between initiating exposure on the sensor and the activation edge of the IntEna signal can be set using this register.

  • Page 335: Auto Shutter Control

    Configuration of the camera Register Name Field Description 0xF1000340 IO_INTENA_DELAY Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1..5] Reserved ON_OFF Enable/disable integration enable delay [7..11] Reserved DELAY_TIME [12..31] Delay time in μs Table 167: Advanced register: Delayed Integration Enable Auto shutter control The table below illustrates the advanced register for auto shutter control.

  • Page 336: Auto Gain Control

    Configuration of the camera MinValue and MaxValue limits the range the auto shutter feature is allowed to use for the regulation process. Both values are initialized with the minimum and maximum value defined in the standard SHUTTER_INQ register (multiplied by the current active timebase).

  • Page 337: Autofunction Aoi

    Configuration of the camera If both auto gain and auto shutter are enabled and if the gain is at its lower boundary and shutter regulation is in progress, decreasing the lower auto gain boundary has no effect on auto gain/shutter regulation as long as auto shutter regulation is active.

  • Page 338: Color Correction

    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 Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1..5] Reserved ON_OFF Color correction on/off default: on Write: 02000000h to switch color correction OFF Write: 00000000h to switch color correction ON...

  • Page 339: Trigger Delay

    Configuration of the camera Trigger delay Register Name Field Description 0xF1000400 TRIGGER_DELAY Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1..5] Reserved ON_OFF Trigger delay on/off [7..10] Reserved DelayTime [11..31] Delay time in μs Table 172: Advanced register: Trigger delay The advanced register allows start of the integration to be delayed via DelayTime by max.

  • Page 340: Afe Channel Compensation (Channel Balance)

    Configuration of the camera AFE channel compensation (channel balance) All KODAK 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...

  • Page 341: Soft Reset

    Configuration of the camera Register Name Field Description 0xF1000434 ADV_CHN_ADJ_OFFSET+1 --- [0..15] Reserved Offset_Value [16..31] Signed 16-bit value -255...0...+256 SmartView shows only: -255...0...+255 Note: Direct register access. up to +256 whereas SmartView: up to +255) Table 175: Advanced register: Dual-tap offset adjustment You can save the current value in the user sets and set to default value.

  • Page 342: High Snr Mode (High Signal Noise Ratio)

    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.

  • Page 343: Maximum Iso Packet Size

    Configuration of the camera Maximum ISO packet size Use this feature to increase the MaxBytePerPacket value of Format_7 modes. This overrides the maximum allowed isochronous packet size specified by IIDC V1.31. Register Name Field Description 0xF1000560 ISOSIZE_S400 Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1..5] Reserved...
  • Page 344 Configuration of the camera Restrictions Note the restrictions in the following table. When using software with an Isochronous Resource Manager (IRM): deactivate it. Software Restrictions FireGrab Deactivate Isochronous Resource Manager: SetParameter (FGP_USEIRMFORBW, 0) FireStack/FireClass No restrictions SDKs using Microsoft driver (Active FirePackage,...

  • Page 345: Quick Parameter Change Timing Modes

    Configuration of the camera Quick parameter change timing modes You can choose between the following update timing modes: • Standard Parameter Update Timing (slightly modified from previous Pike cameras) • New: Quick Format Change Mode Note For a detailed description see Chapter Quick parameter change timing modes on page 179.

  • Page 346: Automatic Reset Of The Updactive Flag

    Configuration of the camera To switch on Quick Format Change Mode do the following: 1. Set UpdTiming to 2. 2. Set UpdActive to 1. 3. Be aware that all parameter values have to be set within 10 seconds. 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.

  • Page 347: Software Feature Control (Disable Leds / Switch Single-Tap And Dual-Tap)

    Configuration of the camera Software feature control (disable LEDs / switch single-tap and dual-tap) The software feature control register allows to enable/disable some features of the camera (e.g. disable LEDs or switch single-tap and dual-tap for Pike F-1100/ 1600). The settings are stored permanently within the camera and do not depend on any user set.

  • Page 348: Sensor Digitization Taps (Pike F-1100/1600 Only)

    Configuration of the camera Note During the startup of the camera and if an error condition is present, the LEDs behave as described in Chapter Status LEDs  on page 109. Sensor digitization taps (Pike F-1100/1600 only) The sensor digitization taps fields DigitizationTaps [18..21] and SensorTaps [22..25] allow to switch between single-tap and dual-tap mode of a multi-tap sensor (Pike F-1100/1600).

  • Page 349: Format_7 Mode Mapping

    Configuration of the camera Dependant on the parameter update mode the address/data pairs may become active one by one or after the processing of the complete parameter list. A parameter list may look like follows (the description is for your convenience): Address offset Data quadlet Description...

  • Page 350: Example

    Configuration of the camera Register Name Field Description 0xF1000598 F7MODE_2 Format_ID [0..31] Format ID for Format_7 Mode_2 0xF100059C F7MODE_3 Format_ID [0..31] Format ID for Format_7 Mode_3 0xF10005A0 F7MODE_4 Format_ID [0..31] Format ID for Format_7 Mode_4 0xF10005A4 F7MODE_5 Format_ID [0..31] Format ID for Format_7 Mode_5 0xF10005A8 F7MODE_6 Format_ID...

  • Page 351: Secure Image Signature (Sis)

    Configuration of the camera Secure image signature (SIS) Secure image signature (SIS) is the synonym for data, which is inserted into an image to improve or check image integrity. All Pike models can insert • Time stamp (1394 bus cycle time at the beginning of integration) •...
  • Page 352 Configuration of the camera SIS UserValue can be written into the camera’s image. In sequence mode for every sequence entry an own SIS UserValue can be written. Note SIS outside the visible image area: For certain Format_7 modes the image frame transported may ...

  • Page 353: Advanced Register: Frame Counter

    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 reg- ister: Register Name Field Description...

  • Page 354: Advanced Register: Trigger Counter

    Configuration of the camera Advanced register: trigger counter The trigger counter feature is controlled by the following advanced feature reg- ister: Register Name Field Description 0xF1000620 TRIGGER_COUNTER Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) Reset Reset trigger counter [2..31] Reserved 0xF1000624 TRGCNT TriggerCounter...

  • Page 355: Where To Find Time Stamp, Frame Counter And Trigger Counter In The Image

    Configuration of the camera Where to find time stamp, frame counter and trigger counter in the image Time stamp (Cycle counter) Trigger counter Output line 8 9 10 11 12 ..of image Frame counter Bytes Figure 149: SIS in the image: time stamp, frame counter, trigger counter Where to find all SIS values in the image In the following table you find the position of all SIS values (byte for byte) including the endianness of SIS values.

  • Page 356: Smear Reduction (Not Pike F-1100/1600)

    Configuration of the camera Smear reduction (not Pike F-1100/1600) To enable/disable smear reduction use the following register(s): Register Name Field Description 0xF1000440 LOW_SMEAR Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) [1..5] Reserved ON_OFF Smear reduction on/off [7..31] Reserved Table 192: Advanced register: Smear reduction Defect pixel correction In the following the abbreviation DPC for Defect Pixel Correction will be used.

  • Page 357: Reading Or Writing Defect Pixel Correction Data From/Into The Camera

    Configuration of the camera Register Name Field Description 0xF1000468 DEFECT_PIXEL_CORRECTION_INFO Presence_Inq Indicates presence of this feature (read only) Version [1..3] Feature version [4..19] reserved MaxDPCTable [20..31] Maximum size of DPC table Size (in 128 Byte Blocks) Table 193: Advanced register: Defect pixel correction Reading or writing defect pixel correction data from/into the camera Accessing the defect pixel correction data inside the camera is done through the...

  • Page 358: User Profiles

    Configuration of the camera 6. Set EnableMemWR to false. To read a DPC coordinates: 1. Query the limits and ranges by reading DEFECT_PIXEL_CORRECTION_INFO and GPDATA_INFO. 2. Query NumberDefectColumn and NumberDefectPixel from DEFECT_PIX- EL_CORRECTION_MEM 3. Set EnableMemRD to true (1). 4. Read n DPC data bytes from GPDATA_BUFFER (n might be lower than the size of the GPDATA_BUFFER).

  • Page 359: Error Codes

    Configuration of the camera The ProfileID is equivalent to the memory channel number and specifies the profile number to store settings to or to restore settings from. In any case profile #0 is the hard-coded factory profile and cannot be overwritten. After an initialization command, startup or reset of the camera, the ProfileID also indicates which profile was loaded on startup, reset or initialization.

  • Page 360: Reset Of Error Codes

    Configuration of the camera Reset of error codes The ErrorCode field is set to zero on the next write access. You may also reset the ErrorCode • by writing to the USER_PROFILE register with the SaveProfile, Restore- Profile and SetDefaultID flag not set. •...

  • Page 361: Frame Time Control

    Configuration of the camera Note • A profile save operation automatically disables capturing of images.  • A profile save or restore operation is an uninterruptable (atomic) operation. The write response (of the asynchro- nous write cycle) will be sent after completion of the operation.

  • Page 362: Gpdata_Buffer

    Configuration of the camera 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...

  • Page 363: User Adjustable Gain References

    Table 200: Advanced register: User adjustable gain references In the following table you find the default gain references of all Pike models: Pike model Default gain reference (decimal) Default gain reference (hex) Pike F-032B/C Pike F-100B/C Pike F-145B/C (15fps) 30 (15*) 1Eh (0Fh*)
  • Page 364 Note For further information: • Read the application note:  How to update Guppy/Pike/Stingray firmware at Allied Vision website or • Contact your local dealer. For our Sales locations see: http://www.alliedvision.com  Extended version number (FPGA/μC) The new extended version number (Pike firmware 3.x and later) for microcon- troller and FPGA firmware has the following format (4 parts separated by peri- ods;...
  • Page 365 Firmware update Digit Description 3rd part: Minor Indicates small changes Old: represented the number after the 4th part: Bugfix Indicates bugfixing only (no changes of a feature) or build number Table 202: New version number (microcontroller and FPGA) Pike Technical Manual V5.2.0...
  • Page 366 +0/-50 μm (optical back focal length) α +/-0.5° (center rotation as the deviation from the parallel to the camera bottom) Table 203: Criteria of Allied Vision sensor position accuracy Note x/y tolerances between C-Mount hole and pixel area may be higher.
  • Page 367 Index Numbers 2 out of 16 H+V sub-sampling (b/w) drawing ...........174 0xF1000010 (version info) ......319 2 out of 16 H+V sub-sampling (color) 0xF1000040 (advanced feature inquiry) ..321 drawing ...........175 0xF1000100 (camera status)......323 2 out of 4 H+V sub-sampling (b/w) 0xF1000200 (max. resolution) ....323 drawing ...........173 0xF1000208 (time base) ......324 2 out of 4 H+V sub-sampling (color)
  • Page 368 Index inquiry..........303 Auto Exposure (CSR register) .....142 advanced register auto gain ........140 Auto gain control .......336 Auto gain control (advanced register) ..336 Auto shutter control ......335 auto shutter ......137 auto shutter control ......335 Auto shutter control (advanced register)..335 Autofunction AOI .......337 auto shutter control (advanced register) ..335 Camera status........323...
  • Page 369 ........129 cameras ...........128 color coding ...........184 BRIGHTNESS ......144 color codings..........184 Brightness color correction ......192 inquiry register........304 Allied Vision cameras......192 brightness formula..........193 auto shutter........138 why? ..........192 average..........140 Color correction (advanced register) ...338 decrease ..........335 Color Correction (Field) ......321 descending ........224...
  • Page 370 Index data_length ...........122 ExpTime (Field) ........210 DCAM ........30 EXTD_SHUTTER........325 debounce time extended shutter........210 for input ports ........208 FireDemo..........325 debounce time for trigger......207 FireView ...........325 debounce (advanced registers summary)..318 inactive........211 declaration of conformity ......34 register..........325 default sequence mode ......220 Trigger mode........200 defect pixel correction......356 Extended shutter (advanced register) ...
  • Page 371 Index FPGA boot error........110 High SNR (advanced register) ....342 frame counter ......227 HoldImg frame counter (advanced register) ....353 field ..........187 Frame information (advanced register) ..333 flag ..........187 frame rates mode..........187 bandwidth ........249 set ..........332 bus speed .........229 HoldImg (Field) ........333 Format_7 .........253 horizontal binning........168 maximum .........229...
  • Page 372 Index general ..........110 status ..........109 in detail ...........111 Trg ..........109 triggers..........111 yellow ..........109 input/output pin control......334 LEDs Inquiry register disable ..........347 basic function ........303 Legal notice ........... 1 Integration Enable signal......115 level mode (Trigger_Mode_1) ....200 IntEna..........108 look-up table IntEna signal ........115 user-defined ........155 IntEna_Delay..........119 look-up table (LUT)......
  • Page 373 Index registers ..........116 set by software ........119 No DCAM object ........110 OutVCC ..........108 No FLASH object ........110 Node_Id ..........285 non-uniform illumination......149 NumOfLuts (Field) ........327 Packed 12-Bit Mode .........184 Packed 12-Bit MONO.........184 Packed 12-Bit RAW........184 packet format .........121 OFFSET parameter list automatic white balance .....135 example...........182 offset ............209...
  • Page 374 Index repeat counter ........217 Sequence mode (advanced register)....219 Readout_Inq ..........113 Sequence Reset........112 Register mapping ........110 Sequence Step ........112 repeat counter ........217 sequence step mode.........220 Requirements SEQUENCE_CTRL ....... 219 correction data........150 SEQUENCE_PARAM ......219 RGB to YUV SEQUENCE_STEP ....... 219 formula..........194 Seq_Length..........224 RGB8 format ...........194 shading...
  • Page 375 Index switch on/off ........228 save ..........326 (advanced register) ......356 Test images (advanced register) ....326 Smear reduction (advanced register) ...356 TEST_IMAGE ...........326 SNR ............165 tg............122 Soft reset (advanced register) ....341 time base..........210 software feature control exposure time ........209 disable LEDs....... 347 setting..........325 specifications ..........
  • Page 376 Index advanced CSR ......114 vertical sub-sampling (b/w) advanced register ....... 114 drawing ...........172 off ..........114 vertical sub-sampling (color) on...........114 drawing ...........172 Trigger Delay CSR......114 VG (GND) trigger delay inquiry register .....113 IEEE 1394b ........106 Trigger delay (advanced register) ....339 video data format trigger function........203 IIDC V1.31 ........123...

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