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Unibrain Ultra Compact firewire cameras
Models: 530/550/630/830/850
User Operation Manual
Version 2.0
April 2012

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  • Page 1 Unibrain Ultra Compact firewire cameras Models: 530/550/630/830/850 User Operation Manual Version 2.0 April 2012...

  • Page 2: Legal Notice

    Legal Notice For Customers in U.S.A. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 3: Before You Start

    All the materials in this document are protected by copyright and other laws for intellectual property. They are not allowed to be copied, reproduced or modified for any use without the permission of Unibrain. Unibrain reserves the right to make changes in specifications, functions or designs at any time and without any notice.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Introduction ........................1 1.1. Overview ................................1 1.2. Dimensions and Description..........................2 1.3. Camera Interface ..............................3 1.4. Firewire Port ............................... 4 1.4.1. Trigger Connector Port ..........................4 1.4.2. Status LED ..............................4 1.5. Electrical Operating Condition ..........................5 1.6.
  • Page 5 Hue ................................. 27 3.6. Gamma ................................27 3.7. Shutter ................................28 3.7.1.1. Fire-i x3x models (530, 630, 830) ......................28 3.7.1.2. Fire-i x5x models (550, 850) ........................29 3.8. Gain ................................. 30 3.8.1.1. Fire-i x3x models (530, 630, 830) ......................30 3.8.1.2.
  • Page 6 Advanced Features ..................... 46 4.1. Binning Mode ..............................46 4.1.1. Vertical Binning ............................46 4.1.2. Horizontal Binning ............................46 4.1.3. Full Binning ..............................47 4.2. Partial Scan ..............................48 4.3. Pan/Tilt ................................49 4.4. One-Shot and Multi-Shot ........................... 51 4.5. Multi-Camera Auto-sync.
  • Page 7 6.5. Fire-i 550b / Fire-i 550c ............................. 74 6.6. Trouble Shooting .............................. 75 6.7. Hardware Related Issues ............................75 6.7.1. Camera is not recognized in the device manager ..................75 6.7.2. LED is OFF while power is provided either by FireWire or external power............75 6.7.3.

  • Page 8: Introduction

    Software support All cameras are fully supported from Unibrain’s Fire-i™ drivers and software and embed a Fire-i API™ SDK license. Latest versions of Fire-i™ software and SDK can be downloaded from our web site:...

  • Page 9: Dimensions And Description

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 2 1.2. Dimensions and Description Camera Body Size : 29 (w) x 29 (H) x 39(D) mm Camera Body Weight: approx. 63 gram Operation Temperature: -5°C ~ 45°C / Storage Temperature: -20°C ~ 65°C Avoid operation in environment of high humidity over 90% and allow sufficient airflow for prevention of heat buildup.

  • Page 10: Camera Interface

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 3 Fire-i 550, 850 1.3. Camera Interface The camera’s interface is located on the back of the camera (assuming lens mount is front) as per the following. Trigger FIREWIRE Port Connector Status LED...

  • Page 11: Firewire Port

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 4 1.4. Firewire Port The industry standard FireWire (IEEE-1394) port has the following pin assignment. Data and control of the camera and power are provided by the firewire port. Signal VG(Ground) TPB- TPB+ TPA- CAUTION: DO NOT reverse the polarity.

  • Page 12: Electrical Operating Condition

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 5 1.5. Electrical Operating Condition Trigger Recommended Trigger Example 1 Ext. Trigger signal Ext. trigger GND Recommended Trigger Example 2 R ecommended T rigger Exampl e Came r a Sid e User Side External_...
  • Page 13 Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 6 Strobe Recommended Strobe Example 1 Strobe signal Strobe GND Recommended Strobe Example 2 R ecommended St r obe Exampl Came r a Sid e User Side 220 Ω St r ob e St r obe Pi n...

  • Page 14: Pixel Data

    Page 7 1.6. Pixel Data The Unibrain Fire-i ultra compact form Series complies with the IIDC 1394-Based Digital Camera Specification V1.31 where data packets are transmitted by a FireWire interface as isochronous packets. Every video format, mode and frame rate has a different video data format. (Pixel data source: IIDC V1.31 Specification)
  • Page 15 Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 8 U-(K+Pn-8) Y-(K+Pn-8) Y-(K+Pn-7) V-(K+Pn-8) Y-(K+Pn-6) Y-(K+Pn-5) U-(K+Pn-4) Y-(K+Pn-4) Y-(K+Pn-3) V-(K+Pn-4) Y-(K+Pn-2) Y-(K+Pn-1) <Y(Mono) Format > Y-(K+0) Y-(K+1) Y-(K+2) Y-(K+3) Y-(K+4) Y-(K+5) Y-(K+6) Y-(K+7) Y-(K+Pn-8) Y-(K+Pn-7) Y-(K+Pn-6) Y-(K+Pn-5) Y-(K+Pn-4) V-(K+Pn-3) Y-(K+Pn-2) Y-(K+Pn-1) <Y(Mono) Format >...
  • Page 16 Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 9 <U, V> Each component has 8 bit data. The data type is “Straight Binary” Signal Level (Decimal) Data (Hexadecimal) Highest(+) 0xFF 0xFE 0x81 Lowest 0x80 0x7F -127 0x01 Lowest -128 0x00 <Y (Mono16)>...

  • Page 17: Camera Specifications

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 10 Camera Specifications 2.1. Monochrome cameras 2.1.1. Fire-i 830b Specification Features Image Sensor Type 1/1.8-inch Interline CCD (Sony ICX274AL) Effective pixels 2,010,000 pixels 1628(H) x 1236(V) Picture Size 1600x1200, 1280x960, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480 Cell Size(um) 4.4 x 4.4...

  • Page 18: Fire-I 630B Specification

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 11 2.1.2. Fire-i 630b Specification Features Image Sensor Type 1/3-inch Interline CCD (Sony ICX204AL) Effective pixels 800,000 pixels 1034(H) x 779(V) Picture Size 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480, 320x240 Cell Size(um) 4.65x4.65 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.875 / Y8, Y16...

  • Page 19: Fire-I 530B Specification

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 12 2.1.3. Fire-i 530b Specification Features Image Sensor 1/3-inch Interline CCD (Sony ICX424AL) Effective Pixels 330,000 pixels 659(H) x 494(V) Picture Size 640 x 480, 320 x 240 Cell Size 7.40 x 7.40 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.875 / Y8, Y16...

  • Page 20: Fire-I 550B Specification

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 13 2.1.4. Fire-i 550b Specification Features Image Sensor 1/3-inch MT9V022177ATM (Micron CMOS) Effective Pixels 360,960 pixels 752 (H) x 480(V) Picture Size 752 x 480, 640 x 480, 376 x 240 Cell Size 6 x 6 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.875 / Y8, Y16...

  • Page 21: Color Cameras

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 14 2.2. Color Cameras 2.2.1. Fire-i 830c Specification Features Image Sensor Type 1/1.8-inch Interline CCD (Sony ICX-274AQ) Effective pixels 2,010,000 pixels 1600(H) x 1200(V) Picture Size 1600x1200, 1280x960, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480 Cell Size(um) 4.4 x 4.4 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.875 / Y8, Y16, YUV422...

  • Page 22: Fire-I 630C Specification

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 15 2.2.2. Fire-i 630c Specification Features Image Sensor Type 1/3-inch Interline CCD (Sony ICX-204AK) Effective pixels 800,000 pixels 1034(H) x 779(V) Picture Size 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480, 320x240 Cell Size(um) 4.65 x 4.65 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.875 / Y8, Y16, YUV422...

  • Page 23: Fire-I 530C Specification

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 16 2.2.3. Fire-i 530c Specification Features Image Sensor Type 1/3-inch Interline CCD (ICX-424AQ) Effective pixels 330,000 pixels 659(H) x 494(V) Picture Size 640 x 480, 320 x 240 Cell Size(um) 7.40 x 7.40 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, 1.875 / Y8, Y16, YUV422...

  • Page 24: Fire-I 850C Specification

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 17 2.2.4. Fire-i 850c Specification Features Image Sensor Type 1/2-inch MT9T031 (Micron CMOS) Effective pixels 3,145,728 pixels 2048(H) x 1536(V) Picture Size 2048x1536, 1600x1200, 1280x960, 1024x768, 800x600, 640 x 480 Cell Size(um) 3.2 x 3.2 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75 / Y8, Y16, YUV422...

  • Page 25: Fire-I 550C Specification

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 18 2.2.5. Fire-i 550c Specification Features Image Sensor Type 1/3-inch MT9V022177ATC (Micron CMOS) Effective pixels 360,960 pixels 752(H) x 480(V) Picture Size 752 x 480, 752 x 476, 640 x 480 Cell Size(um) 6.0 x 6.0 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75 / Y8, Y16, YUV422...

  • Page 26: Spectral Sensitivity

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 19 2.3. Spectral Sensitivity Excludes lens and light source characteristics. 2.3.1. B&W Cameras Spectral Sensitivity for Fire-i 830b Spectral Sensitivity for Fire-i 630b...
  • Page 27 Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 20 Spectral Sensitivity for Fire-i 530b Spectral Sensitivity for Fire-i 550b...

  • Page 28: Color Cameras

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 21 2.3.2. Color Cameras Spectral Sensitivity for Fire-i 830c Spectral Sensitivity for Fire-i 630c...
  • Page 29 Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 22 Spectral Sensitivity for Fire-i 530c Spectral Sensitivity for Fire-i 850c...
  • Page 30 Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 23 Spectral Sensitivity for Fire-i 550c...

  • Page 31: Basic Operation And Features

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 24 Basic Operation and Features The Fire-i x3x cameras employ a progressive scan CCD sensor which provides different features for each model. Basic functions and features are similar, while each camera has its own specific function support. The cameras- fully support the IIDC V1.31 specification with regards to registers, video format, mode of operation and control.

  • Page 32: Auto Exposure Control

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 25 Abs_Control Absolute value control 0: Control with value in Value field 1: Control with value in Absolute value CSR if this bit =1, value in Value filed is ignored [2..4] Reserved One_Push Write ‘1’: begin to work(Self cleared after operation) Read : Value=’1’...

  • Page 33: Sharpness

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 26 ON_OFF Write: ON or OFF this feature, Read: read a status 0:OFF, 1:ON If this bit=0, other fields will be read only. A_M_Mode Write: set the mode, Read: read a current mode 0: Manual, 1:Auto [8..19]...

  • Page 34: Hue

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 27 Status Control Register Address Name Field Description 80Ch WHITE_BAL Presence_Inq Presence of this feature. 0:N/A 1:Available ANCE Abs_Control Absolute value control 0: Control with value in the Value field 1: Control with value in the Absolute value CSR If this bit = 1, value in the Value field is ignored.

  • Page 35: Shutter

    The shutter range varies from 1us ~ 3600sec. For Shutter control inquiry and status register, follow the same definition as “BRIGHTNESS”. 3.7.1.1. Fire-i x3x models (530, 630, 830) Shutter Speed Value & Range Shutter Speed Time : T 1394 Shutter Value (Y)

  • Page 36: Fire-I X5X Models (550, 850)

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 29 1706 ~ 2399 T= (Y-1705)+76 ms 77ms ~ 770ms 2400~2902 10ms T= (Y-2399)*10+770 ms 780ms ~ 5800ms 2903~3304 100ms T= (Y-2902)*100+5800 ms 5.9s ~ 46s 3305~3508 T= (Y-3304)*1000+46000 ms 47s ~ 250s 3509~3843...

  • Page 37: Gain

    Manual and Automatic gain mode are supported and manual adjustment is possible for the following range. For Gain control inquiry and status register, follow the same definition as “BRIGHTNESS”. 3.8.1.1. Fire-i x3x models (530, 630, 830) Camera Type Step Range...
  • Page 38 Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 31 Inquiry Register Address Name Field Description 530h TRIGGER_I Presence_Inq Presence of this feature Abs_Control_Inq Capability of control with absolute value [2..3] Reserved ReadOut_Inq Capability of reading the value of this feature On/Off_Inq Capability of switching this feature On and OFF...

  • Page 39: Trigger And Strobe Signal Relation

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 32 3.9.2. Trigger and Strobe Signal Relation 3.9.2.1. Fire-i 530, 630, 830...

  • Page 40: Fire-I 550, 850

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 33 3.9.2.2. Fire-i 550, 850...

  • Page 41: Trigger Timing Diagram For Fire-I 550, 850

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 34 3.9.2.3. Trigger Timing Diagram for Fire-i 550, 850 Correlation of VD and fps Cameras D (Y8) Trigger Mask + Exposure 640 x 480 60fps 30fps Trigger delay+ Time Fire-i 530b 15fps 350ns Fire-i 530c 7.5fps...

  • Page 42: Timing Diagram For External Trigger And Shutter And Strobe

    This diagram shows the necessary time related to each signal for External trigger and Shutter and Strobe. 3.9.3. Trigger and Strobe delay The starting point for the Strobe signal is the same as the Starting point for the External trigger Fire-i 530, 550, 630, 830, 850...

  • Page 43: Trigger Mode 0

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 36 3.9.4. Trigger Mode 0 The Camera starts integration of the incoming light from the external trigger input falling edge. The Integration time is described in the "Shutter" register. No parameter is needed. 3.9.5. Trigger Mode 1 The camera starts the integration of the incoming light from the external trigger input falling edge.

  • Page 44: Trigger Mode 3

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 37 3.9.7. Trigger Mode 3 Not supported at Format 7 Mode This is an internal trigger mode. The camera will issue a trigger internally and the cycle time is N times (parameter) the cycle time of the fastest frame rate. The Integration time of the incoming light is described in the “Shutter”...

  • Page 45: Trigger Mode 5

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 38 3.9.9. Trigger Mode 5 This mode is the “multiple shutter pulse width mode”. The camera starts the integration of the incoming light from the first external trigger input falling edge and exposes the incoming light until the trigger is inactive. Repeat this sequence for the N-th (parameter) external trigger input falling edge and then finish integration.
  • Page 46 Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 39...

  • Page 47: Strobe Control Register

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 40 3.10. Strobe Control Register Base Address: 0xF2F23000h Address Name Field Description 000h Strobe_CTRL_Inq Strobe_0_Inq Presence of strobe 0 signal Strobe_1_Inq Presence of strobe 1 signal Strobe_2_Inq Presence of strobe 2 signal Strobe_3_Inq Presence of strobe 3 signal [4..31]...
  • Page 48 Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 41 active output, 1: High active output) Delay after start of exposure until the Delay_Value [8..19] strobe signal asserts Duration of the strobe signal Duration_Value [20..31] A value 0 means dessert at the end of exposure function if required.

  • Page 49: Trigger Delay Control

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 42 3.11. Trigger Delay Control Based on the external triggers, the user can delay image acquisition by the trigger delay control feature. Trigger Delay Table Trigger delay Time : T Mode Value range DelayTime...
  • Page 50 Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 43 The table shows the strobe index by the increment step through strobe delay time and strobe duration time. Increment Step is different according to strobe index. Strobe Delay/Duration Table Strobe Delay Time : T...

  • Page 51: Optical Filter Control

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 44 3.12. Optical Filter Control The Optical Filter control allows the user to change the optical filter of the camera. You can change the Bayer pattern by moving the starting position of the pattern by one position up, down, right or left. (Only for color...

  • Page 52: Color (Bayer) Patterns Conversion

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 45 3.13. Color (Bayer) Patterns Conversion Color sensors capture images through an optical low pass filter placed over the individual pixels in a Bayer mosaic layout. The Imaged data is transferred to the PC where the color processing can save bandwidth gaining higher frame rate and flexibility of applying different Bayer Patterns on the PC side.

  • Page 53: Advanced Features

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 46 Advanced Features 4.1. Binning Mode Binning is defined as reading neighboring pixels from the CCD and combining them to create one pixel value. Binning has an advantage in the following situations as well as in various applications. Relative binning mode per camera model is described in each camera specification.

  • Page 54: Full Binning

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 47 4.1.3. Full Binning Full binning mode can be obtained by combining both vertical and horizontal binning. First horizontal pixels are combined; followed by a vertical conjunction of these pixels. This would increase light sensitivity by a factor of 4 in the case of 2 x 2 (Horizontal x Vertical) binning.

  • Page 55: Partial Scan

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 48 4.2. Partial Scan Cameras provide a certain resolution which is dictated by the image sensor. Often, a certain region may be of interest to the user. Partial scan mode provides the function to capture a certain region of interest (ROI) which can provide an advantage in data transfer speed, resulting in a faster operation.

  • Page 56: Pan/Tilt

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 49 4.3. Pan/Tilt Pan/Tilt is a function used to move a camera up and down or left and right. However, unlike the mechanical Pan /Tilt which is carried out by physically moving the camera up and down, this function by using a smaller video mode than the CCD’s effective pixels and moving the image up and down.
  • Page 57 Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 50 Pan/Tilt Details for Fire-i 830b & Fire-i 830c Fire-i 830b Fire-i 830c Kh=22, Kv=34 Kh=20, Kv=34 Image Size Movement Range(Incr.=1) Default Range(Incr.=2) Default 160 ~ 1462 160 ~ 1460 320 x 240 Tilt...

  • Page 58: One-Shot And Multi-Shot

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 51 4.4. One-Shot and Multi-Shot This camera supports One-Shot and Multi-Shot features. The camera should be in ISO disabled mode before the execution of these commands. If the camera is in ISO enabled mode, these commands are ignored. One-Shot is used to grab only one frame.

  • Page 59: Multi-Camera Auto-Sync

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 52 4.5. Multi-Camera Auto-sync Not supported in 3.75 fps In applications incorporating Multi-Camera, there is often a need to synchronize the cameras. Multi-Camera Auto Synchronization is supported utilizing the FireWire bus time cycle register which is connected on the same FireWire bus without an external signal.

  • Page 60: Memory Channel Save / Load

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 53 4.7. Memory Channel Save / Load The setting of the camera features (Shutter, Gain, etc) and video mode can be stored in a non-volatile memory. The camera supports 16 memory channels as per the table below for the user to conveniently save and load different features as well as video modes.

  • Page 61: Time Stamp Register

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 54 4.8. Time Stamp Register The Time stamp register may be inquired from the Native FireWire Bus (IEEE-1394.a) CYCLE_TIME registers as follows. You may also get the same value from user defined registers but we recommend this.

  • Page 62: Serial Interface

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 55 4.9. Serial Interface The cameras are equipped with the SIO (Serial input/output) feature described in the IIDC 1.31 specification. By using the serial interface, the user can execute commands by writing data in a specific address in the FireWire address range.
  • Page 63 Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 56 Note that 1394 data consist of 32 bit data the data read should Bit 0 ~ Bit 7 : 1 Data Bit 8 ~ Bit 15 : 2 Data Bit 16 ~ Bit 23 : 3...
  • Page 64 Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 57 SIO (RS232) TX Control Procedure Method II STEP 1 Check TX buffer size by reading TBUF_ST of the Transmit_Buffer_Status_Control register(Addr. : F2F220Ch) If ((TBUF_ST == Buffer_Size_Inq) or (TBUF_TDRD ==1)) then TX is COMPLETE else TX is INCOMPLETE...

  • Page 65: Sio(Rs232) Registers

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 58 4.9.2. SIO(RS232) Registers Base address: F2F22000h, default baud rate is 57600 Address Name Field Description 000h Serial_Mode_Reg Baud Rate [0..7] Baud Rate Setting Write : Set baud rate Read : Get current baud rate...
  • Page 66 Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 59 Write : 0: Clear flag 1: Ignored [14] Receive data parity error Read : Current status Write : 0: Clear flag 1: Ignored [15] Reserved 008h Receive_Buffer_Sta RBUF_ST [0..8] SIO receive buffer status...

  • Page 67: Sio(Rs232) Special Commands

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 60 4.9.3. SIO(RS232) Special Commands Auto-Sync Mode control register Bit 31 : auto sync enable 0xF2F10018 Read/Write Bit 30 : SIO enable mode (0 : Custom mode, 1 : IIDC v1.31) Bit 27 : auto sync complete (read only. 1: ready, 0: not yet auto-sync) Custom commands are valid when the Bit30 is to be set “0”(zero).
  • Page 68 Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 61 Read feature control value Return value order ‘G’[Gain] [Shutter] [Set/Clear auto gain and shutter] [Auto Exposure] [Gamma] [Brightness] [Sharpness] [ISO] [Trigger] ‘G’+18 0Bytes Byte Ex) At Command SAFZ, if return value is G001200132F20020101,...

  • Page 69: Frame Save Function

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 62 4.10. Frame Save Function The Fire-i ultra compact form series cameras can save their frames in the camera memory. The camera can be instructed to stop running when the maximum frames are saved in the memory. Max savable frame numbers are different according to models.

  • Page 70: Lut (Lookup Table)

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 63 4.11. LUT (Lookup table) The cameras support a LUT, which provides the user with an image with the user’s defined dynamic range. Through the LUT, the user can process the images from saturation to dark. The LUT can be used optionally with Brightness, Sharpness and Gamma.
  • Page 71 Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 64 The user defined LUT save procedure is: Check the save ready bit (bit1) status of the LUT save control register (0xF2F10140). If bit 1 is 0, wait. Write 1 at the LUT buffer address init bit (bit7) of the LUT save control register (0xF2F10140) : 0xF2F10140 (<= 0x01000000).

  • Page 72: One Pixel Snow Noise Remove

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 65 4.12. One Pixel Snow Noise Remove With this function, it is possible to average the value of snow noise pixel by using the neighboring pixels values. The formula used is: If ((Pi-Pi-1) > Threshold*16) and ((Pi-Pi+1) > (Threshold*16)), Pi is bad pixel. The purpose of the function is to increase the average pixels values for the whole image and be automatically displayed and the images can be compensated by over up to 50%.

  • Page 73: Pio Control Register

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 66 4.13. PIO Control Register Short for Programmable Input/Output, PIO provides a set of IO ports which can be configured by the defined address. The PIO control register by 1394 address, for strobe and trigger signal, is as follows.

  • Page 74: User Defined (Custom) Firewire Registers

    User defined registers are features undefined in the IIDC specification which Unibrain cameras are capable of. The user can utilize extended features of the specific FireWire register for an application. Note: For users who have had a previous version of an Unibrain Camera, several User Defined Registers have been incorporated in the IIDC V1.31 specification.
  • Page 75 Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 68 Mode control register 0xF2F10018 Bit 31 : auto sync enable Read/Write Bit 30 : SIO enable mode (0 : Custom mode, 1 : IIDC v1.31) Bit 27 : auto sync complete (read only. 1: ready, 0: not yet auto-sync)
  • Page 76 Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 69 image command 4 step knee LUT run control register LUT knee 1st point register Bit 0 : presence inquiry (read only) Bit 1 : LUT regeneration command (self cleared) Bit 2~Bit4 : reserved...
  • Page 77 Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 70 Snow noise remove threshold register Bit 0 : presence inquiry (read only) Bit 1 ~ Bit 5 : reserved Bit 6 : on/off Bit 7 : grid noise filter enable mode f or mono800 at color camera (0:disable,...

  • Page 78: Video Formats And Modes

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 71 Video Formats and Modes IIDC 1.31 defines several video formats which determine the video data output from the camera. An overview of those formats is: Format 0: Video formats up to VGA (640 x 480) resolution.

  • Page 79: Fire-I 830B / Fire-I 830C

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 72 6.1. Fire-i 830b / Fire-i 830c Format Mode Resolution 60fps 30fps 15fps 7.5fps 3.75fps 1.875fps 160 x 120 YUV 444 320 x 240 YUV 422 640 x 480 YUV 411 640 x 480...

  • Page 80: Fire-I 630B / Fire-I 630C

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 73 6.2. Fire-i 630b / Fire-i 630c Format Mode Resolution 60fps 30fps 15fps 7.5fps 3.75fps 1.875fps 160 x 120 YUV 444 320 x 240 YUV 422 640 x 480 YUV 411 640 x 480...

  • Page 81: Fire-I 850C

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 74 6.4. Fire-i 850c Format Mode Resolution 60fps 30fps 15fps 7.5fps 3.75fps 1.875fps 640 x 480 YUV 422 640 x 480 Mono 8 640 x 480 Mono 16 800 x 600 YUV 422 800 x 600...

  • Page 82: Trouble Shooting

    Unibrain Fire-i 530/550/630/830/850 Operation Manual Page 75 6.6. Trouble Shooting FireWire based cameras are operated in connection with system where the user may encounter problems as they operate. These problems may orient either from the camera side or the system side that the camera is being used.

  • Page 83: Technical Support

    Telephone Numbers: Europe/Asia: +30210-6640600 USA/Canada/South America: +1-925-866-3000 In case of RMA, you must first contact us or your local reseller in order to obtain the RMA Number before sen ding the product to us. The returns contact email address is: rma@unibrain.com...

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