Before Operation - Allied Vision Technologies AVT Marlin Technical Manual

Introduction

Before operation

Target group
Getting started
We place the highest demands for quality on our cameras.
This Technical Manual is the guide to detailed technical information of the
camera and is written for experts.
For a quick guide how to get started read Hardware Installation Guide first.
Note Please read through this manual carefully before operat-
ing the camera.
For information on AVT accessories and AVT software read
Hardware Installation Guide.
Note
• This version of the Technical Manual applies to
MARLINs, having serial numbers starting with 6 after
the - e.g. Xx/yy-6zzzzzzz and all CMOS versions, regard-
less of S/N.
• For CCD MARLINs with different serial numbers the ver-
sion 1.2 of the Technical Manual applies.
Caution Before operating any AVT camera read safety instructions
and ESD warnings in Hardware Installation Guide.
Note To demonstrate the properties of the camera, all examples in
this manual are based on the FirePackage OHCI API software
and the SmartView application.
www These utilities can be obtained from Allied Vision
Technologies (AVT). A free version of SmartView is available
for download at:
www.alliedvisiontec.com
Note The camera also works with all IIDC (formerly DCAM) compat-
ible IEEE 1394 programs and image processing libraries.
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