Manual Overview - AVT Pike Technical Manual

Introduction

Manual overview

This manual overview describes each chapter of this manual shortly.
• Chapter Contacting Allied Vision Technologies
tact data for both:
– technical information / ordering
– commercial information
• Chapter Introduction
history, a manual overview and conventions used in this manual (styles
and symbols). Furthermore you learn how to get more information on
how to install hardware (Hardware Installation Guide), available AVT
software (incl. documentation) and where to get it.
• Chapter PIKE cameras
STINGRAY cameras with their FireWire technology. Links are provided to
data sheets and brochures on AVT website.
• Chapter Declarations of conformity
about conformity of AVT cameras.
• Chapter FireWire on page 24 describes the FireWire standard in detail,
explains the compatibility between 1394a and 1394b and explains
bandwidth details (incl. Pike examples).
– Read and follow the FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock precau-
tions in Chapter
page 37.
– Read Chapter Operating system support on page
• Chapter Filter and lenses
able camera lenses.
• Chapter Specifications
sitivity diagrams for each camera type.
• Chapter Camera dimensions
dard housing (copper and GOF) models, tripod adapter, available angled
head models, cross sections of CS-Mount and C-Mount.
• Chapter Camera interfaces
outputs of the cameras (incl. Trigger features). For a general description
of the interfaces (FireWire and I/O connector) see Hardware Installa-
tion Guide.
• Chapter Description of the data path
conform as well as AVT-specific camera features.
• Chapter Controlling image capture
exposure time, one-shot/multi-shot/ISO_Enable features. Additionally
special AVT features are described: sequence mode and secure image
signature (SIS).
• Chapter Video formats, modes and bandwidth
able fixed and Format_7 modes (incl. color modes, frame rates, binning/
sub-sampling, AOI=area of interest).
on page 11 (this chapter) gives you the document
on page 21 gives you a short introduction to the
on page 23 gives you information
FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock precautions
on page 39 describes the IR cut filter and suit-
on page 42 lists camera details and spectral sen-
on page 60 provides CAD drawings of stan-
on page 76 describes in detail the inputs/
on page 94 describes in detail IIDC
on page 157 describes trigger modi,
on page 10 lists AVT con-
38.
on page 185 lists all avail-
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