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STINGRAY Technical Manual

V4.4.2

Contents

Contacting Allied Vision Technologies

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Introduction

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Document history ......................................................................................................... 12
Manual overview........................................................................................................... 24
Conventions used in this manual..................................................................................... 26

Styles ..................................................................................................................... 26
Symbols .................................................................................................................. 26

More information.......................................................................................................... 27
Before operation .......................................................................................................... 28

STINGRAY cameras

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Conformity

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FireWire

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Overview ..................................................................................................................... 31

Definition ............................................................................................................... 31
IEEE 1394 standards ................................................................................................. 31
Why use FireWire? .................................................................................................... 32

FireWire in detail .......................................................................................................... 32

Serial bus................................................................................................................ 32
FireWire connection capabilities ................................................................................. 34
Capabilities of 1394a (FireWire 400)............................................................................ 34

IIDC V1.3 camera control standards ........................................................................ 34

Capabilities of 1394b (FireWire 800) ........................................................................... 35

IIDC V1.31 camera control standards ...................................................................... 35

Compatibility between 1394a and 1394b...................................................................... 36

Compatibility example .......................................................................................... 37

Image transfer via 1394a and 1394b ........................................................................... 38
1394b bandwidths.................................................................................................... 39

Requirements for PC and 1394b.............................................................................. 39
Requirements for laptop and 1394b ........................................................................ 41
Example 1: 1394b bandwidth of Stingray cameras ..................................................... 43
Example 2: More than one Stingray camera at full speed ............................................ 44

FireWire Plug & play capabilities................................................................................. 45
FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock precautions ............................................................... 45
Operating system support .......................................................................................... 46

Filter and lenses

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IR cut filter: spectral transmission .................................................................................. 47
Camera lenses .............................................................................................................. 48

Specifications

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Summary of Contents for Stingray

Page 1: ...Technical Manual V4 4 2 15 April 2011 Allied Vision Technologies GmbH Taschenweg 2a D 07646 Stadtroda Germany AVT Stingray ...

Page 2: ...adio noise emissions set out in the Radio Interference Regulations Pour utilisateurs au Canada Cet appareil est conforme aux normes classe B pour bruits radioélectriques spécifiées dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique Life support applications These products are not designed for use in life support appliances devices or systems where malfunction of these products can reasonably be e...

Page 3: ...394a FireWire 400 34 IIDC V1 3 camera control standards 34 Capabilities of 1394b FireWire 800 35 IIDC V1 31 camera control standards 35 Compatibility between 1394a and 1394b 36 Compatibility example 37 Image transfer via 1394a and 1394b 38 1394b bandwidths 39 Requirements for PC and 1394b 39 Requirements for laptop and 1394b 41 Example 1 1394b bandwidth of Stingray cameras 43 Example 2 More than o...

Page 4: ...F 1 x copper 82 Stingray W270 2 x 1394b copper 83 Stingray W270 1394b 1 x GOF 1 x copper 84 Stingray W270 S90 2 x 1394b copper 85 Stingray W270 S90 1394b 1 x GOF 1 x copper 86 Stingray Compact 87 Cross section CS Mount 88 Cross section C Mount 89 Adjustment of C Mount and CS Mount 89 Stingray board level dimensions 90 Stingray board level CS Mount 91 Stingray board level C Mount 92 Camera interfac...

Page 5: ... Requirements 137 Algorithm 137 Loading a shading image out of the camera 140 Loading a shading image into the camera 141 Look up table LUT and gamma function 142 Loading an LUT into the camera 144 Defect pixel correction 145 Building defect pixel correction image in Format_7 modes 146 First example 146 Second example 146 Flow diagram of defect pixel correction 147 Building defect pixel data 148 G...

Page 6: ...ode 172 High SNR mode High Signal Noise Ratio 173 Frame memory and deferred image transport 174 Deferred image transport 174 HoldImg mode 175 FastCapture mode 177 Color interpolation BAYER demosaicing 178 Sharpness 180 Hue and saturation 181 Color correction 182 Why color correction 182 Color correction in AVT cameras 182 Color correction formula 182 GretagMacbeth ColorChecker 182 Changing color c...

Page 7: ...a sequence 214 Changing the parameters within a sequence 216 Points to pay attention to when changing the parameters 216 Secure image signature SIS definition and scenarios 217 SIS Definition 217 SIS Scenarios 217 Video formats modes and bandwidth 219 Stingray F 033B Stingray F 033C and board level F 033B BL F 033C BL 220 Stingray F 046B Stingray F 046C and board level F 046B BL F 046C BL 222 Stin...

Page 8: ...le FireStack API 267 Configuration ROM 268 Implemented registers IIDC V1 31 271 Camera initialize register 271 Inquiry register for video format 271 Inquiry register for video mode 272 Inquiry register for video frame rate and base address 273 Inquiry register for basic function 282 Inquiry register for feature presence 283 Inquiry register for feature elements 285 Status and control registers for...

Page 9: ...um ISO packet size 327 Quick parameter change timing modes 329 Standard Parameter Update Timing 329 Quick Format Change Mode 329 Automatic reset of the UpdActive flag 330 Parameter List Update 331 Format_7 mode mapping 332 Example 333 Low noise binning mode 2 x and 4 x binning 333 Secure image signature SIS 334 Advanced register SIS 334 Examples cycle time 336 Advanced register frame counter 337 A...

Page 10: ...STINGRAY Technical Manual V4 4 2 10 Sensor position accuracy of AVT GigE cameras 346 Firmware update 347 Extended version number FPGA µC 347 Index 348 ...

Page 11: ... e mail info alliedvisiontec com Allied Vision Technologies Canada Inc 101 3750 North Fraser Way Burnaby BC V5J 5E9 Canada Tel 1 604 875 8855 Fax 1 604 875 8856 e mail info alliedvisiontec com Allied Vision Technologies Inc 38 Washington Street Newburyport MA 01950 USA Toll Free number 1 877 USA 1394 Tel 1 978 225 2030 Fax 1 978 225 2029 e mail info alliedvisiontec com Allied Vision Technologies A...

Page 12: ...ion Guide and that you have installed the hard ware and software on your PC or laptop FireWire card cables Version Date Remarks V2 0 0 31 03 08 New Manual RELEASE status V2 1 0 23 05 08 New CAD drawings due to new flange in Chapter Camera dimen sions on page 75ff Added Appendix Chapter Sensor position accuracy of AVT GigE cameras on page 346 Added direct fiber technology in Chapter STINGRAY camera...

Page 13: ...Advanced registers summary on page 297ff Added board level variants in Table 130 Camera type ID list on page 302 Added Shading and Mirror image in Table 131 Advanced regis ter Advanced feature inquiry on page 303 Added Chapter Shading correction on page 312ff Added Chapter Mirror image on page 324 Added Appendix Chapter Sensor position accuracy of AVT GigE cameras on page 346 Added 0x09 PWM in Tab...

Page 14: ... on page 346 Changed provisions directive to 2004 108 EG in Chapter Con formity on page 30 V2 2 0 15 08 08 Corrected HIROSE connector in CAD drawings in Chapter Camera dimensions on page 75ff Added cross reference from upload LUT to GPDATA_BUFFER in Chapter Loading a shading image into the camera on page 140 Added cross reference from upload download shading image to GPDATA_BUFFER in Chapter Loadi...

Page 15: ...in Figure 47 Position of status LEDs on page 98 V2 3 0 12 09 08 New Stingray board level CAD drawing with new Molex 1 25 mm Pitch PicoBlade Wire to Board Header 53047 1310 and new cable lengths in Figure 44 Board level camera two IEEE 1394b FireWire connectors on page 95 and in Figure 46 Board level camera I O pin assignment on page 97 V2 4 0 30 09 08 New Stingray board level CAD drawing with new ...

Page 16: ...Table 66 Camera specific exposure time offset on page 199 Table 67 Camera specific minimum exposure time on page 199 Figure 102 Data flow and timing after end of exposure on page 204 Table 72 Jitter at exposure start no binning no sub sam pling on page 207 Table 83 Video fixed formats Stingray F 125B F 125C on page 226 Table 84 Video Format_7 default modes Stingray F 125B F 125C on page 227 Table ...

Page 17: ...m exposure time on page 199 Figure 102 Data flow and timing after end of exposure on page 204 Table 72 Jitter at exposure start no binning no sub sam pling on page 207 Table 91 Video fixed formats Stingray F 504B F 504C on page 239 Table 92 Video Format_7 default modes Stingray F 504B F 504C on page 240 Table 130 Camera type ID list on page 302f For Stingray F 504B C output switching times tp and ...

Page 18: ...ENCE_STEP on page 297 Corrected CAD drawing in Figure 31 Stingray W90 S90 2 x 1394b copper on page 81 Revised Chapter White balance on page 121ff Memory size Internal FIFO memory of Stingray F 125 is 12 frames in Table 15 Specification STINGRAY F 125B C fiber on page 56 and in Table 55 FIFO memory size on page 173 Revised Table 100 Frame rates fps Stingray F 125 as function of AOI height pixel wid...

Page 19: ...s in Chapter Secure image signature SIS definition and scenarios on page 217 Stingray cameras do not support storing shading image data into non volatile memory see Table 139 Advanced register Shading on page 312 0XF1000250 bit 8 to 10 Corrected drawing in Figure 119 Delayed integration timing on page 319 In SIS chapter added cycle time examples Chapter Examples cycle time on page 336 to be contin...

Page 20: ...added Value_Read_Inq 7 Trigger_Source0_Inq 8 and Software_Trigger_Inq 15 In inquiry register 62Ch on page 288 added Software_Trigger All Stingray models added disable LEDs function Chapter Software feature control disable LEDs on page 340 All Stingray GOF models added two new LED signals Only GOF asynchronous traffic on page 99 Only GOF GOF signal detect on page 99 All Stingray models added deboun...

Page 21: ...ter Debounce time for input ports on page 198 Stingray cameras with serial numbers S N greater 09 17 285831532 have a heat sink and thus the mass of the camera increases from 92 g up to 108 g see Chapter Specifications on page 50ff New front flange Title page new Stingray photo New CAD drawings All CAD drawings in Chapter Camera dimensions on page 75ff Cross section drawings in Figure 38 Stingray ...

Page 22: ...re 70 C see Chapter Specifications on page 50ff New links to new AVT website Chapter Contacting Allied Vision Technologies on page 11 and many others New measured sensitivity curves Chapter Spectral sensitivity on page 66ff Added RGB8 in fixed formats Table 77 Video fixed formats Stingray F 033B F 033C on page 220 Table 79 Video fixed formats Stingray F 046B F 046C on page 222 Table 85 Video fixed...

Page 23: ...ter on page 70 C CS Mount no more adjustable for modifications contact Customer Care and send camera to AVT See Chapter Specifications on page 50ff See Chapter Adjustment of C Mount and CS Mount on page 89 Stingray firmware update round Defect pixel correction you don t need to set value for brightness to max any more see Figure 69 Defect pixel correction build and store on page 146 and Chapter Gr...

Page 24: ...er FireWire on page 31 describes the FireWire standard in detail explains the compatibility between 1394a and 1394b and explains bandwidth details incl Stingray examples Read and follow the FireWire hot plug and screw lock precau tions in Chapter FireWire hot plug and screw lock precautions on page 45 Read Chapter Operating system support on page 46 Chapter Filter and lenses on page 47 describes t...

Page 25: ...ter Camera interfaces on page 93 describes in detail the inputs out puts of the cameras incl Trigger features For a general description of the interfaces FireWire and I O connector see Hardware Installation Guide Chapter Description of the data path on page 119 describes in detail IIDC conform as well as AVT specific camera features Chapter Controlling image capture on page 190 describes trigger m...

Page 26: ...formation on firmware updates and explains the extended version number scheme of FPGA µC Chapter Appendix on page 346 lists the sensor position accuracy of AVT cameras Chapter Index on page 348 gives you quick access to all relevant data in this manual Conventions used in this manual To give this manual an easily understood layout and to emphasize important information the following typographical ...

Page 27: ...put and output Caution This symbol highlights important instructions You have to follow these instructions to avoid malfunctions www This symbol highlights URLs for further information The URL itself is shown in blue Example http www alliedvisiontec com Note You find the Hardware Installation Guide here http www alliedvisiontec com emea support down loads product literature html There is no produc...

Page 28: ...information on AVT accessories and AVT software read Hardware Installation Guide 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 Visi...

Page 29: ... i Link facilitates the simplest computer compatibility and bidirectional data transfer using the plug and play process Further development of the IEEE 1394 standard has already made 800 Mbit second possible and the FireWire roadmap is already envis aging 1600 Mbit second with 3 2 Gbit second as the next step Investment in this standard is therefore secure for the future each further development t...

Page 30: ... the CE FCC Class B Device Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential environment This equipment generates uses and can radi ate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with...

Page 31: ...e has low implemen tation costs and a simplified and adaptable cabling system IEEE 1394 standards FireWire was developed by Apple Computer in the late 1990s after work defining a slower version of the interface by the IEEE 1394 working commit tee in the 1980s Apple s development was completed in 1995 It is defined in IEEE standard 1394 which is currently a composite of three documents the original...

Page 32: ...olutions up to 45 W Effective multiple camera solutions Large variety of FireWire accessories for industrial applications Availability of repeaters and optical fibre cabling Forwards and backward compatibility blending 1394a and 1394b Both real time isochronous and demand driven asynchronous data transmission capabilities FireWire in detail Serial bus Briefly summarized FireWire is a very effectiv...

Page 33: ...to the overall capacity of the bus but throughput at guaranteed minimum service levels is maintained for all devices with an acknowledged claim on the bus This deterministic feature is a huge advantage for many industrial applications where robust performance is required Such is the case when it is not acceptable to drop images within a specific time interval Figure 2 1394a data transmission Figur...

Page 34: ...n devices at 100 200 or 400 MBit s data rates Although USB 2 0 claims to be capable of higher speeds 480 Mbit s FireWire is in practice not slower than USB 2 0 The 1394a capabilities in detail 400 Mbit s Hot pluggable devices Peer to peer communications Direct Memory Access DMA to host memory Guaranteed bandwidth Multiple devices up to 45 W powered via FireWire bus IIDC V1 3 camera control standar...

Page 35: ...er IEEE 1394b port pin assignment on page 93 This newer 1394b specification allows a transfer rate of 800 MBit s with backward compatibil ities to the slower rates and 6 pin connectors of FireWire 400 The 1394b capabilities in detail 800 Mbit s All previous benefits of 1394a see above Interoperability with 1394a devices Longer communications distances up to 500 m using GOF cables IIDC V1 31 camera...

Page 36: ...erformance Figure 4 1394a and 1394b cameras and compatibility FireWire cable Description Ordering number FireWire cable 2x Interlock IEEE 1394a 2x Interlock 4 5 m with Ferrites for Marlin Oscar Guppy K1200064 FireWire cable 2x Interlock IEEE 1394a 2x Interlock 10 m with Ferrites for Marlin Oscar Guppy K1200163 FireWire cable 2x Interlock IEEE 1394a 2x Interlock 12 5 m with Ferrites for Marlin Osca...

Page 37: ...equirement for this port as if the camera were running at 60 fps Total consumption is thus 2560 2560 5120 bytes per cycle FireWire cable 1x Interlock IEEE 1394a 1x Interlock 10 m for Marlin Oscar Guppy K1200159 Cable 0 5 m 9 pin 6 pin industrial IEEE 1394b a 9 pin screw lock 6 pin latch 0 5 m K1200198 Cable 4 5 m 9 pin 6 pin industrial IEEE 1394b a 9 pin screw lock 6 pin latch 4 5 m K1200171 Cable...

Page 38: ...priority Available bandwidth acc IIDC per cycle 125 µs 4096 bytes per cycle 1000q 400 Mbit s 8192 bytes per cycle 2000q 800 Mbit s 1 GHz clock rate For further detail read Chapter Frame rates on page 245 Max image bandwidth 31 25 MByte s 62 5 MByte s Max total bandwidth 45 MByte s 85 MByte s Number of busses Multiple busses per PC limit PCI bus Multiple busses per PC limit PCI Express bus CPU load...

Page 39: ...w latency for data transmission due to small receive FIFO In order to get the most out of your camera to PC configuration we recommend the following chipsets for your PC For Intel based desktops chipset 945 or higher For non Intel based desktops e g AMD PCI Express compatible chipset For multi camera applications one of the following bus cards is needed Note Certain cameras may offer depending on ...

Page 40: ...e STINGRAY Technical Manual V4 4 2 40 PCI ExpressCard with potential 250 MByte s per lane up to 6 supported by chipset or 64 bit PCI X card 160 MByte s Figure 5 Block diagram of modern PC X38 chipset by INTEL ...

Page 41: ...ws the connection of two industrial screw locking cables obtainable at AVT Caution As mentioned earlier it is very important not to exceed an inrush current of 18 mJoule in 3 ms This means that a device when powered via 12 V bus power must never draw more than 1 5 A even not in the first 3 ms Higher inrush current may damage the physical interface chip of the camera and or the phy chip in your PC ...

Page 42: ...FireWire STINGRAY Technical Manual V4 4 2 42 Figure 6 Cardbus adapter with two screw locks AVT order number E3000104 Figure 7 ExpressCard Logo ExpressCard 54 SIIG ...

Page 43: ...y F 046 B C 0 45 megapixel 61 fps 27 60 MByte s Stingray F 080 B C 0 8 megapixel 31 fps 24 83 MByte s Stingray F 125 B C 1 25 megapixel 30 fps 36 49 MByte s Stingray F 145 B C 1 44 megapixel 16 fps 23 05 MByte s Stingray F 146 B C 1 44 megapixel 15 fps 21 61 MByte s Stingray F 201 B C 2 megapixel 14 fps 17 20 MByte s Stingray F 504 B C 5 megapixel 9 fps 45 35 MByte s Table 5 Bandwidth of Stingray ...

Page 44: ...ised to use either a PCI Express card and or multiple 64 bit PCI bus cards if you want to use 2 or more Stingray cam eras simultaneously see the following table cameras PC hardware required 1 Stingray camera at full speed 1 x 32 bit PCI bus card 85 MByte s 2 or more Stingray cameras at full speed PCI Express card and or Multiple 64 bit PCI bus cards Table 6 Required hardware for multiple camera ap...

Page 45: ...ted under pow ered conditions It is good practice to ensure proper grounding of computer case and camera case to the same ground potential before plugging the camera cable into the port of the computer This ensures that no excessive difference of electrical potential exists between computer and camera As mentioned earlier it is very important not to exceed the inrush energy of 18 mJoule in 3 ms Th...

Page 46: ...EEE 1394a adapter Or use either the driver of the AVT Universal Package AVT FirePackage or install the driver provided with the AVT 1394 Bus Driver Package Both drivers replace the Microsoft OHCI IEEE 1394 driver but the second is 100 compliant to the driver of Microsoft This means applications using the MS1394 driver will continue to work Windows Vista Full support Windows Vista incl SP1 SP2 supp...

Page 47: ...47 Filter and lenses IR cut filter spectral transmission The following illustration shows the spectral transmission of the IR cut filter Figure 9 Spectral transmission of Hoya C5000 Note Stingray uses a different IR cut filter than the other AVT cameras ...

Page 48: ...mm x 146 mm 395 mm x 296 mm 16 mm 145 mm x 109 mm 295 mm x 221 mm 25 mm 91 mm x 68 mm 187 mm x 140 mm 35 mm 64 mm x 48 mm 132 mm x 99 mm 50 mm 43 mm x 32 mm 91 mm x 68 mm Table 8 Focal length vs field of view Stingray F 080 Focal length for type 1 2 sensors Stingray F 033 046 146 Distance 500 mm Distance 1000 mm 4 8 mm 660 mm x 495 mm 1327 mm x 995 mm 8 mm 394 mm x 295 mm 794 mm x 595 mm 12 mm 260...

Page 49: ...length vs field of view Stingray F 201 Focal length for type 2 3 sensors Stingray F 145 504 Distance 500 mm Distance 1000 mm 4 8 mm 908 mm x 681 mm 1825 mm x 1368 mm 8 mm 541 mm x 406 mm 1091 mm x 818 mm 12 mm 358 mm x 268 mm 725 mm x 543 mm 16 mm 266 mm x 200 mm 541 mm x 406 mm 25 mm 167 mm x 125 mm 343 mm x 257 mm 35 mm 117 mm x 88 mm 243 mm x 182 mm 50 mm 79 mm x 59 mm 167 mm x 125 mm Table 11 ...

Page 50: ...ay C Mount dimensions on page 89 CS Mount 12 526 mm in air Ø 25 4 mm 32 tpi maximum protrusion 5 1 mm see Figure 38 Stingray CS Mount dimension on page 88 Note Maximum protrusion means the distance from lens flange to the glass filter in the camera ADC 14 bit Color modes Only color Raw8 Raw12 Raw16 Mono8 YUV422 YUV411 RGB8 Frame rates 1 875 fps 3 75 fps 7 5 fps 15 fps 30 fps 60 fps Up to 84 fps in...

Page 51: ...V 36 V via IEEE 1394 cable or 12 pin HIROSE Power consumption Typical 3 5 watt 12 V DC fiber typical 4 watt 12 V DC full resolution and maximal frame rates Dimensions 72 9 mm x 44 mm x 29 mm L x W x H incl connectors without tripod and lens Mass 92 g without lens 108 g without lens for cameras with S N greater 09 17 285831532 Operating temperature 5 C 45 C ambient temperature without condensation ...

Page 52: ... 1 875 fps 3 75 fps 7 5 fps 15 fps 30 fps 60 fps Up to 61 fps in Format_7 Gain control Manual 0 24 4 dB 0 0359 dB step auto gain select AOI Shutter speed 31 µs 67 108 864 µs 67 s auto shutter select AOI External trigger shutter Programmable trigger level control single trigger bulk trigger programmable trigger delay Internal FIFO memory 32 MByte up to 35 frames Look up tables User programmable 12 ...

Page 53: ...ns Mass 92 g without lens 108 g without lens for cameras with S N greater 09 17 285831532 Operating temperature 5 C 45 C ambient temperature without condensation Storage temperature 10 C 70 C ambient temperature without condensation 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 pr...

Page 54: ...75 fps 3 75 fps 7 5 fps 15 fps 30 fps 60 fps Up to 31 fps in Format_7 Gain control Manual 0 24 4 dB 0 0359 dB step auto gain select AOI Shutter speed 49 µs 67 108 864 µs 67 s auto shutter select AOI External trigger shutter Programmable trigger level control single trigger bulk trigger programmable trigger delay Internal FIFO memory 32 MByte up to 19 frames Look up tables User programmable 12 bit ...

Page 55: ...ns Mass 92 g without lens 108 g without lens for cameras with S N greater 09 17 285831532 Operating temperature 5 C 45 C ambient temperature without condensation Storage temperature 10 C 70 C ambient temperature without condensation 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 pr...

Page 56: ...rates 1 875 fps 3 75 fps 7 5 fps 15 fps 30 fps 60 fps Up to 30 fps in Format_7 Gain control Manual 0 24 4 dB 0 0359 dB step auto gain select AOI Shutter speed 25 µs 67 108 864 µs 67 s auto shutter select AOI External trigger shutter Programmable trigger level control single trigger bulk trigger programmable trigger delay Internal FIFO memory 32 MByte up to 12 frames Look up tables User programmabl...

Page 57: ...ns Mass 92 g without lens 108 g without lens for cameras with S N greater 09 17 285831532 Operating temperature 5 C 45 C ambient temperature without condensation Storage temperature 10 C 70 C ambient temperature without condensation 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 pr...

Page 58: ...rates 1 875 fps 3 75 fps 7 5 fps 15 fps 30 fps Up to 16 fps in Format_7 Gain control Manual 0 24 4 dB 0 0359 dB step auto gain select AOI Shutter speed 74 µs 67 108 864 µs 67 s auto shutter select AOI External trigger shutter Programmable trigger level control single trigger bulk trigger programmable trigger delay Internal FIFO memory 32 MByte up to 10 frames Look up tables User programmable 12 bi...

Page 59: ...ns Mass 92 g without lens 108 g without lens for cameras with S N greater 09 17 285831532 Operating temperature 5 C 45 C ambient temperature without condensation Storage temperature 10 C 70 C ambient temperature without condensation 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 pr...

Page 60: ...875 fps 3 75 fps 7 5 fps 15 fps 30 fps 60 fps Up to 15 fps in Format_7 Gain control Manual 0 24 4 dB 0 0359 dB step auto gain select AOI Shutter speed 39 µs 67 108 864 µs 67 s auto shutter select AOI External trigger shutter Programmable trigger level control single trigger bulk trigger programmable trigger delay Internal FIFO memory 32 MByte up to 10 frames Look up tables User programmable 12 bit...

Page 61: ...d lens Mass 92 g without lens 108 g without lens for cameras with S N greater 09 17 285831532 Operating temperature 5 C 45 C ambient temperature without condensation Storage temperature 10 C 70 C ambient temperature without condensation Regulations CE FCC Class B RoHS 2002 95 EC Standard accessories b w protection glass color IR cut filter Accessories b w IR cut filter IR pass filter color protect...

Page 62: ...e rates 1 875 fps 3 75 fps 7 5 fps 15 fps 30 fps 60 fps Up to 14 fps in Format_7 Gain control Manual 0 24 4 dB 0 0359 dB step auto gain select AOI Shutter speed 48 µs 67 108 864 µs 67 s auto shutter select AOI External trigger shutter Programmable trigger level control single trigger bulk trigger programmable trigger delay Internal FIFO memory 32 MByte up to 7 frames Look up tables User programmab...

Page 63: ...ns Mass 92 g without lens 108 g without lens for cameras with S N greater 09 17 285831532 Operating temperature 5 C 45 C ambient temperature without condensation Storage temperature 10 C 70 C ambient temperature without condensation 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 pr...

Page 64: ...ates 1 875 fps 3 75 fps 7 5 fps 15 fps Up to 9 fps in Format_7 Gain control Manual 0 24 4 dB 0 0359 dB step auto gain select AOI Shutter speed 42 µs 67 108 864 µs 67 s auto shutter select AOI External trigger shutter Programmable trigger level control single trigger bulk trigger programmable trigger delay Internal FIFO memory 64 MByte up to 5 frames Look up tables User programmable 12 bit 10 bit d...

Page 65: ...ens Mass 92 g without lens 108 g without lens for cameras with S N greater 09 17 285831532 Operating temperature 5 C 45 C ambient temperature without condensation Storage temperature 10 C 70 C ambient temperature without condensation 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 p...

Page 66: ... Note All measurements were done without protection glass without filter The uncertainty in measurement of the QE values is 10 This is due to Manufacturing tolerance of the sensor Uncertainties in the measuring apparatus itself Ulbricht Kugel Ulbricht sphere optometer etc ...

Page 67: ...re 11 Spectral sensitivity of Stingray F 033C without IR cut filter Sensor Response 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 Wavelength nm Quantum Efficiency Monochrome Sensor Response 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 Wavelength nm Quantum Efficiency Red Green Blue ...

Page 68: ...re 13 Spectral sensitivity of Stingray F 046C without IR cut filter Sensor Response 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 Wavelength nm Quantum Efficiency Monochrome Sensor Response 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 Wavelength nm Quantum Efficiency Red Green Blue ...

Page 69: ... 15 Spectral sensitivity of Stingray F 080C without IR cut filter Sensor Response 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 Wavelength nm Quantum Efficiency Monochrome Sensor Response 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 Wavelength nm Quantum Efficiency Red Green Blue ...

Page 70: ...e 17 Spectral sensitivity of Stingray F 125C without IR cut filter Sensor Response 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 Wavelength nm Quantum Efficiency Monochrome Sensor Response 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 Wavelength nm Quantum Efficiency Red Green Blue ...

Page 71: ...e 19 Spectral sensitivity of Stingray F 145C without IR cut filter Sensor Response 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 Wavelength nm Quantum Efficiency Monochrome Sensor Response 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 Wavelength nm Quantum Efficiency Red Green Blue ...

Page 72: ...re 21 Spectral sensitivity of Stingray F 146C without IR cut filter Sensor Response 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 Wavelength nm Quantum Efficiency Monochrome Sensor Response 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 Wavelength nm Quantum Efficiency Red Green Blue ...

Page 73: ...Figure 23 Spectral sensitivity of Stingray F 201C without IR cut filter Sensor Response 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 Wavelength nm Quantum Efficiency Monochrome Sensor Response 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 Wavelength nm Quantum Efficiency Red Green Blue ...

Page 74: ...ure 25 Spectral sensitivity of Stingray F 504C without IR cut filter Sensor Response 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 Wavelength nm Quantum Efficiency Monochrome Sensor Response 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 Wavelength nm Quantum Efficiency Red Green Blue ...

Page 75: ... of AVT GigE cameras on page 346 For information on the Stingray Compact modular con cept see xxxx and Modular Concept Camera model E number Starting Stingray F 046B ASG E0010003 from SN 09 17 285843839 Stingray F 046C IRF E0010004 from SN 09 17 285843873 Stingray F 125C IRF E0010063 from SN 09 17 285843866 Stingray F 201B ASG E0010007 from SN 09 17 285843801 Stingray F 201C IRF E0010008 from SN 0...

Page 76: ... 4 2 76 STINGRAY standard housing 2 x 1394b copper Figure 26 Camera dimensions 2 x 1394b copper Stingray 2x IEEE 1394b 72 9 x 44 x 29 L x W x H 44 29 C Mount 9 7 5 4 19 3 16 6 M3x4 4x 66 6 72 9 57 5 n 27 9 1 0 0 0 3 13 4 50 26 13 1 M3x3 3x M3x3 3x ...

Page 77: ... 4 2 77 STINGRAY 1394b 1 x GOF 1 x copper Figure 27 Camera dimensions 1394b 1 x GOF 1 x copper Stingray 1394b 1x GOF 1x COP 73 6 x 44 x 29 L x W x H 73 6 66 6 57 5 50 M3x3 3x M3x3 3x M3x4 2x 16 19 3 9 7 26 13 4 13 n 27 9 1 0 0 0 3 44 29 C Mount 5 4 ...

Page 78: ... hole adapter of the Marlin should not be used with Stingray 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 AVT support Body size 56 mm x 32 mm x 10 mm L x W x H Figure 28 Tripod dimensions 26 50 32 13 10 5 n3 4 5x UNC 1 4 20 8 mm thread depth M6 6 mm thread depth 2x 56 12 5 12 5 15 5 16 ...

Page 79: ...ersion has the sensor tilted by 90 degrees clockwise so that it views upwards Figure 29 Stingray W90 2 x 1394b copper Stingray W90 2x IEEE 1394b 92 3 x 44 x 38 1 L x W x H 26 55 5 38 1 29 44 86 92 3 32 8 50 13 M3 x3 3x 9 7 19 3 5 4 16 6 M3 x4 2x 13 4 0 0 0 3 C Mount n27 9 1 0 0 0 3 M3 x3 3x ...

Page 80: ...ersion has the sensor tilted by 90 degrees clockwise so that it views upwards Figure 30 Stingray W90 1394b 1 x GOF 1 x copper Stingray W90 1394b 1x GOF 1x COP 93 x 44 x 38 1 L x W x H 86 93 55 5 26 44 29 38 1 32 8 13 50 16 M3 x4 2x 9 7 19 3 M3 x3 3x M3 x3 3x C Mount n27 9 1 0 0 0 3 13 4 0 0 0 3 5 4 ...

Page 81: ... by 90 degrees clockwise so that it views upwards The sensor is also rotated by 90 degrees clockwise Figure 31 Stingray W90 S90 2 x 1394b copper Stingray W90S90 2x IEEE 1394b 107 3 x 44 x 41 6 L x W x H 101 107 3 55 5 41 6 29 44 47 8 26 50 13 M3 x3 3x M3 x3 3x 9 7 5 4 19 3 16 6 M3 x4 2x 9 1 0 0 0 3 C Mount n27 13 4 0 0 0 3 ...

Page 82: ...d by 90 degrees clockwise so that it views upwards The sensor is also rotated by 90 degrees clockwise Figure 32 Stingray W90 S90 1394b 1 x GOF 1 x copper Stingray W90S90 1394b 1x GOF 1x COP 108 x 44 x 41 6 L x W x H 55 5 108 101 47 8 26 29 41 6 44 9 7 19 3 16 M3 x4 2x 13 M3 x3 3x M3 x3 3x n27 9 1 0 0 0 3 C Mount 13 4 0 0 0 3 5 4 ...

Page 83: ...sion has the sensor tilted by 270 degrees clockwise so that it views downwards Figure 33 Stingray W270 2 x 1394b copper Stingray W270 2x IEEE 1394b 92 3 x 44 x 38 1 L x W x H 26 32 8 86 92 3 55 5 44 29 38 1 50 13 M3 x3 3x 5 4 19 3 9 7 16 6 M3 x4 2x M3 x3 3x C Mount 9 1 0 0 0 3 n27 13 4 0 0 0 3 ...

Page 84: ...ersion has the sensor tilted by 270 degrees clockwise so that it views downwards Figure 34 Stingray W270 1394b 1 x GOF 1 x copper Stingray W270 1394b 1x GOF 1x COP 93 x 44 x 38 1 L x W x H 26 55 5 32 8 86 93 44 29 38 1 50 13 M3 x3 3x M3 x4 2x 16 19 3 9 7 M3 x3 3x C Mount 13 4 0 0 0 3 9 1 0 0 0 3 5 4 ...

Page 85: ...y 270 degrees clockwise so that it views downwards The sensor is also rotated by 90 degrees clockwise Figure 35 Stingray W270 S90 2 x 1394b copper Stingray W270S90 2x IEEE 1394b 107 3 x 44 x 41 6 L x W x H 101 107 3 41 6 29 44 47 8 50 16 6 M3 x4 4x M3 x3 3x M3 x3 3x 55 5 26 13 5 4 19 3 9 7 C Mount n27 9 1 0 0 0 3 13 4 0 0 0 3 ...

Page 86: ...d by 270 degrees clockwise so that it views downwards The sensor is also rotated by 90 degrees clockwise Figure 36 Stingray W270 S90 1394b 1 x GOF 1 x copper Stingray W270S90 1394b 1xGOF 1xCOP 108 x 44 x 41 6 L x W x H 101 108 44 29 41 6 47 8 55 5 26 50 13 M3 x3 3x M3 x3 3x 16 19 3 9 7 M3 x4 2x C Mount 9 1 0 0 0 3 13 4 0 0 0 3 5 4 ...

Page 87: ...act Figure 37 Stingray Compact 2 x 1394b copper No angled heads No fiber option 145 g 16 6 23 3 9 1 10 2 M3x4 4x 8 5 11 5 36 3 26 13 27 Ø M3x4 6x 26 13 n3 4 3x 44 8 53 3 45 45 C Mount 51 3 1 6 5 6 5 32 o M3x3 4x Stingray Compact 2x IEEE 1394b 53 3 x 45 x 51 3 L x W x H ...

Page 88: ... section CS Mount All Stingray cameras can be delivered with CS Mount Figure 38 Stingray CS Mount dimension Note Pay attention to the maximum sensor size of the applied CS Mount lens Adjustment spacer CS Mount filter protection glass 5 1 maximum protrusion 16 Ø ...

Page 89: ...er Adjustment of C Mount and CS Mount The dimensional adjustment cannot be done any more by the customer All modifications have to be done by the AVT factory If you need any modifications please contact Customer Care For phone numbers and e mail See Chapter Contacting Allied Vision Technologies on page 11 Figure 39 Stingray C Mount dimensions Adjustment spacer filter protection glass C Mount 10 1 ...

Page 90: ...45 L 110 mm K7500318 FFC45 cable 2 2x HOLE 2 9mm PTH 2 3 mm PTH 2 3 mm PTH 2 41 40 2 IO AD Board processor board interface board 2x IEEE 1394b 25 2 2 8 7 15 4 5 6 6 11 2 15 4 27 1 13 spacer M2x10 4x 7 GND for Inputs 8 RxD 9 TxD 10 Power Input for Output ports 11 Input 2 12 Output 2 13 Cable Shield 12 28 9 3 1 13 pole I O connector Molex 1 25mm Pitch PicoBlade Wire to Board Header 53047 1310 13 pol...

Page 91: ...era main board processor board IO board flex cable sensor board spacer 3 2 mm 2x M2 ISO4032 A2 4x Ø2 2 ISO7089 A2 4x spacer M2x10 4x PCB spacer 4x Stingray board level version C Mount bottom contacts top contacts M2x16 ISO4762 A2 2x M2x10 ISO4762 A2 2x M2x8 ISO7045 A2 4x front flange filter ring with filter or protection glass ...

Page 92: ...ra main board processor board IO board flex cable sensor board spacer 3 2 mm 2x M2 ISO4032 A2 4x Ø2 2 ISO7089 A2 4x spacer M2x10 4x PCB spacer 4x Stingray board level version C Mount bottom contacts top contacts M2x16 ISO4762 A2 2x M2x10 ISO4762 A2 2x M2x8 ISO7045 A2 4x front flange filter ring with filter or protection glass ...

Page 93: ... Chapter Camera interfaces Read all Notes and Cautions in the Hardware Installation Guide before using any interfaces Figure 43 IEEE 1394b connector Note Both IEEE 1394b connectors with screw lock mecha nism provide access to the IEEE 1394 bus and thus makes it possible to control the camera and output frames Connect the camera by using either of the con nectors The other connector can be used to ...

Page 94: ...Y Technical Manual V4 4 2 94 www For more information on cables and on ordering cables online by clicking the article and sending an inquiry go to http www alliedvisiontec com emea products accessories firewire accessories html ...

Page 95: ...put 3 6 Output 1 FFC45 cable length FFC45 L 56 mm K7500307 FFC45 L 110 mm K7500318 FFC45 cable 2 2x HOLE 2 9mm PTH 2 3 mm PTH 2 3 mm PTH 2 41 40 2 IO AD Board processor board interface board 2x IEEE 1394b 25 2 2 8 7 15 4 5 6 6 11 2 15 4 27 1 13 spacer M2x10 4x 7 GND for Inputs 8 RxD 9 TxD 10 Power Input for Output ports 11 Input 2 12 Output 2 13 Cable Shield 12 28 9 3 1 13 pole I O connector Molex...

Page 96: ...nal Ground for RS232 and external power 2 External Power 8 36 V DC Power supply 3 Camera Out 4 Out Open emitter Camera Output 4 GPOut4 default 4 Camera In 1 In Uin high 3 V 24 V Uin low 0 V 1 5 V Camera Input 1 GPIn1 default Trigger 5 Camera Out 3 Out Open emitter Camera Output 3 GPOut3 default Busy 6 Camera Out 1 Out Open emitter Camera Output 1 GPOut1 default IntEna 7 Camera In GND In Common GND...

Page 97: ...C45 cable length FFC45 L 56 mm K7500307 FFC45 L 110 mm K7500318 FFC45 cable 2 2x HOLE 2 9mm PTH 2 3 mm PTH 2 3 mm PTH 2 41 40 2 IO AD Board processor board interface board 2x IEEE 1394b 25 2 2 8 7 15 4 5 6 6 11 2 15 4 27 1 13 spacer M2x10 4x 7 GND for Inputs 8 RxD 9 TxD 10 Power Input for Output ports 11 Input 2 12 Output 2 13 Cable Shield 12 28 9 3 1 13 pole I O connector Molex 1 25mm Pitch PicoB...

Page 98: ...blinking means green LED blinks fast GREEN pulsing means green LED is switched on for a short time If the green LED is already on the LED will be switched off The state of the other color of the same LED could be on or off GREEN pulsing inverted means green LED is switched off for a short time Figure 47 Position of status LEDs Note Both LEDs can be switched off by Setting bit 17 to 1 see Table 166...

Page 99: ...EN pulsing GREEN Only GOF asynchronous traffic GREEN pulsing inverted GREEN Only GOF GOF signal detect GREEN GREEN Isochronous traffic RED pulsing GREEN Waiting for external trigger RED GREEN External trigger event RED RED pulsing Table 21 LEDs showing normal conditions LED1 RED LED2 GREEN Warning 1 pulse DCAM 2 pulse MISC 3 pulse FPGA 4 pulse Stack 5 pulse FPGA boot error 1 5 pulse Stack setup 1 ...

Page 100: ...l on page 101 Triggers All inputs configured as triggers are linked by AND If several inputs are being used as triggers a high signal must be present on all inputs in order to gen erate a trigger signal Each signal can be inverted The camera must be set to external triggering to trigger image capture by the trigger signal Note For a general description of the inputs and warnings see the Hardware I...

Page 101: ... Register Name Field Bit Description 0xF1000300 IO_INP_CTRL1 Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature read only 1 6 Reserved Polarity 7 0 Signal not inverted 1 Signal inverted 8 10 Reserved InputMode 11 15 Mode see Table 24 Input routing on page 102 16 30 Reserved PinState 31 RD Current state of pin 0xF1000304 IO_INP_CTRL2 Same as IO_INP_CTRL1 Table 23 Advanced register Input control ...

Page 102: ...erting optocoupler status after an internal negation See Figure 48 Input block diagram on page 100 This means that an open input sets the PinState bit to 0 This is different to AVT Marlin Dolphin Oscar where an open input sets PinState bit to 1 ID Mode Default 0x00 Off 0x01 Reserved 0x02 Trigger input Input 1 0x03 Reserved 0x06 Sequence Step 0x07 Sequence Reset 0x08 0x1F Reserved Table 24 Input ro...

Page 103: ...00534 TRIGGER_DELAY_INQUIRY Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature read only Abs_Control_Inq 1 Capability of control with absolute value 2 Reserved One_Push_Inq 3 One push auto mode con trolled automatically by the camera once Readout_Inq 4 Capability of reading out the value of this feature ON_OFF 5 Capability of switching this feature ON and OFF Auto_Inq 6 Auto mode controlled auto ma...

Page 104: ...nq 0 Presence of this feature 0 N A 1 Available Abs_Control 1 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 ON_OFF 6 Write ON or OFF this feature Read Status of the feature ON 1 OFF 0 7 19 Reserved Value 20 31 Value Table 26 Trigger Delay CSR Register Name Field...

Page 105: ...ture signals readout from the sensor This signal Fval follows IntEna Busy signal This signal appears when the exposure is being made or the sensor is being read out or data transmission is active The camera is busy PulseWidthMod pulse width modu lation signal Each output has pulse width modulation PWM capabilities which can be used for motorized speed control or autofocus control See Chapter Pulse...

Page 106: ...l Manual V4 4 2 106 Figure 49 Output block diagram IntEna Output signal Opto Coupler Polarity selectable via software Operation state read Output mode selectable via software FVal Busy PulseWidthMod WaitingForTrigger Operation state read ...

Page 107: ...ra is busy by simply polling the BUSY output Note Outputs in Direct Mode For correct functionality the Polarity should always be set to 0 SmartView Trig IO tab Invert No Register Name Field Bit Description 0xF1000320 IO_OUTP_CTRL1 Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature read only PWMCapable 1 All Stingray cameras housing and board level Indicates if an output pin supports the PWM feature...

Page 108: ...PinState bit Using this mode the Polarity bit has to be set to 0 not inverted This is necessary for an error free display of the output status 0x02 Integration enable Output 1 0x03 Reserved 0x04 Reserved 0x05 Reserved 0x06 FrameValid 0x07 Busy Output 2 0x08 Follow corresponding input Inp1 Out1 Inp2 Out2 0x09 PWM pulse width modulation Stingray housing and board level models 0x0A WaitingForTrigger ...

Page 109: ... signals can be inverted Caution Firing a new trigger while IntEna is still active can result in missing image External trigger input IntEna delayed IntegrationEnable IntEna Busy FrameValid FVal Delay set by Trigger_Delay register Delay set by IntEna_Delay register WaitingForTrigger only edge mode ...

Page 110: ...reas the IntEna_Delay only delays the leading edge of the IntEna output signal but does not delay the image capture As mentioned before it is possible to set the outputs by software Doing so the achievable maximum fre quency is strongly dependent on individual software capabilities As a rule of thumb the camera itself will limit the toggle frequency to not more than 700 Hz Register Name Field Bit ...

Page 111: ...periods and frequen cies for the pulse width modulation PWM Figure 51 PulseWidth and Period definition Note Note the following conditions PulseWidth Period Period MinPeriod Formula 1 Minimal maximal period and frequency PulseWidth Period periodmin 3µs frequencymax 1 periodmin 1 3µs 333 33kHz frequencymin 1 2 16 6 10 s 15 26Hz periodmax 1 frequencymin 2 16 µs ...

Page 112: ...microseconds µs in the PWM reg isters therefore remember always the factor 10 6s Example 1 Set PWM with 1kHz at 30 pulse width Example 2 Set PWM with 250 Hz at 12 pulse width Formula 2 PWM example 1 Formula 3 PWM example 2 RegPeriod 1 frequency 6 10 s 1 1kHz 6 10 s 1000 RegPulseWidth RegPeriod 30 1000 30 300 RegPeriod 1 frequency 6 10 s 1 250Hz 6 10 s 4000 RegPulseWidth RegPeriod 12 4000 12 480 ...

Page 113: ...ed Field Description data_length Number of bytes in the data field tg 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 sy Synchronization value sync bit This is one single bit It indicates the start of a new frame It shall be set to 000...

Page 114: ...YUV8 4 2 2 format U K 0 Y K 0 V K 0 Y K 1 U K 2 Y K 2 V K 2 Y K 3 U K 4 Y K 4 V K 4 Y K 5 U K Pn 6 Y K Pn 6 V K Pn 6 Y K Pn 5 U K Pn 4 Y K Pn 4 V K Pn 4 Y K Pn 3 U K Pn 2 Y K Pn 2 V K Pn 2 Y K Pn 1 Table 34 YUV8 4 2 2 format Source IIDC V1 31 YUV8 4 1 1 format U K 0 Y K 0 Y K 1 V K 0 Y K 2 Y K 3 U K 4 Y K 4 Y K 5 V K 4 Y K 6 Y K 7 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 ...

Page 115: ...it data Y Mono8 Raw8 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 Y K Pn 3 Y K Pn 2 Y K Pn 1 Table 36 Y Mono8 format Source IIDC V1 31 Y Raw8 format AVT Y Mono16 format High byte Low byte Y K 0 Y K 1 Y K 2 Y K 3 Y K Pn 4 Y K Pn 3 Y K Pn 2 Y K Pn 1 Table 37 Y Mono16 format Source IIDC V1 31 ...

Page 116: ... 4 Y K 1 3 0 Y K 0 3 0 Y K 1 11 4 Y K 2 11 4 Y K 3 3 0 Y K 2 3 0 Y K 3 11 4 Y K 4 11 4 Y K 5 3 0 Y K 4 3 0 Y K 5 11 4 Y K 6 11 4 Y K 7 3 0 Y K 6 3 0 Y K 7 11 4 Table 38 Packed 12 Bit Mode mono and raw Y12 format AVT Y R G B Signal level decimal Data hexadecimal Highest Lowest 255 254 1 0 0xFF 0xFE 0x01 0x00 Figure 52 Data structure of Mono8 RGB8 Source IIDC V1 31 Y Mono8 Raw8 format AVT ...

Page 117: ...it data The data type is Unsigned Short big endian U V Signal level decimal Data hexadecimal Highest Lowest Highest 127 126 1 0 1 127 128 0xFF 0xFE 0x81 0x80 0x7F 0x01 0x00 Figure 53 Data structure of YUV8 Source IIDC V1 31 Y Signal level decimal Data hexadecimal Highest Lowest 65535 65534 1 0 0xFFFF 0xFFFE 0x0001 0x0000 Figure 54 Data structure of Y Mono16 Source IIDC V1 31 ...

Page 118: ...anual V4 4 2 118 Y Mono12 Y component has 12 bit data The data type is unsigned Y Signal level decimal Data hexadecimal Highest Lowest 4095 4094 1 0 0x0FFF 0x0FFE 0x0001 0x0000 Table 39 Data structure of Packed 12 Bit Mode mono and raw AVT ...

Page 119: ...Chapter Specifications on page 50 Black and white cameras Setting LUT OFF effectively makes full use of the 14 bit by bypassing the LUT circuitry setting LUT ON means that the most significant 12 bit of the 14 bit are used and further down converted to 10 bit Figure 55 Block diagram b w camera Sensor Analog Gain Analog Offset Analog ADC IEEE 1394b interface 1394b 14 bit Horizontal mirror 14 bit Sh...

Page 120: ...ed to 10 bit Figure 56 Block diagram color camera Sensor Analog Gain Analog Offset Analog 14 bit White balance 14 bit Horizontal mirror 16 bit HIROSE I O RS232 Test Pattern Color interpolation 8 bit Sharpness 8 bit Hue Saturation Color correction Color conversion 8 bit IEEE 1394b interface 1394b Camera control Frame memory 16 bit HSNR control 14 bit Horizontal sub sampling 14 bit Horizontal maskin...

Page 121: ...ne push white balance white balance is done only once not contin uously auto white balance AWB continuously optimizes the color character istics of the image Stingray color cameras have both one push white balance and auto white balance White balance is applied so that non colored image parts are displayed non colored ...

Page 122: ...th value in the Absolute value CSR If this bit 1 the value in the Value field will be ignored 2 4 Reserved One_Push 5 Write 1 begin to work self cleared after operation Read 1 in operation 0 not in operation If A_M_Mode 1 this bit will be ignored ON_OFF 6 Write ON or OFF this feature Read read a status 0 OFF 1 ON A_M_MODE 7 Write set mode Read read current mode 0 MANUAL 1 AUTO U B_Value 8 19 U B v...

Page 123: ...e used as actual values for the one push white balance This feature uses the assumption that the R G B component sums of the sam ples shall be equal i e it assumes that the average of the sampled grid pix els is to be monochrome 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 57 U V slider range Type Range Range ...

Page 124: ...om the WHITE_BALANCE register 80Ch Auto white balance AWB The auto white balance feature continuously optimizes the color character istics of the image For the white balance algorithm the whole image or a subset of it is used Note The following ancillary conditions should be observed for successful white balance There are no stringent or special requirements on the image content it requires only t...

Page 125: ...his area the R G B component values of the samples are added and used as actual values for the feedback The following drawing illustrates the AUTOFNC_AOI settings in greater detail Note The following ancillary conditions should be observed for successful white balance There are no stringent or special requirements on the image content it requires only the presence of equally weighted RGB pixels in...

Page 126: ...r limits or within those set in advanced register F1000360h in order to reach the reference brightness set in auto exposure register The applied algorithm uses a proportional plus integral controller PI control ler to achieve minimum delay with zero overshot Figure 59 AUTOFNC_AOI positioning Note Target grey level parameter in SmartView corresponds to Auto_exposure register 0xF0F00804 IIDC Increas...

Page 127: ... 2 4 Reserved One_Push 5 Write 1 begin to work self cleared after oper ation Read 1 in operation 0 not in operation If A_M_Mode 1 this bit will be ignored ON_OFF 6 Write ON or OFF this feature Read read a status 0 OFF 1 ON A_M_MODE 7 Write set mode Read read current mode 0 MANUAL 1 AUTO 8 19 Reserved Value 20 31 Read Write Value This field is ignored when writing the value in Auto or OFF mode If r...

Page 128: ...rightness set in auto exposure register as reference Increasing the auto exposure value aka target grey value increases the average brightness in the image and vice versa The applied algorithm uses a proportional plus integral controller PI control ler to achieve minimum delay with zero overshot The following tables show the gain and auto exposure CSR Note Configuration To configure this feature i...

Page 129: ...R If this bit 1 the value in the value field has to be ignored 2 4 Reserved One_Push 5 Write Set bit high to start Read Status of the feature Bit high WIP Bit low Ready ON_OFF 6 Write ON or OFF this feature Read read a status 0 OFF 1 ON A_M_MODE 7 Write set mode Read read current mode 0 MANUAL 1 AUTO 8 19 Reserved Value 20 31 Read Write Value This field is ignored when writing the value in Auto or...

Page 130: ...4 Reserved One_Push 5 Write Set bit high to star Read Status of the feature Bit high WIP Bit low Ready ON_OFF 6 Write ON or OFF this feature Read read a status 0 OFF 1 ON A_M_MODE 7 Write set mode Read read current mode 0 MANUAL 1 AUTO 8 19 Reserved Value 20 31 Read Write Value This field is ignored when writing the value in Auto or OFF mode If readout capability is not available reading this fiel...

Page 131: ...sed for this purpose 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 Type Range Range in dB Increment length Stingray color cameras 0 680 0 24 4 dB 0 0359 dB step Stingray b w cameras 0 680 0 24 4 dB Table 45 Manual gain range of the var...

Page 132: ...in the absolute value CSR If this bit 1 the value in the value field has to be ignored 2 4 Reserved One_Push 5 Write Set bit high to start Read Status of the feature Bit high WIP Bit low Ready ON_OFF 6 Write ON or OFF this feature Read read a status 0 OFF 1 ON A_M_MODE 7 Write set mode Read read current mode 0 MANUAL 1 AUTO 8 19 Reserved Value 20 31 Read Write Value this field is ignored when writ...

Page 133: ...This function is especially useful when the camera is looking at objects with the help of a mirror or in certain microscopy applications Note Configuration To configure this feature in an advanced register See Table 150 Advanced register Mirror on page 324 Note The use of the mirror function with color cameras and image output in RAW format has implications on the BAYER ordering of the colors Figu...

Page 134: ...ing and mirror are done before shading correction There fore shading image has to be built in the correct vertical resolution and with needed mirror settings First example 4 x horizontal binning 2 x vertical binning build shading image with 0 x horizontal binning and 2 x vertical binning Second example 2 out of 8 horizontal sub sampling 2 out of 8 vertical sub sampling build shading image with 0 x...

Page 135: ...d histograms were created using the ImageJ program On the left you see the source image with non uniform illumination The surface plot on the right clearly shows a gradient of the brightness 0 brightest 255 darkest pixels The histogram shows a wide band of gray values By defocusing the lens high frequency image data is removed from the source image therefore its not included in the shading image F...

Page 136: ...es are 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 or 256 An arithmetic mean value is calculated from them to reduce noise After this a search is made for the brightest pixel in the mean value frame The brightest pixel s remain unchanged A factor is then calculated for each pixel to be multiplied by giving it the gray value of the brightest pixel All of these multipliers are saved in a shading reference image The time req...

Page 137: ...resolution setting If the AOI is later larger than the window in which correction data was calcu lated none of the pixels lying outside are corrected For Format_7 mode it is advisable to generate the shading image in the largest displayable frame format This ensures that any smaller AOIs are completely cov ered by the shading correction The automatic generation of shading data can also be enabled ...

Page 138: ...ction The surface plot on the right clearly shows nearly no more gradient of the brightness 0 brightest 255 darkest pixels The remaining gra Figure 63 Example of shaded image surface plot histogram 255 0 0 0 4 8 0 0 p i x e l s 640 0 pixels 256 0 Count 307200 Min 139 Mean 157 039 Max 162 StdDev 2 629 Mode 158 84449 ...

Page 139: ...DATA_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 Figure 64 Uploading shading image to host Query limits from register SHDG_INFO and GPDATA_INFO Set EnableMemRD to true 1 Set AddrOffset to 0 Read n databytes of GPDATA_BUFFER Increase AddrOffset by n bytes Check EnableMemRD for no cha...

Page 140: ...into the camera on page 313 Note Configuration To configure this feature in an advanced register See Table 139 Advanced register Shading on page 312 For information on GPDATA_BUFFER See Chapter GPDATA_BUFFER on page 345 Figure 65 Loading the shading reference image Query limits from register SHDG_INFO and GPDATA_INFO Set EnableMemWR to true 1 Set AddrOffset to 0 Write n databytes in GPDATA_BUFFER ...

Page 141: ...ons which are calculated offline e g with a spreadsheet program This function needs to be loaded into the camera s RAM before use One example of using an LUT is the gamma LUT There is one gamma LUT gamma 0 45 Output Input 0 45 This gamma LUT is used with all Stingray models Gamma is known as compensation for the nonlinear brightness response of many displays e g CRT monitors The look up table conv...

Page 142: ... Gamma 1 gamma 0 45 switches on the LUT After overriding the LUT with a user defined content gamma functionality is no longer available until the next full initialization of the camera LUT content is volatile if you do not use the user pro files to save the LUT Output f Input 0 200 400 600 800 1000 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 Input Output Stingray gamma 0 45 ...

Page 143: ...be handled in several steps The flow diagram below shows the sequence required to load data into the camera Figure 67 Loading an LUT Note Configuration To configure this feature in an advanced register See Table 138 Advanced register LUT on page 310 For information on GPDATA_BUFFER See Chapter GPDATA_BUFFER on page 345 Query limits from register LUT_INFO and GPDATA_INFO Set EnableMemWR to true 1 S...

Page 144: ...plained for b w cameras the third example is explained for color cameras The X marks a defect pixel Figure 68 Mechanisms of defect pixel correction 1 example X b w 2 example X X b w 3 example R G R X G R G color G B G B G B 50 brightness of pixel value 50 brightness of pixel value 50 brightness of pixel value 50 brightness of pixel value 50 brightness of pixel value 50 brightness of corrected valu...

Page 145: ... sensor before defect pixel correction Therefore defect pixel detection has to be done in the correct vertical resolution First example 4 x horizontal binning 2 x vertical binning detect defect pixels with 0 x horizontal binning and 2 x vertical binning Second example 2 out of 8 horizontal sub sampling 2 out of 8 vertical sub sampling detect defect pixels with 0 x horizontal sub sampling and 2 out...

Page 146: ...st the defect pixel correction data are stored volatile in FPGA Optional you can store the data in a non volatile memory Set MemSave to 1 Note Configuration To configure this feature in an advanced register See Table 143 Advanced register Defect pixel correction on page 317 Set resolution to Format_7 Mode_x Or Set resolution to Format_7 Mode_0 when using fixed modes Set AOI to max Choose threshold...

Page 147: ...modes you get an error message in advanced register 0xF1000298 bit 1 see Table 143 Advanced register Defect pixel correction on page 317 Using Format_7 Mode_x Defect pixel detection is done in Format_7 Mode_x Using a fixed format Format_0 Format_1 or Format_2 Defect pixel detection is done in Format_7 Mode_0 When using defect pixel correction with binning and sub sampling first switch to binning s...

Page 148: ...he camera 8 Reset values for image resolution shutter gain and brightness offset to their previous values 9 Grab a single image one shot Activate deactivate defect pixel correction Activate 1 Set ON_OFF flag to 1 The defect pixel correction is activated in FPGA Deactivate 1 Set ON_OFF flag to 0 The defect pixel correction is deactivated in FPGA Store defect pixel data non volatile 1 Set the MemSav...

Page 149: ...t pixel data from the host 1 Set EnaMemWR flag to 1 Defect pixel data is transferred from host to dual port RAM DPC data storing mechanism Note Switch off camera and switch on again defect pixel data in dual port RAM will get lost Start up camera initialize camera non volatile stored defect pixel data are loaded automatically from EEPROM to dual port RAM Figure 70 DPC data storing mechanism FPGA D...

Page 150: ...es how high the ratio of noise is in regard to the maximum achievable signal intensity The higher this value the better the signal quality The unit of measurement used is generally known as the decibel dB a logarithmic power level 6 dB is the signal level at approximately a factor of 2 However the advantages of increasing signal quality are accompanied by a reduction in resolution Only Format_7 Bi...

Page 151: ...a combination of 8 x H binning and 8 x V binning Vertical binning Vertical binning increases the light sensitivity of the camera by a factor of two 4 or 8 by adding together the values of two 4 or 8 adjoining vertical pixels output as a single pixel This is done directly in the horizontal shift register of the sensor Format_7 Mode_2 By default and without further remapping use Format_7 Mode_2 for ...

Page 152: ...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 Note If vertical binning is activated the image may appear to be over exposed and may require correction 4 x vertical binning not F 201C but F 504C 8 x vertical binning not F 201C but F 504C ...

Page 153: ...ntal neighboring pixels are combined 8 x horizontal binning 8 pixel signals from 8 horizontal neighboring pixels are combined Light sensitivity This means that in horizontal binning the light sensitivity of the camera is also increased by a factor of two 6 dB 4 12 dB or 8 18 dB Signal to noise separation improves by approx 3 6 or 9 dB Horizontal resolution Horizontal resolution is lowered dependin...

Page 154: ...rizontal binning Note The image appears horizontally compressed in this mode and does no longer show true aspect ratio If horizontal binning is activated the image may appear to be over exposed and must eventually be corrected 4 x horizontal binning not F 201C but F 504C 8 x horizontal binning not F 201C but F 504C ...

Page 155: ...st two 4 or 8 vertical pixels are put together and then combined horizontally Light sensitivity This increases light sensitivity by a total of a factor of 4 16 or 64 and at the same time signal to noise separation is improved by about 6 12 or 18 dB Resolution Resolution is reduced depending on the model Format_7 Mode_3 By default and without further remapping use Format_7 Mode_3 for 2 x full binni...

Page 156: ...ing Sub sampling is used primarily for the following reason A reduction in the number of pixels and thus the amount of data while retaining the original image area angle and image brightness Similar to binning mode the cameras support horizontal vertical and h v sub sampling mode Format_7 Mode_4 By default and without further remapping use Format_7 Mode_4 for b w cameras 2 out of 4 horizontal sub ...

Page 157: ...orizontal sub sampling 2 out of 4 b w Figure 81 Horizontal sub sampling 2 out of 8 b w Figure 82 Horizontal sub sampling 2 out of 4 color Figure 83 Horizontal sub sampling 2 out of 8 color 2 out of 4 2 out of 8 only F 145 F 146 F 201 2 out of 4 2 out of 8 only F 145 F 146 F 201 ...

Page 158: ...Description of the data path STINGRAY Technical Manual V4 4 2 158 Note The image appears horizontally compressed in this mode and no longer exhibits a true aspect ratio ...

Page 159: ...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 Figure 84 Vertical sub sampling b w 2 out of 4 2 out of 8 only F 145 F 146 F 201 ...

Page 160: ...e_6 for 2 out of 4 H V sub sampling The different sub sampling patterns are shown below Figure 85 Vertical sub sampling color Note The image appears vertically compressed in this mode and no longer exhibits a true aspect ratio Figure 86 2 out of 4 H V sub sampling b w 2 out of 4 2 out of 8 only F 145 F 146 F 201 2 out of 4 H V sub sampling ...

Page 161: ...Description of the data path STINGRAY Technical Manual V4 4 2 161 Figure 87 2 out of 8 H V sub sampling b w 2 out of 8 H V sub sampling only F 145 F 146 F 201 ...

Page 162: ... out of 4 H V sub sampling color Figure 89 2 out of 8 H V sub sampling color Note Changing sub sampling modes involves the generation of new shading reference images due to a change in the image size 2 out of 4 H V sub sampling 2 out of 8 H V sub sampling only F 145 F 146 F 201 ...

Page 163: ...utomatically into the camera on camera reset The default settings per factory in the Format_7 modes are listed in the following table Format_7 Stingray monochrome cameras Format_7 Stingray color cameras Format_7 Mode_0 full resolution no binning no sub sampling full resolution no sub sampling Mode_1 2 x horizontal binning Only F 201C F 504C 2 x horizontal binning Mode_2 2 x vertical binning Only F...

Page 164: ...C but F 504C 9 2 x horizontal 10 4 x horizontal 11 8 x horizontal 12 0 x horizontal 8 x vertical not F 201C but F 504C 13 2 x horizontal 14 4 x horizontal 15 8 x horizontal 16 2 out of 2 vertical s u b s a m p l i n g color and b w 17 2 out of 4 horizontal 18 2 out of 8 horizontal 19 2 out of16 horizontal 20 2 out of 2 horizontal 2 out of 4 vertical 21 2 out of 4 horizontal 22 2 out of 8 horizonta...

Page 165: ...t FVal The shutter change command becomes effective with the next falling edge of sync and finally the image taken with shutter 200 is output with a considerable delay Parameters that are sent to the camera faster than the max frame rate per second are stored in a FIFO and are activated in consecutive images Principally a Stingray camera is not able to recognize how many parameter the user will ch...

Page 166: ...ion exposure shutter time must be smaller than transfer time Frame rate transfer rate is always constant if shutter time transfer time Delay from shutter update until change takes place is always 2 frames delay from update command reception by FPGA and not by microcon troller Parameters sent to the camera faster than max frame rate are no longer stored in a FIFO The last sent parameter will be act...

Page 167: ... camera The following 3 variants of transferring the parameters are available In the following you find a short description of each variant Figure 92 Quick Format Change Mode Transfer mode Advantage Disadvantage Encapsulated Update begin end easy to use standard quad writes in camera register is possible one write access per register access Parameter List Update only one write access for all param...

Page 168: ...ure register 3 Parameter update end advanced feature register Camera timing behavior is like this If after end of time out 10 seconds after Quick Format Change Mode no parameter update end is sent all changes will become valid A new write event of parameter update begin starts time out again Parameter List Update In the Parameter List Update mode a complete list with IIDC addresses and values of u...

Page 169: ...rlying software stack e g AVT FirePackage It may not be available for third party IIDC software stacks of list to advanced feature address Camera timing behavior is like this Address Value 0xF0F0081C 0x80000100 0xF0F00820 0x800000ac 0xF0F00818 0x82000001 Table 50 Example of parameter list Fast Parameter Update Timing Quick Format Change Mode QFCM After block write command is processed in the camer...

Page 170: ...ive in different images Standard Update IIDC can be combined with the new parameter update timing modes Camera timing behavior is like this Fast Parameter Update Timing Quick Format Change Mode QFCM After sending a new parameter value the changed parameter value is valid for the available next image Frame rate is constant After sending a new parameter value the changed parameter value is valid for...

Page 171: ...7 control and status register on page 294 B w cameras Color cameras Packed 12 Bit MONO camera mode SmartView MONO12 Packed 12 Bit RAW camera mode SmartView RAW12 Mono and raw mode have the same implementation Table 53 Packed 12 Bit Mode Note For data block packet format see Table 34 Packed 12 Bit Mode mono and raw Y12 format on page 114 For data structure see Table 39 Data structure of Packed 12 B...

Page 172: ...esulting bit depth of 16 bit Note Configuration To configure this feature in an advanced register See Table 152 Advanced register High Signal Noise Ratio HSNR on page 326 Note The averaged image is output at a lower frame rate roughly equivalent to fps_old N where N is the number of images averaged In fact due to camera internal conditions and according to which format and mode settings are in use...

Page 173: ...idual images unnecessary Deferred image transport is especially useful for multi camera applications Assuming several cameras acquire images concurrently These are stored in the built in image memory of every camera Until this memory is full the lim iting factor of available bus bandwidth DMA or ISO channel is overcome Model Memory size Stingray F 033B C Stingray F 033B C fiber 32 MB memory 50 fra...

Page 174: ...f you capture more images than the number in FIFOSize the oldest images are over written The extra SendImage flag is set to true to import the images from the camera The camera sends the number of images set in the NumOfImages parameter If NumOfImages is 0 all images stored in FIFO will be sent If NumOfImages is not 0 the corresponding number of images will be sent If the HoldImg field is set to f...

Page 175: ...6901h Read out the second image of FIFO 9 rd F1000260 82006901h Check how many images are left in FIFO 8 wr F1000260 86006901h Read out the first image of FIFO 7 rd F1000260 82006902h Check that two images are in FIFO 6 wr F0F0061C 82000000h Do second one shot 5 wr F0F0061C 82000000h Do first one shot 4 wr F1000260 82000A00h Switch deferred mode on 3 rd F1000260 80000A00h Check pres of deferred mo...

Page 176: ...ble frame rate i e the setting above does not affect the frame rate for the image intake but only the read out The speed of the image transport over the 1394 bus can be defined via the BytesPerPacket register This mode is ideal for applications where a burst of images need to be recorded at the highest sensor speed but the output can be at a lower frame frequency to save bandwidth Similar to the H...

Page 177: ...pixel An AVT proprietary BAYER demosaicing algorithm is used for this interpola tion 2x2 optimized for both sharpness of contours as well as reduction of false edge coloring Color processing can be bypassed by using so called RAW image transfer RAW mode is primarily used to save bandwidths on the IEEE 1394 bus achieve higher frame rates use different BAYER demosaicing algorithms on the PC for all ...

Page 178: ... demosaicing interpolation Formula 4 BAYER demosaicing Note Please note that on the color camera a wrongly colored border of one or two pixel wide forms on the left and right image borders This is also a consequence of BAYER demo saicing as the image width displayed on the color camera is not scaled down P1red R1 P1green G1 G3 2 P1blue B1 P2red R2 P2green G1 G4 2 P2blue B1 P3red R2 P3green G2 G4 2...

Page 179: ... pass in the Y channel as shown in the next five line profiles Sharpness 0 1 2 3 4 is calculated with the following scheme Sharpness value Description 0 0 25 0 5 0 25 Least sharp 1 0 125 0 75 0 125 Less sharp 2 0 1 0 Default no sharp ness applied in either direction 3 0 25 1 5 0 25 Some sharp 4 0 5 2 0 5 Most sharp Table 57 Sharpness scheme Figure 96 Sharpness left 2 middle 3 right 4 ...

Page 180: ...of 1 256 This means a setting of zero changes the image to black and white and a set ting of 511 doubles the color intensity compared to the nominal one at 256 Note Sharpness does not show any effect on Stingray color models in the Raw8 and Raw16 format because color pro cessing is switched off in all Raw formats Note Configuration To configure this feature in feature control register See Table 12...

Page 181: ...ut this overlap Color correction in AVT cameras In AVT cameras the color correction is realized as an additional step in the process from the sensor data to color output Color correction is used to harmonize colors for the human eye Stingray cameras have the so called color correction matrix This means you are able to manipulate the color correction coefficients yourself Color correction formula B...

Page 182: ...for all others As a result you get colors like in the RAW modes The sums of all rows should be equal to each other If not you get tinted images Color correction values range 1000 2000 and are signed 32 bit In order for white balance to work properly ensure that the row sum equals 1000 Each row should sum up to 1000 If not images are less or more colorful The maximum row sum is limited to 2000 Note...

Page 183: ... on page 190 Formula 6 RGB to YUV conversion Note As mentioned above Color processing can be bypassed by using so called RAW image transfer RGB YUV conversion can be bypassed by using RGB8 format and mode This is advantageous for edge color definition but needs more bandwidth 300 instead of 200 relative to b w or RAW consumption for the transmission so that the maximal frame frequency will drop Y ...

Page 184: ...en to a specific address in the IEEE 1394 address range will be sent through the serial interface Incoming data of the serial interface is put in a camera buffer and can be polled via simple read commands from this buffer Controlling registers enable the settings of baud rates and the check of buffer sizes and serial interface errors Base address for the function is F0F02100h Note Hardware handsha...

Page 185: ...es reserved Char_Length 8 15 Character length setting WR Set data length 7 or 8 bit RD Get data length 7 7 bits 8 8 bits Other values reserved Parity 16 17 Parity setting WR Set parity RD Get parity setting 0 None 1 Odd 2 Even Stop_Bit 18 19 Stop bits WR Set stop bit RD Get stop bit setting 0 1 1 1 5 2 2 20 23 Reserved Buffer_Size_Inq 24 31 Buffer Size RD only This field indicates the maximum size...

Page 186: ...y 1 ready 9 Reserved RDRD 10 Receive data buffer ready Read only 0 not ready 1 ready 11 Reserved ORER 12 Receive data buffer overrun error Read current status WR 0 no error to clear status 1 Ignored FER 13 Receive data framing error Read current status WR 0 no error to clear status 1 Ignored PER 14 Receive data parity error Read current status WR 0 no error to clear status 1 Ignored 15 31 Reserved...

Page 187: ...it FIFO WR Number of bytes to transmit 16 31 Reserved 010h 0FFh Reserved 100h SIO_DATA_REGISTER CHAR_0 0 7 Character_0 RD Read character from receive buffer WR Write character to transmit buffer SIO_DATA_REGISTER CHAR_1 8 15 Character_1 RD Read character from receive buffer 1 WR Write character to transmit buffer 1 SIO_DATA_REGISTER CHAR_2 16 23 Character_2 RD Read character from receive buffer 2 ...

Page 188: ...o write data 1 Query TDRD flag buffer ready and write the number of bytes to send copied from SIO register to transmit FIFO to TBUF_CNT 2 Read the available data space left in TBUF_ST if the buffer can hold more bytes than are to be transmitted and number of bytes written to transmit buffer in TBUF_CNT if more data is to be transmitted than fits in the buffer 3 Write character to SIO_DATA_REGISTER...

Page 189: ...ent This ensures that even fast moving objects can be grabbed with no image lag and with minimal image blur Software trigger Stingray cameras know also a trigger initiated by software status and control register 62Ch on page 288 or in SmartView by Trig IO tab Stop trigger button Camera I O The external trigger is fed as a TTL signal through Pin 4 of the camera I O connector Trigger modi Stingray c...

Page 190: ...4 2 191 Figure 97 Trigger_Mode_0 and 1 Shutter register value External Trigger input after inverting opto coupler Integration Time External Trigger input after inv Opto External Trigger input as applied at input pin External Trigger input as applied at pin ...

Page 191: ...This is especially useful for Grabbing exactly one image based on the first external trigger Filling the camera s internal image buffer with one external trigger with out overriding images Grabbing an unlimited amount of images after one external trigger sur veillance The figure below illustrates this mode Figure 98 Trigger_Mode_15 bulk trigger External Trigger input after inverting optocoupler N ...

Page 192: ...e ON or OFF this feature Read read a status 0 OFF 1 ON If this bit 0 other fields will be read only Trigger_Polarity 7 Select trigger polarity Except for software trigger If Polarity_Inq is 1 Write to change polarity of the trigger input Read to get polarity of the trigger input If Polarity_Inq is 0 Read only 0 Low active input 1 High active input Trigger_Source 8 10 Select trigger source Set trig...

Page 193: ...ed precisely with the first external trigger To repeat rewrite line three Line 3 toggles one shot bit 0 of the one shot register 61C so that only one image is grabbed based on the first external trig ger To repeat rewrite line three Line 3 toggles multi shot bit 1 of the one shot register 61C so that Ah images are grabbed starting with the first external trigger To repeat rewrite line three Table ...

Page 194: ...t Description 0xF0F00534 TRIGGER_DLY_INQUIRY Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature read only Abs_Control_Inq 1 Capability of control with absolute value 2 Reserved One_Push_Inq 3 One push auto mode controlled automatically by the camera once ReadOut_Inq 4 Capability of reading out the value of this feature On_Off_Inq 5 Capability of switching this feature ON and OFF Auto_Inq 6 Auto mod...

Page 195: ... Absolute value CSR If this bit 1 the value in the Value field has to be ignored 2 5 Reserved ON_OFF 6 Write ON or OFF this feature Read read a status 0 OFF 1 ON If this bit 0 other fields will be read only 7 19 Reserved Value 20 31 Value If you write the value in OFF mode this field will be ignored If ReadOut capability is not available then the read value will have no mean ing Table 63 CSR trigg...

Page 196: ...f cleared Level mode trigger is active until software trigger register is reset manually in advanced register 62Ch on page 288 set bit 0 to 0 in SmartView Trig IO tab Stop trigger button Debounce Only for input ports There is an adjustable debounce time for trigger separate for each input pin The debounce time is a waiting period where no new trigger is allowed This helps you to set exact one trig...

Page 197: ... IO_INP_DEBOUNCE_1 Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature read only 2 7 Reserved Time 8 31 Debounce time in steps of 500 ns 24 bit see examples above 0xF1000844 MinValue 0 31 Minimum debounce time 0xF1000848 MaxValue 0 31 Maximum debounce time 0xF100084C 0 31 Reserved 0xF1000850 IO_INP_DEBOUNCE_2 same as IO_INP_DEBOUNCE_1 0xF1000860 IO_INP_DEBOUNCE_3 same as IO_INP_DEBOUNCE_1 0xF1000870...

Page 198: ... camera specific offset is also added to this value It is different for the camera models Exposure time offset Minimum exposure time Camera model Exposure time offset Stingray F 033 27 µs Stingray F 046 27 µs Stingray F 080 45 µs Stingray F 125 21 µs Stingray F 145 70 µs Stingray F 146 35 µs Stingray F 201 44 µs Stingray F 504 38 µs Table 66 Camera specific exposure time offset Camera model Minimu...

Page 199: ...h corresponds to 67 11 sec The lowest possible value of ExpTime is camera specific see Table 67 Cam era specific minimum exposure time on page 199 Stingray F 201 4 µs 4 µs 44 µs 48 µs Stingray F 504 4 µs 4 µs 38 µs 42 µs Camera Register value Time base default Stingray F 033 100 20 µs Table 68 Register value and time base for Stingray F 033 Register Name Field Bit Description 0xF100020C EXTD_SHUTT...

Page 200: ...on times not only increase sensitivity but may also increase some unwanted effects such as noise and pixel to pixel non uniformity Depending on the application these effects may limit the longest usable integration time Changes in this register have immediate effect even when the camera is transmitting Extended shutter becomes inactive after writing to a format mode frame rate register ...

Page 201: ...needed to put the camera into this mode It enables the camera to grab exactly one image with an external trigger edge If there is no trigger impulse after the camera has been armed one shot can be cancelled by clearing the bit Figure 101 One shot control SmartView Read rd Write wr Address Value Description 7 wr F0F0061C 80000000 Do one shot 6 rd F0F0061C 00000000 Read out one shot register 5 wr F0...

Page 202: ...to record and transmit a single frame The following values apply only when the camera is idle and ready for use Full resolution must also be set Microcontroller sync is an internal signal It is generated by the microcon troller to initiate a trigger This can either be a direct trigger or a release for ExSync if the camera is externally triggered Feature Value One shot microcontroller sync 150 µs p...

Page 203: ...n the bus is 710 µs 62 5 µs This time jitters with the cycle time of the bus 125 µs Figure 102 Data flow and timing after end of exposure OneShot Command Decode command Exposure Integration Start Timebase Reg X Shutter Reg Offset Processing Delay 150 s Stingray F 033 27 µs Stingray F 046 27 µs Stingray F 080 45 µs Stingray F 125 25 µs Stingray F 145 70 µs Stingray F 146 35 µs Stingray F 201 44 µs ...

Page 204: ... of images based on an external trigger This is especially helpful in combination with the so called deferred mode to limit the number of grabbed images to the FIFO size ISO_Enable free run Setting the MSB bit 0 in the 614h register ISO_ENA puts the camera into ISO_Enable mode or Continuous_Shot free run The camera captures an infinite series of images This operation can be quit by deleting the 0 ...

Page 205: ...osure starts Owing to the well known fact that an Interline Transfer CCD sensor has both a light sensitive area and a separate storage area it is common to interleave image exposure of a new frame and output that of the previous one It makes continuous image flow possible even with an external trigger The uncertain time delay before the start of exposure depends on the state of the sensor A distin...

Page 206: ...posure start jitter while camera idle Stingray F 033 9 75 µs 1 30 µs Stingray F 046 11 59 µs 1 30 µs Stingray F 080 15 29 µs 3 33 µs Stingray F 125 13 50 µs 3 10 µs Stingray F 145 23 20 µs 5 40 µs Stingray F 146 23 20 µs 5 87 µs Stingray F 201 22 61 µs 3 56 µs Stingray F 504 20 46 µs 5 81 µs Table 72 Jitter at exposure start no binning no sub sampling Note Jitter at the beginning of an exposure ha...

Page 207: ... cameras the Stingray cameras have Repeat counter per sequence item Incrementing list pointer on input status on off Pointer reset software command on input pin Examples For a sequence of images each image can be recorded with a different shut ter 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 seque...

Page 208: ...t handling may lead to image corruption or loss of subsequent images Please ask for detailed support if you want to use this feature Register Name Field Bit Description 0xF1000220 SEQUENCE_CTRL Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature read only 1 4 Reserved AutoRewind 5 ON_OFF 6 Enable disable this feature SetupMode 7 Sequence setup mode 8 15 Reserved MaxLength 16 23 Maximum possible leng...

Page 209: ...eld selects the signal source for stepping the sequence one parameter set further 0xF1000228 SEQUENCE_ST EP Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature read only 1 4 Reserved PerformStep 5 Sequence is stepped one item for ward PerformReset 6 Reset the sequence to start position 7 23 Reserved SeqPosition 24 31 Get the current sequence position Note The sequence mode of the Stingray series beh...

Page 210: ...s over with the very first parameter set Sequence mode Description 0x80 This mode is the default sequence mode and stepping the sequence is compatible to e g the Marlin series With each image integration start the sequence is stepped one item further and the new parameter set becomes active for the next image 0x82 Stepping of the sequence is controlled by a rising edge of an external signal The ne...

Page 211: ...ng FIFOs e g information for exposure time Figure 104 Sequence mode flow diagram Set SEQUENCE_CTRL ON_OFF flag to true 1 Set SetupMode to true 1 Set SeqLength to desired length MaxLength Set ImageNo 0 in SEQUENCE_PARAM Assign image parameters in the corresp registers Increment ImageNo Repeat steps until sequence is complete Start sequence in MultiShot or ISOEnable mode ApplyParameters 1 Selfcleare...

Page 212: ...e sequence entry Thus a sequence can be controlled in a very flexible manner 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 Note From now on sequence step is I O controlled sequence stepping mode sequence reset is I O controlled sequence pointer reset Level controlled Edge co...

Page 213: ...rightness and the change in the image position which creates a panning effect Note If more images are recorded than defined in SeqLength the settings for the last image remain in effect If sequence mode is cancelled the camera can use the FIFO for other tasks For this reason a sequence must be loaded back into the camera after sequence mode has been cancelled To repeat the sequence stop the camera...

Page 214: ...can use SmartView Version 1 8 0 or greater but image and transfer formats have to be unchanged height width ColorID To open the Sequence editor in SmartView 1 Click Extras Sequence dialog Figure 105 Example of sequence mode settings with AVT Firetool Figure 106 SmartView Extras Sequence dialog ...

Page 215: ...lly affects only the value of a specific register and all other registers should not be changed the ApplyParameters flag may not be used here The values stored for individual images can no longer be read If the camera is switched into sequence mode the changes to the IIDC V1 31 registers for the image spec ified in ImageNo take immediate effect Sequence mode requires special care if changing image...

Page 216: ...es read out of the sensor AOI x y width height Exposure shutter and gain Input and output state on exposure start Index of sequence mode Serial number User value into a selectable line position within the image Furthermore the trigger counter and the frame counter are available as advanced registers to be read out directly SIS Scenarios The following scenarios benefit from this feature Note For al...

Page 217: ...er overrun in the camera AOI can be inserted in the image if it was set as a variable e g in a sequence Exposure gain scenario parameters can be inserted in the image if set as a variable in e g sequence mode to identify the imaging conditions Inserting input and output state on exposure start can be helpful when working with input and output signals Index of sequence mode is inserted automaticall...

Page 218: ...tionally The following tables assume that bus speed is 800 Mbit s With lower bus speeds e g 400 200 or 100 Mbit s not all frame rates may be achieved For information on bit pixel and byte pixel for each color mode see Table 105 ByteDepth on page 259 Note The following Format_7 tables show default Format_7 modes without Format_7 mode mapping For information on Format_7 mode mapping see Chapter Mapp...

Page 219: ...x x x x 2 640 x 480 YUV411 x x x x x x 3 640 x 480 YUV422 x x x x x x 4 640 x 480 RGB8 x x x x x x 5 640 x 480 Mono8 x x x x x x x x x x x x 6 640 x 480 Mono16 x x x x x x Table 77 Video fixed formats Stingray F 033B F 033C Frame rates with shading are only achievable with 1394b S800 Note The following table shows default Format_7 modes with out Format_7 mode mapping For information on Format_7 mo...

Page 220: ... 84 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 84 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 84 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 84 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 84 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 5 656 x 246 656 x 246 Mono8 Mono12 Mono16 YUV411 YUV422 Raw16 Mono8 Raw8 RGB8 Raw12 108 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 108 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 108 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 108 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 108 fps 2 out ...

Page 221: ...x x x x 2 640 x 480 YUV411 x x x x x x 3 640 x 480 YUV422 x x x x x x 4 640 x 480 RGB8 x x x x x x 5 640 x 480 Mono8 x x x x x x x x x x x x 6 640 x 480 Mono16 x x x x x x Table 79 Video fixed formats Stingray F 046B F 046C Frame rates with shading are only achievable with 1394b S800 Note The following table shows default Format_7 modes with out Format_7 mode mapping For information on Format_7 mo...

Page 222: ...sampling 61 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 61 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 61 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 61 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 61 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 5 780 x 290 780 x 290 Mono8 Mono12 Mono16 YUV411 YUV422 Raw16 Mono8 Raw8 RGB8 Raw12 79 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 79 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 79 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 79 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 79 fps 2 o...

Page 223: ...8 x x x x x x x x x x 6 640 x 480 Mono16 x x x x x 1 0 800 x 600 YUV422 x x x x 1 800 x 600 RGB8 2 800 x 600 Mono8 x x x x x x 3 1024 x 768 YUV422 x x x x x 4 1024 x 768 RGB8 5 1024 x 768 Mono8 x x x x x x x x x x 6 800 x 600 Mono16 x x x x 7 1024 x 768 Mono16 x x x x x Table 81 Video fixed formats Stingray F 080B F 080C Frame rates with shading are only achievable with 1394b S800 Note The followi...

Page 224: ...b sampling 31 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 31 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 31 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 31 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 31 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 5 1032 x 388 1032 x 388 Mono8 Mono12 Mono16 YUV411 YUV422 Raw16 Mono8 Raw8 RGB8 Raw12 39 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 39 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 39 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 39 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 39 fps...

Page 225: ...0 x 600 RGB8 x x x 2 800 x 600 Mono8 x x x x x x 3 1024 x 768 YUV422 x x x x x 4 1024 x 768 RGB8 x x x x 5 1024 x 768 Mono8 x x x x x x x x x x 6 800 x 600 Mono16 x x x x 7 1024 x 768 Mono16 x x x x x 2 0 1280 x 960 YUV422 x x x x 1 1280 x 960 RGB8 x x x x 2 1280 x 960 Mono 8 x x x x x x x x x x 3 1600 x 1200 YUV422 4 1600 x 1200 RGB8 5 1600 x 1200 Mono8 6 1280 x 960 Mono16 x x x x 7 1600 x 1200 M...

Page 226: ...b sampling 30 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 30 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 30 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 30 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 30 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 5 1292 x 482 1292 x 482 Mono8 Mono12 Mono16 YUV411 YUV422 Raw16 Mono8 Raw8 RGB8 Raw12 30 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 30 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 30 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 30 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 30 fps...

Page 227: ...ats modes and bandwidth STINGRAY Technical Manual V4 4 2 228 Vertical sub sampling is done via digitally con cealing certain lines so the frame rate is not frame rate f AOI height but frame rate f 2 x AOI height ...

Page 228: ...GB8 x x x x 5 640 x 480 Mono8 x x x x x x x x 6 640 x 480 Mono16 x x x x 1 0 800 x 600 YUV422 x x x 1 800 x 600 RGB8 x x 2 800 x 600 Mono8 x x x x 3 1024 x 768 YUV422 x x x x 4 1024 x 768 RGB8 x x x x 5 1024 x 768 Mono8 x x x x x x x x 6 800 x 600 Mono16 x x x 7 1024 x 768 Mono16 x x x x 2 0 1280 x 960 YUV422 x x x x 1 1280 x 960 RGB8 x x x x 2 1280 x 960 Mono 8 x x x x x x x x 3 1600 x 1200 YUV42...

Page 229: ...INGRAY Technical Manual V4 4 2 230 Note The following table shows default Format_7 modes with out Format_7 mode mapping see Chapter Mapping of possible Format_7 modes to F7M1 F7M7 on page 164 see Chapter Format_7 mode mapping on page 332 ...

Page 230: ...sub sampling 16 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 16 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 16 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 16 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 16 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 5 1388 x 518 1388 x 518 Mono8 Mono12 Mono16 YUV411 YUV422 Raw16 Mono8 Raw8 RGB8 Raw12 16 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 16 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 16 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 16 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 16 f...

Page 231: ...ats modes and bandwidth STINGRAY Technical Manual V4 4 2 232 Vertical sub sampling is done via digitally con cealing certain lines so the frame rate is not frame rate f AOI height but frame rate f 2 x AOI height ...

Page 232: ...x x 1 800 x 600 RGB8 2 800 x 600 Mono8 x x x x 3 1024 x 768 YUV422 x x x x 4 1024 x 768 RGB8 5 1024 x 768 Mono8 x x x x x x x x 6 800 x 600 Mono16 x x x 7 1024 x 768 Mono16 x x x x 2 0 1280 x 960 YUV422 x x x x 1 1280 x 960 RGB8 2 1280 x 960 Mono 8 x x x x x x x x 3 1600 x 1200 YUV422 4 1600 x 1200 RGB8 5 1600 x 1200 Mono8 6 1280 x 960 Mono16 x x x x 7 1600 x 1200 Mono16 Table 87 Video fixed forma...

Page 233: ...sub sampling 15 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 15 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 15 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 15 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 15 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 5 1388 x 518 1388 x 518 Mono8 Mono12 Mono16 YUV411 YUV422 Raw16 Mono8 Raw8 RGB8 Raw12 15 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 15 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 15 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 15 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 15 f...

Page 234: ...ats modes and bandwidth STINGRAY Technical Manual V4 4 2 235 Vertical sub sampling is done via digitally con cealing certain lines so the frame rate is not frame rate f AOI height but frame rate f 2 x AOI height ...

Page 235: ...0 x 600 RGB8 2 800 x 600 Mono8 x x x x 3 1024 x 768 YUV422 x x x x 4 1024 x 768 RGB8 5 1024 x 768 Mono 8 x x x x x x x x 6 800 x 600 Mono16 x x x 7 1024 x 768 Mono16 x x x x 2 0 1280 x 960 YUV422 x x x 1 1280 x 960 RGB8 2 1280 x 960 Mono 8 x x x x x x x x 3 1600 x 1200 YUV422 x x x 4 1600 x 1200 RGB8 5 1600 x 1200 Mono8 x x x x x x x x 6 1280 x 960 Mono16 x x x x 7 1600 x 1200 Mono16 x x x x Table...

Page 236: ...6 fps 2x V binning 26 fps 2x V binning 26 fps 2x V binning 26 fps 2x V binning 26 fps 2x V binning 26 fps 2x V binning 21 fps 2x V binning 26 fps 2x V binning 3 812 x 616 812 x 614 Mono8 Mono12 Mono16 YUV411 YUV422 Raw16 Mono8 Raw8 RGB8 Raw12 26 fps 2x H V binning 26 fps 2x H V binning 26 fps 2x H V binning 26 fps 2x H V binning 26 fps 2x H V binning 26 fps 2x H V binning 26 fps 2x H V binning 26 ...

Page 237: ...ing 14 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 14 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 14 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 14 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 6 812 x 616 812 x 616 Mono8 Mono12 Mono16 YUV411 YUV422 Raw16 Mono8 Raw8 RGB8 Raw12 14 fps 2 out of 4 H V sub sampling 14 fps 2 out of 4 H V sub sampling 14 fps 2 out of 4 H V sub sampling 14 fps 2 out of 4 H V sub sampling 14 fps 2 out of 4 H V sub sampling 14 fp...

Page 238: ... x x 2 800 x 600 Mono8 x x x x 3 1024 x 768 YUV422 x x x x 4 1024 x 768 RGB8 x x x x 5 1024 x 768 Mono8 x x x x x x x x 6 800 x 600 Mono16 x x x 7 1024 x 768 Mono16 x x x x 2 0 1280 x 960 YUV422 x x x x 1 1280 x 960 RGB8 x x x x 2 1280 x 960 Mono8 x x x x x x x x 3 1600 x 1200 YUV422 x x x 4 1600 x 1200 RGB8 x x x 5 1600 x 1200 Mono8 x x x x x x 6 1280 x 960 Mono16 x x x x 7 1600 x 1200 Mono16 x x...

Page 239: ... H sub sampling 9 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 9 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 9 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 8 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 9 fps 2 out of 4 H sub sampling 7 5 2452 x 1028 2452 x 1028 Mono8 Mono12 Mono16 YUV411 YUV422 Raw16 Mono8 Raw8 RGB8 Raw12 9 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 9 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 9 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 9 fps 2 out of 4 V sub sampling 9 fps ...

Page 240: ...ased While the size of the image read out for most other video formats and modes is fixed by the IIDC specification thereby determining the highest possible frame rate in Format_7 mode the user can set the upper left corner and width and height of the section area of interest AOI he is interested in to determine the size and thus the highest possible frame rate Setting the AOI is done in the IMAGE...

Page 241: ...he area of interest AOI some other parameters have an effect on the maximum frame rate Figure 107 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 4 ...

Page 242: ...ransferring the image over the FireWire Ñ bus The length of the exposure time Autofunction AOI Use this feature to select the image area work area on which the following autofunctions work Auto shutter Auto gain Auto white balance In the following screenshot you can see an example of the autofunction AOI Figure 108 Example of autofunction AOI Show work area is on Work area ...

Page 243: ...ff autofunction AOI work area position and work area size follow the current active image size To switch off autofunctions carry out following actions in the order shown 1 Uncheck Show AOI check box SmartView Ctrl2 tab 2 Uncheck Enable check box SmartView Ctrl2 tab Switch off Auto modi e g Shutter and or Gain SmartView Ctrl2 tab Note Configuration To configure this feature in an advanced register ...

Page 244: ... available bandwidth Clearly the bigger the image and the higher the frame rate the more data is to be transmitted The following tables indicate the volume of data in various formats and modes to be sent within one cycle 125 µs at 800 Mbit s of bandwidth The tables are divided into three formats They enable you to calculate the required bandwidth and to ascertain the number of cameras that can be ...

Page 245: ... S800 Format Mode Resolution 240 fps 120 fps 60 fps 30 fps 15 fps 7 5 fps 3 75 fps 0 0 160 x 120 YUV 4 4 4 24 bit pixel 4H 640p 480q 2H 320p 240q 1H 160p 120q 1 2H 80p 60q 1 4H 40p 30q 1 8H 20p 15q 1 320 x 240 YUV 4 2 2 16 bit pixel 8H 2560p 1280q 4H 1280p 640q 2H 640p 320q 1H 320p 160q 1 2H 160p 80q 1 4H 80p 40q 1 8H 40p 20q 2 640 x 480 YUV 4 1 1 12 bit pixel 8H 5120p 1920q 4H 2560p 960q 2H 1280p...

Page 246: ...q 5 2H 2000p 500q 5 4H 1000p 250q 5 8H 500p 125q 3 1024 x 768 YUV 4 2 2 16 bit pixel 3H 3072p 1536q 3 2H 1536p 768q 3 4H 768p 384q 3 8H 384p 192q 3 16H 192p 96q 4 1024 x 768 RGB 24 bit pixel 3 2H 1536p 384q 3 4H 768p 576q 3 8H 384p 288q 3 16H 192p 144q 5 1024 x 768 Y Mono 8 bit pixel 6H 6144p 1536q 3H 3072p 768q 3 2H 1536p 384q 3 4H 768p 192q 3 8H 384p 96q 3 16H 192p 48q 6 800 x 600 Mono16 16 bit ...

Page 247: ...20q 1 2H 640p 160q 1 4H 320p 80q 3 1600 x 1200 YUV 4 2 2 16 bit pixel 5 2H 4000p 2000q 5 4H 2000p 1000q 5 8H 1000p 500q 5 16H 500p 250q 4 1600 x 1200 RGB 24 bit pixel 5 4H 2000p 1500q 5 8H 1000p 750q 5 16 500p 375q 5 1600 x 1200 Y Mono 8 bit pixel 5H 8000p 2000q 5 2H 4000p 1000q 5 4H 2000p 500q 5 8H 1000p 250q 5 16H 500p 125q 6 1280 x 960 Y Mono16 16 bit pixel 2H 2560p 1280q 1H 1280p 640q 1 2H 640...

Page 248: ...te of CCD theoretical formula Diagram of frame rates as function of AOI by constant width the curves describe RAW8 RAW12 YUV411 RAW16 YUV422 RGB8 and max frame rate of CCD Table with max frame rates as function of AOI by constant width 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 249: ... 86 86 86 86 70 86 320 122 00 122 122 122 122 122 105 122 240 153 00 152 152 152 152 152 139 152 120 250 00 246 246 246 246 246 246 60 366 00 366 366 366 366 366 366 30 476 00 476 476 476 476 476 476 10 596 00 593 593 593 593 593 593 2 662 00 640 640 640 640 640 640 Table 97 Frame rates fps of Stingray F 033 as function of AOI height pixel width 658 max frame rate of CCD 1 138µs AOI height 23 62µs...

Page 250: ...3 103 103 103 103 103 240 129 00 128 128 128 128 128 128 120 212 00 212 212 212 212 212 212 60 311 00 311 311 311 311 311 311 30 406 00 406 406 406 406 406 406 10 509 00 509 509 509 509 509 509 2 567 00 552 552 552 552 552 552 Table 98 Frame rates fps of Stingray F 046 as function of AOI height pixel width 782 max frame rate of CCD 1 136 22µs AOI height 27 59µs 597 AOI height 2 64µs Frame rate f A...

Page 251: ... 38 480 45 00 45 45 45 45 45 45 320 61 00 61 61 61 61 61 61 240 72 00 72 72 72 72 72 72 120 103 00 103 103 103 103 103 103 30 149 00 149 149 149 149 149 149 10 166 00 165 165 165 165 165 165 2 174 00 174 174 174 174 174 174 Table 99 Frame rates fps of Stingray F 080 as function of AOI height pixel width 1034 max frame rate of CCD 1 222µs AOI height 40 50µs 778 AOI height 7 00µs Frame rate f AOI he...

Page 252: ... 45 41 45 41 28 480 53 54 53 53 52 53 52 34 320 70 57 70 70 70 70 70 52 240 83 91 83 83 83 83 83 69 120 117 13 116 116 116 116 116 116 30 166 59 164 164 164 164 164 164 10 183 84 183 183 183 183 183 183 2 191 79 191 191 191 191 191 191 Table 100 Frame rates fps Stingray F 125 as function of AOI height pixel width 1292 max frame rate of CCD 1 189 28µs 977 AOI height 5 03µs AOI height 33 19µs Frame ...

Page 253: ...0 20 20 600 24 00 24 24 24 24 24 24 480 28 00 28 28 28 28 28 28 320 36 00 36 36 36 36 36 36 240 42 00 42 42 42 42 42 42 120 56 00 56 56 56 56 56 56 30 74 00 74 74 74 74 74 74 10 80 00 80 80 80 80 80 80 2 83 00 83 83 83 83 83 83 Table 101 Frame rates fps Stingray F 145 as function of AOI height pixel width 1392 max frame rate of CCD 1 450 00µs AOI height 59 36µs 1051 AOI height 10 92µs Frame rate f...

Page 254: ... 16 16 768 20 00 20 20 20 20 20 20 640 22 00 22 22 22 22 22 22 480 27 00 27 27 27 27 27 27 240 41 00 41 41 41 41 41 41 120 53 00 53 53 53 53 53 53 30 70 00 70 70 70 70 70 70 10 75 00 75 75 75 75 75 75 2 78 00 78 78 78 78 78 78 Table 102 Frame rates fps of Stingray F 146 as function of AOI height pixel width 1392 max frame rate of CCD 1 337 88µs AOI height 60 25µs 1051 AOI height 11 77µs Frame rate...

Page 255: ... 00 21 21 21 21 21 21 600 26 00 26 26 26 26 26 26 480 31 00 31 31 31 31 31 31 400 35 00 35 35 35 35 35 35 300 42 00 42 42 42 42 42 42 240 48 00 48 48 48 48 48 48 120 67 00 67 67 67 67 67 67 30 94 00 94 94 94 94 94 94 10 104 00 104 104 104 104 104 104 2 108 00 108 108 108 108 108 107 Table 103 Frame rates of Stingray F 201 as function of AOI height width 1628 max frame rate of CCD 1 290µs AOI heigh...

Page 256: ...3 9 768 18 50 18 18 17 18 17 11 600 21 30 21 21 21 21 21 14 480 23 88 23 23 23 23 23 18 320 28 48 28 28 28 28 28 27 240 31 51 31 31 31 31 31 31 120 37 51 37 37 37 37 37 37 30 43 76 43 43 43 43 43 43 10 45 44 45 45 45 45 45 45 2 46 15 46 46 46 46 46 46 Table 104 Frame rates of Stingray F 504 as function of AOI height width 2452 max frame rate of CCD 1 292 80µs 2069 AOI height 10 25µs AOI height 52 ...

Page 257: ...e and certain variables for the image It is valid only for Format_7 If the value for BYTE_PER_PACKET is greater than 8192 the maximum data payload the sought after frame rate cannot be attained The attainable frame rate can be calculated using this formula Provision BYTE_PER_PACKET is divisible by 4 Note Certain cameras may offer depending on their settings in combination with the use of AVT FireP...

Page 258: ... Mono16 1392 x 1040 30 fps desired Mode bit pixel byte per pixel Mono8 Raw8 8 1 Mono12 Raw12 12 1 5 Mono16 Raw16 14 2 Mono16 Raw16 High SNR mode 16 2 YUV4 2 2 16 2 YUV4 1 1 12 1 5 RGB8 24 3 Table 105 ByteDepth Formula 19 Example maximum frame rate calculation BYTE_PER_PACKET 30 1392 1040 2 125µs 10856 8192 frame ratereachable 8192 1392 1040 2 125µs 22 64 ...

Page 259: ...mage 1 is static Image 2 moves upwards by 1 pixel frame FirePackage Fire4Linux 1 Start SmartView 2 Click the Edit settings button 3 Click Adv1 tab 4 In combo box Test images choose Image 1 or another test image 1 Start cc1394 viewer 2 In Adjustments menu click on Picture Control 3 Click Main tab 4 Activate Test image check box on 5 In combo box Test images choose Image 1 or another test image Tabl...

Page 260: ...ras have 1 test image YUV4 2 2 mode Mono8 raw data The color camera outputs Bayer coded raw data in Mono8 instead of as described in IIDC V1 31 a real Y signal Figure 116 Color test image Figure 117 Bayer coded test image Note The first pixel of the image is always the red pixel from the sensor Mirror must be switched off ...

Page 261: ...d by IIDC formerly DCAM Digital Camera Specification published by the IEEE 1394 Trade Association IIDC is primarily concerned with setting memory addresses e g CSR Camera_Status_Register and their meaning In principle all addresses in IEEE 1394 networks are 64 bits long The first 10 bits describe the Bus_Id the next 6 bits the Node_Id Of the subsequent 48 bit the first 16 bit are always FFFFh leav...

Page 262: ...s MSB Most Significant Bit LSB Least Significant Bit Example This requires for example that to enable ISO_Enabled mode see Chapter ISO_Enable free run on page 205 bit 0 in register 614h the value 80000000 h must be written in the corresponding register Far left Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Bit 30 Bit 31 MSB LSB Table 107 32 bit register ...

Page 263: ...the camera STINGRAY Technical Manual V4 4 2 264 Figure 118 Enabling ISO_Enable Offset of Register 0x0F00614 ISO_Enable Write 80000000 and click Write Content of register 80000000 1000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 ...

Page 264: ...redTrans Trigger Delay Misc features Bit 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 SoftReset High SNR ColorCorr UserProfiles GP_Buffer Bit 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Table 109 Configuring the camera registers Content of register FEA2E583 1111 1110 1010 0010 1110 0101 1000 0011 Offset of Register 0xF1000040 ADV_FNC_INQ...

Page 265: ...eGrab and FireStack API Example FireGrab Set Videoformat if Result FCE_NOERROR Result Camera SetParameter FGP_IMAGEFORMAT MAKEIMAGEFORMAT RES_640_480 CM_Y8 FR_15 Set external Trigger if Result FCE_NOERROR Result Camera SetParameter FGP_TRIGGER MAKETRIGGER 1 0 0 0 0 Start DMA logic if Result FCE_NOERROR Result Camera OpenCapture Start image device if Result FCE_NOERROR Result Camera StartDevice ...

Page 266: ...m_Parms Video Mode 29 Set format if Result Result WriteQuad HIGHOFFSET m_Props CmdRegBase CCR_VFORMAT UINT32 m_Parms Vid eoFormat 29 Set trigger if Result Mode 0 if m_Parms TriggerMode TM_EXTERN Mode 0x82000000 if m_Parms TriggerMode TM_MODE15 Mode 0x820F0000 WriteQuad HIGHOFFSET m_Props CmdRegBase CCR_TRGMODE Mode Start continous ISO if not oneshot triggermode if Result m_Parms TriggerMode TM_ONE...

Page 267: ...era specific base address The entry with key 8D in the root directory 420h in this case provides the offset for the Node unique ID leaf To compute the effective start address of the node unique ID leaf Note If you want to use the DirectControl program to read or write to a register enter the following value in the Address field F0F00000h Offset Bus info block Offset 0 7 8 15 16 23 24 31 400h 04 29...

Page 268: ...e 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 x addrOffset 420h 4 x 000002h 428h Table 111 Computing effective start address Offset 0 7 8 15 16 23 24 31 428h 00 02 5E 9E CRC Node unique ID leaf 42Ch 00 0A 47 01 Node_Vendor_Id Chip_id_hi 430h 00 00 Serial number Ta...

Page 269: ...fers to the base address of F0F00000h Offset 0 7 8 15 16 23 24 31 Unit dependent info 444h 00 0B A9 6E unit_dep_info_length CRC 448h 40 3C 00 00 command_regs_base 44Ch 81 00 00 02 vender_name_leaf 450h 82 00 00 06 model_name_leaf 454h 38 00 00 10 unit_sub_sw_version 458h 39 00 00 00 Reserved 45Ch 3A 00 00 00 Reserved 460h 3B 00 00 00 Reserved 464h 3C 00 01 00 vendor_unique_info_0 468h 3D 00 92 00 ...

Page 270: ...found in the Description column Camera initialize register Inquiry register for video format Offset Name Description 000h INITIALIZE Assert MSB 1 for Init Table 115 Camera initialize register Offset Name Field Bit Description 100h V_FORMAT_INQ Format_0 0 Up to VGA non compressed Format_1 1 SVGA to XGA Format_2 2 SXGA to UXGA Format_3 3 5 Reserved Format_6 6 Still Image Format Format_7 7 Partial Im...

Page 271: ..._0 0 800 x 600 YUV 4 2 2 Mode_1 1 800 x 600 RGB Mode_2 2 800 x 600 MONO8 Mode_3 3 1024 x 768 YUV 4 2 2 Mode_4 4 1024 x 768 RGB Mode_5 5 1024 x 768 MONO8 Mode_6 6 800 x 600 MONO16 Mode_7 7 1024 x 768 MONO16 8 31 Reserved zero 188h V_MODE_INQ Format_2 Mode_0 0 1280 x 960 YUV 4 2 2 Mode_1 1 1280 x 960 RGB Mode_2 2 1280 x 960 MONO8 Mode_3 3 1600 x 1200 YUV 4 2 2 Mode_4 4 1600 x 1200 RGB Mode_5 5 1600 ...

Page 272: ... 200h V_RATE_INQ Format_0 Mode_0 FrameRate_0 0 Reserved FrameRate_1 1 Reserved FrameRate_2 2 7 5 fps FrameRate_3 3 15 fps FrameRate_4 4 30 fps FrameRate_5 5 60 fps FrameRate_6 6 120 fps V1 31 FrameRate_7 7 240 fps V1 31 8 31 Reserved zero 204h V_RATE_INQ Format_0 Mode_1 FrameRate_0 0 1 875 fps FrameRate_1 1 3 75 fps FrameRate_2 2 7 5 fps FrameRate_3 3 15 fps FrameRate_4 4 30 fps FrameRate_5 5 60 f...

Page 273: ..._0 Mode_3 FrameRate_0 0 1 875 fps FrameRate_1 1 3 75 fps FrameRate_2 2 7 5 fps FrameRate_3 3 15 fps FrameRate_4 4 30 fps FrameRate_5 5 60 fps FrameRate_6 6 120 fps V1 31 FrameRate_7 7 240 fps V1 31 8 31 Reserved zero 210h V_RATE_INQ Format_0 Mode_4 FrameRate_0 0 1 875 fps FrameRate_1 1 3 75 fps FrameRate_2 2 7 5 fps FrameRate_3 3 15 fps FrameRate_4 4 30 fps FrameRate_5 5 60 fps FrameRate_6 6 120 f...

Page 274: ...rameRate_1 1 3 75 fps FrameRate_2 2 7 5 fps FrameRate_3 3 15 fps FrameRate_4 4 30 fps FrameRate_5 5 60 fps FrameRate_6 6 120 fps V1 31 FrameRate_7 7 240 fps V1 31 8 31 Reserved zero 21Ch 21Fh Reserved V_RATE_INQ_0_x for other Mode_x of Format_0 Always 0 220h V_RATE_INQ Format_1 Mode_0 FrameRate_0 0 Reserved FrameRate_1 1 3 75 fps FrameRate_2 2 7 5 fps FrameRate_3 3 15 fps FrameRate_4 4 30 fps Fram...

Page 275: ..._1 Mode_2 FrameRate_0 0 Reserved FrameRate_1 1 Reserved FrameRate_2 2 7 5 fps FrameRate_3 3 15 fps FrameRate_4 4 30 fps FrameRate_5 5 60 fps FrameRate_6 6 120 fps V1 31 FrameRate_7 7 240 fps V1 31 8 31 Reserved zero 22Ch V_RATE_INQ Format_1 Mode_3 FrameRate_0 0 1 875 fps FrameRate_1 1 3 75 fps FrameRate_2 2 7 5 fps FrameRate_3 3 15 fps FrameRate_4 4 30 fps FrameRate_5 5 60 fps FrameRate_6 6 120 fp...

Page 276: ..._1 Mode_5 FrameRate_0 0 1 875 fps FrameRate_1 1 3 75 fps FrameRate_2 2 7 5 fps FrameRate_3 3 15 fps FrameRate_4 4 30 fps FrameRate_5 5 60 fps FrameRate_6 6 120 fps V1 31 FrameRate_7 7 240 fps V1 31 8 31 Reserved zero 238h V_RATE_INQ Format_1 Mode_6 FrameRate_0 0 1 875 fps FrameRate_1 1 3 75 fps FrameRate_2 2 7 5 fps FrameRate_3 3 15 fps FrameRate_4 4 30 fps FrameRate_5 5 60 fps FrameRate_6 6 120 f...

Page 277: ...Q Format_2 Mode_0 FrameRate_0 0 1 875 fps FrameRate_1 1 3 75 fps FrameRate_2 2 7 5 fps FrameRate_3 3 15 fps FrameRate_4 4 30 fps FrameRate_5 5 60 fps FrameRate_6 6 Reserved FrameRate_7 7 Reserved 8 31 Reserved zero 244h V_RATE_INQ Format_2 Mode_1 FrameRate_0 0 1 875 fps FrameRate_1 1 3 75 fps FrameRate_2 2 7 5 fps FrameRate_3 3 15 fps FrameRate_4 4 30 fps FrameRate_5 5 60 fps FrameRate_6 6 Reserve...

Page 278: ... Format_2 Mode_3 FrameRate_0 0 1 875 fps FrameRate_1 1 3 75 fps FrameRate_2 2 7 5 fps FrameRate_3 3 15 fps FrameRate_4 4 30 fps FrameRate_5 5 60 fps FrameRate_6 6 Reserved FrameRate_7 7 Reserved 8 31 Reserved zero 250h V_RATE_INQ Format_2 Mode_4 FrameRate_0 0 1 875 fps FrameRate_1 1 3 75 fps FrameRate_2 2 7 5 fps FrameRate_3 3 15 fps FrameRate_4 4 30 fps FrameRate_5 5 Reserved FrameRate_6 6 Reserv...

Page 279: ...FrameRate_3 3 15 fps FrameRate_4 4 30 fps FrameRate_5 5 60 fps FrameRate_6 6 Reserved FrameRate_7 7 Reserved 8 31 Reserved zero 25Ch V_RATE_INQ Format_2 Mode_7 FrameRate_0 0 1 875 fps FrameRate_1 1 3 75 fps FrameRate_2 2 7 5 fps FrameRate_3 3 15 fps FrameRate_4 4 30 fps FrameRate_5 5 60 fps FrameRate_6 6 Reserved FrameRate_7 7 Reserved 8 31 Reserved 260h 2BFh Reserved V_RATE_INQ_y_x for other Form...

Page 280: ...quadlet offset for Format_7 Mode_2 2ECh V CSR_INQ_7_3 0 31 CSR_quadlet offset for Format_7 Mode_3 2F0h V CSR_INQ_7_4 0 31 CSR_quadlet offset for Format_7 Mode_4 2F4h V CSR_INQ_7_5 0 31 CSR_quadlet offset for Format_7 Mode_5 2F8h V CSR_INQ_7_6 0 31 CSR_quadlet offset for Format_7 Mode_6 2FCh V CSR_INQ_7_7 0 31 CSR_quadlet offset for Format_7 Mode_7 Offset Name Field Bit Description Table 118 Frame ...

Page 281: ...ol_Error_Status_Inq 2 Inquiry for existence of Feature_Control_Error_Status Opt_Func_CSR_Inq 3 Inquiry for Opt_Func_CSR 4 7 Reserved 1394b_mode_Capability 8 Inquiry for 1394b_mode_Capability 9 15 Reserved Cam_Power_Cntl 16 Camera process power ON OFF capability 17 18 Reserved One_Shot_Inq 19 One shot transmission capa bility Multi_Shot_Inq 20 Multi shot transmission capa bility 21 27 Reserved Memo...

Page 282: ...l Focus 10 Focus control Temperature 11 Temperature control Trigger 12 Trigger control Trigger_Delay 13 Trigger_Delay control White_Shading 14 White_Shading control Frame_Rate 15 Frame_Rate control 16 31 Reserved 408h FEATURE_LO_INQ Zoom 0 Zoom control Pan 1 Pan control Tilt 2 Tilt control Optical_Filter 3 Optical_Filter control 4 15 Reserved Capture_Size 16 Capture_Size for Format_6 Capture_Quali...

Page 283: ...t should still always be activated first Advanced Feature Set Unique Value is 7ACh and CompanyID is A47h 484h PIO_Control_CSR_Inq PIO_Control_Quadlet_Offset 0 31 Quadlet offset of the PIO_Control CSR s from the base address of initial regis ter space Vendor unique 488h SIO_Control_CSR_Inq SIO_Control_Quadlet_Offset 0 31 Quadlet offset of the SIO_Control CSR s from the base address of initial regis...

Page 284: ...lled auto matically by the camera Manual_Inq 7 Manual Mode Controlled by user Min_Value 8 19 Minimum value for this fea ture Max_Value 20 31 Maximum value for this fea ture 504h AUTO_EXPOSURE_INQ Same definition as Brightness_inq 508h SHARPNESS_INQ Same definition as Brightness_inq 50Ch WHITE_BAL_INQ Same definition as Brightness_inq 510h HUE_INQ Same definition as Brightness_inq 514h SATURATION_I...

Page 285: ...ut Value_Read_Inq 7 Capability of reading raw trigger input Here you can read if trigger is active In case of external trigger you can read a com bined signal Trigger_Source0_Inq 8 Presence of Trigger Source 0 ID 0 Indicates usage of standard inputs 9 15 Reserved Software_Trigger_Inq 15 Presence of Software Trigger ID 7 Trigger_Mode0_Inq 16 Presence of Trigger_Mode 0 Trigger_Mode1_Inq 17 Presence ...

Page 286: ...ature ON and OFF Auto_Inq 6 Auto Mode Controlled auto matically by the camera Manual_Inq 7 Manual Mode Controlled by user Min_Value 8 19 Minimum value for this fea ture Max_Value 20 31 Maximum value for this fea ture 538 57Ch Reserved for other FEATURE_HI_INQ 580h ZOOM_INQ Always 0 584h PAN_INQ Always 0 588h TILT_INQ Always 0 58Ch OPTICAL_FILTER_INQ Always 0 590 5BCh Reserved for other FEATURE_LO_...

Page 287: ...us shot 0 for stop continuos shot 618h Memory_Save Always 0 61Ch One_Shot Multi_Shot Count Number See Chapter One shot on page 202 See Chapter Multi shot on page 205 620h Mem_Save_Ch Always 0 624 Cur_Mem_Ch Always 0 628h Vmode_Error_Status Error in combination of Format Mode ISO Speed Bit 0 No error Bit 0 1 error 62Ch Software_Trigger Software trigger Write 0 Reset software trigger 1 Set software ...

Page 288: ...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 ABS_CSR_HI_INQ_12 Always 0 734 77Fh Reserved Always 0 780h ABS_CSR_LO_INQ_0 Always 0 784h ABS_CSR_LO_INQ_1 Always 0 788h ABS_CSR_LO_INQ_2 Always 0 78Ch ABS_CSR_LO_INQ_3 Always 0 790h 7BFh Reserved Always 0 7...

Page 289: ...rol with value in the Value field 1 Control with value in the Absolute value CSR If this bit 1 value in the Value field is ignored 2 4 Reserved One_Push 5 Write 1 begin to work Self cleared after operation Read Value 1 in operation Value 0 not in operation If A_M_Mode 1 this bit is ignored ON_OFF 6 Write ON or OFF this feature Read read a status 0 OFF 1 ON If this bit 0 other fields will be read o...

Page 290: ...cal Manual V4 4 2 291 804h AUTO EXPOSURE See above Note Target grey level parameter in SmartView corresponds to Auto_exposure register 0xF0F00804 IIDC 808h SHARPNESS See above Offset Name Field Bit Description Table 124 Feature control register ...

Page 291: ...peration Value 0 not in operation If A_M_Mode 1 this bit is ignored ON_OFF 6 Write ON or OFF this feature Read read a status 0 OFF 1 ON If this bit 0 other fields will be read only A_M_Mode 7 Write set the mode Read read a current mode 0 Manual 1 Auto U_Value B_Value 8 19 U value B value Write the value in AUTO mode this field is ignored If ReadOut capability is not available read value has no mea...

Page 292: ...US Always 0 82Ch TEMPERATURE See Table 127 CSR Temperature on page 296 830h TRIGGER_MODE Can be effected via advanced feature IO_INP_CTRLx 834h 87Ch Reserved for other FEATURE_HI Always 0 880h Zoom Always 0 884h PAN Always 0 888h TILT Always 0 88Ch OPTICAL_FILTER Always 0 890h 8BCh Reserved for other FEATURE_LO Always 0 8C0h CAPTURE SIZE Always 0 8C4h CAPTURE QUALITY Always 0 8C8h 8FCh Reserved fo...

Page 293: ... Mode_1 which can be read out at F0F002E4h according to Table 118 Frame rate inquiry register on page 273 gives 003C2400h 4 x 003C2400h F09000h so that the base address for the latter Table 126 Format_7 control and status register on page 294 equals F0000000h F09000h F0F09000h Format_7 control and status register CSR Offset Name Description 640h Feature_Control_Error_Status_HI Always 0 644h Featur...

Page 294: ...cording to IIDC V1 31 Note For all modes in Format_7 ErrorFlag_1 and ErrorFlag_2 are refreshed on each access to the Format_7 register Contrary to IIDC V1 31 registers relevant to Format_7 are refreshed on each access The Setting_1 bit is automatically cleared after each access When ErrorFlag_1 or ErrorFlag_2 are set and Format_7 is configured no image capture is started Contrary to IIDC V1 31 COL...

Page 295: ...ue in the value field has to be ignored 2 4 Reserved One_Push 5 Write 1 begin to work self cleared after operation Read Value 1 in operation Read Value 0 not in operation If A_M_Mode 1 this bit is ignored ON_OFF 6 Write ON or OFF this feature Always 1 0 OFF 1 ON A_M_MODE 7 Write set mode Read read current mode 0 MANUAL 1 AUTO 8 19 Reserved Value 20 31 Temperature at the present time read only Read...

Page 296: ...gister Extended ver sion information on page 301 0xF1000014 VERSION_INFO1_EX 0xF1000018 VERSION_INFO3 0xF100001C VERSION_INFO3_EX 0xF1000040 ADV_INQ_1 See Table 131 Advanced register Advanced fea ture inquiry on page 303 In ADV_INQ_3 there is a new field F7MODE_MAPPING 3 Low Noise Binning 9 0xF1000044 ADV_INQ_2 0xF1000048 ADV_INQ_3 0xF100004C ADV_INQ_4 0xF1000100 CAMERA_STATUS See Table 132 Advanc...

Page 297: ...register Input control on page 101 0xF1000304 IO_INP_CTRL2 0xF1000320 IO_OUTP_CTRL1 STINGRAY housing and board level cameras See Table 29 Advanced register Output control on page 107 0xF1000324 IO_OUTP_CTRL2 0xF1000328 IO_OUTP_CTRL3 0xF100032C IO_OUTP_CTRL4 0xF1000340 IO_INTENA_DELAY See Table 144 Advanced register Delayed Inte gration Enable IntEna on page 319 0xF1000360 AUTOSHUTTER_CTRL See Tabl...

Page 298: ...RESET See Table 151 Advanced register Soft reset on page 325 0xF1000520 HIGH_SNR See Table 152 Advanced register High Signal Noise Ratio HSNR on page 326 0xF1000550 USER PROFILES See Table 167 Advanced register User profiles on page 341 0xF1000570 PARAMUPD_TIMING See Table 155 Advanced register Update timing modes on page 329 0xF1000580 F7MODE_MAPPING See Table 158 Advanced register Format_7 mode ...

Page 299: ..._DEBOUNCE_3 0xF1000870 IO_INP_DEBOUNCE_4 0xF1000FFC GPDATA_INFO See Table 170 Advanced register GPData buffer on page 345 0xF1001000 0xF100nnnn GPDATA_BUFFER 0xF1100000 PARRAMLIST_INFO See Table 156 Advanced register Parameter List Update parameter list on page 331 0xF1101000 PARAMLIST_BUFFER Note Advanced features should always be activated before accessing them Note Currently all registers can b...

Page 300: ...to the human readable version 22 33 44 leading zeros are omitted Register Name Field Bit Description 0xF1000010 VERSION_INFO1 µC type ID 0 15 Always 0 µC version 16 31 Bcd coded version number 0xF1000014 VERSION_INFO1_EX µC version 0 31 Bcd coded version number 0xF1000018 VERSION_INFO3 Camera type ID 0 15 See Table 130 Camera type ID list on page 302 FPGA version 16 31 Bcd coded version number 0xF...

Page 301: ...Y F 033B BL 402 STINGRAY F 033C BL 403 404 405 STINGRAY F 046B BL 406 STINGRAY F 046C BL 407 STINGRAY F 080B BL 408 STINGRAY F 080C BL 409 STINGRAY F 125B BL 410 STINGRAY F 125C BL 413 STINGRAY F 145B BL 414 STINGRAY F 145C BL 415 STINGRAY F 146B BL 416 STINGRAY F 146C BL 417 STINGRAY F 201B BL 418 STINGRAY F 201C BL 419 420 423 STINGRAY F 504B BL 424 STINGRAY F 504C BL Table 130 Camera type ID li...

Page 302: ...d bits in the following table these bits might be set or not Register Name Field Bit Description 0xF1000040 ADV_INQ_1 MaxResolution 0 TimeBase 1 ExtdShutter 2 TestImage 3 FrameInfo 4 Sequences 5 VersionInfo 6 7 Reserved Look up tables 8 Shading 9 DeferredTrans 10 HDR mode 11 12 Reserved 13 Reserved TriggerDelay 14 Mirror image 15 Soft Reset 16 High SNR 17 Color correction 18 19 20 Reserved User Se...

Page 303: ...Reserved Output 1 PWM 24 STINGRAY housing and board level cameras Output 2 PWM 25 Output 3 PWM 26 Output 4 PWM 27 28 31 Reserved 0xF1000048 ADV_INQ_3 Camera Status 0 Max IsoSize 1 Paramupd_Timing 2 F7 mode mapping 3 Auto Shutter 4 Auto Gain 5 Auto FNC AOI 6 7 31 Reserved 0xF100004C ADV_INQ_4 0 1 2 18 31 Reserved Register Name Field Bit Description Table 131 Advanced register Advanced feature inqui...

Page 304: ...ive polling of this register may slow down the operation of the camera Therefore the time between two polls of the status register should not be less than 5 milliseconds If the time between two read accesses is lower than 5 milliseconds the response will be delayed Depending on shutter and isochronous settings the sta tus flags might be set for a very short time and thus will not be recognized by ...

Page 305: ... following table for code Default time base is 20 µs This means that the integration time can be changed in 20 µs increments with the shutter control Note This register normally outputs the MAX_IMAGE_SIZE_INQ Format_7 Mode_0 value This is the value given in the specifications tables under Picture size max in Chapter Specifications on page 50ff Register Name Field Bit Description 0xF1000200 MAX_RES...

Page 306: ...tter register to compute the real exposure time The ExpOffset field might be zero for some cameras this has to be assumed as an unknown exposure time offset according to former software versions Note Time base can only be changed when the camera is in idle state and becomes active only after setting the shutter value ID Time base in µs 0 1 1 2 2 5 3 10 4 20 Default value 5 50 6 100 7 200 8 500 9 1...

Page 307: ...67 11 seconds Register Name Field Bit Description 0xF100020C EXTD_SHUTTER Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this fea ture read only 1 5 Reserved ExpTime 6 31 Exposure time in µs Table 136 Advanced register Extended shutter Note Exposure times entered via the 81Ch register are mir rored in the extended register but not vice versa Changes in this register have immediate effect even when camera is...

Page 308: ... Indicates presence of this feature read only 1 7 Reserved Image_Inq_1 8 Presence of test image 1 0 N A 1 Available Image_Inq_2 9 Presence of test image 2 0 N A 1 Available Image_Inq_3 10 Presence of test image 3 0 N A 1 Available Image_Inq_4 11 Presence of test image 4 0 N A 1 Available Image_Inq_5 12 Presence of test image 5 0 N A 1 Available Image_Inq_6 13 Presence of test image 6 0 N A 1 Avail...

Page 309: ... register Register Name Field Bit Description 0xF1000240 LUT_CTRL Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature read only 1 5 Reserved ON_OFF 6 Enable disable this feature 7 25 Reserved LutNo 26 31 Use look up table with LutNo number 0xF1000244 LUT_MEM_CTRL Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature read only 1 4 Reserved EnableMemWR 5 Enable write access 6 7 Reserved AccessLutNo 8 15 A...

Page 310: ...alue 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 BitsPerValue 8 1 byte per gray value BitsPerValue 14 2 byte per gray value Divide MaxLutSize by the number of bytes per gray value in order to get the number of LUT entries g...

Page 311: ...saved at the highest resolution of the camera If a lower resolu tion is chosen and ShowImage is set to true the image will not be displayed correctly The shading image is computed using the current video settings On fixed video modes the selected frame rate also affects the computation time Register Name Field Bit Description 0xF1000250 SHDG_CTRL Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature r...

Page 312: ...mRD to false Automatic generation of a shading image Shading image data may also be generated by the camera To use this feature make sure all settings affecting an image are set properly The camera uses the current active resolution to generate the shading image To generate a shading image 1 Set GrabCount to the number of the images to be averaged before the correction factors are calculated 2 Set...

Page 313: ... adjusted to a power of two Do not poll the SHDG_CTRL register too often while automatic generation is in progress Each poll delays the process of generating the shading image An optimal poll interval time is 500 ms Memory channel error codes ID Error description 0x00 No error 0x01 Memory detection error 0x02 Memory size error 0x03 Memory erase error 0x04 Memory write error 0x05 Memory header writ...

Page 314: ... set in Format_7 only images are recorded at the high est possible frame rate Register Name Field Bit Description 0xF1000260 DEFERRED_TRANS Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature read only 1 4 Reserved SendImage 5 Send NumOfImages now auto reset HoldImg 6 Enable Disable deferred transport mode FastCapture 7 Enable disable fast capture mode 8 15 Reserved FiFoSize 16 23 Size of FIFO in nu...

Page 315: ...irror of the frame counter information found at 0xF1000610 The FrameCounter is incremented when an image is read out of the sensor The FrameCounter does not indicate whether an image was sent over the IEEE 1394 bus or not Register Name Field Bit Description 0xF1000270 FRAMEINFO Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature read only ResetFrameCnt 1 Reset frame counter 2 31 Reserved 0xF1000274 ...

Page 316: ...ling first switch to binning sub sampling modus and then apply defect pixel correction Register Name Field Bit Description 0xF1000298 DPC_CTRL Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature read only BuildError 1 Build defect pixel data that reports an error e g more than 256 defect pixels see DPDataSize 2 4 Reserved BuildDPData 5 Build defect pixel data now ON_OFF 6 Enable disable this feature...

Page 317: ...d BuildError flag is set to 1 Defect pixel correction data is done with first 256 defect pixels only AddrOffset 18 31 Address offset to selected defect pixel data 0xF10002A0 DPC_INFO Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature read only 1 3 Reserved MinThreshold 4 10 Minimum value for threshold MaxThreshold 11 17 Maximum value for threshold MaxSize 18 31 Maximum size of defect pixel data Not...

Page 318: ...is delayed If IntEna_Out is used to control an exposure it is pos sible to have a variation in brightness or to precisely time a flash Figure 119 Delayed integration timing Register Name Field Bit Description 0xF1000340 IO_INTENA_DELAY Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature read only 1 5 Reserved ON_OFF 6 Enable disable integration enable delay 7 11 Reserved DELAY_TIME 12 31 Delay time ...

Page 319: ... MaxValue and the new range exceeds the range defined by the SHUTTER_INQ register the standard SHUTTER register will not show correct shutter values In this case you should read the EXTENDED_SHUTTER register for the current active shutter time Changing the auto shutter range might not affect the regulation if the reg ulation is in a stable condition and no other condition affecting the image brigh...

Page 320: ... regulation if the regu lation is in a stable condition and no other condition affecting the image brightness is changed 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 Both values can only b...

Page 321: ... work area 5 Reserved ON_OFF 6 Enable disable AOI see note above 7 Reserved YUNITS 8 19 Y units of work area pos beginning with 0 read only XUNITS 20 31 X units of work area pos beginning with 0 read only 0xF1000394 AF_AREA_POSITION Left 0 15 Work area position left coordinate Top 16 31 Work area position top coordinate 0xF1000398 AF_AREA_SIZE Width 0 15 Width of work area size Height 16 31 Height...

Page 322: ...efaults 8 31 Reserved 0xF10003A4 COLOR_CORR_COEFFIC11 Crr 0 31 A number of 1000 equals a color correction coefficient of 1 Color correction values range 1000 2000 and are signed 32 bit In order for white balance to work properly ensure that the row sum equals to 1000 The maximum row sum is limited to 2000 0xF10003A8 COLOR_CORR_COEFFIC12 Cgr 0 31 0xF10003AC COLOR_CORR_COEFFIC13 Cbr 0 31 0xF10003B0 ...

Page 323: ...ld Bit Description 0xF1000400 TRIGGER_DELAY Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature read only 1 5 Reserved ON_OFF 6 Trigger delay on off 7 10 Reserved DelayTime 11 31 Delay time in µs Table 149 Advanced register Trigger delay Note Trigger delay works with external trigger modes only Register Name Field Bit Description 0xF1000410 MIRROR_IMAGE Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feat...

Page 324: ...d by setting the Delay to a value unequal to 0 The delay is defined in 10 ms steps Register Name Field Bit Description 0xF1000510 SOFT_RESET Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature read only 1 5 Reserved Reset 6 Initiate reset 7 19 Reserved Delay 20 31 Delay reset in 10 ms steps Table 151 Advanced register Soft reset Note When SOFT_RESET has been defined the camera will respond to furthe...

Page 325: ...ter number of images Permissible values are 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 If you enter a non expected value the firmware will round down to the first permitted value Example Enter 255 firmware will write 128 to the register Table 152 Advanced register High Signal Noise Ratio HSNR Note The camera must be idle to toggle this feature on off Idle means no image acquisition no trigger Writing to the HIGH_SNR ...

Page 326: ...width available for controlling cam eras by approximately 75 may lead to slower responses on commands is not covered by the IEEE1394 specification may not work with all available 1394 host adapters Register Name Field Bit Description 0xF1000560 ISOSIZE_S400 Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature read only 1 5 Reserved ON_OFF 6 Enable Disable S400 settings Set2Max 7 Set to maximum suppor...

Page 327: ... The camera ensures that the value of the MaxIsoSize field is a multiple of 4 that the value isn t lower than the value specified by the IEEE1394 specification The settings are stored in the user sets Software Restrictions FireGrab Deactivate Isochronous Resource Manager SetParameter FGP_USEIRMFORBW 0 FireStack FireClass No restrictions SDKs using Microsoft driver Active FirePackage Direct FirePac...

Page 328: ...lready started image transport to the host will not be interrupted but an already started integration will be interrupted Note For a detailed description see Chapter Quick parameter change timing modes on page 165 Register Name Field Bit Description 0xF1000570 PARAMUPD_TIMING Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature read only 1 5 Reserved UpdActive 6 Update active see Chapter Encapsulated...

Page 329: ...pdActive flag With Quick Format Change Mode you normally have to clear the UpdActive flag after all desired parameters have been set Every time the PARAMUPD_TIMING register is written to with the UpdActive flag set to 1 a 10 second time out is started restarted If the time out passes before you clear the UpdActive flag the UpdActive flag is cleared automatically and all parameter changes since set...

Page 330: ...ved BufferSize 16 31 Size of parameter list buffer in bytes 0xF1101000 0xF1101nnn PARAMLIST_BUFFER Table 156 Advanced register Parameter List Update parameter list Address offset Data quadlet Description 0xF0F00608 0xE0000000 Set video format 7 0xF0F00604 0x00000000 Set video mode 0 0xF0F08008 0x00000000 Set image position 0xF0F0800C 0x028001E0 Set image size 0xF0F08044 0x04840484 Set BytePerPacke...

Page 331: ...ith the maximum resolution of the camera this visible mode cannot be mapped to any other internal mode The remaining visible Format_7 Mode_1 Mode_7 can be mapped to any internal Format_7 mode Register Name Field Bit Description 0xF1000580 F7MODE_MAPPING Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature read only 1 31 Reserved 0xF1000584 F7MODE_MAP_INQ F7MODE_00_INQ 0 Format_7 Mode_0 presence F7MOD...

Page 332: ...noise ratio is better approximately a factor of Note For available Format_7 modes see Figure 90 Mapping of possible Format_7 modes to F7M1 F7M7 on page 164 Setting the F7MODE_x register to 1 forces the camera to use the factory defined mode 2 disables the respective Format_7 mode no mapping is applied After setup of personal Format_7 mode mappings you have to reset the camera The mapping is perfor...

Page 333: ...read out directly Advanced register SIS The SIS feature is controlled by the following advanced feature register Enabling this feature SIS data will be inserted into any captured image The size of SIS data depends on the selected SIS format The LineNo field indicates at which line the SIS data will be inserted Note This register is different to the Marlin time stamp 600 register Register Name Fiel...

Page 334: ...Pos HeightOfImage places SIS in this padding data area outside the visible area invisible SIS If the transported image frame does not contain any pad ding data the camera will not relocate the SIS to the vis ible area automatically no SIS Take in mind that the accuracy of SIS might be affected by asynchronous traffic mainly if image settings are changed Note The IEEE 1394 cycle time will be insert...

Page 335: ...g the SIS structure S_SIS_DATA of the UniAPI nCycleTime UINT32 Sis 0 using byte array If you can access the image buffer as an array of bytes you can assemble the first four bytes of the image buffer assuming that the SIS is in the first row nCycleTime data 0 data 1 8 data 2 16 data 3 24 B This Cycle time can be devided into its components nCtSeconds nCycleTime 0xFE000000 25 nCtCycles nCycleTime 0...

Page 336: ...set flag to 1 resets the frame counter to 0 the Reset flag is self cleared Additionally there is a register for direct read out of the frame counter value Note Different to Marlin SIS Register 610 is only to be used to reset the frame counter Register Name Field Bit Description 0xF1000610 FRMCNT_STAMP Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature read only Reset 1 Reset frame counter 2 31 Rese...

Page 337: ... to 0 the Reset flag is self cleared The ON_OFF and LinePos fields are simply mirrors of the SIS feature Settings of these fields are applied to all SIS features Additionally there is a register for direct read out of the trigger counter value Register Name Field Bit Description 0xF1000620 TRIGGER_COUNTER Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature read only Reset 1 Reset trigger counter 2 3...

Page 338: ...13 Byte 14 Byte 15 Byte 16 AOI width 7 0 AOI width 15 8 AOI height 7 0 AOI height 15 8 Byte 17 Byte 18 Byte 19 Byte 20 Shutter 7 0 Shutter 15 8 Shutter 23 16 Shutter 31 24 Byte 21 Byte 22 Byte 23 Byte 24 Gain 7 0 Gain 15 8 Reserved NULL Reserved NULL Byte 25 Byte 26 Byte 27 Byte 28 Output State_1 7 0 Output State_2 7 0 Output State_3 7 0 Output State_4 7 0 Byte 29 Byte 30 Byte 31 Byte 32 Input Sta...

Page 339: ...ndicators during normal oper ation Examples Power on is not shown Isochronous traffic is not shown Asynchronous traffic is not shown Register Name Field Bit Description 0xF1000640 SWFEATURE_CTRL Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature read only BlankLED_Inq 1 Indicates presence of Disable LEDs feature 2 15 Reserved 16 Reserved BlankLED 17 0 Behavior as described in Chap ter Status LEDs o...

Page 340: ...ngs 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 Offset Name Field Bit Description 0xF1000550 USER_PROFILE Presence_Inq 0 Indicates presence of this feature read only Error 1 An er...

Page 341: ...nd check the ErrorCode field Set default To set the default profile to be loaded on startup reset or initialization 1 Write the desired ProfileID with the SetDefaultID flag set 2 Read back the register and check the ErrorCode field Error codes ErrorCode Description 0x00 No error 0x01 Profile data corrupted 0x02 Camera not idle during restore operation 0x03 Feature not available feature not present...

Page 342: ... easy access to certain advanced features or may not provide efficient commands for quick writing of data blocks into the camera Standard registers Standard registers Format_7 Advanced registers Cur_V_Frm_Rate Cur_V_Mode Cur_V_Format ISO_Channel ISO_Speed BRIGHTNESS AUTO_EXPOSURE Target grey level SHARPNESS WHITE_BALANCE auto on off HUE hue on SATURATION saturation on GAMMA gamma on SHUTTER auto o...

Page 343: ...ation The write response of the asyn chronous write cycle will be sent after completion of the operation Restoring a profile will not overwrite other settings than listed above If a restore operation fails or the specified profile does not exist all registers will be overwritten with the hard coded factory defaults profile 0 Data written to this register will not be reflected in the standard memor...

Page 344: ...endian byte order of the 1394 bus is unlike the little endian byte order of common operating systems Intel PC Each quadlet of the local buffer containing the LUT data or shading image for instance has to be swapped bytewise from little endian byte order to big endian byte order before writing on the bus Register Name Field Bit Description 0xF1000FFC GPDATA_INFO 0 15 Reserved BufferSize 16 31 Size ...

Page 345: ...xel area photo sensitive cells Camera Center of camera front flange outer case edges Accuracy x y 0 25mm Sensor shift z 50 100μm for SN 84254727 optical back focal length 0 100μm for SN 252138124 optical back focal length D 1 Sensor rotation AVT Marlin Oscar Dolphin Pike Stingray Method of Positioning Optical alignment of photo sensitive sensor area into camera front module lens mount front flange...

Page 346: ... xx xx Note For further information Read the application note How to update Guppy Pike Stingray firmware at AVT website or Contact your local dealer Digit Description 1st part Special Omitted if zero Indicates customer specific versions OEM variants Each customer has its own number 2nd part Major Indicates big changes Old represented the number before the dot 3rd part Minor Indicates small changes...

Page 347: ... 333 0xF1000610 frame counter 337 0xF1000620 trigger counter 338 0xF1000630 SIS 334 0xF1000640 software feature control disable LEDs 340 0xF1000840 debounce 198 0xF1000FFC GPData buffer 345 0xF1100000 Parameter List Update 331 1394a data transmission 33 1394b bandwidths 39 requirements laptop 41 1394b data transmission 33 2 out of 4 H V sub sampling b w drawing 161 2 out of 4 H V sub sampling colo...

Page 348: ...est AOI 138 244 asynchronous broadcast 205 auto exposure limits 320 target grey level 132 320 Auto Exposure CSR register 131 auto gain 129 320 Auto gain control advanced register 321 auto shutter 126 127 320 Auto shutter control advanced register 320 auto white balance 125 external trigger 126 AUTOFNC_AOI 126 322 AUTOFNC_AOI positioning 127 Autofunction AOI advanced register 322 AUTOGAIN_CTRL 321 ...

Page 349: ... lenses 48 Camera status advanced register 305 cameras block diagram 119 CAMERA_STATUS 305 Camera_Status_Register 262 CE 30 channel 113 color camera block diagram 121 color coding 172 color codings 172 color correction 178 182 183 AVT cameras 182 formula 182 why 182 Color correction advanced register 323 Color correction Field 303 color information 178 Color_Coding 172 COLOR_CODING_INQ 172 common ...

Page 350: ...re feature control 340 document history 12 DPC data storing mechanism 150 DPC defect pixel correction 317 DPC_CTRL 317 DPC_INFO 318 DPC_MEM 318 DPDataSize defect pixel data size max 2000 318 E edge mode Trigger_Mode_0 105 190 effective min exp time 199 EnableMemWR Field 310 Encapsulated Update begin end 168 169 End of exposure 204 error code user profiles 342 error codes LED 99 example parameter l...

Page 351: ...t_7 249 maximum 219 tables 245 video mode 0 248 video mode 2 248 Frame valid 105 FrameCounter 316 free run 205 full binning 156 Fval 105 Fval signal 105 G gain auto 129 auto exposure CSR 129 AUTOFNC_AOI 126 manual 132 manual gain range 124 132 ranges 132 gain CSR 132 GAIN CSR register 130 GAIN name 130 GAIN register 124 gamma function 142 CCD models 138 gamma LUT 142 global pipelined shutter 190 g...

Page 352: ...IntEna 96 109 IntEna signal 105 319 IntEna_Delay 110 IntEna_Out 319 internal trigger 190 interpolation BAYER demosaicing 178 179 BAYER to RGB 178 color 178 IO_INP_CTRL1 101 IO_INP_CTRL2 101 IO_INP_DEBOUNCE 300 IO_OUTP_CTRL1 107 IO_OUTP_CTRL2 107 IO_OUTP_CTRL3 108 IO_OUTP_CTRL4 108 isochronous blocks 113 isochronous channel number 113 isochronous data block packet format 113 isochronous data packet...

Page 353: ...shot 205 214 external trigger 205 using Trigger_Mode_15 194 N No DCAM object 99 No FLASH object 99 Node_Id 262 non uniform illumination 136 NumOfLuts 310 NumOfLuts Field 310 O OFFSET automatic white balance 124 offset 199 800h 132 CCD 132 configuration ROM 268 factors 268 hue 181 initialize register 271 inquiry register video format 271 inquiry register video mode 272 saturation 181 setting bright...

Page 354: ...lue trigger input 286 Readout_Inq 103 Register mapping error code 99 repeat counter 208 Requirements correction data 137 RGB to YUV formula 184 RGB8 format 184 rising edge SeqMode 211 RoHS 2002 95 EC 30 RS232 96 RxD_RS232 96 S saturation 181 offset 181 secure image signature SIS definition 217 scenarios 217 sensor position accuracy 346 SeqLength 214 SeqMode description 211 sequence deferred mode 1...

Page 355: ...F 080B 69 Stingray F 080C 69 Stingray F 145B 71 Stingray F 145C 71 Stingray F 146B 72 Stingray F 146C 72 Stingray F 201B 73 74 Stingray F 201C 73 74 spectral transmission Hoya C5000 47 IR cut filter 47 Stack setup error code 99 Stack start error code 99 standard housing 76 Standard Parameter Update Timing 167 329 Standard Update IIDC 168 171 status LED 98 Stingray Compact 87 STINGRAY F 033B C fibe...

Page 356: ...r bulk 190 192 control image capture 190 delay 103 110 edge 104 external 190 hardware 104 196 impulse 202 IntEna 109 internal 190 latency time 206 microcontroller 203 one shot 202 sequence mode 208 signal 100 software 205 synchronize 206 trigger counter 338 trigger counter advanced register 338 trigger counter SIS 217 334 trigger delay 195 advanced CSR 104 196 advanced register 104 196 off 104 on ...

Page 357: ...mpling color drawing 161 VG GND IEEE 1394b 93 video data format IIDC V1 31 114 Video data payload 113 video format available bandwidth 245 frame rate 245 video formats 219 video Format_7 AOI 241 video information 113 video mode CUR V MODE 288 Format_7 294 inquiry register 272 sample C code 266 video mode 0 248 video mode 2 248 VMode_ERROR_STATUS 99 VP IEEE 1394b 93 VP Power VCC IEEE 1394b 93 V R_V...

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