Point Grey Flea3 GigE Technical Reference
9 Troubleshooting
9.3
Status Indicator LED
The user can turn off the camera’s status LED. LEDs are re-enabled the next time the camera is power cycled.
LED Status
Description
Off
Not receiving power
Steady green, high intensity (~5 seconds)
1. Camera powers up
Green/Red, flashing (~2 seconds)
2. Camera programs the FPGA
Green flashing quickly, low intensity
3. Establishing IP connection. The camera attempts to establish
an IP connection in the following order:
One green blink (~1-2 seconds)
Two green blinks (~1-2 seconds)
Three green blinks (~1-2 seconds)
Three red blinks (~1-2 seconds)
i) A persistent IP address, if enabled and available;
ii) a DHCP address, if enabled and available;
iii) a link-local address (LLA).
iv) Failure to establish connection
Steady green, high intensity
4. Camera is streaming images
Red/Green flashing quickly
Firmware update in progress
Red flashing slowly
General error - contact technical
support
For information on the LED register, see
LED_CTRL: 1A14h on page 120
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9.4
Test Pattern
The camera is capable of outputting continuous static images for testing and development purposes. The test pattern
image is inserted into the imaging pipeline immediately prior to the transfer to the on-board FIFO, and is therefore not
subject to changes in imaging parameters.
Figure 9.1: Test Pattern Sample Image
To use test pattern:
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GenICam—
Image Format Control
Revised 10/29/2013
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