Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual
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1.3.
Camera Interface
1.3.1.
FireWire-800 Port
The industry standard Firewire-800 (IEEE-1394b) port has the following pin assignment. Data and control of the
camera are provided via 1394B and camera power can also be supplied by FireWire bus.
Pin
Signal
1
TPB-
2
TPB+
3
TPA-
4
TPA+
5
TPA R (A GND)
6
TPA-
7
Not connected
8
VP (+8 to +36 VDC)
9
TPB R (B GND)
CAUTION: DO NOT reverse the polarity as it will result in damaging the camera.
1.3.2.
Trigger Connector Port
The External Trigger Connector provides access to multiple I/O and also provides power as a secondary source.
.
Pin
Signal
Pin
Signal
1
Power GND
7
GND
2
Ext. Power(+12v)
8
Rx RS232
3
GND
9
Tx RS232
4
Ext. Trigger
10
NC
5
Ext. Trigger GND
11
Strobe
6
NC
12
Strobe Power
Note: NC pins must have no connection
1.3.3.
Status LED
LED Status
Isochronous Channel
Packet Transfer
RED
Disable
NO
GREEN
Enable
Flicker
OFF
Enable
NO
Note: When power off, LED is OFF