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Table of Contents
1
Introduction ...........................................................................................3
1.1
Characteristics ...............................................................................3
2
Quick Start.............................................................................................4
3
Hardware Overview...............................................................................5
3.1
Hardware Schematic......................................................................5
3.2
Color and Monochrome.................................................................6
3.3
Frame Rates ...................................................................................6
3.4
50 Hz Option .................................................................................6
3.5
Multiple Devices............................................................................6
4
Installing the 1394 Host Card and Capture Software ............................8
4.1
1394 Hardware and Drivers...........................................................8
4.1.1
MS Windows Hardware Installation .....................................8
4.1.2
Linux Hardware and Driver Installation................................8
4.2
MDCS2 Software ..........................................................................8
5
Lenses ..................................................................................................10
5.1
Changing Lenses..........................................................................10
5.2
Cleaning the Imagers ...................................................................10
5.3
Imager Size ..................................................................................10
5.4
F Number.....................................................................................10
5.5
Focal Length ................................................................................10
5.6
Field of View...............................................................................10
6
1394 Interface......................................................................................12
6.1
IEEE 1394 Cable .........................................................................12
6.2
IEEE 1394 Host Interface............................................................12
6.3
Supplying Power .........................................................................12
7
User Controls.......................................................................................14
7.1
Color ............................................................................................14
7.2
Gamma Correction.......................................................................14
7.3
Video Digitization Parameters.....................................................15
7.4
Subsampling ................................................................................15
7.5
Frame Rates ................................................................................ 16
7.6
Firmware Parameters .................................................................. 16
7.6.1
50 Hz Operation.................................................................. 17
7.6.2
Vertical Offset and Image Inversion ................................... 17
8
Interface Software API ....................................................................... 18
9
Physical Dimensions and Mounting Diagram..................................... 19
10
Technical Specifications ................................................................. 20
10.1
Specifications.............................................................................. 20
10.2
Imager Response - Color ............................................................ 20
10.3
Imager Response – Monochrome ............................................... 21
10.4
Filter Transmittance .................................................................... 21
11
Technical Support ........................................................................... 22
