Point Grey Flea3 GigE Technical Reference
Table of Contents
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1 Flea3 GigE Specifications
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1.1 Flea3 GigE Specifications
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1.2 Handling Precautions and Camera Care
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1.2.1 Case Temperature and Heat Dissipation
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1.3 Analog-to-Digital Converter
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2 Flea3 GigE Installation
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2.1 Before You Install
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2.1.1 Will your system configuration support the camera?
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2.1.2 Do you have all the parts you need?
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2.1.3 Do you have a downloads account?
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2.2 Installing Your Interface Card and Software
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2.3 Installing Your Camera
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2.4 Configuring Camera Setup
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2.4.1 Configuring Camera Drivers
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2.4.2 Configuring the IP Address
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2.4.3 Allocating Bandwidth
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2.4.3.1 Packet Size
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2.4.3.2 Packet Delay
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2.4.3.3 Determining Bandwidth Requirements
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2.4.4 Configuring Other Network Settings
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2.4.4.1 Stream Channel Destination Address
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2.4.4.2 Heartbeat
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3 Tools to Control the Flea3 GigE
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3.1 Using FlyCapture
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3.1.1 FlyCap Program
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3.1.2 Custom Applications Built with the FlyCapture API
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3.2 Using GenICam Applications
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3.3 Using GigE Vision Bootstrap Registers
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3.4 Using Control and Status Registers
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4 Flea3 GigE Physical Interface
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4.1 Flea3 GigE Physical Description
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4.2 Flea3 GigE Dimensions
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4.3 Mounting with the Case or Mounting Bracket
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4.3.1 Tripod Adapter Dimensions
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4.4 Lens Mounting
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Revised 10/29/2013
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