FLIR ADK User Manual

FLIR ADK
Getting Sta rt e d
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 Revision History .................................................................................................................................................. 3
1.2 Reference Documents ...................................................................................................................................... 3
1.3 SCOPE......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.4 BACKGROUND ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
2 USB – Getting Started ................................................................................................................................................ 4
2.1 Connect and power the USB ADK ............................................................................................................. 4
2.2 FLIR Boson GUI .................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.3 External Sync ......................................................................................................................................................... 7
3 Ethernet – Getting Started...................................................................................................................................... 7
3.1 Connecting the Boson ethernet ADK to the computer................................................................. 7
3.2 Ubuntu Installation............................................................................................................................................ 8
3.2.1 Robot Operating System ....................................................................................................................... 9
3.3 Windows Installation .................................................................................................................................... 10
3.4 Working with the Spinnaker API ........................................................................................................... 10
3.4.1 Accessing Boson Camera Feature Example ........................................................................... 10
3.4.2 Finding Node Names, Types and Enumeration Values ................................................... 11
4 GMSL – Getting Started ......................................................................................................................................... 12
4.1 Power Over Coax .............................................................................................................................................. 12
4.2 NVIDIA Drive Systems .................................................................................................................................. 14
4.3 Upgrading the GMSL Serializer to GMSL 2 ....................................................................................... 15
4.4 GMSL SerDes Data Transmission ........................................................................................................... 15
4.5 Sending Commands to the ADK over i2C .......................................................................................... 16
4.6 Sample I2C Functions for Teensy SOC ................................................................................................ 17
4.7 Data Format and Boson Settings for GMSL 1.................................................................................. 20
4.8 Interpreting the Multiplexed/ Double wide IR16 video.......................................................... 20
4.9 Syncing the Boson using GPIO pins of the SerDes ....................................................................... 20
5 ADK Latency................................................................................................................................................................. 21
5.1 Microbolometer Thermal Time Constant ......................................................................................... 21
5.2 Progressive Video Output........................................................................................................................... 22

FLIR ADK Specifications

General

Brand	FLIR
Model	ADK
Category	Thermal cameras
Language	English