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Table of Contents
Default Chapter
2
Fcc Compliance
2
Table of Contents
3
Contacting Point Grey Research
8
About this Manual
9
Document Conventions
10
1 Flea3 Gige Specifications
11
Handling Precautions and Camera Care
13
Case Temperature and Heat Dissipation
13
Analog-To-Digital Converter
15
2 Flea3 Gige Installation
16
Before You Install
16
Will Your System Configuration Support the Camera
16
Do You Have All the Parts You Need
16
Do You Have a Downloads Account
16
Installing Your Interface Card and Software
17
Installing Your Camera
19
Configuring Camera Setup
21
Configuring Camera Drivers
21
Configuring the IP Address
21
Allocating Bandwidth
22
Packet Size
22
Packet Delay
23
Determining Bandwidth Requirements
23
Configuring Other Network Settings
24
Stream Channel Destination Address
24
Heartbeat
25
3 Tools to Control the Flea3 Gige
26
Using Flycapture
26
Flycap Program
26
Custom Applications Built with the Flycapture API
26
Using Genicam Applications
27
Using Gige Vision Bootstrap Registers
27
Using Control and Status Registers
28
4 Flea3 Gige Physical Interface
29
Flea3 Gige Physical Description
29
Flea3 Gige Dimensions
30
Mounting with the Case or Mounting Bracket
30
Tripod Adapter Dimensions
31
Lens Mounting
32
Back Flange Distance
32
Dust Protection
33
Infrared Cut-Off Filters
34
Camera Interface and Connectors
35
Ethernet Connector
35
Interface Cables
35
Interface Card
35
General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
35
5 General Flea3 Gige Operation
37
Powering the Camera
37
User Sets (Memory Channels)
37
Genicam User Set Control
38
On-Camera Frame Buffer
38
Non-Volatile Flash Memory
39
Camera Firmware
39
Determining Firmware Version
40
Upgrading Camera Firmware
40
6 Input/Output Control
41
General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
41
GPIO Modes
42
GPIO Mode 0: Input
42
GPIO Mode 1: Output
42
GPIO Mode 2: Asynchronous (External) Trigger
42
GPIO Mode 3: Strobe
42
GPIO Mode 4: Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)
42
Genicam Digital Input/Output Control
43
Programmable Strobe Output
44
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)
44
Serial Communication
45
Debouncer
45
GPIO Electrical Characteristics
47
7 Image Acquisition
49
Asynchronous Triggering
49
Genicam Acquisition Control
49
Standard External Trigger (Mode 0)
51
Bulb Shutter Trigger (Mode 1)
52
Skip Frames Trigger (Mode 3)
53
Multiple Exposure Preset Trigger (Mode 4)
54
Multiple Exposure Pulse Width Trigger (Mode 5)
55
Low Smear Trigger (Mode 13)
56
Overlapped Exposure Readout Trigger (Mode 14)
57
Multi-Shot Trigger (Mode 15)
58
External Trigger Timing
59
Camera Behavior between Triggers
59
Changing Video Modes While Triggering
60
Asynchronous Software Triggering
61
8 Flea3 Gige Attributes
62
Pixel Formats
62
Raw
62
Mono
62
Rgb
62
Yuv
62
Video Modes Overview
64
Video Mode Descriptions
65
Genicam Image Format Control
67
Frame Rates
68
Calculating Maximum Possible Frame Rate
68
FL3-GE-03S2 Video Modes and Frame Rates
69
FL3-GE-08S2 Video Modes and Frame Rates
70
FL3-GE-13S2 Video Modes and Frame Rates
71
FL3-GE-14S3 Video Modes and Frame Rates
72
FL3-GE-20S4 Video Modes and Frame Rates
73
FL3-GE-28S4 Video Modes and Frame Rates
75
FL3-GE-50S5 Video Modes and Frame Rates
77
Shutter Type
79
Global Shutter
79
Overview of Imaging Parameters
80
Genicam Analog Control
81
Brightness
82
Shutter Time
82
Gain
83
Auto Exposure
84
Sharpness
85
Gamma and Lookup Table
85
High Dynamic Range (HDR) Imaging
87
Image Flip/Mirror
87
Embedded Image Information
87
White Balance
89
Bayer Color Processing
90
Hue
91
Saturation
91
9 Troubleshooting
92
Support
92
Camera Diagnostics
93
Status Indicator LED
94
Test Pattern
94
Channel Balancing
95
Blemish Pixel Artifacts
96
Pixel Defect Correction
96
Vertical Smear Artifact
97
Smear Reduction
97
A Flycapture API Code Samples
98
Setting a GPIO Pin to Strobe Using the Flycapture API
98
Setting a Standard Video Mode, Format and Frame Rate Using the Flycapture API
98
Asynchronous Hardware Triggering Using the Flycapture API
98
Setting Brightness Using the Flycapture API
99
Setting Shutter Using the Flycapture API
99
Setting Gain Using the Flycapture API
99
Setting Auto Exposure Using the Flycapture API
100
Setting Sharpness Using the Flycapture API
100
Setting Gamma Using the Flycapture API
100
Setting White Balance Using the Flycapture API
101
Accessing Raw Bayer Data Using Flycapture
101
Setting Hue Using the Flycapture API
101
Setting Saturation Using the Flycapture API
102
B Flycapture SDK Examples
103
Asynctriggerex
103
Buseventsex
103
Customimageex
103
Extendedshutterex
104
Flycap2Cameracontrol
104
Flycap2_Gtkmm
104
Flycap2Mfc
105
Flycapture2Gui
105
Flycapture2Simplegui_Wpf
105
Flycapture2Test
105
Gigegrabex
106
Grabcallbackex
106
Highdynamicrangeex
106
Imageeventex
106
Multiplecameraex
108
Multiplecamerawritetodiskex
108
Multisyncex
108
Saveimagetoaviex
108
Saveimagetoflashex
108
Serialportex
109
C Genicam Features
110
Device Control
110
Analog Control
110
Image Format Control
111
Acquisition Control
112
Digital Input Output Control
113
Transport Layer Control
114
User Set Control
118
Chunk Data Control
118
D Gige Vision Bootstrap Registers
119
E Control and Status Registers
121
IMAGE_RETRANSMIT: 634H
121
DATA_FLASH_CTRL: 1240H
122
DATA_FLASH_DATA: 1244H
122
GPIO_CTRL_PIN: 1110H-1140H
123
GPIO_XTRA_PIN: 1114H-1144H
124
TRIGGER_MODE: 830H
124
PIXEL_CLOCK_FREQ: 1Af0H
125
AE_ROI: 1A70 - 1A74H
125
LUT: 80000H - 80048H
126
FRAME_INFO: 12F8H
128
INITIALIZE: 000H
129
TIME_FROM_INITIALIZE: 12E0H
129
LINK_UP_TIME: 12E4H
129
XMIT_FAILURE: 12Fch
130
VMODE_ERROR_STATUS: 628H
130
CAMERA_LOG: 1D00 - 1Dffh
130
LED_CTRL: 1A14H
130
PIXEL_DEFECT_CTRL: 1A60H
131
Revision History
132
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Point Grey Flea3 GigE Specifications
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Interface
GigE
Operating Temperature
0°C to 50°C
Dimensions
29 mm x 29 mm x 30 mm
Sensor Type
CMOS
Shutter Type
Global
Sensor
Sony
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