Point Grey Flea3 GigE - Handling Precautions and Camera Care

Point Grey Flea3 GigE Technical Reference
Table of Contents
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1 Flea3 GigE Specifications 1
1.1 Flea3 GigE Specifications 1
1.2 Handling Precautions and Camera Care 3
1.2.1 Case Temperature and Heat Dissipation 3
1.3 Analog-to-Digital Converter 5
2 Flea3 GigE Installation 6
2.1 Before You Install 6
2.1.1 Will your system configuration support the camera? 6
2.1.2 Do you have all the parts you need? 6
2.1.3 Do you have a downloads account? 6
2.2 Installing Your Interface Card and Software 7
2.3 Installing Your Camera 9
2.4 Configuring Camera Setup 11
2.4.1 Configuring Camera Drivers 11
2.4.2 Configuring the IP Address 11
2.4.3 Allocating Bandwidth 12
2.4.3.1 Packet Size 12
2.4.3.2 Packet Delay 13
2.4.3.3 Determining Bandwidth Requirements 13
2.4.4 Configuring Other Network Settings 14
2.4.4.1 Stream Channel Destination Address 14
2.4.4.2 Heartbeat 15
3 Tools to Control the Flea3 GigE 16
3.1 Using FlyCapture 16
3.1.1 FlyCap Program 16
3.1.2 Custom Applications Built with the FlyCapture API 16
3.2 Using GenICam Applications 17
3.3 Using GigE Vision Bootstrap Registers 17
3.4 Using Control and Status Registers 18
4 Flea3 GigE Physical Interface 19
4.1 Flea3 GigE Physical Description 19
4.2 Flea3 GigE Dimensions 20
4.3 Mounting with the Case or Mounting Bracket 20
4.3.1 Tripod Adapter Dimensions 21
4.4 Lens Mounting 22
Revised 10/29/2013
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