Videre Design MDCS2, User Manual

Page 1: ...MDCS2 USER S MANUAL 2004 VIDERE DESIGN 1 MDCS2 Digital Video Camera User s Manual 2004 Videre Design...

Page 2: ...0 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...

Page 3: ...ese drivers are included in a Software Developer s Kit which is bundled with the devices Using the libraries in the kit you can quickly integrate MDCS2 video acquisition into your own applications wri...

Page 4: ...there is a MDCS2 present If not go back to software installation Section Error Reference source not found and follow the instructions for configuring the correct capture library Pull down the Input ch...

Page 5: ...no user settable switches on the MDCS2 3 1 Hardware Schematic Figure 3 2 shows the design of the internal hardware of the MDCS2 In the imager module a Micron MT9M001 imager of size 1280x1024 pixels di...

Page 6: ...en streaming video at the same frame rate they are synchronized so that they capture images at the same time Each IEEE 1394 PC Card or PCI Card defines a separate IEEE 1394 bus The two or three ports...

Page 7: ...ting the number of bytes in each frame because there are blank cycles on the bus when no data is being transmitted even though the bandwidth is reserved Thus it makes no difference whether the rate is...

Page 8: ...Desktop PCs supply power to the bus laptops do not See Section 6 for information about cabling and power for the IEEE 1394 bus 4 1 2 Linux Hardware and Driver Installation Linux kernels 2 4 or 2 6 ker...

Page 9: ...DERE DESIGN 9 libdcap so and dCamera lib dll are the capture libraries for Linux and MS Windows respectively There are several sample applications see the DCAM Digital Camera Capture Software User s M...

Page 10: ...ger 5 4 F Number The F number is a measure of the light gathering ability of a lens The lower the F number the better it is at pulling in light and the better the MDCS2 will see in low illumination se...

Page 11: ...USER S MANUAL 2004 VIDERE DESIGN 11 Lens focal length Horizontal FOV Vertical FOV 3 5 mm 87 deg 71 deg 6 0 58 45 12 0 31 25 Table 5 1 Horizontal and vertical field of view for different lens focal le...

Page 12: ...CIA cards do not have the capability of supplying power and come with an adapter for supplying power to the 1394 cable through a wall transformer Any 1394 card is suitable as long as it conforms to OH...

Page 13: ...Card with a power port On the right power is supplied through a hub with a power port Power should be 7 to 16 VDC at 2 W Check the PC Card or hub for the type of power connector IEEE 1394 Cables Power...

Page 14: ...nts of the three colors red green blue affects the appearance of the color image Many color CCD imagers have attached processors that automatically balance the offsets among these colors to produce an...

Page 15: ...possible for your application without having to use gain This will increase the depth of field and give better optical performance Indoors the iris usually is fully open Outdoors in bright conditions...

Page 16: ...on the imager which then transmits a 640x480 imager this is the default for full frame images Using SetSample 1 2 means that binning will take place on the host In this case the imager transmits all...

Page 17: ...This choice is downloaded and stored in the device and will cause 50 Hz operation every time the MDCS2 is accessed To change back to 60 Hz uncheck the box and again save it to the device 7 6 2 Vertica...

Page 18: ...CS2 USER S MANUAL 2004 VIDERE DESIGN 18 8 Interface Software API Please see the DCAM Digital Camera Capture Software User s Manual for information about the software API for capturing and saving image...

Page 19: ...Diagram The diagram below shows the physical dimensions for the MDCS2 C The larger hole is threaded for a 20 machine screw standard tripod mounting screw The two smaller holes are threaded for 6 32 ma...

Page 20: ...Bayer color pattern Frame Rates 3 75 7 5 15 30 60 Hz 3 125 6 5 12 5 25 50 Hz Max 15 Hz at 1280x960 Exposure 1 line time to full frame Gain 0 18 dB Sensitivity 2 1 V lux sec monochrome S N 45 dB no gai...

Page 21: ...MDCS2 USER S MANUAL 2004 VIDERE DESIGN 21 10 3 Imager Response Monochrome 10 4 Filter Transmittance...

Page 22: ...NUAL 2004 VIDERE DESIGN 22 11 Technical Support For technical support please contact Videre Design by email or FAX Videre Design 865 College Avenue Menlo Park CA 94025 Fax 650 323 3646 Email support v...