The User manual contains the following sections...
Table of Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................... 5
About This Guide ........................................................................................................................................... 5
Support ........................................................................................................................................................... 5
FCC Compliance ............................................................................................................................................ 6
Hardware Warranty ........................................................................................................................................ 6
WEEE ............................................................................................................................................................. 6
Trademarks ..................................................................................................................................................... 6
Allegro USB3 Specifications ................................................................................................................................. 7
General Specifications ............................................................................................................................... 7
Handling Precautions and Camera Care .................................................................................................... 9
Case Temperature and Heat Dissipation ................................................................................................... 9
Allegro USB3 Installation ................................................................................................................................... 10
Before You Install ......................................................................................................................................... 10
Will your system configuration support the camera? ............................................................................. 10
Recommended USB3 Interface Cards: .................................................................................................... 10
Do you have all the parts you need? ........................................................................................................ 10
Do you have the required software? ........................................................................................................ 11
Installing your Software ............................................................................................................................... 11
Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 11
Installing Your Camera ................................................................................................................................. 11
Camera Firmware ......................................................................................................................................... 12
Determining Firmware Version ............................................................................................................... 12
Upgrading Camera Firmware .................................................................................................................. 12
Allegro USB3 Attributes ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Pixel Formats ................................................................................................................................................ 13
Mono ........................................................................................................................................................ 13
RGB ........................................................................................................................................................... 13
YCrCb/YUV ............................................................................................................................................... 13
Image Format Control .............................................................................................................................. 14
Shutter Types ............................................................................................................................................... 15
Global Shutter .......................................................................................................................................... 15
Rolling Shutter ......................................................................................................................................... 16
Rolling Shutter with Global Reset ........................................................................................................... 17
Allegro USB Software and Control .................................................................................................................... 18
Using the Medley SDK ................................................................................................................................. 18
Custom Applications Built Using the ISG Legacy API ............................................................................... 18
Allegro USB3 Operation using GenICam ......................................................................................................... 19
Using GenICam Applications ....................................................................................................................... 19
GenICam Acquisition Control ...................................................................................................................... 19
Transfer Mode Summary ......................................................................................................................... 21
Trigger and Strobe Control ........................................................................................................................... 22
Asynchronous Triggering ......................................................................................................................... 22
Standard External Trigger ....................................................................................................................... 23
Bulb Shutter Trigger ................................................................................................................................ 24
Burst Mode Trigger (Edge Detect) .......................................................................................................... 25
Burst Mode Trigger (Level Detect) .......................................................................................................... 26
External Trigger Timing ........................................................................................................................... 27
Asynchronous Software Triggering ......................................................................................................... 27
Programmable Strobe Output ................................................................................................................... 28
GenICam Additional Features ........................................................................................................................... 29
Device Control .............................................................................................................................................. 29
Digital IO Control ......................................................................................................................................... 31
Analog Control ............................................................................................................................................. 32
Transport Layer Control ............................................................................................................................... 33
User Sets ....................................................................................................................................................... 34
GenICam User Set Control ........................................................................................................................... 34
Hardware Specifications ..................................................................................................................................... 35
Powering the Camera .................................................................................................................................. 35
Allegro USB3 Physical Description .............................................................................................................. 36
Allegro USB3 Dimensions ............................................................................................................................ 37
Mounting with the Case or Optional Tripod Mount .................................................................................... 38
Dust Protection ............................................................................................................................................ 38
Infrared Cutoff Filters ................................................................................................................................... 39
USB 3.0 Connector ....................................................................................................................................... 40
Interface Cables ............................................................................................................................................ 41
Interface Card ............................................................................................................................................... 41
Trigger/Strobe IO Connector Details ........................................................................................................... 41
Camera Trigger Details ................................................................................................................................ 42
Camera Strobe Details ................................................................................................................................. 43