
PIKE Technical Manual V4.0.0
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Contents
Introduction ...........................................................................................................10
Document history ......................................................................................................... 10
Conventions used in this manual..................................................................................... 12
Styles ..................................................................................................................... 12
Symbols .................................................................................................................. 13
Before operation .......................................................................................................... 13
Declarations of conformity ...........................................................................14
Safety instructions ............................................................................................16
Reference documents applicable in the United States......................................................... 16
Reference documents applicable in Europe ....................................................................... 16
Reference documents applicable in Japan......................................................................... 16
Cautions...................................................................................................................... 17
Environmental conditions .............................................................................................. 17
PIKE types and highlights .............................................................................18
FireWire....................................................................................................................21
Overview ..................................................................................................................... 21
Definition ............................................................................................................... 21
IEEE 1394 standards ................................................................................................. 21
Why use FireWire? .................................................................................................... 21
FireWire in detail.......................................................................................................... 22
Serial bus................................................................................................................ 22
FireWire connection capabilities ................................................................................. 23
Capabilities of 1394a (FireWire 400)............................................................................ 24
IIDC V1.3 camera control standards ........................................................................ 24
Capabilities of 1394b (FireWire 800) ........................................................................... 24
IIDC V1.31 camera control standards ...................................................................... 24
Compatibility between 1394a and 1394b...................................................................... 25
Compatibility example .......................................................................................... 25
Image transfer via 1394a and 1394b ........................................................................... 26
1394b bandwidths.................................................................................................... 27
Requirements for PC and 1394b.............................................................................. 27
Requirements for laptop and 1394b ........................................................................ 28
Example1: 1394b bandwidth of PIKE cameras ........................................................... 29
Example 2: More than one PIKE camera at full speed ................................................. 30
FireWire Plug & play capabilities................................................................................. 31
FireWire hot plug precautions..................................................................................... 31
Operating system support .......................................................................................... 31
System components .........................................................................................32
Camera lenses.......................................................................................................... 34
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