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  • Using Linux with USB 3.1

    This Application Note explains the components and steps that are necessary to install and configure Linux for use with FlyCapture and USB 3.1. Testing is ongoing. Wherever possible, limitations have been noted; however, as more testing is completed this information may change. All possible configurations may not experience the same results.

  • Using Packet and Buffer Size to Adjust Frame Rate on Ladybug

    This application note describes how to adjust the frame rate of the Ladybug spherical camera by changing the packet and buffer size.

  • Using PPS to Synchronize with External GPS

    This application note describes how to configure the Ladybug5+ camera's PPS feature to synchronize timestamps with an external GPS device that provides a PPS output.

  • Using Spinnaker on ARM and Embedded Systems

    With the release of version 1.5 of the Spinnaker SDK, you can program and operate FLIR USB3 machine vision cameras on an ARM device in a Linux environment. This application note explains the components and steps that are necessary to get started with Spinnaker and ARM as well as the limitations of using Spinnaker on an ARM device. It provides a summary and instructions for streaming FLIR USB3 machine vision cameras using Spinnaker on ARM-based embedded boards. It includes examples of some of the more commonly used embedded boards: ODROID-XU4, and NVIDIA Jetson TX1 and TX2. The benchmark results show that embedded boards are able to support high speed machine vision applications. Note: Testing is ongoing. Wherever possible, limitations have been noted; however, as more testing is completed this information may change. All possible configurations of ARM and cameras may not experience the same results.

  • Using the Sequencer Feature

    This document provides an overview of the Sequencer function. The sequencer allows you to control the acquisition parameters of an image sequence. This includes defining the camera feature settings as well as when the camera transitions from one sequence to the next. One application of the sequencer is in the creation of high dynamic range images where your image source has dramatically different light and shadow in the same scene. Another application might be to examine multiple pieces of a larger image as separate entities with different exposures. An astronomy application could increase the camera's dynamic range by capturing multiple images with different settings, then adding and averaging them. A scientific application could use a filter wheel in front of the lens and adjust the camera's settings every time the wheel rotates. With sequencer, each image can have its own defined feature set. Blackfly S allows up to 8 sequencer sets.

  • Using USB3 Vision Cameras with Matrox Imaging Library

    Information on how to configure and use FLIR machine vision USB3 cameras with Matrox Imaging Library.

  • Using USB3 Vision Cameras with National Instruments’ Vision Acquisition Software

    Information on how to configure and use FLIR machine vision USB3 cameras with National Instruments’ Vision Acquisition Software.

  • Recommended PC Specifications

    PVCAM and Teledyne Photometrics cameras will generally work on any hardware that supports the camera interface and PVCAM installation, and we detail below a custom PC build. If unsure, we also recommend two specific prebuilt configurations from Dell and HP below. These configurations are used in-house when testing currently supported cameras.

  • Best Practices for Ladybug

    The purpose of this application note is to describe a series of settings and hardware configurations to optimize Ladybug image quality.

  • Buffering a GPIO pin strobe output signal using an optocoupler to drive external devices

    The purpose of this Technical Application Note is to provide the user with the ability to drive an external device, such as a strobe light, LED, or other apparatus, that requires more power or voltage than the Applicable Product’s GPIO pins are capable of generating. For example, the Flea GPIO pins are TTL 3.3V pins protected by two diodes to +3.3V and GND in parallel. The pins have almost no drive strength (less than 1mA), and are therefore unable to trigger many external devices, such as the X-Strobe™ strobe. In order to trigger such a device, which requires a +5V TTL pulse and 20mA of current, the signal off the GPIO pins must be buffered with a transistor or driver, such as an optocoupler, to lower the impedance. This TAN describes alternatives for users who wish to: 1. Purchase an off-the-shelf optocoupler solution; or 2. Build their own optocoupler circuit.

  • Calibrating to Reduce Horizontal Line Artifact

    This application note describes a known artifact of the Sony IMX036 sensor and provides steps that can be taken to reduce the effect.

  • Configuring and Testing the RS-232 Serial Port

    The purpose of this Technical Application Note is to provide the user with a set of basic instructions on how to configure and test the RS-232 serial port functionality for a FLIR camera. The camera is equipped with a set of general purpose input/output (GPIO) pins that can be accessed via the connector on the back. Different products may use different connectors.