Blackfly - CYLOD

Point Grey Blackfly Technical Reference
Table of Contents
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1 Blackfly Specifications 1
1.1 Blackfly Specifications 1
1.2 Handling Precautions and Camera Care 3
1.2.1 Case Temperature and Heat Dissipation 3
2 Blackfly Installation 5
2.1 Before You Install 5
2.1.1 Will your system configuration support the camera? 5
2.1.2 Do you have all the parts you need? 5
2.1.3 Do you have a downloads account? 5
2.2 Installing Your Interface Card and Software 6
2.3 Installing Your Camera 7
2.4 Configuring Camera Setup 8
2.4.1 Configuring Camera Drivers 8
2.4.2 Configuring the IP Address 9
2.4.3 Allocating Bandwidth 10
2.4.3.1 Packet Size 10
2.4.3.2 Packet Delay 11
2.4.3.3 Determining Bandwidth Requirements 11
2.4.4 Configuring Other Network Settings 12
2.4.4.1 Stream Channel Destination Address 12
2.4.4.2 Heartbeat 12
3 Tools to Control the Blackfly 14
3.1 Using FlyCapture 14
3.2 Using GenICam Applications 14
3.3 Using GigE Vision Bootstrap Registers 15
3.4 Using Control and Status Registers 15
3.4.1 Modes 15
3.4.2 Values 15
4 Blackfly Physical Interface 16
4.1 Blackfly Physical Description 16
4.2 Blackfly Dimensions 17
4.3 Tripod Adapter Dimensions 18
4.4 Mounting with the Case or Mounting Bracket 18
4.5 Lens Mounting 19
Revised 12/13/2012
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