Introduction, Overview – Unibrain 501 User Manual
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Unibrain Fire-i 501/511/601/701/702/810 Operation Manual
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1.
Introduction
1.1.
Overview
Unibrain’s new Fire-i IIDC 1394a camera series opens up a new horizon on digital image processing by providing
more features in a small and robust form factor while maintaining the cost effectiveness and high quality. All models
are lined up by a wide range of resolution equipped with Firewire interface and trigger to suit the need for every
application.
Large selection of cameras is available and scheduled to be added to the Fire-i camera series which consist of
various sensor sizes (1/2”, 2/3” 1/3”, 1/1.8”) and resolution (VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA, UXGA) both in color and black
and white. The Unibrain 1394a digital camera series consist of the following models.
Type
Model Name
CCD
Resolution
FPS at Max Resolution
Black &
White
Fire-i 810b
1/1.8”
1600 x 1200
16
Fire-i 701b
1/2”
1388 x 1040
20
Fire-i 702b
2/3
Fire-i 610b
1/3”
1024 x 768
36
Fire-i 511b
1/2”
640 x 480
86
Fire-i 501b
1/3”
Color
Fire-i 810c
1/1.8”
1600 x 1200
16
Fire-i 701c
1/2”
1388 x 1036
20
Fire-i 702c
2/3”
Fire-i 601c
1/3”
1024 x 768
36
Fire-i 511c
1/2”
640 x 480
86
Fire-i 501c
1/3”
New Features (September 2007 production models and later)
Recent models have been enriched with new features such: Lookup table (LUT), additional external trigger modes (0 ~
5, 12, 13, 14, 15 – depending on the model), extended shutter speed (1 us ~ 3600 sec), RS232c pass through via
firewire, Horizontal and Vertical binning modes (1x2, 2x2 for monochrome SXGA and UXGA models), optocoupler
hardware trigger (SXGA, UXGA models) etc.
Software support
All cameras are fully supported from Unibrain’s Fire-i™ drivers and software and embed a Fire-i API™ SDK license.
Latest versions of Fire-i™ software and SDK can be downloaded from our web