Unibrain Fire-i 580/780/785/980 Operation Manual Page 1
1. Introduction
1.1. Overview
Unibrain’s new Fire-i IIDC 1394b camera series opens up a new horizon on digital image processing by providing
more features in a small form factor while maintaining the cost effectiveness and high quality. All models are
comprised of a wide range of sensor resolutions and are equipped with dual Firewire-800 interfaces and a trigger to
suit the needs of every application.
The Firewire-800 Juniper series offers the highest frame rate in each of its resolutions, compared with other
products currently available. The small form factor design has expanded implementation and broadens application
areas by eliminating the limits that currently exist due to size and weight.
A Large selection of cameras is available and additional cameras are scheduled to be added in the future or per special
OEM request. These will consist of various sensor sizes (1/3”, 2/3”) and resolution (VGA, SXGA, QSXGA) both in color
and black and white. The Juniper series consists of the following models.
Type Model Name CCD Resolution FPS at Max Resolution
Black &
White
Fire-i 980b 2/3” 2448 x 2048 15
Fire-i 780b 2/3” 1388 x 1040 30
Fire-i 785b 1/3” 1288 x964 30
Fire-i 580b 1/3” 656 x 484 86
Color
Fire-i 980c 2/3” 2448 x 2048 15
Fire-i 780c 2/3” 1388 x 1036 30
Fire-i 785c 1/3” 1288 x960 30
Fire-i 580c 1/3” 652 x 484 86
Unique features include a lookup table and external trigger mode 0 ~ 5 plus 15, multi camera auto-sync, ones-hot and
multi-shot, a wide range of shutter speeds (Fire-i 580/780/785 : 1us ~ 3600s, Fire-i 980 : 5us ~ 3600s ), RS232C pass
through via FireWire, Fast format 7 partial scan, and horizontal and vertical binning modes (1x2, 2x2 for B&W). All of
these features provide maximum flexibility for a wide variety of applications.
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 site:
http://www.unibrain.com/downloads/
