About this manual

Goal of the manual

This manual gives you an overview of the BVS CA-MLC / -IGC devices, Balluff's compact USB2 industrial camera family, its technical data and basic operation of the mvBlueFOX. Programming the device is detailed in a separate documentation, which will be available in an online format.

Contents of the manual

At the beginning of the manual, you will get an introduction to the possible usages of the camera. The following chapters contain general information about the camera including:

• Quickstart followed by
• Technical Data
• Sensor Overview
• Filters

The general information is followed by the description of the

• Software tools for the camera including the tools
• HRTC - Hardware Real-Time Controller shows how to use the FPGA built-in functionality called Hardware Real-Time Controller (short: HRTC).
• Developing applications using the Impact Acquire SDK
• DirectShow developers documents Balluff's Impact Acquire to DirectShow interface(DirectShow_acquire).
• Troubleshooting shows how to detect damages and other inconveniences.
• Use Cases describes solutions for general tasks and
• A Glossary explains abbreviations and technical terms.

• Appendix A. Specific Camera / Sensor Data contains all data of the sensors like timings, details of operation, etc.
  • A.1 CCD contains all data of the CCD sensors like timings, details of operation, etc.
  • A.2 CMOS contains all data of the other CMOS sensors like timings, details of operation, etc.

• Appendix B. Product Comparison makes it possible to filter all features of the each camera which is available in the family. E.g. it is possible to look if a specific camera supports a specific feature.
• Appendix C. Tested ARM platforms contains a list of ARM platforms tested with this product and information on how to setup these systems for achieving optimal results