ICubeC User`s Manual
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1. 4 2 Controllers and Channels There are 4 Channels namely Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 and Channel 4 per Controller For example the channels for Controller 2 are shown in Figure 4 4 Similarly there are 8 Controllers namely Controller 1 Controller 2 Controller 3 Controller 4 Controller 5 Controller 6 Controller 7 and Controller 8 as shown in Fig 4 4 M Vx Light Controller Controajlers evice iCubeC Controls Trigger Strobe Edge ICubeC D el Falling Address In ew Segments Selection Trigger1 l0 To 15 Channel Selection Tia Z ue To ES Strobe Delay Strobe Source Oms NI Hardware zl Bank Selection kl Select All All Lights Pulse Width 3 0 0 ms Switch Off Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 4 Channels and Controllers for 32 Segment Light Head There are 32 segments in ICubeC which can be controlled individually To control all the 32 segments enter 31 in the text box shown in fig 4 5 under segment selection Trigger 1 and select Trigger 1 as shown in the fig 4 5 If Trigger 2 is selected any number of segments less than 16 has to be entered for Trigger 1 and the remaining segments will automatically be assigned for Trigger 2 One example is shown in fig 4 6 ICubeC User s Manual 20 4 Operations and Features Ch Light Controller LJ KI RW EI E LI m o e ILI IL 2 III HIH IECH II Light Intensity Dr FH o De2. 6 You can see the LightController shortcut icon automatically created in the desktop M LightController To start working with LightController double click on the icon 3 3 Hardware Installation e Plug in power cable into the DC Power connector of ICubeC e Connect the Master cable from camera to the Master connector of ICubeC e Connect the USB cable from PC USB port to the ICubeC Check whether the device is detected under the Jungo folder in Device Manager E g ICubeC This indicates the device is detected e Connect the lighthead to the other end of the ICubeC ICubeC User s Manual 17 4 Operations and Features 4 Operations and Features This chapter explains the basic operations and features of ICubeC This section also explains the configuration in detail 4 1 Device Selection The application for ICubeC runs either in Windows 2000 Windows NT or Windows XP Platforms This section explains the configuration of various light patterns intensity levels using the API provided Figure 4 1 shows the appearance of ICubeC application M Vx Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls E Trigger Strobe Edge ICubeC PEE ears 1 Maan Ka A kd Falling x Address o wl Segments Selection Trigger 1 o To 15 Channel Selection es ue To ER Strobe Delay Strobe Source aaa Oms Hardware e kl Pl Ell El al KE Bank Selection a E L L E A LI 5 o eM Mt tt Mt 2 IR UI All Lights Switch On Ligh
3. Wi m LIU CR 24 Channels Strobe Delay Strobe Source D ms Software v Bank Selection 5 Barko Lie Banki III ER H IHR 2 KEE o B e 1G 1NG LJ a 1G fo All Lights Pulse Width 3 Light Inbensiity Fig 4 17 Selecting all channels of Controller 3 ICubeC User s Manual 31 4 Operations and Features Step 3 Light Intensity Selection e Light Intensity value can be varied from O to 63 The value 0 represents the minimum intensity and the value 63 represents the maximum intensity e The light intensity required to be set could be obtained by moving the cursor between minimum and maximum value as shown in figure 4 18 M I Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls Trigger Strobe Edge HS 1 SW Faling Address 3 e Segments Selection Trigger l0 To 31 Channel Selection Tiga 2 jo a fo 1 16 Channel A Channels Strobe Delay Strobe Source 50 ms sc Software Bank Selection All Lights 0 0 ms Switch Off m L m m E LI L D HIR SEENE VI III s IE EI EISE EE Light Intensity Pulse Width Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 18 Light Intensity value set to 30 for all channels of controller 4 Example To set maximum intensity value for all light segments first select all light segments then move the cursor to intensity value 63 Please refer to figure 4 19 and figure 4 20 ICubeC User s Manual 32 4 Operations an
4. Device iCubeC Controls Trigger Strobe Edge ICubeC KS Address 3 CH Segments Selection K Trigger 1 jo To 31 Channel Selection Trigger 2 o e io 16 Channel kb A Channel 4 channe Strobe Delay Strobe Source D ms Software E Bank Selection All Lights Light Intensity Pulse Width 30 Dim Switch Off m L L L L L a D OOOI E 8 OOOI EE E 8 OOOI EE E 8 z sileneeeggeg Save Configuration Fig 4 24 Click the Load Configuration button ICubeC User s Manual 37 4 Operations and Features Yx Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls Trigger Strobe Edge ICubeC Falling H BR LJ L EB E LightController pro a mi L L File name LightController Files of type Pro Files pro Les a i T 3 2 Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 25 Select the location which contains the saved configuration Then click the Open Button to load the configuration on to the ICubeC Note The above mentioned steps should be followed for different light configurations as per the user requirement ICubeC User s Manual 38
5. pulses sec External control maybe used for connecting to a camera to a frame grabber output pin depending upon the requirement ICubeC User s Manual 23 4 Operations and Features M Vx Light Controller m E m LI L L o o EREE L o EEEE L 2 EEEE L Light Intensity J kl Pl Ell Kl NEB Device ICubeC Address 3 sl Channel Selection 16 Channels 24 Channel Bank Selection Dank Banki Pulse Width 3 Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 9 Strobe source Selection iCubeC Controls Trigger 1 S Strobe Edge Faing 19 Segments Selection Trigger 1 Trigger 2 o To o Strobe Delay O ms Strobe Source Software ze Hardware E Internal All Lights Switch On Switch Off 4 00 ms Software When Software strobe source is selected the Trigger button is visible Clicking on this button once will send a software strobe to the device I CubeC User s Manual 24 4 Operations and Features M Vx Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls s Trigger Strobe Edge ICubeC Sa ioe wi roro sg Address 3 wl Segments Selection Trigger 1 fo To 31 Channel Selection es lo To DR Strobe Delay Strobe Source Oms Ki Software b4 CS CC al KE Bank Selection 5 E m m L E E o SR EEEE L 2 EEEE UL 2 EEEE L All Lights CIE Light Intensity Pulse Width EE 2 e
6. Connector is used for communicating ICubeC with PC to provide control signals and data to the ICubeC from PC The Pin numbering is shown in the below diagram Corresponding Pin assignment is shown in Table 2 1 ICubeC User s Manual 7 2 ICubeC Physical Interface USB Connector Signal Description 1 5 VDC 2 Data 3 Data 4 GND Table 2 1 Pin out of USB Connector 2 3 2 15 pin D Sub Connector This connector is used for interfacing the trigger and strobe signal from to camera according to requirement Following is the pin out for the 15 pin control connector The Pin numbering is shown in the below diagram Corresponding Pin assignment is shown in table 2 2 15 15 pin Connector Pin Signal Description CO wa Cg wo 9 Trigger 2 ICubeC User s Manual 8 2 ICubeC Physical Interface 10 Trigger 4 11 Camera Strobe 2 Table 2 2 Pin out of Control Connector 2 3 3 44 pin D Sub connector The 44 Pin connector of ICubeC is used to provide the light intensity output from ICubeC to the 32 segment Lighthead The Pin numbering is shown in the below diagram Corresponding Pin assignments for the 44 pin connector are shown in Table 2 3 ap LIGHTHEAD 44 44 pin Connector Pin Signal Description 24V Output 1 Output 2 Output 3 Output 4 Output 5 Output 6 Output 7 Output 8 24V Output 9 Output 10 Output 11 Output 12 O ol NI any ayR N CH A IA fs AJN gt ICub
7. Trigger Strobe Edge Address 3 ew Segments Selection Trigger 1 l0 To 31 Channel Selection Thigget 2 PS To Cm Strobe Delay Strobe Source Oms 1 Software All Lights Light Intensity Pulse Width f eene S TTT S TTT S witch Off Bank Selection bl Pl Ell Kl al KEE m L W m L m E a o ER IL MIN UI ER LIKE 2 II LIT IL II Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 7 Pulse width variation User can also adjust the intensity variation for the selected segments The intensity can be varied from 0 to 63 as shown in fig 4 8 ICubeC User s Manual 22 4 Operations and Features M I Light Controller x Device iCubeC Controls Trigger Strobe Edge a 2 Di Sf sl Fan sl Address 3 m Segments Selection Channel Selection Popes 0 ae a annel annel Strobe Delay Strobe Source ons m Sotware zl Bank Selection All Lights Light Intensity Pulse Width 3 kims Switch Off Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 8 Light Intensity variation EI Pl ll klo NE SR LIT L 3 i o EEES U o EEEE JL 4 3 2 Strobe Source and Edge selection External Select External from the Strobe Selection option box In this case triggers have to be sent from the external 9 pin D Type connector to the Trigger 1 pin Note that the input trigger voltage from at maximum of 5 Volts and the frequency should be limited to maximum of 10
8. a E MESURE om OTRO 11 to 34 32 segment Light 44 Pin Male To 44 pin Lighthead Connector Fig 2 6 Lighthead Cable LED Electrical Circuitry The lighthead can be designed according to any of the following LED connectivity options Few sample circuits are shown below 24VDC 24VDC oe 24VDC NN N X AN GR Fece OR S NN NN OUTPUT OUTPUT OUTPUT ICubeC User s Manual 13 3 Hardware and Software Installation 3 Hardware and Software Installation This section provides the initial hardware and software installation procedures to work with ICubeC 3 1 Requirements Following are the required hardware and software components to start the installation 1 ICubeC Device 2 Power Supply A power supply of 24VDC is required for powering the ICubeC 3 Interfacing cables ICubeC requires 3 types of cables Power Supply Cable Master Cable and USB Cable that comes with package 4 Software package The Software package includes necessary files to install the API and driver The application can run in Windows 2000 Windows XP platforms 3 2 Software Installation This section explains in detail about the software installation of lighting controller using the setup file provided with the installation disk Follow the steps below to install the API 1 Double click the setup file and run CJ LightController ICubeC User s Manual 14 3 Hardware and Software Installation 2 The following LightController setup wizard ope
9. is saved with pro extension Figures 4 22 and 4 23 illustrate how to save configuration M Vx Light Controller Device ICubeC Address 3 y Channel Selection Bank Selection Dank E L EI L E E LI S o OOOI E 8 HOOOCICI EE E IR 8 OOU EE E 2 000000 NEE Light Intensiity Pulse Width J Load Configuration Save Configuration E Fig 4 22 Click the Save Configuration Button ICubeC User s Manual iCubeC Controls Trigger Strobe Edge Falling Segments Selection Trigger 1 jo To Trigger 2 jo To jo Strobe Delay Strobe Source 50ms Software All Lights Switch On D 35 4 Operations and Features NM x Light Controller iCubeC Controls Trigger Strobe Edge Falling ze File name LightControlled Save as type Pra Files pro v 5 witch Off Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 23 Select the location where the configuration data is required to be saved Note After setting the light pattern for Bank O light pattern for Bank 1 can also be set by following the steps 1 to 4 Step 5 Loading the Saved Configuration The stored configuration can be loaded on to the ICubeC by clicking the Load Configuration button Figures 4 24 and 4 25 illustrate the loading of the stored configuration on to the ICubeC ICubeC User s Manual 36 4 Operations and Features M I Light Controller
10. 4 11 Strobe Edge Selection Now the Light head that is connected to the ICubeC starts blinking with the selected pulse width and intensity provided an external trigger has been connected to the 9 pin connector If user does not see any flashing try selecting internal strobe 4 3 3 Strobe Delay Selection The ICubeC offers an option to trigger the camera This is provided to ensure that the Light intensity has reached the saturation point before the camera is exposed More consistent and clear images are acquired using this method In the event you want the ICubeC to send strobe signal to camera then select a delay 0 50us 100us under STROBE DELAY option Example 50us is selected at the Strobe Delay option box What this means is that the light will first turn ON and after a delay of 50 ns a signal to send to the camera via the CAMERA STROBE signal available 9 PIN D TYPE connector ICubeC User s Manual 26 4 Operations and Features M Vx Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls E Trigger Strobe Edge ICubeC F EI P al 1 v Rising Address 13 Segments Selection Trigger 1 lo To E Channel Selection Tiere 0 ig Strobe Source Software m Bank Selection CS Ell Kl al KE a Di m LI a E E o o EEEE L 2 EEEE L o EEEE L All Lights Light Intensiity Pulse Width J la 9 Switch Off Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 12 Strobe Delay Selection 4 3 4 S
11. Time Programmable via API Configurable from 1 to 10 msec External Trigger 2 Software Programmable Segments Onboard Flash Memory 8K bytes Max Camera Trigger Delay Programmable in 3 steps Dimension 115 mm L x 105 mm W X 34 mm H Weight 380 GMS Table 1 1 Performance Specifications of ICubeC CubeC User s Manual 1Introduction 1 2 Mechanical Specifications 1 2 1 ICubeC Dimensions TOYINGD LIGHTHEAD H E Me LL 3 64 50 s SV oo0o0000000000 H SOEs O OS Gta CRORORO Re ROSS E r Figure 1 1 ICubeC Mechanical Dimension ICubeC User s Manual 5 1Introduction 1 3 Environmental Requirements 1 3 1 Temperature and Humidity Housing temperature during operation 0 C 50 C 32 F 122 F Storage temperature 20 C 80 C 4 F 176 F Humidity during operation 20 80 relative without condensation Storage humidity 20 80 relative without condensation 1 3 2 Ventilation The ICubeC housing is provided with Ventilation Fan so as to maintain the temperature below 40 C during operation Proper Heat Sinks are to be provided 1 4 Precautions Read the ICubeC user s manual carefully before using the product 1 4 1 Input Power Reversing of the polarity of the input pow
12. VisionXtreme Pte Ltd ICubeC User s Manual Document Number MN ICC 0500 Revision Date 20 October 2008 VisionXtreme Pte Ltd Singapore 339416 www vxgp com A member of Z Blk 25 Kallang Ave 06 04 Kallang Basin Industrial Estate Singapore 339416 Tel 65 6392 0900 Fax 65 6392 2103 Company Registration No 200104387H Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 EP OCU CUNO Naa ANAN aaa 4 1 1 Performance and Specification cccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeaeaneeeeeeeeees 4 1 2 Mechanical Specifications ccccccseeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaeeseeeeeeeeeeseaaeeeeeeeeees 5 1 2 1 PC MS Eu Ee ics clot NGA NA KA NAA NAKA PAGA NAGANA Go wlio Sad wes 5 1 3 Environmental Requirement cccccceeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenaeeseeeeeeesseeeeeaeeeees 6 1 3 1 Temperature and Humidity ccnenentnonenne nee needed 6 di3 CM deeg 6 124 PRECAUTIONS maa RANA NABANG T 6 1 4 1 eelere EE 6 1 42 TEAS DOMALION EE 6 1 4 3 Warranty e nde EE 6 2 ICubeC Physical Intertace EEN 7 2 1 General Eeer 7 2 2 Connector UE 7 2 3 PinAssignmEenIs E 7 2 3 1 rn E e E 7 2 3 2 15 pin D Sub KEIER EE 8 2 3 3 44 pin D Sub COMMGCON mana NANA AABANG 9 234 Power Supply COMMEGIOF EE 10 2 4 Cable Drawings AA 11 2 4 1 Power Supply EE 11 242 WSB Cable ciceseer ern aa aaa aaa cle aac ak 11 243 ln O RET e 12 2 4 4 Lighthead Interface ee EN REN 13 3 Hardware and Softwar
13. aving Loading multiple configurations Save and Load Configuration features are includes in the API for strong multiple configurations and loading the configuration on to the ICubeC for quick setup Save Configuration This option is provided to save the light configuration settings Number of configuration files saved depends on the hard disk capacity Load Configuration This option is provided to load the saved configuration settings on to the ICubeC Pre stored files can be reloaded for quick setup Exit This option is provided to close the ICubeC application ICubeC User s Manual 27 4 Operations and Features 4 4 Steps to be followed for configuring ICubeC Step 1 ICubeC Address Selection If more than one ICubeC is used then the first requirement is to select the ICubeC which is supposed to be configured Selection of CubeC3 is shown in fig 4 13 M Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls Trigger Strobe Edge n 1 v Falling ze KAR Ia FI Segments Selection Trigger 1 0 To 15 Trigger 2 15 To 31 Strobe Delay Strobe Source Oms Mi Hardware zi Bank Selection a m E L Ka Li o III IO gt DOO OBB All Lights RSR Light Intensiity Pulse Width i 3 0 0 ms Switch Off Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 13 ICubeC Address selection Step 2 Light Segment Selection Choose the configuration style from below and then follow the steps giv
14. d Features x Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls Trigger Strobe Edge Address 3 el Segments Selection Trigger 1 a To 31 Channel Selection Trigger 2 E e a 16 Channels 24 Channels Strobe Delay Strobe Source 50 ms Di Software x Bank Selection BankO Bank kl PI El bal El bal REI LJ LJ DI w L m a o TUTE o TUTE o TUTE Ee ER o All Lights Light Intensiity Pulse Width Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 19 All light segments are selected M I Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls e Trigger Strobe Edge ICubeC 1 x Faling zw Ahas 3 wei Segments Selection Trigger 1 o To 31 Channel Selection Trager PR To o 16 Channels 24 Channels Strobe Delay Strobe Source Bank Selection Bank0 Bank o LILILLL SR BEERS wo S 9FH808008 All Lights Light Intensity Pulse Width Le 3 Switch Of Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 20 Intensity value is set to 63 ICubeC User s Manual 33 4 Operations and Features Other method to Switch on all light segments with maximum intensity All Light segments can be switched on at one time to a maximum intensity by clicking the Switch On button without selection of any controller and channel as shown in figure 4 21 It can be switched off by clicking the Switch Off button M Vx Light Controller iCubeC Controls Trigger Strobe Edg
15. e aj Faling v il S Segments Selecti Address ER vi gments Ha a Trigger pg To 31 Channel Selection Oera DR To P 7 Strobe Delay Strobe Source 50 ms v Software EN Bank Selection o ULEILELL SU ULLLLLL a ITT 006G Ne Light Intensiity Pulse Width ah ES KE 0 0 ms Switch Off Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 21 All light segments switched on to maximum intensity If different Light intensity values are set for different controllers and channels and if the requirement is such that all the intensity values of the controllers and channels needs to be increased uniformly in steps of one then it could be implemented using the Up and Down arrow buttons in keyboard Example Consider controller 1 is set to intensity value 10 controller 2 is set to 20 controller 3 is set to 30 and controller 4 is set to 40 then by clicking the Up arrow once the intensity value of the controllers will get increased uniformly by one Le intensity value of controller O is set to 11 controller 1 to 21 controller 2 to 31 controller 3 to 41 To decrease the intensity by one step use the Down arrow button ICubeC User s Manual 34 4 Operations and Features Step 4 Saving the configuration The entire configuration set can be saved for future usage The Configuration data can be saved in the location folder where the ICubeC application is placed or in any other preferred directory The configuration data
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17. eC User s Manual 9 2 ICubeC Physical Interface Output 13 Output 14 15 Table 2 3 Pin out of Lighthead connector 2 3 4 Power Supply Connector The power requirement of ICubeC is 24VDC 5 3A The Pin numbering is shown in the below diagram At Table 2 4 shows the pin assignments of the DC power supply connector DC Power Connector Signal Description 1 24VDC 2 GND Table 2 4 Pin out of DC Power Connector CubeC User s Manual 2 ICubeC Physical Interface 2 4 Cable Drawings 2 4 1 Power Supply Cable To DC Power Connector From 24V Supply 1 24VDC 2 GND QO DC Power Cable From 24V Receptacle Power Supply Fig 2 3 Power Supply Cable 2 4 2 USB Cable To iCubeC Fig 2 4 USB Cable ICubeC User s Manual 11 2 ICubeC Physical Interface 2 4 3 Control Cable To 15 pin D Sub Female Connector of ICubeC 1 p 2 Camera Strobe 1 3 e To 15 pin D Sub Male Connector of Camera I O 1 AP 4 e Camera Strobe 3 9 Camera Strobe 2 1 c Camera Strobe 4 12 q 6 7 8 14 15 15 Pin D sub Male To 15 pin D sub Control Connector Fig 2 5 Control Cable CubeC User s Manual 11 12 6 7 8 14 15 15 Pin D sub Female To Camera I O Connector 12 2 ICubeC Physical Interface 2 4 4 Lighthead Interface To 44 pin Lighthead Connector 32 segment Light 24VDC 1 10 1 10 2 to9
18. en with respect to the required configuration style Configuration Styles e Selection of all lights e Selection of individual light or group of lights a Selection of all lights e All lights i e all controllers and channels are selected by simply clicking the box as shown in figure 4 14 e The intensity value at selection is zero ICubeC User s Manual 28 4 Operations and Features M x Light Controller 5 BEER SR BEER o BEERS a BEERS Light Intensity D 5 el Al Device ICubeC vi Address 3 v Channel Selection 16 Channel 24 Channels Bank Selection D Barki B anki Pulse Width Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 14 Selection of all lights ICubeC User s Manual iCubeC Controls Trigger Strobe Edge 0a ma Segments Selection Triggert l0 To 31 kad ty Trigger 2 o To o Strobe Delay Strobe Source 50 ms v Software K All Lights GE 4 Operations and Features b Selection of individual light segment Select the light segment required to be configured as shown in figure 4 15 For example Controller 3 Channel 1 is selected in figure 4 15 M Vx Light Controller iCubeC Controls Trigger Strobe Edge v 1 f 1 1 K Falling ln ial Segments Selection Address y Triggerd 0 To fai apa OLI Channel Selection Karo 0 to o j Strobe Delay Strobe Source B0me 8 Sotware m Bank Selec
19. er to the ICubeC connector will damage it 1 4 2 Transportation Transportation of the product should be done in the same packaging 1 4 3 Warranty precautions e Opening the casing Do not open the casing If the product is disassembled reworked or repaired by other than recommended service person we will not take the responsibility of any subsequent malfunctioning of the product e Keep out of foreign matters Be careful not to allow liquid flammable or metallic material inside the housing If operated with any foreign matter inside the ICubeC may fail or malfunction ICubeC User s Manual 6 2 ICubeC Physical Interface 2 ICubeC Physical Interface This section provides the detailed information on connector pin out physical interface and voltage requirements for ICubeC 2 1 General Description ICubeC is interfaced to PC via the USB port and to camera via 15 pin D Sub connector It connects to the 32 Segment Light via 44 pin connector 2 2 Connector Details There are totally four connectors in ICubeC e USB interface Connector for Control Signals e 15 pin D Sub Connector Female Right angle for Strobe Trigger Signal e DC Power socket for power supply e 44 pin connector 3 row Female Right angle for Light Head Connection The different connector views are shown in the below figures LIGHTHEAD Fig 2 2 44 pin connector Rear view of ICubeC 2 3 Pin Assignments 2 3 1 USB Interface connector The USB Interface
20. n 4 00 ms Switch Dff Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 10 Software strobe from API Internal Internal is used or Diagnostics purpose only Note Any frequency higher than 10 pulses sec will damage the controller Select Rising from the Trigger 1 Edge Select option box Take note It can also be falling edge depending on your current interface The purpose of this edge selection to enable the user to synchronies the input trigger to either of the edges This is usually required when different configurations of sensors are used For e g If Trigger 1 is triggered at the Rising edge and if you see a faint and no image at all from the camera then try setting the edge to Falling edge Note that the illumination controller has option to connect to 2 lightheads and there fore there is an option to control the edges for both Trigger 1 and Trigger 2 ICubeC User s Manual 25 4 Operations and Features M Vx Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls E Trigger Strobe Edge ICubeC Seat a UE Zz wl Rising ze Address 3 v Segments Select omar ae Trigger 1 0 To Ia Channel Selection Trigger 2 ER e T Strobe Delay Strobe Source Oms Software e All Lights Light Intensity Pulse Width 4 3 4 00 ms Switch Off kl Pl Ell El al KE Bank Selection B Kl a m m LJ E L o 2 EEEE L 2 EEEE L GM EEEE L Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig
21. ns Click Next button to continue the setup ie LightController Welcome to the LightController Setup Wizard The installer will guide you through the steps required to install LightController on your computer WARNING This computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law 3 Choose the folder you want to install ie LightController Select Installation Folder The installer will install LightController to the following folder To install in this folder click Next To install to a different folder enter it below or click Browse Folder IC Program Files4VisionXtreme4LightController Install LightController for yourself or for anyone who uses this computer Everyone Just me ICubeC User s Manual 15 3 Hardware and Software Installation 4 Click Next to start installation ig LightController Confirm Installation The installer is ready to install LightController on your computer Click Next to start the installation 5 Click Close the complete the installation ix LightCentroller Installation Complete LightController has been successfully installed Click Close to exit I CubeC User s Manual 3 Hardware and Software Installation
22. t Intensity Pulse Width 3 0 0 ms Switch Off Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 1 The LightController API Once the application is opened ensure ICubeC is selected under device If not click on the box as shown in Fig 4 2 ICubeC User s Manual 18 4 Operations and Features vx Light Controller Device Channel Selection 16 Channels 24 Channels Bank Selection Bank Bank HOH ICC ICC ICC Light Intensity Pulse Width E 2 Load Configuration Fig 4 2 ICubeC Device Selection iCubeC Controls Trigger Strobe Edge Faling e 1 v Segments Selection Trigger 1 o To 15 Trigger 2 To 31 Strobe Delay Oms e Strobe Source Hardware ze Trigger All Lights If there is no ICubeC device connected to the PC a message box pops up as shown in Fig 4 3 M Light Controller Device ICubeC v Address 0 se Kl tal N O Channel Selectio LightController a Failed To Initialize Light Control Bank BI UTIIIOTT III e e C Light Intensiity Pulse Width 7 KI Re B Load Configuration Fig 4 3 ICubeC Device not detected or connected ICubeC User s Manual iCubeC Controls Strobe Edge Falling ze Segments Selection Trigger 1 o To 15 Trigger 2 To 31 Strobe Delay Strobe Source Oms Hardware e Tugger All Lights Switch Off 19 4 Operations and Features
23. tion D D 8 LILILILILILILIL HOH 2 II IF ER ER All Lights Switch On Light Intensiity Pulse Width 3 0 0 ms Switch Off Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 15 Selection of Individual light segment Controller 2 Channel 0 c Selection of Group of Lights e If the requirement is that all the controllers are to be selected for a particular Channel then click the corresponding button number of controller for that channel Refer Fig 4 16 e If the requirement is that all the channels are to be selected for a particular Controller then click the corresponding button number of channel for that controller Refer Fig 4 17 ICubeC User s Manual 30 4 Operations and Features MAA Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls Trigger Strobe Edge ICubeC v Mj Fang Address 3 ei Segments Selection Trigger 1 a Ta ER Channel Selection s Trigger 2 o To 0 16 Channels 24 Channels Strobe Delay Strobe Source 50ms ei Software v Bank Selection Bank Banki Rc aes gt LILILILILILILIL s lleg eege All Lights Pulse Width Glo Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 16 Selecting all controllers of channel 2 M Vx Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls Trigger Strobe Edge ICubeC 1 w Falling Miesa E Segments Selection Trigger 1 o To 31 Channel Selection Trigger 2 fo T 5 S o 16 Channels
24. vice iCubeC si Address CR v Channel Selection 16 Channel 24 Channel Bank Selection Dark Bak Pulse Width Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 5 32 Segments selection for Trigger 1 vx Light Controller 8 LIL SIU TN IL 2 eee EILILILILIL ILL Light Intensiity 3 HOO wn bi Eo Q KE o Device ICubeC E Address E Channel Selection Bank Selection Bank Dank Pulse Width iCubeC Controls Strobe Edge Faling election To er Trigger 2 jo To o Strobe Delay Strobe Source Oms Software w All Lights Switch Off 3 De iCubeC Controls Trigger Strobe Edge Falling Trigger 1 o ER Trigger 2 13 To 31 Strobe Delay Strobe Source fone Be Hadrao 9 Trigger All Lights michon Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 6 Segments selection for Trigger 2 ICubeC User s Manual 3 1000m Switch Off 21 4 Operations and Features 4 3 Other Features 4 3 1 Strobe Pulse width and Intensity variation This feature is provided to vary the pulse width of the strobe output from ICubeC with respect to the Trigger from camera or internal strobe The strobe output of ICubeC decides the Turn on time of the light The pulse width of the strobe output from ICubeC should be less than the pulse repetition period of the camera strobe signal M I Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls
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