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1. This application allows the user to generate signals with the timing hub All the parameters of the timing hub may be changed For each output channel operation modes and delays may be set The test program displays a dialog box with three areas User Manual 15 MotionPro Timing Hub 6 1 16 1 Channels selection and controls Current channel Channel 0 Ls Label Channel 00 Mode intemal Invert Gate None invert Frequency Hz v Duty Cycle e 2 Li 2 000600 a a EA EA Ed al Bal Ba EAE EAKA EA CA EA Ly Extemal Frequency Extemal Frequency B Current channel select the channel you want to configure Label The user may change the label of the output channel Mode The operating mode may be selected For a more detailed description of the modes refer to the topics below External In when the selected mode is external the user may select the external input channel 0 or 1 Gate each channel may be gated The gate channel may be one of the two external inputs 0 or 1 or one of the other output channels The gate selection is disabled if the mode is Start Stop or Rate Switch Invert the output signal the input signal external mode only and the gate signal may be inverted2. Frequency Period the user may select the frequency in Hz or the period in us of the selected channel The max frequency is 10 kHz the minimum period is 10 us Duty cycle the user may select the channel duty cycle in percentage 1 to 999 or duration of the high value of the channel in us User Manual MotionPro Timing Hub Pulses if the mode is burst the user may select the number of pulses generated by the trigger Delay the output delay may be adjusted The range is from 0 to 9 s steps of 100 ns If the mode is external the delay steps are in external signal clocks Reset the delay may be reset to the default value 0 External Frequencies the external input channels frequency may be displayed by selecting the check box On Off each channel may be turned on and off by clicking the button with the channel number User Manual 17 MotionPro Timing Hub 6 1 2 Signal display and lock 18 Time Base us 40000 Auto The output channels signals are shown in the black window The user may select the Time base period If the Auto option is selected the application shows four periods Lock two or more output channels may be locked by checking the lock check boxes If two or more channels are locked they are simultaneously turned on and off when the one of the on off buttons is clicked User Manual MotionPro Timing Hub 6 2 Internal Mode Output waveforms are generated by the
3. EXIT when the installation is complete and restart your computer User Manual 9 MotionPro Timing Hub 4 4 Hardware installation fer Windows XP Vista 7 A 1 Connect the USB 2 0 cable to an available USB 2 0 port on your computer 2 Connect the other end of the USB 2 0 cable to the back of the timing hub 3 Follow the on screen instructions Click on the YES or Continue Anyway button when prompted by the Windows 2000 or XP Operating system to proceed with the installation MAC OS X 74 1 Connect the USB 2 0 cable to an available USB 2 0 port your computer 2 Connect the other end of the USB 2 0 cable to the back of the timing hub 3 Wait a few seconds for the hub to initialize it self The picture below illustrates the back panel of the hub and its connectors The USB2 cable supplies the hub with the necessary power An additional 5 VDC 500 mA power supply connector may supply external power All communication and data transfer with the host computer is done via the USB 2 0 interface External triggering and synchronization are done via the BNC connectors All the signals are expected to have TTL levels 0 5 V or CMOS levels 0 3 3 POWER USB g 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 08 TRIGA TRIGB OUTPUT INPUT 10 User Manual MotionPro Timing Hub 5 Timing Hub Functionality 5 1 Overview The Timing Hub generates square waves and pulses A SQUARE WAVE is a periodic signal which changes instantaneously between t
4. MotionPro Timing Hub Cross platform User Manual For Windows and MAC MotionPro Timing Hub Software Release 2 03 Document Revision July 2011 Products Information http www idtvision com North America 1202 E Park Ave TALLAHASSE FL 32301 United States of America P 1 850 222 5939 F 1 850 222 4591 llourenco idtvision com Europe via Pennella 94 1 38057 Pergine Valsugana TN Italy P 39 0461 532112 F 39 0461 532104 pgallorosso idtvision com Eekhoornstraat 22 B 3920 Lommel Belgium 32 11 551065 F 32 11 554766 amarinelli idtvision com Copyright Integrated Design Tools Inc The information in this manual is for information purposes only and is subject to change without notice Integrated Design Tools Inc makes no warranty of any kind with regards to the information contained in this manual including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Integrated Design Tools Inc shall not be liable for errors contained herein nor for incidental or consequential damages from the furnishing of this information No part of this manual may be copied reproduced recorded transmitted or translated without the express written permission of Integrated Design Tools Inc 2 User Manual MotionPro Timing Hub Table of Contents 1 TERMS AND CONDITIONS 4 2
5. Trigger 2 Inversion the second trigger inversion flag Parameters used in Rate Switch mode only Delay 2 the delay of the output signal 2 High Level 2 the high level duration of output signal 2 Low Level 2 the low level duration of output signal 2 Parameters used in external mode only Source when the mode is external the user may select the reference signal among the external inputs Invert Source the reference signal may be inverted 1 invert 0 do not invert Parameters used in burst mode only Pulses the number of pulses to generate Repeat repeat the pulse generation at each trigger retriggered burst or only once single burst For more information about the timing hub operation modes refer to the MotionPro Timing Hub SDK Reference User Manual MotionPro Timing Hub 6 MotionPro Timing Hub Signal Generator 6 1 Overview MotionPro Timing Hub Signal Generator Current channel Channel 0 Label Channel 00 Mode intemal Invert Gate None Invert Frequency Hz Duty Cycle t vilvily 1 4 vili IIL Hew EY BE sey is PO OOO OE 0 rex 2 2 2 2 ell 4 7 Extemal Frequency A Extemal Frequency B Time Base us 40000 Auto
6. Pulse Leading rising edge Trailing falling edge 4 Pulse Width 12 User Manual MotionPro Timing Hub 5 2 Operating modes The Timing Hub has 8 eight 32 bit counter output channels individually configurable Another 32 bit counter is used to make measurements from external signals or outputs Two external signal inputs may be used as external triggers or time base for output waveforms The timing hub has an internal clock running at 50 MHz that may be used to generate square waves or pulses at lower frequency External signals may be used as waveform generators If the time base for output signal generation is the internal clock low level time high level time and delay of output signal are set with a 20 ns resolution referred as internal clock units or steps If the time base for output signal generation is an external periodic signal the resolution depends on the external signal rate Example if the external signal is a 100 KHz signal connected to the External Input 0 the time base clock unit is 1 100000 10 us A value of 3 for the High Level Time corresponds to 30 us and a value of 7 for the Low Level Time corresponds to 70 us The output signal will have a period of 100 us e g 10 000 Hz with a duty cycle of 30 The Timing Hub may work in five different modes Internal the internal clock generates the output signals External an external clock signal generates the output signals Start Stop
7. 6 1 OVERVIEW 2 eins 15 6 1 1 Channels selection and 5 2 16 0 lt Mahe 18 6 2 INTERNAL 19 6 3 EXTERNAL MODE tees 20 6 4 START STOR MODE 21 6 5 ese or haa tan eta 22 6 6 BURST SINGLE 23 6 7 BURST RETRIGGERED MODE 24 6 8 LANGUAGE 44 1424 25 7 26 7 1 TROUBLESHOOTING THE TIMING 26 User Manual 3 MotionPro Timing Hub 1 Terms and Conditions For more detailed information see the Terms and Conditions as stated in the IDT web site www idivision com solutions manuals php 2 Precautions 2 1 Check cabling Ensure that all ca
8. PREGAUTION G ara aa raaraa r a a aaa aisead ariaa aa aiaia iadaan Naia 4 2 1 CHEGKICABLING se ete OE N es ee eee 4 3 SYSTEM 5 3 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE MOTIONPRO TIMING 5 3 2 SYSTEM COMPONENTS ix esate i ined eA a 6 3 3 NOTE ON CROSS PLATFORM MANUAL 000 6 3 4 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT 1 2 7 4 INSTALLING THE MOTIONPRO TIMING 8 4 1 MINIMUM COMPUTER 6 00 1211 8 4 2 PACKAGE CONTENTS ited echelon ert eet 8 4 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ccceececceccecececceceecscecceceecuceeceacececeaneeeesueeenueeenseeeaness 9 4 4 HARDWARE 5 10 5 TIMING HUB 11 5 1 OVERVIEW SS NO 11 5 2 OPERATING MODES 13 6 MOTIONPRO TIMING HUB SIGNAL GENERATOR 15
9. Windows standard calling conventions _stdcall MS Visual C the XsTH cs file has been added to the include folder It wraps the APIs into a C class Just include the file into your C project and call the XsTH class members OS Project Builder the driver is a Framework that resides the Library Frameworks folder If you use Apple Project Builder 2 1 add the XStream framework file to your project For a more detailed description of the SDK please refer to the MotionPro Timing Hub SDK Reference User Manual 7 MotionPro Timing Hub 4 Installing the MotionPro Timing Hub This section specifies the minimum recommended computer requirements and gives the procedures needed to install the device I O Cable and software 4 1 Minimum computer requirements PC MAC Operating System Windows XP Windows Vista MAG OS X 10 3 Panther or higher Windows 7 Processor Pentium III or equivalent with 500 G4 MAC OS X compatible MHz processor RAM 256 MB 256 MB USB2 Port high speed USB port that is NOT high speed USB port that is NOT shared with other devices shared with other devices Hard Drive 40GB or greater hard drive 40GB or greater hard drive recommended recommended Additional equipment CDR drive recommended CDR drive recommended 4 2 Package contents Before beginning the installation process check that the following items are present in the Timing Hub pa
10. a signal starts the output another one stops it The start stop signals may be selected among the external inputs or among the other output channels Rate Switch a signal starts the output at a certain frequency another signal changes the frequency to a new value The two signals may be selected among the external input or among the other output channels Burst a signal internal or external acts as a trigger and generates one or more pulses to the output The rate and duration of the pulses may be configured The pulse may be generated once single burst or at any rising edge of the trigger retriggered burst The parameters used to configure the modes and output signals are listed below General parameters valid for all modes Delay each output may be delayed from the reference signal High Level the high level duration of the output signal Low Level the low level duration of the output signal Invert Output 1 if the output has to be inverted otherwise 0 Delay State when a delay is set to one of the output the starting level may be low 0 or high 1 Gate Trigger selection a gate signal or a trigger signal in Burst mode may be selected among the external inputs or the output channels Gate Trigger Inversion the gate signal may be inverted User Manual 13 MotionPro Timing Hub 14 Parameters used in Start Stop and Rate Switch modes only Trigger 2 Selection the second trigger selection
11. ble connections are properly secured and that there is not excessive strain on the cabling 4 User Manual MotionPro Timing Hub 3 System Overview 3 1 Introduction to the MotionPro Timing Hub The MotionPro Timing Hub provides 8 independent synchronization signals with 20 nanosecond resolution to integrate different devices such as cameras with illumination The CMOS level pulses are configured to operate in trigger gate or burst mode Each output can be clocked independently using an internally or externally generated source The system is configured with two independent inputs for clock trigger signals and provides continuous monitoring of their frequency and phase The timing hub features a USB 2 0 digital interface Provided with the hub is the exclusive MotionPro Timing software suite including a stand alone application ActiveX control MATLAB and LabVIEW plug ins as well as an SDK for customizable application development The software development kit includes the complete C source code of working examples of programs to help the user integrate the hub in custom applications using the supplied API The main features of the hub are Compact design size of laptop computer Power supplied by the USB 2 0 interface External triggering and synchronization two independent external trigger sources Universal compatibility with trigger inputs of cameras and illumination sources lasers Maximum accuracy and stab
12. ckage If you are missing any of the items listed below please contact IDT Inc or your sales representative MotionPro Timing Hub USB 2 0 Cable CD ROM of Motion Studio with software and documentation Timing Hub Quick Start Guide User Manual MotionPro Timing Hub 4 3 Software Installation M Windows XP Vista 7 Before installing the software make sure that the computer has Windows 200077 Windows XP or Windows Vista installed as operating system 1 Log into Windows with a username and password that has ADMINISTRATIVE PRIVILEGES Insert the MotionPro Timing Hub CD in the CD drive If the computer is configured to AUTORUN the installer will run automatically If not click on the Windows Start button Select Run from the menu Use the Browse button to locate the SETUP EXE file on the Timing Hub CD and click the OK button Select the Install option and follow the on screen instructions EXIT when the installation is complete and restart your computer OS X Before installing the software make sure that your MAC has OS 10 3 Panther or higher installed as operating system 1 Log into Mac OS X with a username and password that has ADMINISTRATIVE PRIVILEGES Insert the MotionPro Timing Hub CD in the CD drive Locate the xsth sit file in the MAC sub directory of the CD Double click on the xsth sit to run installation program and follow the on screen instructions
13. e the output signals generation at two different frequencies Input 0 starts the outputs at the frequency 1 while input 1 switches the frequency to the Frequency 2 value The diagram below shows an example with the following configuration Output channel 0 mode Rate Switch F1 100 Hz duty cycle1 50 F2 50 Hz duty cycle1 50 When the input 0 level goes high the output signal starts at 100 Hz When the input 1 level goes high the output 0 frequency switches to 50 Hz External Input 0 ee ee cr External Input 1 a 2402000 Output Channel 0 F1 100 Hz F2 50 Hz bese My Mey Md ty E 22 User Manual MotionPro Timing Hub 6 6 Burst single Mode In burst single mode one of the external inputs or one of the output channels is used as trigger to generate one or more pulses The frequency and the Duty cycle controls are used to determine the duration of the pulse The generation of the pulses may be also delayed Both the output signal and the trigger may be also inverted The diagram below shows an example with the following configuration Output channel 0 mode Burst single Trigger External Input 0 F 100 Hz duty cycle 50 pulses 3 The external Input 0 serves as a trigger When the trigger goes high three pulses are generated by the output channel 0 The duration of the pulses is about 5 ms 50 of 100 Hz The pulses are generated once Trigger External input 0 Output Cha
14. he cable connections Be sure to use IDT supplied cables Unplug the USB 2 0 cable from the back panel of the device Keep the cable connected to the computer Wait at least 30 seconds Plug the cable back on to the device Wait again at least 30 seconds Re start the test program Re install the drivers and provided software from the CD Be sure that you are using a valid operating system Windows 2000 XP or Vista Be sure that you are connected to an operating USB port Be sure that the USB port is not shared with any other device User Manual
15. he folder includes the example programs and the associated documentation The software components included in the Software Development Kit are Stand alone test application SDK modules with example source code in MSVC and VB Activex control Windows only Plug in for LabVIEW Windows only Plug in for MATLAB Windows only The SDK modules provide an API interface to develop applications to operate the hub and access all the hub capabilities using a programming language such as C and Java A C C header file is included in the SDK TimHubAPI h file in the Include sub directory A Visual Basic module TimHubAPI bas and a C module TimHubAPI cs are also included in the SDK TimHubAPI bas file in the Include sub directory Most compiled languages can call functions you will need to write your own header import unit equivalent based on the C header file MS Visual C A Visual C 6 0 stub COFF library is provided TimHubDrv lib in the Lib sub directory if you are using Visual C link to TimHubDrv lib The DLL uses Windows standard calling conventions _stdcall Borland C Builder the TimHubDrv lib file is COFF format Borland C Builder requires the OMF format To convert the library into to OMF format use the IMPLIB Borland tool with the following syntax IMPLIB TimHubDrv lib TimHubDrv dll Other compilers the Most other compilers can create a stub library for DLLs The DLL uses
16. ility Measurement of frequency and phase Up to 100 KHz triggering capability of 8 channels Independent adjustment of frequency and phase of 8 output channels 5 operation modes User Manual 5 MotionPro Timing Hub 3 2 System components The Timing Hub system components are listed below Timing Hub The Timing Hub box Digital Interface The USB 2 0 480 Mb sec cable provides data and control signals to and from the hub It connects the hub to any USB 2 0 port on your personal computer or laptop Power Source The power supply provides external power to the device 5 V Software it operates in Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 32 and 64 bit or MAC OS X It plugs into LabVIEW and MATLAB and provides an SDK for customizable application development 3 3 Note on cross platform manual The cross platform manual provides instructions on using the Timing Hub on the Windows and MAC OS X platforms The Windows and MAC icons below denote differences in setup procedures and commands between Windows and MAC users ae User Manual MotionPro Timing Hub 3 4 Software Development Kit M A Upon the installation of the Timing Hub software package several options are available to the user These options are easily accessed via the Program menu under the Windows Start button The programs and associated files are organized under the IDT XsTH folder Applications XsTH for the MAC version T
17. internal clock The user may adjust the internal frequency or period and the duty cycle The channel may be inverted and gated by another signal The gate be selected among the external inputs 0 or 1 or among one of the other output channels The diagram below shows an example with the following configuration Output channel 0 F 100 Hz duty cycle 50 no gate Output channel 1 F 50 Hz duty cycle 50 no gate Output channel 2 F 100 Hz duty cycle 50 gate output channel 0 The output channel 0 frequency is 100 Hz The output channel 1 frequency is 50 Hz The output channel 2 frequency is 100 Hz but the channel is gated by the output 0 so the result is a signal which has 100 Hz frequency and a duty cycle of 25 Output Channel 0 100 Hz DC 50 e eee ae Output Channel 1 50 Hz DC 50 H 1 Output Channel 2 100 2 gate chn 0 0 User Manual 19 MotionPro Timing Hub 6 3 External Mode 20 Output waveforms are generated by an external signal The user may adjust the output channel divider and duty cycle The output channel may be inverted and gated by another signal The gate can be selected among the external inputs 0 or 1 or among one of the other output channels Let s assume that the external frequency is 200 Hz The diagram below shows an example with the following configuration Output channel 0 F 100 Hz duty cycle 50 external in
18. nnel 0 F 100 Hz DC 50 User Manual 23 MotionPro Timing Hub 6 7 Burst retriggered mode 24 The Burst retriggered mode is equivalent to the burst single mode The pulses are generated any time the trigger signal goes high and not only once The diagram below shows an example with the following configuration Output channel 0 mode Burst retriggered Trigger External Input 0 F 100 Hz duty cycle 50 pulses 2 The external Input 0 serves as a trigger When the trigger goes high three pulses are generated by the output channel 0 The duration of the pulses is about 5 ms 50 of 100 Hz The pulses are generated each time the trigger goes high Trigger External input 0 Output Channel 0 100 Hz DC 50 he E EE User Manual MotionPro Timing Hub 6 8 Language selection 1 From the Signal generator main menu select Language 2 Select the language from the list and click OK Language Select the language from the list below Currently the supported languages are English German Italian Japanese and Chinese User Manual 25 MotionPro Timing Hub 7 Troubleshooting 7 1 Troubleshooting the Timing Hub 26 Symptom Power LED not ON Cannot control the device through USB port Possible Remedy Connect the power connector from the Power Supply unit to the back panel of the timing hub Check all t
19. put 0 no gate Output channel 1 F 50 Hz duty cycle 50 external input 0 no gate Output channel 2 F 100 Hz duty cycle 50 external input 0 gate output channel 0 The output channel 0 frequency is half the external frequency The output channel 1 frequency is one fourth the external frequency The output channel 2 frequency is equal to the external frequency but the channel is gated by the output 0 so the result is a signal which has half the external frequency and a duty cycle of 25 External Input 0 clock signal 200 Hz Ie Sa UES cay Sis Output Channel 0 100 Hz DC 50 Ff LJ LI Lo Output Channel 1 50 Hz DC 50 e m ar Output Channel 2 200 2 gate chn 0 User Manual MotionPro Timing Hub 6 4 Start Stop Mode The two external signals drive the output signals generation The input 0 starts the output while input 1 stops it The frequency and delay of the output are configured as in internal mode No gate is allowed When the stop signal level is high the output signal is truncated The diagram below shows an example with the following configuration Output channel 0 mode Start Stop F 100 Hz duty cycle 50 External Input 0 i External Input 1 4 111 Output Channel 0 F 100 2 DC 50 ee Meee a User Manual 21 MotionPro Timing Hub 6 5 Rate Switch Mode The two external signals driv
20. wo fixed levels The values are usually 0 and 5 V TTL or 0 to 3 3 V CMOS The Timing Hub generates CMOS levels square waves but it s also TTL compatible The two fixed levels are called Low Level or Low State and High level or High State The duration of the high state may be called High Time while the duration of the low state may be called Low Time The Leading Edge or Rising Edge of a signal is the part of the signal that changes from the Low State to the High State while the Trailing Edge or Falling Edge is the part of the signal that changes from the High State to the Low State Other important parameters are the wave Period T e g the time between two consecutive rising edges and the Duty Cycle e g the ratio of the duration time that a signal is on high state to the total period of the signal The diagram below shows the main parts of a square wave Square wave signal Trailing falling edge Leading rising edge High State Low State It Period T User Manual 11 MotionPro Timing Hub A PULSE is a signal whose amplitude deviates from zero for a short period of time A pulse may be periodic pulse train and not periodic single pulse The Pulse Width is the time between the rising edge and the falling edge of a pulse If the pulse is periodic it has a period and a duty cycle The diagram below shows the main parts of a pulse
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