RibEye Software User`s Manual Version 3.1
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1. Computer Comp Figure C6 Enabling Windows 7 Telnet Client 39 July 2012 Appendix C 3 Configuring Windows 7 for a Fixed IP Address If you want to connect a PC directly to the RibEye instead of through your LAN you must set up your IP with a fixed address on the same subnet as the RibEye For example if the RibEye IP address is 192 168 0 240 you must set up your PC IP address to be 192 168 0 xxx where xxx is any number between 2 and 254 except 240 1 Go to Start Control Panel Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center You will reach a screen shown in Figure C7 O ue t Control Panel Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center Control Panel Home i i 3 View your basic network information and set up connections Manage wireless networks 4 je tod See full map a Change adapter settings LHANDMAN PC POODPOOD Internet Change advanced sharing This computer settings i i View your active networks Connect or disconnect POODPOOD Access type Internet Work network Connections aM Wireless Network Connection POODPOOD Change your networking settings Tki Set up a new connection or network Set up a wireless broadband dial up ad hoc or VPN connection or set up a router or access point A Connect to a network Connect or reconnect to a wireless wired dial up or VPN network connection wd Choose homegroup and sharing options Access files and printers l2. 2 7 2 Flash Memory Data Storage Immediately after data collection stops data is copied from the RAM buffer to flash memory The flash memory holds 2 seconds of data 1 7 seconds for WorldSID If the RibEye is powered down after it writes to flash memory only 2 seconds of data will be available to download Ifa trigger occurred during the test the flash will hold data from 500 to 1 500 ms 200 to 1 500 ms for WorldSID where Time 0 is the time the trigger occurred If no trigger occurred the RibEye will store the last 2 seconds of data acquired in flash memory If the linear buffer was set to 30 000 ms to collect after arm the flash will hold 28 000 30 000 ms 12 July 2012 Note that if power is interrupted while the RibEye is writing data to flash memory then when RibEye is rebooted it will report the data in flash as Start Time 29 999 ms Stop Time 27 9999 ms 28 299 for WorldSID There may or may not be any good data in flash memory but the data can be downloaded and inspected 2 3 Erase Memory Button The Erase Memory button will erase the RibEye RAM and flash memory This typically takes about 10 to 14 seconds depending on the RibEye model but the memory specifications say that it can take longer A pop up box will appear asking you to confirm that you want to erase the memory The RibEye Status box will display Erasing RibEye Flash Memory and a progress bar will appear
3. Figure B7 Saving the HyperTerminal setup for future connections 33 July 2012 Appendix B 3 Configuring Windows XP for a Fixed IP Address If you want to connect a PC directly to the RibEye instead of through your LAN you must set up your IP with a fixed address on the same subnet as the RibEye For example if the RibEye IP address is 192 168 0 240 you must set up your PC IP address to be 192 168 0 xxx where xxx is any number between 2 and 254 except 240 If you are running an operating system other than Windows XP refer to your operating system documentation for setting a fixed IP address First on the Windows XP desktop right click on My Network Places then click on Properties You will get a screen like Figure B8 Network Connections File Edit wiew Favorites Tools Advanced Help Q Back gt r pi a Search gt Folders a bt x ie Address e Network Connections a0 Device Name LAN or High Speed Internet a Local Area Connection 3 LAN or High Speed Inter Connected Firewalled Si5 900 PCI Fast Etherne Wizard al Mew Connection Wizard Wizard py Network Setup Wizard Wizard Figure B8 Windows XP configuration screen 1 Right click on your Local Area Connection then click on Properties You will get a screen like Figure B9 Local Area Connection 3 Properties E x General Authentication Advanced Connect using Eg SiS 900 PCI Fast Etherne
4. 2 7 4 Arm Disarm and Trigger Buttons Clicking on the Arm button see Figure 8 above will start the RibEye collecting data Note that if memory is not erased as described above the Arm button is inactive When you click the Arm button the button label will change to Disarm and a Trigger button will appear as shown in Figure 9 RIGGER Data Buffer Operation Data in RibEye ms Circular a Linear Start Time Stop Time Data to collect after Trigger ms 2000 Data To Download ms Start Time Stop Time 10 400 2009 Boxboro Systems LLC Figure 9 Disarm and Trigger buttons that appear after arming The RibEye Status box will display Collecting Pre Trigger Data and a message will pop up asking if you plan to disconnect the communications cable to the vehicle or dummy Figure 10 If you do plan to disconnect the cable you must click on the Disconnect Now button This will close communications to the RibEye so that disconnecting the cable will not lock up communications If you do not plan to disconnect the dummy communications cable you can click the Stay Connected button After the test is completed and the communications cable is plugged back in to the dummy you can click on the Connect button to re establish communications with the RibEye The Disarm button will cause the RibEye to stop collecting data and no data will be stored The Trig
5. Toos Firmware Version V6 5 0 9 MAC Address 00 20 4A 9D 1C 94 Ea Network Server Please wait while the configuration is saved ea The unit will reboot in order for the settings to be applied ostlis Channel 1 Serial Settings i Z Connection Email Trigger 1 Trigger 2 Trigger 3 Network Connectivity settings have been modified Configurable Pins Please point the browser to the new IP address with the correct HTTP Server Port in order to continue using the web based configuration manager Apply Defaults Figure A4 Confirmation screen To reconnect to the RibEye you will have to put the new IP address in your web browser If you changed the IP address to a different subnet than your PC you will have to change your PC IP address to the new subnet In most cases you will change your PC back to having a network assigned IP address and you can plug the RibEye into your LAN IMPORTANT Jf you change the RibEye IP address you should write the new IP address on a sticker and attach the sticker to the RibEye Trunk Box so that the number is readily available for the next time you are using the RibEye IMPORTANT Do not change any other settings or you will not be able to communicate with your RibEye Zi July 2012 Appendix B 1 Setting the RibEye s IP address for older models Windows XP For older RibEyes with two cables from the Trunk Box to the RibEye controller you can change the RibEye s IP address
6. Data in RibEye ms Circular J Linear Start Time Stop Time ERASE MEMORY Data to collect after Trigger ms 2000 Data To Download ms DOWNLOAD DATA Stan Time Stop Time 10 400 2009 Boxboro Systems LLC Figure 2 Find RibEyes screen For older RibEyes with two cables from the Trunk Box to the controller the software listens to port 1020 for a UDP protocol broadcast message from the RibEyes Each RibEye will send out a UDP broadcast packet every 10 seconds For newer RibEyes with a single cable from the Trunk Box to the controller the software sends a UDP protocol broadcast message out on port 30718 Each RibEye on the network will respond with its IP address Note that some network routers and most firewalls will block UDP broadcast packets See your system administrator if this feature doesn t work and tell your administrator what ports need to be allowed 1020 and or 30718 The Windows Firewall can be told to allow messages on these ports After you have selected the correct IP address click on the Connect button to connect to the RibEye When the software connects to the RibEye it will retrieve the following data and fill it in on the screen RibEye Type Serial Number Calibration Date and Firmware Version The 6 July 2012 software will also retrieve and fill in the RibEye Installed in ATD text field For some RibEye models the RibEye trigger setting will also be retrieved and di
7. Figure Al Connect to 192 168 0 240 x I The server 192 168 0 240 at null requires a username and password Warning This server is requesting that your username and password be sent in an insecure manner basic authentication without a secure connection User name f Password Remember my password con Figure A1 First screen for changing the RibEye IP address 25 July 2012 Do not enter a user name or password Just click on the OK button and you will be taken to the Configuration Manager screen Figure A2 http 192 168 0 240 secure ltb lt _conf htm Windows Internet Explorer Go http 192 168 0 240 secure ltx_conf htm R x RE coe o ej gS ae a a a Su Favorites http 192 168 0 240 secure itx_conf htm fy D r Page Safety Toos Firmware Version V6 5 0 9 MAC Address 00 20 4A 9D 1C 94 lt at Network Server Serial Tunnel Hostiist Channel 1 Serial Settings 3 Device Server Configuration Manager Connection version 1 6 0 5 Email Trigger 1 Trigger 2 Trigger 3 Configurable Pins Home Apply Settings Apply Defaults Figure A2 Configuration Manager screen Click on the Network selection on the left side of the screen You will get the Network Settings screen Figure A3 Type in your new IP Address for the RibEye in the IP address box Then click on the OK button Next click on Apply Settings on the left side of
8. In this mode when the RibEye is armed it will begin collecting data to a circular buffer It will continue to collect data to the circular buffer until it receives a trigger signal see section 2 7 4 Arm Disarm and Trigger Buttons After a trigger is received RibEye will continue to collect data for the number of milliseconds entered in the Data to Collect after Trigger box You can set this value from 1 to 30 000 milliseconds ms Note that if you set the Data to Collect after Trigger to 30 000 ms no pre trigger data will be saved When the data buffer is set to Linear the RibEye collects up to 30 seconds of data starting from when it is armed Ifa trigger is received it will continue to collect data until it has either collected the amount of data set in the Data to Collect after Trigger box or until the Time ms to collect after ARM is reached whichever happens first If no trigger is received the RibEye will stop collecting data after the time period specified in Time ms to collect after ARM Ifa trigger is detected the time the trigger occurs is set to 0 ms Table 2 shows some examples Table 2 Linear buffer operation examples Data to collect Time ms to Tri Data Stored in RAM Buffer rigger occurs after Trigger COMECE ANET ms after ARM Start Time Stop Time ms ARM 2 000 30 000 10 000 10 000 2 000 2 000 30 000 29 000 29 000 1 000 2 000 30 000 No Trigger OF 30 000
9. Posn 2 UP upper MI middle LO lower LE left RI right OU outer FR front RE rear the dummy type such as S2 SID IIs WS WorldSID FF Fine Posn 3 H3 Hybrid III 50 Male HF Hybrid III 5 Female PE Polar BA Ballistic SID IIs for vest weapons testing always DS for displacement O unfiltered A CFC1000 Filter Class B CFC600 C CFC180 D CFC60 2 5 1 ISO Test Object Menu The ISO Test Object drop down menu sets the first character of the ISO codes shown in the Table 1 Typically this is used to indicate the vehicle that the RibEye dummy is in This list of options can be modified by the user by right clicking your mouse inside the drop down menu box This will pull up a screen where you can enter additional test objects as shown in Figure 6 The ISO Test Object list 1s stored in a text file C Program Files RibEye_ 3 0 isotestobject txt You can directly edit this file to delete or add entries The file is read at program startup to populate the drop down menu list 10 July 2012 1 ADD IS0 TEST OBJECT Enter a new test object in the Form 1 Vehicle 1 IT Drop bower EEE EEC EEC LLL LLL ELLE LLL EEL ELLE LLL LCE EEL Figure 6 Adding to ISO Test Object list 2 5 2 ISO Position Menu The ISO Position drop down menu lets you choose the standard dummy positions in a vehicle The ISO Position sets the s
10. axis RibEye that allows the user to put any LED on any rib or on the sternum The user may also place multiple LEDS on a single rib Special LED mounts are available that attach the LEDs to the rib stiffener bars at the sternum in addition to the normal LEDs that attach to the ribs When running the special firmware the RibEye Type box will display 50 ADJ The 2 axis 50 Male RibEyes use different calibration curves to process the data for each rib Therefore the RibEye must know which rib each LED is located on When the RibEye software connects to a 50 ADJ RibEye the LED position and ISO codes table will have dropdown boxes on the RIB and POSITION columns as shown in Figure D1 POSITION ISO CODES Ey ihr ae Ee Ee ee LEFT RIB 1 1 RIBS 02 LE H3 DS X Y 105 8 44 1 LEFT RIB 1 1 RIBS 03 LE H3 DS X Y 105 9 44 0 LEFT RIB v 1 1 RIBS 04 LE H3 DS X Y 105 8 43 9 LEFT RIB v 1 1 RIBS 05 LE H3 DS X Y 105 8 43 9 LEFT RIB v 1 1 RIBS 06 LE H3 DS X Y 105 8 43 9 eN See gee 1 1 RIBS 02 LE H3 DS X Y 105 8 44 1 3 v LEFT RIB 1 RIBS 03 LE H3 DS Z Y 105 9 44 0 p s LEFT STERNUH 1 RIBS 04 LE H3 DS X Y 105 8 43 9 MassssunsnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnNNNSENNNNSnSNNSSNNNNNNSSENNNSNSSENNSNNNNNNNSENNNSNNSENENSENNSNNSSENASNNSSENNSSNNNSNNSSNANNNSSBENNSENSNNNSSENUNSNSSENNSNENSNNNSSEUNNNNSEENNSSNNSNNSSENNNNNSSEENSSNNSNNNSSENNNSNSBENNSSNNNNNNSENUNSNSSENNSSENAS
11. is shown in Figure 1 Note that most of the controls are grayed out and only the Connect Setup Plot and Export tabs are visible Without connecting to a RibEye the software can be used only to re plot existing datasets and to export them The Status box shows the current state of the RibEye disconnected July 2012 5 x RibEye Status DISCONNECTED RibEye Type Connect to RibEye wia IP Address Serial Number Ethernet bi 1932 168 0 240 CONNECT Calibration Date Find RibEyes Firmware Version RibEye Installed in ATD RibEye Pointed Toward Dummy LEFT SIDE E Sth Blue 123456 Trigger Setting ISO Test Object 1 Vehicle 1 T Switch Rising Edge ISO Position 0 Other i POSITION ISO CODES Data Buffer Operation Data in RibEye ms Circular 2 Linear Start Time Stop Time ERASE MEMORY Data to collect after Trigger ms 2000 Data To Download ms DOWNLOAD DATA Stan Time Stop Time i a BE 400 0 2009 Boxboro Systems LLC Figure 1 RibEye control software main screen upon start up 2 1 Connecting to the RibEye The control software can communicate to RibEyes via Ethernet over a Local Area Network LAN or a serial connection The Connect to RibEye via drop down menu has the option for connecting via RS232 Serial and Ethernet For Ethernet RibEyes select Ethernet in the Connect to RibEye via drop do
12. set to the filter used when the data was stored and the data can not be re filtered 44 Relative Absolute Switch The Relative Absolute switch set to Relative will remove the zero offsets from the data by subtracting an average of the first 100 samples from each channel from the rest of the channel data If less than 100 samples of data 10 ms at 10 kHz was downloaded prior to time zero the Relative Absolute switch will be forced to the Absolute position and the data cannot be zeroed If data is read from a file that was stored as Relative data the Relative Absolute switch will be forced to Relative and cannot be changed to Absolute for ISO and CSV files Diadem files can always be viewed as Absolute or Relative 4 5 Zooming and Modifying a Plot Style To analyze and modify a plot perform the following steps e Zoom in on the plot by holding the Ctrl key and left mouse button and draw a box around the area of interest e Pan the plot by holding the Ctrl and Shift keys and left mouse button and moving the mouse e Undo zoom and pan operations by pressing Ctrl and the space bar You can undo as many as the last 25 operations e Zoom out by holding the Ctrl key and clicking the right mouse button e Right click on a trace name in the Legend box to change colors line thickness and plot style Figure 19 22 July 2012 RIB 4
13. steps below as shown in Figure C6 1 Go to Start Control Panel Programs 2 Under Programs and Features click Turn Windows features on or off 3 In the Windows Features dialog box select the Telnet Client check box 4 Click the OK button The installation may take several minutes T t Control Panel Pro aae E m Control Pane E a E gt ControlPanel_ Programs 9 Sen p File Edt View Tools Help Control Panel Homi clei Programs and Features Sterne occa Uninstall a program Turn Windows features on or off View installed updates Run programs made for previous versions of Windows How to install a program Network and Internet Hardware and Sound ge Default able ae Bl Wows fenne oun Turn Windows features on or off a Programs default programs User Accounts and Farm Safety Appearance and Personalization Ininstall a gadget To turn a feature on select rts check box To turn a feature off clear its J check box A filled box means that only part of the feature is turned on Clock Language and R E Media Features m Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 1 Ee Microsoft Message Queue MSMQ Server ey Print and Document Services ae Remote Differential Compression Ee RIP Listener Ease of Access Ele Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Ele Simple TCPIP services i e echo daytime etc ale Tablet PC Components WIJ Telnet Client Ele Telnet Server
14. the screen http 192 168 0 240 secure lt lt _conf htm Windows Internet Explorer 10 x Go http 192 168 0 240 secure ltx_conf htm R hy x R Google P File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Su Favorites http 192 168 0 240 secure Itx_conf htm D D abe Pager Safety Toos Firmware Version V6 5 0 9 MAC Address 00 20 4A 9D 1C 94 lt a Network Settings Server Serial Tunnel Network Mode Wired Only Hostlist IP Configuration Ch 11 R TES E Obtain IP address automatically Serial Settings Connection Auto Configuration Methods Email BOOTP Enable Disable Trigger 1 Trigger 2 DHCP Enable Disable Trigger 3 Configurable Pins Apply Settings DHCP Host Name AutolP Enable Disable Apply Defaults f Use the following IP configuration IP Address 192 168 0 240 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 Ethernet Configuration J Auto Negotiate Speed 100 Mbps 10 Mbps Duplex Full Half Figure A3 Network Settings screen 26 July 2012 After a few moments you will get the confirmation screen shown in Figure A4 The RibEye s IP will be changed http 192 168 0 240 secure lb lt _conf htm Windows Internet Explorer 7 i oj x Go E http 192 168 0 240 secure itx_conf htm gt Google Pir File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Sy Favorites http 192 168 0 240 secure ltx_conf htm fy D Cl v Pag Safety
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16. 12 GobonodenococenisauananceneddnodEocosoooccbencatiesocaansdoodonosocooodoccosSsSceidasnosocnooouncabooooy pelle de yee in ail RibEye Pointed Toward Dummy Right Side v Sear Trigger Setting ISO Test Object 1 Vehicle 1 v Switch Rising Edge ISO Position 3 Front Right 4 Show Current X 2 s LED RIB POSTION 2 2 IDDIE 13 THRI 01 MI 52 DS XYZ oo o0 oo a 4 HIDDLE 1 3 THRI 03 HI S2 DS XYZ O5 5 HIDDE 1 3 ABRI 01 HI S2 DS XYZ 6 6 IDDIE 1 3 ABRI 02 HI S2 DS XYZ Figure 5 ISO code settings oo 0 0 _MIDDIE 1 3 THRI 02 WI S2 DS XYZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Appendix D contains special setup instructions for the 50 male 2 axis RibEye which allows LEDs to be placed on any rib or on the sternum July 2012 The ISO codes used in the RibEyes are shown in Table 1 The format is A BCCCC DD EE FF GG HI Table 1 ISO codes used in RibEyes PC Options i O can be defined by the user typically 1 vehicle 1 2 vehicle 2 A Test Object 2 ehiclas S sled etc B Position standard seating positions 0 9 typically the rib name or sternum for frontal dummies RIBS or STRN for sternum for side impact dummies CCCC Main Location SHRI shoulder rib THRI thoracic rib ABRI abdominal rib the rib number such as 01 02 03 or a position code such as Fine Posn 1 UP upper MI middle LO lower a position code such as EE Fine
17. 2 168 0 240 set ip eth ip address 192 168 08 241_ Figure C4 Windows 7 Telnet screen 4 6 Press the Enter key again The IP address of the RibEye is now changed temporarily It is not permanently stored in the RibEye flash memory so if the RibEye is powered down it will not remember the change 7 Since the RibEye IP address is now changed Telnet Client cannot communicate with it any more You must close the Telnet Client connection by pressing the Ctrl key and the right bracket key simultaneously If you changed the RibEye IP address to a new subnet you will have to change your computer s IP address to the new subnet before you can communicate with the RibEye again 8 Now you can reconnect to the RibEye with its new IP address using the open ip address command When you get the command prompt type save as in Figure C5 and press the Enter key Now the new IP address is permanently saved in the RibEye flash memory A Telnet 192 168 0 241 Saving Configuration and exiting Connection to host lost Press any key to continue Figure C5 Windows 7 Telnet screen 5 9 When you press any key you will be returned to the Telnet prompt 66 99 Type q to exit from Telnet Client or just close the DOS box 38 July 2012 Appendix C 2 Enabling Windows 7 Telnet Client Telnet is not enabled with Windows 7 by default but you can enable it by following the
18. 2012 Appendix A Setting the RibEye s IP address When the RibEye ships from the factory its IP address is set to 192 168 0 240 For newer RibEyes with Boxboro Systems labels and a single cable from the Trunk Box to the RibEye controller you can change the RibEye IP address using a web browser Instructions to do this are described below For older RibEyes with two cables from the Trunk Box to the controller you can change the RibEye s IP address by sending commands to the RibEye over the LAN connection to port 23 using a Telnet terminal program Instructions for using Telnet to change the IP address are given in Appendix B for Windows XP and Appendix C for Windows 7 Note In order to communicate with the RibEye over a LAN it must be on the same subnet as the LAN The RibEye s default IP address of 192 168 0 240 is on the 0 subnet If your LAN has a different subnet you can connect your PC directly to the RibEye and set your PC to a fixed IP address on the 192 168 0 subnet Instructions for configuring your PC to a fixed IP address are shown in Appendix B 3 for Windows XP and Appendix C 3 for Windows 7 The following shows how to change the RibEye s IP address This example assumes that the RibEye address is 192 168 0 240 and that the PC s IP address is any address on the 192 168 0 subnet except 192 168 0 1 or 192 168 0 240 Launch your web browser on your PC and go to http 192 168 0 240 You should see the screen shown in
19. 7 Telnet Client 1 Click on the start button then select Run The window shown below in Figure C1 will open Type command in the box and click on the OK button Run y e ype the name of a program folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it for you Open command ered Bee Figure C1 Windows 7 Telnet screen 1 36 July 2012 2 A DOS window will open Type Telnet and press the Enter key and Telnet Client will open as shown in Figure C2 ad C Windows System32 telnet exe Welcome to Microsoft Telnet Client Escape Character is CTRLtI Microsoft Telnet gt Figure C2 Windows 7 Telnet screen 2 3 At the prompt type open RibEye IP address or o RibEye IP address For example open 192 168 0 240 as shown in Figure C3 mj C Windows system3 telnetexe Welcome to Microsoft Telnet Client Escape Character is CIRL Microsoft Telnet open 1972 168 6 248 Figure C3 Windows 7 Telnet screen 3 4 After you hit Enter you will first get a message saying Connecting and then one that says Connected Then you will see the RibEye command prompt which is 37 July 2012 5 After you have connected to the RibEye at the command prompt type the following as shown in Figure C4 but replacing the x s with the new IP address set ip ethO ip address xxx Xxx XxxX W Telnet 19
20. Dummy Field The drop down menu for RibEye Pointed Toward Dummy will only be shown for side impact dummies The direction selections Left Side or Right Side are used to convert data from the RibEye coordinate system to the dummy coordinate system For the SID IIs and the WorldSID changing the direction will change the signs of the X and Y data For the Polar Left or Right settings the RibEye coordinate system is rotated about the Z axis of the dummy by plus or minus 41 degrees The direction selection is checked whenever data is read from the RibEye and the coordinate conversions are applied to the data as it 1s received 2 5 ISO Code Settings The drop down menus for ISO Test Object and ISO Position Figure 5 are used to generate the standard ISO channel naming codes as shown in the table on the screen in Figure 5 When you change any of the values in the drop down menus you will see the changes reflected in the ISO codes in the table The ISO codes are used as channel headers in the exported data files The channel codes are not stored in the RibEye The Rib and Position entries for each LED in the table cannot be changed by the user When data is downloaded the ISO codes are read from the table and are used to name the channels in the data files For the formal definitions of the channel codes see ISO TS 13499 RED B Version 1 5 Road vehicles Multimedia data exchange format for impact tests July 20
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23. LE OU RIB SLE OU x 55 00 RIB 6 LE OL i RIB 4 LE MI Plot Color es ee O 1e e L Petsie fv thintine Porta Stale Fat Line Line Style Connected Points Line Thickness Scatter w Wisible Thin Step Rename Flot Fat Step E i Vertical Bar 0 Horizontal B ar Figure 19 Changing plot styles by right clicking on a trace in the Legend box 5 0 Live Display Tab The Live Display tab shows the current positions of the LEDs which are updated approximately 1 to 3 times per second depending on the RibEye model You can use this display to verify that everything 1s working correctly You can zoom the plots around the LEDs so you can see the effect of someone pushing on the ribs For side impact dummies a switch for setting the impact side of the dummy is available For the Polar dummy you can view the LED positions in either the RibEye or dummy coordinate systems Figure 20 shows the Live Display tab for the Polar RibEye 25 July 2012 t JRibEye Ver 1 0 Connect Setup Plot Live Display 163 u 160 a ra o T 150 H Dummy RibEye 130 HH LEDs on Dummy Left 2 Right 120 _ _ l 4 H HE 60 30 40 30 EEE HE HH 0 10 H l l l 165 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 O 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 165 HELP Y Axis mm Figure 20 Live Display tab for Polar RibEye 24 July
24. NNSSEUNSNNSSAENSSNNNNNNSENENNSSSEENNSENSSNNSSENUNSNSSENNSNENNNNNSSEUNNNNSENENNENNSNNSSENENNNSSENNSSNENSNNSSMENNSNSBNENENEEENN Figure D1 Drop down menus for the RIB and POSITION columns Any of the 6 ribs can be selected for any LED Rib 1 is the top rib and Rib 6 is the bottom rib The positions can be set to Left or Right and Rib or Sternum as shown in Figures D1 and D2 Note that the ISO codes change with the RIB and POSITION settings POSITION ISO CODES Xmm mm a EEE 4 3 LEFT STERNUM 7 1 1 STRN 03 LE H3 DS X Y 105 8 43 9 6 LEFT RIB 7 1 1 RIBS 06 LE H3 DS X Y 105 8 43 9 6 amp 7 LEFT STERNUM 7 1 1 STRN 06 LE H3 DS X Y 105 8 43 9 7 1 RIGHT RIB 7 1 1 RIBS 01 RI H3 DS X Y 105 8 56 1 8 1 En 1 1 STRN 01 RI H3 DS X Y 105 9 56 0 Save LED Setup to RibEye Cancel Led Setup Changes Figure D2 RIB and POSITION changed When any of the RIB or POSITION entries are changed two buttons will appear Save LED Setup to RibEye and Cancel LED Setup Changes When you have finished configuring the 43 July 2012 LEDs you must either save the settings or cancel them When you click on the Save LED Setup to RibEye button the LED setup data will be written to the RibEye flash memory The next time you connect to the RibEye the software will read the LED settings from the RibEye flash memory and set up the LED table w
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26. Start Time and Stop Time settings You can set the start and stop times within your expected region of interest However the start and stop times must be within the range of data stored in the RibEye or an error message will appear When you click on the Download Data button a progress bar will appear showing the percent completion of the download As part of the Download process the software reads the ISO channel codes from the main tab and internally stores the channel codes with the data set If the ISO Test Object ISO Position or RibEye Pointed Toward Dummy settings are incorrect you will have to re download the data to store the correct values with the dataset 14 July 2012 All RibEye data is downloaded The LED X Y and Z data is downloaded in millimeters and the ambient light readings for each sensor are downloaded in counts 65 535 maximum After the download is complete the program will display the Export tab allowing you to save the data You can save the data or switch to the Plot tab to preview the data before saving see section 4 0 Plot Tab 2 6 Error Codes in Data File If the RibEye cannot accurately calculate a LED position it will generate error codes in the data file causing a drop out in the plots The RibEye will force the X Y and Z data to the same error code The error codes are generated when light from a LED is blocked between the LED and one of the sen
27. ata zeroing options click on the Export tab to choose the file name and location and to export the data The program will bring up a file selection box as shown in Figure 12 Select Diadem Data File 0d954ccidid30de9if213a4c5f5b Users laaa WINDOWS 1346c418953c0cb66 10671128 Documents and Settings downloaded programs System Volume Information 3s ystem sav Figure 12 Export file selection panel for a Diadem file 16 July 2012 3 1 Data Zeroing The Data Zeroing selection has two choices 1 Relative to pre TO average or 2 Absolute 3 1 1 Relative to Pre T0 Average This selection will calculate the average of the first 100 data points 10 ms at 10 kHz sample rate of each channel and subtract the average from all of the channel data points This forces each data channel to start at approximately zero mm displacement If the data set does not contain at least 100 data points prior to time zero the relative calculation cannot be performed The selection box will be forced to Absolute no zeroing and grayed see section 3 1 2 below and a message will be displayed as shown in Figure 13 15x Connect Setup Flot Live Display Expor Data in Memory Downloaded RibEye Data in Memory Export File Format Filtering Data Zeroing Diadem DAT R32 Unfiltered x Not Enough pre T0 Data for Zeroing Absolute no zeroing Export Figure 13 Insufficient pre T0 data for zeroing If you are
28. by sending commands to the RibEye over the LAN connection to port 23 using a Telnet terminal program The following example uses Windows HyperTerminal Refer to Appendix B 2 for instructions on configuring Windows HyperTerminal to communicate with the RibEye If you are using an operating system other than Windows refer to your documentation for the Telnet program installed on your system If your LAN uses a different subnet than the RibEye you will have to connect your PC to the RibEye directly and configure your PC to use a fixed IP address See Appendix B 3 to change your PC s IP address To change the RibEye s IP address using Windows HyperTerminal follow these steps 1 Start Windows HyperTerminal Hit the Enter key until the command prompt appears pound number sign 3 At the command prompt type the following but replace the x s with your new IP address as follows set ip ethO ip address XXX XXX X XXX 4 Press the Enter key again The IP address of the RibEye is now changed temporarily It is not permanently stored in the RibEye flash memory so if the RibEye is powered down it will not remember the change Note If you changed the RibEye IP address to a new subnet you will have to change your PC s fixed IP address to the new subnet to communicate with the RibEye See Appendix B 3 to change your PC s IP address Because the IP address has been changed HyperTerminal will no longer communicate wit
29. codes will be set to the filter used 0 No Filter A Class 1000 B Class 600 C Class 180 D Class 60 If you are exporting previously filtered data you cannot re filter the data The Filter Selection box will be set to the filter that the data was filtered at and grayed out so it cannot be changed and a message that the data 1s already filtered will be shown as in Figure 15 Ambient light data is always stored unfiltered 15 x Connect Setup Plot Export Data in Memory c Documents and Settings Dan_DANHP Desktop Test1234fltl160_CSV Export File Format Filtering Data Zeroing Comma Separated Values CSW I C Class 160 Relative to Pre 10 Average Data is already filtered Data is Already Zeroed Export Figure 15 Exporting previously filtered and zeroed data 3 3 Data formats All three data format options include the following information about the test e The test date RibEye type RibEye serial number The ISO channel codes including the filter code as the last character Number of data points per channel and the start time relative to the trigger time The text from the field under RibEye Installed in ATD see section 2 2 18 July 2012 3 3 1 Diadem Data Format The Diadem data format is used for importing data into National Instruments Diadem data processing program When this format is chosen the program will open a file selection box with the Save as type sele
30. connected to the correct one After you change the text in this field either press the Enter key on your keyboard or click outside the text box on the screen Then the software will write the updated information to the RibEye A confirmation box will pop up as shown in Figure 4 Click on OK to close the box July 2012 2 note ATD information changed in AibE ve Figure 4 Confirmation of updated data under RibEye Installed in ATD 2 3 Trigger Setting The Trigger Setting drop down menu is used to select the trigger signal type and polarity The RibEye trigger setting is stored in the RibEye s flash memory If you change the setting the new setting is written to the RibEye The two options are e Rising Edge used when you want to trigger on a rising voltage at the trigger input e Falling Edge used when you want to trigger on a falling voltage at the trigger input Older RibEye models will show two additional options for differential type trigger signals e Differential Rising Edge e Differential Falling Edge Refer to the Hardware User s Manual for your RibEye for more information on Trigger connections Some versions of the RibEye do not show the Trigger Setting menu because they are designed to be directly connected to a specific DAS and the trigger setting is fixed to operate with that DAS Refer to your RibEye hardware manual for more information 2 4 RibEye Pointed Toward
31. ction set to DAT Enter a test file name such as mydata The program will create two files mydata DAT an ASCII file describing the data mydata R32 a binary file with the test data in 32 bit floating point format For more information on the Diadem format see the following document from the National Instruments web site http digital ni com public nsf ad0f2828 19902a1986256f79005462b1 7c72161d9b13ef1086256c 8007f570b FILE dmheader pdf 3 3 2 CSV Format The CSV format comma separated values creates a spreadsheet compatible file with a CSV extension Data is arranged in columns with the ISO codes as the column headers The file selection box will have the Save as type selection set to CSV Enter a test file name such as mydata and the program will create a file called mydata CSV 3 3 3 ISO MME Format The ISO MME format is described in ISO TS 13499 RED B Version 1 5 Road vehicles Multimedia data exchange format for impact tests When you select the ISO format option the file selection box will have the Save as type selection set to MME Enter a test file name such as mydata and the program will break down the file location and filename into the format PATH mydata It will then create a directory called PATH mydata and will build the files as shown in Figure 16 When you select an ISO file in the form PATH mydata MME the program will create the
32. econd character of the ISO codes shown in Table 1 Figure 7 lists the options for dummy positions 1 Front Left Other Front Left Front Middle Front Right 7nd Row Left 2nd Row Middle nd Row Right 3rd Row Left 3rd Row Middle 3rd Row Right wf ee Figure 7 ISO Position list of options 2 6 Show Current XYZ s Button The Show Current XYZ s button will turn on the LEDs briefly and report the current positions in the dummy coordinate system based on the Left or Right setting in the RibEye Pointed Toward Dummy field For two axis systems the button is labeled Show Current XY s 11 July 2012 2 7 Data Collection Setup Arm and Download Controls Figure 8 illustrates these controls which are described in the following sections Data Buiter Operation Data in RibEye ms Circular sue Linear Start Time Stop Time o 500 1500 ERASE MEMORY Data to collect after Trigger ms 2000 Data To Download ms DOWNLOAD DATA linear Duker Start Time Stop Time Time ms to collect after ARM 10 400 30000 2009 Boxboro Systems LLC Figure 8 Data collection setup arm and download controls 2 7 1 Data Buffer Operation The RibEye has a 30 second D RAM data buffer 25 seconds for WorldSID which can be configured as a circular or linear buffer When the data buffer is set to Circular only the Data to collect after Trigger box will be shown
33. esses Then click on the OK button until all windows are closed You might get a message saying that you have to re boot for the changes to take effect You are now set to a fixed IP address 35 July 2012 Appendix C 1 Setting the RibEye s IP address for older models Windows 7 For older RibEyes with two cables from the Trunk Box to the RibEye controller you can change the RibEye s IP address by sending commands to the RibEye over the LAN connection to port 23 using a Telnet terminal program When the RibEye ships from the factory its IP address is set to 192 168 0 240 You can change the RibEye s IP address by sending commands to the RibEye over the Ethernet connection to port 23 using a Telnet terminal program If your local LAN uses the 192 168 0 xxx subnet you can reconfigure the RibEye over your LAN If your local LAN uses another subnet such as 192 168 1 xxx you will have to set your computer to a fixed IP address on the 192 168 0 xxx subnet and connect directly from your computer to the RibEye Note that some LAN routers allow communication on several subnets simultaneously Check with your computer support staff to see if your LAN supports multiple subnets Appendix C 2 describes how to enable the Windows 7 Telnet Client on your Windows 7 PC if it has not been previously enabled Appendix C 3 describes how to set you Windows 7 PC to a fixed IP address Change the RibEye s IP address using the Windows
34. folders and files shown below PATH mydata mydata MME CHANNEL mydata CHN mydata 001 mydata 002 mydata 003 amp Figure 16 ISO MME format directory and files The file mydata MME is a generic test descriptor file in ASCII format where the only data that changes are the test data and a timestamp for when the file was created 19 July 2012 The file CHANNEL mydata CHN is an ASCII file that contains the number of data channels and a list of the ISO channel name codes The files mydata 001 through mydata 00n are ASCII files one per data channel that contain the data for each channel in floating point format 4 0 Plot Tab The Plot tab Figure 17 is used for a quick view of RibEye data If data has been downloaded from the RibEye the Current File box will display Downloaded RibEye Data in Memory If an existing RibEye data file was read in the existing file name will be displayed L_dRibEye Ver 1 8 q Connect Setup Plot Export Current File HELP c Documents and Settings Dan Handman Desktop szs test CSW SELECT FILE Plot Data all Y i Filter Class 180 W Relative Absolute SHA OMI Ale THR 1 MY Hil THR 2 MI f THR 3M Ai ABR 1 MI Hil ABR 2MIY Hi Figure 17 Plot tab 20 July 2012 4 1 Select File Button The Select File button allows you to read an existin
35. g RibEye data file to plot After a file is read in you can also re export the file see section 3 0 for more information on exporting When you click on the Select File button a file browser will open to choose the file to read Figure 18 shows the file browser Set the Files of Type drop down menu to DAT for Diadem files CSV for Comma Separated Values files MME for ISO files Select the Diadem CSV or ISO file that you want to open EE E om SS 5 Select File to Plot Diadem DAT ISO MME CSV CSV X C0d954ccidid30de9if213a4c5f5b Users gt laaa 3 WwINbows 134bc418953ecb66 10671128 J Documents and Settings Po My Documents Figure 18 Select File browser 4 2 Plot Data Selection The Plot Data selection allows you to select the data to plot The options depend on the type of RibEye used to collect the data You can view the X Y and Z displacement data You can also view the ambient light readings The ambient light data is useful to review if you see drop outs in the data refer to section 2 7 6 for more information on error codes 21 July 2012 4 3 Filter Class Selection The NHTSA standard phaseless Butterworth filter is used for filtering You can view the data with the following filter classes e No filter e CFC 1000 e CFC 600 e CFC 180 e CFC 60 If pre filtered data from a file is read in the Filter Selection box will be
36. ger button will mark a trigger event and the RibEye will treat it as if a hardware trigger occurred 13 July 2012 During data acquisition the RibEye Status will display either Collecting Pre Trigger Data or Collecting Post Trigger Data and Storing to Flash Once the data is stored to flash memory the RibEye Status will change to Connected Idle At this time you can download the data collected t JRibEye Ver 1 06 o x Connect Setup Flot Live Display Export RibEye Status Collecting Pre Trigger Data RibEye Type 50th Male Connect to RibEye via IP Address Serial Number 0075 Ethernet Y 192 168 0 241 DISCONNECT Calibration Date July 1 2009 Find RibEyes Firmware Version 5050003 RibEye Installed in ATD ISO Test Object 1 Vehicle 1 Bench rig Dummy Cable Disconnect RibEye lf you plan to Disconnect the Communications Cable RII from the dummy you must Disconnect Now DISCONNECT NOW STAY CONNECTED Data Buffer Operation Data in RibEye ms Circular 2 Linear Stan Time Stop Time 0 0 ERASE MEMORY Data to collect after Trigger ms 2000 Data To Download ms DOWNLOAD DATA Start Time Stop Time 10 400 2009 Boxboro Systeme LLC Figure 10 Message pop up after arming 2 7 5 Download Data Button The Download Data button will download data from the RibEye based on the Data to Download
37. h the RibEye so you must change the HyperTerminal host address Go to File Properties and change Host Address Click on Call Disconnect Click on Call Call If you don t immediately get a command prompt press the Enter key until you do Finally type Save PU ae ee You should see the message Saving Configuration and Exiting which indicates that the change of IP address is permanent You may wish to re save your HyperTerminal session with the new IP address so that it will connect immediately the next time Figure B1 shows the HyperTerminal screen after saving 28 July 2012 RibEye HyperTerminal File Edit Wiew Call Transfer Help OD S s0 Eo H H H set ip eth ip address 192 168 0 2 45 H save Saving Configuration and exiting lt ill Disconnected Auba detect TCP IP Multi tech Figure B1 HyperTerminal screen IMPORTANT Jf you change the RibEye IP address you should write the new IP address on a sticker and attach the sticker to the RibEye so that the number is readily available for the next time you are using the RibEye NOTE Jfyou change the RibEye IP address to a different subnet that is if you change more than the last three digits you might have to change the IP address of your PC to the new subnet also depending on your LAN configuration For example if you change the RibEye IP from 192 168 0 240 to 192 168 2 240 you m
38. ight have to change your PC to an IP address on the 192 168 2 subnet 29 July 2012 Appendix B 2 Setting Up a Windows HyperTerminal for Telnet under XP Follow these steps for setting up a Windows HyperTerminal 1 Go to Start gt Programs gt Accessories gt Communications gt HyperTerminal 2 Set up the HyperTerminal Connection At the first screen Figure B2 enter a name for the connection and choose an icon to represent it Then click on the OK button Connection Description 2 x ai New Connection Enter a name and choose an icon for the connection Name RibE pe con Figure B2 HyperTerminal connection screen 1 At the next screen Figure B3 ignore the first three lines and click on the drop down menu for the last line Connect using Select TCP IP Winsock Connect To D RIBE pye Enter details for the phone number that you want to dial Countyregion United States 1 s Area code Connect using Conexant HDA D110 MOC Y 92 Mo l Cancel Figure B3 HyperTerminal connection screen 2 30 July 2012 Selecting this option even without clicking OK causes the following screen to appear Figure B4 RibEye Properties Connect To Settings Change Icon Host address 192 168 0 240 Port number Connect using TCP IP Winsock ka Figure B4 HyperTerminal connection screen 3 Enter an IP address for the RibEye connec
39. ith the correct data If you click on the Cancel LED Setup Changes button the changes will be cancelled and the table will be reset to its last state WARNING Make sure that the LEDs are mounted on the rib you have specified in the table to prevent the RibEye from using the wrong calibration curves Note that the Download Data button will be grayed out and inoperable while you are editing the LED table and while the Save LED Setup to RibEye and Cancel LED Setup Changes buttons are visible If you put more than two LEDs on either side of the ribcage you will have duplicate ISO channel codes for some channels In this case you can look at the absolute data from the RibEye to determine the initial location of each of the LEDs If you mount LEDs on the sternum stiffeners half way between two ribs you can use either rib number For example if the LED is mounted to the sternum stiffener half way between ribs 3 and 4 you can set the RibEye software for either rib 3 or rib 4 44
40. ocated on other network computers or change sharing settings 17 e Troubleshoot problems Diagnose and repair network problems or get troubleshooting information Figure C7 Windows 7 configuration for fixed IP address screen 1 2 On the left shaded side of the screen click on Change adapter settings You will be taken to a screen shown in Figure C8 B ms l 3 E t All Control Panel tems Network Connections Organize Local Area Connection Be Wireless Network Connection wh Wireless Network Connection 2 Network cable unplugged eee POODPOOD F Not connected K ME Atheros ARB121 AR8113 AR8114 Miil Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network 9 all Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport A Figure C8 Windows 7 configuration for fixed IP address screen 2 40 July 2012 3 Right click on Local Area Connection and click on Properties in the drop down menu which will take you to a screen shown in Figure C9 I Local Area Connection Properties Connect using a Atheros AR8121 AR8113 AR8114 PCI E Ethemet Contro This connection uses the following items pa Client for Microsoft Networks I Q05 Packet Scheduler J File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Reliable Multicast Protocol wi Intemet Protocol Version 6 TCP IP v6 wi Intemet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 wi Link Layer Topology Discovery Mapper IO Driver wi Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder Description Allows your c
41. omputer to access resources on a Microsoft network Figure C9 Windows 7 configuration for fixed IP address screen 3 4 Click on Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 to highlight it and then click on Properties to arrive at the next screen Figure C10 Select Use the following Internet address 4 July 2012 Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings 6 Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address IP address Subnet mask Default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server 197 168 Alternate DNS server E Validate settings upon exit Figure C10 Windows 7 configuration for fixed IP address screen 4 5 Set the IP address to your desired address and make sure the subnet mask is set to 255 255 255 0 as shown in Figure C10 You don t have to fill in the default gateway or DNS server addresses 6 Click on the OK button until all windows are closed You might get a message saying that you have to re boot for the changes to take effect 7 You are now set to a fixed IP address 42 July 2012 Appendix D Instructions for 50 Male Adjustable LED 2 Axis RibEye Special firmware is available for the 50 Male 2
42. r codes can get masked by filtering the data Also removing the zero offsets will change the error levels by the zero offset amount and all three axes will no longer be at the same level Therefore we strongly recommend reviewing and saving a copy of the unfiltered absolute data so that the error codes are preserved 3 0 Export Tab The Export tab is shown in Figure 11 If data has been downloaded from the RibEye the Data in Memory field will display Downloaded RibEye Data in Memory If an existing RibEye data file was imported see section 4 0 Plot Tab for importing an existing file the existing file name will be displayed Either downloaded data or an existing file can be exported 15 July 2012 You can choose to save and export the data in three formats Diadem CSV comma separated values or ISO The data can be stored unfiltered or filtered at Class 1000 600 180 or 60 The data can have the pre trigger offsets removed Relative or have the pre trigger offsets preserved Absolute A RibEye Ver 1 06 ip Plot Live Display Export Data in Memory Downloaded RibEye Data in Memory Filtering Data Zeroing Unfiltered hd Relative to Pre T0 Average Comma Separated Values C SW Diadem DAT R32 150 MME CHN Export Figure 11 Export tab with format selection box expanded After you have chosen the data format filtering and d
43. reprocessing a CSV or ISO data file that was already zeroed you cannot re zero the data The selection box will be forced to Relative to Pre TO Average A message will be displayed that the data is already zeroed as shown in Figure 14 The Diadem format preserves the absolute data and uses offset data from the channel headers to create relative data so data that was saved as relative in Diadem format can be re exported as absolute The ambient light data is always stored as absolute data 5 xi Connect Setup Flot Export Data in Memory c Documents and Settings Dan_DANHP Desktop Test1l23rel CSV Export File Format Filtering Data Zeroing Comma Separated Values CSV w Unfiltered al Relative to Pre T0 Average Data is Already Zeroed Export Figure 14 Exporting data that was already zeroed 17 July 2012 3 1 2 Absolute no zeroing If you choose Absolute data all channel data is the X Y or Z distance with respect to the origin of the RibEye coordinate system Refer to your RibEye hardware manual for the definition of the RibEye coordinate system This selection preserves the data error codes and the initial positions of the LEDs 3 2 Filtering Data can be exported unfiltered or filtered at Class 1000 600 180 or 60 The program uses the phaseless 4 pole Butterworth filter used by NHTSA National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration U S The last character of the ISO channel
44. sors or if there is too much ambient light to accurately resolve the LED position For two axis systems the X and Y data will be forced to 1 if the left sensor dummy s left is blocked or sees too much ambient light 2 if the right sensor dummy s right is blocked or sees too much ambient light 3 if both sensors are blocked or see too much ambient light 327 if a divide by zero condition occurred in the data processing For three axis systems the X Y and Z data will be forced to the following numbers 1 if the top sensor is blocked or sees too much ambient light 2 if the bottom sensor is blocked or sees too much ambient light 3 if both top and bottom sensors are blocked or see too much ambient light 4 if the middle sensor is blocked or sees too much ambient light 5 if the middle and top sensors are blocked or see too much ambient light 6 if the middle and bottom sensors are blocked or see too much ambient light 7 if all three sensors are blocked or see too much ambient light 8 if a divide by zero condition occurred in the data processing If an error code occurs discount the data for a few milliseconds before and after the drop out because the LED brightness control loops must stabilize Most often the cause of a drop out is a loose cable that swings between the LEDs and the sensors blocking the light Error conditions can also occur 1f the rib rotates enough so that the light from the LED cannot reach the sensor Note that the erro
45. splayed Figure 3 shows the main screen after the software has connected to the RibEye Note that Live Display tab is now visible and the various control buttons are activated i JRibEye Yer 1 8 a 5 x RibEye Status l Connected Idle RibEye Type SIDIIs Connect to RibEye wia IP Address Serial Number 000452 192 163 0 240 DISCONNECT Calibration Date February 3 2010 Find RibEyes Firmware Version 75 O00 RibEye Installed in ATD RibEye Pointed Toward Dummy Left Side l OOO SDAA it Trigger Setting ISO Test Object 1 Vehicle 1 m Switch Rising Edge Y ISO Position 1 Front Left Show Current XYZ S posmion isocooes xmm Ymm Zomm LA 2 7 0 7 0 7 0 Co RB 1 1 o 7o 3 a i o 7 se 1 O HIDDLE Data Buffer Operation Data in RibEye ms Circular i Linear Start Time Stop Time 500 4500 ERASE MEMORY Data to collect after Trigger ms 2000 Data To Download ms Start Time Stop Time DOWNLOAD DATA 10 400 0 2009 Boxboro Systeme LLC Figure 3 RibEye control software main screen after connecting to RibEye 2 2 Text Field Under RibEye Installed in ATD The user can change this text field and software will store the data RibEye s flash memory The text field can be used for any purpose but it is typically used for the dummy identification so that if multiple RibEyes are being used you can verify that you are
46. t Adapter This connection uses the following themes I File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks ml os Packet Scheduler Internet Protocol TCP IP Install Uninstall Properties Description Allows your computer to access resources on a Microsoft network T Show icon in notification area when connected I Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Figure B9 Windows XP configuration screen 2 34 July 2012 Click on Internet Protocol TCP IP to highlight it and then click on Properties You will get a screen like Figure B10 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties amp a ajx General ou can get F settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise You need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically IP address 197 768 60 Subnet mask 255 255 255 Default gateway 192 168 O 1 Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Prefered ONS server 192 1568 1 1 Advanced Alternate DNS server Figure B10 Windows XP configuration screen 3 Select Use the following IP address Set the IP address to your desired address and make sure that the subnet mask 1s set to 255 255 255 0 as shown in Figure C3 You don t have to fill in the default gateway or DNS server addr
47. tion Make sure that the port number is set to 23 as shown Click on the OK button The HyperTerminal window will appear Figure B5 with the name you have chosen for the connection at the top of the screen The bottom left hand side of the screen shows that there is no connection yet between the computer and the RibEye RibEye HyperTerminal SEK Eile Edit View Call Transfer Help La amp sD Auto detect Auto detect Figure B5 HyperTerminal connection screen 4 31 July 2012 To connect to the RibEye press the Enter key until the command prompt pound number sign appears When the connection is successful the word Connected will appear at the bottom left hand corner of the HyperTerminal screen Figure B6 RibEye HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help eee Connected 0 01 00 Auto detect TCP IP Figure B6 HyperTerminal connection screen 5 Saving the HyperTerminal Setup for Future Connections Go to the top of the Figure B6 screen and select File gt Save As Type a name for the HyperTerminal connection as shown in Figure B7 After the initial setup you need only click on the file name in order to set up a communication connection to the RibEye 32 July 2012 Save As Save IM my Documents CJ My Computer Recent omy Network Places Desktop My Documents os hy Computer a File name RIBE ye At ka My Network Save as type Session files ht wt
48. wn menu Next select the IP address for your RibEye in the IP Address box RibEyes are shipped from the factory with a default IP address of 192 168 0 240 See Appendixes A C for instructions on how to set your RibEye s IP address If your RibEye is not listed on the drop down menu you can type your RibEye s IP address into the box Alternatively you can click on the Find RibEyes button which will search for all RibEyes currently connected to the LAN and powered up If you click on the Find RibEyes button a message will pop up asking you to wait for 15 seconds After the RibEyes have been found they will be displayed and added to the IP Address drop down menu as shown in Figure 2 July 2012 ERE veraa 01x Connect Setup Plot Export RibEye Status DISCONNECTED RibEye Type Connect to RibEye via IF Address Serial Number Ethernet v 192 168 0 240 v CONNECT Calibration Date Finding RibEyes Please Wait Firmware Version this may take 15 seconds RibEye Installed in ATD Sth Blue 123456 Trigger Setting RibEye Pointed Toward Dummy LEFT SIDE ISO Test Object 1 Vehicle 1 m iso Pos PE lx Found 1 RibEye 192 168 0 240 Switch Rising Edge mm mm Z mm LED _ RIB__ POSITION This RibEye have been added to the IP Address list al Data Buffer Operation
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