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1. 5 16 2 Settings Auto Run 0 16 3 Settings Camera Info 5 16 4 Settings Show Histogram 5 16 5 Settings Reticule 5 16 6 Settings Firmware Upgrade 5 16 7 Settings Adjust DACS a LEE ale E Multi Channel Wave Inserter Automatic Firmware Upgrade 7 1 EEPROM Update Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 3 NAC Image Technology Inc 8 Disclaimer HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 4 1 Camera Hardware 1 1 Compatibility This manual and the HSSCLink software are compatible with the following cameras e HotShot 512 SC e HotShot Mega SC Any other cameras not listed are not supported 1 2 Rear Panel ARM LED REC LED Power LED Data LED Error LED High Speed Serial 1 0 Trigger IN Electronic Viewfinder Battery Power 12 28 VDC USB2 HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 5 1 2 1 LED Indicators The Rear Panel has five 5 LED indicators 1 2 2 POWER LED Indicated that the camera has Power After camera boot up this should be solid Green DATA LED Indicates when Data is being transferred between the camera and the control PC Lights Blu
2. NAC Image Technology Inc Hot Shot SC User Manual V 1 1 a Jan 2009 Contents Lontente priiis ei emererisi i i eee en sis ie eme ri pisse ees 2 1 Camera Hardware 5 EE ele Eu e UH 5 1 2 KT lg In D 1 2 1 LED ale 6 2 0 TRUE 6 1 2 2 BNC Connectors cccececececececceeaececeaeaeaeacuceseaeaeaeaeueueeeeaeaeataeeeeneneaeans 6 1 2 3 Other ConnectorS anannannnannnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnarnnnrnnrrnnrnarrnnrnnrrnnrnnrrnnnnn 6 1 3 166 Electronic View e TEE 6 2 Software Licence Agreement iii 7 2 1 Grant of Uicense ec cece cece cececececeaeaeaeucuceceaeaeaeaeuceeeaeaeaeaeueneentaeatanaees T 2 2 XZODVIDIC E E E EE 7 29 ESSENSEN 7 LS NACS RION EEE T PO WENN NA a a nt nt T DOME OO 8 2 7 Termination of the Agreement 8 E MEME clo cece E i te a T UU E DE 8 s dE Vile ca casa set assests m UU TT 8 D COON EE 8 4 Initial Setup Software amp Driver Installation 9 4T Un installing Ee TE 9 22 SET SO WANG RR 9 4 3 The FIRST CONNECTION to the CAMERA 10 5 Control amp Download Software HotShot SC Link 11 5 1 Quick Start Guide EE 12 52 The Main VWWumdow 14 5 3 Control Area 15 5 3 1 Connecta EE 16 5 53 2 OpenFile sse tette ted 16 5 3 3 Close CE 16 5 3 4 Download Downoad 16 5 3 5 Format Convert Format Convert 17 5 3 6 Bulk Convert BukConvett 1 17 5 4 Record Control 19 541 Recording FPS H 19 5 4 2 Shutter 9EMBMB s 19 5 4 3 AOI HEGE Area OT INT T SLE EE 20 544 Trigger BE 20 5 4
3. 1 frames C Use First Use first template for every frames Search Area Search Area Size fi 80 of Template Size Predictive Search Dynamic Search Area Threshold Limit 80 da Quadrant Centering Centering Circle diameter 80 of Template Size Max Center Movement 20 t pixel amp A te00 OK X Cancel Figure 1 The smaller the search area the faster the tracking process If the software consistently fails to find the target then it might be because the search area is too small Using Predictive Search the software will first predict the position of the target before setting the Search Area By default this is activated Using Dynamic Search Area will allow the software to automatically decrease the search area size if it is useful to do so 5 14 4 2 5 Threshold Limit The Threshold Limit is the measure of Pattern Match Accuracy If during searching the pattern match accuracy drops below this level then the software will request user confirmation The default is a 90 match In some cases it may be helpful to reduce this HOWEVER the more the reduction the more likely it will be that the software could start drifting in its tracking results 5 14 4 2 6 Quadrant Centring When tracking a Quadrant Target the software will perform Auto centering function It does this by looking for edges around the Quadrant Centre Circle This is shown as the red circle in HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1
4. SG HotShot SC Sele File Settings Help P Control Measure Advanced Wave Inserter Settings WI Mode Analog Range C 1 25v C 2 Channel Analog 8 Digital Bits C 25v C 4Channel Analog 16 Digital Bits 5 0 Apply Changes to Current Camera C All Cameras Apply Live Monitor li l les us RW 2 gt Analog Channel 1 m ES cial rii edlen od Y 1 56 Volts 0 000 Time x D E 15 5 i 5 D pu E 9 n ex Play Controls Tools Info ARM BEL El 4 Image size FE Current Frame Start Frame End Frame ej al A Avel Reco Frames GER gt VIEW TRIG Kd id Of S HE Avail Rec Time s BEE He r b ya Avail Rec Time ms EI x 211 Y gt Temp NO c Record Controls 2 i J 3 EN Em EX HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 51 7 Automatic Firmware Upgrade When you connect see section 5 3 1 to the camera for the First time after installing new software it may also be necessary for some or all of the camera FIRMWARE to be upgraded If this is the case then you will see the Firmware Upgrade window appear as shown below f Auto Firmware Update To proceed with the Firmware Upgrade you should press OK If you CANCEL the process at this stage then the camera may not function correctly In most cases unless instructed otherwise by a NAC enginee
5. 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 9 4 3 The FIRST CONNECTION to the CAMERA The software and Hardware is configured such that the camera FIRMWARE version must match the SOFTWARE Version During the First Time connection to the camera the Firmware version will be checked and will AUTOMATICALLY be upgraded If you have Multiple Cameras you MUST connect only one at a time in the first instance in order for the FIRMWARE upgrade to be successful The FIRMWARE upgrade is a two part process the first fe Auto Firmware Update Upgrades the cameras firmware and the second modified the Cameras Flash Memory EEPROM If you see the Dialog right when you first connect to the camera e then please refer to Chapter 6 of this manual immediately HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 10 5 Control amp Download Software HotShot SC Link The software can be accessed from the following location START Programs NAC HotShot SC HotShot SC Link A shortcut is also placed on the Windows Desktop HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 11 5 1 Quick Start Guide 55 HotShot SC File Settings Help Control Measure Debug Connect j amp Open re H EXIT Item List Nickname ID Type Status Mode Colour 0 HG eko M X Clofeltem X Close Al B 4 CEA Format Convert Bulk C
6. 16 Adjust the IMAGE QUALITY if required 17 Push the FORMAT CONVERT Button to save as AVI 18 Finished GZ HotShot SC File Settings Help Control Measure Debug X Connect amp Open re H EXIT Item List Nickname ID Type Status Mode Colour 0 HS sekt M ferrari bet U hsf HEADY F X Close Al humb N B EA Download Format Convert Bulk Convert BB Copy Frame ABORT RECORD Memory Segment 1 41 Define Pie lage Quality 7 Eos gem Play Controls CC ORAN ME View Measure Reticle info ARM E gt VIEW TRIG 5 Current Frame Start Frame End Frame al al a Kaloo Frames EE WM a ak NHM Ol Ss ON EN ER Olm Avail Rec Time s EE Lock X 671 Y 378 Avail Rec Time De o a a tm EN lt lt 4 l 255 255 255 Record Controls Image Size EEE HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 13 5 2 The Main Window When the software starts it will look like the screen shot below 55 HotShot SC File Settings Help Control Measure Debug DS Connect amp Open re H EXIT Item List Nickname ID Type Status Mode x Close Item X Close au humb H B CEA j Format Convert Bulk Convert Copy Frame D ABORT RECORD Memory Segment 1 A Define f Image Quality 1 sm S BEEN Play Controls Um o m View Measure Reticle Info Um mmm VIEW TRI Current Frame Start Frame
7. 5 Low Light Mode 21 TE LE 21 HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 2 6 7 HotShot SC User Manual Jimmy Robinson 5 4 7 5 4 8 Auto Exposure Control ma 5 5 Image Quality Controls 0nnannannannaanann 5 5 1 White Balance EI l 56 Chromail ME 2 5 6 1 Gamma KE PF m e 5 6 2 Enhance 9d PR en e ssssspcrssnnrn ers nnion 5 7 1 Speed BOOST E 5 7 2 Loop Playback 5 7 3 Play Back Speed B on 5 7 4 The Scroll Bar 5 8 Synchronization Modes 5 8 1 SYAC ru E DO VC OUR 9 9 TO Et ln Le EE 5 10 Double Exposure Mode 9 11 COMMMEIMS ccce pute ostenta situa gege gna Dese 5 12 Memory Segmentation 5 12 1 Defining Segments 5 12 2 Auto ReArm 5 12 3 Allow Overwrite 5 13 View reticle Controls 5 14 Measure Tools 9 14 1 CAND AU OM MEN 9 14 2 Measure Distancel ED 0 14 3 Manual Tracking Reticule 5 14 4 Automatic Tracking Reticule 5 14 5 Grid Overlay 5 14 6 Image Centre Reticule 5 15 Advanced Tools 0 15 1 Auto Trigger 5 15 2 Auto Run 9 5 16 Main Menus Ele Settings Help 0 16 1 Settings Preferences
8. End Frame al al A Avail Record Frames MR M4 Le s D Pi P KS 5 B 0000000 0000000 om Q 100 Avail Rec Time s Lock Sal x 497 Y 3 Avail Rec Time ms po Pl 3 0 00 Temp M Record Controls The Screen is divided up into a number of areas HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 14 5 3 Control Area Control Measure E Connect Open H EAT ltem List Nickname ID Type Suen Els Status RECD h Mode x Close Item x Close au IH hel ult ev ed EA HE Download Format Convert Bulk Convert Copy Frame ABORT RECORD Use this us Connect Open File x Close Item x Close All AAK Multi ew i El Download Format Convert Bulk Convert Copy Frame ABORT RECORD lil EXIT Connect Open File Close Item Close All MultiView Download Format Convert Bulk Convert Copy Frame Abort EXIT HotShot SC User Manual Jimmy Robinson To do this Connect to a Camera Open a File The file can be a RAW camera File hsf or an AVI File avi Close the connection to the selected camera OR close the selected File Close ALL camera and Files in the Item List TOGGLE Display All Open Files amp Connected Cameras as Thumbnail Windows Download the images from the Current Camera The images will be stored in a RAW format hsf Convert the images from the current item
9. To do this E EE Select Axis Select the axis direction to graph rp amp Graph Results Draw a graph EP Position Graph the position of the point from the Origin pl Displacement Graph the Displacement of the point ER Velocity Graph the Velocity of the point AA Acceleration Graph the Acceleration of the point BE RPM Graph the Revs per minute of the point where applicable Place Origin Origin Place the origin of measurements Tracked data will be measured from this point Default is top left or bottom left of the image depending on the Y Direction zt cg AXIS Select the Y axis direction L csv Xf EXCEL Export to CSV Export the tracking data to a Coma Separated Data File Export To Excel Start Microsoft Excel and post the data into a worksheet MS Excel must me installed on the PC ir 5 14 5 Grid Overlay You can overlay a grid onto the images The grid lines can be horizontal vertical both horizontal AND vertical or a Polar Grid The Starting point of the grid and the grid size and rotation can be defined Use this To do this Type X Y Y amp X POLAR Specify the type of grid to overlay onto the image E Toggle the Grid Display ON and Off Specify the Origin of the grid oo Rotate Grid Rotate the grid by the specified Degrees 10 om Frequency Specify the frequency of the grid lines This will be in calibrated Units intervals or in Pixels if the image is not calibrated Grid i id li
10. You can assign a comment to a camera by selecting the ADD EDIT Comment Menu This comment will be displayed in the Frame Information superimposed on the image 5 12 Memory Segmentation The available memory in the HotShot camera can be split into up to EIGHT segments Each segment can be recorded separately Each segment can have different recording parameters Memor Segment Auto Re rnm E Def 1 1 Deine Allow Overwrite 5 12 1 Defining Segments To initialize the memory segments push the Define Button whilst in READY mode WARNING THIS WILL DESTROY ANY EXISTING RECORDINGS IN MEMORY Select the desired number of segments The camera memory will be divided equally between the selected number of memory segments HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 29 The default setting for each of these segments will be the current settings This includes FPS Exposure Shutter Gain Digital Shift It does not currently include a custom AOI To change the current segment use the selection Drop Down 5 12 2 Auto ReArm If the Auto ReArm is checked then after a segment is recorded the system will advance to the next segment and Re Arm the camera in that segment This process will continue until All segments are recorded OR the next segment is ALREADY recorded 5 12 3 Allow Overwrite If Allow Overwrite is Checked then the Auto RE Arm function will REARM in the next segment EVE
11. exactly match the software version that you have HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 56 ADOM GE 13 19 FPS 2 9 15 ele EE 3 24 OG EEE 2 15 16 BNC Connectors 2 5 Gamma esee 2 17 18 Bulk Convert 12 14 LED Indicators 4 GNroma ae 2 17 18 LOW LIS ecd 2 15 16 CIOSB oua ea ce M Ded 2 12 13 24 Sei MINE T 24 e La Re EE 2 12 13 23 Open File 2 12 13 Digital Shift 2 15 17 Record Controls 2 14 Download 2 8 10 12 13 14 19 24 Select Segment 15 Electronic ViewFinder 2 5 Shutter Lassen eee 2 9 15 Enhance 2 17 18 Trigger E 2 9 15 16 19 20 Format Convert 2 12 14 White Balance 2 17 18 HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 57
12. form of any claim you may have NAC s liability for any damages to you or to any other party shall not exceed twice the licence fee paid for the Software NAC WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SPECIAL DIRECT INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF DATA LOSS OF GOODWILL OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THE WARRANTY EVEN IF NAC HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY DAMAGE OR LOSS 2 7 Termination of the Agreement If any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement are broken NAC has the right to terminate the Agreement and demand that you return the Software to NAC 2 8 Governing Law This Agreement is to be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales 2 9 Entire Agreement This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and NAC relating to the Software 3 Copyright HotShot SC Link Software and this document are copyright NAC Image Technology Inc Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of NAC Image Technology inc or any suppliers No part of this document may be reproduced transmitted stored transcribed stored in any retrieval system or translated into any language by any means without the express written permission of NAC Image Technology The software described in this document is supplied under a
13. given on the Selection Combo To change the recording FPS select the required value from the Combo If a reduced image size is required for the selected FPS this will be automatically adjusted 5 4 2 Shutter 9 TENE The shutter time or exposure time is set using this Selection Combo The Shutter time is specified in fractions of seconds e g 1 2000 When the FPS is changed the available options for the Shutter are modified to reflect the FPS An OPEN Shutter is equivelant to 1 FPS This is the Maximum exposure allowed A Custom Exposure time specified in us can be specified by selecting CUSTOM from the Combo OR by clicking the Icon gt This will bring up the Custom Shutter Dialog as shown below HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 19 Custom Shutter Please enter the new shutter speed E B Micro Seconds y OK x Cancel 5 4 3 AO HEGE Area of Interest When the FPS is modified the default AOI maximum allowed is set for the selected FPS By reducing the AOI you can increase the available record time To set a O Custom AO push the Button next the the AOI indicator You will see the AOI selection screen as below fe Custom AO Please enter the desired AG width BEBE x B E Height x Cancel wn You can enter the desired AOI by changing the value for width hand height Special Considerations amp Limitations The AOI must conform to the
14. licence agreement The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the agreement HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 8 4 Initial Setup Software amp Driver Installation IMPORTANT READ THIS COMPLETLY PRIOR TO INSTALLING SOFTWARE OR OPERATING THE CAMERA To install the software you should run the install program provided with the camera The installer ALSO installs the drivers for the camera So you should install the software BEFORE you make a connection to the camera This way the camera will plug and play If you have an earlier version of the software installed you MUST un install this software FIRST You MUST do this WITHOUT a connection to a camera 4 1 Un installing Software If you have previous version of HotShot SC Link installed you first un install this You can do this via the Windows Un Install feature OR run the un installer directly To run the uninstaller directly either 1 Choose Un Install from STARTIPROGRAMS NAC HOTSHOT SC where available OR 2 Run c program files nac hotshot sc unwise exe After un install you should reboot the PC 4 2 Installing Software The Installation CD should Auto Run If it does not then find the install program on the software CD supplied HSSC Link Install x x x x EXE the x will relate to the version number of the software Follow the installation dialogs HotShot SC User Manual Rev
15. the UNDO MOVE button and then click CONFIRM POINT Once tracking is completed then you can look at the results 5 14 4 2 Target Settings The Tracking point parameters form has a different layout depending on what point type is selected some of the setting are common while others relate to the target type For Quadrant Targets i Adjust Parameter Correlation Parameter Template Template Size 9 x B Pixels M Force square Template Update Update Update template every 1 frames C Use First Use first template for every frames Search Area Search Area Size fi 80 E 96 of Template Size Predictive Search Dynamic Search Area Threshold Limit 80 Za Quadrant Centering Centering Circle diameter 80 of Template Size Max Center Movement 20 Vy pixel amp amp 1600 v Ok X Cancel Figure 1 Point Properties HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 36 5 14 4 2 1 Template Size The template size is the size of the pixel pattern the software will try to find A smaller the template size is usually better and faster to track but it depends on the image and image quality The template size is show as the PINK square in E Adjust Parameter Correlation Parameter Template Template Size 9 x B Pixels M Force square Template Update Update Update template every 1 frames C Use First Use first template for every frames Se
16. to an AVI or image file format The Item can be a Camera OR a File Convert Multiple Files to and AVI or Image Format via the Bulk Convert Utility Copies the Currently Displayed Frame to the Windows Clipboard Abort a Recording Operation Close All Open files AND Cameras and Exit the software Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 15 NAC Image Technology Inc 5 3 1 Connect amp uic This will search the USB ports for a connected camera Is a camera is found then it will be added to the Item List If the camera has NO recording then it will be set in READY status This will be shown in the Item List Item List Nickname ID Type Status Mode ECD Colour If the camera as a recording in Memory then the Status will show RECD In this case the Playback tools will be enabled Open File 5 3 2 Open File This will allow you to brows for a file to open Currently you may open the following file formats Extension HotShot RAW data File Windows AVI File Tiff File Jpeg File Windows Bitmap File Where an image file is selected the software will search for an image sequence based on incremental numbering of the filename 5 3 3 Close CE Close the current camera OR File selected in the Item List EI SS 5 3 4 Download Download Use this to download images from the camera memory to the computer If a camera is selected this will bring up the Download Dialog By default the Download Range is as
17. 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 38 i Adjust Parameter Correlation Parameter Template Template Size 9 x B Pixels M Force square Template Update Update Update template every 1 frames Use First Use first template for every frames Search Area Search Area Size 180 of Template Size Predictive Search Dynamic Search Area Threshold Limit 80 Quadrant Centering Centering Circle diameter 80 of Template Size Max Center Movement 20 t pixel AQ A uns Ok X Cancel Figure 1 If Auto Centering continually fails you should adjust the diameter of the Quadrant Centering Circle As a further check the software will limit the amount of movement allowed for the Centre of the target similar to the search area If the centre moved more than the value in Max Centre Movement then the software will stop for user confirmation 5 14 4 3 Tracking Results Once Auto Tracking is completed you can view the results by making selection in the RESULTS part of the auto tracking screen The measurements will be base on the image CALIBRATION if conducted See 5 14 1 otherwise they will be based on image Pixels Results Aus Graph Ix v xv 8 Eb Bv B BB Origin T direction Place Origin d Ux s fr Dr 0 Export 1 KI csv JE EXCEL HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 39 Use this
18. 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 6 2 Software Licence Agreement 2 1 Grant of License In consideration for your payment of any applicable license fee NAC hereby grants you a limited license to use the Software You may use the Software on any personal computer at your physical location You will not reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the whole or any part of the Software If you dispose of any media or apparatus containing the Software you will ensure that you have completely erased or otherwise destroyed any Software contained on such media or stored in such apparatus This License is personal to you You may not transfer or sub license either temporarily or permanently your rights to use the Software under this Agreement or any rights which you may have under this Agreement and you will not give lend rent or sell the Software or any part of it to any other person 2 2 Copying You may install the Software by copying it onto the hard drive or into the CPU memory of any personal computer system at your physical location You may take such copies of the Software as may be reasonable for back up or archival purposes 2 3 Term This Agreement is effective from the day you first install the Software onto any system and continues until you return the original media to NAC 2 4 NAC s Rights You acknowledge that the Software is the sole and exclusive property of NAC By accepting this Agreement you do not become th
19. 5 16 1 4 Low Light Setting Sets the effective Frames Per Second when the camera is put into LOW LIGHT MODE See 5 4 5 NOTE If the setting is less than 500 then the LIVE VIDEO OUT will be disabled in Low Light Mode HotShot SC User Manual Jimmy Robinson Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 44 NAC Image Technology Inc Font Size aie w 5 16 1 5 Frame Annotation Specifies how image meta data is displayed in the image 5 16 1 6 Live Video Out sets the Live Video Out from EVF connector see 1 3 mode 5 16 1 7 Default Open Location Specifies the folder which is first opened when a File Open is requested 5 16 1 8 Default Save Location Specifies the folder which is first opened when a File Save is requested 5 16 1 9 Auto Connect on Startup If this is selected then when the software starts it will immediately connect to any available cameras 5 16 1 10 Debug The settings should not be modified unless instructed to do so by a NAC representative 5 16 2 Settings Auto Run This menu takes you to the Auto Run Setup Screen You can use AUTO Run to put the camera into Semi Automatic Operation In Auto Run Mode after the camera recording is finished it will automatically download the Fe Auto Run Settings Cave Path C Documents and SettingssPhi D esktap ut specified number of frames and cavestat MI save End E then Re ARM the camera ready for a subsequent recording The Auto Save Filename jun 7AF v
20. JUN17Ar S4 0000 HSF JUN17Ar S1 0001 HSF JUN17Ar S2 0001 HSF JUN17Ar S3 0001 HSF JUN17Ar S4 0001 HSF Assuming that there are FOUR segments specified in segmentation setup See section 5 12 5 16 3 Settings Camera Info This menu will bring up the following screen HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 46 5 Camera Info Camera Info ID Fw Versions Memory nickname EERSTE Mod Size ERN Serial Number COLE Size Gb TN d Sync Rename Camera IMG Date dd mm w Calibrate Black Frame n EE 5 16 3 1 Rename Camera Push this button to rename the camera The camera name is used in the item list to identify the camera and is also used as the default save name for downloaded image files 5 16 3 2 Calibrate Black Frame Use this button to re calibrate the Black Frame The black frame calibration will reduce Fixed Pattern Noise in the image Black Frame calibration is performed before the camera leave the factory but it is worth re calibrating every 12 Month or so or if FPN noise becomes more visible in the images To calibrate the black frame click the button and follow the on screen instructions You will be required to CLOSE the lens or put on the lens cap If you fail to do this the black frame calibration will not work properly and you will introduce noise into your images 5 16 4 Settings Show Histogram This will toggle the view of an image intensity histogram T
21. L EN 37M Temp HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 41 Use this To do this Define Area Define the area to be monitored by the Auto Trigger Function M Enable Auto Trigger Enable Auto Activate The Auto Trigger Function mn Trigger mj Jus bitte Live Show Live results of the Auto Trigger Threshold Monitor EN Sensitivity Sensitivity Show the Threshold at which the Trigger Will be Applied Threshold Change the Trigger Threshold Level by moving the Arrow up or down d 5 15 1 1 Define Area 2 To Define the Auto Trigger area depress this button and then drag a rectangle on the Main Image The Camera should be in VIEW mode when this is done The selected area will appear in the area below the Define Area Button as shown in the above Screen Shot 5 15 1 2 Live Monitor Checking the Live Monitor will allow the current threshold level of the target area to be displayed in the Threshold monitor H5 Sensitivity In the example left the image in the auto trigger area has changed by 14 a nominal value of 14 The threshold sensitivity for the Auto Trigger is set to 15 If the image changes slightly more then the camera will trigger q 5 15 1 3 Enable Auto Trigger This must be checked for the auto trigger to be active You should check this just prior to putting the camera into ARM Mode HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Ji
22. N IF that segment has a recording in it In this case the existing recording will be lost HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 30 5 13 View reticle Controls Tools alal aj 100 o BE Y 69 113 132 154 Use these tools to drill Down into the image Use this To do this Zoom In Zoom in to the image by 1096 each Click el Zoom Out Zoom out of the image by 10 each Click al Reset Zoom Reset the Zoom to 100 No Zoom rj Fitto Screen Zoom the image to fit the screen A Histogram Show the Image Histogram see 5 16 5 The X and Y indicate the image co ordinate of the Mouse Pointer The Coloured Number Values indicate the Red Green and Blue levels of the Pixel under the mouse pointer HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 31 5 14 Measure Tools HotShot SC Link is equipped with some basic measurement tools Control Measure Calibrate KM 1 Pixel 0 2035 cm Measure ED Color Manual Tracking Reticule 2 Grid Type C X fe X andT a Polar ES Rotate Grid un o arid Frequency 10 cri Color Image Centre Reticule Feticule Heticule On Screen Color N 5 14 1 Calibration To calibrate an image in order to get a pixels per unit value Click the calibrate button RI You should then click on two known points in the image in turn After the second point
23. SLAVE Rising Edge Frame at each rising Edge of the Signal SLAVE Falling Edge Frame at each falling Edge of the Signal Internal Harware Arm Use an internal clock to determine the Frame Timing BUT Set the Camera to ARM MODE if this input goes HIGH 5 8 2 Sync Out The Sync OUT mode of the camera determines how the signal input to the Sync OUT BNC Connector see 1 2 2 is interpreted There are THREE possible States for the Sync OUT e HIGH During Exposure e LOW During Exposure HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 27 e ARM STATUS To change the Sync OUT Mode of a specific camera you should select the camera in the item list and RIGHT CLICK to show a pop up menu ltem List Nickname ID Type Status Made Sync In Settings Fk Sele eeu High During Exposure Low During Exposure Arm Status Use this To do this HIGH During Exposure Set the Sync Out signal to be HIGH 5v when the camera is Exposing a frame and LOW Ov at all other time LOW During Exposure oet the Sync Out signal to be LOW Ov when the camera is Exposing a frame and HIGH 5v at all other time ARM Status oet the Sync Out signal to be HIGH 5v when the camera is in ARM status 5 9 Trigger Setting You can define the TTL state used to trigger the camera via the Trigger BNC connector Mena ol m ms Sync In Settings d Sync Out Settings d High gt Low Low High Double Exp
24. URRENT FRAME To define the White Point select USER Defined Then click the White Balance Button 3 Click a White Point in the image to set the White Balance The system will continue to modify the White Point as the image is clicked until the White Balance Button is Depressed click it again When Using AUTO mode the camera will calculate the AUTO White Balance Level on the Current Frame or the FIRST Frame if a live image VIEW MODE If this first frame is not correctly illuminated it might be necessary to reselect AUTO in irder to recalculate the AUTO Levels 5 6 Chroma Use the Chroma Combo to select the level of colour in the image The level can range from 0 monochrome to 200 colour boost The default value is 100 5 6 1 Gamma Use the Gamma setting to adjust the GAMMA curve of the image Increasing the GAMMA will brighten up the dark Shadows areas in the image without affecting the bright areas Gamma Settings available are OFF LOW NORMAL 5 6 2 Enhance oF The Enhance Option will perform an Edge Enhance image processing function on the image Enhance Settings available are HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 23 OFF LOW NORMAL HIGH HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 24 5 7 Play Controls The play controls are used to control image playback either on the camera OR
25. arch Area Search Area Size 180 of Template Size Predictive Search Dynamic Search Area Threshold Limit 80 da Quadrant Centering Centering Circle diameter 80 of Template Size Max Center Movement 20 pixel amp A te00 OK X Cancel Figure 1 5 14 4 2 2 Force Square This check box will force the template to be square 5 14 4 2 3 Template Update During tracking the template which the software looks for during the target search process can be updated The default is that it updates every frame This means tatin each frame the software will search for the target as it appeared in the previous frame By doing this the software can automatically adjust for small changes in the shape or orientation of the target In some special cases it may perform better of the template is updated less frequently or not at all The template update settings allow you to set these parameters 5 14 4 2 4 Search Area The search area defines the size of the area in which the software will look for the target The Size of the search areas should be set in relation to the distance moved HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 37 by the target from frame to frame The search areas is shown by the Cyan square in 5i Adjust Parameter Correlation Parameter Template Template Size 9 x B Pixels M Force square Template Update Update Update template every
26. e The mark IN and OUT frames are shown by the triangles as indicated above These triangles CAN be dragged to adjust the mark IN and Out Frames The current frame is indicated by the Slider This can be dragged to change the current frame The Trigger frame is indicated by the RED mark 5 8 Synchronization Modes oynchonisation Mode of the connected camera s is initially determined by the Default oync Modes as defined in the Software Preferences See 5 16 1 HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 26 5 8 1 Sync In The Sync In mode of the camera determines how the signal input to the Sync In BNC Connector see 1 2 2 is interpreted The Sync In mode is also displayed in the MODE column of the Item List Item List Nickname ID Type Status Made ECD Colour There are FOUR possible States for the Sync In MASTER Internal Timing M SLAVE Rising Edge SR SLAVE Falling Edge SF Internal with Hardware Arm MA To change the Sync In Mode of a specific camera you should select the camera in the item list and RIGHT CLICK to show a pop up menu Item List Nickname ID Type Status Mode Sync In Settings F Sync Out Settings Slave Rising Edge Slave Falling Edge Internal a Hardware ARM Use this To do this MASTER Internal Timing Ignore the Sync In Signal and use an internal clock to determine the Frame Timing
27. e Open a previously saved Reticule File WARNING Will overwrite and current data Save File Save the Current reticule data to the file Li Save as new File Save the Current Reticule data to a NEW file Zoom In Zoom in the Image el Zoom Out Zoom out the image Undo Zoom Undo the Zoom return to original size Deste Delete Current Delete the coordinate data for the current point Point Data Boers Delete All Point Delete the current coordinate data for ALL Points Data on HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 33 this frame Delete ALL coordinate data for all points on ALL frames set the Auto Advance point count The image data will move on ONE frame when this number of point coordinated have been specified QS Clear All Frames Delete All Data n E Points Auto Advance Frame Foint Set Point Colour Set the Display colour of the Points P Red dud SEH Set Selected Point Set the Display colour of the selected point IB o 7 colour n Hide Hide Tracking Hide the Reticule window and stop manual Window tracking 0 5 14 3 1 Quick Guide to Manual Tracking 1 Click the Manual Tracking button to open the manual tracking tool window 2 Set the Auto Advance spin edit to the number of points you wish to track 3 Click the points in the image in turn 4 The frame advances automatically after the set number of points is positioned 5 When t
28. e during Data Transfer STATUS LED TBD ARM LED Will light RED when the camera is in ARM Mode and recording into the memory loop REC LED Will light ORANGE when the camera has received a trigger and is completing recording BNC Connectors There are Three BNC connectors on the real panel of the camera 1 2 3 SYNC IN Used to slave the camera to an external Sync Pulse Also can be used as a Hardware ARM input SYNC OUT Used to Master the camera for external equipment Will provide a 5v TTL pulse High OR Low user selectable during each frame EXPOSURE TRIGGER IN Used to trigger the camera Can be a contact Closure OR a 5v FALLING EDGE or RISING EDGE TTL Pulse Other Connectors USB Connects to the control PC USB2 socket via USB cable POWER Provides power to the camera from the supplied power supply Input requirement is 12 28V DC BATTERY Connector for Batter Power TBD EVF Electronic Viewfinder Provides NTSC video plus power to the external Viewfinder HSIO High Speed Input Output Used for multi Channel wave inserter MCWI see chapter 6 1 3 The Electronic View Finder The EVF will ALWAYS show a live camera image It can be used for initial setup of the camera view A live image is also available on the PC via the Control ooftware see later The EVF live image is ALWAYS in monochrome regardless of the actual camera sensor colour OR mono HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov
29. e his Run will continue until it is e interrupted by the user Press TE EIMENE a ae Pre X Cancel STOP key in ARM Mode OR there HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 45 is no longer sufficient storage space for the download NOTE AUTO RUN can be COMBINED with Auto Segment Increments such that the Auto Run Download will begin AFTER the last segment has been recorded In this case ALL segments can be downloaded check all segments check box one after the other Use this To do this Save Path opecify the Path to save the files to Ge oo B Save Start Specify the Start Frame to save from Save End gt B Save End Specify the End Frame to Save To Save Filename ut Ap xnxx his Save Specify the Save File name Filename Use All Segments All Specify that ALL segments should be downloaded Segments M Auto Run Active Activate owitch ON OFF Auto Run Process see also 5 15 2 5 16 2 1 Auto Run Filenames The filename use to store auto run downloads will start wit the value specified in the autorun Setup Display above If Multiple Segments see section 5 12 are used then the filename will be appended with Sx where x indicates the segment number Finally the filename will be numbered starting from 0000 For example if JUN17Ar is specified as the filename as above then the output files Will be called JUN17Ar S1 0000 HSF JUN17Ar S2 0000 HSF JUN17Ar S3 0000 HSF
30. e owner of the Software but you do have the right to use the Software in accordance with this Agreement 2 5 Limited Warranty NAC warrants for a period of ninety 90 days from the effective date of this Agreement that under normal use the material of the media and any related documentation will not prove defective and that the program is properly recorded on the media If during the ninety day period a defect in the Software should appear you may return the Software to NAC and NAC will at its option either replace the software without charge or refund the license fee This warranty does not apply to any media which has been damaged by abuse accident misuse or neglect This warranty is personal to you and you cannot transfer or pass on this warranty to any other person THE WARRANTY ABOVE SETS OUT NAC S ENTIRE LIABILITY FOR ANY DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY ABOVE THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY THIS AGREEMENT THESE INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 7 PURPOSE AND WARRANTIES ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY ANY NAC OR MIRA EMPLOYEE OR REPRESENTATIVE WILL CREATE A WARRANTY FOR THE SOFTWARE AND YOU MAY NOT RELY ON ANY SUCH INFORMATION OR ADVICE 2 6 Liability You agree that regardless of the
31. equiring and UPGRADE will vary depending on your current system IMPORTANT The FINAL Firmware is known as the PXA The PXA upgrade takes MUCH LESS TIME than the other parts For this you WILL NOT see the ARM and REC Lights flashing You might see the DATA LED Flash once Once all the Firmware has been updated you will see the message below HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 53 Fe Auto Firmware Update Press OK You will see the Warning message Below Warning Click OK Cycle the power on the camera Unplug amp Reconnect NOTE For Software Version after 1 0 0 4 the camera will RE Boot Automatically 7 1 EEPROM Update When you connect to the camera again it may be that the cameras Flash Memory might need to be updated If this is the case you will see the message below HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 54 Information You should Select YES unless otherwise instructed by a NAC Technical Engineer The Firmware Upgrade is now COMPLETE and you can continue to use the camera HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 55 8 Disclaimer We reserve the right to modify the function of the software without notice to allow for continuous improvement to our software and Hardware systems Due to this this manual may not
32. er Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 48 About HotShot SC Camera Info ID Fw Versions Memory NickName BEE o NM Mod Size M ce Serial Number aS CPU EN Total size Ml ce Pa Nr TE art Number MEM EN Sync Out IMG GE IMG Date dd mm yv In Imaging assisted by Skyline ImageLib Image Processing by Pixoft HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 49 6 Multi Channel Wave Inserter An accessory to the HotShot camera is the Multi Channel Wave Inserter The Multi Channel Wave Inserter MCWI connects to the camera via the High Speed Serial IO port It has FOUR 4 analog and Sixteen 16 digital Channels The sampling rate is determined by the FPS used on the camera and can be as many as 40 samples PER frame Period You may choose to use 1 2 or 4 of the analog inputs Using more inputs will decrease the sampling rate The sampled data is stored in the camera memory together with the recorded images It is also stored in the downloaded data files hsf files The data can be reviewed directly from the camera and also from a saved file The recorded MCWI data is displayed with a synchronised cursor which will scroll along the data as the image sequence plays If the MCWI unit is detected then the Wave Inserter Tab will be displayed in the software HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 50
33. following restrictions 1 Width W must be a multiple of 8 2 Height H must be a multiple of 8 3 Total area pixels i e W x H must be a multiple of 1024 The software will AUTOMATICALLY adjust your input to meet these criteria To meet Criteria 3 it will adjust the width or height that you are NOT currently specifying For Example if you change the width to a value that does not meet criteria 3 then the HEIGHT will be automatically adjusted to meet this criteria 5 4 4 Trigger EEEE The Trigger Position is set using the Trigger Selection Combo The Options available are START CENTRE END and CUSTOM See section for an explanation of how the triggering operates A START trigger allows a 5 pre trigger An END trigger allows a 5 post trigger For a TRUE START or END trigger use the CUSTOM option Select CUSTOM from the Selection Combo OR Click the icon HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 20 Custom Trigger Settings Before Trigger After Trigger Total Available 2 ej e Frames 1610 6465 8076 Time 0 805 3 2325 4 038 X Cancel From this dialog you can select a precise trigger location either as a percentage of memory OR as a number of frames 5 4 5 Low Light Mode Al Where a lot of illumination is needed for the recording usually HIGH FPS or Shutter It is not always convenient to have the light available for setting up the recording focus f
34. from a File Play Controls 3 Ka Le i E ph C BH Current Frame Start Frame End Frame d e r C Ci A Los m wm Rewind Step Back Play Backwards Loop Backwards STOP Play Forwards Loop Forwards Step Forwards Fast Forward VIEW ARM TRIGGER Play Back Speed LOCK Mark IN Mark Out SPEED BOOST HotShot SC User Manual Jimmy Robinson ox ME DEE h To do this Go to Start Frame OR Mark In Frame Step ONE frame Backwards Play the images backwards Loop Playback Backwards push button 2x e Stop Playback Loop Playback e Abort Recording e Exit View Mode Play the images forwards Loop Playback Forwards push button 2x Step ONE Frame Forwards Go to the End frame OR the Mark Out Frame e Go To VIEW Mode if READY e Goto ARM Mode if VIEW e Software Trigger the Camera if ARMED e Goto Trigger Frame Select the Requested Play Back Speed Lock the Play Back Speed Mark the current frame as the Start Frame This mark is used for e Loop Playback e Rewind Command e Setting the Download Format Conversion Range Mark the current frame as the End Frame This mark is used for e Loop Playback e Rewind Command e Setting the Download Format Conversion Range Speed up the processing and display of colour images Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc 25 5 7 1 Speed Boost The Speed boost is especially useful when working with a HotSho
35. has been specified you will be presented with a calibration dialog as below Calibration Calibration Distance 1 pixel 0 036 em Enter the know distance between the two calibration points together with the units of measurement To reset the calibration back to 1 pixel 1 Pixel click the Reset Button HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 32 To cancel the calibration click Cancel To accept the calibration click OK 5 14 2 Measure Distance i To make a distance measurement in the image press down the Measure Button ED l Now Click and Drag in the image The length of the dragged line is displayed next the the measure button The units of measurement will be the same as the calibration units You can keep making measurements unit you click the Measure Button Again The measure button is a TOGGLE button 5 14 3 Manual Tracking Reticule The Manual Tracking tool will allow you to manually track up to ten 10 points in the image The results are stored in an CSV file that can easily be opened in a spreadsheet application To begin manual tracking click the Manual Tracking Button A floating window will appear as shown below Reticule A 606 v 88 G Delete Delete ALL gt Clear All Frames Advance m Frame tter o Points Point o Red Current E Green Hide 1 2 3 4 5 6 H 8 g Use this To do this e Open Fil
36. his shows a live histogram of the camera image Yu can use this information during set up of a recording to maximize the image contrast Histogram E3 HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 47 5 16 5 Settings Reticule See section 5 14 3 5 16 6 Settings Firmware Upgrade This menu allows for manual Firmware Upgrade of the camera Under normal operation any firmware upgrades are performed automatically You will not normally need to use this function This function is Password Protected and you will be talked through using this by a NAC engineers should It be necessary 5 16 7 Settings Adjust DACs This menu allows for manual modification of the camera DAC s Under normal operation any modifications are performed automatically You will not normally need to use this function This function is Password Protected and you will be talked through using this by a NAC engineers should It be necessary 5 16 8 About Choosing the About Menu Option display the About Dialog This dialog indicates version information about the connected camera and the software This information is useful in case you need to contact Technical Support regarding this system Please make a note of this information before contacting NAC technical Support In particular you should note the FW Versions numbers and the Software build number In the example below the software build number is 0 1 8 2 HotShot SC Us
37. ield of View etc In these cases you can turn on LOW LIGHT MODE by pressing this toggle button With low light mode ON the camera will operate at a lower FPS and shutter for the purpose of setting up the shot The Low Light Mode will be automatically disabled when the camera is put into ARM mode The Effective FPS in LOW LIGHT MODE is specified in the camera preferences in software Settings see NOTE If you choose a low light mode lt 500fps then the View Finder Image will NOT be available 5 4 6 Gain gt EM This sets the gain on the camera sensor A higher gain will increase light sensitivity BUT will also introduce noise into the image The Gain settings available are OdB 3dB 6dB 12dB The ideal setting is OdB This gives the minimum amount of noise Values of 3 6 and 12 dB Will compensate for inadequate lighting BUT will suffer from noise HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 21 Camera dependant some HSSC camera types will only store 8 bits of image data regardless of the sensor Bit Depth For cameras where this is the case the bit significance of the 8 bits can be specified Adjusting the Digital Shift is another method of adjusting the light sensitivity separate from the GAIN function above 5 4 8 Auto Exposure Control 3 mM Auto Exposure Control will automatically adjust the exposure time shutter Speed to give a correctly exposed image This is par
38. is set by the Mark In and Mark Out in the Play Controls HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 16 Download Image Data Save In DtestData 0 Olajem 301 frames bel del bal delme het delme bet download mille rasp het le bel Fi neme HotShot Download Cave Save as type HotShot SC File D hell Cancel Save Out Range Save Start 5 B Save End You can adjust the download range using the Spin Controllers in the Save Out Range area 5 3 5 Format Convert Format Convert Use this to convert RAW data to standard Image Files You can use this to convert a RAW hsf file OR to download and convert directly from the camera If this is done directly from the camera then a raw hsf file is NOT created The Convert DIRECTLY from the camera will take LONGER to perform than a RAW data Download It is recommended that RAW data is downloaded and then converted 5 3 6 Bulk Convert Bul Conver Where Multiple RAW hsf files need converting to image files this can be done via the Bulk Convert Option This will bring up the dialog shown below HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 17 Fe Format Conversion m z E COLLECTIVE 0 20 AM C Program Fil Working dual colour new het 307 452 0 20 Avl dual colour new C Program Fil Working dual mono new hst 307 452 0 20 Avl dual mono new C Program Fil Pending mc m
39. mmy Robinson 42 5 15 1 4 Adjusting the Auto Trigger Threshold The Arrow to the left of the threshold monitor can be moved up and down the bar to adjust the Auto Trigger Threshold H5 Sensitivity 14 d B ERN Sensitivity 14 4 EE 5 15 2 Auto Run 9 This button will activate De Activate the Auto Run function see section 5 16 2 5 16Main Menus He nes Heb Use this File Settings Help br Connect Open File Download EE Format Conversion Bulk Convert EI Close ll Ext Settings SUCER Help i Preferences Auto Run g Camera Info A Show Histogram a Reticule Ss Firmware Upgrade be Adjust DACS Help E Hot keys e User Manual About HotShot SC User Manual Jimmy Robinson Connect Open file Download Format Conversion Bulk Convert Close Exit Preferences Auto Run Camera Info Show Histogram Reticule Firmware Upgrade Adjust DACs Hot Keys User Manual About Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 To do this See Control Area for More information Connect to a Camera Open an Image File Download Images From Camera Convert RAW data to image files Convert Multiple HSF files to Image Files Close the current File or Camera Quit the Application Define Software amp Camera Preferences Specify Auto Run Settings View Connected Camera Information Show the live Image Histogram Window Open the Manual Tracking Reticule Wi
40. ndow Manually update camera Firmware CAUTION Adjust camera DAC Settings CAUTION Show available Hot Key Commands Open the Ser Manual Show the About Screen NAC Image Technology Inc 43 5 16 1 Settings Preferences The preferences Screen below is displayed HotShot Preferences Sync In Setting e Internal Expose on Rising Edge Expose on Falling Edge Hardware Arm intemal SyncOLut Setting f HIGH During Exposure LOW During Exposure ARM Status Default Open Location C Program Files N CC HatS hot SC test Data Default Save Location C Program FilessNAC HatrS hat SC test Data Auto Connect an Startup Debug jw Show Debug Window Temperature Log Sawe to Debug File MW Overuite Debug File on Startup CAPROG RAS TAMACAHOTSHU 15 Se Test Image fa OFF ON Image Background Color a ciGray v Low Light Setting e 500 FPS t 250 FPS t 100 FPS Live Image i ARM OFF f ON Force Colour h ode fe ek Camera fake Colour CT Make bono x Cancel 5 16 1 1 Sync In Setting Frame Annotation Show Info Ma Wes Side Bar Transparent i Ma Yes Live Video Out t ATSC i PAL t OFF This sets the DEFAULT Sync In Mode of the camera see 5 8 1 5 16 1 2 Sync Out Setting This sets the DEFAULT Sync In Mode of the camera see 5 8 2 5 16 1 3 Image Background Colour Sets the colour of the window behind the image
41. nt Type C Correlation Target Define a target as a Correlation Type an Delete Target Delete the current Target a target Begin Tracking Start Automatic Tracking dn Auto Track 4n sa Target Settings View Edit the Target Settings EN Zoom In Zoom in on the target Window Zoom Out Zoom Out of the target Window ke Confirm Point Confirm a point if requested Undo Move Point Undo a manual Move of a point Delete Tracked Data Delete the tracked data for the current 5 14 4 1 Getting Started with Auto Tracking HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 Jimmy Robinson 35 NAC Image Technology Inc Start by deciding which target type you wish to track either a Quadrant shape or correlation no specific shape Click the appropriate button Then click in the image in the center of the target to be tracked For a Quadrant shape the software will auto center on the target Next check the target settings by clicking the Target Settings Button see 5 14 4 2 Now click Start tracking The software will track the target over from the defined frame to the end of the sequence or until stopped by the user If the target is lost or the software is unsure of it s location then it will stop and ask for user confirmation You can confirm the suggested location by clicking the CONFIRM POINT button OR move the target indicator to the correct location and then click the CONFIRM POINT button If you move the point by mistake you can click
42. oe B Colour Specify the colour of the grid lines 5 14 6 Image Centre Reticule HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 40 This will put a Cross Hair in the center of the image This can be used to assist in aligning multiple cameras onto the same target object 5 15 Advanced Tools 9 15 1 Auto Trigger Auto Trigger allows you to specify a region in the live image from the camera which will be monitored by the software If this portion of the image changes above a defined threshold level it will cause the camera to automatically TRIGGER a recording NOTE There will be some latency between the image change and the trigger command This tool should be used ONLY when an approximate trigger time is required For an accurate Trigger you should use the trigger IN BNC connection To minimize this latency when using a colour camera in particular a colour HotShot MEGA camera it is recommended that you make use of the SPEED BOOST function see 5 7 1 i HotShot SC TER File Settings Help Control Measure Advanced Auto Trigger Define Area Iw Live Monitor g Auto Run Play Controls 1 Tools Info ARM REC Image Sie BESSER Sa B IEW TRIG Current Frame Start Frame End Frame Q Q A EE EE E Lock gt A Kd m m p pH gt Ee EE ua mun 100 Avail Rec Time EEN rv Avail Rec Time ms 600 Y 171 ay 27 34 23 Record Controls J
43. ono het 4583 ABB 4883 Av mc mana C Program Fil Pending mc colour Ast 1297 1718 1297 Avl mc colour C AProgram Fil Pending Conversion Progress ALL Conversion Progress C Program FilesS WACSHotShot SC test Datatdual colour new avi Gel Cancel NOW AX Cancel Before starting the Bulk Conversion you can modify the parameter of the output files as follows Conversion Start Conversion End Format Filename Save Folder To modify the parameter for an individual item click the parameter in the table To modify the parameter for ALL items in the table click the parameter in the COLLECTIVE entry in the table this is the FIRST Row in the table HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 18 5 4 Record Controls The Record Controls become active ONLY when the current camera is in VIEW Mode Use the Record Controls to specify the record parameters Record Controls Use this To do this 4 FPS Specify the recording Frames Per Second Er Shutter Specify the recording Shutter Time Exposure Time D BESE Aol Set the AREA of Interest EN Trigger Specify the position of the trigger in the recorded images A Low Light Toggle Low Light Mode Le Gain Specify the Gain Setting BEN Digital Shift Specify the Digital Shift Setting 2 PM Auto oet the Auto Exposure Control Exposure 5 4 1 Recording FPS 7 MIME The available recording Frames pictures per second are
44. onvert iB Copy Frame ABORT RECORD Memory Segment 1 71 Define f mage Quality kr E jp EN Play Controls View Measure Reticle Info T 4 Image Size EEE Current Frame Start Frame End Frame al A ABE EE En dd E i in Pr Ka BH mun 0000000 mn Q 100 Avail Rec Time DES Lock EN X 565 Y 5 Avail Rec Time ims EET SS 0 0 D Temp LEN is Record Controls Make Sure the camera is connected to the PC via the USB cable and has been powered up The power light on the camera will show green 1 Click the CONNECT button 2 WAIT for connection You will see camera info appear in the image area when completed and the camera STATUS will show READY in the Item List 3 Push the VIEW button Now in VIEW MODE 4 Select the required recording FPS 5 Select the required Shutter Speed exposure 6 Select the required Trigger Mode 7 Select the required GAIN 8 Select the required DIGITAL SHIFT 9 Set up the required Shot to be recorded 10 Push the VIEW ARM Button Now in ARM Mode 11 Trigger a recoding use the Hardware Trigger OR the TRIGGER button 12 Review the Images on the camera with the PLAY CONTROLS 13 Adjust the IMAGE QUALITY if required 14 Push the DOWNLOAD Button to Download the RAW data The Raw Data File will Open in the Main Window HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 12 15 Review the Images in the file with the PLAY CONTROLS
45. osure Add Edit Comment For a Make Switch you should use HIGH to LOW which is the default setting 5 10 Double Exposure Mode The HotShot SC Cameras can operate a Double Exposure Mode In this mode the camera will take a pictures in pairs with the inter frame time between sa EHE the pairs being very SMALL This is particularly useful Se Geb etg for Particle image velocimetry PIV applications To gt Trigger Settings Enable Disable Double Exposure Mode right click Double Exposure Add Edit Comment T Wo Gi HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 28 the camera in the item list and click Double Exposure If Double Exposure is ON then a TICK will be displayed net to the menu item In Double Exposure mode the first image is exposed with for the time specified by the exposure setting The second image is exposed for the duration of the specified Frame Period The Time period betewwn the two exposures is lt 15 nano seconds The opreration is illustrated below Example Frame Period 500us Frame Period 500us Double Exposure AO 512x512 start start FPS 2000 lt EXP 250us gt lt a eeu EXP 500us gt EXP1 250us End End EXP2 500us Readout 250us Readout 250us When Double Exposure Mode is used you can see a DX indicator in the Frame Annotation next to the Shutter Speed indication 5 11 Comments
46. r you should press OK The Software will now check which firmware requires and update and will also verify that the correct firmware upgrade is available One it is ready to perform the upgrade you will see a confirmation message This is the final opportunity to cancel the Firmware Upgrade The Confirmation message is shown below Warning A SECURE POWER TO CAMERA FOR FIRMWARE UPGRADE Cancel At this point you MUST make sure the power to the camera is secure If you are using BATTERY power you should NOT PROCEED with the upgrade and should re start the process using MAINS power After Clicking OK the Upgrade process begins HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 52 55 Auto Firmware Update S During the firmware upgrade the ARM and REC LED indicators on the rear panel of the camera will flash After approx 90 seconds you will get a WARNING message as below Warning k l NOTE For Software Versions after Version 1 0 0 4 this message is NOT displayed The process continues Automatically You MUST confirm that the ARM and REC LED have STOPPED FLASHING before you press OK When the ARM and REC LED have stopped flashing you should only see the POWER LED illuminated GREEN WARNING IF THE LED S are ANY OTHER STATE then you should keep power to the camera and call NAC Technical Support immediately There are FOUR parts to the Firmware The number parts r
47. racking is completed click the Save or save as button 5 14 4 Automatic Tracking Reticule In addition to Manual Tracking it is possible to AUTOMATICALLY track a single point in the image sequence HotShot SC PORTO Time 17 500000ms Shutter OPEN NAC HS512SC Frame Rate 2000 Trigger Time 04 05 2007 16 1 3 36 0 Play Controls DLE ARM HEI VIEW TRIG 5 gt Kd 04 a m D Record Controls Lock 4 Current Frame Start Frame End Frame ajal A E ENS HO EW BE vanced Wave Inserter Stop Tracking M Auto Tracking Results Axis x v x BP Bo Bv BA BE Origin rY direction Place Origin F9 tx C AS DH Export 1 EJ csv p 4 excel Tracking Auto Tracking Frame 34 0 953 4 4 154 1 300 X and Y Polar Color Reticule Color 26 s Image Size EEE Avail Record Frames EAM Avail Rec Time s I Avail Rec Time ms a Temp io E su 100 VE Y 158 36 EN Em To Start Automatic Tracking click the Auto Tracking Button HotShot SC User Manual Jimmy Robinson Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc 34 You will see the following window appear Auto Tracking aja vie Results xig Graph ix vis Origin Y direction Place Origin 9 Ux A fr a 07 0 Export Ge som ril Close Use this To do this dy Quadrant Target Define a target as a Quadra
48. tMEGA colour camera Rather than process the entire image as normal with the speed boost on the software BINS squares of four pixels together While this leads to a slightly pixilated image it increases the speed of the image display dramatically The Speed Boost image is only the displayed image the full quality image is always available by turning off the speed boost It is recommended to use the speed boost when using the Auto Trigger and Auto Exposure functions It is also useful to use when setting up a shot with the HSMega Colour camera 5 7 2 Loop Playback Loop playback will repeat play the images within the selected range The range is defined by the Mark In and Mark Out Buttons 5 7 3 Play Back Speed BZ La The Play Back Speed setting is used to request a playback speed for the images The software will attempt to match this speed However the actual speed will depend on the source of the images e g camera or file the size of the images the image processing required and the speed of the host PC If the speed cannot be matched then the system will play back at the fastest possible Selecting the LOCK option will force the system to maintain the requested playback speed even if this means skipping frames during the playback operation 5 7 4 The Scroll Bar d I ech Mark In Frame Current Frame Mark Out Frame Moveable Moveable Trigger Frame The Scroll bar indicates the frames available on the camera or in the fil
49. ticularly useful when recording outside where clouds might affect the light levels in an unknown manner To Switch Auto Exposure Mode ON click the Button E You can select from three PRESET exposure levels LOW MEDIUM and HIGH Low will give the darkest image and High will give the lightest image The exposure level is calculated on the center 80 of the current AOI of the camera The Auto Exposure setting will NEVER exceed the user specified Exposure Shutter value There will be some latency in the changes to exposure To minimize this latency when using a colour camera in particular a colour Hotshot MEGA camera it is recommended that you make use of the SPEED BOOST function see 5 7 1 5 5 Image Quality Controls Image Quality gauto dh 100 E I gm gt Use this To do this glao White Balance Select the White Balance mm ix Chroma Select the Chroma Colour level jy iF ei Gamma Select the Gamma level d 0 Enhance Select the Enhance level The Image Quality controls can be applies to image data still in the camera OR to RAW data files HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 9 Nov 2008 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 22 5 5 1 White Balance Ji The White Balance will adjust the White Point of the Image depending on the lighting used The options available are OFF TUNGSTEN DAYLIGHT FLOURESCENT AUTO USER DEFINED Selecting AUTO will do an AUTO White Balance on the C

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