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1. Changes of resolution or framerate may alter the quality of re corded images Be sure that you have saved your recorded im ages to file before applying these changes because afterwards the images may be destroyed or lost When clicking on Apply ROI the related parameters are sent to the camera All other parameters e g exposure time or gain are sent to the camera im mediately after entering HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 35 If there is no connection to the camera the following error message will ap pear Connection lost o Connection to device Mikrotron GmbH MotionBLITZ EoSens Cube color lost Please make sure the camera is connected correctly If a link is not estab lished by selecting the camera in the available cameras list and clicking on Connect button see Troubleshooting HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 36 4 4 2 External signals With Camera IO the input and output ports of the EoSens cameras may be configured for external signals MotionBLITZDirector2 Sp Available cameras Model Record Name MotionBLITZ EoSens Cube7 Connect Disconnect J Load profile save profile A Camera settings Framesize 704 x 520 Framerate fps 506 1971 Shutter ps c C Low light _ Max Adjust ROI Camera IO v Enable external trigger falling edge w _ Enable sync in
2. CAM MAC Address 00 50 c2 1d 7f ec NIC IP Address 169 254 224 238 GigE Version Version 1 0 5 02 00 04 RAM IGB 2 Camera firmware B3 01 F2 96 V4 31 Features MS IB Serial number 00130 Status Connected ex HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 27 3 3 2 Multi cam era operation If you want to use two or more cameras simultaneously up to 4 are possi ble first select the camera in the list of availbale cameras then click on con nect Repeat this steps for all cameras that you want to use 6 You may use up to four cameras simultaneously For connecting the cameras with your PC you should use one Gigabit ethernet network adapter for each camera If your system holds not enough adapters you could use a Gigabit Ethernet switch The following switches are recom mended for use with the HiSpec cameras SMC TigerSwitch 86xxT family 3COM 3C1740x 3800 famliy Dlink DGS 10xxTx 10 100 1000 famliy SMC 8505 or SMC 8508 NETGEAR ProSafe 16 Port Gigabit Smart Switch GS716T 3 3 2 1 Synchronizing cameras For synchronizing HiSpec cameras you only have to connect the sync output of a master camera or of an external clock generator to sync input of the slave cameras as described in detail chapter External signals 3 4 Recommended network adapters if possible you should use Intel Pro 1000 series types HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 28 3 5 Network configuration file mfggb ini If mfggb ini does
3. ImageFormat COLOR_RGB32 SEQUENCEINFORMATION NumberofFrames 00 6 TriggerFrameNumber 00 39 TriggerRefTime_00 1170 0192 NumberofFrames_01 5 TriggerFrameNumber_01 20 TriggerRefTime 01 21170 0192 EXPORTEDIMAGES HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 74 8 Import images ATL Click the Open Button in the bottom control to open a file dialog for selecting the images to be imported The following files can be imported in HiSpec Director 2 REC Fastec Proprietary format BMP TIFF JPG By selecting the additonal exp file if available the images of a previous ex port can be imported all at once See Additional export infofile If a series of single images are imported all of them must have the same width and height to be displayed correctly HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 75 9 Maintenance During normal use an occasional cleaning of the optical path is necessary In formation about cleaning the lens is provided by the respective manufacturers 9 1 Cleaning of the HiSpec infrared filter HiSpec color contains a filter to suppress infrared light Dust and dirt which may deposit on this filter is best removed by means of an oil free air pressure spray or with a lens cleaning tissue Sticky mud and fingerprints may be cleared away with medical alcohol Improper cleaning agents may damage the filter Such damage may alter the quality of the images Infrared light is part of the visible light spe
4. male type Lemosa 2 and HiSpec 2 s Select the plug according to your re Pinning of matching power quirements right angle plug water plug male solder side resistant etc under 1 http www lemosa com FEN e g straight plug Cfo a FGG 1B 305 CLAD42ZN Mounted socket in camera EEG 1B 305 CLL Description 10 5 24V 10 5 24V GND GND Table 11 2 2 HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 83 Fastec Imaging Corp Tel 1 858 592 2342 17150 Via Del Campo Fax 1 858 592 2342 FASTEC IMAGING Ste 301 info fastecimaging com Diego CA 92127 www fastecimaging com 11 2 3 Signal in put sync connector male type Lemosa 2 and HiSpec 2 HR Pinning of matching signal select the plug according to your re plug male solder side quirements right angle plug water resistant etc under PING center 2 7 http www lemosa com o o Jao t e g straight plug FGG 1B 308 CLAD52ZJ 4 J Mounted socket in camera EEG 1B 308 CLL Pin Nr Signal Level Description 1 GND GND 2 0 2 5V 1MQ Analog input votage 8 Bit resolution 3 LVTTL Sync Output ARM 4 LVTTL Digital Input 1 5 LVTTL Digital Input 2 6 LVTTL Digital Input 3 IRIG B Input optional Cube4 5 2 and HiSpec 2 HR 7 LVTTL Digital Input 4 Trigger Input 8 LVTTL SYNC Input Table 11 2 3 Fastec Imaging Corp Tel 1 858 592 2342 h 17150 Via Del Campo Fax 1 858 592 2342 FASTEC IMAGING Ste 301 info fastecimaging com San Diego CA
5. 29 HISPEC IN PRACTICGE ccce eere eir rer rer reru a nn an da nn an una ne 30 4 1 THE USER INTERFACE e ann br 30 4 2 PROGRAMM SETTINGS a ae en an an ERU YE red ERSTER XE es 32 4 2 1 Changing the playback SDeOd iiui EE 32 HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 2 5 6 4 2 2 Live mode after Ee u nam KEN dE NEEN MEN nn nenn E EE ER d ER e 32 LIC ESSI COE INFO ee E 32 4 3 LOADING AND SAVING OF PROFILES na 33 4 4 CAMERA SEUNG nn KO ERA RE REN en EM EE 34 4 4 1 Framerate exposure time and frame size EE 34 Bd blgow Lg Pus EE 34 25 1 7 MEE SINUEEBE EE 35 4 4 1 3 Changing frame Size cetera rk aan ease ni aa da ont ERR et ex a e b e 35 44 2 m diei Ee DM 37 ZA TIGER IDEE IE 37 4 5 2 2 EE Lt LEE 37 4 4 2 2 1 Framerates of master and slave Camera 38 i323 SRM or Sync out Sara ae Renee Md iE 39 4 42 31 By OU E EE 39 432 32 ARM aelwared sco cnm ee a Dua vas an 39 4 4 2 4 Display InBUE DITS ce ice eoe magie a Rane IX RR Ra ner 39 4 4 2 5 Convert Analog Values EoSens Cube cameras only een 39 4 4 3 Advanced Sets Lyr iol eren E dae e coli AU CR ERR RUNE HOO cele 41 LAC MI NEGO EID TID E De 41 GE EE EE 42 4 4 3 3 Linear oder Syst ualuit et ege a a a Rn e RR 42 4 4 4 Quad Mode for black and white EoSens Cube6 minil cameras only 43 4 4 4 1 Check camera Eelere NENNEN SEENEN dam
6. 5 3 2 Select a sequence for playback and storage To select a sequence push the C Key at the start of the sequence and re lease the key at the end of the sequence You are able to select arbitrary se quences as shown in the picture above gqutiue eee n nennen nane nnn nn ne ee ENS ESSEN SNR RRSREYKEENSEENSENENNENNENNKNENNNNNNNNNNNNENENNN TEE ESE i Ma Live Play 4 gt Play mi Stop cop ad 392 M To remove a sequence move the scrollbar to the sequence until it s selected and then click Remove selection To remove all the sequences click Remove all selections The selected sequences are used for playback and for image export Simply click save to start the image export dialog See Image export 5 4 Open stored images See Import images You can see that you opened an external file in the windows title HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 60 6 The display window All the image processing functions are available through the display window Every camera is displayed in a separate window and can be setup up individu ally The name of the current used camera or file is shown in the windows ti tle MotionBLITZ EoSens Cube6 color EN 11 17 2009 12 19 52 PM 0000 000 ms 000001250 MotionBLITZ EoSens Cube6 color Mikrotron GmbH 1280x1024 294fps 550us 6 1 Dock Undock the display window Depending on the current state of the window it is docked or undocked In undocked state the wi
7. 92127 www fastecimaging com USA 11 2 3 1 IRIG B input The level of the IRIG B signal connected at pin nr 6 should be typically 3V for mark 1V for space It is important that the ratio of the signal level of mark and space be 3 to 1 11 2 3 2 Trigger S y nc input signal definition The Digital Input 4 Trigger and the Sync Input is isolated from the rest of the circuitry by an optocoupler T he pull up resistors R33 R32 are powered by a internal DC DC converter X3 3V The optocoupler will switch if the input is connected to the common GND signal Pin 1 on Signal I O con nector A positive edge on the Sync input will output the next image if the positive Sync in edge is selected in the camera menu A positive edge on the Trigger input will stop a circular recording if the positive Trigger edge is selected in the camera menu X3 3V RM100 RM100 R33 R32 D8 U10 DUIN4007 8 vec 1 d 4 2 SYNC 3 TRIGGER 6 s om t L4 GND DY IOKHCPLO63L f DUIN4007 The minimum diode current for an active signal is 5mA HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 86 11 2 3 2 1 Sync input timing The end of the exposure of the camera may be synchronized with an exter nal signal The rising or falling edge can be selected in the camera menu as the active edge The frequency of the external signal must be less than the frame rate of the cam
8. 99 max whereby details in bright parts of the image will become visible again The correct setup value depends on the brightness spreading of your motif In normally illuminated scenes you should use 1 HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 42 4 4 4 Quad Mode for black and white HiSpec 1 HiSpec 2 cameras only Monochrome HiSpec 2 cameras starting from firmware version F2 90 and HiSpec 1 cameras from version F2 19 provide the Quad Mode In this mode the camera may achieve a nearly quadruple higher frame rate and recording time without changing the image section width and height of the image The only drawback is a little decrease in image quality By clicking on the check box Enable Quad Mode in the expander control Ad vanced Settings this mode will be activated Please note that this adjustment will take a few seconds Without Quad Mode the full quality of the image without the increased frame rate and recording time will be delivered See Select the interpolation algo rithm Advanced settings Blacklevel 128 Digital Gain E i Set default Dynamic range adjustment Check camera temperature 4 4 4 1 Check cam era temperature After activating Check camera temperature the internal camera temperature will be measured and checked every minute If the temperature is in the nor mal range the temperature status will be shown as green circle beside the frame size
9. DP e merce a el aaa 96 11 532 TMi VERSION ae aa an ie 96 HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 5 General Congratulations HiSpec is an excellent choice because HiSpec s are ex tremely versatile advanced and self contained digital camera systems Fastec Imaging has combined progressive camera technology with software which is very easy to operate Thus the HiSpec is the ideal solution for high speed re cording This manual provides information about the features and operating modes of HiSpec family of cameras 1 1 Essentials of HiSpec 1 HiSpec 2 Cameras With the HiSpec a Digital Motion Analyzer Recorder rapidly moving or ex plosive processes can be continuously recorded and stored at up to 298 000 images per second HiSpec 2 HR and can be displayed and analyzed in de tail immediately after the end of a sequence The images are always initially stored in the internal frame memory of the camera Because of the built in re chargable battery not available for HiSpec 1 cameras the camera can oper ate up to 60 minutes in record mode and can store the recorded data in the internal frame memory for up to 2 hours and more than 20 hours in case of the standby option Switch on the camera and after a few seconds it is ready for high speed recording at full resolution without any additional components The HiSpec must be connected to a host PC via fast Ethernet only when downloading recorded sequences or when camera parameters
10. Sync out SyncOut v Display input ports 4 4 2 1 Trigger in put If recording sequences should be finished by an external trigger signal the check box Enable external Trigger must be activated In this case the ris ing edge or the falling edge of the signal could be selected for stopping the sequence 4 4 2 2 Enable Sy nc in With Enable sync In enabled it is possible to synchronize a HiSpec with other HiSpec cameras or with an external clock generator Connect the Sync Out of your HiSpec master camera with the Sync In of the slave cameras HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 37 Connect the ground of the master camera with the ground of the slave cameras Select a frame rate for the slave cameras that is slightly above the master cameras framerate The slave cameras will be synchronized with the master camera now 4 4 2 2 1 Frame rates of master and slave camera If you synchronize a slave camera by a master camera then the frame rate of the slave camera must be slightly above the master cameras frame rate oth erwise the slave camera will not provide the same frame rate as the master camera Example You want to record with 1000 frames per second fps Adjust the master camera to the desired 1000 fps select 1004 fps for the slave camera Then the slave camera will deliver the master camera s frame rate 1000 fps If Sync in is enabled and no sync in signal i
11. TriggerFrrameNum 50 1 x 32 Number of the ber_00 trigger relative to first frame num ber Reftim1 00 268582 89928164 32 Time of trigger frame in usec based on BaseTime 32 NumberofFrames 01 32 Second sequence FirstFrameNumber_01 32 TriggerFrameNum 1000 32 ber O1 HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 72 Reftim1 01 1050 1 x 32 NumberofFrames 02 2 Changes to previous version e CameraType field is now 64 byte e CameraMode field added e TriggerFrameNumber is now relative to the first frame in the sequence 7 6 Export image data from multi cameras If there is a recording with multi cameras the export of the image data is done per camera In the display window you can set one of the cameras as master This camera is used for image export HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 73 7 7 Additional export infofile Each image export creates an additional file inside the export folder This file exp contains additional information about the recording and can be used to import the images all at once The structure of the file is shown below COMMENT Comment No comment entered EXPORTINFO Type bmp CAMERA Manufacturer Fastec GmbH Model HiSpec EoSens Cube6 color Framerate 500 Shuttertime 1994 Serial 00146 Firmware B3 01 F2 96 V4 31 RECORD StartTime Unknown ImageCount 11 IMAGEDESCRIPTION ImageWidth 1280 ImageHeight 1024
12. indicator If the temperature is too high it s the circles color be comes red In this case the camera should be cooled After establishing the link with the camera Connect button this feature will be always deactivated HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 43 4 5 Record settings There are 2 record modes available Single mode record until end of buffer Record settings Record mode Single mode w Record size 3197 Frames 3 25 s Single mode Record until end Fi Activate auto save E Set camera in standby mode after record end Ring mode circular recording A Record settings Record mode Ring mode w Record size 3197 Frames 3 25 s Record sequences 1 v Frames before trigger Frames after trigger 3097 100 E amp 2596 5096 7596 U Activate auto save Activate ImageBLITZ E Set camera in standby mode after record end HiSpec 2 and HiSpec 2 HR cameras with an appropriate hardware version may change to standby mode automatically after the end of a recording sequence 4 5 1 SD Card Download HiSpec 2 5 cameras with SD Option only HiSpec cameras can write data directly to an SD card however the camera does not understand a file system and will only dumps the entire memory data This means when a HiSpec SD card is read by a PC it will appear to win dows to be empty even though a camera has written data to it To read the data
13. mm Vref 1V a2 66h Active area Fill factor 3 81 V lux sec Spectral response 400 900 nm ImageBLITZ Trigger optional Internal Dynamic Power supply Power consumption max Cube7 continuous recording 512 x 512 resolution and 15 Watt 2500 frames sec Thermal resistance typ Serial data link Digital video Operating temperature Shock amp vibration Dimensions WxHxD Cube7 mini2 93 x 69 x 92 c mount 93 x 69 x 128 f mount Weight Lens mount Software click drag and drop for Windows XP Computer requirement Min Pentium III 650 MHz 1024 768 Pixel 256 MB RAM 10 Gbyte Hard disk GigaBit Ethernet File format Avi bmp oder rec Recording frequency bis 298 000 frames per second fps Shutter time 63 x 63 x 64 5 63x63x92 5 Recording modes Non circular or circular wih pre an post trigger Frame buffer Gbyte Cube7 2 4 oder 8 Replay frequency 20 50 fps 1280 1024 depending on the performance of the PC Co KA HiSpec Director User Manual Ver 1 1 0 HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 82 11 2 Connector assignments 11 2 1 Power Signal connector of HiSpec 1 and HiSpec 1 HR Pinning of Lemosa 6 pin female connector EEG 1B 306 CLL Pin Nr Level Description 1 Pwr GND 2 10 30V Pwr Voltage 3 Opto In Sync 4 Opto In Trigger 5 Opto GND 6 Opto out STRB ARM Table 11 2 1 11 2 2 Power connector
14. need to be modified or changed The Hispec 1 and 2 cameras comes with a higher photosensitivity than the HiSpec 1 HR and HiSpec 2 HR cameras 1 2 Customer indications 1 2 1 For custo mers in the U S A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are de signed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment gener ates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interfer ence to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be re quired to correct the interference at his own expense You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment The shielded interface cable recom mended in this manual must be used with this equipment in order to comply with the limits for a computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 6 1 2 2 For custo mers in Canada This apparatus complies with the Class A limits for radio noise emissions set out in Radio Interference Regulations 1 2 3 Pour utili sateurs au Canada Cet appareil est
15. not exist in the installation directory it will be created at the end of the program The following parameters are included 192 168 101 1 GevSCPSPacketSize 1444 FirstPacketTimeout 4000 PacketTimeout 1000 RequestTimeout 5000 DefaultImageTimeout 1000 AnswerTimeout 400 The first entry of a section is the IP adresse of the network adapter 192 168 101 1 followed by some parameters inserted by HiSpec Director2 and not to be changed by the user If there are problems concerning the network connection with the cameras the problems may be solved by adapting this parameters In this case the value of parameter GevSCPSPacketSize should be changed to 1444 If the problem still exists please read the hints in chapter troubleshooting or contact the Fastec support team HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 29 4 HiSpec in practice The full range of functions available and all camera parameters may be set by means of the HiSpec software The user interface is organized in three parts On the left side there is the control panel for the camera and program set tings in the middle the image window and below the panel for controlling the application Each part may be enlarged or minimized undocked and docked again 4 1 The user interface The camera is completely controlled through the user interface All parame ters of the camera for recording playback and saving the frames after record ing may be adjusted here Aft
16. not record and timeouts may occur In this case you must supply the sync in signal to avoid timeouts HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 79 11 Appendix 11 1 Technical data 11 1 1 HiSpec 1 HiSpec 2 Sensor type Monochrome Number of pixel 1280 x 1024 Pixel size 14 x 14 um Sensitivity at 550 nm 25 V lux sec Vref 1V a2 66h FEIEST IT OE Active area 17 92 H x 14 34 V mm Fill factor Spectral response ImageBLITZ Trigger optional Internal Dynamic Power supply Power consumption max continuous recording 512 x 512 resolution and 12W 2500 frames sec Thermal resistance typ 6 25 W Serial data link GigaBit Ethernet Baud Rate 19200 Digital video GigaBit Ethernet Operating temperature 5 45 C Shock amp vibration 100g 10grms Dimensions WxHxD 93 x 69 x 92 mm c mount 93 x 69 x 128 mm f mount Weight ca 900 g Lens mount C mount or F mount Software click drag and drop for Windows XP Computer requirement Min Pentium III 650 MHz 1024 768 Pixel 256 MB RAM 10 Gbyte Hard disk GigaBit Ethernet File format frames per second fps Shutter time trigger Frame buffer Gbyte Replay frequency 20 50 fps 1280 x 1024 depending on the performance of the PC CO CH HiSpec Director User Manual Ver 1 1 0 11 1 2 HiSpec 1 HR HiSpec 2 HR Sensor type Monochrome Number of pixel 1696 x 1710 Pixel size Sensitivity at 550 nm 13 57 H x 13 68 V
17. on the SD card it should be inserted into a SD card reader on the PC The HiSpec software can search by pressing the OPEN button and selecting SD card the PC for all disk drives with media size between 2 and 32 GB If a drive is found it then looks for camera memory data and displays the movie s to the user so they can play review and or save to another location as desired HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 44 The data itself is located in the first bytes of the 128th sector of the SD card i e the camera skips the first 32 MBytes of the SD card so that it doesn t de stroying the SD card format table The data starts with a valid Image Infor mation Field IIF of the camera This IIF header contains all the information needed to describe the camera settings movie information format width height speed and the subsequent frame data can be found on the rest of the SD card All read operations are performed using a kernel32 function Read file Because there is no windows file system used HiSpec software must have administrator rights to read the SD card Also if the windows PC writes any files thumbnails files shortcuts etc to the SD card it will probably corrupt the movie data on the card so the user should only use a camera SD card for transferring camera data and not try to add any files for other purposes 4 5 2 Auto write to SD card When selected the camera will automatically write video data to SD card af
18. 2 JPG The images are stored in JPG format It s possible to select the compression quality 7 5 3 TIFF The images are stored in TIFF format Tagged Image File Format You can choose between the following compression algorithmns e Uncompressed e LZW Lempel Ziv Welch Algorithmus lossless compression 7 5 4 AVI The images are stored in the AVI container format The AVI format allows compressed or uncompressed storage All available codecs on the system can be used HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 70 7 5 5 DNG RAW format All images are stored in Adobe DNG Adobe Digital Negative format DNG ist a RAW format which can be directly imported into Adobe Photoshop to postprocess the data Many other image processing tools also support DNG since it s a common file format for raw camera data 7 5 6 REC RAW format Stores the images as a REC file The REC file is a Fastec Proprietary con tainer format All the raw image data is stored in one file Additionally all im age information needed to postprocess the data is stored in the header of the file The REC file is written faster to disc compared to the other formats Therefore it should be used whenever the record needs to be read out fast The post processing of the raw image data can be done within the HiSpec Director 2 or by external software The REC file can be easily integrated since the specifica tion of the format is freely available 7 5 6 1 Spec
19. 2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 13 1 7 Scope of delivery The following components are included as part of the delivery 1 HiSpec camera version as ordered see selection below 1 Interface cable GigaBit Ethernet 1 110 220V power supply 1 CD with HiSpec operating software 1 connector for signal Input HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 14 1 8 HiSpec Versions Identifier Recording Max Resolution Max frame Lens time s 4 rate fps mount 1 3 5 6 HiSpec 1 3 1280 x 1024 83 500 CM FM HiSpec 2 6 5 1280 x 1024 83 500 CM FM M13 13 0 1280 x 1024 83 500 CM FM HiSpec 1 HR 1 5 1696 x 1710 298 000 CM FM HiSpec 2 HR 3 0 1696 x 1710 298 000 CM FM M6 6 1696 x 1710 298 000 CM FM Additional configuration options 1 C color otherwise monochrome HG indicates the Hi G version ruggedized for crash and vibration IB Camera has ImageBLITZ option IG IRIG B input processing option MS Camera has Multi Sequence option M6 6 seconds recording time M13 13 seconds recording time PB Phoenix connector 3 HiSpec 1 HiSpec 2 seconds when using 500 fps and 1280 x 1024 e 1 HR HiSpec seconds when using 523 fps and 1696 x 1710 HR Width x height 4 fps frames per second 5 EoSens reduced resolution when using more than 500 523 fps HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 15 Lens mount 6 EoSens CM C Mount optional FM F M
20. Fastec Imaging Corp 17150 Via Del Campo Ste 301 San Diego CA 92127 USA Tel 1 858 592 2342 Fax 1 858 592 2342 info fastecimaging com www fastecimaging com Operator s Manual HiSpec 1 amp 2 Cameras HiSpec 4 amp 5 Cameras Director 2 Software Digital Motion Analysis Recorders Version 1 1 0 FASTEC Muone i IN Iw IA GENERAL E E R E ea a E EEN SEN EEN dee 6 1 3 ESSENTIALS OF HISPEC EOSENS CUBE MINI CAMERAS iseeees nnne enn nnn nnns 6 1 2 CUSTOMER INDICATIONS ea able 6 1 2 1 For customers in the US A en en en 6 EE 7 1 2 3 Pour utilisateurs BU Canada anne 7 124 Life Support EE e Ne AER Lm 7 1 3 DECLARATION GF CONFORMITY E see ne dE EE SEELEN e 7 1 4 VE c ERAI ITE TT TS 8 1 5 REMARKS WARNINGS kk ve d BERENS EEN NN dete en ee 8 1 6 SIDE AND BACKSIDE VIEWS OF HISPEC CAMERAS enne nne a anna rn nnn n nnn 9 15 1 Ihe rear OF iig CEIPIB B d NENNEN ives sizes ives a an NENNEN 9 1 6 1 1 Fo Sens Eben aa An in eh 19 1 2 Rosen Di ee View a a Foe n ny Ded e ee 1 6 2 The right side of the camera EoSens Cube 10 1 2 d CODE CEBIES fo E A ret RER RER URDU EE E ADPTRKADUNEARKNU RR NC UIN ETAT EI DEUS 10 15 2 2 SWICHES EEN 10 EINNAHME 11 1 6 2 3 1 Upper LED battery charging and power Indication eee ee ee anne 11 1 5 2 3 2 bower LED internal camera State anna a ck doce 13 120 3 Phe HONE OF THE WE ernannten Pure e RS a uA E
21. G IN CIRCULAR MODE 22 2 1nanaadn nina scrap ruere uni gua a E a RR YA RRA a Rara ENLT 56 EI SENT FOTO ea ai 58 5 2 2 SOO EE 58 5 PLAYBACK OF A SEQUENCE EE 59 2 31 Edit and Save 3 SEQUENCE naar 60 5 3 2 Select a sequence for playback and storage E 60 5 4 OPEN STORED IMAGES anna ener nenn nn AER Ra ERR NERA Fre saab ea EEE 60 THE DISPLAY WINDOW E 61 6 1 DOCK UNDOCK THE DISPLAY WINDOW nassen nennen aaa na ara ann 61 6 2 Fit TO WIDOWS DISPLAY ORIGIN SIZE na nd 62 5 3 MINIMIZE MAXIMIZE THE WINDOW ENEE NENNEN NENNEN NEEN NENNEN ANEN ENNEN Nu 62 6 4 SHOW HIDE THE TOOLBAR un nenn 62 6 5 Fiir DEE 62 HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 3 6 6 CHANGE DEIGHENESS 2 ierit rore Fake mee Rte en Re a alti n RU RIS RR OR DA TR E RR 62 6 7 GAMMA CORRECTION a ee rn 62 6 7 1 Gamma correction samples ose ceva ven ann nn nn ann ann ecient nn nn nenne KARER 63 5 7 1 1 Gamma 0 5 Image gets darker 1 occisis eet eee bn nanan 63 amp uu Gamma 1 0 Unchanged see ie ale CREER RE RES 63 6 7 1 3 Gamma 2 0 Image gets brighter assii SEENEN ensem nen 63 6 8 IMAGE gg ie DEE 64 6 9 BAYER ADJUSTMENT WHITE BALANCE nn nen ann n e Nur n ER E REA ARERT MERE 64 6 9 1 Adjust the white balance monually uiii ie ener teh NS ENN RER ro na na 65 5 9 2 Adjust the white balance automatically nennen sea 65 6 9 3 Save the white balance values in the camera esse
22. R eam uie een KEE AER seeds 13 lf SCOPE DF DELIVERY exc ieee een 14 1 8 FISPER VERSIONS in ta aa race rk a yu eR ERR Ka GR DEREN V rn asinine sea FE Ra df 15 1 9 POWER SUPPLY AND CHARGING orii rvihlilrrwskxkar exec kk i3 le TARNA ELA nn nn neh RERRYYEKRIX 17 31 9 1 Dartery EDO een 17 OPERATING MOBES ENNEN ee oou nouo eunt uer Rho aan nn ERR aan a na ER nn nn ann anna nun 18 2 1 STANDBY FOR 2 AND HISPEC 2 HR CAMERAS ON 18 22 READY TO OPERATE EE 19 22 1 LIVE MOCE ee a a KERE AREE u en nad 20 242 Prepare for Fecordip g nen an en 20 EEE SIEGE EE I TERR 21 2 2 3 1 Recording EE 21 2 2 3 1 1 Single mode non Grculak ET 21 2 2 3 1 2 Bing Mode circular Feeling au nn en 21 INSTALLATION OF HISPEC uuunuuunununnuunnnunnnnnnunnnuunnnunnnunnuunnnunnnunnnunnnunnnunnnn 22 dud MINIMAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS PC eiie eee enne nenn anne ahnen ana 22 3 2 INSTALLATION OF THE SOFTWARE see anna 23 dad Installation OF tbe EBUS WER en de tee tient tte Ra OA e ar ie ERRAR 23 3 2 2 Assigning an IP address to the GigaBit Ethernet adapter eene 24 3 3 CONNECTING THE HISPEC TO THE PC AND STARTING PROGRAM 26 dad Coto DO usu saremo enka Tex Gun nr nee 27 3 3 2 MU CARIES ODOFGNDE ciii desees nn Fabra ae cR deg ie ERA 28 3 3 2 1 Synchroon zZAng CaAMmeraS a ann eR eR danse Reue 28 3 4 RECOMMENDED NETWORK ADAPTERS d ASSEN NEEN na nn nennen nenn anna mann RER 28 3 5 NETWORK CONFIGURATION FILE MFGGB INI iieseseeeeeseeen nennen nnn anna nnn
23. a body is with its dimensions of 93 x 69 x 92 mm WxHxD c mount without lens very compact To fasten the camera there are two mounting holes M4x7mm and one tripod connection on each side available Maximum torque for M4 fastening screws 2 5 Nm c mount f mount C Mount i 1 32 THREAD 35 8 sensor active area sensor active area position 17 5 position Ma T 7 mm 6x 123 5 78 4 76 9 HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 94 11 5 2 Side HiSpec 2 and HiSpec 2 HR c mount f mount HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 95 11 5 3 front side rear view of HiSpec 1 and Hispec 1 HR specifications without dimension are in mm 11 5 3 1 c mount version 8x M4 X7 63 4x W 1 4 x7 11 5 3 2 f mount version ja 92 5 4x W 1 4 x7 63 HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 96
24. a in standby mode after record end The camera records in a circular mode i e the oldest frame is overwritten by the newest until an event occurs The recording stops when The Stop button or the F12 key is pressed A trigger event occurs The ESC key is pressed This will remove your recorded sequence The recording is stopped initially After the circular recording has been stopped is not aborted by ESC as many frames as defined with Frames before trigger 3097 in our example will be kept and the rest of the frame buffer will be filled up with frames With the slider you may vary the trigger position from the first frame 1 to the last possible frame as well Activate ImageBLITZ trigger with ImageBLITZ and Record Sequences Multi sequence mode are available if the camera holds the corresponding option IB and MS 4 5 5 1 Trigger m odes HiSpec comes with two trigger modes which may be selected independently Select an external signal and or ImageBLITZ by clicking on the appropriate checkbox 4 5 5 1 1 Trigger with external signal If external trigger is selected a rising or a falling edge depending on the set tings in the menu Camera settings gt Camera IO will stop the recording HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 49 4 5 5 1 2 Trigger with ImageBLITZ optional If ImageBLITZ is selected Activate ImageBLITZ changing of the contents in a specific part of the actual
25. ageBLITZ E Set camera in standby mode after record end HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 54 4 5 5 3 1 Start an autosave session If you click on the checkbox Activate auto save the next recording sequence that will be started will be an Auto Save session 4 5 5 3 2 Stop an autosave session An active auto save session can be stopped by clicking the stop button If you want to store the current frames in a rec file use the F12 key to initiate the autosave before you stop If the hard disk runs out of space the autosave session will be stopped by the system automatically 4 5 5 3 3 Show the saved frames After completion of an Auto Save session each recording sequence of the camera is stored in a different file Select the appropriate file to open it in HiSpec Director 2 See Import images HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 55 5 Arrange a scene Click on the Live Button to get a live image from the camera The camera may now be focused and aligned for the details of the scene You may use low light mode to increase the camera s sensitivity available only in live mode because on the other side the framerate will be decreased 5 1 Recording in non circular mode Non circular mode is selected in the expander control Record settings gt Record mode gt single mode To start click on the Record Button Now the camera starts recording and stops when the internal buffer is full During record
26. al Ver 1 1 0 47 4 5 4 3 Fixed num ber of frames per trigger burst trigger A Record settings Record mode Single mode w Record size 3197 Frames 6 32 s Single mode Burst trigger mode iv Frames per trigger 10 _ Activate auto save _ Activate ImageBLITZ _ Set camera in standby mode after record end For each trigger edge a preset number of frames will be recorded The num ber may be chosen between 1 and 1022 Enter the number in the input field or move the slider into the desired position In the figure above 10 frames per trigger edge are selected After every recording which was initiated by the trigger edge the camera will wait for the next edge as long as the end of the memory is not reached After reaching the end of the memory the recording is completed Alterna tively the recording may be stopped via the Stop button or F12 As described in the chapter before the trigger could be the camera s trigger switch an external trigger signal or the ImageBLITZ With this trigger setting the active edge of the trigger is essential not the state HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 48 4 5 5 Record in ring mode circular Record settings Record mode Ring mode w Record size 3197 Frames 3 25 s Record sequences 1 v Frames before trigger Frames after trigger 3097 100 amp Ei e 25 50 75 L Activate auto save Activate ImageBLITZ C Set camer
27. and warnings See the corre sponding symbols Important remark d Attention Warning HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 8 1 6 Side and backside views of HiSpec cameras 1 6 1 The rear of the camera 1 6 1 1 Fastec HiSpec 2 and HiSpec 2 HR The identification type plate is to be found at the rear of the camera It con tains the serial number and the mac address for identifying the device in a network 1 6 1 2 Fastec HiSpec 1 and HiSpec 2 Besides the identification type plate is to be found here the power signal connector chapter 11 2 1 below the LED chapter 1 6 2 3 2 for the internal camera state plus the Gigabit Ethernet connector HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 9 1 6 2 The right side of the camera HiSpec 2 and HiSpec 2 HR 1 6 2 1 Connectors There are 3 connectors 2 switches and 2 LEDs mounted on the right side of the camera The pin assignments of these connectors are described in chapter 11 2 Power for connecting the power supply Signal input Sync for connecting digital and analog input trigger and sync signals BARFE 1 6 2 2 Switches Power on off Start Stop recording trigger For cameras with standby facility press the power switch longer than 1 second for swichting off the camera HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 10 1 6 2 3 LEDs With the color LEDs of HiSpec the actual operating cond
28. c a PC wth the following minimum specifications is recommended Intel Core 2 Duo Windows XP Windows7 2 Gbyte PC Ram 40 Gbyte Harddisk 256 Mbyte graphic memory Display with 1400 x 1050 pixels 24 Bit GigaBit Ethernet Adapter Intel Pro 1000 HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 22 3 2 Installation of the software Requirements The GigaBit Ethernet adapter and driver should be installed before the HiSpec software is installed For details see the GigaBit Ethernet adapter manual Microsoft NET Framework gt 3 5 SP1 Service Pack 3 only Windows XP Insert the HiSpec USB thumb drive in the CD Rom drive on the PC Start the setup exe program and follow the instructions through the rest of the installa tion process 3 2 1 Installati on of the EBus driver Before installing the EBus driver the firewall must be deactivated for the Ethernet adapter s to use Anti virus programs should be deactivated as well HiSpec Director needs a so called EBus filter driver The installation tool can be found in Installation directory9o Tools As default HiSpecDirector 2 will be installed in the directory C Program files Fastec HiSpecDirector2 eBUS Driver Installation Tool File Help Network Adapter MAC Description Current Driver Action 00 0e Oc 4c e2 d6 Intel R PRO 1000 MT Desktop Adapter Manufacturer Driver Install eBUS Universal Driver 00 17 31 78 81 7e Marvell Yukon 88E8053 PCI E Gigabit Eth
29. conforme aux normes Classe A pour bruits radio lectriques sp cifi es dans le R glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique 1 2 4 Life Support Applications These products are not designed for use in life support appliances devices or systems where malfunction of these products can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury Fastec customers using or selling these products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify Fastec for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale 1 3 Declaration of Conformity Original Manufacturer Mikrotron GmbH Address Landshuterstr 20 22 85716 Unterschleissheim Germany Product High Speed Camera HiSpec 1 and HiSpec 2 The dedicated products conform to the requirements of the Council Directives 2004 108 EG for the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic consistency The following standards were consulted for conformity testing with regard to electromagnetic consistency EC Regulation Description EN 61000 6 3 Electromagnetic compatibility EN 61000 6 1 Immunity Unterschleissheim December 1 2009 Mikrotron GmbH Bernhard Mindermann Managing Director Mikrotron GmbH HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 7 1 4 Warranty Note Do not open the body of the camera The warranty becomes void if the cam era body is opened 1 5 Remarks Warnings This document contains important remarks
30. correction samples 6 7 1 1 Gamma 0 6 Image gets darker HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 63 6 8 Image rotation SE Allows to rotate the displayed image clock or anticlockwise The image is rotated in 90 degrees steps 6 9 Bayer adjustment White balance This element is only available for color cameras The changed val ues are automatically saved inside the camera By Good illumination is extremley important for optimal true color display Best results are achieved by using daylight or halogen light For recalibrating the color correction start the live view of the camera and the click white bal ance The control to adjust the white balance is displayed at the bottom of the display window HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 64 6 9 1 Adjust the white balance manually To adjust the white balance manually the Control Line Window is needed Adjust the size of the green checkline which is automatically displayed in the camera image when the Control Line Window is opened Move this line over a white area using the mouse Click and hold on the line and move it See SEH BIO INI Un n M E Rn NE G ke ER N A E 255 Wa f yero OUI UE cfc e ue m o a Ten WEE petet s 0 Type All Count 490 Mean R 35 10 G 36 37 B 38 10 Min R 080 G 095 B 097 Max R 114 G 116 B 123 Reset The values of the pixels along this line will be shown as three curves red green and blue Us
31. ctor2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 51 4 5 5 2 Multi seqQuence mode optional The frame memory may be divided into up to 16 equal sized memory seg ments or sequences called multi sequence mode Each memory segment is then filled by a trigger event i e by the occurrence of the external trigger sig nal or the ImageBLITZ trigger After a trigger event the post trigger frames will be recorded and the camera switches to the next sequence beginning the recording of the pre trigger frames Thus the recording proceeds untill all se quences are complete If a trigger event occurs before the predefined number of pre trigger frames are recorded the number of pre trigger frames will be less than predefined whereas the number of post trigger frames will be as expected If a multi sequence recording will be stopped with the HiSpec control pro gram s Stop button or key F12 the currently active sequence will be com pleted and the recording stopped Multi sequence mode is provided only by means of the HiSpec control pro gram There is no possibility to start a multisequence recording session if the camera is not online Multi sequence is an optional camera feature You can choose between five different sequence settings 1 2 4 8 16 Record settings Record mode Ring mode w J Record size 100 Frames 0 20 s Record sequences 16 iv Frames before trigd 100 The number of sequences used for the next recording can be sel
32. ctrum and warps the color in the camera images Therefore it is necessary to illumi nate infrared light with the filter 9 2 Battery HiSpec 2 cameras contain four AA size NiMh accumulator cells Batteries can be replaced by removing the cameras rear cover This should be done by the Fastec support only HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 76 10 Troubleshooting Any known software errors are listed in the release notes Main problems Q The HiSpec cannot establish A camera link An error message box appears or timeout will be indicated What to do 1 A Check if the camera and the PC are connected via the ethernet Check if the Camera LED s are in a state as described in chapter 1 6 2 3 on page 11 Select a camera in the list Availabnle cameras click on the Connect button in the HiSpec control program If the The camera s status symbol color does not change to green connected switch the camera off switch the camera on wait until the lower LED turns green and try again A Check if the camera LED s indicate the ready to operate state both LED s only one LED with the HiSec 1 s must be green or orange as described in chapter 1 6 2 3 on page 11 A Check if the windows firewall allows HiSpec to work If the firewall is active set it to inactive close HiSpec and start it again If it works now you may configure HiSpec in the windows firewall as an excep tional program and activate the firewall agai
33. e anna at XR n CAR ERR XAR RR DRE 43 4 5 RECORT SETANG Mm 44 LION Stan alter record E Is TOOL Mm 46 4 5 2 Record until end of buffer single model 46 4 5 2 1 Without trigger Record ntll end ae aa 46 4 5 2 2 Recording while trigger iS active esee ees t ene nd 47 4 5 2 3 Fixed number of frames per trigger burst rioger nenn nennen eee nn nennen 48 4 5 3 Record in ring mode DEE soi cc cae fie ee nex rouen EN ee ESSERE M deans va EX d canes 49 4 5 3 1 Ke EE 49 8 5 1 1 Trigger with external signal anne neben 49 4 5 3 1 2 Trigger with ImageBLITZ Denel una anne 50 4 5 3 1 2 1 ImageBLITZ parameters ceo eee rete een anna a 51 4 5 3 1 2 1 1 Pixel value difference Gray difference2 un NENNEN NEEN 51 4 5 3 1 2 1 2 Relative object size Rel Object size cesses tenes ca nnn 51 8 5 3 1 2 1 3 ImageBLITZ reference Frame u een tri e er e Ran 51 4 5 3 1 2 1 4 ImageBLITZ window Colors eiie erneut nn rni nnn nn 51 4 5 3 2 Multi sequence mode optienal e de ENEE ceci decime ne 52 4 5 3 3 Auto SOV Ga uis ceci serena crescere eam nie 54 2 5 3 3 1 Start amn AUTOSAVE SESSION nun er v ie mk d RU RR Rd x COR en ec Fl es RR 55 amp 5 3 9 2 Stop an AULOSAVE SESSION nn nee echo re se neben nern 55 4 5 2 3 3 Show the saved frames NNN NEN NES REN REENEN EEN EEN KEREN na REN EEN REENEN ENKEN nee 55 ARRANGE A SCENE ccs eroe s e a ne anh o uae aa na na annahm 56 54 RECORDING IN NON CIRCULAR MODE nn 56 5 RECORDIN
34. e standby mode will be indicated by the LEDs in the follwing manner the lower LED TRIGGER is switched off the upper LED POWER is flashing Power LED color Power supply advice red orange con external stant flashing green flashing 1 internal bat If the battery is fully charged 5 times every 2 tery there is a quintuple blinking HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 18 seconds If the battery gets emtpy there is a single blinking 2 2 Ready to operate By means of the HiSpec software control program the camera can be set up for recording in different operating modes If the camera is disconnected from the PC reconnect it then wait a few sec onds until the camera is shown in the list of available cameras select the cam era from this list by clicking at the entry e g HiSpec 2 color and press the Connect button in order to establish the GigaBit Ethernet link f MotionBLITZDirector2 Available cameras Model Name MotionBLITZ EoSens Cube7 Connect Disconnect J It s very important to press the Connect button after the camera is reconnected with your system If this button is not pressed after re connection the chronology of a meanwhile recorded sequence may be lost The same applies to a completed recording session that has been started with the camera s trigger switch In this case click on Discon nect followed by Connect for getting
35. ected in the record sequences combo box This kind of sequences selection is only available in ring mode HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 52 If you have selected more than one sequence the current record sequence is shown at the top of the display window while recording is running EIER CS WotionBLITZ EoSens Cube6 color Recording Record sequence 7 Image count 98 After the recording session is finished the sequence command buttons are en abled in the bottom control By clicking on a button you navigate to the frame immediate after the trigger event in the appropriate sequence MotionBLITZDirector2 Available cameras Model Name Status MotionBLITZ EoSens Cube7 MotionBLITZ EoSens Cube6 color Connect Disconnect Load profile l Save profile Tisch Mitte x v Camera settings Record settings Record mode Ring mode w Record size 202 Frames 0 40 s Record sequences v Frames before trigger Frames after trigger 202 EI 25 Activate auto save Activate ImageBLITZ 25 11 2009 15 39 20 0000 000 ms 000001009 MotionBLITZ EoSens Cube6 color Mikrotron GmbH 1280x1024 amp 506fps 1970us Sech Rel object size 19 0 d 2 3 4 5 6 j d Kg J Gray difference Update ImageBLITZ reference Auto adjust KE Set camera in standby mode after record end vi Live Play 4 a HiSpec Director2 Use
36. enin 76 9 2 BATTERY coire ri YA ERN SS 76 AD TROUBLESHOOTING erusu 00 200 2000000 000 00a aaa Ran puru aaa rSn na cane an ann na n nn 77 131 ABPENDIN DP 80 11 1 TECHNICAL BIETE ne ek an 80 37 1 1 Essens Cubeb IN aan raus en nee 80 11 4 2 El 80 11 2 CONNECTOR ASSIGNMENTS Sun ae a eb EE I Y RANA ORE TER ETE 83 11 2 1 Power Signal connector of HiSpec 1 2 an 83 11 2 2 Power connector male type LemosaHiSpec bk 83 11 2 3 Signal input sync connector male type LemosaHiSpec 5 85 prem MID CEN I mS 86 11 2 3 2 Tigger Syne input Signaldefinition anne ntn Rua hr hern 86 E1 2 3 2 1 Sync DD BERI EE 87 11 2 3 2 2 Tigger SONS pulSevletfe ernannten een 88 E Et et ef EIERE E EE 89 HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 4 11 2 3 4 Analog input signal definition ee iier RENE tete ta cede tpe RRE SEN a dh ENER n hg Rae 89 11 2 4 Digital Inp ts 1 3 signal definition iiis sooner cna na nu 90 11 2311 Sync Alm OUEDUE ae ea 90 11 3 SPECTRAL RESPONSE cer er dA eee fb P E RU 91 EE ee 42 2 20 0 TTE 90 N ad E SE RD TIT 90 11 4 PIXEL SENSITIVE BREA ee XR ex RO RR READ DR E ae dd n 93 EPA TERT RE 924 0 0 Em 91 Ilf 4 2 HiSpecd amp 5 leoi siecle a in 91 11 5 DIMENSIONS ei sen len EAR EE EN wee es 94 11 5 1 Top bottom view 2 and HISDBC 5 unangenehmen d Eran 94 11 52 Sde 2 nas FISD EIL 95 11 5 3 front side rear view of HiSpec Z 96 11 53 1 moult WEISIEN ea va Cori x
37. er Manufacturer Driver Do Nothing Please start the EbDriverTool exe and install the eBUS Universal driver for all network adapters that should be used with Director2 For adapters that should not be used with Director2 select in the column Action Do Nothing After installation of the drivers you should reboot the system After successful installation some network settings may be necessary de pending on the actual network configuration These settings are needed for assigning an IP address to the GigaBit Ethernet adapter and are described in the next chapters HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 23 3 2 2 Assigning an IP address to the GigaBit Ethernet adapter To assign an IP address perform the following steps 1 Close all HiSpec applications 2 Open the Network and Dial up Connections window from the Windows ControlPanel ff Network and Dial up Connections IE File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help EJ ge Back td Search G4 Folders as UI X en SS Address Network and Dial up Connections Go Name Type status Device Name En Make New Connection e Local Area Connection LAN Enabled Local Area Connection 4 LAN Enabled Intel R PRO 1000 MT Desktop Adapter System SiS 300 Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter System B object s Right click on the desired connection in the panel and click the Properties item The properties dialog for the co
38. er recording stored sequences of images may be subsequently edited Start the software by double clicking on the appropri ate HiSpec symbol on the PC desktop or choose the application in the windows start menu After selection of the camera by clicking on the appropriate en try in the list of Available cameras and establishing the connection by clicking on Connect the following screen mask will appear 7 MotionBLITZDirector2 is I5 MotionBLITZ EoSens Cubes color Available cameras Model Name MotionBLITZ EoSens Cube6 color MotionBLITZ e EoSens Cube7 Temm IESSE Ime profile Save profile J i Camera settings Framesize 1280 x 1024 Framerate fps 294 550 Shutter ps ko Low light mex Adjust ROI v Camera IO v Advanced settings Record settings Record mode Ring mode v Record size 1636 Frames 5 56 s Record sequences 1 v Frames before trigger Frames after trigger 1251 385 e e 2596 50 7 Acti Michele zuo eme 11 17 2009 12 19 52 PM 0000 000 ms 000001250 MotionBLITZ EoSens Cube6 color Mikrotron GmbH Activate ImageBLITZ 1280x1024 b 294fps 550us C Set camera in standby mode after record end M Program settings uve Pav Select modes of operation or change parameters by pressing a command button or by selecting an item in an expander con
39. era 1 framerate seconds after the active edge of the sync input signal the ex posure time of the image is finished the sync out signal will be deactivated The exposure and the active edge of the Sync Out signal will be started shutter time microseconds before the deactivation of the the Sync Out sig nal The active edge of the the Sync Out signal may jitter 4 usec referred to the sync input signal Example for the timing relationship shown in the following oscillogram The uper trace yellow is the external sync input with 332 Hz max 495 would be possible when using 500 frames per second The lower trace blue is the the Sync Out signal Frame rate 500 Hz External sync in frequency 332 Hz Shutter time 562 usec not affected by the sync input signal With the active sync input edge A the 1 frame rate cycle 2000 usec starts After 2000 usec B the frame is complete 562 usec before exposure did start If you want to synchronize external hardware with the start of the expo sure you may use the Sync Out signal for this purpose Sync Out indicates the exposure of the image A B HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 87 Tek Anl Trig d M Pos 0 0005 SAVE REC Aktion Bild speichern Dateiformat Info Bilder speichern Verzeichnis auswahlen Speichern TEKO001 BMP cHi 30 aM 5 E 232 10 Nov 09 11 35 3323528 11 2 3 2 2 Trigger signal pulsewidth The tr
40. frame was recorded before the trigger positive values indicate frames after the trigger called post trigger frames HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 57 5 2 1 Start recording There are 2 various methods to start recording 1 Press the Start Stop recording switch of the HiSpec 2 camera In this case a reconnect click on Disconnect Connect button has to be accomplished after the completion of the recording sequence in order to save the chronology of the pictures 2 Press the start recording button in the HiSpec control program The internal camera state LED Camera state LED will start flashing orange This indicates that recording is in progress and the camera is waiting for the trigger to complete the sequence 5 2 2 Stop recording There are 4 various methods to stop recording 1 Press the Start Stop recording switch of the EoSens Cube camera 2 Apply a triggersignal to the appropriate camera input connector 3 Change the image within the ImageBLITZ area 4 Press the stop button in the HiSpec control program The internal camera state LED Camera state LED stops blinking orange The sequence is complete after the post trigger frames have been recorded Depending on the selected post trigger frames stop recording could take a while HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 58 5 3 Playback of a sequence The recorded frames in the camera may be accessed after recording If the camera is discon
41. gram Settings a Program settings Playback speed fps L 20 7 Start live view on connect Display info line 4 2 1 Changing the playback speed The playback speed of a recorded sequence may be adjusted by the slider Playback speed The unit is frames per second If the speed is too high some frames will be omitted during playback 4 2 2 Live mode after connect With this check box you may control if live mode is active after connecting a camera If the camera holds a recording sequence live mode will not be active but a frame of the recorded sequence will be shown 4 2 3 Display Infoline Shows an info line at the bottom of the camera s image 26 11 2009 09 37 20 0292 015 ms 000000439 MotionBLITZ EoSens Cube6 color Mikrotron GmbH 1280x1024 500fps 1994us i5 se r7 L5 timestamp of the recorded sequence rel time after before trigger ms actual frame number camera model manufacturer of camera adjusted resolution of camera Fecording speed in frames per second exposure time D JO 3c N LS HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 32 Depending on the used camera model the digital and analog IO values are also shown in the infoline if enabled The above infoline will be created for recorded sequences In live mode it will differ slightly The infoline will be appended to the frame when exported Not for RAW file formats 4 3 Loading and saving of profi
42. ification REC Format Alle numbers are in decimal notation example Number remark of chars RAWHEADER 32 Formatldentifier MRAW 32 Every field is fin ished by CRLF HeaderVersion 1 0002 32 OffsetToFirstFrame 1310720 32 Vendorld Fastec 32 HiSpec 1 10 6 32 Firmware 64 CameraType 64 CameraSerialNumber 32 ColorMode 0 32 1 BAYER 0 MONO CameraMode 0 32 O DEFAULT 1 QUAD 2 COMPRESSION FrameTopInPixel 32 FrameLeftInPixel 32 FrameWidthInPixel 1280 32 1280 FrameHeightInPixel 1024 32 1024 BitsPerPixel 8 32 HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 71 BayerFilterStart 0 1 2 3 32 0 GreenRed 1 RedGreen 2 GreenBlue 3 BlueGreen BayerFilterRed 1 00000000 32 BayerFilterGreen 1 00000000 32 BayerFilterBlue 1 00000000 32 GammaRed 32 GammaGreen 32 GammaBlue 32 Param 1 32 Param 2 32 Param 3 32 FrameRate 1000 32 ShutterTime US 20 32 TimerBasis us 49 91319444 32 us InfoText Experiment 26 128 CompleteFixedInfoPart 1280x1024 500 128 Hz 564 us 1 5 HiSpec EoSens Cube6 00000 V1 10 6 BaseTime 2008 12 17 32 Time basis for 23 50 00 the trigger time stamp NumberOfSequences 1 32 Number of se quences SEQUENCES 32 NumberofFrames 00 1000 32 Number of frames within the first sequence FirstfrrameNumber_00 1 32 Number of the first frame
43. iggersignal is debounced to use an external mechanical switch Mini mum pulsewidth according to the cameramodel is given in the following ta ble Triggerpolar Shape HiSpec 1 s ity selection and 2 s rising 100 ns T falling 5 ms dr HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 88 11 2 3 3 Trigger co nnection example signal I O connector 7 Trigger Signal I O connector Trigger 100 0im 24 V GND max Connection of an external trigger switch Connection of an external trigger signal low 0 0 2V high 3 24V 11 2 3 4 Analog in put signal definition The analog input is protected by a 330kQ series resistor and adjusted to deliver the digital value of 255 for 2 55V input voltage HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 89 11 2 4 Digital In puts 1 3 signal definition The signals DIG IN1 3 are TTL input signals and are used as process sig nals which are superimposed to the image KKK A U7 D DIG Wi ar 9 D gt 8 mmm meng oo RD3 A RMI0K I74HC14 RNA TKF U7 8 RD1 B1 DIG_INZ E E 3 i RD3 B BME I74HC14 A RN4 7K U7 F RD2 A2 Dr E 2 I RD3 C ROSE I74HC144 ke E D1 D2 Di RNA TKE Ay D228403V54 GND 11 2 4 1 Sync Arm Output This pin can output a Sync signal or a arm signal selected by a check box in the camera menu If Sync out is selected this output will carry a Strobe that corresponds to the selected exposure time of
44. image sequence Selected export directory Used export format Image size Images can be cropped Enter a comment for the exported images Informations regarding the image export Start image export 7 1 Select the images to be exported There can be arbitrary image sequences selected for the image export If no sequences are selected all the images are exported by default The image se lection is done on the image scrollbar See Select a sequence for playback and storage 7 2 Select the export directory The export directory can be selected arbitrary 3 Within the export directory a new folder is created each time images are exported The name of the ex HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 69 port folder is composed by date and time of the export Ex port Datum _ Uhrzeit so that each folders name is unique 7 3 Select the export format The used export format 4 can be selected within the combobox See Supported export formats 7 4 Image cropping If you want to store only a part of the image it can be cropped before export 5 The Crop image button displays a rectangle on the image which can be freely moved The rectangle defines the selected export area The selected area is applied for the whole image sequence 7 5 Supported export formats All changes that are done inside the display window are saved except a RAW Format is selected 7 5 1 BMP All images are stored uncompressed as BMP 7 5
45. ing the recorded frames are displayed simultaneously After recording the first oldest recorded frame will be displayed For HiSpec cameras there are firmware versions available for triggering in this mode See details in Record settings Recording in non circular mode may only be achieved with HiSpec user interface program and not with the trigger switch or the trigger signal 5 2 Recording in circular mode Circular mode should be used if a trigger is applied The trigger may be the closing of the EoSens Cube camera s trigger switch atrigger signal the ImageBLITZ the clicking on the stop button in the HiSpec control software A trigger is necessary if images are needed before and or after an event The trigger defines the point of time of your event Circular mode is selected in the Expander control Record settings gt Record mode gt Ring mode The circular mode is defined by the following parameters e The number of Frames before the trigger PreTriggerFrames e The number of Frames after the trigger PostTriggerFrames During the recording a preview of the recorded frames is displayed by the software HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 56 After recording a frame after the trigger will be displayed the timestamps will be set in relation to the point of time of the trigger moment i e the first frame after the trigger is set to 0 ms Negative values indicate that the dis played
46. ing the R G and B sliders move the three curves until they are nearly congruent as shown in the figure above 6 9 2 Adjust the white balance automatically Take a picture of a scene that contains in its middle area mostly white Click on the Auto WB button in the bottom control to adjust the white balance automatically The above mentioned line will not be used for auto white balancing HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 65 6 9 3 Save the white balance values in the camera The changed values are automatically saved inside the camera 6 10 Display RAW image data x The RAW camera data is displayed without any changes Thus the image is always shown as a gray color image because no bayer correction is done This element is only available for color cameras If enabled only the RAW Data is stored even a non RAW export format is selected 6 11 Edit the infoline OO element is only available if the infoline is activated IZ Option to add an arbitrary text to the infoline Look at Display Infoline HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 66 6 12 Show Histogram Window Hu Shows the histogram of the current displayed image Type Luminance Count 340734 Min 22 The area which is used to compute the histogram can be changed by moving the yellow rectangle 6 13 Show Control Line Window Lu Displays a control line upon the image The size and position of the line can be freely changed All
47. ition is indicated Three colors are possible and off state RED GREEN ORANGE 1 6 2 3 1 Upper LED battery charging and power indication 0 Color LED Camera state state OFF Switched off RED constant Switched off battery charging in progress GREEN constant Switched on no charging battery full or no power supply connected ORANGE constant Switched on battery charging in progress In addition for HiSpec 2 and Hispec 2 HR with according hardware ver sion supporting the standby facility RED ORANGE flashing Standby mode with external power supply GREEN ORANG flashing Swiched on with internal power supply E battery HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 11 initial charging until the camera can be switched d With empty batteries it may take a few minutes of on HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 12 1 6 2 3 2 Lower LED internal camera state Color LED state Camera state RED constant Boot procedure failure Switch off the camera and try again ORANG after power on Power up boot procedure in progress E HiSpec 2 amp 2 HR 3 sec GREEN Constant Ready for the first recording after power up ORANG blinking Circular recording in progress waiting for E stop ORANG steady Circular recording stopped Wait for next start E signal 1 6 3 The front of the camera The c mount optional F Mount for the lens is located at the front of the camera HiSpec Director
48. lack level The base black level must be set to a value between 0 and 255 Setting to the correct value the sensor will deliver the pixel value 0 which means totally black for a complete black image If the value is too big the sensor will deliver a pixel value above 0 which means gray If the value is too small the sensor will deliver a pixel value O totally black for images that are gray and not completely black HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 41 In live mode close the lens of the camera for getting a completely black im age Adjust the black level until the black line in the Luminance selection touches the O line of the diagram See Show Histogram Window 4 4 3 2 Gain The gain may be adjusted with the slider Digital Gain or input in the text field Factors 1 to 4 HiSpec 1 HiSpec 2 or 1 to 2 HiSpec 1 HR and HiSpec 2 HR are allowed But please note the quality of the image decreases the more you increase the gain 4 4 3 3 Linear ord er logarithmic With the Dynamic range adjustment parameter you may adjust the sensor s characteristic in order to avoid overexposure of very bright parts in the image If the slider is moved to 1 the sensor s characteristic is linear normally illumi nated scenes will be displayed well If there are very bright areas in the scene then the image will be overex posed details of the motif will be lost In this case you should move the slider to the right up to
49. les A profile is a set of all camera parameters that may be changed by the user The profiles are stored in XML format I f you save a profile the actual camera setting will be written to a file If you load a profile the parameters in the ap proriate file are read and sent to the camera in order to adjust it to the setting contained in this file As default profiles are stored in installation directory Profiles Loading and saving of profiles is accomplished by clicking on the Load profile and Save Profile button HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 33 4 4 Camera settings The adjustments of the camera may be done in 3 groups which are selected by the appropriate expander controls If you use more then one camera si multaneously the settings of the selected camera are shown on the left panel 4 4 1 Framerate exposure time and frame size This parameters are elements of the expander control Camera settings ES E Live MotionBLITZ EoSens Cube6 color Connect Disconnect Load profile Save profile i Camera settings Framesize 1280 x 1024 Framerate fps Shutter us LI Adjust ROI v Camera IO v Advanced settings v Record settings v Program settings The framerate and exposure time may be adjusted with the slider Framerate fps and Shutter us or you enter the values via keyboard in the corre sponding input fields The adjustmen
50. listed in the Available cameras section This could take a few seconds MotionBLITZDirector2 Ces Available cameras Record Model Name Status MotionBLITZ EoSens Cube Connect Disconnect Load profile Save profile LO 5 Select the camera to use by clicking on the appropriate entry 6 Click on Connect in order to get the communication established with this camera Repeat step 5 and 6 for other cameras that you like to op erate in a parallel mode 7 The camera s status symbol will change to green when the communica tion is established Available cameras Record Model Name Status MotionBLITZ g EoSens Cube7 Connect Disconnect Load profile Save profile LO 8 Now the HiSpec is ready to operate HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 26 3 3 1 Camera name OIf you would like to use a name for your camera you may enter this name in the name field of the menu camera and application info By clicking on Apply this name will be used for the camera The menu will be activated by clicking pn the info button MotionBLITZDirector2 Available cameras Model Name MotionBLITZ EoSens Cube7 MotionBLITZ EoSens Cube6 Fenster Ost color Load profile Save profile 16 Tisch Mitte d Disconnect 1 Enter the camera s name here Mikrotron GmbH MotionBLITZ EoSens Cubes color oa Fenster Ost CAM IP Address 169 264 224 245
51. ly is connected the battery will becharged as well A fully charged battery will discharge within a few days when not used Always use an external power supply if the battery condition is unknown HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 17 2 Operating Modes After switching on the camera it is ready for operation within a few seconds 2 and HiSpec 2 HR cameras with according hardware versions have a standby mode available 2 1 Standby for HiSpec 2 and HiSpec 2 HR cameras only The intended purpose of the standby mode is to store the camera s recorded images for a longer time up to ca 20 hours and more without any external power supply To manage this in standby mode several components of the camera s elec tronic will be shutdown and mainly only the the image memory will be pro vided with power In standby mode there is no access to the camera s image memory To get the camera into the standby mode you have to press the camera s power switch for a short moment less than 1 sec ond when the camera is ready to operate or configure it with the HiSpec Director 2 software as described in chapter Standby after record end To get the camera out of the standby mode you have to press the camera s power switch for a short moment less than 1 second longer than 1 second you will shut down the cam era completely and the camera s recording will be lost d Please pay attention If you press the switch Th
52. mplished after the completion of the recording sequence in or der to save the chronology of the pictures 0 2 Press the red start recording Duren in the HiSpec control pro gram 2 2 3 1 Recording modes HiSpec has two recording modes The main difference is the usage of the camera s image memory and trigger 2 2 3 1 1 Single mode non circular The camera stops recording when the internal frame buffer is full 2 2 3 1 2 Ring mode circular recording The camera records frames in a circular mode i e the oldest frames are al ways overwritten by the newest and waits for a signal to stop There are 4 methods to stop recording first method for HiSpec 2 s only 1 Press the Start Stop recording switch on the camera 2 Apply a trigger signal rising or falling edge depends on setting Trigger edge in form Camera Setup to the appropriate camera input con nector 3 Change the scene if ImageBLITZ auto record is activated 4 Press the Stop butto ms in the HiSpec control program HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 21 3 Installation of HiSpec 3 1 Minimal system requirements PC For error free operation of HiSpec the following minimum PC specifications are required Pentium IV 2GHz CPU with MMX technology Windows XP Windows7 operating system 1 Gbyte PC Ram 20 Gbyte Harddisk 32 Mbyte graphic memory Display with 1280 x 1024 pixels GigaBit Ethernet Adapter For optimal operation of HiSpe
53. n A Check if the HiSpec user has write permission in the HiSpec installation directory e g c Program Files Fastec HiSpec Write permission in this di rectory is necessary Further on the user must have write permission in the directory used for exporting frames Otherwise exporting frames will fail A If you are using an Ethernet switch to establish the data exchange with the camera it could take several seconds up to minutes until the camera is de tected after power on or after connecting with the switch In this case you should wait for 1 to 2 minutes before you click at the reconnect or the scan net button HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 77 Q The HiSpec establishes no camera link An error message box appears or timeout will be indicated What to do 2 A Check the speed of the Gigabit Ethernet network adapter It should be 1 Giga Bit s 1000 Mbit s Usually there is an LED in the slot cover of the network card indicating if the actual transmission speed is 1Gbit s If it should be below 1 Gbit e g 10 Mbit s which is much too low you may configure the speed in Control panel gt Network and dial up Connections gt properties of the de sired connection gt Configure gt 0 zT Local Area Connection 6 Properties PR General Authentication Advanced Connect using E9 Intel R PRO 1000 PT Desktop amp dap This connection uses the following items Ivi IE Client for Micro
54. ndow can be moved and the size of the window can be changed In docked state the window is fixed HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 61 6 2 Fit to window Display origin size il Depending on the current state the displayed image is fit to the window size or the image is diplayed in it s origin size If the origin image is smaller than the window size the image is not fit 6 3 Minimize Maximize the window El Depending on the current state the window is maximized or minimized 6 4 Show Hide the toolbar Depending on the current state the windows toolbar is shown or hidden If the window is minimized the toolbar is automatically hidden 6 5 Zoom a The image can be zoomed by the mousewheel or by clicking the zoom button in the toolbar If the button in the toolbar is clicked a control panel is shown at the bottom of the window To reset the zoom simply click the mousewheel over the image or see 6 2 6 6 Change Brightness Changes the brightness of the displayed image The control panel is shown at the bottom of the window 6 7 Gamma Correction If you want to exponentially adapt the percentage brightness of the image you can use the gamma correction The adjust panel is shown at the bottom of the window A gamma value of 1 leaves the brightness unchanged Values greater than 1 let dark parts become brighter Values smaller than 1 let bright parts become darker HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 62 6 7 1 Gamma
55. nected from the PC s GigaBit Ethernet it must first be con nected Wait until the camera appears in the list of available cameras and the click Connect If there is a recorded sequence available it is automatically loaded on connect The internal recorded sequence can be reloaded by doing a reconnect Disconnect Connect It s important to do a reconnect Disconnect Connect when a recording sequence was started by the camera switch otherwise the chronology of a meanwhile recorded sequence may be lost 000 Use the play forward Lt and play backward PsA buttons to start the playback of the images If you want to step through the single images you can use the step buttons beside the scrollbar or the mouse wheel Alternatively use the arrow keys To change the playback speed see Changing the playback speed La 625 M Jumpto Rel trigger trigger 0 00 ms A Live gt Play m Stop The scrollbar can also be used to view the images The number of the current image along with the timestamp relative to the trigger frame is displayed at the bottom right of the control If you want to jump directly to the trigger frame frame after the trigger occurred use the Jump to trigger button HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 59 5 3 1 Edit and save a sequence Since not all recorded frames are always needed it s possible to select arbitrary sequences from the recording for playback and storage
56. nnection shown in the next figure on the next page will be displayed HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 24 Local Area Connection Properties General Sharing Connect using 83 Intel R FRO 1000 MT Desktop Adapter Components checked are used by this connection FF Client for Microsoft Networks Jl File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Internet Protocol TCP IP K K K Install Uninstall Properties Description Allows your computer to access resources on a Microsoft network Show icon in taskbar when connected Highlight the Internet Protocol TCP IP by clicking on the text part not on the check box Click the Properties button The next dialog will allow you to assign an IP Adress and the subnet mask of the GigaBit network adapter Assign any desired IP address that is not used e g 192 168 101 1 set the subnet mask to 255 255 255 0 Click on OK HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 25 3 3 Connecting the HiSpec to the PC and starting program To properly connect the camera to the PC please follow these steps 1 Connect the GigaBit Ethernet cable to the camera and then to the PC 2 Connect the power supply to the camera 3 Switch on the camera by pressing the power switch See Switches for HiSpec 2 s only 4 Start the HiSpec Director 2 program All network adapters will be checked for HiSpec cameras and the found cameras will be
57. nually by entering the values in the release parameters fields or automatically by click ing on Auto adjust 4 5 5 1 2 1 1 Pixel value difference Gray difference2 This parameter defines the absolute limit for the difference in the gray values within the ImageBLITZ window of both images The value range is 1 to 255 With a small value small changings in the image detail let the ImageBLITZ trigger with a big value the ImageBLITZ trigger gets less sensitive Under normal conditions this value should be between 10 and 70 4 5 5 1 2 1 2 Relative object size Rel Object size This parameter defines the relative size of the area within the ImageBLITZ window that must be different from the reference frame before ImageBLITZ triggers The value range is 1 to 100 percent If you use a small value e g 5 then ImageBLITZ triggers when 5 of the image details within die Im ageBLITZ window are different compared to the reference frame 4 5 5 1 2 1 3 ImageBLITZ reference frame The ImageBLITZ reference frame is taken when the trigger is activated If you like to update the reference frame just click on Update ImageBLITZ refer ence 4 5 5 1 2 1 4 ImageBLITZ window colors The color of the ImageBLITZ window borderline is used to indicate the current state of ImageBLITZ Colo Meaning r Gree ImageBLITZ is active and waiting for a trigger situation n Red ImageBLITZ is active and has triggered HiSpec Dire
58. ode During a recording session with triggering actual images are shown as long as the camera provides them on account of the active trigger While waiting for the next trigger there are now images shown HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 46 4 5 4 2 Recording while trigger is active Record settings Record mode Single mode w Record size 3197 Frames 6 32 s Single mode Record while trigger is active HRY _ Activate auto save Activate ImageBLITZ E Set camera in standby mode after record end As long as the trigger is active recording will proceed When the trigger gets inactive before the image buffer is full the camera is waiting for the next trig ger Not until the end of the buffer is reached the recording ends or if the re cording was stopped before by clicking on the stop button or pressing the key F12 The trigger may be 1 The camera s trigger switch HiSpec 2 cameras only 2 An external trigger signal connected with the camera s trigger input provided that Enable external trigger in Camera IO is activated The active edge or the active state of the signal may be selected in Camera IO as well 3 Changing of the contents in a specific part of the actual recorded image if ImageBLITZ is used i e Activate ImageBLITZ is activated With this trigger setting the active state of the trigger is essential not the edge HiSpec Director2 User Manu
59. ount EoSens Cube6 minil has an increased photosensitivity than the EoSens Cube7 mini2 HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 16 1 9 Power supply and charging HiSpec 2 and HiSpec 2 HR cameras contain an integrated rechargable battery which provides the necessary voltage for operation Use an external power supply for charging the battery and for external power operation are permitted Higher input voltages may seriously damage the Only voltages in the range from 10 5 to 30 Volts 15W max d camera Damage of this type is not covered by our warranty 1 9 1 Battery ch arging HiSpec 2 and HiSpec 2 HR contain integrated rechargable batteries Thus the cameras can operate as stand alone devices without any power connection for up to 60 minutes of circular recording with full resolution HiSpec 1 and Hispec 1 HR cameras do not have built in batteries Stored images can be retained in the camera up to two hours with a fully charged battery With the standby option more than 20 hours are possible The battery will be automatically charged when the power supply 10 5 30V DC is connected to the camera and the camera is switched off Charging of a completely empty battery will take 3 hours If the camera is switched on and a power supply connected the battery is charged to a fraction of its total capacity it will operate a few minutes when disconnected from power supply If the camera is switched on and a power supp
60. pixels along the line are displayed inside a graph 6 14 Add image marker M Up to 10 markers may be added to the image Markers are magenta col ored lines that overlay the camera image The size may be adjusted and moved with the mouse Markers are used for tagging the position of an inter esting part in the displayed sequence Markers have no relevance for the saved frames HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 67 6 15 Show grid lines H Displays a grid upon the image The width and height of the grid can be freely adjusted OR grid has no relevance for the saved frames 6 16 View the RGB Values a Shows the RGB values at the current mouse position The values are dis played at the bottom of the display window The mouse must be over the dis played image 6 17 Select the interpolation algorithm Ol element is only available if the camera supports data reduc tion Te Changes the interpolation algorithm to scale up the current image data to it s origin size The following algorithmns are supported Nearest Neighbor Bilinear 6 18 Revert all changes R All settings are reset to it s default state OF settings of the white balance are not affected HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 68 7 Image export RN The Image Export Dialog can be open by clicking the save button of the bottom control Image Export for MotionBLITZ EoSens Cube6 color I e Export source Selected
61. r Manual Ver 1 1 0 53 4 5 5 3 Auto Save If the Auto Save mode is activated frames will be stored to hard disk in the rec data format REC format automatically after the end of a triggered circular recording sequence After completion of storing the frames a new recording sequence will be started The autosave can be initiated by an internal trigger e g ImageBLITZ or by the F12 key To stop Autosave use the Stop But ton in the bottom control If the disk runs out of space the autosave is stopped automatically The parameters for the autosave mode can be adjusted when the Activate auto save checkbox is checked The image range for autosave can be ad justed by setting the pre trigger and post trigger frames All images between the entered values are stored for each sequences when the autosave is initi ated Also the directory used for exporting the files has to be entered The name of the files Autosave_ CAMERAMODEL _ DATE _ TIME rec is assigned automatically and contains an unique timestamp a Record settings Record mode Ring mode w Record size 1636 Frames 3 23 s Record sequences 1 Y Frames before trigger Frames after trigger 815 82 e e o 25 5 je 75 ul v Activate auto save Number of frames 60 LU Pre trigger frames 50 Post trigger frames id Export size MByte 75 00 Export directory G raw_files ge Free space MByte 44 220 00 Activate Im
62. recorded image will stop the recording This specific part is called the ImageBLITZ Window The parameters of Im ageBLITZ are adjusted in the expander control Record settings during Live mode The ImageBLITZ window is shown as a green or red rectangle in the displayed frames ImageBLITZ is an optional camera feature option IB METER Live MotionBLITz Model Name MotionBLITZ EoSens Cube7 MotionBLITZ EoSens Cube6 color Tisch Mitte Connect I Disconnect Load profile Save profile T v Camera settings Record settings Record mode Ring mode v Record size 1636 Frames 3 23 s Record sequences 1 v Frames before trigger Frames after trigger 1636 o e e 9 25 50 75 E Activate auto save Activate ImageBLITZ 1 Gray difference 25 11 2009 15 05 25 MotionBLITZ EoSens Cube6 color 1280x1024 506fps 1970us Rel object size E e 1 KE TEN Update ImageBLITZ reference Auto adjust GI Ki gt Repositioning of the ImageBLITZ window while recording is not possible HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 50 4 5 5 1 2 1 ImageBLITZ parameters If ImageBLITZ is activated the HiSpec camera compares the contents of the ImageBLITZ window of the actual frame with the reference frame If the dif ferences exceed a limit the ImageBLITZ triggers The two parameters for adjusting the ImageBLITZ may be set ma
63. s essen nnn nnn an 66 5 19 DISPAYRAW IMAGE DET a ete Do a cei ox MA CO UR KR TR X OR a 66 Bald BOT ET EE 66 5 12 SHOW HISTOGRAM WINDOW nn aaa Ee gx E a e cor n x eade sacs s RN een 67 6 13 SHOW CONTROL LINE WINDE Dee 67 56 14 _ADBTMAGE MARKER ee en nh kd n a n RE een 67 5 15 SHOW GRD ONES ee a prune FERE EEE Ze EE HERE E MAE 68 616 VIEW THE RGB VALUES na e en dad dane xd E een ra cx ETRAS Fa C IER ERE aan 68 6 17 SELECT THE INTERPOLATION ALGORITHM ic c cc c ccreecd ceed een vana XR EENEG EN ede 68 6 18 REVERT AU CHANGES ac a ae rn 68 2 EMASEEHPORT anne 69 Zi SELECT THE IMAGES TO BE EXPORTED ne nei 69 7 2 SELECT THE EXPORT DIRECTORY unten nn dee NEE EEN aa are nee 69 rns SELECT THE EXPORT FORMAT a en x c a UD RARE 70 7 4 IMAGE CROPPING o oie sie nec tmi aa He 70 7 5 SUPPORTED EXPORT FORMATS cleus otros oru rus E ee 70 DO Nc ILC EL 70 PO c m 70 DU N E Oet 70 PON P ig m 70 23 5 DNG RAW PORVOO E 71 Foils ee BRAW OTOR EE 71 2 5 5 1 Specitiestlon REC AE 71 7 6 EXPORT IMAGE DATA FROM MULTI CAMERAS NEEN EEN EEN nne a ka nn Ea xa edie 73 7 7 ADDITIONAL EXPORT INFOFIDE nu eie eoe a enn nn RET RA ER D ER aa REN AEERRUMENKE 74 BS IMPORT IMAGES sei 75 9 MAINTENANCE en a En 76 9 1 CLEANING OF THE HISPEC INFRARED ELTER NEE nenn nun nun nnne mena aan
64. s provided the cam era will not record and timeout may occur The frame rate of the slave camera must be slightly above the master camera s frame rate at least 2 fps higher HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 38 4 4 2 3 ARM or Sync out signal You may choose between ARM or Sync out signal for pin 3 of the output connector by using the combo box sync See Sync Arm Output for details 4 4 2 3 1 Sync out activated If you selept Sync out it is possible to synchronize other HiSpec cameras The rising edge of the signal provided on pin 3 shows the beginning of the ex posure of the master camera s image the falling edge the end 4 4 2 3 2 ARM activated If you select ARM you get a signal if the camera is ready for triggering in the ring mode circular recording mode With the combo box on the right side of the Sync out ARM you may define if ARM is active high or low Please note this does not apply to the Sync out signal 4 4 2 4 Display in put ports If Display input Ports is enabled checked the digital input and the analog input values of the camera are displayed in the infoline if enabled See Display Infoline Please note HiSpec 1 cameras are not provided with an analog in put 4 4 2 5 Convert Analog Values EoSens Cube cameras only Activate the expander Analog Input Converter Camera IO v Enable external trigger falling edge w C Enable sync in S
65. soft Networks v a File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks amp QoS Packet Scheduler Internet Protocol TCP IP Install Uninstall Description Allows your computer to access resources on a Microsoft network C Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Advanced gt Property speed and Duplexmode gt Value 1000 Mbit s HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 78 Other Adapters may have other menus e g Link Speed for config uring the speed 0 F Marvell Yukon 88E8001 8003 8010 PCI Gigabit Ether 1 Jf General Advanced Driver Resources Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right Property Value Datenflusskontrolle 1000 Mbit s Vollduplex e Empfangspuffer 10 Mbit s Halbduplex Deere 10 Mbit s Vollduplex Geschwindigkeit und Du J Interrupt Moderation i ie asa Dirige oy MU Sek 1000 Mbit s Vollduplex Netzwerkadresse Automatische Erkennung Priorit t amp VLAN Sendepuffer Statusmeldungen protokollieren Verl TCP UDP Prufsumme IPs4 Wake up aus abgeschaltetem Zust Wake up Funktionen Q In Live mode and record mode timeouts occur while Sync In is enabled A If Sync in is enabled and no sync in signal is provided the camera will
66. ter recordings are completed HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 45 4 5 3 Standby after record end If Set camera in standby mode after record end is selected the camera will switch to the standby mode automatically after the end of the next recording session This activation is valid only for the next recoding session and will be deacti vated automatically afterwards If the camera is set to standby the communication with the PC is stopped which results in a Connection to device lost warning message In order to get access to the camera s image memory again you must set the camera into the ready to operate state please press the camera s power switch for a short moment less than 1 second and start a reconnect cycle wait until the camera is detected select it and click on the Connect button The recorded sequence is displayed automatically 4 5 4 Record until end of buffer single mode 4 5 4 1 Without trigger Record until end A Record settings Record mode Single mode w Record size 3197 Frames 6 32 s Single mode Record until end iv Activate auto save C Set camera in standby mode after record end The camera stops recording when the end of the buffer is reached the Stop button or the F12 key is pressed the ESC key is pressed This will destroy your recorded sequence HISpec cameras with corresponding hardware version are able to process a trigger signal in single m
67. the camera If Arm is selelc ted it will be active if the camera runs in circular recording mode 3 3V 3339 A Un R35 R34 o 1 vec 8 m S 3 a G 3 S SCH N gt SYNC_OUT ARM CND D3 5V 5A XGND XGND The optocouplers output will sink 13 mA with max 0 6V output voltage The output polarity is positive when the selected signal is active The suppres sor diode protects the output against reverse voltages It starts conducting if the voltage on the output pin is greater 6V HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 90 11 3 Spectral response 11 3 1 HiSpec 1 and HiSpec 2 Monochrome and color version with bayer filter 9000 8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 response V s W m2 3000 2000 1000 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 wavelength HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 91 11 3 2 HiSpec 1 HR and HiSpec 2 HR Spectral Response 400 500 600 700 B00 wavelength nm s300 1000 HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 92 11 4 Pixel sensitive area 11 4 1 HiSpec 1 and HiSpec 2 Pixel size 14 x 14um Fill factor 40 Sensitive area 17 92 H x 14 34 V mm 11 4 2 HiSpec 1 HR and HiSpec 2 HR Pixel size 8 x 8um Fill factor 36 total sensitive area 13 57 V x 13 68 H mm HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 93 11 5 Dimensions 11 5 1 Top botto m view HiSpec 2 and HiSpec 2 HR The camer
68. the sequence completely HiSpec 2 and HiSpec 2 HR cameras hold up to 8 Gbyte internal frame memory From this memory a very small part only as much as required by one frame is used for storing the frames for the live mode The remaining mem ory is used for sequence recording HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 19 2 2 1 Live mode The camera images are continuously recorded and displayed This mode is optimal for defining image detail adjusting the focus and setting up the vari ous camera parameters Switch the camera to live mode by pressing the Live button Live Play 4 b Play mStop Record Lisave 2 2 2 Prepare for recording When the camera parameters are adjusted according to the users needs it can be disconnected from the PC to make an autonomous recording EoSens Cube only The recording can be started via the trigger switch on the camera If the camera is still connected to the PC always start the recording by the Rec ord Button HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 20 2 2 3 Start recording After power up the camera starts with the factory settings If you need a dif ferent resolution frame speed the new parameters must be entered via the HiSpec control software There are 2 methods to start recording Method 1 for HiSpec 2 s only 1 Press the Start Stop recording switch on the right side of the camera In this case a reconnect by clicking on the Disconnect Connect button has to be acco
69. trol e g camera settings HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 30 If the mouse cursor is moved slowly over some of the command buttons and symbols information about this object will be displayed tool tip text 4 1 1 Information Panel Camera parameters Camera ROI Framerate Shutter Gain Dyn Range Rec Mode Rec size Rectime Ext Trg Syncin Output AS IB SB PR SD EoSens Cube7 1696 x 1710 525 1902 1 Ring Seq i Pre 1478 Post 0 1478 2 82 Sync The info panel gives a short overview of all the camera settings resolution frame rate shutter etc for all cameras that are connected 4 1 2 MULTICAM Mode When selected MULTICAM Mode causes the software to download all available cameras sequentially Each export creates a unique folder The recorded frames are synchronized to their trigger frame The frame range is automati cally adjusted to the image range all cameras can provide This mode is in tended for synchronized operations only all cameras are set to the same frame rate and stopped by a common trigger signal The exported sequences can also be reopened for synchronous display HiSpec 5 color 1696x1710 500 1994 Ring Seq 1 Pre 2959 Post 0 2959 5 92 It E Sm s HiSpec 5 color 1696x1710 500 1994 Ring Seq 1 Pre 2959 Post 0 2959 5 92 Jt ae EEN IV Master M MULTICAM mode T7 Enable display T Master l MULTICAM mode I Enable display HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 31 4 2 Pro
70. ts will take effect immediately 4 4 1 1 Low Lig ht modus In low light mode the camera s exposure time is extended up to 99 9 millisec onds in order to increase it s sensitivity This mode is good for setting up the frame size and the focus in Live mode Select your exposure time with the slider Shutter us or input it directly in the appropriate number field Low light mode will be automatically finished if a recording is started HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 34 4 4 1 2 Max Shutter If this check box is activated the maximal exposure time for the actual frame size and frame rate will be used 4 4 1 3 Changing frame size Click on Adjust Roi Now you may adjust the so called Region Of Interest or image section that you want to use by Inputting the values for x position Offset X y position Offset Y width Width or height Height Moving and changing of the green bounding box Moving and changing of the blue bounding in the live image By clicking on Apply Roi the adjustments will be applied MotionBLITZDirector2 Lit Live MotionBLITZ EoSens Cube6 color Available cameras Height 512 Maxfps 1596 Center ROI Maximize n i eg Cancel JL Apply ROI v Program settings 19 11 2009 13 35 08 MotionBLITZ EoSens Cube6 color Mikrotron GmbH 1280x1024 506fps 1155us p p Play mStop Record Has
71. ync out SyncOut v M Display input ports e Analog Input Converter E Analog IO B Unit o0 x o we ze The camera s A D converter delivers O for an input voltage of 0 Volts and 255 for 2 5 Volts To convert the A D value to physical units edit the values A and B of the conversion formula HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 39 Converted unit A X B where X is the A D converters value If you want to display Volts use for the factor A 2 5 255 0 0098039 and 0 for B HiSpec Director2 User Manual Ver 1 1 0 40 4 4 3 Advanced settings With Advaced settings special settings like gain or black level may be per formed MotionBLITZDirector2 E x Available cameras Model Name Status MotionBLITZ EoSens Cube7 MotionBLITZ EoSens Cube6 Fenster Ost color Connect Disconnect Load profile Save profile i Tisch Mitte Camera settings Framesize 1280 x 800 amp Framerate fps Gg gn 364 2741 Shutter us LIE ie Max Adjust ROI v Camera IO a Advanced settings Blacklevel lt gt 154 Digital Gain lt 4 Set default v Dynamic range adjustment v Check camera temperature 4 4 3 1 Black level With the black level parameter controlled with slider Blacklevel or text field you may adjust the camera s image sensor base b

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