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1. 4 7 CHAPTER 5 ROUTINE CARE Speeieati Onse EE ebeler Ee sleek eee teeta yili 5 1 ADDENDUM Using software command ennn AA ee ee ee Al Status query COdES sean sn slam edi en BE gee saklan ni a kal a A2 continued Table of Contents Movinglmagestoyourcomputer AT Image download utility none ee ee ee ee ee Ge Ge A 8 LIEF file format esse ee oe se ee Ee eee tion alel EE alan li A 12 sCSidownloadapplicationnote A 17 Chapter 1 Introduction Introduction Table of Contents Warranty How to Use This Manual Precautions Introduction The KODAK Motion Corder Analyzer SR series is designed to be a valuable addition to the engineer s problem solving tool kit The compactness ease of operation fast framing rates and instant video playback make evaluating your most difficult motion related problems simple The live setup feature allows the user to see the image before recording so that the time required to solve the problem is minimized There is no guesswork about exposure levels or image composition What the user sees on the video monitor is what will be captured in memory when the Trigger key is pressed The information in this manual will teach you how to operate the KODAK Motion Corder Analyzer SR series 1 1 Warranty New EQUIPMENT WARRANTY KODAK Motion CORDER ANALYZER SR SERIES 1 2 Eastman Kodak Company Motion Analysis Systems
2. EXTERNAL SYNC isa waveform that starts each frame of a recording A transition from 0 volts to 5 volts is required to start each frame when EXTERNAL SYNC is on MCDL DISPLAY Use the A and W arrows to move to the MCDL DISPLAY option on the EX TERNAL I O menu Press the MENU ENTER button to toggle MCDL DIS PLAY on or off The MCDL is used record digital and analog data from an experiment along with images taken at the same time as the data SCSI ID Use the A and W arrows to move to the SCSI ID option on the EXTERNAL VO menu Press the MENU ENTER button to toggle through the SCSI ID values 1 7 The SCSI connectors are on the front panel of the Processor If the Processor is the last device on the SCSI bus a SCSI termination block must be plugged into the open LOOP THROUGH connector A default SCSI address of 5 is recom mended as this address will normally be available NOTE If you change the SCSI ID you must cycle power to the Motion Corder for the change to take effect 3 15 Using the System Menu AD USTING COLOR TEMPERATURE color models only Open the Sytem menu and highlight COLOR TEMP Press the MENU ENTER button to open the COLOR TEMP menu that appears as follows SYSTEM PARAMETERS 6 COLOR TEMP USER1 lt gt lt gt USER2 USER3 EDIT USER1 EDIT USER2 EDIT USER3 ESC Use the A and W arrows to move up and down the options Press the MENU ENTER button to select the highlighted option The Motion Cor
3. Ensure that moisture does not condense on the system 1 4 Precautions FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION STATEMENTS WARNING This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause interference to radio communications It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of the FCC Rules and VDE 0871 Class B which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and VDE 0871 Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation WARNING This product is grounded through the power cord This protective ground con nection is essential for safe operation of the equipment Avoid electrical shock by plugging the power cord into a properly wired receptacle A loss of the pro tective ground for any reason could result in electrical shock Use the proper power cord and insure that i
4. enter the new parameter Pressing the STOP ESC button one or more times depending on your location in the menu tree will return the Motion Corder to Live mode Preparing to Make a Recording SELECTING A TRIGGER MODE Open the Live menu and highlight TRIGGER MODE Press the MENU ENTER button to open the TRIGGER MODE sub menu There are four record modes REC PARAMETERS 1 TRIGGER MODE START gt START CENTER END RANDOM press MENU ENTER to select 1 10 or 50 frames ESC START Mope Highlight START MODE and press the MENU ENTER button To begin recording first press the REC READY button and then the TRIGGER button The processor will record images until every frame in memory has been filled The processor will automatically stop the recording when the memory is full A trigger signal input through either the TRIGGER IN or the TRIGGER SW IN connector on the rear panel of the processor has the same effect as pressing the TRIGGER button To make a START mode recording using an external trigger signal select the START mode as above press the REC READY button and then supply a trigger signal input either to TRIGGER IN or to TRIGGER SW IN Remember TRIGGER IN requires a positive 10 mA TTL level signal to drive the opto isolator or TRIGGER SW IN requires a simple contact closure with no voltage present across its connector CENTER Mope Highlight CENTER MODE and press the MENU ENTER button To begin recording first press
5. session ID the error Too Many Sessions is displayed While download isin progress Downloading is displayed in the Motion Corder Viewfinder When download is complete the proces sor is switched from LIVE mode to PLAYBACK mode Ifthe Reticle is ON Downloading is displayed twice and the Reticle coordinates appear twice on the M C viewfinder along with an X To clear this a menu must be activated A 19 EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY Motion Analysis Systems Division 11633 Sorrento Valley Rd San Diego California 92121 1097 800 854 7006 KODAK is a trademark Printed in U S A Copyright Eastman Kodak Company 1998 PN91000088 002 REV A
6. 50 Hertz AC The input power line is fused at 6 3 Amperes The power switch on the front panel of the Processor turns the Motion Corder on and off CAUTION The KODAK Motion Corder Analyzer must be turned off before connecting or disconnecting the AC power cord 2 2 Processor Rear Panel Connectors EXT IN A BNC type connector that accepts a synchronizing signal input from an optional signal generator allowing the user to EXT IN YE POWER control the start of each frame EI Y C A multipin connector that TRIGGER IN TRIGGERSWIN SYNCOUT VIDEO OUT carries the luminance and chroma components of the output video as separate signals RS232C Connect to video monitors and VCRs equipped with the same style video input connectors for higher quality video POWER An indicator light that illuminates when power is turned at the front panel of the Processor TRIGGER IN A BNC type connector that accepts a TTL compatible signal to start or end a recording depending upon the record mode selected The input is connected to an opto isolator requiring roughly 10 milliamps drive current from a 5 volt source TRIGGER SW IN A switch closure between the shield and the center conductor of this BNC type connector will start or stop a recording depending upon the record mode selected SYNC OUT A BNC type connector that provides a TTL compatible synchronizing signal at the beginning of each picture frame VIDEO OUT BNC type conn
7. ADh SHUTTER SPEED DISPLAY RATE FRAME COUNT 10 000 FRAMES FRAME COUNT 1000 FRAME S FRAME COUNT 100 FRAMES FRAME COUNT 10 F RAMES FRAME COUNT FRAME COUNT POLARITY Response amp Meaning OOh SPEED I Olh SPEED 2 02h SPEED 3 03h SPEED 4 04h SPEED 5 05h SPEED 6 06h SPEED 7 00h 1 fps Olh 2 fps 02h 5 fps 03h 10 fps 04h 15 fps 05h 30 fps 06h 60 fps O7h 125 fps 08h 250 fps h FRAME COUNT in hex h FRAME COUNT in hex h FRAME COUNT in hex h FRAME COUNT in hex h FRAME COUNT in hex 00h POSITIVE 4 FFh NEGATIVE A 5 Status Query Codes A 6 Code Query Description AEh AFh BOh Bih B2h B3h B4h B5h Boh B7h B8h B9h B9h REAL TIME 1000 REAL TIME 100 REAL TIME 10 REAL TIME REAL TIME 0 1 REAL TIME 0 01 REAL TIME 0 001 REAL TIME 0 0001 EDGE ENHANCEMENT ZOOM RETICLE GAMMA DISPLAY Response amp Meaning seh teh th th seh th seh teh 00h Olh 02h 00h Olh 00h Olh OOh Olh 02h 03h 04h 05h O6h 00h Olh 02h NUMBER in hex NUMBER in hex NUMBER in hex NUMBER in hex NUMBER in hex NUMBER in hex NUMBER in hex Moving Images to Your Computer INTRODUCTION The Motion Corder has two connectors on its front One labeled SCSI and the other Loop Through These two connectors make up
8. on the disk run the Setup exe program to install the Download program If Setup exe is not on the disk use Windows NT Explorer to create a new directory Then copy the Readcam exe file into the new directory 8 If not done previously install the Adaptec EZ SCSI 4 0 software The system is now configured for Digital Download SCSI Download Application Note Notes Processor must be in LIVE mode before downloading If download is attempted in PLAYBACK mode the error Can t Detect Camera is displayed in the READCAM window The SCSI ID number of the Motion Corder is selectable via the menu under System External I O However if the SCSI ID number is changed the Motion Corder must be switched off then on for the change to take effect The default ID is 5 At 3000FPS and higher Overheat Protection is enabled by default This interferes with the boot up and download process To perform a download of images recorded at 3000FPS or higher first record the image Second change the frame rate to any rate less than 3000FPS this disables overheat protection Then begin the download Sessions are saved in the format S001TM 1 If a download is made with the same session ID S001 the extension is incremented by 1 i e SOO1TM 2 The extensions increment from 1 9 then continue from A Z The maximum is 35 folders downloads with the same session number SOO1TM 1 7 If a 36 download is attempted with the same
9. pin active SCSI terminator to the SCSI connector of the Motion Corder SR A 17 SCSI Download Application Note A 18 4 Power up the Motion Corder Check the SCSI ID of the unit in the menu under System External VO The default is ID 5 If ID 5 con flicts with another SCSI device attached to the bus change the ID to any other unused SCSI ID and return to LIVE mode Power off the unit to save the change then power up once again Check the Frame Rate Be sure that it is set less than 3000FPS If the Frame Rate is 3000FPS or higher the message CAUTION The Overheat Protection is in Operation will be displayed Reduce the Frame Rate if required before going to Step 6 Power up the PC If the Adaptec AHA 1542 or AHA 2940 adapter is used and the SCSISelect utility is enabled press Ctrl A to start the utility when prompted during boot up Press Enter to get to the utility Options Menu Select Configure View Host Adapter Settings Be sure that Host Adapter SCSI Termination is set to Automatic Next go to Advanced Configuration Options Be sure that Plug and Play SCAM Support is Disabled If the AHA 2940 adapter is used enter the SCSI Device Configuration menu and set Enable Wide Negotiation to NO OFF for the Motion Corder s SCSI ID Save the changes and exit the utility Place the disk that contains the Readcam exe Digital Download pro gram in the floppy drive If available
10. sub menu There are three options RECPARAMETERS 3 ID NUMBER lt 99 gt CLEAR INCREMENT DECREMENT ESC Use the A and W arrows to move up and down the options Press the MENU ENTER button to select the highlighted option CLEAR sets the ID Number to lt 01 gt INCREMENT increases the ID Number by one and DECREMENT decreases the ID Number by one The ID Number automatically increments by one after each recording Preparing to Make a Recording GAMMA CORRECTION Open the Live menu and highlight GAMMA CORRECTION Press the MENU ENTER button to open the GAMMA CORRECTION sub menu A gamma value of 1 0 applies no black stretch to the video and a value of 0 4 applies maximum black stretch to the video REC PARAMETERS 5 GAMMA CORRECTION 0 6 Use the A and W arrows to move up and down the options Press the MENU ENTER button to select the highlighted option RETURNING TO LIVE MODE Once you have finished making any changes using the Live Menu highlight ESC and press the MENU ENTER button to move up one level in the menu structure Pressing the STOP ESC button will also return you to the Live mode except in the SYSTEM menu You should be able to see a picture of your subject on the viewfinder at this point Adjust the lens focus lens aperture tripod and lighting to compose the scene you wish to record You may also change the shutter speed to achieve a properly exposed image on the viewfinder 3 7 Prepar
11. the Processor as a Carousel slide projector and the Random Access Memory RAM as the Carousel slide tray For our discussion the RAM is divided into small sections or frames that are just large enough to hold a single video image These frames can be thought of as the pockets in a slide tray that hold the slides or images In this analogy the slide tray holds 546 slides or the processor memory has 546 frames A slide tray is usually loaded with slides starting at location number one and continuing on around the tray in sequence until the last location is loaded When the slide tray is full a slide must be removed before another slide can be put in The processor memory is loaded with images in a similar way The first image is placed in the first frame of processor memory The second image is placed in the next frame and so on until image number 546 is placed in the last location The TRIGGER MODE sub menu specifies the procedure used to store frames into memory during a recording The four Trigger Modes are START CENTER END and RANDOM Trigger Modes START The START mode fills memory only once and then stops recording Use the START mode when you wish to start a recording session manually This mode is used when the experiment has an observable start and you are interested in the action immediately after the recording is started New frame 4 3 Trigger Modes CENTER 4 4 Use CENTER record mode when you want to see an equa
12. the REC READY button and then the TRIGGER button The processor will record images until a trigger signal is received either through TRIGGER IN TRIGGER SW IN or by pressing the TRIGGER button again The CENTER mode records an equal number of frames before and after the trigger signal input A trigger signal causes the processor to mark the frame that was being recorded at the time the trigger was received as the trigger point The processor records a number of frames equal to half the number of frames avail able in memory after the trigger point and then stops recording 3 3 Preparing to Make a Recording SELECTING A RECORD MODE CONTINUED END MODE Highlight END MODE and press the MENU ENTER button To begin recording first press the REC READY button and then the TRIGGER button The proces sor will record images until you press the TRIGGER button again or a trigger signal is received through TRIGGER IN or TRIGGER SW IN The processor stops recording the instant the trigger signal is received The video stored in memory will contain images covering events up to the time when the trigger signal was received RANDOM MODE Highlight RANDOM MODE and press the MENU ENTER button to select one frame recordings pressing MENU ENTER again will select ten frame record ings pressing MENU ENTER a third time will select fifty frame recordings Pressing MENU ENTER again will cycle you through the same selections again To begin recording first pre
13. APTER THREE OPERATING THE MOTION CORDER SR SERIES Explains how to make and playback a recording CHAPTER FOUR RECORDING STRATEGIES Provides a model for understanding how a solid state recorder works and also provides the background information for selecting an appropriate record mode CHAPTER FIVE SPECIFICATIONS Contains specifications If you require additional information not included in this manual regarding the care technical service and operation of your Motion Corder SR series please contact our service department in San Diego by calling 800 854 7006 1 3 Precautions TEMPERATURE The KODAK Motion Corder Analyzer SR series is designed to operate satisfac torily in an environment where the ambient temperature is between 15 and 35 degrees Centigrade 5 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit and there is no condensation present STORAGE Do not store the equipment in an area where the temperature will drop below 20 degrees or exceed 70 degrees Centigrade 4 to 158 degrees Fahrenheit Ensure that moisture does not condense on the system SHIPPING When shipping use the shipping carton in which the unit was originally deliv ered If you must frequently ship your Motion Corder SR series you may wish to purchase an accessory carrying case that has been designed for this purpose Do not ship the equipment in an area where the temperature will drop below 20 degrees or exceed 70 degrees Centigrade 4 to 158 degrees Fahrenheit
14. Division warrants this KODAK Motion Corder Analyzer Model SR series and accessories manufactured by Eastman Kodak Company to function properly for one year from date of shipment if the war ranty registration card was filled out and returned to KODAK San Diego within thirty days of shipment Kodak agrees to perform the following equipment warranty services in the United States 1 Repair service If shipped to us repairs will be made at no charge 2 Parts replacement Replacements parts installed under warranty will be provided at no charge THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS Failure to operate the KODAK Motion Corder Analyzer Model SR series in accordance with Kodak s written instructions including environmental specifications listed in the User s Manual If there is evidence of the KODAK Motion Corder Analyzer Model SR series being subjected to accidental damage misuse or abuse If the KODAK Motion Corder Analyzer Model SR series has been repaired or tampered with by persons other than Kodak personnel customer personnel trained by Kodak or without permission of Kodak Shipping damage is not covered by this warranty The purchaser has the responsibility to place a claim of damage in shipment with the carrier KODAK makes no other warranties express or implied including the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose If this KODAK Motion Corder Analyzer Model SR se
15. ISPLAY PARAMETERS 4 RETICLE ON gt OFF ESC Use the A and W arrows to move up and down the options Press the MENU ENTER button to select the highlighted option When the reticle is on the reticle X and Y coordinates appear in the lower right quadrant of the picture and a reticle overlays the picture When you return to the display after turning the reticle ON you will be able to adjust the X reticle position Press MENU ENTER to step to the Y reticle position adjust Press the MENU ENTER button once more to enter the single step mode If you are in play and the reticle is already on press STOP ESC to enter single step mode Find the frame you want to measure and then press MENU ENTER button the word STEP in the data display will change to lt X gt then use the A and W arrows to change the reticle X coordinate Press the MENU ENTER button again and then use the A and W arrows to change the reticle Y coordinate Press the MENU ENTER button once more to return to the single step mode Once you have entered the single step mode the MENU ENTER button will cycle through X coordinate adjust Y coordinate adjust and single step You can exit the cycle at any point by pressing the STOP ESC button or the gt Direction button to resume playback 3 11 Using the System Menu The system menu appears on both the live menu and the playback menu High light system on either menu Press the MENU ENTER button to open the system sub me
16. MCDL On char 1 default 1 IRIG 0 IRIG Off 1 IRIG On char 1 default 0 White Balance Coefficents RGB 3 floating point s o 12 Frame Number XXXX short 2 Not used for Motion Corder A 13 TIFF File Format Description Value Type Bytes Trigger Frame 0 not trigger frame or live frame 1 trigger frame char 1 REAL TIME Seconds 0t059 BCD 1 Minutes 0t059 BCD 1 Hours 0 to 23 BCD 1 Date 0 to 31 BCD 1 Month 1 to 12 BCD 1 Year 0 to 99 BCD 1 IRIG Not used for Motion Corder If no IRIG all values 0 Example hundredth 0 tenth 3 and unit 1 then Day 031 Days Hundreth Value char 1 Tenth Value char 1 Unit Value char 1 Hours Tenth Value char 1 Unit Value char 1 Minutes Tenth Value char 1 Unit Value char 1 Seconds Tenth Value char 1 Unit Value char 1 Microseconds long 4 Elapse Time Minutes short 2 if live value 0 for Min amp Sec Seconds long 4 A 14 TIFF File Format Description Value Type Bytes MCDL If no MCDL data set all 0 Digital o char 2 Analog A char 2 Analog B char 2 Digital char 2 Analog A char 2 Analog B char 2 Digital char 2 Analog A char 2 Analog B char 2 Digital char 2 Analog A char 2 Analog B char 2 Digital char 2 Analog A char 2 Analog B char 2 Digital char 2 Analog As char 2 Analog B char 2 Digital char 2 Analog A char 2 Analog B char 2 Digital char 2 Analog A char 2 Analog B char 2 Digital char 2 Analog A char 2 Analog B char 2 Dig
17. NTER Press this button to open a menu If you are in Live mode the menu that appears deals with the various record parameters If you are playing back a recording the menu deals with playback and display parameters Use the arrow keys on either side of the menu button to move through the menu and then press the menu button to select an option AP These buttons increase the shutter speed in Live mode increase the play frame rate or move you up through the menu selections These buttons also move the Y reticle up and the X reticle to the right 2 4 Processor Front Panel TOP SECTION MCDL SCSI LOOP THROUGH The front panel of the Motion Corder is broken into two sections the top panel carries connections AUT RA DC OUT 7 5 V for the camera and the viewfinder A nine pin D subminiature connec tor that accepts the cable connected to the Multi Channel Data Link MCDL The User can supply analog and digital data to be recorded along with the images from the Imager LOOP THROUGH Len This is the Small Computer System Interface SCSI input connector This connector accepts SCSI protocol commands from a com puter and provides a data path for Cower went digital video downloads A SCSI connection to the next device on the SCSI bus or if the Motion Corder Processor is the last device on the SCSI bus a termination plug should be inserted in this connector BOTTOM SECTION The mai
18. POINT Response amp Meaning 00h 30 fps Olh 60 fps 02h 125 fps 03h 250 fps 04h 500 fps 05h 1000 fps 06h 2000 fps 07h 3000 fps 08h 5000 fps 09h 10000 fps 00h 128 x40 Olh 128x80 02h 128 x 120 03h 256x 120 04h 256 x 240 05h 512 x 240 06h 512 x 480 h ID number in hexadecimal OOh OOh Olh 00h Olh OOh FFh teh teh seh teh Cable 1 20ft OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON upper 2 bytes in hex lower 2 bytes in hex upper 2 bytes in hex lower 2 bytes in hex A 3 Status Query Codes Code Query Description 96h DATE TIME DISP 97h DISPLAY ON OFF 98h YEAR 1000YRS 99h YEAR 100YRS 9Ah YEAR 10YRS 9Bh YEAR 9Ch MONTH 10 MOS 9Dh MONTH 9Eh DAY 10 DAYS 9Fh DAY A0h HOURS 10 HOURS Alh HOURS A2h MINUTES 10 MINUTES A3h MINUTES Adh SECONDS 10 SECONDS A5h SECONDS A 4 Response amp Meaning 00h Olh 00h Olh 02h EE th seh seh teh th th teh teh seh th seh seth seh DATE DISP TIME DISP ONI ON2 OFF No of YRS in hex No of YRS in hex No of YRS in hex No of YRS in hex No of MOS in hex No of MOS in hex No of DAYS in hex No of DAYS in hex No of HOURS in hex No of HOURS in hex No of MINUTES in hex No of MINUTES in hex No of SECONDS in hex SECONDS in hex Status Query Codes Code Query Description A6h A7h A8h A9h AAh ABh ACh
19. Turn the lens counterclockwise to remove it 2 6 Viewfinder Display LIVE DISPLAY ID Number Date or Time Operating State lt 01 gt 04 15 98 X 256 Y 120 000000 B 000 1 250 250FPS Reticle X Y Coordinates MCDL Digital MCDL Analog A MCDL Analog B Exposure Time Trigger Mode Record Frame Rate 2 7 Viewfinder Display PLAYBACK DISPLAY ID Number Date or Time Operating State Frame Number Play Rate Elapsed Time lt 01 gt 04 15 98 STOP 00001 FWD30 0000 0000sec X 256 Y 120 000000 B 000 1 250 250FPS Reticle X Y Coordinates MCDL Digital MCDL Analog A MCDL Analog B Exposure Time Trigger Mode Record Frame Rate 2 8 Chapter 3 Operating the Motion Corder Getting Started Preparing to Make a Recording Viewing a Recording Using the System Menu Getting Started Connect the KODAK Motion Corder Analyzer SR series components together as illustrated below Viewfinder Video Cable Power Cable Light Camera OD Wy Camera Cable Light Cable AC Power Rear Panel Plug a power cord into the lower section of the rear panel and then turn on the power at the front panel The Motion Corder will come up in Live mode after the power is turned on and it has performed its self checks successfully When the Motion Corder is in Live the Camera video is displayed on the viewfinder Notice that the word Live appears in the display on the video moni tor to show that the proces
20. User s Manual SR Series KODAK Motion Corder Analyzer Motion ANALYSIS SYSTEMS DIVISION EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION niroductLon mir lili lm Si amlarini sele LI T bl of contents nl arel EE EE SE SE eee 1 2 Warranty aurie efter Wiel ide NE EE N 1 3 Howtousethismanual 1 4 PreCautlOns lt s sayal m al kia seere Ls Le CHAPTER 2 CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS Visual introdOEHOR il sa bases sars lan ellere 2 1 PLOCESSOF seri hara alel hisse OE REEN 2 2 Processor rear panel alal Salaml Ya esl akel albers de 2 3 Processor front panel set sekle rende sleek dei yelek Bo deren 25 Camerata ON RR nettere k pi OE 2 6 Viewimderdisplay sleek ellerimle leke elek Ee ilem besen ere i 2 7 CHAPTER 3 OPERATING THE MOTION CORDER SR SERIES Getting started DE ER Eg de 3 1 Preparingtomakearecording 3 2 Recording Ses Kia dennen EE Ee e null a lg delend 3 8 Viewing recording verover aaa alin galan dalya edad eh ESE ee den 3 9 Using the system mend sees sesse be es GESE Gee dage eb iten Bidden hansen 3 12 CHAPTER 4 RECORDING STRATEGIES Introdueti n selin esime alm ne Salli ani aes 4 1 How the Processor stores images 42 Ien 4 3 Center EN 4 4 EE MOE KA E OE N N 4 5 Random esirin iken N AE EE EE elisi EE laleler 4 6 Choosingarecordmode
21. der TIFF files Tag 254 New Sub File Tag 256 Image Width Tag 257 Image Length Tag 258 Bits Per Sample Tag 259 Compression Tag 262 Photometric Interpretation Tag 273 Strip Offsets Tag 277 Samples Per Pixel Tag 278 Rows Per Strip Tag 279 Strip Byte Counts Tag 284 Planar Configuration Tag 34071 Video Border Data The following describes the order of the border data referenced by Tag 34071 Video Border Data Description Value Type Bytes Header Info EK MC TIF ASCII char 10 There is one space after TIF Video Type 1 for color 2 for mono char 1 Session ID 0 to 255 char 1 Motion Corder uses 1 99 Camera ID 0 char 1 not used for MC set to zero Record Rate 0 external External 0 not used for MC 1 30 fps 2 60 fps 3 125 fps 4 250 fps 5 500 fps 6 1000 fps 7 2000 fps 8 3000 fps 9 5000 fps 10 10000 fps char 1 A 12 TIFF File Format Description Value Type Bytes Exposure 0 external External 0 not used for MC 1 1 30 sec 2 1 60sec 3 1 125 sec 4 1 250 sec 5 1 500 sec 6 1 1000 sec 7 1 2000 sec 8 1 3000 sec 9 1 5000 sec 10 1 10000 sec 11 1 20000 sec char 1 Record Mode 0 Record 1 Record Stop 2 Record Trigger char 1 White Balance 0 DAY 1 TUNGSTEN 2 USERI 3 CUSTOM char 1 ROC 0 ROC is Off 1 ROC is On 1 frame 2 ROC is On 20 frames 3 ROC is On 50 frames char 1 default 0 MCDL 0 MCDL Off 1
22. der is sensitive to the light source illuminating a scene Daylight is blue relative to light from an incadescent light bulb The COLOR TEMP menu options permit you to adjust the Motion Corder for these differences Select the das icon for average daylight illumination Select the 425 icon for incandescent lighting The three USER selections are programable with the EDIT USER options Select EDIT USER1 and then press the MENU ENTER button to open the EDIT USER1 submenu that appears as follows SYSTEM PARAMETERS EDIT USER1 16 16 16 RED DOWN GREEN UP GREEN DOWN BLUE UP BLUE DOWN CLEAR ESC 3 16 Using the System Menu AD USTING COLOR TEMPERATURE CONTINUED The three numbers to the right of EDIT USERI represent the video amplitude of red green and blue To change the red value highlight RED UP or RED DOWN on the menu and then press the MENU ENTER button to change its value one count Each press of the MENU ENTER button changes the red amplitude one count The color channel values range from zero to sixty three Leave green set to sixteen and adjust the red and blue channels to color balance the Motion Corder The Motion Color is color balanced when gray objects appear gray without any color tinting on a color video monitor To change the overall sensitivity of the Motion Corder change the green channel value Increasing green from 16 to 32 will make the Camera one f stop more sensitive When you increase the red a
23. ector that carries the video output signal from the Motion Corder This output is designed to drive a 75 Ohm coaxial cable that can be connected to a video monitor VCR or hard copy video printer RS232C A twenty five pin D subminiature connector for a serial data communication port This port is for connection to a remote computer and conforms to the RS232C specification 2 3 Processor Rear Panel CONTROLS HEE masin moie gt mor WV ww A TETTE REC READY Press this button to place the Motion Corder in a ready to record state Press the TRIGGER button next to make a recording or to return to Live mode press the REC READY button a second time TRIGGER To start a recording first press the REC READY button and then press the TRIGGER button MODE The MODE button toggles the Motion Corder between Live and Playback modes This button toggles the playback direction Press the button once to change from forward to reverse play press the button again to return to play forward STOP ESC This button serves a dual purpose if you are playing back a recording press this button to stop playback If you are changing Motion Corder parameters using the menu system press the STOP button to exit from a menu to Live ve These buttons decrease the shutter speed in Live mode decrease the play frame rate or move you down through the menu selections These buttons also move the Y reticle down and the X reticle to the left MENU E
24. eveal a list of available cameras Click on the camera you wish to select Corresponds to the Motion Corder s current Session ID number Assigns the starting frame number Frame one marks when the trigger was received Frames recorded before the trigger have negative frame numbers and those after the trigger have positive frame numbers Note there is no frame 0 the frame immediately before 1 is 1 Assigns the ending frame number Click OK to record all the frames between the Start and Stop frames EXIT Ends and exits this Utility Program A 9 Image Download Utility SETUP MENU SET FOLDER Sets the folder and the format to record the picture data When this command is selected the following dialog box shows Set Folder EG Output folder r Output Folder CYDATA Brows Reference button TIFF Tagged Image File BMP Windows Bitmap Output format setting Cancel Output Folder Selects the folder in which to save the picture data Click the Browse button to select an existing folders The picture data is saved in a subfolder within the output folder with its name containing the session number of the data being downloaded File Type Select TIFF Tagged Image Format File or BMP Windows Bitmap File The picture data is not compressed in either case VIEW MENU SET FONT Sets the font to be used in the display window TOOLBAR Switches Show H
25. ghlight STATUS Press the MENU ENTER button to open the STATUS screen that appears as follows KODAK Motion Corder Analyzer Model SR Ultra C SCSI K Enable MCDL Enable Video NTSC Memory None SystemRev 1 12 04 14 1998 14 14 59 The screen gives you the pertinent information about your system A C in the last character of the model designation indicates a color Motion Corder 3 18 Chapter 4 Recording Strategies Introduction How the Processor Stores Images Trigger Modes Choosing a Record Mode Introduction The first section of this chapter describes how the KODAK Motion Corder Analyzer SR series moves images in and out of memory This is intended to help you decide which record mode is best suited for a particular application The Processor stores its images in random access memory RAM rather than on film or magnetic tape The major advantage of storing pictures in RAM is speed There are no moving mechanical parts involved in the recording process A mechanical part takes time to stabilize at a particular speed A mechanical tape or film transport is the major source of delay between pressing the record key and when recording begins How then does the Processor manage the picture storage process 4 1 4 2 How the Processor Stores Images An analogy for the recording and playback process would be a Kodak Carousel slide projector and a Kodak Carousel slide tray Think of
26. hat comes with all versions of Microsoft Windows There are eight commands each command corresponding to a button on the Processor s control panel After you have setup and are running a terminal program pressing the r on your computer s keyboard will have the same affect as pressing the MENU ENTER button on the Processor s control panel The parameters to use when configuring your terminal program follow RS232C SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL The Motion Corder is configured for eight data bits two stop bits and no parity The baud rate default is 4800 bps Set flow control to none The Motion Corder responds to eight bit binary commands shown in this manual as two hexadecimal characters The TX lines of your computer must be wired to the RX lines of the Motion Corder and the TX lines of the Motion Corder must connect to the RX lines of your computer Check the documentation that came with your computer or I O card for the correct TX and RX pin numbers A null modem cable connected between a COM port on your personal computer and the Motion Corder will accomplish this in most instances The Motion Corder RS232C port uses a 25 pin D subminiature connector with standard RS232C pinouts CONTROL CODES The codes below are in hexadecimal and can be sent to the Motion Corder from a program that you write If you use a terminal program the computer keyboard letters indicated in the Key column will transmit the code to the Motion C
27. he A and W arrows to move up and down the menu Some of the items in the menu have a sub menu press the MENU ENTER button again to open a sub menu for the highlighted item Once you have used the arrow buttons to high light your sub menu selection press the MENU ENTER button again to enter the new parameter Press the STOP ESC button at any time within any menu to exit the menu tree and return to Display mode DISPLAYING A BLOCK OF FRAMES 3 10 To review a small portion of your recording frames 100 through 120 for ex ample follow this procedure e Use the control panel to stop the playback at frame 100 e Press the Menu button select BLOCK START POINT and then press the MENU ENTER button again to select the current frame as the start point e Press STOP ESC to return to playback e Use the Control Panel to move on and stop the playback at frame 120 e Press the Menu button select BLOCK END POINT and then press the MENU ENTER button again to select the current frame as the end point e Select BLOCK DISPLAY and press the MENU ENTER button to open the sub menu e Select ON and press the MENU ENTER button to turn on the Block Display mode e Press STOP ESC to return to playback e Press the gt Direction button to playback frames 100 through 120 Viewing a Recording USING THE RETICLE Open the Playback menu and highlight RETICLE Press the MENU ENTER button to open the RETICLE sub menu There are three options D
28. ide for Tool bar STATUS BAR Switches Show Hide for Status bar A 10 Image Download Utility DESTINATION FOLDERS The picture data is saved in a separate subfolder for each session within C DATA the selected as the destination folder The name for each session folder is generated using the following format Sxxxyz n S XXX Session folder names always begin with an S Where xxx is the session number as 3 decimal digits A T indicates Tiff format and a W Bmp format images A C indicates color images and an M indicates monochrome Where n is incremented by one for each download from the same session For example the picture data of Tiff format color mode and session number 1 will be recorded in a sub folder named SOOITC 1 FILE NAMES FOR RECORDED PICTURE DATA File names are generated using the following format Fsdddddd eee F S dddddd eee File names always begin with an F A minus sign is inserted for pretrigger images negative frame numbers and an under score _ is inserted for images with positive frame numbers A decimal number indicating the frame number Where eee is the file extension TIF indicates Tiff format files and BMP indicates windows bitmap format files A 11 TIFF File Format The Motion Corder generates a standard TIFF format according to TIFF Revision 6 0 The following tags are used in the Motion Cor
29. ing to Make a Recording SELECTING A SHUTTER SPEED When you are in the Live mode use the A and V arrows to increase and de crease the shutter speed The shutter speeds for each frame rate are shown below Frame Rate 1 250 1 500 Shutter Speed 30 fps 60 fps 1 30 11 60 1 125 v v v 1 1 000 1 2 000 1 3 000 1 5 000 1 10 000 1 20 000 v v v v 125 fps 250 fps v v v v v v 500 fps 1000 fps v v 2000 fps 3000 fps 5000 fps 10000 fps RECORDING If you are satisfied with the composition focus and exposure of your subject press the REC READY button and then the TRIGGER button to start a recording A recording may also be started after a REC READY by a trigger signal at the TRIGGER IN connector or a contact closure at the TRIGGER SW IN connector A second trigger signal is needed to end the recording in all but Start mode recordings 3 8 SIS IS TS IS TS Viewing a Recording DISPLAY MODE All playback functions ID Number Date or Time Operating State Frame Number are done in the Display Play Rate Elapsed Time mode Press the MODE button to toggle between Display and Live mode Press the Direction button to playback the recording in memory starting with the frame currently displayed on the viewfinder Press the Direction button again to change direction of playback from forward to reverse Reticle X Y Coordinates or from reverse
30. ital char 2 Analog Ao char 2 Analog B char 2 A 15 TIFF File Format Description Value Type Bytes White Clip 0t0255 char 1 Not used for Motion Corder set 0 Exposure XXXX short 2 Not used for Motion Corder Motion Corder Frame No Signed long 4 A 16 SCSI Download Application Note Revision 1 2 Rev Date August 11 1998 Scope This Application Note pertains to the Motion Corder SR Series SCSI interface software READCAM EXE Version 1 1 0 2 System Requirements Adapters The SCSI interface adapters successfully tested with the Motion Corder SR are Adaptec s SlimSCSI 1460 PCMCIA AHA 2940U UW PCI and AHA 1542CP CF ISA models No other SCSI adapters have been tested with the SR to date Operating System Windows NT 4 0 Software Digital Download Utility Software Readcam exe and Adaptec EZ SCSI 4 0 EZ SCSI 4 0 installs a file WNASPI32 DLL which Readcam exe requires to run EZ SCSI 4 0 is normally included with every adapter kit If not visit Adaptec s web page at www adaptec com for more information Hardware IBM compatible PC or Portable PC High Density 50 pin SCSI 2 cable Single ended High Density 50 pin active SCSI 2 termi nator Getting Started 1 Be sure both the PC and the Motion Corder SR are powered OFF 2 Connect the High Density 50 pin cable from the PC s SCSI interface card to the LOOP THROUGH connector on the Motion Corder SR unit 3 Connect a single ended High Density 50
31. ken to protect this fragile coating Protect the lens by installing a lens cap when you are not using the camera Brush the lens gently with a camel hair brush or loosely folded piece of lens paper to remove dust particles For stubborn dirt use photographic lens cleaning solution and lens wipes Never rub the lens with direct pressure or drop cleaning solution directly on the lens surface 5 1 Specifications KODAK Motion Corder Analyzer SR series Recording Technique 5 2 Recording Modes START END CENTER Digital images stored in Dynamic Random Access Memory DRAM Records images until memory is full and then stops Continually records images until TRIGGER button is pressed or trigger signal is received Records images until trigger signal is received Saves egual number of frames before and after the trigger RANDOM Records 1 10 or 50 frames at each trigger input until memory is full User can set number of frames to record on rear panel of the Processor Record Rates at Maximum Output Resolution Frames Sec 30 60 125 250 500 1 000 2 000 3 000 5 000 10 000 Resolution H 512 512 512 512 512 256 256 128 128 128 in Pixels V 480 480 480 480 240 240 120 120 80 34 SR Ultra s SR 1000 v SR 500 s Frame Storage Playback Rates NTSC PAL Synchronizing output Viewfinder Display 546 full frames with standard memory 1 365 full frames with memory op
32. l number of pictures frames before and after the event you are trying to study The CENTER record mode causes the Processor to use memory as a circular buffer Pictures are stored in sequence with the current picture replacing the oldest picture so that you always have the 546 most recent pictures in memory After a trigger occurs the Processor records an additional 107 frames or half of the total number of frames available and then stops recording The beginning frame in the recording has the most negative frame number and the last frame has the most positive frame number the first frame after the trigger occurred is marked as frame one A trigger may be input through the TRIGGER IN or TRIGGER SW IN connec tors on the rear panel of the Processor or by you pressing the TRIGGER switch FJ OE l First Frame Trigger Last Frame Last frame in memory automatically stops LI Empty EI Full Trigger Modes END The Processor treats memory as a circular buffer when using the END mode Pictures are stored in sequence with the current picture replacing the oldest picture in memory until you press the TRIGGER button again or a trigger signal is received through TRIGGER IN or TRIGGER SW IN on the rear panel of the Processor This approach to recording gives you an infinite amount of record time while you wait for something to happen After the recording is stopped you will have the last 546 frames of action stored in memory The END
33. le manager or explorer to list the files on the floppy disk Double clicking on setup exe will automatically install the application on your computer Double click the Readcam icon to start the application An explana tion of how to use Readcam is on the following pages A 7 Image Download Utility INTERFACE WINDOW The following window is displayed when Readcam program is started Menu Commands are selected here Perl READCAM File Setup View Help 2 2 Display window Tool bar Icon shortcuts appear here Display window Displays the results Status bar Explanation of commands is given here A 8 Image Download Utility FILE MENU READ CAMERA Downloads the picture data from the camera and saves the data to a file folder on your personal computer If a folder has not been selected the Set Folder dialog box opens so that you can enter an output folder name The Set Folder dialog box is discussed on the next page Select Read Camera from the File Menu or click the icon and the following dialog box appears Seve Images mod let Carrera Session Session number Session Number 1 Frame Number Start recording Start Frame 100 S Min 1000 Frame mamber Stop Frame 100 H Max 10000 5 Stoprecordng Cancel Frame number Camera Session Number Start Frame Stop Frame The current imager is shown by SCSI ID number Click the down arrow to the right of the Camera text box to r
34. mode is used when the experiment has an observable end and you are interested in the action immediately before the recording was stopped Removed Oldest frame Newest Frame NEE Only frames viewed during playback LI Empty E Full B Removed Oldest frame Newest Frame 4 5 Trigger Modes RANDOM The RANDOM mode records one ten or fifty frames for each trigger signal received by the Processor The Processor continues to record until the memory has been filled STOPS at End Of Memory Depicts 10 frames ERA EE First Recording Last Frame O Full No more frames allowed 4 6 Choosing a Record Mode Is the event controlled or predictable Does the event have an observable T Is there an external trigger that relates to the event Find a way to create a trigger signal using light sound or motion Consider using the START mode Consider using the END mode Does the event have images before it that need to be captured Does the event have images after it that need to be captured Choose the CENTER mode Does the event have an observable end the haa the END START mode mode haa 4 7 Chapter 5 Specifications Care of Lenses Specifications Care of Lenses The surface of photographic lenses have thin coatings that reduce chromatic aberration unwanted reflections and other distortions Extra care should be ta
35. n power switch a switch for the lights a 12 volt AC power connector for the lights and a power on indicator are located on the lower panel CAUTION The 12 VAC for the lights must have at least a 75 watt but no more than 150 watt load for proper operation If you are using a 220 Volt AC source you must turn the lights ON and OFF with the light switch next to the main power switch If the lights do not come on make sure that both lights are switched ON at the lamp head and then turn the power to the lights OFF and then back ON using the main light switch next to the power switch The lights will not illuminate if you turn the lamps OFF and then try to turn them back ON again using the switches at each lamp head 25 Camera MOUNTING THE CAMERA The camera head has four 1 4 20 threaded screw holes for mounting one on each side There are two additional holes per side for a locating pin used by some tripods This camera head can also be mounted on the Processor by sliding the T Bar on any one of its sides into a matching slot along the sides or the top of the Processor In most situations the camera is attached to an adapter plate via the mounting point on the bottom of the camera head The adapter plate accepts the camera head and two small lights ATTACHING THE LENS The camera is equipped with a standard C mount lens adapter Insert the lens into the threads and then rotate the lens clockwise until it stops turning with gentle pressure
36. nd blue values to color balance the Motion Corder you will have greater sensitivity but at the cost of increased noise in the picture Return all three channels to the default value of sixteen with CLEAR ENABLING OVERHEAT PROTECTION Open the Sytem menu and highlight OTHERS Press the MENU ENTER button to open the OTHERS menu that appears as follows SYSTEM PARAMETERS 7 OTHERS OVEHEAT PREVENT SETUP LEVEL 7 5 color models only RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED ESC Use the A and W arrows to move up and down the options Press the MENU ENTER button to select the highlighted option It is possible for the Imager to overheat when it is operated at 3 000 5 000 and 10 000 frames per second A count down timer appears in the viewfinder imager when overheat prevent is in effect The count represents the number of seconds remaining before the Imager is switched to 250 fps The counter decrements once each second When the count reaches 0000 the frame rate is set to 250 fps CAUTION You can turn overheat prevent off but this may result in damage to the Imager 3 17 Using the System Menu CHANGING THE SETUP LEVEL color models only Use the A and V arrows to select SETUP LEVEL Press the MENU ENTER button to toggle between a setup level of 7 5 and 0 0 A setup level of 7 5 is required for NTSC color signals and a setup level of 0 0 is used for PAL color signals CHECKING SYSTEM STATUS Open the Sytem menu and hi
37. nu that appears as follows SYSTEM PARAMETERS 1 EDGE ENHANCEMENT OFF ZOOM OFF DISPLAY ALL lt DATE gt DATE TIME SET EXTERNAL I O COLOR TEMP USER1 color models only OTHERS STATUS ESC Use the A and W arrows to move up and down the menu Some of the items in the menu have a sub menu press the MENU ENTER button again to open a sub menu for the highlighted item Once you have used the arrow buttons to high light your sub menu selection press the MENU ENTER button again to enter the new parameter OOND WN SELECTING THE AMOUNT OF EDGE ENHANCEMENT 3 12 Open the System menu and highlight EDGE ENHANCEMENT Press the MENU ENTER button to open the EDGE ENHANCEMENT sub menu that appears as follows SYSTEM PARAMETERS 1 EDGE ENHANCEMENT OFF OFF ON1 ON2 ON3 ESC Use the A and W arrows to move up and down the options Press the MENU ENTER button to select the highlighted option There are three levels of enhance ment with ON be the least enhancement and ONS being the most Edge en hancement will make your images appear sharper Using the System Menu USING ELECTRONIC ZOOM Open the System menu and highlight ZOOM Press the MENU ENTER button to open the ZOOM sub menu that appears as follows SYSTEM PARAMETERS 2 ZOOM OFF ON ESC Use the A and W arrows to move up and down the options Press the MENU ENTER button to select the highlighted option The ZOOM feature is only active
38. order Code Key Description 65h e PLAY switch 68h h STOP ESC switch 69h 1 DOWN switch 6Ah j UP switch 71h q MODE switch 72h r MENU ENTER switch 73h s REC READY switch 74h t TRIGGER switch A 1 Status Query Codes When you are using the command set from within a software application you have written you will need to know the status of each parameter of the Motion Corder The status query codes with their responses listed below are for this purpose Code Query Description 8ih 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h A 2 ROM Version increases from 01h Number of additional memory boards Operation mode REC READY SET UP mode DISPLAY status TRIGGER MODE status RANDOM ROC MODE Number of frames Response amp Meaning 00h none Olh 1 board added 02h 2 boards added 00h DISPLAY mode FFh LIVE mode 00h LIVE mode FFh REC READY mode 00h LIVE mode FFh SETUP mode 00h STOP mode Olh PLAY mode 02h REV mode 03h STEP mode 04h First frame 00h START mode Olh CENTER mode 02h END mode 03h RANDOM ROC mode 00h 1 frame Olh 10 frames 02h 50 frames Status Query Codes Code Ouery Description 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Dh 8Eh 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 94h 95h REC RATE DISPLAY SIZE ID NUMBER reserved reserved CABLE SELECT EXTERNAL SYNC MCDL DISPLAY BLOCK DISPLAY mode BLOCK START POINT BLOCK START POINT BLOCK END POINT BLOCK END
39. order to reach record rates of 500 or more frames per second fps As the display size decreases the number of frames that can be recorded increases The table below details legal combinations of frame rate and display size S d Memory Memory Divide the number of frames available by Display Memory Option 2 Option3 the frame rate to determine the amount of Siz Frames Frames Frames record time available 512 x 480 546 1 365 2 184 512 x 240 1 092 2 730 4 368 256 x 240 2 184 5 460 8 736 256 x 120 4 368 10 922 17 472 128 x 120 8 736 21 840 34 944 128 x 80 13 104 32 768 52 416 128 x 34 26 208 65 520 104 832 3 5 Preparing to Make a Recording RECORD RATE AND DISPLAY SIZES 30fps 60fps 125fps 250fps 500fps 1000fps 2000fps 3000fps 5000fps 10000fps 512 x 480 v v v v 512x240 y v v v v 256 x 240 v v v v v v 256 x 120 v v v v v v v 128 x 120 v v v v v v v v 128 x 80 v v v v v v v v v 128 x 34 v v v v v v v v v v SR 500 Frame Rates SR 1000 Frame Rates SR Ultra Frame Rates s you can see from the table above it is possible to select different display sizes for a specific frame rate Selecting a smaller display size will increase the number of frames that you can record SELECTING AN ID NUMBER 3 6 Open the Live menu and highlight ID NUMBER Press the MENU ENTER button to open the ID NUMBER
40. ries does not function properly during the warranty period KODAK will repair it without charge according to the terms stated above Repair without charge is KODAK S only obligation under this warranty KODAK will not be responsible for any consequential or incidental damages resulting from the sale use or improper functioning of this equipment even if loss or damage is caused by the negli gence or other fault of KODAK Manual Part Number 91000088 002 Rev A KODAK is a trademark Copyright Eastman Kodak Company 1998 How to Use This Manual DEFINITION OF TERMS You will notice as you read this manual that some of the information is pre sented asa NOTE CAUTION or WARNING It is important that you under stand the significance of these three terms NOTE A note contains information that we wish to emphasize regarding the operation of your Motion Corder SR series CAUTION A caution is intended to warn you that a certain operation or condition may cause harm to your Motion Corder SR series WARNING A warning is important to the safety of everyone operating the Motion Corder SR series and should not be disregarded under any circumstances CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Contains the Warranty precautions introduction and how to use this manual CHAPTER TWO CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS An introduction to the components of your Motion Corder SR series Explains the use of each connector and control on the Camera and the Processor CH
41. sor is in Live mode Use Live mode to adjust the lens tripod and the lighting for best results The picture on the monitor is absolutely accurate as far as composition focus and exposure are concerned The images recorded by your Motion Corder will be as they appear on the viewfinder in Live mode 3 1 Preparing to Make a Recording NOTE 3 2 Before you make a recording you may want to change one or more record parameters You can change the exposure time record mode frame rate display size ID number and shutter speed plus several other things from the control panel on the rear of the Processor The control panel works in conjunction with the viewfinder to display the choices you need to make Use the A and V arrows to change the exposure time when you are in Live mode and are not in a menu The current exposure time is shown in the lower left corner of the viewfinder display Press the MENU ENTER button to display the live menu on the viewfinder The menu should appear as follows REC PARAMETERS 1 TRIGGER MODE START 2 FRAME RATE 250 FPS 3 DISPLAY SIZE 512X480 4 ID NUMBER 01 5 GAMMA CORRECTION 1 0 6 SYSTEM 7 ESC Use the A and V arrows to move up and down the menu Each of the items in the menu have a sub menu press the MENU ENTER button again to open a sub menu for the highlighted item Once you have used the arrow buttons to high light your sub menu selection press the MENU ENTER button a third time to
42. ss the REC READY button and then the TRIGGER button The processor will record 1 10 or 50 pictures each time the TRIGGER button is pressed or when a trigger signal is received through TRIGGER IN or TRIGGER SW IN SELECTING A FRAME RATE 3 4 Open the Live menu and highlight FRAME RATE Press the MENU ENTER button to open the FRAME RATE sub menu The frame rate options presented depend on the model Motion Corder that you purchased REC PARAMETERS 2 FRAME RATE 250FPS N 250FPS 500FPS 1000FPS 2000FPS 3000FPS Vv Use the A and W arrows to move up and down the list of frame rates Press the MENU ENTER button to select the highlighted frame rate Preparing to Make a Recording SELECTING A DISPLAY SIZE Open the Live menu and highlight DISPLAY SIZE Press the MENU ENTER button to open the DISPLAY SIZE sub menu There are seven display sizes that permit you to balance display size resolution against number of frames recorded RECPARAMETERS 3 DISPLAY SIZE 512X480 512X480 512X240 256X240 lt X2 gt 256X120 128X120 lt X4 gt 128X80 128X34 ESC Use the A and W arrows to move up and down the list of display sizes Press the MENU ENTER button to select the highlighted display size If ZOOM is turned on the image is electronically expanded to full screen size when lt X2 gt or lt X4 gt appears next to the display size ZOOM is listed in the SYSTEM menu The display size must decrease in
43. t is in good condition CAUTION To avoid the risk of fire use the fuse specified for the equipment The proper fuse is listed on the back panel of the equipment To avoid the risk of an explo sion do not operate this product in an explosive atmosphere 1 5 Chapter 2 Controls and Connectors Visual Introduction Processor Processor Rear Panel Processor Front Panel Camera Viewfinder Display Visual Introduction THE KODAK MOTION CORDER ANALYZER SR SERIES The Motion Corder has several components a Processor Power Supply Camera and optional LCD Viewfinder or optional Viewfinder with Hi 8 VCR The Camera a carrying handle and the viewfinder can be attached to the Processor by sliding their mounting rails into the slots along the top and sides of the Processor case 2 1 Processor REAR PANEL The rear panel of the Motion Corder Processor has a control panel a connector panel and the AC power input connector with fuses CONTROL PANEL The control panel has eight membrane push buttons that control setup recording and playback CONNECTOR PANEL The connector panel has a Be 66 power on indicator different FS EI types of trigger inputs sync inputs and a video output TRIGGER IN TRIGGERSWIN SYNC OUT VIDEO OUT RS232C POWER INPUT The AC power input is a standard IEC CEE plug connector The KODAK Motion Corder can be ordered with input power of either 110 volts 60 Hertz AC or 220 volts
44. the SCSI interface that connects to a SCSI adapter card installed in a personal computer It is possible to move images from the Motion Corder s memory across the SCSI interface for storage on the hard drive in you computer You will need to install and setup a SCSI adapter card in your computer and set the Motion Corder s SCSI address INSTALL A SCSI ADAPTER IN YOUR COMPUTER After you have purchased a SCSI adapter card install it in your personal com puter following the manufacturer s instructions You must also install the SCSI drivers for the adapter as detailed in the adapter s instruction manual The Motion Corder s SCSI port must be set to an unused address Open the System menu and highlight EXTERNAL VO Press the MENU ENTER button to open the EXTERNAL I O menu that appears as follows SYSTEM PARAMETERS 5 EXTERNAL I O RS232C 4800bps EXTERNAL SYNC OFF MCDL DISPLAY OFF SCSI ID lt gt gt ESC Use the A and W arrows to move to the SCSI ID option Press the MENU ENTER button to step through the SCSI addresses 1 7 If the Processor is the last device on the SCSI connection to your computer a SCSI termination block must be plugged into the Loop Through connector A default SCSI address of 5 is recommended as this address will normally be available You received a 3 5 floppy disk with your Motion Corder with an application that will move image frames from a Motion Corder s memory to your computer s hard disk Use fi
45. tion 2 2 184 full frames with memory option 3 Step 1 2 5 10 15 30 60 120 240fps or 1200fps Step 1 2 5 10 25 50 100 200 or 250fps SYNC OUT BNC connector can output vertical sync or RECORD gate ID number date time status frame number play rate elapsed time exposure trigger mode frame rate and x y coordinates Specifications Signal Inputs Size Processor Power Supply Camera Weight Processor Power Supply Camera Power Voltage Power Sensor Gray Scale Lens Mount Tripod Mount Operating Temp Storage Temp TRIGGER IN BNC connector TTL level optically isolated input 10 ma from 5 volts to trigger TRIGGER SW IN BNC connector accepts contact closure to trigger 160 w x 330 d x 180 h mm excluding handle 168 w x 330 d x 63 h mm 51 w x 114 d x 51 h mm excluding lens 8 2 kg 2 6 kg 0 8 kg 12 VDC 110 or 240 volt with optional power supply 60 watts with out lights 210 watts with lights 658 x 496 pixels 256 levels C Mount 1 4 20 and 3 8 16 standard ANSI hole pattern 10 C to 35 C no condensation 20 C to 70 C no condensation 5 3 Using Software Commands INTRODUCTION The KODAK Motion Corder Analyzer SR series all have an RS232C connection on the rear panel of the Processor If you connect one of your personal computer COM ports to the RS232 connector you can control the Motion Corder from your computer keyboard using the terminal program t
46. tion Corder clock at the correct time Once you have changed the seconds value the Menu button returns you to the sub menu shown below SET START amp ESC Highlight START amp ESC and press the Menu button when the time you entered matches the correct time CONFIGURING THE EXTERNAL I O PORTS Open the Sytem menu and highlight EXTERNAL I O Press the MENU ENTER button to open the EXTERNAL I O menu that appears as follows SYSTEM PARAMETERS 5 EXTERNAL I O RS232C 4800bps EXTERNAL SYNC OFF MCDL DISPLAY OFF SCSI ID lt gt EES EER Use the A and W arrows to move up and down the options Press the MENU ENTER button to toggle the highlighted option 3 14 Using the System Menu RS232C You need to know the configuration of the RS232C port located on the rear panel before you can expect to communicate with the processor using your personal computer You must set the COM port you are using to communicate with the Motion Corder to 8 data bits 2 stop bits and no parity You cannot change these parameters on the Motion Corder The only RS232 parameter that you can change on the Motion Corder is the baud rate Use the A and W arrows to move to the RS232C option on the EXTERNAL I O menu Press the MENU ENTER button to toggle between a baud rate of 2400bps and 4800bps EXTERNAL SYNC Use the A and W arrows to move to the EXTERNAL SYNC option on the EXTERNAL VO menu Press the MENU ENTER button to toggle EXTERNAL SYNC on or off
47. to MCDL Digital MCDL Analog A MCDL Analog B forward Use the A and V arrows to increase or decrease the play rate Press the STOP ESC button once to pause the playback The word STEP will appear next to the Frame Number in the data display You can step forward or backward one frame at a time by using the A and V arrows Press the STOP ESC button again to go from step to stop The word STOP will appear next to the Frame Number in the data display You can jump to the start of the recording by pressing STOP ESC a third time Pressing STOP ESC repeatedly will jump the display between the first frame of the recording and the frame where you first pressed STOP ESC NOTE The following note applies to CENTER END and RANDOM trigger modes If you did not fill the video memory with your last recording images from a previous recording can still be seen in playback or if it is your first recording since power up the unrecorded frames will display noise When you make a recording that does not fill memory use the Block Display feature to playback the current recording Exposure Time Trigger Mode Record Frame Rate 3 9 Viewing a Recording NOTE Press the MODE button to enter the Display mode Press the MENU ENTER button to bring up the Display menu on the viewfinder The menu should appear as follows DISPLAY PARAMETERS 1 BLOCK DISPLAY OFF 2 BLOCK START POINT 3 BLOCK END POINT 4 RETICLE OFF 5 SYSTEM 6 ESC Use t
48. when the display size is set to 256x240 or 128x120 When ZOOM is turned on the Display Size sub menu indicates the magnification with a lt X2 gt or lt X4 gt next to the display size CHANGING THE DATA BORDER DISPLAY Open the System menu and highlight DISPLAY Press the MENU ENTER button to open the DISPLAY sub menu that appears as follows SYSTEM PARAMETERS 3 DISPLAY ALL lt DATE gt DATE TIME DATE DISPLAY ON1 ESC Use the A and W arrows to move up and down the options Press the MENU ENTER button to toggle the highlighted option The DATE TIME function toggles between DATE and TIME with each press of the MENU ENTER button The DISPLAY function toggles through three options ON1 ON2 and OFF ON turns on the complete data border ON2 turns on just the information at the top of the screen OFF turns the entire data border off 3 13 Using the System Menu SETTING THE TIME AND DATE Open the System menu and highlight DATE TIME SET Press the MENU ENTER button to open the DATE TIME SET menu that appears as follows SYSTEM PARAMETERS 4 DATE TIME SET gt ESC Use the A and W arrows to move up and down the options Press the MENU ENTER button to toggle the highlighted option SET puts the Date and Time below the menu that appears as follows 44 03 1998 10 46 29 Use the Menu button to select a character and the A and V arrows to change the value Set the time a minute of two ahead so that you can start the Mo

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