WAT-01U2 User`s Manual
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1. Default value is 85 Adjustment is made between the range of 0 255 Contrast 0 Contrast 85 Contrast 255 WAT 01U2 User Manual 3 2 3 Hue The image Hue can be adjusted Default value is 0 Adjustment is made between the range of 40 40 The image will rotate through a Hue Circle as the value is changed 40 and 40 will have the same Hue Hue 20 Hue 40 11 WAT 01U2 User Manual 3 2 4 Saturation Increase in this value increases the color saturation of the image Default value is 94 Adjustment is made in the range of 0 255 3 Saturation 0 Saturation 94 Saturation 255 3 2 5 Sharpness Increase in this value will emphasize the edges of inside the image and increase the Sharpness Default value is 1 Adjustment is made in the range of 0 4 Fs A Sharpness 0 Sharpness 4 WAT 01U2 User Manual 3 2 6 Gamma The function is for the adjustment of the gradation characteristics curve of the image to compensate for the Gamma characteristics image gradation response characteristics of the display Default value is 100 Adjustment is made in the range of 48 300 Gamma 48 Gamma 100 Gamma 300 3 2 White Balance The White Balance function is used to calibrate white color under varying color temperature lighting conditions Default setting is auto The default value in manual adjustment mode is 4600 Adjustment is made between the ran2. EE 18 LA Ro 2 1 6 RCD hor AOU 0619 8 ARS RER ae i a OR EN 18 4 1 1 Method to Confirm Operation saving of static image 18 11 2 Image Ele Setas aaa 19 4 1 2 1 Color Space Compression CompressionMode s athsheinm heie 20 4 1 2 2 Output Size ImageSize ccoo otitis ito 20 WAT 01U2 User Manual 1 About this User s Manual This User s Manual consists of instructions to connect the WAT 01U2 to a PC and describes and explains the settings for the Video Capture Pin Video Capture Filter and describes the Snapshot feature which utilizes the GPIO connection When the settings of the WAT 01U2 is changed according to the WAT 01U2 user s manual check to see that the operation and the effects of the changes made to the camera are acceptable The WAT 01U2 user manual is subject to change by design and the specifications of the product without notice The copyright of the WAT 01U2 user manual shall belong to Watec Co Ltd Copying in whole or in part without the authorization of the holders permission is prohibited WAT 01U2 User Manual 2 Connecting the WAT 01U2 with a PC The diagram below shows the connections between the WAT 01U2 and a PC PU Requirements USB2 0 Port OS Windows AP SP2 or Newer Vistas t aX w aT 07 UE USB2 0 Gable 4 to Mini B A Ja USE Port Mini B Fig 1 WAT 01U2 PC Connection Diagram lt is recommended that a version of Windows Vista or new
3. Options gt Still Capture Pin setting Next Page Video Standard None Frame Rate 0 000 I Frame Interval Flip Horizontal Snap Shot P Frame Interval Color Space f Compression MJIPG Output Size Quality sh Fig 9 Still Capture Pin window x The Snap Shot button in this menu is not active Please trigger the Snapshot from the menu Capture gt Trigger for Still Capture ln Windows XP the Still Capture Pin setting is fixed MJPG 1920x1080 A window as shown below will appear however the settings cannot be changed JOM 4 Color Space Compression Output Size Press the trigger button to get a still tame Trigger 55 ll a Fig 10 Still Capture Pin window in Windows XP 19 WAT 01U2 User Manual 4 1 2 1 Color Space Compression CompressionMode Same as Video Capture Pin select from YUY2 and MJPG YUY2 Snapshot image file is saved as bmp file MJPG Snapshot image file is saved as jpg file In Windows XP MJPG jpg file setting is fixed 4 1 2 2 Output Size ImageSize Same as Video Capture Pin the following 8 selections are available Image file will be saved at the image size selected 3 ln Windows XP the setting is fixed to 1920 x 1080 20
4. WAT 01U2 User s Manual Rev 1 00 Watec Co Ltd 2013 08 28 WAT 01U2 User Manual Revision Record Rev August 28 2018 hrial Release WAT 01U2 User Manual Table of Contents Table 0f Contents esta RARO AAA RA ARA 3 1 About this Users Manual Ar AA Ane 4 2 Connectme the WATOIU2 witha PO OS 5 De PUNCHIONS and DELLE SRE H rece ee RAS 6 dl Video Capture Pin A DPD OSOVO CSV ERENER ER AER EA REER EDENNEEN eE EREEREER T 3 1 1 Color Space Compression Compression Mode 8 5 1 2 Output Size limas Size AA OE HE K i a 8 So Earl ales AEO HL a ET EE TEE TEE TEE TEE IEEE SEA 8 3 2 Video Capture Filter Image Adjustment Video Proc Amp 9 BES Sj lc laj eco lll jk a lk E 10 A A r lll lll plak zla nl ld ll pec 10 DD VEJ da o La a da a O E E ts 11 LASA UA LION PA ARS A In A RE 12 O22 Oe v o aj o S a z a ZASA ND RP E ERROR EPR NAN 12 RAN ST AIN AA P E OE EO OE A 13 Sl WA te DA lane 20 0501103011201 117 02110051502 100H SE5TARSTS NES nese nese RIA RA SRS RSS R TA SH RATAT SSR P NS M P S TSH 13 9 2 0 backliefit COMPENSA On A PPD SE SERRES SEEN PE EE EE nT 14 Pa PAS 2 0 Marc ae aaa ae 14 3 2 10 PowerLine Frequency Anti Flicker gt 15 doy Video Capire Filter Gamera Control a tase eter se no 16 SL OS Ue SIU EA aaa PE v SS ce 17 3 3 2 Low Light Compensation SlowShutter s 17 A GPIO Connection oases O E RER gaa ese S ER
5. er and inclusive be used With Windows XP it is possible to obtain video however there are some limitations to select functions Please refer to Section 3 Functions and Settings for details WAT 01U2 is compatible with USB Video Class When the WAT 01U2 is connected to a PC for the first time the Driver will be installed automatically If the Driver installation does not occur and the WAT 01U2 is not recognized by the PC please check to make sure that the connection is correct and please check that the PC requirements are met Please connect the camera to the PC and after confirming that the camera is recognized please start the viewer software and begin Preview Capture of video WAT 01U2 User Manual 3 Functions and Settings The WAT 01U2 settings are separated into Video Capture Pin which is used to set the output image size and the Video Capture Filter which is used to set the image brightness and color This section explains each of the functions of the WAT 01U2 and their respective setting methods using the WatecCameraViewer WAT 01U2 Capture Software which can be downloaded from our company s website htip www watec co jp as an example For details on how to install the software please refer to the readme txt file included with the WatecCameraViewer software fw Watec Camera Viewer File Devices Options Capture Help Panels WAT O1U2 Fig 2 WatecCameraViewer Window WAT 01U2 User Ma
6. et to Auto The default value for Manual control is 7 Adjustment is made in the range of 13 4 1 8192 1 16 seconds If the Color Space Compression and Image Size setting is set for 30fps modes the frame rate will be reduced approximately 15fps at Exposure 4 Exposure 13 Exposure 10 Exposure 7 Exposure 4 3 3 2 Low Light Compensation SlowShutter The default setting is ON checked box When Low Light Compensation is ON the camera will decrease the shutter speed to increase sensitivity if the camera judges that there is not enough Illumination In this mode the frame rate will decrease X This function is not available with Windows XP and older OS WAT 01U2 User Manual 4 GPIO Connection The WAT 01U2 has a 2 pin GPIO General Purpose Input Output connector at the back of the camera Currently an external trigger for capturing Snapshot is assigned to this connection 4 1 Snapshot Function To use the GPIO Snapshot function connect the 2 pin cable to the WAT 01U2 GPIO connector and use a push button switch for example as the trigger is recognized by closing of the circuit When the button is pressed circuit is closed the camera will stop video capture and switch to static image capture static image approximately 1 second after the button is pressed will be output Thereafter the camera will revert back to video capture From the time when the button is pressed until the Snaps
7. ge of 2800 6500 The White Balance of the image will be optimally adjusted per the value selected for the particular color temperature environment When Auto is ON the camera will automatically adjust the White Balance by judging the lighting conditions in the image being shot Auto White Balance Manual White Balance 4600 WAT 01U2 User Manual 3 2 8 Backlight Compensation The Backlight Compensation function adjusts the exposure of the center of the image to compensate for the dark shadow created due to lighting from the back of the object 0 Backlight Compensation OFF or 1 Backlight Compensation ON can be selected Default value is value is 0 Backlight Compensation OFF Backlight Compensation ON 3 2 9 Gain Higher the value set the higher the gain amplification of the signal which will increase the brightness of the image However the noise element of the image will also be amplified Default value is 0 The setting is accessed by manually setting the Exposure in the Camera Control menu as described in the proceeding section of this manual Adjustment is made in the range of 0 24 dB X This function is not adjustable with Windows XP and older OS Gain 0 Gain 6 Gain 12 i Gain 18 Gain 24 Exposure fixed at 8 WAT 01U2 User Manual 3 2 10 PowerLine Frequency Anti Flicker Proper setting of this feature is used to compensate for flicker caused by environments
8. hot is output the camera will adjust the exposure and white balance During this time if the environment changes such as lighting conditions a good Snapshot may not be captured GND Input Push Button Switch 4 1 1 Method to Confirm Operation saving of static image The saving of the image file captured by the Snapshot function is done by using the WatecCameraViewer available for download from our website http www watec co jp While the WatecCameraViewer is open and the video image can be previewed shorting the GPIO circuit will save a Snapshot to an image file jpg or omp The image file will be saved in the same folder as where the WatecCameraViewer is operating The same Snapshot function can be operated from the WatecCameraViewer Capture gt Trigger for Still Capture X Please heed caution to the following when using the WatecCameraViewer in the Windows Vista 7 8 OS environments When starting the program from C ProgramFiles with UAC User Account Control enabled make sure to start up the WatecCameraViewer with Administrator rights as creating and saving of new files in this folder directory tree is not permitted without Administrator rights Right Click on WatecCameraViewer executable file gt Run as administrator Please refer to the following section for setting of the image file to be saved WAT 01U2 User Manual 4 1 2 Image File Setting The image file format and size can be changed in the
9. nual 3 1 Video Capture Pin The Color Space and Video Format can be set in the Video Capture Pin The setting can be accessed from the menu at the top of the window Options gt Video Capture Pin Video Format Video Standard None Frame Rate 30 000 I Frame Interval Flip Horizontal Snap Shot F Frame Interval Color Space f Compression Output Size Quality eh Fig 3 Video Capture Pin Window The same settings can be adjusted from the Panels gt Camera Control menu at the top of the window Camera Control ImageSize 1920 x 1080 Compress ion Mode MIP Frame Rate S P m hitter r aiita a Fig 4 Camera Control Window WAT 01U2 User Manual 3 1 1 Color Space Compression Compression Mode Can be selected from YUY2 and MJPG YUY2 Uncompressed video output using YUY2 YUV422 format as Color Space The resolution is higher than MJPG however the frame rate is limited as described in the later section MJPG Output video is compressed with MJPG Motion JPEG format The resolution will decrease however the frame rate will be maintained even at the maximum image size 3 1 2 Output Size Image Size The video image output size of the WAT 01U2 is selected from the following 8 selections SXGA Super XGA 16 9 HD 720p 3 1 3 Frame Rate The frame rate will be fixed according to the Color Space Compression mode and image size settings Color S i re pane Image Size Frame Rate fps X Compres
10. sion _ ii 30 fps Frames Per Second the number of frames processed per second in a video image higher frame rates produce smoother more fluid video 8 WAT 01U2 User Manual 3 2 Video Capture Filter Image Adjustment Video Proc Amp The output image can be adjusted by changing the 10 parameters below in the Video Capture Filter s Video Proc Amp tab The setting is accessed by selecting Options gt Video from the menus at the top Camera Control Brightness Contrast Hue Saturation Sharpness Gamma White Balance Backlight Comp Gain ColorEnable PowerLine Frequency Anti Flicker Default spp Fig o Video Capture Filter Video Proc Amp window The same parameters can be changed from the Panels gt Camera Control menu at the top of the window Shutter default Gain default Brightness default Contrast default Hue default Saturation default Sharpness default Gamma default WhiteBalance default BackLight default FlickerLessMode default SlowShutter default Fig 6 Camera Control window 9 WAT 01U2 User Manual 3 2 1 Brightness Increasing the value will increase the image brightness Default value is 0 Adjustment is made between the range of 128 127 Y m gt E y gt 2 2 Brightness 128 Brightness 0 Brightness 127 3 2 2 Contrast Increasing the value will increase the contrast
11. such as lighting with fluorescent lighting Default is 50Hz Selection is made between either 50Hz or 60Hz Please select the frequency which matches the power mains frequency of the environment which the camera is used This function is active only when the Exposure function is set to Auto X This function is not available with Windows XP and older OS FlickerLess 50Hz FlickerLess 60Hz x The mains power frequency at the location of the captured images is 50Hz WAT 01U2 User Manual 3 3 Video Capture Filter Camera Control The settings related to shutter speed is adjusted from the Camera Control of the Video Capture Filter menu The settings window is accessed from the Options gt Video Capture Filter Camera Control Properties Om er F IL 115 Exposure Aperture Low Light Compensation CR Ay Fig 7 Video Capture Filter Camera Control window The same setting is accessible from Panels gt Camera Control Shutter default Gain default Brightness m default Contrast default Hue default Saturation default Sharpness default Gamma default WhiteBalance default BackLight off default FlickerLess Mode 50Hz Zj default SlowShutter on z default Fig 8 Camera Control window 16 WAT 01U2 User Manual 3 3 1 Exposure Shutter The shutter speed in seconds is calculated by 2 Exposure Value Higher Exposure image will be brighter Default is s
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