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1. Camera Model XXXXXXXXXXXXX Ser XXXXXXXX Firmware Version xx XX XX Resolution XXXX X XXXX Frame_Rate XXXXX Temperature XXXX SDI Format Select B1921 B1923 B1320 1080p 23 98 720p 50 1080p 24 720p 59 94 1080p 25 720p 60 1080p 29 97 1080p 30 1080i 50 1080i 59 94 1080i 60 Searching for Bluetooth connection Figure 5 CamInfo App screenshot www uniforcesales com 5 After a couple seconds the following information will now be displayed Camera Model a 12 character display of the Imperx Bobcat camera model designation Ser the serial number of the camera Firmware Version the internal firmware version of the camera Resolution the current screen resolution of the camera displayed as number of horizontal pixels X number of vertical rows Frame Rate the current frame rate of the camera expressed in frames per second Note when the camera is configured to run in Interlaced mode the reported frame rate will be the FULL frame rate IE the rate for 2 interlaced fields Temperature the internal camera temperature reported in degrees Celsius 6 SDI Format Select control Using the buttons listed under the SDI Format Select heading the user can select various frame rates and SDI output formats specific to the camera in use Upon pressing one of the SDI Format Select buttons after a short delay the CamInfo App will display the new frame2. To change the camera Pre Amp gain press one of the Pre Amp Gain selector buttons The button will indicate when a selection has been made B Gain and Offset These parameters can be changed in either of two ways 1 Slide or Tap the desired control Slider Bar to the intended position 2 Use the buttons labeled or on either side of the desired control to make fine adjustments In either case the slider bar will indicate the current value of the control C Store User 1 Load User 1 Load Factory Store User 1 Saves the current camera settings to the non volatile memory onboard the camera Load User 1 Retrieves the User 1 camera settings from the non volatile memory onboard the camera Load Factory Retrieves the Factory Default camera settings from the non volatile memory onboard the camera D Back arrow Pressing the back arrow lower left on screen will stop the App www uniforcesales com 13 Color The Color App enables control of the Bobcat camera Exposure settings and Color channel gain settings including the option to enable Auto exposure and Auto Whiote Balance Startup 1 If it is not already installed on your Android device download the Android App labelled Color xxxxx apk from the Applied Color Science website www appliedcolorscience com and install it 2 Make sure that the USE WiCC and the Bobcat camera are connecte
3. OT INDEPTH VISION TECHNOLOGY F OM LU SUPERIOR SUPPORT SALES AND ENGINEERING COMPLETE PRODUCT LINE Wireless Camera Controller USE WICC USER S MANUAL AND SET UP GUIDE Rev 1 0 01 15 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OFFICE SOUTHWEST OFFICE MIDWEST OFFICE 42501 Albrae Street Suite 210 15925 Cumberland Drive 2345 West Moore Road 707 South Grand Ave Fremont CA 94538 Poway CA 92064 Tucson AZ 85755 Bozeman MT 59715 510 657 4000 ph 510 657 4010 fax 510 366 6235 ph 510 657 4010 fax 510 936 4061 ph 510 657 4010 fax 406 582 9100 ph 406 585 5925 fax www uniforcesales com page uniforcesales com mark uniforcesales com christine uniforcesales com info uniforcesales com lance uniforcesales com 1 Introduction The Bobcat Camera Wireless Controller USE WiCC is an accessory for the Bobcat series of HD SDI cameras from Imperx www imperx com This device enables wireless Bluetooth based or wired USB based set up and control of the camera head from an Android tablet or Smartphone The USE WiCC eliminates the need to connect the camera head to a laptop or desktop PC in order to set up or modify camera settings Instead the camera configuration can be changed dynamically in the field using specifically designed Apps on an Android device WICC 2 Bobcat Camera Fig 1 Bobcat Camera Set Up with USE WiCC Wireless Controller The sections that follow describe how to set up and use your USE WiCC wireless co
4. 2 A 3 Bluetooth Dongle The dongle is a Bluetooth Version 2 0 EDR with a USB Type 2 0 interface Note As shipped the USE WiCC Bluetooth dongle and the 7 Android tablet are paired to each other If the dongle is lost damaged or you wish to replace it please contact Uniforce Sales for assistance 2 A 4 Android Tablet A 7 Android tablet is included with the USE WiCG It employs the Android 4 1 1 Jelly Bean OS and comes pre loaded with 3 USE WiCC Apps Camlnfo Color and CamGain In general the USE WiCC Apps should work with any Android based tablet or Smartphone that is compatible with Android 4 1 1 and above l oF www uniforcesales com Fi i 3 lar B Hardware Set Up Connect the USE WiCC to a Bobcat camera as follows 1 Attach the USE WiCC box to the camera body if desired by lining up the slots on the integral mounting bracket of the USE WiCC body with corresponding screw holes on the Bobcat camera body and fastening with two 3mm mounting screws 2 Connect the Camera I O connector from the USE WiCC box shown in Fig 3 to the corresponding female connector on the Bobcat camera body 3 Connect the Camera Power connector from the USE WiCC box shown in Fig 3 to the corresponding female connector on the Bobcat camera body 4 Connect the Bluetooth dongle to the USE WiCC box 5 Connect the 12V DC adapter 3 prong plug to a source of 110V AC power 6
5. Connect the 12V DC adapter round plug to the 12V DC input on the USE WiCC box The Bobcat camera LED should light to indicate Power On At this point the USE WiCC should be ready to communicate with the Android tablet C Android Device Set Up 1 Wireless Communication Set up Note The USE WiCC is pre configured so that the included Android tablet is already paired with the included Bluetooth dongle The procedure below describes how to pair the Bluetooth dongle with other compatible Android devices In order for a compatible Android device tablet Smartphone etc to communicate with the USE WiCG the device must be paired with the Bluetooth dongle on the USE WiCC as follows On the Android device navigate to the Settings screen Verify that the Bluetooth interface is ON In the Bluetooth settings menu press Search for Devices After a few moments a device name with the following format should appear SS he S 1 2 3 4 LOLO Xx xXx where Xx xx combination of numbers and letters al www uniforcesales com ft Ops 5 Pair to this device You may be asked to supply a PIN number to complete the pairing process Type in 4545 for the PIN 6 Your Android device should now be paired with the wireless controller Note the Bluetooth pairing process connects your Android device with the Bluetooth dongle on the USE WiCC and not the USE WiCC itself I
6. internal auto exposure control mechanism Exposure Slider RED Gain Slider GREEN Gain Slider BLUE Gain Slider These parameters can be changed in either of two ways 1 Slide or Tap the desired control Slider Bar to the intended position 2 Use the buttons labeled or on either side of the desired control to make fine adjustments In either case the slider bar will indicate the current value of the control OF www uniforcesales com Fi 16 lnr Auto White Balance Mode These three buttons select among 3 modes of camera color control Auto White Balance OFF No auto white balance operation is performed in the camera Auto White Balance ONCE The camera performs a one time white balance adjustment Auto White Balance AUTO The camera performs auto white balance continuously Note If you wish to enable the Auto White Balance ONCE or Auto White Balance AUTO modes please ensure that the color gains are adjusted to 1 0 Store User 1 Load User 1 Load Factory Store User 1 Saves the current camera settings to the non volatile memory onboard the camera Load User 1 Retrieves the User 1 camera settings from the non volatile memory onboard the camera Load Factory Retrieves the Factory Default camera settings from the non volatile memory onboard the camera Back arrow Pressing the back arrow lower left on screen will s
7. rate setting Note the SDI format settings are color coded to specific Bobcat camera types Pressing a format selection button for a camera model other than the one connected will have no effect 7 Back arrow Pressing the back arrow lower left on screen will stop the App m www uniforcesales com Fer 9 my CamGain The CamGain App controls all of the gain functions on the Bobcat cameras Both slider and pushbutton controls are available for analog and digital gain Startup 1 If it is not already installed on your Android device download the Android App labelled CamGain xxxxx apk from the Applied Color Science website www appliedcolorscience com and install it 2 Make sure that the USE WiCC and the Bobcat camera are connected and powered on 3 Make sure that the Bluetooth dongle is correctly inserted into the Type A USB port OR Make sure that the Android device is directly connected to the USE WiCC via the appropriate USB cable 4 Run the CamGain App e After afew moments you should see the text at the bottom of the screen change from Searching for Bluetooth connection to Bluetooth Connected OF www uniforcesales com et or PreAmp Gain 3 dB 9 ods 3 dB Analog Gain Ch 1 Gain 0 Ch 2 Gain 0 Analog Offset Ch 1 Offset 0 Ch 2 Offset 0 Digital Gain Digital Offset Store User Lo
8. ad User Load 1 Factory Camera ID xxxxxx Bluetooth connection Figure 6 CamGain App screenshot www uniforcesales com 5 After a couple seconds the following information will now be displayed Analog Gain Ch 1 Gain Numerical Value in dB of the current Analog Gain for the channel 1 camera tap The slider bar position reflects this value relative to full scale Ch 2 Gain Numerical Value in dB of the current Analog Gain for the channel 2 camera tap The slider bar position reflects this value relative to full scale Analog Offset Ch 1 Offset Numerical Value in counts of the current Analog Offset for the channel 1 camera tap The slider bar position reflects this value relative to full scale Ch 2 Gain Numerical Value in counts of the current Analog Offset for the channel 2 camera tap The slider bar position reflects this value relative to full scale Digital Gain Numerical Value in dB of the current Digital Gain for the camera both tap 1 and tap 2 The slider bar position reflects this value relative to full scale Digital Offset Numerical Value in counts of the current Digital Offset for the camera both tap 1 and tap 2 The slider bar position reflects this value relative to full scale Camera ID a 12 character display of the Imperx Bobcat camera model designation www uniforcesales com ae m 2 6 Adjustments Controls A Pre Amp Gain
9. d and powered on 3 Make sure that the Bluetooth dongle is correctly inserted into the Type A USB port OR Make sure that the Android device is directly connected to the USE WiCC via the appropriate USB cable 4 Run the Color App After a few moments you should see the text at the bottom of the screen change from Searching for Bluetooth connection to Bluetooth Connected www uniforcesales com Fr or g Color Camera Model Firmware Rev Exposure usec 0 OFF Auto Exposure Red Gain 0 Green Gain 0 Blue Gain 0 Auto White Balance Mode OFF 9 ONCE Store User 1 AUTO Load User Load ww ae Searching for Bluetooth connection Figure 7 Color App screenshot www uniforcesales com 5 After a couple seconds the following information will now be displayed Camera Model a 12 character display of the Imperx Bobcat camera model designation Firmware Rev the internal firmware version of the camera Exposure Time the current exposure time in microseconds Red Gain the RED color channel gain expressed as a multiplication factor Green Gain the GREEN color channel gain expressed as a multiplication factor Blue Gain the BLUE color channel gain expressed as a multiplication factor 6 Adjustments Controls Auto Exposure Button Pressing this button either enables or disables the camera s
10. f you remove a Bluetooth dongle from one USE WiCC and insert it into another USE WiCC your Android device will still be paired with the Bluetooth dongle and you will connect to the new wireless controller automatically 2 Wired Communication Set up lf a wired connection is desired between a Smartphone Tablet and the Bobcat wireless controller the user may remove the Bluetooth dongle and replace it with a USB compatible cable between the Android device and the controller D Camera Compatibility The USE WiCC has been successfully tested with the following Imperx Bobcat cameras 1280x720p 50 1280x720p 59 94 1280x720p 60 1920x1080p 23 98 1920x1080p 24 1920x1080p 25 1920x1080p 29 97 1920x1080p 30 1920x1080i 50 1920x1080i 59 94 1920x1080i 60 USE WiCC Hardware Specifications Imperx Camera Interface 12V DC Input via Camera Power connector RS 232 I O via Camera I O connector Baud Rate 9600 115200 default USB port USB 2 0 Type A USB Bluetooth Dongle Bluetooth v2 0 EDR Compliant External Trigger Input BNC cable Power Supply 12V DC 2A Power consumption lt 1W Physical Controller box 7 8 H X 2 25 W X 1 75 D 3x 6 cable Compatibility Imperx Bobcat HD SDI cameras SDI B1320 SDI B1921 SDI B1923 OF www uniforcesales com Fyz 9 oji D Android Apps Android Apps provide the functional and user interface to the USE WiCC wireless controller These are Android based programs
11. ntroller 2 System Description The USE WiCC wireless controller is comprised of 2 elements the Hardware that connects to the camera head and a collection of Android Apps that reside on the user s tablet or Smartphone A Hardware The standard USE WiCC hardware package is comprised of the following components see Figure 2 USE WiICC controller box DC power supply 12V 2A 1 Bluetooth Dongle T Android tablet OF www uniforcesales com 2 a m Figure 2 USE WiCC hardware 2 A 1 USE WiCC Controller Box The USE WiCC controller box shown in Fig 3 contains the electronic hardware that controls the camera side Bluetooth or USB interface In addition it supplies 12V DC power to the Bobcat camera head and has a BNC connecior for input of an external camera trigger signal The controller contains a USB 2 0 Type A socket that is compatible with a Bluetooth dongle or standard USB cable The USE WiCC box is designed to be mounted to the body of a Bobcat camera using the integral mounting bracket on the front side of the USE WiCC www uniforcesales com fet i tg 12V DC Input USB Socket External Trigger Input Camera I O Camera Power Figure 3 USE WiCC controller box 2 A 2 12V DC Power Supply The 12V 2A DC power supply provides power for both the USE WiCC and the Bobcat camera head It is designed for operation with a 110VAC power source
12. that can be run on any Tablet or Smartphone running the Android operating system version 4 1 Jelly Bean or higher They are designed to duplicate the same set of camera head set up and control operations included with the Bobcat Configurator PC based software At present there are three 3 apps that are certified for the USE WiCC Caminfo CamGain Color These Apps and any that follow can be identified by the RGB Android logo shown below om i Figure 4 USE WiCC App logo OF www uniforcesales com f 6 op Caminfo The CamInfo App provides basic information about the connected Bobcat camera and enables the user to set the SDI output format and frame rate Startup 1 If it is not already installed on your Android device download the Android App labelled CamInfo_xxxxx apk from the Applied Color Science website www appliedcolorscience com and install it 2 Make sure that the USE WiCC and the Bobcat camera are connected and powered on 3 Make sure that the Bluetooth dongle is correctly inserted into the ype A USB port OR Make sure that the Android device is directly connected to the USE WiCC via the appropriate USB cable 4 Run the CamInfo App e After afew moments you should see the text at the bottom of the screen change from Searching for Bluetooth connection to Bluetooth Connected continued www uniforcesales com Pe
13. top the App 7 www uniforcesales com z 17 Os Troubleshooting Added Assistance For additional information or questions contact AS UNIFORCE SALES AND ENGINEERING HEADQUARTERS 42501 Albrae Street Suite 210 Fremont CA 94538 510 657 4000 ph 510 657 4010 fax www uniforcesales com info uniforcesales com www uniforcesales com 18
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