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1. Issued by gsvitec GmbH Grimmeshausenstr 14 63628 Bad Soden Salm nster phone 49 0 6056 983 959 0 fax 49 0 6056 983 959 29 email contact gsvitec com website www gsvitec com Instructions This document is protected by copyright Copying duplicating and translating are not permitted this also applies to excerpts The information and instructions contained in operating instructions manuals etc are subject to technical modifications mainly determined by constant further development of the products by gsvitec GmbH gsvitec GmbH does not accept any liability for printing errors and inaccuracies in this manual The manual contains only a general description of technical processes and instructions gsvitec GmbH points out that the manual is constantly being adapted as a result of technical modifications and additions and that this handbook reflects only the technical status current at the time at the manual was printed Copyright Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation USA Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation All other named trademarks of the particular owner are acknowledged as protected Version No 3 3 dated 17 06 2008 Content Important information 6 1 Introduction 8 First steps with your marathon 200LT 8 Basic requirement 8 Features of the marathon 200 1 2 2 2222 9 2 The Equipment Hardware 12 Interfaces oftheDigitalRecord2. 40x RESOLUTION RESOLUT DON CH Geet n i D D q iwi ad 7 IS LIT DH T Sa use di a maiie ai EI Prerio Preset highageed_morm Hib 200 FPS 1200 8 Bl 5 048 ER Proview al FPS 222 eee Baden Dick wage The Software interface of marathon 200 LT basi cally has the following four parts A E 22 marathon 200 LT e A Base menu e B Context menu and status bar e C Camera image live and playback e E Histogram waveform vectorscope A Base menu marathon 200 LT base menu The base menu is on the left side of the screen and helps to navigate through the sub menus of the software Here you can quickly access the major functions of the high speed camera longterm recorder Camera With this button you will return to the current view the start screen From here you can manually start stop and playback recordings Browse With this you can access the file browser where all the saved recordings are listed Here you can also delete recordings or select them for inspection Setup Here you come to the setup submenu where you can configure the device and the camera parameters Manual 23 Context menu Status bar Move image 24 marathon 200 LT B Context menu and status bar a KUER TTT Pravina ei FRG u Depending on which main menu you are in the context menu is different according to the superordinate structure We will go into detai
3. 0 D 262 ORIST 12 03 27 DH 260 Execute Context menu Setup If you press the Setup button you will go into the following context menu Preview at FPS 202 Disk usage The context menu visible now consists of the fol lowing selection buttons 1 Preset 2 Change 3 Trigger 4 ROI 5 Back Batch batch processing Calling the setup menu Manual 33 Save and load presets Change presets Set camera gain with slider Camera shutter Exposure 34 marathon 200 LT time 1 2 Preset You can save the basic setting of the system in the so called Preset files This is helpful if one has made settings in the system for special and repetitive recordings which can be called quickly and easily later While deliver the system two Presets are also delivered one setting for normal operation highspeed_ norm as wel as one setting for bad lighting condi tions highspeed_lowlight Menu Select Preset Ss highspeed_norm Change One can call the dialogue for chan ging the system settings by selecting this button This must be called with arrow buttons option for selecting a value One can increase or decrease the value by clicking the left right arrows Gain Similar to the quick key described on P 28 for changing the camera gain you can also change the gain factor in this dialogue But this time you have the option to select the value between OdB and the maximum value of 12dB with the
4. 200 LT high speed camera systems DLR Airbus A300 ZERO G Manual 53 Gs virec gsvitec GmbH Grimmeshausenstr 14 63628 Bad Soden Salm nster Germany phone 49 0 6056 983 959 0 fax 49 0 6056 983 959 29 email contact gsvitec com website www gsvitec com
5. guarantee obligations Parts which are exposed to an exceptional rate of wear and tear due to their limited lifespan are excluded from the guarantee over and above the legal stipulations If the device is used in conditions not in keeping with specifications or in conditions not stipulated for use there is no entitlement to a guarantee If service intervals are stipulated these need to be unconditionally maintained Transport damage Considerable exposures to shock are encountered during transportation of the devices which could damage or destroy parts or components Our origi nal packing guarantees secure transportation of our devices while maintaining general transportation specifications Please use our original packing for supplementary transportation or return of consignment In any other case we will not be able to assume any guarantee for damages due to transportation If damages do occur however these should be informed imme diately Visible external damage to the external packaging needs to be informed without fail to the dispatcher or to the courrier organisation while picking up the device Service address gsvitec GmbH Grimmeshausenstr 14 63628 Bad Soden Salm nster fon 49 0 6056 983 959 0 fax 49 0 6056 983 959 29 Email contact gsvitec com Internet www gsvitec com Manual 51 10 parabolic flight campaign of the DLR with four marathon 200 LT systems on board 52 marathon 200 LT Cus
6. help of a slider Value as high as 12dB should be used only in special cases because high level of noise degrades the image quality drastically Shutter The exposure time of the camera shall be set with the shutter The exposure time is the span for which the camera sensor is exposed to light The smaller the value the lesser the light that reaches the sensor the darker the image is The longest possible exposure time is given Menu Change Preset Highspeed_norr Galn ij Shutter Darklevel Tap Balance Resolution Frames is Playframesis by the image rate of the camera Ifthe camera is set to 200 images per second the longest adjustable exposure time is 1 200 second Full frame Shutter It is not always required or meaningful to select a higher image rate if one want to capture fast moving objects and thereby compensate for a trigger delay Often it is adequate to reduce the exposure time The faster an object is the bigger is the path that the object covers during the exposure time The blurs that appear here shall be termed as Motion blurs motion blur Example a steadily moving object with approx 10 m s approx 36 km h shall be covered with an exposure time of 1 200 seconds during this time approx 50 mm path The object is displayed blurry in every case depending on the image detail If you set the exposure time of the camera to 1 5000 the distance covered during the sensor exposure is only 2 mm The blur re
7. saved in case of an empty storage system This kind of operation makes sense if an event only occurs very sporadically cannot otherwise be captured by the trigger Please note that the maximum storage time is heavily dependent on the utilisation of disc space If required please delete recordings to incre ase disc space To start this type of operation disc space availability of at least 30 minutes is required Zoomtunction 3 Zoom With this button you can zoom in the live image of the camera The image detail is increased by a factor of 2 you can now move the image in the detail with the mouse with a pressed finger This is especially helpful if the sharpness of the image cannot be judged well 28 marathon 200 LT Live image ofthe camera without zoom H er De Agarpi eregi fae EP ec E tt ee te deed bie RESOLUTION Live image of the camera with factor 2 zoom E kr P Ki ECH bh LA Viewing previous recording 4 Play Last To view the previous recording press this button the last recording is loaded in playback mode Please read the details in the section Playback in this manual Manual 29 5 Gain Although the camera heads of the mara thon 200 LT series are very light sensitive it might be necessary in unfavourable conditions to increase the gain of the camera Due to the good image quality this button can be used to set the gain from OdB through
8. switch through the various displays 26 marathon 200 LT Full waveform display 20 02 2008 15 24 02 Context menu Camera In the following we will have a look about the individual selections possible in the context menu Camera Preset highapeed_lowlight Pi Preview at FPS 202 KIT LINKE Disk usage 1 Record With this button you can manually Starting a recording start a recording After a short initialisation warnen period the recorder begins to record the camera data onto the internal storage system After the start the context menu changes so that only a stop button is visible In the status bar you get to know how much longer you can continue recording until the storage system is full In the currently active context menu you can likewise recognise the marker button You can use this to manually mark particular Marking events manually events in the recording as timestamps For this you only need to press the button With this it easier to find particular place while viewing the data later Manual 27 Menu during recording ope ration 0 NV Marker Preset highspeed_lowlight Recording at FPS 197 ready queue 1664 file scene positake _ Queue usage Record Ring buffer operation 2 Cyclic Rec With this button you can start a recording in the ring buffer In this mode of ope ration the camera system can record 24 hours a day days a week and always the last 1 5 hours are
9. the Trigger Setup Use Trigger for setting Markers Time markers C Ja fe Be Fila H F ST E WR le i3 ARS An POWER a0 RE SOLUTI CH CH Il Ina A ST a bt au I T I if H T TTI T J e pamer i n SRR 1 i I ga Ki ajs Eech SE l pratt Re Fade 133 oe Maybach pori Manual 47 48 marathon 200 LT Troubleshooting VGA Monitor Problem The marathon 200 LT system starts up but no image can be seen on the connected moni tor Solution To resolve the problem the key combination Ctrl Alt F1 should be clicked on a connected USB keyboard after a successful Windows Start Cause The device has no physical defect only the VGA output is deactivated This is aknown problem for all Intel laptop chip sets and is encountered if the computer starts without a connected VGA Monitor Unfortunately Intel has not yet resolved this known problem Software Problem Just after booting the system the soft ware displays the error message Drop frames after starting the first recording Solution Please wait for 1 2 minutes and try the recording once again Cause The operating system has not yet started up all services and blocks necessary system resources Manual 49 50 marathon 200 LT Service and guarantee Guarantee conditions Non observance by the user of the safety measures and important directions releases gsvitec GmbH from its
10. 6dB to 12dB without much loss in image quality 0 dB gain LR BE mr i j f DN TIE i 41 T p h OR H NN ll IE ze E SS IL Jm R V 30 marathon 200 LT 12 dB gain Manual 31 Playback of recordings from the browser Delete a recording 32 marathon 200 LT Context menu Browse When you select the button Browse you enter the corresponding context menu for selecting and managing existing recordings All recordings are listed in an overview You can directly select the recordings using the mouse or a finger or the arrow buttons at the bottom left The metadata of the selected recording are displayed at the bottom right If you wish to playback a recording you can directly select it by a double click or with the arrows Bec ea ET TOT Doe Bi a Puybbde or and the button Play If you want to delete a recording then as usual select the desired recording and then press the Delete button To avoid errors you have to confirm this select by pressing Play dightatificarion With the button Batch you call the dialogue for batch processing This batch file is especially helpful if you want to render recordings create avi files not immediately but for example overnight You can add selected recordings to the batch pro cessing with the button Jo Batch The batch proces sing is started with Execute Name In frame Out frame ORIST 13 21 38 Cyclic
11. Image rate Frames per images per second may be adjusted accor sens ding to the setting of the camera resolution With a resolution of640 x 480 pixels this has a maximum value of 200 images per second If you have a very slow process however which possibly does not require such a high image rate you can also reduce the image rate e g to 100 or 50 images per second With lower resolutions the image rate can be increased to approximately 570 images per second This may be relevant for detail examinations which do not necessarily require a high image resolu tion Manual 37 Playback rate playframes Save settings Save and Save As Back button 38 marathon 200 LT Playframes second You can adjust how fast your photographs are played back here Basi cally the slow motion effect results from the fact that image data are recorded fast and then played slowly If a photograph with 200 ima ges per second is played for example then a time dilation of a factor of 10 results A normal reproduction rate for films and television is set at 24 25 images per second for a judderfree image Reproductions with over 25 fps are not meaningful since the human eye cannot observe them The image clearly judders at reproduction rates below 15 fps Marathon 200 LT systems playback should thus be set within this range 15 fps have proved to be meaningful practically Save With this button you can save the current settin
12. OF If you have a camera head that is able to be connected using glass fibres then you can connect the camera when the Recorder is on First remove the protective cap from the glass fibre cable as well Connection using glass as the protective cap from the glass fibre connector re cable on the camera head and on the recorder Plug in the glass fibre cable until it is engaged If the camera head is to be connected using a glass fibre then the camera has to be supplied with the necessary supply voltage with an external power supply pack Please use the power supply pack that A came with the device and none other since otherwise damage may occur to the device After using the camera it is imperative to put the A protective caps back on or else the cable or the Manual 19 Terminal area ofthe camera head model GOF jacks can become contaminated or damaged Removing the protective caps from the glass fibre cable Insertion of the glass fibre cable and the power supply in the camera head 20 marathon 200 LT Manual 21 The Device Software After the device is connected you can start the device For this press the on off button on the recorder If the recorder is supplied with required voltage the green light flashes Start and activate marathon After a short start phase the operating software 200 LT shall be recognised on the connected monitor with the updated live image of the camera in
13. d Trigger 40 marathon 200 LT the area Active flashes green when the trigger is on E Poors lia LR Hegar pen ROI Trigger Mode If you use the image triggers you can select whether they should work differentially or absolutely with this setting Differentially means that a comparison of whether the brightness changes significantly in the defined area ROI is made image by image If you set the ROI Trigger to Absolute there is a check within the ROI to determine whether the brightness value exceeds a previously set threshold value also refer to 4 ROI for this purpose No Trigger Adjacent trigger signals are not processed Use Trigger for Start Stop With each trigger signal a recording is stopped or started For each cycle a separate file is created Trigger signals that are received during the short down time of the system when it is being switched over are ignored and remain unprocessed Use Trigger for Pause Record In this mode of operations only one file is created If you have started the recording manually with each incoming trigger signal the position is switched between Pause and Record Each conversion position is marked with a time marker to find this quickly during playback later Use Trigger for Pre Post Trigger single shot If you use this trigger setting you can define a pretrigger and a post trigger range i e the camera records for a defined period BEFORE the trigger and for a defi
14. duces considerably and the sequence can be optically assessed even without higher image rate Please note that one light aperture stop is lost when the exposure time is halved It may also be necessary to compensate this loss of light by increasing illumination If the entire process is very short or very fast it may happen that too few images are contained in the recording in this case the image rate should be increased Manual 35 Motion blur Exposure 1 600 seconds The image is blurred kreeg dE Hi gata bb Ptseeecn Score 11 019 Desex BAPE einer Gd Sao HE Prominin Ba FE gadi H Motion blur Exposure time 1 1000 seconds The image is less blurred but still not very clearly identifiable EEE LE GENEE ee Pinpuace Sc ScengPoslT min an IA IECH Pitas w rter iC Soca 1 i a a pa and E d 36 marathon 200 LT Motion blur Exposure time 1 6000 seconds The image is very sharp ES S u ee Fiegen a a err La Pie of PPG Pen SS ee era eo Dark Level The dark level sets the level of Dark Level blackness in a darkened image This should only be performed by experienced users Tap Balance The sensor of a camera head Tap Balance is made up of two parts which are captured separately There is one left and one right sen sor area This may result in a slight difference in brightness which can be compensated using the tap balance Frames second Available image rates
15. e observed Known Codecs are Indeo 5 1 and MPEG 2 for example We recommend that you try out several Codecs in order to find the ideal one for your application k Henker f i e A9 28 si Cote Hames ru Tum wee BE Crap Cocker bp Mack LI s EX Pte E ee PD Le di Hb E kel FA Wee AS u e ai Pdi I bevel lect ee FS Els It Zdte S kee ee Veiec 8 P Ris A You will thus find out which Codec produces the desired highest allowed image quality or the file size Please consider that while playing a compressed video file on the target computer PC or Laptop the Codec should also be ins talled It may happen that only certain Codecs are accessible or allowed by you or the recipi ent of the video files Subsequently of course other Codecs may be installed These then appear in the selection list but only ifthey are AVI compatible For example the Quicktime Codec does not appear since it does not sup port the AVI format To create files please click on the button Render The output path can be selected with Select Target Base Directory To Batch If you do not wish to render out To Batch batch file recordings immediately but at a later time e g during the night you can store the desired sequences in a batch batch file You can initi ate the batch from the browser Manual 45 Back Single image backwards Forward Single image forwards Jump To Jump to time In Marker Out Marker Creat
16. e preview image Call time markings 46 marathon 200 LT 10 12 13 Back key With this key you can move back in the single image mode Forward key With this key you can move for ward in the single image mode Jump To key With this key you can call a dia logue to jump to a defined time in the timeline Indicate the desired time for this purpose Jump to position 00 00 00 000 The In Marker marks the starting point of a sequence to be played If you click on this key the current position of the cursor in the timeline is taken as the starting point green arrow in the timeline The Out Marker marks the ending point of a sequence to be played If you click on this key the current position of the cursor in the timeline is taken as the ending point red arrow in the timeline You can determine which image is used in the browser as a preview image with the Thumb nail key f the recordings are very similar or begin with a relatively insignificant image then an image which will enable faster classification can be selected using this function The image which is currently in the sight is used as new thumbnail whenever you press the key In the opening box for Markers you will find all created time markers of a listed recording If you select one of these markers the playback jumps to the corresponding position To get these time markings you should have selec ted the corresponding recording in
17. e special cable that came along with the device Connecting cable for the optio nal touch screen Manual 15 1 Connector for the Touch screen jack 1 on the monitor 2 Connector for electrical supply jack 2 on the marathon 200 LT Recorder 3 Serial connection jack 5 on the Recoder 4 VGA Connector jack 6 on the Recorder marathon 200 LT Recorder with special cable plugged in for the optional touch screen l Attributes and connectors of the Camera Heads The inserted camera heads in the high speed digital camera long time recorder marathon 200LT are built very small and have a low aperture This makes the operation of the device remarkably easier especially when it is necessary to take pictures in difficult to reach places Camera head marathon 200 LT glass fibre option GOF 16 marathon 200 LT Technical Specification of the Camera Head GOF Sensor model size Model 1 3 Diag 5 92 mm Progressive Scan KODAK CCD Sensor Screen size 640 H x 480 V Pixels Size 7 4 um x 7 4 um Color depth 14 bit Lens fitting C Mount CS Mount Digital interface IEEE 1394b S800 IIDC V1 31 Shutter speed max 1 20 000 seconds Powersupply Direct voltage 8 V 36 V via IEEE 1394 cable Power consumption Glass fibre option GOF 5 75 Watt 12 Vdirect voltage Dimensions 96 8 mm x 44 mm x 44 mm L x W x H without tripod and lens Mass lt 250 g without lens Operating temp
18. er 12 External Measurements of the Recorder 14 Ambient Conditions for the Recorder 14 Interfaces of the Touch screen 15 Attributes and Circuit Points ofthe 16 Camera Head 16 Technical Specification of the CameraHead GOF 17 Technical Specifications of the CameraHead GBit Ethernet 18 Connecting the Camera via GBit Ethernet 19 Connecting the Camera via the Glass Fibre GOF 19 3 The Device Software 22 A Base menu 2 666644 e 46 44404 4 23 B Contextmenuandstatusbar 24 C Camera image displayarea 24 E Histogram waveform vectorscope 24 Context menu Camera oaa 27 Context menu Browse onana 32 Context menu Setup 33 Playing back recordings Service and guarantee Customer application marathon 200 LT in zero gravity 48 48 48 50 52 Important information 6 marathon 200 LT You must read through this manual carefully before starting the system All persons who work with the system must heed this manual particularly the safety instructions It is essential to heed the accident prevention rules and regulations applicable to the place of use Use the system only in accordance with the manual Modifications or repairs must be carried out only by persons authorised by gsvitec GmbH It is not permitted to modify or convert the system gsvitec GmbH is not liable for damage resulting from tha
19. erature housing 5 C 50 C Optimal storage temperature 10 C 60 C Conformity EN55022 EN61000 EN 55024 FCC class B DIN ISO 9022 RoHS 2002 95 EC AA Manual 17 18 marathon 200 LT Technical Specifications of the Camera Head GBit Ethernet Sensor Model size Model 1 3 Diag 5 92 mm Progressive Scan KODAK CCD Sensor Screen size 640 H x 480 V Pixel size 7 4 um x 7 4 um Color depth 12 bit Lens fitting C Mount CS Mount Digital interface Gigabit Ethernet GigE Vision compliant Shutter speed max 1 10 000 seconds Power supply Direct voltage 12 V 24 V Power consumption approx 5 5 Watt 12 V di rect voltage Dimensions 86 7 mm x 44 mm x 29 mm L x W x H without tripod and lens Mass lt 220 g without lens Operating temperature housing 5 C 50 C Optimal storage temperture 10 C 60 C Conformity CE FCC RoHS IP30 Terminal area camera head GBit ethernet model Connecting the Camera via GBit Ether net Connection using a GBit When you use a GBit ethernet camera head you zZ can connect it with the RJ 45 GBit ethernet cable that came with the device or a comparable cable see P 13 The camera head must be supplied with AN the necessary direct voltage with an external power supply unit Please use the supplied power supply unit and none other since otherwise the device may become damaged Connecting the Camera via the Glass Fibre G
20. ge don t burn out clip that is they are pure white without containing any other information you can use the lens aperture to dar ken the image till the line is at approx 80 90 If the yellow line is at 100 the corresponding area is still only white The relation between the red line and the dark values is similar If you wish that the dark areas should contain image information texture then this line should not go below 5 10 Histogram display Histogram Display Luminosity 194 5 19 02 2008 14 56 59 Manual 25 The histogram display should help you to adjust your image optimally In this display the brightness values and or tonal values are averaged over the entire image The histogram should ideally cover the entire area and run off over the borders Ifthe distribution is concentrated at either one or the other end statistical losses should be assumed in these fields On the left side you will find shadows dark areas in the image and on the right the highlights bright areas in the image Vectorscope display 20 02 2008 15 22 54 If you operate your system with a colour camera the vectorscope and the full waveform displays help you to present the tonal value distribution in the colour space and a breakdown of the colour spectrum according to colours This is especially useful if you want to evaluate a colour indicated process By multiple clicks or touches on the current screen you can
21. gs Save As If you wish to save the settings under another preset value you could call the corresponding dialogue with this button Back You will go up one menu level with this button 3 Trigger Marathon 200 LT offers numerous Trigger settings different trigger possibilities in order to also allow capturing rare events which are difficult to capture reliably and comfortably rl rigger Source Trigger Leve 8 External Positive Trigger Region of Interest Negative Trigger HUT Trigger Mode Curent Trigger State t Differential Inactive D Absolute ririqger Usage Mo Trigger W Use Trigger for Start Stop only with external trigger Use Trigger for PauseRecord Use Trigger for Pre Post Trigger single shot Use Trigger for PrePost Trigger multiple recording ON Use Trigger for setting Markers Fre and Post trigge Fretrigger s Posttrigger Record whole trigger Trigger Source You can select whether the Trigger source external trigger input BNC box or image trigger ROI should be used as trigger source with this setting Positive trigger negative trigger You can Trigger logic select whether the trigger reacts on the positive or negative side with this setting You can easily control whether the logic is working and the trigger setting reaches the device by checking if Manual 39 ROI Trigger Mode No Trigger Start Stop Trigger Pause Recor
22. ls of the individual sub menus later Furthermore under the selection buttons you will find the status bar with the current parameters such as the loaded preset configuration the current recording number the frame rate set time and date as well as the maximum remaining recording time of the recorder C Camera image display area In this area the live and the playback image of the camera are displayed Depending on whether you have attached a colour camera or a B W camera you will see the current image in colour or mono chrome If you have zoomed into the window you can move the current image detail by pressing your finger on the touchscreen For a normal monitor you can do this by pressing the left mouse button E Histogram waveform vectorscope The displays for histogram waveform and vec torscope are very helpful for evaluating the light exposure of the current camera installation You can switch between the displays very easily by clicking or by touching Waveform display lu Di I Gleeft NR se acer Yavelorm Digplay 19 02 2008 14 56 17 The waveform display gives you an overview of the current distribution of the minima and maxima of the brightness distribution in each column For this the yellow line represents the bright light values and the Tool to determine the current red line the dark values Now if you have a very Bel bright basic image and are not sure if the bright areas in the ima
23. lt that we have achieved a clear format intended to support you during start up and in working daily with the system The manual is divided into five parts short introduction hardware description operating software troubleshooting and service Basic requirement Our marathon 200 LT high speed system has been designed in such a way that it can be used without previous expensive training sessions or tedious int roduction phases if you have a basic knowledge of optics The software interface in particular has been clearly laid out and designed for touchscreen operation Since however an optic device is used in a high speed system a basic knowledge of photography and optics are of great help towards success in your work There is a large amount of photographic literature available to which we would like to refer here as we are only able to deal with basic features in our manual We would also like to point out that we provide trai Training ning courses which deal generally with the basics of fibre optics lighting and high speed system techniques in intensive lectures and workshops If this should interest you you are welcome to get in touch with us You will find our contact details at the back of the manual Features of the marathon 200 LT marathon 200 LT High speed camera long time recorder Figure with touch screen In developing the marathon 200 LT our objective was to break through the boundaries of co
24. ned period AFTER the trigger Thus you can record the period around an interesting event and you can even examine what happened immediately before the event This is very helpful in analysing break downs and faults in machines which make an IO NIO signal available which can be used as a trigger signal This method allows only one recording after which no further trigger signal will be pro cessed Use Trigger for Pre Post Trigger multiple recording Similar to the Pre Post Trigger single shot procedure you can define run times prior to and after the event in the recorder In contrast to the previous operating method each event is recorded as a single file here though The trigger input remains active Thus you can record all break downs occurring during a night shift for example Please note that here also those trigger signals which reach the small down time of the systems during the switch over are ignored and not processed Use Trigger for setting Markers When this function is selected each incoming trigger signal is marked as a time event This is particu larly helpful if you wish to find definite positions which are informed to the system via the trigger quickly at a later time in the recording Pre and Posttrigger In this field you can specify the desired time in seconds for the pre triggers and post triggers Pre Post Trigger single shot Pre Post Trigger mutiple recording Setting time markings using trigge
25. nventio nal high speed systems Conventional high speed systems with integrated memory RAM are very limited in terms of their maximal recording time As a general rule it is only a few seconds A further disadvantage is that this memory must be transfer red to a PC or laptop for connection to the external input socket which results in a considerable period of system downtime Manual 9 Limitation of conventional Depending on the equipment this can last up high speed cameras to half an hour In daily use during manufacture on the production machines or in the laboratory it is often really difficult to capture tricky shots with these short recording times Complex triggering is frequently necessary to record sporadic events in a reliable way As a general rule conventional high speed systems also present problems with regard to lighting requirements as the light sensitivity of the sensors is usually not very high The marathon 200 LT high speed camera system adopts another approach With the marathon 200 LT the data are not backed up to a memory in the camera but are saved directly in real time in an Very long recordng time external digital recorder This makes possible a recording time of up to two hours at full frame rate By backing up the data immediately you avoid system down time After one recording you can begin the next immediately Especially for troubleshooting and optimisation processes on complex machines a came
26. on can produce dampness inside the system resulting in a short circuit After transporting the system wait until it has adjusted to the ambient temperature before starting it Cleaning AN e Switch off the system and pull out the mains plug e Clean the casing with a dry cloth or with a damp cloth if it is dirty e For cleaning the casing do not use scouring powder or any cleaning agents which dissolve plastic e Take care to ensure that no liquid penetrates the casing e The inside may be cleaned only by trained person nel Disposal and recycling e Observe the currently applicable regulations gover ning proper disposal Batteries do not belong with household refuse They are taken back free of charge by the manufacturer dealer or his represen tative e The EU Battery Directive obliges end users of batte ries which are refused to return them to the distribu tor or to official local authority recycling distribution points Manual 7 The manual s structure Basic knowlegde 8 marathon 200 LT Introduction First steps with your marathon 200 LT Welcome We wish you much success and enjoyment in using your marathon 200 LT high speed system To allow you to work efficiently and successfully a great amount of importance has been attached to easy intuitive operation in the development of the marathon 200 L T high speed system We have followed the same approach in producing our manual with the resu
27. onally strong moulded carrying case it is very useful for the service department An optional battery driven mobile version is also available In that case the maximum running time is about two hours Optional with glass fibre connection GOF Mobile solution and transport with optional hard top case Manual 11 View of the marathon 200 LT Digital Recorder 12 marathon 200 LT The Equipment Hard ware The marathon 200 LT high speed camera system consists of a digital recorder a camera head that is connected to a GBit Ethernet or a glass fibre and an optional TFT touch screen see Figure on P 5 We would now like to describle the component parts in detail Interfaces of the Digital Recorder The recorder is based on industrial computer IPC standards and supplies the common interfaces The recorder device is powered by an external 12 Volt power supply pack with the necessary direct current voltage Please use the included power supply pack only since otherwise the device may become damaged Interfaces Audio 5 1 4 x USB 2 0 1 x RS 232 1 x FireWire 1394a 1x 10 100 LAN 1 x Gigabit LAN Connectors of the marathon 200 LT Recorder front side a eng o ORE ape O12 Pa ZB San KR O ce S Ai Si e SE a i i d s Z K f a o dal m a 1r P Ve ee Ki EN BR n KN Daer Master switch button Electricity supply for power sup
28. ply pack Electricity supply touch screen Trigger connection BNC GBit Ethernet connection LAN connection USB connection socket USB connection socket FireWire 1394a 10 Monitor VGA outlet also for touch screen 11 Serial interface COM for touch screen 12 Video 13 S Video 14 Glass fibre connection for camera head optio nal 15 Audio connections SE ee Di Manual 13 marathon 200 LT Recorder back side marathon 200 LT Recorder side view Dimensions marathon 200 LT Recorder 14 marathon 200 LT External Measurements of the Recorder Without the Fixation Bars Width 250 mm Height 145 mm Depth 250 mm Ambient Conditions for the Recorder Service Conditions Operable temperature range In an environment of 5 38 C with specified permanent hard drive 24 hrs 7 days Change in temperature max 10 C 30 min Relative atmospheric moisture 10 90 Atmospheric pressure 700 1100 hPa Accumulation of condensation noncondensing Storage Conditions Temperature range In an environment of 20 to 60 C Relative atmospheric moisture 0 90 Atmospheric pressure 280 1100 hPa Accumulation of condensation noncondensing Interfaces of the Touch screen Optional TF T touch screen 1 Connection socket special Touch screen cable 2 Service Jack If you purchased the system with the high definition Touch screen 1024 x 768 Pixels you need to connect it to the recorder using th
29. r signals Specifying pre trigger and post trigger times Manual 41 Pre and Post trigge Pretrigger 2 Posttrigger 2 Record whole trigger Record whole trigger If you select this point recording is done as long as the trigger is active Image trigger ROI 4 ROI In this context you can set the threshold for the brightness of the image trigger 0 100 as well as define the range which should be controlled You need only to pull up the area with the mouse or with the touchpad yellow rectangle If the brightness in this active area ROI changes now and exceeds the set threshold value the trigger is activated 42 marathon 200 LT 5 Back Using this key control is transferred up one menu level Playing back recordings If you load a recording from the browser or using Playing back recordings Play Last for playback this is presented in a new context Basically with this presentation the time line time axis is displayed below the video as can be recognized in video extract programmes L I d m eg Hy Kann KL LAK EEN ER Er NA i 2 u p mmm u A a el ET BR A ECTS Pereira H FE T MTN GEZAI 1 The Timeline displays an overview of the Timeline whole recording in small individual images With the finger or mouse you can quickly go through the recording by browsing through the time line to find interesting scenes quickly 2 With the Splitter Key yo
30. ra which can be reused very quickly is a big advantage when it comes to 24 7 ring memory operating efficient use of work time The marathon 200 LT mode also offers the ring memory operating mode which lets it operate the system 24 7 With this operating mode the last 1 hours always remain in memory You can install and set up the camera in a machine with the result that even if an event occurs only once during the week it is properly recorded A large number of possible settings of the intelligent integrated trigger function expands the range of use further The marathon 200 LT can be operated with a colour or black and white camera head depending on the application The used CCD chips in both camera heads are extremely light sensitve meaning that it is even possible to dispense additional lighting in many cases This applies particularly to the black and white head which is 2 3 times more light sensi tive than the colour version 10 marathon 200 LT By using a very small camera head it is possible to use the camera even in parts of a machine which are difficult to reach Extremly light sensitive and small camera heads The camera head can be connected to the recor der via Gbit Ethernet or glass optical fibre GOF Particularly over longer distances the glass fibre connection offers advanta ges because of its almost unlimited cable length The whole system is compactly designed and in conjunc tion with the excepti
31. t The latest manuals and documentations apply The technical data specified by us have been measu red by our methods and equipment properties are guaranteed only under these conditions It is the user s responsibility to test and determine suitability for intended use i e use under conditions of use gsvitec GmbH accepts no liability for this Each time you update your data make backup copies on an external storage medium e g external hard disk We do not accept any damage compen sation claims for loss of data or any consequential damage Safety instructions Check that the main voltage matches the specifica tions of your system To disconnect the system from the power supply it is not sufficient just to switch it off It is essential to cut off the power supply by pulling out the mains plug Do not put anything inside the system through the slots and holes This could result in a short circuit or even in fire If the user does not comply with the safety regulati ons gsvitec GmbH is absolved from accident liability CE marking This system complies with the requirements of the EMV directive and safety standard EN 60950 Transport Transport the system only in its original packaging or in other packaging which provides sufficient protection against bumps knocks and damp While transporting the system it is essential to heed the following e In the case of major variations in temperature and moisture condensati
32. tomer application marathon 200 LT in zero gravity CCS Cloud Core Scanner an artistic experiment in zero gravity On occasion of the tenth parabolic flight campaign of the DLR German Aerospace Center Agnes Meyer Brandis is venturing an expe dition into 8500m altitude in order to research the activities of aerosols under the condition of zero gravity Sept 2007 On board and being activated for the very first time are the Cloud Core Scanner CCS and the new ADM Filmbox able to capture even the fastest among the tiniest The CCS is the first picture generating instrument for examining the smallest particles in the clouds interior the cloud cores so called aerosols The hovering water accumulations and its nucleus will be explored inside the laboratory CCS Flight Sphere The ADM Filmbox animation by microgravity is one apparatus for the creation and generation of moving and still images with scientific methods and artistic vision Within the ADM Filmbox four marathon 200 LT Highspeedcamera recording units were installed Even in these very difficult lighting and operating conditions at high gt 2G and zero G all units worked very well Because of the very high sensitivity and dynamic range of the cameras it was possible to install the experiment in a very small place without large and complex lighting systems but with a high quality image as result ADM Filmbox equipped with four marathon
33. u can zoom in to the Timeline Spiltter Zoom current position of the playback arrow in the timeline or expand these in time This is very helpful in looking for an event in long recodings Manual 43 Play Pause Key 3 With the Play Pause Key you can start and Zoom Key 4 Save sequence CODEC 44 marathon 200 LT 5 pause a playback The playback is done with the image rate setting in Setup Playframes With the Zoom Key you can zoom in on the recording The image is then magnified by a factor of two You can now scroll the image within the window with the mouse or by using the finger Using the Save Key you call up the dialogue of a sequence to be played saved In this dialogue you can decide if you wish to save the recordings as AVI or image sequences in diffe rent formats bmp jpeg etc The sequence is saved according to the positions of the In and Out Marking 10 and 11 Cave Select Target Format only B Bit output TIFF DPX Jr2 EXA PHG BMP JPF Select Target Base Directory CWerorg ingerenden Render Render Cancel If you choose the AVI media format then another dialogue is displayed to you wherein you can decide the CODEC compression algorithm that you wish to use A procedure or programme is described as Codec if it codes decodes and or compresses data or signals digitally According to the quality of the Codec and the compression settings visible image quality losses may b
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