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1. 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 80 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 8 5 Disk Memory Benchmark DiskBench utility allows you to benchmark either your disk volumes or computer s internal memory to obtain the fastest possible recording and playback speeds under various image size and conditions Selected D RAM 90 38 MB E C 43 18 GB 0 71 82GB Step 1 Max 114 94 fps at 33 73 MB sec min 0 002s Max 0 216s avg 0 009s Double click on an Available item to add it to the Selected list Step 2 Max 113 93 fps at 33 43 MB sec min 0 002s Max 0 385s avg 0 009s Double click on any Selected item to remove it from the list SS C Test all selected destination simultaneously Test all selected destination sequentially Time step 2 6 02 sec Step 1 Max 145 58 fps at 42 72 MB sec min 0 003s Max 0 168s avg 0 007s Image Information Step 2 Max 166 01 fps at 48 72 MB sec min 0 003s Max 0 075s avg 0 006s Image Size Width x Height Image Bit Depth Playback Benchmarks on RAM 640 x 480 8 Max 17129 93 fps at 5026 90 MB sec min 4294967295 000s Max 0 000s avg 0 0 i Playback Benchmarks on C Number of Image to Stream 1000 Max 180 77 fps at 53 05 MB sec min 0 004s Max 0 103s avg 0 006s Playback Benchmarks on D Reports Max 159 32 fps at 46 75 MB sec min 0 003s Max 0 132s avg 0 006s Recording Benchmarks writing Bee ee ee
2. leaving interpolation to application level A Bayer filter mosaic is a color filter array for arranging RGB color filters on a square grid of photo sensors The term derives from the name of its inventor Dr Bryce E Bayer of Eastman Kodak and refers to a particular arrangement of color filters used in most single chip digital image sensors used in digital cameras camcorders and scanners to create a color image The filter pattern is 50 green 25 red and 25 blue and hence is also called BGGR GBRG GRBG or RGGB depending on the color of the first pixel in a 2x2 pixel square Bryce Bayer s patent called the green photo sensors uminance sensitive elements and the red and blue ones chrominance sensitive elements He used twice as many green elements as red or blue to mimic the human eye s greater resolving power with green light The raw output of Bayer filter cameras is referred to as a Bayer pattern image Since each pixel is filtered to record only one of three colors two thirds of the color data is missing from each To obtain a full color image various demosaicing algorithms can be used to interpolate a set of complete red green and blue values for each pixel Different algorithms requiring various amounts of computing power result in final images of varying quality 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 35 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 12 2 Bayer Conv
3. 6 Sunday is 0 W Week of year as decimal number with Monday as first day of week 00 51 X Date representation for current locale X Time representation for current locale y Year without century as decimal number 00 99 MY Year with century as decimal number u Milliseconds as decimal number 000 999 r Microseconds as decimal number 000 999 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 49 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 5 4 Time Source Settings Image time stamping is typically performed when the image is received from the camera driver API Because of that it does not correspond to the exact time at which the camera sensor exposes The delay is typically equal to the sensor read out time plus the transfer time needed for all pixels to be received inside the computer memory plus the time the Windows Thread Scheduler will need to notify TroublePix that a new frame is ready This total time is dependent on the capture media and some other parameters like the pixel clock At worst when the media bandwidth is used at its maximum the time stamp can be off by up to 1 fps TroublePix Settings Playback a Startup Display Time Source Auto Naming Recording Driver Time Stamp Meinberg dll Time Source Meinberg Receiver Description Source Meinberg Clock Copyright c Meinberg Funkuhren Bad Pyrmont Germany By default each captured image is tim
4. Refresh wd Thumbnails To rename a file or view its properties click Properties Delete Optionally small large or thumbnail icons can be displayed eee Image Format BGR 24 8 LB UL Resolution 640 x 480 et File Size 23 74 MB by selecting the appropriate menu entry from the View popup menu 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 30 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com When moving the mouse pointer over a video file important information is displayed on a tool tip window such as image format and resolution allocated frames file size etc Di File Information OH File Information File Name ballon_1000fps seq File Name dog_race avi Description No Description Allocated Frames 187 Estimated Duration 00 00 00 016 Frame Rate 30 00 fps Image Format BGR Image Width 640 Allocated Frames 17 Image Height 480 Frame Rate 1000 93 fps Channel Bit Depth 24 Image Format Mono Total Bit Depth 8 Image Width 520 Image Size 900 KB uncompressed Image Height 500 File Size 82 42 MB Channel Bit Depth 8 Total Bit Depth 8 Image Size 293 90 KB File Size 4 21 MB 3 11 3 Defining a Selection Range The Selection Range defines a portion of interest in the current sequence It is represented by the blue section on the Coarse Slider that corresponds to the entire length of the Fine Slider Defining a selection range is useful when just part of a sequence needs to
5. The camera will then consistently take pictures and TroublePix compares them against the reference If there is any difference between the two then something has moved in the scene that the camera is viewing Motion detection algorithms will also use a threshold value which is the amount that an image must differ against the reference in order to be considered as motion detection Threshold values allow you to fine tune a particular motion detection algorithm for most needs Two image processing algorithms are available depending of the nature of the scene or image to be monitored Mean Gray and Absolute Difference described below 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 66 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 7 4 2 Mean Gray Algorithm Calculates the average gray level in the defined ROI of the image e wesen The Gray Level represents the brightness of a pixel The value Condition On image turns black On image turns white associated with a pixel representing its lightness from black to Ns white Typically for a 8 bit monochrome image it s defined as a value from O to 255 with O being black and 255 being white As a conclusion this algorithm detects light changes in an image C 50 Gray Level Frames sequence The Mean Gray algorithm supports color images as well as monochrome 7 4 3 Absolute Difference Algorithm Calculates absolute difference betw
6. Current location Program Files Common Files Norpix Available modules Name AudioFeederFilter ImgFeederFilter Status Registered Registered Technical Support support norpix com Path C Program Files Common Files Norpix udioFeederFilter ax IS C Program Files Common Files Worpix ImgFeederFilter ax C Program Files Common Files Worpix devices NoxAccus C Program Files Common Files Norpix devices Andor Nop C Program Files Common Files Norpix devices NpxAVT dll C Program Files Common Files Norpix devices NpxAVTU C Program Files Common Files Norpix devices MpxAVTU C Program Files Common Files Norpix devices NpxBandit C Program Files Common Files Norpix devices NpxBandit C Program Files Common Files Norpix devices NpxBandit C Program Files Common Files Norpix devices NoxBasler C Program Files Common Files Norpix devices NpxBasler e Note Register Manager 32 bit or 64 bit version is installed depending on what version of TroublePix you are using In case you are using both do not attempt to use Register Manager 32 bit with TroublePix 64 bit or vice versa Unregistered Registered Unregistered NpxAccuStream NpxAndor NpxAVT NpxAVTUNI NpxAVTUniversal NpxBanditlIcy NpxBanditIIMy NpxBanditlIRGB NpoxBasler 13946 NpxBaslerGigE Unregistered Unregistered Unregistered Unregistered Unregistered Unregistered Unregistered 8 4 NorPix Logger Developed as a 32 bi
7. If loop recording enabled the timestamp of the first frame in the current loop E The timestamp of the very first recorded frame for loop recording only System time when the recording starts System time when an input event occurs see Input Control 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 48 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com Time and date formats for time stamp representation are customizable Insert different tokens to define a time and or date format noticing the sample output To restore time date formats to their default values click on the Reset button A list of available time stamp tokens and their meanings is presented below Token Description H M S Current time Y m d Current date a Abbreviated weekday name A Full weekday name b Abbreviated month name B Full month name C Date and time representation appropriate for locale d Day of month as decimal number 01 31 H Hour in 24 hour format 00 23 l Hour in 12 hour format 01 12 j Day of year as decimal number 001 366 m Month as decimal number 01 12 M Minute as decimal number 00 59 p Current locale s A M P M indicator for 12 hour clock S Second as decimal number 00 59 U Week of year as decimal number with Sunday as first day of week 00 53 w Weekday as decimal number 0
8. OK or press Enter to apply the changes dit Marker I Name Marker s name goes here Description Marker s description goes here 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 23 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 6 6 Exporting Markers Marker list can be exported as Microsoft Excel DEE Frame index 4095 Timestamp 12 03 11 08 39 34 916791 XLS or Comma Separated Values CSV file Relative 00 00 40 939999 Relative to previous 00 00 02 790035 Description Marker description goes here To export markers right click on the Marker List P 13 Keyboard Event Frame index 3816 and select Export from the contextual menu Timestamp 12 03 11 08 39 39 196756 Relative 00 00 38 149964 Note Exporting as PDF file may be possible To find out more Relative to previous 00 00 01 349990 ae Description Keyboard Generated Event check out the Printing Markers section 3 6 7 Printing Markers To print out markers right click on the Marker List Ree Frame index 4095 Timestamp 12 03 11 08 39 34 916791 and select Print from the contextual menu Relative 00 00 40 939999 Relative to previous 00 00 02 790035 Note a virtual printer driver with PDF support can be installed to DURO E 13 Keyboard Event have markers printed to a PDF file EEE E EE Timestamp 12 03 11 08 39 32 126756 Relative 00 00 38 149964 Relative to previous 00 00 01 349990 Description K
9. When dosing a RAM sequence Ask if the sequence has to be saved TroublePix can record in real time live images as they are delivered by the camera Two file formats are supported Sequence File seq a NorPix proprietary video file format and standard Windows Movie File avi video file format Please note that when recording to AVI format some features are not available such as loop recording review while recording or recording to memory To be able to use these features it is required to select the Sequence File format as the default output format Pre allocate RAM sequence option allows allocating and reserving the necessary amount of internal memory before starting a new recording to RAM This will ensure that the video sequence will fit and the allocated memory can t be used for other purpose Please note that if the recording is stopped before filling up the allocated memory the remaining memory can not be used to record another sequence as it has been already reserved There are a few options when closing a RAM sequence Discard sequence default Ask if the sequence has to be saved and Auto save using current file naming scheme 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 52 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 5 7 Playback Settings When playing back a sequence an important parameter is the playback speed By default TroublePix tries to play the sequence at the same speed as th
10. emm ee En Full Screen To enable Full Screen mode select View Toggle Full Screen F12 To go back click on the Exit button on the Control Panel or simply use the F12 or Esc keyboard shortcuts Full Screen mode is compatible with a multi display computer configuration 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 37 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 15 Printing a Captured Image TroublePix supports printing images from the current sequence Depending on frame resolution you may need to adjust paper size and orientation To setup your printer select File Printer Settings Ctrl Shift S i Name Microsoft XPS Document Writer Properties Status Ready Type Microsoft XPS Document Writer Where XPSPort Comment Paper Orientation Size Letter D Source Automatically Select Network To preview the image before printing it select File Print Preview Ctrl Shift V AA TroublePix KS 0 fps Playback Playback Position 5 Total 17 Recording Position Timestamp 15 28 53 888 Selection 1 17 Mono 8 8 158 0 RGB 255 255 255 Zoom X 100 100 Duration 00 00 00 016 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 38 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com In playback mode browse for a specific frame and select File Print Ctrl Shift P Microsolt MS Document Wiker Ready Microsoft X
11. in short time after you submit the information above you will receive an email containing your license code and information on how to register it Attached to email you ll find a license npx file containing the authorization codes Save this file to a desired location and follow the emailed instructions to register it It is strongly recommended to keep a copy of the license npx file safe 1 5 2 Licensing with an USB Key A license based on a USB key allows you to run TroublePix on different computers The USB key must remain plugged in to one of the computer s USB ports while TroublePix is running To use this method start by installing the Sentinel driver Users who purchased TroublePix directly from NorPix can install it from the provided TroublePix CD Those who downloaded the software can find it here http www norpix com Download Sentinellnstaller exe To instal the Sentinel driver please follow this procedure http www norpix com support fag php sentinel After the Sentinel driver installation has completed successfully locate the npx license file and use Sysinfo application to register it If you don t have a license file yet contact NorPix either by phone at 1 514 846 0009 or by email at sales norpix com to request one To get a license code we only need to know the camera frame grabber you re planning to use Remember that even if you use your USB based license to run TroublePix on different computers only one
12. 1 Audio Trigger This plugin monitors an audio input line and notifies TroublePix when the audio level is higher than a certain value A valid license code is required to run this plugin To get one please contact NorPix at sales norpix com To get started select the capture audio device and sound format set a threshold value and start monitoring the audio line Adjust the threshold value while watching the audio level indicators Select an action to be executed by TroublePix when sound is detected Audio Input Level Available actions are Device Microphone Logitech USB Headse Properties S Format 96 kHz stereo 16 bit gt None Testing Mode Left gt Start Recording Right Lt gt Stop Recording 0 Threshold 90 100 gt Pre Post ae gt Mark Frame Action None Testing ati Upon trigger Rearm Delay 1000 ms gt Set Reference Time med Optionally a post trigger action can be executed upon sound detection either immediately or after some delay Available post trigger actions are gt Do nothing default gt Rearm if selected the trigger will rearm itself automatically gt Stop Monitoring stops monitoring audio input level stops the audio capture 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 61 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com Finally click on the Arm button to arm the trigger That will put the module in a waiting state waiting for
13. Inc All rights reserved 21 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 6 2 Valid vs Invalid Markers Valid markers are linked to existing frames and shown as green symbols However if a marked frame gets overwritten during a loop recording the associated marker will become invalid since it no longer corresponds to an image Invalid markers are shown as gray symbols 3 6 3 Adding or Removing Markers Usually frames are marked based on events captured from external I O devices However in some scenarios where such a device is missing a keyboard generated event can be used to simulate an external trigger Frames can be marked during recording by using the F11 keyboard shortcut Note For better accuracy it is highly recommended to use an external I O device Mark Unmark Frame Ctrl F11 Go to Frame Jump to Pre Post Event Save Selection s Export Selection as avi Export Selection as mov During playback a frame can be marked unmarked as follows gt using the Coarse Slider locate the frame you want to mark unmark gt right click on the slider thumb and select Mark Unmark Frame Ctrl F11 from the contextual menu 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 22 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 6 4 Browsing Markers Valid markers are presented on the Coarse Slider as green triangles Moving the mouse pointer ov
14. ON Hermes Entering Write Thread TroublePix Enter Acquisition Monitor TroublePix availMem 1 10 GB lt gt 3656 frames TroublePix Time frame range 5 42 TroublePix Set video buffer size range 5 42 Save As Save amp Send Copy Clear Select All Suspend status log 45 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 5 TroublePix Settings 5 1 Startup Settings Mainly this tab is used to adjust what TroublePix does at start up Grabber In the Grabber section you can chose to reload the ESCHER GC 7 Reload last grabber most recently used grabber or force the software E Starting with a specified grabber E Reload last sequence S E Jump to Pre Post event position after loading a sequence In the Sequence section you can define whether or Miscellaneous not TroublePix should reload the most recently ee ee E Do not load any external plugin opened disk sequence Di E Optimize layout for low screen resolutions Check the Jump to Pre Post event option to go directly to that position when a sequence is loaded For more information about Pre Post events please refer to the Pre Post Triggering section Speed up the application start up by selecting not to load any I O module or and external plug in These options are not recommended if your system depends on one of these software components If you wish to have a log about Troubl
15. TroublePix allowing the user to gt Convert sequence file to standard or compressed AVI files gt Extract individual frames from sequence files to a series of individual image files of various standards TIFF JPEG BMP PNG JPEG2000 etc gt Perform image processing like Bayer conversion Brightness contrast or color correction LUT processor gt Process sequence files in batches gt Extract split reduce and expand sequence files FS equences 2bit color Pisel pack zen FS equences ballon_1000fps seq FS equences ballon_1604fps seq FS equencesMoon 12bit LE seg Clear all Operation type D Apply Plugin D Export Sequences Apply Plugin Esport Delete intermediate files Te 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 77 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 8 2 Sequence Header Editor Sequence Header Editor is a 32 bit application specially designed to allow the user to view or edit the information stored in a sequence header Because the header contains important information about the sequence image size and format frame rate etc it is strongly recommended to use this utility very carefully Any wrong information stored in sequence header could lead to unexpected errors On some rare occasions when the sequence header was not saved properly i e computer crushed while recording advanced users can edit the faulty header using a
16. as the license file and the USB key match When you install TroublePix a small utility called SysInfo is included in TroublePix installation folder Run this utility before contacting NorPix to request a license To access this application directly from TroublePix select License Information Ctrl Shift L from the Help menu SysInfo will launch and display the machine code required to activate your license as shown below Machine Code fEF45043E 438 Copy to clipboard MAC address ODOEOC337824 ee HDD Serial BCFCRIE eT UA selira codes let Pulse Generators 51000 Demo version Machine Code GE TroublePix Color Remapping 57000 Demo version Machine Code protect Trouble Motion Detection 57000 Demo version Machine Code protect Hermes AFI S1000 Demo version Machine Code protected Protection Level 4 51000 Demo version Machine Code protected d II Search for network key on IP address Add authorization code s 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 7 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 1 5 1 Licensing with a Machine Code Start by running the SysInfo program located in TroublePix folder which will show you the machine code Contact NorPix either by phone at 1 514 846 0009 or email at sales norpix com and ask for a license We need to know your computer s machine code and the grabber you re planning to use If you choose to write us an email
17. be added at the user s request The Input Control tab displays information related to input devices input event to monitor and actions to take To create a new event double click on the Add new event line or click on the Add button To modify an existing event select it from the list and adjust its parameters To delete an event click on the Delete button 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 25 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com There are several parameters to set gt Name a user defined name of the monitored event gt Driver a list of all I O drivers supported by TroublePix that successfully initialized an input device The input device must be properly installed and connected to the computer gt Device a list of all input devices detected by TroublePix The source may be a grabber frame grabber with input support or an external device For a list of all supported external I O devices please visit http www norpix com support compatibleio php Line Key a list of all available input lines for the selected device Polling delay the interval at which the input line will be polled If the value is too low non stop polling will occur needlessly consuming system resources However a very high value might miss an event For instance if the input signal goes from low to high and back to low between two polling actions TroublePix would not notice any change If yo
18. be saved or when searching for a specific frame in a particularly long sequence The default selection range includes the whole sequence so when you open a sequence all frames are selected To modify the selection range drag the two small cursors located below the slider A tool tip window will indicate the duration of the selection as you drag _ eeng LL 1 11 48 45 851 CH Timestamp 11 48 45 851 Frames 383 Duration 00 00 12 242 Each slider has two labels located at its extremities giving the time stamps of the oldest and newest captured frames for the Coarse Slider and the beginning and the end of selection for the Fine Slider 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 31 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 11 4 The Playback Bar The Playback Bar provides the customary commands for use when playing back recorded sequences To be more accessible the playback controls are displayed as an image overlay jump to the start of the playback range 4 rewind an oy fast forward step back begin playback stop playback step forward jump to the end of the playback range repeat playback at the end of the playback range stop playback at the end of the playback range Because the playback controls are displayed as an image overlay you may want to apply a transparency factor to be able see the image underneath them For
19. computer at a time can be running the software for a given license 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 8 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com 2 Graphical User Interface 2 1 Overview Technical Support support norpix com When you launch TroublePix the user interface will look as shown below Menu bar File View Hardware Tools Plugins Help Camera panel Start Stop record History panel Status panel Save rox 31 fps Review Playback Position 257 Total 1875 Recording Position 835 Destination Hard Drive Video Buffer Calculate size in Time Timestamp 12 03 47 249510 Selection 48 354 d Ae f D y 4 j f H E STOP ind Record Camera Settings Live Adjustments size limit 00 01 00 Loop hen recording position reaches layback position while reviewing Overwrite Pre Post Trigger Auto Rearm Reviewed Marker D m F selection i Playback bar Coarse slider Fine slider e Live image display ap Marker J Ad GC H gt ay KL Ki gt sonia P S reese selection Video Recording ee EE E EE Dee E O Rec
20. show up prompting for a file name and video encoding settings Save in Videos L re Recent Places 2010 02 04 Sample Videos File name ballon_1000fps mov e Save as type QuickTime Clip C mov Y Video Codec Apple Planar RGE Video Quality Normal C Force Frame Rate 0 fps If the selected codec offers additional settings clicking on the Settings button will display a codec specific custom dialog For most codecs a higher Video Quality will result in a larger file To get an uncompressed QuickTime file choose Apple None as video codec Finally note that some codecs will put watermark on the images or simply won t work if you don t have a license 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 44 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com 4 Status Information Logs are essential to understanding the activity of computer programs particularly when problems occur In software engineering a log serves to record information about a program s execution This information is typically used by programmers for debugging It can also let the user observe an application s internal status and better understand what s going on For example suppose TroublePix is unable to load the grabber you wish to use The log recorded as TroublePix attempts to perform this action could provide an indication of the cause that generates the problem TroublePix provides a built in logging feature When enabled status info
21. that are not available via the Camera Settings and Adjustments pages Future versions of TroublePix might include support for more cameras Please note that these tabs are not loaded by default To enable them check the Plugins menu 7 8 1 IDT M3 Camera Control This module allows to control and adjust some of the most important IDT M3 camera features by sending specific commands to the camera using the MVX SDK the camera API Therefore before loading the module the communication with the camera must be set up properly and tested in the MVX Control application For this module the frame grabber that connects to the IDT M3 camera must disable the serial communication in the Camera Settings Image Settings tab Otherwise the module will not be able to connect to the ra WS Bee Sync In Internal we communication port peers E n Gain dB Offset X 0 Y 200 E 0 Apply e 0 A3 Ap The Image page of the interface lets you adjust the ROI on X exposure us BIE only Sync In Gain Exposure Time Frame Rate Setting the _ ROI defines a new range for available frame rates Changing the Frame Rate LJ 100 Frame Rate sets a new range for available shutter times P en Image Settings Camera Status SN Frame Grabber The Settings page allows you to open the camera you want to use The available cameras are displayed in the list only after No camera connected Open camera choo
22. 08 or 2008 R2 For any of the operating system above both 32bit and 64 bit platforms are supported 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 5 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 1 3 Installing TroublePix To install TroublePix run TroublePix setup exe TroublePix Win64 setup exe for Windows 64 bit versions and follow the on screen instructions Depending on the camera frame grabber you re planning to use it may be necessary to install a third party device driver Refer to your camera frame grabber manual for instructions on how to install the driver You must successfully install camera driver before installing TroublePix 1 4 Updating TroublePix To benefit of new features or software improvements it is recommended to check for updates regularly and always have the latest version of the software To check for updates go to the Help menu and select Check for Updates Ctrl U Normally when you update TroublePix there is no need to uninstall the previous version Therefore no backup of the configuration file is required However on rare occasions when the differences between the two versions are so significant that make them incompatible an uninstallation may be required In such rare case a backup of the configuration file is recommended Before updating the software please visit NorPix website and check the driver compatibility list 1 Most TroublePix settings ar
23. 48 Relative 00 00 14 567443 Relative to previous 00 00 01 210165 Description Keyboard Generated Event t gt marker index and name gt frame index and time stamp associated with the marker 4 Keyboard Event Frame index 2379 Timestamp 05 16 12 11 17 13 981283 Relative 00 00 13 357278 Relative to previous 00 00 12 757192 Description Keyboard Generated Event gt relative time to a reference time stamp see Time Stamp Settings 3 Keyboard Event Frame index 2830 Timestamp 05 16 12 11 17 01 224091 Relative 00 00 00 600086 Relative to previous 00 00 06 550913 Description Keyboard Generated Event gt relative time to previous marker a description H d 2 Keyboard Event l sual Frame index 1520 Pee an icon whose color indicates whether the marker is valid EE Relative to previous 00 00 04 06073 or not green valid gray invalid Description Keyboard Generated Ev 1 Keyboard Event of F E S Frame index 7 ne JO While recording the Marker List cannot be accessed so all of the Timestamp 05 16 12 11 16 50 612443 Relative 00 00 11 988438 e P Relative to previous 00 00 00 000000 markers appear grayed out However the list is available in D r Review or Playback mode allowing access to valid markers only _ sss markers Markers are listed chronologically with the most recently captured event on top of the list 2006 2014 NorPix
24. 5 7 3 4 Color Remapping Using Non linear ASC CDL Formula 65 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 3 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com AGN D d E 66 TAL Moton Detection e td it E 66 7 4 2 Mean EE egen 67 7 4 3 Absolute Difference Algorithm sseavacticrcczeccarrarcenvsancsasnvtserdeansaaseeavaneteasieacsusmensendeneasasanabaeeeaans 67 EE SEENEN 68 Fe EE ebe 68 7 4 6 Configuring the Motion Detection Algorithm EE 69 7 4 7 Configuring the Mean Gray Algorithm ccccccssecccssecccessccceesececesceseescecsenseceeeeneeeaeeesecees 69 7 4 8 Configuring the Absolute Difference Algorithm cccccssecccssecccesscccceseccceeceseuscecseeseeenes 69 7 4 9 Configuring a Region of Interest ROI geegent enee Age Ada H 70 7 4 10 Testing the current configuration egen geed ge 71 e E 71 TENGO PUNG Sola E 72 7 7 NI Pulse Generator Traditional NI DAQ esieggngedugeg iere 72 PAS ea A a E e eE E EE E EE 73 TeL DT NMa Camera CONTO ME 73 TL MDEA Camera ONO ege 74 Teo Mikrotron Camera RENE eegene 74 Tea TG Camera LONTOO eege EE EE 75 TeS Fhoton Focus Camera e de EE 76 STUDER TO a n E OE OOE EOE E 77 EN Bet TO E 77 Be Seguente Hesder E 78 ENEE 79 E gd 80 8 5 Disk Memory Benchmark o k eegiesgeEe Eed e EE a n enin arii Naa onada 81 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 4 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 1 Getting Started 1 1 A
25. Maximum Recordable Time on RAM at 30 00 fps Playback Benchmarks reading O hours 1 min 52 sec Max Recordable Time at 30 Maximum Recordable Time on C at 30 00 fps 1 hours 23 min 51 sec Recording Benchmark on disk C Maximum Recordable Time on D at 30 00 fps i 2hours 19 min 28 sec The result of the benchmark test is essential when trying to record playback at high speeds and or very high resolutions Using this utility you will be able to find out the maximum read write data bandwidth your computer can achieve If the system is not able to write faster than the camera is outputting data mostly the software will drop frames In such case please contact NorPix for a system configuration that would be adequate to your recording playback requirements 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 81 81
26. NorPix Inc All rights reserved 58 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 5 12 Advanced Settings This page allows to backup load lock or unlock a configuration and reset settings to their default values When backing up a configuration all TroublePix and grabber settings are packed and stored to a zip compressed file You can easily switch from a configuration to another by loading different configuration files Locking a configuration will prevent any changes made to the current configuration including camera frame grabber and software settings Locking unlocking operations are password protected and should be used only by experienced users Note external plugins are not affected by this rule TroublePix Settings Reset grabber settings to their default values Reset application settings to their default values Lock Configuration File Type Association In case the password is lost it can be reset by running TroublePix with the resetpassword argument from a command window 8 C Windows system32 cmd exe Resetting grabber settings will flush all changes made to the camera frame grabber settings or adjustments However some cameras may store these changes until they are powered cycled Resetting TroublePix settings will restore all application settings to their default values To restore the sequence file type association the seq file extension to TroublePix click on
27. PS Document Writer Wher XPSPort Comment Print range Copies All Number of copies Pages Curent Image You can also browse the sequence directly from the Print Preview window using either the vertical scroll bar for a coarse search or Previous Next buttons for a frame by frame search When you are ready simply click on the Print button to print out the image To increase decrease magnification of preview image click on Zoom In Zoom Out button To exit the preview mode click on the Close button 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 39 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 16 Exporting a Captured Image To export the current frame use the File Export Image menu entry or right click on the image and select Export Image This command lets you export the current frame as a bmp jpeg png or tiff file If in Thumbnail View mode right click on the frame you wish to export and click Export Image You can also copy the desired frame to the clipboard for later use in another application id 2 3 Copy to Clipboard Export Image N Thumbnails Close tele RE eg K 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 40 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 17 Saving or Exporting a Sequence 3 17 1 Saving a Sequence Typically when using TroublePix to troubleshoot processes you w
28. TroublePix User Guide NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com Contents Oe 8 E 5 e ET We E 5 1 2 Operating System Requirements cccsccssccesccesccnsccasccsecesecesscesscasecasesseeesecessescascaseaeeseseessesees 5 Be ae oe cts E ress cen sects E E E E A A E A T 6 E ER et i a cs E E T A E AEE E A E E E T 6 L5 Ucensine Ur saiteccccdapncecenacesencdeanevapaidenvaiinanesasneneeuecdsanesaenideasagdaacesatanesssecduanesseacspamsnotacs 7 1 5 1 Licensing with a Machine Code essessessssesssrsssreserreserressrressresssrevssrersrresseeossrevssresresreseeseeeeeeses 8 Loa Ucensing annan UDB E 8 CE r EEN eegene 9 Ne 9 r a FN EE 10 E Boe 1 ale EE 10 ENEE 12 d tu 12 EE E eege 13 Pa ge ef oa Weber ra E oe nee on eee enone ee re eee enn eee 13 giele T WR OMe soins noraneiconos sana ne E E EO EE 14 GN Me ea E 14 3 2 Adjusting Grabber Properties geet 15 swa S E ln 15 De A E E E E N aa ssn E A A N 16 E Se la rt 17 Cai aa E 18 SANNE Upa RECOGE eeneg 19 SE EEN ecrini T E IERES 20 36 Mardine Frames oesie ESAE T a riei 21 R E E E EN 3e Nalla va Makd EN S eaii a AEE 22 3 6 3 Adding or Removing Markers EE 22 3 6 4 Browsing Markers aie ts ncten eh catneeatertendcccsnantbanaen deb rann TaN E N Rer EAE E RAEE TEN ATTAT 23 Saa e E e a E E ne A ee E AT 23 LOEO Ee E aa E EEEE EEEN 24 E len ar EE 24 3 6 8 How Markers Are ZEN teteteen eg cxcnecadeseadanceaxindsdsienccedswepanadaadedaxccacbedsdsdetcaddancsaeaiaaaseariow
29. abber does not appear setaspreferreddevie Load Ce in the list please refer to the Register Manager section Optionally you can set a grabber as preferred device Once set there s no need to open this dialog again Simply go to the Hardware menu and click on the Load Preferred Grabber Ctrl Alt G menu Typically when loading a grabber it starts capturing images immediately but sometimes this behavior is not desired If you don t wish the grabber to immediately start capturing images uncheck the Start LIVE acquisition option This might be helpful when using frame grabbers because they often attempt to load a configuration file that may not be defined yet Once your video capture device is loaded successfully LIVE feed from the camera will be displayed on Camera View The device automatically captures images unless the camera is set to trigger mode and no trigger pulse is running To toggle the LIVE feed on or off select LIVE Ctril L from the Hardware menu Depending on the camera or grabber you are using the video capture process may make greater or lesser demands on your computer s CPU You may occasionally wish to suspend LIVE capture temporarily to free up CPU resources for other processing 1 Loading an video capture device can fail if the grabber or camera is not connected or is currently being used by another application Please refer to the Camera Installation Manual for specific information about c
30. ables This can be used for remapping monochrome images to pseudo color Currently five predefined look up tables are available gt Rainbow gt Inverted rainbow gt Hot gt Cold gt Negative Pseudo color cannot be used with true color RGB or YUV images 7 3 2 Color Remapping Using a LUT File A comma separated text file also known as csv file format can be used to define a LUT table This type of file can be generated with any basic text editor The syntax is very simple Each line contains 4 entries the level value to be remapped followed by the blue green and red values The following rules apply gt There is no need to specify all the LUT values and entries Only the needed value must be specified All missing values will be interpreted as Leave as is gt Level can be specified as range using character Use the character to comment a line Out bound values are ignored Example Index Blue Green Red Remapping value 0 255 Q gray level will be remapped as pure blue 1 10 10 gray level 1 will be remapped as blue 1 green 1 red unchanged 200 255 255 255 255 gray levels 200 to 255 will be remapped as pure white 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 64 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 7 3 3 Color Remapping Using Linear Window Leveling Linear window leveling can be performed for pixel depth greater than 8 bits By def
31. ault TroublePix displays the 8 most significant bits of captured images Window leveling can highlight specific bit ranges of the captured images As an example a 10 bit image can be leveled in 3 ways gt 8 most significant bits bit 2 to 10 default TroublePix setting gt 8 middle significant bits bit 1 to 9 gt 8least significant bits bit O to 7 7 3 4 Color Remapping Using Non linear ASC CDL Formula The American Society of Cinematographers Color Decision List ASC CDL has defined a format for the exchange of basic primary color grading information A three parameters formula can be used to define most possible remapping and color correction out i s o p where gt out is the color graded pixel code value i is the input pixel code value O black 1 white s is slope any number O or greater nominal value is 1 0 o is offset any number nominal value is 0 p is power any number greater than 0 nominal value is 1 0 dk kk A The formula is applied to the three color values for each pixel using the corresponding slope contrast offset brightness and power gamma for each color channel The Channel pull down menu allows to select which color os a channel should be controlled Select All Channels to apply the in oe same formula for all 3 channels or select an individual color plan TT 2 00 9 wl TH ER you want to work with ee p me al The Reset button allows to reset all parameters to thei
32. blePix If the Pre Post module in TroublePix is not active the event will be ignored For more details about Pre Post Module please refer to TroublePix documentation gt Mark Frame marks the current frame of the video sequence letting the user easily identifies when a change or motion took place For more information about Event Markers please refer to the Marking Frames section gt Save Frame saves the frame on which motion has been detected The destination folder and output image format can be selected from the Settings dialog eng X Save frames to C Users nml Pictures Browse Output format Windows Bitmap Files bmp v Filename prefix Frame _ Save all frames on which motion has been detected Cancel It s also possible to enable alarm triggering only after the condition has been detected consecutively for a specified number of times e motion detected Settings Trigger only if 2 cons lt utive conditions are true 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 68 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 7 4 6 Configuring the Motion Detection Algorithm Choose among the available algorithms according to what you think will be best suitable for your needs The algorithms are described in more detail below 7 4 7 Configuring the Mean Gray Algorithm The Mean Gray Algorithm detects light changes by calculating a Algorithm Mean Gray gray
33. bnail View To view the content of a sequence using thumbnail view open the sequence and activate Show Thumbnails Ctril T option from the View menu Another way would be to right click on the display and select Thumbnails Show Thumbnails from the pop up menu The images in the sequence are displayed as thumbnails Use the or keys to increase or decrease thumbnail size respectively Browse the sequence using standard scrolling keyboard shortcuts Up Down Left Right Page Up Line Up Line Down Page Down Home End keys The mouse wheel if present can be used to scroll the view vertically Click on a thumbnail to get some information about it and move the playback position to that image or double click to disable thumbnail view mode Select Thumbnails Sub Sampling from the contextual menu to display thumbnails with a sub r ale aes oe i SC a a ei S sampling rate Please enter a value between 1 and half of frame count Co canes 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 34 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 12 Bayer Conversion 3 12 1 About Bayer Conversion Bayer conversion is the process by which raw images from a Bayer camera are color converted using a Bayer interpolation algorithm Some cameras equipped with a Bayer filter will perform the color interpolation process before images are sent to output However most cameras do not do this
34. bout TroublePix TroublePix is a professional software solution for using high speed digital video recording to monitor and troubleshoot rapidly evolving processes A typical application is to monitor production line jams in packaging operations This requires live image display from a camera continuous recording and simultaneous playback operations TroublePix supports a wide variety of high resolution and high speed digital cameras TroublePix lets you continuously record digital video data to a computer memory or hard disk so that when a problem occurs you can detect it diagnose it and ultimately prevent it from happening in future Simply launch TroublePix point the camera to the area to troubleshoot set up the software for loop recording and start recording Captured images will be continuously stored either to RAM or hard disk When a trouble event occurs review the captured images to identify the problem Furthermore captured images can be exported individually or as video file to widely known formats allowing you to share the content with other PC Mac Linux users TroublePix provides simultaneous triplex functionality record review and playback 1 2 Operating System Requirements Windows XP Professional or Home Edition with Service Pack 2 or later Windows Vista Home Basic Home Premium Business Ultimate or Enterprise Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Professional Ultimate or Enterprise Windows Server 2003 20
35. can be changed on the Display Settings page 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 36 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 13 Adjusting the Zoom TroublePix can display images using various zoom factors The default zoom factor is 100 1 1 That means one screen pixel corresponds to one camera sensor pixel The zoom factor is reported on the bottom status bar and can be adjusted from the View Zoom menu Also the following keyboard shortcuts are available gt add key on the numeric keypad or Ctrl to zoom in gt subtract key on the numeric keypad or Ctrl to zoom out gt multiply key on the numeric keypad or Ctrl Oo zero to reset the zoom to 100 When the View Fit Image to Window F10 option is checked the image is stretched to use the entire display area preserving the image aspect ratio In this mode the zoom parameter is ignored 3 14 Displaying in Full Screen Mode In Full Screen mode all tool bars status bars and window borders are hidden letting the views fill the entire display area To ensure access to some of the main features a Control Panel is created at the top of the screen The panel can be oriented either horizontally or vertically so that it can be positioned on any side of the screen The orientation can be changed from the pop up menu displayed when you right click on the Control Panel s title bar les Za EE Panel La
36. commended that you select the Fast compression feature which uses a multi core optimized compression algorithm If using Lossy JPEG compression a quality of 75 or higher is considered visually lossless Real time recording with compression is a very powerful feature in TroublePix It is mostly useful when you want to record for longer periods using less memory or disk space while maintaining practically the same level of quality as uncompressed data However compression demands more computational power than recording uncompressed data and therefore requires a stronger PC configuration Our recommendation for minimum system requirements would be an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor with 2 GB of RAM for recording 640x480 monochrome sequences at 30 fps Real time compression can be performed either to disk or RAM When loop recording to disk the Fixed image size parameter must be set because compressed images vary in size This value determines the entire video buffer size and it must be large enough to hold any compressed image in the loop If it is too small for a given image compression will fail and the result will be a black image To avoid that simply point the camera to the scene you want to record and click on the Estimate button to have TroublePix estimating a fixed image size value Compressing a sequence is similar to saving it The only difference is that you have to enable compression and set the appropriate parameters for co
37. e loading the module the frame grabber that connects to the Optronis camera must be loaded and the serial communication must be enabled from the Camera Settings tab Otherwise the controls are disabled e Record Camera Settings Supported parameters are ROI Frame Rate Shutter Time een SE Geet Sensitivity Gain Black Level Setting the ROI defines a new ra SizeX 1280 Y 1024 sensitivity P 25 range for available frame rates Changing the Frame Rate sets ES SS SIGN Black Level a new range for available shutter times g 212 Apply o 255 Other settings are External Sync OFF ON Sync Source ri Cable Grabber Sync Polarity Low High Sync Mode Edge 3000 Frame Rate Level Mirror Mode OFF X Only Y Only X and Y and FPN g wo correction enabled or disabled Sa 5 External Sync OFF Sync Polarity High Other camera features can be configured via the Serial ee Sync Source Grabber Sync Mode Edge vd Communication tab by sending camera specitic commands to ro mode the camera Check the camera manual to find out more about enable FPN Correction the communication protocol and supported commands 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 75 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com 7 8 5 Photon Focus Camera Control This module lets you adjust the Photon Focus camera features via serial communication using the PFRemote API Therefore before loading t
38. e one it was recorded at You can however force a custom playback speed During playback you can modify the speed using the Playback Speed Slider as described in the Controlling the Playback Speed section To automatically see the Playback Speed Slider when starting playback select Show speed slider when playback starts The speed can be altered up to 400 in either direction forward or backward If you do not select Reset speed to default value when playback stops the altered speed will be used the next time playback starts ee TroublePix Settings Recording Playback Export ANI Advanced Playback Speed E Force custom speed DU fps E Reset speed to default value when playback stops Show speed slider when playback starts Playback Controls Transparency Because the playback controls are displayed as an image overlay you can adjust their transparency by simply dragging the horizontal slider to an optimum value so that the image and the controls are visible The transparency range is from 0 to 90 Playback Controls Transparency 75 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 53 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 5 8 Export Settings This tab lets you set the default options for exporting an image or snippet see Saving or Exporting a Sequence for more details Exporting a snippet is equivalent to saving the current selection as a new sequence or as widel
39. e stamped using the current computer time System Clock However TroublePix also supports some other time source devices For a complete list of supported hardware please visit the link below http www norpix com products streampix5 modules clock_syncronization php Please note that the external time sources can be selected only if you have purchased the External Time Source option 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 50 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com 5 5 Auto Naming Settings Technical Support support norpix com The Automatic File Naming feature is one of the many powerful TroublePix features that generates file names automatically without requiring user input each time a snippet is saved or exported By default when TroublePix starts recording it uses a standard method to generate file names This behavior can be customized according to your preferences Enable automatic file naming feature and type a naming scheme in the edit box making sure that the resulting name will lead to a valid and unique file name We recommend testing the new scheme on a short recording before using it for a complete session Once the naming scheme is in place can be used either by creating new files via the File menu or by clicking on the Save button fi rouble Setia o Auto Naming Recording Playback Enable Automatic File Naming for newly created files Naming scheme SY 96m 3H 2M 5 Select a token
40. e stored to a configuration file TroublePix ini For Windows XP users the configuration file is located in C Documents and Settings lt username gt Application Data Norpix TroublePix folder For Windows Vista and Windows 7 users the default location is C Users lt username gt AppData Roaming Norpix TroublePix For quick access to the configuration file go to the Tools menu and select Configuration File Ctr F9 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 6 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 1 5 Licensing TroublePix To run your camera frame grabber within TroublePix you must have a valid license code When purchasing the software directly from NorPix a CD is provided containing the installation kit the license file and the documentation In case you downloaded the software the license file can be requested either by email at sales norpix com or by phone at 1 514 846 0009 When doing so it is important to mention the camera and or frame grabber you re planning to use You will receive an email with a file attachment containing a TroublePix license A TroublePix license must be associated with a physical device that could be either a computer using its unique machine code or a USB key In practical terms a license based on a machine code is tied to the computer on which your copy of TroublePix is installed A license based on a USB key can be moved around from computer to computer as long
41. ePix status check Enable status log For more information about logging please refer to the Status Information section When the Optimize layout for low screen resolutions option is checked the layout changes so that it fits better to a low screen resolution typically less than 768 pixels in height This option gets checked automatically if TroublePix detects a low display resolution at first start up 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 46 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 5 2 Display Settings This tab lets you customize default settings for all views If you re capturing monochrome images with a HK Bayer sensor camera an image conversion can be a applied to get a color image Click the Enable Bayer V Bayer Conversion CCD Pattern BS GB RG Conversion check box and select the Bayer pattern es dl Enable Bayer conversion for exports that matches the one used by the camera sensor I Color Balance 6 Manual For more information about the Bayer conversion please refer to the Bayer Conversion section Automatic Algorithm Gray World S The Bayer conversion alters only the displayed Zoom images so when saving exporting to another file ii eegene Adjust the zoom to display deinterlaced images the images are not changed To save export Bayer processed images select Enable Bayer conversion for exports Color Balance sometimes
42. een two image ROIs Basically this algorithm is based on comparing the current video frame with previous one or with a static reference image called Background Image This algorithm can be accurately fine tuned since two parameters are adjustable Algorithm Absolute Difference e ROI defining how many pixels reported to the total Reference Image 7 Previous Constant ROI need to change compared to the reference to assert an event e Gray Level defining how much the pixel intensity must change in order to be perceived as motion So technically both conditions must be true in order to trigger an event For using only one condition make sure you set the other to zero 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 67 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 7 4 4 Configuring Motion Detector Following parameters have to be configured gt Action represents the event to trigger in case of motion detected gt Algorithm the motion detection algorithm gt ROI the monitored region of interest inside the image 7 4 5 Configuring the Action When motion is detected one of the following action can be triggered Do Nothing Testing mode for testing and system calibration purposes only gt Start Recording starts a recording if TroublePix is ready to record gt Stop Recording stops the current recording gt Pre Post sends a Pre Post event to Trou
43. end to store the sequence for an extended period of time it is recommended that you use compression to save disk space This dialog lets you to enable disable compression and change compression parameters as needed Default compression parameters are set on the Compression Settings page For more details please refer to the Compression Settings section 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 41 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Note when using JPEG compression the sequence must be saved to a NTFS disk partition 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 2010 02 04 Sample Videos File name sample hi Save as type Nompix Sequence File seg Y Edit description Paper Jam Compression Type EI Fast Jpeg Quality 3 75 ri mage sze Bytes 9 Technical Support support norpix com 42 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 17 2 Exporting a Sequence to a Windows Movie File When exporting a sequence to a Windows compatible file format it is converted to a movie file with the avi extension AVI files can be displayed using a variety of media players and are easily shared TroublePix also supports playback of AVI files There are significant differences between SEQ files and AVI files SEQ files contain the image data in raw format along with a time stamp for each and every frame and additional information such as a description AVI files also contain the image da
44. er a green triangle will display an information window describing the marker Valid markers can be easily browsed Either click on a green triangle on the Coarse Slider or a green icon on the Marker List to display the related frame Alternatively you can use Ctrl Left Arrow to jump to previous marker or Ctrl Right Arrow to jump to the next one vA f f e f A 16 31 04 735 16 31 16 738 Di Paper Jam Frame index 57 Timestamp 16 31 11 678 16 31 04 735 Description USB 1024L5 gt AD gt Level High gt Mark Event 16 31 16 738 3 6 5 Editing Markers Some information about valid markers are editable P 15 Keyboard Event Frame index 4116 during playback or review mode only To edit a leni rap eee e e a i Relative to previous 00 00 00 209952 marker simply locate it in the Marker List and Description Keyboard Generated Event F 14 Keyboard Ewent follow one of the procedure below Fae E Timestamp 12 03 11 08 39 34 916791 Relative 00 00 40 959999 gt right click on it and select Edit from the Relative to previous 00 00 02 790035 Description Keyboard Generated Event popup menu 13 Keyboard Event Frame index 3816 e e Timestamp 12 03 11 08 39 32 126756 gt double click on it Relative 00 00 38 149964 Relative to previous 00 00 01 349990 Description Keyboard Generated Event gt press the Enter key You ll be presented with a dialog asking for a marker name and description When done simply click
45. era frame rate The size limit is relative to the available space Available RAM and disk space may both fluctuate considerably depending on computer s activity Click the Refresh button to reset the slider s indication of maximum possible recording length as determined by the space available at that moment The Loop section lets you set loop recording parameters Loop recording means that when your predefined record length fills up TroublePix continues recording overwriting older frames from the beginning of the video buffer For example with a record length of 5 minutes you get a sliding window of 5 minutes of captured history that continuously moves forward with the present Loop recording can run for days without clogging computer resources since only a limited number of frames are stored During a review of the last loop the recording position may reach the area being reviewed in which case two options are available Overwrite and Stop Recording If Overwrite is selected TroublePix 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 19 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com will break out from review mode returning to LIVE display as otherwise it would overwrite what you are reviewing If however Stop Recording is selected TroublePix stops recording before the collision occurs Reviewing is discussed in more details in the Reviewing while Recording section The Pre Post triggering is a special rec
46. ersion in TroublePix TroublePix includes Bayer conversion functionality at display level only That means TroublePix always records captured images in raw format as received from the camera and does not alter them in any way Since a raw image contains all color information Bayer conversion is performed only when needed mainly when an image is being displayed exported to an AVI movie or to an individual image file This provides two significant advantages raw image size is 3 times smaller than color images and CPU resources are conserved Bayer rendering is not quite computation intensive Bayer conversion can be enabled by selecting Bayer Conversion Enable Bayer Conversion Ctrl B from the View menu Since there are 4 possible Bayer patterns and a Bayer filter can be any of the various pattern types you must select the Bayer Pattern that match the camera sensor This is the 4 pixel color pattern in the top left corner of the sensor If this information is unavailable experiment different patterns until you find the one that produces images with correct color rendering The four possible patterns are GBRG Ctrl 1 GRBG Ctrl 2 BGGR Ctrl 3 and RGGB Ctrl 4 The Bayer pattern can be changed recursively by selecting Bayer Conversion Change Pattern Ctrl P from the View menu Automatic color balance can be enabled disabled by selecting Bayer Conversion Auto Color Balance Ctrl C from the View menu Default Bayer settings
47. ew simply click on the Add Line button and use the mouse to draw the line on the view area Multiple lines can be added to each view Line style color and thickness are configurable Optionally you can show hide or lock the overlay layer Locking the overlay will prevent further changes to any line object Use calibration if you want to align the camera field of view horizontally vertically or by both axes 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved Overlay Line Attributes Style SO Color WO Autoe je Thickness Is F Show Overlay show hide line overlays E Lock Overlay prevent further changes Calibration coor Thickness 3 71 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 7 6 MCC Pulse Generator The MCC Pulse Generator plugin module is available from the Base frequency 5 00 MHz Plugins menu A valid license code is required to run this module To P se Frequency Hz i Channel All e Startdelay ms 9 get one please contact NorPix at sales norpix com annel All 2 Start delay b Start Pulse Stop Pulse To get started simply enter the pulse frequency to be generated Since the pulse train triggers the camera the pulse frequency will determine the exact camera frame rate The MCC board can be programmed to generate one single pulse train if selecting a single channel or multiple synchronized pulse trains if using al
48. ewing a sequence in progress or playing back a recorded video It includes tools to help you locate specific sections and frames CC DEENEN TT A TA RS EES KOR SE e KSh The Timer displays the time stamp of the current frame in three possible colors gt Blue indicating the camera is displaying live images gt Green indicating a time stamp in the past i e you are playing back a recorded sequence or reviewing part of a live recording in which case a red REC indicator is flashing gt Red live images are being displayed and recorded The Coarse Slider lets you quickly search and isolate a specific section within a sequence It can be used either while recording to review an earlier portion as explained in the Reviewing while Recording section or during playback of a recorded sequence The Fine Slider lets you find exactly the frame you want within the current selection range of the Coarse Slider The selection range is represented by the blue section of the Coarse Slider and can be set as described in the Defining a Selection Range section 2 7 Language Localization TroublePix provides support for language localization allowing to translate and adapt the user interface language for specific countries regions or groups Translations are stored to XML files containing a string map and organized by resource type menus dialog items and strings TroublePix distribution includes French and German translations but any o
49. ewing while recording in loop mode requires special consideration In loop recording mode once the video buffer has been filled up each new frame is recorded by overwriting the oldest one This gives you a continuous sliding window that advances through time with the present When reviewing a frame in loop mode the left side of the window is steadily approaching the reviewed selection the blue area on the Coarse Slider What happens when it reaches the beginning of the selection range That depends on which Collision Detector option you selected on the Record tab of the Camera Panel see the Setting up a recording section gt Overwrite TroublePix will break out of Review returning to LIVE mode gt Stop Recording TroublePix will stop recording The current sequence now becomes a recorded sequence and is loaded to a new Playback View ready for playback To help you better understand how reviewing in loop mode works TroublePix indicates the current recording position by a red triangle on the Coarse Slider This represents the border between newer frames the left side of the triangle and older frames the right side of the triangle 14 52 05 540 125245 31F 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 29 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 11 Playback 3 11 1 Loading a recorded video To load a recorded video file from your current Working Folder and play it back select t
50. eyboard Generated Event 3 6 8 How Markers Are Stored Markers are saved to separate XML files The marker history file for a given sequence will have the same file name as the sequence with only the extension being different Deleting such file eliminates all information about the marked frames in the sequence While recording the complete history of captured events is temporarily stored in memory If recording to disk when recording ends the markers are saved to disk automatically using the naming convention explained above If the sequence was recorded to memory however the markers are only saved to disk if the sequence itself is saved Otherwise they are stored in memory until the sequence is closed destroyed 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 24 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 7 Input Control Allows controlling TroublePix externally for example using output from a PLC device on a production floor Input control is performed using a digital input device through which TroublePix will monitor input levels over an input line An input event is defined as low to high rising edge or high to low falling edge input level transition When detected it triggers TroublePix to perform a specific action Record Camera Settings Input Control Output Control Monitored Events gt Start Recording Start Rec NIDAQmx gt USB 6008 gt port0 ined gt Rising Edi Ca
51. g Record Camera Settings On the Record tab you can adjust recording parameters as explained below Destination Memory zl Video Buffer The Destination is where captured frames are stored Coste sei Time Recorded frames can be stored either to the computer s 00 00 05 00 01 41 random access memory RAM or to its hard disk drive RAM is Size limit 00 00 30 H fast but typically limited in size and of course not permanent B iii Therefore select Memory only when the video sequence is When recording position reaches playback position while reviewing Overwrite MM relatively short For longer records select Hard Drive Since ba dl Pre Post Trigger Auto Rearm disk drives are slower than RAM recording to the hard drive Ls may not be able to keep up with the frame rate from the Sree aaa aa camera Contact NorPix support for computer specifications required to work best with your camera frame grabber and recording conditions When recording to disk all output files are located in the Working Folder whose content can be accessed via the History Panel To change the working folder location please refer to the Recording Settings section The Video Buffer section refers to the file or memory zone where the captured frames are stored The maximum size of the buffer can be calculated in number of frames or time When in time the calculation is based on the cam
52. he History Panel and either double click on the file name or right click on it and select Open from the contextual menu To load a sequence file stored at any other location go to File menu and select Open Sequence You can also drag the file s from Windows Explorer and drop them directly onto the display area Playing back an AVI file is similar to sequence playback meaning that you can operate the AVI files the Same way you do with sequence files Playback controls preserve the same functionality However playing an AVI file at different frame rates is not supported 3 11 2 History Panel Recorded video files are automatically named based on the current naming scheme and saved to the current Working Folder The History Panel provides access to these video files d r Color coding indicates the status of each file D File Name 2012 05 03 19 28 59 seq kb Allocated Frames 26 m Frame Rate 34 50 E Image Format BGR 24 8 kl Resolution 640 x 480 bd File Size 22 86 MB e Red indicates the file is in use for recording e Green indicates the file is opened for playback 3 File Name 2012 05 03 19 29 00 seq A Allocated Frames 30 Frame Rate 34 17 Image Format BGR 24 38 Open e Black indicates the file is available for playback To update the file list click Refresh View Small Icons To delete move to Recycle Bin a file click Delete Explore oe
53. he module the communication with the camera must be set up properly and tested in the PFRemote application For this module the frame grabber that connects to the Photon must disable the serial Focus camera Technical Support support norpix com Settings Image Exposure Feature Values Port 1024x1024 1024x512 Correction 10244256 Trigger Mode 512x512 communication in the Camera Settings tab Otherwise the module will not be able to connect to the communication port After a valid communication port has been selected in the Settings page the module connects to the camera and new pages will become available Image Exposure and Adjustments These depend on the features supported by the camera model If a feature is not visible or not accessible it means that it s not supported The adjustable features might include ROI Shutter Time Frame Time Trigger Mode Correction Simultaneous Readout 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved Settings Image Exposure OffsetX D Offset Y 0 Size X D Size 0 o Apply Command we Settings Image Exposure Exposure time ms 10 000 I 0 010 419 000 Frame time ms 0 U 0 Constant Frame Rate Simultaneous Readout 76 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 8 TroublePix Tools 8 1 Batch Processor Batch Processor is a 32 bit wizard like application designed to add more features to
54. his is probably the case when either your camera frame grabber drivers are not properly installed on the computer or you installed an incompatible version To check for the driver compatibility list please visit http www norpix com support drivers php If you successfully installed your camera frame grabber drivers and still not able to select the device from the hardware list you probably installed TroublePix before installing the camera frame grabber software To fix this there is no need to re install TroublePix You can use Register Manager utility to register the NorPix driver For easy identification NorPix drivers are always preceded by Npx prefix Using the Register Manager application the registration is easy and involves a few steps 1 Locate NorPix drivers Usually they are installed to C Program Files Common Files NorPix but the path might be different on some systems If the path is not automatically detected click Browse to locate it 2 Click Search to search for all modules available for registration 3 Select NorPix driver compatible with your camera frame grabber If you don t know which driver to chose click on Check All 4 Click Register to perform the registration After a short delay a confirmation message will follow 5 Click Exit to quit the application 6 Start TroublePix and load the camera frame grabber 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 79 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com
55. ill want to save a small section of a given sequence That section is where you have found the relevant information the remainder can therefore be discarded Saving a snippet makes it easier to document a phenomenon efficiently If you have been recording a sequence and wish to save a snippet click the Save button Remember that the whole sequence must be selected in order to save the entire sequence Saving can only be performed in Review or Playback mode when the upper status bar displays the range of frames in the current Selection Sg ee ects A A Jump to Pre Post event Kee ar r Save selection as Q Export selection to avi Buffer Usage 4 00 640x480 BGR Export selection to mov 255 255 255 Zoom 100 Duration 00 00 06 926 Available Memory D 303 14 GB 37 89 There are three ways to save a snippet gt Click the Save button gt Select File Save As from the main menu gt Right click on the Coarse Slider and select Save Selection As Note Exercise care if you wish to save or export while TroublePix is recording fresh data to disk Ensure that data transfer is well below your hard drive s maximum bandwidth otherwise the recording process could be affected resulting in frame lost When saving you can add a description that will be stored in the header of the sequence file This description will be displayed when the mouse pointer is over a file listed in the History Panel If you int
56. in different views listed along the bottom of the Display Area There are a few ways to switch to Review mode while recording gt Drag the Coarse Slider to the left until you reach the area you mm wish to review or al gt Click the Lock Unlock pin button or gt Use F4 keyboard shortcut Dragging the Coarse Slider lets you select a review segment anywhere in the recorded stream Click the Lock pin to the right of the slider for immediate reviewing access to the frames that were just recorded To return at any time to LIVE mode use one of the method below gt Right click anywhere in a reviewed image and select Back To Export Image Camera or Back To Camera d gt Click the Lock Unlock pin button or gt Use F4 keyboard shortcut There are a few ways to navigate through a sequence while in Review or Playback gt Drag the slider thumb to the desired location gt Proceed frame by frame by clicking the Next and Previous buttons 1 The Review feature is not available when recording to AVI 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 28 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com gt Hold down the SHIFT key and click the Next or Previous button to go to the next or previous small tick on the Fine Slider gt Hold down the CTRL key and click the Next or Previous button to go to the next or previous big tick on the Fine Slider Q 3 10 Reviewing while Recording Revi
57. ithms that are most CPU demanding and recommended for offline compression only To find more about lossy and lossless JPEG compression algorithms please refer to the Lossy vs Lossless Compression section aT Display Recording Playback Export Compression None Lossy JPEG 5 RLE Lossless Fast compression Fixed image size Estimate 28672 bytes Huffman Lossless 5 LZ Lossless CH 264 frames kbps 2 While recording compression increases CPU usage and could lead to potential frame drop Consider using compression only when exporting sequences For better performance a multi core processor is recommended P L Some image formats may not support all compression modes 5 11 1 Lossy vs Lossless Compression In general compression algorithms compress data such as images using one of two approaches lossy or lossless Lossy compression removes information that has little effect on overall quality or that can be recovered by interpolation This approach is generally used with sound and image formats Lossless compression ensures that the original data can be fully reconstructed from the compressed version with absolutely no loss of information The lossless approach is used in situations where any loss of detail would be unacceptable 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 56 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com When using lossless compression it is strongly re
58. l F Change buffer count Ctrl Left Arrow Go to previous marker Ctrl Y Launch Batch Processor Ctrl Right Arrow Go to next marker Ctrl E Launch Sequence Header Editor Ctrl O Open Sequence Ctrl R Launch Register Manager Ctrl Shift O Open AVI Ctrl N Launch NorPix Logger Ctrl X Close current file Ctrl K Launch benchmark tool Ctrl Shift X Close all opened files Ctrl U Check for updates Ctrl S Save As Ctrl Shift F Send feedback to NorPix Ctrl I Export current frame to image Ctrl Shift L Display license information Ctrl W Export to Windows Movie avi Ctrl A Display program information and version number Ctrl Q Export to QuickTime Movie mov Alt 1 Activate Camera View Ctrl Shift P Print current frame Alt 2 Activate Playback View 1 Ctrl Shift V Print preview Alt 3 Activate Playback View 2 Ctrl Shift S Open Printer Settings dialog Alt 4 Activate Playback View 3 Alt F4 Quit the application Alt 5 Activate Playback View 4 or Ctrl Zoom In Alt 6 Activate Playback View 5 or Ctrl Zoom Out Alt 7 Activate Playback View 6 or Ctrl 0 Reset Zoom 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 60 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 7 Plugin Modules Plugin modules are typically external DLL files designed to perform a specific task TroublePix looks for external modules in the Plugins subfolder If detected and loaded successfully a plugin should be listed under the Plugins menu 7
59. l channels counters Optionally the MCC board can be programmed to start the pulse s with a certain delay in milliseconds Click on the Start Pulse button to program the MCC counter device to start generating a continuous pulse To stop the pulse simply hit the Stop Pulse button 7 7 NI Pulse Generator Traditional NI DAQ Similar to the MCC Pulse Generator plugin the NI Pulse Generator ae e Pulse Frequency Hz 70 module is used to program a National Instruments board to generate startdelay ms 0 continuous pulses with a user defined frequency The pulse train triggers PS ms a Start Pulse Stop Fulse the camera and so it controls the camera frame rate A valid license code is required to run this plugin To get one please contact NorPix at sales norpix com Simply enter the pulse frequency and click on the Start Pulse to program the NI board to generate a continuous pulse train Stop the pulse by clicking on the Stop Pulse button Note Latest Traditional NI DAQ Legacy drivers must be installed on your computer to be able to use this plugin 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 72 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 7 8 Camera specific Plugins These plugins are designed to control certain types of cameras using either serial communication or low level functions exposed by the camera API Mainly they allow adjusting certain camera parameters
60. level average value for each image processed and comparing Condition i On image turns black On image turns white it with a certain threshold value A lower gray level indicates that Ns the image is getting darker The algorithm can be configured to Cs 509b Gray Level trigger the selected action either if the image becomes lighter or darker Frames The threshold value is expressed in percentage to match all image formats and bit depths It can be adjusted by dragging the vertical slider to the desired position 7 4 8 Configuring the Absolute Difference Algorithm The Absolute Difference Algorithm detects motion by computing Algorithm Absolute Difference Reference Image the difference between two images received from the currently 5 Previous Constant selected camera frame grabber If the difference between the compared images crosses a certain threshold value then motion is detected and the selected action is triggered In some cases motion detection may not be 100 accurate It may tend to ignore genuine motion at times or report motion when there is none leading to false alarms As threshold decreases the algorithm will detect the slightest motion and as threshold increases it will detect only pronounced motion and ignore slight movements You may therefore think that lower the threshold the better it is However this is not the case As threshold decreases the chances of false alarms increa
61. lues This can be applied for instance as a recalling tool for all captured pixel intensities mapping 10 12 14 or 16 bit pixels to a more comprehensive set of intensities gt generating pseudo color for monochrome images where specific intensity can be highlighted with separate false color The color remapping is performed real time via anamorphosis Look up tables are used to define the remapping level Independent red green and blue levels can be specified via predefined LUT files or predefined formulas Record Camera Settings Color Remapping The module can be applied on almost all TroublePix supported _ Predefined LUTs Rainbow Use LUT l and 16 bit pixels color or monochrome E shiftimage by 2 bits image formats Furthermore it can be used with 8 10 12 14 F Noninear ASC CDL To enable color remapping select one or more of the four All Channels available operating modes 1 00 Using predefined look up tables LUT 0 00 gt Using a user defined LUT file 1 00 af Enable Color Remapping for exports gt Linear Window Leveling image shifting Enable Mono to Mono conversion when exporting gt Using the ASC CDL formula 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 63 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 7 3 1 Color Remapping Using Predefined Look Up T
62. more information on how to adjust the playback controls transparency please refer to the Playback Settings section 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 32 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 11 5 Controlling the Playback Speed While playing a sequence you may wish to change the playback speed interactively Use the Up and Down arrow keys to increase or decrease the playback speed respectively When playback begins if your playback settings specify displaying the Playback Speed Slider a semitransparent window will pop up This window lets you control the playback speed as explained below To increase forward playback speed or slow down reverse playback move the slider thumb to the right To increase reverse playback speed or slow down forward playback move it to the left To pause the sequence leave it in the middle The current speed is displayed as frames per second and percentage of the normal speed To return to normal speed set the slider position to 100 For more information about playback settings and how to force playback at a custom speed value please refer to the Playback Settings section Playback Speed 30 000 fps 300 4X 0 Note Please be aware that when playing an AVI file the playback speed cannot be changed 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 33 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 11 6 Thum
63. mpression For more details please refer to the section on Saving or Exporting a Sequence 5 11 2 Compression Performance Compression performance varies according to the following parameters gt Image size and resolution color monochrome 8 bit 16 bit Acquisition frame rate Image texture and percentage of area unchanged CPU performance dk bk bk A Compression algorithm 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 57 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com JPEG Compression The following table summarizes the performance of the JPEG compression algorithms that can be achieved with an Intel P4 processor clocked at 3 06 GHz Compression Type 640 x 480 mono 8 bit 640 x 480 RGB 24 bit No Compression 120 fps 46 fps Lossy JPEG 106 fps 62 fps RLE lossless JPEG 112 fps 37 fps HUFFMAN lossless JPEG 30 fps 8 fps LZ lossless JPEG 8 fps 1 fps Note when using JPEG compression the sequence must be recorded to a NTFS disk partition H 264 Compression If Intel Sandy Bridge technology is detected hardware H 264 encoding is performed automatically If not present only software encoding is available For more details about H 264 encoding performance please visit http www norpix com products codecs directshowcodec php Note due to some H 264 encoding limitations image width and height must be multiple of 16 and 8 respectively 2006 2014
64. n Jam NIDAQm x gt USB 6008 gt port0 ine1 gt Level High Paper Jam NIDAQm gt USB 6008 gt port0 line gt Level Hir gt Stop Reco rding Pre Post NIDAQmx gt USB 6008 gt port0 line3 gt Rising Edg Stop Rec NIDAQmx gt USB 6008 gt port0 line0 gt Falling Edi Add new event Currently the following predefined actions can be triggered gt Toggle Recording Name Stop Rec Driver wpaden el Device UISB 6008 hdl Line Key portOfineO T Polling delay ms 100 Condition Faling Edge e Falling Edge z Action StopRecording e Stop Recording gt Pre Post generates a specific event for use while in Pre Post Trigger mode to control the recording Mark Frame marks a specific frame while recording Save Frame to save or discard a frame while recording based on the input level If input level is HIGH the frame is saved to the sequence If LOW the frame is discarded gt Toggle Save Frame to save or discard a frame while recording regardless the input line level By default all frames are saved gt Line Testing to test the status of input lines during setup Each time an event is detected TroublePix displays information about it To test a specific line add an event on that line and send a pulse to trigger the event Check the application activity log on the Status Panel to see if the event was detected correctly Note More actions could
65. nfigured system this should never occur To validate your system doa recording test and monitor the buffer usage If the percentage reaches 50 or more increase the number of buffers by 25 and repeat the test Continue doing so until the indicator stabilizes and remains green The number of buffers can be set by selecting Buffer Count Ctrl F from the Hardware menu gt Image Size indicates the width and height in pixels of the captured image gt Image Format indicates the image format monochrome color or raw Bayer and bit depth shown as bit depth per channel total bit depth gt Pixel Information indicates mouse coordinates relative to the image origin top left corner and pixel color under the mouse pointer Zoom indicates the current zoom display ratio Sequence Duration indicates the sequence length in time gt Available space indicates the available recording space on disk or RAM 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 11 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 2 4 Display Area This area is used to display images either from the camera or previously recorded files Up to 5 recorded sequences and 1 AVI file can be loaded simultaneously in separate views along with the Camera View Only one view can be active at a time since it occupies the entire image display area To quickly switch between views use Alt 1 Alt 2 etc keyboard shortcuts For example Alt 1 activates Came
66. ng to disk in SEQ format 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 54 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 5 9 AVI Settings The AVI Settings page lets you configure the video codec used to encode the video input or Advanced E Force framerate 23 976 fps set a custom frame rate Some video codecs support configuring the encoding parameters via a property page To access this page if available click on the Settings button 5 10 MOV Settings Similar to AVI Settings page this dialog allows oublsBix etting Geet pr and quality compression Optionally a custom frame rate can be set If not provided the i E Force frame rate o fps to select and configure QuickTime video codec input source frame rate is used when creating the QuickTime movie This page is not available gt on 32 bit version if QuickTime 7 x or higher is not installed gt on 64 bit version due to lack of QuickTime SDK for Windows 64 bit platforms 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 55 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 5 11 Compression Settings This page lets you enable video compression when recording to Sequence file format seq or saving a sequence snippet Multiple compression algorithms are available for various scenarios For instance Lossy JPEG is recommended when encoding live video unlike lossless algor
67. of the sequence gt Playback You are playing back a recorded sequence gt Standby TroublePix is waiting for live images from the camera Playback Position indicates the frame index in the current sequence Total indicates the total number of frames stored in the current sequence gt Recording Position indicates where the next frame will be stored in the sequence In case of continuous recording this is at the end of the file but when loop recording is activated it will be at some location within the file gt Timestamp displays the absolute time stamp when the current frame was captured Selection reports the range of frames included in the current selection 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 10 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com The bottom status bar displays status information such as Buffer Usage 640x480 BGR 8 24 792 1 RGB 255 255 255 Zoom 100 Duration 00 02 22 737 Available Memory D 299 06 GB 37 38 gt Buffer Usage indicates the percentage of temporary buffers holding images waiting to be processed When recording is in progress images received from the camera are stored in temporary memory buffers until they can be processed If an image is received when no buffer is available that image is lost The buffer usage is indicated as a percentage When low the bar is green As the buffer usage gets close to the maximum value the bar turns red On a well co
68. om 5 3 Time Stamp Settings TroublePix Settings Sometimes it might be very useful to know the exact time when an image was captured To activate this feature check Timestamp Overlay or Color Position select Show Timestamp Overlay Ctrl V from the Name Text e DU oa View menu size Background You can customize the time stamp overlay TE EE appearance by changing the font name size text Date Time Format n Made Absolute 5 Relative Options color background color or position Choosing aa oT SS identical colors for text and background will result Token Sample 05 16 12 11 07 35 496329 in a transparent background lf Burn on image when exporting is selected TroublePix will permanently write the time stamp onto every image exported using the same font and color settings as the overlay For a monochrome image the overlay will be converted to its monochrome representation Time information can be displayed as absolute or relative value Relative value is calculated based on a reference time usually the time stamp of the first recorded frame If you would like to change the reference time simply click on the Options button and select one of the available modes for calculating the relative time Once set the reference time is stored to the sequence when it s created and can not be changed Relative Timestamp Options Use as reference time Typically the timestamp of the first frame of the sequence
69. onfiguring and using your camera or frame grabber 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 14 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 2 Adjusting Grabber Properties TroublePix is built to support a wide variety of image capture devices Many grabbers have unique or non universal properties and settings To access camera features select Hardware Properties Ctrl H or Live Adjustments Ctrl J from the Hardware menu Note that when you select Hardware Properties TroublePix has to stop reception of images This is because a change to these settings can require profound software reconfiguration that cannot be achieved while capturing In contrast Live Adjustments are grabber or camera settings that can be changed while the camera is streaming Typically exposure gain and brightness are live adjustable on most cameras On most video capture devices live adjustments are also available when they are not streaming For quick access you can adjust camera parameters on the Camera Settings and Adjustments pages located on the Camera Panel and explained below 3 2 1 Camera Settings On this tab you can control certain camera features that provide a set of discreet values to chose from Which features are presented will depend on your video equipment Alternatively camera settings can be controlled via the Grabber Properties interface Please note that during recording the content of this tab i
70. ording mode allowing the user to record before and after a specific event occurs When TroublePix catches the event automatically stops the recording after a certain amount of time has elapsed or a number of frames have been captured For more details please refer to the Pre Post Triggering section 3 5 Pre Post Triggering The Pre Post Trigger module configures TroublePix to focus on recording images only around a specific trigger event Adjust the slider to define how much time or how many frames should be stored before the trigger event Pre Trigger and how much should be stored after Post Trigger Pre Post Trigger Fj Auto Rearm Before 00 00 25 After 00 00 05 Note that due to the nature of Pre Post Trigger mode it can only be used when recording in loop When a Pre Post event is triggered either by an input action see Input Control or using the keyboard space bar or other sources TroublePix will continue recording for the Post Trigger duration then stop automatically The resulting sequence will include what happened before and after the trigger event The event will be indicated on the Coarse Slider as a yellow triangle To go directly to this position right click in the Coarse Slider and select Jump to Pre Post Event A Go to frame Jump to Pre Post event Save selection as Export selection to awi RGB 255 255 ee Available Men Export selection to mov For more information about how
71. ording position Marker Buffer usage 1 00 800x600 Mono 8 8 556 1 RGB 0 0 0 Zoom 100 Duration Available space on D 73 36 GB 30 28 Previous Next frame frame Buffer usage Image size in Image Pixel Sequence Remaining Image f Zoom f monitor pixels format information duration space timestamp 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 9 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 2 2 Main Menu Typically each menu item has a defined keyboard shortcut If a keyboard shortcut doesn t respond click the image display area to restore keyboard focus to the TroublePix main window For a complete list of keyboard shortcuts please refer to the Keyboard Shortcuts section 2 3 Status Bars The top status bar displays a variety of information as described below 32 fps LIVE Playback Position Total Recording Position Timestamp Selection 15 301 fps 100 Playing Playback Position 11 Total 59 Recording Position Timestamp 23 04 20 467878 Selection 1 59 gt Frame Rate reports the number of images per second being received from the camera If in Playback mode the frame rate indicates the playback speed gt Status indicates the current working mode which can be one of the following gt LIVE TroublePix is receiving and displaying images from the camera gt Recording TroublePix is currently recording gt Review While still recording you are reviewing earlier parts
72. point and W width and H height the size of the ROI The changes are applied as soon as the edit controls lose the focus or you hit the Enter key ROI X 190 148 Wi 320 H 240 Show ROI E Lock ROI Two options are available show hide or lock the ROI When locked the ROI cannot be changed The red rectangle displayed as image overlay represents the actual region of interest being processed by the Motion Detector Once a ROI has been defined you may want to adjust it to perfectly match your needs To adjust the ROI select the red rectangle and drag either one of the 9 red squares or the entire rectangle in the desired direction 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved t3 TroublePix File View Hardware Tools Plugins Help 67 fps LIVE Playback Position Recording Position 1 Camera 70 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com 7 4 10 Testing the current configuration Technical Support support norpix com Once you have configured the motion detection parameters it is recommended that you test these settings The best method to test these settings is to select the testing action from Action list and start monitoring Slightly tune up the parameters to reach optimum values Motion will be detected as soon as the condition is reached 7 5 Line Overlay The Line Overlay plugin provides basic functionality to draw a line or more on a TroublePix view To add a line on the current vi
73. put device must be properly installed and connected to the computer Device a list of all output devices detected by TroublePix The source may be a grabber frame grabber with output support or an external device For a list of all supported external I O devices please visit http www norpix com support compatibleio php Line Key a list of all available output lines for the selected device Source Event a list of all available TroublePix events Reset allows configuring how the output level will be reset Available values are Never Auto and Toggle Output the output level to be set when the event occurs 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 27 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 9 Review vs Playback The words Review and Playback refer to two different things in TroublePix gt Review refers to examining an earlier portion of what is currently being recorded gt Playback refers to playing back a previously recorded sequence Playback can be done with any recorded sequence regardless of it was recorded to RAM or disk Review can only be done with the sequence currently being recorded Since you don t have to stop recording to examine previously captured frames the Review helps ensure that no potential event is missed while you analyze what has happened so far In Review mode frames are displayed on Camera View while in Playback mode they are displayed
74. r default values Gamma 1 Brightness 0 Contrast 1 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 65 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 7 4 Motion Detector The Motion Detector plugin module is designed to perform a real time image processing of a continuous video stream and generate a TroublePix event upon detecting a significant motion or change within the camera s field of view The analysis can be performed on the whole image area or a region of interest ROI After it detects motion an event is sent to 7H Enable Detection On motion detected Save Frame z Settings TroublePix As effect one of the actions below is triggered Bica a iae Settings Start Reco rdin B Algorithm Absolute Difference x Reference Image Previous Constant Snapshot Stop Recording Pre Post dh dh Mark Frame Save Frame dh L so x 50 63 W 345 H 177 D H H Note more actions could be added at the user s request IF Show ROI Flock ROI To load unload Motion Detector in TroublePix select unselect it from the Plugins menu A valid license code is required to run this module To get one please contact NorPix at sales norpix com 7 4 1 Motion Detection Algorithms The main concept behind motion detection in images is relatively simple A reference is taken at the very start of the program This reference is used as the base to determine if any motion has occurred
75. ra View Alt 2 the first playback view and so on Views are listed along the bottom of the image display area and are described below Camera ballon_1000fps EJ ballon_is04fps Eil RAM 1 EI bopi DI loop2 EN e Camera View Unless live capture is disabled it always displays live feed from the camera in real time at up to 25 frames per second It would be pointless to display at higher rates because the human eye can not perceive it due to retina persistence e Playback View This window may contain a previously recorded sequence or AVI file For disk files the view takes the name of the file being reviewed For RAM stored sequences the name of the view begins with RAM 2 5 Right View This area contains most of the controls for interacting with TroublePix as follows The Record F5 button allows to start or stop a recording The Camera Panel F6 provides access to the recording parameters and camera features The History Panel F7 provides access to the Working Folder where video recordings are stored The Status Panel F8 displays application status information and sequence marker list The Save F2 button allows saving or exporting current selection Output format can be changed on the Export Settings page 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 12 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 2 6 Bottom View Apart from the timer this area is mostly used when revi
76. referred to as white balance refers to adjusting the relative amounts of red green and blue to ensure that neutral colors are reproduced correctly The color balance can be adjusted either manually by setting custom values for each channel or automatically using a predefined algorithm That algorithm estimates the color balance of the first incoming image and applies it to all subsequent images The choice of algorithms is explained below e Mean equalization calculates the mean value of each channel then adjusts each channel so that the mean values of the blue and red channels are equal to the green channel e Gray world the sum of the red green and blue channels is calculated then adjusted so that the sum of the blue and red channels equals the green channel e Standard deviation calculates the standard deviation of each color channel then re adjusts each to be 70 on a scale of 1 256 e Mean equalization and Standard deviation slowest adjusts the mean value of each channel to 128 and sets the standard deviation of each channel to roughly 70 on a scale of 1 256 In the Zoom section select Force identical zoom settings to all views if all views should be affected in case of a zoom factor change occurs Select Adjust the zoom to display deinterlaced images only if your camera supports interlacing 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 47 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix c
77. rmation is added to the Status tab To enable disable this feature select Resume Suspend status log from the contextual menu The Save amp Send command lets you save the current log information to a file on your disk and automatically sends it to support norpix com via your current email client 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved Technical Support support norpix com TroublePix availMem 1 15 GB lt gt 4020 frames TroublePix Time frame range 5 44 TroublePix Set video buffer size range 5 44 TroublePix Create new sequence of 450 frames TroublePix Create a new sequence in RAM TroublePix Start Recording TroublePix Stop Recording TroublePix Review Mode OFF TroublePix AutoLoadSequence Yes TroublePix ClosingApp No TroublePix UserAction Yes TroublePix Last frame 158 TroublePix Recording stopped TroublePix Load RAM Sequence TroublePix availMem 1 10 GB lt gt 3860 frames TroublePix Time frame range 5 42 TroublePix Set video buffer size range 5 42 Hermes Stop Streaming CProsilicaCard error at line 502 ErrBadSequence Hermes Quitting Read Thread Hermes Quitting Write Thread TroublePix The acquisition is stopped Trouble Exit Acquisition Monitor TroublePix Live streaming OFF TroublePix Could not determine MaxTime Is the acquis Hermes Start Streaming Hermes Entering Read Thread TroublePix Live streaming
78. s 24 EE Eet 25 eene A BEE 27 2 9 REVIEW va Dr EE 28 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 2 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 10 Reviewing while Recording E 29 SHER E E 30 3 11 1 Loading a recorded video EE 30 ee we P er E AE EE E 30 EE Delning a Sele E e 31 SLA ER EE eege 32 3 11 5 Controlling the Playback Speed EE 33 LILO EE tee eeh 34 E EE ENEE egene 35 CN kr ef Ewert E EE ER 3 12 2 Bayer Conversion IER 36 ee ee The e WE 37 3 14 Displaying in Full Sereen Mod gege EES 37 3 15 Printing a Lattur NEEE EN 38 NN ee ee E 40 3 17 Saving or Exporting a Sequence EE 41 EE EE E E ee rr eer err 41 3 17 2 Exporting a Sequence to a Windows Movie Elei 43 3 17 3 Exporting a Sequence to a QuickTime Movie File E 44 LE lte E 45 ei Weel ties eg le E 46 SCENE EEN 46 SMAP e A eebe 47 Bee EE EIER eebe 48 Be Ee e a EE 50 S A Naming Settings deg Seege 51 EEN 52 Fgh EE nt le E 53 TRA Eae ENEE eege 54 EE EE gie 55 EE RN Ee 55 SALLON ee 56 ot Be UR Ms Is Be ols ie Be 99 8 g S E 56 5 11 2 Compression Performance E 57 5 12 Advanced EE ee ees 59 SEENEN 60 raa TEE 61 Fe Be td EE 61 7a TUE es e ews ae tes icc a ew cae ees ater eae 62 T Oe la REENEN 63 7 3 1 Color Remapping Using Predefined Look Up Tables E 64 7 3 2 Color Remapping Using LUT File sais cirsssesnarearceewiaacsasnwnsesanavanateonyaannadeieqssuanunanasenenadtamennaenaens 64 7 3 3 Color Remapping Using Linear Window Leveling E 6
79. s read only since changing a value would break off the acquisition process Record Camera Settings A region of interest ROI is a sub area within the entire camera field of view identified for a particular purpose Some ams mind Camera List o Cameras support defining a region of interest only if certain ess conditions apply or may not support it at all Input Line Mode Multicast Mode Stat Frames Dropped Please note that for most frame grabbers the ROI must be er Ai D D D D Tris Mi d changed in the grabber configuration file Color Traneformation Mot Region of Interest OffsetX Offset Width Height Binning 0 0 656 492 1 Interactvely define ROI 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 15 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com To define a ROI you can either type the image offset and size values or click on the Interactively define ROI button and use the mouse to define it Dragging toward the bottom right corner of the image defines a ROI Dragging toward the top left corner of the image will reset the camera to its maximum possible ROI 3 2 2 Adjustments Allows adjusting certain camera parameters that provide a range of values and typically can be changed while camera is streaming Which features are presented if any will depend on your video equipment For example on most cameras you can adjust the exposure gain or brightness while capt
80. se To improve motion detection accuracy it is important to select an optimum as low as possible threshold value while keeping the chances of false alarms to minimum 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 69 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com There are three parameters that need to be adjusted gt Reference Image can be either the previous image or a static image At the very beginning if no reference image is defined the first incoming image will be assigned as background image If you would like to change the background image click on Snapshot button to capture a new image and set it as the new background for the next processing A copy of the newly background is saved on disk for the next time you load Motion Detector gt Gray Level drawn in cyan color To set this parameter drag the corresponding slider gt ROI drawn in yellow color To set this parameter drag the corresponding slider 7 4 9 Configuring a Region of Interest ROI When loading the Motion Detector for the first time no ROI is defined To define a ROI first make sure that you have started the acquisition and selected the Camera View Then press on the ROI button and use the click amp drag technique to define a ROI inside the image area Alternatively you have the option to manually define change the ROI by simply editing X Y W and H values where X and Y represent the origin
81. similar sequence as a reference Reference F Sequences Moon 12bit LE seq Target Sequence Header General General Magic Number 65257 Identifier ox seq Magic Number 65261 Identifier Morpix seq Version E Size 1024 Version 3 Size 1024 Description Description No Description No Description Image Info Image Info Width Height 1040 width Height 1040 Bitdepth Valid Bitdepth lt Bitdepth 16 Valid Bitdepth 12 Image Size a Image Size 2995360 Image Format MOND MSE Image Format MONO MSB MM Others Others Allocated Frames Allocated Frames Unused Bytes D Unused Bytes 0 True Image Size 2095972 Troe bere Cas EA E stimate q Frame rate J 22200 r 00358033 Eee J 22200 r 00358033 Description Format Description Format RE Reference Frame 5 Beference Frame 465 Flags 1 Flags Bayer Pattern Bayer Pattern 211 Time Offset us p Time Offset us 465 Padding 408 bytes 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 78 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 8 3 Register Manager To be able to use your camera frame grabber within TroublePix the associated NorPix driver Npx dll must be registered on your system If the driver is not registered the camera frame grabber will not appear in the hardware list when opening the Load Grabber dialog If this is the case the link below might help you troubleshoot the problem http www norpix com support faq php missingdll T
82. sing the proper Baud Rate Then simply select the camera and press Open camera Baud Rate 19200 mal 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 73 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 7 8 2 ImperX Camera Control This module lets you adjust some of the most important Recording Camera Settings Live Adjustments Serial Communication ImperX Lynx Remote Control ImperX camera features by sending specific commands to the status Connected camera via serial communication Therefore before loading EA the module the serial communication must be enabled from H the Camera Settings tab Otherwise the controls are disabled ji 0 S F Gain dE Supported camera features are Shutter Time also known as exposure time Gain and Frame Rate e o 3 98 ba Other features can be configured via the Serial Communication Programmable Frame Rate fps tab by sending camera specific commands to the camera I Check the camera manual to find out more about the communication protocol and supported commands 7 8 3 Mikrotron Camera Control This module lets you adjust some of the most important Mikrotron camera features by sending specific commands to the camera via serial communication Therefore before loading the module the frame grabber tha
83. t 1 Default installation path C Program Files Common Files Norpix Help Grabbers pdf 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 17 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 3 Recording It s easy to start recording with TroublePix At the minimum just set a couple of parameters on the Record tab see the Setting Up a Recording section and you re ready to go gt Select whether you want video storage to be in RAM or on the hard drive gt Define a recording length either in time or number of frames gt Click on the Record button or press F5 TroublePix will immediately start recording LIVE images received from the camera Recording will continue until you click the Record button again or if you haven t selected loop mode till the end of your predefined record length When recording to disk frames are stored either to a sequence seq or movie avi file Files are automatically named by TroublePix based on the time stamp when the recording began You can chose between recording to sequence or AVI file format by selecting the appropriate output file format on the Recording Settings page When recording to RAM the sequence is held in computer s memory until is closed Please note that only sequence files can be recorded to RAM 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 18 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 4 Setting Up a Recordin
84. t connects to the Mikrotron camera must be loaded and the serial communication must be enabled from the Camera Settings Record Camera Settings tab Otherwise the controls are disabled Serial Communication Input Control Mikrotron ROI Digital Gain o Supported parameters are ROI Frame Rate Shutter Time Dei H oz E Offset xX 0 H ix x 3x 4 L00 Digital Gain Black Level Setting the ROI defines a new range ee Apply evel for available frame rates Changing the Frame Rate sets a new e SE range for available shutter times aes D om Other settings are Shutter Mode Free Run PWC or Timer S Ss Shutter Polarity Positive or Negative Edge Mirror Mode Ly og 1 506 OFF X Only Y Only X and Y and FPN correction enabled or SSES Shutter Mode Free Run kal disa bled Shutter Polarity Positive Edge Mirror Mode OFF wg V Enable FPN Correction 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 74 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com Other camera features can be configured via the Serial Communication tab by sending camera specific commands to the camera Check the camera manual to find out more about the communication protocol and supported commands 7 8 4 Optronis Camera Control This module lets you adjust some of the most important Optronis camera features by sending specific commands to the camera via serial communication Therefore befor
85. t stand alone application NorPix Logger was designed to log and display debug information about a program s execution Often the recorded information could help the user solve an eventual problem by himself without asking for professional assistance The user can clear save or temporarily suspend the log Log Hermes Awl Playback Graph Built Log gt Hermes Destroying the 4 playback graph Log Stopping Al Playback Monitoring Log 13 44 29 236 Trouble Starting status monitor Log 13 44 29 249 Trouble Loading Grabber O31 Log Hermes Stop Streaming Log Y irtual N orp irtual Log Allocating shared timebase Log 2 Adjustments interface not found on driver Log 13 44 29 264 TroublePix Availlemory 1579786240 1506 MB Loof 3 44 29 265 Trouble availktem 1 38 GB lt gt 1550 frames Log 13 44 29 265 Trouble Set video buffer size range 1 1550 Log 3 1 3 44 29 265 Trouble No input device found Loof 3 44 29 266 Trouble ProcessMemonUsage pm Workings etSize 891 20K pme Peal Loof 3 44 29 266 Trouble Timeframe range 1 1550 Log gt Hermes Start Streaming Log Hermes Entering Read Thread Log 13 44 29 268 Trouble Enter amp cquisition Monitor Log 13 44 29 632 Trouble ProcessMenmonyUsage pme WorkingsetSize JS960F pme Peal Log 13 44 29 632 TroubleFis Timeframe range 1 1543 P Log 13 44 29 632 TroubleFis Set video buffer size range 1 1543 d nm
86. ta but typically in compressed form for a savings in disk space that may be offset by reduced image quality depending on codec settings AVI files do not include frame specific time stamps nor would they include your description Exporting a sequence as AVI movie clip is similar to saving a sequence except that the Save As dialog lets you select and configure the video codec to perform compression and reduce file size There are two ways to export a snippet as AVI gt Select File Export To Windows Movie Ctri W from the main menu gt Right click on the Coarse Slider and select Export selection to avi Save in fae E ki ES fal kees rte Recent Places Desktop o Libraries A Computer Network 2010 02 04 Sample Videos File name ballon_1000fps avi MM Save as type Windows Movie File avi Video Codec ffdshow video encoder ze Force Frame Rate fps 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 43 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 17 3 Exporting a Sequence to a QuickTime Movie File Exporting a sequence as QuickTime movie mov is similar to exporting as AVI There are two ways to export a snippet as mov file gt Select File Export to QuickTime Movie Ctrl Q from the main menu gt Right click on the Coarse Slider and select Export selection to mov Either way unless the Quick Save mode is enabled the following Save As dialog will
87. the Restore File Association button 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 59 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com 6 Keyboard Shortcuts Technical Support support norpix com Below is a complete list of keyboard shortcuts currently supported by TroublePix ileal Description piles Description F1 Open TroublePix User Guide Ctrl T Show Thumbnails F2 Save Export Ctrl B Toggle Bayer conversion F3 Start Stop Playback Ctrl 1 Switch to GBRG Bayer pattern F4 Toggle Review mode Ctrl 2 Switch to GRBG Bayer pattern F5 Start Stop Recording Ctrl 3 Switch to BGGR Bayer pattern F6 Switch to Camera Panel Ctrl 4 Switch to RGGB Bayer pattern F7 Switch to History Panel Ctrl P Change Bayer pattern F8 Switch to Status Panel Ctrl C Toggle Auto Color Balance Alt M Show Marker List Ctrl V Show Hide time stamp overlay Alt S Show Status log Ctrl G Load grabber F9 Open TroublePix Settings Ctrl Shift G Reload current grabber Ctrl F9 Open TroublePix configuration file Ctrl Alt G Load preferred grabber F10 Toggle Fit Image To Window mode Ctrl L Toggle LIVE mode grabber acquisition F11 Mark Current Frame during recording only Ctrl H Adjust grabber features Ctrl F11 Mark Unmark Current Frame during playback only Ctrl J Adjust LIVE adjustable features F12 Toggle Full Screen Ctrl D Adjust advanced grabber settings Space Simulate Pre Post Trigger Ctr
88. the audio input level to cross above the threshold value When that occurs an audio event is triggered and the selected action is executed followed by the post trigger action To achieve maximum accuracy make sure you disable any software enhancements or sound effects on the selected audio input device 7 2 Brightness Contrast Gamma Designed as built in feature the Brightness Contrast Gamma plugin provides a simple and effective way to adjust the brightness contrast and gamma parameters and therefore get low noise and high image quality even when recording in low light conditions Although already included in the Color Remapping plugin the Brightness Contrast Gamma plugin has become a stand alone feature due to its great usability and in response to user feedback Therefore to learn how to work with this plugin please check the Color Remapping Using Non linear ASC CDL Formula section Adjustments Brightness Contrast Gamma Channel All Channels MM Reset Gamma id 1 00 Brightness p oo E f Contrast P 100 0 00 4 00 Ra dl Enable ASC CDL correction for exports 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 62 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 7 3 Color Remapping Color remapping is a very powerful tool There are multiple possible usages for this tool such as gt remapping specific pixel values to some other va
89. ther translation would be very welcomed You can contribute adding support for more languages simply by translating the English strings found in the provided en US xml template language file to your language of preference We encourage you to submit your translation to NorPix by email at Support norpix com to be included in the standard TroublePix distribution 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 13 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 Operating TroublePix 3 1 Loading a Grabber In order for TroublePix to capture images it must be Load Grabber e connected to a supported video capture device a camera or uSekecisomerairamegsbbe ImperX Frame Link Express a frame grabber By default the first time you launch Topert Hp so1 Express Mightex CCD area scan camera TroublePix it will connect to NorPix Virtual Grabber a memores Point Grey Research 2 x GEV firewire USB software component that simulates a frame grabber wom DirectShow capture Device streaming images with a set of bouncing rectangles To obtain a real image TroublePix must be connected to a camera Start by selecting the Hardware Load Grabber CtrltG menu A dialog will pop up showing all available Mostrecentyuseddevicess S Norpix Virtual Grabber M drivers Select the camera or frame grabber you wish to F7 startLIvE acquisition upon loading a device connect to then click Load If your gr
90. to configure TroublePix to receive a Pre Post event from an external input device please refer to the Input Control section The Auto Rearm option resets the system and lets you continue recording even after a Pre Post event stopped a recording With this option selected when recording ends a new file will be created 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 20 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com automatically and TroublePix will carry on recording either until it runs out of space or you uncheck Auto Rearm box or manually stop the recording When recording to RAM the current sequence is automatically saved to the Working Folder before creating another one 3 6 Marking Frames The primary function of TroublePix is to monitor evolving processes and help you troubleshoot them A typical application would be to monitor a production line linking images with external events that would be generated when failures occur TroublePix can monitor and record multiple events triggered by multiple sources Each captured event is associated with an image based on its time stamp and index in the sequence file All this information is presented on the graphical interface by a green symbol called marker 3 6 1 Marker List Markers are displayed on the Markers tab window Each marker 2 Ce Ke displays the information below 5 Keyboard Even Frame index 2621 Timestamp 05 16 12 11 17 15 1914
91. to insert in the naming scheme time Current Time e Sample output 2010 08 04 17 24 57 ext Naming schemes may contain predefined tokens as well as user defined tokens In most cases the automatic file naming scheme should generate a unique file name A common solution is to generate file names based on current system date and time Therefore the automatic file naming scheme shares the same list of predefined time stamp tokens used for defining a time stamp overlay format presented in the Time Stamp Settings section The Sample output box displays an example of how an automatically named file would be saved 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 51 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 5 6 Recording Settings The Working Folder is where all output files are stored on disk By default this folder is named Sequences and created under user s Documents To change the location click the Browse button Timestamp Time Source Auto Namin Playback Export Compression Advanced Working Folder D Documents Sequences Output Default output format Sequence File seq e When recording to AVI some features are not available such as loop P recording review while recording or recording to memory To be able to use these features select Sequence File as output format RAM Sequence E Pre allocate RAM sequence E Auto save RAM sequence at the end of recording
92. u are using a USB device the polling delay should not be under 10 15 ms as the typical response time for such devices is around 10 ms gt Condition the condition to monitor Low Level High Level Rising Edge or Falling Edge Action the action to be taken when the condition is reached See above for possible actions 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 26 81 NorPix Inc WWW norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 8 Output Control This tab allows configuring TroublePix to change the state of a digital output line when a specific event occurs The following TroublePix events are supported dk y y A Note More events could be added at the user s request Record Camera Settings Input Control Output Control Monitored Events OnStartRec NIDAQmx gt USB 6008 gt port0 line4 gt On Sta EE ao gt USB 6008 gt Lanes le gt On Prej D i rt i Add E ev ae On Start Streaming On Stop Streaming H Driver NIDA X F On Start Recording SS magm 2 Device USB 6008 On Stop Recording Line Key portO ines Source Event On Stop Recording Ke On Pre Post Event Reset Auto ke Timeout ms 500 Gett Output Level High n iViarkK Frame argue There are several parameters to set gt gt Name a user defined name of the event Driver a list of all I O drivers supported by TroublePix that successfully initialized an output device The out
93. uring images Features adjustable while live are called live adjustments However certain camera features are not adjustable while streaming such as Packet Size for GigE cameras To adjust these parameters you must turn off the live stream first Record camera Settings Live Adjustments Features Brightness Auto Exposure eV Gain dE White Balance Blue White Balance Violet 1 000 1023 000 40 000 Adjustments can be changed either by dragging the slider or by typing a value in the text box Some cameras support the Automatic and or One Shot modes in which the camera attempts to adjust itself and find the best possible values Alternatively adjustments can be controlled via the Grabber Properties interface 2006 2014 NorPix Inc All rights reserved 16 81 NorPix Inc www norpix com Technical Support support norpix com 3 2 3 Serial Communication K S S Recording rding mera Settings ive Adjustments This tab is designed for certain cameras and frame grabbers that gege provide support for serial communication Command History To configure the serial communication parameters please refer to the Camera Installation Manual document distributed with TroublePix in the section related to the camera frame grabber you are using Also refer to your camera frame grabber user guide for information about what serial commands are supported Command ga
94. y known formats such as Windows AVI or Apple QuickTime MOV TroublePix Settings Check the Do not prompt for file name when exporting check box to have gemet Te TroublePix generating a file name Output Format automatically for all exported files Default video format Windows Movie File avi l SR Default image format Joint Photographic Experts Group jpg jpeq e If the whole source file is included in the current selection range the output file S Do not prompt for file name when exporting name will have the same name as the source file Otherwise current selection i E Automatically export disk sequence when recording stops range will be appended Finally if a file with that name already exists an index will be appended to avoid overwriting By default all exports are stored in the same directory as the source files using the format specified in Default video format and Default image format fields respectively To change the export location click on the Change Export Folder button and select a preferred location e i Export Folder Settings Export Folder C Same folder as the source file Exports If Enable file naming scheme is checked the current file naming scheme is used to generate file names when exporting to video or image files Optionally TroublePix can be configured to automatically export sequences when recording stops This setting is available only if recordi

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