ACORNTM Quick Start Guide
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1. The First License Transfer Dialog WARNING If you complete this operation ACORN wil STOP WORKING on this computer If you make a mistake you will have to contact the AIG for assistance Make sure that ACORN is installed on the new computer then call up the code entry window on the NEW computer as follows Start gt Programs gt ACORN4 gt Lpdate License Info You will need the hardware fingerprint from that computer in the dialogs that fallow Are you ABSOLUTELY SURE you wish to do this ACORN Version 4 10 Quickstart Quide 13 4 Click Yes to continue and the dialog in figure 13 below will open Enter the hardware fingerprint from the NEW computer into this dialog box as shown Figure 13 The Hardware Fingerprint Code Entry Dialog Transfer Hardware Lock A l x Flease enter hardware fingerprint from ME computer This is usually of the form 1245 3400 g D 24C cene 5 The confirmation dialog shown in figure 14 below will open Double check that the hardware fingerprint displayed on the NEW computer matches the code that is circled and pointed to in figure 14 If you enter this number incorrectly then the license may become invalid on both machines and ACORN will no longer run Figure 14 The Transfer Confirmation Dialog Confirm Please confirm that hardare fingerpaewr 641D 54AC 1 from the WEW computer WOT THIS COMPUTER is correct If you enter the hardware fingerprint incor2. 2002 Analytical Imaging and Geophysics LLC All rights reserved ACORN is an AIG product developed by ImSpec LLC with MODTRAN licensed technology The MODTRAN 4 license is held by ImSpec LLC ACORN is sold and supported by Analytical Imaging and Geophysics ENVI is a registered trademark of Research Systems Inc ACORN is a Pending trademark of ImSpec Associates LLC ACORN w Quick start Guide Analytical Imaging and Geophysics LLC 4450 Arapahoe Ave Suite 100 ee Phone 303 926 8284 All Rights Reserved Fax 303 665 6090 Email acorn aigllc com ACORN Version 4 10 Quickstart Quide 1 Getting Started with ACORN The following topics are covered in this guide T ieee Uke 0 Poem eee nee nee tenes nen EAE rea ent te rate 3 WEN SVAN AU ON ects reeset rece ees wteee ceacen RER a 3 3 Requesting your ACORN License ccccceeeseeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeseseseeonees 9 3 1 A Note about the Hardware Fingerprint ccsccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeseneeneeeeeensenesenennees 9 3 2 Requesting your ACORN LICENSEC cccccceeeeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeenseeeseeseeneseneeeaeeenees 9 3 3 Transferring Your ACORN License ccccceeceseeeeeeeeeneseeeeeseeesensoesonsenesensoneseesoneees 12 4 Running ACORN Stand Alone on a Demo Data Set ceeeeeeees 16 5 Running the ACORN ENVI Plug in on a Demo Data Set 20 ACORN Version 4 10 Quickstart Quide 2 1 Introduction Th
3. substitute the appropriate letter of your CD ROM drive for d 4 After the setup program starts a window will open similar to figure 1 on the next page ACORN Version 4 10 Quickstart Quide 3 Figure 1 The ACORN Setup Program Atmospheric COKrection Now ACORN Version 4 10 z YWelcome to he ACORhH Selup pogam This pogam WH ista AWOORME on your Gorm ule His stongh recommandad thet you cent all ndowa prograns before running this Sebup program Hick Cancel to quit Setup and then close ary programs you hag manning Sick Hert continue arth the Setup progam WARANIHG The program protected by copynght lew and inemmional resies Unauthonredreprodudion or disinbubon of this program o emy potion of il mey PaSUn in esere chil and crrninal periehes and willbe posecitad to tha meimum axten possible undar lew Cangal 5 Click Next to display the note below about installing ACORN 4 as an upgrade If this is an upgrade from ACORN 3 then you must be sure that ACORN 3 is currently licensed and running on this machine so that the licensing information can be found and inherited by ACORN 4 If you do not do this then ACORN 4 will not run ACORN Upgrade Notice C If this is an Upgrade then you must be sure that ACORN 3 is ve currently installed and licensed on this machine If this is not the case then ACORN 4 will not find valid license and will fail to run De you want to continue ACORN Version 4 10 Quickstar
4. an output file should reside on your hard drive in the same folder as the Cuprite AVIRIS data set and the name should be cupIrfl The program will also create an ENVI compatible header to allow you to load and view the results with that package a ACORN Mode 1 Run Complete Run time d him s 000 00 01 37 ACORN Version 4 10 Quickstart Quide 18 8 At this point you are ready to use ACORN on your own data set so please see the ACORN user s manual stand alone version for a complete description of the software and all of its modes of operation ACORN Version 4 10 Quickstart Quide 19 5 Running the ACORN ENVI Plug in on a Demo Data Set This section will show you how to quickly run an atmospheric correction on one of the example data sets included on the ACORN CD using the ACORN ENVI plug in The main goal of the test is to verify that the program and data files have been installed correctly and that a correction can run without errors These steps assume that the Cuprite AVIRIS data set has been installed on your system into the default location that you have either ENVI 3 2 or ENVI 3 4 and that the install program detected and installed the plug in for the version of ENVI that you are using Please refer to the users manual and tutorial for complete instructions on how to run the ACORN ENVI plug in 1 After ACORN has been licensed see section 3 of this manual start ENVI If you are running ENVI 3 2 select Spectral To
5. of your system the run will complete and a run time dialog will open as shown below Click OK and the ENVI available bands list will open with the cupIrfl image loaded and ready for use i ACORN 4 Run Complete Run time d him s 00000 0035 al Available Bands C x File Options lt cup il Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4 Band 5 Band amp Band 7 Gray Scale C AGB Color Selected Band Load Band No Display 4 At this point you are ready to use ACORN on your own data set so please refer to the ACORN user s manual ENVI Plug in version for a complete description of the software and all of its modes of operation ACORN Version 4 10 Quickstart Quide 21
6. Aymep Dets amp Control Flas 4 7ob k Jasper Ridge AMAIS Oaa 8 Corina Fikes Eresin Descipiion Gupte Sv IRIS Example Cate sad Corwol Alas Space Aegqurecd 371661 K Specs Available 4134303 E 4 Hack Het Cangal 10 The final dialog box lists the name of the folder that will show up under the Start menu on your system The default value of ACORMN4 is typically not changed After you hit Next the setup program will begin copying all of the program and data files to your system Note that this could take a few minutes depending on the speed of your system CDROM drive and hard drive 11 When the copy operation is complete the setup program will attempt to detect the presence of ENVI version 3 2 3 4 or version 3 5 If one two or all three programs are detected a dialog box similar to the one shown in figure 4 will be displayed Click OK to continue Figure 4 The ACORN ENVI Plug in Dialog ACORN 4 ENVI Plug in UOS E i x G ENYI 3 5 Detected and Plug in installed in CARSIZVIDLSS products ENVIS5 EMVI 3 4 Detected and Plug in installed in CARSILENVIS4 12 At this point the setup program is complete and the dialog in figure 5 will appear Click the Finish button and the setup program will exit There is no need to restart your system after the setup program is finished Although the program and data files are now installed on your system ACORN will not run until a valid license 1s received from AIG The next sect
7. apor fe Month a7 Minutes fio tdillimneters 1997 T 29 second ear SEE Image Atmosphere Visibility fioo kilometers ACORN Estimated Wisibilty De S Anfact Suppression Typel D Type2 Type3 4 The parameter entry dialog will close and the main ACORN window will now contain various parameters that are specific to this control file as shown in Figure 18 The window will also note the available disk space on the drive where the output image will reside to remind you how much remaining disk space you have ACORN Version 4 10 Quickstart Quide 17 Figure 18 The ACORN Main Window with a Control File Loaded f ACORN 4 tm Control Panel IN a lolx File Edit Run Transfer License Help ACORN Control File C Program Files ACORN J Data s Cuprites cup in J anne ce Edit mg single Run Summary Frocessing Mode Mode 1 simple Atmospheric Correction of Calibrated Hyperspectral Data Output Reflectance Image File Name C Program Files ACORN J Data Cupntes cup rl Available Disk Space for Output Flle 8266 Mbytes 5 Finally click the Run button and ACORN will start A progress dialog will open as shown and the bar will grow as the image is processed ACORN Mode 1 Main 6 After a few minutes depending on the speed of your system the run will complete and a confirmation dialog will appear as shown 7 At this point
8. e Atmospheric CORection Now ACORN software developed by ImSpec LLC with licensed MODTRAN4 technology allows atmospheric correction of calibrated Hyperspectral and Multispectral data measured in the 350 to 2500 nm spectral range ACORN assesses models and compensates for the atmosphere to convert input radiance spectra to apparent surface reflectance After atmospheric correction the spectral absorption features inherent to the surface materials are revealed ACORN has eight modes that offer a range of atmospheric correction capabilities These capabilities include Mode 1 Simple atmospheric correction of calibrated hyperspectral data Mode 1 5 Hyperspectral atmospheric correction with water vapor and liquid water fitting Mode 2 Single spectrum enhancement of a hyperspectral atmospheric correction Mode 3 Atmospheric correction by the empirical line method for hyperspectral data Mode 4 Convolution of hyperspectral data to multispectral data Mode 5 Atmospheric correction of calibrated multispectral data Mode 6 Single spectrum enhancement of a multispectral atmospheric correction Mode 7 Atmospheric correction by the empirical line method for multispectral data 2 Installation To install ACORN 1 Insert the ACORN CD into your CD ROM drive If Autorun is enabled on your system the Atmopheric CORrection Now ACORN window appears automatically and you can skip steps 2 and 3 2 From the Start menu select Run 3 Type d setup
9. e contact AIG to verify that the correct information has been provided Figure 9 An Invalid License Code The code you entered appears to be invalid Would you like to re enter the code ACORN Version 4 10 Quickstart Quide 11 3 3 Transferring Your ACORN License 1 You can transfer your ACORN license to another machine at any time if you like This might be useful for example if you need to run ACORN on a laptop when in the field or if you simply change over to a new computer Note that when you transfer the license the license on the current machine will become invalid and ACORN will no longer execute You would then have to transfer ACORN back from the second machine by repeating these steps 2 To transfer the ACORN license to a new machine simply click the Transfer License menu from the stand alone GUI main window as show in figure 10 below When this menu is selected a warning dialog shown in figure 11 below will open to remind you of the steps it will take to successfully transfer the license Figure 10 The Transfer License Menu Item ACORN 4 tm Control Danel Fle Edit RQ Transfer License Hap ACORN Control File single Run summary Frocessing Mode Output Reflectance Image File Name Available Disk Space for Output Flle Mbytes ACORN Version 4 10 Quickstart Quide 12 Figure 11 Transfer Warning when started from GUI License Transfer Warning x This command w
10. ill start the process of moving your ACORN license to a different computer In the dialogs that follow the TARGET computer is the NEW computer that you are transferring the license to Note that ACORN MUST be installed on the new computer BEFORE you continue with this transfer Ifyou continue on without the correct hardware fingerprint from the TARGET computer orif you enter the wrong hardware fingerprint then your license may become invalidated on this computer and ACORN will no longer run on ANY machine After ACORN is installed onthe TARGET computer you will need to run the following on that computer star gt Programs gt 4 ORN4 gt Uodate License Info When this command is selected a dialog box called Update Registration will open and in that dialog there willbe a line just above the Name and Key text boxes that looks like Hardware Fingerprint Ob4 4FC1 This hardware fingerpinrt will be needed inthe dialog boxes thatfollow Please refer to the Transfering your ACORN license section ofthe quick start guide if you want a more detailed explanation of the transfer progress Cancel 3 If you hit continue the warning dialog in figure 12 below will appear To open the code entry window on the NEW computer first install ACORN on the NEW computer as described in this document then click Start gt Programs gt ACORN4 gt Update License Info on that computer to retrieve the Hardware Fingerprint for that computer Figure 12
11. ion of this document will describe how to request your license ACORN Version 4 10 Quickstart Quide 7 Figure 5 The Final ACORN Setup Dialog Setup Complete if o OEE ACORN Version 4 10 Quickstart Quide 8 3 Requesting your ACORN License The ACORN license is node locked to a single computer The security that ACORN uses collects various parameters about your system and generates a unique Hardware Fingerprint for your computer This code is then sent to AIG who in turn will send back a Name and Key value that will allow ACORN to run Once a valid code is entered ACORN will store that value and no further user action 1s required to run ACORN 3 1 A Note about the Hardware Fingerprint Because ACORN uses various parameters about your system to generate a hardware fingerprint please keep in mind that changing certain aspects of your system may invalidate the ACORN license Examples include changing your primary hard drive and updating the Flash BIOS in your computer If you know that you intend to upgrade your computer you can transfer your license to a second machine temporarily and transfer it back after your machine is upgraded 3 2 Requesting your ACORN License 1 The first step in requesting your ACORN license is to retrieve the Hardware Fingerprint of your computer To do this from Windows click the Start gt Programs gt ACORN4 gt Update License Info item When you do the dialog box shown in Figure 6 will appear The Ha
12. ols gt ACORN 4 gt ACORN 4 from existing control file In ENVI 3 4 or 3 5 select Spectral gt ACORN 4 gt ACORN 4 from existing control file A file open dialog box will appear so navigate to c Program Files ACORN Data Cuprite Once in that directory you should see several control files ending in a in extension Select the cup1 in file and click Open The ACORN Contol File Parameters dialog will open as shown in figure 13 Fgure 13 The ACORN ENVI Plug in Parameters Dialog S ACORN Mode 1 Control File Parameters x Image Aquistion Altitude krm 20 0000 Image Mean Elevation Meters 800 0000 Image Date n 19 Image Time UTO hh mm ss RE EE oe scene Center DD lt gt DMS ACORN estimate visibility No tl Atmosphere visibility km 1 00 0000 Atmospheric Model ML Summer Derive Water Vapor 940 nm 1140nm Fixed Water Vapor mm 1 0 0000 Artifact Supression Typel Typee Types Enter Output ACORN Reflectance Filename Choose CAProgram Files ACORN4 Data Cuprite cup rl JR Cancel Save Restore ACORN Version 4 10 Quickstart Quide 20 2 At this point you could edit the parameters but for this run do not change any of them or the correction may not execute correctly Click the OK button and the dialog will close and a progress dialog will open as shown and the bar will grow as the image is processed ACORN Mode 1 Main 3 After a few minutes depending on the speed
13. orrection on one of the example data sets included on the ACORN CD using the stand alone ACORN program The main goal of the test is to verify that the program and data files have been installed correctly and that a correction can run without errors These steps assume that the Cuprite AVIRIS data set has been installed on your system into the default location Please refer to the users manual and tutorial for complete instructions on how to run ACORN 1 After ACORN has been licensed see section 3 of this manual from Windows click Start gt Program gt ACORN4 gt ACORN The main ACORN program will start as shown in figure 16 Figure 16 The ACORN Main Window f ACORN 4 tm Control Panel E loj x File Edit Run Transfer License Help ACORN Control File m Single Run Summar Frocessing Mode Output Reflectance Image File Name Available Disk Space for Output Flle Mbytes 2 The first step is to load a control file A control file is a simple ASCH text file that the core ACORN executable uses to perform an atmospheric correction For this example we are going to run a Mode 1 Simple Atmospheric Correction of Calibrated Hyperspectral Data on the Cuprite AVIRIS data set 3 Click the Open button and navigate to C Program Files ACORN4 Data Cuprite Once in that directory you should see several control files ending in a in extension Select the cup1 in file and click Open The open dialog will cl
14. ose and the parameter entry dialog box shown in figure 17 below will open This allows you to quickly note that everything for that control file is correct The processing mode and full path to the control file is listed in the title bar of that dialog box Nothing needs to be changed for this example so simply click OK to close the dialog ACORN Version 4 10 Quickstart Quide 16 Figure 17 The Parameter Entry Dialog Box Mode 1 C Program Files AcoORN4 Data Cuprite cupin i a x Inout Image File Name Input File Format gt Image Dimension bip bi 224 C Program Files ACORN d Oata Cupriteicupirdn A bip hil hands nteger Format 512 lines INS EEU aen E q host Intel je14 samples Program Fies ata uprite ycu virag ee Ue C network IEEE fo offset Output Reflectance Image File Name Mode 1 Specific Parameters Image Spectral aL File wvlinm tahmini j CAPragram Files ACORN4 Data Cuprite avrg r ww ap ox Oox ea ae ae C Program Files ACORN 4 Data Cupriteavra gain q Cancel Offset File fim 2 um snifvalue C Program Files ACORN A Data Cuprite cup otf q Image Center Image Center Image Mean Elevation 4 Latitude Longitude a00 Meters Image Acquisition Altitude fzo kilometers Atmospheric Model MLSum MLWint Tropic Image Average _ Derive Water Vapor Time UTC C No 20 C 940 is eee is 1140 Both 940 and 1140 ee Fixed Water v med Water V
15. rdware fingerprint is circled and pointed to in that figure In this example the value is 7424 9250 Note this code for use in the next step Figure 6 The ACORN License Dialog Update Registration E x Enter the registration MAME and KEY below exactly as given to you by AG support T Hardware fingerprint 7424 9250 Mame Key Cancel ACORN Version 4 10 Quickstart Quide 9 2 The next step is to send this code to AIG You can either email the code to acorn aigllc com or call AIG at 303 926 8284 After AIG enters your hardware code they will return two lines of information An example 1s ACORN User Company 12345 5C88 D158 9C5 1 3CA3 3 Enter this information into the License Dialog as shown in figure 7 Click the OK Figure 7 Entering Your License Code Update Registration A i x Enter the registration MAME and KEY below exactly as given to you by AlG support Hardware fingerprint 7424 9250 Mame ACORN User Company 12345 Key sca 8 D158 9C51 3C43 cene 4 Ifthe information has been entered correctly then the Key Valid dialog will appear as shown in figure 8 Figure 8 A Valid License Code This key is vald and has been stored You are now ready to run ACORN 4 ACORN Version 4 10 Quickstart Quide 10 5 Ifthe code is invalid or has been entered incorrectly then dialog in figure 9 will appear Please click yes to try the code again and if you still have troubl
16. rectly then ACORN may no longer run on ANY computer OK to continue ACORN Version 4 10 Quickstart Quide 14 6 Click Yes and the Lock Transferred dialog shown in figure 15 below will open PLEASE NOTE At this point ACORN is disabled on the current computer so you absolutely must write down the Name and Key in figure 15 below Figure 15 The Lock Transferred Dialog and the Name and Key for the New Computer Lock Transferred ig i a x g The following is the MAME and KEY for the NEW computer Please WRITE THIS INFORMATION DOV Or you can select Alt gt Printscreen to copy this dialog tothe Windows clipboard ACORN is now disabled on this computer and will only run on the computer with hardware fingerprint amp 41D 5AC 1 You willbe shown this message 3 more time s as a reminder TIP As noted in the dialog box you can also select Alt gt Printscreen in Windows to copy this dialog box to the windows clipboard You could then paste this image into another windows program such as Microsoft Word to save or print this information 7 This dialog box will appear three times as a reminder so after the Name and Key are saved hit OK until the final dialog closes At this point ACORN will now run on the NEW computer and will no longer run on this computer ACORN Version 4 10 Quickstart Quide 15 4 Running ACORN Stand Alone on a Demo Data Set This section will show you how to quickly run an atmospheric c
17. t Quide 4 6 Click Next to display the note below about installing ACORN as an ENVI plug in Please be sure that ENVI 3 2 3 4 or 3 5 is installed on your computer and is licensed and up and running before continuing If you do not do this first then ACORN may not correctly locate the ENVI installation and the install of the plug in will be bypassed ENVI Plug In Notice E x If vou plan to use the ACORN 4 plug in with ENYI 3 2 3 4 or 3 5 i then each of those applications must be currently installed and ABLE TO RUN on your system BEFORE this setup program can find those applications and install the plug ins Do you want to continue 7 Click Yes to display the AIG license agreement dialog box Please read the agreement carefully and click Yes if you accept the terms of the agreement 8 The following screen is shown in Figure 2 below The Choose Destination Location dialog box shows the default location for the ACORN program and example data files PLEASE NOTE It is recommended that this default location be used when installing ACORN While ACORN can be installed in any folder on your system the content of the example control files WILL NEED TO BE EDITED SO THEY POINT TO THE EXAMPLE FILES IN YOUR NEW FOLDER f this is not done then the examples will not run correctly If you would like to choose a new location for ACORN click the Browse button and navigate to the desired location on your system The set
18. up program will ask to create the folder if it does not exist ACORN Version 4 10 Quickstart Quide 5 Figure 2 The ACORN Install Directory Choose Destination Location x PLEASE NOTE Ifyou choose to install ACORNA4 to a different folder than the one listed below then the contents of the example contral files will need to be modified manually so they pointto the examples files in your new folder Setup will install ACORN in the destination tolder listed below To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder fou can choose notto install ACORN by clicking Cancel to exit Setup Destination Folder C Program Files ACORN Browse Cancel 9 Click Next to display the Select Components dialog box as shown in figure 3 below By default the setup program will copy all three example data sets to folders below your ACORN install folder If you would like to de select an example data set click directly on the check mark next to each data set to turn off that option Click that area again to turn the check mark back on As you turn on and off options the setup program will update the Space Required value Click Next to continue ACORN Version 4 10 Quickstart Quide 6 Figure 3 The ACORN Example Data and Control Files Select components x Selec he components you wanito install daarhe components you da notweed to rete componen Cuore
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