Prostar User`s Manual - VisionXtreme Pte. Ltd.
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1. e controller Prostar controller number of the segment to be controlled 0 to 7 e channel Prostar channel number of the segment to be controlled 0 to 3 e level Intensity level to be set O to 63 Returns O for success and 1 for failure Prostar User s Manual 15 3 Hardware and Software Installation 3 int SetBank byte bank Sets either banko or bank1 to be used e bank Bank index to be set 0 or 1 Returns 0 for success and 1 for failure 4 void SetPinMap byte pinMap Makes user defined pin assignments for communication interface e pinMap A byte array of 4 elements clock data bank1 address containing pin assignment 5 int Free Releases the interface card To be called while exiting user application Returns O for success and 1 for failure 3 3 Hardware Installation e Plug in power cable into the DC Power connector of Prostar e Connect the Master cable from Printer port or I O card port control connector of Prostar e Connect the strobe cable connector to the I O cable connector of camera for strobed e Connect the lighthead to the other end of the Prostar Please see picture below for connecting up the Prostar for I O card interface 188 88040 00 109 BOTTOM SIDE 11 28001 90 983 Fig 3 1 I O card interface of Prostar Prostar User s Manual 16 3 Hardware and Software Installation The Prostar can also be interfaced with PC printer port and necessary cables Please see picture below for con2. 2 2 2 3 pin male connector of Prostar The pin assignment of the male connector of Prostar with respect to the signals from camera is shown in Table 2 2 Signals from camera 3 pin male connector Strobe 1 GND 2 NA 3 Table 2 2 Pin out of 3 Pin male connector 2 2 3 DC Power socket for power supply The power requirement of Prostar is 24V 14 1A current depends on light head Table 2 3 shows the pin assignments between the power supply and the Prostar Signals from Power DC Power socket supply 12V 1 GND 2 Table 2 3 Povver supply interface vvith Prostar 2 2 4 37 pin D Sub Connector for Light Head Connection The 37 Pin connector of Prostar is used to provide the light intensity output from Prostar to the 16132 segment Light Head Prostar User s Manual 8 2 Prostar Interface 26 pin Connector Pin Input1 Input2 Input3 Input4 Input5 Input6 Input7 Input8 24V Input9 Input10 Input11 Input12 Input13 Input14 Input15 Input16 Input17 Input18 Input19 Input20 Input21 Input22 Input23 Input24 Input25 Input26 Input27 Input28 Input29 Input30 Input31 Input32 NC NC NC Table 2 1 Pin out of 37 Pin D sub connector to control Lighthead Prostar User s Manual 2 Prostar Interface 2 3 Physical Interface 2 3 1 Camera Interface to Prostar The Prostar is set to External Strobe Mode by default The camera interface provides a control signal called Str
3. Trigger 1 Jo To Trigger 2 To shohe Delay Strobe Source Hardware Trigger e SIS C E GGG LI LI I E L LI o 5 PERE ee e GODO EALINUNN NT All Lights Light Intensiity Load Configuration 3 Fig 4 1 Prostar Light Controller Once the application is opened ensure Regular Prostar is selected under device If not click on the box as shown in Fig 4 2 Prostar User s Manual 19 O x Light Controller iCubeC Controls L NJIJ EEEE Strobe Edge Falling Segments Selection o NAHAN Pl Strobe Source lar ware Banko ngger ee O Banki 4 5 e All Lights Light Intensity Pulse Width a ns ig Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 2 Prostar Device Selection 4 21 Controllers For 16 Segment Light Head There are 4 Controllers namely Controller 1 Controller 2 Controller 3 amp Controller 4 as shown in Figure 4 3 For example the channels for Controller 2 are shown in Figure 4 3 The Select All button is provided to select all the controllers and channels Prostar User s Manual 20 D vx Light Controller iCubeC Controls Trigger Strobe Edge I 1 Falling e GOLI Segments Selection Trigger 1 To O1 Trigger 2 To 9 32 Channels Stobe Delay Strobe Source D ms Hardware Bank Selection 8 BankO Bank Trigger r 9 UN NE E
4. bank L L L a L L a H OOCICIC E e JLILIEILIBEIBUN e JL IL ILIBII I REIS EJ E amp 9 Bank1 All Lights maa Light Intensiity Pulse width gt Switch Off Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 17 Click the Save Configuration Button Prostar User s Manual 34 Ci Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls Trigger Strobe Edge Falling 3e Source rdware File name LightController Save as type Pro Files pro v hts witch Off LM a x 3 T 2 Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 18 Select the location where the configuration data is required to be saved Note After setting the light pattern for Bank O light pattern for Bank 1 can also be set by following the steps 1 to 4 Step 5 Loading the Saved Configuration The stored configuration can be loaded on to the Prostar by clicking the Load Configuration button Figures 4 19 and 4 20 illustrate the loading of the stored configuration on to the Prostar Prostar User s Manual 35 MA Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls Regular Prostar Segments Selection Channel Selection 16 Channels 8 32 Channels Bank Selection L L L L a L E E o OOOI E LIII ILI I COCO SEI S SgS 92 All Lights Light Intensiity Pulse Width Load Configuration Fi
5. 4 9 Selection of all lights Prostar User s Manual 28 c Selection of individual light segment Select the light segment required to be configured as shown in figure 4 10 For example Controller 3 Channel 1 is selected in figure 4 10 vx Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls LIL gun e LILILILILILILIL Segments Selection Channel Selection 16 Channels 9 32 Channels Bank Selection Bankf L L U U L o SL All Lights Switch Off Light Intensity Pulse Width Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 10 Selection of Individual light segment Controller 2 Channel 0 d Selection of Group of Lights e If the requirement is that all the controllers are to be selected for a particular Channel then click the corresponding button number of controller for that channel Refer Fig 4 11 e If the requirement is that all the channels are to be selected for a particular Controller then click the corresponding button number of channel for that controller Refer Fig 4 12 Prostar User s Manual 29 M Vx Light Controller Device Sse Regular Prostar xj Channel Selection 16 Channels 32 Channels Bank Selection GOOD e LIEIEIEIBIEIEIEI UJ a E UJ L UJ UJ i Bankil amp E amp amp amp 3 6 EJ Bank1 o o Pulse Width iCubeC Controls Segments Selection All Lights Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 11 Selecting
6. Bank Selection O Banki Trigger All Lights Save Configuration 26 O vx Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls nggel Strobe Edge Regular Prostar v F alling Segments Selection To Channel Selection 8 16 Channels 32 Channels trobe Delay Strobe Source To Hardware ngger 5 1 4 5 s elect Al LI a LL E a LL IB ae Ba DO O O All Lights Light Intensiity o Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 8 Bank 1 selection Prostar User s Manual 27 Step 2 Selection of Light segments Choose the configuration style from below and then follow the steps given with respect to the required configuration style a Configuration Styles e Selection of all lights e Selection of individual light or group of lights b Selection of all lights e All lights i e all controllers and channels are selected by simply clicking the box as shown in figure 4 9 e The intensity value at selection is zero MAT Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls s Regular Prostar Segments Selection Channel Selection 16 Channels 6 32 Channels Bank Selection Bank gt tt TT ft om i ff ft a tty TT T Ele GC E 6 amp 9 amp E t9 E E r 1 bani E All Lights Light Intensiity Pulse Width Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig
7. aa en M M NAM 8 2 2 1 15 pin D sub connector interface of Prostar aaa aaa anen eee eee eee eee eee tete rete 8 2 22 spin male connector of Prostar ta td og 8 2 2 3 DC Power socket for power Supply na aaaaa nana aaa nana nen eeeeee nenen eee ete tee ee rene eee eee eee teen 8 2 2 4 37 pin D Sub Connector for Light Head Connection 8 2 3 Physicahihie mapa eh eiu ens oen estin anane E E 10 2 3 1 Camera interiac to FOS EAR gj speci pa Gr dian bep ar pula e ks ndi d 10 2 3 2 NO card or Parallel Port Interface to Prostar eee 10 2 3 3 Light head Interface to Prostar aaa 10 3 Hardware and Software Installation 12 9 1 Requlremients u sat aia aia aaa aan donant vk Syene ra a un ew ante ren LNAG nk Ke 12 3 2 Software InstallatiOrn eee nre ere Ire IER Ee ER epo HEU NER n ERE RAAT 12 3 2 1 Installation Procedures EET TEE 12 3 2 2 Lustom designdXppliCallOLi susc nud accolae aco ead aut ced apo cad ao ced uen era d tta diced 15 3 2 3 Light controlling libraries naaaaaa naen anana ee ee ee eee 15 3 3 Hardware lnstallation 5 rn Sadna ices ox u kene d noni ERR ER naen anana eaaa anna anane een naen nana 16 Prostar User s Manual 2 Table of Contents 4 Operations and Features s 18 4 1 Hardware Configuration issue vie cist na vin base ek iden b is s eee 18 4 1 1 16 32 Segment Selection for one channel esses 18 4 1 2
8. and O for minimum intensity The Switch On and the Switch Off buttons under All Lights option is provided to switch on all lights all controllers and channels to the maximum Intensity or turned off respectively 4 2 7 Saving Loading multiple configurations Save and Load Configuration features are includes in the API for strong multiple configurations and loading the configuration on to the Prostar for quick setup Save Configuration This option is provided to save the light configuration settings Number of configuration files saved depends on the hard disk capacity Load Configuration This option is provided to load the saved configuration settings on to the Prostar Pre stored files can be reloaded for quick setup Exit This option is provided to close the Prostar application Prostar User s Manual 25 4 3 Steps to be followed for configuring the Prostar Step 1 Bank Selection Select the required Bank either Bank O or Bank 1 Refer note For example Bank O and Bank 1 selection is shown in figure 4 7 and 4 8 Note The default selection is Bank 0 D vx Light Controller a 4 5 6 Light Intensiity Load Configuration Fig 4 7 Bank 0 selection Prostar User s Manual iCubeC Controls Trigger Strobe Edge 1 Falling Segments Selection Trigger 1 o To Trigger 2 LEN To 31 Strobe Delay Channel Selection 16 Channels O 32 Channels Strobe Source D ms Hardware
9. segment Light High speed Bank Switching for 16 segment Light Strobe Pulse Time Non strobed 8 milliseconds max 8 milliseconds max Dimension 257 X 190 X 82 MM 257 X 190 X 82 MM 257 X 190 X 82 MM Table 1 1 Performance Specifications of Prostar Prostar User s Manual 1Introduction 1 2 Mechanical Specifications INNER CNTL INNER LIGHT 24VDC I P eee amp OUTER CNTL OUTER LIGHT a 4 INNER OUTER TRIGGER I P 1 TRIGGER I P 2 LIBI I LII Figure 1 1 Prostar 64 channel strobed Mechanical Dimension Prostar User s Manual 5 1Introduction 1 3 Environmental Requirements 1 3 1 Temperature and Humidity Housing temperature during operation 0 C 50 C 32 F 122 F Storage temperature 20 C 80 C 4 F 176 F Humidity during operation 20 80 relative without condensation Storage humidity 20 80 relative without condensation 1 3 2 Ventilation The Prostar housing is provided with ventilation fan so as to maintain the temperature below 40 C during operation 1 4 Precautions Read the Prostar user s manual carefully before using the product 1 4 1 Input Power Reversing of the polarity of the input power to the Prostar connector will damage it 1 4 2 Transportation Transportation of the product should be done in the same packaging 1 4
10. 3 3 LIB Files VX MicroProstar Lib VX RegularProstar Lib VX IcubeC Lib 4 3 include Files nProstar h uProstar h IcubeCControl h All the above files will be located in the installation folder after installation Default installation location is ProgramFilesWisionXtermeW ightController The user can design their own application using the library and dlls provided as below e The library file VX RegularProstar lib has to be referenced in the project e The DLL file VX RegularProstar dil and VK ParallelPort dll are used for light control and parallel port communication respectively e The header file RegularProstar h with the function declarations to be included in a project All function calls are explained in the next section 3 2 3 End users also have option to develop their own communication library instead of parallel port VK ParallelPort dll and link dynamically 3 2 3 Light controlling libraries 1 int Initialize int cardNo int portID char commLibrary Loads and registers the required communication library e cardNo Index of Communication card being used For Parallel port cardNo is the parallel port s base address usually 888 e portID Port Id of the communication card Unused for Parallel Port e commLibrary Name of the communication library e g Vx ParallelPort Returns O for success and 1 for failure 2 int SetLight int controller int channel int level Sets light intensity for a particular segment
11. 3 Warranty precautions e Opening the casing Do not open the casing If the product is disassembled reworked or repaired by other than recommended service person we will not take the responsibility of any subsequent malfunctioning of the product e Keep out of foreign matters Be careful not to allow liquid flammable or metallic material inside the housing If operated with any foreign matter inside the Prostar may fail or malfunction Prostar User s Manual 6 2 Prostar Interface 2 Prostar Interface This section provides the detailed information on connector pin out physical interface and voltage requirements for the Prostar 2 4 General Description The Prostar is interfaced with either I O card installed in PC or printer port 2 1 1 Connector Details There are five types of connectors in Prostar e 15 pin D Sub Connector for interface with I O or parallel port e 3 pin male Connector for strobe from camera s DC Power socket for power supply e 37 pin D Sub Connector for Light Head Connection The different connector views are shown in the below figures Prostar User s Manual 7 2 Prostar Interface 2 2 Pin Assignments 2 2 4 15 pin D sub connector interface of Prostar The 15 Pin D sub connector is used to provide control signals and data to the Prostar The pin assignment of 15 pin D sub connector is shown below SDA2 SCL2 LEDSTR BANK SW GND Table 2 1 Pin out of 15 Pin D sub connector to control Prostar
12. JE SEI S EJ amp amp E S 6 C Switch n Switch Off Light Intensiity I Pulse width Load Configuration Fig 4 16 All light segments switched on to maximum intensity If different Light intensity values are set for different controllers and channels and if the requirement is such that all the intensity values of the controllers and channels needs to be increased uniformly in steps of one then it could be implemented using the Up and Down arrow buttons in keyboard Example Consider controller 1 is set to intensity value 10 controller 2 is set to 20 controller 3 is set to 30 and controller 4 is set to 40 then by clicking the Up arrow once the intensity value of the controllers will get increased uniformly by one i e intensity value of controller O is set to 11 controller 1 to 21 controller 2 to 31 controller 3 to 41 To decrease the intensity by one step use the Down arrow button Prostar User s Manual 33 Step 4 Saving the configuration The entire configuration set can be saved for future usage The Configuration data can be saved in the location folder where the Prostar application is placed or in any other preferred directory The configuration data is saved with pro extension Figures 4 17 and 4 18 illustrate how to save configuration MIT Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls Regular Prostar Segments Selection Channel Selection 16 Channels 32 Channels Bank Selection
13. Positive Negative Trigger strobe from Camera aaa 18 4 2 Software Configutralloh oorr Rr SER dr dd ennenen 18 4 2 1 X Controllers For 16 Segment Light Head sss 20 42 2 Controllers For 32 Segment Light Head sss sese 21 42 3 Channels sace NEG KE E NE BEK E KE KN E FOE qe qdutqueiauedqueuqu 23 424 External Strobe Mod sete sats sasa sana sate tate tate ana anagara anagara u anagara ah tet lb 24 42 5 Bank Switching uiii a ga ga aa ga a ga a ga GA 25 a a e e an a aa ik 25 4 2 7 Saving Loading multiple configurations Le 25 4 3 Steps to be followed for configuring the Prostar eee 26 Prostar User s Manual 3 1Introduction 1 Introduction Prostar is a Dual Board High Power Strobe Programmable Light Intensity Controller It operates in Strobe Mode with an external strobe signal Some of the important features of Prostar are Provides a Very High Current of 220mA for strobed and 50mA for non strobed per segment channel of the Light Head Control 16 or 32 segment Light Head selection by jumper for each board External Strobe Mode Default Positive Negative Edge selection by jumper 1 4 Performance and Specification Specification 32CH non strobed 32CH strobed 64CH strobed Power 24VDC 2 1A max 24VDC 8 0A max 24VDC 15 0A max Requirements Pulsed Pulsed Bank Switching High speed Bank Switching for 16 segment Light High speed Bank Switching for 16
14. RE T ILE NE 5 I T III fg c emstget ee All Lights Light Intensity Pulse Width i Switch Off Fig 4 3 Channels of Controller 2 4 2 2 Controllers For 32 Segment Light Head There are 4 Controllers namely Controller 1 Controller 2 Controller 3 4 Controller 4 for Bank 0 as shown in Figure 4 4 There are another 4 Controllers namely Controller 1 Controller 2 Controller 3 amp Controller 4 for Bank 1 as shown in Figure 4 5 Prostar User s Manual 21 MAT Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls ngger Strobe Edge Regular Prostar v Falling Segments Selection naaer 1 o To Channel Selection Trigger 2 t 9 16 Channels O 32 Channels Strobe Delay Strobe Source Hardware Bank Selection O Banki All Lights DU 4 5 6 TE Fig 4 4 Controllers of Bank0 Prostar User s Manual 22 O vx Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls rigger Strobe E dge Regular Prostar v F allit 10 Segments Selection 4 o Channel Selection 9 16 Channels 32 Channels HOLE DETUR SIDE SOIE Hardware ager 5 1 4 5 s elect Al LN M M ae ee KENE KEE All Lights Light Intensity R Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 5 Controllers of Bank 4 2 3 Channels There are 4 Channels namely Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 and Channel 4 per Controller For exa
15. VisionXtreme Pte Ltd Prostar User s Manual Document Number MN RPS 0301 Revision Date 28 October 2008 VisionXtreme Pte Ltd Singapore 339416 www vxgp com A member of Ker Blk 25 Kallang Ave 06 04 Kallang Basin Industrial Estate Singapore 339416 Tel 65 6392 0900 Fax 65 6392 2103 Company Registration No 200104387H Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 IDITOGUCLUION coin 4 1 4 Performance and Specificati on uaaanaaaanann nanen e eee ee serre none tee sete tere sem enet e teen e tere se ee nene nenn 4 1 2 Mechanical SpecIfICAtlOTIS c ANAN 5 1 3 Environmental Requirements sss aaaaaaanan ann oo e nene neser sere nese eee eee tete sere nennen nennt nnn ee m n eee 6 1 3 1 Temperature and Humidity 1117 7 7 777 done eee et eter e sere eee eee eee ete tere reper ve vese rei 6 13 2 VENA ON c Kala zani dat mi dett nda satir edocet ode r t dd d ut diee eddie 6 1 4 PRECAHUONS nn AA AA 6 1 4 1 INPUEPOWE akasa ANAN hec dad uou du a od d etel du Leo de lon dud duds 6 1 4 2 FIRahspolteuOl Tat o det alto oma t e ante nan aco nav dus 6 14 3 Warranty DrecaullOris uet eec rey bete peg eben bey ebeteeeg bet E apeg eneng eneng eg eneng eg een diss 6 2 Prostar Interface sectetut ee 7 2 1 General DescriptiOm user eene siue e etin snas APA Pata e DE E Cx ba ara AA AA 7 2 1 1 GonneetarDelralls pren nga a NG a GG NG BEG NANG NANO NGA NANA AA 7 2 2 Pin ASSIGJMEONIS NANANA RE KE ENE RD Ran b en a
16. all controllers of channel 2 MI Vx Light Controller Device Regular Prostar vi an LJ LI OLI lt e LJEJEIEJLMI j aO Channel Selection 16 Channels 32 Channels Bank Selection Bank int Bank1 INK o 2 gt 5 7 6 ese All SEENEN LLUIS Light Intensiity Pulse Width ki iCubeC Controls Segments Selection All Lights L Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 12 Selecting all channels of Controller 3 Prostar User s Manual 30 Step 3 Selection of Light Intensity Light Intensity value can be varied from O to 63 The value 0 represents the minimum intensity and the value 63 represents the maximum intensity The light intensity required to be set could be obtained by moving the cursor between minimum and maximum value as shown in figure 4 13 MAT Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls Regular Prostar w Segments Selection Channel Selection Bank Selection Bank0 n Eri O Bank 4 5 e Par All Lights Light Intensiity Pulse Width Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 13 Light Intensity value set to 30 for all channels of controller 4 Example To set maximum intensity value for all light segments first select all light segments then move the cursor to intensity value 63 Please refer to figure 4 14 and figure 4 15 Prostar User s Manual 31 MI Vx Light Controller Device iCubeC C
17. evere civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law 3 Choose the folder you want to install ie LightController Select Installation Folder The installer will install LightController to the following folder To install in this folder click Next To install to a different folder enter it below or click Browse Folder fc Program Files4VisionXtreme4LightController Install LightController for yourself or for anyone who uses this computer O Everyone Just me Prostar User s Manual 13 3 Hardware and Software Installation 4 Click Next to start installation 13 LightController Confirm Installation The installer is ready to install LightController on your computer Click Next to start the installation 5 Click Close the complete the installation jo LightController Installation Complete LightController has been successfully installed Click Close to exit Prostar User s Manual 14 3 Hardware and Software Installation 6 You can see the LightController shortcut icon automatically created in the desktop L LightController To start working with LightController double click on the icon 3 2 2 Custom design Application The Installation setup contains following items 1 Exe for LightControl Application 2 4 DLLS VX MicroProstar dll VX RegularProstar dll VX IcubeC dll VK ParallelPort dll
18. g 4 19 Click the Load Configuration button Prostar User s Manual 36 D vx Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls ager Strobe Edge Regular Prostar V Falling B LightController pro File name LightController moe Files of type Pro Files pro v Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 20 Select the location which contains the saved configuration Then click the Open Button to load the configuration on to the Prostar Note The above mentioned steps should be followed for different light configurations as per the user requirement Prostar User s Manual 37
19. ion procedures to work with Prostar 3 1 Requirements Following are the required hardware and software components to start the installation 1 Prostar 2 Power Supply A power supply of 24VDC is required for powering the Prostar 3 Interfacing cables Prostar requires 3 types of cables Power Supply Cable Control Cable and Strobe Cable that come with package For 32CH non strobed strobe cable is not needed 4 Software package The Software package includes necessary files to install the API and driver The application can run in Windows 2000 or Windows XP platforms 3 2 Software Installation This section explains in detail about the software installation of lighting controller using the setup file provided with the installation disk 3 2 1 Installation Procedures Follow the steps below to install the API 1 Double click the setup file and run Tres pup T WIndows x La LightController nstaller Package 1 702 KB C x Prostar User s Manual 12 3 Hardware and Software Installation 2 The following LightController setup wizard opens Click Next button to continue the setup e LightController Welcome to the LightController Setup Wizard The installer will quide you through the steps required to install LightController on your computer WARNING This computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in s
20. mple the Controllers for Channel 3 are shown in Figure 4 6 Prostar User s Manual 23 MAT Light Controller iCubeC Controls Trigger Strobe Edge 1 Falling Segments Selection Tnager 1 lo T O Channel Selection 16 Channels O 32 Channels Strobe Delay Strobe Source U ms Hardware Bank Selection Bark0 Trigger Dao ofr om 1 4 5 e All Lights Switch On Switch Off Load Configuration Fig 4 6 Controllers of Channel 3 4 2 4 External Strobe Mode This feature is provided to operate Prostar with only External Strobe signal The light head strobes in sync with the external strobe signal connected to the board Strobe Pulse width variations This feature is provided to vary the pulse width of the strobe output from Prostar with respect to the Trigger from camera The strobe output of Prostar decides the Turn on time of the light head The pulse width of the strobe output from Prostar is default at 8 milliseconds max Prostar User s Manual 24 4 2 5 Bank Switching Bank switching feature is provided for storing two different sets of light configurations Bank 0 and Bank 1 are the two banks provided in the Prostar Light Controller application software between which the switching can be performed Bank 0 can store one set of light configuration and Bank 1 can store another set of light configuration 4 2 6 All Lights The value for maximum intensity is 63
21. necting up the Prostar Fig 3 2 printer port Interface of Prostar Prostar User s Manual 17 4 Operations and Features This chapter explains the basic operations and features of Prostar Prior to the operation of Prostar hardware and software configurations have to be done This section also explains the configuration in detail 4 1 Hardware Configuration This section explains various hardware configurations in detail 4 1 1 16 32 Segment Selection for one channel Prostar can control either 16 segment Light Head in Bank Switching mode jumper E4 at Dual Switch or 32 segment Light Head with Banko and Bank 1 configuration jumper E4 at No Switch Note that this setting has to be done by authorized Customer Service Engineer by opening up the casing 4 1 2 Positive Negative Trigger strobe from Camera Prostar is designed to work with either Positive trigger or Negative trigger from camera This can be achieved by setting the jumper E1 Positive or E2 Negative on board Please note that E1 and E2 should not be ON together at any one time 4 2 Software Configuration The application for Prostar runs either in Windows 2000 and Windows XP platforms This section explains the configuration of various light patterns intensity levels using the API provided Figure 4 1 shows the appearance of Prostar application Prostar User s Manual 18 D vx Light Controller iCubeC Controls Strobe Edge Falling Segments Selection
22. obe from Camera to the Prostar Signals from camera 3 pin male Connector STROBE 1 GND 2 Table 2 4 Camera Interface with Prostar 2 3 2 NO card or Parallel Port Interface to Prostar The parallel port interface to the Prostar provides the data and control signals from PC to the Prostar The pin assignments between the Parallel port VO port and the 15 pin D Sub connector are shown in Table 2 5 25 pin connector 25 pin connector mm Parallel 1 0 15 pin Connector Signal Description 2 2 1 J SEECHBITO U SELECT1 BITO Eh TA SDAT SCL 8 3 swasa Ee ee UNE 03 G NT Sc Table 2 5 Parallel port or I O interface to Prostar 2 3 3 Light head Interface to Prostar To 37 pin Lighthead Connector 32 segment Light 24VDC 1 10 D E OM 1 10 209 OTEOT api OUTPUT 11 to 26 MMMMMM 11 to 26 Prostar User s Manual 10 2 Prostar Interface 32 segment Light 37 Pin Male To 37 pin Lighthead Connector Fig 2 5 Lighthead Cable LED Electrical Circuitry The lighthead can be designed according to any of the following LED connectivity options Few sample circuits are shown below t 24VDC OUTPUT Prostar User s Manual t 24VDC OR OUTPUT t 24VDC OR OUTPUT 11 3 Hardware and Software Installation 3 Hardware and Software Installation This section provides the initial hardware and software installat
23. ontrols Regular Prostar w T Ngge Segments Selection Channel Selection Ka fie 16 Channels a 32 Channels Bank Selection Bank Trigger RI E amp el EJ S RI G El L L LJ L L E a s T LLLLLL e T TTT TTT BEERS en o T o Bank All Lights Light Intensity Pulse Width Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 14 All light segments are selected M Vx Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls Regular Prostar w Segments Selection Channel Selection 18 Channels 32 Channels Sl EJ amp amp amp J Gl amp CJ Bank Selection Bankll Banki oNENHNHNHNENEN s T TTT TTT SM T T TTT a SERRE je ET 2 All Lights Pulse Width Load Configuration Save Configuration Fig 4 15 Intensity value is set to 63 Prostar User s Manual 32 Other method to Switch on all light segments with maximum intensity All Light segments can be switched on at one time to a maximum intensity by clicking the Switch On button without selection of any controller and channel as shown in figure 4 16 It can be switched off by clicking the Switch Off button Ow Light Controller Device iCubeC Controls Regular Prostar w Segments Selection Channel Selection 16 Channels 8 32 Channels Bank Selection U E L UU LI L o 8 M e LLI gt JOJO JEJE TE JE
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