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1. The camera s cooling should run by preference too At this moment you might get an image in the imaging window sharp not sharp bright not bright depending how much light enters into the camera setting the focus position and various settings in the software see further By default the settings in the software are set according the installed device considering a daylight illumination After initial adjustment of the camera settings by means of the camera controls uses the image in the X View imaging window to adjust the optics optimize integration time and other operational parameters of the sensor By means of load an image the user can load any previously saved image in all the supported file types to analyze with X Control 6 10 File menu File View Image Calibration Filters Load settings FS Save settings Fe Store FPGA correction data F10 Load From camera F7 Save to camera F Erase camera DIE Settings ALT 5 About Fi Load settings This permits you to load initialization files with two formats The selection of format of file to load is done by means of the file type combo box on the open file dialog Save settings This saves the settings to an ini file or an xcf file The selection of the format of the file to save is done by means of the file type combo box on the save file dialog X Control User Manual 48 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs If no valid calibration pack is loaded at X Control startup
2. CC INF Install From Disk Insert the manufacturer s installation disk and then make sure that the corect drive is selected below Copy manufacturer s files from X Control User Manual 19 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs 11 Click on the next button Found Mew Hardware Wizard Select the device driver you want to install for this hardware Gg Select the manufacturer and model of your hardware device and then click Next IF you have a disk that contains the diver pou want to install click Have Disk Show compatible hardware Model CC Driver ity This driver is not digitally signed Tell me why diver signing is important Cancel 12 Windows will now copy the files 13 Connect the supplied Camera Link or LVDS cable from the camera to the Camera Link or LVDS port on the PCI card in your computer X Control User Manual 20 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs Checking the correct driver installation for the frame grabber Checking the correct operation of the camera frame grabber driver If the driver is installed correctly it can be checked in Windows To do so perform from the control Panel following steps Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt System gt Hardware gt Device under the Other devices you will find the CC driver entry EI Computer Management 5 File Action View Window Help Hairs amp 2 SS Computer Management Local MENTICSOO6 CH System Tools 4 Computer Event view
3. Time to display recovery options when needed 30 lt 3 seconds To edit the startup options File manually click Edit System Failure Write an event to the system log Send an administrative alert Automatically restart Write debugging information Small memory dump 64 KEJ EA Small dump directory D 5ysktemRkoot Y Minidump Overwrite any existing File Now you can edit your boot ini After editing boot ini and ceiling the memory available to Windows the rest of the memory is usable by the PCI frame grabber card in DMA mode This ram will be used for the camera to store images Note that the memory allocation clipping must be done in multiples of 64 MB X Control User Manual 31 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs boot loader timeout 30 default multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 1 WINDOWS operating systems multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 1 WINDOWS Microsoft Windows XP Professional fastdetect NoExecute Optin MAXMEM 512 System Properties KEN system Restore Automatic U pdates Remote General em Computer Name 1 Hardware BR Advanced System Microsoft Windows sF Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 2 Registered to Windows now works in a restricted memory space leaving the rest free for DMA usage f64o7 OEM 0011 903 001 01 Manufactured and supported by Hewlett Packard HF de2000 MT FEZ05ET f Intell ly Perm 4 CPU 3 00GHz 3 00 GHz 512 MB of RAM invent Support Inf
4. cable optional Applications The XEVA or other infra red camera is a state of the art IR camera system designed for the following applications Near infrared imaging Hyper spectral imaging Spectral characterization Thermal imaging of hot objects between 200 and 800 C On line process control Web processing Non destructive inspection Food inspection Agricultural monitoring Moisture measurement Biomedical amp Chemical applications Pollution and environment monitoring Semiconductor process monitoring There are several other applications where this super sensitive digital IR FPA camera can be used The XEVA USB FPA camera comes with C Labview 6 1 software and drivers The user manual is intended as a guide to set up your system and to get the first results X Control User Manual 11 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs General Xeva camera specifications The XenICs Xeva USB camera combines a thermo electrically cooled detector head and the control and communication electronics The exceptional efficiency of the installed detector in the infrared makes it possible to perform analysis on light emitted in wavelengths not visible to the naked eye The camera head is designed within aluminum anodized housing In front you will find a lens fitting Any standard C mount lens which is able to process the infrared light can be mounted on the housing Your camera is supplied with a standard C mount lens Also compatib
5. Images can be recorded uncorrected or corrected This does not influence the frame rate since the correction will be done by the software after the images have been transferred to memory When the software records to file the record button of the toolbar is shown in a red color WW BD DD J Do Di D Stop the record mode to file Push the red record button of the toolbar E EE f 0na Jr DD DD E The toolbar will change into BRO H Doo D Video playback Push the second button of the toolbar SI An open file dialog appears Select en open the video you want to play back X Control User Manual 101 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs Pick one Look in Images AN svn K 2 video xvi My Recent SN video xvi Documents S video3 xvi 7 Bam Desktop My Documents gs My Computer File name videod xvi Beem Files of type XVI files P xvi My Ver C Open as read only The toolbar in the X View imaging window will be displayed in following way es JI BO Di D Now you can start to analyze selected XVI or AVI file by means of following buttons move one image back E move one image or forward El play back forward D play back reverse sens F play back forward in high speed wind forward amp play back reverse sens high speed wind backward El stop the play back M You can use as well the slider to move into your recorded file The slider is a
6. General Computer Name 1 Hardware iL Advanced System Microsoft Windows ab Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 2 Registered to f6467 QEM 0011303 007 01 Manufactured and supported by Hewlett Packard HP de2000 MT PE 205E T i Intell ly Pentium R 4 CPU 3 0GHz 3 00 GHz 0 99 GB of RAM invent Pressing Windows Pause Break will open the system properties dialog above Alternatively one can navigate to this panel using Start Control Panel System X Control User Manual Support Information Check the memory usage of Windows using Start Control Panel System This is the resulting display June 22 2006 XenlCs Editing boot ini is achieved by navigating the dialog as follows System Properties System Restore Automatic Updates Remote General Computer Name Hardware Advanced You must be logged on as an Administrator to make most of these changes Performance Visual effects processor scheduling memory usage and virtual memory Settings User Profiles Desktop settings related to your logon Settings Startup and Recovery System startup system failure and debugging information Settings Environment Variables Error Reporting Startup and Recovery System startup Default operating system Microsoft Windows XP Professional Frame Grabbing noexecut wa Time to display list of operating systems 120 L seconds L
7. License Agreement X API 1 2 Setup Choose Components Choose which Features of 4PT 1 2 you want to install Check the components you want to install and uncheck the components you don t want to install Click Next to continue Select components ta install Software development ki SE Samples Space required 6 3MB Code samples and software development kit will be installed X Control User Manual 104 June 22 2006 XenlCs X API 1 2 Setup Choose Install Location Choose the Folder in which to install 4PI 1 2 Setup will install 4PT 1 2 in the Following Folder To install in a different Folder click Browse and select another Folder Click Mext to continue Destination Folder C Program Filesi Contralt Space required 6 3MB Space available 45 506 Nullsoft Install System v2 06 Choose Start Menu Folder Choose a Start Menu Folder For the 4PI 1 2 shortcuts Select the Start Menu Folder in which you would like to create the program s shortcuts You can also enter 4 name to create a new Folder Accessories Administrative Tools Adobe Chart FX Client Server Google Desktop Search Greenleaf Comms HHO USE Monitor X Control User Manual 105 June 22 2006 e XenlCs X API 1 2 Setup Installing Please wait while 4PI 1 2 is being installed Output Folder C Program Filesi Controh SDKI Extract struck_x_msq_save_dak
8. Network When all the data is uploaded to the camera the static hardware pixel replacement is done on the FPGA of the concerned camera resulting in higher frame rates Note that if a reduced window of interest is set by means of the tool menu only the concerned correction data of the selected window will be uploaded to the FPGA X Control User Manual 49 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs Load from camera Load the settings stored in camera Flash memory into the X Control user interface Save to camera Stores the settings logic file s and calibration file used in X Control to camera Flash memory this makes the camera self starting Erase camera Erase the camera s flash memory this wipes all the correction data and logic file s from the camera Settings The Settings menu defines the start up settings for of X Control X Api e g calibration packs and Fast Capture e g Memory allocation More info on the different Settings Menus is given below setting dialog About Software info Exit The flash memory operations only work on cameras which effectively support it contact your sales representative Same remark 7 Same remark X Control User Manual 50 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs 6 10 Settings Dialo The X control tab on the file menu allows the user to define some of the start up conditions Settings settings Framegrabber Options Camera model Calibration pack SINR H
9. Windows XP 512 MB RAM USB2 port CDROM DVD ROM for installation Display resolution of at least 1024x768 Note it is possible to run the X Control software without having a camera in demo mode see further System hardware components The hardware configuration consists of A Xenics camera complete with power supply Optional interfaces USB cable A trigger or arm cable A PCI interface card A cable to connect a camera to a PCI interface card An NTSC or PAL interface Depends of the camera model X Control User Manual 9 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs USB FPA CAMERA The hardware configuration consists of A XEVA USB FPA camera complete with power supply A USB cable A trigger or arm cable optional An NTSC or PAL interface XMID FPA The hardware configuration consists of A XEVA USB XMID camera complete with power supply A USB cable A trigger or arm cable optional An NTSC or PAL interface WATERCOOLED CAMERA The hardware configuration consists of Water cooled camera complete with power supply A USB cable A trigger or arm cable optional An NTSC or PAL interface CAMERA LINK FPA The hardware configuration consists of A XEVA CL FPA camera complete with power supply A Camera Link PCI CL frame grabber card A Camera Link cable connecting camera to frame grabber A mini USB B cable for maintenance and programming purposes A fast PC A trigger
10. XenICs camera Apply cleaning solution to the cloth and then wipe the camera body with an isopropyl alcohol dampened cloth e During storage and operation the XenICs camera s optical window will collect dust particles and other specks of dirt Be careful with cleaning this window First try to clean the window with pressurized oil free air or applicable cleaning gas out of an aerosol dispenser If this is not sufficient try to clean the optical surface gently wiping the dirt away with a soft lint free non static cloth or lens tissue avoid heavy rubbing which may scratch or break the optical glass Avoid large temperature differences between optical glass and cleaning gas or cleaning fluids e The camera components are sensitive to mechanical electric and thermal shock Follow these guidelines for safe operation of the camera 1 If the camera is supported on a moving device such as a manipulator optical mounting microscope telescope or etc be sure to secure the cable with cable ties and allow enough slack so that the cable connector 1s not stressed or broken during movement If the cables are bended regularly contact XenICs about cable lifetime In some cases it might be necessary to apply special flexible robot cables 2 Always ground yourself to dissipate electrostatic charge before handling the camera 3 Try to avoid contact with any of the electrical components of the camera 4 Lightning can damage the camera and interface
11. actual loaded calibration pack is displayed on top of the control pane in X Control ZOZXENCS eng X Control User Manual 82 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs Note that only the calibration packs can be loaded m the camera if the unique identifier in the EEPROM of the camera corresponds with the identifier at the end of the filename of the calibration pack If this is not the case the calibration pack can not be loaded by the X Control software In addition the calibration pack can also only be loaded if the actual camera type stored in the EEPROM of the camera by means of a product identifier is equal to the camera type applied to save the calibration pack This 1s because different TTB s affect the resulting image coming from the camera If the concerned calibration pack does not correspond to these 2 criteria the calibration pack will not be loaded A corresponding message will be shown in the controls pain of the X Control application Invalid calibration 70 Xenics Export a calibration pack Creates a calibration pack xca file from an active calibration such that it can be reused in later instances The loaded calibration data can be exported to a calibration pack file Calibration Filters Calibrate camera Fa Export calibration data Give the file a name Pick one Save in O CalibrationPacks E N 3 MyH8Tint1000_500953 xca i3 MyH8Tint10000_S00953 xca My Recent MyH8Tint15000_500953 x
12. already properly installed on your PC L Pre requisite is that your computer is started and logon to windows is done as the system Administrator Ss Connect the supplied USB cable from the camera s USB host port to a USB port on your computer E Power up the camera 4 The found new hardware wizard will appear Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or op the Windows Update Web site with your permission Head out privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software C res this time only C 3 Yes now and every time connect a device Click Next to continue 5 The Found New Hardware wizard will appear Select No not this time and click next X Control User Manual 22 June 22 2006 XenlCs 6 Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click next Found Mew Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for sevab idirect Zei IF your hardware came with an installation CD lt 2 or floppy disk insert it now What do vou want the wizard to do 9 Install the software automatically Recommended Click Next to continue Cancel 7 Select Do not search I will choose the driver to install Found New Hardware Wizard Please choose your search and installation options Gg O Search for the best driver in
13. can be found in the respective install directories Documentation of the SDK X Control SDK Help Headers X Control S DK Include XCamera library X Control SDK Lib Samples X Control SDK Samples Different kinds of samples are available LabView MFC MFCVC6 VB6 Additional information of the XVI file format is available used in XControl 1s available X Control SDK Samples X VI Format X Control User Manual 107 June 22 2006
14. case if a XEVA CL CAMERA or XEVA LVDS CAMERA is used X Control Frame grabber capture options Capture a single memor block No Trigger Capture multiple blocks until user abort Frame Trigger Capture a single memory block Frame Trigger Capture multiple blocks until user abort Burst Trigger Capture a single memory block Burst Trigger Capture multiple blocks until user abort In single memory block mode a given number of image frames depending on the size of the DMA memory will be written to disk Afterwards the recording stops For multiple blocks the image frames will be written to memory cyclically In parallel but at lower speed the image frames are written to hard disk A small discontinuity in frame grabbing after every cycle is possible Frame trigger means that the camera will wait for a trigger pulse for each frame Burst trigger means that the camera will wait for a trigger pulse to start transferring a complete memory block to disk File name Before recording starts the user has to name the file and save it as a XVI XenICs format or AVI file format X Control User Manual 100 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs Pick one Savein O Images O svn SS snelleEddy2 xvi My Recent SS snelleEddy xvi Documents My Network Save as type XVI files oa XVI files wyi If a file format and name has been chosen and saved the record mode starts Record mode
15. correction Two point correction ALT lt Temperature k vw One point correction AT Debug tools Hardware correction simulator ALT H EE de Two Point correction With the result of the 3 analysis the camera replaces the pixels dynamically Not used in combination with an XPORT camera One Point correction A one point correction deducts from the actual image the stored dark image from the selected calibration pack Not used in combination with an XPORT camera Hardware correction simulator A binary correction file will be uploaded in the software The pixel correction will be done in the software by means of the binary correction data file X Control Data fpga_cordata bin Show bad pixels If this option is enabled the pixels displayed in a red color will be replaced from are the pixels to be replaced from the dark analysis and the saturated analysis Temperature Can only be used when an XMID XEVA camera is precalibrated for temperature conversion at Xenics Not used in combination with an XPORT camera Debug tools Not used in combination with an XPORT camera XTIR XPORT Use automatic FPN calibration in order to remove the Fixed Pattern Noise FPN or dark signal non uniformity X Control User Manual 85 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs 10 Tools If the button is selected a window of interest can be selected by drawing a rectangle in the image display Click zoom button point the mouse in the X View image d
16. its specifications If the recipient wants to invoke this warranty he will inform XenICs thereof in writing XenICs will thereafter have the option to replace the software This warranty is valid for a period of 12 months starting at the date of shipment of the software to the Recipient This warranty obligation is limited to the obligation described herein and XenICs will therefore not be liable for any other direct or indirect damage caused to Recipient or any third party by the use of the software by recipient XenICs products are provided with restricted rights Duplication is prohibited The information in this document has been carefully checked and is thought to be correct If any wrong information in this document is subjected to discussion it was never the intension of XenICs and it cannot be subjected to any juridical consequence The information in this document is subject to change without notice Without limiting the rights under copyright no part of this document may be reproduced stored or transmitted in any form or means or for any purpose without the express written permission of XenICs The court of Leuven under Belgian jurisdiction will settle any juridical dispute No other courthouse is authorized XenICs October 2005 X Control User Manual 4 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs Table of Contents EE 2 i Ke te re E 9 System He TMT ee 9 System hardware Componentg 9 MOPS o eerie acetate EEE E EAE O A E II Gener
17. or arm cable optional The Camera Link interface consists of a high speed data channel carrying data from the camera to the PC A supplementary bi directional serial channel USB is used to carry command and status information between the host computer and a camera This serial channel will be used for uploading of the camera s logic changing settings and or command scripts LVDS CAMERA The hardware configuration consists of A XEVA LVDS FPA camera complete with power supply A LVDS PCI CL frame grabber card A LVDS cable connecting camera to frame grabber A USB cable for maintenance and programming purposes A fast PC A trigger or arm cable optional Depends of the camera model X Control User Manual 10 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs The LVDS interface consists of a high speed data channel carrying data from the camera to the PC A supplementary bi directional serial channel USB is used to carry command and status information between the host computer and a camera This serial channel will be used for uploading of the camera s logic changing settings and or command scripts XS CAMERA The hardware configuration consists of A XEVA XS FPA camera complete with power supply A USB cable for maintenance and programming purposes optional An NTSC or PAL interface XPORT The hardware configuration consists of An XPORT camera complete with power supply A USB cable A trigger or arm
18. pieces or flammable materials into the camera ventilation slots as this may result in fire or electric shock X Control User Manual 39 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs e Once you stop the software X Control X Vision Xeva FPA or other custom developed software never leave the power cable connected to the camera if the camera is not anymore in use Depending on the settings what you have set in the software after stopping the software some components of the camera can still remain under power by the connected power supply This might result in damaging your camera and or the infra red device e Avoid installing the camera in dusty locations and locations exposed to the direct sunlight near the heaters or in locations with high moisture oil fumes steam smoke doing otherwise may result in fire or electric shock and or damage the camera e Do not cover the camera with a cloth or other objects to allow cooling of the camera Do not cover the ventilation slots as this may result in fire or electric shock Note that some cameras have as well ventilation slots on the bottom plate of the camera For this type of camera small spacers are required so that the air can flow through the ventilation slots in the bottom plate in the camera e The fan disperses the heat as it radiates away from the heat sink If the airflow is blocked by an obstacle or by dust the thermoelectric cooler may run hotter than normal and the camera body could be ove
19. right mouse click in the zone you want to average This can be within the drawn polygon X Control Camera 0 XEVA USB FPA 320 60Hz Water Cooled ID 500953 File View Image Calibration Filters Help D banno Io s rv we Di B kh P A fe XeniCs d e Integration time uS 45000 m SC v ADC Mm m 3030 YJ ADC Vref 3060 nl ES Ka YDETCOM 4090 D K Cooling temperature 295 g L v Temperature offset g m Temperature 281 kelvin 8 C Flags PID Monona bel Fan Cooling i P 0 1 0 D 0 _ Hardware triggering Cooling drive power 0 _ Hardware image correction P aal l _ Invert ower 3 _ Y Invert Current Low gain mode DOS E Continuous integration Bias 167n v Bandwidth 0 w Image source Sensor v Colour Mode Gray EI Colour profile Ramp v x Activate gamma correction O Brightness ooo D RK ooo V Contrast 0 m pie v Gamma 1 0 m Ka ZS amp pi 58968474 AD 6182 5 ADU s T 5 Re 0 E 2 E 5 Er Wa 101 119 214 182 right click in area to average 12720 57 83ms 0 38ms filters 17 30 fps 2768 kbfs X Control User Manual 89 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs It can also be used to exclude an area X Control Camera 0 XEVA USB FPA 320 60Hz Water Cooled 1D 500953 File View Image Calibration Filters Help D Le H KO WB s Mie x Pf mmf NM ti XeniCs k Integratio
20. these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed Search removable media floppy CO ROM Include this location in the search C Program Files ControhOrnvers Browse Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the diver you choose will be the best match for your hardware X Control User Manual 23 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs 8 Press Have Disk Found Mew Hardware Wizard Select the device driver you want to install for this hardware Select the manufacturer and model of your hardware device and then click Next IF you fe have a disk that contains the diver pou want to install click Have Disk Show compatible hardware Model Seva CAME Seva CAaMela Seva camera Seva camera ity This driver is not digitally signed Tell me why diver signing is important 9 Press Browse Install From Disk Insert the manufacturer s installation disk and then make sure that the correct drive ts selected below Cancel Copy manufacturer s files from es 10 Browse now to the the driver subdirectory folder of X Control and select in the concerned folder the Xenics inf file Click Open on this Locate file dialog X Control User Manual 24 June 22 2006 g XenlCs Locate Fil
21. value that can be subtracted if negative from or added to the temperature read This is just to calibrate the sensor readout value The default value is Q PID PID settings of the hardware cooling control system set at zero for software cooling This parameters are used to select the type of cooling of the camera In case of software cooling each of this 3 factors are zero In case of hardware cooling the proportional integral and derivative factor are set to certain levels Cooling drive power Cooling drive power of the software cooling In case of software cooling 0 means that there is no cooling power 4095 means the maximum cooling power This value is sent to the cooling of the camera When the indication displays during long periods the value of 4095 the sensor package will get overheated It is strongly recommended to increase the setpoint temperature in such a way that the steady state reading is lower than 3700 Power Peripheral circuit power best leave in nominal position power 2 When selecting another position the overall power consumption will be increased or decreased with 30 per step relatively to the default position Current This value sets the current bias Bias FPA bias Bias current of the capacitive trans impedance amplifier CTIA Example If the Current is set 100 uA than the Bias displays the exact value of the bias of the CTIA If the Current is set to other values one should understand
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23. DETCONM 4090 J Cooling temperature 295 g Temperature offset g Temperature 292 kelvin 9 C Flags PID Pao n 01D 0 Fan Cooling 3 7 _ Hardware triggering Cooling drive power 0 _ Hardware image correction P m XAnvert Sr 3 Y nvert Current Low gai ae H Continuous integration Bias US D Bandwidth 0 v Image source Sensor E Colour Mode Gray E Colour profile Ramp J 0 540 Frequency ch H i 0 5000 10000 15000 Calibration pack Loaded 25997 58 10ms 0 46ms filters 17 25fps 2761 kbs Start D C prixenics X Contr Dh x Control Manual doc 7 xcamera Microsoft Y E auto_s114 X Control Camera untitled Paint sl z l 10 04 Note that once a line is drawn on screen for a line profile the line can be moved To do so position the mouse on top of one of the ends of the line The ends of the line will be displayed in green The mouse is on top of one of the ends on the drawn line in the X View imaging window push the left mouse button down Keep concerned mouse button down and drag the end of the line on screen Release the mouse 1f the desired line is set on the X View imaging screen a X Control User Manual 91 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs It is also possible to translate the drawn profile line on screen This is also stated in the status bar of the X Control application press and hold control to translate To tra
24. IT Load calibration pack at startup Start image correction at startup Activate video output at startup MTSC w Start capturing at startup Setting tab The setting tab allows you to change the camera model and to define the Calibration pack to be used by X Control The Calibration pack stores non uniformity correction data as well as the settings used to make these calibrations After selecting the calibration pack X Control will upload the settings of the concerned calibration pack to the camera Note that only calibration packs can only be loaded m the camera if the unique identifier in the EEPROM of the camera corresponds with the identifier in the filename of calibration pack If this is not the case the calibration pack can not be loaded by the X Control software In addition only calibration packs which match the attached camera s product identifier can be loaded by X Control This is because different TTB s affect the resulting image coming from the camera If the concerned calibration pack does not correspond to these 2 criteria the calibration pack will not be loaded A corresponding message will be shown in the controls pane of the X Control application Invalid calibration fy XeniCs k X Control User Manual 51 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs Frame grabber tab The frame grabber tab is only used if a Vector PCI frame grabber card is installed for the XEVA CAMERA LINK CAMERA This tab defines the settings
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26. Temperature 288 kelvin 15 C BE PID P 0 0 D 0 fal eee Hardware triggering Cooling dive power Hardware image corection p revert Ge Invert Current FTA Low gain mode l Continuous integration Bias Tini Bandwidth Image source Gener Colour Mode Gray Colour profile Bards Example Controls panel for XEVA LVDS CAMERA under DMA operating conditions SI Camera Controls Integration time us Displays the actual integration time in useconds Slider can also be used ADC Vin Settings of the mean output value of the IR detector central point of Video Analog to Digital Converter ADC Slider can also be used ADC Vref Half of the ADC conversion window width defines the range half the full range in which the analog output signal can vary Normally the extremes of the video signal have to be contained within these limits ADC V ADC Vef and ADC Vint ADC Vef Slider can also be used Vdetcom Parameter to biases the sensor Max value 4095 optimal value between 2000 and 4000 depending on temperature setting X Control User Manual 94 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs Cooling temperature Sets the sensor temperature in Kelvin Slider can also be used The camera and the software are only designed to cool the sensor Temperatures higher than the ambient temperature are not possible Temperature Reads the actual temperature of the IR sensor in Kelvin Temperature offset The offset temperature is a
27. U 9201 16383 LOZ Dark Please make sure all pixels are dark When the mean pitel value reaches 174th of the 4D range wou Will be able to continue After this analysis the user can save the new calibration pack X Control User Manual 79 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs Pick one Save in O CalibrationPacks A ia MyH8Tint1000_500953 xca EG 2 MyH8Tint10000_500953 xca My Recent Documents File name MyH8Tint15000_500953 xca My Network Save as type XCA files are Recalibrate gain factors It can be possible that the generated calibration pack with recalibrate offset has to be compensated for the gain The recalibration of the offset will allow the user only to compensate the integration time within certain limits Once those limits are exceeded the gain must be also corrected If an existing calibration pack is loaded the gain can be compensated to obtain a better corrected image Do not change the settings of the loaded calibration pack Disable all means of image Save Cancel correction and start up the calibration wizard Start up the calibration wizard Camera calibration wizard Type of calibration Calibration Now only the gray analysis will be done as well as replacement of the gain factors Please select the type of calibration you wish to pertorm Back X Control User Manual fe XenlCs Camera calibration wizard Peak center 13566 ADU Pe
28. X Control will load a default initialization file with auto_XXXX xcf as extension note that the filename ends with 4 digits indicating the camera type This initialization file can be found in the settings subdirectory of X Control The format of the initialization file to save or to load by means of this file menu options is the same as the default initialization files in the settings subdirectory of X Control Store FPGA correction data A calibration can be stored in hardware 1 e the camera FPGA Not used in combination with an XPORT and XMID camera If the user chooses to store FPGA correction data using the file menu panel the user has the ability to upload the binary correction data from the calibration pack or she he can upload a correction file made by means of another application Confirm P Do you wish to generate the data From the current calibration Push yes in case you want to generate a binary correction file from the loaded calibration pack Push no if you want to browse to a specific binary correction file on disk of your PC In this case the concerned open file dialog is shown Load correction file Look in Backup E sdf Lat read after zave Pie bm KE sdf Lat read after set default bin My Recent KE _sdf_Fat_saved bin Documents fpga_cordata bin E jan_5000_LG bin File name fpga_cordata bin Files of type BIN files bin C Open as read only i My
29. a cover the lens X Control Camera 0 XEVA USB FPA 320 60Hz Water Cooled ID 500953 File View Image Calibration Filters Help Deane B s View x DPA fe XeniCs Integration time uS 50000 9 ADC Vin 3000 D ADC Vref 2500 9 Cooling temperature 300 y Temperature 281 kelvin 8 C Flags E L elle Ge e eee Cooling drive power 9 _ Hardware image correction Colour Made Gray Nj eta ai Colour profile Bands y EE KOKU Dod amp Frequency Histogram Loaded 2917 62 88ms 0 44ms Filters 15 91 fps zap kt X Dh x Control Manual doc Th Copy of X Control Ma E Control Manual Not Computer Management X Control Camera AE RR Se 11 04 Prerequisite A darkened image The main value in the histogram should be near ADU value of O so that the fixed pattern noise is visible in the histogram Analysis performed Standard deviation over different frames Reject pixels deviating more than twice the median std dev Calculating the dark average over different frames required for std dev Reject pixels exceeding the dark threshold level The bad pixels will be detected on dark images by means of a statistical analysis Pixels with too high ADU value will be rejected The threshold value can be set by means of the slider Bad pixels with a too high ADU value will be shown in red Noisy pixels too high deviation are also detected and rejected by c
30. ak boundary high 14784 AU s Peak boundary low 12160 ADU Acceptable boundary drift relative to the high mark 511 U 511 AOS Gre mn Acceptable boundary drift relative to the low mark 511 Fush to acquire a new image Capture Show bad pixels iiihana After execution the compensated calibrationpack can be stored Pick one Save in CalbrationPacks v O e eE 2 MyH Tint1000_500953 xca MyH8Tint10000_500953 xca My Recent MyH8Tint15000_s00953 xca Documents Filename MyH8Tint15000CorectedGain sl My Network Saveastype XCA files xca Di X Control User Manual 81 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs Load a calibrationpack wis View Image Calibration Filters Load settings FS Save settings Fe Store FPGA correction data F10 Load From camera F7 Save to camera Fa Erase Camera AL T E Settings About Fi Exit AEN A calibrationpack can be loaded via the setting dialog The selected calibrationpack will also be loaded at startup of X Control All settings from the calibrationpack will be applied on the camera Settings settings Framegrabber Camera model EVA LISB FPA 320 60H2 Water Cooled Calibration pack Mu Tt 5000Corected ain k none MyYHST inti gagi MyH8T inti O00 MeH ST int 5000CorectedG ain MyH ST intl S000 Activate video output at startup NTSC Start capturing at startup The name of the
31. ake image snapshots Start capture Push image snapshot button Enter Filename To stop push image snapshot button again Restore Default camera settings from ini file or from camera To stop push save a sequence button again Please note that the controls depend on the type of camera x Imaging Window fey XeniCs Eek Integration time uS 2650 ADC Vin ADC Vref lt I 2250 YDETCOM Cooling temperature Temperature offset f Temperature PID Cooling drive power Power Current Bias Bandwidth Image source 3599 300 0 281 kelvin 8 C P 0 1 0 D 0 0 0 73u 11n4 0 Sensor _ Continuous integration Colour Mode Colour profile Frequency Histogram Bands Gray C1 lt lt 1 lt 1 S161 Value 1154 139 122 Time graph Graph Reading 139 122 right click to deselect 7628 31 10ms 0 28ms Filters 25 68fps 4108kbjs X Control User Manual 47 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs Plug in the power to the camera and connect it to the PC The imaging window displays the image content of the camera The refresh rate of the image can strongly vary depending on the type of image capturing port USB port used USB 1 1 or USB 2 0 Camera link LVDS The refresh rate of the image is dependant on the PC speed on the processing capacity of the PC and on the image processing which is applied
32. al Xeva Camera specifications cceccceeccccescecneecceeceeeceeeeseceeeceseaeceeeeeeaees 12 EEN 12 Gencral camera 1A YOUU 2 scccasaccentahsnsasnaatsgetannusteursagenaateunsansearsoaaaasseaenaneboceateteaastuias 13 GC AU St 1 Cs ics ccd soars A A 14 General introduction to X COntrol cc cc ceccccecccceececeeeeceeceeeeeeesesecsenceseesessesesaeees 14 2a EEN 15 TEE 15 Re Peruri Or exe hante ICIS aroeira r ENTAR 15 y nory o eu Me E 16 3 Setting up the system E 17 Ree E 17 Frame grabber driver installation 0 22 scssedescossierensvesiecteseaesnvacdesaneassseiseaersesdabdeaaiseesss 17 Checking the correct driver installation for the frame gerabber 2l Automate USB Driver 1S tala OM E 22 Manual USB Driver installation ccc cccccccseeecceeceeencecaeeeceeeeeeneeseeseeseeseeeneeas 22 Checking the correct USB driver installation c ccc ccccccceececeeseceesceeenceeseseenenes 2l Self staring A cva Camela eeens a O E EE 21l 4 Setting up the computer for high speed operaton 29 PRCT CUTS E 29 Direct Memory ACCESS OperatiON ee EE 29 IVE YU EE 30 Se SE WE EE 33 6 Camera driver installation ccc cccccccceeeeecesseeeeeceseneeeeeeeeeeeesuenseeeens 37 7 Safety and precautions ccccccccccccsscccsecceeececeececaeeceseeceeeecesseeeeaeeceeeeeess 39 Connecting and starting the camera 42 8 Camera start up procedure in A Control cece ccecccceececaseceeeeceeeeeees 43 INO Caine pack EHNEN 44 ING Cee EE 44
33. am To deselect this stretching values and to return to the default stretching values give a left mouse click outside of the histogram graph but in the histogram view window Pixel picker Select by means of the pixel picker a specific pixel in the X View imaging window E Ed ae H ee d fh H Be gonn D DPE The ADU value of the selected pixel in the X View imaging window will be displayed by means of a blue line X Control User Manual 62 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs e c Si T Ge LL His togr am AOU bins Graph Show graph on the X Control main screen A graph can be used to plot the intensity along a line or on the X View window or to average the intensity on a certain an indicated surface in X View A line can be drawn with X Tool Line profile in the graph The line graph is displayed The scale of the graph can be adjusted Give a left mouse click in the graph and keep your left mouse button down A red line will appear X Control User Manual 63 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs Scale a line profile in the graph Keep your left mouse button down and drag the red line to a certain second level Release the left mouse button You will see that the graph is zoomed to the desired width or height Rescale a line profile in the graph To zoom out to the original state and size of the graph give it a right mouse click Average the values in a surface in the graph The averag
34. as on a rickety table or a slanted surface So do not install the equipment in an unstable or inclined location or locations subject to vibration or impact Otherwise the equipment may topple over and result in falling down and cause personal injury e Do not install the unit outdoors since it is designed for indoor use If installed outdoors this will accelerate the aging of all parts Do not expose the camera to humidity like rain water Do not use the equipment in locations subject to water splashes It may result in an electric shock and damage the camera e Should any of the following abnormal conditions be present during the use of the camera immediately switch off the power and disconnect the power supply Do not attempt to further use the camera and power supply because a fire or electric shock may result e If you detect smoke or a strange smell coming from the camera e If ingress of water or a foreign object enters the camera e If the unit falls is dropped or the camera housing breaks s If the power supply cord is damaged exposure of core or disconnection e Do not open disassemble repair nor modify the housing of the camera to prevent a fire or electric shock Refer all inspection adjustment cleaning and repair work to XenlCs s Do not place anything on the equipment If metallic objects liquid or other foreign matter enters the equipment fire or electric shock may result s Do not insert or drop metal
35. ase wait while Control 1 2 Internal is being installed Extract xcF ico 100 Extract libusbO dll 100 Extract ccapi dll 100 Installing camera calibration data Copy bo C Program Files ControllCalibrationPacks Copy Failed Installing camera Firmware Execute Ciporj enics Test Camera pack For H6 Linear Capture Single Ti exe j5 JD Running Camera pack for H6 Linear Capture Single T1 exe Installing application resources Qutpuk Folder C Program Files ControliResources Extract xca ico 100 Extract cf cp 100 The wizard will automatically start the camera pack setups silently if the X Control setup exe and camera pack s are available in the same folder X Control User Manual 35 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs If a calibration pack is available on the installation CD received from XenICs the Camera Setup installer will install this calibration pack in the calibration pack folder The first time the X Control software is started the calibration will be loaded So by default your camera is calibrated by XenICs and the calibration pack is installed The calibration pack is unique for every detector chip and related to all applied camera settings Therefore the user shall use a calibration pack entitled to a given sensor with specific settings You may need to execute a calibration procedure whenever the application of the camera usage requires different setti
36. ate the pixel information into useful information Inside the camera a Sequencer will control the data flow towards and from the sensor in the right order and at the correct time All information is transferred digitally over a USB cable to the host PC In case of a XEVA LVDS FPA and the XEVA CL FPA the LVDS cable or Camera Link cable transfers all images directly to the concerned PCI frame grabber card in the PC In those circumstances the USB port is only used to set the required settings on the infrared camera X Control User Manual 13 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs Optical interface D MN HIRT Facal Paint The Xeva camera is equipped with a C mount lens support specified in the Japanese Industrial Standard NO B7127 1960 1 A Basic Outside Diameter 25 40mm B Distance between Flange Surface and Thread end 4 06mm or less C Flange Focal Distance 17 526mm D Diameter of Flange 30 15mm or less No of Threads per 25 4mm 32 threads Shape of Thread Unified Thread The C mount flange of the camera s optical support 1s adjustable Thanks to this the user can adjust the back focal length A special key to adjust this length is provided by XenlCs General introduction to X Control This GUI is mainly intended for a quick evaluation of the camera under test where all the basic settings of the camera and the configuration parameters of the FPA can be set on the desktop Make sure the camera is
37. ble to find a camera attached to the system Try again Yes Try again Mo Start without camera Cancel Exit Now you have the possibility to connect your camera properly to the PC and push yes to start X Control If No is selected in previous mentioned dialog X Control will be started in offline mode see corresponding camera control panel fey XeniCs vs Camera detection The xcamera dll detects the connected and recognized cameras on the USB ports of the PC in question In case that there is more than one camera connected to the PC the user is given the opportunity to select one of the different detected cameras X Control Multiple cameras detected please select one Camera 0 sEVA USB FP4 640 ID 0 Camera 1 SEVA LYOS FP4 320 1 00H2 ID 0 In fact the user will by means of this dialog select the corresponding USB device number of the camera X Control User Manual 44 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs Product identifier Once the device number is selected the product identifier is read from the EEPROM by XCamera dll This identifier is used to determine the VHDL logic which needs to be loaded Camera packs and determines the size of the buffers allocated in the software amongst other things Camera status After this initial identification step the state of the attached camera is determined Self starting camera When a self starting camera is powered the default entries in its flash memor
38. ca Documents 2 MyH8Tint15000CorrectedGain_500953 xca My Documents 59 My Computer J File name MyH8Tint15000bis_500953 xca j 5 es My Network Save as type XCA files xca A file with xca as file extension will be generated in the CalibrationPacks subdirectory X Control User Manual 83 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs 6 10 Filters Menu Auto gain uto gain Image analysis ALT 4 Image correction Temperature d Debug tools b An algorithm that will stretch the available data in the image over the sensor bit size Effectively increasing brightness and contrast automatically in low light level situations The auto gain stretching values can be adjusted by means of the histogram see histogram topic in this manual Image analysis Image analysis Continous integration analysis This filter allows you to continuously integrate over a number of frames It then freezes the image Please note that this i preferably done in Low Gain model Number of frames to integrate over 0 0 Freeze now Start analysis Stop analysis Stops continuous Start continuous Stop th analysis integration immediately and displays the frame count in the slider above X Control User Manual integration unfreeze image and display sensor image again 84 analysis window June 22 2006 fe XenlCs Image correction Auto gain ALT F Image analysis ALT A as Image
39. ccept this EULA __ save As D do not accept this EULA X Control User Manual 37 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs A progress dialog indicates the automatic driver installation enics Installing Si Please wat while the drivers install This may take some time to complete Cancel The Next dialog will indicate the end of the driver s installation procedure Xenics E 20 Congratulations You are finished PNS installing your Xenics cameral The drivers were successtully installed on this computer You can now connect your device to this computer Ir your device came with instructions please read them first Cancel Your driver has now been successfully updated to the latest revision X Control User Manual 38 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs 7 Safety and precautions Before installation or use be sure to carefully read all the instructions in this section in order to ensure long trouble free operation e Be sure to follow all the precautionary instructions in this section which contain important warnings regarding safety e After reading keep this manual for future reference e Use the camera unit only with the power supply unit delivered by XenICs Using another voltage than specified may result in fire or electric shock The use of an unspecified power supply may result in fire or electric shock e Avoid installing or mounting the camera and power supply in unstable locations such
40. ce statically the pixels according the information in the binary file A binary correction file can be generated from the correction data To generate this file select the FPA correction data or select the Store FPGA correction data of the file menu panel wis View Image Calibration Filters Load settings FS Save settings Fe Store FPGA correction data F10 In the first case if the FPGA Pixel correction flag is chosen the setting dialog will pop up to indicate the correction pack Settings Settings Framegrabber Options H have detected you have no calibration pack selected Please take a moment to select the apropriate calibration Camera model EVA amp CL FRA 640 100H2 wi Calibration pack iste al hit Load calibration pack at startup Start image correction at startup FPGA w Activate video output at startup MTSC w C Start capturing at startup From this correction pack the binary correction file will be generated X Control User Manual 71 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs In the latest case if the user chooses the store FPGA correction data of the file menu panel the user has the ability to upload the binary correction data from the calibration pack or she he can upload a correction file made by means of another application Confirm i Do vou wish to generate the data from the current calibration Push yes in case you want to generate a binary correction f
41. connected to your PC Connect your USB cable first Connect other cables VGA LVDS Camera Link At last power up the camera by connecting the power supply and the camera Always power the camera before you start the software X Control User Manual 14 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs 2 Deliveries Shipment Your order has been carefully packed and thoroughly inspected by XenICs and we hope that you are pleased with the camera you have selected Please check the contents of this delivery immediately against items marked as shipped on the packing list Item s listed as a quantity of zero have been backordered and will be shipped as soon as possible Report any discrepancy or damage to the carrier agent that delivered your order Note the damage or shortage on all delivery receipts or freight bills and sign for only the material actually received If upon further inspection you notice any concealed damage or loss you must save all boxes and packaging material and notify the delivering carrier agent To return or exchange items We made all effort to design the best products However in some cases a failure may not be avoided In that case follow the instructions below 1 Complete all information below Date Purchase date Camera description Serial number Organization name Contact name Phone Fax Email address Organization address Representative name Description of the problem 2 Communicate this information belo
42. d the maximal pixel value In this case it is a 12 bit camera maximum around 4095 Analysis performed Threshold using a user defined value The bad pixels will be detected first of all in a saturated image Pixels with a too low ADU value will be rejected The rejection limit value can be set by means of a slider The rejected pixels will be red see picture above Use the histogram view to control the saturation of the image X Control User Manual 70 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs Camera calibration wizard z Mean pixel value p 3983 ADU s Unsaturated pixels MRE Threshold 0 12568 16383 Please make sure all pixels are saturated When the mean pixel value reaches at least 3 4ths of the AD range you will be able to continue Adapt the threshold slider from low to high trying not to disqualify too many pixels just the ones which are black or dark grey when the slider is at 0 The result of the analysis can be found in files in the data subdirectory of the X control application 1 whiteimage png A copy of the image used to calc the bad pixels for reference 2 rejl_unsaturated png A bitmap in which the bad pixels are marked in red 3 whiteimage xcf A copy of the camera settings used to perform this analysis X Control User Manual 71 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs Analysis of dark images To obtain a black image with a XMID camera you have to point to a cold object To obtain a black image with another camer
43. e Pay XENiCS inf Mu Recent Documents E Lei Desktop Mut ocumernts Mu Computer Mu Nebaork Files of type Setup Information inf 1 Click OK on the install From Disk dialog Install From Disk Insert the manufacturer s installation disk and then i make sure that the corect drive ts selected below Copy manufacturer s files fom C Program Files Control D rryvers wi 12 Now the Xeva USB drivers will be installed by clicking the next button Found New Hardware Wizard Select the device driver you want to install for this hardware Select the manufacturer and model of your hardware device and then click Next IF you aS have a disk that contains the driver vou want to install click Have Disk Show compatible hardware Model Seva Camera ity This driver is not digitally signed Tell me why driver signing i important X Control User Manual 25 June 22 2006 e end e 13 Next window as shown below will appear Found New Hardware Wizard Please wat while the wizard installs the software eva Camera a S E Setting a system restore point and backing up old files in case your system needs to be restored in the future Cancel Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for Keya camera Click Finish to close the wizard Back Cancel X Control User Manual 26 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs Checking
44. e gain factor per pixel the algorithm uses the average ADU values of the dark images analysis and the ADU values of the grey image Make the sure the peak center is around 3 4th of the ADU maximum value for this grey image calibration Camera calibration wizard Peak center 3168 4DU s Peak boundary high 3360 ADL s Peak boundary low 2944 ADLI s 0 511 J Acceptable boundary drift relative to the low mark 511 U Push to acquire 4 new image Show bad pixels Acceptable boundary drift relative to the high mark 511 a a co The result of the analysis can be found in files in the data subdirectory of the X control application 1 rej3_greylevel csv The high threshold value of the grey peak 2 rej3_gainfactors csv The gain factors 3 rejl_unsaturated png Updated with bad pixels as described in Analysis step 2 4 greyimage png 5 greyimage xcf X Control User Manual 75 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs Save calibration pack Question k d Do vou wish to save this data to 4 calibration pack If the calibration pack is stored the filename will be extended with the unique camera number Remark It is not the aim to replace all the pixels of the image It is important to evaluate the result of bad pixels as shown in the dialogs If too much pixels are to be replaced there is no stability of the image So the set of minimum and maximum pixel values is importan
45. e ADU value can be calculated of an indicated surface in X View The average ADU is than displayed in the graph pane X Control User Manual 64 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs Average a 1483 1 ADU s 55 41 283 135 Average b 0 0 ADL s 0 0 0 0 The surface can also be calculated in a polygon see tools Time graph Select by means of the pixel picker a specific pixel in the X View imaging window E La ae H g A Hfr E RM mE gono oompa The selected pixel is indicated by means of a red arrow in the X View imaging display The time graph on the X Control main screen shows the intensity of a pixel in a time domain 70000 2000 ADs Offset 5546 a 20000 10000 Time graph X Control User Manual 65 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs Gamma Shows the gamma correction panel x Actryate gamma corrector Brightness 2507 J Sanna eanna This window allows an additional gamma correction of the image Brightness It is the perception elicited by the luminance of a target in an image The brightness is set by means of an offset in the software The brightness control can be seen as control to changes the amount of white in all pixels Contrast It is the difference in visual properties that makes an object distinguishable from other objects and the background in an image The contrast is set as multiplier in the software The contrast control can be seen as control to changes the d
46. ectrical conductive and dusty zones To guarantee sensor temperature lt 293K the operating temperature shall be between 0 to 70 C Sudden changes in ambient temperature and or humidity shall be avoided Storage temperature 0 to 70 C Connecting and starting the camera It is important to follow this procedure rigorous to avoid the damage of the camera or a USB port of your PC For routine operation and start up e Connect USB cable first e Connect other cables VGA LVDS Camera Link e Connect power supply and power up the camera X Control User Manual 42 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs 8 Camera start up procedure in X Control Open camera at position number Read product identifier from EEPROM position 3 4 Lookup identifier and match to TTB and capability list CC_GetStatus check if camera is running Check if the F_APP1 data is in SDF N O Yes Activate hardware pixel correction Load logic s Set default settings Start capture X Control User Manual 43 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs No camera pack installed In case you have no camera pack installed for the camera you have just attached X Control will warn you of this A message stating camera VHDL logic not found will pop up Install the appropriate Camera pack and start X Control again No camera detected If no camera is detected on the USB ports of PC X Control will warn you of this X Control Twas una
47. eferred as Direct Memory Access operation DMA In DMA mode the PCI interface card transfers image data directly into the memory of the PC This is the fastest method for collecting data as there is no user software involved and thus no delays DMA operation of the X Control software uses a bank of memory outside the normal Windows operating system memory We refer to this memory as Physical Memory Firstly we must trick windows into using a limited amount of memory by defining a limit to the memory the operating system will start using at boot time The file BOOT INI which can be found in the root directory of the C disk or other boot disk must be modified to limit Windows memory space PC Memory Camera Map Physical sank 1 66 SE Deeg BEE PCI grabber Card address space Windows The parameter MAXMEM in the initialization file BOOT INI restricts Windows to a region of memory leaving the rest free for other purposes X Control User Manual 29 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs Modifying Boot ini Modify the file C BOOT INI as follows this example shows a PC with 990 MB of memory being changed to limit Windows s memory usage to 512 MB boot loader timeout 30 default multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 1 WINDOWS operating systems multi O0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 1 WINDOWS Microsoft Windows XP Professional fastdetect NoExecute Optln System Properties System Restore Automatic Updates Remote
48. er See Disk drives Local Users and Groups i DVOICD ROM drives Performance Logs and Alerts i Floppy disk controllers S Device Manager A Floppy disk drives Storage zb Human InterFace Devices Removable Storage IDE ATASATAPI controllers Disk Defragmenter 8 Keyboards Disk Management 1 Mice and other pointing devices EC Services and Applications Monitors Dei Network adapters Gi Other devices e Se Shared Folders a Display adapters Ports COM amp LPT g s Processors Ei Sound video and game controllers System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers V Venice devices X Control User Manual 21 Manager Se and June 22 2006 fe XenlCs Automatic USB Driver installation The USB driver installation is automatically done on Windows XP by means of the setup of X Control and the camera pack of the CD Rom So if you power the camera and connect the USB to the PC cancel the windows hardware wizard and run the X Control installer The camera USB drivers will automatically be installed as well by installer scripts Manual USB Driver installation If you do not power up the camera and cancel the hardware wizard when you run the X Control and camerapack installer you have to install the USB drivers manually To ensure proper and safe installation of the USB driver follow the instructions below The procedure described assumes that the USB hub is
49. ese initialization files can be found in the settings subdirectory of X Control Camera logic files Different camera types require different TTB files By default XenICs delivers the correct TTB file in a camera pack installer So the user does not have to take care about the TTB file However if the user has different version of XenICs cameras it can be useful to run his her cameras one by one from the same software environment only one camera can be run at a given time within X Control To ensure that he she can run his her cameras within X Control the corresponding TTB files needs to be set by means of the corresponding camera pack installers For users with different types of cameras XenICs delivers the different camera pack installers These TTB files have to be placed in the TTB subdirectory of the X Control folder by means of the camera pack installer X Control User Manual 46 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs 9 Getting around the X Control software start capturing see File Stop capturing see File menu Load an image from file for CSV files otherwise an S bit e 1S upscaled to the sensor bit size ima Save a single image Save a sequence of images Start capture Push save a sequence button Enter filename Make elapsed snapshots Start capture Push elapsed snapshot button Enter Filename Set time period To stop push elapsed snapshot button again menu 16 bit M
50. esizing of the view window Slow on some computers Use linear interpolation when drawing Uses OpenGL Ask whether or not to save settings at eut If once No and Do not ask me again is chosen on the Save Settings dialog the Save settings dialog will never appear again To be able to show back the Save Settings dialog check again the checkbox of Ask whether or not to save settings at X Control User Manual 54 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs exit on the Setting dialog X Control User Manual 55 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs 6 10 View Menu Op Image Calibration Restore defaults EiIz vw WEA w Histogram w Graph vw Time graph namma Introduction The camera controls window is not a dock window of X Control That window will always be displayed by X Control X Control disposes different dock windows X View Histogram Graph Time Graph Gamma Temperature The display of the histogram graph and time graph will reduce the frame rate These mentioned dock windows needs resources for calculation and display When the image refresh rate is of high importance it is strongly recommended to switch off those windows because they are quite calculation intensive By means of the setting dialog see file menu of X Control the refresh of some graphs can be set Settings Settings j Framegrabber Options Update graphs every x frames Allow resizing of the vie
51. even indirectly Always disconnect the XenICs camera and remove it from grounded equipment whenever there is thunderstorm activity in the direct area e Picture quality may suffer if camera cables are wired close to other electrical equipment such as fluorescent lamps In such cases reroute the wiring e For a USB camera with a USB interface cable the picture quality may suffer in case the USB cable is close to electro magnetic fields or electrical equipment In such cases reroute or shield the wiring e Images may become distorted or roll if the camera is used in locations influenced by strong electrical or magnetic fields like motors transformers In such cases install the cables inside a shielded cable conduit e Do not install the camera in locations where solvents or chemicals are used as exposure to such chemicals could damage it X Control User Manual 41 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs e Do not cool liquid cooled cameras too much Respect the dew point temperature If the air is cooled lower than the dew point temperature water can condensate on the cooling tubes and in the camera It may result in an electric shock and damage the camera Note that the dew point temperature depends on the relative humidity of the ambient air e Respect rigorous following environmental conditions Always store or operate the camera in none condense conditions Never spray fluids onto the camera Make sure the camera is kept out of el
52. fe XenlCs X Control User Manual XenlCs n v Ambachtenlaan 44 B 3001 Leuven Belgium Tel 32 16 38 99 00 Fax 32 16 38 99 01 e mail support XenICs com www xXenICs com X Control User Manual Generic 1 June 22 2006 Description Document No Subject Author s name Covered products Distribution List fe XenlCs X Control User Manual GVL JCS JBT Xeva Camera XenICs Ambachtenlaan 44 B 3001 Leuven Belgium Tel 32 0 16 38 99 00 Fax 32 0 16 38 99 01 www xXenICs com The information in this document is confidential to XenICs and is supplied on the understanding that it shall be kept confidential to recipients and that it shall not be reproduced and or used for commercial purposes without the written consent of XenICs X Control User Manual 2 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs Trademarks Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged Copyright No part of this unit its software or this user manual may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means without the written authorization of XenICs n v XenICs web site Further information about this product and other XenICs products is available on XenICs web page at www xenics com X Control User Manual 3 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs Disclaimer XenICs warrants the conformity of the software with
53. he FPGA Pixel correction flag is chosen the setting dialog will pop up to indicate the correction pack X Control User Manual 97 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs Settings settings Framegrabber Options H have detected you have no calibration pack selected ei Please take a moment to select the apropriate calibration Camera model E 4 CL FPA 640 100Hz Calibration pack BEZ SEI Load calibration pack at startup Start image correction at startup FPGA k Activate video output at startup NTSC w C Start capturing at startup From this correction pack the binary correction file will be generated Note that if a reduced window of interest is set by means of the tool menu only the concerned correction data of the selected window will be uploaded to the FPGA X Invert Inverts image horizontally Inversion is done on chip therefore a new calibration is needed Y Invert Inverts image vertically Reset Enabling this option the FPA itself is reset Low gain mode A large integration capacitor is used in the trans impedance amplifier circuit Therefore overall system noise is reduced but longer integration times are needed Enabling this option the array s sensitivity is multiplied by a factor of 20 In high gain mode the output conversion factor of the FPA is 16microvolt electron and in the low gain mode this factor is 0 8microvolt electron Continuous integration Enabling this option has a conse
54. ifference between adjacent shades of gray Gamma Gamma correction is the name of an internal adjustment applied to compensate for non linearities in imaging systems Non linear devices have a transfer function that is approximated fairly well by a single type of mathematical function a power function Gamma is applied as exponent in the following power function Result contrast pow Gamma brightness By setting the brightness contrast and gamma the shape of the transformation curve is displayed X Control User Manual 66 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs The gamma correction is useful to pronounce the contrast and brightness of images that are not well pronounced The transformation curve allows the user to optimize the characteristics of the X View imaging window The horizontal axis represents the intensity in values and the vertical axis displays the intensity out values The intensity in and intensity out values are active part of used for intensity correction The gamma control can be seen as a control to change the contrast in the dark areas of the image Temperature This item shows the temperature mapping panel Only relevant for XMID XEVA cameras with temperature calibration please contact your sales representative X Control User Manual 67 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs 6 10 Image Menu Calibration Filters Start capture ISCH Stop capture Fa Save image FA Save sequence Save timelapse sequence Save s
55. ile from the loaded calibration pack Push no if you want to browse to a specific binary correction file on disk of your PC In this case the concerned open file dialog is shown Load correction file Look in 9 Backup Je _sdf_fat_read_after_save_File bin EI Ki _sdf_fat_read_after_set_default bin My Recent Ki _sdf_fat_saved bin Documents fpga_cordata bin jan_5000_LG bin My Documents File name Fies oftype BIN fles bin sl C Open as read only dr My Network When all the data is uploaded to the FPGA of the camera the static hardware pixel replacement is done on the FPGA of the concerned camera Note that if a reduced window of interest is set by means of the tool menu only the concerned correction data of the selected window will be uploaded to the FPGA X Control User Manual 78 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs Recalibrate offset If an existing calibration pack is loaded it can be compensated to use it with another integration time Set the required new integration time Switch of any all means of image correction and start up the calibration wizard Camera calibration wizard Type of calibration E to E 0 as co Please select the type of calibration you wish to perform The white and gray analysis will remain the same as well as the gain factors but only the dark analysis will be changed Camera calibration wizard Mean piel value 197 ADU s Threshold
56. indow position and size is indicated by means of dotted lines Note that the different windows have dock properties When a window is dock window it floats on top of the main X Control application window or it snaps to a side of the main X Control application window X Control User Manual 59 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs Restore defaults To restore the factory defaults of all dock windows give a left mouse click on the concerned menu of X Control The same action to restore the defaults can be obtained by pushing the F12 shortcut key YETA Image Calibration Restore defaults Fiz vw A VIEW w Histogram w Graph vw Time graph Gamma X Control will load the configuration stored in the standard configuration file X Control Resources std_layout cfg Histogram Show histogram on the X Control main screen DOUD 2d Frequency I i I I I 2000 SE Histogram Peak The peak value of the histogram is indicated by means of the red line ADU frequency The section of the histogram by means of the green vertical line is represented on top of the histogram So for the ADU value of 2600 there are 29 pixels detected in the histogram The green line can be dragged in the histogram to get the read out of different ADU values You can drag the green line Point the mouse pointer in top of the green line Push the left mouse button Keep the left mouse button pushed and drag the green line to the requi
57. ion It is recommended to install the API after the installation of X Control with the camera pack X API 1 2 Setup Xx API 1 2 This wizard will guide you through the installation of 4P1 E It is recommended that you close all other applications before starting Setup This will make it possible to update relevant system Files without having to reboot your computer Click Next to continue X Control User Manual 103 June 22 2006 XenlCs X API 1 2 Setup License Agreement Please review the license terms before installing 4PI 1 2 Press Page Down to see the rest of the agreement This work tand included software documentation such as READMEs or other related litems is being provided by the copyright holders under the Following license By lobtaining using and or copying this work you the licensee agree that you have read junderstood and will comply with the following terms and conditions Permission to copy modify and distribute this software and its documentation with or withouk modification For any purpose and without Fee or royalty is hereby strictly prohibited THIS SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION 15 PROVIDED AS 15 AND COPYRIGHT IF vou accept the terms of the agreement click the check box below You must accept the agreement to install 4P1 1 2 Click Next to continue I accept the berms in the License Agreement Select I accept the terms in the
58. is required if you work with a camera link or LVDS frame grabber PCI card camera link FPA and LVDS FPA camera The install procedure of the PCI frame grabber card is only prescribed if you are using an LVDS or Camera Link grabber card of Vector International Consult the appropriate documentation if you are using another PCI frame grabber card l First shut off your PC and insert the PCI card in an empty PCI slot Se Do not connect the USB cable between the camera and the PC yet 3 Do not power the camera Then restart the PC 5 Start your computer in the Windows operating system log on as Administrator and insert the included CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM DVD ROM drive 6 The found new hardware wizard will appear Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Head out privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software Yes this time only Yes now and every time connect a device Ce No not this time Click Next to continue X Control User Manual 17 June 22 2006 g end e E Select Install from list or specific location and click next Found Mew Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for CC Driver 9 lf your hardware came with a
59. isplay and push the left mouse button down Keep the left mouse button down and drag a rectangle in the image This is also displayed in the status bar of the X Control application WHOL 0 0 321Wol 24 14 244 142 220 128 right click to restore Full size Right click to return to full window of interest or use Zoom out button If a reduced window of interest is selected the frame rate will go up X Control User Manual 86 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs The window of interest The dimensions of the obtained window of interest that is set in the camera is always a multiple of 4 The obtained window of interest 1s WO 80 112 144 192 64x80 right click to restore Full size If the corresponding settings are saved in the initialization file you will see following values o dwXStart 80 o dwYStart 112 o dwXEnd 143 o dwYEnd 191 A full window of interest for a 320 x 256 camera see values in the initialization file xcf o dwXStart 0 o dwYStart 0 o dwXEnd 319 o dwYEnd 255 Definition of window of interest For full frame imaging mode Xstart 0 Xend 319 Ystart 0 and Yend 255 Xend gt Xstart and Yend gt Y start Xend Xstart and Yend Ystart shall be multiples of 4 depends of the camera model Zoom out If the button is selected after having zoomed in the camera will return to the full size window of interest So click and wait to zoom out to full image The frame rate increases w
60. isplay will resize according the available space If not the display is done according the camera pixel size not resizable display Use linear interpolation when drawing enables or disables this setting Ask whether or not to save settings at exit If no valid calibration pack is loaded at X Control startup X Control will load a default initialization file with auto_XXXX xcf as extension note that the filename ends with 4 digits indicating the camera type This initialization file can be found in the settings subdirectory of X Control When the user shuts down in those circumstances X Control the user will be asked if the settings have to be saved in the corresponding initialization file A dialog will appear at exit of X Control Save settings Do you wish to save your camera settings and make them the default for this camera type Do not ask this again If the user will confirm by YES the settings will be stored in the default initialization file with auto _XXXX xcf as extension If YES and Do not ask me again is checked the setting will always be saved if no calibration pack is loaded If the user will ignore by No the settings will not be stored in the default initialization file with auto _XXXX xcf as extension If No and Do not ask me again is checked the setting will never be saved Settings Settings Framegrabber Options Update graphs every frames Allow r
61. it as a multiplication coefficient between 0 73 1 47 For example Current is set 73 uA and Bias is set to 11 nA than the forced current into the CTIA is equal to 0 73 1 1nA 8 03 nA Ebas XPORT bias of the detector X Control User Manual 95 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs Bandwith Bandwidth of the CTIA stage Default value is Bandwidth 1 In the high gain it can be interesting to change to the Bandwidth 3 position to further reduce the CTIA noise In the low gain case the position 2 and 3 are discarded FID offset Do not change these values only for XPORT Gain Adjusts the gain of the camera Standard value is 2 3 for SPORT Image source Image source should read sensor camera diagnose X Diagnostic Y Diagnostic XOR Diagnostic Colour Mode Gray This option is loaded as default after start up of the X Control software Pseudocolour Hue mapping of the intensity values Full colour Gray scale but images are stored in 16 bit formats if supported by the file format use png or tif format for 16 bit images Profile See colour profile Colour profile Different colour profiles can be chosen Bands Intensity PeanoO Peanol Ramp Spectrum Thermal Thermal2 Inverted Thermal Note XPORT First make sure the automatic FPN calibration in Filters XTIR 1s switched off Then adjust the bias Ebas value so that the histogram peak is located at about 8000 AD counts in the center of the hi
62. ith smaller windows of interest X Control User Manual 87 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs Drag drop image ale Drag and drop a window X View graph from the X Control main screen to another application Word PowerPoint E Document Microsoft Word Give a left mouse click on the icon te Place the mouse cursor in the X View camera image Push the left mouse button down Keep the left mouse button down and drag the image to the other application Release the left mouse button to paste the image Pixel picker If this button is selected the intensity ADU values of a selected pixel is shown on the time graph and in the histogram by means of a blue line The selected pixel is marked by a red arrow To deselect this pixel give a right mouse button click in the the X View camera image X Control User Manual 88 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs Average ADU value in a rectangle By selecting this button the average ADU value of a rectangle selected on X View imaging window can be shown on the graph window Average ADU value in a polygon By means of this button it is possible to display the average ADU value of a selected polygon on the X View window imaging window First draw the lines of the zone to average Click the left mouse button down and keep the concerned mouse button down to drag the line Release the left mouse button if the line is drawn If all lines are drawn give a
63. l will run through the DMA memory on the PC and will only display the most recent image it finds This will result in a fast display of the images on screen but may result in loss of images This mode is useful to fine tune the settings of the camera or the measurement set up since the image displayed on screen is following real time changes in the set up It also allows you calibrate the camera should this be needed The synchronous mode is only available when the video recording option is enabled This mode is used to show all images saved to hard disk In synchronous operation X control tries to display all the images saved in the memory buffer Since the software cannot always follow the speed of the camera the image displayed on the screen might lag behind the real time image 8 3 Flags Hardware triggering An external trigger signal can be used for triggered capturing of images First stop image capturing by clicking the pause button in the X view window then apply the trigger signal to the camera and switch on the hardware triggering flag Start the image capture play button in X view Fan Switch on the cooling fan of the camera The fan should always run when cooling is applied to the sensor We recommend that you leave the Fan ON otherwise the camera s components heat up FPGA Pixel correction Uploads the correction data to the FPGA Note that this flag is only available for cameras with a 9808 read out chip If t
64. le are CS mount lenses if an additional adapter is used At the rear end one can find the fan inlet The fan is used to cool the thermo electric cooler All the electrical connectors are to be found at the rear end The XEVA USB FPA digital camera is operated from one single 12 V 5 A power supply included in the configuration and includes all voltage regulating circuits a temperature stabilization circuit for the cooling of the detector and the signal output analog to digital conversion The camera head interfaces to a PC via a standard USB 1 1 or 2 0 bus there is no need for additional frame grabber cards Frame grabbing via LVDS or Camera Link is available for the XEVA LVDS FPA and the XEVA CL FPA An additional PCI frame grabber card is needed for those cameras Interfaces PCI Card Frame grabber USB Cable Trigger XControl Image Display CLIP Mass Storage Device X Control User Manual 12 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs General camera layout Temperature Controller D O Cc Voltage S o em Regulator a di az Ss A D Converter The IR sensor is connected with three interfaces A temperature controller to regulate the thermo electric cooler This is needed to stabilize the detector working temperature A voltage regulator is needed to control the sensor circuits An Analogue to Digital Converter is used to transl
65. lications as indicated and click Next gt X Control 1 2 Internal Setup Zi ICs Control 1 2 Internal This wizard will guide you through the installation of Contral 1 2 Internal It is recommended that you close all other applications before starting Setup This will make it possible to update relevant system Files without having to reboot your computer Click Next to continue License Agreement Please review the license terms before installing Control 1 2 Internal Press Page Down ta see the rest of the agreement This work and included software documentation such as READMEs or other related liters is being provided by the copyright holders under the Following license By Jobkaining using andfor copying this work you the licensee agree that you have read junderstood and will comply with the Following terms and conditions Permission to copy modify and distribute this software and its documentation with or without modification for any purpose and without fee or royalty is hereby strictly prohibited THIS SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION 15 PROVIDED 45 15 AND COPYRIGHT IF vou accept the terms of the agreement click the check box below You must accept the agreement to install Contral 1 2 Internal Click Next bo continue I accept the terms in the License Agreement Nullsoft Install System v2 08 X Control User Manual 33 June 22 2006 XenlCs Choose the co
66. lysis of a saturated EIERE GEERT eege deeg 70 Analysis Of dark unageg 72 Analysis of TOY MAg ESen a E a ai 74 Save calibration Pack vicciedioudesnicccssenentornssedsunsedenwesedledededucacnabedsadaedeedebavedsnwbehuesass 76 e A Ne ec haces ach resents a ee T A a ots oe cae E E A T 76 X Control User Manual 6 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs Binary file for static hardware pixel replacement 0n 0nnnnonnseenseenseenseesseesseen 76 R canbrate ORL SC E 79 FECA MDT ANG odin aclor S ssri ee e ea 80 Load acalbraponpnack 82 Export ACAD Eat ON piek EE 83 6 10 Filters E E 84 Ee EE 84 mase analy GIG oder ac ee rec arnsteeden eet O O E ROEE SS At 84 TT OC Oo ss T N E E E T E 85 TVO PONE COTS C O E A R 85 One Pom Core co eE E Na 85 Hardware Correction sumulator ec cccecccceececcesceeencecaeeeceeeeeseusesaesesseeeeeesesees 85 DON AC ee 85 TCM Fal E 85 PST TE 85 A LIRA POR Te E E A 85 10 d Kr 86 Eeer a E E A E viseseseancuessectaee 86 EIERE 87 Re ee E EE 88 Eeer 88 Average ADU value in a rectangle cccccssecccsseccenceseeeeeeeeceeeuseseuseseeseesensens 89 Avenge ADU valje iii MOLY goe tase csesuoseusennae 89 EENEG 90 SS HIS FO E 92 11 Controls X Control Main Screen 94 Sl Camera OT 100 hee ee ne AR EE 94 Int gration eege Ee 94 ADC dee 94 PDC YTO E T E seca crete ae 94 LSC ON sew cen EEE ocohe neeeeeap tenes 94 EE 95 EE 95 EE 95 Si EE 95 OCIA DON Cases sa atic tees aes aarp tag ne ees 95 Ee 95 C EE 95 EE 95 EE 95 B
67. mponents to install D X Control 1 2 Internal Setup Seles Choose Components Choose which Features of Control 1 2 Internal you want to install Check the components you want to install and uncheck the components you don t want to install Click Next to continue Description Select components to install Main application SC H Camera drivers Position your mouse i campanent to gt description Space required 12 2MB Choose Install Location Choose the Folder in which to install Contral 1 2 Internal Setup will install Contral 1 2 Internal in the Following Folder To install in a different Folder click Browse and select another Folder Click Next to continue Destination Folder C Program Filesi Contralt Space required 12 2MB Space available 46 7GB And click Next gt X Control User Manual 34 June 22 2006 XenlCs Choose a start menu and click Next gt X Control 1 2 Internal Setup Choose Start Menu Folder Choose a Start Menu Folder for the Contral 1 2 Internal shortcuts Select the Start Menu Folder in which you would like ta create the program s shortcuts You can also enter a name to create a new Folder Accessories Administrative Tools Adobe Chart F8 Client Server CutePDF Diva doxygen Games alow Code 5 1 Google Desktop Search Greenlear Commi HHO USE Monitor Installing Ple
68. n installation CD lt o floppy disk insert it now What do vou want the wizard to do Install the software automatically Recommended Ze Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue 8 Do not search then click Next gt Found Mew Hardware Wizard Please choose your search and installation options eS Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed Search removable media floppy CO ROM Include this location in the search C WenicsProjects enics Dataeva Lib SB Browse Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the diver you choose will be the best match for your hardware X Control User Manual 18 June 22 2006 e XenlCs 9 Click Have Disk Found Mew Hardware Wizard Select the device driver you want to install for this hardware have a disk that contains the diver pou want to install click Have Disk 72 Select the manufacturer and model of your hardware device and then click Next IF you Model CC Driver ity This driver is not digitally signed Tell me why diver signing is important 10 Select browse to the CD ROM where the driver and the CC INF file is located Select
69. n time uS 45000 9 ADC Vin 3030 g ADC Vref 3060 g YVDETCOM 4090 D Cooling temperature 295 D Temperature offset g Temperature 281 kelvin 8 C Flags i Pe0 1 01D 0 _ il ncaa RA Cooling drive power 0 _ Hardware image correction Power 3 si EC SC E EI E integration Bias 167nA v Bandwidth 0 w i Image source Sensor v Colour Mode Gray v Colour profile Ramp w i EE BD Dm J OO x x Activate gamma correction Fj Brightness 0 g Contrast 1 0 g Gamma 1 0 D p 324577974 ER 4216 5 ADU s Frequency Histogram Gamma 41 171 268 154 right click in area to average 18706 58 44ms 0 77ms filters 17 26fps 2764kb s Now the average ADU value is indicated in the graph window Intensity along a line When this button is selected draw a line in the X View window Click the left mouse button down and keep the concerned mouse button down to drag the line Release the left mouse button if the line is drawn The intensity ADU values along the line are shown in the graph window To draw a horizontal or vertical line push and hold ALT and draw the line X Control User Manual 90 June 22 2006 g XenlCs X Control Camera 0 XEVA USB FPA 320 60Hz Water Cooled 1D 500953 File View Image Calibration Filters Help D oo ww s Mie x Teme x PF we h ol J P a ti XeniCs h i Integration time uS 45000 g ADC Vin 3030 9 ADC Vref 3060 g V
70. napshots Fil Start Capture Starts capturing images see also Ml in the icon menu Stop Capture Stops capturing images see also in the icon menu Save Image Allows the user to save an image in different formats PAG files TT ong GIF files ot JPG files Tool TIFF files TT tiff BMP files IT bmp CS files PNG Portable Network Graphics GIF Graphics Interchange Format JPG Joint Photographic Experts Group TIFF Tagged Image File Format BMP Bitmap CSV Comma Separated Values see also el in the icon menu Save Sequence This allows the user to save a sequence of images Use the same menu to stop the saving of consecutive images see also ii in the icon menu Save Timelapse sequence This allows the user to save a time lapse images Use the same menu to stop the saving of time lapse images see also in the icon menu Save snapshots This allows the user to save different images The images are saved if the user pushes E save snapshot menu see also in the icon menu X Control User Manual 68 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs 6 10 Calibration Menu The aim of the non uniformity correction is to detect the bad pixels in an image These pixels will be replaced by neighboring pixels Moreover a gain and offset correction will be performed Calibration Camera Calibration Filters Calibrate camera Export calibration data Two Point correction Select Calibrate camera in
71. ngs compared to the settings used by XenICs The calibration is performed with X Control and generates a related calibration pack X Control User Manual 36 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs 6 Camera driver installation At this point one connects one s new XenICs camera and cancels the windows driver wizard Windows XP Windows 2000 users need to manually install the driver by navigating to the Drivers folder in the X Control install directory as described In case you are upgrading or have already installed the driver manually you can safely skip this procedure Renics Welcome to the Xeva camera installer This wizard will walk you through updating the drivers for VOU CAMera To continue click Next Select I accept this EULA End User License Agreement To continue accept the following license agreement To read the entire gt agreement use the scroll bar or press the Page Down kep This work and included software documentation such as README s or other related items is being provided by the copyright holders under the following license By obtaining using andor copying this work you the licensee agree that you have read understood and will comply With the following terms and conditions Permission to copy modify and distribute this software and its documentation with or without modification for any purpose and without lee or royalty is hereby strictly prohibited w a
72. nslate the drawn profile line in the X View imaging window push first the control button Position than your mouse pointer on one of the ends of the line Now you will get two 2 orthogonal double arrows as indicated in following image Keep pushing the left mouse button down as well as the control button on your keyboard during you move the profile line If the profile line is in the desired position release the left mouse button as well as the control button on your keyboard Save line tool output This button will start to save the intensity values of the selected line in a comma separated file First the user is asked to enter a file name Please select a CSV file to save line output to Save in CD Images A _ svn My Recent Documents My Documents 99 My Computer File name MyLineProfile My Network Save as type CSV files csv A second dialog interface is shown The number of saved line profiles has to be entered in this dialog X Control User Manual 92 June 22 2006 XeniCs X Control Ed How many lines do you wish to capture S ae Cancel All the line profiles are stored in on comma separated file X Control User Manual 93 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs 11 Controls X Control Main Screen Integration time uS y Frame Index L Frames to grab J SC J SE J Cooling temperature 300 p Temperature offset o
73. omparing the ADU values of number of captured images X Control User Manual 12 June 22 2006 Threshold SOF Dark fe XenlCs Camera calibration wizard Mean pixel value OADLI s 1122 4035 Pleage make sure all pels are dark When the mean pitel value reaches 1 4th of the AD range Hou Will be able to continue Adapt the threshold slider to remove the most but not all deviations in the dark image A good bad pixel rating in this stage would be below 0 9 of the total sensor The result of the analysis can be found in files in the data subdirectory of the X control application 4 gt X Control User Manual darkimage png A copy of the last image captured during dark analysis rej2_noisy png Red pixels Pixels deviating more than twice the std dev Yellow pixels Pixels exceeding the dark tresh darkimage xcf A copy of the camera settings used to perform this analysis deviatonmap png A bitmap containing the standard deviation in the red channel rej2_average csv The dark average per pixel in CSV format rej2_deviation csv The standard deviation per pixel in CSV format 73 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs Analysis of Grey images To obtain a grey image with an XMID camera you have to point the camera to an object of an intermediate temperature To obtain a grey image with another camera take of the lens and set the camera in front of an object The closer you put the camera to
74. ormation Note You can define two versions of Windows in the file BOOT INI You will be prompted at start up of the PC to decide which configuration to run Give them different names so you can see what s what If you do not choose within a time limit then the first configuration found will be run boot loader timeout 30 default multi 0 disk 0O rdisk 0 partition 1 WINDOWS operating systems multi O0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 1 WINDOWS M icrosoft Windows XP Prof Normal fastdetect NoExecute OptIn multi 0 disk O rdisk O partition 1 WINDOWS Microsoft Windows XP Prof 512 Mb fastdetect NoExecute OptIn MAXMEM 512 The problem then remains of making this extra Physical memory visible to Windows applications by mapping it into Virtual memory Turning to techniques for a Kernel Driver the file CC SYS has been modified to allow the user to obtain a pointer to physical memory that has been mapped into virtual memory Please note that one must still configure X Control to use the memory reserved during these steps which is accomplished by starting X Control and navigating to Frame grabber in the settings menu however this is discussed later on in the manual X Control User Manual 32 June 22 2006 XenlCs 5 X Control Setup Place the X Control Setup exe and camera install pack in the same folder Start the X Control Setup exe to install X Control and follow the instructions Close all other app
75. progress indicator of the relative position in the selected XVI or AVI file After analyzing a video you restart image capture by means of pushing the red playback icon in the toolbar of the X View imaging window E How to make a simple recording 1 Start capture 2 Push record button 3 Give in filename and save 4 X Control starts recording 5 To stop recording push the record button again How to playback a recorded file 1 Stop capturing 2 Push playback button and choose XVI file Click Open 3 To stop playback push playback button again X Control User Manual 102 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs 13 SDK Development kit In addition to XControl a development kit can be installed to design your application Interfaces are available for Labview C languages and Visual basic XCamera dll XCamera hands over a new user friendly api for developers to integrate functions of a camera in your developed applications XCamera depends of CCAPI XCamera makes calls of CCAPI functions This can be illustrated by a view by means of the dependency viewer of Microsoft Dependency Walker xcamera dll WG File Edit View Window Help 2 Sal Zales Sei ei CT CCAPT DLL CT COMCTL32 DLL E KERNEL32 DLL Fy USER32 DLL CTetptaz DU CT cotptezaz DU CT ADVAPTS2 DLL SHELL32 DLL E OLE32 DLL MSVCRF1 0LL Jr RS E l H Installation An installer will guide you through the installat
76. quence that the feedback capacitor in the readout is not reset This mode is useful once the user wants to use very long integration times However using standard integration times this option should be left unchecked By default this option is not activated Freeze frame Freeze imaging window Shutter open Shutter can be opened by checking this box only for XPORT available X Control User Manual 98 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs SA Status bar WOI 0 0 320 256 320x256 127 31 04ms 0 19ms Filters 29 23 fps 4676kbjs First entry Depends of the used tools in the displayed image see XTools Second entry Frame counter Milliseconds per frame Milliseconds per queued filer Third entry Frames per second Fourth entry Kilo bits per second Fifth entry Actual queued image filter If no software filter is applied no filter 1s displayed in the status bar If more than one filer is applied the consecutive filters are shown in the status bar 00 Software image correction none 01 Histogram stretching none X Control User Manual 99 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs 12 Video WW DD JI DD This toolbar in the X View imaging window allows the user to capture live video either to file on the PC s Hard Disk Start to record Push the first record button in the toolbar Record an animation to File Record in DMA mode When clicking on the record button the following screen will appear only in
77. re Start in preview mode Preview mode functionality depends on the firmware loaded into the camera contact your sales representative X Control User Manual 52 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs If the Start in preview mode box in the Framegrabber tab is not selected X Control will display additional controls for the fast capture mode Frame Index Frameskip 2661 frames j Frames to grab J661 Option tab Settings settings Framegrabber Options STIA recalibration rate in H of frames Allow resizing of the view window Slow on same computers Use linear interpolation when drawing Uses OpenGL In the options tab the XTIR recalibration rate can be entered in number of frames After capturing this number of frames the shutter will automatically close and open The number of frames should be higher than 160 This setting 1s only valid for the XPORT or XTIR camera Settings Settings Framegrabber Options Update graphs every frames Allow resizing of the view window Slow on some computers Use linear interpolation when drawing Uses OpenGL Ask whether or not to save settings at exit Update graphs every x frames This setting has to be set to an unsigned integer According this setting following views will be updated Histogram Graph Time Graph X Control User Manual 53 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs The allow resizing checkbox will enable that the image d
78. re loaded from the flash memory in the camera A self starting camera contains flash memory with a small directory system In this directory system different file types are saved The files are transmitted to the camera s FPGA when the camera is powered up The following files are stored on a self starting camera logic files the camera s VHDL logic command files binary op codes correction files binary fpn files initialization files xcf files X Control User Manual 27 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs When a self starting camera is powered the default entries in the directory system will be loaded by the camera The camera loads the first default TTB camera logic file the first default CMD command file and the first default FPN a binary correction file This can take about 40 seconds for a 256 x 320 camera After that period of time the camera appears in the device manager The camera is then in an up and running state X Control User Manual 28 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs 4 Setting up the computer for high speed operation Prerequisites In order to achieve a high frame rate with the XEVA Camera Link FPA camera a part of the computer s main memory is allocated to the frame grabber card This setup is needed if you are using a Camera Link PCI frame grabber card Consult the appropriate documentation for other PCI frame grabber cards Direct Memory Access operation This mode of operation is r
79. red ADU value in the histogram Then release the left mouse button X Control User Manual 60 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs 3090 1386 5000 sie 4000 SR 3 e A S000 i S S i 2000 1000 z z S Piia J E 10000 15000 ER ADU bins The number of pixels in ADU value 3000 is now 1386 The histogram displays also the ADU values before and after pixel correction Shape before and after correction In this case the auto gain filter correction was selected w Auco gain Image analysis ALT A Image correction Temperature V Debug tools V The corresponding histogram 1s retc Dino 1716 25256 Auto ay faa Si T L LL Histogram The gray histogram is the histogram of the raw pixel values The histogram represented in black are the corrected pixel values Stretching values auto gain A special feature for the auto gain mode is that the user can set the stretch points The histogram will be stretched according these set values X Control User Manual 61 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs The stretching ADU values are represented in a dark red colour in the histogram Those lines can be dragged in the histogram To drag these lines select a line with the mouse pointer Keep pushing the left mouse pointer and drag the line If the line is set at the required place release the left mouse button You will see that the shape of the black histogram will change completely A c Si T Ge LL Histogr
80. related to the memory allocation for the high speed camera DMA mode The high speed XEVA CL FPA camera can be operated from X Control in two modes A Direct Memory Access DMA and a Preview model DMA Mode In Direct Memory Access operation the PCI interface card transfers image data directly into the memory of the PC This is the fastest method collecting data as there is no user software involved and thus no delays Physical memory available has to be selected manually and indicates the physical memory available in the PC In this case The PC contained 1024 Ram but the system recognized only 990 MB see Setting up the computer for high speed operation So the selected Physical memory has to be 960 MB The memory clipping position and available memory for fast capture indicate the part of the physical memory that is available for storing images to memory Note that the memory allocation must be done in multiples of 64 MB Preview Mode In the Preview mode the image data is not transferred to the PC memory but is directly displayed on the screen Since the PC cannot follow the highest frame rate of the camera this mode will result in lower frame rates Check the Start in preview mode box in the Settings Fast capture menu exit and then restart X Control to start up in the preview mode Settings Framegrabber Options Physical memory available Memory clipping position Available memor for fast captu
81. rheated causing damage to some of the more sensitive components After a period of operation dust will be collected on the dust filter and the cooling fan It may be necessary to clear away the dust with vacuum cleaner regularly Never clean a turning fan Do not apply too much pressure on the dust filter eventually and on the fan This may damage the fan this may block the fan motor or make turn the fan irregularly hitting the dust filter and the fan support spikes e Do not handle the camera and cables roughly USB and other camera interface cable s power supply and cable This can damage cables and camera e Avoid giving a strong shock against the camera body If your camera is used in a system where its camera connector is subjected to strong repetitive shocks its camera connector is possible to break down If you intend to use your camera in such a situation if possible bundle and fix a camera cable in the place near the camera and do not transmit a shock to the camera connector X Control User Manual 40 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs e Install the camera in locations where the temperature range does not exceed O C to 70 C and no dew condensation 1s formed e To clean wipe with a soft cloth Never use benzene thinner or chemically treated towel to avoid damage to the camera s finish So the anodized aluminum camera housing can be cleaned with a soft non static cloth and glass cleaner Never spray liquids directly on the
82. stogram The Ebas value should be around 3455 3460 Finally switch on the FPN calibration 8 2 Controls for DMA mode Frame Index Sets the display mode when running the camera in DMA mode only for XEVA Camera Linkcamera in combination with a Vector PCI framegrabber card Frames to grab Frame Index Frameskip 2661 frames J Frames to grab 266 Set how many frames X Control should acquire each pass it makes over system memory This count is limited by how much memory you have available for frame grabbing and will auto adapt when setting smaller window sizes see also the zoom set WOI tool In order to display images on screen in the DMA mode two options can be chosen frame skip and synchronous Moving from left to right with the slider click on the X Control User Manual 96 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs slider and use the right arrow to move to synchronous next to the frame index counter you will find in the following order e Frame skip display e Synchronous display only if the recording option is enabled e Still images from all the frames stored in memory going from frame 0 till the maximal frame number The frame index also indicates between brackets the number of frames that can be stored in the DMA memory This number depends on the size of the memory allocated to the DMA memory and on the window size used to read out the frames In frame skip mode the image data is displayed as fast as possible X Contro
83. t A visualization of the correction files is as well important to get a view of the replaced pixels see also Show the bad pixels A calibration pack is in fact a zip file It contains the required images to execute the pixel replacement and setting file settings applied during the calibration proces Binary file for static hardware pixel replacement The binary file can be generated from the correction data wie View Image Calibration Filters Load settings F5 Save settings Fe Store FPGA correction data F10 North West East South X Control User Manual 76 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs After a 2 point image correction the program can generate FPGA correction data 1 Writes multiplier based on a reduced value of the full gain factor used in the software correction algorithm 2 Writes offsets based on the dark current values 3 Calculates which neighboring pixel to use for replacement in the following fashion a Calculate the average of the good neighborhood pixels b Find the neighborhood pixel closest to the calculated average c Mark this pixel as the replacement source using the flags you see in Figure 9 The calculation of the corrected pixel value is shown below corrected pixel value raw pixel value multiplier 1024 offset The stream of 32 bits correction data can only be loaded to a camera with a 9808 read out chip not possible with a camera with a 9702 The FPGA of the camera will repla
84. ta members hkml 100 Extract struct_x msq_save_data html 100 Extract xc__docs_ cpp html 100 Qutpuk Folder C Program Files ControliSOkK Help Qutpuk Folder C Program Files ControliSOk Include Extract Camera h 100 Extract 4Filters A 100 Output Folder C Program Files Control SDE Include Qutpuk Folder C Program Files ControlSDEiLib Extract xcamera lib 100 Output Folder C Program Files ControlSDkK Lib Output Folder C Program Files Control SDe Nullsoft Install System v2 06 Next gt Cancel A progress install dialog is shown X API 1 2 Setup Completing the x API 1 2 Setup Wizard APT 1 2 has been installed on your computer Click Finish to close this wizard Run AFI 1 2 X Control User Manual 106 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs Prerequisite to use XCamera dll If you do not have an X Control installation on the pc where your software will be deployed you should copy the following files to the directory where your executeable is located C Program Files X Control TTB This folder contains the logic files required to boot up the camera X control will choose the appropriate one automatically C Program Files X Control Data This folder contains any calibration data you may wish to distribute So your final application directory should look something like this C SomeApp SomeApp Exe C SomeApp TTB ttb C SomeApp Data Following data
85. the X Control main screen A wizard will guide the user through the calibration procedure You will find the description of the calibration procedure step by step The calibration is based on acquiring a set of three image sequences saturated dark and grey image Camera calibration wizard Type of calibration E to ek as co Please select the type of calibration you wish to perto X Control User Manual 69 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs Analysis of a saturated image To obtain a white or saturated image with a XMID camera point the camera to a hot object To obtain a white or saturated image with another camera take the lens from the camera and face the camera to natural light _X Control Camera 0 XEVA LVDS FPA 320 100Hz ID 600141 3 DIE D oO E s View x D Lzl wmo h PA a fe XeniCs Camera calibration wizard A Mean pixel value 4008ADU s Unsaturated pixels Dm z J Threshold O 2805 4095 J Please make sure all pixels are saturated When the mean pixel value reaches at least 3 4ths of the AD range you will be able to continue Frequency Histogram Loaded 2021 103 60ms 72 72ms filters 8 22 fps 1315 kb s D C prixenics De C prixenics x Cube E 5 Microsoft Office 7 xcamera Microsoft V untitled Paint Control Camera AW Ge Le Prerequisite is a saturated image Inspect the histogram and the peak of the histogram should be aroun
86. the correct USB driver installation Checking the correct operation of the camera USB driver If the driver is installed correctly it can be checked in Windows Connect the USB cable from the camera to the PC and power up the camera To do so perform from the control Panel following steps Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt System gt Hardware gt Device Manager and under the XenICs devices you will find the Xeva Camera entry EI Computer Management m File Action View Window Help am ts 2 Computer Management Local SENICSOO6 CR System Tools Computer Event viewer Se Disk drives Shared Folders S Display adapters Ps Local Users and Groups L DND CD ROM drives S Performance Logs and Alerte Floppy dek controllers Device Manager E Floppy disk drives Gel Storage z b Human InterFace Devices Removable Storage IDE ATAJATAPI controllers Disk Defragmenter Keyboards Disk Management Mice and other pointing devices s Services and Applications S Monitors BS Network adapters Ff Ports COM amp LPT s Processors Sound video and game controllers System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers Venice devices Ava Camera Self starting Xeva camera After powering up a self starting Xeva camera the device is not directly recognized by means of the device manager The camera is only visible in the device manager if all settings and correction data a
87. the object the darker the image _X Control Camera 0 XEVA LVDS FPA 320 100Hz ID 600141 D anno 6 XView x AZ mwena th Pa fe XeniCs Camera calibration wizard 8 Peak center SIBBADU s Peak boundary high 3360 ADU s Peak boundary low 2944 ADU s Acceptable boundary drift relative to the high mark 511 0 emm mmm ee Acceptable boundary drift relative to the low mark 511 Push to acquire a new image Show bad pixels g Frequency Histogram Loaded 16075 98 60ms 55 57ms filters 11 86fps 1898 kb s D C prixenics C prixXenics x Cube 7 6 Microsoft Office 7 xcamera Microsoft V untitled Paint X Control Camera Amy Ge Ka Prerequisite 1 A grey level image with a histogram peak at around 3 4 of the maximum ADU value in this case 3000 2 Preferably a sharp peak minimize light gradients Analysis performed 1 Acceptance trigger on 3 4 of the maximum ADU value The filter will wait until an acceptable grey level 1s reached 2 Peak detection a Distill the threshold values of the grey spike b Distill the center of gravity 3 Pixels exceeding 20 off the threshold values calculated by the peak detector will be marked as bad 4 The gain factors are calculated as follows GreyPixel Value DarkA verage X Control User Manual 74 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs The aim of this analysis is to calculate a gain factor for each pixel To calculate th
88. the window has the required size Then release the left mouse button Close a window x p Push the X on top of the window This toggle the display of the concerned window to off Open a window Restore defaults EA vw Histogram w Graph w Timne graph w Gamma w Temperature All the checked windows in the View menu of X Control are visible In this case the X View imaging window is not visible To make it visible check the concerned window in the View menu of the X Control application by clicking it by means of a left mouse click X Control User Manual 58 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs Drag a a window D e H A wm h e Position your mouse on the name of the concerned window you want to drag The mouse cursor will be represented by means of 2 orthogonal double arrows Keep pushing the left mouse button down During that action you can drag the window Release the left mouse button if you want stop dragging the concerned window OZ enkt i Integration time uS ADC Vin ADC Vref YDETCOM Cooling temperature Temperature offset Temperature PID Cooling drive power Power Current Bias Bandwidth Image source 450000 3030 3060 4090 295 D P 0 1 0 D 0 0 3 147u4 UE 0 Sensor Low gain mode _ Continuous integration Colour Mode Gray Colour profile Bands ae aoo During the dragging action the future w
89. w by either e Calling XenICs of Phone 32 16 38 99 00 e Send a fax to 32 16 38 99 01 e Send an email to sales XenICs com XenlCs will give you a repair reference number 3 Describe the problem accurately so we can diagnose and resolve the problem 4 Give the XenICs representative s name you have been contacting Include this form as your packing slip X Control User Manual 15 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs 5 When returning the camera please ship it in its original shipping box and secure with applicable tape 6 Address package attention Customer Support including the repair reference number 7 Return the package to XenlCs Support Department Ambachtenlaan 44 B 3001 Leuven Belgium Inventory of equipment The following items are supplied with your camera or are needed to complete the system Supplied with the camera by XenICs 1 The XenICs camera head with a C mount compatible lens 2 USB cable 4 Switching Mode Power Supply input 100 240 V 47 63 Hz 1 6A output 12V DC 5A max 5 User manual 6 CDROM or floppy disk with driver and application software Option 7 Other interface cables to the camera LVDS Camera Link BD Depends of the camera model Depends of the camera model X Control User Manual 16 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs 3 Setting up the system Direct use A self starting USB XS camera can directly be used on TV Frame grabber driver installation This installation
90. w window Slow on some computers m Use linear interpolation when drawing Uses OpenGL L adl Ask whether or not to save settings at exit Update graphs every x frames This setting has to be set to an unsigned integer According this setting following views will be updated Histogram Graph Time Graph X Control User Manual 56 June 22 2006 fe XenlCs The user can dock and resize all the dock windows When X Control is closed all the dimensions are stored in a file X Control Resources layout cfg This file is loaded at each start up of X Control X view Show imaging window on the X Control main screen Note that the size of this window can be resized if the option is checked in the setting dialog option tab Settings Settings Framegrabber Options STIA recalibration rate in H of frames Allow resizing of the view window Slow on same computers Use linear interpolation when drawing Uses OpenGL The behaviour of all windows will be demonstrated by means of the X View window X Control User Manual 57 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs Resize a window To resize the window set the mouse on the border of the concerned window i Inte ADC ADC WDE Coolit Teme Teme PID Coolit A Powe Your mouse cursor will than be represented by arrows Push the left mouse button and drag the border of the window until
91. y will have been loaded at camera start up The camera loads the first default TTB camera logic file the first default CMD command file and the first default FPN a binary correction file This can take about 40 seconds for a 256 x 320 camera After that period of time the camera appears in the device manager The concerned camera 1s then in an up and running status An internal function call indicates that the camera is up and running for a self starting camera The splash dialog of X Control indicates this at start up If the camera is self started the default setting file xcf file on the directory system in the camera 1s loaded by X Control to synchronize its user interface Not a self starting camera If a camera is not running the TTB file logic file and default settings will be loaded Please note that the XCamera dll looks for ttb s in the current directory first ttb If one can not be found there it looks for it in the X Control installation folder c program files x control ttb or wherever it was installed If a calibration pack is loaded at start up of X Control the concerned settings of the calibration pack will be loaded X Control User Manual 45 June 22 2006 fe XeniCs If no calibration pack is loaded at startup X Control will load a default initialization file with auto_XXXX xcf as its name note that the filename contains 4 digits indicating the camera type product identifier Th

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