Camera-Specific Notes
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1. A ten foot cable to connect the PCI DV to the camera is included with the PCI DV although not the PCI DVK option These cables are camera model specific specify the camera manufacturer and model when you order the PCI DV The connector pinout can be found in the PCI DV User s Guide If you ve ordered the PCI DVK option see the section below entitled Kodak MEGAPLUS Serial AIA cameras on page 4 Cincinnati Electronics You can control the Cincinnati Electronics Irris 256 with the PCI DV by means of the RS 422 serial port on the camera Use the serial_cmd program to test whether the connection is working and also as an example for adding serial communications functionality to your own application Numeric arguments to serial_cmd are treated as hexidecimal To test the serial communications make sure that the RJ 12 breakout connector on the cable is plugged into the port on the back of the camera Then enter 1 serial_cmd x 2 Toggles remote If the remote light on the camera doesn t light up try again until it does 2 serial_cmd x 1b Turns on GO_TO_LOCAL 3 serial_cmd x 23 Sends lens ADC The camera responds with a value representing the temperature of the lens Dalsa The PCI DV supports most variations of the Dalsa CA D1 D4 and D7 are scan and CL C3 C4 and E2 line scan cameras However the Dalsa product line is so large and the variations so numerous that it is not possible for us to test or provide con2. PCI DV Release Notes Cables A A abla 3 Cineinn ti Bleetr nics ess nenn vcsuesceeedessuscteede liada distan EAE 3 Dalai ee A eee 3 Hamamatsu C4742 aiii 3 Hitacha KP F 1 00 ei ii aaa 4 Kodak MEGAPLUS 1 4 10d Dd ss caves lirica cede cari Died eyed sevtes de cote seats cinta socsatebinedes 4 Kodak MEGAPLUS Serial ATA Cameras 0 cccccccccsssssssececessnseceececessnaececceensaececesenescececesesaecececessnaeececessaasaeees 4 IS nskieninchenkiienehilennkssel niitivschimienss htnieeurekennnige 4 Cable iii ati 4 Interface Protocol chata 4 Sending Commands to the Camera oooconoccnccnonnnoconnnonnnoncnoncnn crono nnnon conocen nc nan concern on nen nn corea nonn cane nn nnn nena nen ncnncnss 5 Kodak ES 1 0 S Oper ting Modena 5 Kodak ES 1 0 and ES 1 0 SC Extended Functions cccccooocooncnnnnnnonnnonononnnnnononononnnnncnnnnnnnnncnnonnnonarncononanannnos 3 PUENDCTMEOTOL 2a ee ern han ni EEEE EEE E E 6 Silicon Mountain Desi iia ee de ide sash vod E EA stat 6 X 1ll x Mier lm ger di ibid 7 EDT Inc September 1999 i EDT Inc September 1999 PCI DV Release Notes PCI DV Release Notes The PCI DV supports a wide variety of camera models However each model is different they do not all operate in exactly the same manner These notes provides installation protocol and operating instructions for specific camera models when they differ from instructions provided in the PCI DV User s Guide EDT part number 008 00966 Cables
3. Silicon Mountain Design NOTE SMD cameras require the LVDS option to the PCI DV EDT part number 019 01127 With the PCI DV for SMD cameras EDT ships a parallel data cable with a breakout box on one end The breakout box has both a DB 9 serial connector and a BNC connector Use the SMD supplied serial cable to connect the DB 9 connector on the breakout box to the RJ 11 serial port on the camera The SMD has three triggering modes computer controlled triggered and continuous Computer controlled and triggered modes also require that you connect the BNC connector on the breakout box with the SMA port on the camera using a coaxial cable you must supply yourself 6 EDT Inc September 1999 PCI DV Release Notes The configuration files smd cfg are shipped set up for computer controlled mode Comments in the configuration files show how to modify them for other modes Before doing so read the section entitled Customizing the Camera Configuration in the PCI DV User s Guide The differences between modes consist of e several different flags for the driver and e different bytes in the serial_init string The serial_init string defines a series of bytes binary in this case that initcam sends to the camera over the serial lines to set up the camera for the proper operating mode serial_cmd c is a utility that you can use to send serial commands to the camera To send binary data send commands in the form serial_cmd x N w
4. cquire is requested or it clicks continuously the camera is probably configured for RS 232 control To verify this use the serial_cmd program included with the PCI DV software this program tests whether the board is able to talk to the camera over RS 422 lines and can also configure specific camera parameters To run the test 1 Install the PCI DV software 2 Set the camera model as described in the PCI DV User s Guide 3 Enter serial_cmd STS Example 1 shows a sample response although some parameter values can differ Read 78 bytes DEF OF GAE 6 BKE 0 DE TR SHE ON EXE 20 TR RE 1 STP Example 1 serial_cmd Output Example 1 shows a clean status the board is able to communicate with the camera If the camera is connected properly and the hardware and software was installed according to instructions but the test instead results in garbage characters output to the screen then your camera is probably configured for RS 232 control If so contact your Kodak representative and arrange to reconfigure it for RS 422 mode Sending Commands to the Camera You can also use the serial_cmd program to send to the camera any of the function and query commands described in the Kodak MEGAPLUS Camera User s Manual For example to turn on Defect Conceal enter serial_cmd DEF ON EDT Inc September 1999 5 PCI DV Release Notes PCI DV User s Guide See the description of the Digital Video Library routine
5. figuration files for all of them If you get a Dalsa camera for which no configuration file exists contact EDT and we ll make one for you Some models of Dalsa cameras can be ordered with or without internal oscillators EDT supports only Dalsa cameras with an internal oscillator EDT Inc September 1999 3 PCI DV Release Notes PCI DV User s Guide The DV 3 0 and PdvDisplay programs were designed primarily for area scan cameras Using them with a line scan camera may not produce useful results We recommend you use the take program instead or a custom application Hitachi KP F100 Set the Mode switch on the KP F100 to 1 Electronic Shutter OFF or 2 Electronic Shutter ON Set the Frame On Demand switch to OFF If Electronic Shutter is ON set the shutter speed with the Shutter Data switches Kodak MEGAPLUS 1 4 1 6 4 2 Some Kodak MEGAPLUS cameras with a separate Camera Control Unit CCU have an RS 232 RS 422 switch on the back of the CCU This switch must be set to RS 422 in order to enable the PCI DV to control the camera Also the front panel Mode switch must be set to Computer and the Shutter switch must be On Kodak MEGAPLUS Serial AIA cameras Kodak serial AIA cameras include all Kodak and ES models NOTE ES models require the LVDS option to the PCI DV EDT part number 019 01127 Installation The camera must be on when installing the PCI DV software and when rebooting the system If the camera was off when the sof
6. here Nis the hexadecimal byte to send to the camera You need not append 0x or h Also look at the pdv_set_gain and pdv_set_exposure routines in libpdv c for an SMD specific example Search for the SMD_SERIAL flag Xillix Microlmager 1400 The minimum exposure time for the Microlmager 1400 is 30 ms It is possible to specify lower exposure times using the PCI DV however these lower shutter speeds especially below 10 ms are likely to be unreliable and cause data errors The Xillix Microlmager can run at various clock speeds The default setting in the configuration file xm1400 cfg is not the fastest If you d like to run at a faster speed and you believe the host can support it 1 Edit the configuration file to comment out the line in effect and uncomment a line specifying a faster speed The comment character is 2 Rerun the camera setup and reselect the camera model or rerun pdvload UNIX based systems or cam setup bat Windows NT to reinitialize the system 3 Try the system at the new clock speed If it misses partial or full frames or if you get error messages then edit the configuration file again to reinstate a slower clock speed EDT Inc September 1999 7
7. pdv_serial_command for instructions on sending commands to the camera from a C program NOTE Application programs such as initcam DV 3 0 and take modify some camera parameters Kodak ES 1 0 SC Operating Mode Single channel mode is not available on the ES 1 0 SC so be sure to choose Kodak MEGAPLUS ES 1 0 SC for this camera Kodak ES 1 0 and ES 1 0 SC Extended Functions The ES 1 0 and ES 1 0 SC cameras have some functionality that is not available on other Kodak cameras such as black level balance and gain balance BKB and GAB EDT provides no corresponding options or buttons in the applications provided to set these parameters If you want to change these settings use the serial_cmd program or ina C program the serial_command function For example to set the black level balance to 100 enter serial_cmd BKB 100 Or in a C program pdv_serial_command pdv_p BKB 100 PULNIX Tm 9701 This camera is supported in Shutter Speed modes 1 8 camera controlled shutter and mode 9 computer controlled shutter Choose the appropriate mode when setting the camera model and make sure that it matches the position of the switch on the back of the camera These cameras also have two other mode switches NRM ASY and INT NON These should be set to NRM normal that is not asynchronous and NON noninterlaced respectively You will need the PULNiX 37 pin adapter cable part 30DG 02 to operate with the PCI DV
8. tware was installed or the machine was rebooted or if you re not sure 1 Turn the camera on 2 Run pdvload UNIX based systems or Select a camera configuration as described in the section entitled Setting the Camera Model on Windows NT Systems Windows NT 3 Launch Pdv Utilities if you have not already done so Windows NT 4 Run the required applications Once you ve established that the installation was successful and you can capture images with the provided applications send a SAV serial command to the camera to save the values set in the camera s EEPROM This obviates the need to repeat the above procedure See Sending Commands to the Camera below for instructions on sending serial commands to the Serial AIA cameras 4 EDT Inc September 1999 PCI DV Release Notes Cable If you have a PCI DVK with Kodak MEGAPLUS models make sure you re using the correct Kodak cable which is not provided by EDT but by Kodak specify the RS 422 cable Kodak part number 03000172 001 It has male 68 pin conenctors on both ends and no RS 232 breakout connector Interface Protocol The Kodak ES and i model cameras are configured at the factory for either RS 232 or RS 422 control Because the PCI DV board controls the camera through the RS 422 lines you must specify RS 422 control when ordering your camera from Kodak If your camera does not operate correctly with the PCI DV card for example the camera does not click when an a
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