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1. Adjust Parameter Correlation Parameter Template Template Size 3 xp 2 Pixels IV Force square Template Update e Update Update template every 1 2 frames C Use First Use first template for every frames Search Area Search Area Size 180 of Template Size I Predictive Search I Dynamic Search Area Threshold Limit 80 Quadrant Centering Centering Circle diameter of Template Size Max Center Movement pixel wi OK X Cancel Figure 1 5 14 4 2 2 Force Square This check box will force the template to be square 5 14 4 2 3 Template Update During tracking the template which the software looks for during the target search process can be updated The default is that it updates every frame This means tat in each frame the software will search for the target as it appeared in the previous frame By doing this the software can automatically adjust for small changes in the shape or orientation of the target In some special cases it may perform better of the template is updated less frequently or not at all The template update settings allow you to set these parameters 5 14 4 2 4 Search Area The search area defines the size of the area in which the software will look for the target The Size of the search areas should be set in relation to the distance moved HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 37 by the targ
2. Serial 1 0 Trigger IN Electronic Viewfinder Battery Power 12 28 VDC USB2 HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 5 1 2 1 LED Indicators The Rear Panel has five 5 LED indicators 1 2 2 POWER LED Indicated that the camera has Power After camera boot up this should be solid Green DATA LED Indicates when Data is being transferred between the camera and the control PC Lights Blue during Data Transfer STATUS LED TBD ARM LED Will light RED when the camera is in ARM Mode and recording into the memory loop REC LED Will light ORANGE when the camera has received a trigger and is completing recording BNC Connectors There are Three BNC connectors on the real panel of the camera 1 2 3 SYNC IN Used to slave the camera to an external Sync Pulse Also can be used as a Hardware ARM input SYNC OUT Used to Master the camera for external equipment Will provide a 5v TTL pulse High OR Low user selectable during each frame EXPOSURE TRIGGER IN Used to trigger the camera Can be a contact Closure OR a 5v FALLING EDGE or RISING EDGE TTL Pulse Other Connectors USB Connects to the control PC USB2 socket via USB cable POWER Provides power to the camera from the supplied power supply Input requirement is 12 28V DC BATTERY Connector for Batter Power TBD EVF Electronic Viewfinder Provides NTSC video plus pow
3. Lock the Play Back Speed Mark the current frame as the Start Frame This mark is used for e Loop Playback e Rewind Command e Setting the Download Format Conversion Range Mark the current frame as the End Frame This mark is used for e Loop Playback e Rewind Command e Setting the Download Format Conversion Range Speed up the processing and display of colour images HotShot SC User Manual Jimmy Robinson Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc 25 5 7 1 Speed Boost The Speed boost is especially useful when working with a HotShotMEGA colour camera Rather than process the entire image as normal with the speed boost on the software BINS squares of four pixels together While this leads to a slightly pixilated image it increases the speed of the image display dramatically The Speed Boost image is only the displayed image the full quality image is always available by turning off the speed boost It is recommended to use the speed boost when using the Auto Trigger and Auto Exposure functions It is also useful to use when setting up a shot with the HSMega Colour camera 5 7 2 Loop Playback Loop playback will repeat play the images within the selected range The range is defined by the Mark In and Mark Out Buttons 5 7 3 Play Back Speed BZ bx The Play Back Speed setting is used to request a playback speed for the images The software will attempt to match this speed However the actual speed w
4. NAC Image Technology Inc Hot Shot SC User Manual V 1 1 a Nov 2008 Contents el ET EE 2 1 Cam ra Ha dWar 122 H dreams eds area nn ASAE ete ed ere demande 5 TT Compatibility EE 5 1 2 Rear Panel su sssnmansssiniaer einstein a aa N cadena case e 5 1 2 1 LED Indi torsuus das 6 1 2 2 El eet el 6 1 2 3 Other ele e 6 1 3 The Electronic View Finder iii 6 2 Software Licence Agreement sisi 7 2 1 Grant Of Be 7 2 2 COPYING ENE EE 7 23 Temu de 7 KS ee 7 2 0 Limited Warranty mi eassmnsmnieminteninitaissnleondsdknggt Hamster deep 7 KA ONE El UE 8 2 7 Termination of the Aoreement ss 8 2 8 Governing HE 8 2 9 Entire Agr ement seiutsseennenssiennearentetedeteneedrieneemeste etes 8 De COV ENN oe 8 4 Initial Setup Software amp Driver Installation 9 4 1 Un installing Software rrrnnnnnnnnnrnnrnrornrorrrrnonvrrnrnrrnnnnnnnnnrnrnnrnrenennrenenenenene 9 4 2 Installing Software is 9 4 3 The FIRST CONNECTION to the CAMERA nn iii 10 5 Control amp Download Software HotShot SC Link 11 5 1 Quick Start Guide EE 12 5 2 The Main Window na 14 53 COMTPONAT CS EE 15 5 3 1 Connect NEE 16 5 3 2 Open File E 16 533 Clos 16 534 Download Doniad eine 16 5 3 5 Format Convert Format Convert 17 R 5 3 6 Bulk Convert Bulk Convert 1 17 5 4 R cord Gontrols enei nnee lea ne amer sn in nids esta dien dessin 19 541 Recording FPS LW 19 54 2 Shutter 2 BE 19 5 43
5. Warning b l NOTE For Software Versions after Version 1 0 0 4 this message is NOT displayed The process continues Automatically A WAIT for camera indicators to complete theni press OK You MUST confirm that the ARM and REC LED have STOPPED FLASHING before you press OK When the ARM and REC LED have stopped flashing you should only see the POWER LED illuminated GREEN WARNING IF THE LED S are ANY OTHER STATE then you should keep power to the camera and call NAC Technical Support immediately There are FOUR parts to the Firmware The number parts requiring and UPGRADE will vary depending on your current system IMPORTANT The FINAL Firmware is known as the PXA The PXA upgrade takes MUCH LESS TIME than the other parts For this you WILL NOT see the ARM and REC Lights flashing You might see the DATA LED Flash once Once all the Firmware has been updated you will see the message below HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 58 Auto Firmware Update DER Press OK You will see the Warning message Below Warning D Firmware Update Completed Please Cycle Power on the camera Click OK Cycle the power on the camera Unplug amp Reconnect NOTE For Software Version after 1 0 0 4 the camera will RE Boot Automatically 7 1 EEPROM Update When you connect to the camera again it may be that the cameras Flash Memory might need to be updated If th
6. Origin of the grid Rotate the grid by the specified Degrees Specify the frequency of the grid lines This will be in calibrated Units intervals or in Pixels if the image is not calibrated Ge bei Colour Specify the colour of the grid lines 5 14 6 Image Centre Reticule HotShot SC User Manual Jimmy Robinson Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc 40 This will put a Cross Hair in the center of the image This can be used to assist in aligning multiple cameras onto the same target object 5 15 Advanced Tools 5 15 1 Auto Trigger Auto Trigger allows you to specify a region in the live image from the camera which will be monitored by the software If this portion of the image changes above a defined threshold level it will cause the camera to automatically TRIGGER a recording NOTE There will be some latency between the image change and the trigger command This tool should be used ONLY when an approximate trigger time is required For an accurate Trigger you should use the trigger IN BNC connection To minimize this latency when using a colour camera in particular a colour HotShot MEGA camera it is recommended that you make use of the SPEED BOOST function see 5 7 1 H HotShot SC File Settings Help Control Measure Advanced Auto Trigger gt Define Area IV Live Monitor E Sensitivity 4 Auto Run Play Controls 1 Tools Info ARM REI VIEW TRIG Image Size 512512 Cur
7. 29 The default setting for each of these segments will be the current settings This includes FPS Exposure Shutter Gain Digital Shift It does not currently include a custom AC To change the current segment use the selection Drop Down 5 12 2 Auto ReArm If the Auto ReArm is checked then after a segment is recorded the system will advance to the next segment and Re Arm the camera in that segment This process will continue until All segments are recorded OR the next segment is ALREADY recorded 5 12 3 Allow Overwrite If Allow Overwrite is Checked then the Auto RE Arm function will REARM in the next segment EVEN IF that segment has a recording in it In this case the existing recording will be lost HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 30 5 13 View reticle Controls Tools aJa a ss 100 X 561 Y 69 113 132 154 Use these tools to drill Down into the image Use this To do this EI Zoom In Zoom in to the image by 10 each Click el Zoom Out Zoom out of the image by 10 each Click Ql Reset Zoom Reset the Zoom to 100 No Zoom Ei Fit to Screen Zoom the image to fit the screen A Histogram Show the Image Histogram see 5 16 5 The X and Y indicate the image co ordinate of the Mouse Pointer The Coloured Number Values indicate the Red Green and Blue levels of the Pixel under the mouse pointer HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan
8. AOL DEEE area of Interest run 20 544 Trigger RE 20 5 4 5 Low Light Mode A KEE Ee 21 546 Gain BI 21 HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 2 54 7 Digital Shift o PAD 22 5 4 8 Auto Exposure Control E EM 22 5 5 Image Quality Controls ss 22 5 5 1 White Balance RE 23 5 6 Chroma EE M 23 561 Gamma WE RE 23 562 Enhance BZ Se 23 5 7 Play Control ane on ennon ek EE nement as hoa 25 5 7 1 Speed BOOS sieben etes nan te pesait 26 5 7 2 Beleeg Vie Te 26 5 7 3 Play Back Speed ME Lo ccc ceececcsesecssssesecsssessesessesseseeatens 26 5 14 The Scroll Bar sree e E AE 26 5 8 Synchronization Modes trete tertttrttttttttttttr ttt ntt EE nenene 26 5 8 1 leg Meteen eene EEOSE LE 27 5 8 2 SYING QUID PER RE EE 27 59 le Wale e e ne E 28 5 10 Double Exposure Mode 28 5 11 Comments sic ceccsvscccdectsteuetecssavecdediavsvedsandss sacar E KAREA EEEE ANE KEERA EEE 29 5 12 Memory Segmentation ss 29 5 12 1 Defining Gegoments ss 29 5 12 2 Auto ReArm sise 30 5 123 Allow Ovenwrite ss esrrmemneneertianeemneemantilantnireneumereees 30 5 13 View reticle Controls sr 31 5 14 Measure TOOIS sii csncencentevcuvecsssnvid acs shennuvascannpniietthsabteecenteeedccesthabcarantianciuceabente 32 5 14 1 Calibration eee 32 5 14 2 Measure Distance EO EEE RER 33 5 14 3 Manual Tracking Reicule 33 5 14 4 Automatic Tracking Rettcule 34 5 145 Grid Overlay isseire ans renea enr
9. Convert Bulk Convert Where Multiple RAW hsf files need converting to image files this can be done via the Bulk Convert Option This will bring up the dialog shown below HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 17 2 Format Conversion BEE COLLECTIVE C Program Fil Working dual colour new hsf 307 0 dual colour new C Program Fil Working dual mono new hsf 307 452 D dual mono new C Program Fil Pending mc mono hsf 4883 5667 4883 mc mono C Program Fil Pending me colour hsf 1297 1718 1297 me colour C Program Fil Pending Conversion Progress ALL Conversion Progress C Program Files NAC HotShot SC test Data dual colour new avi CancelNOW X Cancel Before starting the Bulk Conversion you can modify the parameter of the output files as follows Conversion Start Conversion End Format Filename Save Folder To modify the parameter for an individual item click the parameter in the table To modify the parameter for ALL items in the table click the parameter in the COLLECTIVE entry in the table this is the FIRST Row in the table HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 18 5 4 Record Controls The Record Controls become active ONLY when the current camera is in VIEW Mode Use the Record Controls to specify the record parameters Record Controls Use this To do this 4 FPS Specify
10. Firmware Upgrade When you connect see section 5 3 1 to the camera for the First time after installing new software it may also be necessary for some or all of the camera FIRMWARE to be upgraded If this is the case then you will see the Firmware Upgrade window appear as shown below Auto Firmware Update To proceed with the Firmware Upgrade you should press OK If you CANCEL the process at this stage then the camera may not function correctly In most cases unless instructed otherwise by a NAC engineer you should press OK The Software will now check which firmware requires and update and will also verify that the correct firmware upgrade is available One it is ready to perform the upgrade you will see a confirmation message This is the final opportunity to cancel the Firmware Upgrade The Confirmation message is shown below Warning SECURE POWER TO CAMERA FOR FIRMWARE UPGRADE Cancel At this point you MUST make sure the power to the camera is secure If you are using BATTERY power you should NOT PROCEED with the upgrade and should re start the process using MAINS power After Clicking OK the Upgrade process begins HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 57 Auto Firmware Update During the firmware upgrade the ARM and REC LED indicators on the rear panel of the camera will flash After approx 90 seconds you will get a WARNING message as below
11. O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 21 camera dependant Some HSSC camera types will only store 8 bits of image data regardless of the sensor Bit Depth For cameras where this is the case the bit significance of the 8 bits can be specified Adjusting the Digital Shift is another method of adjusting the light sensitivity separate from the GAIN function above 5 4 8 Auto Exposure Control 3 En Auto Exposure Control will automatically adjust the exposure time shutter Speed to give a correctly exposed image This is particularly useful when recording outside where clouds might affect the light levels in an unknown manner To Switch Auto Exposure Mode ON click the Button E You can select from three PRESET exposure levels LOW MEDIUM and HIGH Low will give the darkest image and High will give the lightest image The exposure level is calculated on the center 80 of the current AOI of the camera The Auto Exposure setting will NEVER exceed the user specified Exposure Shutter value There will be some latency in the changes to exposure To minimize this latency when using a colour camera in particular a colour HotShot MEGA camera it is recommended that you make use of the SPEED BOOST function see 5 7 1 5 5 Image Quality Controls Image Quality lauTo mu ooz v Use this To do this auto White Balance Select the White Balance me 100 Chroma Select the Chroma Colour level Ii jor Gamma Se
12. coordinated have been specified Br Set Point Colour Set the Display colour of the Points SE Set Selected Point Get he Display colour of the selected point Ecel colour Hide Hide Tracking Hide the Reticule window and stop manual Window tracking 5 14 3 1 Quick Guide to Manual Tracking 1 Click the Manual Tracking button to open the manual tracking tool window 2 Set the Auto Advance spin edit to the number of points you wish to track 3 Click the points in the image in turn 4 The frame advances automatically after the set number of points is positioned 5 When tracking is completed click the Save or save as button 5 14 4 Automatic Tracking Reticule In addition to Manual Tracking it is possible to AUTOMATICALLY track a single point in the image sequence HotShot SC E elo pe add seine ala Results Aris xi r k 7 x vb BP gt Ev BA BE ti P Place Origin X BY 0 Export Y direction Ot Og Bcs BG EXCEL Auto Tracking Frame 3 0 953 C ii 1341 300 Play Controls nfo ARM REC Image Si gt VIEW TRIG nar Stal Fen E AIA al ava ano Mi i Ole E Pm EE Aval Rec Tine s MN I Lock cies e Record Controls aS Em mm Ir EN PER zm To Start Automatic Tracking click the Auto Tracking Button HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 34 You will see the following window appear Au
13. feature OR run the un installer directly To run the uninstaller directly either 1 Choose Un Install from START PROGRAMS NAC HOTSHOT SC where available OR 2 Run c program files nac hotshot sc unwise exe After un install you should reboot the PC 4 2 Installing Software The Installation CD should Auto Run If it does not then find the install program on the software CD supplied HSSC Link Install x x x x EXE the x will relate to the version number of the software Follow the installation dialogs HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 9 4 3 The FIRST CONNECTION to the CAMERA The software and Hardware is configured such that the camera FIRMWARE version must match the SOFTWARE Version During the First Time connection to the camera the Firmware version will be checked and will AUTOMATICALLY be upgraded If you have Multiple Cameras you MUST connect only one at a time in the first instance in order for the FIRMWARE upgrade to be successful The FIRMWARE upgrade is a two part process the first 2 Auto Firmware Update Upgrades the cameras firmware and the second modified the Cameras Flash Memory EEPROM If you see the Dialog right when you first connect to the camera then please refer to Chapter 6 of this manual immediately HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 10 5 Control amp Downlo
14. tracking a Quadrant Target the software will perform Auto centering function It does this by looking for edges around the Quadrant Centre Circle This is shown as the red circle in HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 38 Adjust Parameter Correlation Parameter Template Template Size e 2xg 2 Preis IV Force square Template Update Update Update template every 1 frames C Use First Use first template for every frames Search Area Search Area Size 180 of Template Size I Predictive Search I Dynamic Search Area Threshold Limit 80 j Quadrant Centering Centering Circle diameter of Template Size Max Center Movement pixel Qala f1800 v wi OK X Cancel Figure 1 If Auto Centering continually fails you should adjust the diameter of the Quadrant Centering Circle As a further check the software will limit the amount of movement allowed for the Centre of the target similar to the search area If the centre moved more than the value in Max Centre Movement then the software will stop for user confirmation 5 14 4 3 Tracking Results Once Auto Tracking is completed you can view the results by making selection in the RESULTS part of the auto tracking screen The measurements will be base on the image CALIBRATION if conducted see 5 14 1 otherwise they will be based on image Pixels Results Axis Graph x y x Bl
15. user confirmation You can confirm the suggested location by clicking the CONFIRM POINT button OR move the target indicator to the correct location and then click the CONFIRM POINT button If you move the point by mistake you can click the UNDO MOVE button and then click CONFIRM POINT Once tracking is completed then you can look at the results 5 14 4 2 Target Settings The Tracking point parameters form has a different layout depending on what point type is selected Some of the setting are common while others relate to the target type For Quadrant Targets Adjust Parameter Correlation Parameter Template Template Size d ag 2 Preis IV Force square Template Update Update Update template every 1 frames Use First Use first template for every frames Search Area Search Area Size 180 of Template Size I Predictive Search I Dynamic Search Area Threshold Limit 80 Quadrant Centering Centering Circle diameter of Template Size Max Center Movement pixel wi OK X cancel Figure 1 Point Properties HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 36 5 14 4 2 1 Template Size The template size is the size of the pixel pattern the software will try to find smaller the template size is usually better and faster to track but it depends on the image and image quality The template size is show as the PINK square in
16. 0000 HSF JUN17Ar S1 0001 HSF JUN17Ar S2 0001 HSF JUN17Ar S3 0001 HSF JUN17Ar S4 0001 HSF Assuming that there are FOUR segments specified in segmentation setup see section 5 12 5 16 3 Settings Camera Info This menu will bring up the following screen HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 46 f Camera Info Camera Info ID Fw Versions Memory NickName ETERS pc BEEN Mod sice D Serial Number CES CPU aen Size Gb ns Part Number IHs5125C MEM ECS Rename Camera IMG ECS a Calibrate Black Frame IMG Date dd mm yy Sync n TERNAL Clock Masten 5 16 3 1 Rename Camera Push this button to rename the camera The camera name is used in the item list to identify the camera and is also used as the default save name for downloaded image files 5 16 3 2 Calibrate Black Frame Use this button to re calibrate the Black Frame The black frame calibration will reduce Fixed Pattern Noise in the image Black Frame calibration is performed before the camera leave the factory but it is worth re calibrating every 12 Month or so or if FPN noise becomes more visible in the images To calibrate the black frame click the button and follow the on screen instructions You will be required to CLOSE the lens or put on the lens cap If you fail to do this the black frame calibration will not work properly and you will introduce noise into your images 5 16 4 Settings Show Histogr
17. 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 31 5 14Measure Tools HotShot SC Link is equipped with some basic measurement tools Control Measure Calibrate KR 1 Pixel 0 2035 cm Measure Bo Color En Manual Tracking Reticule 2 Grid Type CES Ze XandY Wi Polar fe H Rotate Grid 0 0 fo Grid Frequency 10 cm Color Image Centre Reticule e Reticul Reticule On Screen ane iat 5 14 1 Calibration To calibrate an image in order to get a pixels per unit value Click the calibrate button M You should then click on two known points in the image in turn After the second point has been specified you will be presented with a calibration dialog as below Calibration Calibration Distance 8 Reset gm us X Cancel EE 1 pixel 0 036 om Enter the know distance between the two calibration points together with the units of measurement To reset the calibration back to 1 pixel 1 Pixel click the Reset Button HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 32 To cancel the calibration click Cancel To accept the calibration click OK 5 14 2 Measure Distance 2 To make a distance measurement in the image press down the Measure Button ED Now Click and Drag in the image The length of the dragged line is displayed next the the measure button The units of measurement will be the same as the calibration units You can kee
18. RESSED OR IMPLIED BY THIS AGREEMENT THESE INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 7 PURPOSE AND WARRANTIES ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY ANY NAC OR MIRA EMPLOYEE OR REPRESENTATIVE WILL CREATE A WARRANTY FOR THE SOFTWARE AND YOU MAY NOT RELY ON ANY SUCH INFORMATION OR ADVICE 2 6 Liability You agree that regardless of the form of any claim you may have NAC s liability for any damages to you or to any other party shall not exceed twice the licence fee paid for the Software NAC WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SPECIAL DIRECT INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF DATA LOSS OF GOODWILL OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THE WARRANTY EVEN IF NAC HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY DAMAGE OR LOSS 2 7 Termination of the Agreement If any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement are broken NAC has the right to terminate the Agreement and demand that you return the Software to NAC 2 8 Governing Law This Agreement is to be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales 2 9 Entire Agreement This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and NAC relating to the Software 3 Copyrig
19. When the FPS is modified the default AOI maximum allowed is set for the selected FPS By reducing the AOI you can increase the available record time To set a D Custom AOI push the Button next the the AOI indicator You will see the AOI selection screen as below f Custom AOI Please enter the desired AC Width x BEB Height x Cancel You can enter the desired AOI by changing the value for width hand height Special Considerations amp Limitations The AOI must conform to the following restrictions 1 Width W must be a multiple of 8 2 Height H must be a multiple of 8 3 Total area pixels i e W x H must be a multiple of 1024 The software will AUTOMATICALLY adjust your input to meet these criteria To meet Criteria 3 it will adjust the width or height that you are NOT currently specifying For Example if you change the width to a value that does not meet criteria 3 then the HEIGHT will be automatically adjusted to meet this criteria 5 4 4 Trigger EE The Trigger Position is set using the Trigger Selection Combo The Options available are START CENTRE END and CUSTOM See section for an explanation of how the __ Comment x ref triggering operates A START trigger allows a 5 pre trigger An END trigger allows a 5 post trigger For a TRUE START or END trigger use the CUSTOM option Select CUSTOM from the Selection Combo OR Click the icon HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Te
20. ad Software HotShot SC Link The software can be accessed from the following location START Programs NAC HotShot SC HotShot SC Link A shortcut is also placed on the Windows Desktop HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 11 5 1 Quick Start Guide Hot hot SC EEK File Settings Help Control Measure Debug i PS Connect amp OpenFile a EXIT ID Type Statue Mode DESCH Y M Format Convert Bulk Convert Ra Con Frame ABORT RECORD Memory Segment 1 311 Define Er mage Quality go cm a Play Controls gt View Measure Reticle Info EU aa Image Size GESEN VIEW I Current Frame Start Frame End Frame al al al Avail Record Frames EE ol ojo Avel Rec Tine BEI x 565 YE Avail Rec Time ns BEE SE Ter I KA kel J Record Controls EU DET DEN EE o BEG 5 6 7 4 8 Make Sure the camera is connected to the PC via the USB cable and has been powered up The power light on the camera will show green 1 Click the CONNECT button 2 WAIT for connection You will see camera info appear in the image area when completed and the camera STATUS will show READY in the Item List 3 Push the VIEW button Now in VIEW MODE 4 Select the required recording FPS 5 Select the required Shutter Speed exposure 6 Select the required Trigger Mode 7 Select the required GAIN 8 Select the r
21. age Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 13 5 2 The Main Window When the software starts it will look like the screen shot below HotShot SC File Settings Help Control Measure Debug av Connect Open File a EXIT Item List Nickname ID Type Status Mode X Closeltem X Close All d Format Convert Bulk Convert Copy Frame aaner RECORD Memory Segment 1 Al Define E Image Quality hi OFL me C Ram Play Controls gt View Measure Reticle Info gt AM REI d Image Sie MR he VIEW TRIG Current Frame Start Frame End Frame ej EM l Avail Record Frames M ee ad Oz WS mm CN mm Avail Rec Time s M T Lock te Avail Rec Time ms MR alr Kee ren M Record Controls Pm Wm GREEN EE EE ER The Screen is divided up into a number of areas HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 14 5 3 Control Area Control Measure DS comet amp Open ne E EXIT Item List Nickname ID Type Status Mode Colour ABEE RECD M X Close te A Close All AAK _X Cees at MultiView CR EA Download Format Convert Bulk Convert Copy Frame ABORT RECORD Use this To do this C Connect Connect to a Camera onnect Open File Open File Open a File The file can be a RAW camera File hsf or an AVI File avi X Close te Close Item Close the connection to the sele
22. am This will toggle the view of an image intensity histogram This shows a live histogram of the camera image Yu can use this information during set up of a recording to maximize the image contrast Histogram DI HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 47 5 16 5 Settings Reticule See section 5 14 3 5 16 6 Settings Firmware Upgrade This menu allows for manual Firmware Upgrade of the camera Under normal operation any firmware upgrades are performed automatically You will not normally need to use this function This function is Password Protected and you will be talked through using this by a NAC engineers should It be necessary 5 16 7 Settings Adjust DACs This menu allows for manual modification of the camera DAC s Under normal operation any modifications are performed automatically You will not normally need to use this function This function is Password Protected and you will be talked through using this by a NAC engineers should It be necessary 5 16 8 About Choosing the About Menu Option display the About Dialog This dialog indicates version information about the connected camera and the software This information is useful in case you need to contact Technical Support regarding this system Please make a note of this information before contacting NAC technical Support In particular you should note the FW Versions numbers and the Software build number In the ex
23. am Window Open the Manual Tracking Reticule Window Manually update camera Firmware CAUTION Adjust camera DAC Settings CAUTION Show available Hot Key Commands Open the Ser Manual Show the About Screen HotShot SC User Manual Jimmy Robinson Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc 43 5 16 1 Settings Preferences The preferences Screen below is displayed HotShot Preferences Sync In Setting Image Background Color Frame Annotation Ce Internal Show Info Transparent Expose on Rising Edge DB ua xl C No No Font Size Expose on Falling Edge T Yes C Hardware Am Internal Low Light Setting amp Side Bar M Yes SyncOut Setting HIGH During Exposure tete LOW During Exposure ARM Status NTSC re PAL C OFF Default Open Location C Program Files NAC HotShot SC test Data Default Save Location C Program Files NAC HotShot SCytest Data I Auto Connect on Startup Ries Live Image ARM IV Show Debug Window Temperature Log C OFF Save to Debug File V Ovenwite Debug File on Startup ON CAPROGRA NNACHOTSHOS dl atone f te ame Test Image Make Colour OFF ON C Make Mono X Cancel 5 16 1 1 Sync In Setting This sets the DEFAULT Sync In Mode of the camera see 5 8 1 5 16 1 2 Sync Out Setting This sets the DEFAULT Sync In Mode of the camera see 5 8 2 5 16 1 3 Image Background Colour Sets the colour of the window behind th
24. ample below the software build number is 0 1 8 2 HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 48 About HotShot SC Camera Info ID FW Versions Memory NickNeme ESSOR PA OR bod size D ce Serial Number MINES cru o EM ce Part Number SRE art Number MER ES aer Dut me SE IMG Date dd mm yy Imaging assisted by Skyline ImageLib Image Processing by Pixoft HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 49 6 Multi Channel Wave Inserter An accessory to the HotShot camera is the Multi Channel Wave Inserter The Multi Channel Wave Inserter MCW1 connects to the camera via the High Speed Serial IO port It has FOUR 4 analog and Sixteen 16 digital Channels The sampling rate is determined by the FPS used on the camera and can be as many as 40 samples PER frame Period You may choose to use 1 2 or 4 of the analog inputs Using more inputs will decrease the sampling rate The sampled data is stored in the camera memory together with the recorded images It is also stored in the downloaded data files hsf files The data can be reviewed directly from the camera and also from a saved file The recorded MCWI data is displayed with a synchronised cursor which will scroll along the data as the image sequence plays If the MCWI unit is detected then the Wave Inserter Tab will be displayed in the software HotShot SC User Manual R
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26. chnology Inc Jimmy Robinson 20 Custom Trigger Settings Before Trigger After Trigger Total Available Di eo Si Frames 1610 6455 8076 Time 0805 3 2325 4038 X Cancel From this dialog you can select a precise trigger location either as a percentage of memory OR as a number of frames 5 4 5 Low Light Mode A Where a lot of illumination is needed for the recording usually HIGH FPS or Shutter it is not always convenient to have the light available for setting up the recording focus field of View etc In these cases you can turn on LOW LIGHT MODE by pressing this toggle button With low light mode ON the camera will operate at a lower FPS and shutter for the purpose of setting up the shot The Low Light Mode will be automatically disabled when the camera is put into ARM mode The Effective FPS in LOW LIGHT MODE is specified in the camera preferences in software Settings see NOTE If you choose a low light mode lt 500fps then the View Finder Image will NOT be available Comment TBD 5 4 6 Gain EE This sets the gain on the camera sensor A higher gain will increase light sensitivity BUT will also introduce noise into the image The Gain settings available are OdB 3dB 6dB 12dB The ideal setting is 0dB This gives the minimum amount of noise Values of 3 6 and 12 dB Will compensate for inadequate lighting BUT will suffer from noise HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009
27. cted camera OR close the selected File x Close Al Close AII Close ALL camera and Files in the Item List RAA MultiView TOGGLE Display All Open Files amp Connected MultiView Cameras as Thumbnail Windows eo Download Download the images from the Current Camera Download The images will be stored in a RAW format hsf EK Format Convert the images from the current item to an Format Convet Convert AVI or image file format The Item can be a Camera OR a File E Bulk Convert Multiple Files to and AVI or Image Bulk Convet Convert Format via the Bulk Convert Utility ER Copy Frame Copy Copies the Currently Displayed Frame to the Frame Windows Clipboard aBoRTRECORD Abort Abort a Recording Operation EXIT Close All Open files AND Cameras and Exit the gi EXIT software HotShot SC User Manual Jimmy Robinson Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 15 O NAC Image Technology Inc 5 3 1 Connecta This will search the USB ports for a connected camera Is a camera is found then it will be added to the Item List If the camera has NO recording then it will be set in READY status This will be shown in the Item List Item List Nickname ID Type Status Mode Colour 0 HSSC512 RECD M If the camera as a recording in Memory then the Status will show RECD In this case the Playback tools will be enabled Open File 5 3 2 Open File This will allow you to brows for a file to open Currently you may open the following file formats Ext
28. e Software by copying it onto the hard drive or into the CPU memory of any personal computer system at your physical location You may take such copies of the Software as may be reasonable for back up or archival purposes 2 3 Term This Agreement is effective from the day you first install the Software onto any system and continues until you return the original media to NAC 2 4 NAC s Rights You acknowledge that the Software is the sole and exclusive property of NAC By accepting this Agreement you do not become the owner of the Software but you do have the right to use the Software in accordance with this Agreement 2 5 Limited Warranty NAG warrants for a period of ninety 90 days from the effective date of this Agreement that under normal use the material of the media and any related documentation will not prove defective and that the program is properly recorded on the media If during the ninety day period a defect in the Software should appear you may return the Software to NAC and NAC will at its option either replace the Software without charge or refund the license fee This warranty does not apply to any media which has been damaged by abuse accident misuse or neglect This warranty is personal to you and you cannot transfer or pass on this warranty to any other person THE WARRANTY ABOVE SETS OUT NAC S ENTIRE LIABILITY FOR ANY DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY ABOVE THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES EITHER EXP
29. e States for the Sync In MASTER Internal Timing M SLAVE Rising Edge SR SLAVE Falling Edge SF Internal with Hardware Arm MA To change the Sync In Mode of a specific camera you should select the camera in the item list and RIGHT CLICK to show a pop up menu Item List Nickname ID Type Status Mode Colo e Master Internal Timing Sync Out Settings gt Slave Rising Edge Slave Falling Edge Internal w Hardware ARM Use this To do this MASTER Internal Timing Ignore the Sync In Signal and use an internal clock to determine the Frame Timing SLAVE Rising Edge Frame at each rising Edge of the Signal SLAVE Falling Edge Frame at each falling Edge of the Signal Internal Harware Arm Use an internal clock to determine the Frame Timing BUT Set the Camera to ARM MODE if this input goes HIGH 5 8 2 Sync Out The Sync OUT mode of the camera determines how the signal input to the Sync OUT BNC Connector see 1 2 2 is interpreted There are THREE possible States for the Sync OUT e HIGH During Exposure e LOW During Exposure HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 27 e ARM STATUS To change the Sync OUT Mode of a specific camera you should select the camera in the item list and RIGHT CLICK to show a pop up menu Item List Nickname ID Type Status Mode Sync In Settings gt MOTTE High During Exposure Low During Expo
30. e av Ba B Ongar Y direction Place Origin 9 Tx C ge URs LI Export i csv SG EXCEL HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 39 DI Place Origin Y direction x FR csv 3S EXCEL HE Select Axis Graph Results Position Displacement Velocity Acceleration RPM Origin AXIS Export to CSV Export To Excel To do this Select the axis direction to graph Draw a graph Graph the position of the point from the Origin Graph the Displacement of the point Graph the Velocity of the point Graph the Acceleration of the point Graph the Revs per minute of the point where applicable Place the origin of measurements Tracked data will be measured from this point Default is top left or bottom left of the image depending on the Y Direction Select the Y axis direction Export the tracking data to a Coma Separated Data File Start Microsoft Excel and post the data into a worksheet MS Excel must me installed on the PC 5 14 5 Grid Overlay You can overlay a grid onto the images The grid lines can be horizontal vertical both horizontal AND vertical or a Polar Grid The Starting point of the grid and the grid size and rotation can be defined Use this To do this Type X Y Y amp X POLAR SS H 002 Rotate Grid 10 m Frequency Specify the type of grid to overlay onto the image Toggle the Grid Display ON and Off Specify the
31. e ene NEOON EE AANEEN 40 5 14 6 Image Centre Reticule rrrrrrrrrrrnrrrnorrnrrnrnrnrnnrnrnrnrr nr nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne 40 5 15 Advanced WR Mee EE 41 5 15 1 Auto Trigger 41 5 15 2 Auto Run al EE 43 5 16 Main Menus dt Dm Dip emersmesseessesstesstrssrrstssnesstssis 43 5 16 1 Settings Preferences 44 5 16 2 Settings Auto RUM wscccescdece cisedneccdebivecescasdveeataiaveweed dicen diese ANEKA ENEE 45 5 16 3 Settings Camera Info 46 5 16 4 Settings Show Histogram eee eeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeaeaeeeeeeeeaeenenees 47 5 16 5 Settings Reticule 0 0 0 ee eee cece ee eee te eee ee cee eeaaeaeaeaeaeaeeaeaeaeees 48 5 16 6 Settings Firmware Upgrade 48 5 16 7 Settings Adjust DACe ne 48 5 16 8 EE e UE 48 6 Multi Channel Wave Inserter rrrnrnnnnnnnrnnornrnononornnnrnannnnnnnnnnrnrnnnnrrnrnnnrennnnnnenen 50 7 Automatic Firmware Upgrade 52 CA EEPROM Update ina gud See g E ibmnlevjmdrillevik iasie 59 HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 3 8 Disclaimer HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 4 1 Camera Hardware 1 1 Compatibility This manual and the HSSCLink software are compatible with the following cameras e HotShot 512 SC e HotShot Mega SC Any other cameras not listed are not supported 1 2 Rear Panel ARM LED REC LED Power LED ync IN Data LED Error LED ync OUT High Speed
32. e image 5 16 1 4 Low Light Setting Sets the effective Frames Per Second when the camera is put into LOW LIGHT MODE See 5 4 5 NOTE If the setting is less than 500 then the LIVE VIDEO OUT will be disabled in Low Light Mode HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 44 5 16 1 5 Frame Annotation Specifies how image meta data is displayed in the image 5 16 1 6 Live Video Out Sets the Live Video Out from EVF connector see 1 3 mode 5 16 1 7 Default Open Location Specifies the folder which is first opened when a File Open is requested 5 16 1 8 Default Save Location Specifies the folder which is first opened when a File Save is requested 5 16 1 9 Auto Connect on Startup If this is selected then when the software starts it will inmediately connect to any available cameras 5 16 1 10 Debug The settings should not be modified unless instructed to do so by a NAC representative 5 16 2 Settings Auto Run This menu takes you to the Auto Run Setup Screen You can use AUTO Run to put the camera into Semi Automatic Operation Auto Run Settings DAR In Auto Run Mode after the camera recording is finished it will automatically download the Save Path C Documents and Settings Phil Desktop specifi ed number of frames and savester BE Save End E then Re ARM the camera ready for a subsequent recording The Auto Save Filename jun17AR naits Run will continue u
33. ed Graph Zoom button is INACTIVE The function of these options is as follows Use this To do this Viewing Style Set the viewing style colour monochrome Font Size Set the graph text font size Numeric Precision Set the number of decimal places to use This value will change precision displayed in the legend Plotting Method Change the plotting method The default and most useful is Line Other options include bar area etc Data Shadows Draw Data Points with Shadows Grid Lines Show or Hide grid lines with the data Grid on top Set whether the grid is in front of or behind the data HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 55 Include Data Labels Display the X and Y values at each data point Mark Data Points Mark each data point with a Symbol Show Annotations Unused at present Undo Zoom Undo any zoom of the graph Maximize Create a full screen copy of the Graph Customization Dialog Display a Dialog to allow full customisation of the display properties of the graph Export Dialog Display a dialog to allow printing and exporting data Help Display graphing Help 6 2 9 Synchronising with other data windows Clicking on a plot in a graph window will move master time to the time of the sample on which you click HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 56 7 Automatic
34. ension HotShot RAW data File Windows AVI File Tiff File Jpeg File Windows Bitmap File Where an image file is selected the software will search for an image sequence based on incremental numbering of the filename 5 3 3 Close tre Close the current camera OR File selected in the Item List ei NEI 5 3 4 Download Download Use this to download images from the camera memory to the computer If a camera is selected this will bring up the Download Dialog By default the Download Range is as is set by the Mark In and Mark Out in the Play Controls HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 16 Download Image Data PK saeta S by ce cai 301 frames bet del bet delme2 hsf delme hsf download mille rasp hsf Filename HotShot Download Save Save as type HotShot SC File hsf e Cancel Save Out Range Save Statt EN Save End You can adjust the download range using the Spin Controllers in the Save Out Range area 5 3 5 Format Convert Format Convert Use this to convert RAW data to standard Image Files You can use this to convert a RAW hsf file OR to download and convert directly from the camera If this is done directly from the camera then a raw hsf file is NOT created The Convert DIRECTLY from the camera will take LONGER to perform than a RAW data Download It is recommended that RAW data is downloaded and then converted 5 3 6 Bulk
35. equired DIGITAL SHIFT 9 Set up the required Shot to be recorded 10 Push the VIEW ARM Button Now in ARM Mode 11 Trigger a recoding use the Hardware Trigger OR the TRIGGER button 12 Review the Images on the camera with the PLAY CONTROLS Adjust the IMAGE QUALITY if required Push the DOWNLOAD Button to Download the RAW data The Raw Data File will Open in the Main Window 0 1 2 13 14 HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 12 15 Review the Images in the file with the PLAY CONTROLS 16 Adjust the IMAGE QUALITY if required 17 Push the FORMAT CONVERT Button to save as AVI 18 Finished HotShot SC File Settings Help Control Measure Debug T Connect Open File a EXIT Item List Nickname ID Type Status Mode O HS spe M HEADY E X Close All Thumb Neal ee aa EA Download Format Convert Bulk Convert Ra Copy Frame ABORT RECORD Memory Segment fila Define Pi Quality Play Controls 7 View Measure Reticle gt Info eem Image Size 512512 Curent Frame Start Frame End Frame ej Q A Avail Record Frames Ea gt 3 VIEW THIE Midi dl sr gt b Ol Ss ON ER ES Olm Avail Rec Time s HEEN F Lock sare LE Avail Rec Time ms EEE kel i ke 255 255 255 k Temp E Record Controls ai Ja mmm em x CR Sees G 8 HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Im
36. er to the external Viewfinder HSIO High Speed Input Output Used for multi Channel wave inserter MCWI see chapter 6 1 3 The Electronic View Finder The EVF will ALWAYS show a live camera image It can be used for initial setup of the camera view A live image is also available on the PC via the Control Software see later The EVF live image is ALWAYS in monochrome regardless of the actual camera sensor colour OR mono HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 6 1 Comment What Other than Temp 2 Software Licence Agreement 2 1 Grant of License In consideration for your payment of any applicable license fee NAC hereby grants you a limited license to use the Software You may use the Software on any personal computer at your physical location You will not reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the whole or any part of the Software If you dispose of any media or apparatus containing the Software you will ensure that you have completely erased or otherwise destroyed any Software contained on such media or stored in such apparatus This License is personal to you You may not transfer or sub license either temporarily or permanently your rights to use the Software under this Agreement or any rights which you may have under this Agreement and you will not give lend rent or sell the Software or any part of it to any other person 2 2 Copying You may install th
37. et from frame to frame The search areas is shown by the Cyan square in Adjust Parameter Correlation Parameter Template Template Size e akp i Pixels IV Force square Template Update Update Update template every 1 frames C Use First Use first template for every frames Search Area Search Area Size han 4 of Template Size I Predictive Search 1 Dynamic Search Area Threshold Limit 80 Quadrant Centering Centering Circle diameter 80 of Template Size Max Center Movement 20 pixel Figure 1 The smaller the search area the faster the tracking process If the software consistently fails to find the target then it might be because the search area is too small Using Predictive Search the software will first predict the position of the target before setting the Search Area By default this is activated Using Dynamic Search Area will allow the software to automatically decrease the search area size if it is useful to do so 5 14 4 2 5 Threshold Limit The Threshold Limit is the measure of Pattern Match Accuracy If during searching the pattern match accuracy drops below this level then the software will request user confirmation The default is a 90 match In some cases it may be helpful to reduce this HOWEVER the more the reduction the more likely it will be that the software could start drifting in its tracking results 5 14 4 2 6 Quadrant Centring When
38. ev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 50 I HotShot SC File Settings Help 2 Control Measure Advanced Wave Insetter Settings i Analog Range e az I Chanel Analog B Digtal Bis 20 C 4 Channel Analog 16 Digtal Bis 250v H Apply Changes to e Current Camera C Al Cameras Apply Live Monitor le leg las laa Analog Channel 1 List View Graph View E D Play Controls Tools Info VIEW TR EI 4 Cent Fane Stat Fame End Frame alal al Avai Record Frames S E ito Avail Rec Time te T Lock Avail Rec Time ms eg x N Sl Ea xen vs Gm i D 0 0 0 Image Size Record Controls EN gt emm IESSEN 6k CN EN SEM 6 1 MCWI Settings Control Measure Advanced Wave Inserter Settings Use this To do this SG Ne Aral Range WIMode Set the Wave Inserter Channel Count C 1ChannelAnaleg 4DigtalBis 0 10 v Analog Range Set the voltage range used on the Analog E 2 Channel Analog 8 Digtal Bits 25v D Inputs a 4 Channel Analog 16 Digital Bits G ue Digital State Specify the Default State of the Digital Apply Changes to Digital State In pu ts 4 Normally High Apply Changes to Specify which camera Camera to chang Noma Low the settings for Samples Per Frame 9 Reset Samples Per Frame Displays the Number of samples per fram for each WI Mode option Geen ele RESET Reset the GUI
39. ge to plot is LESS THAN 5000 then you can specify if you want to sub sample or not 6 2 3 Graph Manipulation Once you have plotted graphs there are two viewing options as a graph or as a list These are shown below HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 52 MegaColour Analog Channel 3 EEK SS alala Al alalt MegaColour Analog Channel 3 0 3939 0 3939 0 072039 0 3938 0 3938 0 072039 0 3937 0 3937 0 072039 0 3936 0 3936 0 072039 List iew Graph View 0 3935 0 3935 0 069597 0 3934 0 3934 0 069597 0 3933 0 3933 0 069597 0 3932 0 3932 0 072039 0 3931 0 3931 0 069597 0 393 0 393 0 069597 0 3929 0 3929 0 072039 The colour of each plot is defined by the colour of the point from which it originated Y Axis You can change the colour of the plot by using the customisation dialog see Modifying the graph display settings The value of the plot at the cursor position is displayed in the legend MegaColour Analog Channel 3 Bee all a alu ESS r 0 07 Volts 0 000 Time List View Graph View Legend Use this To do this ai Save the current graph IS Print the current graph Copy the graph image to the clipboard alal Zoom in out of the graph HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 53 Will enable scroll bars to allow easy scrolling when zoomed into the g
40. ht HotShot SC Link Software and this document are copyright NAC Image Technology Inc Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of NAC Image Technology inc or any suppliers No part of this document may be reproduced transmitted stored transcribed stored in any retrieval system or translated into any language by any means without the express written permission of NAC Image Technology The software described in this document is supplied under a licence agreement The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the agreement HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 8 ae f Comment Whose Law 4 Initial Setup Software amp Driver Installation IMPORTANT READ THIS COMPLETLY PRIOR TO INSTALLING SOFTWARE OR OPERATING THE CAMERA To install the software you should run the install program provided with the camera The installer ALSO installs the drivers for the camera So you should install the software BEFORE you make a connection to the camera This way the camera will plug and play If you have an earlier version of the software installed you MUST un install this software FIRST You MUST do this WITHOUT a connection to a camera 4 1 Un installing Software If you have previous version of HotShot SC Link installed you first un install this You can do this via the Windows Un Install
41. ht areas Gamma Settings available are OFF LOW NORMAL 5 6 2 Enhance OF The Enhance Option will perform an Edge Enhance image processing function on the image Enhance Settings available are HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 23 OFF LOW NORMAL HIGH HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 24 5 7 Play Controls The play controls are used to control image playback either on the camera OR from a File Play Controls 4 C a r o gt By 44 L A gt pi pH g Current Frame Start Frame End Frame or EIN O Cock SC EH LES e I LS To do this e r oO CO pe T ig SERERGE EEEE Rewind Step Back Play Backwards Loop Backwards STOP Play Forwards Loop Forwards Step Forwards Fast Forward VIEW ARM TRIGGER Play Back Speed LOCK Mark IN Mark Out SPEED BOOST Go to Start Frame OR Mark In Frame Step ONE frame Backwards Play the images backwards Loop Playback Backwards push button 2x e Stop Playback Loop Playback e Abort Recording e Exit View Mode Play the images forwards Loop Playback Forwards push button 2x Step ONE Frame Forwards Go to the End frame OR the Mark Out Frame Go To VIEW Mode if READY Go to ARM Mode if VIEW Software Trigger the Camera if ARMED Go to Trigger Frame Select the Requested Play Back Speed
42. ified by the exposure setting The second image is exposed for the duration of the specified Frame Period The Time period betewwn the two exposures is lt 15 nano seconds The opreration is illustrated below Example Frame Period 500us Frame Period 500us Double Exposure AOI 512x512 Start Start FPS 2000 lt EXP 250us gt lt EXP 500US gt EXP1 250us End End EXP2 500us CEA Readout 250us Readout 250us When Double Exposure Mode is used you can see a DX indicator in the Frame Annotation next to the Shutter Speed indication 5 11Comments You can assign a comment to a camera by selecting the ADD EDIT Comment Menu This comment will be displayed in the Frame Information superimposed on the image 5 12Memory Segmentation The available memory in the HotShot camera can be split into up to EIGHT segments Each segment can be recorded separately Each segment can have different recording parameters Memory Segment 3 M Auto Re rm Def 1 A spd Allow Overwrite 5 12 1 Defining Segments To initialize the memory segments push the Define Button whilst in READY mode WARNING THIS WILL DESTROY ANY EXISTING RECORDINGS IN MEMORY Select the desired number of segments The camera memory will be divided equally between the selected number of memory segments HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson
43. ill depend on the source of the images e g camera or file the size of the images the image processing required and the speed of the host PC If the speed cannot be matched then the system will play back at the fastest possible Selecting the LOCK option will force the system to maintain the requested playback speed even if this means skipping frames during the playback operation 5 7 4 The Scroll Bar nd 4 nN I Mark In Frame Current Frame Moveable Mark Out Frame Moveable Trigger Frame The Scroll bar indicates the frames available on the camera or in the file The mark IN and OUT frames are shown by the triangles as indicated above These triangles CAN be dragged to adjust the mark IN and Out Frames The current frame is indicated by the Slider This can be dragged to change the current frame The Trigger frame is indicated by the RED mark 5 8 Synchronization Modes Synchonisation Mode of the connected camera s is initially determined by the Default Sync Modes as defined in the Software Preferences See 5 16 1 HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 26 5 8 1 Sync In The Sync In mode of the camera determines how the signal input to the Sync In BNC Connector see 1 2 2 is interpreted The Sync In mode is also displayed in the MODE column of the Item List Item List Nickname ID Type Status Mode Colour 0 HSSC512 RECD M There are FOUR possibl
44. is is the case you will see the message below HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 59 Information 1 You should Select YES unless otherwise instructed by a NAC Technical Engineer The Firmware Upgrade is now COMPLETE and you can continue to use the camera HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 60 8 Disclaimer We reserve the right to modify the function of the software without notice to allow for continuous improvement to our software and Hardware systems Due to this this manual may not exactly match the software version that you have HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 61 ABOE sneket ne a 13 19 AD OU seks in ce ree 3 24 BNC Connechors 2 5 Bulk Convert 12 14 Chroma 2 17 18 Close Let 2 12 13 24 Connect 2 12 13 23 Digital hm 2 15 17 Download 2 8 10 12 13 14 19 24 Electronic ViewFinder 2 5 Enhance 1 2 2 17 18 Format Convert 2 12 14 HotShot SC User Manual Jimmy Robinson Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 62 FPS setene 2 9 15 EE TE EE OE 2 15 16 Gamma 2 17 18 LED Indicators o e 4 Low Light 2 15 16 Open file EE 24 Open File 2 12 13 Record Controls 2 14 Select Segment 15 Shutter 2 9 15 Trigger 2 9 15 16 19 20 White Balan
45. lect the Gamma level gi or Enhance Select the Enhance level The Image Quality controls can be applies to image data still in the camera OR to RAW data files HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 22 5 5 1 White Balance Him The White Balance will adjust the White Point of the Image depending on the lighting used The options available are OFF TUNGSTEN DAYLIGHT FLOURESCENT AUTO USER DEFINED Selecting AUTO will do an AUTO White Balance on the CURRENT FRAME To define the White Point select USER Defined Then click the White Balance Button ml Click a White Point in the image to set the White Balance The system will continue to modify the White Point as the image is clicked until the White Balance Button is Depressed click it again When Using AUTO mode the camera will calculate the AUTO White Balance Level on the Current Frame or the FIRST Frame if a live image VIEW MODE If this first frame is not correctly illuminated it might be necessary to reselect AUTO in irder to recalculate the AUTO Levels 5 6 Chroma Use the Chroma Combo to select the level of colour in the image The level can range from 0 monochrome to 200 colour boost The default value is 100 5 6 1 Gamma F zl Use the Gamma setting to adjust the GAMMA curve of the image Increasing the GAMMA will brighten up the dark shadows areas in the image without affecting the brig
46. ntil it is in interrupted by the user Press se egments e E S Apply X Cancel STOP key in ARM Mode OR there HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 45 is no longer sufficient storage space for the download NOTE AUTO RUN can be COMBINED with Auto Segment Increments such that the Auto Run Download will begin AFTER the last segment has been recorded In this case ALL segments can be downloaded check all segments check box one after the other Use this To do this SN Save Path Specify the Path to save the files to Per fo B Save Start Specify the Start Frame to save from Save End Ga Save End Specify the End Frame to Save To Save Filename jjunl7AR vuan his Save Specify the Save File name Filename M Use All Segments All Specify that ALL segments should be downloaded Segments F Auto Run Active Activate Switch ON OFF Auto Run Process see also 5 15 2 5 16 2 1 Auto Run Filenames The filename use to store auto run downloads will start wit the value specified in the autorun Setup Display above If Multiple Segments see section 5 12 are used then the filename will be appended with Sx where x indicates the segment number Finally the filename will be numbered starting from 0000 For example if JUN17Ar is specified as the filename as above then the output files will be called JUN17Ar S1 0000 HSF JUN17Ar S2 0000 HSF JUN17Ar S3 0000 HSF JUN17Ar S4
47. p making measurements unit you click the Measure Button Again The measure button is a TOGGLE button 5 14 3 Manual Tracking Reticule The Manual Tracking tool will allow you to manually track up to ten 10 points in the image The results are stored in an CSV file that can easily be opened in a spreadsheet application To begin manual tracking click the Manual Tracking Button A floating window will appear as shown below selali alala x 606 v 88 gt Delete gt Delete ALL gt Clear All Frames Point No X Y Advance Frame Alter D Si Points sR be Current Hide Use this To do this el Open File Open a previously saved Reticule File WARNING Will overwrite and current data A Save File Save the Current reticule data to the file Li Save as new File Save the Current Reticule data to a NEW file al Zoom In Zoom in the Image el Zoom Out Zoom out the image al Undo Zoom Undo the Zoom return to original size g Delete Delete Current Delete the coordinate data for the current point Point Data SR Delete ALL Delete All Point Delete the current coordinate data for ALL Points Data on HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 33 this frame Sp Con AFemes Delete All Data Delete ALL coordinate data for all points on ALL frames 0 Points Auto Advance Frame Set the Auto Advance point count The image data will move on ONE frame when this number of point
48. raph When a data channel is selected will invert the data i e if Y axis data is 30 50 60 inverting will make it 30 50 60 Change the font of the list view s font m amp E Rename the graph s title Allows the X Axis or Y Axis data to be multiplied by a factor and the Axis s units to changed useful for example if data is in metres and it is needed to be shown in cm In this case the X Axis data would be multiplied by 100 and the units would be changed from m to cm E z x Use the Graph View List View tab to select the desired view In graph view a cursor will scroll along the graphs showing the synchronisation point with master time In list view the data table will scroll 6 2 4 Graph Menus Use this To do this Graph Rename Rename the Graph Graph Copy Copy the graph image to the clipboard Graph Print Printer File Print the graph to a printer or file Graph Export T HIS Save each plot on a graph as an ASCII Time History Graph Unload Close the Graph Window Custom Zoom Scrolling Place Scroll Bars on the graph when the graph is zoomed Custom Undo Zoom Undo any zoom on the graph Custom List Font Set the font used in the List View Analysis Invert Invert the selected channels see selecting channels to manipulate 6 2 5 Selecting Channels to manipulate Where there is more than one channel plotted on a graph you can select a channel u
49. rent Frame Start Frame End Frame al al A Avail Record Frames BEE gt By LAN Ja Ki gt pi bp OO gt 4 mn ong mn Olm Avail Rec Time EE T Lock zem va Aval Rec Time ms REE re ail 600 hai oly PLATS Temp ES c Record Controls d 2 gt ON PEN ER o EM ER sm HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 41 Use this To do this Define Area Define the area to be monitored by the Auto Trigger Function Enable Auto Activate The Auto Trigger Function Trigger F Live Monitor Live Show Live results of the Auto Trigger Threshold Monitor bs Sensitivity Sensitivity Show the Threshold at which the Trigger Will be Applied Threshold Change the Trigger Threshold Level by moving the Arrow up or down be 5 15 1 1 Define Area 4 To Define the Auto Trigger area depress this button and then drag a rectangle on the Main Image The Camera should be in VIEW mode when this is done The selected area will appear in the area below the Define Area Button as shown in the above Screen Shot 5 15 1 2 Live Monitor Checking the Live Monitor will allow the current threshold level of the target area to be displayed in the Threshold monitor bs Sensitivity In the example left the image in the auto trigger area has changed by 14 a nominal value of 14 The threshold sensitivity for the Auto Trigger is set to 15 If the image changes slightly more then the camera
50. sing the legend on the right hand side of the graph A RIGHT CLICK will select the channel To select multiple channels use a LEFT CLICK To deselect RIGHT CLICK again You need to select channels in order to do the following HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 54 Analysis Invert Drag a channel into the Trash Can deleting the channel Drag and Drop a Channel between Graph Windows In the List View you can select the channel to list by clicking the list view legend 6 2 6 DRAG amp DROP You can Drap amp Drop channels between graph windows by doing the following Select the channels to D amp D from the Graph Legend Right mouse down inside the graph image Hold down the mouse button and drag to another graph window Release the mouse button 6 2 7 Setting the AXIS Bounds al The graph axis is auto scaled to fit the data You can Auto C Manual change the bounds in two ways g y Min 0 2492 Max fo 0119 Zooming the graph see zooming the graph Label m Manually setting the axis bounds ia i OK To manually set the graph axis you must double click the axis to set Where there are multiple Y axis be sure to click the correct one This will display an axis dialog where you can enter the bounds to set 6 2 8 Modifying the graph display settings Right Click of the graph window will display a popup menu This menu will ONLY operate if No Channels are select
51. sure Arm Status Use this To do this HIGH During Exposure Set the Sync Out signal to be HIGH 5v when the camera is Exposing a frame and LOW Ov at all other time LOW During Exposure Set the Sync Out signal to be LOW Ov when the camera is Exposing a frame and HIGH 5v at all other time ARM Status Set the Sync Out signal to be HIGH 5v when the camera is in ARM status 5 9 Trigger Setting You can define the TTL state used to trigger the camera via the Trigger BNC connector Sync In Settings gt Sync Out Settings gt High gt Low Low gt High Double Exposure Add Edit Comment 7 For a Make Switch you should use HIGH to LOW which is the default setting 5 10 Double Exposure Mode The HotShot SC Cameras can operate a Double Exposure Mode In this mode the camera will take i s2 ee RF i i b pictures in pairs with the inter frame time between ene the pairs being very SMALL This is particularly useful ne e for Particle image velocimetry PIV applications To lt Trigger Settings d Enable Disable Double Exposure Mode right click Double Exposure Add Edit Comment A mi HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 28 the camera in the item list and click Double Exposure If Double Exposure is ON then a TICK will be displayed net to the menu item In Double Exposure mode the first image is exposed with for the time spec
52. the recording Frames Per Second SEM Shutter Specify the recording Shutter Time Exposure Time BEER Aol Set the AREA of Interest RRE Trigger Specify the position of the trigger in the recorded images Low Light Toggle Low Light Mode L Gain Specify the Gain Setting gt BE Digital Shift Specify the Digital Shift Setting SEM Auto Set the Auto Exposure Control Exposure 5 4 1 Recording FPS FM The available recording Frames pictures per second are given on the Selection Combo To change the recording FPS select the required value from the Combo If a reduced image size is required for the selected FPS this will be automatically adjusted Comment X Ref to FPS table 5 4 2 Shutter gt EEN The shutter time or exposure time is set using this Selection Combo The Shutter time is specified in fractions of seconds e g 1 2000 When the FPS is changed the available options for the Shutter are modified to reflect the FPS An OPEN Shutter is equivelant to 1 FPS This is the Maximum exposure allowed A Custom Exposure time specified in us can be specified by selecting CUSTOM from the Combo OR by clicking the Icon EI This will bring up the Custom Shutter Dialog as shown below HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 19 Custom Shutter R Please enter the new shutter speed Micro Seconds w OK X Cancel 5 4 3 AO DHEN area of Interest
53. to Tracking A Auto Track ait Settings a ve Results Axis Graph Origin Y direction Place Origin P Tx C pt x 0 Y 0 Export e see To do this 9 Quadrant Target Define a target as a Quadrant Type fe Correlation Target Define a target as a Correlation Type Delete Target Delete the current Target pe Delete Tracked Data Delete the tracked data for the current target Begin Tracking Start Automatic Tracking Ca Auto Track aft settings Target Settings View Edit the Target Settings CH Zoom In Zoom in on the target Window ES Zoom Out Zoom Out of the target Window y Confirm Point Confirm a point if requested el Undo Move Point Undo a manual Move of a point 5 14 4 1 Getting Started with Auto Tracking HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 35 Start by deciding which target type you wish to track either a Quadrant shape or correlation no specific shape Click the appropriate button Then click in the image in the center of the target to be tracked For a Quadrant shape the software will auto center on the target Next check the target settings by clicking the Target Settings Button see 5 14 4 2 Now click Start tracking The software will track the target over from the defined frame to the end of the sequence or until stopped by the user If the target is lost or the software is unsure of it s location then it will stop and ask for
54. to the current cam configuration Apply Apply the Settings to the camera Use the WI Settings to specify the operation of the Wave Inserter Push the setting to the camera by pressing the APPLY button Plot klel Digital Inputs HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 51 6 2 MCWI Viewing the Data You can see the data being collected by the MCWI in both LIVE Mode and in Review Mode 6 2 1 Live Mode IN LIVE Mode you can see samples of the data for any given channel by pressing the LIVE MONITOR Button and selecting the Required channel to view with the Channel Select Buttons The Sampling rate of the LIVE MONITOR is dependant on the Sampling Rate of the LIVE Video and will depend on the PC Specification To speed up the Live Monitor Sample rate you can use the Speed Boost option if you have a Colour Camera See section 5 7 1 A sample Live Monitor output is show to the Deeg Elle left The LIVE MONITOR button toggles the Live Monitor Display Update ON and OFF The Buttons specify which channel to monitor 6 2 2 Review Mode To view the data in Review Mode push the PLOT Button for the required channel The Data will be graphed for the SPECIFIED frame range see section 5 7 4 If the number of frame is GREATER than 5000 then the displayed data will be Sub Samples to 1 sample per frame regardless of the actual number of samples per frame If the frame ran
55. will trigger gt 5 15 1 3 Enable Auto Trigger This must be checked for the auto trigger to be active You should check this just prior to putting the camera into ARM Mode HotShot SC User Manual Rev 1 1 1 10 Jan 2009 O NAC Image Technology Inc Jimmy Robinson 42 5 15 1 4 Adjusting the Auto Trigger Threshold The Arrow to the left of the threshold monitor can be moved up and down the bar to adjust the Auto Trigger Threshold be Sensitivity 14 di EN Sensitivity 14 gt ae 5 15 2 Auto Run 9 This button will activate De Activate the Auto Run function see section 5 16 2 5 16Main Menus E mz Heb Use this To do this File See Control Area for More information _ Comment X ref NE Connect Connect to a Camera Lo Open file Open an Image File E Download Download Download Images From Camera etisk Format Conversion Convert RAW data to image files cose Bulk Convert Convert Multiple HSF files to Image Files CES Close Close the current File or Camera Exit Quit the Application Settings Lopes SS Preferences Define Software amp Camera Preferences Pie Auto Run Specify Auto Run Settings Camera Info Camera Info View Connected Camera Information A Show Histogram e Reticule Ki Firmware Upgrade De Adjust DACs Help 8 Hot Keys User Manual About Show Histogram Reticule Firmware Upgrade Adjust DACs Hot Keys User Manual About Show the live Image Histogr

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