RibEye™Software User`s Manual September 2010
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1. Finding RibEyes Please Wait Firmware Version this may take 15 seconds RibEye Installed in ATD RibEye Pointed Toward Dummy LEFT SIDE X 3th Blue 123456 Tri Setti ISO Test Object 1 Vehicle 1 M z s un WICH isini Loge v ISO Pos AERA x i Found 1 RibEye 192 168 0 240 LED RIB POSITION mm Y mm Z HIDDLE This RibEye have been added to the IP Address list 0 0 E m 0 0 0 0 0 0 L f E T T3 LI j i I al Data Buffer Operation Data in RibEye ms Circular aae Linear Start Time Stop Time ERASE MEMORY Data to collectafter Trigger ms 2000 Data Ta Download ms DOWNLOAD DATA Saamen ee et a0 400 2009 Boxbora Systems LLC Figure 2 Find RibEyes screen After you have selected the correct IP address click on the Connect button to connect to the RibEye When the software connects to the RibEye it will retrieve the following data and fill it in on the screen RibEye Type Serial Number Calibration Date and Firmware Version The software will also retrieve and fill in the RibEye Installed in ATD text field For some RibEye models the RibEye trigger setting will also be retrieved and displayed Figure 3 shows the main screen after the software has connected to the RibEye Note that Live Display tab is now visible and the various control buttons are activat2. 0 No Filter A Class 1000 B Class 600 C Class 180 D Class 60 If you are exporting previously filtered data you cannot re filter the data The Filter Selection box will be set to the filter that the data was filtered at and grayed out so it cannot be changed and a message that the data is already filtered will be shown as in Figure 15 Ambient light data is always stored unfiltered lol x Connect Setup Plot Export Data in Memory cADocuments and Settings Dan_DANHP Desktop I est1234filt180 C5 V Export File Format Filtering Data Zeroing Comma Separated Values CSV C Class 180 Relative to Pre T0 Average X Data is already filtered Data is Already Zeroed Export Figure 15 Exporting previously filtered and zeroed data 3 3 Data formats All three data format options include the following information about the test e The test date RibEye type RibEye serial number The channel ISO codes including the filter code as the last character Number of data points per channel and the start time relative to the trigger time The text from the field under RibEye Installed in ATD see Section 2 2 18 September 2010 3 3 4 Diadem Data Format The Diadem data format is used for importing data into National Instruments Diadem data processing program When this format is chosen the program will open a file selection box with the Save as type selection set to DAT Ent
3. 44 0 6 6 RIGHT STERNUH 1 RIBS 06 LE H3 DS X Y 105 8 43 9 Figure D2 Dropdown boxes for the RIB and POSITION columns Any of the 6 ribs can be selected for any LED Rib 1 is the top rib and Rib 6 is the bottom rib The positions can be set to Left or Right and Rib or Sternum as shown in Figures D2 and D3 Note that the ISO codes change with the RIB and POSITION settings POSITION ISO CODES 1 1 RIBS 03 LE H3 DS X Y 105 9 3 LEFT RIB 3 7 LEFT STERNUM 7 1 1 STRN 03 LE H3 DS X Y 105 8 M 5 6 m IEFTRIB O 7 1 RIGHT RIB 1 1 RIBS 01 RI H3 DS X Y 105 8 56 1 Save LED Setup to RibEye Cancel Led Setup Changes Figure D3 RIB and POSITION changed When any of the RIB or POSITION entries are changed the Save LED Setup to RibEye and the Cancel LED Setup Changes buttons will appear When you have finished configuring the LEDs you must either save the settings or cancel them When you click on the Save LED Setup to RibEye button the LED setup data will be written to the RibEye flash memory The next time you connect to the RibEye the software will read the LED settings from the RibEye flash memory and set up the LED table with the correct data If you click on the Cancel LED Setup Changes button the changes will be cancelled and the table will be reset to its last state WARNING Make sure that the LEDs are mounted on the rib you have specified in the tab
4. Export tab to choose the file name and location and to export the data The program will bring up a file selection box as shown in Figure 12 Select Diadem Data File d854ccidid30de9if213a4c5f5b Users C iasa WINDOWS System Volume Information j5ystem sav File name Saveastype DAT Cancel Figure 12 Export file selection panel for a Diadem file 16 September 2010 3 1 Data Zeroing The Data Zeroing selection has two choices Relative to pre TO average or Absolute 3 1 1 Relative to Pre TO Average This selection will calculate the average of the first 100 data points 10 ms at 10 kHz sample rate of each channel and subtract the average from all of the channel data points This forces each data channel to start at approximately zero mm displacement If the data set does not contain at least 100 data points prior to time zero the relative calculation cannot be performed The selection box will be forced to Absolute no zeroing and grayed see Section 3 1 2 below and a message will be displayed as shown in Figure 13 ini xj Connect Setup Plot Live Display Export Data in Memory Downloaded HibEye Data in Memory Export File Format Filtering Data Zeroing Diadem DAT R32 Unfiltered Absolute no zeroing Not Enough pre T0 Data for Zeroing Export Figure 13 Insufficient pre TO data for zeroing If you are reprocessing a CSV or ISO data file that wa
5. Time Stop Time 2 000 30 000 10 000 E 0 000 2 000 2 000 30 000 29 000 29 000 1 000 2 000 30 000 No Trigger 0 30 000 2 7 2 Flash Memory Data Storage Immediately after data collection stops data is copied from the RAM buffer to flash memory The flash memory holds 2 seconds of data 1 7 seconds for WorldSID If the RibEye is powered down after it writes to flash memory only 2 seconds of data will be available to download If a trigger occurred during the test the flash will hold data from 500 to 1 500 ms 200 to 1 500 ms for WorldSID where Time 0 is the time the trigger occurred If no trigger occurred the RibEye will store the last 2 seconds of data acquired in flash memory If the linear buffer was set to 30 000 ms to collect after arm the flash will hold 28 000 30 000 ms 12 September 2010 Note that if power is interrupted while the RibEye is writing data to flash memory when RibEye is rebooted it will report the data in flash as Start Time 29 999 ms Stop Time 27 9999 ms 28 299 for WorldSID There may or may not be any good data in flash memory but the data can be downloaded and inspected 2 3 Erase Memory Button The Erase Memory button will erase the RibEye RAM and flash memory This typically takes about 10 to 14 seconds depending on the RibEye model but the memory specifications say that it can take longer The RibEye Status box will display Erasing RibEye Flash M
6. Flot Color LE o tints Porta Stale FatLine Line Style Connected Points Line Thickness Scatter v Visible Thin Step Hename Plot Fat 5tep EN C10 Vertical B ar 0 Horizontal Bar Figure 19 Changing plot styles by right clicking on a trace in the Legend box 5 0 Live Display Tab The Live Display tab shows the current positions of the LEDs which are updated approximately 1 to 3 times per second depending on the RibEye model You can use this display to verify that everything is working correctly You can zoom the plots around the LEDs so you can see the effect of someone pushing on the ribs For side impact dummies a switch for setting the impact side of the dummy is available For the Polar dummy you can view the LED positions in either the RibEye or dummy coordinate systems Figure 20 shows the Live Display tab for the Polar RibEye 25 September 2010 E JRibEye Ver 1 0 Connect setup Plot Live Display X mm 165 m 160 150 HH Lf d c a J H4 Dummy sad RibEye h tn l 130 H 4 LEDs on Dummy Left Aw Right 120 J l 100 SHH PHAR oO 30 4l a0 4 H E 4 H9 9 Zl a l l l 165 1440 1420 100 40 60 40 20 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 165 HELP Y Axis mm Figure 20 Live Display tab for Polar RibEye
7. DTS Slice systems if you want to use the RibEye software instead of the DTS software you can connect to the RibEye by using the IP address of the Slice Distributor and select the Ethernet via Slice DB option on the Connect to RibEye via drop down menu For Ethernet RibEyes select Ethernet in the Connect to RibEye via drop down menu Next select the IP address for your RibEye in the IP Address box If your RibEye is not listed on the drop down menu you can type your RibEye s IP address into the box Alternatively you can click on the Find RibEyes button which will search for all RibEyes currently connected to the LAN and powered up If you click on the Find RibEyes button a message will pop up asking you to wait for 15 seconds After the RibEyes have been found they will be displayed and added to the IP Address drop down menu as shown in Figure 2 To find the RibEyes on the network the software listens to port 1020 for a UDP protocol broadcast message from the RibEyes Each 5 September 2010 RibEye will send out a UDP broadcast packet every 10 seconds Note that some network routers and most firewalls will block UDP broadcast packets See your system administrator if this feature doesn t work t jRibEye Ver 1 8 o ini x Connect Setup Plot Export RibEye Status DISCONNECTED RibEye Type Connect to HibEye via IP Address Serial Number 192 168 0 240 CONNECT Calibration Date
8. any purpose but it 1s typically used for the dummy identification so that if multiple RibEyes are being used you can verify that you are connected to the correct one After you change the text in this field either press the Enter key on your keyboard or click outside the text box on the screen Then the software will write the updated information to the RibEye A confirmation box will pop up as shown in Figure 4 Click on OK to close the box September 2010 ATO information changed in AibE ve Figure 4 Confirmation of updated data under RibEye Installed in ATD 2 3 Trigger Setting The Trigger Setting drop down menu is used to select the trigger signal type and polarity The RibEye trigger setting is stored in the RibEye s flash memory If you change the setting the new setting is written to the RibEye The four options are e Switch Rising Edge Switch Falling Edge e Differential Rising Edge e Differential Falling edge The definitions of these terms are e Switch settings are used for a contact switch a TTL level signal or a trigger output pulse from a data acquisition system DAS e Differential settings are used for systems that have a differential trigger signal at RS485 voltage levels e Rising Edge is used when you want to trigger on a rising voltage at the trigger input e Falling Edge 1s used when you want to trigger on a falling voltage at the trigger input Some versions of th
9. as a circular or linear buffer If the data buffer is set to Circular only the Data to collect after Trigger box will be shown In this mode when the RibEye is armed it will begin collecting data to a circular buffer It will continue to collect data to the circular buffer until it receives a trigger signal see section 2 6 4 Arm Disarm and Trigger Buttons After a trigger is received RibEye will continue to collect data for the number of milliseconds entered in the Data to Collect after Trigger box You can set this value from 1 to 30 000 milliseconds ms Note that if you set the Data to Collect after Trigger to 30 000 ms no pre trigger data will be saved When the data buffer 1s set to Linear the RibEye collects up to 30 seconds of data starting from when it is armed If a trigger is received it will continue to collect data until it has either collected the amount of data set in the Data to Collect after Trigger box or until the Time ms to collect after ARM is reached whichever happens first If no trigger is received the RibEye will stop collecting data after the time period specified in Time ms to collect after ARM Ifa trigger is detected the time the trigger occurs is set to 0 ms Table 2 shows some examples Table 2 Linear buffer operation examples Data to collect Time ms to Trigger occurs Data Stored in RAM Buffer ms after ARM after Trigger collect after ms ARM Start Time
10. can get masked by filtering the data Also removing the zero offsets will change the error levels by the zero offset amount and all three axes will no longer be at the same level Therefore we strongly recommend reviewing and saving a copy of the unfiltered absolute data so that the error codes are preserved 3 0 Export Tab The Export tab is shown in Figure 11 If data has been downloaded from the RibEye the Data in Memory field will display Downloaded RibEye Data in Memory If an existing RibEye data file was read in see Section 4 0 Plot tab for importing an existing file the existing file name will be displayed Either downloaded data or an existing file can be exported 15 September 2010 You can choose to save and export the data in three formats Diadem Comma Separated Values CSV or ISO The data can be stored unfiltered or filtered at class 1000 600 180 or 60 The data can have the pre Trigger offsets removed Relative or have the pre Trigger offsets preserved Absolute 4RibEye Ver 1 06 Data in Memory Downloaded RibEye Data in Memory i at Filtering Data Zeroing Diadem DAT I R32 Unfiltered Relative to Pre T0 Average Comma Separated Values CSV Diadem DAT R32 150 MME CHN Export Figure 11 Export tab with format selection box expanded After you have chosen the data format filtering and data zeroing options click on the
11. data can not be re filtered 4 4 Relative Absolute Switch The Relative Absolute switch set to Relative will remove the zero offsets from the data by subtracting an average of the first 100 samples from each channel from the rest of the channel data If less than 100 samples of data 10 ms at 10 KHz was downloaded prior to time zero the Relative Absolute switch will be forced to the Absolute position and the data cannot be zeroed If data is read from a file that was stored as Relative data the Relative Absolute switch will be forced to Relative and cannot be changed to Absolute for ISO and CSV files Diadem files can always be viewed as Absolute or Relative 4 5 Zooming and Modifying a Plot Style To analyze and modify a plot perform the following steps e Zoom in on the plot by holding the Ctrl key and left mouse button and draw a box around the area of interest e Pan the plot by holding the Ctrl and Shift keys and left mouse button and moving the mouse e Undo zoom and pan operations by pressing Ctrl and the space bar You can undo as many as the last 25 operations e Zoom out by holding the Ctrl key and clicking the right mouse button e Right click on a trace name in the Legend box to change colors line thickness and plot style Figure 19 22 September 2010 60 00 IM RIE 4 LE OU x aaia 00 HIB amp LE OL X RIB 4 LE MIX
12. is downloaded the ISO codes are read from the table and are used to name the channels in the data files For the formal definitions of the channel codes see ISO TS 13499 RED B Version 1 5 Road vehicles Multimedia data exchange format for impact tests Channel Codes ee E ee ET RibEye Installed in ATD RibEye Pointed Toward Dummy Right Side SIDIIs 2121 Trigger Setting ISO Test Object 1 Vehicle 1 Switch Rising Edge v ISO Position 3 Front Right ee Show Current XYZ s to me rosmo Gocors xomm Yemm zonm 1 1 MIDDLE 1 3 SHRI 00 MI 52 DS XYZ 0 0 0 0 TRERER REL 3411 WE ONNCNE C M 3 3 MIDDLE 1 3 THRI 02 MI S2 DS XYZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 NMIDDIE 1 3 THRI 03 MI 52 DS XYZ 0 0 0 0 00 5 5 MIDDLE 1 3 ABRI 01 MI 52 DS XYZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 MIDDLE 1 3 ABRI 02 MI 52 DS XYZ 0 0 0 0 OO Figure 5 ISO code settings September 2010 The ISO codes used in the RibEyes are shown in Table 1 The format is A B CCCC DD EE FF GGHI Table 1 ISO codes used in RibEyes Options can be defined by the user typically 1 vehicle 1 2 vehicle 2 A Test Object 3 vehicle 3 o sled etc B Position standard seating positions 0 9 typically the rib name or sternum for frontal dummies RIBS or STHN for sternum for side impact dummies CCCC Main Location SHRI shoulder rib THRI thorac
13. notification area when connected v Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Figure C2 Windows XP configuration screen 2 30 September 2010 Click on Internet Protocol TCP IP to highlight it and then click on Properties You will get a screen like Figure C3 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties E x General fou can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator For the appropriate IP settings C Obtain an IP address automatically IP address 0 B Subnet mask 255 255 255 Default gateway 12 168 0 1 C Obtain ONS server address automatically f Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred ONS server 12 168 1 1 Advanced Alternate ONS server Figure C3 Windows XP configuration screen 3 Select Use the following IP address Set the IP address to your desired address and make sure that the subnet mask is set to 255 255 255 0 as shown in Figure C3 You don t have to fill in the default gateway or DNS server addresses Then click on the OK button until all windows are closed You might get a message saying that you have to re boot for the changes to take effect You are now set to a fixed IP address 3l September 2010 Appendix D Instructions for 50 Male Adjustable LED 2 axis RibEye Special firmware is availa
14. 24 September 2010 Appendix A Setting the RibEye s IP address When the RibEye ships from the factory its IP address is set to 192 168 0 240 You can change the RibEye s IP address by sending commands to the RibEye over the LAN connection to port 23 using a Telnet terminal program The following example uses Windows HyperTerminal Refer to Appendix B for instructions on configuring Windows HyperTerminal to communicate with the RibEye If you are using an operating system other than Windows refer to your documentation for the Telnet program installed on your system To change the RibEye s IP address using Windows HyperTerminal follow these steps 1 Start Windows HyperTerminal 2 Hit the Enter key until the command prompt appears pound number sign 3 At the command prompt type the following but replace the x s with your new IP address set ip ethO ip address XXx XXX X XXx 4 Press the Enter key again The IP address of the RibEye is now changed temporarily It is not permanently stored in the RibEye flash memory so if the RibEye is powered down it will not remember the change Because the IP address has been changed HyperTerminal will no longer communicate with the RibEye so you must change the HyperTerminal host address 1 Go to File Properties and change Host Address Click on Call Disconnect Click on Call Call If you don t immediately get a command prompt press the Enter
15. BOXBORO September 2010 RibEye Multi Point Deflection Measurement System Software User s Manual Version 2 1 Boxboro Systems LLC 978 257 2219 www boxborosystems com September 2010 Table of Contents Page 1 0 RibEye Control Software Description cccccceeceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeesseueesseeeesnaeees 4 1 1 Computer REQUIFEMENTS cccceeccccesececceeeeceeeecseeecseueecseueesseeeesaeaeessaaes 4 1 2 Solware InstalldliOn ss tices hei a E 4 2 0 RibEye Control Software Operation sees 4 2 1 Connecting tothe HIDBVe sitos bie c oi odii a accu aru ren bive s d ud 5 2 2 Text Field Under RibEye Installed in ATD essessssssse 7 2 9 Trigger oelllig usse eiae DOR sea d nv onu Rd td a E ES 8 2 4 RibEye Pointed Toward Dummy Field eeeeeeseeeeeeeseee 8 2 5 WOO CODE SEn S wees a et datu hla hint Ducd sudo fau de tad 8 2 521 ISO TESOB r MENU a eren da fad dead ait eoa d a EE RR D aut 10 2 52 SO POSON MODs scii moe m ot promus rr Ed tuat 11 2 5 SNOW Qurrent X YZ S BUUOM tin s deissoda beUi de En a a Lob Cot l uota eod dais cms 11 2 Data Collection Setup Arm and Download Controls 12 2 14 Data Buter ODperallOIiaii scies iode ded Ux vibe vd od puo dgbevvedss icles 12 2 7 2 Flash Memory Data Storage ccccssccccsseeeceeeeeseeeessseeeseaeesseeeeeeas 12 2 3 Era
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17. ble for the 50 Male 2 axis RibEye that allows the user to put any LED on any rib The user may also place multiple LEDS on a rib Special LED mounts are available that attach the LEDs to the rib stiffener bars in addition to the normal LEDs that attach to the ribs with nylon zip ties Figure D1 shows the LEDs mounted to the rib stiffener bars The LEDs mount to the stiffeners with angled mounting plates so that the left LEDs are angled toward the right side of the dummy and the right LEDs are angled toward the left side of the dummy Figure D1 LEDs attached to rib stiffener bars When running the special firmware the RibEye Type box will display 50 ADJ The 2 axis 50 Male RibEyes use different calibration curves to process the data for each rib Therefore the RibEye must know which rib each LED is located on When the RibEye software connects to a 50 ADJ RibEye the LED position and ISO codes table will have dropdown boxes on the RIB and POSITION columns as shown in Figure D2 32 September 2010 LED RB POSITION ISO CODES X mm Y mm 244 Qe LEFT RIB 7 1 1 RIBS 02 LE H3 DS X Y 105 8 44 1 LEFT RIB r 1 1 RIBS 04 LE H3 DS X Y 105 8 43 9 LEFT RIB 1 1 RIBS 05 LE H3 DS X Y 105 8 43 9 LEFT RIB 1 1 RIBS 06 LE H3 DS X Y 105 8 43 9 LED RB POSITION ISO CODES X mm Y mm 4 2 2 rNeE SES 7 1 RIBS 03 LE H3 DS X Y 105 9
18. blocked between the LED and one of the sensors or if there is too much ambient light to accurately resolve the LED position For two axis systems the X and Y data will be forced if 1 The left sensor dummy s left is blocked or sees too much ambient light 2 The right sensor dummy s right is blocked or sees too much ambient light 3 Both sensors are blocked or see too much ambient light 4 A divide by zero condition occurred in the data processing For three axis systems the X Y and Z data will be forced if 1 The top sensor is blocked or sees too much ambient light The bottom sensor is blocked or sees too much ambient light Both top and bottom sensors are blocked or see too much ambient light The middle sensor is blocked or sees too much ambient light The middle and top sensors are blocked or see too much ambient light The middle and bottom sensors are blocked or see too much ambient light All three sensors are blocked or see too much ambient light pui eu of do a9 9 A divide by zero condition occurred in the data processing If an error code occurs discount the data a few milliseconds before and after the drop out because the LED brightness control loops must stabilize Most often the cause of a drop out is a loose cable that swings between the LED and the sensors blocking the light Error conditions can also occur if the rib rotates enough so that the light from the LED cannot reach the sensor Note that the error codes
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20. e RibEye do not show the Trigger settings box because they are designed to be directly connected to a specific DAS and the trigger setting is fixed to operate with that DAS Refer to your RibEye hardware manual for more information 2 4 RibEye Pointed Toward Dummy Field The drop down menu for RibEye Pointed Toward Dummy will only be shown for side impact dummies The direction selections LEFT or RIGHT are used to convert data from the RibEye coordinate system to the dummy coordinate system For the SID IIs and the WorldSID changing the direction will change the signs of the X and Y data For the Polar LEFT or RIGHT settings the RibEye coordinate system is rotated about the Z axis of the dummy by plus or minus 41 degrees The direction selection is checked whenever data is read from the RibEye and the coordinate conversions are applied to the data as it is received 2 5 ISO Code Settings The drop down menus for ISO Test Object and ISO Position Figure 5 are used to generate the standard ISO channel naming codes as shown in the table on the screen in Figure 5 When you change any of the values in the drop down menus you will see the changes reflected in the ISO codes in the table The ISO codes are used as channel headers in the exported data files The 8 September 2010 channel codes are not stored in the RibEye The Rib and Position entries for each LED in the table cannot be changed by the user When data
21. ead an existing RibEye data file to plot After a file is read in you can also re export the file see Section 3 0 for more information on exporting When you click on the Select File button a file browser will open to choose the file to read Figure 18 shows the file browser Set the Files of Type dropdown box to DAT for Diadem files CSV for Comma Separated Values files MME for ISO files Select the Diadem CSV or ISO file that you want to open ProgramData ILL JRECYCLER p swsSetup System Volume Information i5ystem sav Files of type DAT Cancel Ann j __ __ _ Jie Figure 18 Select File browser 4 2 Plot Data Selection The Plot Data selection allows you to select the data to plot The options change depending on the type of RibEye used to collect the data You can view the X Y and Z displacement data You can also view the ambient light readings The ambient light data is useful to review if you see drop outs in the data refer to Section 2 7 6 for more information on error codes 21 September 2010 4 3 Filter Class Selection The NHTSA standard phaseless Butterworth filter is used for filtering You can view the data with the following filter classes e No filter e CFC 1000 e CFC 600 e CFC 180 e CFC 60 If pre filtered data from a file is read in the Filter Selection box will be set to the filter used when the data was stored and the
22. ed September 2010 E JRibEye Yer 1 8 4lBl x RibEye Status l Connected Idle RibEye Type SIDIIs Connect to RibEye via IP Address Serial Number 000452 192168 0 240 DISCONNECT Calibration Date February 3 2010 Find RibEyes Firmware Version S28 O07 RibEye Installed in ATD RibEye Pointed Toward Dummy Left Side Y l SSIDIIs 171 Trigger Setting ISO Test Object 1 Vehicle1 Switch Rising Edge M ISO Position 1 a Front Left vl Show Current XYZ sj LED RIB POSITION ISO CODES X mm Y nm Zimm 1 1 HIDDLE 1 1 SHRI OO HI 52 DS EYZ 7 l 7 0 7 0 2 2 MIDDLE 1 1 THRI 01 MI S2 DS XYZ 7 0 7 0 7 0 3 3 HMIDDIE 1 1 THRI 02 MI S2 DS XYZ 7 0 7 0 7 0 4 4 MIDDLE 1 1 THRI 03 HI S2 DS EYZ 70 7 0 7 0 E apoE ee 52 DS XYZ 70 70 7 0 6 6 MIDDLE 1 1 ABRI 02 MI S2 DS XYZ 70 7 0 7 0 Circular am Linear Start Time Stop Time 500 4500 ERASE MEMORY Data to collect after Trigger ms 2000 Data To Download ms DOWNLOAD DATA A Sap tune 10 400 amp 2008 Boxboro Systems LLC Data Buffer Operation Data in RibEye ms Figure 3 RibEye control software main screen after connecting to RibEye 2 2 Text Field Under RibEye Installed in ATD The user can change this text field and software will store the data RibEye s flash memory The text field can be used for
23. emory and a progress bar will appear 2 7 4 Arm Disarm and Trigger Buttons Clicking on the Arm button see Figure 8 above will start the RibEye collecting data Note that if memory is not erased as described above the Arm button is inactive When you click the Arm button the button label will change to Disarm and a Trigger button will appear as shown in Figure 9 TRIGGERS Data Buffer Operation Data in RibEye ms Circular Je Linear Start Time Stop Time ERASE MEMORY Data to collect after Trigger ms i 2000 Data To Download ms Start Time Stop Time ET 400 0 2008 Boxboro Systems LLE Figure 9 Disarm and Trigger buttons that appear after arming The RibEye Status box will display Collecting Pre Trigger Data and a message will pop up asking if you plan to disconnect the communications cable to the dummy Figure 10 If you do plan to disconnect the cable you must click on the Disconnect Now button This will close communications to the RibEye so that disconnecting the cable will not lock up communications If you do not plan to disconnect the dummy communications cable you can click the Stay Connected button After the test is completed and the communications cable is plugged back in to the dummy you can click on the Connect button to re establish communications with the RibEye The Disarm button will cause the RibEye to stop collecting data and no data will be s
24. er a test file name such as mydata The program will create two files mydata DAT an ASCII file describing the data mydata R32 a binary file with the test data in 32 bit floating point format For more information on the Diadem format see the following document from the National Instruments web site http digital ni com public nsf ad0f282819902a1986256f79005462b1 7c72161d9b13ef1086256c e8007f570b SFILE dmheader pdf 3 3 2 CSV format The CSV format Comma Separated Values creates a spreadsheet compatible file with a CSV extension Data is arranged in columns with the ISO codes as the column headers The file selection box will have the Save as type selection set to CSV Enter a test file name such as mydata and the program will create a file called mydata CS V 3 3 3 ISO MME format The ISO MME format is described in ISO TS 13499 First edition 2003 02 01 Road vehicles Multimedia data exchange format for impact tests When you select the ISO format option the file selection box will have the Save as type selection set to MME Enter a test file name such as mydata and the program will break down the file location and filename into the format PATH mydata It will then create a directory called PATH mydata and will build the files as shown in Figure 16 When you select an ISO file in the form PATH mydata MME the program will create the folders and files shown below PATH myda
25. he same subnet as the RibEye For example if the RibEye IP address is 192 168 0 240 you must set up your PC IP address to be 192 168 0 xxx where xxx is any number between 1 and 254 except 240 If you are running an operating system other than Windows XP refer to your operating system documentation for setting a fixed IP address On Windows XP follow these steps On the desktop right click on My Network Places then click on Properties You will get a screen like Figure C1 E Network Connections File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help Q Back gt z E po Search Folders me X ie T Address e Network Connections Mame Type Status Device Name ja LAM or High Speed Internet Local Area Connection 3 LAM or High Speed Inter Connected Firewalled siS 900 PCI Fast Etherne Wizard s New Connection Wizard Wizard E Network Setup Wizard Wizard Figure C1 Windows XP configuration screen 1 Right click on your Local Area Connection and click on Properties You will get a screen like Figure C2 l Local Area Connection 3 Properties E 3 x General Authentication Advanced Connect using Bid SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter This connection uses the following items J ao5 Packet Scheduler W Internet Protocol TCP IP Install Uninstall Properties Description Allows your computer to access resources on a Microsott network Show icon in
26. ic rib ABRI abdominal rib the rib number such as 01 02 03 or a position code such as Fine Posn 1 UP upper MI middle LO lower a position code such as Fine Posn 2 UP upper MI middle LO lower LE left RI right OU outer FR front RE rear the dummy type such as S2 SIDIIs WS WorldSID FF Fine Posn 3 H3 Hybrid III 50 Male HF Hybrid III 5 Female PE Polar BA Ballistic SIDIIs for vest weapons testing G always DS for displacement 0 unfiltered A CFC1000 Filter Class B CFC600 C CFC180 D CFC60 2 5 1 ISO Test Object Menu The ISO Test Object drop down menu sets the first character of the ISO codes shown in the table Typically this is used to indicate the vehicle that the RibEye dummy is in This list of options can be modified by the user by right clicking you mouse inside the drop down menu box This will pull up a screen where you can enter additional test objects as shown in Figure 6 The ISO Test Object list is stored in a text file C Program Files RibEye_1_8 t isotestobject txt You can directly edit this file to delete or add entries The file is read at program startup to populate the drop down menu list 10 September 2010 EV ISO TEST OBJECT X Enter a new test object in the Farm 1 Vehicle 1 IT Drop tower SUE Figure 6 Adding to ISO Test Object list 2 5 2 ISO Position Men
27. key until you do been e A9 Finally type Save You should see the message Saving Configuration and Exiting which indicates that the change of IP address 1s permanent You may wish to re save your HyperTerminal session with the new IP address so that it will connect immediately the next time Figure A1 shows the HyperTerminal screen after saving IMPORTANT f you change the RibEye IP address you should write the new IP address on a sticker and attach the sticker to the RibEye so that the number is readily available for the next time you are using the RibEye NOTE Jf you change the RibEye IP address to a different subnet that is if you change more than the last three digits you might have to change the IP address of your PC to the new subnet also depending on your LAN configuration For example if you change the RibEye IP from 192 168 0 240 to 192 168 2 240 you might have to change your PC to an IP address on the 192 168 2 subnet 25 September 2010 es RibEye HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help O a S amp S af gt H H H set ip eth ip address 197 168 060 245 H save Saving Configuration and exiting a al TT Disconnected Auto detect TCP IP SCROLL CARS MEIN Capture Print sca E Figure A1 HyperTerminal screen 26 September 2010 Appendix B Setting Up a Windows HyperTerminal Follow these steps for setting up a Windows HyperTerminal 1 Go t
28. le to prevent the RibEye from using the wrong calibration curves Note that the Download Data button will be grayed out and inoperable while you are editing the LED table and while the Save LED Setup to RibEye and Cancel LED Setup Changes buttons are visible 33 September 2010 If you put more than two LEDs on either side of the ribcage you will have duplicate channel ISO codes for some channels In this case you can look at the absolute data from the RibEye to determine the initial location of each of the LEDs 34
29. m the RibEye based on the Data to Download Start Time and Stop Time settings You can set the start and stop times within your expected region of interest However the start and stop times must be within the range of data stored in the RibEye or an error message will appear When you click on the Download Data button a progress bar will appear showing the percent completion of the download As part of the Download process the software reads the ISO channels codes from the main tab and internally stores the channel codes with the data set If the ISO Test Object ISO Position or RibEye Pointed Toward Dummy settings are incorrect you will have to re download the data to store the correct values with the dataset 14 September 2010 All RibEye data is downloaded The LED X Y and Z data is downloaded in millimeters and the ambient light readings for each sensor are downloaded in counts 65 535 maximum After the download is complete the program will display the Export tab allowing you to save the data You can save the data or switch to the Plot tab to preview the data before saving see Section 4 0 Plot tab 2 6 Error Codes in Data File If the RibEye cannot accurately calculate a LED position it will generate error codes in the data file causing a drop out in the plots The RibEye will force the X Y and Z data to the same error code The error codes are generated when light from a LED is
30. o Start gt Programs gt Accessories gt Communications gt HyperTerminal 2 Set up the HyperTerminal Connection At the first screen Figure B1 enter a name for the connection and choose an icon to represent it Then click on the OK button Connection Description 2 ES Ss Mew Connection Enter a name and choose an icon for the connection Name RibE yg Icon Figure B1 HyperTerminal connection screen 1 At the next screen Figure B2 ignore the first three lines and click on the drop down menu for the last line Connect using Select TCP IP Winsock Connect To Enter details for the phone number that vau want to dial Countryregion United States 1 he Connect using Conexant HD D110 MOC Vv S2 M se Figure B2 HyperTerminal connection screen 2 27 September 2010 Selecting this option even without clicking OK causes the following screen to appear Figure B3 RibEye Properties Connect To Settings Wr RibEve LOEO Host address 182 158 0 24t Port number 23 Connect using IT CFIP Winsock Figure B3 HyperTerminal connection screen 3 Enter an IP address for the RibEye connection Make sure that the port number is set to 23 as shown Click on the OK button The HyperTerminal window will appear Figure B4 with the name you have chosen for the connection at the top of the screen The bottom left hand side of the screen shows
31. s already zeroed you cannot re zero the data The selection box will be forced to Relative to Pre TO Average A message will be displayed that the data is already zeroed as shown in Figure 14 The Diadem format preserves the absolute data and uses offset data from the channel headers to create relative data so data that was saved as relative in Diadem format can be re exported as absolute The ambient light data 1s always stored as absolute data Ini xj Connect Setup Plot Export Data in Memory cADocuments and Settings Dan_ DANHPADesktopXTesti23rel CSV Export File Format Filtering Data Zeroing Comma Separated Values CSV Unfiltered Relative to Pre T0 Average Data is Already Zeroed Export Figure 14 Exporting data that was already zeroed 17 September 2010 3 1 2 Absolute no zeroing If you choose Absolute data all channel data is the X Y or Z distance with respect to the origin of the RibEye coordinate system Refer to your RibEye manual for the definition of the RibEye coordinate system This selection preserves the data error codes and the initial positions of the LEDs 3 2 Filtering Data can be exported unfiltered or filtered at Class 1000 600 180 or 60 The program uses the phaseless 4 pole Butterworth filter used by NHTSA National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration U S The last character of the ISO channel codes will be set to the filter used
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33. ta mydata MME CHANNEL mydata CHN mydata 001 mydata 002 mydata 003 Figure 16 ISO MME format directory and files The file mydata MME is a generic test descriptor file in ASCII format where the only data that changes is the test data and a timestamp for when the file was created 19 September 2010 The file CHANNEL mydata CHN is an ASCII file that contains the number of data channels and a list of the ISO channel name codes The files mydata 001 through mydata 00n are ASCII files one per data channel that contain the data for each channel in floating point format 4 0 Plot Tab The Plot tab Figure 17 is used for a quick view of RibEye data If data has been downloaded from the RibEye the Current File box will display Downloaded RibEye Data in Memory If an existing RibEye data file was read in the existing file name will be displayed JRibEye Ver 1 8 EV o x Connect Setup Plot Export Current File HELP c iDo cuments a nd Settin ysiD an Ha n dma n Deskto pis s test CSV SELECT FILE 25 b Ros il Plot Data sp I i a ia all Y 75 MEE a Filter es MEE Em ERN MEME a Relative 20 0 n Absolute i 22 5 EE L f I ee a SHR D MIY THR 1 MI Y f THR 2 MI Y THR 3 MIY f ABR 1 MI Y B ABR 2 MI Y B Figure 17 Plot tab 20 September 2010 4 1 Select File Button The Select File button allows you to r
34. tas a ORC aaa 25 B Setting Up a Windows HyperTerminal cccccccseeceeseseeeseeeeseeeeeeseeeeseaees 27 C Configuring Windows XP for a Fixed IP Adaress ssssssuuss 30 D Instructions for 50th Male Adjustable LED 2 axis RibEye 32 2 Figure No CON Of CO PY 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 A1 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 C1 C2 C3 D1 D2 D3 Table No 1 2 September 2010 List of Figures and Tables Page RibEye control software main screen upon start up sssuusssse 5 FIDOIRIDEVOSSCIOBIT d sci in a Calpe vis E 6 RibEye control software main screen after connecting to RibEye 7 Confirmation of updated data under RibEye Installed in ATD 8 FSO COGS SUNN ee Nr E 9 Adding to 450 Test ODIect ISl ipea cR SEE a ens 11 ISO Position listor options o5 otis etu hae EL edu oua a Uvada nta EE uud 11 Data collection setup arm and download controls 12 Disarm and Trigger buttons that appear after arming 13 Message pop up after arming cccccssceccesecceeceeeeceeeecsseeceeeeeseeeensueeneaees 14 Export tab with format selection box expanded 16 Export file selection panel for a Diadem file sssesesssuuusss 16 Insufficient pre TO
35. that there is no connection yet between the computer and the RibEye RibEye HyperTerminal E ja led File Edit View Call Transfer Help la amp 28 Disconnected Auto detect Auto detect Figure B4 HyperTerminal connection screen 4 28 September 2010 To connect to the RibEye press the Enter key until the command prompt pound number sign appears When the connection is successful the word Connected will appear at the bottom left hand corner of the HyperTerminal screen Figure B5 RibEye HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help Da 33 28 eee Connected 0 01 00 Auto detect TCP IP Figure B5 HyperTerminal connection screen 5 Saving the HyperTerminal Setup for Future Connections Go to the top of the screen and select File gt Save As Type a name for the HyperTerminal connection as shown in Figure B6 After the initial setup you need only click on the file name in order to set up a communication connection to the RibEye Save As E3My Documents 4 My Computer Recent Sony Network Places Desktop My Documents im hy Computer a File name RibEye ht w My Network Save as type Session files ht w Figure B6 Saving the HyperTerminal connection 29 September 2010 Appendix C Configuring Windows XP for a Fixed IP Address If you want to connect a PC directly to the RibEye instead of through your LAN you must set up your IP with a fixed address on t
36. tion The main screen upon start up of the RibEye control software is shown in Figure 1 Note that most of the controls are grayed out and only the Connect Setup Plot and Export tabs are visible Without connecting to a RibEye the software can be used only to re plot and to export existing datasets The Status box shows the current state of the RibEye disconnected September 2010 Ribeye verta 9 rT RibEye Status DISCONNECTED RibEye Type Connect to RibEye via IP Address Serial Number 192 168 0240 CONNECT Calibration Date Find RibEyes Firmware Version d RibEye Installed in ATD RibEye Pointed Toward Dummy LEFT SIDE 5th Blue 123456 Trigger Setting ISO Test Object Switch Rising Edge ISO Positian POSITION X mm Ymm Zimm H i Lx SRM Data Buffer Operation Data in RibEye ms Circular Je Linear Stan Time Stop Time ERASE MEMORY Data to collect after Trigger msi 2000 Data To Download ms DOWNLOAD DATA Start Time Stop Time p 10 400 i 2008 Baxbora Systems LLC Figure 1 RibEye control software main screen upon start up 2 4 Connecting to the RibEye The control software can communicate to RibEyes via Ethernet over a Local Area Network LAN or a serial connection The Connect to RibEye via drop down menu has the option for connecting via RS232 Serial and Ethernet For RibEyes integrated with
37. tored The Trigger button will mark a trigger event and the RibEye will treat it as if a hardware trigger occurred 13 September 2010 During data acquisition the RibEye Status will display either Collecting Pre Trigger Data or Collecting Post Trigger Data and Storing to Flash Once the data is stored to flash memory the RibEye Status will change to Connected Idle At this time you can download the data collected E JRibEye Ver 1 06 B x Connect setup Plot l Live Display l Export RibEye Status _ Ea RibEye Type 5 thMale Connect to RibEye via IP Address Serial Number O05 19216880241 DISCONNECT Calibration Date July 1 2009 ae RibEyes Firmware Version 5050003 RibEye Installed in ATD ISO Test Object 1 Vehicle1 Yl Ir Bench rig M Dummy Cable Disconnect RibEye If you plan to Disconnect the Communications Cable LED RII from the dummy you must Disconnect Now m 8 4 4 le 2 T mi DISCONNECT NOW STAY CONNECTED Data Buffer Operation Data in RibEye ms Circular am Linear Start Time Stop Time n0 0 ERASE MEMORY Data to collect after Trigger ms 2000 Data To Download ms Start Time Stop Time 10 400 DOWNLOAD DATA 2009 Boxboro Systems LLC Figure 10 Message pop up after arming 2 5 Download Data Button The Download Data button will download data fro
38. u The ISO Position drop down menu lets you choose the standard dummy positions in a vehicle The ISO Position sets the second character of the ISO codes shown in the table on the screen in Figure 7 which shows a list of the options 1 Front Left Other Front Left Front Middle Front Right 2nd Row Left 2nd Row Middle 2nd Row Right 3rd Row Left 3rd Row Middle 3rd Row Right wf Oo m cn cn em Co mM 2x rm Figure 7 ISO Position list of options 2 6 Show Current XYZ s Button The Show Current XYZ s button will turn on the LEDs briefly and report the current positions in the dummy coordinate system based on the Left or Right setting in the RibEye Pointed Toward Dummy field For two axis systems the button is labeled Show Current XY s 11 September 2010 2 Data Collection Setup Arm and Download Controls Figure illustrates these controls which are described in the following sections ata Buffer Operation Data in RibEye ms Circular s Linear Start Time Stop Time 500 1500 ERASE MEMORY Data to collect after Trigger msi 2000 Data To Download ms DOWNLOAD DATA near Buttes Start Time Stop Time Time ms to collect after ARM 10 400 30000 0 2008 Boxboro Systems LLE Figure 8 Data collection setup arm and download controls 2 7 1 Data Buffer Operation The RibEye has a 30 second D RAM data buffer 25 seconds for WorldSID which can be configured
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