USER`S MANUAL RibEye™ Multi-Point
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1. D Halsnyririmess c s A ST Bim E arial 0 B7U 3 H 8 At x RibEye Data a B D E ES H CASA RibEye Data fee Test File dans 3 Test Number 111 4 Date feb 19 2008 5 Test Type noise 6 Comment 1 foo 7 Comment 2 bar 8 Comment 3 moo 9 Trigger LEVEL2 IEC 11 time topX topY topZ middleX middleY middleZ bottomX bottomY bottomZ 12 90 139 23 6 43 4 139 5 5 11 6 131 5 24 9 69 7 AS 89 95 139 4 23 9 43 3 139 6 5 1 11 5 132 8 25 3 69 9 14 89 9 139 2 23 6 43 3 139 9 4 9 11 6 132 25 70 1 LES 89 85 138 9 24 1 43 8 139 3 4 9 11 4 132 3 25 5 69 7 16 89 8 139 7 23 6 43 4 139 9 5 1 11 5 131 7 24 8 69 9 eal 89 75 139 3 24 43 2 139 3 5 2 11 4 131 9 25 2 70 1 18 89 7 139 6 23 7 43 4 140 5 11 6 131 1 24 8 70 19 89 65 139 8 24 1 43 5 139 8 5 11 7 132 4 25 2 69 9 20 89 6 139 6 23 7 43 5 139 7 5 1 11 6 131 4 24 7 69 7 ES 89 55 139 5 23 9 43 4 139 6 5 11 6 131 8 25 2 69 8 22 89 5 139 23 7 43 4 139 2 4 9 11 2 131 5 24 9 69 5 23 89 45 139 4 23 9 43 5 140 2 4 9 11 7 132 4 25 3 70 24 89 4 139 8 24 1 43 5 139 9 4 9 11 4 132 1 25 3 69 9 S 89 35 139 4 24 43 4 139 8 5 1 11 6 131 4 24 7 69 6 26 89 3 139 6 24 2 43 4 139 8 5 11 4 132 2 25 3 69 7 E 89 25 139 4 24 43 3 139 5 4 7 11 7 131 1 24 9 69 8 15281 89 2 139 8 24 1 43 7 140 4 9 11 6 132 25 2 69 6 29 89 15 138 8 23 8 43 3 139 2 4 9 11 5 132 1 25 1 69 8 30 89 1 139 4 24 3 43 6 139 4 9 11 4 131 1 25 1 692. oooooonnnnnccnonononnnnnononononncnnnncnononnnnnonnnnnos 25 E DAS trigger connector pinouts and trigger circuits 26 E RIDE Ve SD CIH ATIONS aiii 3 March 2008 List of Figures Figure No Page LA RiDEYe controller SenSOr Pear VIEW sue nets datant laine 4 1B RibEye controller sensor front VISW scsi cnica 4 2 RIDE CED unica di 5 3 RIDE Ve interface HUNK DOK at ad lid 5 4 RIDE ye connection Senner E E EMA 6 5 RibEye controller sensor mounting cccccccccccoooccnnnnnononononnnnnnnonononccnnnnnnnnnninnnss 7 6 LED radiation Pattern scsi ias di 8 7 Plastic cased LEDs for alternative mounting locations 9 8 RIDE VS WED SCH CCI aid 10 9 LED POSION Serera nd nt ll Se 12 10 PLP Te download Window sn ii iii 14 11A limportine data mtoExcel Step us ne 16 11B Importing data into EXCEL Step 2 ae aa 17 12 Excelidata displasia in 17 Al HyperTerminal Sres enterrer 19 Bl bly per Terminal Connection SCC die LA Diners 20 B2 Hyper Terminal connection Screen Zaida 20 B3 HyperTerminal connection screen 3 21 B4 Hyper Lerminalconne cuon sereen bise snne aires 21 B5 Hyperlerminal connection Sereen sed mn nn 22 B6 Saving the HyperTerminal connection 22 Cl Windows XP contigurati n screen Llunas Msn anse 23 C2 Windows XP configuration screen 2 23 C3 Windows XP configuration screen 3 24 D1 Podne RIBEye TP address cunas E 29 El D S CCl SICIANS Se cie Pense nt 26 E2 toser switch CONE CON A a e 27 E3 Alternate tri
3. Figure A1 HyperTerminal screen 19 3 March 2008 Appendix B Setting up a Windows HyperTerminal Follow these steps for setting up a Windows HyperTerminal Go to Start gt Programs gt Accessories gt Communications gt HyperTerminal 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 AE SS Hew 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 pull down menu for the last line Connect using Select TCP IP Winsock Connect To Enter details for the phone number that wou wart to dial Countryregion United States 1 w Connect using Conexant HDA D110 MOCY 92H se Figure B2 HyperTerminal connection screen 2 20 3 March 2008 Selecting this option even without clicking OK causes the following screen to appear Figure B3 RibEye Properties Connect To ETT _Change Icon Host address 192 168 0 240 Port number 23 Connect using TEPIP Awinsock 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
4. box Excel will show a preview of what the data will look like e Ifthe preview is satisfactory click on the Finish button and Excel will display the data in columns as shown in Figure 12 Text Import Wizard Step 1 of 3 lx The Text Wizard has determined that your data is Fixed Width IF this is correct choose Next or choose the data type that best describes your data riginal data type Choose the File type that best describes your data Delimited Characters such as commas or tabs separate each Field Fixed width Fields are aligned in columns with spaces between each Field Start import at row 1 File origin windows ANSI Le Preview of File C iDocuments and Settings Daniel Handm T0001 Exk Fa ibEye Data est File TOOOL est Number 55 290 TOOOOL 9 15 2006 _ 1973 MGB GT Cancel lt Back next gt Finish Figure 11A Importing data into Excel Step 1 16 3 March 2008 Text Import Wizard Step 2 of 3 Ax This screen lets you set the delimiters your data contains You can see how your text is affected in the preview below elimiters NRE Treat consecutive delimiters as one M Tab Semicolon M Comma E Space Other Text qualifier TOOOL 55 20 TO00001 3 15 2006 L373 MCE CT Figure 11B Importing data into Excel Step 2 F4 Microsoft Excel dan5 txt 68 File Edit View Insert Format Tools Data Window Help Acrobat
5. 5 3d 89 05 139 5 23 7 43 2 139 4 5 2 11 6 131 7 24 9 70 14141 bi dans 22 eZ of tie OES jaisa 2 ses BAT Draw NIG AutoShapes a O Al HIER L A R EB gq Ready RS eee es RM Figure 12 Excel data display 17 3 March 2008 Appendix A Setting the RibEye s IP address When the RibEye ships from the factory the IP address 1s set to 192 168 0 240 You can change the 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 pound number sign appears 3 At the command prompt type the following but replacing the x s with the 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
6. OO 08 00 02 2E6 F2 192 768 000 241 Fibepe_5 N_000082 Disabled 000 000 000 000 Active MACADDRESS l00 0 00D2 46 24 HOSTNAME AibEye S N_OO0075 IPADDRESS 192168000740 CLIENT PORT NUMBER 9999 SUBNET MASK DHCP IF ADDRESS 000 000 000 000 DHCP SUBNET MASK 000 000 000 000 VERSION 306 DHCP STATUS I CLIENT ACTIVITY STATUS 7 BROADCAST TIMEA MO Log last messages Discovered Client Ribeye S N 000082 MAC 00 08 00 2 2E F2 Discovered Client AIbE pe S N 000075 MAC OO 08 00 0 2 46 24 11 44 27 Server Started Listening on Port 1020 Figure D1 Finding RibEye IP addresses 25 3 March 2008 Appendix E DAS trigger connector pinouts and trigger circuits The DAS trigger interface connector on the RibEye s interface box is a 24 pin connector A mating cable terminated in a pigtail is supplied with the RibEye At this time 7 of the connector s 24 pins can be used for triggering Figure El lists the pinouts pigtail color code and signal function for these 6 pins The remaining pins are for future control and communications connections to DAS systems The unused signals pins are internally connected to active signals and should not be connected externally Figure E1 Trigger signals Pin Color Code Function ground RC black stripe differential trigger in 8 violet 5V 50 milli amp maximum Figures E2 through E5 show how to connect trigger switches active TTL level tri
7. box The RibEye components are interconnected as shown in Figure 4 Power and communications cables are provided for connecting the controller sensor to the interface box in the trunk The interface box has sockets for Ethernet connection power input and data acquisition system DAS connection trigger input Mating connectors and pigtail cables are provided for the power input and DAS trigger connectors The power cable should be connected to a DC power source The DAS trigger cable is used to provide a trigger input to the RibEye In the future this cable will be used to connect to common data acquisition systems for automatic control of the RibEye through the DAS 2 0 Mounting the RibEye 2 1 Controller sensor mounting The RibEye controller sensor should be mounted to the dummy s spine before assembling the ribs onto the spine The controller sensor is mounted using four bolts through adaptor plates as shown in Figure 5 Route the LED wires through the non struck side of the spine and out the large hole in the vertical stiffener in the spine Connect the LEDs to the RibEye controller sensor connector Then slide the RibEye controller sensor with the adaptor plates in through the rib side opening and mount it with the four flathead screws that connect the adaptor plates to the side vertical stiffeners 2 2 LED mounting The LEDs mount to the center of the inside of the ribs using two screws for each rib The LED wires should be routed along th
8. for the changes to take effect Y ou are now set to a fixed IP address 24 3 March 2008 Appendix D Finding the IP address of a RibEye If the RibEye IP address has been changed you can find its address using the free Auto Discovery Manager ADM software from MultiTech Inc s FTP site The RibEye broadcasts its IP address every 10 seconds in a UDP packet directed to port 1020 The ADM software listens on port 1020 and displays the IP addresses of the RibEyes that it finds The software will run on Windows 2000 and XP To download the ADM software launch your internet connected browser and type the following command in your browser s address window or click on the link below ftp ftp multitech com embedded socketethernetip You will see a list of files As of this writing the file name for the current version of the ADM software is adm v101 exe but the version number may change in the future Click on this file to download the installer for this application Run the installer and follow the on screen instructions to install the program When you run the program it will display the RibEyes found and their IP addresses as shown in Figure D1 Note that in this example the ADM found two RibEyes S N 000075 at IP address 192 168 0 240 S N 000082 at IP address 192 168 0 241 Auto Discovery Manager Log Port Help Mati OO 0S 00 02 46 24 192 166 000 240 Fibeve S N_OO007S Disabled O00 000 000 000 Active
9. in the Status box are e GETTING CURRENT XYZ POSITIONS e SAVING TEST SETUP e ERASING DATA FLASH e COLLECTING PRE TO DATA WAITING FOR TRIGGER TO time zero e PROCESSING AND SAVING TEST DATA e TEST COMPLETE WAITING FOR USER INPUT e UPLOADING TEST DATA PLEASE WAIT 11 3 March 2008 2 Ribeye Windows Internet Explorer q i x G HAY le http 192 168 0 240jhttp 50 html X Google File Edit View Favorites Tools Help wa oe Ribeye gt tie i Page QTools RIBEYE MULTI POINT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM Ie gt STATUS Data File Name Test_14 WAITING FOR USER INPUT Test Number fi 11 Test Date Feb192008 TRIGGERING DAS INTERFACE Rib2 X change gt 2 mm v Test Type air Cannon Comment 1 Rubber Buit SS Comment 2 1000 fps SAVE TEST PARAMETERS Comment 3 Customer 42 RUN TEST LED Location X mm Y mm Z mm GET CURRENT XYZ 1 top 100 0 0 1 56 8 2 middie 100 0 0 0 0 0 Download Test Data File Test_1A 3 bottom 100 0 0 0 548 Download Data Times 2500 ms to 2500 ms Start Time E 0 RIBEYE INFORMATION Calibration Date FEBRUARY 20 2008 Stop Time E 0 Calibration Lab BSLLC BOXBORO MA Model Type WSU Code Version BA0001 Serial Number 000077 Copyright 2008 Boxboro Systems LLC Patent Pending d Done OF TT FT WZtocalintranet 100 4 Figure 9 LED positions 3 5 Triggering DAS int
10. range all of the X Y and Z positions will display as 1 if the TOP sensor is receiving insufficient light 2 if the BOTTOM sensor is receiving insufficient light 4 if the MIDDLE sensor is receiving insufficient light and 5 6 or 7 if a COMBINATION of sensors are receiving insufficient light 3 6 3 Run Test When you click on the Run Test button a pop up box will ask you to confirm that you want to run a test If you click OK the RibEye will do the following e Save the test parameters in flash memory in the test file area The Status box will display the message SAVING TEST SETUP e Start acquiring pre trigger data in a circular buffer while waiting for the trigger input The Status box will display COLLECTING PRE TO DATA WAITING FOR TRIGGER The trunk box s Status light will flash at 2 flashes per second e When a trigger occurs the RibEye will continue to collect data for 2 500 milliseconds e After data collection is complete the RibEye will immediately store the raw data in flash memory The Status box will display STORING RAW DATA The Status light will flash at 5 flashes per second 13 3 March 2008 e Next the RibEye will start converting the raw data to engineering units and store it in flash memory The Status box will display PROCESSING AND STORING TEST DATA The Status light will continue to flash
11. 2008 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 the 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 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 and click on Properties You will get a screen like Figure Cl E Network Connections File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help Q Back gt z Bi Search gt Folders oe x ie qe Address a Network Connections Mame Type Status Device Name 7 4 LAN or High Speed Internet Local Area Connection 3 LAN or High Speed Inter Connected Firewalled 515 900 PCI Fast Etherne Wizard Lu New Connection Wizard Wizard 5 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 3 E 7 x General Authentication Advanced Connect using BB SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter This connection uses the following items
12. 3 March 2008 BOXBORO systems USER S MANUAL RibEye Multi Point Deflection Measurement System 3 Axis Version for Ballistics Testing at Wayne State University Boxboro Systems LLC 978 257 2219 www boxborosystems com 3 March 2008 Table of Contents Page PIE GR VIC AAA A ee ee 4 20 Mo untine the RIDE VE lt td 5 2 0 Controller sensor moon clic 5 22 A A A nadia 5 2 93 Inter aice DO MOUN ii tias 9 3 0 Dperatina the RIDE y nes tnt nt nt sowie e E S 9 SL RIDE Vel GOT CSS Es nan datada 9 252 Powercup Ine RIDE NO aaa 10 330 Usmo the WED INtertaco sail 10 ie O A a ey eee ore rete da 11 22 EED AA de stades 11 20 ED POSION Sn M dm Mae de om eus 11 DES AS DO a a ee ee Le 11 Sed esoo DAS Iter lace DOK tna An nie Niue min 12 Se sswatebror TI Line Ser SICH al Sr 13 D2 Differential trigger signals ee nt sud anse 13 See ENVOIS SSSR dd dde na ni 13 3 0 Web Interlace DUTLON TUNCUONS ad 13 SOL Save Patametenrs cat 13 302 GEL CUTONE AZ a a a 13 SP cys RON TE oleo 13 Sk DoOwnloadine TEST ANA Sen aaa 14 30 Usins the manual Arm Within 15 AN RIDE VO data es ios 15 4 1 Data GeSser pron and Anse A 15 4 2 Tpos a data HS cor is db 16 Appendixes As Settine the RIDE ye s IP address bis 18 B Setting up a Windows HyperTerminal cccccncconocnnnnnnonononocnnnnnnonononccnnnnnnnonnos 20 C Configuring Windows XP for a fixed IP address 23 D Finding the IP address of a RIDEYe
13. LEDs must be mounted on the ribs specified default locations as described above or the RibEye must be told which rib the LED is mounted on See Section 3 3 2 for overriding the default rib locations for each LED For special testing where the user wishes to mount LEDs in alternative positions LEDs with plastic cases may be available The cases have holes allowing the LEDs to be mounted with zip ties or safety wire to any desired locations epoxy or double stick tape also can be used Figure 7 shows the plastic cased LEDs mounted on frontal impact dummy ribs Note that the LEDs are available in flat packages and in two different angled packages to allow aiming them at the sensors After the LEDs are mounted the LED cables should be tied down using nylon zip ties to prevent the cables from crossing the path between the LEDs and the sensor heads If the light from a LED to a sensor head 1s blocked the position reading will be invalid 3 March 2008 Figure 7 Plastic cased LEDs for alternative mounting locations shown on frontal impact dummy ribs 2 3 Interface box mounting The interface box or trunk box is intended to be mounted in the trunk of the vehicle near the DAS and the power source Four holes are provided on the base of the box for mounting The interface box can be mounted in any orientation but we recommend that it be mounted such that the side of the box with all of the connectors is easily accessible The communications a
14. 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 that there is no connection yet between the computer and the RibEye RibEye HyperTerminal ox File Edit View Call Transfer Help Disconnected Auto detect Auto detect Figure B4 HyperTerminal connection screen 4 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 21 3 March 2008 RibEye HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help DOS 533 05 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 Save irr M dDeskto my Documents a My Computer Recent My Network Places LL Desktop My Documents Lt vs a My Computer File name AIbE ye ht pave Mu Network Save as type Session files Hit Figure B6 Saving the HyperTerminal connection 22 3 March
15. UN TEST LED Location X mm Y mm Z mm GET CURRENT XYZ 1 top 2 middle Download Test Data File Test_1A 3 bottom A i Sa TE On COM TL LIMITES ag Download Data Times 2500 ms to 2500 ms Start Ti so RIBEYE INFORMATION melee Calibration Date FEBRUARY 20 2008 Stop Time so Calibration Lab BSLLC BOXBORO MA Model Type WSU Code Version BA0001 Serial Number 000077 Copyright 2008 Boxboro Systems LLC Patent Pending R Done Pop T f p WAtocalintranet Rio Z Figure 8 RibEye web screen 10 3 March 2008 3 3 1 Test data The white fields on the left side of the screen are for user entered data The first seven fields from Data File Name to Comment 3 may contain up to 20 characters The Data File Name is used to name your data file Note that no spaces are allowing in the data file name After a test is run the internal file name will be whatever you entered in this field The information in the rest of these fields is copied to the test data file 3 3 2 LED location data The LED location fields allow up to 10 characters The RibEye will automatically copy the LED location data to the data file as a header identifying the columns The RibEye will also automatically add an X Y or Z to the name in the location field to form the data column headers The default rib location as marked on the LED cables and described in Section 2 3 can be overridden for speci
16. al tests To override the default LED location set the LED location field to RIBn where n equals a number from to 3 For example if LED 2 is mounted on Rib 3 enter RIB3 in the location field for LED 2 This will ensure that the RibEye uses the correct calibration curve when processing the data for LED 2 In addition to the number identifying the LED location this field can also contain other characters that the user might wish to add such as RIB3Left The RibEye will search for RIBn in the text for the LED location If you are using the RibEye for a special test not in the SID2S dummy you should select the rib number that is closest to the Z location of the LED with respect to the center of RibEye controller sensor For example if the LED 1s approximately 50 mm above the centerline set the rib location to RIB1 in the setup field to assure using the correct calibration curve 3 3 3 LED position data The RibEye fills in the LED positions when you click on the Get Current XYZ button on the right hand side of the screen see Section 3 6 2 below When you click this button the RibEye will turn on the LEDs briefly calculate the current positions and display them as shown in Figure 9 3 4 Status box The Status box top right in Figures 8 and 9 displays what the RibEye is currently doing When the RibEye is ready for user input it displays WAITING FOR USER INPUT Other messages displayed
17. arch 2008 5V RibEye Trigger Interface 8 VIOLET DTS Event Output DTS Event Input 13 WHITE WITH RED STRIPE N Ig Figure E7 Wayne State University suggested connection 31 3 March 2008 Appendix F RibEye specifications Measurement accuracy and range The measurement accuracy is 1 mm over the measurement range which is a volume defined in Figures Fl and F2 The coordinate system is X forward Y to the right Z downward 60 50 40 30 20 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 X mm Figure F1 RibEye measurement range in X Y plane 32 3 March 2008 100 80 60 40 20 Z mm OEE rr e 100 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 1 70 180 190 jh rib rib3 X mm Figure F2 RibEye measurement range in X Z plane Power requirements The RibEye can be powered by any DC voltage source from 12 to 36 Volts The power cable from the RibEye s interface box to the power source has two conductors the red wire is positive and the black wire is negative The interface box has an internal self resetting polymer fuse It can take up to 1 2 hour to reset after an overload The power draw depends on the RibEye s operating conditions as shown in Figure F3 Figure F3 RibEye power requirements Operating Interface Box Controller LEDs Conditions On idling Collecting data typical M
18. at 5 flashes per second e When the test is completed the Status box will display TEST COMPLETE WAITING FOR USER INPUT The Download Test Data File link will change to show the name of the data file you had entered The trunk box s Status light will go back to flashing at 1 flash every 2 seconds 3 Downloading test data The RibEye collects 5 seconds of data at 20 kHz This creates a very large data file You can control how much data will be downloaded by setting the Start Time and Stop Time in the boxes below the download link The times are entered as integer milliseconds Negative times are data prior to the trigger and positive times are post trigger The range is from 2 500 ms to 2 500 ms The start time must be lower less than the stop time If you left click on the Download Test Data File link your browser will open a new window and start an FTP data transfer as shown in Figure 10 ftp 192 168 0 240 Test_1C Ext Windows Internet Explorer Of xj A ENE A T le Fep 1192 168 0 240 Test_1C Ext X Google Dir File Edit View Favorites Tools Help we dhe ftp 1192 168 0 240 Test_1c txt fp El db sp Page Of Tools RibEye Data Test File Test 1 Test Number 111 Date feb 19 2008 Test Type Air Cannon Comment 1 Rubber Bullet Comment 2 1000 fps Comment Customer 42 Trigger LEVEL time tops topy topz middles middleY middlez bottoms botto
19. aximum 33 12 8 When all LEDs are out of view of both sensors and driven to full power Data acquisition and storage Sample rate 20 000 samples per second per LED Acquisition time 2500 milliseconds pre trigger 2500 milliseconds post trigger Data is collected to RAM memory and stored post test in flash memory 33 3 March 2008 Control signals The DAS trigger interface cable has 20 conductors used for trigger inputs and control hand shaking signals to an external data acquisition system At this time only the trigger signals are programmed The other control wires are not used but are connected to internal circuitry and should not be connected All unused control wires should be individually insulated and protected The active trigger and control signals are listed in Figure F4 Figure F4 RibEye active trigger and control signals Ping Color Code Function E Te 3 black stripe differential trigger in 8 violet 5V 50 milli amp maximum trigger output Differential trigger inputs pins 6 11 e Maximum differential input voltage 12 VDC e Minimum differential input voltage 0 2 VDC e Common mode input voltage 12 VDC Switch trigger input pin 10 with respect to pin 7 ground e Maximum input voltage 5 0 VDC e Minimum on voltage 3 3 VDC e Maximum off voltage 0 4 VDC e Current limited by Ik resistor Additional 5V for external power pin 8 e Output voltag
20. change the HyperTerminal host address 1 Go to File Properties and change Host Address 2 Click on Call Disconnect 3 Click on Call Call 4 If you don t immediately get a command prompt press the Enter key until you do 5 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 Al shows the HyperTerminal screen after saving IMPORTANT Jf you change the RibEye IP address you should write the new IP address on a sticker and attach the sticker to the interface box in the vehicle trunk so that the number is readily available for the next time you are using the RibEye NOTE f 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 18 3 March 2008 RibEye HyperTerminal File Edit iew Call Transfer Help H H H set ip eth ip address 197 168 060 245 H save Saving Configuration and exiting 2 EA Disconnected
21. e 4 75 to 5 25 volts e Limit external loads to 50 milli amp maximum e Short circuit will cause resettable fuse to trip Trigger Output pin 13 with respect to pin7 ground e Maximum voltage 25 VDC e Maximum current 50 ma 34 3 March 2008 Communication and power cables These cables connect the interface box in the vehicle trunk to the RibEye s controller The communication and power cables are internal to the RibEye system and should not be modified in any way No user connections are available on these cables Telnet Server for test automation The RibEye provides a Telnet Server on port 3000 that can be used for test automation 35
22. e ribs and tied down with black nylon zip ties Make sure that the wires cannot move between the LEDs and the controller blocking the light Referring back to Figure 2 the LEDs are shown in the order that they are mounted with the top LED in the picture attaching to the top rib Note that the LEDs for ribs 1 and 3 are angled so that they will be aimed toward the sensor heads providing the maximum amount of light to the sensors DANGER The LEDs are very bright when driven at full power Do not look directly at the LEDs during full power operation 3 March 2008 O N LED41 LED 2 _ LED 3 controller Sensor o J Communications Power Cable Cable Status gt Manual Arm Light Button Interface Trunk Box s J Ethernet 7 Jack DAS Power Trigger Input Cable Cable Figure 4 RibEye connections 3 March 2008 Figure 5 RibEye controller sensor mounting 3 March 2008 Figure 6 shows the radiation pattern of the LEDs Note that the brightest light is directly in front of the LED on axis and the brightness gets lower at larger angles The RibEye controller continuously adjusts how hard it drives the LEDs to get a good signal from the sensors 400 120 Figure 6 LED radiation pattern The RibEye uses different calibration curves to process the LED data depending on which rib the Z axis location that the LED is mounted on To obtain the guaranteed accuracy either the
23. ection For this connection if the input at pin 10 goes from OV to 5V at the start of the event select SWITCH OR TTL RISING EDGE TRIGGER If the input at pin 10 goes from 5V to OV at the start of the event select SWITCH OR TTL FALLING EDGE TRIGGER 28 3 March 2008 Figure E5 Differential trigger source connection In this configuration if the differential driver transitions from HIGH pin 6 voltage gt pin 11 voltage to LOW pin 6 voltage lt pin 11 voltage at the start of the event select DIFFERENTIAL FALLING EDGE TRIGGER If the differential driver transitions from LOW pin 6 voltage lt pin 11 voltage to HIGH pin 6 voltage gt pin 11 voltage at the start of the event select DIFFERENTIAL RISING EDGE TRIGGER Note that when differential triggering is selected the output of the differential receiver can be monitored at pin 10 Figure E6 shows the trigger output connection 29 3 March 2008 5V RibEye Trigger Interface O 8 VIOLET 13 WHITE WITH RED STRIPE Trigger Output 7 BLUE E Figure E6 Trigger output connection When a trigger occurs the phototransistor turns on acting like a switch closure If you need a voltage output connect terminal 13 to terminal 20 and the voltage will go from 5 Volts untriggered to 0 5 Volts when triggered Figure E7 shows the suggested trigger input and output connections for the Wayne State University ballistics test fixture 30 3 M
24. erface box This drop down box allows you to choose the trigger input type There are nine choices ES LU AS AA A Switch or TTL Rising Edge Trigger Switch or TTL Falling Edge Trigger Differential Rising Edge Trigger Differential Falling Edge Trigger Rib 2 X change gt 2 mm Rib 2 X change gt 4 mm Rib 2 X change gt 6 mm Rib 2 X change gt 8 mm Rib 2 X change gt 10 mm Refer to Appendix E for the DAS trigger connector pinouts trigger circuits the cable color code and sample connection diagrams Note that whenever the RibEye receives a trigger it will turn on the Trigger Output line to trigger other external devices The trigger signal will reset at the end of data collection 2 5 seconds after the trigger is received 12 3 March 2008 3 5 1 Switch or TTL trigger signals The Switch or TTL selections are for connecting to a tape switch or a DAS trigger output that drives at TTL levels or a DAS that uses an open collector type output Select Rising Edge Trigger if the trigger voltage goes from a low voltage to a high voltage when the trigger occurs Select Falling Edge Trigger if the trigger voltage goes from a high voltage to a low voltage when the trigger occurs 3 5 2 Differential trigger signals Some DAS systems such as KT or Messring have a trigger bus that generates differential output signals at RS485 signal levels Use the Differential setting if you are connecting to a differential tri
25. gger bus 3 5 3 Level triggering The RibEye can trigger on the displacement of Rib 2 in the X direction If you select Rib 2 X change gt 2 mm the RibEye will trigger when Rib 2 compresses more than 2 mm The trigger setpoint can be selected as 2 4 6 8 or 10 mm The triggering algorithm calculates a 0 4 millisecond moving average of the Rib 2 X positions and triggers when the moving average exceeds the setpoint When level triggering is selected the RibEye will also trigger on a SWITCH or TTL Falling Edge Trigger input as a backup The RibEye will use whichever trigger ocurrs first the Rib 2 X change or the Switch trigger input 3 6 Web interface button functions 3 6 1 Save Parameters This button saves the current test parameters in flash memory All of the user input text boxes the LED locations and the trigger selection will be saved When the RibEye is powered up it reads the parameters from flash memory to fill in the web page Note that when you run a test the RibEye first saves the parameters While the RibEye is saving the parameters the Status box displays SAVING TEST SETUP 3 6 2 Get Current XYZ When the user clicks on this button the LEDs will turn on briefly and the RibEye will display the current X Y and Z positions of the LEDs on the left hand side of the screen The Status box will display GETTING CURRENT XYZ while it is updating IMPORTANT NOTE fa LED is out of
26. gger sources and differential trigger sources Where a trigger switch is shown you can use the same configuration for open collector transistor output trigger sources If you want to use a photo interrupter type trigger source you can power it from the 5V supply on pin 8 Figures E2 through E5 also show the input circuitry in the interface box Note that the differential receiver connected to pins 6 and 11 is enabled when a differential trigger is selected The output of the receiver is internally connected to pin 10 the SWITCH OR TTL trigger input WARNING DO NOT DRIVE PIN 10 WHEN DIFFERENTIAL TRIGGERING IS SELECTED THIS MAY CAUSE THE INPUT CIRCUITS TO BE DAMAGED WARNING DO NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM INPUT RATING GIVEN IN THE SPECIFICATIONS SECTION Appendix F Figure E6 shows the trigger output circuit 26 3 March 2008 o 4 Trigger Switch Figure E2 Trigger switch connection For this connection if the switch closes at the start of the event select SWITCH OR TTL FALLING EDGE TRIGGER If the switch opens at the start of the event select SWITCH OR TTL RISING EDGE TRIGGER k Trigger Switch Figure E3 Alternate trigger switch connection For this connection if the switch closes at the start of the event select SWITCH OR TTL RISING EDGE TRIGGER If the switch opens at the start of the event select SWITCH OR TTL FALLING EDGE TRIGGER 27 3 March 2008 Figure E4 TTL trigger source conn
27. gger switch connection 27 E4 DTS SEL SOULCE COnN ec ON ssri i nie E E ENE 28 E5 Differential trigger source connection 29 E6 Ti SE output Connect Oeser a elle 30 E7 Wayne State University suggested connection 31 Fl RibEye measurement range in X Y plane ooocccncccccnnnccnnnnnnncnnonncnnnnnnononanonos 92 F2 RibEye measurement range in Z Y Pla insistas 33 F3 RIBEVE POW ET TEQUES MENS Sn Mie ica 33 F4 RibEye active trigger and control signals cccccccccccceeceeeeeesseseeeeeeeeeess 34 3 March 2008 USER S MANUAL RibEye Multi Point Deflection Measurement System 3 Axis Version for Ballistics Testing at Wayne State University 1 0 Overview The RibEye measurement system as designed for the Wayne State University three rib ballistics test fixture has the following components e The RibEye controller sensor Figures 1A and 1B located in the spine of the anthropomorphic test dumm ATD e Three light emitting diodes LEDs mounted on the ribs The LEDs Figure 2 are designed to be mounted in the order shown in the photo that 1s the top LED goes on the top rib etc The LEDs are shown mounted to a calibration bar e The interface box Figure 3 also called the trunk box because it is usually placed in the trunk of a vehicle Figure 1B RibEye controller sensor front view Figure 1A RibEye controller sensor rear view 3 March 2008 Ba J Figure 2 RibEye LEDS Figure 3 RibEye interface trunk
28. lculate accurate X Y and Z positions If there was insufficient light for an accurate calculation it will force the data out of range If there was insufficient light on the TOP sensor the X Y and Z data will be forced to a 1 If there was insufficient light on the BOTTOM sensor the X Y and Z data will be forced to a 2 If there was insufficient light on the MIDDLE sensor the X Y and Z data will be forced to a 4 If there was insufficient light on a COMBINATION of sensors the X Y and Z data will be forced to a 5 6 or 7 A 5 means that the top and middle sensors were blocked A 15 3 March 2008 6 means that the middle and bottom sensors were blocked and a 7 means that all sensors were blocked To compensate for ambient light conditions the RibEye takes an additional sensor reading per data collection cycle with none of the LEDs turned on If there is very bright ambient light much greater than normal room lighting the difference between the LED on and the ambient reading may not be enough for an accurate position calculation and the data will be forced out of range 4 2 Importing a data file To import the data file into Excel using the Text Import Wizard Figures 11A and 11B do the following e Open Excel e Choose File gt Open and click on the name of the file to be imported e Select the Delimited button and then click on Next e Check the Comma
29. los Packet Scheduler 37 Internet Protocol TCP IP Install Uninstall Properties Description Allows your computer to access resources on Microsoft network T Show icon in notification area when connected W Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Figure C2 Windows XP configuration screen 2 23 3 March 2008 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 IF settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Othermize vou need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically IP address 0 60 Subnet mask 255 255 255 Default gateway 192 168 0 1 O Obtain ONS server address automatically f Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred ONS server 192 168 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 wndows are closed You might get a message saying that you have to re boot
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31. nd power cables from the spine box are connected to jacks on the interface box An Ethernet cable is used to connect the interface box to a router hub or directly to a laptop PC Jacks are provided for incoming power and DAS trigger connections 3 0 Operating the RibEye The RibEye operates as a stand alone smart sensor that collects and stores data In this stand alone mode the RibEye serves a web page to any web browser and is controlled via its web interface The RibEye has been tested with two web browsers Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox In the future the RibEye could operate in an integrated mode instead of stand alone When integrated with standard crash test data acquisition systems the RibEye would appear as an additional 9 position measurement channels 3 1 RibEye IP address The RibEye ships from the factory with its IP address set to 192 168 0 240 This IP address can be changed to work with your local area network LAN You can also communicate with the RibEye directly using a PC without connecting toa LAN To directly connect a PC to the RibEye your PC must be set up with a fixed IP address on the same subnet as the RibEye Appendixes A and B explain how to change the RibEye s IP address and set up a Windows HyperTerminal for communication with the 3 March 2008 RibEye Appendix C explains how to set up a Windows XP PC for a fixed IP address If you are using an operating system other than Windows refer to you
32. on the Run Test button on the RibEye web page However because the system is armed by the switch the web page won t update automatically You can determine that the system is armed by watching the Status light on the trunk box When the RibEye starts collecting pre TO data the Status light will flash at 2 flashes per second After a trigger is received the flasher speed increases to 5 flashes per second while processing and saving test data When the test is complete and the data is processed and stored the Status flasher will slow back down to 1 flash every 2 seconds To see the status on the web page you will have to press F5 in Internet Explorer to update the page You will have to keep pressing the F5 key to update the web page until the test data is stored in flash memory and the web page Status box says WAITING FOR USER INPUT 4 0 RibEye data files 4 1 Data description and range The RibEye data files are comma delimited text files They are approximately 1 4 megabytes in size for each second of data collected A full 5 seconds of data will create an approximately 7 megabyte file You can import the comma delimited files into any analysis software application including Microsoft Excel Note that excell is limited to processing about 60 000 lines of data or about 3 seconds worth When the RibEye processes the sensor data into engineering units 1t checks that there was sufficient light magnitude to ca
33. r operating system user s manual or system administrator for instructions on setting up a fixed IP address Appendix D explains how to find the RibEye s IP address 3 2 Powering up the RibEye When the RibEye is powered up it takes about 18 seconds to complete booting While it is booting it will turn on each of the LEDs in sequence starting with LED 1 The Status light on the interface box in the trunk of the vehicle will blink rapidly at 10 flashes per second When booting is completed the Status light will flash slowly on for 1 second and off for 1 second 0 5 flashes per second 3 3 Using the web interface After booting up the RibEye launch your web browser and type in the following address http 192 168 0 240 If you have changed the IP address of your RibEye use the IP address you set instead of 192 168 0 240 Your browser will display the web page shown in Figure 8 is1x nt G v le http 192 168 0 240 http s0 html r X Google y File Edit View Favorites Tools Help w A Gribeye gt gt fe Page Q Tools RIBEYE MULTI POINT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM STATUS TEST COMPLETE WAITING FOR USER INPUT Test Number 111 Test Date rev 192008 8 TRIGGERING DAS INTERFACE Test Type faircannon CS Comment 1 Rubber Buit Comment 2 fio00fs SAVE TEST PARAMETERS Data File Name Test_14 Rib2 X change gt 2 mm Comment 3 Customer 42 R
34. un it stores only one data file The RibEye supports both normal and passive modes of FTP transfer While downloading data the RibEye will not respond to other commands During download the Status light on the trunk box will flash at 5 flashes per second If you manually refresh the web page press the F5 key in Internet Explorer or click on the Refresh button the Status box will display UPLOADING TEST DATA PLEASE WAIT Note If you have already downloaded a test data file with the same name Internet Explorer will get the data from its cache instead of from the RibEye To prevent this from happening make the following changes in your Internet Explorer setup using the Tools menu and selecting Internet Options On the Advanced tab check Empty Temporary Internet Files Folder when browser is closed Also to assure that Internet Explorer updates the web page instead of displaying its cached version of the web page under the Tools Internet Options General tab go to the Browsing history settings and click on check for newer versions of stored web pages automatically If you have downloaded data from a test and which to change the download range and get more data you will have to close Internet Explorer and re open it to prevent it from using the old data from its cache 3 8 Using the manual Arm switch Pressing the Arm switch on the trunk box for 3 seconds produces the same result as clicking
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