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1. The Argos gt P100 Evaluation Package containing of the SDK Visualizer documentation etc can be found on the enclosed Support CD For updates register on our support website at https support bluetechnix com and download the latest version of the Evaluation Package for your Argos P100 2 1 Support website lt BLUETECHNIX Embedding Ideas Bluetechnix Support Welcome to our Support area Please select from one ofthe items below Support amp Documentation Software Download Page Documentation d Claims d Software d ee ae a Free access Login required Figure 2 1 Download Evaluation Package Bluetechnix 2014 Page 7 22 BLUETECHNIX AA Embedding Ideas A Quick Start Guide Argos3D P100 2 2 Login Screen Bluetechnix Subversion Access Management System Log In Dear valued customer Thank you for purchasing Bluetechnix software Please note that to enter this site you will need to create an account If Login Details Email address Password Figure 2 Login screen 2 3 Register as new customer If you don t have a valid customer login you can create a new account at https support bluetechnix com software CreateUser aspx Bluetechnix 2014 Page 8 22 A BLUETECHNIX ANAN Embedding Ideas Quick Start Guide Argos3D P100 Bluetechnix Subversion Ac x T e gt Q B https support bluetechnix at software CreateUser aspx Bluetechnix Subversion Access Managem2. es e e Value dec AN 4 1 1 Connection 1 Figure 4 3 Visualizer screenshot with description Press the Connect Disconnect button for connecting or disconnecting the sensor 4 1 2 Applying source and process commands 2 To apply source or process commands use the text field from section 6 see Figure 4 3 After the command has been entered press the Src cmd or the Proc cmd button for applying either a source or a process command For a list of source and process commands please click command reference and refer to our support site at https support bluetechnix com wiki Argos 4 1 3 Changing the color range 3 To adjust the color range to a certain setup or scene use the min and max text fields in the Image display section 3 see Figure 4 3 Type in the minimum distance and amplitude expected and the maximum distance and amplitude expected The color scheme will then be expanded from red to blue for the distance image and from black to white for the amplitude image between the selected minimum and maximum Bluetechnix 2014 Page 19 22 A BLUETECHNIX Quick Start Guide Argos3D P100 4 1 4 Statistics 4 The statistics section shows the average Avg of the amplitude and the distance over a certain number of frames In addition the standard deviation Stddev is shown To see the statistics of a certain pixel just move the mouse over the pixel of interest either in th
3. 4 A BLUETECHNIX Embeddir IG ideas AA Quick Start Guide Argos3D P100 1 Unboxing 1 1 Inthe box e Argos gt P100 e Micro USB Cable e 5Vnc 3A Power Supply e Tripod e Quick Start Guide e Argos P100 Support CD including SDK Visualizer manuals etc 1 2 Connecting your Argos P100 1 2 1 Connector Overview The Argos P100 features three connectors A 5Vpc 2 5A connection Micro USB2 0 and an external sync interface Figure 1 1 Connector Overview Modulation Light Interface b Micro USB 2 0 Interface c Power Connector NOTE Please follow the next steps in the right order to get your P100 up and running correctly Bluetechnix 2014 Page 5 22 A BLUE TECHNIX p ji La WY PG ANE AN VAN INAS EC TC I 1 IE a ey asl RS NS Aeecl Al Il r Al SANS T Quick Start Guide Argos3D P100 1 2 2 Connecting the power supply To ensure that your Argos P100 works correctly plug in the power supply and wait for approximately 10 seconds until the camera boots up Figure 1 2 Connecting Power Supply 1 2 3 Connecting USB2 0 cable After boot up plug in the micro USB2 0 cable and connect your Argos gt P100 to a free USB port of your PC Eos gt x Figure 1 3 Connecting USB2 0 cable Bluetechnix 2014 Page 6 22 y BLUETECHNIX ON Embedding Ideas Quick Start Guide Argos3D P100 2 Evaluation Package
4. E ETNE 20 4 1 6 Changing the integration time Ip 20 4 1 7 Changing betramerate 20 4 1 8 Generic register read write i 20 5 System Requirements amp Gupport 21 ofa VENN 21 Nede 21 3o OUO SEE EE 21 DM 22 Bluetechnix 2014 A BLUETECHNIX AP O Bluetechnix 2014 All Rights Reserved The information herein is given to describe certain components and shall not be considered as a guarantee of characteristics Terms of delivery and rights of technical change reserved We hereby disclaim any warranties including but not limited to warranties of non infringement regarding circuits descriptions and charts stated herein Bluetechnix makes and you receive no warranties or conditions express implied statutory or in any communication with you Bluetechnix specifically disclaims any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Bluetechnix takes no liability for any damages and errors causing of the usage of this board The user of this board is responsible by himself for the functionality of his application He is allowed to use the board only if he has the qualification More information is found in the General Terms and Conditions AGB Information For further information on technology delivery terms and conditions and prices please contact Bluetechnix http www bluetechnix com Warning Due to technical requirements components may contain dangerous substances Bluetechnix 201
5. e and the content as decimal value then press the set button To read a register enter the register address as hexadecimal value and press the get button The register content should be shown as decimal value in the Value text field The text field becomes green if the operation was successful red otherwise Bluetechnix 2014 Page 20 22 A BLUETECHNIX AA Quick Start Guide Argos3D P100 5 System Requirements amp Support An Argos P100 enabled application is required in order to use this Argos P100 device Connect to a system with e Operating System Microsoft Windows XP 7 Ubuntu 12 04 or compatible e 32 bit x68 or 64 bit x64 processor e Dual core 2 GHz or faster CPU e Dedicated USB 2 0 port or USB 3 0 port e 2GByte RAM 5 1 Visualizer Visualizer is available on following operating systems e Microsoft Windows XP 7 with NET 3 5 or higher 5 2 LightVis Lightvis can be used as first step example for the evaluation on Linux OS Currently only the Ubuntu 12 04 distribution is supported You can find LightVis in the directory C Argos3D P100 application LightVis of the support package 5 3 Support For answers to common questions troubleshooting steps and further documentation visit our Bluetechnix support website or using the direct link https support bluetechnix com wiki Argos O Bluetechnix 2014 Page 21 22 Quick Start Guide Argos3D P100 6 Index A Amplit
6. e distance or the amplitude window and wait until the selected number of frames have been received If you move the mouse the buffer is cleared 4 1 5 Status Information 5 The status information shows the current number of received frames per second fps received the frames drawn per second fps drawn the current frame number and the temperature of the LED Board Led Be aware that the frames drawn may be significantly lower than the frames received This because the application is not able to show the frames as fast as they are delivered by the camera It depends on the PC configuration how many frames can be processed per second 4 1 6 Changing the integration time 6 To change the integration time type the integration time in us in the text field and press the set button To control the integration time currently set press the get button The text field becomes green if the operation was successful red otherwise 4 1 7 Changing the frame rate 7 The frame rate can be changed using section 7 see Figure 4 3 You can enter your required fps directly to the associated text field As an alternative you can enter the required phase time Phase Time ps 1 4 x fps Hz The text field becomes green if the operation was successful red otherwise 4 1 8 Generic register read write 8 To write or read any register from the camera use section 8 see Figure 4 3 Type in the register address as hexadecimal valu
7. ent System New User Information Dear valued customer Thank you for purchasing from Bluetechnix Please read the instructions below so we are able to create your account as fast as possible To be able to download software from Bluetechnix servers you will need to create an account It is possible to create multiple accounts for a single company if for example more than one employee needs to download software Please note that all accounts of a company share the same access rights It is not possible to restrict certain employees to specific repositories This system is not live and even if you see that you are allowed to access specific repositories there is a one hour delay until you are actually able to access them via SVN Please note that this is a monitored system If abusive actions trying to access locked repositories dictionary brute force password attempts are detected your account will be suspended Upon registration this system performs basic checks on your data and will then inform you of the result customer number User Details Peseword erty E Register Figure 2 3 Registration form Bluetechnix 2014 Page 9 22 BLUETECHNIX ANAN Embedding Ideas A Quick Start Guide Argos3D P100 Once you downloaded the evaluation package extract the zip file on your hard drive to e g C Argos3D P100 and read the Readme txt first f M Computer Local Disk C Arg
8. llers Uninstall p E Launches the Update Driver Software Wizard for the Figure 3 2 Device Manager Update Driver Software Bluetechnix 2014 Page 12 22 BLUETECHNIX ANAN Embedding Ideas A Quick Start Guide Argos3D P100 Then choose Browse my computer for driver software Argos 3D P100 How do you want to search for driver software Search automatically for updated driver software Windows will search your computer and the Internet for the latest driver software for your device unless you ve disabled this feature in your device installation settings Browse my computer for driver software Locate and install driver software manually Figure 3 3 Locate and install driver software manually Bluetechnix 2014 Page 13 22 BLUETECHNIX ANAN Embedding Ideas A Quick Start Guide Argos3D P100 Point the driver install utility to C Argos3D P100 windows ariver on your local hard drive Check Include subfolders and click Next E nA ai Update Dr Browse for driver software on your computer Search for driver software tn this location CMArgos3D P100 drveryvwindows Include subfolders gt Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer This list will show installed driver software compatible with the device and all driver software in the same category as the device Figure 3 4 Browse for driver software on your computer O Bluetech
9. nix 2014 Page 14 22 BLUETECHNIX ANAN Embedding Ideas A Quick Start Guide Argos3D P100 If the Windows Security warning appears choose Install this driver software anyway amp Windows can t verify the publisher of this driver software gt Dont install this driver software You should check your manufacturer s website for updated driver software for your device Install this driver software anyway Only install driver software obtained from your manufacturer s website or disc Unsigned software from other sources may harm your computer or steal information EX See details Figure 3 5 Driver security warning Bluetechnix 2014 Page 15 22 y BLUETECHNIX ON Embedding Ideas Quick Start Guide Argos3D P100 The Update Driver Software Utility finishes the driver installation showing following Window Ki il Jed ate ri Windows has successfully updated your driver software Windows has finished installing the driver software for this device A Argos3D P100 Figure 3 6 Driver Software successfully installed Bluetechnix 2014 Page 16 22 BLUETECHNIX ANAN Embedding Ideas a Quick Start Guide Argos3D P100 After successful driver installation there should be a new device in the device manager named Biluetechnix Argos 3D P100 File Action View Age gt AR Computer b Disk drives gt Ba Display adapters gt DVD CD ROM drives b g Floppy drive con
10. os3D P100 Search Argos3D P100 p Organize Include in library Share with e Burn New folder He A Argos3D P100 z Mame i Date modified Type Size EE application 13 09 20131251 File folder H Ge A driver 13 09 2013 12 51 File folder H kinn J lense calibration 13 09 201312 51 File folder 4 SE A manual 13 09 2013 12 51 File folder k dnai ig PMDMDK 13 09 2013 12 51 File folder H ee A PMDSDK 13 09 2013 12 51 File folder Sec ae rgos3D P100 Support Wiki 02 05 2013 16 42 Internet Shortcut 1 KB pm TR l H Readme bt 21 08 2013 18 30 Text Document 1 KB Figure 2 4 Unzipped Evaluation Package Bluetechnix 2014 Page 10 22 BLUETECHNIX gh Embedding Ideas a Quick Start Guide Argos3D P100 3 Install Argos P100 Drivers At the first time you have plugged in your Argos P100 you have to install the driver which can be found in the evaluation package Open the Windows Device Manager by pressing the Windows Button Pause Button and choose Device Manageras shown in following figure Sj e gt 18 gt Control Panel System and Security System v Search Control Panel pe Control Panel Home View basic information about your computer Windows edition Windows 7 Professional Copyright amp 2009 Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved Se Advanced system settings Service Pack1 Get more features with a new edition of Windows 7 System Rating m Your Windows Expe
11. rience Index needs to be refreshed Processor Intel R Core TM 2 Duo CPU E8400 amp 3 00GHz 3 00 GHz Installed memory RAM 4 00 GB 3 23 GB usable System type 32 bit Operating System Pen and Touch No Pen or Touch Input is available for this Display Computer name domain and workgroup settings Computer name i change settings Full computer name ae Computer description See also Action Center Domain Windows Update Performance Information and Windows activation Tool pm Windows is activated ISK ior nen ine Figure 3 1 Windows Device Manager O Bluetechnix 2014 Page 11 22 BLUETECHNIX ANAN Embedding Ideas a Quick Start Guide Argos3D P100 Once Device Manager is opened right click Bluetechnix Argos3D P100 in Other Devices and click Update Driver Software File Action View Help es H EI bEe FAG Bu gt JE Computer gt Disk drives A Display adapters gt DVD CD ROM drives BW Floppy drive controllers Des Human Interface Devices Ge IDE ATA ATAPI controllers gt IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers KEN Junge gt 5 Keyboards ke D Mice and other pointing devices AAS Monitors ES Network adapters Die Other devices gt ER Portable Devices Update Driver Software gt 18 Ports COM amp LPT Disable b D Processors b E Sound video and game control p i System devices Scan for hardware changes gt 7 Universal Serial Bus contro
12. stics Frame rate Hz Data range min max Dist mm 0500 2500 over 10 frames at x y n a 0 10 Phase time us Dist mm n a 0 10 Avg a Stddev na Reg addr hex x Amp n a 0 10 Avg a Stddev na Show original size Value dec Amp 50 2500 Figure 4 2 Visualizer GUI Important 41 Temp C PF 50 0 122 0 2700 40 Frame 10157 Get The default configuration of your Argos P100 is set to capture scenes in approximately 1 5m with 40 frames per seconds For other configurations refer to the User Manual of Argos P100 Bluetechnix 2014 Page 18 22 BLUETECHNIX Quick Start Guide Argos3D P100 4 1 Working with Visualizer Argos3D P100 Visualizer V2 1 0 Door Disonnect Command line this Is awesome Image display 3 Data range min max 0500 Dist mm 2500 2500 Amp 50 Show original size Door Connected Argos3D P100 S N 160 0001 1 000014 Fps received Hz 40 Frame 10157 5 Fps displayed Hz 41 command reference de PFCJ PF 50 0 122 0 Ste cmd _ Sre cmd Integration time us 2700 D Proc cmd Statistics Frame rate Hz Set GE over 10 frames at x y na 0 10 Phase time us Set Dist mm n a 0 10 Avg na Stddev na n a 0 10 Avg n a Amp Stddev n a gt Reg addr hex ees
13. trollers b fs Human Interface Devices gt gq IDE ATA ATAPI controllers d Er Junge Keyboards libusb win3 devices d Bluetechnix Argos 3D P100 Mice and other pointing devices Monitors Network adapters Portable Devices Ports COM amp LPT Processors p pr a p gt po p gt gt ad Sound video and game controllers gt 2 System devices gt Universal Serial Bus controllers Figure 3 7 Bluetechnix PMD Devices in Device Manager Congratulations You now have successfully installed your Argos gt P100 on your PC Bluetechnix 2014 Page 17 22 Quick Start Guide Argos3D P100 4 Start using your Argos P100 with Visualizer When you browse to C Argos3D P100 application Visualizer bin x64 64Bit Windows or C Argos3D P100 application Visualizer bin x86 32Bit Windows you ll find Argos3D P100 Visualizer exe Using this software you can simply display the depth image and the amplitude image of the Argos gt P100 Mount the Argos gt P100 on the provided tripod and place it on your desk in front of you BLUE TECHNIX Figure 4 1 Sample scenario with Argos3D P100 Argos3D P100 Visualizer V2 1 0 Connection Fps received Hz Disonnect Connected Argos3D P100 S N 160 0001 1 000014 Fps displayed Hz Command line command reference 4 p Srocmd Integration time us Proc cmd Image display Stati
14. ude image EE C Connecting Argoss DP TOU E Contents PK Pen D Depth IMACS EE Drivers PS LAU oa EEE EEE ED AE anii E Evaluation Package Bleu QING ME EE L Belag E Bluetechnix 2014 A BLUETECHNIX AA P Power Supply CONMGEGHIAG E 6 S Start using your Argos VO UE 18 UO DOE EE 21 System Requirements amp Support rrrnnnrnnnnrnnnnrnnnnnennnr 21 T Troubleshooting EEN 21 U USB2 0 COME e E 6 V Visualizer WOMAN EE EE 19 Page 22 22
15. va NN 8 wN BLUE TECHNIX Embedding Ideas Argos3D P100 Quick Start Guide Version 1 7 A BLUETECHNIX I Bluetechnix WaidhausenstraBe 3 19 A 1140 Vienna AUSTRIA office bluetechnix com www bluetechnix com Argos P100 Quick Start Guide Document No 900 308 A Publication date August 20 20144 Applicable to plugins release gt 0 3 Subject to change without notice Errors excepted This document is protected by copyright All rights reserved No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted for any purpose in any form or by any means electronically or mechanically without expressly written permission by Bluetechnix GmbH Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Bluetechnix 2014 A BLUETECHNIX Table of Contents EE Bir e Le ll Le PEER EEE ees 5 1 1 EO SE EE ee E eee eee ene ee eee er ee 5 12 Connecting your Argos CAR TN ee 5 1 2 1 Seas ee 5 1 2 2 Connecting the power Supp 6 1 2 3 Connecting USB2 0 e e EE 6 2 AIO PACKAQO hice he ene ocd oe neem oan co eee sett been oct ee cece ieee r e NEE ele eege ER EE EE 7 el Be EE EE 8 2 3 Register as new CUSTOMER EEN 8 MENE PINNE 11 4 Start using your Argos gt P100 with ieualzert 18 4 1 VEE E 19 4 1 1 COMMS CHOC EE EEE 19 4 1 2 Applying source and process commands OI 19 4 1 3 Changing the color range Oli 19 OE Gs REESE EE ATA 20 415 Staus INTOMMANOM J arseen REEERE
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