TiMi Scanning System
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1. Figure 20 Menu Dialog 1 Set Scale Note Do only focus by using the BUTTONS FEATURING THE ARROWS Do not use the objective for focusing as this changes the scale of reproduction Skala einrichten warten Sie bitte bis das Bild als Einzelaufnahme vorliegt es Figure 21 Menu Dialog 2 Set Scale Skala einrichten Klicken Sie nun mit der Maus den Anfang der Skala an R ckg ngig mit rechter Maustaste Figure 22 Menu Dialog 3 Set Scale Skala emrichten Klicken Sie nun mit der Maus das Ende der Skala an Ru ckganaig mit rechter Maustaste Figure 23 Menu Dialog 4 Set Scale PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 3l TiMi System Skala einrichten Klicken Sie nun mit der Maus die gew nschte Position der Skala an R ckg ngig mit rechter Maustaste Beschriftung Weiter gt Figure 24 Menu Dialog 5 Set Scale w hlen Sie nun die Beschriftung und dann Weiter gt um dies zu bernehmen Ri ckg ngig mit rechter Maustaste Beschriftung Bm Weiter gt gu Heel dE a ud Nee ae Figure 25 Menu Dialog 6 Set Scale a einrichten w hlen Sie nun weiter gt um den Vorgang zu beenden und die Einstellungen zu speichern Ruckgangaig mit rechter Maustaste Beschritung Bmm 7 Figure 26 Menu Dialog 7 Set Scale 32 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 TiMi Program 3 2 7 The2. 24 3 2 4 Taking Pictures of an In Depth Object 25 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 TiMi System 3 2 5 Presentation of a Three Dimensional Synthetic ui 3 2 6 Setting and Displaying a Scale 3 2 7 The Program s Further Options 3 3 Summary of the Allocation of 3 4 Programming of Camera VCAM 110 4 System Maintenance aseo aaa or erac da bea 4 1 Maintenance of a ee trie dir FU eid tipo 4 2 Maintenance of 4 4 3 Maintenance of Macro Scanning Unit 5 Solving Problems 00000000000000000000 00000000000000 00000000000000 dsud sod 5 1 Distorted In Depth Pictures 3 2 Video Signal Is Not Recognized 5 suere en 3 3 Motor Does Not Start iios ciu ies tio ico rv ot tip 54 Calibration oar DOR e Ex aub A RE qa 5 5 Low Picture Quality 5 6 Further Interferences euere 6 Technical Dia u a 0000000000000000 0000000000 aane Gall Camera een 6 22 DOIGITADDOES Aa anan 6 3 Macro Scanning Unit TiMi Complete System EO ee Fag Uta bv epe up P Here Attachment esaveseneacss 1 Scope of Supply for Complete System TiMi
3. 10 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 Installation and Initial Operation 2 3 1 Connection of Power Supply with Cameras VCAM 110 or VCAM 040 only TiMi Microscope System Connect the cables of the plug in power supply included with the sockets marked DC 12 V the black cable goes into the black socket and the red one into the red socket Figure 6 Connection of Camera and Power Supply PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 11 TiMi System 2 3 2 Installation of Cameras VCAM 110 or VCAM 040 onto a Microscope only TiMi microscope system microscope not included Install the camera with the help of your microscope s camera mount maybe with a C mount adapter M29x1 from the microscope s equip ment Figure 7 Installation of Camera onto Microscope 12 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 Installation and Initial Operation 2 4 Connecting the Camera The pciGrabber 4 does feature 9 channels for video sources software is therefore able to process image data from different cameras To be able to do this the user can set the channel needed respectively see paragraph 3 2 3 Taking Pictures Manually and Automatically One and the same software can thus for example be used to address the macro scanning unit TiMi complete system as well as for operating a manual microscope Depending on the camera S video FBAS color or FBAS black white there are different possi biliti
4. TiMi Microscope System TiMi M Bildverzeichnis Figure 1 Connection of pciGrabber 4 and Motor Driver Figure 2 Connection of cables at PC s back Figure 3 Installation of Column onto Object Table Figure 4 Installation of Range Adjusting Unit onto Column Figure 5 Connection of Cables and Range Adjusting Unit Figure 6 Connection of Camera and Power Supply Figure 7 Installation of Camera onto Microscope Figure 8 Connectors of peiGrabber 4 eneen PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 Inhalt Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13 Figure 14 Figure 15 Figure 16 Figure 17 Figure 18 Figure 19 Figure 20 Figure 21 Figure 22 Figure 23 Figure 24 Figure 25 Figure 26 Figure 27 Figure 28 Camera Pin Assignment VCAM 110 Cables VKAB 010 and 011 Macro Objective AO 023 Telecentrie Objective 024 nase ak TAMI 8 man Screen SSUES yO PUN SG ana Filter and Image Set lrSs oos sect eh Ga e te etd Filter E nalen Example for the Presentation of a Three Dimensional ait Men
5. PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 Installation and Initial Operation 2 2 Installation of Range Adjusting Unit only TiMi Complete System For reasons of packaging the range adjusting unit the column and the object table are not preinstalled Before initial operation the column has to be mounted on the object table with an M6 screw and a washer both included with the column If ime n aa gt lt gt 3 underside gt L je vu 5 NG p Pe en al Figure 3 Installation of Column onto Object Table After that the range adjusting unit can be installed and fixed with the lock screw in such a way that the carriage can still be moved but does not slip by itself gt carriage ru lock screw pie Figure 4 Installation of Range Adjusting Unit onto Column PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 1 441 1 9 TiMi System 2 3 Connection of Range Adjusting Unit and Camera only TiMi Complete System The range adjusting unit is operated by the PC This is done via the supply cable which connects the energy unit with the motor driver To prevent the supply cable from accidentally slipping out of the socket fix it to the socket with its knurled screws After that please connect the S video cable and the control cable n ontrol cable S Video cable Fy ES supply cable Figure 5 Connection of Cables and Range Adjusting Unit
6. PENI EG TiMi Scanning System ran Version 1 0 Users manual Edition September 2000 A product of a PHYTEC Technology Holding company TiMi System In this manual are descriptions for copyrighted products which are not explicitly indicated as such The absence of the trademark symbol does not infer that a product is not protected Additionally registered patents and trademarks are similarly not expressly indicated in this manual The information in this document has been carefully checked and is believed to be entirely reliable However PHYTEC Me technik GmbH assumes no responsibi lity for any inaccuracies PHYTEC Meftechnik GmbH neither gives any guar antee nor accepts any liability whatsoever for consequential damages resulting from the use of this manual or its associated product PHYTEC Me technik GmbH reserves the right to alter the information contained herein without prior notification and accepts no responsibility for any damages which might result Additionally PHYTEC Me technik GmbH offers no guarantee nor accepts any liability for damages arising from the improper usage or improper installation of the hardware or software PHYTEC Me technik GmbH further reserves the right to alter the layout and or design of the hardware without prior notification and accepts no liability for doing so Copyright 2000 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH D 55129 Mainz Rights including those of translation reprint bro
7. Figure 11 Macro Objective 023 The macro objective serves the photographing of very small objects using a distance of just a few centimeters while taking the picture Too large a distance can lead to distortions of the in depth picture on account of the optical effect To still be able to take such pictures a telecentric objective has to be used see paragraph 5 1 Distorted In Depth Pictures 16 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 Installation and Initial Operation 2 5 2 The Telecentric Objective AO 024 Figure 12 Telecentric Objective AO 024 A telecentric objective can reproduce objects which are at different distances at roughly the same scale If a distance of more than 10 I5 em is desired use of this objective is obligatory PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 17 TiMi System 2 6 Installation of Driver and Software To install the driver and the software start Windows setup exe with the help of the driver CD included Choose the setup menu execute and type in A setup Press Enter Follow the setup program s instructions or start the program via the folder my workplace disk drive a Only Windows 95 98 After the installation of the pciGrabber 4 and the motor driver Windows 95 98 automatically asks for the driver CD Put the driver CD into disk drive a and follow the menu instructions of Windows 95 98 2 6 1 Installation of TiMi Software Put the se
8. D 55129 Mainz Erkl ren in alleiniger Verantwortung da das Produkt declare under sole responsibility that the product Bezeichnung Name TiMi Komplettsystem die Anforderungen der folgenden Normen erf llt fullfills the requirements of the standards DIN EN 50082 1 1992 01 DIN EN 55022 1998 04 1 EN 55022 A1 1995 05 and damit folgender EU Richtlinie entspricht and therefore corresponds to the EU Directive 93 68 EWG Diese Erkl rung gilt f r alle Exemplare die das CE Zeichen tragen and verliert ihre G ltigkeit wenn Ver nderungen an Produkt vorgenommen werden This declaration is valid for all units with the CE label on it and it loses its validity if a modification is done on the product Datum Date Mainz den 04 Oktober 1999 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 45 TiMi System 46 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 Index Index 4 class of object Bele CHO Sn 26 in depth object cleaning taking picture of 25 Surface of CCD chip 37 A close range objective 15 C mount connector 15 addressing of the different C Mount adapter 12 levels 19 color adjustment 25 allocation of keys 33 color disturbances 38 B column Installations tee
9. Ext Sync Video Out S Video Out auto lris on off RS 232 Out auto Iris DC 12V Input Figure 9 Camera Pin Assignment VCAM 110 14 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 Installation and Initial Operation 2 4 3 Black White B W Camera The black white camera does feature a BNC connector video out It can thus be connected via the BNC cable to one of the two 15 pole sub D sockets of the pciGrabber 4 Cables VKAB 010 or VKAB 011 are available from PHYTEC SERIE Figure 10 Cables VKAB 010 and VKAB 011 2 5 How to Select and Connect an Objective To connect an objective please remove the camera s protective cover The objective can now be screwed in via the C mount connector The diameter of the housing of the objective may not exceed 55 mm It is urgently recommended to use a special close range objective Conventional systems are not suitable for taking pictures at short dis tances this also applies to the use of spacer rings macro lenses or other adapters and only supply a very unsatisfactory picture quality This is not sufficient for the generation of in depth pictures The focal distance of the chosen objective may also not go below 50 mm Both objectives AO 024 and AO 023 recommended for TiMi by PHYTEC meet these requirements PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 15 TiMi System 2 5 1 The Macro Objective AO 023 0 di m us ac x t X 5
10. kept as low as possible 26 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 TiMi Program b Edit field region This setting defines the region to be scanned in mm It can comfortably be entered and displayed with the live image c Edit field object type Object type settings are filter settings that have been defined before hand for the most important types of objects Bilder 20 Bereich 6 282 mm Objekttyp kontrastarm glatt TT Insekt einfarbig rauh standard Schnellansicht Eingabe gt wenig Kontrast Pixel ELE Block 4 _ Figure 18 Filter Settings PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 27 TiMi System They are subdivided as follows low contrast low contrast This setting is for objects with smooth surfaces with little or no structure In this case much information from the respective surroundings has to be included This setting does need much CPU time smooth This setting handles objects with little structure but higher contrast In this case too some CPU time is needed but less than with the setting low contrast Insect Choose this setting if the object is delicate but does also have smooth surfaces as in the case of insects This needs a little less CPU time single color light Light or single color surfaces are filtered with this setting It works relatively fast rough standard Use this setting if the object features cl
11. not recognized 35 W Window for presentation 21 window Ile er 21 work 21 KD 7 7 50 Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 Suggestions for Improvement Dokument TiMi System Dokumentnumber L 441e 1 September 2000 How would you improve this manual Did you find any mistakes in this manual page Submitted by Customer number Name Company Address Return to PHYTEC Technologie Holding AG Postfach 100403 D 55135 Mainz Germany Fax 449 6131 9221 33 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 Published by iH X PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 Ordering No L 441e 1 Printed in Germany
12. 33 too dark 38 options too NIBH na 38 S ET 30 image settings 22 microscope installation camera 12 CAMEL dace cie e aan 12 Mini DIN socket 14 COLUMN ehe 9 48 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 Motor does not 36 motor driver connection with pciGrabber 4 7 installation 7 N 38 noise reduction 29 Object type 28 a t 28 H hle 28 low contrast esse 28 PreviEW db re 28 nenne 28 single 1 28 adeant 28 28 objectives 34 Open ICOD cocta etes 29 P pciGrabber 4 connection with motor driver 7 connectors 13 installation 5 picture Low Quality 37 low contrast esse 37 37 picture taking SOP e 33 picture taking levels 24 26 plug in power supply 11 position of motor calibration 20 positioning electric motor driven 24 24 positioning of camera procedure dotes 26 power supply COnnect
13. 4 Taking Pictures of an In Depth Object 1 Selection of scanning region Taking of a single image 2 This option generates a still picture Live image Shows the current live image as a full frame picture Present current three dimensional synthetic object Opens the current three dimensional synthetic object window Copy Copies the current result window into the clipboard Start stop in depth picture The scanning process can be started here and if neces Es sary broken off If the scanning process has gone through to the end the presentation of results follows automatically Bitmap enlarge reduce orginal size E With this icon a bitmap can be enlarged reduced by a m specific factor or set back to original size PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 23 TiMi System 3 2 3 Taking Pictures Manually and Automatically In connection with the macro scanning unit TiMi complete system TiMi supports the automatic positioning at different levels for picture taking It also facilitates the manual choice of single levels for example if in depth pictures are produced with the help of ordinary microscopes To prepare the program for one of the two ways to pro ceed please choose menu settings A dialog then appears see Figure 16 which allows to enter different settings The dialog offers two choices radio buttons one saying automatic focusing the other manual focusing one for the ele
14. 9 background xb DET ETF deca 25 connecting Bitmap CIMETA ed 13 enlarge eem 23 connection original size nennen 23 Cables qm 8 reduce 2200 23 of pciGrabber and motor BNC Connector une 15 QUIVER an 7 25 power 1 11 button connectors of set last level 26 pciGrabber 4 13 ed bred 25 cable VKAB 010 011 15 29 control 10 cables 23 COnnection n Leere esie ver s 8 nn calibration D fails eee 36 Git aden NA brute 37 position of motor 20 22 33 connecting 13 Distorted In Depth Pictures 35 installation 12 16 34 driver Camera Pin Assignment 14 installation 18 Camera VCAM 110 duration of scanning process 26 programming a 33 CAEDIS 9 channel Edit field preset 24 Bl cken 29 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 47 TiMi System IMAL 26 niveau een 18 Object 27 motor CI VOT er 7 Pixel 29 pciGrabber 4 3 TED ION A 27 range adjusting unit 9 e
15. Complete 8 2 2 Installation of Range Adjusting Unit only TiMi Complet System a eere ore eroe e ese pde petens 9 2 3 Connection of Range Adjusting Unit and Camera only TiMi Complete System un Qe a 10 2 3 1 Connection of Power Supply with Cameras VCAM 110 or VCAM 040 only Microscope System 11 2 3 2 Installation of Cameras VCAM 110 or VCAM 040 onto a Microscope only TiMi microscope system microscope not included 12 2 4 Connecting the C Amel ue see 13 2 4 1 3 V1deo Conneeli na n ke aka 14 2452 nee 14 2 4 3 Black White B W 15 2 5 How to Select and Connect an 15 2 5 1 Macro Objective AO 023 16 2 5 2 Telecentric Objective AO 024 17 2 6 Installation of Driver and Software esses 18 2 6 1 Installation of Software esses 18 The ssc 19 tele a ee 19 3 2 Phe Propram S CDLDDOS ernsten Per Pep Kang ed eto 19 3 2 1 Start of the PTOBPRHL Md 19 32 2 TAMI S main sereen cree Asante Ga ette a aab as 20 3 2 3 Taking Pictures Manually and Automatically
16. MB free memory to be able to save results at least1024 x 768 x 24 bit color Windows 95 98 NT4 0 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 41 TiMi System 42 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 Attachment A Attachment A A 1 Scope of Supply for TiMi Complete System TiMi K TiMi Microscope System TiMi M VPK 004 Complete System Color pciGrabber 4 Video Camera VCAM 110 Software Driver and Software S video Cable Interface Cable User s Manual Macro Scanning Unit Stativ Motor Driver VPK004 x1 Complete System Color without stativ pciGrabber 4 Video Camera VCAM 110 Software Driver and Software S video Cable Interface Cable User s Manual Macro Scanning Unit Motor Driver PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 43 TiMi System VPK004 x2 Microscope Complete System Color pciGrabber 4 Video Camera VCAM 110 Software Driver and Software S video Cable Interface Cable Plug in Power Supply User s Manual VPK004 x3 Microscope Complete System Black White B W pciGrabber 4 Video Camera VCAM 040 Software Driver and Software S video Cable Interface Cable Plug in Power Supply User s Manual 44 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 Declaration of Conformity EG KONFORMITATSERKLARUNG DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Wir Name des Herstellers We Name of the producer PHYTEC Meftechnik GmbH Adresse Address Robert Koch Stra e 39
17. Mi complete system telecentric objective e AO 024 Computar 1 2 8 55 mm telecentric Or macro objective system with a set of spacer rings AO 023 Schneider 1 2 8 50 mm Componon S macro objective The following equipment serves the extension of the range of application e black and white camera VCAM 040 The above mentioned equipment is available from PHYTEC 4 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 Installation and Initial Operation 2 Installation and Initial Operation 2 1 Installation of pciGrabber 4 Please pay attention to the specified operation directives of the pciGrabber 4 Before start up please read the manual carefully The pciGrabber 4 is designed for the digitalization of video signals from standard TV cameras The following signals can be pro cessed signals from composite video cameras which are in accor dance with norms CCIR B G H I and sub standards CCIR B G H I PAL Additionally signals in compliance with CCIR M NTSC can be applied Following the S video standard the luma and chroma signal of the camera signal can be supplied separately channel 9 only The digitalization is achieved in real time The image data is transfered via the PCI bus of the PC The transfer rate corresponds to the access time specified for the PCI master slot The effective transfer rate must be corresponding to the volume of image data otherwise information might be lost The pciGrabber 4 is for use in stand
18. Program s Further Options Search video signal To search the video signal choose menu title file search video signal or P2 Calibration of range adjusting unit To start calibrating the starting position of the range adjusting unit choose menu title file calibrate or F3 3 3 Summary of the Allocation of Keys F2 search video signal F3 calibration of range adjusting unit F4 measurement of distance F5 scale lt F6 gt taking of a single image F7 live image F6 filter and image settings F9 start picture taking process lt 10 gt stop picture taking process 3 4 Programming of Camera VCAM 110 See VCAM110 s driver software The driver software allows to pro gram the camera for each situation individually PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 33 TiMi System 4 System Maintenance 4 1 Maintenance of Camera No dust or other dirt should be allowed to enter the camera s housing and dirty the CCD Chip The surface of the CCD chip may not be touched If however the surface of the CCD chip is dirtied this can be removed with compressed air available with photo equipment 4 2 Maintenance of Objectives Pay attention to not exposing the outer surfaces of the lenses to mechanical use or dirt as they are covered with a sensitive anti reflection layer To clean the surfaces of dust compressed air is recom mended Other dirt can be removed with a soft cotton cloth Do not i
19. System Image Image storage Ports Connectors AGC selectable Gamma correction selectable Brightness 50 96 Contrast 0 235 96 Color saturation U 0 201 96 V 0 283 Hue 90 only for NTSC 630 Byte FIFO on board Real Time storage in the PC main memory even odd memory separate or common whole frame memory selectable 12 bit parallel I O multi purpose PC interface master Voltage levels Outputs low Vor 2 5 6 Outputs high VoHmax 0 4 V 2 mA Inputs low Vy 0 V 0 8 V Inputs high 2 0 V 5 0 V 2 x HD DB 15 sockets Socket 1 five composite inputs Socket 2 four composite inputs and a 12 V DC output for camera supply 400 mA max MINI DIN socket S video input 6 3 Macro Scanning Unit TiMi Complete System e max object height 5 mm e current max power 300 mA e supply voltage 12 V aus PC max heaving force 3N e height ca 380 mm e object table 300 mm x 250 mm e Ground ca 5 kg e color RAL 1013 e fuse 16AT e usable stativ diameter 30 mm 40 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 Technical Data 6 4 Software Minimum requirements of the system Recommended CPU RAM Main board HDD Graphic OS CPU RAM Mainboard HDD Graphic OS Pentium 66 MHz 16 MB PCI 5 MB free memory 800 x 600 x 16 bit color Windows 95 Pentium 133 MHz gt 32 MB PCI 30
20. adcast photomechanical or similar reproduction and storage or processing in computer systems in whole or in part are reserved No reproduction may occur without the express written consent from PHYTEC Me technik GmbH EUROPE NORTH AMERICA Address PHYTEC Technologie Holding AG PHYTEC America LLC Robert Koch Str 39 255 Ericksen Avenue NE D 55129 Mainz Bainbridge Island WA 98110 GERMANY USA Ordering 49 800 0749832 1 800 278 9913 Information order phytec de info phytec com Technical 49 6131 9221 31 1 800 278 9913 Support support phytec de support phytec com Fax 49 6131 9221 33 1 206 780 9135 Web Site http www phytec de http www phytec com 15 Edition September 2000 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 1 441 1 Inhalt Tntroductlon vien pa a Roy ai I EE 1 1 Short Overview 3 1 1 TiMi sWorking Principles 3 1 2 Working Principle of TiMi Complete System and TiMi Microscope S VSIOTI s cae ae 3 13 4 2 Installation and Initial 000000 00000000000000 00000 5 2 1 Installation of peiGrabber 4 eee eto pott pet repere een en 5 2 1 1 inserting the Plug In Card ara a 6 2 1 2 Installation of Motor Driver only TiMi Complete SSH ah Ka aa a a 7 2 1 3 Connection of Cables after the Installation of pciGrabber 4 and the Motor Driver only TiMi
21. ard PCs i e usual office PCs The pciGrabber 4 has to be plugged into a master PCI slot The Grabber must have a reliable connection with the computer s case and the Ground PE The board is designed to operate in a dry and dustless environment For applications in connection with machinery in an industrial environment or in devices differing from the usual PC constellation please consider additional protective arrangements especially against radio interference and safety hazards The use of the device in security relevant areas i e for aviation and space and for nuclear or military purposes requires our verifi cation and consent In case of commercial use respective safety rules have to be com plied with Before initial operation it generally must be ensured that the device is suitable for the chosen application and location If in doubt it is urgently recommended to check with an expert or the manu facturer PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 5 TiMi System e The product has to be protected from hard shocks and vibrations If necessary springs or a padding have to be provided for This should not however prevent proper ventilation of the device e fin need of repair this may only be done by an expert using origi nal components For the installation of the Grabber only use tested and approved cables Only radio shielded cables should be utilized 2 1 1 Inserting the Plug In Card e Shut down the computer or di
22. ctric motor driven the other for manual positioning Einstellungen r Programmeinstellungen V Kurzhifenzeigen Kanal 5 S Video r Fokusierung motorische Fokussierung Ergebnis in Farbe C manuelle Fokussierung Schrittweite 100 E Netzkorper horizontales Netzraster 15 72 36 Linien Hintergrund PST i Ubernehmen gt Figure l6 Settings Options Short instruction display switch on off automatic insertions of the program s short instruction channel if there is an S video camera connected it is preset to channel 9 Step size the step size of the stepping motor is entered via the menu filter and image settings see paragraph 3 2 4 To achieve as fine a resolution as possible for the presen tation of the three dimensional synthetic object use as high as possible a number of picture taking levels 240 24 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 TiMi Program horizontal graticule amount of gridsheet system lines by line amplitude during the presentation of three dimensional synthetic objects The higher the factor the more detailed the presentation Lines Opens a menu window for color choice Background Opens a menu window for color choice 3 2 4 Taking Pictures of an In Depth Object Enter a few important parameters before starting the picture taking process or start the picture taking process directly via th
23. e initial settings It has to be defined l which region is of interest for the picture 2 to which object type your object belongs and 3 how many picture taking levels should be used 1 Choosing the scanning region Choose menu title image image and filter settings A window then opens showing a small live image see Figure 17 To the right of it there are a few options which allow to influence the parameters of the image and the macro scanning unit deactivated in the manual mode Influence brightness contrast and color adjustment with the help of these options The button reset is for returning to the standard setting These include the options of camera positioning Filter u Bildeinstellungen Reset e Kameraposition Tiefe 0 mm max Tiefe letzte Ebene setzen Figure 17 Filter and Image Settings PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 25 TiMi System The procedure works as follows First the uppermost level is properly focused manually with the help of the camera objective this is not done by just positioning the camera After this the camera can be moved with the buttons featuring the little arrows until the last desired level is reached The arrows on the right hand move one whole step size and the fragmented arrows on the left hand move by 1 10 step size To return to the start use the button with the upturned double arrow If the final position has been reached to one s satisfact
24. early visible color structures or surface roughness The operating speed is even higher Preview This is the quickest filtering possibility and serves to control the settings The result contains all image data but shows clearly visible graticule structures in the case of high contrast regions Input This option enlarges the tool window It allows to change the filtering parameters oneself The setting of the filter last defined serves as preset option The selection of the right setting is quite uncritical If the result should not be satisfying choose the next higher object type As a rule principally all objects can be filtered 28 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 TiMi Program with the setting smooth but shiny objects can hardly ever be fil tered with rough standard The more images are made the more secure the filter works as it can rely on a lot of data e noise reduction Reduces noise of image data low contrast Improves the result with low contrast objects e Pixel The factor determines the amount of pixel by with of matrix examined at the same time e Block Size of the region of interest in pixel If the object does have little structure the result is improved by an enlarged region of interest amp Open Icon and Saves all filter settings but also the accompanying camera parameters see paragraph 3 2 4 Taking Pictures of an In Depth Object 2 a live i
25. es of connecting the components which are explained in the following Input Channel 1 5 o Funde Composite Input Ch 1 Compnsile Input Gh 2 Composite Input Ch 3 Ch 1 Signal Ground Gh 2 Sagal Ground Ch 3 Signal Ground Ch 4 E i Sigal Ground Gh 5 2 Composite Input Ch 4 4 Composite Input Ch 5 Option Port 5 Video Input 5 ura m u mama input Chroma 21 round Noe Luma Composite Input si Input Channel 6 8 Composite Input Ch 8 Composite ngan Ch T Composite Input Ch 8 Signal Ground Ch mu Signal Greund Ch 7 Miniature Fuse Signal Ground Ch 8 for Power Supply Cuilet Power Supply Ground 7 Signal Ground Ch 8 13 Composite Input Ch 9 II Camera Supply Guth Figure 8 Connectors of pciGrabber 4 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 13 TiMi System 2 4 1 S Video Connection An S video signal can be applied to a four pin Mini DIN plug X3 The advantage of this system is the separate conduct of brightness and color signal This prevents disturbing Moir effects for fine image structures and improves the resolution of the color image The composite input 9 and the S video socket cannot be used simul taneously 2 4 2 VCAM 110 S video The camera as well as the pciGrabber 4 both have one four pin Mini DIN socket each which serves the connection via the S video cable
26. high in depth quality TiMi could thus be said to be performing a kind of optical tomography 1 2 Working Principle of TiMi Complete System and TiMi Microscope System To take a picture extending the optical focus depth normally possible the following steps have to be taken Taking the picture Saving the image Separating elements of sharp focus from unfocused ones Saving elements of sharp focus Focusing a new level Taking another picture Assembling all elements of sharp focus from all levels BS rrr M PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 3 TiMi System The following components are needed video camera unit for focusing and taking pictures of single levels image buffer image processing The video camera used is PHYTEC s camera VCAM 110 VCAM 040 This camera is available with both TiMi systems An ordinary microscope can serve as focusing unit if it does feature a C mount In this variant the TiMi program asks the user to choose a new level manually during the process of taking the in depth picture A picture taking system which facilitates an automatized process of taking the in depth picture is available for the macro field In that case the RAM of the PC used to operate TiMi serves as an image buffer whereas the TiMi program is responsible for image processing as well as for addressing the macro scanning unit 1 3 Equipment The following equipment is necessary for the operation of the Ti
27. ion 11 present current three dimensional synthetic object 23 presentation of a three dimensional synthetic object 30 program SE LUD Soie 24 R range adjusting unit 9 calibration 33 TRIS EAM AGI OM ern near 9 S 29 scale 22 scanning region choosing aueh 25 search video signal 33 set seale re 30 SEU Scale sic oso ae a 33 single image take 23 33 Software installation sr nr 18 solving problems 35 15 standard setting 25 start picture taking process 33 start stop in depth picture 23 status Dal sense ne 21 Step Szenen 24 IMS ee 37 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 TiMi System SIPE S eumd 37 supply 8 10 Surface of CCD chip cede 37 14 S video cable 8 10 14 T taking picture of in depth object 25 taking pictures at short dist ati Ce S ooo tein 15 taking pictures automatically 24 taking pictures manually 13 24 telecentric objective 16 17 TiMi program SUED S oportet 19 19 TiMi s main screen 20 TiMi Software Installations etes ae 18 V video signal is
28. ion shut off the input with the buttonser last level The camera in this case returns to the starting point automatically To reset the final position previously chosen use the button showing the double arrow turned downwards The camera position can also be operated via the keyboard Picture V Pos 1 Picture M etzte Ebene setzer Enter Corrections can simply be made by moving again and renewed confirmation with the button ast level If necessary this procedure can be repeated as often as wanted The camera icon at the right margin in a bar normally green moves parallel to the real camera If this bar turns yellow or even red during the setting the end of the scanning region has been reached The window can but does not have to be closed before the start of the scanning process 2 Selection of class of object Filter settings a Edit field image Enter the desired amount of picture taking levels A suitable factor is suggested by the software The setting is uncritical The factor should however not be higher than 5 Good presentations of three dimensional synthetic objects very often need more than 40 levels More than 80 picture taking levels generally do not make sense If the resolution of steps of the range adjusting unit falls below the amount of levels is automatically reduced and up dated in the edit field As the duration of the scanning process also depends on the amount of levels it should be
29. lectric motor driven euere 18 addressing of levels 24 TiMi Software 18 EMERGENCY STOP 22 L equipment necessary 4 Iles run 25 live 23 33 cp 33 I Ve DICH enmt 21 P3 anaana 33 load save 33 image and 22 COR 33 PER 22 ED icai pn Meeres 33 three dimensional synthetic TT ee ceste 33 jo zo nu ee 22 j pM 33 TE 33 Figure macro 1 15 black white sss 38 macro objective une 16 filter 23 33 macro scanning unit filter window 21 maintenance 34 focusing mains hum eo etre Ren 37 24 maintenance 24 34 macro scanning unit 34 G objectives 34 ground loop 37 manual mode 20 H manual positioning 24 Measurement horizontal graticule 25 distance in picture 22 DAT ced ott 21 menu title ICON aaa 21 22 file image en he 33 low contrast eere tentus 38 search video signal
30. lows Remove the objective from the camera or take the camera off the microscope Remove dust with compressed air Remember that the interfering dust is very often not be visible to your bare eye Do not in any case use cloths or similar things for cleaning as they very often leave even more dust Lightly dirtied objectives do normally not lead to a worse picture quality in the micro and macro field If there are further optical elements in the light path for example extension tubes where microscopes are concerned dirt on their surface can also appear in the picture If the picture is strongly noisy or low contrast the objective s iris is either closed too far or the object is too weakly illuminated or the camera in manual mode has been adjusted too insensitively see paragraph 3 4 Programming of Camera VCAM 110 5 6 Further Interferences The digitalized image shows streaks or stripes e The camera s S video line is defect check shielding A Ground loop might be caused via an additional Ground connection between PC and camera causing a mains hum Check if ground loops or power supply cause a mains hum only TiMi microscope system PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 37 TiMi System No image is digitalized at the S video input e Has channel 9 been selected Has the S video input been correctly connected Has TiMi been correctly configured to S video operation For S video operation the i
31. mage as an ASCII file They can thus be retrieved later PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 29 TiMi System 3 2 5 Presentation ofa Three Dimensional Synthetic Object To achieve as fine a resolution as possible for the presentation of the three dimensional synthetic object use as high a number of picture taking levels as possible 240 The presentation of the three dimensional synthetic object see Figure 19 can be rotated in the direction of all three space coordi nates with the help of the cursers Figure 19 Example for the Presentation of a Three Dimensional Synthetic Object 3 2 6 Setting and Displaying a Scale For dimensional control purposes it is very often desirable or even necessary to indicate a comparison scale with the picture TiMi offers the possibility to insert a previously scaled scale wherever wanted in the picture The scale is then be saved and included in the picture To produce a comparison scale please choose menu title Options scale set A window will appear Follow the instructions see Figure 20 to Figure 26 All choices made in the following can be undone with the right mouse key 30 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 TiMi Program Skala emrichten Legen Sie bitte ein Objekt an dem die Skala horizental ausgerichtet werden kann moglichst mittig ins Bild und bewegen Sie die Kamera mit den Schalter in die Scharfeebene w hlen Sie dann Weiter gt amp s
32. mage is black white with strong color disturbances e sthe chroma signal properly connected e sthis really an S video source e s no further image source connected with channel 9 The image is low contrast too light too dark e Check settings brightness contrast etc Notes 38 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 Technical Data 6 Technical Data 6 1 Camera max current 500 mA 6 2 pciGrabber 4 Dimensions Data bus Power supply Inputs Video formats Synchronization Data formats Image resolution Image recording Applied resources 180 x 180 x 20 mm incl front screen and slot PCI Bus 5 V master slot required PCI Rev 2 1 compliant 12 V 210 mA idle 300 mA digitalizing 12 V 40 mA are supplied by the PCI Bus 9 composite video inputs 1 Vss 1 S video input 0 7 Vss 0 3 Vss requires compo site channel 9 PAL B D G H D NTSC M SECAM Composite Sync or Sync on Y Signal resp external synchronization not possible 16 Mio colors RGB32 RGB24 YCrCb 4 2 2 YCrCb 4 1 1 64 000 colors RGB16 32 000 colors RGB15 256 Grey values Y8 Grey Scale maximum 720 x 576 Pixels PAL resolution freely scalable in X and Y direction up to 14 1 Field 20 ms Full frame 40 ms Image transfer to main memory in real time Busmaster Transfer 4 kByte main memory register region INTA optional PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 39 TiMi
33. n any case use cleansing agents Light dirt or dust does in most cases not worsen the picture quality 4 3 Maintenance of Macro Scanning Unit The macro scanning unit is maintenance free Do not ever oil it as this will permanently damage TiMi M Use a soft cotton cloth to clean the surfaces of dust and other dirt Do not in any case use cleansing agents Do not try to repair the device yourself This leads to the loss of your entitlement to liability 34 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 1 441 1 Solving Problems 5 Solving Problems 5 1 Distorted In Depth Pictures If the in depth picture contains structures similar to the ones in the following picture Figure 27 Distorted Picture this is not a fault of the system It can be put down to a particular optical effect which appears the stronger if an objective which has not been corrected telecentrically is used while at the same time too small a reproduction scale has been chosen To prevent this we recommend the use of the telecentric objective AO 024 available from PHYTEC 5 2 Video Signal Is Not Recognized e Check menu title Options settings to see if the correct channel has been chosen e Check the correct installation of all cables PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 35 TiMi System 5 3 Motor Does Not Start e Check menu title Options settings to see if the option electric motor driven focusing has been chosen Einstellungen Pr
34. n law The user is obliged to take appropriate precaution for the protection of data and other software Backups should be made at customary intervals Construction and programming can be altered without prior notifi cation In such a case however the customer cannot deduce any claims concerning systems already acquired All other regulations applicable are laid down in PHYTEC S general terms of business For additional information please contact EUROPA NORD AMERIKA Address PHYTEC Technologie PHYTEC America LLC Holding AG 255 Ericksen Avenue NE Robert Koch Str 39 Bainbridge Island WA 98110 D 55129 Mainz USA GERMANY Web Seite http www phytec de http www phytec com e mail order phytec de info phytec com Tel 49 6131 9221 0 1 800 278 9913 Fax 49 6131 9221 33 m 206 780 9135 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 1 TiMi System 2 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 Short Overview 1 Short Overview 1 1 TiMi s Working Principle TiMi facilitates the presentation of three dimensional objects sharply focused exceeding the limits of optical focus depth by making use of digital image processing To achieve thisTiMi first filters the regions of sharp focus from a number of single pictures which are taken with a microscope or a macro scanning unit fitted with a video camera along the optical axis These are saved and finally assembled to generate one single picture of
35. ncluded shut down PC only after section 2 1 3 2 1 2 Installation of Motor Driver only TiMi Complete System The motor driver allows to address the range adjusting unit directly via the extension port of the pciGrabber 4 Thus no further interface of the PC is occupied For installation take the following steps e Choose free space in the PC s back panel if possible close to the pciGrabber 4 An ISA or PCI slot is not necessary Remember however that if the motor driver is mounted to the back panel of an ISA or PCI slot the slot cannot take on another plug in card e Fix the motor driver board to the back panel with the screw provided e Connect the motor driver with the pciGrabber 4 via the twenty pole ribbon cable The red cable conductor has to match the markings on both boards i e X2 on the motor driver and X6 on pciGrabber 4 After that please connect the motor driver with the power supply marking X1 see Figure 1 Close the PC s case again Figure I Connection of pciGrabber 4 and Motor Driver PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 7 TiMi System 2 1 3 Connection of Cables after the Installation of pciGrabber 4 and the Motor Driver only TiMi Complete System After the installation of the pciGrabber 4 and the motor driver please connect the S video cable with the pciGrabber 4 and the supply cable with the motor driver at the PC s back Figure 2 Connection of cables at PC s back 8
36. ntains all necessary settings for filtering The complete description of these options is found in paragraph 3 2 4 Taking Pictures of an In Depth Object status bar The status bar informs about the time needed to analyze each picture the current state of the scanning process and the time remaining PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 21 TiMi System 3 2 2 1 Icons of icon bar Load save picture Loads an already existing bitmap or saves one just ce y g p J m taken Load save image and filter Saves loads accompanying filtering information con a nected with the image saved or loaded The name of the filter is the name of the bitmap associated Load save three dimensional synthetic object Loads or saves a calculated three dimensional synthetic lah object Insert scale Allows to insert a scale into whatever space desired in de the picture and then opens a file dialog Choose a file to be able to load the corresponding scale file also see paragraph 3 2 7 The Program s Further Options Measurement of a distance in the picture This option facilitates the measurement of a distance in the picture A file dialog is opened EMERGENCY STOP 9 EMERGENCY STOP Interrupts the scanning process at once 22 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 TiMi Program Filter and image settings This option opens the filter and image settings window details see paragraph 3 2
37. ogrammeinstellunge Kurzhifen zeigen S Video motorische Fokussierung w Ergebnis Farbe C manuelle Fokussierung Schiitweite 100 5 Netzkorpel horizontales Netzraster 15 72 Linien Hintergrund Dk I i Ubemehmen Figure 28 Settings e Check the correct installation of the connection of the range adjusting unit with the motor driver as well as the one between the motor driver and the pciGrabber 4 5 4 Calibration Fails If at the start of the program or during the process the message Calibration does not work appears and the motor has not moved this defect can only be dealt with by PHYTEC If this should happen please send in the device with a corresponding description of the defect to have it repaired If the motor has just not moved please check if everything has been correctly installed i e the connection between the range adjusting unit and the motor driver or between the motor driver and pciGrabber 4 36 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 Solving Problems 5 5 Low Picture Quality If the picture contains unfocused regions or stains which cannot be put down to the object this is a sign of dirt on the surface of the CCD chip This is especially noticeable where highly enlarged microscopic pictures are concerned Cleaning the surface of the CCD chip is in this case necessary Proceed as fol
38. sconnect the power source Make sure that no voltage is applied to the device e Open the PC s case e Choose a free PCI slot Make sure that it is a master slot In the case of most mother boards all PCI slots are master slots Slave slots are normally marked accordingly If in doubt refer to the manual of your PC or your mother board Attention If the pciGrabber 4 is installed in a slave slot the system will possibly not be able to boot The pciGrabber 4 will in any case not work correctly e Remove the back panel bracket from the PC s case e Carefully insert the pciGrabber 4 into the appropriate slot Make sure that the card s golden contact lead corresponds with the con tacts of the expansion card slot Push in the card very carefully Make sure that the card is inserted properly and that no neigh boring contacts are short circuited The pciGrabber 4 is suitable for the 5 V PCI BUS These are coded by a corresponding notch at the PCI slot The card cannot be inserted into slots that only support 3 3 V systems e Fixthe card to the case with the screw of the back panel bracket e fno motor driver is used close the PC s case e While the PC is booting the PCI BIOS of the computer will recognize the new card This is shown by a corresponding mes sage 6 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 Installation and Initial Operation To control functioning we recommend the use of the demo soft ware on the disk i
39. t up disk CD into disk drive a and start setup exe To do this choose execute in the start up menu and type in A setup Press Enter Follow the instructions of the setup program The system is now ready for use 18 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 TiMi Program 3 The TiMi Program 3 1 Structure TiMi software does have two fundamental tasks On the one hand it facilitates the electric motor driven level control only TiMi complete system On the other hand it collects pictures and analyses them automatically to facilitate generating an in depth picture The user s job is to illuminate the object of which the picture is to be taken to determine the depth of the scanning region and to classify the object 3 2 The Program s Options 3 2 1 Start of the Program As customary with Windows the program is started via start programs TiMi or a desktop link After starting the program a start dialog see Figure 13 appears The lower part of the start dialog shows if and at which channel a video signal has been found FH Wiesbaden b Physikalische Technik Tobias Pfaff 1998 Robert Koch Str 29 55129 Mainz MeBtechnik GmbH Signal gefunden Kanal 3 Figure 13 Start Dialo PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 19 TiMi System If necessary the position of the motor see Figure 14 is calibrated In this case the motor shortly starts If no motor is connec
40. ted the pro gram waits a few seconds before informing the user that no motor has been found The program is now in the manual mode The automatic level control see paragraph 3 2 3 can easily be reactivated If this is not done however the program will in future not try to find the motor Kalibrierung Die Kalibrierung l uft Figure 14 Calibration 3 2 2 TiMi s main screen After starting TiMi the main screen appears Ww 7 ch Beran king ee Figure 15 TiMi s main screen 20 PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 TiMi Program The components of TiMi s main screen are described in the following window title All TiMi windows feature a window title at their upper margin menu bar The menu bar is below the window title This is where all TiMi menus can be found Click on the respective title and the menu items appear below icon bar The icon bar contains the most important commands from the menu bar in the form of icons This allows to access these commands directly see paragraph 3 2 2 1 Icons of icon bar work space The work space is the large area below the icon bar Active windows the live image and the filter window appear here live picture Example of a live image board Window for presentation Shows bitmaps Figure 15 for example shows an in depth picture board filter window The filter window co
41. u Dialog 1 Set Scale citer eripe telae ee Menu Dialog 2 Set Scale aaa Menu Dialog 3 Set Scale ass Menu Dialog 4 Set Scale nannten nn Menu Dialog 5 Set Scale ae wb estin Menu Dialog 6 Set Scale i u Ran Menu Dialog 7 Set Cale ar Pic E n SENES ooo bd ee Qu e EE PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 TiMi System PHYTEC Me technik GmbH 2000 L 441e 1 Introduction Introduction PHYTEC does not accept any liability for damages arising from improper usage or improper installation of the device or the software PHYTEC can also not be made responsible for statements or interpre tations arising from possibly faulty measuring results This especially concerns the medical and the scientific sector as well as quality control and quality assurance The limitation of liability applies to all liabilities no matter what legal justification This only exempts liabilities covered by the law on product liability as well as features for which liability has been granted and in so far as this assurance had been intended to protect the customer from the damage suffered In the case of liability on account of a neither willful nor negligent violation of fundamental contractual commitments liability is limited to the extent of damage that in the given case can be typically forecasted There is no liability on guarantee cf 538 1 1 Art Civil Code Germa
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