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Technical Specifications:

MyoCam-S Hardware Manual

Technical Specifications

Here are the specifications for the various parts of the MyoCam-S

Power Supply

Input Power

100-240VAC, 50-60Hz, 1.5A fuse

Power Entry

NEMA standard for removable power cord

Auxiliary In/Out

Phase-locked programmable output clock, Frame start and programmable
frame delay output pulses, Trigger input

Synchronization

Frame-level synchronization between master/slave cameras using Sync In/
Sync Out

Camera connector

Female DVI-I dual-link connector

Camera

CCD Sensor

774 pixels wide by 245 lines (progressive) or 490 lines (interlaced)

USB connector

USB "B" connector

Power supply conn.

Female DVI-I dual-link connector

Acquisition Options

Sampling modes

Progressive or Interlaced

Sample resolution

12-bit A/D converter with 8-bit or 12-bit readout

Integration time

Programmable, 10us - 0.6s

Pixel clock

High-speed (24Mhz), medium (12Mhz) and low-noise (1MHz)

Frame Rates (8-bit)

97Hz (245 lines), 250Hz (87 lines), 500Hz (36 lines), 1000Hz (10 lines)

Gain/offset

Programmable, analog

Software Compatibility

General

Windows DirectShow compatible drivers

Supported versions

Windows XP, Windows 32-Bit Vista only

Cables (supplied)

Camera to Power sup Six foot DVI-D dual-link cable
USB

Six foot USB 2.0 cable

Power Cord

Six foot NEMA to U.S. or European plug

Summary of Contents for MyoCam-S

Page 1: ...Hardware Manual MyoCam S ...

Page 2: ...n has been taken in the preparation of this document the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions or for damages resulting from the use of information contained in this document or from the use of programs and source code that may accompany it In no event shall the publisher and the author be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage caused or al...

Page 3: ...Table of Contents i MyoCam S Hardware Manual 1 Introduction 1 2 Connections 2 3 Required Programs 3 4 Camera Properties 4 5 Driver Installation 10 6 Technical Specifications 13 Index 14 ...

Page 4: ...ion window start pixel width and height Selectable pixel clocks standard 2x high speed and low noise 12 bit A D converter with 8 bit or 12 bit readout Programmable CCD image gain and offset Programmable integration time to capture fast movement or increase camera sensitivity Programmable frame interval and external trigger to synchronize with other recording devices Synchronization of multiple cam...

Page 5: ...UT 50 duty cycle programmable TTL clock output for providing a common time base to other devices The specific frequency of this clock is set in the Trigger Outputs Properties page of the Camera Properties dialog Auxillary connections REP OUT 1µs positive going TTL pulse that indicates start of each image frame PRE OUT Programmable duration positive going TTL pulse that occurs a programmable time a...

Page 6: ...anged from the Windows Explorer The live display will use the last parameters set by a program that provides access the MyoCam S camera properties such as MovieMaker Accessing Camera Properties in Microsoft MovieMaker All of the MyoCam S video settings are set in software using the standard Windows DirectShow camera properties function The location and instructions for accessing the camera propert...

Page 7: ...eo Properties The Video Proc Amp page is used to control normal video parameters Brightness Controls the level that is digitized as black Decreasing the black level makes the entire image darker If the black level is too low many dark areas will be solid black if its too high black areas will appear gray Contrast Controls the overall intensity of the video image If the contrast is too high bright ...

Page 8: ...ent values for these extra parameters Frame Information The Frame Information group displays information about the image This information is based on values that can be entered when Show Advanced Options is checked Size Number of pixels and number of lines in each image frame acquired Pixels Total number of pixels in each image Bytes Total number of bytes in each image Frame Rate Period Enter the ...

Page 9: ... halves the number of lines per frame Interlaced Each image is acquired in two halves even lines then odd lines and then combined into a single image This results in all lines being acquired but a decrease in the maximum frame rate When acquiring interlaced images the odd and even lines are acquired at different points in time which can result in comb effects if the image moves between odd and eve...

Page 10: ...igh speed clock which results in the maximum frame rate for a given y size 12 MHz medium speed clock decreases CCD read out noise which increases image quality while decreasing the maximum frame rate for a given y size by 1 2 1 MHz low seed clock provides lowest CCD read out noise to allow for the maximum image quality when acquiring images with long integration times This option dramatically redu...

Page 11: ... is useful for debugging purposes Here are some sample values for Period with resulting frequencies for progressive mode 3333 30Hz 1666 60Hz 1000 100Hz 500 200Hz 100 1kHz Output Sync Pulse The Output Sync Pulse group allows control of the timing of the TTL output pulse that is output on the PRE OUT BNC on the front panel of the Power Supply The output sync pulse occurs for every frame acquired Del...

Page 12: ...iming and clock signals from first master MyoCam S Master Slave and Ext Trigger options do not currently work Contact IonOptix for more information General Purpose Clock The General Purpose Clock group allows a synchronization clock signal to be output on the CLK OUT BNC on the front panel of the Power Supply Counter Divisor value from the 24MHz crystal Rate Resulting output clock frequency for th...

Page 13: ...xplorer My Computer locate the file that you just copied and extract the zip file contents by right clicking on the zip file and picking Extract All Click Next to skip the opening screen not shown On the select destination page edit the directory name so that the name of the base file is no longer included i e If you are extracting MyoCamS 03jul08 zip in the C Temp directory the default value dest...

Page 14: ...mmediately followed by the camera driver Windows displays the following bubble in the system tray when it detects new hardware Select no you don t want to search windows update and click Next Select Install from a list or specific location Adanced and click Next Select search for the best uncheck search removable media check include this location enter or browse to the MyoCamS directory that you u...

Page 15: ...rning Click Continue Anyway When completed you will see this message Click Finish Immediately after you click Finish a second Found New Hardware popup will be displayed and the Found New Hardware Wizard will start again to load the driver for the camera itself Repeat the process above to load the camera driver ...

Page 16: ...xels wide by 245 lines progressive or 490 lines interlaced USB connector USB B connector Power supply conn Female DVI I dual link connector Acquisition Options Sampling modes Progressive or Interlaced Sample resolution 12 bit A D converter with 8 bit or 12 bit readout Integration time Programmable 10us 0 6s Pixel clock High speed 24Mhz medium 12Mhz and low noise 1MHz Frame Rates 8 bit 97Hz 245 lin...

Page 17: ... Obtaining 10 Unpacking 10 Drivers Installation 10 Selecting 10 Features 1 Image Format Timing Properties Advanced 6 Basic 5 Manual Conventions 1 Microsoft MovieMaker Accessing MyoCam S properties 3 Technical Specifications 13 Trigger Output Properties 8 Video Brightness Contrast Properties 4 Windows XP Displaying Live Video 3 ...

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