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Getting Started

26

i

--SPEED LT,

i

--SPEED 2

5.2

Use with the CDU

This section describes the basic steps required to start using the

i

--

SPEED LT,

i

--

SPEED 2 camera system with the CDU. Additional

information regarding functionality of the CDU can be found in

Chapter 6

.

1.

Connect the system as described in

Chapter 4

, then connect the

mains power cable to a suitable AC wall outlet and switch the
power ON -- the

i

--

SPEED 2 splash screen is displayed on the CDU.

NOTE

When using the

i

--

SPEED 2 HG, the lens must be

completely covered (eg with a lens cap) from power on
until the splash screen appears.

2.

Press any key, a live video image is displayed on the CDU. Adjust
the lens focus and iris as required to achieve a sharp, bright image.

Summary of Contents for i-SPEED 2

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTIONS High Speed Video Camera System i SPEED LT i SPEED 2...

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Page 3: ...24 Chapter 5 Getting Started 25 5 1 Functional Description 25 5 2 Use with the CDU 26 5 3 Use with a PC Laptop 29 Chapter 6 Embedded Software Reference CDU i SPEED LT 30 6 1 Menu Screens 31 Chapter 7...

Page 4: ...e and use the equipment as instructed Keep this and all related instruction manuals in a safe accessible location If you have any questions or comments about any information in this manual please cont...

Page 5: ...to fluid ingress do not use the equipment where contact with fluid is likely or already suspected 6 Do not operate the equipment in live electrical or moving machinery as electric shock or physical in...

Page 6: ...move the compact flash card while writing deleting or formatting is in progress This may result in corrupt data being saved or damage to the compact flash card General notes S The i SPEED LT and i SPE...

Page 7: ...part of the Software c You may NOT remove any copyright trademark proprietary rights disclaimer or warning notice included on or embedded in any part of the Software d You may NOT sell license sublice...

Page 8: ...y for an loss of damages resulting from any claims demands or actions arising out or in connection with the Software or arising out of in connection with or relating to this License Agreement shall no...

Page 9: ...e are Text Back Up and Down The menu system has been specially constructed to take maximum advantage of this layout CDU operation of the camera is described in detail in Chapter 6 of this manual PC La...

Page 10: ...If any item is missing or damaged contact Olympus Item i SPEED LT i SPEED 2 i SPEED 2 HG Camera Mains power cable x3 Controller Display Unit CDU CDU connector cable Power supply Trigger switch Composi...

Page 11: ...2 Chapter 3 Nomenclature and Functions 3 1 Camera Power connector Power LED Fuse Composite video BNC connector SVGA connector Compact flash slot Controller connector Protective bar Ethernet connector...

Page 12: ...or NTSC composite colour video to a video monitor unit BNC is an industry standard connection for this type of signal and a BNC composite video cable is provided The video available from the connecto...

Page 13: ...and the connector conforms to the PC video 15 pin D sub standard As a result this signal may be fed directly to a PC monitor CRT or LCD and provides the best quality live analogue video signal availa...

Page 14: ...that the trigger point appears at the beginning 0 of the final video clip A setting of 100 will cause the recording to stop immediately placing the trigger event at the end of the video clip The signa...

Page 15: ...stopped This connector may be used to cause another camera to trigger after the end of this camera s recording In this way a series of cameras may work in a daisychain When daisy chain operation is u...

Page 16: ...e event and taking images simultaneously The input is TTL compatible and requires an active high pulse in which the rising edge signifies the start of the integration period The camera constantly moni...

Page 17: ...to record two analogue signals These are digitised to 8 bits and saved in the internal memory buffer along with the video The signals may be displayed on the CDU or PC screen as required The signals a...

Page 18: ...number of cooling holes and more are located on the sides of the casework at the front of the unit The outer holes on the rear panel and the holes at the front of the unit are air inlets and the hole...

Page 19: ...When complete the adjustment should be left in one of these click positions and the locking ring rotated clockwise to lock the C mount thread ring in position C mount lens Locking ring As a guide the...

Page 20: ...nside the C mount aperture A protective glass is fitted to this aperture to shield the sensor from dust and damage It is recommended that the glass is kept clean as detailed in Chapter 9 Maintenance 1...

Page 21: ...ed and it is recommended that the mains power cable supplied is used to maintain standards compliance 2 Power connector Connects to the power socket of the camera and provides power to the camera and...

Page 22: ...PEED LT i SPEED 2 3 3 Controller Display Unit CDU Soft keys Function keys CDU Stand Tripod mount Controller cable connector Strap The CDU is not high G rated The CDU can be detached and reattached wit...

Page 23: ...in the vertical direction and the user is advised to experiment with the CDU to find the optimum angle at which to view the image Protective Screen Although the CDU LCD screen is protected by a tough...

Page 24: ...le hand 6 Tripod Mount The CDU contains a tripod mounting hole with the industry standard thread and is located under the strap The CDU must not be connected to any equipment other than the Olympus i...

Page 25: ...ured using a Controller Display Unit CDU Refer to the connection diagrams shown below and connect the system as appropriate 4 1 Controller Display Unit CDU Key 1 Trigger switch 6 Power supply unit PSU...

Page 26: ...tion Key 1 Camera 6 Laptop or PC 2 Ethernet cable black 7 Network switch 3 C Mount lens 8 VGA cable 4 Power supply unit PSU 9 Composite video BNC cable 5 Mains power cable 10 Ethernet crossover cable...

Page 27: ...e CDU and any monitor attached will display the live image in full colour and in real time Once the required video clip is stored in memory it may be viewed by using the player function In this mode v...

Page 28: ...6 1 Connect the system as described in Chapter 4 then connect the mains power cable to a suitable AC wall outlet and switch the power ON the i SPEED 2 splash screen is displayed on the CDU NOTE When...

Page 29: ...You may need to re adjust the lens focus and iris to achieve a sharp bright image 5 Depress the Record button a camera icon is displayed and the camera records video into its circular buffer until the...

Page 30: ...he CDU When recording has stopped whether by trigger or STOP button the camera will present the Playback Menu Press the Player button to enter Player menu and display the first recorded image in the m...

Page 31: ...d into the compact flash slot in the camera 9 Depress Back to return to Playback menu and press Clip select Use the control buttons to move to the start frame and press Clip start move to end frame an...

Page 32: ...To navigate through the menu system the button nearest the desired selection is pressed When a control is selected the desired value may be chosen by using the Y and B buttons on the right hand side...

Page 33: ...displayed while the camera starts up and configures the internal software It contains data on the memory configuration of the camera the serial number and the software version number To exit this scre...

Page 34: ...cribed in Chapter 8 the user will normally need to open the iris of the lens and or add more light as the speed is increased Further the image will appear to zoom in as the frame speed is increased ab...

Page 35: ...i SPEED LT 33 i SPEED LT i SPEED 2 frame period x200 but is subject to a 5 microsecond lower limit and a 1 second upper limit The user should note that as the shutter ratio is increased the camera wi...

Page 36: ...era is working through the length of its trigger counter the animation is changed to read TRIG in green When recording has stopped whether by the trigger or the STOP control the camera will automatica...

Page 37: ...ideo image by up to 10 times The user may adjust the level of zoom using the zoom control in this menu It should be noted that the zoom engine is automatically operated when high frame rates result in...

Page 38: ...bar Automatically appears after saving a file Access i SPEED LT Home Card Options Delete Format The CDU will display the splash screen logo and card directory Delete Control This control is used to de...

Page 39: ...image Economy Control It will be noted that many high speed events are primarily horizontal or vertical in nature and so the edges of the screen often contain no useful video information It is also so...

Page 40: ...cess The balance achieved is remembered by the camera while switched off NOTE This control is not available in monochrome cameras WB Set Control This control activates the automatic white balance func...

Page 41: ...ion tiles and control value display is not changed TV Monitor Control The composite video output connector BNC is able to provides either NTSC or PAL and this selection is made by this control Calibra...

Page 42: ...board clock of the camera When the appropriate time and date have been set the OK button should be pressed Access i SPEED LT Home Setup Config Time Date Options Year Month Day Hour Minute Second OK S...

Page 43: ...ptions Trigger mode Trigger edge Trigger pos Burst time Clear last Clear mem S The CDU will display the live image Trigger Mode Control This control is used to change the camera into Record On Command...

Page 44: ...l appear at the end of the video clip There are a number of options available in between 0 and 100 NOTE This control is not available in ROC and BROC modes Burst Time Control This sets the length of t...

Page 45: ...y forwards jump forward The jump controls will cause the player to immediately move either to the next bookmark or to the beginning end of the memory The speed of playback is controlled by the Y B but...

Page 46: ...n to indicate the relative position within the circular buffer of the currently displayed frame This bar is also used to display bookmarks In the same display panel as the progress bar is a numerical...

Page 47: ...Clip End Controls The player controls are used to locate the start and end of the desired video clip and the Clip Start and Clip End controls are used to mark the chosen frames Quality Control This co...

Page 48: ...selected as the same frame the save control will cause the camera to save a single bitmap BMP or JPEG image to the card If more than one frame is chosen the camera will save a movie AVI file to the c...

Page 49: ...rough the menu system the button nearest the desired selection is pressed When a control is selected the desired value may be chosen by using the Y and B buttons on the right hand side of the screen R...

Page 50: ...i SPEED 2 Splash Screen This screen is displayed while the camera starts up and configures the internal software It contains data on the memory configuration of the camera the serial number and the s...

Page 51: ...he menu system It may be accessed by pressing the Back button repeatedly from any position in the menu system Options Quick Live Playback Mode Config S The CDU will display a live image Mode This cont...

Page 52: ...age Speed Control This control allows the user to set the frame speed of the camera The lowest speed available is 60 frames per second as this is almost equal to the SVGA display specification The max...

Page 53: ...e period x200 but is subject to a 5 microsecond lower limit and a 1 second upper limit The user should note that as the shutter ratio is increased the camera will require more light WB Set Control Thi...

Page 54: ...Live Menu This menu makes available all the sub menus items which relate to the live view systems of the camera Access i SPEED 2 Home Live i SPEED 2 Home Playback Live Options Record Data Log Camera...

Page 55: ...of the camera The menu is not available until a recording has been made Access i SPEED 2 Home Playback i SPEED 2 Home Live Playback Options Image Data Log Measure Zoom Player Clip Select Live S Autom...

Page 56: ...age of the information tiles and control value display is not changed Camera ID Control The Olympus i SPEED 2 camera is capable of connection to an Ethernet network It is possible to connect more than...

Page 57: ...und when it operates Manual operation of the system is not usually necessary but may be required in very high ambient temperatures Further discussion may be found in Chapter 8 Understanding the Olympu...

Page 58: ...ough the length of its trigger counter the animation is changed to read TRIG in green When recording has stopped whether by the trigger or the STOP control the camera will automatically present the Pl...

Page 59: ...ch can electronically magnify the video image by up to 10 times The user may adjust the level of zoom using the zoom control in this menu It should be noted that the zoom engine is automatically opera...

Page 60: ...ED 2 Home Quick Card Options Clip select Delete Format The CDU will display the splash screen logo and card directory Clip select This control is used to access the video and still image compact flash...

Page 61: ...wards play forwards wind forwards jump forward The jump controls will cause the player to immediately move either to the next bookmark or to the beginning end of the memory The speed of playback is co...

Page 62: ...to indicate the relative position within the circular buffer of the currently displayed frame This bar is also used to display bookmarks In the same display panel as the progress bar is a numerical d...

Page 63: ...rightness Contrast Invert Image Reset Enhance Control The Olympus i SPEED 2 is able to digitally enhance the on screen image This enhancement is based on two pole two dimensional edge detection and is...

Page 64: ...invert the colours of the image like a photographic film negative Although this dramatically alters the appearance of the image it is sometimes helpful in making an obscure detail become more visible...

Page 65: ...ple S The CDU will display the live or playback image depending on the route taken to activate the menu Sample Control The sample rate of the user data logger may be adjusted by this control The sampl...

Page 66: ...rs an image for the whole frame period and the data logger gathers data for the same period In this way the data and the image are correlated Frame period Sensor integration Incoming signal Signal rec...

Page 67: ...e image In the second CDU image the data shows the ball expanding and cracking and this is supported by the data beginning to rise The next CDU image correctly shows the ball after the explosion and t...

Page 68: ...he current frame and the exposure period The data log is also shown and it is drawn in the position from which the data was collected Thus it will be seen that a shutter of x1 causes collection from t...

Page 69: ...s in the image Any processing applied via this menu is also applied to the images saved onto the Compact flash card Speed Control This control allows the user to set the frame speed of the camera The...

Page 70: ...a non linear fashion which permits each pixel to individually reduce its sensitivity with increasing light This effect allows the sensor to see in very bright and dark areas simultaneously and this i...

Page 71: ...ld of view This must not be removed until the white balance is complete An on screen message shows the status of the white balance process Please refer to Chapter 8 Understanding the Olympus i SPEED 2...

Page 72: ...i SPEED 2 Home Playback Live Setup Options Trig Mode Trig Edge Trig Pos Burst Time Economy Clear Last Clear Mem S The CDU will display the live image Trigger Mode Control This control is used to chang...

Page 73: ...ROC modes Economy Control It will be noted that many high speed events are primarily horizontal or vertical in nature and so the edges of the screen often contain no useful video information It is al...

Page 74: ...yer Quality Save S The CDU will display the playback images required by the clip select controls Clip Start and Clip End Controls The player controls are used to locate the start and end of the desire...

Page 75: ...Image quality Image size Extra high Highest quality compressed JPEG 94KB High Medium quality compressed JPEG 56KB Standard Lowest quality compressed JPEG 28KB Uncompressed Highest quality uncompressed...

Page 76: ...the position in the buffer memory of the currently displayed frame as well as the start and end frame markers This bar is also used to display bookmarks In the same display panel as the progress bar i...

Page 77: ...on board clock of the camera When the appropriate time and date have been set the OK button should be pressed Access i SPEED 2 Home Config Time Date Options Year Month Day Hour Minute Second OK S The...

Page 78: ...rd Ethernet controller of the camera The choice of address is dependant on the individual network being used and should be chosen by the network administrator When the appropriate address has been set...

Page 79: ...comparing this with the size to be measured The measurement suite is intended to give a good indication of relative object distance speed and angle However due to the number of variable factors invol...

Page 80: ...stem Before the system is used the Set up menu must be accessed to set the units of measurement and to calibrate the system by measuring an object of known dimensions Access i SPEED 2 Home Playback Me...

Page 81: ...there are no marked points to clear Player Control The player is presented here to allow the measurement of speed and angular velocity by permitting the user to move to a different frame for the end...

Page 82: ...image Start Control This control marks the start of the measurement or calibration Origin Control This control marks the origin or axis of rotation for the measurement of angle and angular velocity C...

Page 83: ...up Menu Access Measure Measure Setup Controls Distance Angle Speed Ang Vel Calibrate Colour S The CDU will display the playback image Distance Angle Speed Ang Vel Controls These controls allow the use...

Page 84: ...tart Control This control marks the start of the measurement or calibration End Control This control marks the end of the known distance which is used in the calibration process Clear Control This con...

Page 85: ...display the playback image Numerical Controls In conjunction with the Y B buttons these controls allow the entry of the calibration value which must be the accurately known distance between the points...

Page 86: ...enu Access Measure Measure Setup Colour Controls Line Colour Text Colour S The CDU will display the playback image Colour Controls The colour controls are used to select the colours of the on screen c...

Page 87: ...s per second and this sets a limit on the frame speed of 1 000 frames per second fps If faster operation is required the number of pixels per frame must be reduced and this is accomplished by reducing...

Page 88: ...y with the image while the cycle begins to repeat The period during which light is captured is called the integration time exposure time or shutter time The shutter time is normally equal to the maxim...

Page 89: ...his process is known as dynamic range extension Internal Memory Circular buffer When in record mode the camera continuously stores frames in its internal memory That memory is configured in a circle s...

Page 90: ...ed and this will place the trigger event at the end of the recorded video clip Since the trigger is an electrical signal the Olympus i SPEED LT i SPEED 2 may be set to wait for either the rising or th...

Page 91: ...ration system which operates in under a second This system includes a mechanical shutter which removes the requirement for the user to manually cover the lens as is found on less capable cameras The s...

Page 92: ...figure its processing electronics to render this as pure white The reference must not be removed until the white balance is complete so an on screen message shows the status of the white balance proce...

Page 93: ...some inferior products the Olympus i SPEED LT i SPEED 2 camera presents the live image on the CDU or monitor screen at all possible times Some menus do require the image to be obscured and the splash...

Page 94: ...perate with a smaller iris higher f number and add more light It is not possible to specify an ideal lens because photography is dependant on the object being photographed but an average lens for the...

Page 95: ...his page were to be stored as a bitmap the file would contain a large amount of duplicated information because there is a large amount of pure flat white to be stored JPEG compression involves breakin...

Page 96: ...cooling holes to ensure they are not blocked with fluff dirt etc Clean as necessary General cleaning Wipe equipment clean with a soft cloth dampened with a mild detergent solution 9 2 Storage and tra...

Page 97: ...ra stops responding it can be restarted using the soft rest facility This will enable access to a data recovery menu which allows any video stored on the cameras internal memory to be saved to a compa...

Page 98: ...ding This means that some of the memory may contain invalid data or previously recorded video 9 5 Camera Software Upgrade Periodically Olympus will issue new versions of camera software The following...

Page 99: ...slot on the rear of the camera A message will appear asking for confirmation to begin the software upgrade process 4 During the upgrade process the following messages will be displayed Erasing Flash P...

Page 100: ...nstructions English K10000151 Camera fuse pack of 5 7502254 Controller Cable 3m K7504982 Ethernet cable K3921618 Ethernet crossover cable K3921651 Composite video cable 3104737 Feature Connector Cable...

Page 101: ...lash Card 1GB 1163123 In addition to the above items a range of flash cards tripods lenses and lighting equipment is also available Please contact Olympus for further information Software modules Basi...

Page 102: ...dard C mount Back focus Nominal position 17mm C mount can be screwed in 1mm out 3mm Rotary control locks the C mount in position Accessory mounting 4x Whitworth thread fixing holes on the base Electri...

Page 103: ...EED not used 20 RS 232 ground 21 No connect 22 S Video Y 23 S Video Y ground 24 S Video C 25 S Video C ground 26 No connect Sync in Level 5V TTL 12V maximum Impedance 10k ohms to ground 10 Sync out Le...

Page 104: ...0Mb connection full duplex link Activity in RJ45 Indicated by flashing of the appropriate LED in the appropriate colour see above SVGA 15 way high density D sub female PC standard Pinout 1 Red video 6...

Page 105: ...73 29 82 ED 2 800 600 480000 1 00 200 4473 22 37 SPEE 800 600 480000 1 00 300 4473 14 91 i S 800 600 480000 1 00 400 4473 11 18 D LT 800 600 480000 1 00 500 4473 8 95 EED 800 600 480000 1 00 600 4473...

Page 106: ...frames at the hand over point Advanced Trigger modes Record on command ROC Burst record on command BROC Analogue signal input 1 and 2 Frequency User selection of sample rate from frame rate to 100KHz...

Page 107: ...d will be determined by the economy mode setting and any windowing caused by frame speed increase User pan User pan and tilt facilities will be provided Limit The zoom engine will be limited to the ra...

Page 108: ...o or still images will be saved in AVI or BMP format non compressed and with no audio channel compatible with Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP or jpg or avi compressed in the JPEG standard at a user contro...

Page 109: ...ectable cross calculations automatically performed Colour Cursor and text colours are user selectable 11 2 Controller Display Unit CDU Dimensions Size W 273mm x H 214mm x D 51mm nominal Weight 1 5kg n...

Page 110: ...eened Connectors Overmoulded LVDS 26 way MDR Feature connector cable Length 2 2m overall bound length 2 0m tail length 0 2m Cable type Multiple coaxes in a plastic sheath with breakout moulding Connec...

Page 111: ...r replaceable Power output Lead length 2 2m nominal Connector Lemo FGG OB 304 CLAD52Z Electrical Input 100 240VAC 10 1 5A minimum 50 60Hz Output 12VDC 36W minimum 11 5 Trigger switch Dimensions Size L...

Page 112: ...g to electrical equipment designed for use within certain limits Low Voltage Directive The i SPEED 2 camera has been designed and tested to meet the requirements of the following standards EN 61000 6...

Page 113: ...item and the system will still function correctly External compatibility Light sources ALS 150U KLS 3250 ILH 2 series ILK 7 series ILV C1 ILK C ILV 2 ILP 1 Borescopes Series 5 Borescopes IFxD4 Fibers...

Page 114: ...dance with European Directive 2002 96 EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment this symbol indicates that the product must not be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste but should be collected...

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