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Phantom Ultrahigh-

speed cameras

M A N U A L

when it’s too fast to see, and too important not to.

100 Dey Road
Wayne, NJ 07470 USA
+1.973.696.4500
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Page 1: ...M A N U A L P H A N T O M When it s too fast to see and too important not to v2512 v2012 v1612 v1212 Ultrahigh Speed Cameras v2512 v2012 v1612 v1212 GETTING STARTED MANUAL ZDOC 64110 MA 0001 Rev 1 ...

Page 2: ...Phantom Ultrahigh speed Camera Manual PN ZDOC 64110 MA 0001 Rev 1 Last updated 10 19 2015 w w w v i s i o n r e s e a r c h c o m ...

Page 3: ...Phantom Ultrahigh speed cameras M A N U A L when it s too fast to see and too important not to 100 Dey Road Wayne NJ 07470 USA 1 973 696 4500 phantom visionresearch com www visionresearch com ...

Page 4: ...oduced by the Marketing Department at Vision Research The contents of this manual are subject to change without notification PN ZDOC 64110 MA 0001 Rev 1 Last updated 10 19 2015 w w w v i s i o n r e s e a r c h c o m ...

Page 5: ... C o n t e n t s 1 1 Introduction 2 9 3 17 4 31 5 35 6 45 7 57 8 63 Quick Start Guides Phantom Software Download Image Processing Measurements On Screen Displays Phantom CineMag CineStation IV Phantom Remote Control Unit RCU 2 9 65 Support ...

Page 6: ...rd 305 ns min w FAST option 1 µs minimum standard 500 ns min w FAST option 1 µs minimum standard 500 ns min w FAST option Exposure in PIV 375 ns 425 ns 400 ns 550 ns Memory 72GB 144GB 288GB high speed internal RAM CineMag IV non volatile memory storage 1TB 2 TB Trigger Options Dedicated BNC via capture port On Camera Controls Image Based Auto Trigger or via Phantom PCC software Ethernet Standard G...

Page 7: ... resolution 1280 x 800 the camera can capture 12 000 frames per second fps The Phantom v1612 features 16 Gpx s throughput and a maximum frame rate of 16 000 fps at full resolution 1280 x 800 The Phantom 2012 achieves over 22 Gpx s throughput and a maximum frame rate of 22 000 fps at full resolution 1280 x 800 The Phantom 2512 boasts 25 Gpx s throughput and a maximum frame rate of more than 25 000 ...

Page 8: ...tible with Phantom CineMag IV long recording devices available in 1TB and 2TB capacities The Phantom v1212 v1612 v2012 and v2512 cameras can securely save a 288 GB cine to an attached Phantom CineMag IV in about 4 5 minutes Phantom CineMag IV throughput is 1GB s for these cameras The Phantom v1212 v1612 v2012 and v2512 use a proprietary CMOS sensor designed by Vision Research and are available in ...

Page 9: ...xternal frame synchronization pulse Internal Mechanical Shutter Easily perform black references remotely using the built in mechanical capping shutter for optimum image quality 10Gb Ethernet 10GBase T RJ45 Ethernet port for very fast data transfer Continuous Recording Automatically save cines from internal camera memory to an external storage without user intervention Exposure in PIV The Phantom U...

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Page 11: ...Reference During Playback it is the Play Pause or Fast Forward hold 1 sec button Tools when the camera is Live and Waiting for Trigger this button toggles between a Live image and the Zoom and Threshold functions During Playback it is the Rewind Pause or Fast Rewind hold for 1 sec button Playback used to select a cine for playback from internal memory Phantom CineMag IV Menu used to display the Se...

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Page 13: ... Link HD SDI port Off Auto On Used to stamp images with acquisition data azimuth and elevation GPS input for GPS timing longitude latitude RS 232 and Power for Phantom Remote Control CAT5 UTP for control and data transfer RJ45 10Base T UTP for control and data transfer 20 28 Volts DC 20 28 Volts DC Backup Ready Strobe A Sync Pre trigger NTSC PAL Video Trigger Time Code In I O 1 I O 2 I O 3 I O 4 H...

Page 14: ...rahigh speed Camera Manual 7 pin Fischer Provides 12V power and component signal for viewfinders such as the Sony HDVF35W Also works with the Phantom YPRPB cable VF Pwr or Component VF s i d e c o n n e c t o r A A ...

Page 15: ...ith a 255 255 0 0 subnet mask Install the latest version of Phantom Camera Control PCC software from the accompanying CD or USB key Connect the 20 28 VDC power supply to the camera s Primary DC Input connector Attach the supplied Ethernet cable between the Phantom camera and the computer Connect the supplied Capture cable to the Phantom camera If an external trigger is being used to trigger the ca...

Page 16: ...ost Trigger to zero 0 by e Moving the T Trigger Position slider to the right or f Enter zero 0 into the Last data entry field Click on the CSR button to perform a Current Session Reference Click the Capture button to start recording to the cam era s internal memory circular buffer At the end of the action click the action Trigger button at the bottom of the Live panel or Provide a switch closure o...

Page 17: ...ine window 1 Navigate to the folder where you want to save the cine file 2 Enter a file name for the cine file in the File name data entry field 3 From the Save as type pull down selection list select the Cine Raw cine file format 4 Click the Save button to begin downloading the cine file from the camera to the computer s hard drive Click the down arrow of the Save Cine button Select Save RAM Cine...

Page 18: ...folder containing the saved cine file 2 Highlight the cine file to be opened 3 Click the Open button Using the Video Control Buttons review the saved cine file Click the Manager tab Double click on the Cine F file under the camera used to record the cine Using the Video Control Buttons review the saved cine file Confirm CineMag Save ...

Page 19: ...he 1 2 Camera menu Rotate the knob to the desired camera parameter then press the knob to select Rotate the knob in either direction to change the selected parameter then press knob to confirm Set Resolution to the required Width x Height Choose the required Speed frame rate and Shutter exposure time Set the T trigger position at the beginning or the end or some position within the internal memory...

Page 20: ...ess the Select screen Rotate Menu knob to the cine to be reviewed then depress to select it Press Playback knob to access the Play Options screen Locate the first image to be saved and select Set In to set the Mark In point Locate the last image to be saved and select Set Out to set the Mark Out point Review the edited cine Save marked frames to Phantom CineMag IV optional Trigger Select Cine Edit...

Page 21: ...ction see Chapter 7 Phantom CineMag CineStation IV Gently depress the Setup button then the Acq Acquisition button Set the Aspect Ratio Press the down arrow right of Aspect Ratio field and select an Aspect Ratio from the pull down selection list Define the Resolution Frame Rate Exposure and Post Trigger settings using the Numerical Keypad to specify the desired setting To overwrite the present val...

Page 22: ...e back of the camera Click the Play button Locate the first last image to be saved by Performing a Quick Search Rotate the Jog Scroll dial until desired point in cine is achieved or Press and hold down on Image Location Identifier arrow located just below the Cine Editor Bar and slide finger right to quickly advance cine slide left to quickly rewind present image number is displayed above Using Vi...

Page 23: ...mera each computer requires a unique IP address for example 100 100 100 1 255 255 0 0 100 100 100 2 255 255 0 0 and so on The software is built around a multi layered work area that includes the following work areas Provides quick access to the most frequently used functions Position the mouse over a button and wait for a second to display a text box describing what it is Pre Installation PCC Phan...

Page 24: ... camera This can be useful when working with multiple cameras All camera control and setting of shooting parameters frame rate shutter etc is performed in the Live tab The Play tab is used to review edit and save Cine files either from the camera or from files on the local hard drive Control Tabs PVP can be launched directly from the desktop or by clicking the Video Out toolbar button in PCC PVP c...

Page 25: ... and display settings are also set through PVP Video systems will vary based on the country you are in what kind of video monitor used and the required display resolution All available video setting for the connected camera can be found in the Settings menu of PVP PCC provides the ability to select various units for specific camera parameters by clicking the Preference button at the bottom Manager...

Page 26: ...upport EDR Extreme Dynamic Range exposure Double click the camera s to be controlled listed in the Manager tab or select the camera s from the Camera pull down list in the Live tab Selecting a Camera Once a camera is selected a Preview panel will display to the left of the control tabs showing the current image being captured by the camera This image may differ slightly to that of the image being ...

Page 27: ...x to their default values The Default White Balance button restores white balance to the default which under the most typical lighting will produce a green image The Tone Reset button restores the image tone to the default values and the Color Matrix Restore button return the color matrix values to their default values The Zoom Actual Size toolbar button resizes the images being displayed in the P...

Page 28: ...to that of the image being output over the camera s two HD SDI ports due to display differences in the video monitor and computer screens Automatic White Balance Just below the Camera selector in the Live tab are a series of expandable headers which contain groups of related camera settings Capture Settings This manual will cover the most commonly used settings see the Pcc Help file for details of...

Page 29: ...ped resolutions are set using the Crop and Resample menu in Image Tools Sample Rate Set the acquisition frame rate in frames per second FPS Exposure Time shutter Set the exposure time in microseconds percentage or degrees this depends on how the PCC preferences are set EDR Extreme Dynamic Range Set a unique exposure time defined in microseconds or a percentage of the defined Exposure Time to pixel...

Page 30: ...Recording when enabled automatically restarts the recording process after the Auto actions have been performed Key Advanced Settings External Sync instructs the camera to utilize one of the following three frame sync clock sources Internal instructs the camera to utilize its internal crystal oscillator to drive the camera s frame rate External should be selected when an externally supplied frame s...

Page 31: ... the Trigger button instructs the camera to immediately stop recording when the Trigger Position is set to zero If a value greater than zero is set the camera will continue to record post trigger frames until the userspecified value is met Triggering the Camera Set R S Run Stop mode by selecting the Direct Recording to CineMag box in the Flash Memory section Start recording by clicking the red Rec...

Page 32: ...Play Speed Options and the Cines metadata can be viewed in the Frame Info and Cine Info sections Use the Video Control buttons to review the cine A Rewind B Pause C Play D Fast Rewind E Rewind 1 Frame F Advance 1 Frame G Fast Forward Quickly search through cine files to find the points of interest Scroll scrub through the clip using the Image Location slider or click anywhere on the timeline to ju...

Page 33: ...ck the Mark In button Locate the last image of the cine to be saved and click the Mark Out button Click Play Speed Option and enable check Limit to Range Under the Video Control buttons click the Jump to Start button then review the edited cine Click the Save Cine button to save the edited cine to the computer s hard drive If you wish to save the clip to an attached Phantom CineMag click the down ...

Page 34: ... set by opening the Pvp Settings windows This includes control for the video system 4K video and on screen display parameters including production area rectangles Using PVP Phantom Video Player PVP Settings Click on the palette from the main PVP window to activate the Image Tools menu It is basically the same as the equivalent menu in PCC It can be used to adjust image processing parameters includ...

Page 35: ...e letter F To return to the live output select Live Scroll through a Cine by dragging the play head back and forth on the timeline Use the playback controls to play forward and in reverse Use the speed slider to change the playback speed Use the and buttons to mark in and out points After trimming a clip press the Save to Flash button to save it to the Phantom CineMag or Save to File to download i...

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Page 37: ...esired format from the Save as Type selection list in the Save Cine dialogue window The file formats above the separator line in the Save as Type selection list are movie like formats meaning the entire clip will be saved as a single file while the formats below the line are image formats meaning each frame of cine will be saved as a sequence of images PCC Software Solutions Converting Cine Files ...

Page 38: ...hen the first converted frame will have the name image_ 00100 tif The annotator will add frame numbers starting from 1 Example image_ 5 tif This will cause the first converted frame to have the name image_00001 tif The Batch Convert Files toolbar button can be used to convert a single or multiple saved cine files into any one of the supported file formats Use the shift and or control keys to selec...

Page 39: ...e extension However if you are converting the file into a sequence of images you need to enter the annotation only detailed in the Convert a Cine topic earlier in this chapter Example 4 The software automatically creates a separate folder for each of the files being converted assigns the original file name and appends the appropriate image number and file extension to each image Once the Convert b...

Page 40: ...trahigh speed Camera Manual For details on how to use the various PCC measurement tools can be found in the Phantom PCC Camera Control Application Help File Step by Step Procedures Play Panel Procedures Measurements ...

Page 41: ...from an explosive device Information automotive engineers require to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of an airbag design by determining the time speed and angle it takes the airbag to deploy fully Studies by the scientific and research community analyzing human locomotion by measuring the angle a knee joint bends and the compression the knee joint endures while running or the speed of a ligh...

Page 42: ...ation PCC for example provides several edge detection algorithms and image processing tools to improve the measurement process The measurement technology provides a motion analysis system that harmonizes measured data with images In this chapter we will review the various PCC measurement capabilities Units of Measurement specify the computing and reporting unit for distance speed acceleration angl...

Page 43: ...y Coordinate measurements are calculated from an Origin point pixel by default the top left corner of the image however the Origin can be changed when performing measurements Each coordinate consists of two numbers x1 y1 indicating the position of a pixel in the image on the two dimensional plane from the Origin point Using Distance and Angle and Speed instant measurement tools makes analyzing lau...

Page 44: ...ted point are on different frames the software also calculates speed and angular speed Speed s is calculated using the formula s d dt where d measured distance and dt time of the point frame time of the origin frame if point and origin are on different frames Angular speed is calculated using the formula as a dt where a measured angle and dt time of the point frame time of the origin frame if poin...

Page 45: ...measured angle dt time of the last point frame time of the first point frame if first and last points are on different frames These measurement tools are exceptional when analyzing a rotating object The ability to measure an object like a projectile rotating in mid air to determine its angular speed can be applied to other sciences for example the way 2 x 4 board could tumble in hurricane force wi...

Page 46: ...tomatic Tracking the analyst needs to define a rectangle width and height in pixels around a template image region the point being tracked The analyst defines a second rectangle that the tracking algorithm should search in how large of an area to search for the previously tracked point A value equal to the track point indicates that the tracking algorithm should search in a region as large as the ...

Page 47: ...alyst to select every point being tracked for each frame With either method all tracked points are logged to a measurement file that can be used to generate a coordinate speed or acceleration spreadsheet easing report generation Data Acquisition To investigate the effect environmental conditions may have on the recorded data a National Instruments USB or M Series Data Acquisition DAQ module can al...

Page 48: ... functions from Phantom libraries The MATLAB SDK contains header files needed to call Phantom SDK functions from MATLAB function wrappers a simple object oriented layer and demo scripts This SDK uses the MATLAB interface to shared libraries to call functions from Phantom libraries SDKs allow for example automotive manufacturers to create command line scripts to control a Phantom camera directly fr...

Page 49: ... multiple points from 2D images has been eliminated The ability to perform these calculations with just a few clicks of a mouse button allows engineers science and researchers and developers will significantly reduce research and development time thereby increasing productivity These tools provide them with the ability to conduct even more precise and accurate analyses of ballistics explosions wea...

Page 50: ... c r e e n A Camera State B Internal Memory C Number of Frames Available D Recording Duration E Time Stamp F Frame Rate G Serial Number Name H Exposure Time I Resolution A B C D E F G H I To view the On Screen Display OSD power the camera and connect a video monitor ...

Page 51: ...ys a Live image on the video monitor Playback camera is in PLAYBACK mode a cine can be selected for playback This time line represents all frames available in the camera s internal memory RAM buffer circular buffer The T symbol above the time line represents the user defined trigger point Indicates the exact number of recordable frames available in the camera s internal memory Indicates the total ...

Page 52: ...Mode Shutter Frame burst Speed 1 From any of the Live screens rotate the Menu knob to display the Camera menu 2 Rotate the knob to the desired camera parameter then press the knob to select 3 Rotate the knob in either direction to change the selected parameter then press knob to confirm Defines the Speed Frame Rate Sample Rate that the camera will capture at The available speeds will change accord...

Page 53: ...ng speeds Period Trigger Res This field selects whether the camera is to run in Loop or Run Stop R S mode In Loop mode a trigger signal starts the recording and stops after all Post trigger frames are recorded This is the default setting Any cine can be played over HD SDI or saved to an attached computer or Phantom CineMag IV if available In Run Stop mode images are recorded directly into an attac...

Page 54: ...Production Area Offset parameters are used to move the user defined PA Production Area displayed on the attached monitor By default the Production Area Offset will set to 0 0 These settings instruct the Production Area to be displayed in the center of the image display area The first POA variable offsets or moves the Production Area horizontally while the second PAO variable move the Production Ar...

Page 55: ...t is not fully saturated 2 Select and highlight OK next to the word White Balance 3 Rotate the Menu knob to select a white balance value and press again White balance CC 0 Color Compensation is automatic however it can be further adjusted if necessary i m a g e m e n u Most of the settings in this menu pertain to color cameras only Color temperature adjusts the red and blue components of white bal...

Page 56: ... to a minimum value of 1 0 will decrease the EI The EI can also be adjusted by the adjusting the EI value itself using the on camera controls as indicated here Increasing the EI adds gain to the video image the more gain that is added the more digital noise will be visible in the resulting cine Vision Research recommends maintaining the EI as close to default as possible for best image quality The...

Page 57: ...splay except for the camera state designators An empty red circle indicates the camera is recording to internal memory RAM and awaiting a trigger signal Displays a Live image on the video monitor A full red circle indicates the camera has been triggered and is filling internal memory Post Trigger frames Displays a Live image on the video monitor Capture Screen Post Trigger Recording Screen ...

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Page 59: ...mera detected a trigger signal at when capturing the cine Indicates the user defined end point the last frame of the cine to be saved Indicates the number of frames recorded in the camera s internal memory Indicates the total length of recording time in minutes and or seconds Indicates the day of the year hour minute second microsecond Indicates the user defined frame rate Indicates the camera ser...

Page 60: ...e Cine Number indicates the cine selected via the Cine List to review edit and or save The white square below the internal memory time line represents where the frame being displayed is located within the internal memory buffer or attached Phantom CineMag The Cine List displays the list of cines the end user can select to review edit and or save Cine Number Cine List Frame Position Indicator A B C...

Page 61: ...ith the following additions Used to save the cine to an attached CineMag IV Defines the new start point of the selected cine file Defines the new end point of the selected cine file Plays the selected cine in the forward direction Plays the selected cine in the reverse backward direction Returns the display screen to the Playback screen Save Set In Set Out Forward Reverse Back ...

Page 62: ...When a Phantom CineMag IV is empty all LEDs will be illuminated As material is recorded to the mag the LEDs will turn off The last LED will always stay on to indicate power Activity LED Green for read activity Red indicates recording Orange indicates erasing Erase protect switch When the erase protect switch is in the lock position the CineMag IV cannot be erased Use an appropriate tool such as a ...

Page 63: ...everal minutes of recording It is not possible to delete individual clips from a CineMag IV because all frames are recorded contiguously This is an important consideration when saving clips once the CineMag is full you can only re record on it by deleting its entire contents For this reason it s recommended that RAM cines are reviewed and trimmed by setting in and out points prior to transfer from...

Page 64: ... CineMag IV is hot swappable and the camera can remain on during this procedure but ensure the camera is not writing or reading from the CineMag before removing it Vision Research recommends that you save the clips from a Phantom CineMag IV as Cine Raw files even though it is possible to save them in a number of file formats Cine Raw files not only preserve all the metadata of the clip such as fra...

Page 65: ...ng video playback from the camera body Then click the green Save Cine button In the Save Cine dialog box choose Cine Raw as the file format navigate to the folder where you wish to save the clip and click Save In the Play Tab click the triangle to the right of the Save Cine button and from the popup menu select Save All Flash Cines To File In the subsequent save dialog window navigate to the folde...

Page 66: ...button and confirm Erase progress is indicated on the video OSD on the camera screen and by a progress bar in the software Erase Protection Once complete all data on the CineMag IV will be erased and the CineMag will be ready for recording again right away In order to protect the contents there is a tiny erase protect switch on the front of the CineMag IV When locked the CineMag can be recorded to...

Page 67: ...contents of a CineMag IV When connected to a computer running Phantom software a CineStation behaves almost identically to a camera except that no capture or live functions will be enabled There are two 3G SDI video ports on the back of the CineStation IV with video buttons on the front These video ports and buttons pictured here are not active Phantom CineStation IV ...

Page 68: ...eed to manually connect to the CineStation IV its IP address is printed on the side of the device label XIP While most modern 10GBASE T interface card installed in a PC should work we have been using and testing the interface with the Intel X540 T1 and X540 T2 cards and find them to be very reliable Once the NIC is installed in the PC ensure the latest driver is installed from the manufacturer s w...

Page 69: ...ons will connect with an included 5 meter cable direct to the back of the camera Alternatively the wireless model includes a Bluetooth dongle that allows for operation from up to 100 meters The 5 active TFT display is easy to use even outdoors The display can act as an HD SDI video monitor a fullfeatured touch screen controller or both An SDI cable connection is required to view the HD SDI output ...

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Page 76: ...Timecode Out for IRIG B or SMPTE timecode I O 4 Strobe Isolated collector output with 1k pull up HD SDI 1 2 Two HD SDI ports can acts as identical 4 2 2 HD SDI ports with one set up to provide an optional on screen display to monitor the on camera controls and cameaa operation Or they can be configured as a single 4 4 4 Dual Link HD SDI port I O Signal ports BNC Use these schematics to build custo...

Page 77: ...5V maximum Depending on data transmission rates RS 422 can be used at distances to 4 000 feet 1 275 meters 5 RIN Remote Range Data In Negative RS 422 5V maximum Depending on data transmission rates RS 422 can be used at distances to 4 000 feet 1 275 meters 6 3V3R 7 24VR 8 GND Power Ground Range Data port 8 pin Fischer part S103 Z058 GPS Ground Positioning System port 6 pin Fischer part S103Z056 Ph...

Page 78: ...d should not be subject to high voltages 3 XRXD Receive Data RS 232 5V maximum normally limited to 50 feet 16 meters 4 XTXD Transmit Data RS 232 5V maximum normally limited to 50 feet 16 meters 5 IOGND2 RS232 Ground All the serial ports are not isolated referred to system ground As such they should only be connected to properly earthed equipment PIN NOMENCLATURE FUNCTION 1 20 28 Volts DC 2 CHGND C...

Page 79: ...itive 6 MDI2N 10 100 1000BASE T Media Dependent Interface 2 negative 7 MDI2P 10 100 1000BASE T Media Dependent Interface 3 positive 8 MDI3N 100 1000BASE T Media Dependent Interface 3 negative GigE Ethernet port 8 pin Fischer part SS 103 A058 130 Phantom vxx12 10GigE Ethernet Connector PIN NOMENCLATURE FUNCTION 1 XMDI0 MDI 0 positive 2 XMDI0 MDI 0 negative 3 XMDI1 MDI 1 positive 4 XMDI2 MDI 2 posit...

Page 80: ...G GND F Video Out Composite Standard non isolated 75 ohm output level Capture cable Green G Video GND Composite Ground Shield for signals F and T H Serial RS 232 Ground Should only be connected to properly earthed equipment Serial ports are not isolated J Chassis GND K Transmit Data RS 232 standard RS 232 level L 12 30VDC DC output 0 5A amp Max Typically used to power break out boxes M Power GND i...

Page 81: ...ock Synchronizes playback to a properly terminated 75 ohm video signal not exceeding 1 56V maximum utilizing a composite video inbound signal or synch live video by synchronizing the SDI outputs to the GenLock signal U Receive Data RS 232 standard RS 232 level V Ready Isolated collector output with 1k pull up Phantom vxx12 Viewfinder Connector PIN NOMENCLATURE FUNCTION 1 GND Power Ground 2 GND Pow...

Page 82: ...ages are captured and output First the native resolution must be selected from the Cine Settings Resolution pull down however an output resolution can be set using the Geometry Overlays section of the Image Tools menu What is the difference between Native and Cropped resolutions There are a variety of pre set output resolutions available or any value can be typed in and offset with the X Y coordin...

Page 83: ... 14 000 1024 x 800 30 500 26 900 19 700 15 000 1024 x 512 47 300 41 800 30 700 23 400 896 x 800 33 600 29 800 21 800 16 600 768 x 768 39 100 34 700 25 300 19 300 640 x 480 69 900 62 400 45 500 34 700 512 x 512 75 400 67 700 49 100 37 500 512 x 384 99 500 89 000 65 000 49 60 385 x 256 170 600 154 200 112 300 85 700 256 x 256 205 00 187 200 135 400 103 600 256 x 128 375 700 343 500 253 00 193 900 12...

Page 84: ...nd X540 T2 cards and find them to be very reliable Vision Research provides a ruggedized connector carrier to be used when connecting a standard CAT6 or CAT6A Ethernet cable between the camera and the interface card The customer must supply the appropriate cable A CAT6A cable is recommended and gives you a maximum 100m distance between the camera and the interface card A CAT6 cable is limited to 5...

Page 85: ...ation from the camera Video Out a composite video signal either NTSC or PAL Serial Port input for serial protocol control of camera Power Out 24VDC used to power the Break out Box A Sync output optionally signal goes low when a trigger event is detected by the Image Based Auto Trigger feature allowing for multiple cameras to be synchronized to an event trigger Pre trigger Memgate input mode is set...

Page 86: ...n appropriate DC voltage appeared on the power input to the camera This was done so that cameras can be powered up booted remotely by providing primary power and did not require physical access to the camera However there is a physical power switch on the v2512 v2012 v1612 and v1212 It has three positions AUTO ON and OFF When the switch is set to AUTO providing power to the Primary DC Input will p...

Page 87: ...on by providing power to the Primary DC Power input when the camera is in AUTO or ON 3 Remote power cycle If the camera will need to have power cycled remotely set the switch to AUTO and do not use a battery for battery backup Battery operation Connect a battery to the Battery Backup port Set the switch to ON There is no danger First there is actually very little liquid in the heat pipe And it is ...

Page 88: ...ct images saved in memory but can provide sufficient power to power all camera operations until the input voltage drops below the minimum required 18VDC If primary power is restored that again becomes the power source for the camera and the battery port reverts to a backup mode The GPS port on the Phantom v2512 v2012 v1612 and v1212 can be used to provide date time and location information from th...

Page 89: ...out 1 5GB sec to non volatile mass storage A Phantom Ultra High Speed Camera equipped with maximum memory of 288GB can save its full memory buffer to a CineMag in just over 3 minutes Once a shot is saved to the CineMag it is safely stored and available for later retrieval This means you immediately can use the camera for another shot Images stored on a CineMag are available for later retrieval usi...

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