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Hardware feature and configuration  

 

 

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LED Indicator 
 

Battery Compartment/ Tripod 
Connector 

USB-C Connector  

Acoustic Sensor/ Webcam 

Touchscreen Display  

- Power on / Measurement Trigger 
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- Force Shut Down 

Shoulder Strap Anchor  

Hand Strap Anchor and Screw Point 

 

 

Summary of Contents for CAM iV64

Page 1: ...Sorama CAM iV64 User Manual Document version 1 0 10 05 2022 ...

Page 2: ...3 Display Camera 9 2 4 Microphones 9 2 5 Measurement Features 9 3 Environment 10 3 1 Ambient Temperature 10 3 2 Protection 10 4 Getting Started 11 4 1 List of Items 11 4 2 Hardware feature and configuration 12 4 3 Terms to know 13 4 4 Power up and LED Indicator 14 4 5 Home screen 14 4 6 Menu 15 4 6 1 Turn off 17 4 6 2 Spectrum 17 4 6 3 Spectrogram 18 4 6 4 SLM mode 19 4 6 5 Recording 21 4 7 Memory...

Page 3: ... measurement data to Sorama Portal 38 5 3 2 Portal Analysis Modules 38 5 3 3 Exporting measurement results from Portal 39 6 Data Transfer 39 6 1 How to save the data and what is the format type 39 6 2 How to export measurement data 39 7 Firmware Update Factory Reset 40 8 Maintenance 41 8 1 The imager 41 8 2 The case 41 8 3 Acoustic sensor care 41 8 4 Environmental 41 8 5 Service 41 8 6 Specificati...

Page 4: ...irective or other normative documents This declaration is based on the full compliance of the products with the following European standards General Safety IEC 61010 1 For Electromagnetic compatibility directive EMC EN 301 489 17 V3 2 4 referring to EN 301 489 1 V2 2 3 EN 55032 2015 Class B EN 61000 4 3 2006 EN 61000 4 2 2009 RoHS3 Restriction of Hazardous Substances EU2011 65 EU RoHS2 EU2015 863 ...

Page 5: ...e electrical shock fire or personal injury follow these guidelines Read all safety information before you use the Product Use the Product only as specified or the protection supplied by the Product can be compromised Do not use the Product around explosive gases vapor or in damp or wet environments Do not use and disable the Product if it is damaged Do not use the Product if it operates incorrectl...

Page 6: ...gh temperature environments such as an unattended vehicle in the sun Do not store the battery on the charger for more than 24 hours as reduced battery life may result Charge the battery for a two hour minimum at six month intervals for maximum battery life Without use the battery will self discharge in approximately six months Always operate in the specified temperature range Do not incinerate the...

Page 7: ...line support when possible technical faults occur Customers can request support by sending an email to support sorama eu After receiving the defect checklist the customer should send this document filled out back to support sorama eu Sorama will then evaluate the problem When the issue does not have any relation to the services of Sorama or is outside the warranty period costs will be charged to t...

Page 8: ...time spectrogram Far Field sound source localization and visualization Measurement workflows for norm measurements Sorama Portal compatible data for in depth analysis 2 Technical Data 2 1 Physical Properties Size LxWxD 42 x 32 x 16 cm L x W x D Weight 2 31 kg Including battery Connectivity USB C USB 3 0 Battery Rechargeable swappable smart battery Battery life 4 hours Hardware connections 1 4 scre...

Page 9: ...EMS Digital Bottom Port SNR A weighted at 1 kHz 66 dB for 94 dB SPL At 1 kHz per channel Sensitivity 37 dBFS 1 dB At 1 kHz 94 dB SPL Acoustic Overload Point 132 dB SPL At 1 kHz 10 THD 2 5 Measurement Features Sampling rate 240 kHz Spectrum analysis 29 Hz 27 kHz Spectrogram analysis 0 10s 29 Hz 27 kHz Streaming recording Beamforming far field 500 Hz 27 kHz Streaming recording Upgradeable frequency ...

Page 10: ...er could potentially damage the microphones if the microphones are subjected to sound sources higher than the AOP The CAM iV64 complies with the international protection standard IP54 Please be aware that the Product is not watertight but splash proof The effectiveness against splashing under IP54 is possible only if the device is inspected periodically Any water entering the MEMS microphones may ...

Page 11: ...ems Items listed below are included when you receive the Product Number Description Quantity 1 External Battery Charger 1 2 Rechargeable Lithium ion Battery Pack 2 3 Country Specific Adapters for Battery Charger 1 4 USB C to USB A Cable 1 5m 1 5 CAM iV64 Acoustic Camera 1 6 Protective Case 1 7 Accessory Bag 1 8 Shoulder Strap 1 9 Hand Strap 1 ...

Page 12: ...ma eu 4 2 Hardware feature and configuration Item Function Item Function 1 LED Indicator 5 Battery Compartment Tripod Connector 2 USB C Connector 6 Acoustic Sensor Webcam 3 Touchscreen Display 7 Power on Measurement Trigger Button Force Shut Down 4 Shoulder Strap Anchor 8 Hand Strap Anchor and Screw Point ...

Page 13: ...nd dB SPL meter When opening more features on the Sorama CAM iV64 screen the horizontal FOV will increase and the vertical FOV will reduce slightly No features open Horizontal FOV 23 8 and Vertical FOV 41 All features open Horizontal FOV 53 and Vertical FOV 38 2 6 Beamforming A signal processing technique used to identify the location of sound by using an array of microphones The localization of s...

Page 14: ...64 currently has 3 LED colors The table below explains the meaning of each color LED Color Description Red The device is booting Green The device is fully booted and the default user interface is running Blue The device is still switched ON but the default UI is not running anymore 4 5 Home screen When the device is fully booted the home screen contains several icons The meaning of the icons is as...

Page 15: ...he top The following menu is shown You can easily gain access to the different features and settings of the device The required feature or setting can be selected by touching the related icon on the device When the icon is selected it will turn orange upper row or white bottom row You can touch the icon again or press the X to close the feature or setting ...

Page 16: ...de this feature shows the sound pressure levels of the microphone data obtained by the microphone array Recording In this menu the type and duration of a sound measurement can be set Recording In this menu the type and duration of a sound measurement can be set Memory This is the menu showing the saved recordings and enables to transfer rename and or delete recordings Settings In this menu the set...

Page 17: ...btained by the microphone array can be shown on the screen for a specific frequency bandwidth When the spectrum is visible in the display the bandwidth can be selected by touching the orange dot and drag this dot to the preferred frequency Execute this for the lower and higher frequency You can also move the selected frequency band by touching it in the middle and drag it to the preferred area of ...

Page 18: ...dhoven The Netherlands T 31 0 40 3041019 E info sorama eu W www sorama eu 4 6 3 Spectrogram Tap to view the spectrogram To select a specific bandwidth please review the explanation described in the previous paragraph 4 5 3 Spectrum Basics ...

Page 19: ...ncy Weighting Choose a weighting Z A B or C SLM target Updating or Measurement and choose the option Full Spectrum or Selected Frequency SLM Target Selecting Updating SLM target will refresh the displayed dB value every second Selecting Measurement SLM target will start to collect dB levels when a measurement is started until the measurement is stopped After the measurement is stopped it will aver...

Page 20: ...le on the device Selected Frequency will only take the frequencies into account that are currently selected selectable in spectrum and spectrogram modules By changing the selected frequencies the selection in this SLM entry will automatically change too Press Add to add the new entry into the SLM module Adjusting SPL values Tap to adjust the settings in the screen Tap to close the tab or to remove...

Page 21: ...u can press the trigger button The icon in the home screen will show the record time If you use the setting Stop video recording on trigger press the recording will automatically stop after the selected duration has passed The buffer time is an amount of seconds that will be kept in memory at every moment When a recording is started this buffer will be available in the recording This is especially...

Page 22: ... Netherlands T 31 0 40 3041019 E info sorama eu W www sorama eu 4 7 Memory Tap to select the memory setting Tap to adjust the setting for the USB C or the Recordings For the external USB drive choose the Destination Folder or to Eject the USB drive ...

Page 23: ... than an orange checkmark is shown For the Recordings setting choose to Rename the recording choose the Destination Folder or to Delete the file Additionally when you press and hold a file or directory then you will enable the multiselect mode You can select multiple files and folders to either delete or copy to an external USB drive at the same time ...

Page 24: ... eu W www sorama eu 4 7 1 Settings Tap to adjust the Date Time Display settings to reveal the System Info Also Tips Tricks can be viewed within this setting Date Time Select Date Time to adjust the setting to Automatic or Manual For the Automatic setting you need a connection to the internet ...

Page 25: ...lands T 31 0 40 3041019 E info sorama eu W www sorama eu Display Select Display to adjust the Brightness of the screen Less Brightness will save battery System Info Select System info to view the Firmware version Installation date and Device Serial number ...

Page 26: ...6 of 41 Achtseweg Zuid 153H Eindhoven The Netherlands T 31 0 40 3041019 E info sorama eu W www sorama eu Tips Tricks Select Tips Tricks to view tips and tricks that can be helpful for executing a measurement ...

Page 27: ...forming and Spectrum Beamforming Select Beamforming to adjust the Beamforming opacity and choose the noise filter mode Per Frame or Dynamic Beamformer By default the Per Frame noise filter is selected this is the most generic filter optimized for use for this camera The Dynamic Beamformer noise filter is used for a single sound source detection and filters out unwanted background noise ...

Page 28: ... W www sorama eu In addition when the Dynamic Beamformer is selected the measurement distance will automatically adjust to the source location If the Per Frame is selected the measuring distance needs to be adjusted manually in the home screen Tap and tap to type the preferred pressure manually ...

Page 29: ...dhoven The Netherlands T 31 0 40 3041019 E info sorama eu W www sorama eu Spectrum Select Spectrum to adjust the preferred specific acoustic settings such as Frequency Axis Octave Bands Time Weighting Frequency Weighting and SPL Precision ...

Page 30: ...t this moment a workflow for Airborne Sound Insulation ASI is added ASI measurement This handheld contains a special measurement workflow for Airborne Sound Insulation ASI measurements To select the format first reveal the drop down menu by swiping down from the top Step 1 Tap to reveal the special measurements format Step 2 Select the Airborne sound Insulation between rooms Step 3 Make a New meas...

Page 31: ... the sound reduction index is denoted by R and if Field measurement is chosen the same index is denoted by R Tap on Save to save the measurement or press Cancel to stop Step 5 Input for the room dimensions and reverberation time The next screen shows the input project name at the top in this case CamiV64 Enter the receiving room dimensions and the reverberation time of the receiving room Click on ...

Page 32: ...s is to be performed for speaker position 1 in the source room and the second row for speaker position 2 in the source room In rows 3 and 4 measurements should be made in the receiving room for the same source positions 1 and 2 as in the source room When one of the boxes is clicked a button Start measurement appears at the bottom Click on Start measurement and the 1 3 octave band values will be me...

Page 33: ...x in place of If a measurement is already done the user can redo the measurement if needed by tapping the box again Step 7 View results After all the measurements have been performed the button to Show results appears When the user clicks on this the results are shown Tap on Show results and the results will appear on the screen An example is shown in the following picture ...

Page 34: ...41019 E info sorama eu W www sorama eu View results from an existing measurement When the user taps on Existing measurement in step 3 the screen shows all the projects related to airborne sound insulation Upon selecting a folder the results of this measurement will be shown ...

Page 35: ...rama eu 5 Operation 5 1 Basics Power on the device by pressing the trigger button A LED light on the left side above the USB C connector will be activated when the device is powered on It takes approximately 30 seconds to boot To show the menu swipe down from the top Tap to activate the spectrum feature ...

Page 36: ... display the bandwidth can be selected by touching the orange dot and drag this dot to the preferred frequency Execute this for the lower and higher frequency You can also move the selected frequency band by touching it in the middle and drag it to the preferred area of the spectrum If you would like to view the spectrum spectrograph and SLM mode simultaneously you can tap the related icons The sp...

Page 37: ...roduct Be aware of the balance before mounting the Product on the tripod Sorama is not accountable for any damage or harm caused by misuse of a tripod A tripod stand with inch UNC camera screw is needed for the Product Adjust and secure the legs of the tripod accordingly before mounting the product Place and mount the tripod under the bottom insert of the Product 5 3 Sorama Portal You can upload p...

Page 38: ...rly you will see a file structure of your recordings From this view you can download the measurements to your device or you can import the measurements directly into your Sorama Portal account 2 Use an external memory drive By plugging this drive into the CAM iV64 you can either record directly to this drive or copy the files afterwards Plug the external drive into the device on which you are visi...

Page 39: ...tinuously by default A short press of the trigger button at the top of the Handgrip will start and save a measurement in a sor format with a length of up to 30 seconds 6 2 How to export measurement data Measurement data is stored in the Product s internal memory in a sor file It can also be stored on an external memory drive that can be connected via a USB C port You can either export data from th...

Page 40: ... the Sorama Services tab Whenever a new firmware version is available Sorama will notify you in Connected Hardware at the bottom of the services tab Click on Update or Recover for firmware updates or factory reset To update firmware reset the Product Use the USB C cable included in the flight case to connect your Product with a computer Make sure the cable is snapped into place during the update A...

Page 41: ... Caution The imager has highly sensitive acoustic sensors Do not expose the sensors to water or fluids dust and other contaminates Accumulation of these in the sensor will affect the performance 8 4 Environmental The Product has electronic printed circuit boards These components must be disposed of specifically when the device is at the end of its use The manufacturer offers to take back the Produ...

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