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(rev0.9 January 2018)

Summary of Contents for TCSmart+

Page 1: ...User manual for TCSmart by rev0 9 January 2018 ...

Page 2: ...2 2 8 TeAx TCFusionZoom Connector 10 2 2 9 Micro HDMI 11 2 2 10 USB3 Port 11 2 2 11 USB2 Port 12 2 2 12 RJ 45 Gigabit Ethernet Port 12 2 2 13 Micro Jack Debug Serial Port 12 3 ThermalCapture Smart Usage 12 3 1 Power On 12 3 2 Login 13 3 3 Power Off 13 3 4 Connecting TCFusionZoom 14 3 4 1 Using libtcfusionzoom 14 3 4 2 Using libtmc 14 3 5 Using of Status LED 15 3 6 Temperature Information 16 4 Post...

Page 3: ...to HDMI cable User manual 1 2 Hardware Description The aluminum casing of TCSmart is light weight and provides an exceptionally good heat dissipation for the powerful Toradex TK1 module Please take care not to isolate the aluminum casing especially in situations when high cpu load is generated permanently The surface can become hot in such situations especially the area with the cooling stripes ab...

Page 4: ...elf No cross compile setup is needed For convenience there s a ready to go setup of a Qt including Qt Creator installation with pre configured demo projects that show examples on how to connect TCFusionZoom how to build a qt based live viewer or how to to process incoming data of TCFusionZoom in OpenCV 4 17 ...

Page 5: ...se take care not to isolate the aluminum casing as it s needed to dissipate the heat from the TK1 TCSmart is designed for use in private and commercial areas 2 2 Wiring and Connectors TCSmart provides interfaces at the left front and right side of the aluminum case Below you see an overview of the IO figures 1 2 and 3 with the table below and a more detailed description in the following text 5 17 ...

Page 6: ... RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet Port 13 Micro Jack Debug Serial Connector 2 2 1 Servo Connector The Servo Connector is forwarded to the JST 7 Pin connector for TCFusionZoom This makes it possible to feed in an SBUS signal or a Servo PWM for controlling TCFusionZoom s behavior e g Trigger Live View Settings etc 1 GND 2 NC 3 PWM Signal Keep in mind that there s no 5V supply on the Servo Connector red cable n...

Page 7: ... This way the TCFusionZoom still adds GPS information to the recorded or streamed data 1 GPS Data Input 2 GND 3 5V GPS Supply provided by TCFusionZoom via JST 7 Pin connector 2 2 3 Supply Please take care to provide 12V 32V for the TCSmart power supply Please keep in mind that an optionally attached TCFusionZoom will increase the needed power significantly 7 17 ...

Page 8: ...FusionZoom GND GND of supply 2 2 4 UART The UART of TCSmart can be used as communication interface incoming or outgoing control commands for example Please note the signal voltage level of 3 3V Never connect regular RS232 signal levels to the UART connection of TCSmart 1 3V3 2 GND 3 TX 4 RX 8 17 ...

Page 9: ... Card Slot This is a slot for a Micro SD card You can use it in TCSmart to store log files or processed data on an SD card Please take care that the SD card s class is fast enough for your needs we recommend an SDHC Class 10 card at least 2 2 8 TeAx TCFusionZoom Connector The JST 7 Pin plug can be used to connect a TCFusionZoom Besides the power supply for TCFusionZoom V and GND this interface con...

Page 10: ...system The system should be able to detect the correct resolution of the monitor via EDID information To be on the safe side connect the monitor before starting the system Please remember that you can always access the system via ssh if something went wrong and the monitor is not detected correctly Tools like xrandr and derivatives can be useful to explore the available monitor devices 2 2 10 USB3...

Page 11: ... s network connections 2 2 13 Micro Jack Debug Serial Port This interface provides access to a serial console of the system Normally the usage of this interface won t be needed The usage of a terminal login via SSH is much more convenient and should be preferred 3 ThermalCapture Smart Usage TCSmart was designed to provide a powerful computing device that is light and small enough to be placed unde...

Page 12: ... of your machine eg 192 168 0 42 you can search the network for other machines in your network user host nmap sP 192 168 0 42 24 After a couple of seconds you should see a list of all found machines found in the same network including the TCSmart it s name is Apalis TK1 Assuming TCSmart s IP is 192 168 0 8 you can now log in via user host ssh ubuntu 192 168 0 8 3 3 Power Off To shutdown the machin...

Page 13: ...nZoom Every time a TFC frame is received via USB the callback gets called with the new frame Please refer to the doxygen documentation of libtcfusionzoom Besides the API description of libtcfusionzoom there is a code example that shows how to access the lib Please also refer to the demo projects to see how you can access the lib 3 4 2 Using libtmc The delivered TFC frames consist of a TMC frame an...

Page 14: ...lue ubuntu ubuntu cat sys class gpio gpio237 value The green LED can be switched with GPIO 234 you can check the setting with the cat command in the last row ubuntu ubuntu echo 234 sys class gpio export ubuntu ubuntu echo out sys class gpio gpio234 direction ubuntu ubuntu echo 1 sys class gpio gpio234 value ubuntu ubuntu cat sys class gpio gpio234 value The blue LED can be switched with GPIO 248 y...

Page 15: ...to images like JPG and PNG videos and CSV data CSV is especially useful if further automatic data processing follows There is also the option to export data into radiometric JPGs Those files can be opened with powerful FLIR tools for deeper analysis or automatic report generation Please take a look at the ThermoViewer user manual for further information 5 Technical Data Digital TV formats Full HD ...

Page 16: ...al and recycling options 6 1 European Union Disposal Information The symbol above means that according to local laws and regulations your product and or its battery shall be disposed separately from household waste When this product reaches its end of life take it to a collection point designated by local authorities The separate collection and recycling of your product and or its battery at the t...

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