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APPENDICES
APPENDIX II: ViPlus calibration procedure
The information in this section can also be found in the ViPlus User guide (in Options/Help).
Calibration settings can only be set or altered by a user logged in as an administrator. The default
password is ‘admin’
When the Calibration tab is selected, the calibration screen is displayed (see right).
The key calibration controls are shown below:
Auto/Manual calibration (see below)
Lock/unlock calibration
Save calibration settings
Refresh calibration
Calibration procedure
Place the cursor over the icon to display the drop-down option of either ‘Auto’ or
‘Manual’ calibration.
Auto
Place a suitable calibration sheet (e.g. as supplied by Vision Engineering)
containing at least one circle of a known dimension.
Click on the
Auto
option. The system will place a rectangle around the circle.
If the Auto calibration option fails to create a rectangle, an error message will be
displayed and a rectangle will be placed in the display as in the Manual option
(see below).
Enter the required units for the calibration from the units drop down list (see
main image right).
Click the
i
icon to the right of the ‘Distance (value)’ display
This will display the distance entry box. Key in the diameter of the calibration circle and click
OK
to
confirm or
Cancel
to abort.
When the required dimension has been set, select the lock function to set the calibration. This
locks
the camera’s zoom and focus controls so as to retain the calibration settings
To save the calibration, first change the calibration name in the ‘Cal Name’ field then select the icon.
Manual
Place a suitable calibration sheet (e.g. as supplied by Vision Engineering) containing at least one circle of a
known dimension.
Click on the
Manual
option. The system will place a rectangle in the display area.