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inView 360 HD

Around Vehicle Monitoring System 

Calibration Guide

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Page 1: ...inView 360 HD Around Vehicle Monitoring System Calibration Guide Rear View Safety All rights reserved ...

Page 2: ...Export the inView 360 HD AVM Video Files Logging in to the Calibration Tool 7 2 Transfer the Image Files to the PC 12 3 Load the Images into the Calibration Tool 12 Calibrating the inView 360 HD 15 The Calibration Process 15 Marking the Calibration Points 15 Calibrating the Calibration Points and Creating the Calibration File 20 Exporting the Calibration File 21 Importing the Calibration Files 22 ...

Page 3: ...unch the calibration tool on a PC You will need to transfer image files from the inView 360 HD AVM system to your Windows PC You will need to save the calibration file to the USB memory device and upload it to the ECU Placing Calibration Pads Calibration pads provide reference points for the cameras during the software calibration process Therefore it is important that the calibration pads are acc...

Page 4: ...d optimally placed 1 Power up the inView 360 HD AVM system You should see the simulated 360 image on one side of the monitor and channel 1 front camera on the other side 2 Press the green DRIVER VIEW button repeatedly until you ve cycled through every camera view While reviewing the images on the monitor ensure that the cameras have a direct line of sight with the calibration pads The pads should ...

Page 5: ... other protruding objects 3 Move the calibration pads further away from the vehicle if there is an obstruction blocking the pad in the camera s field of view NOTE Spacing the Calibration Pads For calibration all four pads must be an equal distance away from the vehicle So if you move any one calibration pad then you must move the other three pads an equal distance away from the vehicle See the exa...

Page 6: ... 4 Cycle through the images again after you have adjusted the placement of the pads Verify that the pads are visible and unobstructed Poor Pad Placement Optimal Pad Placement Pad is obstructed by the vehicle door Nothing obstructing either pad ...

Page 7: ...les from the inView 360 HD System to Your Computer To calibrate the inView 360 HD AVM system you will need to take the images from the ECU and load them into the calibration tool on your PC See the procedures that follow 1 Export the inView 360 HD AVM Video Files Logging in to the Calibration Tool 1 Use the key to remove the lock removable front cover 2 Insert a USB drive into the USB port on the ...

Page 8: ... Rear View Safety All rights reserved p 8 3 Connect a USB mouse 4 Connect a monitor via the CVBS connector NOTE About the USB Mouse The USB mouse does not come with the calibration kit ...

Page 9: ... to the ECU See 3 Connect a USB mouse on page 8 to log into the system Right click anywhere on the screen then select Login When the monitor turns on you should see two images on the Live screen The 360 image on the left Channel 1 left camera on the right 7 Select Yes when asked if you want to proceed with stopping the recorder ...

Page 10: ... the virtual keyboard and then enter the default password 88888888 8 number eights 9 Click ESC or the back key when you have finished entering the default password to return to the login screen If you make a mistake click the X 10 Click OK to log in The AVM Calibration main menu opens ...

Page 11: ...ct Calibration File in the AVM Calibration menu 12 Click Export The Calibration File Setup window opens On the left side you should see 5 files Camera_Left Camera_Right Camera_Front Camera_Back Calibration Configure xml The files should now be exported to the USB memory device ...

Page 12: ...PC you are using for system calibration 3 Load the Images into the Calibration Tool After you have inserted the USB memory device into your PC you have to load the calibration images into the calibration tool These images will be used to define the 360 view for the inView 360 1 Launch the Calibration tool by finding it where you saved it on your PC and then double clicking or right click Open the ...

Page 13: ...e Unit Selection window opens 3 Select a unit of measurement The Open Directory window opens 4 Navigate to the USB storage device Export files are organized into folders arranged by date and time 5 Select the most recent export folder then click Select Folder ...

Page 14: ... Rear View Safety All rights reserved p 14 If the files were loaded correctly they will automatically populate the correct fields in the Directory window And images will appear in the Result Window ...

Page 15: ...te to process the assigned calibration points and create the calibration file See Calibrating the Calibration Points and Creating the Calibration File on page 20 3 Export the calibration file See Exporting the Calibration File on page 21 4 Import the calibration file into the ECU See Importing the Calibration Files on page 22 5 Verify the calibration in the ECU See Verifying that Calibration was S...

Page 16: ... 16 3 Enter the calibration Length and Width The length and width are measured from the inside edges of the calibration pads The values that you enter in the Length and Width fields will be in whatever unit you selected in Step 3 on page 13 ...

Page 17: ...t Point_1 is selected from the Point drop down menu The first camera view to be calibrated is the Left cam which is indicated by the I jpg in the file name 5 Press CTL on your keyboard then click and drag with your mouse to draw a box around the left pad Letting go of the mouse will zoom in on the pad 6 Left click on the zoomed in image to place an X on the top left corner to mark it Point_1 ...

Page 18: ...int 8 Left click on the next pad corner to mark the next point The Point_2 field will display Completed when you have successfully marked Point_2 9 Click and drag with your mouse to draw a box around the right pad Letting go of the mouse will zoom in on the pad I cannot do this 10 Select Point_3 from the drop down Point menu and then left click on the upper left corner of the right hand calibratio...

Page 19: ...then select Point_5 from the Point drop down menu 12 Click the bottom right corner on the right hand pad to mark Point_5 Then continue to the left to mark Point_6 13 Press ESC to zoom back out Left click and draw a square around the left hand pad to zoom in to mark Point_7 and Point_8 ...

Page 20: ... drop down menu and then repeat the process of marking the calibration pad points 16 Repeat the process until all 8 pad points are defined for each of the four images left file marked _l jpg right file marked _r jpg front file marked _f jpg and back file marked _b jpg A Calibration Result confirmation window appears Calibrating the Calibration Points and Creating the Calibration File 1 Click Calib...

Page 21: ...cess has been successful Exporting the Calibration File 1 Click the File tab 2 Click Save on the File tab A Save As navigation window opens where you can select where to save the calibration file 3 Navigate to the USB drive directory then click Select Folder The calibration file should now be saved on your USB memory device ...

Page 22: ...from the four vehicle cameras 1 Insert the USB memory device with the calibration file into the inView 360 HD AVM s ECU 2 Power up the inView 360 HD AVM system which opens to the main window You should see two images The 360 image on the left Channel 1 left camera on the right 3 Use the USB mouse that you previously connected to the ECU See 3 Connect a USB mouse on page 8 to log into the system Ri...

Page 23: ...Calibration File The Calibration File Setup window opens 6 Select from the Import File list the calibration file that you exported from your PC then click Import to load the calibration file 7 Click Yes on the Do you want to apply selected Calibration Result confirmation message The calibration file should upload to the ECU ...

Page 24: ...his pattern LEFT RIGHT FRONT BACK The BACK view should show the back up lines b Continue to press the Green button to display the TOP and SPLIT views c If you see all 6 views while cycling then the Green calibration was successful 3 Use the Red Event button to ensure that Event Recording works When you press the Red button you should see a EVENT RECORDED message 4 Use the Black Overlay button to e...

Page 25: ...d other technical resources for the InView 360 HD system can be found on Rear View Safety s dedicated 360 HD page https www rearviewsafety com inview 360 hd around vehicle monitoring system rvs 01 360 html Contact Us Email customerservice rearviewsafety com Phone 800 764 1028 Support Hours Mon Thu 9 00am 5 30pm Fri 9 00am 5 00pm EST ...

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