Fas
M
otion Camera Control Application
Before you can begin setting up the ILx, you must first install the Fastec Fas
M
otion Controller software on a Windows PC or Mac.
The Fas
M
otion software install program is available on the Fastec website, http://www.fastecimaging.com and is also copied onto the
USB thumb drive that shipped with your ILx camera.
This software may be used to set up and control ILx and TSx cameras. With it you may configure all recording parameters including
Session Length, Resolution, Frame Rate, Exposure, Color Balance, Autosave, Trigger point, and Sync options.
To install the Windows version onto a PC:
1.
Run the Fas
M
otion install file, Fas
M
otion_1.7.17.exe (or some other version), on your PC. You may wish to copy the install file to
a secure location on your PC for storage.
2.
Follow the prompts to install and run Fas
M
otion.
To install the Mac version:
1.
Copy the Fas
M
otion_1.7.17.dmg (or some other version), to your Mac.
2.
Double click on the .dmg file to install.
3.
Move the Fas
M
otion icon to the Applications folder. Once installed, Fas
M
otion will look and behave the same on a PC and Mac.
All instructions below, as well as those found in the IL3 / IL4 Users Manual are applicable
to either version.
2
Power Up the ILx
Connect the ILx to a Computer
Power on the camera:
•
The IL3 will begin to boot up as soon as power is applied. During the power-up cycle, first
the Camera LED will go gr
een for a about 15 seconds, then the Power LED will go green
and stay on. Within about 45 seconds both the Camera LED and the Power LED will be
green. At this point the camera is booted up.
•
The On/Off button on the camera may be used to turn the camera off and on while con
-
nected to power.
Once connected to Fas
M
otion, the camera may be powered down via the software.
Camera Control Buttons
Set the Language in Fas
M
otion
To Set the Language for FasMotion:
1.
Select “Language” from the View menu in FasMotion.
2.
Select the language of your choice.
To Connect the ILx to a Computer:
1.
Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the computer’s Ethernet port, and the other to the GigE port of the camera. It is best
to start with a direct connection (no other networking infrastructure involved). The computer’s network connection should be
set for DHCP.
2.
Launch the Fas
M
otion application.
3.
Click on the Camera button from the camera control buttons on the upper left of
the Fas
M
otion application window to open the Find Camera Dialog box.
4.
Click on the Scan button. Select the camera
from the list on the left (if you have one
camera connected there will only be one in
the list, as in the image shown here). The
cameras are listed by MAC address and IP
address. Once a camera is selected, its de-
tails will be listed in the Camera Information
box to the right.
5.
Click on the Connect button to connect the
selected camera.
The Camera Control Panel and a Live Video
window will now open. If you have a lens on the
camera, you should be able to adjust and focus
it using the live image. If you are unable to get a
live image, open the Find Cameras dialog again
and adjust the Packet delay to a higher number
and click on Update.
