FASTCAM-1024PCI
Hardware Manual
Rev.1.03E
Страница 1: ...FASTCAM 1024PCI Hardware Manual Rev 1 03E...
Страница 2: ...taking every possible measure to ensure the accuracy of its contents However if you find a section which is unclear a mistake or an omission please contact PHOTRON LIMITED using the contact informati...
Страница 3: ...nts immediately a task which has often proven difficult with conventional video systems You will find this new recording technology most useful to capture images of high speed subjects for subsequent...
Страница 4: ...lained next Please pay careful attention to the content of the safety precautions when using the system This symbol indicates actions that carry the risk that a person could receive a serious injury T...
Страница 5: ...eding the power rating might cause a fire from excessive heat Do not insert metallic objects inside or pour liquids such as water on the system Doing so can cause fire electric shock or malfunction fr...
Страница 6: ...H or lower maximum altitude 2 000m or lower In addition if exceeding these limits use in a condensation free environment Doing so can cause malfunction Do not store the equipment in a location where t...
Страница 7: ...handling or cleaning the sensor Do NOT use a cleaning apparatus of electrostatic adsorption type electrified brush etc Discharge the human body static electrification before handling or cleaning work...
Страница 8: ...s on Multiple Camera Sync Recording 28 1 5 Use of Extended Dynamic Range Mode 29 Chapter 2 Appendix 31 2 1 Specifications 32 2 1 1 Basic Specifications 32 2 1 2 Specifications Grabber Board 33 2 1 3 O...
Страница 9: ...Hardware Manual 1 Chapter 1 Set Up 1 1 About the System s Components and Accessories 1 2 About the Camera 1 3 Installation of Hardware 1 4 Setup for Multiple Camera Recording 1 5 Use of Extended Dyna...
Страница 10: ...d Lens Cap 1 2 Grabber Board PCI Board 1 3 Grabber Board Power Cable 1 4 Camera Cable to Connect between Camera and Grabber Board 5 meters long 1 5 C mount Adapter 1 6 Set of Allen Wrenches 1 5 mm 2 m...
Страница 11: ...e 1 2 1 Grabber Board The grabber board of the FASTCAM 1024PCI has been designed so that up to four FASTCAM 1024PCI boards can be installed in ATX standard PCI slots of a PC Note When you are installi...
Страница 12: ...ht and compact structure specifically designed for easy handling in varied recording conditions It takes lenses of C type mount A tripod shoe groove is provided on each side of the camera F Mount C mo...
Страница 13: ...FASTCAM 1024PCI Hardware Manual 5 Cable Length 5 Camera Cable Connecter PC Camera Cable Connecter Camera Camera Cable...
Страница 14: ...wo compound connectors to connect it to external equipment and devices via cables to receive and send out signals such as external trigger and sync signals Two compound cables are included in the pack...
Страница 15: ...nder software control Expose pos neg Outputs a signal that specifies the exposure period of the sensor Signal is present during both LIVE display and recording Rec pos neg A signal that specifies the...
Страница 16: ...to send contact closure signals to control the start and end of a recording in currently selected recording mode To avoid possible damage to the camera system do NOT input signals other than contact c...
Страница 17: ...RIGGER SW IN T SW IN Input EXTERNAL SYNC IN Input TTL TRIGGER IN TTL TRIGGER IN Poly Switch BLM11B050SB 5V 5V GND GND 1SS352 1SS352 330 TLP281 10K TTL TRIGGER SW TRIGGER IN Poly Switch 10K 220 0 1uF 5...
Страница 18: ...unt 1 Remove and set aside the four retaining screws of the mount using the provided Allen hex wrench 2 Pull the whole F mount unit away from the camera front plate 3 Place the C mount unit on the cam...
Страница 19: ...emove covers of the PC following the PC s instruction manual 3 Make sure there are unused PCI slot s 4 Remove the metal cover plate in the back of the unused PCI slot where you wish to install the Gra...
Страница 20: ...n the Grabber Board Be careful about the connector orientation Fasten the retaining screws tightly Pull the cable lightly to check if the connector does not come loose Fasten connectors firmly with re...
Страница 21: ...PC may be damaged 16 1 T A 16 1 T A PHOTRON LIMITED P6 A A A A A AK 30 7826D08 01 PP_MAIN MADE IN JAPAN A A A A 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 133 89 45 1 16 1 T A 16 1 T...
Страница 22: ...four memory modules are inserted into the memory slot on it However when six memory modules are installed the overall size of the Board expands which may cause interference with a smaller sized PC cha...
Страница 23: ...multiple camera operation each of the cameras involved must be installed with its own pixel gain shading data Installation is carried out using the provided FASTCAM 1024PCI Imager Setup CD ROM in the...
Страница 24: ...Specify the Imager Setup File from Source Folder and click Install Specify the CD ROM drive when install directly 5 Click OK to confirm creating a new folder 6 The completion screen is displayed at th...
Страница 25: ...a common subject from different perspectives along a shared timeline This capability can also be used to record images of a fast moving subject together with other subjects related to it from differen...
Страница 26: ...ocation of dipswitches as seen from above Setting up Master Slave Mode Dipswitches Operate the dipswitches to set up one board for master and the others for slaves as shown in the following table Dips...
Страница 27: ...between boards as described in the following subsections Details of Connectors 1 GENERAL Output GEN OUT Connector 2 EXTERNAL SYNC Output SYNC OUT Connector 3 TRIGGER TTL Output TRIG OUT Connector 4 T...
Страница 28: ...boards Note External signal cables have JJ male female conversion connectors Remove them before connecting to respective boards Retain the removed conversion connectors for future use 1 Connection bet...
Страница 29: ...s connection is highly recommended unless using software triggering see Subsection 3 3 Timing of Recording Operations The characteristic of the circuit configuration inside the 1024PCI camera inevitab...
Страница 30: ...nection involving two PC s and eight 1024PCI cameras This connection is highly recommended to avoid possible delay of sync and trigger signals between cameras see Subsection 3 3 Timing of Recording Op...
Страница 31: ...sed in a multiple camera system Dipswitch Operation to Set Up Camera ID Numbers Camera ID numbers 1 to 4 are defined by the ON OFF position of dipswitches 1 2 and 3 as shown below ID No Dipswitches SW...
Страница 32: ...low the below procedure to set up software For details of software operation see the Software User s Manual Setting up Master Board For sync operation of multiple FASTCAM 1024PCI cameras 1 Select the...
Страница 33: ...FASTCAM 1024PCI Hardware Manual 25 3 Select the desired polarity of sync signal from the SYNC OUT box The polarity of sync signal must match that selected for the slave board...
Страница 34: ...up more details 3 Select a mode of synchronization from the SYNC IN box Now this slave camera can be synchronized with and triggered by the master camera In other words this camera has been set up in...
Страница 35: ...s selected in the SYNC IN box for a slave camera this camera can be synchronized with and triggered by the master camera In other words this camera has been set up for external sync mode operation 2 A...
Страница 36: ...delay is inevitably caused between trigger and vertical sync signals while they are forwarded from board to board This delay may in rare cases result in an offset of one recorded image frame between...
Страница 37: ...are shot with appropriate exposure The amount of exposure adjustment can be selected from three different adjustment levels depending on the gradient of illumination within the scene Color balance of...
Страница 38: ...ect an exposure adjustment level from the three available levels shown below Menu Exposure Adjustment Level OFF Sets Extended Dynamic Range mode off MODE 1 Sets exposure adjustment to minimum level MO...
Страница 39: ...FASTCAM 1024PCI Hardware Manual 31 Chapter 2 Appendix 2 1 Specifications 2 2 Dimensions 2 3 Timing of Recording Operations...
Страница 40: ...Mount F mount C mount changeable Segmentation Available Electronic Shutter Available Camera Head Dimensions F mount W 120 x D 113 4 x H 120 mm excluding protrusions W 120 x D 148 6 x H 120 mm includi...
Страница 41: ...from GENERAL IN Available rates 1 2 1 4 and 1 8 of set frame rate Standard Applied Rev2 1 Standard 5V 32bits 33MHz Board Size PCI Full size standard 1 slot width Memory Size Standard 2 GB Maximum 12...
Страница 42: ...ration involving two or more cameras a power cable s with a power source s independent from the currently used PC must be added as necessary Application Software and OS PFV Photron FASTCAM Viewer3 SDK...
Страница 43: ...ay be selected from the list in subsection 2 1 5 Frame Rate Frames Per Second Maximum Resolution Pixels 60 FPS 1024 x 1024 125 FPS 1024 x 1024 250 FPS 1024 x 1024 500 FPS 1024 x 1024 1000 FPS 1024 x 1...
Страница 44: ...500 V H 896 880 864 848 832 816 800 784 1024 1 000 1 200 1 200 1 200 1 200 1 200 1 200 1 200 896 1 200 1 200 1 200 1 200 1 200 1 200 1 200 1 500 768 1 500 1 500 1 500 1 500 1 500 1 500 1 500 1 500 640...
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Страница 48: ...000 1 3 000 1 11 000 1 24 000 1 2 000 1 10 000 1 23 000 1 1 000 1 9 000 1 22 000 1 500 1 8 000 1 21 000 1 250 1 7 000 1 20 000 1 125 1 6 000 1 19 000 1 5 000 1 18 000 1 4 000 1 17 000 1 3 000 1 16 00...
Страница 49: ...ration sec Number of Recorded Frames 1024 1024 1 000 1 54 1 536 3 20 3 200 1024 512 2 000 1 60 3 200 3 20 6 400 512 512 3 000 2 13 6 400 4 35 13 056 512 256 6 000 2 13 12 800 4 35 26 112 256 256 10 00...
Страница 50: ...1 000 6 40 6 400 9 60 9 600 1024 512 2 000 6 40 12 800 9 60 19 200 512 512 3 000 8 70 26 112 13 06 39 168 512 256 6 000 8 70 52 224 13 06 78 336 256 256 10 000 10 44 104 448 15 67 156 672 256 128 18...
Страница 51: ...Head Millimeters Camera with F mount 14 91 9 35 2 113 4 60 Tripod Connections for Cameras 1 4 inch screw 5 118 118 106 90 106 90 106 90 106 90 Camera with C mount 14 113 4 Tripod Connections for Camer...
Страница 52: ...nual 44 2 2 2 Grabber Board Millimeters 16 1 T A 16 1 T A PHOTRON LIMITED P6 A A A A A AK 30 7826D08 01 PP_MAIN MADE IN JAPAN A A A A 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 133 89...
Страница 53: ...ignals related to recording operation in START and RANDOM trigger modes random reset not effective The START trigger mode starts recording when a trigger is received and records images until the memor...
Страница 54: ...r signal and the start of exposure coincide more accurately as shown in the below chart The START trigger mode starts recording when a trigger is received and continues recording images until the memo...
Страница 55: ...A shorter exposure period is set by the shuttering function in addition to the Expose pos signal being reset at the incoming trigger The START trigger mode starts recording when a trigger is received...
Страница 56: ...e above timing chart is for an End Trigger operation The CENTER trigger mode ends recording after filling the latter half of the available memory The MANUAL trigger mode records a preset number of fra...
Страница 57: ...es this delay may cause an offset of one full image frame between cameras involved in multiple camera operation To avoid this drawback other connection methods shown in 1 4 2 are recommended The delay...
Страница 58: ...ecording Interval in Random Center and Random Manual Trigger Modes In Random Center and Random Manual modes because Center or Manual operation is repeatedly executed the following interval is necessar...
Страница 59: ...FASTCAM 1024PCI Hardware Manual 51 Chapter 3 Contacting Photron 3 1 Contact Information...
Страница 60: ...e nameplate seal Condition of the system and what is known about it Contact Information In Americas and Antipodes PHOTRON USA INC 9520 Padgett Street Suite 110 San Diego CA 92126 4446 USA Phone 800 58...
Страница 61: ...ved Printed in Japan Control No E1107011452U F FA AS ST TC CA AM M 1 10 02 24 4P PC CI I Hardware Manual Revision 1 03E US EU Publication Date July 2011 Publisher PHOTRON LIMITED Chiyoda Fujimi Bldg F...
