CID CI-110 Mounting instructions

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CI-110/120 Plant Canopy Imager
Hardware and Software Manual
Version 5.0.9

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Document Overview
Contents
Software Installation ...................................................................................................................................... 2
Hardware Installation ..................................................................................................................................... 4
Getting Started ............................................................................................................................................... 8
Starting the application.............................................................................................................................. 8
Enabling GPS .............................................................................................................................................. 9
Entering your calibration data ................................................................................................................... 9
Recording your first measurement ............................................................................................................ 9
Application Functionality.............................................................................................................................. 10
Measurement Tab.................................................................................................................................... 11
Azimuth Selection .................................................................................................................................... 12
Zenith Tab ................................................................................................................................................ 13
Brightness, Contrast & Gamma................................................................................................................ 14
PAR Average Distribution......................................................................................................................... 15
Sky & Leaf Filter........................................................................................................................................ 16
Lens Format.............................................................................................................................................. 17
Image Stacking (HDR)............................................................................................................................... 18
Location.................................................................................................................................................... 19
Browse Records........................................................................................................................................ 20
Advanced Tab........................................................................................................................................... 21
Output Preferences.................................................................................................................................. 22
Application Output................................................................................................................................... 23
Tips ............................................................................................................................................................... 24
Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................................... 25
Frequently Asked Questions......................................................................................................................... 26
Theory........................................................................................................................................................... 27
Support ......................................................................................................................................................... 28
Warranty ...................................................................................................................................................... 30
CI-110/120 Product Test Check Sheet .......................................................................................................... 31

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Software Installation
The following steps should be repeated on each computer used with the CI-110/120 Plant
Canopy Imager.
1. Insert the supplied CI-110/120 CD disc in your CD-ROM drive. The setup program will
automatically start unless Auto-Run has been disabled in Windows. If this is the case
browse the CD-ROM drive and run Setup.exe manually.
2. If version 3.5 of the Microsoft .NET is not installed you will be prompted to accept
Microsoft’s terms of use before continuing. Click Accept to continue.
3. You may be prompted to reboot. If prompted, reboot. Setup will continue when the
system starts again.
4. The dialog below will appear. Specify the folder to use for this application and click Next
to continue.

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5. The installation process will take about 5-10 minutes. Your system may appear to be
non-responsive but do not restart the computer during this step.
6. The dialog below will appear when setup process is complete. Click Close to exit the
setup program.
7. The CI-110 software has now been installed. Connect the CI-110/120 device via USB.
Windows should automatically detect the drivers installed by this setup program. Do
not attempt to start the CI-110 software while the driver is installing.
8. Windows may change the default sound playback device to the USB audio device in the
CI-110. To correct this open the Control Panel, click the Sound icon and change the
default playback device to your preferred device.

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Hardware Installation
The following steps should be repeated on each computer used with the CI-110/120 Plant
Canopy Imager.
1. Attach the CI-110/CI-120 device using the supplied USB cable.
2. After a few moments a sound should indicate Windows has found a USB device.
3. Windows should display the “Found New Hardware Wizard”. Windows may ask you to
search Windows Update for a driver. If prompted, choose “No, not at this time” and
click Next to continue.
4. You will be asked to install software automatically, or from a specific location. Choose
“Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)” and click Next to continue.

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5. Windows will ask again if it should search for your driver. Choose “Don’t search. I will
choose the driver to install.” And click Next to continue.
6. You will be prompted for the type of hardware to install. Select Imaging Devices and
click Next to continue.

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7. Click Have Disk… and type or browse to “C:\Program Files\CID Bio-Science\Plant
Canopy Analysis System\Drivers”Then click OK.
8. Select CID Plant Canopy Imager and click Next to continue.

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9. Windows will warn you that CID’s driver has not been signed. Click “Continue Anyways”
10. A dialog will appear stating that setup has completed. Click Finish to dismiss the dialog.
11. Windows may have changed the default sound playback and recording device while
installing the CI-110 / CI-120. To verify Windows is setup properly follow these
instructions…
a. Open the Control Panel.
b. Open Sound and Audio Devices.
c. Click the Audio tab.
d. If the default playback or recording device is “2 Channel USB Audio” change it
to another selection in the list (when using the Viliv X70 tablet PC select “IDT
Audio 1” for both entries.)

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Getting Started
These instructions will walk you through basic operation of the CI-110/120 software. The
Application Tabs and Tips sections that follow will go into more detail on functionality and
features.
Starting the application
1. Click on the Windows Start button.
2. Go to Programs and find the CID-Bio Science folder.
3. Select CI-110 Plant Canopy Imager.
The dialog below will appear…

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Enabling GPS
The CI-110/120 software will automatically record your current GPS position with
measurements if a GPS device is connected.
1. Click the Options list and select Location.
2. Click the Connect button.
The text to the right of the button will change to Detecting. The CI-110/120 software
will search the system for a GPS device and automatically connect to it. When the status
text changes to Connected the application will start tracking satellites
After a GPS device has been connected once the CI-110/120 software will attempt re-connect
this GPS device every time the application starts.
Entering your calibration data
NOTE: IF YOUR CI-110 WAS BUNDLED WITH A HANDHELD OR LAPTOP COMPUTER THIS STEP CAN BE
IGNORED SINCE CALIBRATION VALUES ARE ENTERED AT THE FACTORY.
1. Click the Advanced Settings button.
2. Click the PAR Sensors Calibrate button.
3. Enter the PAR and Sunflecks Span and Zero values from the Product Test Check Sheet in
the back of this manual.
4. Click the Done button.
Recording your first measurement
5. Attach the CI-110/120 hardware via USB to the computer.
The Start, Measure and Save buttons will be enabled once the device is detected.
6. Click the Start button.
This will cause the round image area on the right to be updated with a live video stream
from the CI-110/120 device.

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7. Place the CI-110 under the canopy area to measure. Be sure the camera is facing north
for accurate readings (as indicated by the compass needle which turns green when
aiming north).
8. Click the Pause button to preview your measurement. Adjust the Brightness, Contrast &
Gamma, etc. as needed to increase the contrast between sky and foliage.
9. Click Data and Edit to view your measurement details and make changes.
10. Click the Save button. The application will save your measurement. To review your
measurement click on the Review tab. After saving the app will automatically go back
into live video mode.
Application Functionality
Below are summaries of each application tab and their purpose. The sections that follow detail
application functionality are user interaction.
Measurement
This tab is used to record measurements and view their details. The data on this screen is
stored with each measurement record, along with settings and other information (see
Application Output).
Browse Records
This tab is used to search, export, delete, edit and review saved records.
Advanced Settings
This tab is used to configure the app and calibrate the device.

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Measurement Tab
This tab is used to record measurements and view their details. The data on this screen is
stored with each measurement record, along with settings and other information (see
Application Output).
Start/Pause button
Clicking the Start button enables a live video feed from the CI-110 device or displays a dialog to
select an image file (when the CI-110/120 is not physically attached). Clicking the Pause button
stops the video feed and changes the button text back to Preview.
Data/Edit button
Clicking the Data button measures the current image and displays statistics. Clicking the Edit
button displays the options to manipulate the measurement image.
Save button
Saves the current image and measurements. The folder and format used to store
measurements can be configured in the Advanced Settings tab. Review the Application Output
section of this document for details on the data saved.
Original / Measured Image Toggle button
In the upper right corner of the screen is a tiny preview of the measured image or original
camera image. Clicking on this small circle toggles the image displayed between these two.
GPS Lock
This indicates if there is a GPS satellite lock on your current position. Records saved without a
GPS Lock may store the wrong GPS location, or no GPS location. The text will toggle from a red
“No” to green “Yes” when a GPS lock has been acquired.

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Azimuth Selection
This screen allows users to control how the measurement is separated in azimuth divisions, and
select the area to be measured.
Number of Azimuth Divisions
This field indicates how measurement data will be divided. Measurements can automatically be
split into up to 10 azimuth divisions.
Selected Area
These fields indicate which part of the camera image should be measured. The area masked in
blue or black will be excluded. In addition to using the slider controls users can select using their
finger by sliding a finger clockwise over the area to exclude, or counter clockwise over the area
to exclude.

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Zenith Tab
This screen allows users to control how the measurement is separated in zenith divisions, and
select the area to be measured.
Number of Zenith Divisions
This field indicates how measurement data will be divided. Measurements can automatically be
split into up to 10 zenith divisions.
Selected Area
These fields indicate which part of the camera image should be measured. The area masked in
blue or black will be excluded. In addition to using the slider controls users can select using their
finger by sliding a finger clockwise over the area to exclude, or counter clockwise over the area
to exclude.

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Brightness, Contrast & Gamma
This feature is used to optimize the image for accurate processing. These settings can be
manipulated at any time. For example, measurements can be recorded outside then later
optimized inside where it’s easier to see the computer’s display.
Contrast
Controls the ratio between brighter and darker pixels in the measurement image.
Brightness
Controls the luminance of the measurement image.
Gamma
Controls the gamma correction of the measurement image.

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PAR Average Distribution
This feature is used to change the way PAR data is recoded. PAR data is averaged across the
amount of time selected in this screen. This can be useful to capture an average reading from
an entire area vs. a single reading value from a specific location.
Average Distribution
Adjust this to control the amount of time PAR data is averaged over.

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Sky & Leaf Filter
This feature allows users darken specific colors (foliage area) and lighten others (sky area).
In the example below foliage colors that should be green are blurred by the sky with a blue hue.
After applying the Sky & Leaf Filter the image on the right shows those areas are darkened so
they will be counted as foliage instead of sky…
To use this filter click on a color square, click on the color in the image to work with and then
select the “Color Match Tolerance”. Increase this tolerance to include pixels with colors similar
to the selected color.

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Lens Format
This feature allows users to toggle between using a 180 degree hemispherical lens and a 150
degree lens. The CI-110 is delivered with a 180-degree lens, the CI-120 is delivered with a 150-
degree lens.
Lens Format
This should be 180-degrees for the CI-110 and 150-degrees for the CI-120 (unless a lens
modification has been made).

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Image Stacking (HDR)
Stacking photographs reduces scan-lines while increasing resolution and dynamic range. This is
accomplished by overlaying multiple images (or frames) which causes static contents (such as
the plant) increase in detail while dynamic content (such as scan-lines) become less pronounced.
Illustrated below in these two images, Image Stacking was applied to the image on the left)…
Note: This feature is currently only available for the analog CI-110.
Stack Size
This controls the number of images or frames the camera uses to build the measurement image.
Large stack sizes can exhaust PC memory, USB bandwidth and CPU.

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Location
This tab is used to specify the location of the CI-110/120 device. Users can choose to enter
Longitude and Latitude manually, use a GPS device or enter a text based tag to identify different
locations.
Connect/Disconnect button
This button connects or disconnects a GPS device to the CI-110/120 application. When pressed
to connect the application will search your system for a GPS device. If found the round image
area on the right will be updated with the last camera image and an overlay of the GPS satellites
above.
Longitude and Latitude
These values can be changed by clicking the keyboard icon or typing within the field.
Tags
This field can be used to store text that identifies a specific location, project or other details. For
example, “Project #57, Flag #101” might denote the project and measurement plot location.
This is especially useful where GPS is not usable, or if the host computer does not have a GPS
device.