Navitar Optotune 6x User manual

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Optotune6XSystem

SetupGuide

CreatedBy: JohnDong RevA

ReviewedBy:  

Date: 9/6/2019 Page1of7

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thereinforotherthanthespecificpurposeforwhichitwasdisclosedisexpresslyprohibitedexceptasNavitar,Inc.mayotherwiseagreetoinwriting.

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1.0 MECHANICALSETUP

1. StepstofollowtoinstallandsetuptheOptotune6Xsystemonastand.RefertoSystemDiagram.

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1. InstallchoiceofAdapterTube(typically1‐6015or1‐6218)tostand.

2. Attach6XSub‐assemblywithnolowerinterface,(ex.1‐63842,1‐63843,1‐64467,1‐

63845),ortheP.E.Ultra(1‐61517),andsecurewith3Xsetscrewsinadapter.

3. InsertAdapter1‐64800or1‐64801dependingonwhetherusingthe6XSuborP.E.

Ultra,respectively,dove‐tailsidefirst,intothebottomofthe6XSub‐assembly,and

securewith3Xsetscrewsinthe6Xsub‐assembly.

4. ThreadtheOptotuneLens(1‐64794)intothebottomoftheAdapter,coax‐portfacing

upwards.

a. NotethattheOptotuneLenscancontinuetorotateevenafterfullythreaded,

thisisnormalandusedforadjustmentoftheOptotune’sorientation.

5. Threadeitherthe1‐64795CoaxInterface,orthe1‐64802Adapterdependingon

whetheryouwanttousecoaxlighting.

6. RefertoSystemDiagramtoinstallyourchoiceofobjectivelenses.

7. ThreadPixeLINKCameratoAdapterTubeandconnecttoPCusingPixeLINKUSBcable

(ideallyaUSB3port).

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2.0 SOFTWARESETUP

StepsforfirsttimesoftwaresetuptoinstallOptotuneLensDriverfirmwareandOptotuneControlApplication.

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1. Withinthesoftwarepackagefiles,navigateto“OptotuneLensDriver‐>OptotuneLensDriverController”.

2. RunSetup.exeandfollowtheprompts.

3. PlugtheOptotuneLensDriver4i(1‐40372)intoaUSBport(USB2orUSB3),donothaveitpluggedintothe

OptotuneLensyet.

4. OpenyourDeviceManagerandlocatetheLensDriverinthe“Ports”section.

5. RightclicktheLensDriverandselect“UpdateDriver”.

6. Select“Browsemycomputerfordriversoftware”,thennavigatetotheinstalledlocationoftheOptotune

Firmware,bydefaultit’s“C:\ProgramFiles(x86)\OptotuneSwitzerlandAG\LensDriver

Controller\Resources\Driver”,clicknextandfollowtheprompts.

7. Oncedone,youcanconnecttheOptotuneLensandtheLensDriverusingtheHiroseCable(1‐40370or1‐

40371).

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1. RunSetup.exewithinthetop‐levelsoftwarepackagefolderandfollowtheprompts.

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2. Theapplicationshouldstartshortlyafterinstallation.

3.0 NAVITARDEVICECONTROLAPPLICATION

Ahigh‐leveldescriptionofsomeoftheOptotuneControlapplication’sfunctionalityandcontrols.

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1. MakesurePixeLINKCameraisconnectedtoPCviaUSB3(USB2willleadtosignificantlylowerframerates).

2. MakesureOptotuneLensisconnectedtotheOptotuneLensDriver,andtheOptotuneLensDriverisconnected

tothePC

3. MakesureanyNavitarMotorControllersareinitializedandconnectedtothePC

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1. Launchtheapplicationfromyourstartmenu.

2. Applicationwillcheckforupdatesbeforestartingandmayaskforpermissiontoinstallrequiredfiles.

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1. Exposure:IncreasingExposureTimewillincreasethebrightnessoftheimageatthecostofframerate.

a. DragthesliderorusethenumericcontrolboxtomanuallyadjusttheExposureTime.

b. ClicktheAutobuttontorunAuto‐Exposure.TheAutoexposureroutinewillautomaticallyadjustthe

ExposureTimeuntiltheimage’scontrastiswellbalanced.

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c. ToggletheContinuousExposurecheckboxtoturnon/offtheContinuousExposurefunctionalitywhich

willcontinuouslykeeptheExposureTimeattheoptimalsetting.

2. Gain:IncreasingGainwillincreasethebrightnessoftheimagebutincreasethenoiseaswell.

3. Gamma:AdjustingGammawillchangethecontrastoftheimage.

4. RegionofInterest:ROIcontrolstheregionwherethesharpnessscoreusedforauto‐focusiscalculatedwithin.

MoveandresizetheROIonthefeatureofinteresttoauto‐focuson.

a. TogglethevisibilityoftheROIcontrolboxusingtheShowROIcheckbox.

b. SaveWaypointsbyclickingthe“Add”button.ThiswillsavethecurrentROIsettingstoalist,allowing

youtoquicklyswitchbetweenmultiplesavedROIs.

5. StreamControlPanel:Toolsforstarting/stoppingthestream,pausingthestream,openingapopupstream

window,capturingthecurrentframeasanimagefile,andrecordingthestream.

6. SharpnessScore:AmeasureofthecontrastwithintheROI.ThehighertheSharpnessScore,themorein‐focus

theimage.ItshouldbenotedthatSharpnessScoreisnotnormalized,meaningthesharpnessscoresofdifferent

imagescannotbecomparedtodescriberelativefocus.

a. ThemaxSharpnessScoreisrecordedliveandcanbeusedtocomparewiththecurrentSharpnessScore

readingtoseeifbestfocushasbeenreached.Thecoloredbuttonrepresentshowcloseyouaretobest

focus,withgreen–within2%,yellow–within50%,red–under50%.Typically,oneshouldadjust

throughbestfocus,thenadjustbackuntilbuttonisgreen.ClickthebuttontoresetthemaxSharpness

Score.

7. StreamPanel:Displaysthestreamfromthecamera.

a. Zooming:HoldShiftandscrolltodigitallyzoom.

b. Panning:HoldCtrlanddragtopan.

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1. OpticalPower:ThecurvatureoftheOptotuneLens.AdjustingFocalPowerwillchangethefocusofthesystem.It

shouldbenotedthatalthoughtherangeofOpticalPowerislargerthanthespecifiedtuningrangeoftheLens,

theareaoutsidethetuningrangemaynotbeheldastemperatureincreases.

a. DragthesliderandorusethenumericcontrolboxtomanuallyadjusttheOpticalPower.

b. TheMinandMaxbuttonswillbringtheOpticalPowertoitsMinandMaxlimits.

c. HoldthefineandfastjogbuttonstojogtheOpticalPowerinthecorrespondingdirection.

2. Auto-Focus:WillautomaticallyadjustOpticalPoweruntilimageisinfocus.UsestheROIofthecamerato

calculatecontrast.PriortorunningAuto‐Focus,youshouldnarrowAuto‐FocusLimitsaroundwherebestfocusis

toimproveAuto‐Focusreliability.

a. PresstheAutobuttontoinitiateAuto‐Focus.

b. ToggletheContinuouscheckboxtotoggleContinuousAuto‐Focusmode.Thiswillcontinuouslyadjust

OpticalPowertoattempttokeeptheimageinfocuseventhroughchangesinelevation.

3. Auto-FocusLimits:ThelimitswithinwhichAuto‐Focuswillsamplein.BeforerunningAuto‐Focus,youshould

narrowthelimitsnearbestfocus.Thiswillimprovereliabilityandpotentiallythespeed.

a. Drageitherendofthesliderorusethenumericcontrolboxestoadjustminandmaxlimits.

b. TheSetMinimumorSetMaximumbuttonswillsetthecurrentOpticalPowerastheminormax

respectively.

c. TheResetbuttonwillresettheminandmaxlimitsbacktotheoveralllimits.

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4. Waypoints:SaveOpticalPoweraswaypointstorememberorquicklyswitchbetweenmultipleOpticalPower

settings.YoucanalsostartaloopwheretheOpticalPowerwillautomaticallyiteratethrougheachsavedsetting

forthenumberofcyclesspecified,withaspecifieddelaybetweeniterations.

a. PressAddtosavecurrentOpticalPowersettingasawaypoint.

b. PressGotosetOpticalPowertowaypoint.

c. SetNumCyclestosetthenumberofcyclesyouwishtorunduringtheloop.Setto0toruncycles

indefinitely.

d. SetDelaytospecifytheamountoftimeinmillisecondstowaitbetweeniterations.

e. PressStarttobegincyclingthrougheachwaypoint,pressStoptostoptheloop.

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1. Zoom:Controlsthemotorizedzoomofthelens.IncreasingZoomwillincreasethemagnification.Lightingmay

needtobeadjustedafterchangingZoomastheimagemaydim.

a. DragthesliderandorusethenumericcontrolboxtomanuallyadjusttheZoom.

b. TheMinandMaxbuttonswillbringtheZoomtoitsMinandMaxlimits.

c. HoldthefineandfastjogbuttonstojogtheZoominthecorrespondingdirection.

d. PressStoptoabortthecurrentmovementoftheZoommotor.

2. Waypoints:SaveZoomaswaypointstorememberorquicklyswitchbetweenmultipleZoomsettings.Youcan

alsostartaloopwheretheZoomwillautomaticallyiteratethrougheachsavedsettingforthenumberofcycles

specified,withaspecifieddelaybetweeniterations.

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a. PressAddtosavecurrentZoomstepasawaypoint.

b. PressGotosetZoomtowaypoint.

c. SetNumCyclestosetthenumberofcyclesyouwishtorunduringtheloop.Setto0toruncycles

indefinitely.

d. SetDelaytospecifytheamountoftimeinmillisecondstowaitbetweeniterations.

e. PressStarttobegincyclingthrougheachwaypoint,pressStoptostoptheloop.

3. AdvancedSettings:Additionalsettingstocontrolvelocityprofile,backlashcompensation,etc.

a. Down-Through-Home:TurningonwillmakeZoomre‐findthehomelimitpriortodecreasingzoom.This

willhelpagainstbacklashandpositionloss.

b. Acceleration:Howfastthevelocityprofilewillchangefrominitialtofinalvelocity.

c. Velocity:Changetheinitialandfinalvelocitiestomodifythevelocityprofile.Generally,modifythefinal

velocitytosloworspeedupmovement.

d. Backlash:Addanadditionalbacklashadjustmentinstepswhilemovingintheforwardorreverse

direction(Notactuallytoopositivewhatthisdoes).

e. SaveSettings:Settingswillbeappliedtemporarilywhentheyarechanged.Savethesettingstowritethe

currentsettingstoflash,ensuringitwillremainwhenthecontrolleristurnedoffandonagain.

f. ResettoDefault:Resetallsettingstothefactorydefaultvalues.

4.0 PARFOCALITYPROCEDURE

6. Procedureforsettingtheparfocalityofthe6XOptotuneSystem.

4.1 SETUP/CHECKS

1. EnsurethatyouhavegonethroughSoftwareSetuponthePCthatyou’recurrentlyusing.

2. EnsurethattheOptotuneLensisconnectedtotheLensDriverviaaHiroseCable,andtheLensDriverconnected

tothePCviaUSB.

3. EnsurethatthePixeLINKCameraisconnectedtothePCviaUSB3.

4. Ensurethatthemotorizedzoom(ifusingamotorizedzoom)isconnectedtotheappropriateNavitarMotor

Controller,turnedonandinitializedwithoutissues,andisconnectedtothePCviaUSB.

5. Ensurethatyou’reusinganAdapterTubewithadjustableparfocality.

4.2 PROCEDURE

1. LaunchtheOptotuneControlApplicationandusethecamerastreamingfeaturetolookattarget.

2. SetOptotune’sfocalpowerto0dpt.

3. Adjustworkingdistanceuntiltargetisclosetobeinginfocus.

4. SetZoomtohighmagnification.

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Optotune6XSystem

SetupGuide

CreatedBy: JohnDong RevA

ReviewedBy:  

Date: 9/6/2019 Page7of7

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5. Adjustworkingdistanceuntiltargetisinbestfocus.

6. SetZoomtolowmagnification.

7. AdjustAdapterTube’sz‐axisuntiltargetisinbestfocus.

8. RepeatSteps4‐7untillowandhighmagnificationisatbestfocuswithoutneedingfurtheradjustments.

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5.0 TROUBLESHOOTING

Sometipsforwhenyouarerunningintoissueswiththesoftware.

5.1 APPLICATIONISNOTDETECTINGCONNECTEDDEVICES

1. DoublecheckthatthedeviceshowsupyourOperatingSystem’sDeviceManager.Ifitisnotthere,checkthe

connection.

2. Ensurethatnootherapplicationsthatmightbeusingthedevicesareopen(PixelinkCaptureforexample).

3. OpentheTaskManager,andmakesurethatnootherinstancesoftheNavitarDeviceControlapplicationare

running.Ifthereareotherinstances,forceclosethem.

5.2 APPLICATIONISBEINGSLOW/SLOWFRAMERATE

1. OpentheTaskManager,andmakesurethatnootherinstancesoftheNavitarDeviceControlapplicationare

running.Ifthereareotherinstances,forceclosethem.

2. Tryrestartingtheapplication.Makesuretowaitafewsecondsbeforestartingtheapplicationagainafterclosing

it.

3. Ifcameraframerateisslow,makesurecameraisconnectedviaUSB3port.

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