Olympus i-SPEED LT User manual

INSTRUCTIONS
High Speed Video Camera System
i-SPEED LT
i-SPEED 2

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Contents
Important Information — Please Read Before Use 2...........
Chapter 1 Introduction 7...................................
Chapter 2 Checking the Package Contents 8.................
Chapter 3 Nomenclature and Functions 9...................
3.1 Camera 9...............................................
3.2 Power Supply/Mains cable 19..............................
3.3 Controller Display Unit (CDU) 20...........................
Chapter 4 System Connection 23...........................
4.1 Controller Display Unit (CDU) 23...........................
4.2 PC/Laptop connection 24.................................
Chapter 5 Getting Started 25................................
5.1 Functional Description 25.................................
5.2 Use with the CDU 26.....................................
5.3 Use with a PC/Laptop 29..................................
Chapter 6 Embedded Software Reference (CDU) i- SPEED LT. .30
6.1 Menu Screens 31........................................
Chapter 7 Embedded Software Reference (CDU) i- SPEED 2 47
7.1 Menu Screens 48........................................
7.2 Measurement system 77..................................
Chapter 8 Understanding the Olympus i- SPEED LT &
i- SPEED 2 85.....................................
Chapter 9 Maintenance 94..................................
9.1 Cleaning 94.............................................
9.2 Storage and transportation 94..............................
9.3 Repair 94...............................................
9.4 Soft reset 95............................................
9.5 Camera Software Upgrade 97.............................
Chapter 10 Spares and Accessories 98.....................
Chapter 11 Specifications 100...............................

2i--SPEED LT, i--SPEED 2
Important Information — Please
Read Before Use
Instruction manual
This instruction manual contains information for the i-- SPEED LT, the
i-- SPEED 2 and the G--rated i-- SPEED 2 HG. For clarity, the term i-- SPEED
2 refers to both i-- SPEED 2 and i-- SPEED 2 HG. The term i-- SPEED 2 HG
will be used only when describing functionality relating to the G--rated
variant.
This instruction manual contains essential information on using this
equipment safely and effectively. Before use, thoroughly review this
manual and the manuals of all equipment which will be used during the
procedure and use the equipment as instructed.
Keep this and all related instruction manuals in a safe, accessible
location.
If you have any questions or comments about any information in this
manual, please contact Olympus.
Repair and modification
The camera has a replaceable fuse on the rear panel and does not
contain any other user-serviceable parts. Do not disassemble, modify or
attempt to repair, user injury and/or equipment damage can result.
Please contact Olympus for service/repair.
Signal words
The following signal words are used throughout this manual:
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may
result in minor or moderate injury. It may also be used to alert against
unsafe practices or potential equipment damage.
NOTE
Indicates additional helpful information.

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Operating precautions
Olympus will only be considered responsible for the safety, reliability
and performance of the system if the following precautions are
strictly adhered to:
1. Do not operate the equipment in the presence of
combustible gases or vapours.
2. If in any doubt about the operating environment, contact
Olympus.
3. The i-SPEED LT and standard i-- SPEED 2 must not be
used for high--G applications as detachment of the
camera, camera parts, accessories or connectors may
result.
4. The CDU is not G--rated but can be detached and
reattached without affecting the i-- SPEED 2 HG camera.
5. The equipment has no resistance to fluid ingress -- do not
use the equipment where contact with fluid is likely, or
already suspected.
6. Do not operate the equipment in live electrical or moving
machinery as electric shock or physical injury to the user
may result.
7. Do not operate the equipment when connected to a
borescope/fiberscope which is in contact with live
electrical or moving machinery as electric shock or
physical injury to the user may result.
8. When a recorded image is frozen on the display, take
care not to touch subject equipment which may still be
moving.
9. Do not connect the equipment to a vehicle battery while
the vehicle is running as the power supply may rise to
15V and cause damage to equipment.
10. Ensure all equipment is earthed (grounded) to the same
potential as the camera prior to operation. Failure to earth
equipment may result in electric shock.

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11. The measurement suite is intended to give a good
indication of relative object distance, speed and angle.
However, due to the number of variable factors involved,
no guarantee of measurement accuracy can be given.
12. The power supply provided must be connected to a
suitably grounded AC outlet.
13. Avoid subjecting the unit to heavy knocks or shock
loadings, as these will reduce the effective life and
reliability of the components within the unit.
14. Before operating the unit, check that cooling vents are
not blocked or obstructed.
15. Do not remove the compact flash card while writing,
deleting or formatting is in progress. This may result in
corrupt data being saved or damage to the compact flash
card.
General notes
SThe i-- SPEED LT and i-- SPEED 2 software runs on
Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP. For the basic
operating procedures of these operating systems, refer
to the operating system manual.
SMicrosoft, Windows, Windows NT and MS-DOS are
either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
SAcrobat Reader is either registered trademark or
trademark of Adobe Corporation in the United States
and/or other countries.
SQuick Time is either registered trademark or trademark
of Apple Computer Inc in the United States and/or other
countries.

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End-user license agreement
NOTE
This license agreement applies to the software supplied on disk
with the i-- SPEED LT,i-- SPEED 2 system and not the camera
itself.
READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE
OPENING PACKAGE CONTAINING THE PROGRAM DISKETTES (THE SOFTWARE). BY OPENING
THIS PACKAGE CONTAINING THE SOFTWARE YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS HEREOF. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITION OF
THIS AGREEMENT, PROMPTLY RETURN THIS PRODUCT UNOPENED AND YOUR MONEY WILL BE
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THE SOFTWARE BETWEEN YOU AND OLYMPUS CORPORATION. (”OLYMPUS”).
1. LICENSE. In consideration of payment of the Licensee fee, Olympus grants to you, as the End User,
and you accept, a nonexclusive, nontransferable sublicense to use the Software for internal use, and not
as a service bureau or for the benefit of a third party, in accordance with the terms hereof on one hardware
system at a time. If you want to use the Software on more than one hardware system at a time you must
obtain separate licenses for each system.
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omissions caused by persons other than Olympus or its suppliers or from products, material or software
not provided by Olympus or its suppliers; or (c) you use Software that does not include all updates
available from Olympus or its suppliers.

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in hazardous, medical, or other environments requiring fail--safe performance where the failure of the
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Use of the Software in such a manner is not authorized.
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Introduction
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Chapter 1 Introduction
The Olympus i-- SPEED LT, i-- SPEED 2 are self--contained high speed
video cameras. This means that it contains all the functionality required to
obtain high speed video and does not require the presence of a PC,
although PC connection is possible if required. The camera has been
designed to be used in two ways as follows:
Controller Display Unit
The Controller Display Unit (CDU) is available as an optional
accessory for the Olympus i-- SPEED 2.This product displays the
image from the camera in real--time and permits the most flexible
use of the camera, by using a series of buttons around the outside
of the screen. The bottom seven buttons are used as “soft keys”,
that is, the function of each button is dependent on the text written
above it on the screen. The four buttons on the right hand side
have dedicated functions and these are Text, Back, Up and Down.
The menu system has been specially constructed to take maximum
advantage of this layout. CDU operation of the camera is
described in detail in Chapter 6 of this manual.
PC/Laptop Connection
The Olympus i-- SPEED 2 may be connected to a PC or laptop via
the Ethernet connector and an appropriate Ethernet network. In
this case, the unit is controlled from the PC / laptop and the image
is visible on the PC screen. This requires the PC to be running the
basic control program which is supplied on a CD ROM with the
camera. Upgrade options are available for the supplied software
and these provide additional functionality. Details of the upgrades
are available from Olympus representatives, see Chapter 10
Spares and Accessories. In Ethernet mode, all the functions of the
camera are available, but they are presented and controlled by the
PC software.
For details of the operation of this software, reference should be
made to the documentation supplied with the software. Information
regarding the camera, however, is contained in the Reference
sections of this manual.

Checking the contents
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Chapter 2 Checking the Package
Contents
Remove the transit sleeve and open the i-- SPEED LT, i-- SPEED 2
system case. Match all items in the case with the items shown
below. If any item is missing or damaged contact Olympus.
Item i--SPEED LT i--SPEED 2 i--SPEED 2 HG
Camera   
Mains power cable x3   
Controller Display Unit (CDU) — —
CDU connector cable — —
Power supply   
Trigger switch — 
Composite video BNC cable — 
Feature connector cable — 
Ethernet cable (black) — 
Ethernet crossover cable (grey) — 
Compact Flash adaptor — 
USB--Compact Flash adaptor — —
PC software CD--ROM   
Case strap   
Combination padlock — 
Instructions for use   

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Chapter 3 Nomenclature and
Functions
3.1 Camera
Power connector
Power LED
Fuse
Composite video BNC connector
SVGA connector
Compact flash slot
Controller connector
Protective bar
Ethernet connector
Feature connector
Soft reset
SVGA connector

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1. Power Connector
The rear panel Power connector is used to take power into the
camera, nominally 12V DC. This power is used to operate the
camera, but is also used to operate the CDU. The power input
is protected against reverse polarity connection and this will
normally result in a blown fuse.
2. Power LED
The power LED will illuminate when 12V is applied and the fuse
is operating correctly.
3. Fuse
The fuse is replaceable by the user and is accessed by
unscrewing the fuse holder. Care must be taken to replace the
fuse with one of the correct size, type and rating.
4. Composite Video BNC Connector
This connector provides an industry standard PAL or NTSC
composite colour video to a video monitor unit. BNC is an
industry standard connection for this type of signal, and a BNC
composite video cable is provided. The video available from the
connector may be switched between NTSC and PAL via the
menu system in the CDU.
Composite video signals are designed to be driven into a
terminated connector, so care must be taken to ensure that the
last piece of equipment in the BNC cable chain is set to
terminatewith75Ohms.
5. Controller Connector
This connector is used to connect the CDU to the camera. It
carries power from the camera to the CDU, video from the
camera to the CDU and receives button press information from
the CDU.
Although this connector conforms to the LVDS industry
standard, it is recommended that only cables supplied by
Olympus are used and it is imperative that no equipment other
than the CDU is attached to this connector.

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6. Ethernet Connector
This connector is a standard RJ45 connector with two integral
LEDs. The signal standard is the Ethernet 10--T or Ethernet
100--T and the Olympus i-- SPEED LT, i-- SPEED 2 will
automatically switch as appropriate. The Ethernet cable must
be connected to an Ethernet switch, although direct connection
to a PC / laptop is possible if the crossover cable is used. It is
strongly recommended that all the components in the Ethernet
network are compatible with 100--T as this will enable the
camera’s network controller to operate at this higher speed.
7. SVGA Connector
This connector provides a SVGA signal which contains the
video image and overlay graphics. When the CDU is being
used, this signal is a copy of the CDU image. The output
standard is the 60Hz SVGA PC video signal and the connector
conforms to the PC video 15 pin D--sub standard. As a result,
this signal may be fed directly to a PC monitor, (CRT or LCD)
and provides the best quality live analogue video signal
available from the camera.
8. Compact Flash Slot
The camera is able to operate with type I and II compact flash
memory card. Once the card is inserted it must be pressed
firmly in place and may be ejected by pressing the button at the
top of the slot. It is not necessary to switch power on and off as
the card is inserted and removed, but care must be taken not to
remove the card while writing, deleting or formatting is in
progress.
9. Feature Connector / Feature Connector Cable
This connector contains a number of signals. They are gathered
together in one connector to reduce the size of the camera’s
back panel and thereby permit the manufacture of the smallest
possible unit. In order to gain access to the signals in this
connector, a feature connector cable is supplied and this
terminates in a series of connectors, labelled as follows:

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Feature connector cable
Trigger Input / Trigger Switch: This connector (and the
supplied trigger switch if required) are used to trigger the camera
while recording is in progress. Further details are provided in
Chapter 8 “Understanding the Olympus i--SPEED 2”.
When the trigger is set to 0%, the trigger counter is set to the
length of the memory, so that the trigger point appears at the
beginning (0%) of the final video clip. A setting of 100% will
cause the recording to stop immediately, placing the trigger
event at the end of the video clip.
The signal is TTL level and the user may select rising edge or
falling edge trigger options.
The trigger input contains a “pull--up” resistor to enable the
supplied trigger switch to be used without further electronics. It
should be noted that the trigger switch provides a falling edge.
In practice, the trigger switch also produces a rising edge
because of switch bounce, but this cannot be guaranteed.

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Trigger Output: This output is TTL compatible and gives a 1
microsecond wide active high pulse. The rising edge signifies
the start of the first integration period of the sensor to occur after
recording has stopped. This connector may be used to cause
another camera to trigger after the end of this camera’s
recording. In this way a series of cameras may work in a
daisychain.
When daisy chain operation is used, the first cameras trigger
point may be selected by the user, but it is recommended that
the second camera’s trigger position is set to 0%.
Camera 1
TRIG IN
TRIG OUT
Camera 2
Trigger
switch
BNC (not supplied)
TRIG IN
In addition to all
other connections

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Sync Input: The camera’s frame rate may be determined by an
external signal source, typically another camera. In this case,
the camera would not only lock its frame rate to that of the other
camera, but the exact moment at which each frame is captured
would also be locked to the other camera (+/-- 25ns). In this
way, it is possible to have multiple cameras viewing one event
and taking images simultaneously. The input is TTL compatible
and requires an active high pulse, in which the rising edge
signifies the start of the integration period.
The camera constantly monitors this input and will notify the
user when an incoming sync is detected. When this occurs, the
camera will measure the speed of the incoming signal and offer
the user the opportunity of automatically configuring for
synchronised operation.
Camera 1
SYNC IN
SYNC OUT
SYNC IN
Camera 2
To:
Camera3or
Breakout box (i--SPEED 2 deluxe software) or
Not used
BNC (not supplied)
In addition to all
other connections

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Sync Output: This TTL signal is a 1 microsecond wide active
high pulse in which the rising edge signifies the start of the
integration period. It is used to synchronise other i--SPEED 2
cameras as mentioned above.
Analogue Input 1 and 2: As well as recording video, the
Olympus i-- SPEED LT, i-- SPEED 2 is able to record two
analogue signals. These are digitised to 8 bits and saved in the
internal memory buffer along with the video. The signals may be
displayed on the CDU or PC screen as required. The signals
are sampled at a speed related to the frame rate and this may
be set from a menu. The sample rate is variable from 1 sample
per frame to 100 per frame, subject to a maximum of 100,000
samples per second.
Camera 1
ANALOGUE IN 1 & 2
BNC cables (not supplied)
User’s
equipment
User’s
equipment
Note: output must be 0 to 5V
In addition to all
other connections

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S--Video Output: This output is a copy of the composite video
(BNC) output, but in the S--Video (sometimes called Y/C) format.
Due to the nature of the S--Video standard, this signal is slightly
higher quality than the more popular composite video signal.
Camera 1
S--VIDEO
Camera 2
S--video / Y/C cable (4--pin mini din not supplied)
Video monitor PAL/NTSC (not supplied)
10. Cooling Holes
The rear panel has a number of cooling holes, and more are
located on the sides of the casework at the front of the unit. The
outer holes on the rear panel and the holes at the front of the
unit are air inlets and the holes in a circular pattern on the rear
are air outlets. The primary reason for including forced air
cooling has been to eliminate localised hot spots within the
electronics and care should be taken to ensure that the cooling
holes are kept clear at all times as described in Chapter 9
“Maintenance”.
11. Soft Reset
This button will allow access to the data recovery menu if the
i-- SPEED LT, i-- SPEED 2 camera stops responding after being
triggered.

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12. Back Focus Control
It is sometimes necessary to adjust the distance between the
C--mount face and the image sensor to accommodate lenses
from different manufacturers and lenses with different optical
tolerances. The Olympus i-- SPEED LT, i-- SPEED 2 has a back
focus assembly located in the front of the unit to permit this
adjustment.
To adjust the back focus, screw a C--mount lens into the
C--mount in the normal way. Turn the locking ring anticlockwise
(when viewed from the front) to unlock the C--mount thread ring
then rotate the lens to adjust the back focus as required -- a
series of ‘click’ positions will be felt. When complete, the
adjustment should be left in one of these ‘click’ positions and the
locking ring rotated clockwise to lock the C--mount thread ring in
position.
C--mount lens
Locking ring
As a guide, the correct setting of back focus is obtained by
pointing the camera at an object a known distance from the lens,
preferably an “infinite” distance. The scale on the lens is then
used to set the focus ring to this distance. The back focus is
then adjusted to obtain the best image.
13. Mounting Holes
The base of the unit is fitted with 5 standard ¼” UNC mounting
holes. It is recommended that the central hole is used for
mounting the camera (e.g. to a tripod) and the other holes may
then be used to mount light--weight accessories to the camera.
It is important that the i-- SPEED 2 HG camera is mounted using
the four outer mounting holes when used in high--G applications.

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Protective bar
Mounting holes
14. Protective Bar
The back of the unit is fitted with a protective bar. The purpose
of this is to protect the connectors from damage if the unit is
placed on a shelf and pushed back against a wall. In spite of
this, the bar may also be used as a handle to carry the camera
or to support light--weight items when the camera is mounted on
a tripod.
15. Protective Glass
The image sensor is located at the front of the camera inside the
C--mount aperture. A protective glass is fitted to this aperture to
shield the sensor from dust and damage. It is recommended
that the glass is kept clean as detailed in Chapter 9
“Maintenance”.
16. Battery Memory
The Olympus i-- SPEED LT, i-- SPEED 2 contains a battery
powered clock and memory. This is used to keep track of the
time and date while the camera is switched off. The memory is
also used to store some of the user controls, such as the TCP/IP
address, the camera’s ID, the TV monitor standard and the
language setting. The battery is a non--replaceable lithium cell
which should last for approximately 10 years. In the event of
battery failure, default values will be used at each switch--on.