Optika Italy H Series User manual
Model
C-HE
C-HESC
C-WH5
C-WH5SC
HDMI Cameras – H Series
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Ver. 4.1 2021
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1. Warning 3
2. Safety Information 3
3. Package content 4
3.1 C-HE 4
3.2 C-HESC 4
3.3 C-WH5 5
3.4 C-WH5SC 5
4. Unpacking 6
5. Intended use 6
6. Symbols and conventions 6
7. C-HE Basic features 7
7.1 Quick Instructions for C-HE camera 7
7.1.1 HDMI Mode 7
8. C-HE User Interface (UI) and Its Functions 8
8.1 The Camera Control Panel 9
8.2 Icons and Functions of the Camera Control Toolbar 9
8.3 The Measurement Toolbar 10
8.4 Camera calibration 11
9. C-WH5 Basic features 13
9.1 Quick Instructions for C-WH5 camera 13
9.1.1 WiFi mode ProView controlled 14
9.1.2 WiFi mode App controlled 14
9.1.3 HDMI mode 14
10. C-WH5 User Interface (UI) and Its Functions 15
10.1 The Camera Control Panel 16
10.2 Icons and Functions of the Camera Control Toolbar 17
10.3 The Measurement Toolbar 22
10.4 Camera calibration 23
11. C-HESC / C-WH5SC 25
11.1 Instrument description 25
11.2 Assembling 26
12. C-HESC / C-WH5SC Use of the system 27
13. Micrometric Slide M-005 27
Equipment disposal 28
Table of Contents
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1. Warning
This device is a scientic precision instrument designed to last for many years with a minimum of maintenance. It is built
to high optical and mechanical standards and to withstand daily use. We remind you that this manual contains important
information on safety and maintenance, and that it must therefore be made accessible to the instrument users. We decline
any responsibility deriving from incorrect instrument use uses that does not comply with this manual.
2. Safety Information
Avoiding Electrical Shock
Before plugging in the power supply, make sure that the supplying voltage of your region matches with the operation voltage
of the equipment and that the lamp switch is in o position. Users should observe all safety regulations of the region. The
equipment has acquired the CE safety label. However, users have full responsibility to use this equipment safely. Please
follow the guidelines below, and read this manual in its entirety to ensure safe operation of the unit.
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3. Package content
3.1 C-HE
3.2 C-HESC
① Camera
② HDMIcable
③ Wirelessmouse
④ SDcard16GB
⑤ Micrometricslide
⑥ Powersupply
①
②
③
④
⑤
⑥
① C-HEcamera
② HDMIMonitor
③ Mountingbracket
④ HDMIcable
⑤ Wirelessmouse
⑥ SDcard16GB
⑦ Micrometricslide
⑧ Powersupply(2pcs)
①
②
③
④
⑤⑥⑧
⑦
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3.3 C-WH5
3.4 C-WH5SC
① Camera
② WIFIadapter
③ HDMIcable
④ Wirelessmouse
⑤ Micrometricslide
⑥ SDcard16GB
⑦ Powersupply
①
②
③
④
⑤⑥
⑦
①
②
③
④
⑤
⑥
⑦
⑧
① C-WH5camera
② WiFiadapter
③ HDMIMonitor
④ Mountingbracket
⑤ HDMIcable
⑥ Wirelessmouse
⑦ SDcard16GB
⑧ Micrometricslide
⑨ Powersupply(2pcs)
⑨
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4. Unpacking
The system is housed in a moulded Styrofoam container. Remove the tape from the edge of the container and lift the top
half of the container. Take some care to avoid that the optical items fall out and get damaged.
5. Intended use
Standard models
For research and teaching use only. Not intended for any animal or human therapeutic or diagnostic use.
IVD Models
Also for diagnostic use, aimed at obtaining information on the physiological or pathological situation of the subject.
6. Symbols and conventions
The following chart is an illustrated glossary of the symbols that are used in this manual.
CAUTION
This symbol indicates a potential risk and alerts you to proceed with caution.
ELECTRICAL SHOCK
This symbol indicates a risk of electrical shock.
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7. C-HE Basic features
C-HE is a HDMI + SD card CMOS camera.
HDMI is used as the data transfer interface to HDMI display.
For HDMI output, the Camera Control Panel+ Measurement Toolbar and Camera Control Toolbar are overlaid on the HDMI
screen when the mouse move to the related region.
The USB mouse is used to set the camera.
The C-HE’s basic features are as follows:
For HDMI output:
• All in 1(HDMI + SD card) C-mount camera with Aptina high sensitivity CMOS sensor.
• Resolution 2MP (720p):
• Built-in mouse control.
• Built-in image capture to SD card.
• Built-in camera control panel, including exposure (manual/auto) / gain, color adjustment, sharpness control.
• Built-in toolbar including zoom, mirror, freeze, crosshair:
• Built-in toolbar for measurement.
7.1 Quick Instructions for C-HE camera
Before turning on the camera, please connect the standard C-mount camera to the camera adapter and insert it into the
microscope’s trinocular port.
① HDMIplug
② USBmouseplug
③ Powersupplyplug
④ SDcardslot
⑤LEDindicator
Figure 1 - C-HE Rear Cover
①②
③
④
⑤
7.1.1 HDMI Mode
1. Plug the HDMI cable into the HDMI port ①to connect the C-HE camera to HDMI display.
2. Plug a USB mouse into USB Mouse port ②to get control of the camera by using built-in software.
• The camera cannot be connected to a PC in any way. The available USB port is used to connect the mouse.
3. Insert SD card into SD Card Slot ④for saving captured images.
4. Plug 12V/1A power adapter into DC 12V slot ③to supply power for the camera. The LED Indicator ⑤will turn into blue.
5. Move mouse cursor to the left side of the video window, a Camera Control Panel will appear. It includes Manual/ Auto-
matic Exposure, White Balance, Sharpness and other functions, please refer to 8.1 for details.
6. Move mouse cursor to the bottom of the video window and a Camera Control Toolbar will appear. Operations like Zoom
In, Zoom Out, Flip, Freeze, Cross Line, and etc. can be achieved. Please refer to 8.2 for details.
7. Move mouse cursor to the upper side of the video window, a Measurement Toolbar with calibration and other measure-
ment tools will appear, please refer to 6.3 for details. The measurement data can be output with *.CSV format.
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8. C-HE User Interface (UI) and Its Functions
The C-HE UI shown in Fig. 2 includes a Camera Control Panel on the left side of the video window, a Camera Control Tool-
bar on the bottom of the video window and a Measurement Toolbar on the top of the video.
Figure 2 - Camera Control User Interface
Notes:
1. When users click on the button, the Camera Control Panel will pop up automatically.
2. When users move mouse cursor to the bottom of the video window, the Camera Control Toolbar will pop up automati-
cally.
3. Move the mouse cursor to the upper side of the video window: a Measurement Toolbar will pop up for the calibration
and measurement operations. When user left-clicks the Float/Fixed button on the Measurement Toolbar, the Mea-
surement Toolbar will be xed. In this case the Camera Control Panel will not pop up automatically even if users move
mouse cursor to left side of the video windows. Only when user left-clicks the button on the Measurement Toolbar to
exit from measuring procedure it will be possible to perform other operations on the Camera Control Panel.
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8.1 The Camera Control Panel
The Camera Control Panel controls the camera to achieve the best image quality according to the specic applications. It
will pop up automatically when mouse cursor is moved to the left side of the video window.
Camera Control Panel Function Description
Auto Exposure When Auto Exposure is checked, the system will automatically adjust
exposure time according to the value of exposure compensation
Exposure
Compensation Available when Auto Exposure is selected. Slide left or right to adjust the
exposure compensation according to the current video brightness to get
the correct brightness value.
Exposure Time Available when Auto Exposure is unchecked. Slide to left or right to re-
duce or increase exposure time, adjusting brightness of the video
Gain Adjust Gain to reduce or increase brightness of video. The Noise will be
reduced or increased accordingly
Red Slide to left or right to decrease or increase the proportion of Red in
RGB on video
Green Green is base for reference and cannot be adjusted
Blue Slide to left or right to decrease or increase the proportion of Blue in
RGB on the video
White Balance Adjusting the White Balance according to the monitor display
Sharpness Adjust Sharpness level of the video window
Denoise Adjust Noise level of the video window
Saturation Adjust Saturation level of the video window
Gamma Adjust Gamma level of the video. Slide to the right side to increase gam-
ma and to the left to decrease gamma
Contrast Adjust Contrast level of the video. Slide to the right side to increase con-
trast and to the left to decrease contrast
DC For DC illumination, there will be no uctuation in light source so no
need for compensating light ickering
AC(50HZ) Check AC(50HZ) to eliminate ickering “strap” caused by 50Hz illumina-
tion
AC(60HZ) Check AC(60HZ) to eliminate ickering “strap” caused by 60Hz illumina-
tion
Default Set all the settings in the Camera Control Panel to default values
8.2 Icons and Functions of the Camera Control Toolbar
Icon Function Icon Function
Snap the image and save it to SD card Horizontal Flip
Zoom In the Video Window Video Freeze
Zoom Out the Video Window Display Cross Line
Vertical Flip Toggle ON/OFF Camera Control Panel
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8.3 The Measurement Toolbar
The Measurement Toolbar will pop up when moving mouse cursor to any place near the upper side of the video window.
Figure 3 - The Measurement Toolbar
Icon Function
Float/ Fix switch of the Measurement Toolbar
Dene measuring object in Show up/ Hide mode
Select the desired Measurement Unit
Choose the same Magnication as the microscope to ensure accuracy of measurement result when
measurement unit is not in Pixel units
Object Select
Point
Angle
4 point angle
Arbitrary Line
3 points Line
Vertical 3 points line
Parallel
Horizontal Line
Vertical Line
Rectangle
Circle
3 points Crcle
Ellipse
Annulus
3 points Circle and Center Distance
Two Circles and Center Distance
Arc
Polygon
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Curve
Arrow
Ruler
Make Calibration to determine the corresponding relation between magnication and resolution, this
will establish the corresponding relationship between measurement unit and the sensor pixel size.
Calibration needs to be done with the help of a micrometer. For detailed steps of carrying out calibra-
tion please refer to chapter 8.4
Export the measurement information to CSV le(*.csv)
Delete All the Measurement Objects
Settings
Exit from Current Measurement Mode
Notes:
1. When user left-clicks Display/Hide button on the Measurement Toolbar, the Measurement Toolbar will be xed. In this
case the Camera Control Panel will not pop up automatically even if moving mouse cursor to the left side of the video window.
Only when users left click the button on the Measurement Toolbar to exit from the measurement mode they will be able to
doing other operations in the Camera Control Panel, the Auto Focus Control Panel or the Synthesis Camera Control Toolbar.
8.4 Camera calibration
The camera must be calibrated before any measurements can be taken.
To do this it is necessary to use the micrometer slide supplied with the camera.
Detailed procedure is the following:
1. Insert the objective with the lowest magnication available and put the stage micrometer on the stage.
2. Click on the “Calibrate” button in the Measurement toolbar.
3. The following dialog box appears:
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4. In the Magnication eld enter the current magnication.
• Some magnication values (default ones 4x, 10x, 20x, 40x and 100x) are preset in the drop-down list.
• If user must insert a dierent magnication value, double click in the Magnication eld. The following dialog box ap-
pears:
• From here user can enter any desired magnication value.
5. Focus the ruler under the microscope.
• Along with the previous dialog box a red line appears on the image. This line is the calibration line.
6. Align the two ends of the red line with the ruler scale (try to use as many notches as possible to keep the calibration
accuracy).
7. Set the desired unit (micrometer, millimeter or nanometer) in the Calibration dialog box.
8. Insert the length of the drawn line in the Actual Length eld (using the same procedure described above).
• Micrometric slide has two rulers (see chapter 11). One is 1 mm/100 (for biological microscopes) and the other is
10mm/100 (for stereomicroscopes).
• When using the ruler 1mm/100 the interval between two long lines is 100 mm, while using the ruler 10mm/100 the inter-
val between two long lines is 1000 mm.
9. If everything is ne, click OK to end the calibration. The new magnication (the number you entered in the Magnication
edit box) will be available in the Magnication drop-down list.
10. Repeat the same procedure for each magnication available in your microscope.
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9. C-WH5 Basic features
C-WH5 is a multiple interfaces (HDMI + WiFi + SD card) CMOS camera.
HDMI and WIFI are used as the data transfer interface to HDMI display or computer.
For HDMI output, the Camera Control Panel + Measurement Toolbar and Camera Control Toolbar are overlaid on the HDMI
screen when the mouse move to the related region. in this case, the USB mouse can be used to set the camera, browse
and compare the captured image, play the video and perform the measurement.
In the WiFi interface, connect the WiFi adapter to the camera’s USB port.
The camera generates a WiFi signal that is recognized by a computer with a WLAN connection or by a mobile device (IOS
or Android).
The camera can be managed via a PC using the ProView software. With ProView, you can control the camera, process
video and images in the same way as with all other cameras in the OPTIKA series.
Managing the camera via a mobile device requires an App to be downloaded on your device, allowing multiple users to view
and capture images from the camera.
The C-WH5’s basic features are as follows:
For HDMI output:
• C-mount camera with Sony high sensitivity CMOS sensor.
• Resolution 2MP (1080p).
• HDMI output.
• Built-in mouse control.
• Built-in image capture & video record to SD card.
• Built-in camera control panel, including exposure (manual/auto) / gain, white balance (lockable), color adjustment,
sharpness control.
• Built-in toolbar for measurement.
• Built-in toolbar including zoom, mirror, comparison, freeze, cross, browser function.
• Built-in image & video browsing, display & play.
• Real time clock (RTC).
For WiFi output:
• Ultra-Fine color engine with perfect color reproduction capability.
• Resolution 5MP.
• With advanced video & image processing application ProView, which including professional image processing such as
2D measurement, HDR, image stitching, EDF (Extended Depth of Focus), image segmentation & count, image stack-
ing, color composite and denoising.
• Supports standard UVC protocol for Windows.
9.1 Quick Instructions for C-WH5 camera
Before turning on the camera, please connect the standard C-mount camera to the camera adapter and insert it into the
microscope’s trinocular port.
①②③
④
⑤
⑥
① HDMIconnector
② USBmouse/WiFiadapterconnector
③ Powersupplyplug
④ SDcardslot
⑤ ON-OFFbutton
⑥ LEDindicator
Figure 4 - C-WH5 Rear Cover
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9.1.1 WiFi mode ProView controlled
1. Connect the 12V/1A power cable to the DC 12V connector ③ to power the camera. The ⑥ LED indicator will turn red.
2. Connect the provided WiFi adapter to the WIFI/USB Mouse port ②.
3. Press the ON/OFF button ⑤ to turn on the camera. the LED indicator ⑥ will turn blue.
4. Start the computer (equipped with WiFi connection) and in the “WiFi” settings of the computer select C-WH5-xxxxx.
• The password for connecting the camera is “12345678”.
5. Start the ProView software, activate C-WH5 by clicking the camera name in the Camera List. For more details, refer to
the ProView instruction manual.
9.1.2 WiFi mode App controlled
1. Connect the 12V/1A power cable to the DC 12V connector ③ to power the camera. The ⑥ LED indicator will turn red.
2. Connect the provided WiFi adapter to the WIFI/USB Mouse port ②.
3. Press the ON/OFF button ⑤ to turn on the camera. the LED indicator ⑥ will turn blue.
4. In the Settings of your mobile device select the WiFi device C-WH5-xxxxx.
• The password for connecting the camera is “12345678”.
5. Download and launch the free App (available on AppStore for IOS and PlayStore for Android).
6. Manage the camera using the App to control all functions (Exposure Control, White Balance, Image or Movies Acqui-
sition).
NOTE: The maximum number of users who can connect simultaneously is limited to 3. This is to ensure that the
camera does not lose speed when many users are connected simultaneously.
When 3 users are connected, the camera will not allow a fourth user to connect.
9.1.3 HDMI mode
1. Plug the HDMI cable into the HDMI port ①to connect the C-WH5 camera to HDMI display.
2. Plug a USB mouse into USB Mouse port ②to get control of the camera by using built-in software.
3. Plug 12V/1A power adapter into DC 12V slot ③to supply power for the camera. The LED Indicator ⑥will turn into red.
4. Insert SD card into SD Card slot ④ for saving captured images and recorded video.
5. Press ON/OFF Button ⑤ to turn on the camera. The LED indicator ⑥will turn into blue.
6. Move mouse cursor to the left side of the video window, a Camera Control Panel will appear. It includes Manual/ Auto-
matic Exposure, White Balance, Sharpness and other functions, please refer to 10.1 for details.
7. Move mouse cursor to the bottom of the video window and a Camera Control Toolbar will appear. Operations like Zoom
In, Zoom Out, Flip, Freeze, Cross Line, Comparison and etc. can be achieved. Please refer to 10.2 for details.
8. Move mouse cursor to the upper side of the video window, a Measurement Toolbar with calibration and other measure-
ment tools will appear, please refer to 10.3 for details. The measurement data can be output with *.CSV format.
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10. C-WH5 User Interface (UI) and Its Functions
The C-WH5 UI shown in Fig. 5 includes a Camera Control Panel on the left side of the video window, a Measurement Tool-
bar on the upper side of the video window, a Camera Control Toolbar on the bottom of the video window.
Figure 5 - Camera Control User Interface
Notes:
1. When users move mouse cursor to the left side of the video window, the Camera Control Panel will pop up automati-
cally.
2. When user moves mouse cursor to the bottom of the video window, the Camera Control Toolbar will pop up automat-
ically.
3. Move the mouse cursor to the upper side of the video window: a Measurement Toolbar will pop up for the calibration and
measurement operations. When user left-clicks the Float/Fixed button on the Measurement Toolbar, the Measurement
Toolbar will be xed. In this case the Camera Control Panel will not pop up automatically even if users move mouse cursor to
left side of the video windows. Only when user left-clicks the button on the Measurement Toolbar to exit from measuring
procedure it will be possible to perform other operations on the CameraControlPanel, or Synthesis CameraControlToolbar.
During the measuring process, when a specic measuring object is selected an Object Location & Attributes Control
Bar will appear for changing location and properties of the selected objects.
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10.1 The Camera Control Panel
The Camera Control Panel controls the camera to achieve the best image quality according to the specic applications.
It will pop up automatically when mouse cursor is moved to the left side of the video window (in measurement status, the
Camera Control Panel will not pop up. Only when measurement process is terminated will the Camera Control Panel pop
up by moving mouse cursor to the left side of the video window).
Left-clicking button to enable Display / Auto Hide switch of the Camera Control Panel.
Control Panel Function Description
Snap Capture image from the current video window
Record Record video from the current video window
Auto Exposure When Auto Exposure is checked, the system will automatically adjust
exposure time according to the value of exposure compensation
Exposure
Compensation Available when Auto Exposure is selected. Slide left or right to adjust
the exposure compensation according to the current video brightness
to get the correct brightness value.
Exposure Time Available when Auto Exposure is unchecked. Slide to left or right to re-
duce or increase exposure time, adjusting brightness of the video
Gain Adjust Gain to reduce or increase brightness of video. The Noise will be
reduced or increased accordingly
Red Slide to left or right to decrease or increase the proportion of Red in
RGB on video
Green Green is base for reference and cannot be adjusted
Blue Slide to left or right to decrease or increase the proportion of Blue in
RGB on the video
White Balance Adjusting the White Balance according to the monitor display
Sharpness Adjust Sharpness level of the video window
Denoise Adjust Noise level of the video window
Saturation Adjust Saturation level of the video window
Gamma Adjust Gamma level of the video. Slide to the right side to increase
gamma and to the left to decrease gamma
Contrast Adjust Contrast level of the video. Slide to the right side to increase
contrast and to the left to decrease contrast
DC For DC illumination, there will be no uctuation in light source so no
need for compensating light ickering
AC(50HZ) Check AC(50HZ) to eliminate ickering “strap” caused by 50Hz illumi-
nation
AC(60HZ) Check AC(60HZ) to eliminate ickering “strap” caused by 60Hz illumi-
nation
Default Set all the settings in the Camera Control Panel to default values
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10.2 Icons and Functions of the Camera Control Toolbar
Icon Function Icon Function
Zoom In the Video Window Zoom Out the Video Window
Vertical Flip Horizontal Flip
Video Freeze Display Cross Line
Enable Wide Dynamic Range mode Compare Image with the current video
Browse Images and Videos in the SD Card Settings
Informations on SW version
The Setting function is relatively more complicated than the other functions. Here are more info about it:
Figure 6 - WIFI Settings Page
Channel: Wireless communication channel, is a data transmission channel with wireless signals as transmission
media.
SSID: Camera name sent by WIFI adapter.
Password: WIFI password. default is12345678.
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Figure 7 - Measurement Settings Page
Global: Used for setting digits behind the decimal point for measurement results.
Calibration Line Width Used for dening width of the lines for calibration.
Color Used for dening color of the lines for calibration.
EndPoint Type: Used for dening shape of the endpoints of lines for calibration.
Null: Means no endpoints
Rectangle: Means rectangle type of endpoints. It makes alignment more easily
Point, Angle, Line, Horizontal Line, Vertical Line, Rectangle, Circle, Ellipse, Annulus, Two Circles, Polygon, Curve:
Left-click the beside the measuring patterns mentioned above will unfold the corresponding attribute settings to set the
individual property of the measuring objects.
Figure 8 - Magnication Calibration Management Settings Page
Name: Names such as 10X, 40X, 100X are based on magnication of the microscopes. For continuous zoom
microscopes, ensure that the selected magnication coincides with the scale alignment line on the mi-
croscope zoom knob.
Resolution: Pixels per meter. Devices like microscopes have high resolution value.
Clear All: Click the Clear All button will clear the calibrated magnications and resolutions.
Delete: Click Delete to delete the selected item for specic resolution.
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Figure 9 - Image Format Settings Page
JPEG The JPEG le can achieve a very high compression rate and display very rich and vivid images by removing
redundant images and color data. In other words, you can get better image quality with minimal disk space.
If measuring objects are available, they are burned in the image and the measurement cannot be changed.
TIFF TIFF is an image format that can include both the image data and the measurement object. The measure-
ment objects are saved separately from the image data and can be edited later with specic software.
Figure 10 - Video Encode Settings Page
MJPEG Codec format for video is MJPEG. Excellent quality but with more space consumption than H264.
H264 Codec format for video is H264. Good quality with less space consumption.
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Figure 11 - SD Card Settings Page
File System FAT32: The le system of SD card is FAT32. The maximum video le size of single le in FAT32
le system is 4GB.
NTFS: The le system of SD card is NTFS. The maximum video le size of single le is 2TB.
Use PC to format the SD cards and switch between FAT32 and NTFS.
Unknown Status: SD card not detected or the le system is not identied.
Figure 12 - Language Selection Settings Page
English: Set language of the whole software into English.
Simplied Chinese: Set language of the whole software into Simplied Chinese.
Traditional Chinese: Set language of the whole software into Traditional Chinese.
Korean: Set language of the whole software into Korean.
Thailand: Set language of the whole software into Thailand.
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