Weinberger MiniVis User manual
Instruction
Manual
MiniVis
Digital Motion Analysis Recorder
Version 1.6.0
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1 GENERAL ............................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 ESSENTIALS OF S EEDCAM MINIVIS ......................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 CUSTOMER INDICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2.1 For customers in the U.S.A. ....................................................................................................................... 5
1.2.2 For customers in Canada ........................................................................................................................... 5
1.2.3 Pour utilisateurs au Canada ...................................................................................................................... 6
1.2.4 Life Support Applications .......................................................................................................................... 6
1.3 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ................................................................................................................................ 6
1.4 WARRANTY NOTE .................................................................................................................................................. 7
1.5 REMARKS, WARNINGS ............................................................................................................................................. 7
1.6 THE REAR OF THE CAMERA ....................................................................................................................................... 7
1.7 THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAMERA ............................................................................................................................... 8
1. .1 Connectors ................................................................................................................................................. 8
1. .2 Switches ...................................................................................................................................................... 8
1. .3 LEDs ........................................................................................................................................................... 9
1.7.3.1 Upper LED: battery charging and power indication ............................................................................................. 9
1.7.3.2 Lower LED: internal camera state ...................................................................................................................... 10
1.8 THE FRONT OF THE CAMERA ................................................................................................................................... 10
1.9 SCO E OF DELIVERY .............................................................................................................................................. 10
1.10 MINIVIS VERSIONS:
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1.11 OWER SU LY AND CHARGING ............................................................................................................................. 12
1.11.1 Battery charging .................................................................................................................................... 12
2 OPERATING MODES .......................................................................................................................................... 13
2.1 LIVE MODE ........................................................................................................................................................... 13
2.2 RE ARE FOR RECORDING ....................................................................................................................................... 13
2.3 START RECORDING ................................................................................................................................................ 13
2.3.1 Non circular mode ................................................................................................................................... 14
2.3.2 Circular recording mode ......................................................................................................................... 14
3 INSTALLATION OF SPEED AM MINIVIS .................................................................................................... 15
3.1 MINIMAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ( C) ................................................................................................................... 15
3.2 INSTALLATION OF THE SOFTWARE ............................................................................................................................. 15
3.2.1 Assigning an IP-address to the GigaBit Ethernet adapter ..................................................................... 16
3.2.2 IP-Adress of the camera ........................................................................................................................... 1
3.2.2.1 bootp-server installed .......................................................................................................................................... 17
3.2.2.2 No bootp-server installed .................................................................................................................................... 18
3.2.2.2.1 Assign I -Address 192.168.2.1 to the GigaBit Network adapter ............................................................... 18
3.2.2.2.1.1 Assigning a different I -Address to the MiniVIS camera .................................................................. 18
3.2.3 The network configuration file "mfggb.ini". ........................................................................................... 19
3.2.3.1 Section [CAMERA_REL] ................................................................................................................................... 19
3.2.3.2 Section [I ORT_ ARAMS] ............................................................................................................................... 19
3.3 CONNECTING THE S EEDCAM MINIVIS TO THE C AND STARTING ROGRAM ................................................................ 19
3.3.2 Selecting the network adapter .................................................................................................................. 20
3.3.3 Selecting the MiniVIS camera .................................................................................................................. 21
3.3.3.1 Camera name ....................................................................................................................................................... 21
3.3.4 Multi camera operation ........................................................................................................................... 22
3.3.4.1 Synchronizing cameras ........................................................................................................................................ 22
4 SPEED AM MINIVIS IN PRA TI E ............................................................................................................... 23
4.1 THE USER INTERFACE ............................................................................................................................................. 23
4.2 SELECTING RESOLUTION, S EED, GAIN, TRIGGER, SYNC, ARM AND WHITE BALANCE ....................................................... 24
4.2.1 Gain .......................................................................................................................................................... 25
4.2.2 Black level ................................................................................................................................................ 25
4.2.3 Low Light Mode ....................................................................................................................................... 25
4.2.4 Enable Sync in ......................................................................................................................................... 25
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4.2.4.1 Framerates of master and slave camera ............................................................................................................... 26
4.2.5 ARM or “Sync out” signal ....................................................................................................................... 26
4.3 ARRANGE A SCENE ................................................................................................................................................ 27
4.4 RECORDING IN NON CIRCULAR MODE ........................................................................................................................ 27
4.5 RECORDING IN CIRCULAR MODE ............................................................................................................................... 27
4.5.1 Start recording ......................................................................................................................................... 28
4.5.2 Stop recording ......................................................................................................................................... 28
4.6 LAYBACK OF A SEQUENCE ..................................................................................................................................... 29
4.7 EDITING AND SAVING A SEQUENCE ........................................................................................................................... 30
4. .1 Editing a sequence by using frame slider or keys ................................................................................... 30
4.7.1.1 Set the beginning of a sequence .......................................................................................................................... 30
4.7.1.2 Set the end of a sequence .................................................................................................................................... 31
4.7.1.3 Copy the selected range into the frame list ......................................................................................................... 31
4.8 RETRIEVING SAVED BM -FILES ................................................................................................................................ 31
4.9 WHITE BALANCE (FOR COLOR CAMERAS ONLY) .......................................................................................................... 32
4.9.1 Do the white balance .............................................................................................................................. 33
5 ONTROLS AND MENUS IN THE SPEED AM MINIVIS SOFTWARE ................................................... 33
5.1 MOVING THE CAMERA IMAGE .................................................................................................................................. 34
5.2 ZOOM IN AND ZOOM OUT ........................................................................................................................................ 34
5.3 BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST ................................................................................................................................... 35
5.4 MENU FILE ......................................................................................................................................................... 35
5.4.1 Reload bmp-files ..................................................................................................................................... 36
5.4.1.1 Load loop ............................................................................................................................................................. 36
5.4.1.2 Load frame list ..................................................................................................................................................... 36
5.4.2 Save images to bmp-files .......................................................................................................................... 38
5.4.2.1 Save Loop ............................................................................................................................................................ 38
5.4.2.2 Save frame list ..................................................................................................................................................... 39
5.4.3 Make Avi File ........................................................................................................................................... 40
5.5 THE VIEW MENU .................................................................................................................................................. 41
5.5.1 Raw .......................................................................................................................................................... 41
5.5.2 Input Ports ............................................................................................................................................... 41
5.5.2.1 Display Input ports .............................................................................................................................................. 41
5.5.2.2 Convert Analog Values ....................................................................................................................................... 42
5.5.3 Display while recording ........................................................................................................................... 43
5.5.4 Marker ...................................................................................................................................................... 43
5.5.5 Infoline ..................................................................................................................................................... 43
5.5.6 “Infotext...“ .............................................................................................................................................. 43
5.5. Language ................................................................................................................................................. 44
5.6 RECORD SETTINGS ................................................................................................................................................. 44
5.6.1 Non circular mode ................................................................................................................................... 44
5.6.2 Circular mode .......................................................................................................................................... 44
5.6.2.1 Triggermodes ....................................................................................................................................................... 45
5.6.2.1.1 External trigger ........................................................................................................................................... 45
5.6.2.1.2 ImageBLITZ – only for ECO2 and Hi-G versions ..................................................................................... 46
5.6.2.1.2.1 ImageBLITZ parameters ..................................................................................................................... 47
5.6.2.1.2.1.1 ixel value difference ................................................................................................................. 47
5.6.2.1.2.1.2 Relative object size ..................................................................................................................... 47
5.6.2.1.2.1.3 ImageBLITZ Reference frame ................................................................................................... 47
5.6.2.1.2.1.4 ImageBLITZ window colors ...................................................................................................... 47
5.6.2.2 Multi sequence – only for ECO2 and Hi-G versions .......................................................................................... 48
5.6.3 Play settings ............................................................................................................................................. 51
5.6.4 Display of individual frames ................................................................................................................... 51
5.6.5 Display loop “from ... to“ ........................................................................................................................ 51
5.6.6 Frame List ................................................................................................................................................ 52
5.6. Display loop with frame numbers from frame list ................................................................................... 52
5.6.8 Last frame number
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5.6.9 Slow motion (time delay in display) ......................................................................................................... 52
5.7 INFO FORM ........................................................................................................................................................... 52
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6 MAINTENAN E ................................................................................................................................................... 54
6.1 CLEANING OF THE S EEDCAM MINIVIS INFRARED FILTER ........................................................................................... 54
6.2 BATTERY ............................................................................................................................................................. 54
7 TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................................................................................ 55
8 APPENDIX ............................................................................................................................................................. 56
8.1 TECHNICAL DATA .................................................................................................................................................. 56
8.1.1 Minivis ...................................................................................................................................................... 56
8.1.2 MinivisE2 ................................................................................................................................................. 5
8.2 CONNNECTOR ASSIGNMENTS ................................................................................................................................... 58
8.2.1 Binder Power Connector (camera type: SpeedCam MiniVis-x e/ec) ...................................................... 58
8.2.2 Binder Signal input / output connector (camera type: SpeedCam MiniVis-x e/ec) ................................. 58
8.2.3 Lemosa Power Connection (camera type: SpeedCam MiniVis-x el/ecl) ................................................. 59
8.2.4 Lemosa Signal input / output connection (camera type: SpeedCam MiniVis-x el/ecl) ........................... 59
8.2.4.1 Trigger/Sync input signal definition .................................................................................................................... 60
8.2.4.2 Trigger connection example ................................................................................................................................ 60
8.2.4.3 Analog input signal definition ............................................................................................................................. 61
8.2.5 Digital Inputs 1-3 signal definition .......................................................................................................... 62
8.2.5.1 Sync/Arm Output ................................................................................................................................................. 62
8.3 S ECTRAL RES ONSE .............................................................................................................................................. 63
8.3.1 Minivis ...................................................................................................................................................... 63
8.3.2 MinvisE2 .................................................................................................................................................. 64
8.4 IXEL SENSITIVE AREA ......................................................................................................................................... 65
8.4.1 Minivis ..................................................................................................................................................... 65
8.4.2 MinivisE2 ................................................................................................................................................ 65
8.5 DIMENSIONS ......................................................................................................................................................... 66
8.5.1 Top/bottom view ....................................................................................................................................... 66
8.5.2 Side view .................................................................................................................................................. 6
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