Photron FASTCAM-X 1280PCI, Hardware Manual

Page 1: ...FASTCAM X 1280PCI Hardware Manual Rev 1 0 PHOTRON LIMITED 2002...

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Page 3: ...a Sync Operation 23 2 4 1 Setting up Master Slave modes 24 2 4 2 Installing internal sync cables 25 2 4 3 Setting camera ID numbers 27 2 4 4 Software setting 28 2 4 5 Tips for multi camera sync operat...

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Page 5: ...FASTCAM X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Introduction 1 2 Warranty 1 3 How To Use This Manual 1 4 Precautions...

Page 6: ...or processing This manual has been prepared for you to use the FASTCAM X1280PCI system in the most effective way for slow motion observation and motion analysis of fast moving objects Remarks 1 For th...

Page 7: ...onnel trained by PHOTRON or without permission of PHOTRON Shipping damage is not covered by this warranty The purchaser has the responsibility to place a claim of damage in shipment with the carrier P...

Page 8: ...warning is important to the safety of everyone operating the FASTCAM X1280PCI system and should not be disregarded under any circumstances Chapter 1 Introduction Contains Warranty Precautions Introduc...

Page 9: ...radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause interference to radio communications It has been tested and found to comply with the l...

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Page 11: ...FASTCAM X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 11 Chapter 2 Visual Introduction 2 1 Products 2 2 FASTCAM X1280PCI System 2 3 Hardware Installation 2 4 Multi Camera Sync Operation 2 5 High Gain Operation...

Page 12: ...1 ea 5 Driver application setup CD ROM 1 ea 6 Sensor information file FDD 3 5 1 44M 1 ea 7 FASTCAM X1280PCI Hardware manual 1 ea 8 FASTCAM Control Software operation manual 1 ea 9 Warranty registrati...

Page 13: ...stem consists of such components as a grabber board camera head control software and so forth 2 2 1 Grabber board The FASTCAM X1280PCI grabber board has been so designed that a maximum of four boards...

Page 14: ...ra head designed with compactness and light weight ensures ease of handling and operation in almost any shooting situation with its compactness and light weight It uses the F mount for the taking lens...

Page 15: ...s The FASTCAM X 1280PCI grabber board has two compound connectors that provide trigger and sync signals in and out between the grabber board and external devices using dedicated cables Two external co...

Page 16: ...or external strobe and pulse laser units to synchronize with 3 TRIGGER TTL IN Input connector A BNC type connector It accepts external TTL compatible signal to control the start and end of recording i...

Page 17: ...GGER TTL IN Input connector Circuit diagram TRIGGER IN TRIGGER START 5V TTL level Photocoupler TLP521 TOSHIBA I O Port 330 5V 5V 0V 10mA 50 sec TRIGGER SW IN Input connector Circuit diagram TRIGGER IN...

Page 18: ...ices or equipment When a slave mode is set for multi camera operation this connector provides trigger signals from the master unit to slave s for synchronized recording 6 V SYNC INTERNAL TRIGGER OUTPU...

Page 19: ...the PC and unplug the power cord 2 Open up the housing of the PC following the instructions given in the PC user s manual 3 Make sure there is an empty PCI slot s 4 Remove the metal cover plate over t...

Page 20: ...able between the connector on the camera head and the camera connector on the grabber board Note Fasten the connector to the camera head using the retaining screws on the connector shell Caution Be su...

Page 21: ...programmed in the attached PFV control software Because the distribution of defective pixels is unique to each C MOS sensor each of the FASTCAM X 1280PCI must be installed with the correction data sp...

Page 22: ...a to be installed and the sensor serial number imbedded in the grabber board disagree the following error message appears When the preparation is done execution window is displayed as shown below Pres...

Page 23: ...e timeline and record in their respective memory This is useful for simultaneously recording a fast moving object and other related events from different viewpoints The following subsections discuss t...

Page 24: ...e power cord 1 Position of mode setup switches The mode setup switches are located on the upper surface of the grabber board See the below figure to confirm their positions This figure shows the switc...

Page 25: ...connectors Connectors for internal sync signal input output are located at the position on the board as shown below For multi camera sync operation connect between these connectors on respective boar...

Page 26: ...ard is fed to the sync input BD_IN of a slave board Cable connections 2 camera sync operation BD_IN 1st M aster BD_O UT BD_IN 2nd Slave Internal sync cable f or 2 units IL Connector pins IL S S S3C2 B...

Page 27: ...s correctly recognized even if the order of camera recognition by the OS changes Assign ID numbers in the following manner 1 Dip switch setting for camera ID Camera ID number are assigned by setting t...

Page 28: ...e software please see the Software Operation Manual 1 Select a slave camera in the camera selection pull down box 2 Press the More button to start setting details 3 Check Ext Sync In to enable the ext...

Page 29: ...triggers for multi camera sync operation Input a trigger to the master board from an external source The trigger is then transferred to slave boards for sync operation Note Input of an external trigge...

Page 30: ...ollowing two modes Standard gain mode High gain mode 6dB In a lower light level situation the high gain mode may be helpful Note however you need to be careful when using it because it will raise the...

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Page 33: ...FASTCAM X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 33 Chapter 3 Appendix 3 1 Specifications 3 2 Dimensions 3 3 Remarks 3 4 Care of Lenses...

Page 34: ...nd after a trigger MANUAL Records preset number of frames before and after a trigger RANDOM Records from 1 up to 256 frames as preset at each trigger The number is set by control software START and RA...

Page 35: ...00 4000 8000 16000 1280x1024 1280x512 640x512 1280x256 640x256 320x256 640x128 320x128 160x128 640x64 320x64 160x64 80x64 320x32 160x32 3 1 4 Shutter speed vs Framing rate Framing rate FPS Shutter spe...

Page 36: ...No of frames 1280x1024 1024 2048 3072 1280x512 2048 4096 6144 640x512 4096 8192 12288 1280x256 4096 8192 12288 640x256 8192 16384 24576 320x256 16384 32768 49152 640x128 16384 32768 49152 320x128 327...

Page 37: ...the PC before removing the camera cable 3 1 7 PHOTRON FASTCAM X 1280PCI Grabber Board PCI Standard PCI Rev2 1 Specificaiotn Board size PCI full size standard with memory board installed Uses one PCI...

Page 38: ...FASTCAM X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 38 3 2 Dimensions 3 2 1 Camera head in millimeters 56 36 72 85 4 46 48 13 64 85 4...

Page 39: ...FASTCAM X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 39 3 2 2 Grabber board in millimeters MEM3 MEM1 MEM2 9 7 1 6 3 2 2 9 305 2 106 7...

Page 40: ...y on one or two horizontal lines in the upper leftmost or rightmost portion s of the screen 2 When using the higher gain features Gain Switch on the camera head Sensor output range and or Sensitivity...

Page 41: ...should be taken to protect this fragile coating Protect the lens by installing a lens cap when you are not using the camera Brush the lens gently with a camel hairbrush or loosely folded piece of len...

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