SightLine 1500-OEM, Manual

Page 1: ...Vin1 Serial3 17 7 2 Boson Cameras FPC FFC 18 7 2 1 1500 OEM 3000 OEM Cam0 Vin0 4000 OEM 18 7 2 2 3000 OEM Cam2 Vin1 18 8 RHP BOSON Interface Module FLIR Boson Camera 19 8 1 Configuration Example 1500 OEM 19 8 1 1 Hardware Connection 19 8 1 2 Panel Plus Configuration 20 8 1 3 FPC FFC Camera Configuration 20 8 2 RHP BOSON Interface Module 4000 OEM USB Connection 21 9 VPC Accessory FLIR Boson Camera ...

Page 2: ...re version running on the board Firmware and Panel Plus software versions are available on the Software Download page 14 bit mode requires a license for the Enhance High Depth Temp feature 1 2 1 FPGA 1500 OEM Version 12 of the FPGA driver firmware is required for the Boson and Tau camera to operate correctly with the 1500 OEM Version information is located on the Connect tab under the Video Output...

Page 3: ...ut Connects to J2 on the SLA 1500 AB board Power and network connectivity LEDs A green light indicates the 1500 AB board is powered on A blue light on the 1500 AB and a green light on the 1500 OEM board indicate that all the boards are powered on A second flashing green light on the 1500 OEM indicates network connectivity Figure 2 1500 OEM Tau Camera Bench Setup Hardware connection notes The 1500 ...

Page 4: ...ra and 3000 OEM interface Provides serial and network interfaces The 3000 OEM supplies power to the camera through the SLA 3000 FPC board SLA 3000 IO Provides serial and network interfaces Adapter boards can be connected to one of two available video input connectors VIN1 or VIN0 See the 3000 OEM exploded assembly drawing for more connection layout information VIN0 has camera channels 0 and 1 assi...

Page 5: ...ence the ICD 3000 4000 Adapter Boards and ICD OEM Camera Side Interfaces when connecting the video processing boards to the Tau through the FPC interface boards 3000 OEM SLA 3000 IO Serial Port Camera Index Panel Plus J1 0 1 NA J2 VOUT 4 NA J3 VIN0 2 CAM0 CAM1 J4 VIN1 3 CAM2 Figure 4 3000 OEM Serial Port and Connector Reference J1 Serial Port 0 1 J2 Serial Port 4 J4 VIN1 Serial Port 3 J3 VIN0 Seri...

Page 6: ...tructions before connecting the SLA 4000 MIPI board SLA CAB 0305 can connect to SLA CAB 0804 to facilitate a PC USB connection to serial port 0 on the 4000 OEM See the Serial Communications section in the EAN Startup Guide 4000 OEM for more information Hardware connection notes The 4000 OEM can be configured to accept either the digital or the analog output of Tau cameras SightLine recommends usin...

Page 7: ...powered on A blue light on the 1500 AB and a green light on the 1500 OEM board indicate that all the boards are powered on A second flashing green light on the 1500 OEM indicates network connectivity Figure 6 1500 OEM Boson Camera Bench Setup Hardware connection notes For the Boson 320 camera the SLA FPC BOSON E camera board is available without the J2 external camera power connector In this confi...

Page 8: ...ion and digital video to the camera See FPC cable instructions and precautions SLA CAB 0403 Connects to J4 on SLA 3000 mIO board Provides an RJ45 Ethernet connection SLA PWR C12V Connects to J5 on SLA 3000 IO board SLA CAB 1504 SLA PWR B12V Connects to J9 on the SLA 3000 mIO board The SLA PWR adapters are rated at 110 250VAC input and 12VDC output Power and network connectivity LEDs A green light ...

Page 9: ...ured to accept either the digital or the analog output of Boson cameras SightLine recommends using the digital output from the camera for full dynamic range absolute amplitude image processing and snapshot recording Interface and adapter boards SLA FPC BOSON E Boson camera and SLA 3000 FPC interface SLA 3000 FPC Boson camera and 4000 OEM interface Serial and network interfaces are provided on the ...

Page 10: ...igital video connection is through the SLA 3000 FPC adapter board Analog video connection is done through an SMA connector on the SLA 3000 AB analog adapter board Reference the ICD 3000 4000 Adapter Boards and ICD OEM Camera Side Interfaces when connecting the video processing boards to the Tau camera through the FPC interface boards 4 FLIR Neutrino Camera 4 1 Hardware Bench Setup 1500 OEM Interfa...

Page 11: ...OEM indicates network connectivity Figure 10 1500 OEM Neutrino Camera Bench Setup Alternate FPC connection The 1500 OEM can be connected directly to the 1500 AB board The camera can be connected using the FPC connector on the 1500 AB board 4 2 Hardware Bench Setup 3000 OEM Interface and adapter boards SLA FPC TAU Neutrino camera and SLA 3000 FPC interface SLA 3000 FPC Neutrino camera and 3000 OEM ...

Page 12: ...connection SLA PWR C12V Connects to J5 on SLA 3000 IO board SLA CAB 1504 SLA PWR B12V Connects to J9 on the SLA 3000 mIO board The SLA PWR adapters are rated at 110 250VAC input and 12VDC output Power and network connectivity LEDs A green light on the 3000 IO or 3000 mIO board indicates that all boards are powered on An amber light on the 3000 OEM board verifies network connection Figure 11 3000 O...

Page 13: ...p guide s and has a basic understanding of the following fundamentals Completed a functional connection between the SightLine video processing board and Panel Plus application Familiar with Panel Plus controls Successfully streamed video in Panel Plus If you do not have a strong basic system setup and familiarity we recommend reviewing the OEM startup guide s and work with our support team to esta...

Page 14: ...d in place of a predefined configuration in Auto Fill for the Tau 2 cameras For the Tau 2 640 setting the Height to 512 and Width to 640 will capture the full image pixels Generic Digital configuration settings for the Tau 2 336 in 14 bit mode are shown in the camera configuration tables Generic Digital supports 336x256 or other detector sizes other that Tau 2 640 6 Camera Control This section des...

Page 15: ...indow select an option to save the port configuration Figure 14 Apply New Settings Dialog 3 01 xx and Earlier 4 See Appendix C Virtual Com Port Setup in EAN Ethernet and Serial Communication to set up the virtual COM port 6 3 Tau SWIR Camera The Tau SWIR camera and the Tau LWIR camera setup and configuration are the same When connecting the FLIR Camera Control GUI to the Tau SWIR camera the baud r...

Page 16: ...e desired inbound port number This example uses port 4000 Set Baud to 921600 Data Bits Stop Bits and Parity are set at default values shown Figure 15 Boson Cameras Serial Port Settings 2 After configuring the settings changed fields will be highlighted in red Click Send 3 To save the configuration to the parameter file from the Panel Plus main menu Parameters Save to board In 3 01 xx and earlier s...

Page 17: ...600 8 1 none Boson 921600 8 1 none IMPORTANT Before starting the process and sending FFC commands place an object of uniform density and temperature in front of the camera lens Use the Command Passthrough 0x3D to send FLIR protocol messages to the camera From the Panel Plus main menu File Send Command Figure 18 Send Command 7 1 Tau and Quark Cameras 7 1 1 1500 OEM or 3000 OEM Cam0 Vin0 Serial2 1 P...

Page 18: ...A 87 14 bit unfiltered 0F 3D 04 6E 00 00 12 00 02 D2 FA 06 03 9A C5 Save parameters 0D 3D 04 6E 00 00 01 00 00 E8 8B 00 00 7 1 2 3000 OEM Cam2 Vin1 Serial3 1 Panel Plus main menu Configure Serial Ports 2 Set Serial Port 3 to 57600 baud Set the Protocol field to something other than Port Not Used 3 Go to File Send Command 4 Send FFC 51 AC 0D 3D 06 6E 00 00 0C 00 00 AA DA 00 00 B8 51 AC header 0D le...

Page 19: ...00 00 00 20 00 05 00 07 FF FF FF FF 6E 83 AE BB 51 AC header 14 length 3D command pass through 04 serial port 2 change to 09 for serial port 6 on 4000 OEM 8E AE Boson command BB SLA checksum 7 2 2 3000 OEM Cam2 Vin1 1 Set Serial Port 3 to 921600 baud Set the Protocol field to something other than Port Not Used 2 Go to File Send Command 3 Send 51 AC 14 3D 06 8E 00 00 00 00 20 00 05 00 07 FF FF FF F...

Page 20: ...bined into a MACRO for easy reuse during bench setup They can also be combined in a LUA script and sent Additional technical documentation can be found the OEM Cameras webpage 8 1 1 Hardware Connection Table 2 and Figure 19 below show an example of how the RHP BOSON interface module can be connected to the 1500 OEM Serial connections are 3 3V TTL on both the 1500 OEM and interface module Analog vi...

Page 21: ...prompted click Yes Apply Settings to commit the settings to the onboard parameter file and reboot the board Once the board has been rebooted the system will be ready to accept video and communications with the Boson camera 8 1 3 FPC FFC Camera Configuration To work correctly the analog video should be enabled by serial command It can be set to power on by default The Boson GUI can be used to confi...

Page 22: ... also be connected directly to the 640 Boson camera through the RHP BOSON VPC TTL interface module and the J8 USB C port on the 4000 OEM For additional USB camera information see the EAN USB Camera document The custom cable harnesses included in the kit provides External power 3 3V TTL serial communication for command and control USB for video streaming Figure 20 RHP BOSON VPC TTL Interface Module...

Page 23: ...3 Verify the contents of rename cdc acm rules matches the following KERNEL ttyACM SYMLINK ttySL0 The UDEV rule maps newly connected devices by matching the ttyACM string to the new ttySL0 device 4 Configure the serial port a Follow the instructions in the Boson Cameras FPC FFC section b In the Port drop down menu select dev ttySL0 for the serial port to configure passthrough 3 See Appendix C Virtu...

Page 24: ...log d Select the COM port that matches the USB Port In this example it is COM3 This COM port will be automatically created when the USB is plugged in e Verify a connection is established in the Boson Link status During this process it is possible that the COM port will close and commands will not reach the camera If the following error displays Attempting to access closed COM port click the Connec...

Page 25: ...log video should display on the 3000 OEM in Panel Plus 4 Persist the settings a In CONFIGURATION CONTROLS select SAVE POWER ON DEFAULTS b Cycle the power on the Boson camera by disconnecting and reconnecting the USB to the PC a Verify that the video is still streaming analog b If a symbology or a green dot appears on the analog video it can be disabled through the GUI at Symbols Symbology Enable ...

Page 26: ...R Camera aspect ratio 640x512 is different than that of the analog video display This results in black borders on the analog imagery Figure 25 To correct this adjust the zoom from the Video tab of Panel Plus or chop out the black borders using the Chop Margins dialog window in the Capture tab Figure 25 Correcting Black Borders on Analog Imagery Adjust Zoom in Video tab Panel Plus Use Chop Margins ...

Page 27: ...ting the 1500 OEM to a Tau camera can disable the I2C bus The analog video inputs are disabled because the I2C bus is used internally by the 1500 OEM for enabling analog video acquisition Workarounds If analog video input is not required configure the digital Tau video as outlined in the Tau and Quark Cameras section If analog input video is required use an FPC Tau adapter board or remove the resi...

Page 28: ...efaults Both the Boson 320 and 640 cameras can be reset to factory defaults using serial passthrough and the FLIR Boson Application GUI Contact your FLIR representative to obtain a copy of this application 5 Set up a TCP passthrough and virtual COM port to allow camera control through the FLIR Boson Application See the Boson Cameras section 6 Launch the FLIR camera control application Go to System...

Page 29: ...0 is connected through USB the framerate can drop from 60fps down to 30fps if a second USB camera is connected and or if passthrough is configured on the USB serial port 10 6 Questions and Additional Support For questions and additional support please contact Support Additional support documentation and Engineering Application Notes EANs can be found on the Documentation page of the SightLine Appl...

Page 30: ...he Camera Index a Digital for the 1500 OEM b Cam 0 or Cam 2 for 3000 OEM 3 Set the Camera Type to Generic Digital 4 Select either BT 656 NTSC or BT 656 PAL in the Auto Fill drop down menu Make sure Cam0 is set to either NTSC or PAL for the 1500 OEM Figure A1 FLIR Tau 1500 BT 656 Mode 5 Click Apply 6 Save and activate the settings a Main menu Parameters Save to Board b Main menu Reset Board c Wait ...