D-Jet 300 / 500 / 700. ueye Camera Setup

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1 D-Jet 300 / 500 / 700 ueye Camera Setup

2 Digital Information Technoparkstrasse 1 CH-8005 Zürich Copyright by Digital Information Ltd This manual is proprietary in nature and the sole property of Digital Information. It may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, without the express written permission of Digital Information. Digital Information reserves the right to modify and/or delete any material and/or capabilities described herein. All the documentation in this manual is instructional and for the operation of DJet machine. Digital Information shall not be responsible for any damage or claims resulting from any errors or omissions in this manual. Owning to our policy of continuous product development, specifications, terms and description of DJet 700 /500 / 300 are subject to change without prior notice.. Identifier ueye Camera Setup and Installation Guide - EN Target group Installation, Technician Product DJet 700/ 500 / 300 Version V1.40 Date July 2013 Article code ueye Camera IM EN

3 Table of contents Table of contents 1 ueye Camera Setup Basic Set Camera IDs Setup for i5, i7 Intel Dual Core PC Frame Rate Configure the DI-Camera Software DI-Camera Access Configuration DI-Camera ueye Cockpit Create an Individual Camera Configuration File DJet ueye Camera Installation and Setup Guide I

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5 ueye Camera Setup 1 1 ueye Camera Setup 1.1 Basic A ueye configuration set for Win7 32/64 is installed into the DI-Camera folder. Use these base sets to adapt them for your PC system where the DI-Pilot is installed to. 1.2 Set Camera IDs After the software installation, the ueye Camera Manager icon is on the desktop. DJet ueye Camera Installation and Setup Guide 1-1

6 1 ueye Camera Setup Set Camera IDs Both USB cameras are shown in the Camera ID list. Select the Bottom Camera and set the Camera ID to the value 2. The camera ID setup should be like: TOP Camera = ID 1 BOTTOM Camera = ID DJet ueye Camera Installation and Setup Guide

7 ueye Camera Setup Setup for i5, i7 Intel Dual Core PC Setup for i5, i7 Intel Dual Core PC If your PC is running with i5, i7 Intel dual core CPUS, then open in the IDS camera manager the window Additional functions. Active here both CPU idle states checkboxes. For details see the document Important setting for ueye Camera.pdf. 1.4 Frame Rate Each computer has its own image bandwidth. The bandwidth depends on the USB bus and the position of the hub, where the cameras are connected to, in the USB system. An optimum frame rate is around 5 to 10 fps (frames per second). Use the Pixel clock and Frame rate slider to set the value. DJet ueye Camera Installation and Setup Guide 1-3

8 1 ueye Camera Setup Frame Rate Before changing the values, load the preinstalled camera sets through the menu entry Load parameters from file.. Select the camera profile from the list, folder..\di- Pilot\DI-Camera\parameter. Note: If the pixel clock and frame rate is too high, the Camera peak bandwidth value gets red and the transfer indicator reports Failed. 1-4 DJet ueye Camera Installation and Setup Guide

9 ueye Camera Setup Frame Rate 1 When the FPS parameter is set, you need to open cameras setups at the same time. To do so, double click in the IDS Camera Manager on the camera. This opens a ueyecockpit window. Place both camera next to each other and observe the message Transfer in the lower right corner. DJet ueye Camera Installation and Setup Guide 1-5

10 2 Configure the DI-Camera Software DI-Camera Access 2 Configure the DI-Camera Software 2.1 DI-Camera Access DI-Camera starts up with the DI-Pilot. Access the GUI through the icon in program tray area (1). 2.2 Configuration DI-Camera GUI 1-6 DJet ueye Camera Installation and Setup Guide

11 Configure the DI-Camera Software Configuration DI-Camera 2 Parameter name Function (1) Selected Camera Choose 1 for the Top Camera, 2 for the Bottom Camera (2) Camera Parameter Select the camera setup from the folder \di-camera\parameter. For the TOP camera, select : _:\Program Files\DI\DI-Pilot\DI-Camera\parameter\CamTop-32 or 64.ini For the BOTTOM camera, select : _:\Program Files\DI\DI-Pilot\DI-Camera\parameter\ CamTop-32 or 64.ini where 32 refers to Win7 32Bit and 64 to Win7 64Bit (3) Output Path DI-Camera creates every 250ms a new image from the control stip. The output path for this images are set equally to the Image Directory path in DI- Pilot: DI-Camera DI-Pilot (4) Auto start Activate (6) Start minimized Activate DJet ueye Camera Installation and Setup Guide 1-7

12 2 Configure the DI-Camera Software Configuration DI-Camera 1-8 DJet ueye Camera Installation and Setup Guide

13 ueye Cockpit Create an Individual Camera Configuration File 3 3 ueye Cockpit 3.1 Create an Individual Camera Configuration File Open the ueyecockpit program from the ueye Camera Manager with a double click in the camera list. Set the Checkbox Start ueye Cockpit in expert mode and select the Monochrome profile. DJet ueye Camera Installation and Setup Guide 1-9

14 3 ueye Cockpit Create an Individual Camera Configuration File In ueye Cockpit change to trigger mode. Load the existing camera profile with the menu entry Load parameters from file.. Select the camera profile from the list, folder..\di- Pilot\DI-Camera\parameter DJet ueye Camera Installation and Setup Guide

15 ueye Cockpit Create an Individual Camera Configuration File 3 Double click the setup icon from the tool bar. Settings in the Tab Camera : Activate Exposure time Auto Find an optimum pixel clock value (as lower as better), see chapter 1.4 Frame Rate Set the frame rate to approx. 5 to 10 fps DJet ueye Camera Installation and Setup Guide 1-11

16 3 ueye Cockpit Create an Individual Camera Configuration File Settings in the Tab Image : Activate Auto Activate Gain boost Activate Black level (Offset) Auto Disable Gamma Use the default setting in the Tab Size DJet ueye Camera Installation and Setup Guide

17 ueye Cockpit Create an Individual Camera Configuration File 3 Use the default setting in the Tab Format. Use the default setting in the Tab Trigger. DJet ueye Camera Installation and Setup Guide 1-13

18 3 ueye Cockpit Create an Individual Camera Configuration File Use the default setting in the Tab Input / Output. Use the default setting in the Tab AES / AGC. Set the brightness reference to DJet ueye Camera Installation and Setup Guide

19 ueye Cockpit Create an Individual Camera Configuration File 3 Settings in the Tab Miscellaneous : Activate the checkbox Edge enhancement and choose the factor value 7. Use the default setting in the Tab Streaming. DJet ueye Camera Installation and Setup Guide 1-15

20 3 ueye Cockpit Create an Individual Camera Configuration File Check with the vertical LineView tool the black and with level of the image. The diagram should show levels likes shown in the picture. Use the magnify tool to check the quality of the dots from the printed code DJet ueye Camera Installation and Setup Guide

21 ueye Cockpit Create an Individual Camera Configuration File 3 Dots should look like shown on the right. With CTRL + ALT + right mouse click choose the area to magnify. Go the menu File Save parameter to File. Save the configuration into the DI-Camera parameter folder. Now the parameter is selectable in DI-Camera, see chapter 2.2. DJet ueye Camera Installation and Setup Guide 1-17