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- Page 1 Instruction Manual MotionBLITZ® Director2 LTR High Speed Video System Version 1.6.3.0 Tel.: +49 89 726342 00 Mikrotron GmbH Fax: +49 89 726342 99 Landshuter Str. 20-22 info@mikrotron.de D-85716 Unterschleissheim Germany www.mikrotron.de...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
1 General..................................5 1.1 Essentials of MotionBLITZ®Director2......................5 1.2 Customer indications............................5 1.2.1 For customers in the U.S.A............................5 1.2.2 For customers in Canada............................6 1.2.3 Pour utilisateurs au Canada............................6 1.2.4 Life Support Applications............................6 1.3 Declaration of conformity..........................6 1.4 Remarks, Warnings............................7 2 MotionBLITZ® in practice............................8 2.1 The user interface...............................8 2.2 Running multiple instances of the application....................9 2.3 Program settings..............................9... - Page 3 2.10.6.2 Until end of file..............................19 2.10.6.3 Multi-sequence recording..........................19 2.10.7 Record size................................20 2.10.8 Record frames................................. 20 2.10.9 Record time................................20 2.10.10 Trigger settings..............................20 2.11 Multi camera setup (Optional)........................21 2.12 Record file format............................22 2.13 Image information field..........................23 3 Arrange a scene..............................24 3.1 Recording in non circular mode (Until end of file)..................24 3.2 Recording in circular mode (Ring)........................24 3.2.1 Start recording................................
- Page 4 5.2.5 Export size................................34 5.2.6 Export comment............................... 35 5.3 Additional export file............................35 6 Image import.................................36 6.1 Open multiple files side by side........................36 6.2 Sync record files...............................37 7 IRIG-B time code receiver (Optional).........................38 8 I/O Board................................39 8.1 Pinning of the 15 pin D-Sub connector......................40 8.2 Example schematics............................41 8.2.1 Connection of one input............................41 8.2.1.1 Light barrier with NPN transistor........................41...
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Page 5: General
General Congratulations! MotionBLITZ® is an excellent choice, because it’s a extremely versatile, advanced and self contained digital camera system. Mikrotron Deutschland GmbH has combined progressive camera technology with software which is very easy to operate. Thus MotionBLITZ® is the ideal solution for high speed recording. This manual provides information about the features and operating modes of MotionBLITZ®. -
Page 6: For Customers In Canada
Mikrotron customers using or selling these products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify Mikrotron for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale. -
Page 7: Remarks, Warnings
Remarks, Warnings This document contains important remarks and warnings. See the corresponding symbols: Important remark Attention, Warning MotionBLITZ® Director2 LTR Version 1.6.3.0... -
Page 8: Motionblitz® In Practice
MotionBLITZ® in practice The full range of functions available and all camera parameters may be set by means of the MotionBLITZ® software. The user interface is organized in three parts. On the left side, there is the control panel for the camera and program settings, in the middle the display window and below the panel for controlling the application. -
Page 9: Running Multiple Instances Of The Application
Running multiple instances of the application If your system is supplied as multi camera system you can run each camera in a standalone instance of the application. To do this create a shortcut for each instance and start the application with the grabber ID as parameter. For grabber 0 enter the following in the target of the shortcut (...\MotionBLITZDirector2.exe Grabber#0). -
Page 10: Show Info Panel
2.3.5 Show info panel Displays the info panel at the top of the main window. The info panel shows basic information about the current camera settings and record information if a recorded sequence is opened. The sync options for multiple cameras and files are also displayed on this panel if available. -
Page 11: Changing The Pixel Clock Of The Camera
Download and install the 64 bit version of the MC_ControlTool for MC136x / MC301x cameras from the following website (http://www.mikrotron.de/index.php? de_downloadfiles). Close the MBDirector2 application if running and make sure the camera is correctly cabled. Now start the MC_ControlTool and connect the camera. -
Page 12: Startup Profile
After the changes are done switch back to the MISC tab and select the “power up profile” from the “Save actual profile” selection. Then click “Save”. Now the camera starts always with the selected pixel clock. Close the MC_ControlTool. To prevent Director2 LTR from loading the base factory profile on startup a config file has to be adjusted manually. -
Page 13: Blacklevel
By clicking on „Adjust ROI“ the so called “Region Of Interest” or image section can be freely changed. Enter the values for x-position („Offset X“), y-position („Offset Y“), width („Width“) or height („Height“) directly into the text fields. Move the green bounding box in the left control ... -
Page 14: Quad Mode (Only Mc136X Cameras)
2.8.7 Quad mode (Only MC136x cameras) MC136x cameras provide the „Quad Mode“. In this mode there can be a quadruple higher recording time achieved together with a higher possible framerate without changing the image section (width and height of the image). The only drawback is a little decrease in image quality. -
Page 15: Io Settings
IO settings All triggers except “Grabber controlled sync” and “External sync” are generated by software. Therefore the results can differ slightly when synchronizing two or more systems. 2.9.1 Grabber controlled sync If enabled the camera is triggered by a grabber generated signal. The signal frequency can be adjusted with the cameras framerate slider in the camera menu. -
Page 16: Restart Record After Trigger Stop
2.9.5 Restart record after trigger stop This feature is only available if “Stop record on external Trigger” is enabled. The record is automatically restarted after the last record is stopped by an external signal. Each new record creates a new record file. This mode can only be used if the record mode is set to ring. -
Page 17: Imageblitz® Parameters
Green ImageBLITZ® is active and waiting for a trigger situation ImageBLITZ® is active and has triggered Yellow ImageBLITZ® state undetermined (During preview of a recorded sequence) 2.9.11.1 ImageBLITZ® parameters 2.9.11.2 Gray difference and Relative object size Calibrates the ImageBLITZ® trigger. The parameters can be set automatically by using the auto adjust function. -
Page 18: Record Settings
2.10 Record settings 2.10.1 Record directory Allows to create a new record directory or to browse/delete existing record files. The record root drive can’t be changed. MotionBLITZ® Director2 LTR Version 1.6.3.0... -
Page 19: Record Name
2.10.2 Record name Used name for the next record file. The current date and time is automatically appended to the filename (RECORDNAME_DATE_TIME If no record name is specified the default name is used (DIRECTORY_DATE_TIME). 2.10.3 Available size Displays the current available record size. If the record size limit of the system is reached manually delete files from the record directory to get free space. -
Page 20: Record Size
2.10.7 Record size The selected record size for the next recording. The minimum file size is fixed to 500MB. The maximum file size depends on the used system and the available space on the record directory. 2.10.8 Record frames The number of frames that can be recorded for a given record size. 2.10.9 Record time The record time for a given record size in [HH:MM:SS]... -
Page 21: Multi Camera Setup (Optional)
2.11 Multi camera setup (Optional) If available the LTR system can run more than one camera at the same time. Each camera has it's own record directory and can be setup independently. The features of the current selected camera are displayed onto the left panel (Camera settings, IO's, Record settings). -
Page 22: Record File Format
2.12 Record file format All record files are stored in a Mikrotron proprietary .dat format. The format contains a file header (8192 bytes). After the header the raw image data is written sequentially. DWORD Offset to image data DWORD Header version... -
Page 23: Image Information Field
Int64 TickCountFrequency high performance counter (since header version 3) 2.13 Image information field Each recorded frame holds various information in the first line of the image. Byte 0..1 Image counter [1..65535] Byte 2..3 free, currently not in use Byte 4..7 DWORD, High Performance counter Ticks (HighPart) Byte 8..11 DWORD, High Performance counter Ticks (LowPart) -
Page 24: Arrange A Scene
Arrange a scene Click on the "Live"-Button to get a live-image from the camera. The camera may now be focused and adjusted to the details of the scene. You may use the low light mode to increase the camera's sensitivity (available only in live mode because on the other side the framerate will be decreased!) Recording in non circular mode (Until end of file) Non-circular record mode is selected in the expander control "Record settings"... -
Page 25: Start Recording
3.2.1 Start recording The recording can be started by the record button in the bottom control the F5 key an external signal on the IO card, see chapter “Start record on external trigger” 3.2.2 Stop recording The recording can be stopped by the stop button in the bottom control ... -
Page 26: Compute The Timespan Of A Selected Sequence
To remove a single sequence move the scrollbar to the sequence until it’s selected and then click “Sequence options”->”Remove current selection”. To remove all the sequences click “Remove all selections”. The selected sequences are used for playback and for image export. Simply click save to start the image export dialog. -
Page 27: The Display Window
The display window All image processing functions are available through the display window. The name of the current file is shown in the windows title. Dock/Undock the display window Depending on the current state of the window it is docked or undocked. In undocked state the window can be moved and resized. -
Page 28: Minimize/Maximize The Window
Minimize/Maximize the window Depending on the current state the window is maximized or minimized. Show/Hide the toolbar Depending on the current state the windows toolbar is shown or hidden. If the window is minimized the toolbar is automatically hidden. Zoom The image can be zoomed by the mouse wheel or by clicking the zoom button in the toolbar. -
Page 29: Gamma = 1.0, Unchanged
4.9.1.2 Gamma = 1.0, Unchanged 4.9.1.3 Gamma = 2.0, Image gets brighter 4.10 Image rotation Rotates the displayed image clock or anticlockwise. The rotation is done in 90 degrees steps. 4.11 Image flip Flips the displayed image horizontally or vertically. 4.12 Bayer adjustment (White balance) Good illumination is extremely important for optimal true color display. -
Page 30: Adjust White Balance Manually
4.12.1 Adjust white balance manually To adjust the white balance manually the histogram window (Line mode) can be used. Adjust the size of the green checkline, which is automatically displayed in the camera image when the histogram window is opened. Move this line over a white area using the mouse. -
Page 31: Edit The Info Line
4.14 Edit the info line Opens a text field to add arbitrary text to the info line at the bottom of the image. 4.15 Show Histogram Window Shows the histogram of the current displayed image. The area which is used to compute the histogram can be changed by moving the red rectangle. -
Page 32: Revert Changes
Shows the RGB values at the current mouse position. The values are displayed at the bottom of the display window. The mouse must be over the displayed image. 4.19 Revert changes All settings are reset to it’s default state. The settings of the white balance are not affected. -
Page 33: Image Export
Many other image processing tools also support DNG since it’s a common file format for raw camera data. 5.1.6 AVI The images are stored in the AVI container format. The AVI format allows compressed (Divx) or uncompressed storage. 5.1.7 DAT Mikrotron proprietary container format. MotionBLITZ® Director2 LTR Version 1.6.3.0... -
Page 34: The Image Export Dialog
(.exp) inside the export directory which contains additional information about the current export and can be used to open the sequence all at once. 5.2.3 Export name Export file naming convention: For Mikrotron proprietary container formats: %EXPORTNAME%_%SOURCE_RECORD_DATE%_%EXPORT_DATE%. All other formats: %EXPORTNAME%_%IMAGENUMBER% 5.2.4 Export format... -
Page 35: Export Comment
The structure of the file is shown below. [COMMENT] Comment=No comment entered. RecordAnnotation=No comment entered. [EXPORTINFO] Type=bmp [CAMERA] Manufacturer=Mikrotron GmbH Model=EoSens® CL Framerate=500 Shuttertime=1994 Serial=00146 Firmware=B3.01-F2.96-V4.31 [RECORD] StartTime=Unknown... -
Page 36: Image Import
PNG BMP TIFF JPG DAT (Mikrotron proprietary RAW Format) By selecting the additional information file (.exp), which is automatically created with each image export, all images of a previous export can be imported at once. ... -
Page 37: Sync Record Files
Sync record files After enabling the “sync record“ checkbox all sequences are synchronized to their trigger frame and cut, so that each sequence has the same number of frames before and after the trigger. This mode assumes that all sequences were recorded with equal framerate and stopped by a common signal. -
Page 38: Irig-B Time Code Receiver (Optional)
IRIG-B time code receiver (Optional) If the LTR has the optional IRIG feature each frame is marked with a synchronized timestamp. The time information is written into the first line of each frame and can be displayed in the info line. The resolution of the timestamp is 100µs. -
Page 39: O Board
I/O Board The IO board has eight inputs which can be used by the software. MotionBLITZ® Director2 LTR Version 1.6.3.0... -
Page 40: Pinning Of The 15 Pin D-Sub Connector
Pinning of the 15 pin D-Sub connector The parallel I/O signals are accessible through 15 pin female D-Sub connectors on the rear side. Both connectors are identical therefore this manual describes only one connector. 15 pin D-Sub connector female on rear side of PC Name Type... -
Page 41: Example Schematics
Example schematics 8.2.1 Connection of one input 8.2.1.1 Light barrier with NPN transistor Resistor RX must be built into the connection between the light barrier and the parallel plug. The value is calculated as follows: RX [] = ((Supply voltage – 2) [V]/ 0.015 [A] ) – RB [] RX [] ... -
Page 42: Light Barrier With Pnp Transistor
8.2.1.2 Light barrier with PNP transistor Resistor RX must be built into the connection between the light barrier and the parallel plug. The value is calculated as follows: RX [] = ((Supply voltage – 2) [V]/ 0.015 [A] ) – RB [] RX [] ... -
Page 43: Connecting More Inputs
8.2.2 Connecting more Inputs The other inputs may also be used as free programmable input lines. In the following schematics, the external device supplies 24 Volts. 8.2.2.1 Opto inputs - connected to relays or NPN transistors The first example connects the positive pin of external 24V with pin 10 of the 15pin D-Sub connector. The inputs 11, 12, 13 and 14 are connected via a series resistor 1,2KOhm 1/3W and an external contact or a NPN transistor to the negative pin of the external 24V. -
Page 44: Opto Inputs - Random Access
8.2.2.3 Opto inputs - random access The third example separates each input from the other. RSA and RSB must be omitted. Pins 1 and 2 of the solder jumper must be closed. M716 external connection 8.2.3 Connection to the outputs The output optocoupler is a Darlington type. -
Page 45: Schematic Of The Opto I/O Board
Schematic of the Opto I/O Board Part name / Value Channel Remark Jumper RS4 / n. p. RS3 / 4.7k RS5 / 330 RS9 / n. p. RS8 / 4.7k RS10 / 330 n. p. : not populated MotionBLITZ®...
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