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- Page 1 CI-110/120 Plant Canopy Imager Hardware and Software Manual Version 5.0.9 4901 NW Camas Meadows Drive, Camas, WA 98607, USA Phone (360) 833-8835 Fax (360) 833-1914 sales@cid-inc.com http://www.cid-inc.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Troubleshooting ............................25 Frequently Asked Questions ......................... 26 Theory................................27 Support ................................. 28 Warranty ..............................30 CI-110/120 Product Test Check Sheet ......................31 4901 NW Camas Meadows Drive, Camas, WA 98607, USA Phone (360) 833-8835 Fax (360) 833-1914 sales@cid-inc.com http://www.cid-inc.com... -
Page 3: Software Installation
Software Installation The following steps should be repeated on each computer used with the CI-110/120 Plant Canopy Imager. Insert the supplied CI-110/120 CD disc in your CD-ROM drive. The setup program will automatically start unless Auto-Run has been disabled in Windows. If this is the case browse the CD-ROM drive and run Setup.exe manually. - Page 4 CI-110 software while the driver is installing. 8. Windows may change the default sound playback device to the USB audio device in the CI-110. To correct this open the Control Panel, click the Sound icon and change the default playback device to your preferred device.
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Page 5: Hardware Installation
Hardware Installation The following steps should be repeated on each computer used with the CI-110/120 Plant Canopy Imager. Attach the CI-110/CI-120 device using the supplied USB cable. After a few moments a sound should indicate Windows has found a USB device. - Page 6 And click Next to continue. You will be prompted for the type of hardware to install. Select Imaging Devices and click Next to continue. 4901 NW Camas Meadows Drive, Camas, WA 98607, USA Phone (360) 833-8835 Fax (360) 833-1914 sales@cid-inc.com http://www.cid-inc.com...
- Page 7 Click Have Disk… and type or browse to “C:\Program Files\CID Bio-Science\Plant Canopy Analysis System\Drivers” Then click OK. Select CID Plant Canopy Imager and click Next to continue. 4901 NW Camas Meadows Drive, Camas, WA 98607, USA Phone (360) 833-8835 Fax (360) 833-1914...
- Page 8 9. Windows will warn you that CID’s driver has not been signed. Click “Continue Anyways” A dialog will appear stating that setup has completed. Click Finish to dismiss the dialog. Windows may have changed the default sound playback and recording device while installing the CI-110 / CI-120.
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Page 9: Getting Started
Getting Started These instructions will walk you through basic operation of the CI-110/120 software. The Application Tabs and Tips sections that follow will go into more detail on functionality and features. Starting the application 1. Click on the Windows Start button. -
Page 10: Enabling Gps
1. Click the Options list and select Location. 2. Click the Connect button. The text to the right of the button will change to Detecting. The CI-110/120 software will search the system for a GPS device and automatically connect to it. When the status... -
Page 11: Application Functionality
7. Place the CI-110 under the canopy area to measure. Be sure the camera is facing north for accurate readings (as indicated by the compass needle which turns green when aiming north). 8. Click the Pause button to preview your measurement. Adjust the Brightness, Contrast &... -
Page 12: Measurement Tab
Application Output). Start/Pause button Clicking the Start button enables a live video feed from the CI-110 device or displays a dialog to select an image file (when the CI-110/120 is not physically attached). Clicking the Pause button stops the video feed and changes the button text back to Preview. -
Page 13: Azimuth Selection
In addition to using the slider controls users can select using their finger by sliding a finger clockwise over the area to exclude, or counter clockwise over the area to exclude. 4901 NW Camas Meadows Drive, Camas, WA 98607, USA Phone (360) 833-8835 Fax (360) 833-1914 sales@cid-inc.com http://www.cid-inc.com... -
Page 14: Zenith Tab
In addition to using the slider controls users can select using their finger by sliding a finger clockwise over the area to exclude, or counter clockwise over the area to exclude. 4901 NW Camas Meadows Drive, Camas, WA 98607, USA Phone (360) 833-8835 Fax (360) 833-1914 sales@cid-inc.com http://www.cid-inc.com... -
Page 15: Brightness, Contrast & Gamma
Controls the ratio between brighter and darker pixels in the measurement image. Brightness Controls the luminance of the measurement image. Gamma Controls the gamma correction of the measurement image. 4901 NW Camas Meadows Drive, Camas, WA 98607, USA Phone (360) 833-8835 Fax (360) 833-1914 sales@cid-inc.com http://www.cid-inc.com... -
Page 16: Par Average Distribution
Average Distribution Adjust this to control the amount of time PAR data is averaged over. 4901 NW Camas Meadows Drive, Camas, WA 98607, USA Phone (360) 833-8835 Fax (360) 833-1914 sales@cid-inc.com http://www.cid-inc.com... -
Page 17: Sky & Leaf Filter
To use this filter click on a color square, click on the color in the image to work with and then select the “Color Match Tolerance”. Increase this tolerance to include pixels with colors similar to the selected color. 4901 NW Camas Meadows Drive, Camas, WA 98607, USA Phone (360) 833-8835 Fax (360) 833-1914 sales@cid-inc.com http://www.cid-inc.com... -
Page 18: Lens Format
Lens Format This feature allows users to toggle between using a 180 degree hemispherical lens and a 150 degree lens. The CI-110 is delivered with a 180-degree lens, the CI-120 is delivered with a 150- degree lens. Lens Format This should be 180-degrees for the CI-110 and 150-degrees for the CI-120 (unless a lens modification has been made). -
Page 19: Image Stacking (Hdr)
(such as scan-lines) become less pronounced. Illustrated below in these two images, Image Stacking was applied to the image on the left)… Note: This feature is currently only available for the analog CI-110. Stack Size This controls the number of images or frames the camera uses to build the measurement image. -
Page 20: Location
Location This tab is used to specify the location of the CI-110/120 device. Users can choose to enter Longitude and Latitude manually, use a GPS device or enter a text based tag to identify different locations. Connect/Disconnect button This button connects or disconnects a GPS device to the CI-110/120 application. When pressed to connect the application will search your system for a GPS device. -
Page 21: Browse Records
Records deleted here are moved to the Windows Recycle Bin. They can be undeleted from the Recycle Bin just like other files in Windows as needed. 4901 NW Camas Meadows Drive, Camas, WA 98607, USA Phone (360) 833-8835 Fax (360) 833-1914 sales@cid-inc.com http://www.cid-inc.com... -
Page 22: Advanced Tab
Advanced Tab This tab is used to control features in the software that are not typically changed between measurements. 4901 NW Camas Meadows Drive, Camas, WA 98607, USA Phone (360) 833-8835 Fax (360) 833-1914 sales@cid-inc.com http://www.cid-inc.com... -
Page 23: Output Preferences
The Output Filename Prefix contains the prefix to use for new measurement records. For example, a prefix of “CI-110 Demo Survey_” would cause all new measurements to be saved as files with that prefix. This can be used to keep project data organized within the application and elsewhere. -
Page 24: Application Output
Application Output By default CI-110/120 images and data will be stored under the Windows user’s Pictures folder in a subfolder called CI-110. Each measurement is saved in four separate files… The “raw” image file. This file contains the raw camera image. The format of this file is controlled by the “Output Image Format”... -
Page 25: Tips
If you must measure a small plot adjust the Zenith and Azimuth selections to exclude everything beyond your plot. Distance from Canopy The distance from the CI-110/120 lens to the leaf at an angle of 30° from zenith should be at least four times the leaf width. Sky Conditions The optimal sky conditions for measurements are under even cloud coverage during early morning or late afternoon (when the amount of scattered radiation is low). -
Page 26: Troubleshooting
5. Check “Allow placemark balloons to access local files and personal data”. 6. Click OK. 7. Reload your KML file, or exit Google Earth and restart it from the CI-110/120 application. 4901 NW Camas Meadows Drive, Camas, WA 98607, USA Phone (360) 833-8835 Fax (360) 833-1914 sales@cid-inc.com http://www.cid-inc.com... -
Page 27: Frequently Asked Questions
Why is the image so dark? The CI-110 camera was modified to use a blue lens, the contrast and other parameters have been adjusted for optimum accuracy. Indoor lights aren’t usually strong enough to show anything other than a dark or black image. -
Page 28: Theory
Theory The CI-110 software calculates the solar beam transmission coefficients, or the fraction of the sky visible from beneath the plant canopy using the Gap-Fraction Inversion Procedure (Norman and Campbell, 1989). Images of plant canopy are broken down into zenith and azimuth divisions. The... - Page 29 4901 NW Camas Meadows Drive, Camas, WA 98607, USA Phone (360) 833-8835 Fax (360) 833-1914 sales@cid-inc.com http://www.cid-inc.com...
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Page 30: Support
Support CID Bio-Science, Inc. is committed to providing customers with high quality timely technical support. Questions and issues not addressed by this document should be directed to a Technical Support representative in your own country, or CID Bio-Science, Inc. directly. -
Page 31: Warranty
CID, Inc., in Camas, Washington, USA, within 30 days after CID, Inc. has received written notice of the defect at the customer‘s expense. No other arrangements may be made unless otherwise approved in writing by CID, Inc. -
Page 32: Ci-110/120 Product Test Check Sheet
CI-110/120 Product Test Check Sheet Sensor Head Handle Serial Number: CI-110 DLP Sensor Head Serial Number: CI-120 Sensor Head Serial Number: CI-110/120 Software Version: Computer Model / Serial Number: Windows Version: Testing Function Final Installed: CI-110/120 Software Verified: (with computer)
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