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.c om in f o@ aos t e ch n o log i es . c om Pl eas e a ls o r e f er t o you r A OS T e ch n o lo gi es r ep r es en tat iv e in y ou r ar ea .
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A OS Hi gh Sp eed C a m era General description of AOS High Speed Camera AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era is a h igh -s p e ed ca m era cap ab l e o f r e cor d an d s t ore d at a in its b u il t in ca m era m e mo ry.
AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era s Ve rs io n 1 .2 .1 3 Connecting the camera to a PC Pri or th e f irs t u s e of yo u r n e w A OS h i gh s p e ed ca m era, c ert ain s te p s n e ed to b e f ol lo w ed for a s u cc es s fu l s tart .
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AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era s Ve rs io n 1 .2 .1 3. 1.2 .1 Con s id e rat ion s fo r r e ch arg eab l e B att er i es u s ed in A OS p ro d u cts Be f or e c on d u cti n g a n y t es ts wh er e b att ery op er ation o f th e ca m era or b acku p o f th e m e mory i n cas e o f p o we r fai l is r eq u ir ed mak e s u r e th a t th e cap a cit y o f th e b att ery i s s u f fi ci en t an d t h e b att ery is ch ar g ed .
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AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era s Ve rs io n 1 .2 .1 3.1.5 Force camera shut-down So m eti m es , d u e to ex te rn al ev en ts s u ch as h eav y E MI d is c h ar g e on ca m era or D C v o lta g e el e ctr ic al n ois e th e ca m era “h an gs u p ”...
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Ve rs io n 1 .2 .1 3.1.7 C-EM Ethernet Port C -E M of f ers a l ock ab l e E th e rn e t c on n ec tion l in k to P C.
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AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era s Ve rs io n 1 .2 .1 4 Installation of the Control Software and Camera drivers Pl eas e r e f er t o th e “ AO S Im ag in g St u d io V 4 Man u al” a n d “I n s tal lat ion g u id e”, a ls o t o b e fou n d on th e i n c lu d ed CD 5 Operation of the High Speed Camera Th e op e rat ion is p r i mar i ly d on e b y u s in g th e in c l u d ed AO S Im ag in g St u d i o ca m er a c on tr ol...
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AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era s Ve rs io n 1 .2 .1 5.1.2 The Camera Front Panel Th e “ Po w er / R es et ” , “ C h arg e / l o w B att ” an d “S y n c” s t atu s LE D d u p l ica t es th e s a m e LE D on th e ca m er a b a ck p a n e l ( s e e 5 .1 .3 fo r exp lan a tio n ) You r h i gh s p e ed ca m era h as b een ca r ef u ll y ad ju s ted fo r a ccu rat e b ack f ocu s a li gn m en t t o mak e s u r e y ou r l en s es c an b e p r e cis ely fo cu s ed all th e way b et w e en clo s e u p an d i n f in i ty .
AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era s Ve rs io n 1 .2 .1 5.1.3 Status LED’s You r h i gh s p e ed ca m era h as a n u mb e r o f Statu s LE D’s on i ts b a ck p an e l t o in d ica te op er ati on mod es a n d err or cod es .
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AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era s Ve rs io n 1 .2 .1 Ch a rg e / Lo w Ba tt LE D Re m arks Batt e ry is fu lly ch a rg ed Batt e ry is ch a rg in g Lo w b at te ry cap a ci ty Batt e ry n e ed s to b e ch a rg ed im m ed iat el y or w h en...
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AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era s Ve rs io n 1 .2 .1 Re ad y / D ata LE D Re m arks N or mal mod e Ca m era r ead y Ca m era is re ad y to r ec o rd Pr e- tr ig ge r b u f f er g ets f ill ed Ca m era r ec ord s a n d fi lls i mag e d ata in rin g b u f f er...
AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era s Ve rs io n 1 .2 .1 6 Operation Modes AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era b as i cal ly h as 5 o p e rat io n mo d es th at al lo w an e f fi ci en t p o we r man ag e m en t.
AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era s Ve rs io n 1 .2 .1 6.1.3 Pre-triggering mode Wh e n a p re - tri g ge r t im e is s e l ec ted th e ca m era may go f ro m RE A D Y mod e i n to PRE - T RI G GE R E D mod e b y e ith er c li ckin g on th e wh i te b u tt on i co n on th e s cr e en o r b y u s in g th e e xt ern al con n ec tor to s u p p ly a P RE - T RI G GE RIN G s ign al fr om an ext e rn al s ou r c e.
AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era s Ve rs io n 1 .2 .1 7 System setup You r A O S h i gh s p e ed ca m era w ith its s t an d a rd Gi gab it E t h e rn et Data in ter fa c e can b e u s ed in man y d i f fe r en t con fi gu r ation s , d ep e n d in g on th e ap p li cat ion y ou h av e .
AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era s Ve rs io n 1 .2 .1 7.2 System Extensions Th e C -E M ca m er as c on ta in exp an d e d f u n c tion al i ty an d s t ora g e op t io n s i n th e ca m e ra. •...
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AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era s Ve rs io n 1 .2 .1 7.2.2 Video Th e AO S H igh Sp e ed ca m eras ar e eq u ip p ed wi t h a P AL /N TS C a n al og v id eo ou tp u t . 8 Multi camera setups Th e Gi gE d ata in t er fa c e of t h e A OS h i gh s p e ed c am er as , to g eth er w ith t h e AO S I ma gi n g Stu d io s oft wa r e, a llo ws con n e c tin g an d u s in g mor e t h a n on e h i gh s p e ed ca m er a to o n e con tro l P C .
AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era s Ve rs io n 1 .2 .1 8.1.2 Frame Synchronization For ac cu r at e mot ion an a lys is , ca m eras h av e to b e s y n ch ro n iz ed to mak e s u re ea ch fr a me s tar ts at th e v ery s a me ti m e t o av oi d ti m e s lip : Ca m 1: Fra m e 1...
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AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era s Ve rs io n 1 .2 .1 8.1.3 Multi camera systems with frame synchronization ( setting 1) E xt ern a l t ri gg er Syn c O U T Syn c IN Da ta Po we r...
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AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era s Ve rs io n 1 .2 .1 8.1.4 Multi camera systems with frame synchronization ( setting 2) E xt ern a l c lo ck Sy n c IN E xt ern a l t ri gg er Sy n c IN Sy n c IN...
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AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era s Ve rs io n 1 .2 .1 8.1.5 Multi camera systems with frame synchronization ( setting 3) E xt ern a l c lo ck Sy n c IN E xt ern a l t ri gg er Syn c O U T Syn c IN...
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AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era s Ve rs io n 1 .2 .1 If ca m eras h av e to , or c an , b e op er at ed i n d e p e n d en t ly ( with ou t fr a me s yn ch ro n iz ati on ), th e c a m eras can s i mp l y b e c on n ec t ed u s in g t h e ir G igE d ata in t er fa ce an d C A T6 cab les .
9.1.3 Cleaning the AOS High Speed Camera Infrared filter You r A O S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era ( col or v ers ion s s ta n d ard ) d o es h av e an op t ica l fi lt er t o b loc k in f rar ed li gh t f ro m en t e rin g th e ca m era in t h e o p tic al p ath .
AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era s Ve rs io n 1 .2 .1 10 Troubleshooting Des p it e a ll q u al ity p ro c ed u r es in d es i gn d ev el o p m en t an d p rod u cti on t h er e can b e e rro rs in th e s of tw ar e.
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AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era s Ve rs io n 1 .2 .1 11 Appendices 11.1 Description of external input and output signals Th e fo llo w in g ar e t h e p i n ou ts an d co n n e ct or p a rt n u mb ers of th e th r ee MIL con n e cto rs on th e C -E M Con n e cto r Pin ou t...
AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era s Ve rs io n 1 .2 .1 11.3 Input and Output characteristics Inpu ts (S et -T o -Re c, T r ig ger , S yn c In) High /i n ac tiv e: 1 5 -2 8V , 0 mA Lo w/a ct iv e : 0 -7 V, 10 - 20 mA O utput s ( A rmed , T r igge red , S yn c O u t, St robe O ut, LE Ds)
AO S H igh Sp e ed Ca m era s Ve rs io n 1 .2 .1 13 Limited Liability LIM I TE D WA R RAN I TY (F or N e w P rod u cts ) AO S T ech n olo gi es A G, a S wis s Cor p or ati on ( “A OS ”) wa rran ts e ach p rod u c t m an u fac tu r ed b y it (“th e p rod u ct”...
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