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EAN-FLIR Cameras
2022-05-12
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1
Overview ................................................................ 1
1.1
Additional Support Documentation ....................... 1
1.2
Sightline Software Requirements .......................... 1
1.2.1 FPGA - 1500-OEM .................................................. 1
1.3
Third Party Software .............................................. 1
2
Interface Boards and Adapters .............................. 1
3
Hardware Connections ........................................... 2
3.1
1500-OEM Tau Camera Bench Setup ..................... 2
3.2
3000-OEM Tau Camera Bench Setup ..................... 3
3.3
4000-OEM Tau Camera Bench Setup ..................... 5
3.4
3.5
3.6
4
FLIR Neutrino Camera ............................................ 9
4.1
Hardware Bench Setup 1500-OEM ........................ 9
4.2
Hardware Bench Setup 3000-OEM ...................... 10
5
Configuration Settings.......................................... 12
5.1
Acquisition Settings .............................................. 12
5.2
Additional Configuration Notes ........................... 13
6
Camera Control .................................................... 13
6.1
TCP Passthrough Setup ........................................ 13
6.2
Tau Cameras ......................................................... 13
6.3
Tau SWIR Camera ................................................. 14
6.4
Boson Cameras - FPC/FFC .................................... 15
7
NUC/FFC Command ............................................. 16
7.1
Tau and Quark Cameras ....................................... 16
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7.1.2 3000-OEM Cam2 / Vin1 / Serial3 ......................... 17
7.2
Boson Cameras - FPC/FFC .................................... 18
7.2.2 3000-OEM Cam2 / Vin1 ....................................... 18
8
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
Connection ........................................................... 21
9
VPC Accessory - FLIR Boson Camera .................... 22
9.1
9.2
Enable Serial Passthrough .................................... 22
9.3
VPC Accessory with Analog Cable ........................ 23
9.4
Configuration Settings ......................................... 23
10
Troubleshooting ................................................... 26
FPC/FFC ................................................................ 27
10.5 Boson 640 Framerate Issues ................................ 28
10.6 Questions and Additional Support ....................... 28
Phone: +1 (541) 716-5137

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Configuration Example - 1500-OEM ....19 Hardware Connections ........... 2 8.1.1 Hardware Connection .......... 19 1500-OEM Tau Camera Bench Setup ..... 2 8.1.2 Panel Plus Configuration ........20 3000-OEM Tau Camera Bench Setup ..... 3 8.1.3 FPC/FFC Camera Configuration ......20 4000-OEM Tau Camera Bench Setup .....

  • Page 2: Overview

    EAN-FLIR Cameras 1 Overview This document covers how to setup and configure the SightLine OEM video processing boards to receive video form FLIR Tau and Boson cameras. For additional USB configuration options for the FLIR USB-Boson 640 camera see the...

  • Page 3: Hardware Connections

    The 1500-OEM can be configured to accept either the digital or the analog output of the Tau • camera. SightLine recommends using the digital output from the camera to be able to capture IR temperature data along with camera video data.

  • Page 4: 3000-Oem Tau Camera Bench Setup

    SLA-CAB-0403: Connects to J4 on SLA-3000-mIO board. Provides an RJ45 Ethernet connection. • SLA-PWR-C12V (110-250VAC input / 12VDC output): Connects to J5 on SLA-3000-IO board. • SLA-CAB-1504 / SLA-PWR-B12V (110-250VAC input / 12VDC output): Connects to J9 on the SLA- • 3000-mIO board. © SightLine Applications, Inc.
  • Page 5 The 3000-OEM can be configured to accept either the digital or the analog output of the Tau • cameras. SightLine recommends using the digital output from the camera to be able to capture IR temperature data along with camera video data.

  • Page 6: 4000-Oem Tau Camera Bench Setup

    The 4000-OEM can be configured to accept either the digital or the analog output of Tau cameras. • SightLine recommends using the digital output from the camera for full dynamic range (absolute amplitude) image processing and snapshot recording. The digital video connection is through the SLA-3000-FPC adapter board. Analog video connection •...

  • Page 7: 1500-Oem Boson Camera Bench Setup

    SLA-1500-FPC board. Reference the ICD-1500 Adapter Boards ICD-OEM-Camera Side Interfaces when connecting the • video processing boards to the Boson through the FPC interface boards. See the RHP-BOSON Interface Module section for additional connection options. • © SightLine Applications, Inc.

  • Page 8: 3000-Oem Boson Camera Bench Setup

    SLA-CAB-1504 (J9) or PC Direct Analog Monitor SLA-3000-mIO on J1 (optional) (J2) Camera PWR SLA-3000-OEM + Serial (0) SLA-3000-mIO+ FLIR Boson with SLA-3000-FPC SLA-FPC-BOSON-E SLA-3000-FPC on J4 SLA-CAB-FPC04 Figure 7: 3000-OEM - Boson Camera Bench Setup © SightLine Applications, Inc.

  • Page 9: 4000-Oem Boson Camera Bench Setup

    4000-OEM Boson Camera Bench Setup The 4000-OEM can be configured 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.

  • Page 10: Flir Neutrino Camera

    Interface and adapter boards: SLA-FPC-TAU: Neutrino camera and SLA-1500-FPC interface. • SLA-1500-FPC: Neutrino camera and 1500-OEM interface. The 1500-OEM supplies power to the • camera through the SLA-1500-FPC board. SLA-1500-AB: Provides serial and network interfaces. • © SightLine Applications, Inc.

  • Page 11: Hardware Bench Setup 3000-Oem

    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. © SightLine Applications, Inc.
  • Page 12 SLA-CAB-FPC04 camera. SLA-PWR-B12V SLA-CAB-0403 (J4) RJ45 Ethernet Network Switch SLA-CAB-1504 (J9) or PC Direct SLA-3000-mIO on J1 SLA-3000-OEM + SLA-3000-mIO+ SLA-3000-FPC SLA-3000-FPC on J4 SLA-CAB-FPC04 FLIR Neutrino Figure 11: 3000-OEM - Neutrino Camera Bench Setup © SightLine Applications, Inc.

  • Page 13: Configuration Settings

    Figure 12: 3000-OEM Serial Port and Connector Reference 5 Configuration Settings This section covers the basic camera configuration settings in Panel Plus for the SightLine OEM video processing boards. Before connecting with the Panel Plus software, the OEM board should be powered up and connected...

  • Page 14: Additional Configuration Notes

    HW VSP3-Virtual Serial Port application is used to set up a virtual COM port. TCP Passthrough Setup Serial passthrough is supported by the SightLine OEM boards to allow connection to the camera from a network controlling host. Tau Cameras 1. From the Panel Plus main menu » Configure » Serial Ports as shown in Figure 13.

  • Page 15: Tau Swir Camera

    (menu Camera » Select) before connecting to the camera. The Tau SWIR can also be setup with a Camera Link adapter. To get the Camera Link video, use the Generic Digital configuration for Tau with the following changes: 1500-OEM Init code: InitCameraLink 3000-OEM Init code: None © SightLine Applications, Inc.

  • Page 16: Boson Cameras - Fpc/Ffc

    In the Apply New Settings dialog window, select an option to save the port configuration. Figure 16: 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. © SightLine Applications, Inc.

  • Page 17: Nuc/Ffc Command

    1. Panel Plus main menu » Configure » Serial Ports. 2. Set Serial Port 2 to 57600 baud. Set the Protocol field to something other than Port Not Used. 3. Go to File » Send Command. © SightLine Applications, Inc.

  • Page 18: 3000-Oem Cam2 / Vin1 / Serial3

    Optional (before sending the FFC command): FFC mode select manual: 51,AC,0F,3D,06,6E,00,00,0B,00,02,0F,08,00,00,00,00,33 • FFC mode select auto: 51,AC,0F,3D,06,6E,00,00,0B,00,02,0F,08,00,01,10,21,09 • FFC mode select external: 51,AC,0F,3D,06,6E,00,00,0B,00,02,0F,08,00,02,20,42,47 •  See the Panel Plus User Guide for instructions on creating Macros for these commands. © SightLine Applications, Inc.

  • Page 19: Boson Cameras - Fpc/Ffc

    3D = command pass through • 06 = serial port 3 • 8E ... AE = Boson command • 7F = SLA checksum •  See the Panel Plus User Guide for instructions on creating Macros for these commands. © SightLine Applications, Inc.

  • Page 20: Rhp-Boson Interface Module - Flir Boson Camera

    Ground Ground RX » TX « Serial Port 0 Ground Ground RHP-BOSON VPC TTL Interface Module 1500-OEM Analog Video TTL Serial FLIR Boson Ethernet / PWR Figure 19: RHP-BOSON VPC TTL Interface Module - 1500-OEM Example © SightLine Applications, Inc.

  • Page 21: Panel Plus Configuration

    The Boson GUI can be used to configure the Boson camera (see above), or the commands can be sent directly using Panel Plus. 1. Panel Plus main menu » File » Send Command. 2. Enable Insert Header and Insert Checksum. © SightLine Applications, Inc.

  • Page 22: Rhp-Boson Interface Module - 4000-Oem Usb Connection

    EAN-FLIR Cameras 3. Disable Video Send: 51,AC,18,3D,00, 8E, 00, 00, 00, 00, DF, 00, 06, 00, 04, FF, FF, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, D9, C2, AE, 23 51,AC = SightLine header • 18 = Packet length (23 decimal) •...

  • Page 23: Vpc Accessory - Flir Boson Camera

    In the Port drop-down menu select /dev/ttySL0 for the serial port to configure passthrough. 3. See Appendix C - Virtual Com Port Setup in EAN-Ethernet-and-Serial-Communication to set up the virtual COM port. 4. Run the FLIR GUI on the host PC using the new virtual serial port. © SightLine Applications, Inc.

  • Page 24: Vpc Accessory With Analog Cable

    Reset button on the GUI. 2. Configure USB Video to the PC: a. In Device Select in USB VIDEO MODE CONTROLS select FLIR Video. Video displays on the PC in the FLIR Boson application as shown in Figure 23. © SightLine Applications, Inc.
  • Page 25 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. © SightLine Applications, Inc.
  • Page 26 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. Adjust Zoom in Video tab / Panel Plus Use Chop Margins in Capture tab / Panel Plus Figure 25: Correcting Black Borders on Analog Imagery © SightLine Applications, Inc.

  • Page 27: Troubleshooting

    Removing the resistor will enable the analog video. The resistor is easily accessible and not used by the Tau camera. Pins 7 and 8 on the 50-pin connector are connected through the 100 Ohm resistor on the Tau camera board as shown in Figure © SightLine Applications, Inc.

  • Page 28: Boson Video Or Serial Communication Issues - Fpc/Ffc

    6. Launch the FLIR camera control application. Go to System » Camera Configuration. 7. In the Camera Configuration section click Restore Factory Defaults. 8. Reset the connection and reconnect to the FLIR camera. The FLIR camera should now be reset to factory defaults. © SightLine Applications, Inc.

  • Page 29: Boson 640 Framerate Issues

    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 Applications website. © SightLine Applications, Inc.

  • Page 30: Appendix A - Bt.656 Mode - Tau Cameras

    IMPORTANT: Color maps and overlays can be enabled in most cameras. This can have a negative impact on SightLine image processing functions and is not recommended. To keep the settings persistent through subsequent restarts, the configuration must be setup manually in the camera using the FLIR camera controller GUI.

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