Introduction; Intended Use; General Safety Information; Getting Started - Image Engineering camSPECS Quick Start Manual

1 INTRODUCTION

Important information: Read the manual carefully before using the device.
Inappropriate utilization may cause damages to the device.
Keep these instructions in a safe place and pass them to any future user.

1.1 Intended use

camSPECS consists of an illuminating hardware device and a software for evaluating the
spectral sensitivity of camera systems.The included spectrometer EX1 is used for periodic on-
site calibration.
The camSPECS software is used for the measurement of the spectral sensitivity by means of
captures of the filter plate taken with your camera system.
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Only suitable for indoor use.
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Place your system in a dry and constant tempered environment without any interfering light.
Avoid high air humidity.

1.2 General safety information

The backside of the housing of camSPECS gets hot during operation.
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Do not cover the fan discharge ducts on the right and back side of the device.
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Place the back side of the device with suitable distance to walls.
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Do not open the top sliding port of the housing during operation for bulb exchange.
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Do not open the device when connected to the power supply.

2 GETTING STARTED

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Remove the packaging material.
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The plug for the power supply and the main switch are located at the back side of the box.
Connect camSPECS with a power socket and switch it on and let it run for a couple of
minutes until it reaches a stable temperature.
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First install the latest Matlab Component Runtime required for camSPECS. Execute the MCR
installer (32 or 64 bit) and follow the instructions. This will install the Matlab Component
Runtime on your system, if necessary.
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Then start camspecs_Vx.x.x_win64.exe or camspecs_Vx.x.x_win32.exe depending on your
Windows operating system to install software. During the installation process you are asked
to select the spectrometer component to install. If you have a spectrometer for calibration,
select this option.
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WORKFLOW

The general workflow of spectral response measurement and evaluation is described briefly.
3.1.1

Spectral sensitivity (camSPECS) module

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Start the camSPECS software and switch to module Spectral sensitivity (camSPECS).
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