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MotionBLITZ® Cube6
User Guide
Valid for MotionBLITZ Director2
Software version 2.0

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  • Page 1 MotionBLITZ® Cube6 User Guide Valid for MotionBLITZ Director2 Software version 2.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Before you start About this manual 1.1.1 Tips, remarks, and notes 1.1.2 Registered trademarks 1.1.3 Conformity and use 1.1.4 Supplements Warranty and non-warranty clause Support Introduction Intended use Scope of delivery Optional accessories System requirements The camera Camera description Operating temperature Additional cooling Interfaces of the camera...
  • Page 3 Manually assigning an IP address Using multiple network cards Accelerating the network speed Switching to standby mode Cleaning sensor and lens Charging the battery 4.10 Replacing the battery 4.11 Troubleshooting The MotionBLITZ Director 2 software Introduction 5.1.1 Supported cameras 5.1.2 System requirements 5.1.3 Installing the software...
  • Page 4 5.5.8 Export directory 5.5.9 Available space 5.5.10 Export name Multi-camera mode 5.6.1 Overview 5.6.2 MultiCam playback 5.6.3 Save a MultiCam sequence 5.6.4 Open a MultiCam sequence Technical data Camera specifications Sensor specifications Resolution and speed Camera dimensions Pin assignments 6.5.1 Power connector 6.5.2 Trigger connector...
  • Page 5 Figures Fig.: 3-1: Interfaces of the camera MotionBLITZ® Cube6 Fig.: 4-1: Connecting camera and image processing system Fig.: 4-2: Trigger / Sync input signal definition Fig.: 4-3: Sync / ARM output Fig.: 4-4: Trigger connection Fig.: 4-5: Trigger signal pulse width Fig.: 4-6: Digital inputs 1-3 signal definition Fig.: 5-1: User interface Fig.: 5-2: Available cameras...

  • Page 6: Before You Start

    Before you start About this manual This manual contains helpful information to install and operate the described cam- era. It has been produced with care. Nevertheless, information might be erroneous or incomplete. Mikrotron GmbH cannot be held responsible for any problems resulting from incomplete or erroneous information.

  • Page 7: Supplements

    This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions given in this guide, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a res- idential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will have to correct the interference at its own expense.

  • Page 8: Warranty And Non-Warranty Clause

    Life support applications The products described in this manual are not designed for use in life support appli- ances or devices and systems where malfunction of these products can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury. NOTICE 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 res- ulting from such improper use or sale.

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Introduction Intended use The camera MotionBLITZ® Cube6 belongs to the product class of so-called record- ing cameras that can be used for a variety for purposes. Recording cameras are designed to capture and record fast movement, processes or short events and replay at slower speed, for example for slow-motion replay of move- ments in sports, during manufacturing processes, or for scientific research.

  • Page 10: The Camera

    The camera Camera description Due to the built-in ring memory, the high-speed camera can also be used without a connection to a notebook or PC. Up to 13 seconds can be recorded at full resolution and speed without complicated experiment setup. Cube cameras provide an outstanding performance and therefore are efficient ana- lysis tools e.g.

  • Page 11: Operating Temperature

    Identification plate The identification plate at the back of the camera shows the following information: Camera name MAC No. - the unique hardware address of the network adapter. This address will be used as identifier in networks. Serial number Voltage: allowed voltage DC 10.5 – 30 V Invisible optional features are listed under options with the following abbre- viations: Abbreviation...

  • Page 12: Interfaces Of The Camera

    If the ambient temperature is constantly exceeding 40  °C, additional cooling is recom- mended. This can be achieved by Air- or water-cooling system Air-conditioned housings Interfaces of the camera The connectors, buttons, and the LED lights are situated at the side of the camera. Fig.: 3-1: Interfaces of the camera MotionBLITZ®...

  • Page 13: Status Leds

    3.4.1 Status LEDs The multi-color status LED indicates camera and connection states. Camera LED Color LED status Power supply RED/ constantly flashing external ORANGE GREEN flashing 1 to 5 times internal (battery) every 2 seconds Color LED status Camera/battery status dark camera is switched-off, battery will not be charged...
  • Page 14 The data transfer status is indicated by the data transfer LEDs: LED Color Data transfer orange Data transfer in progress green Data transfer at 1 Gbit 3 The camera...

  • Page 15: First Steps

    First steps Connecting the camera INFO In multi-camera mode it is recommended to connect all cameras with the Ethernet card of the PC using a switch. Fig.: 4-1: Connecting camera and image processing system 1. Make sure that your network card (2) has been installed properly (see the manual of the network card).

  • Page 16: Connecting External Signals

    Connecting external signals When applying external signals, e.g. to trigger events or synchronize one or more cameras it is important to know the internal circuits of the cameras. 4.2.1 Connecting the trigger input and SyncIN The trigger connector of the camera provides a trigger input and a SyncIN. Both are isolated from the rest of the circuit by an optocoupler.

  • Page 17: Sync  /  Arm Output

    4.2.3 Sync  /  ARM output According to the settings in the menu "Camera IO" of Director2, this pin will either output a Sync or an ARM signal. If SyncOUT is selected, this output will carry a strobe that corresponds to the selected exposure time of the camera. If ARM is selected, it will be active when the camera runs in ring mode and is recording.

  • Page 18: Trigger Signal Pulse Width

    Fig.: 4-4: Trigger connection 4.2.5 Trigger signal pulse width The trigger signal is debounced. Therefore an external mechanical switch can be used. Minimum pulse width according to the camera model is given in the following table. Trigger polarity Shape MotionBLITZ EoSens Rising 100 ...

  • Page 19: Connecting An All Signal Cable

    Connecting an all signal cable To apply external signals, an all signal cable is available for the camera. It provides a connector for the trigger connector of the camera and seven BNC connectors. The BNC connectors offer: AnalogIN: input for analog voltages (samples every 50 seconds) Digital 1, Digital 2: input for digital values, e.g.
  • Page 20 4. Open LAN connection. 5. Select Properties. 6. Check if Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP / IPv4) is enabled. 4 First steps...

  • Page 21: Using Multiple Network Cards

    7. Select Properties. 8. Assign a valid IP-address that is currently not in use, e.g. "192.168.110.1", sub- net-mask: "255.255.255.0". 9. Click OK. Using multiple network cards When using multiple network cards, it is necessary to assign an IP-address to each. Proceed for each card as described below and make sure that the subnet of the two differs.

  • Page 22: Accelerating The Network Speed

    Accelerating the network speed If the network speed is not fast enough, you should set it to 1000  Mbps Full Duplex. INFO A fast hard disk in combination with a 1  Gbit Ethernet card allows the use of Jumbo Packet which is faster than full duplex mode. NOTICE To make changes to the settings, administrator rights on the PC are required.

  • Page 23: Switching To Standby Mode

    5. Open the tab Advanced. 6. Select Jumbo Packet. If Jumbo Packet is not available, select Link Speed & Duplex and set the value to "1000 Mbps Full Duplex". 7. Click OK. Switching to standby mode When the camera is in standby mode (available as an optional feature), frames will be kept for up to 24 ...

  • Page 24: Cleaning Sensor And Lens

    Cleaning sensor and lens NOTE Unplug the camera before you clean any parts! Never open the housing when cleaning the window of the sensor. If the camera has been opened, the warranty will be void. 1. If there are coarse particles on the lens or the window of the sensor, use a vacuum cleaner to remove them before cleaning to prevent scratches.

  • Page 25: Troubleshooting

    4.11 Troubleshooting Software does not start Check whether all the software prerequisites have been installed. No cameras detected after Check whether camera and PC are connected. clicking Connect and  / or Check the Camera LED status as described in the reference guide of your cam- Error: timeout era.

  • Page 26: The Motionblitz Director 2 Software

    The MotionBLITZ Director 2 software Introduction 5.1.1 Supported cameras The software supports the following camera series: Cube cameras All available functions and camera parameters can be set by the software. 5.1.2 System requirements NOTE Before MotionBLITZ® Cube6 is used, the Gigabit Ethernet adapter and driver must be installed and updated.

  • Page 27: The User Interface

    5. Check "Available cameras". Detected cameras are displayed. This may take a few seconds. At first, the status is red. 6. Select the camera by checking the camera model. 7. Click [Connect] or double click the red status symbol. As soon as the connection to the camera is established, the status symbol turns green.

  • Page 28: Connecting The Camera

    The  user interface consists of the following items: Available cameras (1) to connect or disconnect the camera and load and save profiles (see "Connecting the camera" below). Setting panels (2) for the camera, recording, and program settings (see "Settings" on the next page).

  • Page 29: Settings

    Settings 5.3.1 Overview The software settings for the camera parameters are defined in the following panels: "Camera settings" for the configuration of frame rate, shutter settings and ROI (see "Camera settings" below) "Camera IO" for the configuration of input and output signals (see "Camera IO"...

  • Page 30: Fig.: 5-3: Adjusting The Roi

    If this check box is activated, the maximal exposure time for the actual frame size and frame rate is be automatically used. Adjust the ROI Fig.: 5-3: Adjusting the ROI 1. Select Adjust ROI to adjust by one of the following options: Writing the values for x-position (Offset X), y-position (Offset Y), width Writing the height directly into the text fields Moving the green box in the settings...

  • Page 31: Camera Io

    Gain The gain may be adjusted with the slider „Digital Gain”. Factors 1 to 4 are allowed. NOTICE The image quality decreases the more the gain is increased. Image information field Each recorded frame holds various information in the first line of the image. Byte Description 0…1...
  • Page 32 Enable external trigger, see "Enable external trigger" below Enable sync in, see "Enable sync in" below Sync/ARM output offers two settings. The SyncOUT connector of the camera out- puts either a Sync or an ARM signal. If SyncOut is selected, the SyncOUT connector carries a strobe cor- responding to the selected exposure time of the camera.

  • Page 33: Fig.: 5-5: Analog Input Converter

    Example To set 1000 frames per second, set the master camera to 1000 fps and select 1004 fps for each slave camera. Show analog input converter If Show analog input converter is enabled, a signal is applied to pin  2 of the signal input connector.

  • Page 34: Record Settings

    5.3.4 Record settings This section provides the following information: Single mode In single mode, the camera stops recording when the internal frame buffer is full. When setting the recording mode to "Single", choose between the following settings: Record until end Record while trigger is active Burst trigger mode.

  • Page 35: Fig.: 5-6: Ring Mode

    Burst trigger mode In Burst trigger mode a preset number of frames will be recorded for each trigger edge. The trigger can be one of the following items: The camera trigger button An external trigger signal ImageBLITZ (optional) Recorded frames are only displayed while the burst trigger is active. The number of frames to be recorded can be set between 1 and 1022.

  • Page 36: Fig.: 5-7: Recording Sequences

    Recording must be stopped by an external signal or by pressing the F12 key to open the trigger settings. Otherwise recording will be stopped immediately. Activate auto save If Activate Auto save is enabled, the recorded event will be written automatically to a defined hard disk.

  • Page 37: Fig.: 5-8: Multi-Sequence Recording

    Depending on the sequence settings, the internal memory of the camera can be divided into 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 equal memory partitions. In each partition a trigger event (external trigger signal or ImageBLITZ trigger) is saved. If a trigger event occurs, the defined number of post-trigger frames will be recorded. After the trigger event the camera continues with the next sequence and starts record- ing the pre-trigger frames.

  • Page 38: Program Settings

    5.3.5 Program settings Fig.: 5-9: Program settings Display rate [fps]: to reduce the CPU load in slow systems, the display rate dur- ing live view can be decreased (1 to 25 fps). The maximally possible display rate depends on the hardware used (CPU, graphics card). Playback speed [fps]: The playback speed can be set from 1 to 1000 fps for an opened image sequence.
  • Page 39 lowest quality is automatically used to improve performance. NOTICE This feature is only available for color cameras. Depending on your settings the following algorithm will be applied: Low quality Good quality High quality Algorithm Nearest Neighbor Edge Sensing Laplacian Mask/ 2 x 2 3 x 3 5 x 5...
  • Page 40 Low quality Good quality High quality 5 The MotionBLITZ Director 2 software...

  • Page 41: Advanced Settings

    5.3.6 Advanced settings Fig.: 5-10: Advanced settings Black level, see "Black level" below Digital Gain increases the brightness of the frame. The quality of the image decreases when increasing the gain. Increasing the gain, the sensitivity of the camera increases but noise increases, too. Select Set default to reset the default parameters.

  • Page 42: Fig.: 5-11: Dynamic Range Adjustment

    illuminated scenes will be displayed well. Fig.: 5-11: Dynamic range adjustment The ideal value depends on the brightness of the motif. If there are very bright areas within the scene, the image will be overexposed and details of the motif will be lost. To prevent over-exposure, move the slider up or enter a high number up to 100, until all details in very bright parts will become visible.

  • Page 43: Display Window

    Display window 5.4.1 Display window icons INFO All changes in the display window are saved except for RAW Formats. The top line of the display window offers several toggle buttons. They can be used to organize the screen and provide image processing functions. In addition, the name of the currently displayed file is shown in the windows title.

  • Page 44: Gamma Correction Panel

    Icon Name Meaning Zoom The image can be zoomed by the mouse wheel or by clicking the zoom button in the toolbar. When the button in the toolbar is clicked a control panel appears at the bottom of the window. To reset the zoom, click on the mouse wheel when hovering over the image.

  • Page 45: Bayer Adjustment (White Balance)

    Gamma correction samples Gamma = 0.6: image becomes darker Gamma = 1.0: image remains unchanged Gamma = 2.0: image becomes brighter 5.4.3 Bayer adjustment (white balance) INFO Bayer adjustment is only available for color cameras. Good illumination is extremely important for an optimal true color display. Best res- ults are achieved by using daylight or halogen light.

  • Page 46: Fig.: 5-13: Adjusting White Balance Manually

    Adjust white balance manually Fig.: 5-13: Adjusting white balance manually To adjust the white balance manually, use the histogram window in line mode. Adjust the size of the green check line, which is automatically displayed in the camera image when the histogram window is opened. Use the mouse to move this line over a white area.

  • Page 47: Open Images

    Histogram Fig.: 5-14: Histogram The area to be computed in the histogram can be defined by moving the red rect- angle. Two modes are available: Line mode that shows all pixels on the selected line and Histogram mode 5.4.4 Open images Select Open in the recording control bar to select the images.

  • Page 48: Fig.: 5-15: Multiple Files Side By Side

    Open multiple files side by side INFO LTR .dat files are synchronized to their trigger frame. All other file types are syn- chronized frame by frame. Fig.: 5-15: Multiple files side by side Allows to open and to view up to 4 recorded sequences side by side. Since the files are streamed from HD a fast harddisc is required to view the streams fluently.

  • Page 49: Image Export

    5.4.5 Image export The following formats are supported: Format Description Images are stored uncompressed as BMP. Images are stored in JPG format with the selected com- pression quality. Portable Network Graphics (PNG) is a bitmapped image format that employs lossless data compression. TIFF Images are stored in TIFF format (Tagged Image File Format).
  • Page 50 The [Crop image] button displays a rectangle on the image. By moving the rectangle the export area is defined. Export comment A comment can be attached in order to describe the export sequence. If supported by the export format, the comment will be written into the file header. Otherwise it will be written into the additional export file (see "Additional export file"...

  • Page 51: Recording

    Recording 5.5.1 Overview After configuring the parameters, the settings are checked by using "live mode". In live mode, a single frame is recorded, displayed, and will be overwritten by the next frame. This mode can be used to define image details, adjust the focus, and for set- ting up various camera parameters.

  • Page 52: Select A Sequence

    INFO If a sequence was started by pressing the camera switch of a Cube camera, it is important to reconnect by clicking Disconnect, followed by Connect. Otherwise the chronology of a recorded sequence might be lost. Use the play buttons to play the recorded frames forward or backward. To play back recorded files, you have to open the directory and select the file.

  • Page 53: Remove A Sequence

    5.5.6 Remove a sequence 1. To remove a selected sequence, move the scroll bar to the sequence. 2. Click Sequence options. 3. Select Remove selection or Remove all selections. 5.5.7 Save a sequence Fig.: 5-17: Save a sequence 1. To save or export a sequence, click Save in the record control line. 2.

  • Page 54: Export Directory

    5.5.8 Export directory For each export a unique folder (EXPORTNAME_DATE_TIME) is created in the selec- ted export directory. With each image export a file with the extension .exp is written into the export folder. The structure of the file looks as follows: [COMMENT] [IMAGEDESCRIPTION] Comment=No comment entered.

  • Page 55: Multi-Camera Mode

    Multi-camera mode 5.6.1 Overview Up to four Cube and mini cameras are supported in MultiCam mode. Each camera can be set up independently. The info panel below displays in short the current set- tings of each camera. MultiCam mode does not support multi-Sequence recording. If more than one sequence is recorded, the first available sequence will be used.

  • Page 56: Save A Multicam Sequence

    INFO For performance reasons each display window can be enabled or disabled during playback. Example Camera 1 is selected as master camera. Frames before trig- Frames after Recorded frames Trigger frame trigger Cam  1 Cam  2 If frame 100 (Trigger frame) of Cam1 is selected, frame 150 of Cam 2 is dis- played.

  • Page 57: Technical Data

    Technical data Camera specifications Frame rate (8 bit) max. 506 fps Pixel depth 8 bit Shutter speed 2 µs – 1 s Shutter time (steps) 2 µs Max. Jitter ±4 ns Max. Trigger fre- 300 kHz quency Quantum efficiency >35% @ 550 nm Interfaces Gigabit Ethernet (max.

  • Page 58: Sensor Specifications

    Sensor specifications Sensor type CMOS, monochrome or RGB (Bayer filter) Image sensor size 17.92 x 14.34 mm Resolution 1280 x 1024 px Pixel depth 8 bit Pixel size 14 x 14 μm Active area 17,92 x 14,34 mm ROI min. 128 x 2 px Fill factor 40 %...

  • Page 59: Camera Dimensions

    Camera dimensions INFO All dimensions in Millimeters. 90,5 78,4 76,9 Fig.: 6-1: C-mount 119,2 78,4 76,9 Fig.: 6-2: F-mount To fasten the camera two mounting holes (M4 x 7  mm) and one tripod connection on each side are provided. INFO Maximum torque for M4 fastening screws: 2.5 Nm 6 Technical data...

  • Page 60: Pin Assignments

    Pin assignments 6.5.1 Power connector Fig.: 6-3: Pinning of matching power plug (solder side) Pin no. Signal level Description Power +10.5 to 30 V Power +10.5 to 30 V n.c. Power Power 6.5.2 Trigger connector Fig.: 6-4: Trigger connector 6 Technical data...

  • Page 61: Spectral Response

    Pin no. Signal level Description Optocoupler GND 0 .. 2.5 V @ 1MΩ Analog input voltage, 8-bit resolution LVTTL Sync Output / ARM LVTTL Digital Input 1 LVTTL Digital Input 2 LVTTL Digital Input 3/ IRIG-B Input LVTTL Digital Input 4/ Trigger Input LVTTL SYNC Input Spectral response...

  • Page 62: Monochrome And Color Without Uv/Ir Cut Filter

    6.6.2 Monochrome and color without UV/IR Cut Filter Fig.: 6-6: Quantum Efficiency mono and color without UV/IR Cut Filter 6 Technical data...

  • Page 63: Appendix

    Appendix The following page contains the Declaration(s) of Conformity. 7 Appendix...

  • Page 64: Declaration Of Conformity

    EU Declaration of Conformity EU-Konformitätserklärung Mikrotron GmbH Phone: +49 (0)89 72634200 Landshuter Str.20-22 Fax: +49 (0)89 726342-99 D-85716 Unterschleissheim Mail to: info@mikrotron.de www.mikrotron.de We herewith declare under our sole responsibility that the products mentioned below: Hiermit erklären wir in alleiniger Verantwortung, dass die folgenden Produkte: Product type: Cube6 and Cube7 Cameras Produkt:...
  • Page 65 SVS-Vistek GmbH Ferdinand-Porsche-Str. 3 82205 Gilching Phone: +49 8105 3987-60 https://www.svs-vistek.com info@svs-vistek.com © 09-2022 This document and the product(s) described are subject to change without further notice.

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