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PHANTOM HIGH-SPEED CAMERA
Miro C321 AIR
USER MANUAL
When it's too fast to see, and too important not to.
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  • Page 1 PHANTOM HIGH-SPEED CAMERA Miro C321 AIR USER MANUAL When it’s too fast to see, and too important not to. ®...
  • Page 2 The contents of this manual are subject to change without notification. PN: ZDOC-64106-MA-0004 Rev 1 Last Updated: June 2024 P H A N T O M H I G H S P E E D Vision Research, Inc. | Miro C321 AIR Camera Manual...
  • Page 3 When it’s too fast to see, and too important not to. ® Miro C321 AIR User Manual Introduction 2 Connectors 3 Quick Start Guide 4 PCC Phantom Software 5 Signals & Programmable I/O 6 Accessories 7 Support D . C O M...
  • Page 4 Miro C321 AIR Vision Research, Inc. | Miro C321 AIR Camera Manual...
  • Page 5 The Phantom C321 Airborne (C321 Air) camera is designed to meet the most stringent airborne test requirements. The C321 Air leverages the rugged and proven design of the Miro C321 cameras used in auto crash testing, and has specific features for airborne testing: •...
  • Page 6 CAMERA CONTROL Phantom cameras come with PCC software for Ethernet-based setup and control. IMAGE STORAGE The C321 AIR has 16GB of internal memory, with up to 63 partitions. It has removable Flash capability and an AutoSave feature to automatically save data onto the Flash card. IMAGE MONITORING &...
  • Page 7 ADDITIONAL FEATURES Set new CSR default: Set a CSR in PCC with customer-selected settings. If settings are not changed, the camera may be powered off and on and the CSR will remain active. Camera must be set at full resolution. Programmable I/O: Assign and define signal parameters for each Programmable I/O port.
  • Page 8 Miro C321J AIR Front View DIN 1.0/2.3 connector for HD video. Fischer connector connects GigE to a control unit ETHERNET computer / laptop for camera control communication. Fischer connector connects to a Miro MiniBoB or CAPTURE standard Miro adapter cable. Fischer power connector connects to standard 40W +16-36VDC Miro power supply.
  • Page 9 Miro C321 AIR Rear View C321 AIR CONNECTORS Chapter 2: Connectors | 5...
  • Page 10 MIRO JUNCTION BOX For multi-camera applications Vision Research, Inc. | Miro C321 AIR Camera Manual...
  • Page 11 BNC connector; closed’ for ready, ‘open’ for not ready; covers all cameras READY connected to this JBox and any JBox up-chain of this one. BNC connector; contact closure causes trigger. BNC connector also TRIGGER accepts TTL pulses (rising / falling edge) for trigger. There is also Trigger on System connector: isolated, <1V deassert, 3 to 24V assert.
  • Page 12 Q U I C K S T A R T G U I D E Vision Research, Inc. | Miro C321 AIR Camera Manual...
  • Page 13 Phantom cameras are typically controlled with PCC software through a dedicated Ethernet network. PCC is compatible with the 64-bit version of Windows 10 operating systems. The latest version can be downloaded at: www.phantomhighspeed.com/PCC ASSIGNING A Gb CAMERA NETWORK Connecting the camera using Gb Ethernet simply requires the computer to detect the IP address range of Phantom cameras.
  • Page 14 POWER ON CAMERA Connect the camera’s dedicated power supply to the Primary DC input or connect via system cable to the Miro JBox. The camera is ready for operation when the red capture light of the Trigger button is illuminated. LAUNCH PCC SOFTWARE Double-click the PCC icon located on the desktop.
  • Page 15 Step 1: Enable in PCC: Step 2: Right click the CSR button in the live tab, and select “Set Default CSR” FINE-TUNE SETTINGS After CSR and White Balance are performed, adjust settings, aperture and/or lighting to get a good exposure. A CSR must be performed after any camera settings are adjusted. ‘ARM’...
  • Page 16 SAVE TO FLASH OR COMPUTER Click the large ‘Save Cine...’ button on the bottom of the ‘Play’ panel. Navigate to the folder where you want to save the Cine file. Enter a file name and from the ‘Save as Type’, select the ‘Cine Raw, .cine’ file format. Click the ‘Save’...
  • Page 17 The latest version of Phantom PCC software can be downloaded from the Vision Research website: www.phantomhighspeed.com/pcc This manual covers the most commonly used functions. See the ‘PCC Help’ file for details of other settings. PHANTOM CAMERA CONTROL (PCC) APPLICATION OVERVIEW TOOLBAR The ‘Toolbar’...
  • Page 18 PHANTOM VIDEO PLAYER (PVP) APPLICATION OVERVIEW PVP can be launched directly from the desktop shortcut or by the ‘Video Out’ toolbar button in PCC. PVP controls the video outputs connected to a video monitor or viewfinder only. PVP provides the ability to view, capture, review, edit and/or save a Cine recorded into the camera’s RAM, to a hard drive or installed Phantom CineMag.
  • Page 19 SELECTING A CAMERA Select the camera(s) to be controlled listed in the ‘Manager’ tab, or select the camera(s) from the ‘Camera’ pull-down list in the ‘Live’ tab. Once a camera is selected, a ‘Preview’ panel will display to the left of the control tabs showing the current image being captured by the camera.
  • Page 20 IMAGE DISPLAY The ‘Zoom Actual Size’ toolbar button resizes the images being displayed in the ‘Preview/ Playback’ panel to their actual size. The ‘Zoom Fit’ toolbar button resizes the images to fit the panel. Images can also be zoomed to a specific magnification ratio by selecting a number from the pull-down list to the right of the ‘Zoom Fit’...
  • Page 21 Backup & Restore: Allows for user and factory settings to be saved and recalled from the camera’s memory. Resolution: Sets the camera’s acquisition resolution. There are several options in the pull-down menu. Alternatively, type in a value and the closest valid resolution will be set. Sample Rate: Sets the acquisition frame rate in frames- per-second (fps).
  • Page 22 ‘External Sync’ instructs the camera to use one of the following options: • Internal: Camera uses its internal crystal oscillator to drive the frame rate. • External: Camera uses externally supplied frame sync clock pulse to drive the frame rate. This can be used to synchronize two cameras together via F-Sync. •...
  • Page 23 REVIEWING A CINE Once the camera has completed recording a Cine in the camera’s RAM or CineMag, it can be reviewed by selecting it from the ‘Cine’ pull-down selection list in thePCC ‘Play’ tab. A previously saved Cine stored on the computer’s hard drive can be opened using the ‘Open File’...
  • Page 24 EDITING AND SAVING A CINE Using the following ‘Video Control’ buttons, locate the first image of the Cine to be saved and click the ‘Mark-In’ button. Locate the last image of the Cine to be saved and click the ‘Mark-Out’ button.
  • Page 25 formats (meaning the entire clip will be saved as a single file), while the formats below the line are image formats (meaning each frame of Cine will be saved as a sequence of images). To convert a Cine to a ‘movie-like’ format, select the desired format from the list, navigate to the destination folder, assign a file name to the clip and save.
  • Page 26 P R O G R A M M A B L E I / O Vision Research, Inc. | Miro C321 AIR Camera Manual...
  • Page 27 INTRODUCTION TO SIGNALS Phantom cameras incorporate multiple hardware signals to interface to external devices. Ports on Phantom Miro C321 Airborne are programmable. The equipment to access these ports – the MiniBoB, – has ports that are either fixed or programmable. The Programmable I/O ports have a default setting which will be set after a factory reset or by using the ‘signal default’...
  • Page 28 Programmable I/O incorporates a pulse processor. In addition to assigning different signals, the signal characteristics can be modified better interface with external devices. In most cases, the signal polarity, filter time, delay and pulse width and edge (rising versus falling) can be set.
  • Page 29 SUMMARY OF PULSE PROCESSOR SETTINGS Invert: Inverts the signal at the output of the pulse processor. Falling: Selects ‘Falling Edge’ mode for the pulse processor. This mode is only relevant if the ‘Width’ is also specified. When the ‘Falling’ token is present together with ‘Width,’ the pulse processor will generate a negative pulse, triggered from the negative edge of the input signal.
  • Page 30 ns depending on camera model) negative pulse with the falling edge is used as timing reference. Input signal is active on falling edge. (Default state is high.) TC-Out: A positive polarity time code signal. Normally an unmodulated (dc-shifted) IRIG-B (at RS-232 levels) which follows the internal time base of the camera. It is recommended not to process the ‘TC-Out,’...
  • Page 31 Phantom Miro Junction (JBox) Box MIRO JUNCTION BOX 2.0 (JBOX 2.0) For customers seeking to use up to 6 x C321 Air cameras at one time, the Miro Junction Box 2.0 (JBox 2.0) is modular and flexible solution: with six camera ports, it can host up six cameras or dedicate any port to uplink to another JBox in a daisy chain or branch to expand the number of cameras in a configuration.
  • Page 32 JBOX Vision Research, Inc. | Miro C321 AIR Camera Manual...
  • Page 33 CAMERA CONTROL The JBox offers 2 methods to control the cameras: Via Gb Ethernet, controlled directly by a computer with PCC or third-party software. Via the System Port and a system cable to access Trigger, IRIG, Strobe, FSYNC, Ready control, and Ethernet. The cable may be spliced or connected to a Control Break-out Box (Control BoB).
  • Page 34 Event: In PCC, Aux 1 should be set to “Event/Memgate” for all cameras. The Event signal may be input into either the Aux BNC or the System cable. Ready: Aux 2 in PCC should still be set to “Ready”. All cameras connected to the JBox automatically emit a Ready signal when in capture mode.
  • Page 35 MIRO MINI BREAK OUT BOX The Miro C321 Air Capture port is compatible with a Phantom Miro Mini Break Out Box (Miro MiniBoB). This connector is not used for the Miro C-Series. TC In (input): Connects to an IRIG receiver to accept a modulated or TC IN unmodulated signal to drive the camera’s frame rate.
  • Page 36 AUX 1 Aux 1: (input / output switchable): • STROBE (output): Signal goes low for the duration of each frame’s exposure. • EVENT (input): When the Event signal is active, frames are tagged with an Event marker (as metadata). These events can be searched or referenced during playback.
  • Page 37 MIRO CONTROL BoB Chapter 6: Acceessories | 33...
  • Page 38 Trigger (input): When a TTL pulse (rising / falling edge) is detected, the TRIGGER camera triggers. Ready: Outputs a TTL signal (high) to indicate that all cameras connected to READY the Miro JBox 2.0 are in Capture Mode. Signal can be set to go low at trigger or at the end of recording.
  • Page 39 CABLES FOR JUNCTION BOX 2.0 System cable, Adapter cable, Short cable to link JBoxes System Cables: Phantom system cables have differential signals for signal integrity over longer distances. They are capable of transporting: Power, Ethernet, and IRIG, FSYNC, Strobe, Ready, Memgate and Event signals.
  • Page 40 MOUNTING ACCESSORIES Camera / lens mount: A camera / lens mount makes mounting the camera easier and also provides stability and protection for the lens. Vision Research, Inc. | Miro C321 AIR Camera Manual...
  • Page 41 MIRO C321 AIR Top View MIRO C321 AIR B ottom View Chapter 7: Suppor t | 37...
  • Page 42 MIRO C321 AIR Right / Left Vision Research, Inc. | Miro C321 AIR Camera Manual...
  • Page 43 MIRO C321 AIR Front / Back Chapter 7: Suppor t | 39...
  • Page 44 MIRO JUNCTION BOX TOP / SIDE Vision Research, Inc. | Miro C321 AIR Camera Manual...
  • Page 45 Use these schematics to build custom cables at your own risk. Miswired cables can cause serious damage to the camera, which is not covered under warranty. Vision Research rec- ommends only using cables supplied by Vision Research. These pin-out diagrams refer to the connector on the camera or Miro Junction Box body. Part numbers indicated are for the cable’s connector.
  • Page 46 MIRO C321 AIR GIGE ETHERNET CONNECTOR Ethernet Port 8-pin Fischer Part # SS 103 A058-130 NOMENCLATURE / FUNCTION ETHRXP / 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet Receive (positive) ETHRXN / 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet Receive (negative) ETHTXP / 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet Transmit (positive) ETHTXN / 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet Transmit (negative) MDI2P /10/100/1000BASE-T Media Dependent Interface 2 (positive) MDI2N / 10/100/1000BASE-T Media Dependent Interface 2 (negative) MDI2P / 10/100/1000BASE-T Media Dependent Interface 3 (positive)
  • Page 47 MIRO JBOX 2.0 POWER CONNECTOR Power Port 4-pin Amphenol Part # PT06A-12-4S NOMENCLATURE / FUNCTION +24VB / connect to a +24VDC battery running parallel to power source CHGND / Chassis Ground GND / Power Ground +24VDC / +24VDC (direct current) to J-Box runs parallel with an optional +24VDC battery MIRO JBOX 2.0 ETHERNET CONNECTOR Ethernet Port RJ-45...
  • Page 48 MIRO JBOX 2.0 NOMENCLATURE / FUNCTION SYSTEM GND_A / Signal ground for AUXIN and READYOUT CONNECTOR UNUSED System Port GND_B / Signal ground for IRIGIN and IRIGOUT 27-pin Fischer TRIGIN- / Trigger input (neg) to J-Box Part # SS 105A 102 130 READYOUT- / Ready / Strobe output (neg) from J-Box IRIGIN- / IRIG input (negative) to J-Box AUXIN+ / Strobe / Event / Memgate / Fsync input (positive) to J-Box...
  • Page 49 MIRO JBOX 2.0 NOMENCLATURE / FUNCTION CAMERA GND / Power Ground CONNECTOR GND / Power Ground Camera Port GND / Power Ground 27-pin Fischer TRIGIN- / Trigger input (neg) to camera Part # SS 105A 102 130 READYOUT- / Ready / Strobe output (neg) from camera IRIGIN- / IRIG input (negative) to camera AUXIN+ / Strobe / Event / Memgate / Fsync input (positive) to camera CBLDET / Cable detect.
  • Page 50 CONTROL NOMENCLATURE / FUNCTION BREAK OUT BOX UNUSED (BoB)SYSTEM GND / Ground CONNECTOR UNUSED System port (for J-Box) TRIGIN- / Trigger input (neg) to J-Box 27-pin Fischer READYOUT- / Ready / Strobe output (neg) from J-Box Part # SS-105A-102-130 IRIGIN- / IRIG input (negative) to J-Box AUXIN+ / Strobe / Event / Memgate / Fsync input (positive) to J-Box UNUSED UNUSED...
  • Page 51 CONTROL BoB POWER CONNECTOR 4-pin Amphenol Part # 06A84S0 NOMENCLATURE / FUNCTION UNUSED +24VDC – Provide +24VDC positive power to Control BoB PGND – Power Ground UNUSED Chapter 7: Suppor t | 47...
  • Page 52 Miro C321 Air Back View LED INDICATORS Vision Research, Inc. | Miro C321 AIR Camera Manual...
  • Page 53 MIRO C321/ C321J ETHERNET LED ETHERNET LED COLOR ETHERNET STATE Green Ethernet Link Amber Ethernet Activity MIRO C321/ C321J SYSTEM / STATUS LED SYSTEM / STATUS LED COLOR CAMERA STATE White Camera Booting Green Preview Mode Capture Mode Chapter 7: Suppor t | 49...
  • Page 54 MIRO JBOX 2.0 STATUS INDICATORS Miro JBox 2.0 POWER 20-36VDC INDICATOR COLOR POWER STATUS Green Power Good Blue Under voltage Overvoltage or Overcurrent Vision Research, Inc. | Miro C321 AIR Camera Manual...
  • Page 55 READY INDICATOR COLOR READY STATUS Green Ready Not Ready TRIGGER INDICATOR COLOR TRIGGER STATUS Green BNC Trigger Asserted Blue Uplink / Expand Trigger Asserted AUX INDICATOR COLOR AUX STATUS Green Output Blue Input ETHERNET INDICATOR COLOR CONTROLLER ETHERNET STATUS Green EtherLink Active Yellow Ethernet Activity...
  • Page 56 MIR O C FAQ S What is Set Default CSR? The Miro C’s do not have a mechanical shutter. This allows them to be as rugged as they are but can make a CSR for good image quality inconvenient because you need to cover the lens. When you turn the camera off, the CSR returns to the factory default.
  • Page 57 BASIC TR OUB LESH O OTIN G There are fixed black spots on the image, particularly at small apertures. This is most likely caused by dust particles stuck on the sensor or OLPF (optical low pass filter) surface. The best way to check is to remove the lens and look at the glass surface with a bright light source.
  • Page 58 Back Focus Adjustment Due to differences in various lenses and other mechanical tolerances it may be necessary to adjust the lens mount on the camera to obtain proper focus. In most cases, changing a lens or replacing a mount will not require adjusting the back focus, though it should be verified. When the focus distance marks on a lens do not match the measured distance between the sensor &...
  • Page 59 MAINTENAN C E Sensor Cleaning Technical Tips • Sensor cleaning should only be attempted by experienced imaging professionals. • Use a small, but powerful flashlight to look at the sensor and filter, it’s easier to spot the dust. • Sensor cleaning must be done in a clean and controlled environment. •...
  • Page 60 SUBMITTING A SUPPORT TICKET For technical product support, operation and application information or to request an RMA, please submit a ticket by filling out a form at www.phantomhighspeed-service.force.com or by emailing us at phantom-support@ametek.com. LIVE CUSTOMER AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT Serving the Americas: M-F 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST (GMT -4:00) T: +1.973.696.4500...
  • Page 61 REGULATORY CE - 2019 CE Emissions CE Compliant - EN 61326-1, Class A CE Immunity CE Compliant - EN 61326-1, Class A CFR 47, Part 15, Subpart B & ICES-003 Class A Safety IEC 60950-1 Class A device (Broadcasting Communication Device for Office Use): This device obtained EMC registration for office use (Class A), and may be used in places other than home.
  • Page 62 WWW.PHANTOMHIGHSPEED.COM The contents of this manual are subject to change without notification. PN: ZDOC-64106-MA-0004 Rev 1 Last Updated: June 2024 100 Dey Road Wayne, NJ 07470 USA +1.973.696.4500...