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- Page 1 CAVITAR Welding Camera C400 Operating Manual InterTest, Inc. | 303 Route 94 | Columbia, NJ 07832 +1 (908) 496-8008 | www.intertest.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
(TWU) ................21 EMPERATURE ARNING .................... 22 AVITAR APTURE SOFTWARE 5.2.1 Opening the camera ......................23 5.2.2 Overview of Cavitar Capture ..................24 5.2.3 Camera settings ......................26 5.2.4 Image adjustment ......................27 5.2.5 Guidelines ........................29 5.2.6 Calibration........................32 5.2.7... -
Page 3: Introduction
The main difference between C400-B and C400-H is that the internal camera temperature monitoring and related alarms are managed by software in case of C400-B and by separate temperature warning unit (later: TWU) in case of C400-H. TWU can also be used together with C400-B if desirable. - Page 4 Chapter 2 contains important safety information for the safe operation of Welding Camera. Chapter 3 describes the properties of Welding Camera and Chapter 4 deals with the installation of the system. Chapter 5 describes the operation of Welding Camera. Chapters 6 to 8 cover issues related to maintenance, service, support and warranty. The actual appearance of software or components may vary.
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Page 5: Safety Information
ONLY A PERSON, WHO HAS CAREFULLY READ AND UNDERSTOOD ALL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS BELOW AND THE REST OF THIS OPERATING MANUAL, IS QUALIFIED FOR USING WELDING CAMERA. CAVITAR LTD. IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE IMPROPER USE OF WELDING CAMERA. - Page 6 It is not allowed to dispose Welding Camera as unsorted municipal waste. The system must be returned to your vendor or to Cavitar for proper disposal at the end of their life. Alternatively one can consult local, state and federal regulations for proper disposal.
- Page 7 CERTIFICATIONS AND COMPLIANCE • Cavitar Ltd. is an ISO 9001:2015 certified company • CE declaration of conformity o Welding Camera, if installed and operated in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, is in conformity with the following European, harmonized and published directives and standards: ▪...
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Page 8: System Components And Properties
• 2x hose clamp for cooling connector • 1x hex key (1,5 mm) for working distance adjustment USB STICK • Cavitar Capture-B (for C400-B) or Cavitar Capture-H (for C400-H) software • Operating manual • Additional instructions: O Guide for cooling... - Page 9 Table 3.1. Welding Camera C400 series specifications. Camera related Default working distance 200 mm (good image quality within ± 15 mm) Field of view (at default working distance) approx. 40 mm x 30 mm Max resolution 1440 pxl x 1080 pxl Max frame rate (at full resolution) Typically approx.
- Page 10 Cooling arrangement must be carefully checked without delay if the camera temperature exceeds 55 ºC. In case of C400-B a warning message will displayed in Cavitar Capture-B software while in case of C400-H “Check cooling” led of the TWU will activate and an audible warning sound will be generated.
- Page 11 (2) The camera contains integrated cooling channels for liquid cooling. Please follow these guidelines to ensure appropriate liquid cooling (see separate “Guide for cooling” for more details): a. Cooling channels inside the camera are made of aluminium. Only use cooling liquids and cooling equipment that are compatible with aluminium to avoid corrosion b.
- Page 12 Fig. 3.1. Camera unit top view. Fig. 3.3a. Camera unit back view (C400-B). Fig. 3.2. Camera unit front view. Fig. 3.3b. Camera unit back view (C400-H).
- Page 13 Connector for GigE cable (M12, X-coded, 8-pin, female) Threads (2x M6x0.75) for air or liquid cooling (do not use for mounting!) Chassis ground (2x M4 mounting threads) Fig. 3.4. Camera unit mechanical drawing for C400-H. C400-B has same mechanical dimensions and mounting threads.
- Page 14 Fig. 3.5. Temperature warning unit top view. Fig. 3.6. Temperature warning unit front view. Fig. 3.7. Temperature warning unit back view. In Figs. 3.5-3.7: POWER led (green) CAM OK led (green) CHECK COOLING led (orange) CRITICAL ERROR led (red) CAM ON/OFF button SOUND OFF button Connector for power supply (M12, A-coded, 8-pin, male) Connector for power cable (M12, A-coded, 8-pin, female)
- Page 15 Fig. 3.8. Temperature warning unit mechanical drawing.
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Page 16: Installation
Control may need to be turned off. Please consult your IT support if needed. The screenshots below show a typical installation procedure for Windows 10 in case of Cavitar Capture-H software (for C400-H). The procedure is essentially the same in case of Cavitar Capture-B software (for C400-B). - Page 17 Fig. 4.2. Close all other applications and click “Next” to start installation. Fig. 4.3. Click “I Agree” to continue.
- Page 18 Fig. 4.4. Select “Support for two cameras” if two systems will be used with the same computer. Click “Next” to continue. Fig. 4.5. Choose install location and click “Next” to continue.
- Page 19 Fig. 4.6. Choose start menu folder and click “Install” to continue. Fig. 4.7. After installation is completed, click “Next” to continue.
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Page 20: Hardware Installation
(such as the body of machinery). Optimal thermally conductive sheets are offered by Cavitar as optional accessories. It is also beneficial to maximize the area between camera side(s) and mounting. - Page 21 • connect the power cable (Fig. 4.9A) between camera unit (Fig 3.3H) and TWU (Figs. 4.9B and 3.6H) o note: if TWU is not used (in case of C400-B), power cable will be connected between camera unit and power supply output cable •...
- Page 22 Fig. 4.9. Welding Camera system (with TWU) after the connections have been made. CAUTION! • Do not connect other than the provided power supply to temperature warning unit. • Only connect the power supply to a wall socket with protective grounding. •...
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Page 23: Operation
• make sure that the safety instructions (Chapter 2) have been properly followed • connect the power supply cable to AC mains o If TWU is not used (C400-B), the green power led at the back of the camera unit will switch on o If TWU is in use, the green POWER led on the TWU will switch on (Fig. -
Page 24: Cavitar Capture Software
Cavitar Capture-B and the software designed for C400-H is named Cavitar Capture-H. Before launching Cavitar Capture, ensure that possible firewall or virus protection programs do not prevent the use of Cavitar Capture (Welding Camera contains a GigE camera with a GigE interface). -
Page 25: Opening The Camera
5.2.1 Opening the camera When Cavitar Capture starts for the first time, it has to be connected with the camera. This procedure has to be repeated if a different camera is connected to the computer. However, as long as the same (previously selected) camera is connected to the computer, there should be no need to repeat this procedure. -
Page 26: Overview Of Cavitar Capture
5.2.2 Overview of Cavitar Capture The typical graphical user interface (GUI) of Cavitar Capture is shown in Fig. 5.3 (after Start- button has been pressed). The actual appearance of the GUI as well as the contents of the menus depend on the software version and selected features. - Page 27 The menus contain the following features (available features depend on software version): Open camera… File Close camera Open image… Save as… Exit View Show toolbar Show zoom tools Show preview fps buttons Show statusbar Show capture frame rate Show recording controls Show sources Show camera capture rate tune controls Show histogram...
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Page 28: Camera Settings
• set “Sync out” to “Off o the use of “Sync out” feature (e.g. to synchronize another welding camera) requires additional components, please contact your vendor or Cavitar for more information (the receiving camera must be set for external sync mode) •... -
Page 29: Image Adjustment
“Image” tab (Fig. 5.5) contains the following features: • Bit depth (higher bit depth enables larger dynamic range but increases image file size) • Mode (different preset resolutions are available) • ROI (reducing the region-of-interest reduces image file size) It is also possible to set the ROI directly from the GUI in the following way: move the mouse cursor to the upper-left corner of the desired ROI →... - Page 30 To activate Image adjustment window, press “Enable” button shown in Fig. 5.6. Image adjustment feature is disabled by default since the feature requires the loading of look-up tables whenever software connects with the camera. This loading takes a few seconds and can make the operation of the camera less fluent in certain situations.
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Page 31: Guidelines
In Fig. 5.7 two red bars (1 and 2) can be seen in the “Current image” field. Bar 1 is at grayscale value “0” and bar 2 is at grayscale value “255”. These grayscale values are set to “0” and “255”, respectively, in the “Grayscale adjustment” field. Therefore they have no effect. - Page 32 Guideline properties can be adjusted by selecting “Guideline and grid properties…” under “Settings” menu. This will open the guideline and grid properties window (Fig. 5.9). Fig. 5.9. Guideline and grid properties.
- Page 33 Guideline and grid properties window contains the following features: • Naming and rotation angle for horizontal guidelines • Naming and rotation angle for vertical guidelines • Calculation of distances between selected guidelines (up to 4 distances) • Options for how to display guidelines, guideline names and calculated distances on the screen •...
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Page 34: Calibration
5.2.6 Calibration Calibration feature enables the calibration of the image so that instead of pixel values it is possible to get actual measures from the images in the desired unit (e.g. mm or inch). To calibrate the image, select “Calibration…” from “Settings” menu. This will open the Calibration window (see Fig. - Page 35 Fig. 5.12. Calibration data window. To enable the “Calibrate” button (in Fig. 5.12), all fields in the calibration data window need to be filled. When performing calibration for the first time, also the log file path must be defined by pressing “Change file path” button. After all information has been successfully filled, the “Calibrate”...
- Page 36 Fig. 5.14. View after calibration.
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Page 37: Recording Settings
5.2.7 Recording settings To define the recording settings, select “Recording…” from “Settings” menu. This will open the window shown in Fig. 5.15. The actual appearance of the window may depend on the software version in use. Fig. 5.15. Recording settings. - Page 38 Recording settings contain the following features: • Saved images file format: available formats include .jpg, .bmp, .tif, .png and .webm • Saved images dynamic range: available options depend on Camera settings (larger dynamic range increases the size of the saved files) •...
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Page 39: Recording Images
5.2.8 Recording images Recording is started by pressing “REC” button (see Fig. 5.3C). This will start recording according to the recording settings (see Section 5.2.7). If “Max. frames to capture” under recording settings is nonzero, the recording will stop automatically after the specified number of frames has been captured. - Page 40 The image player controls for viewing recorded images as well as the “Export” button for saving the images to a desired location have been indicated in Fig. 5.16. It is also possible to move the slider with a mouse. If some or all of the recorded images need to be saved on a hard disk, the “Export”...
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Page 41: Snapshot
5.2.10 Snapshot Snapshot means the capture of a single frame. Snapshot can be taken by pressing the “Snapshot” button on the left-hand side of the “REC” button (see Fig. 5.3C). Before taking snapshots it is good to set the snapshot settings by selecting “Snapshot…” from “Settings” menu (see Fig. 5.18). -
Page 42: After Operation
5.5 Troubleshooting Below are some instructions for solving certain situations if the system doesn’t appear to function as expected. If these instructions don’t help, please contact your vendor or Cavitar. Camera is not found by Windows • check control, power and GigE cables (cables intact and properly connected) •... -
Page 43: Maintenance And Service Information
(pay special attention to connectors). Other maintenance or service needs In case any other needs for maintenance or service appear, please contact your vendor or Cavitar (see Chapter 7 for more details). -
Page 44: Support And End Of Life
It is not allowed to dispose Welding Camera as unsorted municipal waste. The system must be returned to your vendor or to Cavitar for proper disposal at the end of their life. Alternatively one can consult local, state and federal regulations for proper disposal. -
Page 45: Limited Warranty
All exchanged parts and products replaced under warranty period become the property of Cavitar. In the case that the product will be changed, the defective product has to be returned in its original packing materials to Cavitar without delay. Failure to return the defective product will result in an invoice at current or last published list price.
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