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- Page 1 UNIS/UIO CAMERA ACC2 Aurora camera control program USER's MANUAL Version 2.1 Last updated: 2/7/02 Bjørn Lybekk, Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Norway...
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Page 2: Updates
UPDATES: Jan 15. 1999: Added point 9) in «Chapter 16 Possible errors». The addition was made due to problems with the HP SureStore T4 backup device. (Espen) Jan 23. 1999: UNIS/UiO camera no2 updated with Network Time Server, replacing GPS time. Changes are mainly reflected in Chapter 13. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
CHAPTER 10 SAVING DATA AT DAT STORAGE MEDIA: ... 22 CHAPTER 11 SAVING DATA AT PINNACLE APEX 2 X 2GB OPTICAL DISK: ... 23 CHAPTER 12 USING THE HP SURE STORE T4i STREAMER: ... 24 CHAPTER 13 AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF PC CLOCK:... 26 CHAPTER 14 CAMERA SETUP: ... -
Page 4: Chapter 1 Precautions
CHAPTER 1 PRECAUTIONS: The camera contains a light sensitive image intensifier and is easily damaged by to much light. It has to be operated in darkness. When mounting / removing the camera the shorting plug must immediately be added to the backside of the camera, when the thick cable to the camera is removed. -
Page 5: Chapter 2 Starting The Camera
CHAPTER 2 STARTING THE CAMERA: Turn on the PC. (If the Garmin GPS 12 XL Receiver is used: Turn the receiver on, (the small red button with a drawing of a light bulb).) The Network Time Server is the preferred time source. Shut down all light in the camera hut. - Page 6 are correct, the camera should operate. If the current time is within a start and stop time in the sequence file, the sequence is executed. The default is to use dynamic scaling of the data. The operator can set the scaling to «fixed». In the Image_1 window: Display ->...
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Page 7: Chapter 3 Stopping The Camera
CHAPTER 3 STOPPING THE CAMERA: In the ACC window. Press the Stop button and the Exit button. Press the upper right cross to terminate the PMIS program. Answer No to save the image and No to save the Program state . Turn off the power at the backside of the camera unit and the camera control unit. -
Page 8: Chapter 4 Overview Of The Acc Program
CHAPTER 4 OVERVIEW OF THE ACC PROGRAM: ACC 2 Visual Basic 5 Dynamic Data Exchange PMIS ver.. 3.5 RS-232 COM1: I/O from AT200 PC board SMARTMR Photmetrics CH200 CCD camera Figure 1: Overview of the camera computer system. The Garmin GPS receiver is optional. - Page 9 The filter wheel, the intensifier and the shutter is controlled by the SMARTMTR program. The SMARTMTR program in use is called Norway.prg. The CCD camera is controlled by the PMIS program. The PMIS program also cover the RS-232 communication (thin cable) to the SMARTMTR program.
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Page 10: Chapter 5 The Acc2 Control Files
CHAPTER 5 THE ACC2 CONTROL FILES: The control files for the ACC2 program is located at the C:\acc\seq directory. The ACC2 program uses 3 control files: The run file, the timer file and the sequence file. The operator should write these three files. The recommended editor is the Windows 95 notepad program. - Page 11 The line executed in the timer file is the line where the current time is within the listed interval. The operator writing a new timer file must follow this format exactly. The format of the sequence file name can be different, i.e.
- Page 12 running in burst mode. The default is normal mode, but the operator can change to burst mode by pressing the Burst option button in the ACC2 window. When ACC_USE_CONTROL_SEC is 1 in the configuration file : When composing the sequence file the operator must allow the program to read the run file and the timer file GPS 12XL receiver.
- Page 13 filters should be 630.0 nm (f1) and 557.7 nm (f2). The gain is set to 3 (maximum) for the 630.0 nm filter and 2 for the 557.7 nm filter respectively (g$). The exposure times should be 2000 and 1000 milliseconds (e$), and all images are stored at the harddisk (s1).
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Page 14: Chapter 6 Image File Names
CHAPTER 6 IMAGE FILE NAMES: The image ACC2 program stores images at directory: x:\data\images (Note: x: is d: for the Unis/UiO camera no 1.) Then after a backup the operator can remove all subdirectories at x:\data\images . (Or he can remove the images directory. Afterwards he the has to create the images directory again.) If the Windows95 "Recycle Bin"... - Page 15 The filter code '&' is: "r" for the filter no 1, 630.0 nm "s" "t" "u" "v" "g" for the filter no 2, 577.7 nm "h" "i" "j" "k" "b" for the filter no 3, 427.8 nm "c" "d" "e" "f"...
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Page 16: Chapter 7 The Image Format
CHAPTER 7 THE IMAGE FORMAT: The image format is the PMIS version 3.5 image format. It is described in the PMIS User's manual, Version 3.5 at page 243. It contains an header and then a 513x512x16 bits image. The ACC2 program uses the 100 character image header comment part for storing information about the camera system. -
Page 17: Chapter 8 Copying Images To A Network Disk
CHAPTER 8 COPYING IMAGES TO A NETWORK DISK: The ACC2 program can save the image on a network disk. Here it can be read by «another program» which can process and display the on-line image data at e.g. the World Wide Web. The «another program»... - Page 18 The ACC2 program copies the image from the harddisk to the network disk. In this case the s0 u1 line in the sequence file will not work.
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Page 19: Chapter 9 Configuration File
CHAPTER 9 CONFIGURATION FILE: The configuration file is named c:\acc\config\config.acc . This file must exist. The file contains comments which explains the file. When the user knows the setup of the camera he can fill inn the correct parameters in this file. Because the upper case characters "A"... - Page 20 ACC_MACROS c:\pmis\Macros\Norway # Location of the image storage media top directory: ACC_STORAGE_MEDIA_DIR # (when s1 is set in sequence files) # MARK: This directory must exist # The images are stored in this directory tree. ACC_STORAGE_MEDIA_DIR c:\data\images # Type image file name created: ACC_LONG_IMAGENAME # When LONG_IMAGENAME is 1 the long version of the file names are used # When LONG_IMAGENAME is 0 the short version of the file names are used # MARK: The version 3.5 of the PMIS software only acceps DOS...
- Page 21 ACC_USE_GPS 2 # Usually the computer access the GPS via the COM2: port # This might be named with another port number. # For the Unis/UiO camera no 1 COM4: is used, (ACC_GPS_PORT 4). # For the Unis/UiO camera no 2 COM2: is used, (ACC_GPS_PORT 2). ACC_GPS_PORT 2 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # ---------- THIS IS FOR THE IMAGE COMMENTS ------------------------------...
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Page 22: Chapter 10 Saving Data At Dat Storage Media
Using the abackup program: 1. Backup , Data_disk_d (D:) 2. mark D: data, a 'v' tag appears, (Use «right mouse button» and Tag) 3. NextStep> 4. Mark the device HP 35480A StartBackup> This backup last for approximate 1 hour / GB . -
Page 23: Chapter 11 Saving Data At Pinnacle Apex 2 X 2Gb Optical Disk
CHAPTER 11 SAVING DATA AT PINNACLE APEX 2 X 2GB OPTICAL DISK: This is for the Unis/UiO camera no 1 (Longyearbyen). The Pinnacle Apex drive capacity is 2 GB on side A and 2 GB on side B of the optical diskette. At the Micron computer the logical drive is F: (Removable disk (F:)). -
Page 24: Chapter 12 Using The Hp Sure Store T4I Streamer
(Hewlett Packard, HP SureStore T4, T4i/e , User’s Guide, Caring for Your Tape Drive). The Colorado Backup program is used for storing images at the HP SureStore T4i tape drive. Press the Colorado Backup icon, (or start it using the Start pop up menu). FORMATTING: The new tapes needs to be formatted before used. - Page 25 been exposed to low temperature, let it warm up slowly for several hours before using it.)
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Page 26: Chapter 13 Automatic Update Of Pc Clock
CHAPTER 13 AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF PC CLOCK: Note: The use of GPS time is optional. The preferred time source is the Tardis95 program which updates the PC clock via the LAN to a Network Time Server. Network Time Server The Tardis95 program starts automatically when the computer boots. - Page 27 When the Garmin GPS 12XL is operating on battery power or do not find any satellites it automatically shut down after 15 minutes. The mscommtry, (c:\acc\testprog\mscommtry.exe), can be used to test the GPS connection. This is started with the TestGPS icon. When this program is used simultaneously as the ACC2 program a conflict on using the COM2: port will appear.
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Page 28: Chapter 14 Camera Setup
CHAPTER 14 CAMERA SETUP: This chapter gives an overview of the camera setup. fish-eye lens Front lens: Front safety shutter Filter wheel Focusing tube Middle lens: f 0.95 and 19 m (at black Image intensifier Focusing tube Bottom lens: f1.2 and 7m (at black ) PhotometricsCC D camera Data cable... - Page 29 Read the first 7 pages in the document All-Sky Imaging System for University of Oslo, KEO Consultants, 12/5/95. The camera is installed as shown in Figure 2. Three cables are connected from the PC to the camera system. Optional! One cable from the PC COM2: to the GPS Connector box.
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Page 30: Chapter 15 Focusing
CHAPTER 15 FOCUSING: One of the drawbacks of a digital camera with no analog output is the difficulty to focus it. The Unis/UiO cameras consist of three adjustable lenses for focusing. 1) Front fisheye lens: This should use the UV filter setting in the lens filter setting. - Page 31 acquire->expose->1000 acquire->focus Now the camera continuously catches images. The Image_1 window is acting like a video camera screen. It is now easiest to see the instantaneously effect of focusing each lens. Perhaps it is easiest to start with the bottom lens and then afterwards the adjust the middle lens.
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Page 32: Chapter 16 Possible Errors
CHAPTER 16 POSSIBLE ERRORS: If the ACC2 program do not understand your new timer or sequence file the reason can be that it is not a real ASCII file. Rewrite the sequence file with EDIT in DOS. Then try once more. If the image processing capabilities of the PMIS program is used when the ACC2 program is running, the communication between ACC2 and PMIS can be lost (timed out). - Page 33 AT200 CCD Camera System, Hardware reference manual and the appropriate World Wide Web pages from Photometrics and GKR Computer Consulting. 9)If the HP SureStore tape bacup drive is not responding and gives the following error message: 1. Shutdown and restart computer 2.