Alpha Nir System Hardware Setup - FLIR Alpha Nir User Manual

Alpha NIR User's Guide 412-0007-10 Ver 150
back to "not read only". So, for each camera settings file, right click on the file,
select properties, unclick "read only", click "apply" and "ok". Repeat until all
camera settings files are not "read only".
19) Run IRvista. During the program loading, the system checks to see that a camera
is connected and communicating. After the IRvista splash screen, you should see
a warning to select a settings file immediately.
20) Click the button in the upper left hand corner of the display that looks like a
crossed wrench and hammer – tool tips should confirm this is the "Change
Preferences" utility. Using this tool, we must indicate what camera settings files
should be used for this camera.
21) In the section, "Non-uniformity and BPR files", select the file open icon. This
should result in the file open dialog box that defaults to the "C:\Program
Files\IRvista\Indigo Data\NUC and BPR" folder. Select the settings file that
corresponds to the integration time and gain state you want to run (generally, one
would use 16 ms, low gain for imaging around a laboratory, 5
laser beam (or high intensity) applications, and 500 msec, high gain for very low-
light imaging). Click "make new default settings" to insure the system reboots to
the new settings files.
22) The imaging system should now display a corrected image.
23) For more detailed documentation, please see the user's manual for IRvista
(Indigo p/n 321.0028.10).

1.3 Alpha NIR System Hardware Setup

Users that purchased a complete turn-key system should follow the setup instructions
given below.
1. Set up the host computer following the manufacturer's instructions. The
computer has Windows NT installed on it already. The password for the
computer is "password", all in lower case letters. We recommend that you
change the password to something else of your choosing for security reasons.
2. Connect the Alpha NIR interface cable to the National Instruments PCI card
connector on the back of the host computer. This is a 100-pin, very-high-density
connector located in one of the PCI slots.
3. Connect the other end of the interface cable to the Digital Interface Connector on
the side of the Alpha NIR sensor head.
4. Insert the power jack of the 6-volt Alpha NIR power supply into the Alpha NIR
sensor head's DC Power Input on the back.
5. Plug the power supply into a wall socket.
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