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FASTCAM-X 1280PCI
Hardware Manual
Rev.1.0
PHOTRON LIMITED
2002

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  • Page 1 FASTCAM-X 1280PCI Hardware Manual Rev.1.0 PHOTRON LIMITED 2002...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    3.1.3. Framing rate vs. Image resolution ............35 3.1.4. Shutter speed vs. Framing rate..............35 3.1.5. Recording capacity (number of images) ........... 36 3.1.6. PHOTRON FASTCAM-X 1280PCI Camera Head ........37 3.1.7. PHOTRON FASTCAM-X 1280PCI Grabber Board........37 3.2. Dimensions....................38 3.2.1.
  • Page 4 FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual Memo - 4 -...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Warranty 1.3. How To Use This Manual 1.4. Precautions - 5 -...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 1.1. Introduction The FASTCAM-X1280PCI High-Speed Video Camera System has been developed to offer a powerful engineering solution in R and D, engineering, manufacturing, quality control in general industries and special applications in scientific, medical, biological, aerospace studies. Its extra-high-speed recording capability and easy-to-use remote control software provide a motion analysis environment that has been hard to obtain so far.

  • Page 7: Warranty

    PHOTRON LIMITED warrants this PHOTRON FASTCAM-X1280PCI system and its accessories manufactured by PHOTRON LIMITED, to function properly for one year from the date of shipment, if the warranty registration card was filled out and returned to PHOTRON USA, INC. or PHOTRON EUROPE LIMITED within thirty days of shipment.

  • Page 8: How To Use This Manual

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 1.3. How to Use This Manual DEFINITION OF TERMS You will notice as you read this manual that some of the information is presented as a NOTE, CAUTION or WARNING. It is important that you understand the significance of these three terms.

  • Page 9: Precautions

    Please check with your dealer, Photron USA or Photron Europe. Do not send the unit to a place where the temperature can go below -20 degrees Celsius (-4 degrees Fahrenheit) or above 70 degrees Celsius (+158 degrees Fahrenheit).
  • Page 10 FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual Memo - 10 -...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Visual Introduction

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual Chapter 2 Visual Introduction 2.1. Products 2.2. FASTCAM-X1280PCI System 2.3. Hardware Installation 2.4. Multi-Camera Sync Operation 2.5. High Gain Operation - 11 -...

  • Page 12: Visual Introduction

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 2.1. Visual Introduction 2.1.1. Unpacking When unpacking, please see if the following items are included in the package: 1. Camera head 1 ea. 2. Grabber board (PCI board) 1 ea. 3. Camera cable (5m) 1 ea. 3.

  • Page 13: Fastcam-X 1280Pci System

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 2.2. FASTCAM-X 1280PCI System The FASTCAM-X1280PCI system consists of such components as a grabber board, camera head, control software and so forth. 2.2.1. Grabber board The FASTCAM- X1280PCI grabber board has been so designed that a maximum of four boards can be loaded in PCI slots of the PC of ATX standard.

  • Page 14: Camera Head

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 2.2.2. Camera Head The FASTCAM-X1280PCI camera head, designed with compactness and light weight, ensures ease of handling and operation in almost any shooting situation with its compactness and light weight. It uses the F mount for the taking lens. A tripod mounting hole is provided on the camera base.
  • Page 15 2.2.3. Accessories EXT OUT and Trigger IN cables The FASTCAM-X 1280PCI grabber board has two compound connectors that provide trigger and sync signals in and out between the grabber board and external devices using dedicated cables. Two external connection cables come with the system as standard accessories.
  • Page 16 FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 2.2.4. Specifications of Connectors The specifications of the FASTCAM-X 1280PCI external connectors are shown here. The connectors support the following signals: 1. OUT1 2. OUT2 3. T- TTL 4. T- SW 1 EXTOUT1 Output connector A BNC-type connector. It outputs a signal that indicates the first frame when an asynchronous reset trigger is input.
  • Page 17 FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual TRIGGER TTL IN Input connector Circuit diagram TRIGGER IN I/O Port 50μsec Photocoupler TLP521(TOSHIBA) 10mA 5V TTL level TRIGGER START TRIGGER SW IN Input connector Circuit diagram TRIGGER IN I/O Port MAX6816 TRIGGER START - 17 -...
  • Page 18 FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 5. V SYNC / INTERNAL TRIGGER INPUT connector (BD_IN connector) This a connector provided specifically to synchronize all the units involved in a multi-camera operation where two or more FASTCAM-X1280PCI grabber boards are installed in one PC. It does not support connection or synchronization with external devices or equipment.

  • Page 19: Hardware Installation

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 2.3. Hardware Installation Caution Before you connect between the camera head and grabber board, and install the grabber board into the PC, please be sure to switch off the PC and unplug the power cord from the mains outlet. Otherwise, major damages may be caused on your camera head, grabber board and/or PC.

  • Page 20: Camera Head Installation

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 2.3.2. Camera head installation 8. Connect the camera cable between the connector on the camera head and the camera connector on the grabber board. Note: Fasten the connector to the camera head using the retaining screws on the connector shell. Caution: Be sure to switch off the PC and unplug the power cord before installing the grabber board in the - 20 -...

  • Page 21: Imager Setup Cd-Rom Installation

    PFV control software. Because the distribution of defective pixels is unique to each C-MOS sensor, each of the FASTCAM-X 1280PCI must be installed with the correction data specifically prepared for and attached to it. Use the attached FASTCAM-X 1280PCI Imager SETUP CD-ROM for installation following the procedure below: First, made sure the grabber board, driver and PFV have been installed.
  • Page 22 FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual If the sensor serial number of the correction data to be installed and the sensor serial number imbedded in the grabber board disagree, the following error message appears: When the preparation is done, execution window is displayed as shown below: Press the Install button and installation starts.

  • Page 23: Multi-Camera Sync Operation

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 2.4. Multi-Camera Sync Operation The FASTCAM-X1280PCI system offers synchronized multi-camera operation involving up to four cameras. In the multi-camera sync operation, all the cameras shoot one single fast-moving event from different viewing angles along the same timeline and record in their respective memory. This is useful for simultaneously recording a fast-moving object and other related events from different viewpoints.

  • Page 24: Setting Up Master/Slave Modes

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 2.4.1. Setting up Master/Slave modes For multi-camera sync operation, one of the cameras must be set to be the Master and others Slave(s). By this, the slave cameras operated in accordance with the sync signal generated by and fed from the master camera, thus all the cameras operate in a perfect synchronization along one timeline.

  • Page 25: Installing Internal Sync Cables

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 2.4.2. Installing internal sync cables After Master/Slave set up of the grabber boards, install the sync cables between the boards 1) Position of internal sync connectors Connectors for internal sync signal input/output are located at the position on the board as shown below.
  • Page 26 FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 2) Internal sync cable connection The following figures show how to connect between the master and slave boards for two- and four- camera sync operations. Connect the cables so that the sync output (BD_OUT) from the master board is fed to the sync input (BD_IN) of a slave board.

  • Page 27: Setting Camera Id Numbers

    For the software to recognize each camera correctly in multi-camera sync operation, the FASTCAM-X 1280PCI can be assigned an ID number from 0 to 3. By this feature, each of the cameras is correctly recognized even if the order of camera recognition by the OS changes.

  • Page 28: Software Setting

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 2.4.4. Software setting Hardware setting for multi-camera sync operation has completed in the previous subsections. In this subsection, how to initialize the internal connections by the control software is discussed. For the basic operation of the software, please see the Software Operation Manual. Select a slave camera in the camera selection pull-down box.

  • Page 29: Tips For Multi-Camera Sync Operation

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 2.4.5. Tips for multi-camera sync operation Triggering from software With the internal sync cables connected (see subsection 2.4.2), software triggering can be done to all the boards without any delay between them. Using external trigger You can use external triggers for multi-camera sync operation. Input a trigger to the master board from an external source.

  • Page 30: Gain Selector Switch

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 2.5. Gain Selector Switch The gain switch on the back of the camera lets you select the camera gain (analog) setting from the following two modes: Standard gain mode High gain mode (+6dB) In a lower-light level situation, the high gain mode may be helpful. Note, however, you need to be careful when using it because it will raise the overall noise level to a certain degree.
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  • Page 33: Chapter 3 Appendix

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual Chapter 3 Appendix 3.1. Specifications 3.2. Dimensions 3.3. Remarks 3.4. Care of Lenses - 33 -...

  • Page 34: Specifications

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 3.1. Specifications 3.1.1. PHOTRON FASTCAM-X 1280PCI Recording method Digital recording in memory board (SD-RAM） Records frames to the maximum of the recording memory, START and stops. Stops recording at a trigger. Records the same number of frames before and after a CENTER trigger.

  • Page 35: Framing Rate Vs. Image Resolution

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 3.1.3. Framing rate vs. Image resolution Framing rate (FPS) Resolution (pixels) 1000 2000 4000 8000 16000 ○ ○ ○ ○ 1280x1024 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 1280x512 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 640x512 ○ ○ ○ ○...

  • Page 36: Recording Capacity (Number Of Images)

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 3.1.5. Recording capacity (number of images) The following three models are available of FASTCAM-X 1280PCI: －1 Model (1.28GB Memory) －2 Model (2.56GB Memory) －3 Model (3.84GB Memory) Memory capacity Resolution (pixels) 1.28GB 2.56GB 3.84GB No. of frames No.

  • Page 37: Photron Fastcam-X 1280Pci Camera Head

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 3.1.6. PHOTRON FASTCAM-X 1280PCI Camera Head Sensor resolution 1280 x 1024 pixels Mono 8 bits Grayscale Color 8 bits each RGB (Bayer color filter) Lens mount F mount (Nikon) 85.4（W）ｘ85.4（H）ｘ56.0（L）mm Dimensions (Excl. lens mount, camera mount plate)

  • Page 38: Dimensions

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 3.2. Dimensions 3.2.1. Camera head (in millimeters) 85.4 36.72 - 38 -...

  • Page 39: Grabber Board (In Millimeters)

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 3.2.2. Grabber board (in millimeters) M E M 1 M E M 3 M E M 2 305.2 - 39 -...

  • Page 40: Remarks

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 3.3. Remarks 1. Each individual system has its own characteristics and may differ from others in the following aspects: ・It may display a slight lack of brightness uniformity across the entire screen. ・It may have an exceptionally bright horizontal line in the lower end of the image (monochrome model).

  • Page 41: Care Of Lenses

    FASTCAM-X1280PCI Series Hardware Manual 3.4. Care of Lenses The surface of photographic lenses has thin coatings that reduce chromatic aberration, unwanted reflections, and other distortions. Extra care should be taken to protect this fragile coating. Protect the lens by installing a lens cap when you are not using the camera. Brush the lens gently with a camel hairbrush or loosely folded piece of lens paper to remove dust particles.
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  • Page 43 E-mail: image@photron.com In other areas: PHOTRON LIMITED Shibuya 1-9-8, Shibuya-Ku Tokyo 150-0002, Japan Phone: +81 3 3486 3471 Fax: +81 3 3486 8760 E-mail: image@photron.co.jp FASTCAM-X 1280PCI User’s Manual English Version May. 2002 Rev.1.0 FASTCAM-X 1280PCI User’s Manual 2002 PHOTRON LIMITED...

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