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- Page 1 Operations Manual Edition 2.0 MREL GROUP OF COMPANIES LIMITED 1555 Sydenham Road Kingston, Ontario K7L 4V4 Canada T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 E: blasting@mrel.com www.mrel.com...
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Page 2: Copyright Information
Copyright Information MREL Group of Companies Limited (MREL) warrants that the product is free from Manufacturer’s defects for a period of one (1) year from the date of shipment to the Customer. This Warranty covers all parts and labour. MREL does not warrant that the product will meet the Customer’s requirements, or that it will operate in the combinations which may be selected by the Customer. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Blaster’s Ranger II™ Setup 3.5.2 Mount the C-Mount Zoom Lens to the camera 3.5.3 Blaster’s Ranger II™ I/O Cable and Trigger Switch Cable 3.5.4 DC Power Connection Camera Display and Menu Navigation Buttons Using the Touchscreen T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com... - Page 4 3.7.1 To Enable the Touchscreen 3.7.2 Calibration 3.7.3 To Calibrate the Touchscreen Controlling the Displays 3.8.1 HDMI Display Blaster’s Ranger II™ Name the Camera 3.9.1 Camera Name 3.10 Setting the Time 3.10.1 Setting the Time Manually 3.10.2 Setting the Time via NTP 3.11 Storage Setup 3.12...
- Page 5 7.4.4 Notes 7.4.5 Annotations 7.4.6 Feature Tracking 7.4.7 Under the Tracking box 7.4.8 Save All Toolkits Excel Spreadsheet - ProAnalyst_Demo.xls 7.5.1 Explanation of the Unshaded Cells Chapter 8: Contacting MREL for Technical Support Contacting MREL T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com...
- Page 6 Appendix A: Definition of Terms Appendix B: Blaster’s Ranger II™ Specifications B la ste r ’s R a n g er II Op er a tio ns Ma nua l - E d i ti on 2 .0...
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Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction
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Page 8: Introduction
Over view This Chapter provides an introduction to high speed photography and to high speed photography of blasts. 1.1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of a Blaster’s Ranger II™ high speed digital video camera system. This Operations Manual provides instructions on the use of the hardware supplied with the Blaster’s Ranger II™. - Page 9 With high speed digital video photography, many of these phenomena and occurrences can now be observed “as they happen”. “High Speed Photography in Open Pit Blasting” by Mining Resource Engineering Limited. March 1983. ISBN 0-9691314-0-2. Available from the International Society of Explosives Engineers (www.isee.org). T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com...
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Page 11: Chapter 2 Hardware
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Page 12: Blaster's Ranger Ii™ High Speed Digital Video Camera
Over view This Chapter describes all of the hardware components provided with the Blaster’s Ranger II™ High Speed Digital Video Camera. 2.1 Blaster’s Ranger II™ High Speed Digital Video Camera Blaster’s Ranger II™ High Speed Digital Video Camera is encased in a rigid steel housing. The housing is sealed to resist dirt and moisture and is equipped with many connection ports: the Ethernet Communication port and the... -
Page 13: Camera Bottom
2.1.3 Camera Back Trigger Button USB port Battery Status LED Sync Activity LED Camera Status LED Power LED Network Activity LED Storage Activity LED Touch-Screen Display Display Button Menu Button D-Pad Arm Button Power ON/OFF Button T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com... -
Page 14: Camera Input Output Panel
2.1.4 Camera Input Output Panel USB OTG (Micro A/B connector) SDHC Port GigE Port (R J45 connector) Sync I/O, Trigger (Lemo connector) HDMI Port (Type A connector) DC Power In (Lemo connector) 2.2 BLASTER’S RANGER II™ ACCESSORIES 2.2.1 Protective Carry Case Carry Case is designed to contain, for transportation and storage all the components required for setup and use of the... -
Page 15: Blaster's Ranger Ii™ Dc Power Cable
The trigger cable with switch allows the user to trigger the camera at a distance. The user can extend this cable with the appropriate BNC connectors and a reel of RG-58 coaxial cable. 2.2.8 SD Card Blaster’s Ranger II™ is shipped with a 16GB high performance SD-Card. T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com... -
Page 16: Usb Communication Cable
2.2.9 USB Communication Cable It is a USB-A to USB-Micro-B cable. Once connected via the Blaster’s Ranger II™ port to a PC, any mass storage device on the camera can be accessed by the PC. This includes an SD-Card, Solid State Drive, or thumb drive in the USB port. 2.2.10 ProAnalyst®... -
Page 17: Chapter 3: Getting Started
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Page 18: Introduction
Over view This chapter provides an outline of how to setup the Blaster’s Ranger II™. This chapter assumes that the User will first want to unpack the Blaster’s Ranger II™ and set it up in an office environment in order to learn the camera controls. 3.1 Introduction This chapter provides a detailed description of the setup procedure for the Blaster’s Ranger... -
Page 19: Attaching The External Dc Power Supply
Modes if both the battery and external power supply are present. It toggles the camera between two Modes: ON/OFF if either the battery or the external supply is not present. (See Table 1: ON/OFF Button on page 9 T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com... -
Page 20: Mass Storage
Table 1: ON/OFF Button Battery External Battery Charge % Mode LEDs Present Supply Indicator • • 1. Operating Power / Camera / Battery (Green, Amber, or Red) Batt: xx% • • 2. Charging Power / Battery (Green, Amber, or Red) (LCD off) •... -
Page 21: Usb Port
USB-OTG. When you are finished, you need to eject the media from the PC. Click on the “Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media” icon on your computer’s task bar and select “Eject Camera.” T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com... -
Page 22: Camera Setup
NOTE: Any device that is connected to the camera after the camera and PC are connected will not be seen by the PC. Table 3: Blaster’s Ranger II™ Mass Storage Functionality Blaster’s Ranger II™ Utilities: Target Drive(s) Functions System/Storage/Explore SSD/USB/SDHC Move, Copy, and Delete Image files System/Storage/Format SSD/USB/SDHC... -
Page 23: Blaster's Ranger Ii™ I/O Cable And Trigger Switch Cable
Menu Menu levels of the menu. For example, if you are navigating a Menu pressing the Menu button will return you to the Menu Bar. (See Menu Terminology, below.) T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com... -
Page 24: Using The Touchscreen
D-Pad is used to move within menus and dialogs. It has an “OK” button in its center for selecting menu items and options. While navigating through menus, the current location is indicated by a change of color from white or green to gray. When navigating a Menu, the drop down selections will always appear in the left most column. -
Page 25: To Enable The Touchscreen
Display menu that control the behavior of the displays. These are: • LCD Dimmer • Backlight control • HDMI is a timer that turns the LCD display off after a number of minutes. LCD Dimmer T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com... -
Page 26: Hdmi Display
Figure 11: Display Controls There are four choices: • Off--the display will not “time out.” • 1 Min. The display will go dark after 1 minutes of non-use. • 5 Min. The display will go dark after 5 minutes of non-use. -
Page 27: Blaster's Ranger Ii™ Name The Camera
There are many symbols available on the keypad that are not valid for camera naming. If you enter symbols that are not usable, those characters and any subsequent characters will be stripped from the camera name as soon as you navigate away from the Name Menu. Figure 14: Alphanumeric Dialog Box T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com... -
Page 28: Setting The Time
3.10 Setting the Time Figure 15: Time Format Menu Time Setup on the Blaster’s Ranger II™ is located in the System Menu. There are two choices for setting the time of the camera: User NTP. If you select User, the time and date are manually entered into the camera. -
Page 29: Configuration And Camera Information
#1, or #2) Select Reset to load the factory default configuration. General information about the camera, including MAC address and versions of software, FPGA, Sensor and Gig-E are available in Information in the System Menu. T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com... - Page 30 B la ste r ’s R a n g er II Op er a tio ns Ma nua l - E d i ti on 2 .0...
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Page 31: Chapter 4: Operation Of The Blaster's Ranger
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Page 32: Setting Frame Rate And Resolution
Over view This chapter provides an outline of how to setup the Blaster’s Ranger II™ for recording, viewing, and saving events. 4.1 Setting Frame Rate and Resolution Frame rate and resolution are set together as they are interactive. The maximum frame rate of the camera is based on its resolution as seen Table 5: Frame Rates and Resolutions, below. -
Page 33: Aliasing And Frame Rate
Choose from the four aspect ratio choices: Custom, 4:3, 5:4, 16:9. With the Custom choice the width and height are independent. If any of the others are chosen, the width or height will adjust automatically to maintain aspect ratio. T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com... -
Page 34: Offset Control
4.1.3 Offset Control Most of the time to make use of the best resolving properties of your lens, you will want to center the image at the optical center, which corresponds to the center of the sensor. In this case you would make sure that the “Center” check box is checked. It is also possible, that you will wish to shift your ROI (Region of Interest) without moving the camera. -
Page 35: Low Light Mode
Blaster’s Ranger II™ sensor outputs 10-bit image data. This represents 1024 shades of gray for mono, and 1024 shades each for Red, Green, and Blue for color-- that would be 10243... over a billion colors! T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com... -
Page 36: Configuring The Trigger
Decimal numbers 0 to 1023 are expressed 0000000000 to 1111111111 in binary. Each binary digit is a “bit.” So a 3 bit number, 000 to 111, is the equivalent to decimal 0 to 7. An 8-bit number, 00000000 to 11111111, is the equivalent to decimal 0 to 255. Because we will be accessing the imagery on devices such as computers and LCD screens like the one on the Blaster’s Ranger II™, that can... -
Page 37: 10% And 90% Triggers
(the “blackest” pixel will have a value of 0). Dark frame data is saved for correcting Fixed Pattern Noise (FPN). Fixed Pattern Noise exists on every image sensor. NOTE: T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com... -
Page 38: Calibrate Black Level
4.6.1 Calibrate Black Level: The general rule is to do a Black Level Calibration if ever you believe the image looks noisy with Pixel FPN turned on. To be assured that you are getting the best possible images, perform a calibration: •... - Page 39 It can remain in this state indefinitely waiting for a Trigger. -2449 +2449 -09.796 +09.796 [CAP] ROI:1280x 1024 FPS:250 EXP: 8X (0.500 ms) TrigPos: 50% Batt: 53% T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com...
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Page 40: Trigger
4.7.2 Trigger Press the Trigger button, (see 2.1.3 Camera Back on page 7) or the trigger switch cable button. When triggered, the Blaster’s Ranger II™ will capture frame “0” and the post-trigger frames. The progress bar will change color and move from the trigger point to the end as in the three images below. -
Page 41: To Set Up Autosave
Play the video-play it forward, backward, frame by frame, adjust the cut-in and cut-out points (find the interesting portion of the clip), etc. Adjust the image brightness, contrast, gamma, bit depth, color, etc. Save video to a mass storage device. Figure 28: Playback Buttons T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com... -
Page 42: To Enter Review/Play
To Review the video: Review Mode there is a series of buttons on the bottom of the display, and a progress bar, very much like the one used for Record Mode to mark the place in the video currently being viewed. 4.9.1 To enter Review / Play Either complete a recording, which will automatically open Review... -
Page 43: Image Processing
(8-bit M /24-bit C) (8-bit M/ 24-bit C) or RAW BMP (8-bit) (8-bit M /24-bit C) (8-bit M / 24-bit C) or RAW AVI (8-bit) JPEG (8-bit M /24-bit C) JPEG (8-bit M / 24-bit C) T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com... - Page 44 Calculating file sizes for TIFF images is very simple: Resolution x Bit depth/8 = approximate BMP or TIFF file size in Bytes (to convert Bytes to KB divide by 1024) For example a 1280 x 1024 Mono TIFF 1280 x 1024 x 8 / 8 = 1,310,720 bytes = 1,280K A 1280 x 1024 16-bit RAW TIFF 1280 x 1024 x 16 / 8 = 2,621,440 bytes = 2,560K...
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Page 45: Sync In
Sync In Settings dialog. The touchscreen feature is implemented for this dialog. If it is enabled, you will be able to enter data with your fingertip. Select Rising Edge falling edge depending on your preference. T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com... -
Page 46: Per Second
Select Frame. (Per Second Synchronization will Figure 31: Sync In Settings Dialog be covered in the next section.) Set the master framerate. This is the speed in Hertz of the input signal. It is important that the input signal does not exceed this because this is the number the camera will use to calculate integration timing. -
Page 47: Per Second
Invert Sync In is not selected. • Sync In for the Slave cameras Master Framerate is set the same as the Framerate of the Master camera. • Choice of Shutter Duty Cycle does not matter. T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com... - Page 48 • If the Master Sync Out Active High, then the Slave Sync In must be set for Rising Edge. If Master Sync Out Active Low, then the Slave Sync In must be set for Falling Edge. NOTE: For the “common” setup as well as for variations listed below, always make sure that the Post Trigger portion of the recording time for the...
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Page 49: Chapter 5: Field Operations
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Page 50: Introduction
Sensor Fusion™ Combinatory analysis of video data with VOD data or other sensors allows live visualization of issues perceived from other data acquisition methods such as those captured by the MREL DataTrap II™ MREL MicroTrap™. The Figure on the following page illustrates the various high speed video photography applications. - Page 51 Figure 35: High Speed Photography Application T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com...
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Page 52: Selecting A Camera Position
Make Trigger wrapped over the end of a detonator). If the User intends to trigger the recording manually, the push-button trigger device is available from MREL with any desired length of cabling. Finally, the location should also ensure that during the blast, the first boreholes to fire do not obscure the line of sight of other boreholes. -
Page 53: Power Supply Option
Review Mode. 13. Click on the Live button to put the camera back into Live Mode. From here a new recording can be made or the camera’s configuration can be changed. T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com... - Page 54 I M P O R T A N T The Blaster’s Ranger II™ Camera image memory is volatile memory and images will be lost if a new recording is initiated or the Blaster’s Ranger II™ Camera is powered off . Be sure to save important videos before initiating a new recording or turning off the Blaster’s Ranger II™...
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Page 55: Chapter 6: Using The Blaster's Ranger Ii™ With A Pc
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Page 56: Connecting To A Pc Via Ethernet
Over view This Chapter provides the outline how to connect a PC to the Blaster’s Ranger II™. 6.1 Connecting to a PC via Ethernet Figure 36: Attaching the Ethernet Cable Blaster’s Ranger II™ may be connected to a PC using the USB-OTG connection, (Refer section... -
Page 57: Autoconfiguration
Type the camera’s IP address or camera name into the browser’s Location bar. A camera control application within the camera does the rest. A control menu will appear in your browser that will give a live camera view and complete control over the camera operation. T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com... -
Page 58: Opening The Blaster's Ranger Ii™ In Windows Explorer
6.2.1 Opening the Blaster’s Ranger II™ in Windows Explorer Open either a web browser Windows Explorer. Type the camera name or IP address in the Location bar, preceded by \\. So, using the same information as in the example above, type in either \\192.168.1.106, or \\RangerII. -
Page 59: Chapter 7: Proanalyst ® Trackone Edition Software
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Page 60: About Proanalyst ® Trackone Edition
32 features. Will allow the User to quickly ProAnalyst TrackOne Edition ® export to Excel or Matlab for further analysis and graphing. If you need to track more than one point at the same time, please contact MREL to upgrade to ProAnalyst Professional Edition. -
Page 61: Image Processing
After the two points are selected, the user can enter the value between the two points selected and then select the units of measurement of the number from the pull down menu. After the units are selected, the Apply Scale >> button MUST be clicked. This will change the box beside the button to xx pixels/“units selected”. T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com... -
Page 62: Display Layers
The origin of the coordinate system can be set in a similar method. Point the reticle to point were the operator requests the coordinate origin to be (0,0). This will be the reference point for all of the measurements. After the origin is set, the orientation of the axes must be set. - Page 63 7.2.6.1 Show All Display every point created. 7.2.6.2 Show Past Display only past point created in the video. 7.2.6.3 Show Current Display only the current point. 7.2.6.4 Show None This will not display any points. T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com...
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Page 64: Under The Tracking Box
7.2.7 Under the Tracking box The buttons from left to right are: Track Backwards, Track One Frame Backwards, Stop, Track One Frame Forward Track Forward. The software takes an image of the Defined Region when the Set Region button is pressed. At some points, the Automatic Tracking loose the item of interest, the user MUST... -
Page 65: Explanation Of The Unshaded Cells
The Graphs tab has all of the measurements in a graphical solution. The graph on the left is the final solution produced by MREL to show the user what a completed graph could look like. The two white lines and text boxes were manually generated by hovering the cursor over the graph to record the values. This can be done on the graph on the right. -
Page 66: Example Demonstration File Explanation - Disrupter Example
7.4 Example Demonstration File Explanation – Disrupter Example This Mining example is for the purpose of learning ProAnalyst® TrackOne Edition. The example file can be found in the Disrupter_Demo directory. This example file was captured at 1000 frames per second. The calibration of the video is as shown in the calibration tab with the distance from the edge of the blue container to the third sensor (which is a third of the distance from the tip to the pole) is 5 meters. -
Page 67: Image Processing
The positive orientation of the two axes will be along the edge of the frame. For example, the top left button will set positive X direction to the right and the positive Y direction down while the bottom right button will set the T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com... -
Page 68: Display Layers
positive X direction to the left and the positive Y direction up. The four buttons around the reticle will set the positive orientation around the button pressed from the reticle position. If the orientation of the X axis is not horizontal, from the origin of the coordinate system place the reticle on the horizontal line and then click Set X Direction. -
Page 69: Under The Tracking Box
Region. The operator can then continue the track in the same direction (forward or backwards) and the previously tracked points will move to the new location. T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com... -
Page 70: Save All Toolkits
Once the object is tracked, the lock between the eye and the wrench should then be closed (to the locked position) to avoid and changes to the points. Units & Export section will allow the user to select the units to export the data to as well as the form that the file will be. In this example, the setup was Meters and Text. - Page 71 (-1) because the coordinate system was defined with Positive X to the right, the left side positive motion is to the left. The other solution is to define another calibration for the Left_Side measurement. All of the other measurements are as described above. The Graphs tab has all of the measurements in a graphical solution. T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com...
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Page 73: Chapter 8: Contacting Mrel For Technical Support
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Page 74: Contacting Mrel
+1-613-545-0466 Fax: +1-613-542-8029 Email: support@mrel.com MREL looks forward to providing you with assistance. B la ste r ’s R a n g er II Op er a tio ns Ma nua l - E d i ti on 2 .0... - Page 75 (K). High color temperatures are seen bluish, while lower color temperatures are seen reddish. Config. Camera Configuration that can be saved and reloaded. Includes settings for Frame Rate, Resolution, Shutter Speed, Trigger, bit depth, and Auto Save. T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com...
- Page 76 Contrast Linear image control that enhances the difference between pixel values by changing the slope of the curve, while maintaining the mean value. Cursor The cursor may be any graphic indication of where the current focus is within the user interface. This may be anything from a blinking vertical line as used within a dialog box when the user is entering text, or it may be a change in the color of a button as when navigating through menus.
- Page 77 SSD drive within the camera, or remote, such as a PC. This is Secure Digital memory, such as the SD-card used as a plug-in mass storage device for the camera. T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com...
- Page 78 Solid-state hard drive that is located inside the camera. This is a non-volatile mass storage device retains its data when the camera is powered down. Static IP In order for one networked device to “talk” to each other, they need to have compatible IP addresses. One way to assure this is for the user to assign unchanging (static) IP addresses to each device.
- Page 79 Rechargeable Battery Pack – 3 hours, or 10-26 VDC external power supply Power Consumption 7.5 Watts maximum Operating Environment +5°C to +40°C Size and Weight 228mm W x 114mm H x 89mm D. 1.8 Kg. T: +1-613-545-0466 F: +1-613-542-8029 www.mrel.com...
- Page 80 MREL is committed to product innovation; accordingly product may undergo specification improvements without notice. Copyright © 2014 MREL Group of Companies Limited. Blaster’s Ranger II™ High Speed Camera, Blaster’s Ranger II™ High Speed Camera Logo, and MREL Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of MREL Group of Companies Limited.
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