Campbell CC640 manual

CC640 Digital Camera Operating Manual Issued 9.1.08 Copyright © 2005 C ampbell Sci entific (Canada) C orp.. Printed under Licence by Cam pbell Scient ific Ltd. CSL 573[...]

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Guarantee This equipment is guaranteed against defects in materials and workmanship. This guarantee applies for twelve months from date of delivery. We will repair or replace products which prove to be defective during the guarantee period provided they are returned to us prepaid. The guarantee will not apply to: • Equipment which has been modifi[...]

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Contents PDF viewers note: These page numbers refer to the printed version of this document. Use the Adobe Acrobat® bookmarks tab for links to specific sections. 1. Specifications .............................................................. 1 2. Introduction .................................................................. 2 2.1 Connecting ....[...]

8. Lens ............................................................................ 21 8.1 Lenses and Field of View ....................................................................... 21 8.2 Focus and Zoom Adjustm ent .................................................................. 22 8.2.1 Temperat ure Variations and Focus .................[...]

Appendices A. Camera Enclosures ................................................ A-1 B. Quick Set-up and Test Procedure CC640 In Standalone Mode ................................................. B-1 Figures 1. CC640 Camera............................................................................................2 2. Terminal Block Position and Lay[...]

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CC640 Digital Camera 1. Specifications Power Supply Operating: 9-15 VDC 250 mA Max Quiescent: 250 uA typical Operating Temperature -40 ° C to +70 ° C Ext. Input Signal Logic Low Level: 0 - 0.7 VDC (-12VDC Absolute Min) Logic High Level: 4 – 15 VDC (15VDC Absolute Max) RS-485 Max. BAUD Rate: 230.4 KBAUD RS-232 Max. BAUD Rate: 230.4 KBAUD CS I/O [...]

CC640 Digital Camera 2. Introduction The CC640 di gital camera was designed t o meet the stringent ope rational requirements necessary fo r remote battery powered installations. The CC640 has a very low quiescent power draw and can ope rate over a wi de temperature range . The camera contains a com p act flash memo ry card interface th at turns the[...]

Operating Manual Table 1. Recommended ca ble colour connections Colour Required Connections Recommended Signal Connection Black Mandatory Gr ound Red Mandatory +12 V Green Optional Ext White N/A No connection or Ground Yellow Optional RS-485 A or RS-232 TX (Camera Output) Blue Optional RS-485 B or RS-232 RX (Camera Inpu t) Clear/Shield Mandatory Ca[...]

CC640 Digital Camera 2.3 Operating The CC640 is capable of ac quiring images in a self-tim ed mode, an ex ternal trigger m ode, and by manuall y taking a picture usi ng the Snap button (Se ction 3.3, page 6). Self-timed mode is set usin g the Device Configuration Utility, while a short pulse applied to the Ext. Input Sign al on the camera will init[...]

Operating Manual 3. Camera Hardware description 3.1 Terminal Block Connections Only shielded cable should be used for connections to the termin al NOTE bloc k. Gnd Power Ground +12VDC 9 -15VDC Power, 250 mA Ext. Ex ternal Trigger Input, 5.0 Vo lt Logic Signal, 15Volts Max RS-485A R S-485 c ommunications RS-485B RS-485 communicatio ns Shield Th e sh[...]

CC640 Digital Camera 3.2 Power Switch The power swi tch can be used to power th e camera continuously on or to place the camera in Auto powe r mode. The switch s hould not be le ft in the O n posit ion under normal operation. Leaving the switch in the On position will prevent the camera from entering its low power qui escen t mode of operation. The[...]

Operating Manual connectors in addition to th e video input. The audio inpu ts should remain unconnected, as the camera does not have aud io capability. The video o u tput can be turned on and/or off by pressi ng the Set-up Button whe n the power switch is in the ON position. During every image acquisition sequence the video outpu t will be momenta[...]

CC640 Digital Camera The following table offers LE D inform ation at a glance: LED Always O ff The camera has no power connected to it or it is in Quiescent Mode Quick Flash The camera is Powered ON (Power switch is in the ON position) Every 5 Seconds 4 Slow Flas hes Normal Power-On Seque nce Rapid Flashes for 4 Seconds A Power on t est did n o t p[...]

Operating Manual repeatedly update its firmware every ti me the camera wake s up from its quiescent mode. 4. Communications 4.1 PakBus Communications The camera uses the PakBus prot ocol to send im ag e files fro m the camera to the datalogger or o ther PakB us com patible devices. Communi cations are not e nabled whi le the cam e ra is in its quie[...]

CC640 Digital Camera Figure 4 Using C2006 ad apter board to carry RS-232 TX and RX on multi-conductor cable The necessary RS-232 TX (transmit) and RX (receive) signals ca n also be carried by the recom mended 6 co nductor cable. Figure 4 demonstrates using a DB -9 to terminal brea kout boar d (part C 2006) an d t he standard cable to transm it the [...]

Operating Manual Figure 5 RS-232 wiring using C2 006 boards with mult i-conductor cable Depending on the datalogger the wires can be terminated directly on the control ports or an other C2006 adapter board can be used to p rovide a 9-pi n connect or at the datalogger end (see Figure 5). 11[...]

CC640 Digital Camera Figure 6 Connections for Configuration The RS-232 port is used in conjun ction with the Device Configuration so ftw are to change settings in the camera such as the PakBus ad dresses. Figure 6 illustrates the connections required for interfacing to a computer. 12[...]

Operating Manual Figure 7 Camera connections for CS I/O port op eration 4.3 CS I/O Port The CS I/O port on the cam era provides a connector for CS I/O com munications. The port is designed to communicate with Campbell Scientific datalogg ers equipped with CS I/O communicat ion ports . A ribbo n cable assem bly (C1947) is used to provide a male 9-pi[...]

CC640 Digital Camera 4.4 RS-485 Port The RS-485 terminals can be used in conjunction with the MD485 to interface a datalogger to the camera over distances of up to 4000 feet. The +12V GND and EXT control lines cannot be pr actically run these long distances. Normally the RS-485A and RS-485B lines, and an ad ditio nal ground connection, are run thes[...]

Operating Manual Figure 8 Device Configuration Utility Scree n 15[...]

CC640 Digital Camera Table 2. Explanation of Configuration Settin g s Parameter Type Description Default Value Version Read Only The firmware version of the CC640 ope rating system N/A PakBus Port Read/Write Options: NONE, CS I/O, RS-485, RS-232 NONE Only select a P akBus Port if comm unications are being used to transfer images via PakB us. PakBus[...]

Operating Manual Video Output Type Read/Write Options: NTSC, PAL NTSC NTSC video is the North Am erican Standard. P AL is the VIDEO sta ndard for most Europea n Countries. Send Fixed Name Read/W rite Options: ON, OFF OFF If set to off, then the camera will send each image with a unique file name. The form at will be AAAA_EXXXXXX X.JPG Where AAAA is[...]

CC640 Digital Camera 6. Operational Description 6.1 Self Timed Mode In self-timed mode the cam era is capabl e of waking itself up and acquiring an image. In order to place the camera in self-timed mode use the Device Configuration Software to set the Self-Timed Interval parameter to non-zero. Self-Timed Example 1: To take a pict ure every 15 minut[...]

Operating Manual 7. Image Quality 7.1 Lighting conditions Lighting cond ition s have the greatest influence on image quality. The CC640 camera produces the best images under no rmal daylight conditions. Pictur es tak en in good daylight cond itio ns produce crisper and brigh ter images. The CC640 uses the e ntire image to adjust the exposu re setti[...]

CC640 Digital Camera Figure 9 Illustration of Time Stamp banner 7.4 JPEG Compression There are 5 selectable levels of JPEG compression: • Very High (32 Kbytes Typical) • High (4 8 Kbytes Typical) • Medium (72 Kbytes Typical) • Low (100 Kbytes Typical) • None (Lossless) (480 Kbytes Typical) These are typical values with th e tim e stamp en[...]

Operating Manual 8. Lens The standar d Lenses for the C C640 cam era contain the following features: • CS Mount • Varifocal (manual zoom) • Manual Focus • DC Iris The camera controls the iris of the lens using the cable with a 4-pin connector. This connector must always be plugged in to the receptacle (on the front lens plate of the camera)[...]

CC640 Digital Camera 8.2 Focus and Zoom Adjustment The lens is e quipped with manual zoom and focus adjustm ent rings. T he most practical way to adjust the lens is by utilizing a normal Television monitor or a portable Te levision . • Connect an ap propriate vide o cable from the vide o output c onnector (RCA Jack) of the camera t o the video in[...]

Operating Manual 8.3 Lens Filter The CC640 camera is equipped with an IR cut filter on its lens. This is threaded onto the front of the len s an d is required to filter out near-infrared light that can have an undesirable affect on the images. It is recommended that the filter always be left installed on the lens. Figure 10 Lens and Filter 9. Maint[...]

CC640 Digital Camera 9.2 Lens Cleaning If the filter or lens requires cleaning, it is very important that only a proper lens cloth (like those included w ith your CC640 camera) or lens tissue be used. The use of inappr opriate ma terials to clean t he lens can permanently damage or reduce the effectiveness of the filter or lens. 10. Set-up and Inte[...]

Operating Manual 10.2 Communications Communications can enable remote retrieval and/or storage of images to external devices such a s compatibl e Campbell Sci entific data loggers. T he PakBus protocol is used to facilitate the transfer of images. 10.2.1 Communications Disabled When a camera is not connected to oth er devices for communications the[...]

CC640 Digital Camera Refer to Sectio n 4.2 for additional i nformation and connect ions diagrams usin g the RS-232 port. 10.2.4 RS-485 Communications The camera can download im ages via its RS -485 port using the PakB us protocol. An MD485 c an be use d to transm it images via PakBus fro m a camera to other devices: • Set the parameter PakBus Por[...]

Operating Manual The quiescent power consumption in Amp-Hours is calculated as follows: P quiescent = 250x10 -6 Amps * 24 Hou rs = 0.006 Amp-H rs / Day The operating power usage per picture in Am p - Hours is calculated as follows: P operating = 0.250 Am ps * (30Sec. / 36 00 Sec./Hr) = 0. 00208 Am p-Hrs / Pict ure The daily power usage will depend [...]

CC640 Digital Camera Table 4. RS-232 Port File Trans fer Times and power usage per image RS-232 n E ) on (42kB Files) n ) (100kb Files) es) Very High High Medium Low Compression None Comm unica BAUD RAT t io Compress (32kB Files ion Compressi Compressi (72kB Files o Lossless Compression (480kB Fil 9600 47 seconds 71 seconds 105 seconds 147 seconds [...]

Operating Manual 12. CR10X the CS e. ents 12.2 CR10X Memory Allocation Memory must be allocated in the CR10X for th e purpose of storing files. The mem y u ltiples of 64Kbyte blocks. Memory allocated for file storage comes out of final storage space. T h e files are stored in a circular buffer (rin e l storag m The mem ommend 6 t o 16 blocks) block[...]

CC640 Digital Camera 12.4 CR10X *D15 Settings The *D15 Settings are used to set the PakBus Parameters necessary for communicat ions with t he camera. Refer to PakBus Networking Guide for additional information on PakBus and th ese setting s . If values for parameters 01, 02, 03 are t oo smal l, you may not be able t o connect to all network nodes. [...]

Operating Manual The following methods can b e used to set the d rive size of the USR: • The Device Configuration Utility program • PakBus Graph • Editing the parameter from the Status Table • The CR1000’s optional keypad a nd display. 13.2 CR1000 Files Manager The Files Manager setting on the CR1000 facilitates the management of JPEG fil[...]

CC640 Digital Camera Refer to Figure 7 Camera connections for CS I/O port (page 13) for an illustration of the connections betwee n the camera and the CR1000 datalogger. 13.4 CR1000 RS-232 Port Communications The camera can be connected to the 9 pi n RS-232 port of the CR1000. A Nu ll modem cable or adapter must be used betw een the camera and the [...]

Operating Manual • Send_File <Station> <Filename> Sends a particular file to a station. • Delete_File <Station> <Filename> Deletes a file stored in the datalogger. Th is is currently not supported on the CR10X dat alogger. • Retrieve_File < Station > < Filena me > <Output Filename > This should be the[...]

CC640 Digital Camera 14.3 Task Set-up / LNCMD.EXE Automated image collection can be ach ieved by setting up a Task in Logg ern et that executes the LNCMD.EXE executable. A sample screen of a Tas k set-up that executes LNCM D.EXE is shown in Figure 11 Task Set-up (below). In this example th e statio n CR10XPB is a station that is set-up in Loggern e[...]

Operating Manual Figure 11 Task Set-up 35[...]

CC640 Digital Camera In the above example the task will execute on its own schedule separate from data collection. A task can also be created t hat calls the LNCMD.EXE after scheduled data is collected. This may be m ore desirable for stations that are called using a dial up connect ion to elim inate separate dialling f o r data and images. To set-[...]

Operating Manual 15. Installation The camera must be installed in an e nvir onmentally sealed enclosure tha t offers protection from moisture or high humidity. It is als o recommended that desiccant be installed in the camera enclosure t o abso rb excess humidity. Failure to install or replace the desiccant as required m ay cause malfunctions or da[...]

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Appendix A. Camera Enclosures 1. ENC 16/18-CC The ENC16/18-CC encl osure provides a me ans of housing the camera along with other equi pment such as a datalog ger and modem . The ENC 16/18-CC e nclosure uses the same fibre glass enclosure and mounts as the standard ENC 16/18 enclosure. The ENC 16/18-CC includes the following additional items to fac[...]

CC640 Digital Camera Figure A-1a Enc 16/18 Mounting A-2[...]

Appendix A. Camera Enclosu res 2. CC4718 Enclosure The CC4718 E nclosure is a n outdoor enclosure t hat can be use d to house the CC640 camera. The FIN6CON D cable would normally be us ed to carry power from the s upply to the camera. This cable also s upplies enoug h conductors t o use RS-485 or RS-2 32 communicat ions to send images t o a datalog[...]

CC640 Digital Camera Figure A-3 Camera on CC4718 Mounting Plate Figure A-4 CC4718 Bottom View A-4[...]

Appendix A. Camera Enclosu res Figure A-5 Vertical Pipe Mount Figure A-6 Horizontal Pipe Mount A-5[...]

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Appendix B. Quick Set-up and Test Procedure CC640 in Standalone Mode PURPOSE: The steps below are designed to he lp first time users operate the CC640 camera. The procedures are useful to do a quick check on the cam era’s operation and familiarize the user with focusing. These procedures are intended for use only as an initial check of the CC640?[...]

CC640 Digital Camera STEP 2: Using the screwdriver and cable t hat is provided with the camera, connect a 12VDC power s ource t o the CC640 using the di agram below: R S 2 3 2 v ia c o n tr o l p o r ts A u to O n S e tu p S n a p P o w e r C S I/O R S - 2 3 2 E x te r n a l I / O V id e o - O u t S h ie ld A B Ext . +12V D C Gnd CC640 Compact Fl a[...]

Appendix B. Quick Set-up and Test Procedure STEP 9: Press the ‘Setu p’ button agai n and observe that the video out put turns off. Pressing the setu p butt o n t og gl es t he vi de o output on and off. Ensure that the video out put is off for the nex t step. STEP 10: Press the ‘Snap’ button. The LED will flash twice and the video output wi[...]

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