LBA-PC
OPERATOR’S Manual
LBA-PC
Installation of the Frame Grabber Board Camera Connections
Equipment Setup
For Windows 2000 and Windows XP Pro
Optical Radiation Hazards Electrical Hazards
Menus and Dialog Boxes
Capture Toolbar... design the toolbar contents
Camera... selection and display resolution
Aperture... display and define apertures
Capture... define acquisition method and processing
Display Windows
Triggering Types & Capturing Methods
Computations
What is Ultracal
Integration Operation
Digital Camera Control
Active X
Digital Camera Option
Remote Operation
Remote Gpib Operation
System Requirements
General Information
Optional Equipment
Power Requirements
Specifications
Electrical Hazards
Safety Considerations
Optical Radiation Hazards
Installation of the Frame Grabber Board
Equipment Setup
LBA-300PC
LBA-7XXPC -D LBA-PC-PIII
LBA-PC
Four Camera Option Operator’s Manual
Camera Connections
Analog Cameras
LBA-PC Software Installation
Digital Cameras
First Method Windows XP
Start, Programs, Spiricon, LBA-PC, LBA-PC
Start LBA-PC
Second Method Windows 2000 or XP
Collect Data
Configure Camera Type
Sample Configurations
LBA-PC device driver not found LBA-PC set to Off-Line mode
Error Messages
Unable to load LCA program file File Not Found
Click on the Sound, video and game controllers listing
Not a valid LBA-PC data file
Frame Grabber not found LBA-PC set to Off-Line mode
Connections
SHUT3 SHUT2 SHUT1
Camera Power
Shutter Controls Signals
Trigger Out
Camera Control Cables
Pass/Fail Out
Trigger
Pyrocam I Setup Requirements
Special Setup for Pyrocam I Operation
Pyrocam I with Non-Digital LBA-PC’s
LBA-300/400/500/708/710/712/714PC Digital camera option
Some Restrictions apply when interfaced to a Pyrocam
Setup requirements for LBA-PC with pyrocam cameras
LBA-500/7XXPC-D w/ Digital Camera Option
Pyrocam I with Digital LBA-PC’s
Image synchronization considerations
LBA-500/7XXPC-D Setup requirements
Image Synchronization Considerations
File Load
File. . . Drop Down Menu Selections
Load Frame Dialog Box
Drag and Drop Data Frame Loading
File Save As…
Special Frame Numbers
Save As … Dialog Box
Export Image… to a disk file
Export Image… dialog box
Set Reference, copy the current to the reference frame
Save Config… to a file
Restore Config… from a file
What is Gain Correction?
How to generate gain
What Disables Gain Correction?
Generate Gain
File Save Gain As…
File Load Gain…
Gain Off/On
File Logging
Data, Results & Export Logging, dialog box
Beginning and Terminating Logging
Logging Method
Pass/Fail Filter
Combinations using Logging, Statistics and Post Processing
Combinations using Logging, Statistics and Block Mode
File Print…
File Save Frog as…
File Print Setup
File Exit
Save Frog as…Dialog Box
Frog Data Collection Tips
Frog Data Orientation
LBA-PC
Hide/Show Capture, Display, Aperture Toolbar
Options... Drop Down Menu Selections
Aperture... display and define apertures
Aperture Shapes
Drag and Drop Apertures
How to create a Drawn Aperture
Display Beam Width
Using Auto Apertures
Creating a new Camera Type
Camera... selection and display resolution
Camera type selection
Click on Save CAM
Resolution and Frame Size
Frame Buffer Size
Sync Source
Am I using Virtual Memory yet?
Gamma Correction
Pixel Scale, Pixel Units
Lens
Special Camera Settings
Capture... define acquisition method and processing
Capture
LBA-PC
Camera
Capture Interval
LBA-PC
Trigger
LBA-PC
Processing
Frame Average
Frame Summing
Gain Correction
Reference Subtraction
Capture Toolbar... design the toolbar contents
Logging
Computation... Energy calibration select results items
Print
Write Protect
Quantitative display, on/off
Energy Calibration Procedure
Total energy Aperture
Min
Beam Width Method
LBA-PC
Top Hat
Elliptical
Gauss Fit
Divergence
Histogram
Statistics
Beam Display... define the beam display
Cursor Orientation
Beam View
Cursors
Origin Location
Axis Scale
Beam Colors
Beam Display
Set Reference Source
Color Bar
Display Thresholds
7.13 2D Only Beam Display Items
Copy Image to Clipboard
Copy Image to Wallpaper
7.14 3D only
LBA-PC
Beam Stability
Beam Display Toolbar
Main Controls
Strip Chart Controls
LBA-PC
Peak/Centroid Scatter Plot and Histogram
Options Beam Display
Options Camera Pixel Units
Options Camera
∝ m
LBA-PC
Option Camera
Create Palette…
LBA-PC
Save Colors
Saving the Palette
Clearing Colors
Load Colors
Pass/Fail... Drop Down Menu Selections
Password Lockout
Pass/Fail... enable and define its operation
Pass or Fail results
Quantitative Pass/Fail
Pass/Fail Units
Pass/Fail dialog boxes
Gauss Pass/Fail
Elliptical Pass/Fail
Top Hat Pass/Fail
Centroid
Top Hat Fluence
Window... Drop Down Menu Selections
Start!/Stop!... a Toggle Menu Action Item
How to Ultracal
Ultracal! Menu Action Item
Tile
AutoExposure!… Menu Action Item
What Disables Ultracal
AutoExposure! Operation
AutoExposure Interacts with Ultracal
Operator’s Manual 104
Operator’s Manual 105
Beam Display Window
Main Window
Frame Comment
LBA-PC
Shortcuts
Results Display Window
Shortcuts
Hardware Zooming
Pan/Zoom Display Window
Analog Camera Zooming
Digital Camera Zooming
Soft Zooming
Panning
Zooming and Panning Constraints
Tilt/Rotate Display Window
Histogram Display Window
Shortcuts using the Mouse
Operator’s Manual 117
Triggering the LBA-PC
Triggering Types & Capturing Methods
Type Trigger Out
Trigger Type CW
Interlaced Cameras
Non-interlaced Cameras
CCD Frame Transfer Camera, Interlaced
Trigger Delay
CCD Interline and Full Frame Transfer Camera, Interlaced
Cmos Camera, Interlaced
Type Video Trigger
Type Trigger
Programming the Capture Interval
Capture Methods and Rate Control
CCD Frame and Interline Transfer Cameras, Interlaced
With Trigger Type set to CW
With Trigger Type set to Trigger Out
Integration Control
Integration Operation
Digital Camera Operations
Digital Camera Control
Digital Camera Binning Effects
Digital Camera Triggering
Digital Camera ROI Formating
Digital Camera Exposure Controls
Digital Camera Gain and Black Level Control
Operator’s Manual 127
Numerical Formats
Computational Accuracy
Manual Background Energy Nulling
What is Ultracal
Beam Presentation Affects Results
Total Energy
What is the Clip Level and how is it used?
Clip Level
Peak and Min
Percent in Aperture
Peak Location
Centroid Location
11.1 D4-Sigma Method
Beam Widths and Diameters
Knife Edge Method
= ∑x ∑y y − y2 ⋅ Zx, y
Percent of Peak Method
Elliptical beam
Percent of Energy Method
Whole Beam fits Line fits are X/Y or Major/Minor aligned
Gauss Fit
15 X/Y or Major/Minor line fit equations
Whole Beam fit equations
Correlation of Fit
Deviation of Fit
Top Hat
∑ Z
Top Hat Minimum and Maximum intensities
Top Hat Factor
Top Hat Mean and Standard Deviation
= ∑f i ⋅ NPix = Pk Total
Focal Length Method
Effective Area and Effective Diameter
Far-Field Divergence Angle computations
Far-Field Method
Histogram
Statistics
∑ S
Frame Summing
Frame Averaging
Z 1/ g
Gamma Correction
Convolution
Operator’s Manual 147
I/O Connections
Digital Camera Option
Digital Camera Connections for LBA-7XX Model Frame Grabbers
VD11-0+/-… LBA-400/500
Vsync
SHT#… LBA-400/500 only
VD15-0+/-… LBA-7XX
RST… LBA-400/500 only
Special Jumper Cutting Requirements LBA-400/500 only
Transfer Mode
Digital Camera Advanced Timing Setup
Scan Mode
Vertical Start
Horizontal Size
Vertical Size
Horizontal Start
Digital Camera and Ultracal Operation
LBA-PC
Remote Operation
How to Disable Remote Operation
Operator’s Manual 157
Microsoft Excel
Using ActiveX
Introduction
Visual Basic Visual Studio
LabVIEW
Properties, Methods, and Events
AppInfo
Properties
Running
OperationComplete
NewFrame, HoldNewFrame
OperationError
FrameData, FrameWidth, FrameHeight
PixelHScale, PixelVScale
CursorDelta
CrosshairX, CrosshairY, CrosshairZ
EnergyOfBeam
Bitmap
Quantitative Results
Results
Gauss Fit Results
Elliptical Results
Top Hat Results
Statistics Results
Divergence Results
Pass/Fail Results
Open
LoadConfig
Methods
Start
OpenIndex
Stop
Ultracal
OnNewFrame
Events
Auto Exposure
OnOperationComplete
Dcom
False
True
Server LBA-PC Computer
Remote Access
Client Application Computer
If you have a problem
LBA-PC
AT-GPIB/TNT PCI-GPIB PCI-GPIB+ PCMCIA-GPIB PCMCIA-GPIB+
Remote Gpib Setup
Hardware and Software Requirements
LBA-PC
Ieee 488.1 Command Support
Command Formats and Responses
LBA-PC Command and Data Formats
Ieee 488.2 Common Commands
DAB
Establishing Remote Control
Restore and Save Configuration Files
Configuration Commands
LDC Restore Config…
SDC Save Config…
Configuration Commands
APT?END
Minor=7.500E+00 Rotation=0 DisplayShape=0 AutoAperture=1
DAW
Transfer Commands
Transferring Raw Data
10.6.1.1 RCC?, RCR? Read Cursor Transfer
RCR?END
10.6.1.2 RDD? Read Frame Transfer
RDD?END
Transferring Data Files
FRM?
10.6.2.1 FRM? Download Data Frame
FRM
LDD
FRM
FRM Upload Data Frame
FrameNumber=33 #6124928DAB…DABEND
LDD Read Data File
SDD Save Data File
10.6.2.5 RDR? Read Results
RDR?
LOG Logging
10.6.2.7 FST? Transferring Status Information
FST?
10.6.3 PFS? Pass/Fail Status
Spatial Coordinates
Coordinate Systems
10.7.2 Pan/Zoom Window Detector Coordinates
PAN Set Capture Window Location
DIS Set Manual Origin Location
PAN?END
Frame Coordinates
Beam Window World Coordinates
Error Messages
LDC
LDC cannot load config while runningEND
STB
Service Request Response
ESR
ELR
Operator’s Manual 210
UNL
Ieee 488.1 Command Support
Command Meaning Usage
Ieee 488.2 Common Commands
Return ESE contents
Bit 5 Event Status bit, ESB, set
ESE, *ESE? ESR?
Service Request Generation
Configuration Command Parameters
LBA-PC Command and Data Formats
CCC =
Type Description
LDC restore configuration
LBA-PC Configuration Commands
File Menu
Key Type Value Description
LDD load data from file
SDC save configuration
SDD save data to file
Key Type Value Description
BMP
EXP set export configuration & export images
LOG set logging configuration
FRM and RDD are ignored if the LBA-PC is Not in remote
GAI generate gain frame
PRN set print configuration and print
REF set reference
GAI3
Options Menu
APT set aperture configuration
CAM set camera configuration
CAP set capture configuration
Key Type Value Description
Key Type Value Description
PAN
COM set computations configuration
Operator’s Manual 230
DIS set display configuration
Key Type Value Description
EnergyOfBeam=0 then the range is 0 to
PFF set pass/fail master configuration
PSW enter password
Pass/fail quant configuration
Pass/Fail Menu
Key Type Value Description
Pass/fail gauss configuration
Pass/fail elliptical configuration
Key Type Value Description
Key Type Value Description
Pass/fail top hat configuration
Key Type Value Description
CAL ultra cal
Remote Specific Commands
3.6 Pass/fail divergence configuration
CUR read/write cursor location
CHR read/write cross hair location
CHR?
CUR?
ERR?
ERR error reporting
DSF display frame
Executionerror
Message Error Type Description
Commanderror
Rangeerror
Executionerror LDD, DIS
Executionerror LDD, SDD, DIS
Executionerror LDD, SDD
Executionerror SDD
Message Generated By
Executionerror CHR
REM
Message Generated By
Message Generated By
Message Generated By
FRM upload/download a data frame
FST frame status information
HHMMSS.DD
MM/DD/YY
LOC go to local
PAN pan left/right/up/down
ORG set manual origin to cursor location
4.10 PAL? read color palette
PNW?
PNW pan window limits
PAN?
PFS?
4.13 PFS? read pass/fail status
4.14 RCC? read cursor column
4.15 RCR? read cursor row
Key Type Value Description
LBA-714PC
4.16 RDD? read raw data
RDR
4.17 RDR? read results
RUN start running
REM go to remote
STP stop running
STT start/stop toggle
WLD?
4.23 WLD? read current frame boundaries
ZOM zoom in/out
ZMM zoom information
Footnotes
ZOM?
ZMM?
Operator’s Manual 264
Virtual Instrument VI Examples
LBA-PC Remote Control Capabilities
VI Libraries
\ Spiricon \ Lbapc
Auto Aperture ON/OFF
Basic SubVI Library Examples
Comma String to Array
Display Beam Frame
Frame SRE
Do Ultracal
Get Basic Results
Get Frame Status Info
Get Pan Location
Get Palette
Get Tophat Results
Get Version
Move Pan
Move Cursor
Read Basic Cursor info
Read Cursor Column/Row
Read Divergence Results
Restore Configuration
Results SRE
Run Stop
General VI Examples for the LBA-PC
Save Configuration
Semicolon String to Array
Set Energy and Units
Basic Results Panel
Basic Results
Beam Viewer Panel
Beam Viewer
Basic Logging
Basic Divergence
Basic Tophat
Load Data
Hotkeys
Get Data
Operator’s Manual 276
Index
Percent of energy
Convolution 66, 128
LabVIEW 160
Shortcuts 109, 110