SpeckFINDER HD User Manual

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User Manual

Digital Computer Microscope

Version 3.00

Date: September 2008

Dazor Manufacturing Corp.

11721 Dunlap Industrial Drive

Maryland Heights, Missouri, 63043 USA

Phone: US+ 314.652.2400

Fax: US+ 314.652.2069

Web: www.dazor.com; www.speckfinder.com


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User Manual speckFINDER HD™

Preface

We have taken every possible care in preparing this manual. Nevertheless, we are unable toprovide any guarantee with regard to content, entirety or quality of the details contained in thismanual. The contents of this manual are revised regularly and brought up to latest standards.Furthermore, we are also unable to guarantee that the product will operate fault-free even if thespecifications and recommended computer configuration are observed.

Under no circumstances whatsoever are we able to guarantee that a specific application objec-tive can be achieved with the purchase of this product.

Liability for immediate damages, subsequent damages and damages to others resulting from thepurchase of this product is excluded within the terms of existing legislation. Liability under any

circumstances is restricted to the product price.

All rights reserved. This manual may not be copied, reproduced, transcribed or translated intoanother language in part or full without the written permission of Dazor Manufacturing Corp..

Date: September 2008


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Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Important Information 2

Copyright………………………………………………………………… 2Security………………………………………………………………….. 2Trademarks……………………………………………………………… 2Contact Information…………………………………………………….. 3Environment/Care and Cleaning……………………………………… 4

3. Components Supplied 5

4. Connections and Setup 6

Back Side……………………………………………………………….. 6Left Side…………………………………………………………………. 7Right Side……………………………………………………………….. 8Standard Mounting Base………………………………………………. 9

5. Start-Up/General Operation/Saving Images 10

Front Side……………………………………………………………….. 10Logging onto speckFINDER HD……………………………………… 10Operator Mode…………………………………………………………. 11Supervisor Mode……………………………………………………….. 11Opening speckFINDER HD Camera…………………………………. 12

Focusing Overview…………………………………………………….. 13Getting Started…………………………………………………………. 14Focusing In……………………………………………………………… 14Centering and Saving Images………………………………………… 15

6. Using speckFINDER HD – Software 17

Introduction……………………………………………………………… 17speckVIEWER vs operatorVIEWER…………………………………. 17speckVIEWER Menu: Camera Properties………………………….. 18

Camera Properties Tab: Camera……………………. 20Camera Properties Tab: Image……………………… 21Camera Properties Tab: Size………………………… 22

Camera Properties Tab: AES/AGC/AFR……………. 25Camera Properties Tab: AWB……………………….. 26Camera Properties Tab: Color……………………….. 27Camera Properties Tab: I/O………………………….. 28

speckVIEWER Menu: All Other Menu Options……………………... 29


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View Menu……………………………………………………………… 30

Render Mode………………………………………….... 31

Histograms…………………………………………….… 32Line View (horizontal)………………………………….. 34Line View (vertical)……………………………………... 34Pixel Peek……………………………………………….. 35Zoom Window…………………………………………... 36Toolbars…………………………………………………. 37

Draw / Measure menu…………………………………………………. 41

Select Color…………………………………………….. 41Geometry……………………………………………….. 41Text……………………………………………………… 41Time Stamp…………………………………………….. 42

Save Window…………………………………………... 42Delete All……………………………………………….. 42Using the Measure Function………………………….. 42Determining Precise System Magnification…………. 42Calibrating the Measurement Tool…………………… 42

speckFINDER HD Drive Lock Application…………………………... 45

operatorVIEWER Application…………………………………………. 46Operator Mode…………………………………………. 47Supervisor Mode……………………………………….. 48

7. Smart LED Ring Light 51

Installing your Smart LED Ring Light………………………………… 52Smart LED Ring Light Main Window………………………………… 53Communication Setup…………………………………………………. 54Intensity Adjustment (Dimming)………………………………………. 54Direction Adjustment…………………………………………………… 55Configuring Display Offset Adjustment………………………………. 55Directionality Adjustment………………………………………………. 55Shrink and Un-Shrink…………………………………………………... 56Smart Ring Light Control On Top……………………………………... 56

8. Using Another Monitor 57

9. Installing Peripheral Devices 58

10. Warranty 59


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Chapter 1 Introduction User Manual speckFINDER HD™

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Introduction

Thank you for your decision to purchase the revolutionary new speckFINDER HD™ digitalcomputer microscope. This manual describes the hardware and software operation of thespeckFINDER HD™ product family and accessories.

speckFINDER HD™ is a visual imaging system used by people who need to see precise detailsof the objects they work with everyday, but who also demand an alternative to the daily fatigueand limited functionality associated with common workstation microscopes and stereoscopes.

speckFINDER HD™ technology optimally integrates a number of advanced technologiesincluding high quality optics, digital cameras, lighting, glass displays, personal computingelectronics, and mechanical functions to produce a workstation-friendly digital computermicroscope. Unlike conventional microscopes or stereoscopes with which a user must conform

their body to a machine, speckFINDER HD™ technology allows the user to obtain a comfortableposture and then adjust the machine to their individual comfort needs. Single or multiple workerscan view magnified images simultaneously and effortlessly.

speckFINDER HD™ images can be stored in multiple digital formats, networked, and software

enhanced as needed. Measurement, drawing, call-outs, and overlays are all conveniently

available within speckFINDER HD’s standard technology package. Live or stored

speckFINDER HD™ images can be viewed on another display or projected onto an overhead

screen for training, teaching, or supervising.

We would like to wish you every success with this exciting new technology.


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Chapter 2 Important Information User Manual speckFINDER HD™

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Copyright

© Dazor Manufacturing Corp. All rights reserved. Dazor Manufacturing Corp. grants thepurchaser the right to use the software herewith. Copying the software in any form whatsoever,with the exception of a backup copy, is strictly forbidden.

Security

We would like to remind you that the contents of this operating manual do not constitute part ofany previous or existing agreement, commitment or legal relationship, or an alteration thereof.

All obligations of Dazor Manufacturing Corp. result from the respective contract of sale, whichalso includes the complete and exclusively applicable warranty regulations. These contractualwarranty regulations are neither extended nor limited by the information contained in thisoperating manual. Should you require further information on this device, or encounter specific

problems that are not discussed in sufficient detail in the operating manual, please contactDazor Manufacturing Corp.

speckFINDER HD™ should be connected, taken into operation and maintained on byappropriately qualified personnel.

The error-free and safe operation of speckFINDER HD can only be ensured if it is properlytransported, stored, sited and assembled, and operated and maintained with due care.

Trademarks

speckFINDER ® is a registered trademark of Dazor Manufacturing Corp. speckFINDER HD™is a trademark of Dazor Manufacturing Corp. IBM PC is a registered trademark of International

Business Machines Corporation. MICROSOFT and WINDOWS are trademarks or registeredtrademarks of the Microsoft Corporation. All other products or company names which arementioned in this manual are used solely for the purpose of identification and/or descriptionand can be the trademark or registered trademark of the respective owners.


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Contact Information

Please visit our website where you will find all the latest drivers and information about ourspeckFINDER HD family of products and accessories.

Internet: http://www.speckfinder.com

http://www.dazor.com

Address: Dazor Manufacturing Corp.11721 Dunlap Industrial DriveMaryland Heights, Missouri, 63043 USA

Phone: US+ 314.652.2400

Fax: US+ 314.652.2069

Email: Sales: [email protected]

Support: [email protected]

To assist in contacting customer service or technical support, please record the unit’s model andserial number in the space provided. The numbers are located on the back of your speckFINDER HDunit:

MODEL:SERIAL:LENS:DATE:


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Environment/Care and Cleaning

Please take care of the correct use of this system. Otherwise guarantee cannot be granted.

Take care of direct sun-, wetness- and shock-protection.

The following environment is necessary:

Use:Temperature: 0° C to 40° C

Non use:Temperature: -200 C to 700 C

Do not use this equipment near water. Do not block any ventilation openings. Do not install near heat sources such as heating vents, radiators. Only use accessories specified by the manufacturer. Refer all servicing to qualified personnel. Do not attempt to service the unit yourself.

Please remove dust on the lens by using a blower or soft brush. Avoid touching the lenssurface.

In order to remove finger prints or oil stains on the lens surface, use lens cleaning paper orclean lint free cotton cloth with a small amount of cleaning liquid. Starting from the center ofthe lens surface gently wipe off the stains.

Please wipe the lens body with a silicon cloth. DO NOT use any organic solvents such as paintthinner or benzene.

Only use a clean, soft cloth lightly dampened with clean water to clean the screen display. DoNOT use any other cleaning agent or detergent.


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Chapter 3 Components Supplied User Manual speckFINDER HD™

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Common Components Supplied with speckFINDER HD

Other Common Components Supplied (not pictured):

A. Allen Wrenches:

1. 5/32”. Used for Lens Fine Tune Tension Adjustment

2. 7/32". Use for Arm and Head Tilt Tension3. 3/32”. Used for Head Pivot Tension

B. speckFINDER HD Mounting Instructions

Wireless Keyboard, Mouse, and USB Receiver

speckFINDER HD 12-Volt Universal PowerSupply & Cord

Smart LED Ring Light – Top View Smart LED Ring Light – Bottom View

Smart LED Ring Light and Power Cable


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Chapter 4 Connections and Setup User Manual speckFINDER HD™

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VGA Output

The following instructions assume the end user has a working understanding of Windows operatingsystems.

Please refer to the complete text of this User Manual for complete details regarding setup and operationas well as important safety information.

Back of speckFINDER HD

• Connect Power Supply (provided)

• Insert USB receiver (provided) for wireless mouse/keyboard (provided) into one of the USB2.0 ports.

• The second USB 2.0 port can be used for a wireless networking USB receiver (notprovided) or for other USB 2.0 memory stick.

NOTE: If a wireless network ing USB receiver or other USB device requires a

separate software driver to be installed for proper function, see Chapter 6,Software, speckFINDER Drive Lock Application.

• Connect external display or other projector to VGA output (if desired)

USB 2.0 Ports

Power Supply Input


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Left Side of speckFINDER HD

• Fine Focus Tension Adjustment -- affects the Fine Focus Adjustment Knob on the right side ofspeckFINDER HD housing (below). To access the Fine Focus Tension Adjustment, removethe round snap-in cover. Visually locate the recessed hex head screw. Using the 5/32” allenwrench provided, turn the hex head screw clockwise to tighten the lens chassis. Turn the hexhead screw counter-clockwise to loosen the lens chassis.

• Smart LED Ring Light RS232 -- Connect Control Cable from Smart LED Ring Light(if purchased)

• Smart LED Ring Light Power -- Connect Power Cable from Smart LED Ring Light(if purchased)

• USB 2.0 Port -- Additional USB 2.0 port. See description above (Back Side of speckFINDERHD)

USB 2.0 Port

Smart LED Ring LightPower Output

Smart LED Ring LightRS232 CableConnection

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Right Side of speckFINDER HD

Fine Focus Adjustment Knob. This function raises/lowers the optical lens within the speckFINDER HDsystem in order to bring desired object into focus throughout Field Of View.

Lens Position Adjustment Knob. Once speckFINDER HD has been installed on a stable surface, theuser may adjust the position of the head/screen to optimize its viewing angle according to his/herposture. If a positioning adjustment to speckFINDER’s head/screen is made, the optical lens may thenbe adjusted up to 15° on the y axis in order to position the lens perpendicular to the work surface orobject.

To adjust the angle of the optical lens, loosen the Lens Position Adjustment Knob by turning it counter-clockwise. Make any necessary positioning adjustments. Tighten the Lens Position Adjustment Knobafter adjustment has been made to keep the lens in place. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN.

(Note: The unit is shipped with the lens locked in place.)

Lens Position AdjustmentKnob

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Insert pivotInto bracket

Vertical AdjustmentControl Knob

Dimming ControlKnob for Bottom Light

Cord Channel

NOTE: Turning both knobs in a CLOCKWISEmotion increases tension.

Turning both knobsCOUNTERCLOCKWISE decreases tension.

Turning both knobs in the SAMEdirection adjusts height.

Power Supply forBottom Light

Pictured: speckFINDER HD on Standard Mounting Base with Variable Zoom Lens

NOTE: Working Distance willvary depending upon lenssystem chosen. Achieving

proper working distance iscritical for general focusing ofspeckFINDER HD system.


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Chapter 5 Start-Up/General Operation/Saving Images User Manual speckFINDER HD™

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Power On/Off

Front Side of speckFINDER HD

Once all connections have been made, press the Power Button to turn on speckFINDER HD. A redLED indicator will confirm power is on. If no LED is on, confirm the power supply cord is properly

seated (see Chapter 3, Connections and Setup). You must remove any external USB devices,except the USB Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Receiver, prior to the speckFINDER HD boot uproutine.

Note: When turning off speckFINDER HD, first log off the system using normal Windows shutdowntechniques. Then, you must hold the Power Button for approximately 5 seconds. This delay preventsan accidental shut down. Warning: If you turn off the power without properly logging off theoperating system, any changes you made to software settings will not be saved.

LOGGING ONTO SPECKFINDER HD

After system boot-up, the following Log On screen will appear (Fig 1).

speckFINDER HD Log On Screen

Default User name: SupervisorDefault Password: supervisor

Fig 1


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Logging onto speckFINDER HD is accomplished in one of two distinct operating modes:

Operator Mode: The speckFINDER application will run in this mode if the currently logged onspeckFINDER user is “Operator”.

Supervisor Mode: The speckFINDER application will run in this mode if the currently logged onspeckFINDER user is any account other than “Operator”.

OPERATOR MODE

Log On. User name: Operator. Password: (leave Password field blank; using the Mouse provided,simply click the “OK” dialogue button on the Log On screen).

(NOTE: The Operator Mode has been developed for use without the need for a keyboard. Therefore, theOperator requires no password. If “Operator” is used for the User name during the initial system setup,upon restart of speckFINDER, “Operator” will remain the default until changed. In other words, Windowsdefaults to the User name used during the last system log on).

The purpose of these two distinct operating modes is for multi-user environments. When functioningin the Operator mode, the user has very limited control over the functionality of speckFINDER HD. InOperator mode, a user’s functionality is limited to:

1. Inspection2. Image Capturing3. Exit/Shutdown

When speckFINDER HD is used by a single or multiple Operators in a production-type environment,efficiency and supervisory control over tasks being performed by those operators may be critical.Examples include production inspection of electronic circuit boards. Increasing throughput efficiency,reducing rates of inspection error, and documentation (e.g. image capture) of areas of possibleconcern found during inspection are primary Operator functions.

(NOTE: In an environment where throughput is critical by Operator employees, a specificinspection magnification power requirement may be required by a customer or contract. In suchcases, use of a fixed magnification telecentric lens for the operator may be desired to prevent theoperator from us ing the variable zoom lens to inspect at higher, or lower, magnification powersthan required (therefore affecting effici encies and/or instances of error ). The variable zoom lensmay be desired for a speckFINDER HD system used ou tside of a producti on line, such as atroubleshoo ting station , a repair station, by a product ion floo r supervisor , engineering manager,etc., to evaluate errors noted by a line Operator).

SUPERVISOR MODE

Log On. User name: Supervisor. Password: supervisor.

In Supervisor mode, the user has complete control over speckFINDER HD functionality, includingestablishing functionality over camera settings for an Operator who may use the system in theirproduction environment. User Accounts can be added in the Supervisor Mode, passwords changed,certain peripherals added such as printers, wireless network cards, etc.

See full explanation of these modes in Chapter 6, Using speckFINDER HD Software,operatorVIEWER Application and speckFINDER HD Drive Lock Application for installing peripheralsand drivers.


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OPENING SPECKFINDER HD CAMERA (SUPERVISOR MODE)

NOTE: Initializing/Opening multiple occurrences of the camera will cause an error message to occur.Simply close one of the camera icons so that the camera is opened only once.

Fig 2

Fig 3

Double Click speckVIEWERTo Open Camera Mode

Single Click toInitialize Camera


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Following initialization of the camera, an image should appear on the screen. In the above example,speckFINDER HD is viewing a coin.

FOCUSING SPECKFINDER HD

Understanding how to focus speckFINDER HD is critical to performing your tasks efficiently, andconsistently obtaining the highest quality imaging documentation for your specific needs. There areseveral variables which affect focusing your speckFINDER HD system. You need to become familiar withthese variables through training and practice.

The basic concepts for focusing speckFINDER HD are similar to those in digital photography. In itssimplest form, your speckFINDER HD system is the combination of a digital camera, optics, lighting, anddigital processing. In photography, you have to adjust each of these variables according to the specificobject you are imaging, adjust your lighting based on the shape, color, and surface of the object, andadjust your optical focus to the image plane on which you wish to focus. These same photographyprincipals apply to speckFINDER HD. If your speckFINDER HD application is in a production

environment in which objects being examined are consistently produced and are relatively similar indesign, and indoor ambient lighting is generally consistent (e.g. perhaps in a contract manufacturingproduction environment), then the need to repeatedly make adjustments to each focusing variable maybe less frequent than in an environment where the objects being examined change frequently in designand lighting needs (e.g. a gemologist appraising a jewelry estate).

Fig 4


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Manual Iris Control Ring

Zoom Control Ring

Getting Started: After initializing the speckFINDER HD camera (Fig 4) an image may appear, but it maybe completely out of focus or the screen may even be completely dark. Don’t panic: Most likely, therewill be some very simple adjustments that need to be made to get started.

1. Open the optical lens iris (slide to the left so the white dot on the top knurled ring is over the “O”print on the lens). The manual iris control increases (when opened) or decreases (when closed)the amount of light passing through the lens and hitting the camera sensor. If too much light hitsthe camera sensor, the digital image produced will be overexposed (oversaturated, washed-out,etc.). If too little light hits the sensor, the image produced will be underexposed (dark). The moreyou close the iris, the greater depth of field in the image; however, closing the iris to increasedepth of field must be balanced with sufficient light hitting the camera sensor (and displaying a“bright” image).

2. Make sure overhead ring light is turned on. In addition to controlling the amount of light hitting thecamera sensor by controlling the manual iris, another light source is necessary to makeadjustments to the image quality beyond environmental ambient lighting.

3. Turn zoom control ring all the way to the right (to lowest magnification setting), zooming awayfrom the object (decreasing magnification and increasing the field of view).

4. Now, bring the object into focus by raising or lowering the speckFINDER HD head. For allspeckFINDER HD mounting systems other than the articulating arm, use the Vertical Knob

Adjustment (see Ch. 4) to raise or lower the speckFINDER HD “head”. For speckFINDER HDsystems equipped with the articulating arm, simply raise or lower the speckFINDER HD head bymaneuvering the articulating arm. As a secondary adjustment, turn the Fine Focus Adjustmentknob on the speckFINDER HD head to raise or lower the optical lens (see Ch. 4).

With either the standard Variable Zoom or Fixed Telecentric optical lenses, the bottom of the lensshould be approximately 3.5” above the top surface of the object being inspected (note: there aremany ways to increase the working distance through available lens extenders, spacers, and

options. Call Dazor or talk to your authorized Dazor speckFINDER HD distributor for furtherinformation).

Focusing In: After getting started, it is likelyfurther adjustments will be neededso that the object being inspected is infocus the way you want it to be. You canfine tune the focus and image quality ofthe object by:

1. Adjusting the Manual Iris Control Ring on the lens (if the object appearstoo bright, slowly close the iris by turning to the right)

2. Adjusting the Zoom Control Ring on the lens to your desired level ofmagnification (turning to the right will decrease magnification. Appliesto Variable Zoom lenses)

3. Adjusting the external light source. If your speckFINDER HD system waspurchased with the Smart LED Ring Light, refer to Chapter 7.

4. Adjusting the focus on the unit. To fine focus adjust the unit,slowly raise or lower the speckFINDER HD head (see 4 above).

Fig 5


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5. Adjust Camera Properties. See Chapter 6, Using speckFINDER HD – Software (Fig 9)

CENTERING AND SAVING IMAGES

Centering the Object: Prior to saving an image of the object being inspected, it is important to center theobject for the camera sensor. To center the object, the scroll bar on the left and bottom sides of thewindow need to be centered (see 6.A). Then, when the image is captured and opened for viewing, theobject will appear properly centered in the screen (see 6.B).

Object Not Centered: It is possible that the object appears centered in the screen, but the scroll bars are

not centered within the window (6.C). If the image is captured and saved when the windows scroll barsare not centered, the object will appear off-center when recalled/opened onto the screen or other monitor(6.D). Therefore, make sure to properly center the object within the window prior to saving an image.

NOTE: When using a variety of the toolbar hot button functions, you will be required to use thescroll bars to re-center the object within the speckFINDER HD display.

Fig 6.AFig 6.B

Fig 6.C Fig 6.D


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Save Image: To save images, single click on “File” in the menu bar; then, single click “Save Image” in thedrop down menu. You may save the captured image in .jpeg or .bmp file format to an external USB 2.0

storage device or your internal network.

You can also save an image using the “save” hot button on the tool bar.

(NOTE: You cannot save an image to speckFINDER HD’s internal Compact Flash drive. Seefurther explanation of the internal Compact Flash drive in Chapter 6, Software, speckFINDER HDDrive Lock Appl ication).

Load Image: To view a .bmp captured image on the speckFINDER HD screen, single click on the “File”menu and click “Load Image”

(NOTE: speckVIEWER cannot load/view an image saved in .jpg format. In order to view imagessaved in .jpg format, please open the image using any common graphics software application.Microsoft Paint is installed on your speckFINDER HD system. You may open a savedspeckFINDER HD .jpg image us ing Paint ).

Save Video Sequence: In addition to still images, speckFINDER HD allows you to save a video stream in.avi file format. Follow the same sequence as you would to save an image. Open/play the saved .avi fileusing Windows Media Player installed on your speckFINDER HD system.

To return to camera mode (Fig 3), exit out of the speckViewer. Single click the USB camera icon to re-initialize (open) the camera (Fig 3).

Fig 7

Save Image


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INTRODUCTION

Software plays an important role in your speckFINDER HD system. In addition to the feel and functionof a Windows XP operating system, speckFINDER HD has many useful functions to help you to get the

best possible system image. The combination of your control over the lighting environment, the manualiris on all standard speckFINDER HD optics, and the properties of its high definition digital camera willallow you to maximize speckFINDER HD’s total system resolution. The system image produced byyour speckFINDER HD is superior to any other digital microscope in the world today within a similarprice range.

It is very important, therefore, for you to have a good understanding o f the contents of this UserGuide and to practice with your speckFINDER HD system. Similar to any technology,speckFINDER HD takes a little b it of practice to easily master some basic functions which thenlead to permanent gains in daily efficiency, documentation, and communication.

speckVIEWER vs operatorVIEWER APPLICATIONS (SUPERVISOR MODE ONLY)

speckFINDER HD Desktop under Supervisor Log-In

speckVIEWER Application. This application opens the speckFINDER HD camera, and allows you toadjust a wide variety of camera properties and settings in consideration of the physical properties of theobjects you are inspecting, differing lighting conditions, etc. Additionally within the speckVIEWERapplication are multiple tools for desirable tasks such as object measurement, drawing, annotating, timeand date stamping images, etc.

speckViewer

OperatorVIEWER

Fig 8


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operatorVIEWER Application. This application is for a production-type environment where single ormultiple Operators use speckFINDER HD for repetitive inspection or quality control tasks and theirefficiency/throughput is of primary concern within the business operation. When logged in as aSupervisor, the operatorVIEWER application allows the Supervisor to adjust the speckFINDER HD

settings to be used by the Operator. When logged in as an Operator, operatorVIEWER bypasses theabove desktop and opens the camera directly for the Operator. See full discussion of theoperatorVIEWER Application later.

speckVIEWER (SUPERVISOR MODE ONLY)

I. speckVIEWER Menu: Camera Properties

The Camera Properties menu option will be d iscussed first in this User Manual.

Once the speckVIEWER software is opened and the camera initialized (see Fig 3), access CameraProperties to adjust multiple camera settings. Camera “Properties” can be accessed under the Cameradrop down menu, or by the single clicking the Camera Properties hot button on the speckVIEWERToolbar.

Locating Camera Properties menu option

Properties

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Camera Properties

The following is a list of Tabs within the Camera Properties menu, along with summary comments:

1. Camera

2. Image

3. Size

4. AES/AGC/AFR: Automatic Exposure Setting/Automatic Gain Control/Automatic Frame Rate

5. AWB: Automatic White Balance

6. Color

7. I/O

The pages to foll ow describe each of the above func tions in detail as they relate to yourspeckFINDER HD system.

Fig 10

Properties Hot Button

Camera Properties

Camera Tab


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1. Camera tab. See Fig 10. For applications in which control over brightness/lightness of theimage displayed by speckFINDER HD is important, the camera Exposure time is a critical control.Exposure is the total amount of light allowed to fall on speckFINDER HD image sensor. Theexposure setting is affected by other factors including the amount of light being used and the

manual iris control on the lens.

Note: While you have control over the pixel clock rate and frame rates defined below, Dazorrecommends default settings be used for these two settings in most cases.

• Default: Click to reset all values to factory default settings

• Pixel clock: The rate at which the image data is read out of the sensor is set using thePixel clock control. Changes to this parameter have an effect on the frame rate and theexposure time. The faster the pixel clock rate, the shorter the exposure time.

• Frame rate: Changing this parameter affects the maximum possible exposure time.The faster the frame rate, the shorter the exposure time.

• Frame rate Hold: When the Pixel clock is changed, the application attempts to retainthe previous frame rate as accurately as possible.

• Frame rate Max: The camera is operated at the maximum frame rate which is possiblewith the current set pixel clock.

• Frame rate Auto: The auto frame rate option is activated only when Auto Exposure isactivated.

• Exposure time: Exposure is the total amount of light allowed to fall on speckFINDERHD image sensor. The exposure setting is affected by other factors including theamount of light being used and the manual iris control on the lens.

• Exposure time Hold: When the Pixel clock is changed, the application attempts toretain the previous exposure time as accurately as possible.

• Exposure time Max: The camera is operated at the maximum exposure time inconsideration of the frame rate setting.

• Exposure time Auto: This is the same as the “Auto Contrast” function. As soon as Auto is activated, the manual function of exposure time and pixel clock is no longerpossible. The sliding control and the input field for the Exposure time are updated asthe amount of light hitting the camera sensor changes.


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2. Image tab. The Image tab contains useful functions for you to adjust in order to produce thebest speckFINDER HD system image of the object being inspected. Control over red, greenand blue gain is critical for color adjustments to the image. Even slight changes to RGB gain

settings have a significant impact to image color. Features including software gamma andgain boost increase the brightness of the image when selected. Edge enhancement is anextremely useful setting to produce the most crisp image resolution, which may be desiredwhen capturing an image for documentation purposes (note: when edge enhancement is setto weak or strong, the camera processing speed is reduced).

• Default: Click to reset all values to factory default settings

• Master Gain. This function relates solely monochrome cameras in the product offeringby the camera manufacturer. The color camera used by speckFINDER HD does nothave a master gain function.

• Black level (offset). Denotes offset for the black level signal. Increasing the black leveloffset value decreases the black level. Default value is 0. In the Image default setting,the black level Auto function is activated.

• Red Gain. Increases/decreases red color values.

• Green Gain. Increases/decreases green color values.

• Blue Gain. Increases/decreases blue color values.

Fig 11

Image Tab


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• Software gamma. Enabling software gamma further reduces black level, therebyincreasing the image brightness.

• Hot pixel correction. In default mode, the hot pixel correction is activated. This is a

software-based correction of pixels having long exposure and high gain, which arebrighter than their surrounding neighbors. Any image sensor type camera typically has2-5 of these pixels.

• Mark hot pixel. The camera stored hot pixel positions are graphically displayed in theimage.

• Gain boost. Activating gain boost causes additional hardware gain of the camera froma factor between 1.5x and 2x. Images appear brighter with the gain boost activated.

• Edge Enhancement. Edges are emphasized when this feature is activated. It may bedesirable to enable the strong edge enhancement option when an image is ready to becaptured. Activating this function results in increased processing; therefore, you may

wish to disable edge enhancement during normal speckFINDER HD use. The threesettings for edge enhancement are: Disabled (Default), Weak, Strong.

3. Size tab. The size feature is most useful for cropping images within the camera software(Area Of Interest, or AOI). Cropping images can also be performed after the image is savedby any other common graphics software application; you may find this a preferablealternative.

Size Tab

Fig 12


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• AOI (Area of Interest). The AOI function is similar to manually “cropping” an image in othercommon graphics software. However, when you set the AOI in speckFINDER HD, the imageis still “live”.

The following options are available within the speckFINDER HD camera software:

o Show only AOI: AOI is displayed with a white border and appears in the upper leftcorner of the screen. To center your AOI within the screen, deselectthis option. If further adjustment is needed to center your AOI, usethe scroll bars at the bottom and on the right side of screen.

o Width: Sets the window width

o Height: Sets the window height

o Left: Sets the left position of the window; using the center option centersthe AOI horizontally

o Top: Sets the top position of the window; using the center option centersthe AOI vertically

NOTE: When using the AOI feature, the image will appear darker. This is because thesettings in the Camera tab are automatically changed. To brighten the AOI, click theCamera tab in Camera Properties, minimize the Frame Rate and increase the Exposure.

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• Horizontal Format.

o Normal

o 2x Subsampling: In 2x Subsampling, every second pixel is skipped so that in thehorizontal direction, on half the pixels are taken into account. Thisprocedure reduces the image width by half.

o 4x Subsampling: In 4x Subsampling every three pixels are skipped so that only eachfourth pixel is taken into account in the horizontal direction. Thisprocedure reduces the image width by 75%.

o Mirror: Flips image horizontally.

• Vertical Format.

o Normal

o 2x Subsampling: See above, only Subsampling applies to the vertical direction.

o 4x Subsampling: See above, only Subsampling applies to the vertical direction.

o Mirror: Flips image vertically.

NOTE: If the Subsampling feature is used in the horizontal format, the image will appeardistorted in the horizontal direction. The same applies to the vertical format. In order tomaintain proper aspect ratio, click the Subsampling option in both the horizontal and verticalformats.


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4. AES/AGC/AFR tab. Automatic Exposure Setting/Automatic Gain Control/Automatic Frame Rate.This feature affects the Exposure and Frame Rate settings in the Camera tab.

Dazor recommends that Image Contrast settings (Exposure, Frame Rate, etc.) be adjustedwithin the Camera tab.

NOTE: If adjustments are made to the Image Contrast settings in this tab, and you wish to returnto the default settings, you may need to go to the Camera tab and make the appropriateadjustments there.

AES/AGC/AFR Tab

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5. AWB tab. Automatic White Balance. AWB is a critical setting for ensuring the most accurateimage color. Illumination from speckFINDER HD lighting options, ambient light in your workingenvironment, etc., each impact the white balance. Periodically, image white balance must beperformed.

Use of the AWB Hot Button is recommended to make White Balance adjustments in mostcases. To perform the Automatic White Balance adjustment using the hot button:

1. Place a white piece of paper below the speckFINDER HD lens and focus on the paper.

2. Click the Auto White Balance hot button to activate.

3. Wait several seconds for the camera to make adjustments. Once the AWB adjustmentsare made by the camera, the image of the white piece of paper should approximate thecolor of the actual piece of paper.

4. Click the AWB hot button to deselect.

Your speckFINDER HD system has now been properly adjusted for white balance.

NOTE: If adjustments are made to the Image White Balance settings in this tab, and you wish toreturn to the default settings, click the default button. Additionally, you may need to go to theImage tab to make the further RGB adjustments.

AWB Tab

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6. Color tab. speckFINDER HD supports all standard color formats for saving and displayingimages.

Format.• The default setting of RGB32 Color Format is recommended for the best true color.

• To achieve a grey scale (monochrome) image, select the Grey (Y8) color format.

Display.

• DIB (Device Independent Bitmaps). The camera processor builds the picture imageactively. This setting makes the best image display possible.

• Overlay. With the overlay display, the Format defaults to the YUV mode (Y=Luma, orbrightness, and UV=color coordinates). In the YUV Format, you are able to control theOverlay setting slide bar which impacts color saturation.

• Backbuffer. Special mode for buffered displaying with several graphic layers. This

feature is not available with the speckFINDER HD camera.

Bayer conversion. The Bayer color pattern is achieved by use of a red, green or blue color filterfor each pixel. To most closely resemble human eye sensitivity, 2 out of every 4 pixels has agreen filter, 1 a red filter and the other a blue filter.

• Better (3x3, faster). This setting represents a normal conversion of the raw data of thesensor into a color image.

• Best (5x5, slower). This setting represents a conversion for most accurate colorillustration. However, this setting has a significant impact on processing speed.

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7. I/O tab. Input/Output. The digital camera used by speckFINDER HD is also used in machinevision applications. speckFINDER HD is designed to be used by an individual user in real time.In this environment, the speckFINDER HD camera is primarily used in a “Freerun” mode. In theFreerun mode, the camera sensor internally exposes one image after the other in accordancewith the Frame rate setting. Exposure and transfer of images are completed simultaneously.

The camera used by speckFINDER HD also has a “Trigger” mode. In this mode, the camerasensor is in a state of waiting and exposes one image immediately after the occurrence of atrigger event. A trigger event can be prompted by a hardware signal via the camera’s digital inputfor either a “single” or “continuous” events.

The Input/Output tab contains a variety of setting options to control the camera when used inTrigger mode. Most speckFINDER HD inspection applications will not use the Trigger mode orrelated settings.

I/O Tab

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II. speckVIEWER Menu: All Menu Options other than Camera Properties

• Initialize Opens camera and shows live video

• Initialize and Stop Opens camera only

• Close Closes camera

• Live Turns live video On/Off

• Snap Snapshot from the live video (this does not save the image;rather, the screen image is frozen)

• Memory Freeze Video Not Applicable to speckFINDER HD

• Trigger Snap See discussion at Camera Properties, no. 7 - I/O

• Trigger Mode See discussion at Camera Properties, no. 7 - I/O

• Properties See entire prior section, Camera Properties

• Memory Module Dialog Not Applicable to speckFINDER HD

• Auto Contrast Activates Auto Exposure Time. See discussion at Camera Properties, no. 1 – Camera tab

• Auto White Balance Activates Auto White Balance. See discussion at Camera Properties, no. 5 – AWB tab

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• Set New AOI See discussion at Camera Properties, no. 3 – Size, AOI (AreaOf Interest)

• Clear AOI Clears Area Of Interest

• User Allocate Image Not Applicable to speckFINDER HD

• Sound on Transfer failed Outputs an acoustic signal if a transmission error occurs

• Error Report Errors are displayed in a message box

• Clear Counters Resets the counters located in the Status Bar (bottom ofspeckFINDER HD screen)

III. View Menu

• Render Mode Automatic display of the image in different sizes. See further

discussion below

• Show only AOI See discussion at Camera Properties, no. 3 – Size, Fig 13, AOI (Area Of Interest)

• Line View (horizontal) Horizontal Line view, shows the color values of a pixel row

• Line View (vertical) Vertical Line view, shows the color values of a pixel column

• Histogram Turns histogram function on/off

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• Zoom window Opens Zoom window

• Pixel peek window Opens “Pixel peek” window

• Log window Opens Log window

• Toolbars Show/hide the toolbars UC480, Display, Capture, Autofeatures and Draw

Render Mode: Render mode allows you to digitally size the image differently with the click ofthe menu option.

Available Render mode menu options include:

• Disable Turns off display

• Normal Displays original size in window

• Fit to window Scales display to window size. Due to the size of thespeckFINDER HD screen, the image will be compressed and

its aspect ratio distorted

• Quartersize Reduces image to 25% of original size. Image will appear onlyin the upper right corner of display

• Halfsize Reduces image to 50% of its original size. Image will appearonly in the upper right corner of display

• Doublesize Digitally doubles the magnification of the image

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Histogram Functions

Your speckFINDER HD digital camera is equipped with RGB Histogram functionality. Use ofthese functions assumes you have a basic understanding of histograms and their role in digital

imaging. However, the following is provided as a brief overview of the role of RGB histograms.

Basic Histogram: An image histogram is a graph counting how many pixels are at each levelbetween black and white. Black is on the left. White is on the right. The height of the graph ateach point depends on how many pixels are that bright. Lighter images move the graph to theright. Darker ones move it to the left. This type of basic histogram is used in digitalphotography to determine image exposure. A shortcoming of an image histogram in colorphotos is that it doesn’t provide information sufficient to let you know if any of the individualRGB colors are overexposed.

More Pixels

Fewer Pixels

Black - Dark - Medium - Light - White

speckFINDER HD Color Histogram: Color histograms are three separate histograms, one eachfor the RGB channels. It is probably the best histogram to use because it lets you know howmany pixels, if any, are in the 0 and 255 range for each RGB color. The "bookends" (0 and 255)

of the histogram are very important. Even with highly exposed and low exposure images youusually don't want a lot of pixels climbing up either the left or right margin of the graph. This isreferred to as color clipping. Color clipping occurs when the individual color histograms areshifted so far to the right that one or more colors are at or exceed 100% saturation. This meansthat you lose tonal contrast in those pixels for that color.

In summary, color histogram functions are simply a tool for you to use. The best way toevaluate image color quality and exposure is to look at the image, not the histogram. The RGBhistogram functionality does not replace your eyes and experience. Your eyes will always bethe final judge of a good image for your specific application.

Fig 21

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RGB Histogram: speckFINDER HD’s histogram shows the frequency distribution of theRGB color values of an image.

The following options are available within the histogram function:

• Channel: With the options Red, Green and Blue the display of the respective colorchannels can be switched on and/or off. The average value of the individual colorvalue is displayed. In grayscale mode (see Camera Properties, no. 6 – Color, Fig 16),the average grey value (mono) is displayed

• Outlined: The Outline option in View displays the color values in a line diagram

• Logarithmic: The Logarithmic option in View displays the color values by use of amathematical logarithmic stacking scale

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Line View (horizontal). Displays RBG histogram of pixels in the horizontalrow highlighted by the line.

Line View (vertical). Displays RBG histogram of pixels in the vertical column

highlighted by the line.

Note: If both the horizontal and vertical Line Views are activated, the point of intersectionbetween the 2 lines represents the RBG color value of that point.

Fig 22

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Pixel Peek: With the option Pixel peek, the color values at the current cursor positionand the neighboring pixels are displayed. To activate this function, place the cursor in the area

of the screen you wish to highlight and then press the “control ” key on the keyboard and theright mouse button at the same time. In the example below, the cursor stands at the positionx=345/y=392 (see small green “+” in white circle). The color values of the pixel are bordered inyellow. In monochrome mode, the Y-value is shown.

NOTE: Since the speckFINDER HD camera has a resolution of 1280x1024 pixels, the imagehas 1280 pixel possibilities in the horizontal direction and 1024 pixel possibilities in the verticaldirection.

To close the Zoom Window, click the “X” in the upper right corner of the window display. Toclear or change the zoom detail (green “+”), right click the mouse on your speckFINDER HDscreen and select the last option in the menu display, “Clear Zoom Window Center”.

If the option Pixel peek at the left upper edge of the window is deactivated, the zoom window isdisplayed.

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Zoom Window: The Zoom window makes it possible to highlight a detail of interestwithin the image and then digitally magnify that detail. The magnification factor can be set using

the sliding control at the upper edge of the window within the range of 0.25x to 20.00x. Thesize of the zoom display window can be increased or decreased by use of normal Windowstechniques. To select the detail to be high lighted, position the cursor where needed andpress the keyboard “control” key and the right mouse button at the same time.

In the image below, the detail selected is digitally magnified at 1.25x. Note that imagepixelization increases with magnification because the zoom magnification occurs digitally.

To close the Zoom Window, click the “X” in the upper right corner of the zoom window display.To clear or change the zoom detail of interest (green “+”), right click the mouse on your

speckFINDER HD screen and select the last option in the menu display, “Clear Zoom WindowCenter”.

If the option Pixel peek at the left upper edge of the window is activated, the Pixel peek windowis displayed.

Log Window: By selecting the Log Window option, you are able to see, save and clear theread/write events logged by the camera.

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Toolbars: With the toolbar menu option, you have the choice of which of the 5 speckFINDERHD toolbars to display within the speckVIEWER. Each toolbar contains different “hot button”icons to open a variety of speckFINDER HD functions. With practice, these hot buttons arevery useful and time saving tools. To activate the toolbar, click on the individual toolbar

(check). To deactivate a toolbar, click on the individual toolbar you wish to deactivate(uncheck). The toolbar will then disappear from the main speckVIEWER window. OnceToolbars have been removed, minimize/reopen speckVIEWER. This will add viewing area tothe screen. When toolbars are re-checked on the menu, minimize/reopen speckVIEWER torestore toolbars to speckVIEWER Window.

NOTE: It is critical to review the full explanations of the speckFINDER HD menu opt ionsin order to understand the purpose and funct ionality of these toolbar hot buttons.

Camera Toolbar :

Opens the USB camera and shows the live image

Opens USB camera and does not show the live image

Closes the USB camera

Saves a .bmp or .jpg still image to the location you designate

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Records an .avi video sequence to the location you designate

Opens the Camera Properties window

Sets a new Area Of Interest (AOI). See full explanation under CameraProperties for required adjustments to camera settings.

Closes the AOI function.

Turns RGB Histogram function on/off

Shows the color values of a pixel row

Shows the color values of a pixel column

Opens Zoom and “Pixel Peek” windows

Display Toolbar:

Closes the image display

Allows full screen viewing without the Windows frame or toolbars.Click anywhere on the screen to return to regular viewing.

Scales display to Window size

Displays image in normal size. When using the different scaling hotbuttons, click this 1:1 icon to return image to normal size.

Scales display to half size

Scales display to quarter size

Scales display to double size (digital magnification)

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Capture Toolbar:

When speckFINDER HD is initialized, the Live image is turned on

Takes a snapshot from the live video. This freezes the image on thescreen; it does not save the image

Capture a frame using the memory module. This feature is notavailable with the speckFINDER HD camera.

Captures a single frame using trigger mode. This feature is primarilyfor automated machine vision camera applications which generally do

not apply to speckFINDER HD.

Turns trigger mode on/off with continuous trigger recording. Thisfeature is primarily for automated machine vision camera applicationswhich generally do not apply to speckFINDER HD.

Autofeatures Toolbar:

Activates the auto gain and auto exposure functionality

Sets a new Area Of Interest (AOI)

Closes the Area Of Interest

Activates the Automatic White Balance function

Sets a new AWB AOI. This function does not apply to speckFINDERHD’s camera.

Deletes AWB AOI. This function does not apply to speckFINDER HD’scamera.


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Drawing Toolbar:

Draw Freehand Lines

Draw Lines

Draw Circles

Draw Rectangles

Measure from Point 1 to Point 2

Adds text to drawings

Erases drawing marks

Adds Time/Date stamp to displayed image.

NOTE: To save any of the above annotations w ith the image on the speckFINDER HDdisplay, you must select the Save Window option under the Draw/Measure menu. If youonly use the Save Image option under the File menu, none of the annotations you make

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IV. Draw / Measure Menu

• Select Color Select Color allows you to choose the color of the lines or text.This feature is important when annotating, based upon the backgroundcolor of the image being displayed.

• Geometry The geometry function provides the basic shapes to be usedfor annotating an image. For use of the circle and rectangle functions,place the cursor in the middle of the object or detail you wish toannotate. The shape size increases proportionally from that centerpoint. With the drawing functions within the camera software, youcannot move the shapes after they are made. To reposition a shape,you need to delete it and begin again.

Within Geometry, you can also change the thickness of the lines. Thechoices are: Thin, Normal, or Bold.

• Text The text function allows you to type an annotation onto an image.Once typed, the text cannot be repositioned. You can choose the fonttype and size to be used by accessing the “Select font” menu option.Note that changing the font size does not apply to the text within themeasurement function.

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• Measure See full discussion of speckFINDER HD measurement function below

• Time Stamp The position of the Time/Date stamp on the image can be selectedwith the “Time stamp” option under the Draw/Measure menu. Thepositions are limited to the upper right or left of the display, or the lowerright or left of the display. In order for you to see the Time/Date stampwhen activated on the display, you will likely need to reposition theWindows scroll bars on the left and bottom sides of the displaywindow.

• Save Window Use the Save Window option when you wish to save text, drawing, andmeasurement annotations with an image. If you do not use the SaveImage option when using annotations on an image, the annotations willbe lost. The Save Window file format is .bmp only.

• Delete All Deletes all annotations

Using the Measure function: To measure and object on the screen from point 1 to point 2, thesoftware needs to be calibrated for the desired level of magnification and unit of measure (inches,millimeters, etc.).

Note: To determine the precise level of speckFINDER HD magnif ication when using avariable optical zoom lens, perform the following steps:

1. Physically measure the object you wish to view with speckFINDER HD.

2. Place the object within the viewing area of speckFINDER HD, and adjust the variable zoomlens to your desired level of magnification.

3. Physically measure the object image directly on speckFINDER HD’s display.

4. Divide the measurement result from 3 by the measurement result from 1. This result isspeckFINDER HD’s system magnification.

To calibrate speckFINDER HD measurement function, perform the following steps:

1. When using one of speckFINDER HD’s variable optical zoom lenses, adjust the zoom tothe desired magnification.

Note: Once the variable zoom lens is set to the desired magnification, you cannotchange magnification or the calibration will be incorrect. If you change themagnification, you need to recalibrate the measurement function.

However when using one of speckFINDER HD’s fixed magnification lenses, you willonly need to perform the calibration procedure one time.

2. Click the Measure option in the Draw / Measure menu option; then click Set measure unit.In the “Enter measure unit in pixel” dialogue box which is now displayed, enter “1”. Thisprocedure sets the unit of measure to “pixels”.


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3. Place a measuring tool, such as a ruler or caliper, in the viewing area of speckFINDER HD.This will provide the unit of measure basis for calibrating the software. Remember not tochange the level of magnification. You are calibrating the measurement function at this

precise level of magnification.

4. Click on and extend the line between a known measurement. Fig 28 demonstrates aruler with 1 millimeter increments. The measurement tool is placed in the center point ofthe millimeter mark and extended 2 millimeters. There are 780 pixels between 2millimeters at this magnification level (the magnification level is 42.5x in this case).

5. Calculate the unit of measure in relationship to pixels. In this example, there are 2millimeters within 780 pixels. The ratio of millimeters to pixels is calculated as:

2mm / 780 pixels = 0.002564. This is the unit of measure per pixels.

6. Return to “Set measure unit” in the Measure option of the Draw / Measure menu. Enter thenew unit of measure in pixels. In this example, 0.002564.

The Measure function of the speckFINDER HD system is now properly calibrated at 42.5xmagnification. Once again, you cannot change the magnification level of the optical zoomlens without impacting the accuracy of the calibration. If the magnification is changed, youmust recalibrate the measurement tool.

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With the measurement function now properly calibrated, you can take accurate measurementsof an object. The component part below is used as a fuel relay in jet engines. Precisionmachining is critical. The photos in Fig 29 were taken with an 8.2 megapixel digital camera.

Length: 8mm Top: 4mm Bottom: 3mm

In this application speckFINDER HD is used to inspect this precision-machined part, includingthe hole in the bottom through which fuel must pass without obstruction. The measurementfunction is used to ensure the hole dimension has a 0.5mm diameter.

Fig 30 is a top-down view from speckFINDER HD, inspecting the inner chamber of the part andmeasuring the diameter of the bottom hole. The inspection and hole measurement isperformed at 42.5x magnification (Fig 26 displays a Top View image of this part).

Fig 29.A Fig 29.B Fig 29.C

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speckFINDER HD Drive Lock Application

speckFINDER HD uses a solid state compact flash internal hard drive to store and run programs. Asolid state compact flash has no moving parts like a hard drive in a typical desktop computer and isused to save space and power. A downside to using a solid state compact flash is that the mean timebetween failures is less than that of a mechanical hard drive. To compensate for this, speckFINDER HDlocks the compact flash so that write operations are stored in RAM and are disposed upon rebootingthe device. There are a few exceptions to this rule which allow writing to the system registry and someapplication settings folders.

The speckFINDER HD Drive Lock application allows you to disable the drive lock in order to temporarilyallow writes to the compact flash. The drive lock function is included to allow you to install systemdevices such as printers or wireless communications devices. The installation of any type ofsoftware other than those applications that are installed on your speckFINDER HD system at thetime of purchase is not supported by Dazor and doing so improperly could significantlydecrease the life span of the internal compact flash drive.

In order to unlock the internal compact flash drive and allow the installation of driver software, performthe following steps:

1. Open the speckFINDER Drive Lock application.

2. Click the Unlock Drive button. In order for the “unlock drive” to take place, you must rebootyour speckFINDER HD.

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NOTE: ALWAYS KEEP THE CURRENT STATE OFTHE COMPACT FLASH DRIVE LOCKEDUNLESS DRIVERS ARE BEING INSTALLED

3. After speckFINDER HD has rebooted, log in as “Supervisor” (see Chapter 5, Fig 1, Loggingonto speckFINDER HD) and follow the manufacturer’s instructions to install the driver softwarethat you wish to install.

4. After installing the driver software, open the speckFINDER HD Drive Lock application again.

5. Click the Lock Drive button to re-lock the compact flash drive. In order for the changesto take place, you must reboot speckFINDER HD.

speckFINDER Drive Lock Interface

operatorVIEWER Application

operatorVIEWER Application

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The operatorVIEWER application is designed for multi-workstation environments in whichspeckFINDER HD functionality between Operators and Supervisors is controlled. Supervisors have fullcontrol of functionality, while Operators have limited functionality.

Using operatorVIEWER

There are two modes under which the operatorVIEWER application operates:

Operator Mode: The operatorVIEWER application will run in this mode if the user is currentlylogged on speckFINDER HD as an “Operator” (see Chapter 5, Fig 1, Logging ontospeckFINDER HD). When started, the application will immediately access the speckFINDERcamera and open it in full screen mode. The following 2 icons will appear in the upper leftscreen corner in Operator Mode:

The only speckFINDER HD software functions available when in Operator mode are capturingan image and exiting the system. Of course, the Operator will always have access to themanual optical lens functions such as focus.

The purpose of the Operator mode and limited software functionality is to encourage operatorefficiency when performing repetitive tasks on similar objects in a production environment.

Only the top 2 icons appearwhen logged on as “operator”.

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Supervisor Mode: The operatorVIEWER application will run in this mode if the user is currentlylogged onto speckFINDER HD as a “Supervisor”

When accessing operatorVIEWER while logged on as a Supervisor, the screen above willappear. The Supervisor then has the ability to set the Camera Properties that will be stored inthe camera when the Operator is logged on to speckFINDER HD. Additionally, the Supervisor

can set the default path to which images saved by the Operator will be stored (to a USB drive,to an internal network location, etc.). The following icons are shown in the upper left corner ofthe speckFINDER HD display when the operatorVIEWER application is running while logged onas a Supervisor.

Exit/Shutdown Capture Image Camera Properties Capture Settings

Exit Shutdown: This button is used either to exit the operatorVIEWER application or shut downthe speckFINDER HD. When in “Operator” mode, clicking this button will shut down thespeckFINDER HD system. When in “Supervisor” mode, clicking this button will exit theoperatorVIEWER application.

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Capture Image: This button is used to capture the current live image shown in thespeckFINDER screen. The captured image is a high-resolution bitmap, and may take severalseconds of processing to save the image. The current date and time are used to assign a

filename to the saved image. The format of the filename is:

-- ...bmpwhere:

MM = 2 digit monthdd = 2 digit day of monthyyyy = 4 digit yearhh = 2 digit hour using 24-hour clockmm = 2 digit minutess = 2 digit second

Example: 08-12-2008 12.37.23.bmp

For image identification purposes, a date/time stamp is overlaid on the upper left hand corner ofthe captured image (Fig 33).

Image Date/Time Stamp

Camera Properties: This button is used to open the camera properties dialog. See Camera Properties,Fig 10, at the beginning of this chapter. This icon is not shown when Logged On to your speckFINDERHD as “Operator”.

Capture Settings: This button is used to open the capture properties dialog (See Error! Reference

source not found.). This icon is not shown when running in “Operator” mode. The Capture Settings

dialog allows the Supervisor to specify the location to which captured images are stored. This locationcan be a USB-connected device or a server or desktop share on a network.

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Capture Settings Dialog

NOTE: You can only open the speckFINDER camera one time. If another application (such asspeckVIEWER) is currently using the camera, operatorVIEWER will display an error message and exit.


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Smart LED Ring Light

Use of the innovative Smart LED Ring Light can be integral to obtaining the best possible image on

your speckFINDER HD system. You can control the directionality and intensity of the illuminationwithout having to move the object being inspected or photographed. Surface reflections, shadowing,etc., can all be managed through proper understanding of the use and functionality of your Smart LEDRing Light. This Chapter describes operation of speckFINDER HD’s Smart LED Ring Light softwareversion 2.00.

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Installing your Smart LED Ring Light

When installing your Smart LED Ring Light on a variable zoom lens, position the three thumb screws onthe ring light housing directly into the slots of the rubber grommet at the bottom of the lens. Tighten all3 thumbscrews as equally as possible until your Smart LED Ring Light is securely attached to the lens.

There are 2 cable connections with your Smart LED Ring Light. Both cable connections (one for signal,one for power) are made from the back of the ring light to the left side panel of your speckFINDER HD.See Ch. 3, Supplied Components, and Ch.4, Connections and Set Up).

Thumb Screws

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Smart LED Ring Light Main Window

When opening the Smart LED Ring Light icon on the speckFINDER HD desktop, you will see the mainwindow.

Note: If "Not Connected" is displayed in the status display area (in the center of the ring) of the mainSmart LED Ring Light window, then the software is unable to communicate with the ring light. See"Communication Setup" below.

Intensity Presets (100,25, 12, 5, 2%)

Display representing thecurrent state of the

LEDs.

Directionality controli.e. wedge size

Auto rotation preset (7different presets)

Menu bar

Intensity Adjustment

Mirror mode button

Light direction controlTurns offinner ring

Turns offouter ring

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Communication Setup

To control a ring light from the computer, the Smart LED Ring Light software needs to be told which

COM port it is connected to. This is done by clicking Configure / Communication Port Select andselecting the COM port number that the ring light is connected to.

The status field at the bottom of the window will indicate "COMxx talking ok to ring light" whensuccessfully connected to the ring light.

Note: If "Status Unknown" or "COMxx NOT talking to ring light" is displayed, then you may haveselected the wrong COM port number. Check that the cable is connected between the ring light andthe COM port and that the ring light has power and the power switch is turned on. Lastly, turn thepower switch on and off to recycle the connection.

Intensity Adjustment (Dimming)

Drag INNER or OUTER slider to adjust inner or outer ring intensity.

Drag BOTH slider (middle slider) to adjust inner and outer rings simultaneously.

Click INTENSITY PRESET to set both rings to 100% intensity. Click repeatedly to set to 25%, 12%,5%, and 2% intensity.

Click OUTER DISABLE or INNER DISABLE to temporarily turn off the outer or inner ring. Click againto turn on the ring.

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Direction Adjustment

Drag the DIRECTION slider to the right to adjust light direction clockwise, or left to adjust counter-

clockwise.

Click anywhere in this area to change light direction instantly to the position indicated by the mousecursor.

Press the mouse button and drag the mouse to rotate the light direction. Drag in a circular motion torotate the light clockwise or counter-clockwise.

Note: If you prefer to rotate the light direction by moving the mouse left-right instead of in a circularmotion, then click Configure / Mouse Motion Mode Select, and select your preference.

Click AUTO ROTATE to rotate the light direction automatically. Click repeatedly for different settings.To stop auto rotation, use any of the direction adjustment methods listed above (if in the "BOUNCE"

setting, first click AUTO ROTATE). To set the rotation speed, Click Configure / Adjust Auto RotateSpeed.

Configuring Display Offset Adjustment

To adjust the direction of the display in the Ring Light Control window so it matches the actual lightdirection coming from the ring light, click Configure / Adjust Display Offset, and adjust the offset valueusing the up/down arrows.

Directionality Adjustment

Drag the DIRECTIONALITY slider to change light directionality from 1 LED to 40 LEDs.

Note: You can adjust any slider using the mouse wheel by first clicking on it, then turning the mousewheel.

Click MIRROR to mirror the LED pattern. Adjust DIRECTIONALITY to change from 2-way to 3-way, 4-way, 8-way and 10-way mirroring.

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Shrink and Un-Shrink

Right-click the window to shrink it down to a smaller size. This is a very useful function if you wish touse the Smart LED Ring Light while display the image on your speckFINDER HD at the same time.

Right-click the shrunk window to expand it (un-shrink it) back to full-size.

Note: All functions are the same in the shrunk window as they are in the full-size window. They are

just displayed smaller.

Smart Ring Light Contro l On Top

You may wish to occasionally access control of the LED Ring Light while viewing a live image. To doso, you simply need to perform the following steps:

When your speckVIEWER application is open, minimize the application by hitting the “-“ box in the topright corner of the Window. With your speckFINDER HD desktop in view, open the Ring Light Controlsoftware (Fig 36). Expand your speckVIEWER application by single-clicking on the application which isminimized in the bottom toolbar. Single-click on the Ring Light Control icon which is minimized in thebottom toolbar. If you wish to minimize the Ring Light Control as displayed in Fig 38, use the Shrinkprocedure described above. You can move the dialogue box anywhere on the screen by Windows

click-and-drag techniques.

Fig 39

Smart LED RingLight Control


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Using Another Monitor or Projector

Connecting to another external monitor or projector is a very popular and useful feature of yourspeckFINDER HD system. While speckFINDER HD is primarily designed for single workstation use, a

variety of work, training and teaching environments may have application for projecting thespeckFINDER HD images onto other monitors in real time.

In a few simple steps, an external monitor or projected can be connected to your speckFINDER HDsystem:

1. Access speckFINDER HD’s Graphics Controller. To do so, access Control Panel as you wouldin any Windows XP operating environment (one way is to open Start menu, go to ControlPanel). For simplicity, make sure you view the Control Panel icons in “Classic View”

You may wish to make a shortcut of the Graphics Controller and save to your desktop if you

plan to access this feature frequently. Save shortcut to desktop using normal Windowstechniques.

2. With an external monitor or projector connected to speckFINDER HD, open the GraphicsController driver by double clicking. Under the Devices tab, click on Intel(R) Dual display iconin the side toolbar. Click the radio button box, “Same display configuration driven on both”.Click Apply, then Okay. After a couple of seconds, the image on your speckFINDER HDsystem should appear live on the external monitor or projector.

Graphics Controller

Fig 40

Shortcut on Desktop

Check this button

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Installing Peripherals

You may wish to install a USB Printer or Wireless Networking device directly onto your speckFINDERHD system. Or, if a physical cable connection is desired for networking, you can use a USB to Cat 5

converter cable (contact Dazor or your authorized distributor).

Before installing a peripheral device on your speckFINDER HD system, refer to Chapter 6,speckFINDER HD Drive Lock Application. It is critical you install your peripheral device using thesequence of steps described in the Drive Lock Application section of this User Manual.

Once the Drive Lock application is unlocked, install your peripheral device as you would in a WindowsXP Operating Environment. If your software driver is contained on a CD that came with your peripheraldevice, you will need to copy the driver information from the CD onto a USB storage device, ordownload the software driver from the manufacturer’s website onto a USB storage device.

Once the peripheral driver is housed on a USB storage device, follow normal Windows XP OperatingSystem procedures to install the new hardware device.

To allow for wireless networking capability, you need to purchase a USB wireless receiver (contactDazor or your authorized distributor). Once you have the wireless receiver, you will need to install itusing standard Windows procedures:

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NOTE: ALL RETURNS MUST HAVE A RETURN GOODS

AUTHORIZATION NUMBER (RGA#)

Warranty

Dazor Manufacturing Corp. warrants to the original owner that this product is free from defects inmechanical operation and electrical components for a period of one year from the date of originalpurchase. This warranty is not transferable and does not cover damage due to accident, abuse,misuse, alteration, modification, faulty installation, or repair by anyone other than Dazor’s FactoryRepair Service Center or an Authorized Repair Center.

The obligation of Dazor is solely to repair or replace the product or to refund the purchase price atDazor’s option. Dazor is not liable for any incidental or consequential damage due to such defect.

Service and Repair

Service: Do not attempt to service this product yourself. Please contact Dazor

or your authorized Dazor distributor for all service questions. If unit must bereturned to Dazor for servicing, our customer service representatives will assistyou.

Replacement Parts: Contact Dazor Manufacturing for replacement parts and repair questions.

What to do if there is a problem…

Save your original bills of sales receipt and/or invoice from the sales outlet (distributor) where youpurchased this Dazor product. The warranty is valid only for the original owner who has proof ofpurchase.

First, check with the sales outlet where you purchased the product to see if the problem can beresolved there. If the problem cannot be resolved through the sales outlet (distributor), please contactDazor.

After receiving a RGA#, follow the procedure below:

1. Repack fixture in original box. If original box is not available, wrap fixture in ample bubble-wrappacking material and pack in sturdy cardboard box.

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