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* Connect the PC to the Gigabit port of the switch.
 
* Connect the PC to the Gigabit port of the switch.
 
'''''Note:''' Do not confuse the Gigabit port with the Console port.''
 
'''''Note:''' Do not confuse the Gigabit port with the Console port.''
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|[[File:Switch panel comments.jpeg|600px|thumb|Fig.1 Netgear FS726TP]]
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* Configure the PC's network settings:
 
* Configure the PC's network settings:
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=====1. All the modules are online=====
 
=====1. All the modules are online=====
 
Check the '''Temperatures Map''' under '''Other''' tab. If there are 0 black rectangles then all the modules are working.
 
Check the '''Temperatures Map''' under '''Other''' tab. If there are 0 black rectangles then all the modules are working.
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=====2. Images=====
 
=====2. Images=====
 
Go to the Camera tab, press jpeg button and turn on the test pattern. Then refresh Previews. The correct test pattern will consist from the following tiles:
 
Go to the Camera tab, press jpeg button and turn on the test pattern. Then refresh Previews. The correct test pattern will consist from the following tiles:
 
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|[[File:Eyesis4pi test pattern.jpeg|600px|thumb|Fig.3 Eyesis4Pi Test Pattern]]
 
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=====3. GPS locked=====
 
=====3. GPS locked=====
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  http://192.168.0.221:8081/meta
 
  http://192.168.0.221:8081/meta
 
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=====4. Internal CF cards for IMU/GPS log=====
 
=====4. Internal CF cards for IMU/GPS log=====
 
Look for hda1 and hdb1 at:
 
Look for hda1 and hdb1 at:
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  http://192.168.0.221/phpshell.php?command=cat%20/proc/partitions%20|%20grep%20%22hd%22
 
  http://192.168.0.221/phpshell.php?command=cat%20/proc/partitions%20|%20grep%20%22hd%22
 
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* Check paths at the '''Settings''' -> '''Recording'''-tab  
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* Check paths at the '''Settings''' -> '''Recording'''-tab
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'''Absolute footage path''' - the path to the folder where all the footage series are stored. '''Must be writable to everyone.'''
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'''Series subfolder''' - created automatically
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'''Files limit in a subfodler''' - number of files stored in a subfolder inside '''Series subfolder'''
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'''CF card device name''' - GPS/IMU log is saved to the internal CF cards. On the master camera they are /dev/hda1 & /dev/hdb1
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'''GPS/IMU log file name''' - absolute path (in the master camera)+ log base name
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'''Starting index''' - logs are named as follows - '''[base_name]-[index]'''
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'''Records per file''' - number of records per log file. New file: an incremented index is added to the base name.
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|[[File:Recording tab.jpeg|500px|thumb|Fig.6 Recording-tab]]
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* Check camera settings at the '''Settings''' -> '''Camera'''-tab  
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* Check camera settings at the '''Settings''' -> '''Camera'''-tab
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'''Trigger period,ms ''' - 1/FPS.
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'''Skip frames mask''' - hex 0x1ff - bit[8]=enable, bits[7:0] - '''1''' - record frame, '''0''' - skip frame - in an 8-frame sequence.
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'''HDRVexpos''' - in the HDR mode - the darker frame multiplication coefficient to get exposure for the lighter frame.
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'''AutoExp max, ms''' - the autoexposure value limit.
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'''AutoExp level''' - value of a pixel at which the autoexposure works.
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'''AutoExp fracpix''' - number of pixels below the Autoexp level.
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'''AutoExp frame ahead''' - number of previous frames used for calculatin the current frame exposure.
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'''Compression quality''' - JP4/JPEG compression quality.
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'''HDR mode''' - at the fps rate the dark and the bright images alternate.
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* '''Record'''-button to start recording
 
* '''Record'''-button to start recording

Revision as of 21:25, 19 July 2012

Package

  • Eyesis4Pi
  • Switch 3CRDSF9PWR / Netgear FS726TP
  • PC

Quick Start

  • Turn the switch on.

  • Connect the camera's ethernet cables to the PoE enabled ports. Eyesis4Pi's default IP addresses:

192.168.0.221-229


  • Connect the PC to the Gigabit port of the switch.

Note: Do not confuse the Gigabit port with the Console port.

Fig.1 Netgear FS726TP

  • Configure the PC's network settings:

IP address: 192.168.0.xxx (example, 192.168.0.68)
Mask:       255.255.255.0


  • Open the GUI page (the address is bookmarked in the Firefox and in the Chrome). The GUI address is:

http://127.0.0.1/eyesisgui/index.html


  • Go to the "Settings" -> "Test"-tab:

System tests

0. Open the tests page

Open the test page-link

1. All the modules are online

Check the Temperatures Map under Other tab. If there are 0 black rectangles then all the modules are working.

Fig.2 Other-tab
2. Images

Go to the Camera tab, press jpeg button and turn on the test pattern. Then refresh Previews. The correct test pattern will consist from the following tiles:

Fig.3 Eyesis4Pi Test Pattern
3. GPS locked

Check the coordinates at the main module: 

http://192.168.0.221:8081/meta

Fig.4 GPS coordinates
4. Internal CF cards for IMU/GPS log

Look for hda1 and hdb1 at: 

http://192.168.0.221/phpshell.php?command=cat%20/proc/partitions%20%7C%20grep%20%22hd%22

Fig.5 CF cards

  • Check paths at the Settings -> Recording-tab

Absolute footage path - the path to the folder where all the footage series are stored. Must be writable to everyone.
Series subfolder - created automatically
Files limit in a subfodler - number of files stored in a subfolder inside Series subfolder

CF card device name - GPS/IMU log is saved to the internal CF cards. On the master camera they are /dev/hda1 & /dev/hdb1
GPS/IMU log file name - absolute path (in the master camera)+ log base name
Starting index - logs are named as follows - [base_name]-[index]
Records per file - number of records per log file. New file: an incremented index is added to the base name.

Fig.6 Recording-tab

  • Check camera settings at the Settings -> Camera-tab

Trigger period,ms  - 1/FPS.
Skip frames mask - hex 0x1ff - bit[8]=enable, bits[7:0] - 1 - record frame, 0 - skip frame - in an 8-frame sequence.
HDRVexpos - in the HDR mode - the darker frame multiplication coefficient to get exposure for the lighter frame.
AutoExp max, ms - the autoexposure value limit.
AutoExp level - value of a pixel at which the autoexposure works.
AutoExp fracpix - number of pixels below the Autoexp level.
AutoExp frame ahead - number of previous frames used for calculatin the current frame exposure.
Compression quality - JP4/JPEG compression quality.

HDR mode - at the fps rate the dark and the bright images alternate.

Fig.7 Camera-tab

  • Record-button to start recording

  • Stop-button for stop.

  • After stopping - go to the Settings -> Recording-tab to download the IMU/GPS log.

  • Check the footage at the Absolute footage path - each panorama set should consist of 8 images named with a timestamp of when it was taken plus the index of the camera (seconds_microseconds_index.jp4):
1334548426_780764_1.jp4
1334548426_780764_2.jp4
...
1334548426_780764_9.jp4

Note: Missing files most likely means that the FPS is too high.

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