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* Switch 3CRDSF9PWR / Netgear FS726TP
 
* Switch 3CRDSF9PWR / Netgear FS726TP
 
* PC
 
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==Powering On==
  
==Quick Start==
 
 
* Turn the switch on.
 
* Turn the switch on.
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* Connect the camera's ethernet cables to the PoE enabled ports.  
* Connect the camera's ethernet cables to the PoE enabled ports. Eyesis4Pi's default IP addresses:
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==Setting Up Network==
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Eyesis4Pi's default IP addresses:
 
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  192.168.0.221-229
 
  192.168.0.221-229
 
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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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==Running System Tests==
 
* Open the GUI page (the address is bookmarked in the Firefox and in the Chrome). The GUI address is:
 
* Open the GUI page (the address is bookmarked in the Firefox and in the Chrome). The GUI address is:
 
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  http://127.0.0.1/eyesisgui/index.html
 
  http://127.0.0.1/eyesisgui/index.html
 
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* Go to the "Settings" -> "Test"-tab:
 
* Go to the "Settings" -> "Test"-tab:
 
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|[[File:Cf cards.jpeg|thumb|Fig.5 CF cards]]
 
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==Setting recording parameters: storage paths==
  
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* Check paths at the '''Settings''' -> '''Recording'''-tab
 
* Check paths at the '''Settings''' -> '''Recording'''-tab
 
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==Setting recording parameters: camera settings==
 
* Check camera settings at the '''Settings''' -> '''Camera'''-tab
 
* Check camera settings at the '''Settings''' -> '''Camera'''-tab
  
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==Recording==
 
* '''Record'''-button to start recording
 
* '''Record'''-button to start recording
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==Stopping==
 
* '''Stop'''-button for stop.
 
* '''Stop'''-button for stop.
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==Downloading IMU/GPS Log==
 
* After stopping - go to the '''Settings''' -> '''Recording'''-tab to download the IMU/GPS log.
 
* After stopping - go to the '''Settings''' -> '''Recording'''-tab to download the IMU/GPS log.
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==Checking the Recorded Footage==
 
* 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):
 
* 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_1.jp4

Revision as of 17:39, 30 August 2012

Package

  • Eyesis4Pi
  • Switch 3CRDSF9PWR / Netgear FS726TP
  • PC



Powering On

  • Turn the switch on.
  • Connect the camera's ethernet cables to the PoE enabled ports.
Fig.1 Netgear FS726TP



Setting Up Network

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.

  • Configure the PC's network settings:

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



Running System Tests

  • 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



Setting recording parameters: storage paths

  • 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



Setting recording parameters: camera settings

  • 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



Recording

  • Record-button to start recording



Stopping

  • Stop-button for stop.



Downloading IMU/GPS Log

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



Checking the Recorded Footage

  • 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.