Frequently Asked Questions: CC640
Can I use the digital camera with my RF network and transmit the images back to the office using Loggernet?
The answer is yes. But what are you expecting in term of images over time? This is not a fast system and using telemetry slows things even more. Not knowing the customer setup I’d expect two images per hour is about as fast as you’d get.
I would like to know what it takes to watch real time online images using the CC640 Camera and a suitable datalogger. How it is possible to retrieve data from the camera as there is only one RS232 port on the datalogger, usually used for the GPRS device? What software is necessary to watch real time?
Real time images cannot be viewed. This is a snapshot camera. As far as the serial port being used if the logger is a PakBus CR510 or CR10X is concerned, the interface is not RS-232, but CS I/O, which is a 5-V system. This interface is also addressable, meaning that more than one device can use the port at the same time. If a CR1000 or CR3000 is used, both 9-pin connectors and all four com ports can be used to acquire images.I am trying to communicate with my new CC640 with a WinXP Pro SP2 notebook. I installed the CSI Device Config Utility (v1.3 from the included cd) and did the Power On - Setup on the camera, but I get "The Device version number, 1, is not defined for device, 11." I tried downloading the newest Device Config Utility (1.4) but it didn't have the CC640 listed. How do I communicate?
Get the most recent version of Device Configuration. The problem that you’re describing is a software version issue. At the same time get a copy of the most recent copy of the camera OS and use the manual to get it loaded into the camera. Like Device configuration, the camera OS is a download on our web site.
If we use a digital camera and project that image on a computer screen online, realtime, is it the same rays that are being projected on the camera that are being projected on the computer screen. Or the computer electron gun is creating new rays on the screen. Can you give me a detailed process flow of the conversion process.
If you’re asking about the CC640, it is not a real time camera. It takes a snapshot, stores the image in a logger as a file, if one is present, and that file is transferred to a PC for viewing.
If you’re speaking generally about streaming video, not possible with Campbell equipment, what the camera sees is changed to electronic signals and sent via cables to whatever viewing device that’s being used. When the electronic signals are received by the viewing device they are converted into a form that allows the viewing equipment to put it on the screen.
I am trying to set up a CC640 with a CR10x (not the 2M variety) to send images via a freewave radio. I'm wondering if I need loggernet 3 (I have 2) or if I just need the lvcmd.exe file to view these pics through the logger?
The standard 10x logger will store one image. The PakBus OS is a requirement. Loggernet version 2 will work with a 10x PakBus logger. LNCMD.EXE does not allow viewing through the logger. It is the utility used to transfer the image from a logger to the pc.
Can I use the digital camera with my RF network and transmit the images back to the office using Loggernet?
The answer is yes. But what are you expecting in term of images over time? This is not a fast system and using telemetry slows things even more. Not knowing the customer setup I’d expect 2 images per hour is about as fast as you’d expect.
