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Phantom Help File192
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Using an IRIG-B Clock Source to Synchronize Multiple Phantom Cameras
The applications shown below is that of an IRIG-B f-sync signal being forwarded to each of the
Phantom cameras independently.
Serial Camera Application
Multi-IOIOI or Multi-IOIOG Application
CAUTION
When utilizing the f-sync feature with this application, all cameras must be supplied an
external trigger. If a soft-trigger is used to trigger the cameras, Vision Research cannot
guarantee that the cameras will remain synchronized.
1.
Click the Live Control Panel Tab.
2.
Click on Cine Settings, then
a.
Ensure the Sample Rate setting matches the IRIG-B clock rate, and the
b.
Post Trigger setting is the same for all cameras.
3.
Click on Advance Settings.
4.
Click the down-arrow to the right of the Sync Imaging field, then
a.
Selected IRIG-B as Sync Imaging clock source.
When set to an IRIG-B the signal is supplied through the marked IRIG-In BNC connector on
the Capture cable or breakout box.
Refer to the Functional Descriptions>Frame Rate Tables for a list of frame rates (fps) the
camera will lock to.