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Camera Modules, Digital Controllers and Stepdown Regulators

CAMPS1215R-1:  Camera Module and Camera Head Motor Power Supply

Power supply for camera module and camera head pan, tilt and focus motor with two extra control voltage outputs to camera and/or crawler.

Features include:

• Main input voltage 48VDC/50W
• Auxiliary input voltages +/-15VDC
• Lead fuse and reverse voltage input protection
• Input voltage filtering and power on current limiting
• Monitoring LED for filtered main input voltage
• Electronic self resetable fuse and input voltage filtering for each converter
• Monitoring LEDs for main input voltage of each converter
• SEPIC type DC/DC converter for camera module to protect camera against converter malfunction
• Camera voltage adjustable from 11VDC to 40 VDC/500Ma max. current with extra electronic self resetable fuse at output
• Camera current limit adjustable with trimmer
• DC motor voltage adjustable from 11 VDC to 35VDC/350mA max. current
• Short circuit protection with current limiting and voltage filtering at all outputs.
• Sync generator for onboard converters (180 deg. phase @ 250 kHz) with optional clock spreader to lower EMI (120 deg. Or 90 deg. phase @ 60 kHz)
• Outputs to motors are provided by means of three terminals U1, GND and U2 where the polarity of U2 determine the motor (pan, tilt or focus) and direction of operation
• Motor output terminals U1 and U2 are fed by solid state relays and are also protected by an electronic self resetable fuse
• The two extra signal control output terminals are fed by solid state relays and are also protected by an electronic self resetable fuse

Optional

• Digital controller CAMPS1215R-DCTRL for all operation modes with control of all parameters over RS485 interface
• In a conventional design two different settings, switched by a cable drum detect signal, for the output voltages and cable compensation values for external tractor motor and camera light stepdown regulator HPS10048-1 can be provided, the status of the drum detect signal is displayed by a monitoring LED

Dimensions: 160 x 100 x 36 mm (w/o VG-connector)

Main power input: 48VDC, 1A max

Auxiliary power input: 45mA @ +15VDC, 10mA @ -15VDC

CAMPS1215R-DCTRL: Digital Controller for CAMPS1215R-1

Piggyback digital controller for camera module and camera pan and tilt and focus motor supply CAMPS 1215R-1.

Features include:

• Flexible scalable flash memory microcontroller system for field programming
• Control of motor voltage and current and camera voltage
• 8 analog inputs, 10bit resolution with operational amplifier input for signal adaption and impedance conversion, 8 DAC analog outputs, 10bit resolution, 8digital input/output lines, RS485 interface on board
• Control of all parameters of CAMPS1215R-1 over RS485 interface from Windows® program for adjustment
• Storing of operation parameter sets in microprocessor integrated EEPROM over RS485 interface from Windows® program, e.g. for different cable lengths
• Measurement of camera module output voltage and camera head motor voltage over Windows® program
• Standard firmware available to control CAMPS1215R-1 board feeding a variety of camera modules and camera head motors for pan, tilt and focus and two extra control line outputs for extended functions

Other Applications

• Communication node for unidirectional point to point connection over RS485 interface, e.g. remote control to ROV communication in combination with RC8A14D8LED-1 board
• Communication node for bidirectional communication over RS485 interface for control signal output and measurement values input, e.g. output of digital and analog signals for control purpose of a ROV and input of digital and analog values for display on a video overlay system in combination with RC8A14D8LED-1 and VTG1224BW-2 boards

Dimensions: 66 x 34 x 4 mm (w/o connectors)

Connections: 26 pin and 10 pin connectors for CAMPS1215R-1 sockets and 10 pin flash microcontroller interface.

CAMPS3012CLD: Stepdown Regulator and Cable Line Driver for Minicameras

Miniature board with stepdown regulator power supply for minicameras in combination with video line driver

Features include:

• Miniature board with combination of power supply and cable line driver for direct mounting behind camera module
• Stepdown regulator on first side
• Cable line driver on second side
• Shielded multilayer design board for clean video signal output with gap for cable feedthrough to and from camera
• Cable terminals for GND, input voltage and video output
• Cable terminals for GND, output voltage and video input

Power Supply

• Cable length independent camera supply
• Input voltage range 15-32VDC
• Output voltage 12VDC/80mA
• Short circuit protected
• Current limiting

Video Cable Line Driver

• State of the art video amplifier
• Gain preset to 2
• Output impedance adjustable by resistor value for optimum cable adaptation
• Optional frequency compensation for non linear cable losses

Dimensions: 19 mm diameter x 5 mm (w/o connectors)

Connections: 3 camera and 3 cable solder through hole terminals

Camera Control Units and Auxiliary Power Supplies

AUXPS480515BP-1: 30W Auxiliary Power Supply

30W auxiliary power supply with 3 DC / DC -converters with camera control unit electronic boards.

Features include:

• 2A @ +5VDC output
• 1A @ -5VDC output
• 0.5A +/-15VDC output
• Wide range 36-72VDC input, nominal 48VDC
• Lead fuse protected input
• Input voltage filtering and power on current limiting
• Reverse voltage protection at input
• Electronic self resetable fuse protection for each DC/DC -converter
• Output voltage filtering
• Short circuit protection of all outputs
• Reverse voltage protection of all outputs
• Individual status LEDs for monitoring of input and output voltages of each DC/DC -converter
• Split or common input output ground

Dimensions: 160x100 x 19mm (w/o VG –connector)

Main power input: nom.48VDC/30W (36-72VDC)

MCCCU-1: Multi Conductor Camera Control Unit

Complete multi conductor CCTV camera control unit electronics with wide range primary power supply and cooling fans all in just one ¾ 19`` rack

• 650W or 450W wide range 85-265VAC primary power supply for world wide use sufficient for intermittent operation of complete camera control unit
• 48VDC cooling fans at both sides of the rack with special side panels
• 300W stepdown regulator for HPS10048-1-DCTRL for tractor DC-motor drive with current limiting and cable compensation
• 300W stepdown regulator for HPS10048-1-DCTRL for halogen (voltage source operation with cable compensation) or LED light (current source operation)
• 300W stepdown regulator HPS10048-1-DCTRL for cable drum DC-motor drive
• 300W stepdown regulator HPS10048-1-DCTRL for cable drum DC-motor drive
• Optional 300W stepdown regulator HPS10048-1-DCTRL as auxiliary power supply in ROV
• Camera module and camera head DC-motor supply (pan, tilt and focus) switching regulator CAMPS1215R-DCTRL
• Auxiliary power supply AUXPS480515BP-1 +/-5VDC and +/-15VDC for all other power supplies and video overlay board
• Video overlay and RS-485-master controller board VTG1224BW-2
• Remote control board RC8A14D8LED-1 for controlling all functions of camera equipment, driving crawler and cable drum forward/backward and pan, tilt and focus of camera, optional second remote control board for van installation
• System communication over RS485-bus with 6/7 nodes and a 40ms system update rate
• Flexible scalable flash microcontroller architecture gives plenty of room for extensions and future development and a long lifetime of the complete system
• Windows® program for service and adjustment
• Free Windows® sewer inspection program PIPEX+

Dimensions: 330 x 134 x 275 mm

Weight: 5.6kg

CCU4H1C1AUX-BUS: Camera Control Unit Backplane

Backplane for multi conductor camera control unit MCCCU-1

Other input/output collectors

• Two 10 pin collectors for remote control board RC8A14D8LED-1
• Onboard PS/2 connector and 10 pin connector for keyboard
• 10 pin connector for second quadrature encoder
• 2 RS232 interface 10 pin connectors
• 16 pin connector for four Y/C or composite video outputs
• 10 pin connector for two Y/C or composite video inputs
• 26 pin measurement and diagnosis connectors for all high power supplies in place on the backpanel allow easy access of all relevant inputs and outputs of the HPS10048-1DCTRL boards
• 10 pin service connector to switch compensation of all four main power supplies off
• A variety of optional signal I/O is accessible on option connectors
• Solid backplane board for complete wiring of a multi conductor camera control unit with power supply and video overlay for direct mounting into 19`` rack
• 4 HPS 10048-1-DCTRL 300W power supply slots for crawler DC-motor drive, LED or halogen light, cable drum DC-motor drive and another auxiliary high power supply
• 1 CAMPS1215R-1-DCTRL slot for camera module power and camera head pan, tilt and focus DC-motor drive
• 1 AUXPS4805515BP-1 slot for auxiliary +/-5VDC and +/-15VDC power supply
• 1 VTG1224BW-2 slot video overlay board and main system controller
• Optional external lead fuse for 110VDC main power input
• Optional lead fuse for 48VDC main power input
• Optional PE to common ground node connection
• 48VDC fan collectors at left and right side of board with common lead fuse

Main power input/output connectors

• Main input voltages 110VDC and 48VDC from primary wide input range 85-265VAC power supply
• Output connector for four main power consumers, crawler motor drive, light power, cable drum motor drive and auxiliary high power to cable reel (camera equipment)

Control signal input/output connector

40 pin header connector from/to cable reel (camera equipment) with Y/C and composite video input from camera, output camera voltage, 2 signal inputs from quadrature encoder for metercounter, 3 digital drum select identification inputs, 2 voltage outputs for camera head motors, one auxiliary digital input, two switched control line outputs for general purpose and the common ground node potential on 14 pins

Dimensions: 300 x 128 x 3 mm (w/o connectors)

Main power input:

110VDC, 3A max
48VDC auxiliary

RC8A14D8LED-1: Remote Control Controller Board

Multi purpose flash microcontroller input control panel controller board with RS485-interface.

Features include:

• Flexible scalable flash memory microcontroller system for field programming
• Single +5VDC power supply
• 8 analog inputs, 10bit resolution with operational amplifier input for signal adaption and impedance conversion, 14 digital input lines, monitoring LEDs for power supply voltage RS485 interface on board
• Windows® emulation program for standard firmware and Windows® measurement program for board test
• All kinds of control input devices like normal potentiometers, analog joysticks with potentiometers can be used
• Digital inputs with pullup resistors and RC-filtering and overvoltage protection
• 8 LED output lines with series resistor, RC-filtering and overvoltage protection
• Standard firmware available to control a set of 3 HPS-10048-1-DCTRL in combination with a video overlay board VTG1224BW-2

Dimensions: 120 x 55 x 4 mm (w/o connectors)

Connections:

• 26 pin standard IO-connector
• 20 pin extension IO-connector
• 8 pin main connector
• 10 pin flash microcontroller programming interface

Stepdown Regulators and Control Boards

HPS10048-1: 300W Stepdown Regulator

300W stepdown regulator voltage or current source for DC-motor drives, halogen and LED light cable compensation

• 300W power, 3A @ 100VDC output
• 110VDC main power input
• +/-15VDC auxiliary power input
• 48VDC or 24VDC nominal output

Features include:

• Short circuit protection
• Heat sink temperature monitoring with thermal shutdown
• Current limiting
• Auxiliary power failure shutdown
• Protection against voltage feedback from DC-motor drives

Operation Modes

• Bipolar or unipolar voltage source with current limiting and negative impedance for cable compensation
• Bipolar or unipolar current source with constant voltage
• Constant voltage or current mode with on board potis
• Variable voltage or current mode with buscontrol
• Variable voltage or current mode with piggyback controller

Optional

• Analog controller HPS1OO48-ACTRL board for mono or bipolar voltage source operation with one potentiometer as input control with power on failsafe feature
• Digital controller HPS10048-DCTRL for all operation modes with control of all parameters over RS485 interface

Dimensions: 160 x 100 x 36 mm (w/o VG-connector)

Main power input: 110VDC, 3A max

Auxiliary power input: 70mA @ +15VDC, 40mA @ -15VDC

HPS10048 – ACTRL: Analog Controller for HPS10048-1

Piggyback analog controller board for 300W HPS10048-1 power supply

Features include:

• Allows uni- and bipolar operation of HPS10048-1 controlled by just one external potentiometer
• Provides support of all modes of operation of the HPS10048-1 board, voltage source/w current limiting and cable compensation and current source at constant voltage w/o cable compensation
• One terminal (wiper only) or three terminal (low, viper and high) potentiometer operation
• Potentiometer connections at pins Z14 (wiper) Z4 (high) and Z6 (low) of HPS10048-1 board
• Unipolar operation with either +/-5V or +/-15V control voltage range
• Bipolar operation with either +/-5V or +/-15V control voltage range
• Failsafe circuit to prevent unintentional output if the potentiometer is not set at zero at power on
• Zero point adjustment with trimmer P1
• Range limitation adjustment for either maximum current or maximum voltage with trimmer P3
• Dead band for switching the relay h-bridge only if output is zero
• Dead band adjustment with trimmer P2
• Board provides digital outputs to switch relay h-bridge as well as the power shutdown input of the HPS10048-1 board
• Control LEDs for status of digital outputs K1, K2 and power shutdown

Dimensions: 70 x 35 x 5 mm (w/o connectors)

Connections: 26 pin connector for HPS10048-1 socket

HPS 10048-DCTRL: Digital Controller for HPS10048-1

Piggyback flashmemory microprocessor controller board for 300W HPS10048-1 power supply

Features include:

• Flexible and scalable flash memory microcontroller system for field programming
• Control of all analog parameters of HPS10048-1 like, mode of operation, open circuit voltage, current limit and cable loss compensation via microcontroller
• Control of all digital outputs, PWM controller reset and shutdown and switching of relay h-bridge via microcontroller
• Control of all parameters of HPS10048-1 over RS485 interface from Windows® program for adjustment
• Storing of operation parameter sets in microprocessor integrated EEPROM over RS485 interface from Windows® program, e.g. for different cable lengths
• Measurement of output voltage and current, reverse voltage and heat sink temperature over Windows® program
• Reading of fault signal from PWM controller
• 4 LEDs to display relay h-bridge switching status (polarity), PWM reset signal, shutdown signal digital Vcc and symmetric power supply 5V for analog circuit
• 8 LEDs to display software states for diagnosis
• Standard firmware available to control DC-motor driven tractors (voltage source mode of HPS10048-1 /w cable compensation and current limiting), halogen light (voltage source mode of HPS10048-1 /w cable compensation and current limiting), LED light (current source mode of HPS10048-1) and DC-motor driven cable reels (voltage source mode of HPS10048-1 /w cable current limiting)
• Optional modes like active tractor brake mode to prevent the tractor from rolling backwards downhill if stopped and synchronization of cable reel and tractor

Dimensions: 70 x 35 x3 mm w/o connectors

Connections: 26 pin connector for HPS10048-1 SOCKET 10 pin flash microcontroller programming interface

Video Cable Line Driver and Meter Counters

VCLD-1 CH/2CH: Video Cable Line Driver

Miniature video cable line driver 1- and 2-channel model for cable loss compensation

• Available as 1- and 2-channel model
• Y/C-applicable
• Gain adjustable
• Frequency response adjustable

Dimensions: 30 x 24 x 10 mm

Power supply: 7-12V

Current consumption: 23-50 mA (1-channel model)

VMC1: Video Meter Counter

Programmable miniature distance counter with video overlay and quadrature encoder.

Features include:

• Linear and non linear metrecounter operation (programmable)
• Video input with black level clamping
• 2 video outputs each 1Vss/750Ohm
• Internal video signal generation for operation without input signal
• 32 bit up/down – counter
• Integrated setup program for:
  - video insert position (4 positions)
  - video insert character size (2 sizes)
  - number of encoder pulses per revolution
  - measurement wheel circumference in mm
  - unit (metric, imperial)
  - number of decimals (1or2)
• 3 pushbutton operation
• Available for PAL- and NTSC-norm
• Onboard optical sensors or external coder
• Optional control LEDs for video and encoder signal inputs
• +5VDC supply voltage for external encoder

Dimensions: 70 x 60 x 7 mm

Power supply: 8-12V (15VDCmax)

Current consumption: 45-60 mA

VMC2: Video Meter Counter

Programmable miniature distance counter with video overlay for external quadrature encoders.

Features include:

• Linear and non linear metrecounter operation (programmable)
• Video input with black level clamping
• 2 video outputs each 1Vss/750Ohm
• Internal video signal generation for operation without input signal
• 32 bit up/down – counter
• Integrated setup program for:
  - video insert position (4 positions)
  - video insert character size (2 sizes)
  - number of encoder pulses per revolution
  - measurement wheel circumference in mm
  - unit (metric, imperial)
  - number of decimals (1or2)
• 3 pushbutton operation
• Available for PAL- and NTSC-norm
• Onboard optical sensors or external coder
• Optional control LEDs for video and encoder signal inputs
• +5VDC supply voltage for external encoder

Dimensions: 50 x 31 x 7 mm

Power supply: 8-12V (15VDCmax)

Current consumption: 45-60 mA

VTG1224BW-1: Videotextgenerator

Single board b&w video text overlay (12 lines/24 characters) with standard PS/2-keyboard interface

Functions and features of the VTG1224BW-1

• 2 video inputs, 4 video outputs with internal video signal generation for operation without video input signal
• Configurable status line with date, time and distance value
• b&w video text overlay of 12 lines with 24 characters and PS/2-keyboard interface
• European character set with language specific special characters
• Languages available include German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish
• 5 fix text pages, 64 fix text lines programmable in EEPROM
• Factory language configuration or OEM configuration with Windows® program

Technical Data

Dimensions: 120 x 100 x 20 mm (w/o VG-connector)

Power supply: 9-36V, 160mA @ 12V, w/o keyboard and encoder

Encoder: for all incremental encoders with TTL-level signal output, power supply of +5VDC available on board, programmable floating point distance scaling factor

Connections: all over VG128-connector

The VTG1224BW-1 can be run in two modes of operation i.e. video text overlay complete with all functions with a PS/2-keyboard and meter counter overlay only with pushbuttons.

VTG1224BW-2: Videotextgenerator

Single board b&w video text overlay

(12 lines/24 characters) with standard PS/2-keyboard interface, RS232 PC-interface, 300 fix text lines, 30 fix text pages bundled with free Windows® sewer inspection program PIPEX+

Features include:

• 2 video inputs, 4 video outputs with internal video signal generation for operation without video input signal
• Configurable status line with date, time and distance value
• b&w video text overlay of 12 lines with 24 characters and PS/2-keyboard interface
• Storage and recall of 300 fix text lines and 300 fix text pages
• RS232-PC interface
• European character set with language specific special characters
• Languages available include German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish
• Factory language configuration or OEM configuration with Windows® program
• Free Windows® sewer inspection program PIPEX+

Dimensions: 160 x 100 x 20 mm (w/o VG-connector)

Power supply: 9-36V, 160mA @ 12V, w/o keyboard and encoder

Encoder: for all incremental encoders with TTL-level signal output, power supply of +5VDC available on board, programmable floating point distance scaling factor

Connections: all over VG128-connector

Optional features include:

• 8 analog input ports 8-12 bit
• 2 x 8bit digital IO-ports
• Video data logger receiver (system for transmission of sensor signals over video lines)
• RS232/485-interface for equipment control

Software

DVR_live: The Digital Videorecorder for PIPEX

This PIPEX extension module substitutes the videotape recorder of your CCTV – inspection equipment. The computer integrated digital videorecorder DVR_live allows modern and comfortable data acquisition – quick, convenient and easy to use!

Features include:

• Direct harddisk recording of live video
• Video encoding in MPEG1, MPEG2 or MPEG4 - Format
• Allows used of all video grabber cards with WDM – driver interface
• Automatic control of recording during CCTV- inspection
• Easy transfer of movies on all current data media types or over PIPEX viewer export
• Instant playback on all current computers
• Recording of up to 3 hours on one CD or up to 20 hours on one DVD
• Easy and fast access to all movies over PIPEX data management console
• Direct access to relevant movie sequences with one mouse click on an observation
• All parameters of the hard – and software components are configurable in terms of picture size, frame rate and data encoding

PIPEX: Height Profile History

The PIPEX height profile history software module is an ideal tool to monitor and display drift and lowering processes in landfills.

You can easily compare up to 12 height profile measurements due to a powerful and easy to use data management.

A variety of additional functions turn PIPEX standard and PIPEX professional with the height profile history module into an indispensable tool for assessment and thorough analysis of pipelines.

PIPEXporta: The Perfect Portable Solution for Field Work

Survey

• Collect your inspection data with a powerful sewer inspection program which meets all requirements of modern CCTV – inspection
• Capture high resolution live video on harddisk with the built in digital videorecorder

Burn Media

Create viewer CD/DVD media on site with all data, movies, still video and printable reports – in just a few minutes

Ready: Deliver the complete documentation immediately on digital media.

Equipped with

• Powerful compact PC with CD/DVD-Burner
• 15`` - TFT – monitor with protection glass cover
• Digital videorecorder
• Video inlet
• Rs232 interface
• Mains power inlet

VDA: Archiving of Video Tapes for PIPEX

Digitizing of video tapes made easy with the optional PIPEX-VDA video data archiving module. Digitize tape, synchronize survey data and create viewer CD/DVD-media with little effort.

Depending on the movie contents (movement, colour, quality) you can store movies from up to 7 video cassettes (180 minutes each) together with the CCTV-inspection data on just one DVD.

Combine your CCTV-inspection data (PIPEX-data, DEPODAT, ISYBAU) in just a few steps with digital movies. Create viewers that run directly from CD/DVD without installation on the target computer, which contains all the related information.

1. Digitize Tape: Start tape digitizing with just one mouse click – the tape be rewound automatically by means of remote control of the video tape recorder machine. Digitizing of the tape starts and all gaps without video signal on the tape will be skipped automatically. When the end of the tape is reached the digitizing will be stopped automatically.

2. Select Data: Choose one of the surveys that has been recorded on the tape – The digital movie will be assigned automatically to all surveys that have been recorded on the tape.

3. Synchronize Data: If needed you can synchronize playback of subsections of the digital movie more accurately.

• For this purpose a set of commands has been invented: set start time – set stop time – set offset
• Left click on the individual observations and within fractions of a second the playback at the corresponding position will be started.

4. Create Viewer Media: Create viewer CD/DVD media with the program integrated burner function.

Software cont…

PIPEX Version 5.0 news

Functions and features include:

• PIPEX quick launch bar which allows direct access to most recently used data
• PIPEX snapshot function – makes quick snapshots to hand out outside normal data management
• Separate manhole surveys – now possible outside pipe assessment
• DVD-booklet inlays with content list
• Multi level filter on header data and observation level
• Automatic management of not closed continuous faults
• Optional import of digital movies from a variety of devices

PIPEX Video Data System Solutions

The 3 ways to produce PIPEX viewer media:

PIPEX-DVR_live

Program integrated digital video recorder to meet the highest demands.

• Live digitizing in MPEG1/2/4-format during CCTV-inspection
• High quality
• Very little subsequent work

PIPEX-VDA

The video data archiving module for digitizing of video tapes and synchronization with PIPEX data

• Flexible application
• Minimum hardware requirements

PIPEX-movie import module

Import of digital movies into PIPEX and synchronisation with data

• Digital movies
• Still pictures
• Survey graphs
• Printable reports

PIPEX Data Viewer

The PIPEX viewer program is the ultimate tool for data management, data archiving and evaluation of CCTV sewer inspection data.

Survey data

• Grid display of survey header data
• Scaled survey graphs with all observations
• Manhole graphs with vertical and horizontal cross section

Graphs and diagrams

Height and temperature graphs with test and analysis functions:
- zoom in/out and measurement functions
- measurement reliability check

Snapshots, movies, foldouts

• Playback of complete survey movies up to 3 hours per CD or 20 hours per DVD
• Playback of video clips
• Zoom and playback speed adjustment

Printable reports

• Survey and manhole reports
• Height and temperature profile graphs
• Image reports

Create viewer media in 4 steps

1. Select: select any number of surveys for viewer export

2. Configure media:

• Enter size of used media type (CD = 700MB, DVD = 4700MB…)
• Check data types to be exported to viewer media

3. Create data images: PIPEX automatically creates as many images as required to fit on the selected media type (data packets)

4. Burn media: burn media with the integrated burner feature

• Every viewer starts automatically its own program instance when inserted into a CD/DVD drive
• Every viewer is also a data backup and can be restored
• Every viewer contains the complete documentation