OPERATION MANUALFOR AVM-USB2
2016/04/11
Watec Co., Ltd.

REVISION HISTORY
RevisionDate

2.0

2016.4.11

1.0

2016.3.7

Changed

1st Release
2nd Release*Renamed the jig board to “AVM-USB2”

1CONTENTSREVISION HISTORY ................................................................................................. 1
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 3
Including .................................................................................................................. 3
Support camera........................................................................................................ 3
Equipment ............................................................................................................... 3
PC REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................... 3
USB CABLE REQUIREMENT ............................................................................ 3
INSTALL ..................................................................................................................... 4
UNINSTALL ............................................................................................................... 4
DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLICATION .................................................................. 5Menu ........................................................................................................................ 6File ........................................................................................................................ 7Tool ....................................................................................................................... 8Help ...................................................................................................................... 9Connection Mode ..................................................................................................... 6DISCONNECTED MODE ....................................................................................6CONNECTED MODE .......................................................................................... 6
Parameter Setting ................................................................................................. 10AE ....................................................................................................................... 10BLC ..................................................................................................................... 11
SETUP ................................................................................................................ 12
BRIGHTNESS .................................................................................................... 13
WB ...................................................................................................................... 14
ENHANCE ......................................................................................................... 15
MIRROR ............................................................................................................. 16
COLOR/MONO................................................................................................... 17GAMMA .............................................................................................................. 18
ERROR MESSAGE ................................................................................................... 19
OPERATION PROCEDURE ..................................................................................... 20
Caution ...................................................................................................................... 202INTRODUCTION
Including

AVM-USB2 1pc(Camera)micro-B

Support camera

WAT-240E/FS model onlyEquipment
PC REQUIREMENTS

OS：Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10
USB：USB standard 1.1, 2.0, 3.0

USB CABLE REQUIREMENTCABLE TYPE：A (PC side) - micro-B ([AVM-USB2] side)
CABLE LENGTH：Less than 5m3

INSTALL

Unzip AVM-USB2_ControlSoftware_(R)_E120.zip

AVM-USB2_ControlSoftware_(R)_E120.exe
SLABHIDDevice.dll
SLABHIDtoSMBus.dll
ei_agc_max.csv
initial_rom.csv
shut_agc_max.csv
initial.txt… WAT-240E/FS factory default file

UNINSTALL

Delete unzipped files.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLICATION

Menu

Connection Mode

Parameter setting5Connection Mode
DISCONNECTED MODE

Not connected to the camera. The software starts up in this mode.
It will not be reflected in the camera if you change the parameters.
You can use to create a parameter file without a camera connection.
When you press the [disconnected] button, and then move to [connected] mode.

CONNECTED MODE

It connected to the camera.
It will be reflected in the camera if you change the parameters.
When you press the [connected] button, and then move to [disconnected] mode.

6MenuFile

Load

Load the parameter file.
In the case of the CONNECTED MODE, the parameter settings are sent to thecamera and software window.
In the case of the DISCONNECTED MODE, the parameter settings are sent to thesoftware window only.

Save

Save the parameters on the current software window to a file.

Exit

Exit this software.

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Tool

Initialize EEPROM

Rewrite the parameters of the camera to the factory default settings.

All ROM write

Write the parameters on the current software window to the connected camera.

All ROM read

Read from the parameters on the connected camera to the current software
window.

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HelpVersion

Show the version of this software.

9Parameter SettingAE
Set the exposure mode.

E.I + AGC

Adjust the exposure with the electronic shutter and the automatic gain control.
The maximum electronic shutter speed and the maximum gain can be selected.

SHUT + AGCAdjust the exposure with fixed electronic shutter and the automatic gain control.
The electronic shutter speed can be selected in OFF or FL. The range of the maximum
gain can be selected.

SHUT. + MGC

Fixed exposure mode.
The electronic shutter speed and the gain can be selected arbitrarily.

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BLC

Select the backlight compensation mode.

OFFCenter

Default-V

Center+Under

Default-E

Under

BLC LEVEL■：Weighted Area.

Adjust a compensation level.
When the value is increased, the correction becomes stronger.
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SETUP

12

BRIGHTNESS

100IRE

Preset [100IRE]

75IRE

Preset [75IRE]

ManualSelect brightness level manually.

13

WB

Set the white balance mode and tuning the R and B gain.

ATW

The RGAIN and the BGAIN will be controlled automatically by camera.

3200K

Use for the Incandescent light bulb.

4400K

Use for the reddish fluorescent lamp.

5100K

Use for the bluish fluorescent lamp.

8200K

Use for the extremely bluish lamp.

RGAIN/BGAIN

In the mode of non- ATW, you can fine-tune the RGAIN and BGAIN.

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ENHANCE
Setting for the edge enhancement of vertical and horizontal directions




OFF
SOFT (H/V)
NORMAL (H/V)
HARD: Default

15

MIRRORSet the mirror image modeOFFHorizontal
VerticalHorizontal / Vertical: Default

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COLOR/MONO

Color
Monochrome

Burst ONIf checked, Output a monochrome video signal with the color burst.

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GAMMA

0.45

Correct with a gamma of about 0.45 for CRT gamma 2.2.

0.6

1.0

Correct with a gamma of about 0.6.
No correction (linear)

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ERROR MESSAGE
MESSAGESOLUTION
AVM-USB2 was not detected.
Please check the connection of theUSB cable.

Multiple AVM-USB2 have been
detected.
Please connect only one.

Unable to connect to AVM-USB2and the camera.
Please re-check the connection
between the camera andAVM-USB2.

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OPERATION PROCEDURE
1. How to Connect the Camera(1) Turn on the camera.
(2) Connect AVM-USB2 and the camera.
(3) Connect the PC and AVM-USB2.
2. How to Disconnect the Camera(1) Make sure the power supply to the camera is off.
(2) Disconnect the camera from AVM-USB2.

Caution20