Sunday, June 22, 2008

Re-engineered system

The re-engineered contrast measurement system for passive LCD displays is now operational. The optics equipment comprises a Canon EOS 40D DSLR camera, a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens, a set of Kenko extension tubes, a Newport iris diaphragm, and a SphereOptics integrating sphere housing a fan-cooled 4-watt 12v lamp powered by an Agilent E3634A power supply. The mechanical hardware includes a vibration-free optics table, rails, posts, post holders, and various positional stages to hold and align the optics equipment and the target LCD device. The software comprises DSLR Remote Pro from Breeze Systems, IMAQ Vision Builder from National Instruments, and Imatest Studio running on a laptop computer connected to the camera via USB and the power supply via USB/RS-232.

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