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To physically plug the camera in, Vision Research color coded the cables and the camera connections. 99.9% of the Camera AC's and DIT's are brilliant, but there is always that one, so excuse me for the obviouse. Red to red, etc.... I would prefer that the limo power pin connection at the camera is plugged in before the AC cord is plugged in, and that the AC cord is unplugged before the limo pin is pulled out. I have not experience or proof that breaking power at the pin has ever caused a problem, but it is the old electrician in me that freaks me a little at the thought. Just a personal issue, I am sure.
The camera communicates with the computer through the same TCP/IP protocol as the computer uses to connect with the internet. If you are using your own computer, you will need to configure the properties of your computers Ethernet port to an IP address of 100.100.100.1 and the subnet mask to 255.255.0.0. (Getting Started>Defining the Ethernet Connection in the Help Contents). If this is not set up correct, when you start up the software you will get a window that shows that the camera is not connected. If it is correct, you will get a mostly 18% grey screen with the familiar program controls across the top.
The Phantom Control Software is designed for enginneers and scientest doing things like crash tests and to reveal actions and reactions of explosions and missels in flight. Those guys need all kinds of tracking data and geo-techno measurement mumbo jumbo, we are mostly making pretty pictures. (Exception goes out to the Fx guys!). Most of this software has very little or nothing to do with us. The only place I find myself is under the pull down menus "Acquisition" and "Help." Yes, I have had a cause to venture off the beaten path, but very very rare.
Under "Acquisition" I start with "Camera Options." This opens a window giving me access to all
