Facebook Surround 360 User Manual

Table of Contents

1. 1 - 9

Parts List

2. 1 - 6

Before You Start

3. 1 - 18

Camera Assembling Instructions

4. 1 - 2

Camera Info

5. 1 - 7

System Set Up Instructions

6. 1 - 6

Capturing & Rendering Instructions

7. 1 - 5

Pro Tips

8. 1 - 2

System Specifications

1

Parts List

1.

1

17x

Camera Fisheye Lens

Point Grey GS3-U3-41C6C-C

Camera & Lenses

Wide-Angle Lens

with custom focusing barrel

(FB360_V1_05, _33)

Sunex DSL318B-650-F2.4

OPTIONAL:

M3 brass jam nuts (14x)

3x14x

(FB360_V1_06)

Fujinon FE185C086HA-1

2.

Wiring

17x 17x

USB Cable GPIO Cable

Type A to Micro-B

OPTIONAL:

M2 thread, 0.4mm pitch, 20mm long
replacement screw

(FB360_V1_05, _33)

Hirose HR25 circular connector, 8 pins

Velcro Straps

3.

1

Machined Parts

1x 1x

Top Cover

(FB360_V1_30)

mild steel,
painted finish

Bottom Cover

(FB360_V1_29)

mild steel,
painted finish

1x 1x

Top Plate

(FB360_V1_22)

1/4˝ thick Mic-6 aluminum,
black anodize finish

Base Plate

(FB360_V1_21)

3/8˝ thick Mic-6 aluminum,
black anodize finish

4.

1

Machined Parts

1x 1x

1x

14x

Upright

(FB360_V1_23)

6061 aluminum,
black anodize finish

Camera Bracket

(FB360_V1_24)

6061 aluminum,
black anodize finish

Shell Support

(FB360_V1_28)

6061 aluminum,
black anodize finish

1x 1x 1x

Post

(FB360_V1_25)

1144 carbon steel,
black oxide finish

Adapter

(FB360_V1_27)

1144 carbon steel,
black oxide finish

Stop Nut

(FB360_V1_31)

Brass

Support Tube

(FB360_V1_26)

4130 CR tubing,
black oxide finish

5.

1

152x

M3 Socket-Head
Cap Screw

Type 18-8 stainless steel
M3 thread, 6mm length,

0.5mm pitch

2x

Hardware

152x

M3 Belleville Spring
Lock Washer

Type 18-8 stainless steel
M3 screw size

4x

28x

M3 Flanged
Button-Head
Socket Cap Screw

Black-oxide,
M3 thread, 10mm length,

0.5mm pitch

16x

8x

M6 Flat-Head Screw

Type 18-8 stainless steel
M6 thread, 14mm length,

1.0mm pitch

1x

M6 Socket-Head
Cap Screw

Type 18-8 stainless steel
M6 thread, 40mm length,

1.0mm pitch

Optional

M2 Socket-Head
Cap Screw

Type 18-8 stainless steel
M2 thread, 20mm length,

0.4mm pitch

(replace USB locking screws)

M6 Flat-Head Screw

Type 18-8 stainless steel
M6 thread, 50mm length,

1.0mm pitch

M3 Jam Nut

Brass, M3 thread size,

5.5mm Wide, 1.8mm
High

(lock nut for Sunex barrel)

M6 Belleville Spring
Lock Washer

Type 18-8 stainless steel
M6 screw size

Steel Rotating
Flanged Nut

Black-oxide steel,
5/16"-18 thread size
3/4" flange diameter
7/16" overall height

1x

Steel Threaded Rod

(FB360_V1_32)

ASTM A193 grade B7 steel
5/16"-18 thread
20-1/4˝ long
fully threaded

6.

1

Tools

Hand Tools

5mm

HEX

4mm

HEX

2.5mm
HEX

2mm

HEX

9/16˝

Wrench

Rubber

Mallet

Wiring Tools

Wire

Cutter

Soldering

Iron

Solder

7.

1

Tools

Torque Wrench

Metric 1/4" Square Drive

Hex Bit Socket

Torque Wrench Instructions:

1. Turn the bezel until pointer is resting on zero.

2. Attach a socket or attachment to the square drive.

3. Place the socket or attachment over the fastener to be torqued.
The torque wrench handle must be perpendicular (90 degrees)
to the centerline of the drive, socket and fastener.

4. Load the torque wrench at a slow and steady rate until the pointer
indicates the desired torque.

5. Stop applying force. The pointer should return to zero.

5mm

HEX

4mm

HEX

2.5mm
HEX

Threadlockers & Adhesive

Locktite

7649

Locktite

263

PRIMER

Permanent

Threadlocker

Locktite

7075

Locktite

ACTIVATOR

Cyanoacrylate

Adhesive

RED

324

GLUE

Locktite

222

PURPLE

Removable

Threadlocker

Threadlocker Instructions:

1. Apply primer to surface of bolt and nut.

2. Apply several drops of the threadlocker onto the bolt at the nut
engagement area.

3. Assemble parts and tighten as required. Sets in approximately
10 minutes and fully cures in 24 hours.

Adhesive Instructions:

1. Apply the surface activator to both surfaces.

2. Wait 20 seconds for the activator to completely dry.

3. Apply glue sparingly to one side only using approximately one
drop per square inch of surface.

4. Press parts together immediately.

5. Hold in place for 30 seconds or until bond sets.

8.

Assembly Note

i

See system setup instructions for details

1

1x

Computer Hardware

Camputer - Ruggedized “Lunchbox” Computer

APOLLO-A1 MODEL

- Intel Core i7-5960X Haswell-E 8-Core 3.0 GHz LGA 2011-v3*

- GIGABYTE GA-X99P-SLI (rev. 1.0) LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 Motherboard*

- 8GB DDR4 2400 288-PIN Memory = (64GB of Memory Installed)*

- CPU COOLING FAN FOR LGA 2011-v3*

- 1GB NVIDIA PCIe x16 VIDEO CARD*

- 700 WATT POWER SUPPLY*

- 2.5" 128GB SSD*

- OPERATING SYSTEM - UBUNTU 14.04 LTS†

1x

* Recommended
† Required

1x

PCIe Expansion Enclosure

OSS-PCIe3-ENCL-M-CUBE3-8

Expansion Backplane

OSS-BP-452

8-bay 12G SAS RAID Tower

ARC-4038

9.

Assembly Note

i

See system setup instructions for details

1

1x

Shunt
Jumper

390088-1

Computer Hardware

8x

1TB SSD

MZ 7KE1T0BW

2x

External 4x HD Mini-SAS Cable

SFF-8644 to SFF-8644

1x

PCIe x8 Active Optical Cable

OSS-PCIe3-CBL-ACT-x8-50M-1x

2x 5x

PCIe x8 Gen 3 Cable Adapter

OSS-PCIe-HIB38-x8-DUAL

USB 3.0 Expansion Card

UE-1008 or UE-1004

1x

PCIe 3.0 x8 SAS RAID Adapter

ARC-1883X

2

Before You Start

1.

2

GS3-U3-41C6C-C

XXXXXXX

Arrange Cameras in Ascending Sequential Order (Per Serial Number)

GS3-U3-41C6C-C

XXXXXXX

GS3-U3-41C6C-C

GS3-U3-41C6C-C

XXXXXXX

GS3-U3-41C6C-C

XXXXXXX

GS3-U3-41C6C-C

XXXXXXX

GS3-U3-41C6C-C

XXXXXXX

GS3-U3-41C6C-C

XXXXXXX

GS3-U3-41C6C-C

XXXXXXX

GS3-U3-41C6C-C

XXXXXXX

GS3-U3-41C6C-C

XXXXXXX

GS3-U3-41C6C-C

XXXXXXX

GS3-U3-41C6C-C

XXXXXXX

GS3-U3-41C6C-C

GS3-U3-41C6C-C

XXXXXXX

XXXXXXX

XXXXXXX

GS3-U3-41C6C-C

XXXXXXX

GS3-U3-41C6C-C

XXXXXXX

GS3-U3-41C6C-C

XXXXXXX

GS3-U3-41C6C-C

XXXXXXX

2.

Label Cameras # 00 - 16

Tip:

Keep labels 1/8” min. away
from bottom of camera to clear
mounting plate

1/8” min.

00

04

08

12

16

01

05

09

13

02

06

10

14

03

07

11

15

3.

2

Step 1:

Remove thumb screw

Step 3:

Screw on new focusing barrel* clockwise
and tighten thumb screw

Step 4 (Optional):

Tighten optional lock nuts (M3 brass jam nuts)

Replace Focusing Barrel of Wide-Angle Lenses (# 01 - 14)

Step 2:

Remove existing barrel
and internal spring
(counterclockwise)

* Refer to DWG FB360_V1_33

4.

Mount Lenses

Tip:

Screw lens onto camera
clockwise till its snudge

Fujinon Fisheye - # 00, 15, 16

00

Sunex Wide-Angle - # 01 - 14

01

05

09

15

02

06

10

03

07

11

16

04

08

12

13

14

5.

2

Firmware Version Required: 2.23.3.0

Follow instructions in camera control README file

Firmware Update

6.

Focusing Lenses

Step 1:

Download and install FlyCapture from Point Grey (https://www.ptgrey.com/support/downloads)

Step 2:

Connect camera (with lens) to PC or Linux computer

Step 3:

Set camera on a tripod about 10 feet away from chart* on wall

Step 4:

Loosen focusing thumb screw on lens and rotate focusing barrel
till image in preview pane is sharp. Zoom in when necessary

Step 5:

Tighten focusing thumb screw
(optional: add lock nut for security)

10´-0"

* Use ISO 12233 chart or equivalent

7.

2

A - Wiring Diagram

GPIO Trigger Cable

1

32 4
65 7
8

R=10K

1
32 4
65 7
8

1
32 4
65 7
8

Camera # 00 (Top) = Master Camera
Camera # 01-16 = Slave C0ameras

1
32 4
65 7
8

3

PIN IO2 - Input/Output/Serial Transmit (TX)

4

PIN

PIN

PIN

IO3 - Input/Output/Serial Receive (RX)

5

GND - Ground for bi-directional IO, V

8

+ 3.3V - Power external circuitry up to 150mA

1
32 4
65 7
8

EXT , +3.3V pins

* Refer to DWG FB360_V1_34

B - Cable Lengths From Boot to Boot

6" effective length
from boot to boot

10K
resistor

15 14 13 16 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

00

3" effective length
from boot to boot

* Refer to DWG FB360_V1_34

3

Camera Assembling Instructions

1.

3

Tip:

Leaving 1/2˝ gap at
bottom of steel rod

Set aside to wait for threadlocker to set

Screw Brass Nut Onto Threaded Rod

PRIMER

RED

1/2˝

Brass Stop Nut

Steel Threaded Rod

22-1/4˝

Locktite

7649

PRIMER

Locktite

RED

263

2.

Gluing Adapter to Tube

Adapter

Tip:

Apply glue and
activator to tube
before sliding on
adapter

Tube

Check orientation of tube

GLUE

Set aside to wait for threadlocker to set

ACTIVATOR

Locktite

7075

ACTIVATOR

Locktite

324

GLUE

3.

3

Tip:

Mount camera #16
backward.
Use 2 M3 screws

Bottom Camera (#16) & Camera Bracket

2x

Tip:

Remove fisheye
lens from camera

Belleville Spring
Lock Washer

M3 screw size

Socket-Head
Cap Screw

M3, 6mm

2.5mm HEX

Hand tight for now,
will need to remove for wiring

4.

Bottom Camera (#15) & Upright

Tip:

Tip:

Mount camera #15
normally on upright.
Use 4 M3 screws

2.5mm
HEX

Remove fisheye
lens from camera

15

4x

Belleville Spring
Lock Washer

M3 screw size

Socket-Head
Cap Screw

M3, 6mm

2.5mm HEX

Hand tight for now,
will need to remove for wiring

3

Tip:

Make sure flat­head screws are
flush with top of
bracket

5.

Camera Bracket & Post

16

i

Assembly Note

Use a rubber mallet to gently tap
upright in place if fitting is too tight

4x

5mm HEX

Recommended
torque: 40 in-lb

Socket-Head
Cap Screw

M6, 40mm

PURPLE

Belleville Spring
Lock Washer

M6 screw size

Wait for threadlocker to set

5mm

HEX

PURPLE

Locktite

222

6.

Assembly Note

i

Flip 180˚ to tighten screws

180˚

3

Upright

i

Assembly Note

Use a rubber mallet to gently tap
upright in place if fitting is too tight

4mm

HEX

PURPLE

Locktite

222

4x

PURPLE

Flat-Head Screw

M6, 12mm

4mm HEX

Recommended
torque: 40 in-lb

Wait for threadlocker to set

7.

Assembly Note

i

Flip 180˚ to tighten screws

180˚

3

Side Cameras (Camera #01-14)

12

11

10

09

08

13

Camera 01 location.
Camera numbers
increase clockwise

07

14

06

01

02

03

04

05

2.5mm
HEX

56x

Belleville Spring
Lock Washer

M3 screw size

Socket Head
Cap Screw

M3, 6mm

2.5mm HEX

Recommended
torque: 15 in-lb

8.

Assembly Note

i

Flip 180˚ to tighten screws

180˚

3

Blocks

2.5mm
HEX

28x

Belleville Spring
Lock Washer

M3 screw size

Socket-Head
Cap Screw

M3, 6mm

2.5mm HEX

Recommended
torque: 15 in-lb

9.

3

Top Camera (Camera #00)

00

12

11

10

09

08

13

07

06

14

01

02

03

04

05

2.5mm
HEX

4x

Belleville Spring
Lock Washer

M3 screw size

Socket Head
Cap Screw

M3, 6mm

2.5mm HEX

Hand tight for now,
will need to remove for wiring

10.

Assembly Note

i

Flip 180˚ for this step

180˚

3

First...

Mount fisheye lens to both
bottom cameras

Threaded Rod & Stop Nut

Brass Stop Nut +
Steel Threaded Rod

Post

Tip:

Hand tight is
enough; do not
use excessive
force

11.

Assembly Note

i

Flip 180˚ for this step

180˚

3

Tube & Adapter

Tip:

Be careful not to
overtighten
flange nut

Flanged Nut

Threaded Rod

Adapter

9/16˝

Wrench

12.

3

17x

GPIO Trigger Cable

GPIO Trigger Cable

11

10

09

08

12

16

07

00

13

Tip:

Remove cameras to attach cable
when necessary. Check torque
on M3 screws when finished

14

01

02

03

15

04

05

06

See GPIO wiring diagram
DWG FB360_V1_34

Wire

Cutter

Soldering

Iron

Solder

13.

3

17x

USB 3.0 Cables

USB 3.0 Locking Cables

Tip:

Remove cameras to attach cable
when necessary. Check torque
on M3 screws when finished

Tip:

Replace locking screws
with M2 thread, 0.4mm
pitch, 20mm long pan­head screws as needed

Pull cables through rectangular holes

of bottom plate

Assembly Note

i

Label USB cables with camera number

3

14.

Bottom Shell

14x

M3 Flanged
Button-Head
Socket Cap Screw

M3, 10mm

2mm HEX

Hand tight

Tip:

All USB cables should
fit through opening of
bottom shell

2mm

HEX

Assembly Note

i

Install screws in star pattern for better fit

15.

Assembly Note

i

Optional: Connect cameras to computer to test first

3

Tip:

Make sure all cables
fit well. DO NOT
push top plate down
with excessive force

Top Plate

16.

Assembly Note

i

Install M3 socket-head cap screws in star pattern for better fit

3

2x

Top Plate Hardware

4x

4 mm HEX

Recommended
Torque: 40 in-lb

Socket-Head
Cap Screw

M6, 50mm

4 mm HEX

Recommended
Torque: 40 in-lb

Socket-Head
Cap Screw

M6, 12mm

56x

2.5 mm HEX

Recommended
Torque: 15 in-lb

Socket-Head
Cap Screw

M3, 6mm

Belleville Spring
Lock Washer

M3 screw size

4mm

HEX

2.5mm
HEX

17.

Assembly Note

i

Install screws in star pattern for better fit

3

First...

Mount fisheye lens to top
camera before putting shell
on

Top Shell

14x

M3 Flanged
Button-Head
Socket Cap Screw

M3, 10mm

2mm HEX

Hand tight

2mm

HEX

18.

3

Cable Management & Stand

Organize and arrange
USB cables around
tube and secure with
Velcro straps

Mount camera onto
sturdy stand with
junior pin socket

Velcro
Straps

4

Camera Info

1a.

4

Mounting the Camera to Standard Grip Equipment

Baby Pin

Junior Pin

1b.

Attachment Options 89 MULTIPURPOSE MOUNTING HOLES

61x 1/4-20 Tapped Holes

28x 3/8-16 Tapped Holes

TOP PLATE BOTTOM PLATE

2a.

4

Blind Spot for Mounting Accessories

Camera Blind Spot

185˚

77˚ 77˚

185˚

2b.

Bull’s-Eye Level (Optional)

Surface mount bull’s-eye level

1-3/4" Base Diameter

Tapped Holes - M2 Thread, 0.4 pitch

(McMaster-Carr #2198A87)

5

System Set Up Instructions

1.

5

1

Surround 360 System Overview

2

3

4

SURROUND 360 SYSTEM with Fiber Optic Extension

1

Surround 360 Camera

2

USB 3.0 High Speed Type A to Micro-B Cables x17

3

Fiber Optic Breakout Box

4

PCIe x8 Active Optical Cable

5

Lunchbox Computer (Camputer)

6

SFF-8644 to SFF-8644 MiniSAS Cable x2

7

Raid Tower

8

Power Supply

1

SURROUND 360 Camera

- 17x Point Grey Grasshopper Cameras

- 14x Wide-Angle Lenses

- 3x Fisheye Lenses

- GPIO Trigger Cable

3

FIBER OPTIC BREAKOUT BOX

- 1x

Backplane With Power Supply

- 5x PCIe x4, 4 Ports USB 3.0 Expansion Card
PCIe x16 Host Interface Card

- 1x

5

CAMPUTER SPECIFICATIONS

- Intel Core i7-5960X Haswell-E 8-Core 3.0 GHz LGA 2011-v3*

- GIGABYTE GA-X99P-SLI (rev. 1.0) LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 Motherboard*

- 8GB DDR4 2400 288-PIN Memory = (64GB of Memory Installed)*

- CPU COOLING FAN FOR LGA 2011-v3*

- 1GB NVIDIA PCIe x16 VIDEO CARD*

- 700 WATT POWER SUPPLY*

- 2.5" 128GB SSD*

- OPERATING SYSTEM - UBUNTU 14.04 LTS†

5

6

7

7

RAID TOWER SPECIFICATIONS

- 8 x 1TB SSD RAID: 1 Hour of Continuous Raw Video Capture

(Bandwidth: 2.1 GB/s)

8

POWER SUPPY

- 110V AC

- 350W max.

- Alternative Options: UPS Backup Battery or Quiet Generator

* Recommended

† Required

8

2a.

5

STEP 1

Insert jumper to a header on the backplane labeled J1

Fiber Optic Breakout Box

Shunt Jumper

0.196" x 0.247"(w x h)

0.100" Pitch
Au(30) over Ni(50)
RoHS Compliant

J1 Header

Backplane

Enclosure box

STEP 2

Insert PCIe x8 Gen 3 cable adapter and set dip switch setting

Dip Switch

Cable Adapter

Dip Switch Setting

ON 51

1234

2b.

5

STEP 3

Insert 5 PCIe x4

Fiber Optic Breakout Box

USB 3.0 Expansion Card

s

USB 3.0 Expansion Card

Enclosure box

STEP 4

Close enclosure and connect power cable

IEC Power Cord

3.

5

Camputer - Lunchbox PC

Dip Switch Setting

ON 51

1234

Cable Adapter

RAID Controller

STEP 1

Insert PCIe x8 Gen 3 cable adapter and set dip switch setting

STEP 3

Insert PCIe x8 Gen3 SAS RAID controller

4.

5

RAID Tower

STEP 1

Screw 8 x 1TB SSDs into enclosure

8TB 1 hour of continuous raw video capture

RAID Enclosure

1TB SSD

STEP 2

Connect power cable

IEC Power Cord

5.

5

Fiber Optic Breakout Box

PCIe x8 Active Optical Cable

Connect TARGET end to adapter card
top slot (furthest from backplane)

17 x USB 3.0 Cables

Plug camera USB 3.0 cables:
4 per adapter, every other slot,
extra one any slot on remaining card

Cable Connections

RAID Enclosure

External 4x HD Mini-SAS Cable

Camputer

PCIe x8 Active Optical Cable

Connect HOST end to adapter card
left slot (furthest from display)

External 4x HD Mini-SAS Cable

6.

5

Power on devices in the following order:

1. Fiber Optic Breakout Box

2. RAID Tower

3. Camputer

Power On Devices

7.

Set Up Surround 360 Camera Control Software

Follow README file to setup Camputer:
https://github.com/facebook/surround360

6

Capturing & Rendering Instructions

1a.

6

Step 1. Start Preview

To access the web GUI, open a browser (Chrome preferred; no Safari) and navigate to

http://localhost

The web capture GUI provides all of the controls necessary to operate the Surround 360 and preview live images
from any 4 of its 17 camera

Record Video

Label

Shutter 20.000 ms

Gain 0.000 dB

Preview

Choose 4 cameras:

How to Capture with Web GUI

http://localhost

Start Preview Reset Params

1468888778

min0 30

0
4 5 6 7
8 8 10 11
12 17 14 15
16

1 2 3

sec

Select Preview Cameras :

Up to 4 cameras

Actions :

- Start preview

- Reset previously set parameters

Label

- Folder & file prefix (must be unique)

Duration of Capture

Shutter Speed

- in milliseconds

- DO NOT go longer than 20 ms (1/50 second)

- for a 180º shutter angle at 30 fps, target 16.7 ms

Gain - in dB

- in general, use 0dB

- try hard not to go above 3dB

PREVIEW

IMAGE
FROM

CAMERA 1

PREVIEW

IMAGE
FROM

CAMERA 3

Latest Video Stats

Latest Previews

Preview Panels

PREVIEW

IMAGE
FROM

CAMERA 2

PREVIEW

IMAGE
FROM

CAMERA 4

1b.

6

Step 2. Start Recording

GUI control changes once you hit the start program button.
You will be able to stop the capture and update the live preview while the camera is capturing.

Record Video

Label

Shutter 20.000 ms

Gain 0.000 dB

Start Recording

http://localhost

1468888778

min0 30

sec

Update PreviewStop Preview Start Recording

Actions :

- Stop preview

- Start recording

- Update preview with new parameters

Preview

Choose 4 cameras:

0
4 5 6 7
8 8 10 11
12 17 14 15
16

1 2 3

PREVIEW

IMAGE
FROM

CAMERA 1

PREVIEW

IMAGE
FROM

CAMERA 3

PREVIEW

IMAGE
FROM

CAMERA 2

PREVIEW

IMAGE
FROM

CAMERA 4

Latest Video Stats

Latest Previews

1c.

6

Step 3. Recording in Progress

GUI control changes once you hit the start program button.
You will be able to stop the capture and update the live preview while the camera is capturing.

Record Video

Elapsed time: 00 m 20 s, FPS: 29.9, Dropped frames so far: 0

Shutter 20.000 ms

Gain 0.000 dB

Stop recording

http://localhost

Stop Recording

Action:

- Stop recording

Progress Info

- Elapsed time, frames per second and drop frames

Preview

Choose 4 cameras:

0
4 5 6 7
8 8 10 11
12 17 14 15
16

1 2 3

PREVIEW

IMAGE
FROM

CAMERA 1

PREVIEW

IMAGE
FROM

CAMERA 3

PREVIEW

IMAGE
FROM

CAMERA 2

PREVIEW

IMAGE
FROM

CAMERA 4

Latest Video Stats

Latest Previews

Tips

It is safe to stop capture midway

2.

6

Open FlyCapture (Point Grey capturing software)

| flycap

- Confirm all connections are USB 3.0 and total of 17 cameras detected

Camera List (17 cameras detected) Camera Information

Serial #

15355848

15636785

15636826

15636828

15636829

15636830

15636831

15636832

15636834

How to Verify Camera Connections (Optional)

FlyCapture 2 Camera Selection 2.9.3.43

Model

Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-41C6C

Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-41C6C

Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-41C6C

Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-41C6C

Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-41C6C

Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-41C6C

Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-41C6C

Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-41C6C

Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-41C6C

Interface

USB 3.0

USB 3.0

USB 3.0

USB 3.0

USB 3.0

USB 3.0

USB 3.0

USB 3.0

USB 3.0

IP Address

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Serial Number:

Model:

Vendor:

Sensor:

Resolution:

Interface:

Bus Speed:

IIDC Version:

Firmware Version:

Firware Build Time:

Driver

00

16130496

Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-41C6C

Point Grey Research

CMOSIS CMV4000 (1” Color CMOS)

2048x2048

USB 3.0

S5000

1.32

2.14.3.0

Tue Apr 21 18:51:25 2015

None

Auto Force IP

Optional : Check focus by clicking on individual camera

All cameras are pre-focused, but critical focus should be
checked before capturing. To check the focus of each lens,
open a live preview by double clicking on the camera.
Manually adjust the focus of the camera.

Refresh OK Configure Selected Cancel

Make sure ALL 17 cameras

are recognized as USB 3.0

Tips

If a camera is not connected, or a camera says it is connected using USB 2.0, unplug cables from the breakout box

and re-seat them in different buses until all 17 cameras are connected as USB 3.0. Remember that each camera

must be alone in a USB 3.0 port pair in order to satisfy the requirement that there is only 1 camera per bus.

If this doesn't resolve the problem, try the following steps:

1. quit flycap

2. reset physical USB connections

3. run the following USB reset command:

| /home/facebook1/vr_camera_hw/scripts/usbreset.sh

3a.

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How to use Flycapture to Preview (Optional)

Step 1. Select a camera to preview

Camera are arranged in ascending sequential order starting with top camera (# 00).

Camera # 00

FlyCapture 2 Camera Selection 2.9.3.43

Camera List (17 cameras detected) Camera Information

Sort Serial #

Serial #

15355848

15636785

15636826

15636828

15636829

15636830

15636831

15636832

15636834

Model

Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-41C6C

Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-41C6C

Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-41C6C

Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-41C6C

Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-41C6C

Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-41C6C

Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-41C6C

Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-41C6C

Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-41C6C

Interface

USB 3.0

USB 3.0

USB 3.0

USB 3.0

USB 3.0

USB 3.0

USB 3.0

USB 3.0

USB 3.0

IP Address

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Serial Number:

Model:

Vendor:

Sensor:

Resolution:

Interface:

Bus Speed:

IIDC Version:

Firmware Version:

Firware Build Time:

Driver

00

16130496

Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-41C6C

Point Grey Research

CMOSIS CMV4000 (1” Color CMOS)

2048x2048

USB 3.0

S5000

1.32

2.14.3.0

Tue Apr 21 18:51:25 2015

None

Auto Force IP

Step 2. Go to setting panel from preview panel

Set the following values:

- shutter speed in milliseconds

- gain (usually 0)

- framerate (usually 30)

FlyCapture 2 Camera Control 2.9.3.4 3 - Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-41C6C (15355848)

Camera Settings

Trigger / Strobe

Camera Settings

Standard Video Modes

Custom Video Modes

Camera Information

Camera Registers

Trigger / Strobe

Advanced Camera Settings

High Dynamic Range

Look Up Table

Frame Buffer

Data Flash

System Information

Bus Topology

Help/Support

FPS : Usually 30 fps

Camera Settings

Brightness

Sharpness

Saturation

Frame Rate

W.B. (Red)

W.B. (Blue)

Temperature

Absolute mode

Exposure

Hue

Gamma

Iris
Focus
Zoom

Pan

Tilt

Shutter

Gain

Power

Refresh OK Configure Selected Cancel

Auto On/Off

5.078

0.170
1024

0.000

100.000

1.250

%
EV

deg
%

Shutter: Max 20 ms for 30 fps

Gain: Usually 0 dB

20.002

0.000

30.000
482
762

309.5K / 36.4C /97.4F

ms
dB
fps

One

Push

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Step 3. Back to preview panel to check focus

All cameras are pre-focused, but critical focus should be checked before capturing. To check the focus of each lens, open a
live preview by double clicking on the camera. Manually adjust the focus of the camera.

Camera
Selection

How to use Flycapture to Preview (Optional)

FlyCapture 2 2.9.3.43 - Grasshopper3 GS3-U3-41C6C (15355848)

File View Settings Help

100%

Frame rate

Timestamp

Image

Embedded Image Info

Diagnostics

Camera Settings

PREVIEW

IMAGE
FROM

SELECTED

CAMERA

Tips

Each time you capture using the Surround 360, all camera settings are set to capture settings, and preview is disabled.

When you load flycap (e.g., to change settings), you'll see the Point Grey logo instead of a preview. To re-enable

preview, find the “Trigger/Strobe” settings and uncheck “Trigger Control.”

4.

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Power down devices in the following order:

1. Camputer

2. RAID Tower

3. Fiber optic breakout box

Shutting Down System

Tips

Never disconnect the RAID before unmounting it. The
safest way to unmount the RAID is to shut the computer
down.

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How to Render

To start the rendering process

Run the following script

| cd <path_to_surround360>/surround360_render && python scripts/run_all.py

Surround 360 - Process Dataset

Settings

Surround 360 - Process Dataset

Required Arguments

Data Directory

directory containing .bin files

Optional Arguments

Quality

final output quality

6K 0

Location of captured data

Default - NONE

Browse

Options: 3K, 4K, 6K & 8K

Default - 6K

Location of output directory

Default - NONE

Destination Directory

destination directory

Start Frame

start frame

Browse

First frame to render

Default - 0

Frame Count

0 = all

0 0

Cubemap Format

photo or video

video

Flow Algorithm

optical flow algorithm

pixflow_low

Pole Masks Directory

diretory containing pole masks

surround 360/surround360_render/res/pole_masks

Rectification File

rectification file [or NONE]

NONE

Number of frames to render

Default - 0 = all frames

Cubemap Format

Default - video

Options: Low, med, ultra

Default - pixflow_low

Browse

Browse

Render with top camera

enable_top

enable top camera

Default - unchecked

Render with pole removal

enable_pole_removal

Fale = use primary bottom camera

Default - unchecked

Cubemap Face Resolution

0 = no cubemaps

Steps

[unpack,arrange,color_adjust,isp,render,ffmpeg,all]

0

Cubemap output

Default - 0 = No cubemap

Rendering steps

Default - 0 = all steps

Camera to ISP Mappings File

camera to isp config file

60_render/res/config/isp/cam_to_isp_config.json

Intrinsic Parameters File

intrinsic parameter files

surround360_render/res/config/sunex_intrinsic.xml

Rig Geometry File

json file with rig geometry info

360_render/res/config/isp/cam_to_isp_config.json

enable_bottom

enable bottom camera

save_debug_images

save debug images

Render with bottom camera

Default - unchecked

Save debug image

Default - unchecked

Browse

Browse

Browse

dryrun

do not execute steps

Dryrun

Default - unchecked

verbose

increase output verbosity

Increase output verbosity

Default - unchecked

Cancel Start

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Output

Output Directory

Output

cube_frames eqr_frames logs pole_masks raw single_cam vid

Equirectangular output Temp folder unpacking

Cubemap output Masks files Rendering of single camera

(Optional)

Frame OutputsLogs

vid

vid

0000001 0000002 0000003 0000004 0000005 0000006 0000007 0000008 0000009

Data from individual frames

0000010 0000011 0000012 0000013 0000014 0000015 0000016 0000017 0000018

0000001

0000001

flow flow_images isp_out projections raw

Optical flow outputs Equirectangular Projections

Optical flow inputs RGB Outputs RAW Outputs

7

Pro Tips

1.

7

Level Camera for Level Horizon Line

Remove top shell first!

2.

7

Avoid Close Objects

5

'

-0˝ min.*

-0˝ min.*

'

5

* recommendation only

-0˝ min.*

'

5

5

'

-0˝ min.*

3.

7

Be Aware of Camera Height for Better VR Experience

* recommendation only

4'-10˝ min.*

6'-2˝ max.*

4.

7

Avoid Low Light Condition to Minimize Noise in Footage

Tip:

ISO: 600
Dynamic Range:
9 stops

Min. 130 Lux *

* recommendation only

5a.

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Placement of Surround 360

1

LEGEND

1

SURROUND 360

2

USB 3.0 Cables

3

Fiber Optic Breakout Box

2

7

3

4

Optical Cable

5

Camputer

6

Raid Tower

7

Power Supply

OPTION 1:

Hide Behind Large Objects in Scene

4

6

5

7

5b.

7

Placement of Surround 360

1

LEGEND

1

SURROUND 360

2

USB 3.0 Cables

3

Fiber Optic Breakout Box

4

Optical Cable

5

Camputer

6

Raid Tower

7

Power Supply

2

OPTION 2:

4

3

5

6

Place All Components Beneath Camera
and Remove in Post-Production

7

8

Camera Specifications

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Specifications

Type Spherical and stereoscopic video capture

Sensor Type CMOS, global shutter

Sensor Name CMOSIS CMV4000-3E5

Sensor Array 17 synchronized 1” sensors

Pixel Size 5.5 µm

ADC 10 bit

ISO 600

Dynamic range 9 stops

Coverage Area Full spherical, 360 x 180 degrees

Stereoscopic Coverage Centerline +/- 144(h), 77(v) degrees

Lens Angle of View 77 degrees diagonal (center), 185 degrees (top and bottom)

Relative Aperture f/2.4 (wide-angle lens), f/1.8

Lens Mount C mount

Resolution 8192 x 4096 per eye equirect * 2 = 8192 x 8192

Interface USB 3.0

Capture Format RAW

Capture Frame Rate 30 fps (max 60 fps)

Bandwidth 17 Gb/s (@ 30 fps)

Dimensions - camera only 460 x 460 x 307.65mm

Dimensions - with mount 460 x 460 x 796.60mm

Total Weight - camera only 16 kgs

Construction Milled aluminum alloy & steel

Color Black

Operating Temperature 0° to 50°C

Storage Temperature -30° to 60°C

Operating Humidity 20% to 80% (no condensation)

Storage Humidity 20% to 95% (no condensation)

Power Consumption 350 watts max

2a.

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Bill of Material

CAMERA & LENSES

Point Grey Camera Body GS3-U3-41C6C-C 17

Sunex Lens DSL318 14

Fujinon Fisheye Lens FE185C086HA-1 3

MACHINED PART

Base Plate FB360_V1_21 1

Top Plate FB360_V1_22 1

Upright FB360_V1_23 1

Camera Bracket FB360_V1_24 1

Post FB360_V1_25 1

Support Tube FB360_V1_26 1

Adapter FB360_V1_27 1

Shell Support FB360_V1_28 14

Bottom Cover FB360_V1_29 1

Top Cover FB360_V1_30 1

Stop Nut FB360_V1_31 1

Threaded Rod FB360_V1_32 1

Lens Mounts/Barrels FB360_V1_33 14

FASTENER

M3 X 6 SHCS 18-8 152

M3 Lockwasher 152

M6 X 14 FHCS 18-8 8

M6 X 50 FHCS 18-8 2

M6 X 35 SHCS 18-8 4

M3 X 8 BHCS 28

5/16-18 Flange Nut 1

M3 Jam Nut (Optional) 14

M2 x 20 PHCS (Optional) 10

2b.

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Bill of Material

COMPUTER

Ruggedized “Lunchbox” Computer APOLLO-A1 MODEL 1

- Intel Core i7-5960X Haswell-E 8-Core 3.0 GHz LGA 2011-v3

- GIGABYTE GA-X99P-SLI (rev. 1.0) LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 Motherboard

- 8GB DDR4 2400 288-PIN Memory = (64GB of Memory Installed)

- CPU COOLING FAN FOR LGA 2011-v3

- 1GB NVIDIA PCI-EX16 VIDEO CARD

- 700 WATT POWER SUPPLY

- SAMSUNG 850 Pro Series 2.5" 128GB SSD

- OPERATING SYSTEM - UBUNTU 14.04 LTS

PCIe x8 Gen 3 Cable Adapter OSS-PCIe-HIB38-x8-DUAL 1

PCIe 3.0 x 8 SAS RAID Adapter ARC-1883X 1

FIBER OPTIC BREAKOUT BOX

PCIe Expansion Enclosure OSS-PCIe3-ENCL-M-CUBE3-8 1

Expansion Backplane OSS-BP-452 1

PCIe x8 Gen 3 Cable Adapter OSS-PCIe-HIB38-x8-DUAL 1

USB 3.0 Expansion Card UE-1008 / UE-1004 5

Shunt Jumper 390088-1 1

RAID TOWER

8-bay 12G SAS RAID Tower ARC-4038 1

1TB SSD MZ 7KE1T0BW 8

CABLES

HR25 GPIO connector FB360_V1_34 17

USB3

type A to micro B locking cables 17

External 4x HD Mini-SAS Cable SFF-8644 to SFF-8644 2

PCIe x8 Active Optical Cable OSS-PCIe3-CBL-ACT-x8-50M-1x 1

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