VICON Active Wand v2 Nir-Electronic motion capture Calibration Device User Guide

: June 5, 2024
: VICON

Table of Contents

ACTIVE WAND USER GUIDE
Introducing the Active Wand
Active Wand controls and indicators
Using the Active Wand
Synchronize the Active Wand to the cameras
Understand the battery charge indicator LEDs
Charge the Active Wand battery
Replacing the Active Wand battery
Active Wand regulatory information
For Canadian customers
Environmental regulations (EU customers)
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
EU Declaration of Conformity – Active Wand
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ACTIVE WAND USER GUIDE

VICON Active Wand v2

Electronic Calibration Device

© Copyright 2011-2021 Vicon Motion Systems Limited. All rights reserved. Vicon® is a registered trademark of Oxford Metrics plc. Vicon Active Wand™ is a trademark of Oxford Metrics plc. Other product and company names herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Vicon Motion Systems is an Oxford Metrics plc company.

Introducing the Active Wand

The Vicon Active Wand is an electronic motion capture calibration device that contains five pairs of LEDs. The Active Wand is used to calibrate both optical and reference video cameras. As some reference video cameras don’t have strobes, the LEDs in the Active Wand make it easier to identify and locate markers from the reference video camera images.

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Active Wand controls and indicators

On/Off switch
LED mode switch – Strobe/continous mode
Intensity adjustment screw
Battery charge indicator LEDs
Bubble level
Battery charger connection
Camera strobe sensor
NIR On/Off switch (Switches on/off NIR LEDs on NIR wands or IR LEDs on IR wands)
Handle/battery holder
Active Wand level screws
Tripod attachment
Forceplate alignment guides x 3
(can be fitted as shown or as appropriate for your requirements)

For quality calibration, ensure the NIR switch, which is ON by default, is set correctly. If your system has:

NIR (Near Infra Red) or IR (Infra Red) strobes, ensure the switch is set to ON.
VR (Visible Red) strobes, set the switch to OFF.
A mixture of NIR or IR and VR strobes, ensure the NIR switch is set to ON. (For pre S edition cameras, contact Vicon Support.)

Tip
If the floor is uneven, adjust the level screws 10 and check the bubble level to ensure the wand is level. If you are using a small or sunken force plate, to enable the Active Wand to lie level you may need to change the position of the pivot screws from the default A to the alternative position B.

Using the Active Wand

Use Strobe mode whenever possible. However, in the following cases, Continuous mode may give better results:

In large volumes, if the camera’s strobes are not bright enough to activate the wand’s sensor
In cases of high light pollution, for example, in direct sunlight
To calibrate camcorders

Synchronize the Active Wand to the cameras

Turn on the Active Wand.
If necessary, move the LED Mode switch to Strobe mode.
The LEDs begin to flash.
Note
When in Strobe mode, the Active Wand will not sync to camera rates less than 50 Hz.
Place the Active Wand in the capture volume where it is visible by the Vicon cameras. When the LEDs appear to stop flashing, the Active Wand is synchronized to the cameras.

Understand the battery charge indicator LEDs

When you turn on the Active Wand, the battery charge indicator LEDs illuminate for approximately five seconds to indicate the amount of charge in the battery:

Five green LEDs: Fully charged
One green LED: Recharge needed
No LEDs: Fully depleted (flat)

Warning
Before charging the battery, turn off the Active Wand.

Charge the Active Wand battery

To charge the battery:

Plug in the supplied Active Wand battery charger.
Caution
To prevent damage to the Active Wand, use only the supplied charger.
Insert the charger connector into the Active Wand and leave it to charge.
Note that a full recharge takes approximately four hours.
When the battery is fully charged, indicated by five green LEDs, detach the charger.
The green battery charge indicator LEDs remain illuminated for about 10 seconds.

Warning
This product contains a lithium ion battery.

Do not incinerate the battery.
Do not disassemble the battery.
Do not short the battery terminals.
Do not expose the product or the battery to high temperatures (140°F/60°C).
As the battery is subject to shipping regulations, use only the original packaging to ship the unit. For further shipping instructions, contact Vicon.

Replacing the Active Wand battery

Warning
Before replacing the battery, turn off the Active Wand.

To replace the Active Wand battery:

Remove the screws from the handle.
To reveal the battery, detach the back of the handle.
Unplug the battery connector 1.
Remove the old battery 2.
Place the new battery into the battery holder.
Attach the battery connector.
Replace the Active Wand handle and screws.
Turn on the Active Wand, run it in Continuous mode until the battery is flat, then fully recharge it (page 3).

This enables the Active Wand to calculate the battery life.

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Note
To order additional batteries, contact sales@vicon.com¹.
Due to current shipping regulations, which do not permit shipment of lone lithium ion batteries, you will be asked to return your wand. Vicon will then fit a new battery before shipping your wand back to you.

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Active Wand regulatory information

These topics provide important and required consumer information on how Vicon Active Wand complies with regulatory standards, including product recycling. The certification (page 7) that Vicon Active Wand has achieved for meeting stated international standards is also included.

Radio and television interference (US and Canadian customers) (page 5)
Environmental regulations (EU customers) (page 6)

Radio and television interference (US and Canadian customers)
This topic contains information concerning compliance with regulations of radio and television interference.

For United States of America customers
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Part 15 Information

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules (CFR 47:Part 15:B:2013). These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet FCC emission limits. Vicon Motion Systems Ltd is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment. Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

For Canadian customers

Conformity to the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations
This Class A digital apparatus meets the requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations ICES-003:2004.

Environmental regulations (EU customers)

Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment RoHS and recast (RoHS 2)
This equipment is fully RoHS- and RoHS 2- compliant. RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC provides that new electrical and electronic equipment put on the market for the first time from 1st July 2006 should not contain lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE). The European Union Directive 2011/65/EU² provides that new electrical and electronic equipment put on the market for the first time from 3rd January 2014 shall not contain more than permitted levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE; PentaBDE, OctaBDE; DecaBDE), Mercury (Hg).

REACH Declaration of Conformity
Vicon Motion Systems Ltd is a manufacturer of electronic hardware. We are therefore considered a “downstream user” as far as the REACH document is concerned. Vicon Motion Systems Ltd is therefore not obligated to register with the European Agency for Chemicals ‘ECHA’.

Products sold by Vicon Motion Systems Ltd are “articles” as defined in REACH (Article 3 Definitions). Moreover and under normal and reasonably foreseeable circumstances of application, the articles supplied shall not release any substance. For that, Vicon Motion Systems Ltd is neither obligatory for registration nor for the creation of material safety data sheets.

In order to assure our customers of the continual supply of reliable and safe products, we ensure that our suppliers fulfill all requirements regarding chemical substances and prepared materials.

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

(Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)
The use of the symbol as a marking on the equipment, accessories or literature indicates that this product and its electronic accessories (e.g. USB cable) may not be treated as household waste. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product.

Household users should contact either the retailer where they purchased this device, or their local government office, for details of where and how they can take these items for environmentally safe recycling.

Business users should contact their supplier and check the terms and conditions of the purchasing contract. This device and its electronic accessories should not be mixed with other commercial waste for disposal.

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EU Declaration of Conformity – Active Wand

Declaration of Conformity

Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC as amended by
EU Council Directive 2007/47/EC of 5th September 2007 and
Electromagnetic Compatibility to EMC Directive 2014/30/EU
Electrical Safety to Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU

We, Vicon Motion Systems Limited
Unit 6, Oxford Industrial Park
Mead Road, Yarnton, Oxford, OX5 1QU

declare that the active calibration wand as part of a Vicon Gait Analysis System manufactured by VICON MOTION SYSTEMS LIMITED in that the Quality Management System has been approved by BSI Assurance UK Ltd for the manufacture and support of the aforementioned CLASS 1 Medical device.

This declaration of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility of the manufacturer.

VICON MOTION SYSTEMS LIMITED has tested and demonstrated that all products of its own manufacture meet 2014/30/EU:

Electromagnetic Compatibility to:
EN60601-1-2:2007

General Requirements for Safety to:
EN60601-1:2006 + A12:2014

Software Development, Conformity and Support
EN ISO 13485:2016
EN ISO 14971:2019 BS
EN 62304:2006 + A1:2015, IEC 62304:2006/A1:2015

Thomas Shannon TD PhD FIE (Aust) CPEng (Biomed.)
Director of Compliance

16th March 2021
Date of Expiration Validity of the MD727611 Certificate.

Not for use in an operating theatre anaesthetic gas or oxygen-rich environments. Not for use where there is a risk of compromising the essential performance of medical electrical equipment. Not suitable for use in high magnetic flux, ionising radiation, sterile, or life- or safety-critical environments.

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