Automatic calibration system for analog instruments based on DSP and CCD sensor

Jinhui Lan; Zhenlong Bai

doi:10.1117/12.810962

26 January 2009 Automatic calibration system for analog instruments based on DSP and CCD sensor

Jinhui Lan, Zhenlong Bai

Proceedings Volume 7156, 2008 International Conference on Optical Instruments and Technology: Optical Systems and Optoelectronic Instruments; 71560Q (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.810962
Event: International Conference of Optical Instrument and Technology, 2008, Beijing, China

Abstract

Currently, the calibration work of analog measurement instruments is mainly completed by manual and there are many problems waiting for being solved. In this paper, an automatic calibration system (ACS) based on Digital Signal Processor (DSP) and Charge Coupled Device (CCD) sensor is developed and a real-time calibration algorithm is presented. In the ACS, TI DM643 DSP processes the data received by CCD sensor and the outcome is displayed on Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screen. For the algorithm, pointer region is firstly extracted for improving calibration speed. And then a math model of the pointer is built to thin the pointer and determine the instrument's reading. Through numbers of experiments, the time of once reading is no more than 20 milliseconds while it needs several seconds if it is done manually. At the same time, the error of the instrument's reading satisfies the request of the instruments. It is proven that the automatic calibration system can effectively accomplish the calibration work of the analog measurement instruments.

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Jinhui Lan and Zhenlong Bai "Automatic calibration system for analog instruments based on DSP and CCD sensor", Proc. SPIE 7156, 2008 International Conference on Optical Instruments and Technology: Optical Systems and Optoelectronic Instruments, 71560Q (26 January 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.810962

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