Dali D8X3N Thermal Camera - Revision history

Gamerpaddy: added professional pcb adapter

2025-09-14T18:17:16Z

added professional pcb adapter

2025-08-29T13:08:46Z

Using the Thermal module without Webserver

2025-08-29T13:03:50Z

Using the Thermal module without Webserver

2025-08-15T17:14:50Z

Bad Pixel and Flatframe Maps 0x280000 and 0x4C0000

2025-08-06T00:26:32Z

breakout board setback

2025-08-04T18:00:06Z

Raw Viewer for the internal Webserver (recommended)

2025-08-04T17:49:54Z

Automatic Dead Pixels and Flatmap Correction

2025-08-04T16:27:04Z

Raw Viewer for the internal Webserver (recommended)

2025-08-04T16:20:49Z

Raw Viewer for the internal Webserver (recommended)

2025-08-04T15:56:49Z

Raw Viewer for the internal Webserver (recommended)

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 A open source project can be found here, it includes pin access to:
-* FPGA JTAG
+*FPGA JTAG
-* UART 3.3V with pin compatible FT232 socket
+*UART 3.3V with pin compatible FT232 socket
-* Power 5V over USB-C
+*Power 5V over USB-C
-* 5 Button inputs
+*5 Button inputs
-* Buffered video output and socket for USB Videograbber
+*Buffered video output and socket for USB Videograbber
-* Digital 14 bit video out header with hsync vsync and clk.
+*Digital 14 bit video out header with hsync vsync and clk.
-−
+*
 the pcb layout has been tested and seems to work.
-https://oshwlab.com/gamerpaddy/d8x3c-backpack-usb
+https://github.com/TOA-HI/Dali-Tech-D8X3C-Thermal-Camera-Backpack</blockquote>
 ==Sending Serial Commands directly over UART==
 Sending Serial commands directly over UART to the core requires some additional bytes.
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 The packet structure is as follows (Strip spaces, commands are allways uppercase and 3 chars)
   <STX> <LENGTH1> <LENGTH2> Command, Value, Checksum <ETX>

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 A open source project can be found here, it includes pin access to:
-FPGA JTAG
+* FPGA JTAG
-UART 3.3V with pin compatible FT232 socket
+the pcb layout has been tested and seems to work.
-Button inputs
+https://oshwlab.com/gamerpaddy/d8x3c-backpack-usb

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 ==Using the Thermal module without Webserver==
-[[File:Dali D8X3C Breakout board.png|thumb|Breakout board for D8X3C ]]
+[[File:Breakoutboard d8x3c dali v1.1.png|alt=|thumb|Breakout board for D8X3C]]
 to use it, you need to interface it directly.
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-To interface, you need to make a adapter board with a DF12-50DS-0.5V(86) Docking socket.
+To interface, you need to have a adapter board with a DF12-50DS-0.5V(86) Docking socket.
-A breakout board is still a work in progress
+FPGA JTAG

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:14, 15 August 2025
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	The [https://2477569.playcode.io/ Viewer Page] is written in JS and does not require any special dependencies, it can run as a plain html file offline.		The [https://2477569.playcode.io/ Viewer Page] is written in JS and does not require any special dependencies, it can run as a plain html file offline.

−		+	''See "Automatic Dead Pixels and Flatmap Correction" below how to create new dead pixel and flatmaps using the system menu.''
−
−	~~There still needs to be work done~~ to create ~~own maps~~ and ~~flatfields but~~ the ~~cameras are still very capable and useable with fully cleared maps~~.
−
−	~~To clear the maps, just go to these offsets and fill with values around 0x3F or 0x0 for total length of X Resolution x Y Resolution x 2 bytes (0x96000 for 640x480)~~

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:26, 6 August 2025
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	<blockquote>		<blockquote>
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−	~~The~~ breakout board ~~files can be found [https://oshwlab.com/gamerpaddy/d8x3c-backpack-usb here] but may be~~ still work in progress.	+	A breakout board is still a work in progress

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 rev2 with temperature readout  https://pastebin.com/u107Q85w
 rev3 and onward will only be available directly as a Webpage on the Device (see below).
 ====Raw Viewer for the internal Webserver (recommended)====
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 It should be accessible now trough '''http://<camera ip>/raw.html''' in the browser and click Start Stream
-<br /><blockquote>performance may need improvement.</blockquote>
+'''NOTE''': ''<u>If it does not work</u>'', check the contents of both files. FTP sometimes messes them up.

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 =====Dead pixels:=====
-In the secret menu "System", navigate to Debug - DeadPixelModel and set the AutoBP (sensitivity for auto bad pixel finding) to 50 or so. Then press C Button
+In the secret menu "System", navigate to Area - DeadPixelModel and set the AutoBP (sensitivity for auto bad pixel finding) to 50 or so. Then press C Button
 This can take a while.

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 rev2 with temperature readout  https://pastebin.com/u107Q85w
 rev3 and onward will only be available directly as a Webpage on the Device (see below).
 ====Raw Viewer for the internal Webserver (recommended)====
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 optional for simplicity: '''ftp''' access
 [[File:Dali D8X3N Webviewer.png|thumb|Web Raw Viewer with histogram (rev3)]]
-Download both files:
+Create the files and the code inside.
-raw.html https://pastebin.com/kaiXwAgD
+'''/app/web/webpages/raw.html'''      https://pastebin.com/kaiXwAgD
-proxy.cgi https://pastebin.com/vii1HXcU
+and
-then copy the '''raw.html''' into '''/app/web/webpages/'''
+'''/app/web/webpages/cgi-bin/proxy.cgi'''      https://pastebin.com/vii1HXcU
-and run
+then run
   chmod +x /app/web/webpages/cgi-bin/proxy.cgi
-then '''restart''' your camera.
+It should be accessible now trough '''http://<camera ip>/raw.html''' in the browser and click Start Stream
 <br /><blockquote>performance may need improvement.</blockquote>
-−
 ==Getting Root Terminal Access==
 To access the Terminal you need to solder or plug in a UART connection to Connector J7 on the "Glue" board.

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 *<code>Snap=[Yes/No]</code> - Enable snapshot mode
 ====Raw Viewer for PC (Python)====
 [[File:Dali D8X3N Raw Thermal viewer.png|thumb|Raw Data Viewer in python]]
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 rev2 with temperature readout  https://pastebin.com/u107Q85w
 rev3 and onward will only be available directly as a Webpage on the Device (see below).
 ====Raw Viewer for the internal Webserver (recommended)====
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 optional for simplicity: '''ftp''' access
-Then download the '''rawviewer.zip''' from [https://archive.org/details/rawviewer_202508 here]  (rev3 with histogram, javascript)
+the '''proxy.cgi''' into '''/app/web/webpages/cgi-bin'''
-and then '''restart''' your camera.
+then '''restart''' your camera.

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 unpack the web folder into '''/app''' and run
   chmod +x /app/web/webpages/proxy.cgi
 and then '''restart''' your camera.
 It should be accessible now trough '''http://<camera ip>/raw.html''' in the browser and click '''Start Stream'''