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CamExpert Quick Start
Xtium2-CL MX4 User's Manual
Saving a Camera File
Use CamExpert to save a camera file (*.ccf ) usable with any Sapera demo program or user
application.
When parameters are setup as required in CamExpert, click on
File•Save As
to save the new .ccf
file. The dialog that opens allows adding details such as camera information, mode of operation,
and a file name for the .ccf file. The following image is a sample for a Teledyne DALSA Falcon
camera. Note the default folder where User camera files are saved.
Figure 12: Saving a New Camera File (.ccf)
Camera Interfacing Check List
Before interfacing a camera from scratch with CamExpert:
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Confirm that Teledyne DALSA has not already published an application note with camera
files [
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Confirm that the correct version or board revision of Xtium2-CL MX4
is used. Confirm that
the required firmware is loaded into the Xtium2-CL MX4.
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Confirm that Sapera does not already have a .cca file for your camera installed on your hard
disk. If there is a .cca file supplied with Sapera, then use CamExpert to generate the .ccf file
with default parameter values matching the frame grabber capabilities.
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Check if the Sapera installation has a similar type of camera file. A similar .cca file can be
loaded into CamExpert and modified to match timing and operating parameters for your
camera, and lastly save them as Camera Configuration file (.ccf).
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Finally, if there is no file for your camera, run CamExpert after installing Sapera and the
acquisition board driver, select the board acquisition server, and manually enter the camera
parameters.
