DEVA DEVA028, User Manual

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1.2 Typical applications
The DEVA028 colour camera module is suitable for a wide range of applications
including:
• Non- contact measuring machines
• Automatic inspection machines
• Machine vision applications
• Process / Quality Control
• Microscopes / Telescopes
• Security and Remote Sensing
1.3 Support software
A variety of software drivers, libraries and utilities are provided with the DEVA028
colour camera module. These drivers both enable the camera to operate with existing
software developed by 3
rd
parties and facilitate software development for integration
with new applications.
Software support is an ongoing activity, if support for a particular application or
operating system is not currently provided, please call the Deva office to determine its
availability.
1.3.1 Windows XP32/Vista32
Windows Driver Model (WDM) drivers support the DEVA028 colour camera module
whilst the Deva capture library functions are exported by a Win32 dynamic link library
(DLL). Both of these items are installed automatically from the Deva software support
CDROM when the camera is first installed.
For software developers, the Deva capture library functions are described later in this
manual. Example programs written using common modern visual programming tools
are provided on the Deva software support CDROM to illustrate the use of the Deva
capture library functions.
For operation with 3
rd
party software applications, please refer to the documentation
supplied by the software provider.
1.3.2 Utilities
Demonstration image capture utility software is provided which may be used to
quickly verify that the DEVA028 colour camera module is installed correctly and