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See3CAM_CX3RDK _e-CAM59CX3        Application User Manual 

              10-March-2014 

 

 

 

     

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The See3CAM_CX3RDK with e-CAM59CX3 has the following UVC camera controls, 

 

Brightness  

 

Contrast 

 

Hue 

 

Saturation 

 

Sharpness 

 

White Balance (Manual and Automatic) 

 

Exposure (Manual and Automatic) 

 

Focus (Manual and Automatic) 

 
All these controls can be controlled  using the  e-CAMView application  which  will be explained in 
the further sections. 
 
This document explains the following things. 

 

Selecting the supported preview resolutions. 

 

Selecting the still image resolution. 

 

Capturing still images. 

 

Using supported controls. 
 
 

5  Pre-Requisites  

This  section  describes  the  high  level  instructions  to  install  the  See3CAM_CX3RDK  on  a  PC. 
Please  refer  the  Getting  Started  manual  for  more  detailed  installation  steps  and  pictures  of  the 
same.  

5.1  Installation of the See3CAM_CX3RDK and Drivers 

Follow the following steps to initialize the device with the host computer 
 

 

Connect the one end of the USB 3.0 cable to the USB 3.0 connector provided at the side 
of  See3CAM_CX3RDKand  connect  the  other  end  to  the  USB  3.0  host  controller  on  the 
computer.  

 

Move the power switch to on position, 

 

Once  Switched  ON,  the  LED  light  on  the  device  will  glow  indicating  that 
See3CAM_CX3RDK is powered up and ready to use.  

 

As See3CAM_CX3RDK is a generic USB Video Class device windows will automatically 
detect  all  the  drivers  and  will  be  installed.  This  happens  for  the  first  time  and  from  the 
second time device will be detected immediately by the host PC and will be ready for use.  

 

To see the preview the e-CAMView application designed for See3CAM_CX3RDK has to 
be installed. The installation steps are given in the 

section 5.

 

Installation of e-CAMView 

of  the 

e-CAMView  Installation  Manual  for  See3CAM_CX3RDK_e-CAM59CX3_1_2 

document.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for Denebola

Page 1: ...com Subject to change without notice Page 1 of 16 e con Systems India Pvt Ltd RISHABH INFO PARK RR Tower IV 7th Floor Super A 16 A 17 Thiru Vi Ka Industrial Estate Guindy Chennai 600 032 www e consystems com See3CAM_CX3RDK_e CAM59CX3 Application User Manual Revision 1 3 10 March 2014 ...

Page 2: ...History 3 2 Introduction 4 3 Scope 4 4 Description 4 5 Pre Requisites 5 5 1 Installation of the See3CAM_CX3RDK and Drivers 5 6 Using e CAMView 6 6 1 Devices Menu 7 6 2 Options Menu 8 6 2 1 Video Capture Filter 9 6 2 2 Video Capture Pin 13 6 2 3 Still Capture Pin 14 6 3 Capture Menu 15 6 4 Extension Unit Menu 16 6 5 Help Menu 16 7 Conclusion 16 ...

Page 3: ... notice Page 3 of 16 See3CAM_CX3RDK_e CAM59CX3 1 Revision History Rev No Date Major Changes Author Initial Draft 05 September 2013 Initial Draft Shanthakumar 1 1 06 September 2013 Reviewed and added changes Subbarao 1 2 10 October 2013 Added new features Shanthakumar 1 3 10 March 2014 Added Changes Shanthakumar ...

Page 4: ...ces such as I2C SPI and UART which can be programmed to support Pan Tilt and Zoom or other camera control functions Denebola RDK is a two board solution containing base board designed around Cypress CX3 USB3 0 Peripheral controller and the Camera daughter board part number e CAM59CX3 designed using OmniVision OV5640 CMOS image sensor based Autofocus camera module E con also plans to support multip...

Page 5: ...lation steps and pictures of the same 5 1 Installation of the See3CAM_CX3RDK and Drivers Follow the following steps to initialize the device with the host computer Connect the one end of the USB 3 0 cable to the USB 3 0 connector provided at the side of See3CAM_CX3RDKand connect the other end to the USB 3 0 host controller on the computer Move the power switch to on position Once Switched ON the L...

Page 6: ...tems e CAMView This version of e CAMView comes with a set of features that can be used to attain the full functionality of See3CAM_CX3RDK The Menu bar at the top contains few menu items and the lower status bar shows some information When the application is running the current preview resolution and the frame rate are displayed in the lower status bar The following sections describe each of the me...

Page 7: ... device which is currently streaming By default See3CAM_CX3RDK with e CAM59CX3 will be indicated by the name e con s CX3 RDK with OV5640 In case any other video device is connected such as on board webcam etc the e CAMView shall list down those video capture devices as well and the user can switch between the available video capture devices by selecting the respective device There is no audio capt...

Page 8: ... When clicked the options menu will appear as shown in the snapshot below Figure 3 Options Menu From this Options menu the following options can be selected Video Capture Filter to change brightness contrast saturation sharpness white balance focus exposure Video Capture Pin to select various video preview resolutions supported by the device Still Capture Pin to select various still image resoluti...

Page 9: ...AM59CX3 The various controls that are supported by See3CAM_CX3RDK with e CAM59CX3are Brightness Control Contrast Control Hue Control Saturation Control Sharpness Control White Balance Control Auto Manual Focus Auto Manual Exposure Control Auto Manual The brightness contrast hue saturation sharpness white balance controls are available in the Video Proc Amp The focus exposure controls are available...

Page 10: ...he Default value is 0 6 2 1 4 Saturation Control The Saturation values can be changed from a minimum value of 0 to 8 by moving the slider and the exact changes will be reflected immediately in the preview This Saturation control increases the Saturation of See3CAM_CX3RDK with e CAM59CX3 The Default value is 4 6 2 1 5 Sharpness Control The Sharpness values can be changed from a minimum value of 1 t...

Page 11: ...hanged from a minimum value of 0 to 250 by moving the slider and the exact changes will be reflected immediately in the preview This Manual Focus control changes the focus lens position of See3CAM_CX3RDK with e CAM59CX3 The Default value is 0 6 2 1 8 Focus Contrl Auto The See3CAM_CX3RDK with e CAM59CX3 supports Auto focus control which can be controlled using the Camera Control tab of the Video Ca...

Page 12: ...ol The Manual Exposure values can be changed from a minimum value of 13 to 5 by moving the slider and the exact changes will be reflected immediately in the preview This Manual Exposure control increases the Exposure of See3CAM_CX3RDK with e CAM59CX3 The Default value is 9 6 2 1 10 Exposure Control Auto The See3CAM_CX3RDK with e CAM59CX3 supports Auto exposure control which can be controlled using...

Page 13: ...m the Color Space Compression list box The See3CAM_CX3RDK with e CAM59CX3 supports only YUV color format The frame rate supported by the current resolution will appear in the Frame Rate text box Currently See3CAM_CX3RDK with e CAM59CX3 supports only YUV2 color format and in this format four resolutions are supported in USB3 0 and one resolution is supported in USB2 0 640 x 480 at 60 fps in USB 3 0...

Page 14: ...solution The e CAMView application will save the images in Bitmap bmp format in the user specified location To change the resolution the user can select any one of the resolutions from the Output Size list box To change the color format of the preview the user can select one of the color formats from the Color Space Compression list box The See3CAM_CX3RDK with e CAM59CX3 supports only YUV2 color f...

Page 15: ...y default the e CAMView will set the Desktop as the image storage path for easy access but the user can change to any location by using the still path option To take an image the user can either click the Get Still option or press the Enter key of the keyboard with the e CAMView application being in focus The image will be captured and stored in the location specified by the user The image resolut...

Page 16: ...sted as UVC Extension controls Currently Extension Unit is not supported for the See3CAM_CX3RDK with e CAM59CX3 6 5 Help Menu The Help Menu can be used to obtain the version information of e CAMView application installed in the computer Figure 9 Help menu 7 Conclusion This document provides the basic steps involved in using the e CAMView application and See3CAM_CX3RDK with e CAM59CX3 in the approp...

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