CAMERAS FRAME GRABBERS IMAGING SOLUTIONS
BOBCAT Hardware User’s Manual
IMPERX
Rev. 2.0.7
6421 Congress Ave.
4/8/2014
Boca Raton, FL 33487
www.imperx.com
+1 (561) 989-0006
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5.1
OVERVIEW
Camera configuration utility software and Bobcat Camera Configurator (CamConfig) are
provided with each camera. After installing the program, the user can program the camera, change
its settings and save the settings in a file or in the camera. The configuration utility includes an
interactive help file, which will guide you through the camera setup.
5.2
DISCOVERY PROCEDURE
Often times, multiple frame grabbers and cameras may be installed into a computer at the same
time. The CamConfig utility provides an intelligent, automated method of ‘discovering’ and
‘searching’ all available UART components in your PC and allowing the user to select the one
that is connected to Bobcat camera. Bobcat search engine is not only finding the CamLink DLL
port but also looking for any available COM port installed on the PC as well. It will then
communicate with each port (.DLL and COM) and attempt to query the attached camera. If it
finds an attached IMPERX Bobcat camera, it will read the ‘camera type’ information from the
camera. Bobcat camera name will be displayed in the list box, which includes all DLLs, ports and
cameras that it discovered. The user can then select the DLL/port/camera, of interest, by
highlighting the entry and clicking on the ‘OK’ button. Clicking on the ‘Rescan Ports’ button
causes the above discovery procedure to be repeated. Please note the frame grabber has to be
Camera Link v1.0 (or later) compliant.
Figure 5.1 – Discovery procedure – select port