LYNX Manual RA02
B.1
Overview
Camera configuration utility software, the Lynx Configurator, is provided with
each camera. After installing the program, the user can program the camera,
change its settings and save the settings a file or in the camera. The configuration
utility includes an interactive help file, which will guide you through the camera
settings.
B.2
Discovery Procedure
Often times multiple frame grabbers and cameras may be installed into a
computer at the same time. The CamConfigurator utility provides an intelligent,
automated method of ‘discovering’ these components and allowing the user to
select the one that he is interested in using. When the CamConfigurator utility is
run, it will search the system32 folder for all files which match the clser***.dll
naming convention (per the Camera link specification). For each file that it finds,
it will open the .DLL and determine how many ports the .DLL supports. It will
also find any available COM port installed on the PC. It will then communicate
with each port (.DLL and COM) and attempt to query the attached camera (if
any). If it finds an attached Imperx camera, it will read the ‘camera type’
information from the camera. It will then display a 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.
Figure B.1 – Select Port dialog
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