MityCAM-B2521 EPIX XCAP User’s Guide
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Installing Laptop Express Card
1.1
Insert the EPIX Installation CD/DVD into your Windows PC.
1.2
It should open an installation type dialog box. Select “XCAP Imaging Application for Win 8/7/Vista –
64-
Bit”.
1.3
Complete the setup process using all default settings and OK through prompts.
1.4
Once complete you will be prompted for an activation key, enter:
1.4.1
M8CB/3G3R/NHZU
1.4.2
This is for the “Lite” version
1.5
At some point you should be prompted to install the Capture Driver (dialog that occurs and process taking
usually 1 second).
1.6
Close all applications and insert the Express Card EPIX Camera Link card into your card slot.
1.7
Once Windows says that the device has “been installed properly” reboot your PC.
1.8
Once rebooted open the PIXCI Application (recommend “run as administrator” by right clicking).
1.9
It should open without any error or driver warnings/messages at this time and be sitting at the
configuration and viewer screens.
1.10
Continue to the “Using the Camera in Single Camera Link mode (Laptop)” section of this document.
2
Using the Camera in Single Camera Link mode (Laptop)
2.1
Open “XCAP for Windows” from the Desktop Shortcut.
2.2
Say “OK” to the dialog that is shown on startup.
2.3
Set your settings for each of the “Generic Camera Link: Capture and Adjust” options.
2.3.1
Configure ( Figure 1 ) with following alternate settings:
2.3.1.1
Camera Link Base
2.3.1.2
Either 8 bit x 2 (28 FPS) or 16 bit x 1 (14 FPS)
2.3.2
Resolution ( Figure 2 )
2.3.3
Mode ( Figure 3 )
2.3.4
Multi-Tap ( Figure 4 )
2.4
Connect the Camera Link cable from the ExpressCard to the “Camera Link 1” connector (near the USB port)
on the camera.
2.5
Plug the power connector into P200 on the camera (
Not the GPIO connector w/6-pins
).
2.6
Wait until the Green LED is on.
2.7
In the XCAP utility menu configure the serial port.
2.7.1
Open the PIXCI Serial Terminal Window ( Figure 5 ).
2.7.2
Go into the “Controls” -> “Setup” menu ( Figure 6 ).