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Quick Start Guide
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the menu, open Windows Explorer, go to the Install folder on
the CD and double-click on the “MenuBox.exe” application on
the CD.
3.
Select the option to Install
Mega
Plus
II
Central Software and
follow the onscreen instructions. When the application files
have been installed, the
Mega
Plus
II
Camera installer will start
automatically.
4.
Step 1 of the Camera Installer adds an entry for your
Mega
Plus
II
camera into the camera list. A descriptive name for the camera
can be added to help identify it.
5.
In Step 2, specify Firewire as your data interface. Click on Next
and verify your selection.
CameraLink Framegrabber
1.
Install the
Mega
Plus
II
Central software by inserting the
Mega
Plus
II
software CD into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. The
menu program should start automatically. If your system does
not start the menu, open Windows Explorer, go to the Install
folder on the CD and double-click on the “MenuBox.exe”
application on the CD.
2.
Select the option to Install
Mega
Plus
II
Central Software and
follow the onscreen instructions. The
Mega
Plus
II
Camera
Installer will start automatically after the application files have
been installed.
3.
Step 1 of the Camera Installer adds an entry for your
Mega
Plus
II
camera into the camera list. A descriptive name for the camera
can be added to help identify it.
4.
In Step 2, specify your CameraLink interface options.
Select from the following options
:
CameraLink Serial-
Select this interface if you will be using a
CameraLink framegrabber and the CameraLink serial port, then select
the vendor’s DLL from the drop down list.
COM Port Serial-
Select this interface if you will be using the DB9
connector on the rear panel of the Camera Controller and a separate
serial cable to control the camera.
Specify the COM port you are connected to on the host with the
following Connection Parameters:
•
9600 baud
•
1 stop bit
•
No flow control
•
No parity
•
Data bits
Starting the Application
Double-click the
Meg
Plus
II
Central icon to start the program or, from
the Windows Task bar select Start > All Programs >
Mega
Plus
II
Central.
When
Mega
Plus
II
Central starts, the software checks for the presence
of a camera or cameras on the selected communication channel.
Mega
Plus
II
Central has three primary panels for system control:
Console Control-
Use this panel to access the Camera Controller
functions: trigger/strobe and camera configuration.
Camera Control Console-
Displays the name, resolution and type
(mono or color) of the available cameras.
Settings Button-
Located on the Camera Control Console, click on this
button to access the Camera Head Controls: gain, integration time,
white balance and interface configuration.
System Status Message-
Displays error messages.
Console Control
Camera Control Console
Image Display
System Status Message
