7.8.6
Setting parameters of the serial interface
The serial interface is available on the Power I/O connector, see
. The following parameters can be set:
■
Baud rate
: Data rate, in bits per second (bps).
■
Data bits
: The number of data bits.
■
Stop bits
: The number of stop bits.
■
Parity
: Whether to use parity (odd or even).
Command channel
Select the
Command channel
checkbox to use the serial interface as command channel.
see "Using the command channel", page 50
for more information.
Output string
Select the
Output string
checkbox to send a result string via the serial interface.
"Sending an output string", page 50
for more information.
7.8.7
Logging images to a microSD memory card
Follow the instructions below to log images to a microSD memory card:
NOTE
If no microSD memory card is inserted or if there is not enough memory available, no
images are logged. The images currently stored on the SD card are not overwritten.
1.
Select the
SD card image logging
checkbox in the
SD Card
section in the
Interfaces
workflow step to activate the image logging.
2.
Specify the log condition in the
Image logging
section in the
Results
workflow step,
The logged images are saved in Portable Network Graphics (.png) format, and contain
both height data and reflectance data.
Destination folder
The first time an image is logged, a default folder named
TriSpectorImages
is cre‐
ated on the microSD memory card. If the
Path
field in the
SD Card
section is empty, all
images are saved to the default folder. To create a sub-folder and save the images
there, define the path to the sub-folder in the
Path
field.
Options
The following options are available in the
SD Card
section:
•
Click
SD Card Info
to view the currently available memory on the microSD memory
card.
•
Click
Export images
to export all images in the default folder and the underlying sub-
folders from the microSD memory card to the PC.
•
Click
Delete all images
to delete all images from the default folder and the underly‐
ing sub-folders on the microSD memory card.
•
Click
Eject
to stop all access to the data on the microSD memory card before
removing the card from the device.
Monitoring the log status
Three parameters related to the image logging are available for the
Conditions
and
Ether‐
net output string
sections in the
Result
workflow step:
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