Xtium2-CL MX4 User's Manual
CamExpert Quick Start
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CamExpert groups parameters into functional categories. The parameters shown depend on the
frame grabber used and what camera is connected. The parameter values are either the camera
defaults or the last stored value when the camera was used.
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Device Selector:
Two drop menus allow selection of which device and which saved
configuration to use.
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Device:
Select which acquisition device to control and configure a camera file. Required in
cases where there are multiple boards in a system and when one board supports multiple
acquisition types.
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Configuration:
Select the timing for a specific camera model included with the Sapera
installation or a standard video standard. The
User's
subsection is where user created
camera files are stored.
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Detection:
The
Settings
button opens a menu to select the form of automatic camera
detection, such as serial port text based controls or GenCP for Camera Link. The
Detect
Camera
button attempts to identify the connected camera.
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Parameter Groups:
Select a function category and change parameter values as required.
Descriptions for the camera parameters change dependent on the camera.
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Basic Timing:
Provides or change static camera parameters.
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Advanced Controls:
Advanced parameters used to select various integration methods,
frame trigger type, Camera Link controls, and so forth.
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External Trigger:
Parameters to configure the external trigger characteristics.
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Image Buffer and ROI:
Allows control of the host buffer dimension and format.
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Display:
An important component of CamExpert is its live acquisition display window, which
allows immediate verification of timing or control parameters without the need to run a
separate acquisition program.
Grab
starts continuous acquisition (button then toggles to
Freeze
to stop).
Snap
is a single frame grab.
Trigger
is a software trigger to emulate an
external source.
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Output Messages and Video Status Bar:
Events and errors are logged for review. Camera
connection status is displayed where green indicates signal present.
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Camera Link Serial Command:
Select this Tab to open a serial command port to the camera.
This allows the user to issue configuration commands if supported by the camera.
CamExpert is described more fully in the Sapera Getting started and Sapera Introduction manuals.
