Xtium-CL PX4 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. The descriptions below are with the
Xtium-CL PX4 and the Teledyne DALSA Falcon camera.
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. Note in this example, the installed Xtium-CL PX4 has firmware to support
a monochrome Camera Link camera.
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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.
Parameter Groups: Select a function category and change parameter values as required.
Descriptions for the camera parameters change dependent on the camera. The following
information pertains to a Teledyne DALSA Falcon 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, etc.
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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.
The CamExpert tool is described more fully in the Sapera Getting started and Sapera Introduction
manuals.
CamExpert Demonstration and Test Tools
The CamExpert utility also includes a number of demonstration features, which make CamExpert
the primary tool to configure, test and calibrate your camera and imaging setup. Display tools
include, image pixel value readout, image zoom, and line profiler.
Functional tools include support for either hardware based or software Bayer filter camera decoding
with auto white balance calibration.
Camera Types & Files
The Xtium-CL PX4 supports digital area scan or line scan cameras using the Camera Link interface
standard. Browse our web site [
http://www.teledynedalsa.com/imaging/
] for the latest information
on Teledyne DALSA Camera Link cameras.
