BOBCAT HD-SDI
Hardware User’s Manual
Imperx, Inc.
Rev. 1.4
6421 Congress Ave.
6/2/2014
Boca Raton, FL 33487
+1 (561) 989-0006
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5.1.
OVERVIEW
Camera configuration utility software and Bobcat Camera Configurator (CamConfig)
are provided with each camera. After installing the program, the user can program the
camera, change its settings and save the settings in a file or in the camera. The
configuration utility includes an interactive help file, which will guide you through the
camera setup.
5.2.
DISCOVERY PROCEDURE
Often times, multiple frame grabbers and cameras may be installed into a computer at
the same time. The CamConfig utility provides an intelligent, automated method of
‘discovering’ and ‘searching’ all available UART components in your PC and
allowing the user to select the one that is connected to the Bobcat HD-SDI camera.
The Bobcat search engine will search for any available COM port installed on the PC
as well. It will then communicate with each COM port and attempt to query the
attached camera. If it finds an attached Imperx Bobcat camera, it will read the ‘camera
type’ information from the camera. Bobcat camera name will be displayed in the list
box which includes all ports and cameras that it discovered. The user can then select
the camera of interest by highlighting the entry and clicking on the ‘OK’ button.
Clicking on the ‘Rescan Ports’ button causes the above discovery procedure to be
repeated. Please note the frame grabber has to be HD-SDI Express version ? (or later)
compliant. Figure 5.1 illustrates the CamConfig select port window.
Figure 5.1– Discovery procedure – select port.