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Camera Control Tool
The Camera Control Tool for Windows 2000/XP can be downloaded from
www.jai.com
.
The control tool contains a camera control program and a developer's kit for integrating the
control tool in your own software. For the integrator and experienced user, the Camera Control
Tool is much more than a program with a Windows interface. It also provides an easy and
efficient ActiveX interface built for MS Windows 2000/XP. The OCX interface has the ability to
connect to the camera using the serial interface of the PC by reading and writing properties for
the camera. This integration requires simple programming skills within Visual Basic, Visual C++
or similar languages in a Microsoft Windows environment.
9.1
Camera Control Tool Interface
The Camera Control Tool Software is based on a main Tool Bar and a number of associated Tool
Windows. Each button in the Tool Bar pops up a separate Tool Window when pressed. The
layout of the program can be adjusted by arranging the windows the way it is preferred. The
program will store this information and recreate this layout, when the program is restarted. All
Camera Control Tools have a Communication Window and an About Window. The other
window(s) contains camera control commands.
9.1.1
Camera Control Tool Bar
This is a Camera Control Tool Bar and when the button of each window is selected, each control
GUI can be initiated.
9.1.2
The About Window
The about window contains information about the version of the program, Internet connection
to JAI A/S and access to the help documents.
The drop-down box labeled "Help File" will list all files which have the extension .pdf and that
are found in the program (default) folder.
It is possible to download updated
operation manuals from the jai website:
http://www.jai.com
At the bottom of the windows (all windows
but the Communication Window) is a
colored bar. The bar is green when the
Camera Control Tool is connected to a
camera and the camera is turned on. The
bar is red when the Camera Control Tool is
not connected to a camera or when the camera is turned off.
About Window
Communication Window
Camera Control Window
❶
for Imager 1 (BW1) and
❷
for Imager 2
(BW2)
Common Control Window
