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the ’Serial Port’ list box or click the ‘Auto’ button to search for a camera on communication port
1 to 16.
The Serial Port list box and the Auto search button are only active when COM-ports is selected.
Camera Link communication:
The ’CL Manufacturer/COM-ports’ list box also contains DLL file names (or frame grabber names)
for all Camera Link frame grabbers that are installed in the pc. This is done by using a DLL file
called "clserial.dll" to upload all frame grabber DLLs that are found in the pc.
Just select the option for the frame grabber that is installed in the pc.
Auto search
Click the auto button to search for a camera on communication port 1 to 16. The camera control
program automatically sends camera request on every communication port. The user is prompted
to use a communication port if a camera answers the request.
This button is only used for RS-232 communication.
Off/On-line mode
The Camera Control Tool Application can run Offline (without a camera attached)
and all functions are fully functional in offline mode.
Off line mode is indicated in The Communication Window, where a status field with
graphic and text indicates the on/off-line status. The on-line/off-line status is also
indicated by colored bar at the bottom of all windows.
Changing the selected communication port (from the communication window) changes the
online/off-line status. If a camera is found on the selected communication port the application
runs online.
Changing the settings in the application will automatically update the camera settings when the
application is online.
If the application looses connection with the camera it will automatically go to offline mode and it
is indicated in the communication window.
Synchronize program and camera
The Camera Control software has the ability to synchronize either the camera or
the program. Click Synchronize camera to write all settings from the program to
the camera or click the Synchronize program to load all settings from the camera
to the program.
Files
When clicking the Write to File or Read from File button, the user is prompted for a file using a
standard file dialog. New files are created if they do not already exist.
Files for camera settings have the extension cam. Information about the communication port is
not stored in the files. All settings are automatically sent to the camera when a file has been
loaded (if the camera is online).
Factory and User Settings
Use the Store button to store the current camera settings into the user settings area in EEPROM.
Current camera settings are not saved when the camera is turned off. To save current camera
settings you have to save them on the available user areas.
Use the Load button to restore previously saved camera settings from either the Factory or the
User EEPROM area.
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