MityCAM-B2521 EPIX XCAP User’s Guide
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May 13, 2015
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4
Using the Camera in Dual Camera Link mode (Desktop)
4.1
Open “XCAP for Windows” from the Desktop Shortcut.
4.2
Say “OK” to the dialog that is shown on startup.
4.3
Set your settings for each of the “Generic Camera Link: Capture and Adjust” options:
4.3.1
Configure ( Figure 1 ) – Expanded and 16 bit x 5
4.3.2
Resolution ( Figure 2 )
4.3.3
Mode ( Figure 3 )
4.3.4
MultiTap ( Figure 4 )
4.4
Connect Cable J202 to the J202 connector on both the camera and Camera Link card.
4.5
Connect Cable J201(white tape) to the J201 connector on both the camera and Camera Link card.
4.6
Plug the power connector into P200 on the camera (not the GPIO connector w/6-pins).
4.7
Wait until the Green LED is on.
4.8
In the XCAP utility configure the serial port:
4.8.1
Open the PIXCI Serial Terminal Window ( Figure 5 ).
4.8.2
Go into the “Controls” -> “Setup” menu ( Figure 6 ).
4.8.3
Enable the serial port, set it as 115200 baud rate and 8-n-1 ( Figure 7 ).
4.8.4
Send the <SBPP 1> command to set the camera to 16 BPP x 5 (default is 8 BPP x 10) ( Figure 8 ).
4.8.5
Send the <STRT> command to start capture ( Figure 9 ).
4.8.6
The blue LED should begin to blink once per second.
4.9
Return to the “Capture and Adjust” window and press the “Live” radio button in the bottom left.
4.10
You should now see an image from the sensor in the main viewer window. ( Figure 11 )
4.11
You may need to rotate the image if mounted on a tripod. In the “Generic Camera Link: Capture and
Adjust” window open the “Proc” tab on the left side and select “Bottom R-L”.