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8. XCAP IMAGING SOFTWARE
This section will discuss downloading and installing XCAP, as well as acquiring an initial
image using the software package.
8.1 Downloading and Installing XCAP
The latest version of XCAP can be downloaded from the link below:
http://www.epixinc.com/support/files.php
please select the appropriate version of XCAP for your computer. Ensure that you download
from the section labelled “
Pre-release version with support for the latest cameras and
latest PIXCI® imaging boards
”
.
Open the downloaded file when complete and follow the
onscreen instructions in the installation wizard. If a pop-up message appears asking whether
to install the PIXCI driver, ensure that you click yes.
8.2 Opening the Camera Configuration
After opening XCAP, select
“PIXCI Open/Close”
from the
“PIXCI”
tab from the top menu bar
in the main window. A PIXCI Open/Close pop-up box will open as shown in Figure 2.
Click on
“Camera & Format”
that is highlighted in Figure 2 and a
“PIXCI Open Camera &
Format”
box will appear, as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 2: PIXCI Open/Close.
