• Locate the camera and lens (which should be in a yellow box on the shelf in the PSM measurement room), and the fire-wire cable. Attach the lens to the camera.
• Connect the camera to anduril and log into Windows. (Note: if you need to use another PC, you must install the drivers and software from the Prosilica CD).
• Open the explorer window and navigate to C:\Program Files\Prosilica\Viewer\.
• Run "Prosilica Viewer.exe". If the camera is connected properly, the live feed will be opened automatically. If it is not, check the cables and try again.
• The 4th button (from the left) on the toolbar opens the "Camera Controls" window. Here you can change many parameters such as exposure time, offset, gain, color balance, region of interest, etc. If at first the camera image is black, try increasing the exposure time.
• Focus the camera using the focus dial on the lens.

Note: Most of the camera parameters are retained for the duration of the time you are logged in, unless you explicitly specify a new value for the parameter (either in the Prosilica viewer or as a command-line argument to the dcam_capture utility).

-- DerekBradley - 16 Feb 2006

Guide to Using dcam_capture

The Prosilica C-mount camera is a high resolution fire-wire camera that is in the PSM lab. Currently, the drivers and vendor-supplied software are installed on anduril. This page contains information on how to use the vendor-supplied viewing application, how to use the in-house dcam_capture command-line utility, and how to modify the dcam_capture utility.

• How to use the vendor-supplied viewer
• How to use the dcam_capture utility
• How to modify the dcam_capture utility

How to use the vendor-supplied viewer

How to use the dcam_capture utility

How to modify the dcam_capture utility