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- Page 1 Setup Manual Opticstar 318CU-T 3.0MP and Opticstar 518CU-T 5.0MP Colour Hi-speed Video Cameras OPTICSTAR...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
User Interface..........................10 Commands and Options - Camera Control ................10 Commands and Options - Imaging Control................12 OPTICSTAR Opticstar Ltd, 87 Washway Road, Sale, Greater Manchester, M33 7TQ United Kingdom. Tel: +44(0)161 969 9008 - Web: www.opticstar.com - Email: info@opticstar.com... -
Page 4: Software Installation
Software Installation Before you start please make certain that: 1. Your camera is connected to your computer. 2. Your computer has a USB2.0 port. 3. Your computer runs Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista. 4. Stop any virus killer software or similar as they may affect the installation process and affect the speed at which the camera operates. - Page 5 Once the Micrometrics software have been successfully installed: 1. Connect the camera to the USB port. 2. Windows will identify the camera and attempt to find a suitable driver for your camera. A number of screens will appear during installation that will require your input. Please follow the instructions below for a trouble-free installation.
- Page 6 Please make your selections as on the screen on the left. Click on Next to continue. You may see the following screen. 122CU 316CU 318CU 516CU If this screen appears click on Continue Anyway. Windows will continue with the installation. If this screen appears (it may appear more than once) click on Yes.
- Page 7 Click on Finish to complete driver installation. 122CU 316CU 318CU 516CU You will be prompted by Windows to reset your PC for the changes to take effect. Make certain that you save any work, close all applications and reboot your PC. 3.
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Page 8: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting If you encounter any problems with the installation you may need to uninstall the Micrometrics software and the camera drivers. You can un-install the Micrometrics software via the Windows Add/Remove and the camera drivers via the Windows Device Manager. To remove the drivers successfully please follow the procedure below. - Page 9 Click on Imaging devices, then click on the Micrometrics entry. Click on Uninstall to uninstall the drivers. Camera Driver Options 1. 122CU 2. 318CU 3. 518CU NOTE: In some cases the Micrometrics entry may appear under Universal USB controllers. Click on OK to complete the drivers 122CU removal process.
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Page 10: Camera Performance
Camera Performance The camera is capable of very high update rates when taking into account the high resolutions the cameras are capable of. Performance will also greatly depend on the PC that the camera is connected For example typical performance on a 3.0GHz PC will be 12-14 frames per second at 1280 x 1024 (1.3 mp). -
Page 11: Micrometrics Be: Cmos Cameras Edition
Micrometrics BE: CMOS Cameras Edition Micrometrics BE is a simple image capture application for use with CMOS 318CU-T and 518CU-T cameras. User Interface The application consists of two top-level windows, one is the video preview window, the other is the control panel where camera control and image acquisition commands are issued and options are set. - Page 12 enter a name to identify this preset. The current camera control parameters, such as exposure time, gains and so on, will be stored into the preset under the name you have specified. After a preset has been created, it can be recalled at any time by choosing its name in the preset list box.
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Page 13: Commands And Options - Imaging Control
White Balance The two sliders here are for manual white balance. The usage is the same as that of gain explained above. Area WB Click the button and then click a pixel of the live image. Micrometrics BE will automatically calculate the necessary red and blue gains for correct color reproduction. - Page 14 Time Lapse Time Lapse refers to capture of a sequence of images at regular time interval during a certain period of time. Specify the interval length in the “Interval” and the total duration in the “Duration” text box respectively. Both are in seconds. Push the “Start”...
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