Camera Initialization vi
We have a
Dalsa Piranha P2-23-08k40 at 1x8192 pixels Line Scan Camera that is connected
to a Matrox Helios XCL Frame Grabber board where MAX does not detect the
camera. We are looking for a Camera Initialization program that can read in the
Matrox Intellicam DCF camera configuration (ASCII text) file. The vi would also
have user inputs for detector (pixel) exposure time or frame time and
radiometric sensitivity. The camera would be internally triggered by a
subsequent call to an IMAQ snap or grab function. An output would be to
initialize the camera to full 1x8192 resolution frame grabbing. Another output
would be an IMAQ Session along with error messaging. Perhaps another solution
would be to convert the Intellicam DCF file to an IMAQ Camera Configuration
File with a user input for either path\filename or an equivalent character text
name.
By the way,
we have already purchased Alliance Vision drivers that link’s the Helios to
LabVIEW and we have found this to be totally inadequate by fixing the frame
resolution to a small array. No way to adjust the frame (pixel size) resolution
or exposure time or sensitivity as Alliance Vision uses DLL’s to initiate the
camera. If we cannot find a straightforward software solution then we will have
to purchase an NI Frame Grabber. We are
using NI LabVIEW 8.2 under Windows XP Operating System.
PBJ
