GT Vision GXCAM_Manual
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1. manager from the Windows Control Panel in the Universal Serial Bus controllers term find USB2 0 Camera and right click it From the right click menu select the first option Update driver In the driver installation window select the drivers to be installed automatically and click Next Ignore the warning message and continue anyway When the installation is completed click Finish Restart your computer recommended Note This driver installation may be available only for the USB port currently connecting the GXCAM camera reinstallation of driver may be needed when put the camera onto a different port In case the driver for camera needs to be uninstalled before Updating open the Device manager from the Windows Control Panel when the camera is connected with the PC In the Universal Serial Bus controllers term or Imaging devices term find TUCSEN TCAMS for GXCAM 5S or TUCSEN TCAM3 for GXCAM 3 or ET USB2750 Camera for GXCAM 1 3 and then right click it Select Uninstall driver In the pop out window select the tic on Delete the driver software for this device and then click OK Unplug the camera from the PC and plug in again and it will show you the message fo install the driver Install the camera control software Follow the steps below to install the GXCAM camera control software Double click GXCapture exe to run the GX2. aB Q a a You can now start to select a measurement tool to do the measurements 12 a f Err A opii pna aA 5 6 Te ae ae a F ET W 7a n S E wet a Eae i i B i a a ja a 4 fe bl ibid H Tt iii jj mere el i eet e ii b i i T i Eee pN e a From the menu Measure you can select Measure Table for all the measurements on the image By clicking Output button you can export the measurement data to a text file i z ADs eee E pr j hci ka Pipa Iberima a eee i zr mH th Meith el height Ares 4 o fi ALLL nr Mb A E 7 00 544 BST 19 43 102 13 66 1210 2m 554 2512 to save the data to a text file In the following window click file and select Save as 13 2 3 4 Histogram of colours In the right down corner of the window a histogram for each of the colours Red Green and Blue is shown Ser ae y 2 4 Image processing functions In the Image Process panel you can find the buttons for 1 Crop for cutting out a piece of image and you can paste it back the image by selecting Edit gt paste 2 Mirror taking a mirror image of the current one 3 Flip flipping the image upside down 14 Vision 4 Rotate Left Counter clockwise rotation 5 Rotate Right Clockwise rotation 6 Sharpen image sharpening 8 Blur image blurring 9 Resample Re
3. Capture software installation Click Next in the welcome window Click Change to specify a folder to install the application the default folder is C Program Files GXCapture click Next When the installation is completed click Finish Find GXCapture shortcut in the Windows start menu and click GXCapture to run the GXCapture software ei Vision 2 2 Recording procedure 2 2 1 Capture panel Run the GXCapture programme after it has been properly installed With the camera connected with the PC in the File Menu click Capture the capture panel will be shown on the right hand side of the window The interface of GXCapture Is shown as followed cr 7G yi M idei GBA E4175 15800 2 2 2 Select the camera type In the Capture panel click Detect Camera the software will automatically detect the type of camera you Ore USING TER 2 2 3 Select the image resolution In the Capture panel click Resolution select from the pulldown list the image resolution as shown below 2 2 4 Image preview In the Capture panel click preview to show the live image from the camera as shown below Al Lii i i De ES yen uge Mues gdm Cuen Hemne geo ri ESIE SI or nhir m ing Click stop preview button to stop the preview Vision 2 2 5 Select the folder to save your images In the capture panel click Bro
4. ant to TS iew isUold File Edit View Image Filters Window Device Camera measure Help D hM BE Qu QlPBermaa Medi ooa B ax R OG CE Ooa I lg FEL pia OE Sh e ea i i i i x 290 y 172 idx O RGBA 214 224 226 0 Time s 0 143 By selecting the Stretch mode in the Window menu you can choose to display the image in full screen or display the image in its original size 2 3 3 Measurement 1 Measurement tools Measurement tool buttons can be found in the tool bar or in the menu as shown in the following figures measure Help fli O pase Vision gt Tatold idit Window Device Camera measure Help lel amp En Ce N Calibrate a Calibration table ih Line rect circle polygon A Bc gz angle k count i d a Measure table color thickness b w a Line for measuring two point distance Choose the starting point and left click it do not release the mouse button and drag the mouse to the ending point release the button The distance of the two points will be calculated and displayed Rect for measuring the area and circumference of a rectangle Choose a diagonal point of the rectangle and left click it do not release the mouse button and drag the mouse to the other diagonal point release the button The area and the circumference of the rectangle will be calculated and displayed Circle
5. fei Vision GT Vision GXCAM User s Manual N America HQ 10205 Easterday Court Hagerstown MD 21742 USA Tel 1 240 235 4118 Fax 240 235 4120 e mail americasales at vision com Web www dt vision com www gxmicroscopes com European HQ GT Vision Ltd Hazel Stub Depot Camps Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9AF UK Tel 44 0 1440 714737 Fax 44 0 1440 709421 e mail eurosales gt vision com Web www gt vision com www exoptical com www gxmicroscopes com 1 1 Vision Chapter 1 Recommended Configuration Operating System GXCapture can be run under Windows XP and Windows 2000 operating systems with the component Directshow 9 0 installed 1 2 Hardware requirements 1 2 1 It is recommended to use a highly configured computer for the camera The minimum requirements are CPU Intel Pentium 4 2 6GHz Memory 512MB Hard drive 1GB USB USB2 0 port If a built in USB2 0 port is not available a USB2 0 adaptor is also acceptable 1 2 2 USB2 0 Port requirement Before plugging in the GXCAM camera do check that the driver of USB2 0 port on your computer is properly installed and ready for use Chapter 2 Operation 2 1 Prepare for the use of GXCAM Quick Start Guide Installation Procedure Installing your GXCAM camera and associated software programs should only take a few minutes Please follow the steps below e Install the driver for camera Installing your GXCAM camera and as
6. for measuring the area and circumference of a circle Choose the centre of the circle and left click it do not release the button and drag the mouse to another point which is a radius distance away and release it The area and the circumference of the circle will be calculated and displayed Polygon for measuring the area and the circumference of a polygon Choose one corner of the polygon and left click it release the button and drag the mouse to the next corner repeat the click until the last corner is selected and click the first corner to finish Note the maximum number of corners is 50 The area and the circumference of the polygon will be calculated and displayed Angle for measuring the degree of an angle Draw two lines to form the angle Firstly left click the mouse without releasing it drag the mouse to the ending point to draw a line Draw a second line using the last ending point as the starting point The degree of the angle will be calculated and displayed Count for counting the points Make mouse click on the image and the number of clicks will be calculated and displayed 2 Select the colour and thickness of line In the Measure menu select Colour or Thickness the pop out windows are shown as follows vice Camera measure a Calibrate Calibration table Basic colors re ie EEE m eee oe nNNE E BEEBE Bee BE EEE Eee Buanna ie Custom colors BEE ase Define Custom Col
7. ion you can save the current exposure value to A B C or D by clicking Save Mode button TLA 55 Cini i coe e Poco gal n i oa Other Section In this section you can choose the Frame Speed Sub Resolution Frequency of the illumination light and the Offset value In the Parameter Mode section you can save the current values to A B C or D by clicking Save Mode button TCA 5 0 Config 2 3 Measurement tools 2 3 1 Image Process Panel In the GXCapture window click Image Process tab to switch from Capture panel to Image Process panel Image Process panel is shown as followed TS iewr lt File Edit View Image Filters Window Device Camera OD wed B Qn Lt QAl measure Help ALENO gA TUCSEN View ax _ Capture ImageProcess Crop Resample u n ee a ni Gamma Colorize ax r Oc O88 Ogy Mwg Le ee ae See a a a Peta ellen dle Lala es ne i se Ree a oe Ready 2 3 2 Select the image to process In the menu click File gt Open Time s 0 274 BMP process and click open Open Image tile Look int E 200vs130 amp ey A 2Q0TOS25 181640296 Pieced 1 1 30new E zoo 3200 1 300 100 500 1 4500 e T1002140 File name Files of type files Cancel G024x768x24 in the following pop out window choose the image you w
8. ors gt gt line rect circle 3 Calibration Set up a Calibration Before using the measurement tools a calibration is necessary to make the measurement more accurate to the real physical dimension 1 Place the calibration slide otherwise known as a stage graticule or stage micrometer on your microscope capture an image and open it An image with 10X magnification 2048 1024 resolution and 1 dev 0 01mm is shown below 2 Select Calibrate in the measure menu shown as below 10 3 Choose a distance for calibration and the Calibration Setting window will be shown Fill in the corresponding values in the Calibration Setting as shown below Fotis eign iar i L Ti i E i kegitan Deora a Dt yy ee Name The save name of the calibration for future use Length The actual length of the line Pixel Length of the line on the image Meaunit The unit of the length filled in 5 Click OK to save and use the calibration Use a saved calibration 1 Open a saved image 11 2 Select measure gt Calibration Table in the pop out Calibration Setting window choose a saved calibration click Select to start using the calibration sood 97333320 um Tosar 5 240000 99 993992 um 0 057400 11000000 178 671 wm 0 061565 3 The calibration scale will be shown on the image gt TSView WB E 5 a
9. sizing the current image Size factor resizing by magnification Pixel Width Heighft resizing by resolution Maintain original aspect ratio maintain the original Width Height ratio Interpolation Resizing image with interpolation 10 Customer Rotate Angle Rotating angle TUCSEN View A x Capture ImageFrocess Interpolation method Overflow method Crop Resample Keep original size Miron Flip 11 Repair Rotate Lett Rotate Fight Customer Rotate Repair Color Space Sharpen Blur Radius it ji Gamma Colorize eraTIons 12 Gamma Leer Lighter User Contrast 13 Colorize 14 User lighten 15 User Contrast 15
10. sociated software programs should only take a few minutes Please follow the steps below Is Before you attach the camera always follow these basic rules when handling your camera When you unscrew the camera cover or when you attach a camera adapter to the camera or when you are generally manipulating the camera ALWAYS hold the face of the camera ie the hole with the chip inside pointing vertically downwards no matter how uncomfortable or awkward it may feel If you do not do this tiny particles of dust or swarf from threaded fittings will definitely land on the chip surface and especially in microscopes these will be permanently visible in your images They can be extremely difficult to remove We recommend that you become obsessive about the cleanliness of your camera it certainly pays off Always place a cap on the camera when not in use and unattached Insert the disk with the GXCAM camera driver and GXCapture software Aitach the camera to your microscope telescope or lens using the appropriate adapter Connect the camera to a convenient USB2 port Vision Windows should automatically detect the camera when plug in one of the USB ports In the driver installation window allow the drivers to be installed automatically and click Next Ignore the warning message and continue anyway When the installation is completed click Finish In case the Windows system cannot detect the camera automatically open the Device
11. wse button and then you can input your image name in the File name blank or you can use a default name by selecting Use time stamped filenames For example the system will automatically generate a file name like ts 07 23 15 29 jpg Camera Capture Config 2 2 6 Snapshot In the Capture panel click Capture button to take a snapshot and click Open button to open the image just recorded for image processing 2 2 7 Parameter setting 1 gt In the Capture panel click White Balance button to set the white balance 2 gt In the Capture panel click Advanced button to pop out the following window TCA 5 0 Config eA Ce Cc rp feeder OK P a _ Color Adjustment Section Use the Red Green and Blue colour slides to change the white balance or click White Balance button for auto balance The colour of the preview and saved images can be enhanced by selecting Colour Enhance Use the Gamma and Contrast slides to change the gamma and contrast values respectively In the Parameter Mode section you can save the current white Vision balance values to A B C or D by clicking Save Mode button Exposure Section Set the exposure time and gray level target When the Auto Exposure is selected AE Gray slide is enable for change and if the Auto Exposure is not selected Manual and Gain slides are enable for change In the Parameter Mode sect
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