DCM300 User Manual
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1. Install the software automatically Recommended Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue lt Back Cancel Fig 2 2 c A dialog box for Please choose your search and installation options will pop up as shown in Fig 2 3 check Include this location in the search and press Browse button Found New Hardware Wizard Please choose your search and installation options ata Sy Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed Search removable media floppy CD ROM V Include this location in the search G DCM300D river C Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware Cancel Fig 2 3 d Choose the proper directory in the Browse For Folder dialog box in Fig 2 4 that have DCM300 USB2 0 s driver files dcm300 inf and dcm300 sys press OK button the programme will return to Fig 2 3 s dialog box but the directory name was changed as shown in Fig 2 5 if you have installed it before it will not changed then just press Next gt button Select the Folder that contains drivers For your hardware Remova2. Sound video and game controllers lt Storage volumes System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers H A k Click right mouse button on DCM300 a pop up menu will be shown in Fig 2 12 Properties Fig 2 12 D Click Properties in Fig 2 12 you will find DCM300 Properties as shown in Fig 2 13 DCM300 Properties 3 How To start your DCM300 USB2 0 a Plug in your DCM300 USB2 0 into your computer s USB2 0 port Remember that you must insert your device into USB2 0 port otherwise the device will not run normally b Run ScopePhoto software you have installed c Click button on amp k S B A 50 TC th toolbar a video window with black background will be shown as in Fig 3 1 FE ScopePhoto l mife o X File View Devices Setup Capture Options Window Wel p S bd 2S G S Sd Te El ai rixe J El Fig 3 1 Video window with black background d Select menu Device gt DCM300 USB2 0 this will start the video stream from the DCM300 USB2 0 device then the video window will display the video for preview as shown in Fig 3 2 a 3 ScopePhoto x File View Devices Setup Capture Options Window Help a Sale eE i Pix z p3 w E a Start Page W Video DCE300 USB2 0 0 200 400 1000 1200 1400 1600 450 Wie y O ae Rh i DCM300 USB2 0 Pixel 0 pixel Gain R 20 G 16 B 24 Exposure 280 4 Fig 3 2 The Video str
3. Capture raw data Fig 7 1 View Property dialog box Note Please read this section carefully and try to practise it according to the specified procedure 8 How to perform Auto White Balance operation When you insert DCM300 into the trinocular head of the mecroscope run ScopePhoto and begin to preview the video the color of the video is often not satisfactory to get the true image from the microscope you need to perform Auto White Balance operation After this operation is finished then you can perform other operation such as Auto Exposure etc Auto White Balance operation is an important operation and we design a special menu Setup gt Auto White Balance to let the user to perform the Auto White Balance Operation You can also perform this operation by click w button on E PFixel ba Ww E toolbar The Auto White Balance will set the best Red Green Blue gain automatically Blank area Sample area Pine One year stem C S Fig 8 1 Sample for observation To perform this operation you first need to move the black area of the slice in Fig 8 1 to the field of view the video will look like Fig 8 2 we can find the video is a little bit red Video DCH300 USB2 0 ME 0 200 400 600 800 1000 eoo 1400 1600 1800 2000 m Fig 8 2 Video before operation Press w button the application will begin to adjust the center rectangle is the area it will flick f
4. DCM300 User Manual DCM300 DCM300 3 0M pixels USB2 0 Digital Camera for Microscope 1 DCM300 USB2 0 1 1 About DCM300 USB2 0 DCM300 USB2 0 Fig 1 1 is a digital camera professionally designed for microscope It works perfectly with all kinds of optical microscopes such as biological microscope metallurgical microscope and stereomicroscope The images of the observed specimen or samples can be genuinely displayed on the computer screen The powerful advanced software ScopePhoto included with the camera ensures simple and convenient operation on the images captured from microscope Fig 1 1 DCM300 USB2 0 DCM300 USB2 0 Specifications 1 2 Color 3M CMOS Hardware 2048x1536 Preview Video Size 800X600 1024X768 1280X1024 1600X1200 2048X1536 Sensitivity 0 90V lux sec 550nm Spectral response 380nm 1000nm Exposure Method ERS Electronicrolling snap White Balances Auto Manual Auto Exposure Ctrl Auto Manual Image Output USB2 0 480Mb s Power USB2 0 connector Dynamic Range 70dB Programme Ctrl Image size brightness gain exposure time Temperature Range 10 C 55 C View field Inscribed rectangle of P18 mm Ocular tube or photo tube on microscope USB hot plug and thrust a USB cable of length 1 5m System requirement Windows 2000 XP USB porte Software Driver MiniSee ScopePhoto 4 8 oz without eyepiece adapter Camera size Cylinder shape 60 mm Camera b
5. It is very important to keep the camera clean For every camera we design the special mechanical structure to keep it clean We also clear the sensor thoroughly before we install the inside lens However because of the specialty of the camera there is a field lens at the front end to let the middle image light enter into camera see Fig 12 1 If there are some defects on the field lens there will be also some defects on the video or image see Fig 12 2 Here we show you how to clear the field lens step by step Fig 12 1 i ideo DCE300 USB2 0 1200 1400 1600 Fig 12 2 Image with the some dusts on the field lens a Find a bottle of hybrid solution of Ethyl Alcohol Absolute C H OH and Diethyl Ether C2H 20 with 1 3 ratio Fig 12 3 b Use clean cotton with stick and put the above mentioned solution on the cotton see Fig 12 3 and clear the field lens until you feel it is OK See 12 4 Fig 12 4 c Put your DCM300 USB2 0 in the trinocular and take the image again
6. al Red Gain Green Gain Blue Gain Exposure Red Offset Green Offset 10 Blue Offset f H Default Fig 10 1 Color Adjust dialog box If you perform Auto White Balance operation the value in the Red Green Blue gain edit boxes are the best ones Fig 10 1 shows these values in Color Adjust dialog box Adjust the slide bars of each Red Green Blue gain to get the color of your video window what ever you want An advance adjustment can also be performed through the adjustment of Gamma Red Offset Green offset and Blue offset 11 How to perform some common settings Cason Sottinen crr m Clear preview Black White Preview Cancel Up down Capture raw data Frame Rate g Er Fig 11 1 Common setting for the preview video The Common Setting will let you to perform some special operations on the image video such as Preview raw data This will let you to view the video raw data without any extra operation Clear Preview To view the video in more clear style Black white Preview Preview the video in black white mode Up down This will flip the video up to down and down to up mode Capture raw data The captured image will be in raw data format Frame Rate You can set the frame rate to a proper number to let you computer run in best way When you feel the computer is run with heavy burden you can decrease the Frame Rate to the right one 12 How to clear the DCM300 USB2 0
7. are Root Square X to the power of Y operation 8 Image pseudocolor range segmentation operations are also include in the application 9 Image zooming and panning operations 2 How to install the DCM300 USB2 0 driver Insert DCM300 USB2 0 USB connector into your computer s USB2 0 port Remember that you must insert your device into USB2 0 port otherwise the device will not run normally There should pop up a Found New Hardware Wizard dialog Check No not this time and press Next gt See Fig 2 1 Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software Yes this time only Yes now and every time connect a device SERRE EERE EERE EEE E EE EEE EERE EEE EES AOR EE ERE E EEE EE EERE EERE EERE TEER EES Click Next to continue Cancel Fig 2 1 Found New Hardware Wizard b A new dialog box will pop up as shown in Fig 2 2 and check Install from a list or specific lacation Advanced and press Next gt button Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for USB2 Camera If your hardware came with an installation CD lt 6 or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do
8. ble Disk G lm OCM300Driver G boc gt Release gt scope 5 ScopeTek H 3 ST 7123 To view any subfolders click a plus sign above cencel_ Fig 2 4 e Press Next gt button in Fig 2 5 the application will begin to copy the driver files to the destination folder as shown in Fig 2 6 Found New Hardware Wizard Please choose your search and installation options PTa aa J Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed Search removable media floppy CD ROM IY Include this location in the search G DCM300Driver Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware Cancel Fig 2 5 Found New Hardware Wizard a Please wait while the wizard installs the software SD DCM300 Fig 2 6 f Some times there will pop up a warning dialog like Fig 2 7 just press Continue Anyway button Hardware Installation A The software you are installing for this hardware DCM300 has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows xP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of th
9. eam after DCM300 USB2 0 is started 4 How to set the Preview size The hardware resolution for DCM300 USB2 0 is 2048X1536 The DCM300 Supports 800X600 1024X768 1280X1024 1600X1200 2048X1536 You can change the preview video size by menu Device gt Size gt 800X600 or 1024X768 1280X1024 1600X1200 2048X1536 according to what ever you want How ever for the higher resolution size your computer screen may not be able to display the whole video size thus we design a button on G lfi x J MIE toolbar to let you to zoom the video window to proper size to view the whole video 5 How to stop the video preview operation Select Setup gt Stop submenu will stop the video preview operation and the video window will switch to Fig 3 1 6 How to view the video in Full Screen format a Press ESC will enter the full screen preview operation Press ESC again will restore the previous preview style b Select menu Setup gt Full Screen will also support the full screen preview operation 7 How to view your DCM300 hardware properties Select Setup gt View Property will pop up a dialog shown as in Fig 7 1 This dialog box support multiple selection and Ctrl C copy operation Me View Property Video Width Video Height Frame Rate Display Width Display Height Red Gain Green Gain Blue Gain Exposure Gamma Red Offset Green Offset Blue Offset Preview raw data Clear preview Black thite Pr Up down
10. emote General Computer Name Hardware Advanced Device Manager f The Device Manager lists all the hardware devices installed gt on your computer Use the Device Manager to change the properties of any device M Drivers Driver Signing lets you make sure that installed drivers are compatible with Windows Windows Update lets you set up how Windows connects to Windows Update for drivers Driver Signing Windows Update m Hardware Profiles co Hardware profiles provide a way for you to set up and store aap different hardware configurations Hardware Profiles OK Cancel Apply Fig 2 10 j Click Device Manager gt in Fig 2 10 a new dialog box will be pop up as shown in Fig 2 11 Click Image Device fold there should extend the device you have just installed which is called DCM300 i x File Action View Help H 7 4 82 A RA HA Batteries Computer S Disk drives 2 Display adapters 2 DVD CD ROM drives 4 Floppy disk controllers JB Floppy disk drives gy Human Interface Devices E IDE ATA ATAPI controllers 9 IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers 55 Imaging devices gt Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices R Modems 2 Monitors ES Network adapters g PCMCIA adapters E 4 H 1 Ce F Ports COM amp LPT MM Processors SCSI and RAID controllers
11. is software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation Fig 2 7 g The Installation wizard will continue to copy the file to the destination directory After everything is finished a Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard will pop up as shown in Fig 2 8 Press Finish button to end the driver installation Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for r DCM 300 Click Finish to close the wizard Cancel Fig 2 8 h To check the hardware properties click the right mouse button on My computer icon and select Properties from the pop up menu there should pop up a properties dialog box as shown in Fig 2 9 System Properties 2 x System Restore Automatic Updates Remote General Computer Name N Hardware Advanced System Microsoft Windows xP Professional pg Version 2002 f apy Service Pack 2 ne Registered to Oo st zju 76487 640 0059266 2351 4 Computer Mobile Intel R Pentium R 4 M CPU 1 90GHz 1 20 GHz 240 MB of RAM Fig 2 9 1 Click Hardware page the Hardware page will be shown in Fig 2 10 2x System Restore Automatic Updates R
12. ody Blackened metal body of cylinder shape 1 2 Features DCM300 employs newly designed optical system of fully coated based on MTF modulation Transfer Function analysis for improved image flatness and contrast The images are brighter and distinct even at the periphery of the field of view It offers excellent performance when combined with plan achromatic objectives system Especially this system is designed for microscope and matches the specific characters of microscope such as the field of view of eyepiece WFIOX 18mm and the parfocalization of objectives DCM300 has a wide field which matches microscope s field of view 18mm For any observation head from microscope 1 e monocular head binocular head or trinocular head DCM300 can be inserted directly into the ocular tube or the photo tube With the adaptor 030mm or the adaptor 30 5mm included it is also workable on a stereomicroscope The operation is so simple that 1t can works perfectly with all kinds of microscopes If the microscope adapted with DCM300 is earthed definitely the metal body of DCM300 ensures wonderful anti interference Based on the consideration of the color temperature of microscope illumination the design makes it offer very good color fidelity The captured image is available with true color Note All detailed function should refer to the software ScopePhoto SCOPETEK has the rights to change the function without notifications 1 3 Introducti
13. on to ScopePhoto ScopePhoto is an image processing software professionally designed for SCOPETEK digital cameras including DCM35 DCT35 DCM130 DCT130 DCM210 and DCT210 DCM300 DCT300 Except the basic image file operation and processing the ScopePhoto has the following characteristic specially designed for the scientific analysis of the captured image through the camera or other image capture devices The main functions of the ScopePhoto are listed as follows 9 I s 1 Image archival with data attachment sft format other formats are also supported 2 Image capture through DirectShow VFW Video for Window and Twain interface 3 Image cut amp paste from image to image image to file 4 Image basic operations like other similar software are included in the Image menu At here you can adjust the image at ease 5 Image layer operation specially designed for the measurement operation Layer technique is used to separate the measured results and the different results can be put on different layers 6 Image processing filter for noise reduction and enhancement Image enhancement filters edge enhancement filters morphology operation filters User defined kernel filter include convolution and morphological filters 7 Image arithmetic operation between image and image image and digital number Including AND OR XOR NAND NOR NOT Add Subtract Multiply Divide Absolute Min Max Average Invert Logarithm Exponential Squ
14. or some times as shown in Fig 8 3 after this operation is finished the video will be look like the one shown in Fig Video DCE300 USB2 0 Fig 8 3 Video in the process of Auto White Balance operation tl Video DCE300 USB2 0 Fig 8 4 Video after Auto White Balance operation After the Auto White Balance operation is finished move the sample area of the slice to the center of the objective lens field of view the video will be look like Fig 8 5 tl ideo DCE300 USB2 0 1400 1600 002 OOF 009 008 oo0T 0081 OOF T Fig 8 5 Video of the sample area after the operation If you fell the video is too darker or brighter then you can perform operation to get the proper exposure image Note You only need to perform Operation a time when the microscope or microscope s light source is changed the original data will be saved after the user exit the application next time when you start the application and begin to preview the video you need not to perform the e operation again 9 How to perform the Auto Exposure operation To ensure the exact exposure of the sensor to get the normal image we also design a special menu Setup Auto Exposure to let the user to perform the auto exposure E operation You can also perform this operation by click button on E Pixel ba wy E ba F i toolbar 10 How to adjust the video color Color Adjustment l x Gener
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