Videre Design MDCS2 Operation & User’s Manual

9, MDCS2 USER’S MANUAL ©2004 VIDERE DESIGN 9 libdcap.so and dCamera.lib/dll are the capture libraries for Linux and MS Windows, respectively. There are several sample applications – see the DCAM Digital Camera Capture Software User’s Man…

17, MDCS2 USER’S MANUAL ©2004 VIDERE DESIGN 17 The dialog lists many of the internal parameters of the device, which are fixed in the firmware. The changeable parameters are for 50 Hz or 60 Hz operation (Section Error! Reference source not found.), and for…

10, MDCS2 USER’S MANUAL ©2004 VIDERE DESIGN 10 5 Lenses The MDCS2 uses standard C/CS mount lenses. Lenses are characterized optically by imager size, F number, and focal length. Following subsections discuss the choice of these values. 5.1 Changing Le…

12, MDCS2 USER’S MANUAL ©2004 VIDERE DESIGN 12 6 1394 Interface Digital image information is transferred from the MDCS2/-C to the host PC via a 1394 cable. The cable sends video streams from the camera to the PC, and send commands from the PC to the cam…

4, Videre Design MDCS2 MDCS2 USER’S MANUAL ©2004 VIDERE DESIGN 4 2 Quick Start The MDCS2 comes assembled, with 6.0 mm lenses as standard. To set up and test the MDCS2, you will need the following: 1. Host computer with a 1394 PCI or PCMCIA card, OHCI compliant. 2. 1…

8, MDCS2 USER’S MANUAL ©2004 VIDERE DESIGN 8 4 Installing the 1394 Host Card and Capture Software The MDCS2/-C connects to a host computer via a digital 1394 interface. The host PC must have a 1394 port, and software to interface to the vi…