Quick Start - Allied Vision Technologies F-201B AVT Dolphin Manual

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Quick start

To hook up an IEEE-1394 camera you need a PC with an IEEE-1394 port and appropriate
software. The port is already present in many PCs and laptops. Should this not be the
case, you can upgrade by installing one or more IEEE-1394 ports in the form of a card
for the PCI slot or as a PC card (PCMCIA) for the PC card slot. AVT offers a range of
adaptors for different requirements.
After starting the operating system the plug and play mechanism on the PC should
recognize the new hardware and prompt you to install the IEEE-1394 driver from
Microsoft. We nevertheless recommend installing the driver from Intek. This requires a
FireWire adapter with a Texas Instruments PCI Lynx chip or a compatible OHCI chip.
The exact description for installation routines can be found in the "FireView" software
manual.
The driver works in conjunction with the "Viewer" program. This enables quick and easy
access to all integrated IEEE-1394 ports and all attached IEEE-1394 cameras.
After using the drop down list to choose a matching card, all available cameras for this
card are displayed in the list below.
Select a camera and connect to this camera by clicking on the Connect button. The
subsequent dialog offers the option of setting all available video formats and displays
the frame in a corresponding window.
Figure 3 "FireView" program
In the Live Control dialog box you can make the settings for the standard registers
according to the IIDC specification, e.g. exposure time or gain.
Direct access to the register level, e.g. to activate the advanced features of the camera,
(see Advanced Feature Inquiry) is done via the Directcontrol dialog box.
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