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See3CAM_CX3RDK _e-CAM59CX3
Application User Manual
10-March-2014
e-con Systems India Pvt Ltd
RISHABH INFO PARK,
RR Tower – IV, 7th Floor,
Super A-16 & A-17, Thiru-Vi-Ka Industrial Estate,
Guindy, Chennai - 600 032.
www.e-consystems.com
See3CAM_CX3RDK_e-CAM59CX3
Application User Manual
Revision 1.3
10-March-2014
www.e-consystems.com
| Subject
to change without notice
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  • Page 1 See3CAM_CX3RDK _e-CAM59CX3 Application User Manual 10-March-2014 e-con Systems India Pvt Ltd RISHABH INFO PARK, RR Tower – IV, 7th Floor, Super A-16 & A-17, Thiru-Vi-Ka Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032. www.e-consystems.com See3CAM_CX3RDK_e-CAM59CX3 Application User Manual Revision 1.3 10-March-2014 www.e-consystems.com...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    See3CAM_CX3RDK _e-CAM59CX3 Application User Manual 10-March-2014 Revision History ........................3 Introduction ..........................4 Scope ............................4 Description..........................4 Pre-Requisites .......................... 5 Installation of the See3CAM_CX3RDK and Drivers ............5 Using e-CAMView ........................6 Devices Menu ........................7 Options Menu ........................8 6.2.1 Video Capture Filter ....................
  • Page 3: Revision History

    See3CAM_CX3RDK _e-CAM59CX3 Application User Manual 10-March-2014 See3CAM_CX3RDK_e-CAM59CX3 1 Revision History Rev No Date Major Changes Author Initial Draft 05-September-2013 Initial Draft Shanthakumar 06-September-2013 Reviewed and added changes Subbarao 10-October-2013 Added new features Shanthakumar 10-March-2014 Added Changes Shanthakumar www.e-consystems.com | Subject to change without notice Page 3 of 16...
  • Page 4: Introduction

    This is a fully functional camera reference design kit that can stream uncompressed 720p60, 1080p30 and full 5MP@15fps. e-con Systems, a Silver level partner of Cypress Partner program, has developed the reference design kit for EZ-USB® CX3 from Cypress Semiconductors and this kit can be purchased directly from our webstore.
  • Page 5: Pre-Requisites

    See3CAM_CX3RDK _e-CAM59CX3 Application User Manual 10-March-2014 The See3CAM_CX3RDK with e-CAM59CX3 has the following UVC camera controls,  Brightness  Contrast   Saturation  Sharpness  White Balance (Manual and Automatic)  Exposure (Manual and Automatic)  Focus (Manual and Automatic) All these controls can be controlled using the e-CAMView application which will be explained in the further sections.
  • Page 6: Using E-Camview

    Start -> All Programs -> e-con Systems -> e-CAMView. This version of e-CAMView comes with a set of features that can be used to attain the full functionality of See3CAM_CX3RDK. The Menu bar at the top contains few menu items and the lower status bar shows some information.
  • Page 7: Devices Menu

    See3CAM_CX3RDK _e-CAM59CX3 Application User Manual 10-March-2014 6.1 Devices Menu Devices menu will show the currently connected video devices to host PC and the user can select any video devices attached to the computer. A check mark is placed before the device indicating the video device which is currently streaming.
  • Page 8: Options Menu

    See3CAM_CX3RDK _e-CAM59CX3 Application User Manual 10-March-2014 6.2 Options Menu The options menu can be used to select the various preview and image resolutions and the controls that are supported by See3CAM_CX3RDK. When clicked the options menu will appear as shown in the snapshot below. Figure 3: Options Menu From this Options menu the following options can be selected ...
  • Page 9: Video Capture Filter

    See3CAM_CX3RDK _e-CAM59CX3 Application User Manual 10-March-2014 6.2.1 Video Capture Filter The Video Capture Filter submenu of the Options Menu can be used to configure some of the camera parameters See3CAM_CX3RDK with e-CAM59CX3. Currently See3CAM_CX3RDK with e-CAM59CX3 supports brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, sharpness control, white balance control and manual exposure.
  • Page 10 See3CAM_CX3RDK _e-CAM59CX3 Application User Manual 10-March-2014 6.2.1.1 Brightness Control The Brightness values can be changed from a minimum value of -6 to +6 by moving the slider, and the exact changes will be reflected immediately in the preview. This brightness control increases the brightness of See3CAM_CX3RDK with e-CAM59CX3.
  • Page 11 See3CAM_CX3RDK _e-CAM59CX3 Application User Manual 10-March-2014 6.2.1.7 Focus Control – Manual The See3CAM_CX3RDK with e-CAM59CX3 supports manual focus control which can be controlled using the Camera Control tab of the Video Capture Filter submenu. The Manual focus can be selected by uncheck the check box near the focus control. The Manual Focus values can be changed from a minimum value of 0 to 250 by moving the slider, and the exact changes will be reflected immediately in the preview.
  • Page 12 See3CAM_CX3RDK _e-CAM59CX3 Application User Manual 10-March-2014 6.2.1.9 Exposure Control – Manual The See3CAM_CX3RDK with e-CAM59CX3 supports manual exposure control which can be controlled using the Camera Control tab of the Video Capture Filter submenu. The Manual Exposure can be selected by uncheck the check box near the Exposure control. The Manual Exposure values can be changed from a minimum value of -13 to -5 by moving the slider, and the exact changes will be reflected immediately in the preview.
  • Page 13: Video Capture Pin

    See3CAM_CX3RDK _e-CAM59CX3 Application User Manual 10-March-2014 6.2.2 Video Capture Pin The Video Capture Pin is the submenu of the Options Menu and it is used to select the various supported resolutions by See3CAM_CX3RDK with e-CAM59CX3.  To change the resolution the user can select any one of the resolutions from the Output Size list box.
  • Page 14: Still Capture Pin

    See3CAM_CX3RDK _e-CAM59CX3 Application User Manual 10-March-2014 6.2.3 Still Capture Pin The Still Capture Pin submenu of the Options Menu is used to select the various resolutions supported by See3CAM_CX3RDK with e-CAM59CX3 for taking still images. One of the important features of See3CAM_CX3RDK with e-CAM59CX3 is that a still image of any resolution can be taken from any preview resolution.
  • Page 15: Capture Menu

    See3CAM_CX3RDK _e-CAM59CX3 Application User Manual 10-March-2014 6.3 Capture Menu The Capture Menu is used to capture the image by using the e-CAMView application. It can also be used to select the Still image capture path where the images will be saved. By default the e-CAMView will set the Desktop as the image storage path for easy access, but the user can change to any location by using the still path option.
  • Page 16: Extension Unit Menu

    See3CAM_CX3RDK _e-CAM59CX3 Application User Manual 10-March-2014 6.4 Extension Unit Menu The Extension Unit has some additional controls and features and these not quite common controls and hence they are not included in the standard UVC controls, but listed as UVC Extension controls.

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