Tools To Control Your Forge 5Gige; Using The Spinnaker® Sdk; Spinview Camera Evaluation Application; Custom Applications Built With The Spinnaker Api - Teledyne Forge 5GigE Installation Manual

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Tools to Control your Forge 5GigE

The Forge 5GigE's features can be accessed using various controls, including:
Spinnaker SDK
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SpinView camera evaluation application, included in the Spinnaker SDK installation
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Third-party GenICam applications
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4.1 Using the Spinnaker
You can monitor or control features of the camera through Spinnaker API examples provided in the Spinnaker SDK, or
through the SpinView camera evaluation application. A Programmer's Guide and API Reference is included in the
installation.
The Spinnaker SDK is available for download from the
4.1.1

SpinView Camera Evaluation Application

The SpinView application is a generic, easy-to-use streaming image viewer included with the Spinnaker SDK that can be
used to test many of the capabilities of your camera. It allows you to view a live video stream from the camera, save
individual images, adjust the various attributes, frame rates, features and settings of the camera. It includes tools for
updating firmware, managing drivers, IP addressing, and activity logging.
4.1.2

Custom Applications Built with the Spinnaker API

The Spinnaker SDK includes a full Application Programming Interface that allows you to create custom applications to
control your camera. Included with the SDK are a number of source code examples to help you get started.
Spinnaker API examples are provided for C, C++, C#, and VB.NET languages. These examples are precompiled for your
convenience.
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