Command And Control Of The Camera; Flir Ais' Camera Control Utility; Installation - FLIR Tau CNV User Manual

9 Command and Control of the Camera

Camera control can be accomplished either through the Camera Link interface or through the camera's
USB interface using FLIR's utility program "Universal Camera Controller". Alternatively, by installing a
USB to COM port-bridge the user can pass serial commands or read camera status directly from a user's
application program using the defined protocol and command set. To get more information about the
command structure and integrating it into your application contact FLIR tech support for a complete
Interface Control Document "ICD" (10-70044-01-A1) document.

9.1 FLIR AIS' Camera Control Utility

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FLIR AIS also provides a utility program which runs on a PC with Microsoft Windows XP or Windows
7 operating system using a standard PC serial COM port, USB port or a Camera Link compatible frame
grabber which enables a serial COM port. With one of these connections cabled to the Tau CNV camera,
the camera controller GUI can be used to control operating modes and gather status. Most of the user
programmable functions that can be set and read by serial commands may also be set and read by using
the Universal Camera Controller.

9.1.1 Installation

On the installation media (CD or USB flash drive) are three files: one is the installer for Universal
Camera Controller, one is the USB serial bridge driver installer (required to communicate with the camera
using its USB connection), and one is the installer for Microsoft .Net Framework 4 (the runtime
environment in which UCC runs and is required). Install Microsoft .Net Framework first, followed by the
USB serial bridge driver (if needed), and then UCC.
Microsoft .Net Framework 4
To install .Net Framework, find the file, dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe, on the included USB flash drive
or CD. Double-click the file. If .Net Framework 4 is already installed, the following window (or one
similar) will appear.
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