Gigevisionclient; Graphical User Interface (Gui) - Smartek Vision Giganetix GC Series User Manual

3.6 GigEVisionClient

The GigEVisionClient is a Qt-based open-source application installed along with the GigEVisionSDK. It
utilizes and demonstrates the major function set available by the API in an intuitive graphical user interface
and is capable of acquiring and controlling single or multiple GigE Vision compliant cameras.
After the installation of the GigEVisionSDK the GigEVisionClient can be started by the appropriate shortcut
in the Microsoft Windows Start menu (All Programs ⇒ SMARTEK Vision). The binaries can be found within
the installation directory, usually located at:
C:\Program Files\SMARTEKvision\GigEVisionSDK\bin\
The source code is located at:
C:\Program Files\SMARTEKvision\GigEVisionSDK\src\GigEVisionClient

3.6.1 Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Figure 63 shows the default GUI elements of the GigEVisionClient.
Menu bar - always on top of the application. It provides access to all functionalities available on
the toolbar. Also main dialogs within the GigEVisionClient can be switched on or off under the entry
Control. Several dialogs are disabled by default and can be activated manually:
– Preview - separate displays for each connected camera
– Device Property Info - GenICam attributes of the selected device property
– API Settings - access to configuration settings of API and driver
– Histogram - display a histogram for the currently selected device
– Log - display the API log
Toolbar - enables quick access to basic functions of the camera (find, connect, disconnect, IP setup),
image handling (open, save, zoom etc.), GUI handling (save GUI arrangement, open, reset GUI to
default etc.).
Device list dialog - lists all GigE Vision compliant devices found on the network and its connection
status. It further acts as the camera selector.
Device properties dialog - gives access to all features (GenICam) supported by the device.
Image Processing properties dialog - gives access to the parameterizations settings of the image
processing algorithms.
Info bar - displays information like image size, frame rate, data transfer rate, cursor position and pixel
value at cursor position.
Image display window - main window for displaying a single image or video stream.
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