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WHAT ELSE IS INSTALLED?
Applications:
HSDemo: There are various versions
of this application pre-compiled for
different cameras, which can be selected
via the Run HSDemo launcher program
in the Start Menu under Active Silicon
FireBird <xx>. The application allows
image display, high speed sequence
capture, and supports various triggering
modes. Source for this PHX API based
application is available from Active
Silicon.
PhoenixCapture: This is Active Silicon's
original application to display images
from cameras. For CoaXPress systems it
is largely replaced by ASDemo, but the
application is still useful for Camera Link
and for some system debugging. The
application is under Start Menu under
Active Silicon FireBird <xx> – Utilities. The
utility is best used in conjunction with
Note: The above refers to Windows. For the location of utilities and documentation for other operating systems refer to the specific Quickstart Guide.
Note: <xx> represents the camera interface, e.g. CXP or CL.
FireBird Frame Grabber – Quickstart Guide v1.6
PCF files (see below).
GenTL Configuration Tool: This allows
various settings of Active Silicon's
GenICam GenTL Producer to be
controlled, including the ability to read
an XML from disk rather than from the
camera. The utility is in the Start Menu
under Active Silicon FireBird <xx> –
Utilities, and runs as Administrator.
Bandwidth Test Utility: See the Where
to go Next page.
Get System Information Utility: This
utility lists information about a system in
a form that can be sent to Active Silicon
technical support. The information is
both displayed to the screen, and saved
in file as_sysinfo.txt in Public Documents \
Active Silicon.
The FireBird Programmer's Manual is
the first place for system developers and
programmers to go. It gives an overview
of the options to configure a system,
describes all the trigger modes in detail,
and discusses system issues.
SDK:
The various API Manuals describe the
available SDK functions in detail. These
are in the Start Menu under Active
Silicon SDK vXX.YY.ZZ – Documentation.
The main manuals have links under
Start Menu; more are available via the
Open Documentation Directory link.
Example source code and project files
are in the Start Menu under Active Silicon
SDK vXX.YY.ZZ – Samples.
Miscellaneous:
The GenTL Producer allows GenTL
based GenICam applications to control
the camera and FireBird. Third party
applications described as 'GenTL
Consumers' should work with it, without
needing any custom interface code.
Note that some GenICam applications do
not use GenTL, but rely on direct image
transfer from GigE Vision cameras – these
will not work with FireBird.
PCF setup files for many cameras are in
Public Documents \ Active Silicon \ PCFs
with a link from the Start Menu. These
configure the FireBird board to match
the camera. They can be used both with
the PhoenixCapture application, and can
be read into programs written using the
PHX API.
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