User`s guide

Troubleshooting DCAM IEEE 1 394 (FireWire) Ha rd w are
Note The CM U DCAM driver is the only DCAM driver supported by the
toolbox. You cannot use vendor-supplied drivers, even if they are com pliant
with the DCAM specification.
Installing the Driver
To install the C M U DCAM driv er on your system, follow this procedure:
1 Obtain the CMU DCAM driver files. Im age Acquisition Toolbox includes
the CMU DCAM installation file,
1394camera644.exe, in the directory
matlabroot\toolbox\imaq\imaqexter n\drivers\win32\dcam
where matlabroot represents the name of your MATLAB installatio n
directory.
You can also download the DCAM driver directly from CMU. Go to the Web
site
www.cs.cmu.edu/~iwan/1394 and click the download link.
2 Start the installation by double-clicking the .exe file.
On the first page of the installation wizard under Select components to
install, select the first three items in the installation list, and click Next.
On the second page of the wizard, accept the default location or browse to a
new one, and click Install.
Running the CMU Camera Demo Application
The Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) DCAM driver distribution includes a
camera demo application, nam ed
1394CameraDemo.exe. The demo application
is among t he files you installed in the previous section.
You can use this demo application to verify whether your camera is using the
CMU DCAM driver. The following describes the step-by-step procedure you
must perform to a ccess a camera throug h this demo application.
1 Select Start > Programs > CMU 1394 Camera > 1394 Camera Demo.
2 The a pplication opens a window, sh own in th e following figure.
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