User`s guide

3 Using the Image Acquisition Tool GUI
The Image Acquisition Tool Desktop
In this section.. .
“Opening the Tool” on page 3-2
“Parts of the Desktop” on page 3-2
Opening the Tool
The functio n ality of I mage Acquis iti o n Toolbox is n ow avail able in a desktop
application. You connect directly to your hardware in the tool and can preview
and acquire image data. You can log the data to MATLAB in several formats,
and also generate an AVI file, right from the tool.
The Image A cq uisition Tool provides a d esk top environment that integrates a
preview/acquisition area with Acquisition Parameters so that you can change
settings and see the changes dynamically applied to your image data.
To open the Image Acquisition Tool, do one of the following :
• Type
imaqtool at the MATLAB command line.
• Select Start > Toolboxes > Image A cquisition > Image Acquisition
Tool fro m M ATLAB.
Note The right pane in the tool is the Help pane. As you work in the tool
the Help will provide information for the p art of the interface that you are
working in. If the Help is closed, you can ope n it be selecting Desktop>
Image Acquisition Tool Help.
Parts of the Desktop
The Im ag e Acquisition Tool h as the followin g panes.
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