User`s guide

Previewing and Acquiring Data
• Export data. See “Exporting Data” on page 3-26 for more information.
Below the area that displays the frames you will see text messages with
information relative to the current state of the window. For example in the
figure above, that text indicates that all the f rames t hat were acquired are
being displayed. After you start and stop a p r ev iew, the text wil l indicate
that the tool is ready to acquire data.
During an acquisition, a running timer appears under the display area that
indicates the actual time of the frame acquisition.
Previewing Data
To preview data:
1 SelectthedeviceandformatintheHardware Browser.
2 Click the Start P review button to tes t you r device.
3 If necessary, adjust the device to achieve the desired image.
4 Set the Frames Per Trigger on the General tab and the Number of
Triggers on the Triggering tab, to set the total number of frames for
the acquisition.
5 Set any other acquisition parameters to adjust the quality of the image
or other acquisition factors.
You are now ready to start t he acqu isition.
Acquiring Data
To acquire data:
1 Select the device and format in the Hardware Browser.TheHardware
Browser shows the image acquisition devices currently connected to your
system. If the device you want to use is not connected to your system, p lug
it in and then select Tools > Refresh Image Acquisition Hardware to
display the new device in the Hardware Browser.
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