User`s guide

DCAM IEEE 1394 (FireWire) Hardware on Windows
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DCAM IEEE 1394 (FireWire) Hardware on Windows
In this section...
“Troubleshooting DCAM IEEE 1394 Hardware on Windows” on page 16-9
“Installing the CMU DCAM Driver on Windows” on page 16-10
“Running the CMU Camera Demo Application on Windows” on page 16-11
Troubleshooting DCAM IEEE 1394 Hardware on Windows
If you are having trouble using the Image Acquisition Toolbox software with an IEEE
1394 (FireWire) camera, using the toolbox's dcam adaptor, follow these troubleshooting
steps:
1
Verify that your IEEE 1394 (FireWire) camera is plugged into the IEEE 1394
(FireWire) port on your computer and is powered up.
2
With previous versions of the Image Acquisition Toolbox, the files for all of the
adaptors were included in your installation. Starting with version R2014a, each
adaptor is available separately through the Support Package Installer. In order to
use the Image Acquisition Toolbox, you must install the adaptor that your camera
uses, in this case, the DCAM support package. See “Image Acquisition Support
Packages for Hardware Adaptors” on page 4-2 for information about installing the
adaptors.
3
Verify that your IEEE 1394 (FireWire) camera can be accessed through the dcam
adaptor.
• Make sure the camera is compliant with the IIDC 1394-based Digital
Camera (DCAM) specification. Vendors typically include this information in
documentation that comes with the camera. If your digital camera is not DCAM
compliant, you might be able to use the winvideo adaptor. See “Windows Video
Hardware” on page 16-36 for information.
• Make sure the camera outputs data in uncompressed format. Cameras that
output data in Digital Video (DV) format, such as digital camcorders, cannot
use the dcam adaptor. To access these devices, use the winvideo adaptor. See
“Windows Video Hardware” on page 16-36 for information.
• Make sure you specified the dcam adaptor when you created the video input
object. Some IEEE 1394 (FireWire) cameras can be accessed through either the