User`s guide

3 Using the Image Acquisition Tool GUI
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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
Image Acquisition Toolbox functionality is available 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 a VideoWriter or
AVI file, right from the tool.
The Image Acquisition Tool provides a desktop 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 Image Acquisition on the Apps tab in MATLAB.
Note: The right pane in the tool is the Desktop Help pane. As you work in the tool the
Help will provide information for the part of the interface that you are working in. If the
Desktop Help is closed, you can open it be selecting Desktop > Desktop Help.
Parts of the Desktop
The Image Acquisition Tool has the following panes.