oCamViewer User Manual 2021. 2. WITHROBOT Inc.
oCamViewer User Manual Revision History Rev Date Description Author 1.0 2018. 8 1st Release PD 2.0 2021. 2 Video Recording Added PD www.withrobot.
oCamViewer User Manual CONTENTS Revision History 1 1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 3 Features 3 To Install 3 2. HOW TO USE ............................................................................................................................
oCamViewer User Manual 1. INTRODUCTION Features The oCamViewer is a companion software supporting the oCam cameras provided by the WITHROBOT Inc. with the following main functions. • To view camera video. • To check and change the camera settings. • To save camera still image. • To record camera video. The oCamViewer supports Windows and Linux and its source code is open to public for reference.
oCamViewer User Manual 2. HOW TO USE To View Camera Image on Windows Before starting the oCamViewer, it is necessary to connect the oCam camera to a PC. Once started, a main window will pop-up as shown below. If the oCam camera is connected correctly, the camera model name, serial number, connection type (USB2 or USB3) and camera firmware version number will be shown on the main window. Figure 1. oCamViewer Main Window – oCam-1MGN-U is connected. Figure 2.
oCamViewer User Manual Figure 3. Camera Image – Display Window With the oCam camera is activated and the camera is displayed, the buttons of [Stop], [Save Image] and [REC Start] will be enabled on the main window. Figure 4. Main Window with oCam camera is activated. To disconnect an oCam camera, click [Stop] button. www.withrobot.
oCamViewer User Manual To Control Camera Settings on Windows To change the camera resolution, click the down arrow while the camera is disconnected and select the resolution of choice on the pop-up list. Figure 5. To change the camera resolution – oCam-1MGN-U Figure 6. To change the camera resolution – oCam-2WRS-U www.withrobot.
oCamViewer User Manual To check and change the camera settings, such as camera exposure time, click [Cam Ctrl] button while the oCam camera is activated and the camera image is being displayed. Depending on the camera model, the supported items will be enabled on the camera control window, “CamCtrl”. Figure 7. Camera Settings and Controls – oCam-1MGN-U www.withrobot.
oCamViewer User Manual Figure 8. Camera Settings and Controls – oCam-2WRS-U www.withrobot.
oCamViewer User Manual To Save Camera Image on Windows The oCam camera image can be saved as either still image or video. To save as still image, click [Save Image] button on the main window while the oCam camera is activated and the camera image is being displayed. Figure 9. To save camera image – still image format. Figure 10. To save camera image – folder selection and file name. On clicking the [Save] button, the camera still image will be stored in BMP format. www.withrobot.
oCamViewer User Manual To save as video, click [REC Start] button on the main window while the oCam camera is activated and the camera image is being displayed. Figure 11. To save camera video – folder selection and file name. On clicking the [Save] button, the camera video will be stored in MP4 format. To stop recording, click the [REC Stop] button on the main window. Figure 12. To stop video recording. www.withrobot.
oCamViewer User Manual To View Camera Image on Linux Before starting the oCamViewer, it is necessary to connect the oCam camera to a PC. Once started, a main window will pop-up as shown below. Figure 13. oCamViewer – Linux Version To connect and activate a oCam camera, select a camera model under “Device” and click [Connect] button. Then, a camera display window will pop-up. www.withrobot.
oCamViewer User Manual To Control Camera Settings on Linux To change the camera resolution, select “Format” on the right panel and select one on the drop- down list, and then click [Apply] button. Figure 14. Camera resolution selection on oCamViewer Linux version. www.withrobot.
oCamViewer User Manual Camera settings can be controlled on the “Controls”. Figure 15. Camera setting control on oCamViewer Linux version. www.withrobot.
oCamViewer User Manual APPENDIX How To Check Camera Connection On Windows, the connection of an oCam camera can be checked on the Device Manager. When connected normally, an oCam camera will be displayed under the “Camera” category. Figure 16. oCam camera connection check on Windows Device Manager On Linux, the connection of an oCam camera can be checked using the “lsusb” command. $ lsusb Bus 004 Device 026: ID 04b4:00f9 Cypress Semiconductor Corp. www.withrobot.
oCamViewer User Manual How to Update the Camera Firmware • The latest camera firmware is available at the following site. https://github.com/withrobot/oCam/tree/master/Firmware • The firmware update software (UpdateFW.exe) and the instruction to use the UpdateFW.exe are available at the following site. https://github.com/withrobot/oCam/tree/master/Firmware/Update_FW • The oCamViewer source code is available at the following site. https://github.
