Originally designed as a programming example to show users an option for integrating cameras, the demo was gradually expanded into a powerful tool to make the installation of uEye cameras even easier and faster. With the latest driver version 3.81, IDS introduces this aptly named software tool uEye Cockpit.
Connected cameras can be installed and configured optimally without programming a single line of code, as, for example, the ideal settings for the best image are determined automatically. Bandwidth management can also be configured easily with the tool, as well as the perfect exposure time, the frame rate, or the trigger and flash handling.
These values are stored in an INF file, which makes it easy to import them into your own applications. Making fine adjustments within this application is thus reduced to a minimum. If the ambient conditions change, the tool allows you to easily re-adjust camera settings and—again without any programming—re-enter them into the application. Saving image sequences in an AVI video container is also included in the functional scope, in order to import them for example offline into a development environment.
The uEye Cockpit is an integral component of the uEye software package version 3.81 or later. The tool is included in the scope of delivery of all uEye cameras and can be downloaded free of charge from www.ueyesetup.de.