XCAP™

Image Analysis Software for PIXCI Imaging Boards. Designed to augment the features of PIXCI® imaging boards, XCAP puts image processing power at fingertip control. Under Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, or 8, or under Linux, with a few clicks of the mouse, easy-to-use menus and dialogs allow simple or complex imaging tasks to be effortlessly completed.

PIXCI® IMAGING POWER

Designed to augment the features of PIXCI® frame grabbers, XCAP puts image processing power at fingertip control. Under Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, or 8, or under Linux, with a few clicks of the mouse, easy-to-use menus and dialogs allow simple or complex imaging tasks to be effortlessly completed.

IMAGING SOLUTIONS

XCAP is engineered to provide solutions across diverse imaging technologies. Quality control, medical imaging, microscopy, machine vision, research & development, and varied applications requiring motion capture, image enhancement, calibrated measurement, particle analysis, multi-camera imaging, or image archival, are all easily accomplished.

Together, a PIXCI® frame grabber and XCAP seamlessly integrate most popular video cameras with a broad array of features: individual, sequence, or triggered capture and display; video enhancement and psuedo-color; examination of image details; an extensive library of image processing functions; graphical annotation; image export, import, and printing; and programmable video resolution

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY

XCAP combines an easy-to-use Java-based graphical user interface with highly efficient “C” and assembler image processing routines. Multi-threading allows virtually unlimited views, graphs, and analyses of one or multiple images.

Simultaneous presentation and manipulation of multiple images, whether from PIXCI® frame buffers, TWAIN devices, or from disk, of varying resolutions and pixel formats, are all built-in features of XCAP.

XCAP includes a scripting language, user-defined tool bars, and non-procedural “spread sheet” programming for automating image analysis and inspection tasks. Other applications, in virtually any programming language, can remotely control XCAP through scripts.

ENGINEERED FLEXIBILITY

XCAP is a scientific and engineering package providing hundreds of qualitative and quantitative imaging operations. Engineered with a unique flexible architecture, XCAP empowers researchers and developers to meet today’s requirements, as well as the evolving demands of future applications.

The XCAP-Lite version provides access to PIXCI® frame grabber(s) and can also load, view, and save images and image sequences to/from files, but only while the PIXCI® frame grabber(s) are present and open for use. XCAP-Lite also exports customized video formats and camera serial commands to assist programming PIXCI® frame grabbers via the XCLIB “C” library. For imaging boards capturing directly into host computer memory, XCAP-Lite is limited to 64 MBytes of frame buffer memory; no limitation on frame buffer memory when used with the PIXCI® CL3SD or PIXCI® SI2.
XCAP-Lite is provided with each PIXCI® frame grabber.

The XCAP-Ltd version provides access to PIXCI® frame grabber(s) and includes all features of the -Lite version, adding graphics, load/save images and image sequences in additional formats, and more image viewer and convenience features. XCAP-Ltd can load, view, and save single images and image sequences even when the PIXCI® frame grabber(s) are not present. XCAP-Ltd supports full access to as much as 4 GBytes of frame buffer memory under 32 bit systems, and is limited to 8 GByte of frame buffer memory under 64 bit systems.

The XCAP-Std version provides access to PIXCI® frame grabber(s) and includes all features of the -Ltd version, also enabling use of all image processing, measurement, graphics, load/save, image viewer, and analysis features. XCAP-Std can load, view, analyze, and save pre-existing images and image sequences even when the PIXCI® frame grabber(s) are not present. XCAP-Std supports full access to as much as 4 GBytes of frame buffer memory under 32 bit systems, and to as much as 16 EByte of frame buffer memory under 64 bit systems.

The XCAP-Viewer version allows loading and viewing single images and image sequences from files, such as those saved by XCAP-Lite, XCAP-Ltd, or XCAP-Std. XCAP-Viewer also allows browsing the hundreds of processing, measurement, analysis, load/save, and graphics features that can be applied to images and allows browsing XCAP’s integrated camera controls.

MULTIPLE FORMAT VIDEO CAPTURE

Capture from any video source supported by a PIXCI® imaging board: area scan, line scan, high resolution, high frame rate cameras; with digital or analog output; in monochrome or color; with 8, 10, 12, or more bits per monochrome pixel or color pixel component value.

Control the capture window, undersampling, and reconfigurable frame buffers. Capture from multiple cameras with multiple imaging boards.

Provides video rate image sequence capture, triggered event acquisition, continuous (circular) sequence acquisition until terminated by trigger event, video recording to memory, video recording to disk, live recursive or FIFO averaging, and live merge of RGB filtered monochrome images into color.

Allows trigger on TTL signal, time of day, mouse, or video time code.

INTEGRATED CAMERA CONTROLS

Built-in, camera-specific, on-screen graphical controls for selected cameras that are configured via RS-232, I²C, or Camera Link, integrate the camera’s controls within XCAP! No need to also run the camera manufacturer’s software – both PIXCI® frame grabber and camera can be configured together!

For selected cameras configured by physical switch settings, XCAP provides an on-screen virtual camera and switches – setting the on-screen switches to match the physical switches easily configures the PIXCI® frame grabber to match the camera!

For cameras controlled by hardwired signals via the PIXCI® frame grabber, XCAP provides a convenient graphical user interface.

Provides integrated camera controls for Adimec, Allied Vision, Atmel, Basler, Baumer, CIS, CMOS Sensor, Cohu, Dalsa, Dalstar, E2V, FLIR, Hamamatsu, Hitachi, Ikegami, Indigo, Intevac, ISVI, Jai, PerkinElemer, Point Grey, Princeton Instruments, Pulnix (Jai), Raptor Photonics, Reticon, Salvador Imaging, Sensors Unlimited, Sentech, Silicon Imaging, SILICON VIDEO®, Sony, Takenaka, Thomson/Thales, Toshiba Teli, Uniq Vision, Vieworks, and many other cameras.

GENERAL CAMERA LINK CONFIGURATION

Use any Camera Link camera, combined with a Camera Link style PIXCI® frame grabber, even when XCAP doesn’t provide camera specific controls. An easy to use graphical interface configures XCAP and PIXCI® frame grabber for the camera’s resolution, bit depth, color space, etc. Use the camera manufacturer’s software for control of the camera
via serial commands, or directly enter serial commands into XCAP’s ‘terminal’ dialog.

Ideal for applications including:

• Image Enhancement & Archival
• Image Analysis & Measurement
• Event & Motion Study
• Cine-loop Capture
• CT, MR, Ultrasound Image Capture
• Stereo thru & Multi-Camera Imaging
• Visual Inspection & Comparison
• Machine Vision & Quality Control
• Image Sensor Evaluation & Testing
• Particle Analysis, Counting & Tracking

XCAP Datasheet: PDF

XCLIB™ LIBRARY

Imaging Processing and Analysis Library. The XCLIB Library empowers C/C++ and Windows, DOS, and Linux programmers to control the PIXCI® series of imaging boards.

XCLIB provides high level services, allowing concentration on the imaging application, rather than focusing on board level programming.

XCLIB automatically detects and manages different versions of the PIXCI® imaging boards and their intended cameras. Fundamental services, such as setting resolution, capturing, and accessing image data, are the same regardless of camera or version of imaging board.
XCLIB supports all versions and options of the PIXCI® imaging boards: 1

• The PIXCI® D^†, D24^†, D32^†, D2X, and D3X for digital output area-scan and line-scan cameras with 8, 10, 12, 14, and other bit depths, in monochrome or color.
• The PIXCI® D2X or D2X1 for use with SILICON VIDEO® 2112^†, 2112C^†, 1310^†, 1310C^†, 1281M, and 1281C cameras.
• The PIXCI® SI, SI1, SI2, or SI4 for use with SILICON VIDEO® 10C6, 10M6, 5C10, 5M10, 9C10, 9M001, 9M001C^†, 9T001C, WGA-C and WGA-M cameras.
• The PIXCI® SI for use with SILICON VIDEO® 642M and 642C cameras.
• The PIXCI® SI1, SI2, or SI4 for use with SILICON VIDEO® 643M and 643C cameras.
• The PIXCI® ELS2 for use with SILICON VIDEO® 022M cameras.
• The PIXCI® E8CAM for use with SILICON VIDEO®
  2KS-C and 2KS-M
  cameras.
• The PIXCI® E4, E8, and EB1-PoCL for use with SILICON VIDEO® 10C-CL and 10M-CL cameras.
• The PIXCI® CL1, CL2, CL3SD, E1^†, E1DB^†, E4, E4DB, E8, E8DB, EB1, EB1-PoCL, EC1, ECB1, ECB1-34, ECB2, EL1, and EL1DB, for Camera Link area-scan and line-scan cameras.
• The PIXCI® A^† for analog output, monochrome, area-scan and line-scan cameras.
• The PIXCI® A310 for analog output area-scan cameras, VGA, SVGA, XGA and other video sources,
  in monochrome or RGB component color.
• The PIXCI® SV2^†, SV3^†, SV4^†, SV5, SV5A, SV5B, SV5L, and SV7 for NTSC, PAL, RS-170, CCIR, and S-Video.

Multiple PIXCI® frame grabbers can be operated selectively or simultaneously, allowing parallel control for multi-camera vision of a single event or object, or selective control for capturing multiple, independent, events or objects.

Through the unique flexibility of XCLIB and the PIXCI® imaging boards, single frames or video sequences from standard RS-170, NTSC, PAL, or CCIR, from Camera Link, or from other nonstandard video sources can be captured, analyzed², displayed, and archived³.

Features include:

• Quick & Easy Access to PIXCI® Imaging Boards.
• DLL for 32 bit Windows 95, 98 & ME Applications.
• DLL for 32 bit Windows NT, 2000, XP, Vista, 7 & 8 Apps.
• DLL for 64 bit Windows XP, Vista, 7 & 8 Apps.
• Object Code for 32 bit & 64 bit Linux Programs.
• Object Code for 32 bit DOS Programs.
• High Level Functions eliminate Register Level Programming.
• Custom Area-Scan or Line-Scan Formats.
• RS-170, NTSC, or S-Video Formats.
• Analog or Digital Video Interfaces.
• CCIR, PAL, or S-Video Formats.
• Dual Buffer “Ping-Pong” Capture.
• Multi-Buffer FIFO Capture for Video to Disk.
• Image Sequence Capture.
• Triggered Image Capture.
• Image display on S/VGA.

XCLIB Datasheet: PDF

PXIPL™ LIBRARY

Imaging Processing and Analysis Library. The PXIPL Library empowers C/C++ and Windows programmers to process and analyze images.

The PXIPL Library empowers C/C++ and Windows programmers to process and analyze images in conjunction with:

• The PIXCI® imaging boards and XCLIB Library,
• The EPIX® SILICON VIDEO® cameras, their PIXCI® imaging board, and XCLIB Library,
• The 4MEG VIDEO™ imaging boards and4MOBJ Library, or
• The SILICON VIDEO® imaging boards andSVOBJ Library.

The PXIPL Library is compatible with all of the hardware and software environments supported by the XCLIB, 4MOBJ, and SVOBJ libraries. PXIPL routines operate directly upon imaging board buffers, upon images in PC memory, or upon images stored on disk.

PXIPL provides a wide selection of imaging routines. The major categories include: processing, enhancements, graphic lines and shapes, text overlay, printing, morphology, filters and edge detectors, transforms, convolutions, sequence integration and averaging, image printing, image copy and resizing, single image and image pair normalizations, blob analysis, histograms and moments, image load and save, calibration, correlation, subpixel accuracy measurements, and particle tracking.

SOPHISTICATED SOLUTIONS

The PXIPL C/C++ Function Library allows embedding image processing and analysis into user-written applications. Under Windows, the PXIPL DLL provides services to existing Windows applications which support “hooks” into DLLs.

Under Windows, PXIPL also provides image display on the S/VGA with integrated (non-blinking) cross-hair cursor overlay and integrated palette modifications. PXIPL also provides “waterfall” display of repeatedly captured image lines on the S/VGA.

PXIPL assists user-written programs in applications such as image enhancement, archival, analysis, and measurement; event and motion study; document capture; particle analysis; visual inspection; machine vision and quality control. Join the scientists and engineers in medical, industrial, and research environments who rely upon EPIX® imaging solutions.

The features include:

• Image Processing and Analysis.
• Image Graphics and Printing.
• Image Morphology and Transforms.
• Subpixel Accuracy Measurements.
• Blob Analysis and Particle Tracking,
• Image Correlation.
• Image Load, Save, and Print.
• For use with XCLIB, SVOBJ, or 4MOBJ.
• C/C++ Library for 16 & 32 Bit DOS Programs.
• DLL for 16, 32, 64 bit Windows Applications.
• C/C++ Library for 32 bit & 64 bit Linux Programs.

PXIPL Datasheet: PDF