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Capture Device Overview

The System Profile supports multiple Hamamatsu Image Capture Devices installed in the same profile. This provides several useful facilities:

• A single profile can contain multiple different capture devices.
• Dual Hamamatsu cameras may be added. Dual DCAM supported cameras requires two cameras of same model, proper equipment and installation.
• The same capture devices can be configured with different Capture properties (spatial resolutions and color depth). See the Binning and SubArray Panel in the Capture Panel.
• Different Profiles can contain Capture devices configured for specific users or applications.

Before adding a camera to a profile the appropriate DCAM drivers must be installed. It is also important to note that in order to accommodate multiple users on one system, it is possible to setup a profile for each user. Profile information is stored in the User Registry; this means that the user must have Administrator or Standard User (Power User) rights. Restricted user accounts will not allow storage of profile settings in the registry.

How to add a Camera to a Profile

Go to File, select Current Profile, go to Device Control and follow the instructions below.

How to add the ORCA-D2 to a Profile

The example below shows the steps for adding the Hamamatsu ORCA-D2 (C11254-10B) to an existing profile.

1. Go to File and select Current Profile.
2. Go to the Device Control Tab, select Image Capture Devices and click Add.
3. Select Single Camera and click OK.
4. Select C11254-10B (ORCA-D2) S/N: ####### and click OK. (Note: Only properly installed DCAM supported cameras will appear in the Select Camera dialog.)
5. The ORCA-D2 will appear as three image capture devices, one for each mode of operation. The ORCA-D2 can operate using both chips, chip 1 or chip 2. Click OK to add it to the profile.
6. Go to the Capture Pane and select C11254-10B (ORCA-D2) S/N . . from the Camera drop-menu.

How to add Dual Cameras to a Profile

The example below shows the steps for adding dual Hamamatsu ImagEMs (C9100-13) to an existing profile.

1. Go to File and select Current Profile.
2. Go to the Device Control Tab, select Image Capture Devices and click Add.
3. Select Dual Camera and click OK.
4. Select C9100-13 with M#####-## S/N: #######+S/N: ###### and click OK. (Note: Only properly installed DCAM supported cameras will appear in the Select Camera dialog.)
5. The dual 9100-13's are now displayed as a capture device, click OK to add it to the profile.
6. Go to the Capture Pane and select the C9100-13 with M###. . . . from the Camera drop-menu.

How to add a W-VIEW Camera to a Profile

The example below shows the steps for adding a Hamamatsu ORCA-Flash4.0 LT for use with the W-VIEW GEMINI to an existing profile. The W-VIEW GEMINI is a device with image splitting optics that is able to produce a pair of dual wavelength images onto the chip of a single camera. When an ORCA-Flash4.0 LT (or any other supported camera) is added as a W-VIEW Camera, it will function in a similar manor as having dual cameras.

1. Go to File and select Current Profile.
2. Go to the Device Control Tab, select Image Capture Devices and click Add.
3. Select W-VIEW Camera and click OK.
4. Select C11440-42U S/N: ###### W-VIEW and click OK. (Note: Only properly installed DCAM supported cameras will appear in the Select Camera dialog.)
5. The camera is now listed as a capture device, click OK to add it to the profile.
6. Go to the Capture Pane and select the C11440-42U S/N: ###### W-VIEW from the Camera drop-menu.