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Product overview and documentation
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Leutron Vision hardware & software tools: Product overview and docu-
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Leutron Vision
Revision: 0.1. Preliminary version of the Leutron Vision documentation set.
Published 24 August 2007

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Leutron Vision hardware & software tools Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Contacting Leutron Vision ................................................................................................... 4
Headquarters (Switzerland) ......................................................................................... 4
Germany and Austria .................................................................................................. 4
North America ............................................................................................................ 4
Czech Republic and Slovakia ........................................................................................ 4
Other countries .......................................................................................................... 5
Useful links ................................................................................................................. 5
General information ............................................................................................................ 6
Scope of the manual ................................................................................................... 6
1. Leutron Vision hardware products .................................................................................... 7
1.1. The cameras ........................................................................................................ 7
1.2. The frame grabbers .............................................................................................. 7
1.3. LVmPC ................................................................................................................ 7
2. Leutron Vision software products ..................................................................................... 8
2.1. General documents .............................................................................................. 8
2.2. LV-SDS libraries .................................................................................................... 8
2.3. LV-SDS tools ........................................................................................................ 9
2.4. LV-SDS multimedia drivers .................................................................................... 9
2.5. LV-SDS interfaces to 3rd party products ................................................................. 9
3. Additional information .................................................................................................. 11
Index ............................................................................................................................... 12
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Leutron Vision hardware & software tools Contacting Leutron Vision
Contacting Leutron Vision

Headquarters (Switzerland)
Address: Industriestrasse 57, CH-8152, Glattbrugg, Switzerland
Phone: ++41 44 809 88 22
Fax: ++41 44 809 88 29
E-mail (sales): <intsales@leutron.com>, e-mail (support): <intsupport@leutron.com>

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Web: www.leutron.com
Germany and Austria

Address: Macairestrasse 3, D-78467 Konstanz, Germany
Phone: ++49 7531 53 42 0
Fax: ++49 7531 59 42 99
E-mail (sales): <desales@leutron.com>, e-mail (support): <desupport@leutron.com>

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Web: www.leutron-vision.de
North America
Address: 25 Mall Road - Suite 300, Burlington MA 01803, USA
Phone (sales): ++1 888 442 22 69 (1), phone (support): ++1 888 442 22 69 (2)
Fax: ++1 781 353 39 43
E-mail (sales): <ussales@leutron.com>, e-mail (support): <ussupport@leutron.com>

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Web: www.leutron.com/us/
Czech Republic and Slovakia

Address: Rokycanska 27, CZ-31200 Plzen, Czech Republic
Phone: ++420 377 260 342
Fax: ++420 377 260 944
E-mail (sales): <czsales@leutron.com>, e-mail (support): <czsupport@leutron.com>

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Web: www.leutron.com
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http://www.leutron.com/english/index.htm
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http://www.leutron-vision.de
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http://www.leutron.com/us/
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http://www.leutron.com/english/index.htm
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Leutron Vision hardware & software tools Contacting Leutron Vision
Other countries
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Customers residing in other countries should have a look at the list of our representatives for a
distributor in their country. If no distributor exists in their country, they should contact the
headquarter office directly.
Useful links
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• To download software, documentation and other stuff, please visit our download area . If you
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want only download software updates, go directly to software download area .
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• Get more information about our support . If you need to return some (defective) material to
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Leutron Vision, please visit the Return Material Authorization (RMA) page .
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• Get information about prices and ordering .
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• Find out detailed information about our hardware and software product range .
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http://www.leutron.com/english/admin/contact.htm
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http://www.leutron.com/download/index.htm
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http://www.leutron.com/download/lv_sds/lib.html
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http://www.leutron.com/support/index.htm
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http://www.leutron.com/rma/index.php
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http://www.leutron.com/english/admin/order.htm
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http://www.leutron.com/english/catalog/cat_fram.htm
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Leutron Vision hardware & software tools General information
General information
Scope of the manual
This manual is an entry point to Leutron Vision hardware and software documentation. It provides
a brief overview of individual products and links to their respective manuals, reference guides and
other documents.
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1. Leutron Vision hardware products

1.1. The cameras
PicSight®-GigE PicSight®-GigE is a complete family of cameras with GigE Vision interface.
The getting started manual serves as an introduction to the PicSight®-GigE
camera family and covers all common aspects of work with those cameras.
PicSight®-CL PicSight®-CL is a complete family of cameras with Camera Link interface.

The getting started manual serves as an introduction to the PicSight®-CL
camera family and covers all common aspects of work with those cameras.
PicSight®-USB PicSight®-USB is a complete family of cameras with USB interface. The getting
started manual serves as an introduction to the PicSight®-USB camera family
and covers all common aspects of work with those cameras.
1.2. The frame grabbers

PicPort®-CameraLink Series of Camera Link frame grabbers available with standard PCI,
PCI-Express, and PCI-X bus interface as well as in PMC form factor.
The getting started manual for PicPort®-CameraLink series provides
installation instructions and detailed technical information about our
Camera Link frame grabbers.
PicPort®-Elite Series of analog frame grabbers allowing simultaneous acquisition

from up to 16 standard video sources. The boards are available in PCI-
Express and PCI-X versions. The getting started manual for PicPort®-
Elite boards provides installation instructions and detailed technical
information about this frame grabber series.
PicPort®-Analog Series of legacy analog frame grabbers designed for acquisition from
standard and nonstandard analog video sources. The getting started
manual for PicPort®-Analog series provides installation instructions
and detailed technical information about our analog frame grabbers.
PicProdigy® Series of high end analog frame grabbers allowing acquisition from
multiple standard video sources and optional on-board video pro-
cessing. The getting started manual for PicProdigy® series provides
installation instructions and detailed technical information about our
PicProdigy® frame grabbers.
1.3. LVmPC
LVm- LVmPC (Leutron Vision micro PC) is a complete PC-based vision system for embedded
PC applications. The LVmPC user manual provides complete technical documentation for
the LVmPC system and all its components. It also provides installation instructions and
other related information.
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2. Leutron Vision software products

2.1. General documents
LV-SDS installation and configur- The LV-SDS installation and configuration guide gives instruc-
ation tions for LV-SDS installation in various operating systems. It
also describes configuration options for individual LV-SDS
components.
LV-SDS support and The LV-SDS support and troubleshooting guide provides all
troubleshooting the support oriented information about our products, as well
as description of some logging and diagnostic tools/files that
can help troubleshooting your application in case of any
problems.
Custom LV-SDS setup The LV-SDS custom setup guide describes options how the
standard LV-SDS setup can be configured. It also provides
guidelines for users creating their custom setups including LV-
SDS.
LV-SDS revision history The LV-SDS revision history lists information on changes, new
features and bug fixes in individual LV-SDS versions.
2.2. LV-SDS libraries

Orchid Higher level library encapsulating the complex low level libraries
(Daisy, DRAL) in a user-friendly effective interface. It can be
used either as a DLL or as an OCX component. The library
comes with a user guide.
Daisy Core LV-SDS library, a common base for all the higher level
interfaces. Daisy provides most of the functionality for image
acquisition, hardware control and interface to the system. It
comes with a user guide and a reference guide.
Sequencer DRAL A support module allowing user applications to acquire image

sequences in the selected target buffer. Its interface is very
flexible, allowing to control the sequence acquisition through
a fine-grained set of parameters. See user guide and reference
guide for detailed information.
Image Preprocessing Library A support module allowing the application to perform some
simple preprocessing on the acquired images. It can be used
either standalone or in conjunction with the Sequencer DRAL.
See user guide and reference guide for detailed information.
Camera Control Library Library allowing to control camera features through a unified
interface, hiding all the camera specific communication proto-
cols from the user. The cameras can be automatically adjusted
to proper working mode compatible with desired LV-SDS
configuration. Its primary focus is on Camera Link cameras and
their serial interface, but it can be used with other cameras
providing remote control (e.g. over RS-232) as well. The library
comes with a user guide.
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Camera Link API Library Library providing API for serial communication through our
Camera Link frame grabbers, as required by the Camera Link
specification. The library comes with a user guide.
PicSight®-Smart Library API Library providing interface for programming the PicSight®-
Smart cameras. The library comes with a user guide and a ref-
erence guide. The user guide gives also description of all the
corresponding developer tools.
Digiport I/O Library Library enhancing the standard functionality of LV-SDS allowing
complex I/O handling on DigiPort I/O boards up to communic-
ation protocols using opto-isolated inputs and outputs. The
library comes with a user guide.
2.3. LV-SDS tools

Camera Editor A tool maintaining LV-SDS camera database. Every camera to
be used with LV-SDS should have an entry in Camera Editor
database. Individual entries (parameters) stored in the database
describe different features or properties of the camera so that
the LV-SDS libraries can handle the camera properly. The user
manual describes user interface of Camera Editor, individual
database entries describing various camera features, as well as
other related topics, such as maintaining multiple database
files, camera control and more.
PicPort® and PicProdigy® demo Demo application allowing to experience most features of all
our hardware products (frame grabbers and cameras) and the
LV-SDS libraries. The user manual describes completely its user
interface.
PicSight® demo Demo application similar to PicPort® and PicProdigy® demo,

but focusing solely on PicSight®-GigE cameras. Its user manual
describes interface of the application.
2.4. LV-SDS multimedia drivers

DirectShow filter An interface exposing limited LV-SDS functionality through the
DirectShow API. The interface comes with a brief manual de-
scribing its features and use.
TWAIN driver An interface exposing limited LV-SDS functionality through the

TWAIN API. The interface comes with a brief manual describing
its features and use.
Video for Windows driver An interface exposing limited LV-SDS functionality through the
Video for Windows API. The interface comes with a brief
manual describing its features and use.
MCI driver An interface exposing limited LV-SDS functionality through the

MCI API. The interface comes with a brief manual describing
its features and use.
2.5. LV-SDS interfaces to 3rd party products

Halcon driver Interface for Halcon and ActivVisionTools products of MVTec Software
GmbH company. Its user manual provides information about features
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and use of this interface with all our hardware products and it lists all
functions and acquisition parameters supported by the interface.
NeuroCheck driver Interface for NeuroCheck software of NeuroCheck GmbH. Its user
manual describes how to use and configure the interface.
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Leutron Vision hardware & software tools Additional information
3. Additional information
Besides the main hardware and software manuals, there are some additional documents available.
You can refer to them with specific problems not described in the manuals.
Leutron Vision knowledge base Leutron Vision knowledge base is a document collecting solu-
tions for various possible problems a customer might encounter
with our products.
Application notes The application notes are intended to help customers dealing
with some particular aspect of our hardware and software tools
and their usage.
• Line scan tutorial describes all aspects of using line scan

cameras with our frame grabbers and software libraries.
• External trigger and flash document gives detailed informa-

tion on how acquisition using external trigger (and flash)
should be configured.
Glossary of terms The glossary is provided to help understand some common

terms used throughout the documentation.
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Leutron Vision hardware & software tools Index
PicSight®
Index PicSight®-CL, 7
PicSight®-GigE, 7, 9
A PicSight®-Smart, 9
PicSight®-USB, 7
ActivVisionTools, 9
PicSight® demo, 9
PMC, 7
C
Camera Control Library, 8 R
Camera Editor, 9
RS-232, 8
Camera Link, 7-9
Camera Link API Library, 9
S
D Sequencer DRAL, 8
Daisy, 8
DigiPort I/O, 9 T
Digiport I/O Library, 9 TWAIN, 9
DirectShow, 9 driver, 9
filter, 9
DRAL, 8 U
USB, 7
G
GigE Vision, 7 V
Video for Windows, 9
H driver, 9
Halcon, 9
driver, 9
I
Image Preprocessing Library, 8
L
LVmPC, 7
M
MCI, 9
driver, 9
N
NeuroCheck, 10
driver, 10
O
Orchid, 8
P
PCI, 7
PCI-Express, 7
PCI-X, 7
PicPort®-Analog, 7
PicPort®-CameraLink, 7
PicPort® demo, 9
PicPort®-Elite, 7
PicProdigy®, 7
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Leutron Vision hardware & software tools

Product overview and documentation

Published 24 August 2007

Contacting Leutron Vision

Phone: ++41 44 809 88 22

Fax: ++41 44 809 88 29

E-mail (sales): <intsales@leutron.com>, e-mail (support): <intsupport@leutron.com>

Germany and Austria

Phone: ++49 7531 53 42 0

Fax: ++49 7531 59 42 99

E-mail (sales): <desales@leutron.com>, e-mail (support): <desupport@leutron.com>

Fax: ++1 781 353 39 43

E-mail (sales): <ussales@leutron.com>, e-mail (support): <ussupport@leutron.com>

Czech Republic and Slovakia

Phone: ++420 377 260 342

Fax: ++420 377 260 944

E-mail (sales): <czsales@leutron.com>, e-mail (support): <czsupport@leutron.com>

1. Leutron Vision hardware products

PicSight®-CL PicSight®-CL is a complete family of cameras with Camera Link interface.

1.2. The frame grabbers

PicPort®-Elite Series of analog frame grabbers allowing simultaneous acquisition

2. Leutron Vision software products

2.2. LV-SDS libraries

Sequencer DRAL A support module allowing user applications to acquire image

2.3. LV-SDS tools

PicSight® demo Demo application similar to PicPort® and PicProdigy® demo,

2.4. LV-SDS multimedia drivers

TWAIN driver An interface exposing limited LV-SDS functionality through the

MCI driver An interface exposing limited LV-SDS functionality through the

2.5. LV-SDS interfaces to 3rd party products

• Line scan tutorial describes all aspects of using line scan

• External trigger and flash document gives detailed informa-

Glossary of terms The glossary is provided to help understand some common

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