README.TXT for Foresight Imaging IDEA V2.3 Release January 12, 2004 This release is provided as an online download or on CD. Please note that product documentation is provided in electronic format only. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4.0 or higher to view the documentation. It is provided on the Foresight Imaging Software & Documentation CD (part number 042700-230) or can be downloaded at www.adobe.com or at www.foresightimaging.com. For product installation, please refer to the Foresight Imaging Installation and User’s Guide. It is provided on the CD as Install_Manual.pdf. A demonstration version of the Pegasus Imaging JPEG codec is included for use with the I-Series and I-Color example programs. For information on licensing this software, please go to www.jpg.com. Included in this release is a Streaming to DICOM example program. This was created using the LEAD Technologies Medical Imaging Suite. For information on licensing this software, please go to www.leadtools.com. IDEA Active X Demo Using Visual Basic and IDEA API Example Program are the two example programs recommended for use to evaluate the full functionality of the frame grabbers and video streamers. They are included in: Start/Programs/IDEA Version 2.3/IDEA Example Programs. Also, VidCap is the demonstation program recommended for use of the Video for Windows driver. It is included in: Start/Programs/IDEA Version 2.3/IDEA Example Programs. Upgrading to revision 2.3 from a previous revision of IDEA: ========= For Developers Releasing an Application: Your exisiting IDEA based application must be recompiled and relinked using the new IDEA libraries, header files, & OCX wherever applicable. Only updating the DLL's and Drivers without rebuilding may result in unstable operation. For an end-user based system using IDEA TWAIN, Video for Windows, Image-Pro Plus, CVB, or the IDEA demo programs: * In "Control Panel", "Add/Remove Software", uninstall the current IDEA software. * Decompess and run the "InstallScan20.exe" program on the IDEA v2.3 CD or the downloaded version located in the "ADDONS", "INSTALLSCAN" directory. Select "Clean Installation" * Then install the new IDEA software. Supported: ========= Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT SP5+, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server Foresight Imaging frame grabbers and video streamers: I-25, I-50, I-50 HSN, I-60, I-75, I-Color, I-RGB 25, I-RGB 50, I-RGB 75, I-RGB 165, I-RGB 200, HI*DEF Accura, AccuStream 170. Machine Vision products: =============================== Machine Vision (MV) products: These products are no longer offered. Their functionality is now included in the standard I-25, I-50, I-60, and I-75 products. CONTENTS: ======== This CD-ROM contains: * IDEA 2.3 SDK and Demo files in the setup directory * DirectX 8.0 for live video display under Windows 98 * DirectX 8.1 for live video display under all other supported operating systems * The IDEA installation and SDK manuals in PDF format * Acrobat Reader for the PDF documents * Pegasus compression software for I-Color streaming to disk demo (AVI file creation) * LEAD Tools Medical Imaging Suite for support of the Streaming to DICOM example program * A Video Test program for verification of VGA display modes. * Windows Media player for AVI file viewing. * VidCap32 application program as an example for running the Video for Windows driver. Note that the VFW Driver is not supported under Windows 95/98. The upacked IDEA library contains the IDEA software, Demos, TWAIN, Common Vision Blox, and Windows Drivers. Updates from the IDEA 2.2 Release (Details) ================================== New Additions Detailed: 1) Monochrome input on AccuStream 170 and I-RGB 165 & I-RGB 200 This revision contains application support for Monochrome capture on AccuStream 170, I-RGB 165 & I-RGB 200 boards. Refer to the RGBMONCHROME.PDF file in the FORESIGHT\IDEA\DOCUMENTS directory for detailed information. Note: This mode of operation is not supported by the AUTOSYNC configuration utility. Thus, these CHP files must be edited manually. 2) Native Library Functions: a) The native library will now automatically put any streaming-capable board into continuous capture mode. What this means is that the library has the board streaming to a small set of circular buffers. A capture via the eHP_SnapToBuffer() API will transfer the newest buffer to the application. This results in much faster static grabs since the the grab operation no longer requires internal setup and waiting for the proper syncs. Its possible that this may lead to an incompatibility with your application. To disable this feature add the following code to your application after you have obtained a board handle through the claim API: UpdateVideoSettingLong uvsl; uvsl.lValue = 0; uvsl.pRSet = 0; eHP_SetControlValue(bh, "ContinuousGrabEnable", sizeof( uvsl), (void *)&uvls); This will put the library back to its previous mode. Note that continuous capture is not supported for I-Color. b) nHP_CLaimAll will no longer automatically usurp board handles. This function used to give access and control of all boards to the last application to make the call. This lead to instability in multi-board, multi-application environments. So now nHP_ClaimAll will only give the applications access to all "previously unclaimed" boards. It is possible that your application took advantage of this old behavior to indiscriminately claim boards at various points in your application. This will no longer work. You must explicitly unclaim your boards before calling nHP_ClaimAll if you expect to retrieve valid board handles. c) You must pass a valid rset structure when making a call to query the current IRGB/Accustream cable type. This is done through a call to: eHP_GetControlValue( bh, "IRGBCable", sizeof( uvl ), &uvl ); The prset member of uvl must now point to a valid, up-to-date rset structure. 3) ActiveX Control a) You can no longer invoke the configuration dialog when doing continuous capture and display - also known as GDI live display. b) Since the native library will now automatically put a streaming-capable board into "continuous capture mode", there is no reason to do this in the ActiveX control. Applications that use this method can safely remove it while still getting the benefits of faster static capture. 4) TWAIN Driver: a) The dialog box is now fully resizable. To change the size of the dialog box, grab one of the outer borders and drag to the appropriate size. The driver retains the position and dimensions the next time it is invoked. b) Live video display no longer requires a direct draw compatible display card. This means that the update may be a little slower, but will not have problems scaling or re-sizing the image with older video display cards. 5) Video For Windows Driver: a) Pause command truly pauses streaming video instead of stopping and restarting. b) A new support application call VFWINIT is included in the release. This application should be used to set up the hardware profile and the display options before using the driver with a VFW compliant application. All of these parameters can be changed in the applicaton by invoking the "Video Source" or the "Video Format" dialogs. 6) Improved throughput performance of the AccuStream 170 to 250 MB/second when using 64 bit/66 MHz PCI 7) Added Auto-SYNC support for DVI signals with AccuStream 170 8) Added YUY-RGB (SMPTE 170M/ITU-R BT.601 only) software conversion with AccuStream 170, I-RGB 165, and I-RGB 200 9) Added DVI configuration utility for setting default pass-through resolution, behavior of hot plug detect, and enable/disable of DDC. This utility can be found in FORESIGHT/IDEA/UTILITIES Updates to Documentation ======================== The documentation has been updated to match the V2.0 software release. Additionally, the PDF files are fully searchable and have been bookmarked for easy navigation. Please email info@foresightimaging.com with any documentation feedback. Added RGBMonochrome.PDF for Monochrome programming and operation of ACCUSTREAM & I-RGB boards. SUPPORT: ======== Email technical questions to: support@foresightimaging.com REQUIREMENTS: ============= * Pentium III 800 Mhz or greater * Windows XP, 98, 2000 SP3, NT 4.0 SP5 or greater, * Memory: minimum 512 MB * Ultra2 Wide SCSI fast controller and fast disk drive (Seagate Cheetah, Quantum Atlas etc.) * DirectDraw compatible graphics card * Appropriate video source * High quality video cabling *** Note: For I-RGB, please ensure that the cable lengths are identical for all connections. A bundled RGB and sync cable is recommended. Directions for installing the Foresight Imaging Video For Windows Driver under NT 4.0: =================================================== 1. Open the Control Panel 2. Click on the MultiMedia icon. 3. In the MultiMedia Properties Dialog, click on the Devices tab. 4. Click on the "Video Capture Devices" entry. 5. Click the "Add" button. 6. Make sure that "Unlisted or Updated Driver" is highlighted and press "OK". 7. Browse to the driver directory, "\Foresight\Idea\drivers\NT_2K" and press "OK". 8. The "Add Unlisted or Updated Driver" dialog should be showing "Foresight Imaging Frame Grabber". Press "OK". 9. You should now be able to use the VFW driver in any VFW compliant application. =========== Other Notes: ============ 1) Auto-SYNC requires SHLWAPI.DLL. This is usually installed with versions of the Internet Explorer from version 4.0 onward. If you are installing to an older version of NT 4.0, you may not have this DLL. 2) You must install the DirectX SDK (available from Microsoft) in order to recompile and build the VideoTest application. 3) You must install the LeadTools Imaging library to build the DICOM DLL and use the DICOM functionality. 4) You must install the Pegasus Compression CODECS to use compression in the demos. ============Download Driver Pack
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