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DCAM Linux Install
NOTE: This installation is for single cameras, not for stereo devices. For stereo devices, use the SVS installation link, Linux Install.
Installation instructions for the DCAM Capture Software, Linux
- Install the the Capture software
- Install an IEEE 1394 card
- Plug in the DCAM and check functionality with the bin/dcam program
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NOTE: We are discontinuing support for 2.2.x kernels. Please upgrade to 2.4.18 or greater kernels, with a recent distribution of Linux such as RedHat 9, or Fedora Core 3 or 4. |
1. Install the Capture software
Download the Capture software package from the link shown on the right. You must have a username and password to access the download page.
There are two versions of the software, one for GCC 2.95/96, and one for GCC 3.x. RedHat 7.3 has GCC 2.96, RedHat 8.0 has GCC 3.2. To find out which version of GCC you have, type:
gcc -v
After downloading the correct .tgz file, unpack it in a new directory. This directory will be your top-level DCAM directory.
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2. Install an appropriate frame grabber
To run SVS with a digital stereo head (STH-MDCS, STH-MD1), you must install a 1394 OHCI card, or have a working 1394 port on your PC. To install the 1394 card supplied by Videre Design, or your own 1394 card, look at the directions on the right.
We no longer support analog frame grabbers with direct interfaces to SVS. You can write your own interface - please see the Small Vision System User's Manual for more information.
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IEEE 1394 PCI / PCMCIA card (kernel 2.4.19+ or 2.6.3+)
We recommend using the latest stable versions of Linux, especially since the IEEE 1394 drivers are being actively updated. See the instructions for setting up the Linux IEEE 1394 Drivers. This link also has information about using libdc1394 for image capture.
PLEASE NOTE: there are known problems with using the Linux IEEE 1394 drivers with SMP systems, or with memory > 900 MB. These problems may have been solved under the 2.6 kernels.
We do not recommend kernels between 2.4.7 and 2.4.17, as there are significant problems with the IEEE 1394 drivers under these kernels. |
3. Try the bin/dcam application
Set the library path to find the libraries for DCAM:
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=*DCAM*/bin
*DCAM* is the top-level DCAM directory.
Plug in your DCAM, and try running the bin/dcam application. If bin/dcam complains about not finding some library files, then LD_LIBRARY_PATH has not been set up correctly.
See the DCAM Digital Camera Capture Software User's Manual for instructions on using bin/dcam, and on other programming examples.
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