Sapera LT is a suite of hardware-independent C and C++ software libraries for image acquisition, display and control that supports all DALSA Coreco hardware platforms. Its comprehensive feature set includes program portability, versatile camera controls, flexible display functionality, management and easy-to-use application development wizards. Sapera LT is compatible with Microsoft Visual Studio C/C++, .Net, Visual Basic 6.0 and Borland C++ Builder and support for Windows XP, 2000 and NT platforms.

Sapera LT CamExpert – Camera Configuration Utility

Sapera LT (V.5.0) comes bundled with DALSA Coreco’s advanced CamExpert™, a proprietary camera configuration utility specifically designed to leverage the power of DALSA Coreco’s image acquisition boards. This Windows®-based utility provides an interactive environment within which to create a new, or modify an existing, configuration file for area and linescan applications. Key CamExpert features include:

Enhanced graphical user interface with camera-centric parameters
Live grab and display window for online parameter tweaking
Sophisticated waveform view improves understanding of signal inter-relationships
Interactive waveform tools allows precise timing parameter setup

Sapera LT Key Features

Trigger-to-Image Reliability

Controls, monitors and corrects the entire image acquisition process
Enables more efficient and reliable machine vision inspections
Immune to false triggers

Performance

Multi-threading and multiprocessing compliant
Build-in support for pixel format conversion
Powerful Bayer filter decoding algorithms

Rapid development

Simplified programming interface
High-level C++ classes simplify application development
Application wizard quick-starts the development process

Flexibility

Single API across hardware platform
Ability to create custom camera configuration files
Supports DirectDraw and ActiveX Controls
Program/hardware portability
TWAIN and DirectShow support