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DevWareX is a multi-platform implementation of DevWare, created with a more flexible GUI-generation tool. It has the same layout and controls as DevWare, but with additional features. |
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- The following features are unique to DevWareX
- Most dialogs are dockable
- Sensor Control dialog organized by function; Sensor/DevWare/Bypass (when SOC or ISP is connected)
- Graphing dialog; Histogram shown as bar data
- Graphing dialog; Histogram stretch
- Graphing dialog; Multiple ROIs
- Graphing dialog; image stats added
- Mouse; Lock Mouse Selection
- Log dialog; time-stamp for each entry
- Embedded Data / Statistics tab
- Auto SW download (external only); user prompted for SW download when SDAT file is not found
- Zoom stays centered
- Zoom; increment and specific values can be entered
- Zoom to Pixel
- Options Menu reorganized; Sensor-specific items are now in Diagnostics/Sensor Advanced
- Warning log window
- Watch dialog items can be rearranged
- Watch dialog items can be Non-registers (Python function or STATE variable)
- Register Dialog; arrays are collapsed
- Register Dialog; search shows all matches
- Register Dialog; select which pages appear on the Tabs
- Export SHIP Log
- Generate File Name
- Timed Capture
- Rulers available for image display
- Video Playback; new controls
- Video Overlay
- The following are other changes unique to DevWareX
- It also replaces the stand-alone "Peek & Poke" application as that was a duplication of function.
- It is enabled under View -> Register All Access (Peek & Poke).
The dialog can then be accessed from the tab at the bottom of the Register dialog.
- The "All Access" Register tab has now been replaced with a separate dialog called "Register All Access (Peek & Poke)".
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Register Dialog; select which pages appear on the TabsAnchor RegPages RegPages - By use of a "Push-Pin" on the Page tab, you can select which Tabs will stay displayed.
- A maximum of 6 tabs can be pinned, with on tab being non-pinable.
Export SHIP LogAnchor ExportShipLog ExportShipLog - Enables the ability to filter the SHIP log by address and Read/Write - used to capture the registers settings for a given configuration.
- In the "Options" dialog, deselect "Allow Info Panel to Poll Registers".
- Enable "SHIP", and run the INI file preset with the configuration you want to record.
- Select "Export SHIP Log" - the settings are presented in "Wizard" dialog.
- Select the ship address of the sensor if you need sensor-only, or leave all of them to get Demo3 and SERDES.
- Deselect "Read", then select Next and then "Save to File ..." to output the results in as an INI file.
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- Here's an example Python preset:
Timed CaptureAnchor TimedCapture TimedCapture - Use this dialog to set up Timed Video or Image capture.
- The settings are self-explanatory.
Rulers available for image displayAnchor Rulers Rulers - A ruler is available in the image display that corresponds to Pixel width/height.
- Enable/disable via "View / Rulers".
Video Playback; new controlsAnchor VideoPlayback VideoPlayback - To single-step a video, select "Pause". Each time you select "Pause" again, the video will single-step.
- Playback speed can be selected via the pull-down arrow on the "Play" button.
- Enter 0.0 to play back at the rate indicated in the video file.
- Maximum playback speed is determined by several factors, including image size and type and PC HW.
- Use the Scroll Bar to scroll through the video.
Video OverlayAnchor VideoOverlay VideoOverlay - Watch Dialog items that are overlaid on to the image are now saved on a per-frame basis during recording.
- A “*textOver.txt” file is saved along with the Video file.
- Enable Overlay display in the Watch Dialog during Video playback.