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DLP LightCommander Software

Sven Richard
Prodigy 120 points

Will there be any software included with the kit? If so, will it have any demos out of the box?

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    Intellectual 285 points

    Sven,

    The software components are still being finalized, but I know that the kit will have at least one demo that can be run out of the box in addition to the standard, project a checkerboard pattern on the wall to make sure the unit works, demo.

    There will also be a wizard to help you get your project going quickly. The wizard allows you to control the mode, data source, test pattern, triggers, and much more. Complete information will be available  after you have registered your kit.

    The software package runs on a standard XP workstation.

    I hope that answers your questions.

     

     

     

  • 0 in reply to TME -RL
    Prodigy 240 points

    I am also interested in the Light Commander.

    I have seen that the Discovery kit may provide a greater control over  the chip, but if I were to use LabVIEW to control the chip regardless of whether its LC or Discovery, would I have a similar degree of control over both?  Also, I feel that LC comes built with capabilities to write images to memory rather than pulling images from comp across USB, which may make life easier in the future.

    Since I will be using LabVIEW, I am interested in examples.  Does LC comes with LabVIEW examples of how to control it?  Does Discovery?

  • 0 in reply to Shwetadwip Chowdhury
    TI__Guru 54685 points

    Hello Shwetadwip,

    Thank you in your intrest in using the LightCommander via LabVIEW. 

    At this time no LabVIEW code has been developed for using the LightCommander Kit. 

    A wrapper could be built using the API Reference Manual for information.  http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/lit/getliterature.tsp?literatureNumber=dlpa024a&fileType=pdf

     

    Fizix

  • 0 in reply to Fizix
    Prodigy 240 points

    Thanks for the response

    This may seem like a silly question, but since I am a beginner, can you quickly tell me what you mean by a wrapper, and how would I go about building one to control the LC using LabVIEW?  Would I have to somehow call the functions listed in the API directly from LabVIEW?

  • 0 in reply to Shwetadwip Chowdhury
    TI__Guru 54685 points

    Hello Shwetadwip,

    A "wrapper" simply means creating a VI for each DLL function with a library call into a DLL for that function.  Essentially it creates a "wrapper" around each function so that you can then call it as a sub-VI within your code.

    You will have to use the "Call Library Function Node" under the "Advanced" palette in LabVIEW to creat the DLL function call.