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Dewesoft Video Acquisition

Learn how to acquire synchronized video with analog, digital, CAN, and more in DewesoftX. Use webcams, DS-CAM, FLIR IR, and high-speed cameras with ease.

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Updated July 2025

What You’ll Learn 🎥

  • Configure the Video Acquisition module in DewesoftX to sync video with analog, digital, counter, CAN, XCP, and other signals

  • Select and set up cameras—DirectX webcams, GigE (DS‑CAM family), high-speed Photron FASTCAM, and Optris thermal cameras

  • Choose optimal frame rates, storage modes (constant, fast-on-trigger, slow-then-fast), and trigger settings for precise synchronized acquisition

  • Calibrate for timing accuracy: understand delays and jitter in webcams versus hardware-synced DS‑CAM and Photron systems

  • Perform post-acquisition video synchronization with DewesoftX’s analysis tools—align *.avi files to data channels for replay and review

  • Integrate video frames with data plots, cursors, and markers for enhanced event analysis—e.g., fuse switching or mechanical operations

  • Capture dynamic events up to millions of FPS using Photron FASTCAMs, including setup of triggers, pre-trigger buffer, and playback synchronization

  • Export synchronized recordings and create annotated reports combining video and measurement data

Course overview

The Video Acquisition course empowers engineers and test professionals to leverage video alongside signal data for synchronized measurement analysis in DewesoftX. You’ll begin with configuring the Video module—connecting various cameras (webcams, GigE DS‑CAMs, Photron, and infrared), setting frame rates, storage options, and triggers to precisely align video with analog and digital channels.

Next, the course explains synchronization challenges: webcams provide time-stamped frames with inherent latency and jitter, which can be compensated by entering delay values; however, for high-accuracy applications, hardware-triggered cameras like DS‑CAM and Photron are recommended. Through detailed walkthroughs, you’ll learn to configure Photron FASTCAMs using Dewesoft counter inputs, Ethernet configurations, pre-trigger settings, and analyze performance up to millions of frames per second.

In the analysis phase, you’ll master post-processing in DewesoftX: copying video files next to measurement data, initiating manual or automatic sync, and reviewing frames in sync with signal cursors—ideal for pinpointing events like switch-offs or mechanical actions. Finally, you’ll learn how to export combined video-data files and build comprehensive, annotated reports for sharing actionable insights with your team or clients.

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