Supported Hardware - DCAM Compatible FireWire Cameras (IIDC 1394)

The toolbox can also connect with digital cameras that support the IIDC 1394-based Digital Camera Specification (DCAM), developed by the 1394 Trade Association. The DCAM specification describes a generic interface for exchanging data with IEEE 1394 (FireWire) digital cameras that are often used in scientific and industrial applications.

DCAM Requirements - The toolbox supports connections to IEEE 1394 (FireWire) DCAM-compliant devices using the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) DCAM driver version 6.4.4. The CMU driver strictly adheres to version 1.31 of the DCAM specification. The toolbox does not support vendor specific DCAM drivers, which frequently offer extensions or modifications to the DCAM specification. See the Troubleshooting section of the Image Acquisition Toolbox documentation for additional information.

Testing Your Device for Compatibility - To test your FireWire camera for compatibility with the toolbox, download the CMU 1394 Digital Camera driver from the CMU Web site and run their demo application (1394CameraDemo.exe). If you can operate your FireWire camera using the CMU demo application, the device will work with the Image Acquisition Toolbox.