KMC_READ

Section: Version 0.3.1 (8)
Updated: Aug 23, 1999
 

NAME

kmc_control - control a Kodak Motion Corder using serial interface  

SYNOPSIS

kmc_control [ -d DEVICE ] [ options... ]  

DESCRIPTION

kmc_control is part of the kmc_utils package for controlling and reading information and images from Kodak Motion Corder(KMC) high speed digital cameras. This version is designed to run on Linux, although future versions may support other Unix variants.

kmc_control is the command line interface for sending commands and receiving information over the RS-232C (serial) interface. It does not allow one to transfer images from the KMC to a computer, which is done with kmc_read.

kmc_control gives the user low level access such as pressing individual buttons, or the user can use higher level commands to change variables, change modes, play, record, etc. with a single command from any mode of the KMC.

 

OPTIONS

-H
Show usage (help) information
-v
Show version number
-I
Begin interactive mode
-Q
Full query
-p
Play
-s
Stop
-r
Record
-c
Clear serial buffer
--pp, --pplay
Press Play button
--ps, --pstop, --pescape
Press Stop/Escape button
--pu, --pup
Press Up button
--pd, --pdown
Press Down button
--pm, --pmode
Press Mode button
--pe, --penter, --pmenu
Press Enter/Menu button
--pr, --precordready
Press Record Ready button
--pt, --ptrigger
Press Trigger button
--qdate
Query date
--qmode
Query mode
--qdisplaymode
Query if in Display Mode
--qrecordready
Query if Record Ready
--qsetup
Query if in Setup Mode
--qdisplaystatus
Query Display Status
--qtrigger
Query Trigger Mode
--qrandom
Query Random Trigger Mode
--qmemory
Query number of memory boards
--qrecordrate
Query record rate
--qsize
Query display size
--qshutter
Query shutter speed
--qplayrate
Query playback rate
--qcount
Query frame count
--qtime
Query time
--qedge
Query edge enhancement
--qzoom
Query zoom
--qreticle
Query reticle
--qgamma
Query Gamma
--qdisplay
Query display
--sf=FPS, --setframerate=FPS
Set frame rate to FPS
--ss=SCSIID, --setscsiid=SCSIID
Set SCSI ID to SCSIID
--sh=SPEED, --setshutter=SPEED
Set shutter speed to SPEED
--sd=SIZE, --setdisplaysize=SIZE
Set display size to SIZE

 

EXAMPLES

To retrieve the current recording record rate, displaysize, and shutter speed use:

        kmc_control --qrecordrate --qsize --qshutter

To set the record rate to 250 fps and the display size to 256x240, use:

        kmc_control --setrecordrate=250 --setdisplaysize=256x240

or:

        kmc_control --sr=250 --sd=256x240

To begin recording (from any initial mode, since it will automatically change to the RECORD READY mode), use:

        kmc_control -r

To begin playing, use:

        kmc_control -p

To stop playing, use:

        kmc_control -s

 

AUTHORS

Dan Blair - blair@msd.anl.gov

Dan Mueth - d-mueth@uchicago.edu


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Time: 16:54:32 GMT, August 23, 1999