KMC_READ

NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

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

        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 Mueth - d-mueth@uchicago.edu