User Interface of Mech-Eye Viewer¶

This section introduces the user interface of Mech-Eye Viewer.

Camera List¶

When you open Mech-Eye Viewer, the Camera List is displayed, as shown below.

In this interface, you can view all the available cameras and their information, set camera IP address and connect to a camera.

If you encountered any problems connecting to the camera, click the ? button in the lower right to view troubleshooting guidance.

Note

Once a camera is connected, you can’t return to this interface unless you disconnect from the camera. Therefore, if you need to change the camera IP address, please do so before connecting to the camera.

Camera Viewer¶

After the camera is successfully connected, the following interface is displayed.

This interface consists of the following parts:

Menu bar: save raw data, start virtual camera, open built-in tools, check software information, etc.
Camera toolbar: disconnect the camera, obtain and save images, and view the camera log.
Data display area: display obtained 2D image, depth map, and point cloud.
Parameter panel: view and adjust parameters, and save parameter groups for different purposes.
Status bar: display statuses and error messages. Use Previous and Next to switch between entries.

Menu Bar¶

The menu bar provides the File, Tools, View, Help and user switch menus.

Data Display Area¶

This area displays the last obtained data. You can switch among 2D image, depth map and point cloud.

For detailed information on the function of this area, please refer to Adjust Data Display.

Parameter Panel¶

You can view all the available parameters, adjust the visibility level, use parameter groups and view parameter information here.

For detailed information, please refer to Parameters.

Note

It is recommended to maximize the interface of Mech-Eye Viewer for better display of components in the parameter panel.

The next topic provides instructions on using Mech-Eye Viewer.

Menu	Option	Description
File	Save Raw Data of Camera	Save the original data in MRAW format for debugging and analysis.
File	Start Virtual Camera	Load saved data and adjust the depth range and point cloud processing parameters of these data.
Tools	Provide supplementary tools. For detailed information, please refer to Built-In Tools.
View	Toolbar	Check to display the toolbar. Unchecked by default.
	Image Information	Check to display the image information box on the 2D image and depth map. Checked by default.
	Point Cloud Exhibit	Check to display the Play button on the point cloud. Unchecked by default.
Help	About	View software version.
	What’s New	View the changes made to the current version.
	Manual	View the User Manual.
	Options	Switch the software display language; change is applied after restarting the software.
	Switch user account. The default account is Standard; to use other user accounts, contact Technical Support for passwords.