## Using the RomerRDS Integrated Camera

Prerequisites: RomerRDS Software Version 3.2 (drivers), Romer RDS arm with integrated camera.

If you meet the above pre-requisites, you can use the RomerRDS integrated camera to take images of your part and add them into supported PC-DMIS Comment commands. You can access this functionality from the Comment dialog box (Insert | Report Command | Comment).

Comment dialog box showing the Grab Image button

When you click Grab Image, PC-DMIS starts the RDS video capture sequence and displays the current video stream in an RDS Video capture output.

RDS Video capture output

After a few seconds, PC-DMIS captures a frame from the video stream and a Save As dialog box will appear, so you can specify the file name and location. Once you save the image, PC-DMIS includes the pathway to the image in the Import Media box. You can click OK to insert the comment into your part program. If you receive an error message saying that the image could not be taken while RDS Service is running, or that the camera is available, please check the status of the arm. In order to get an image, the Romer arm must be ready for measurement (status LED should be green).

Note: PC-DMIS comments only supports the JPEG image format.

Modifying Image Properties

If needed, you can view and change image properties, such as image resolution, image format, and so on by using the RDS Control Panel software. You can also use this control panel to start or stop the integrated Romer head light as needed (if available).

The RDS Control Panel comes bundled with the PCDMIS installation, but you can also download it from http://www.romersupport.fr.

To access this control panel, right click on the RDS icon in your system tray.

From the shortcut menu that appears, choose RDS Control Panel.

The RDS Control Panel opens.

RDS Control Panel software with Image and Video Capture settings

Click the Image Settings button on the control panel to view or change the settings. Consult the documentation that comes with the RDS Control Panel as needed.