Installation guide

Unibrain Fire-i digital camera Quick Installation Guide
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Software Installation
Software Installation for Linux
There is a specific file inside the Linux folder of the CD to describe the installation process. Please consult:
README.txt located in the Linux Folder.
Software Installation for PC: Fire-i™ Software Application
Important Note:
Many Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) have been answered on unibrain website:
http://www.unibrain.com/support/FAQ_Fire-i_DC.htm
Fire-i™ is a user friendly software application, designed by Unibrain for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista & XP 64 bit.
It will allow the control, display and capture of the image of your Fire-i™ camera(s). The included version is the full
version as sold separately by Unibrain. Any number of cameras is supported as long as your computer resources can
handle. Should you run out of FireWire bandwidth, you can use additional adapters and work on several FireWire
busses. All cameras will appear and be managed together by the Fire-i™ application.
As included, your Fire-i™ software application can handle any IIDC compliant FireWire camera, not only Unibrain
Fire-i™ Digital Camera. The major difference is licensing. Unibrain Fire-i™ Digital Camera is automatically recognized
by the Fire-i™ software, so you do not need further license. Other models can be operated for 30 minutes in demo
mode, but need a license for permanent operation. In such case, please contact [e-mail].
Major features of Fire-i™ Software Application:
• IIDC 1.31 compliant.
• DirectShow - WDM based drivers, WIA compatible. Most of Windows imaging programs can open and
control the camera using the drivers installed by the Fire-i™ application.
• Multiple cameras operation from the same control panel.
• Payload sharing. Additional computers connected to the same FireWire connection and using Fire-i™ can
preview and save pictures. Control stays allocated to the first computer operating the camera(s).
• Integrated Web Server. Fire-i™ hosts a full web server. Live pictures can be remote monitored on another
computer directly from Internet Explorer.
• TCP/IP streaming.
• Improved options for automatic saves. It is possible to define specific folders for saving, with automatic
acquisition interval, predefined total number of acquisitions, and automatic naming and numbering.
• User-configurable Title and Time/Date inclusion in picture. Possible selection of position, size, color and all
fonts available in the system. Displays with mirroring and RAW conversion.
• Frame and live capture support any encoding format recognized by the computer system. It is now
possible, for example, to save a frame capture in jpg. Configuration of external system compressors
chosen for capture is now possible.
• Saving uncompressed video can happen in RGB 24 or in the camera transmitting format.
• Other features of Fire-i™ Software. Following features are supported but do not apply to Fire-i™ Digital
cameras: IIDC 1.31 trigger modes, configurable 16 bits support, control by absolute values, and support of
any user-defined format (Format_7).