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4.3.3. Save All Images in Buffer
Figure 4-12 Save All Images in Buffer Button
Click on the “Save All Images in Buffer” button to save all the frames stored in the buffer. Data can be
saved in native *.BMG format, in text *.TXT format or in binary *.BIN format. Note that only the *.BMG
format can be re-opened with the PC-Beamage-3.0 software. When opening the *.BMG file, all the stored
images will be accessible via the Buffer Controls menu including all the calculated measurement values
(refer to section 4.4).
When saving in *.TXT or *.BIN file, a series of files will be saved and identified with their respective buffer
index number. The *.TXT and the *.BIN files must be used with a compatible software. The *.TXT file
saves a header containing the measurements settings followed by the sensor’s output matrix. Every pixel
output is separated by a coma. The *.BIN file only saves the data and does not contain a header. The
.*bin file saves data on signed 32 bit integers.
4.3.4. Start Data Acquisition
Figure 4-13 Start Data Acquisition Button
Click on the “Start Data Acquisition” button to start the data logging of all the measurements displayed in
the “Home” tab. This function is only available while the camera is streaming. The acquisition parameters
can be modified in the “Data Acquisition” tab on the right-hand side of the user interface (refer to section
0).
It is only possible to save the beam profiling results shown in the measure tab (refer to section 5.1.2) in a
*TXT file. The *TXT file includes a header, containing the acquisition settings, followed by the data. Each
line corresponds to a single frame and all the measurements are separated by a tab. This file can be
opened in a spreadsheet software, such as Microsoft Excel.
It is also possible to save the images associated with the measurements saved in the *.TXT logging file.
Each image will be individually saved in a native *.BMG file. Each file will have the same filename as the
*.TXT file, followed by the corresponding increment.
Warning
Each *.BMG file can take up to 8.50 MB on the hard drive. Acquiring
multiple frames can quickly sum up to multiple GigaBytes.
Fast acquisition should only be done on the computer’s hard drive and
cannot be done on an external drive or on a server hard drive.