Digital Microscope

Setting Up the Digital Microscope

  1. Download and un-zip the 'camera.exe' app located on the drive folder:

Star Lab/IRIS/AIT/GSE/Digital Microscope

  1. Plug the digital microscope into your computer

  2. Power on the microscope by holding down the microscope's power button for several seconds

  3. Turn the microscope to 'PC Camera' mode

  4. Open the app and change the settings to those on the right

  5. Press "Take Photo" to capture an image or "Record Video" if you want to record an inspection. If your computer has a microphone you can use this to narrate inspection videos.

Fig. 1: Operation Mode Selection

Fig. 2: Camera.exe interface

Debugging

Cannot Connect to Device:

  • Make sure the microscope is set to PC Camera mode

  • Your computer might not be allowing the camera.exe app access to the camera. Go to Settings > Privacy > Camera App Permissions and ensure that the camera.exe app can access your camera.

  • If you open the 'camera.exe' app before turning the microscope on, your computer may not recognize the microscope. Unplug the microscope, close 'camera.exe', and then plug the camera back in, turn it to PC Camera mode, and then reopen camera.exe.


Fig. 3: Camera Permissions