User Interface

When you open Mech-Eye Viewer, the following interface is displayed.

device finder main

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

Hover the cursor on path, and then click Laser Profiler to view the troubleshooting guidance on laser profiler connection issues.

After the laser profiler is successfully connected, the following interface is displayed.

main view

This interface consists of the following parts:

  1. Menu bar: provides the File, Tools, View, and Help menus.

  2. Data acquisition area: used to set a custom name, switch data acquisition mode, acquire data, save data, disconnect, and view the log.

  3. Data display area: displays the data obtained from the laser profiler.

  4. Parameter and acquisition info panel: used to adjust parameters, manage parameter groups, and view the information related to acquisition.

  5. Status bar: displays the laser profiler operation status. Click Previous or Next to switch between messages.

Menu Bar

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

Menu Option Description

File

Save Virtual Device File

Save the virtual device file in MRAW format for analysis and troubleshooting later on.

Load Virtual Device File

Load the virtual device file saved in MRAW format, and check the parameter values set when the data was saved.

Tools

Custom Reference Frame

Define a custom reference frame used for displaying the depth map and point cloud.

Measurement Tool

Measure point-to-point distances, point-to-line distances, and height differences in the profile.

View

Toolbar

Check to display the toolbar. Unchecked by default.

Image Information Box

Check to display the image information box on the raw image, intensity image, and depth map. Checked by default.

Point Cloud Exhibit Button

Check to display the Play button on the point cloud, used to exhibit the point cloud. Unchecked by default.

Parameter Description

Check to display the Parameter Description section in the Parameters tab. Checked by default.

Help

About

Display software version.

Release notes

Open the Mech-Eye SDK release notes in your browser.

User Manual

Open the user manual in your browser.

Online Community

Open Mech-Mind Online Community in the browser.

Options

Switch the software display language. Change is applied after the software is restarted.

user type

Click to switch the user account. The default account is Standard. If you need to use the Administrator account, please contact Mech-Mind Technical Support.

Data Acquisition Area

In the data acquisition area, you can:

Data Display Area

This area displays the data output from the laser profiler. You can switch among different types of data.

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

Parameter and Acquisition Info Panel

This panel includes two tabs, Parameters and Acquisition info.

Parameters Tab

The Parameters tab consists of the following sections:

camera parameters

  1. Parameter group: create a new parameter group, save parameter values to a parameter group, delete a parameter group, rename a parameter group, and import and export parameter groups.

  2. Visibility: change the visibility of parameters.

  3. Parameter list: adjust parameters.

  4. Parameter description: view more information of the selected parameter.

Acquisition Info Tab

The Acquisition info tab displays the following information related to the current data acquisition:

  • Laser profiler name and the completion time of the acquisition

  • CPU temperature: the temperature of the controller CPU

This topic introduced the user interface of Mech-Eye Viewer. Continue reading for instructions on using Mech-Eye Viewer.