TIM FOR WINDOWS DEMO PROGRAM Installation directives - Release Auguast 6, 1992 TIM for Windows is a program for image processing. It operates on images from the real-world, in order to get data out of them. Images can be aquired using a video camera and a frame grabber, or imported as a TIFF file. TIMWIN has a large set of operations and functions, including: * image processing: pixel operations, linear and non-linear filters, bitplane- and morphologic operations, 2D-FFT, graphics * operations for measurement and control * a full language for writing scripts and analyzing results (including compiler, editor & debugger) * an extended on line help You can issue commands using menus, but for experienced users a command line interface is available with history, command line editing, etc. TIMWIN runs on a PC-AT with: * Microsoft Windows 3.0 or 3.1 in standard or enhanced mode * At least 2, but preferably 4 MB of memory * A VGA display (super VGA, 256 colours recommended for image display) * 2.5 MB of free disk space * An Imaging Technology Inc. frame grabber is optional. With no grabber, the necessary image storage is created in standard memory, which will increase the memory requirements. The TIMWIN-Demo program is a limited version of the full program: * only 256x256 image processing is supported * the compiler is disabled, so you cannot execute self-made command file programs * writing images to disk is disabled The TIMWIN-Demo program is distributed on floppy disk and by anonymous ftp from several sites. Conditions ~~~~~~~~~~ This software is intended to give the image processing community an impression of the possibilities of TIM for Windows. You may use, copy and distribute it freely. You may not: - modify the software, - change the start-up message, - remove the above described limitations, - sell the software. TIM is a registered trade mark. DIFA and TEA cannot be held responsible or liable for any damages that might result of the use of TIMWIN Demo. Using TIMWIN Demo implies acceptance of these conditions. Installation from downloaded files ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The TIMWIN-Demo files are self extracting archives: timwin1.exe and timwin2.exe. To install TIMWIN demo from downloaded files, follow the instructions below. * At the DOS command line, unpack the files TIMWIN1.EXE and TIMWIN2.EXE by running them (enter timwin1 and timwin2 respectively) You can do this in a temporary directory, but you can also do it in the intended TIMWIN directory, e.g. c:\timwin. Further see the instructions for 'Installation from floppy disk', except that you specify the install program without argument, but with a path ('c:\timwin\install') Installation from floppy disk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To install TIMWIN-Demo from floppy disks, insert disk 1 and run install a: or install b: from the Windows program manager (not from the MS-DOS prompt): * In the program manager window, select File and then Run. * Enter 'install a:' or 'install b:' * Answer the questions and installation takes place automatically. If, after installation, TIMWIN complains about memory, replace the file IMAGES.TIM by IMGMIN.XXX, where XXX symbolises the frame grabber you are using (e.g. 'copy imgmin.nof images.tim' if you have no frame grabber) Running TIMWIN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Each time you invoke TIMWIN, a small command file (inidemo) runs which initialises the system. It also brings up a help page, which will give some startup information and allows you to browse through the on-line manual to inform yourself about TIMWIN. This may take some time. After you clicked OK in the message box, the help page disappears and TIMWIN is ready to use. First follow the instructions in 'Setting up the system' You can use the TIMWIN functions interactively, either using dialog boxes (from the menu bar in the top of the main window) or using the command line (in the bottom of the main window). It is advised to first familiarise yourself with TIMWIN's concepts by browsing through the on line help (select Help on the main menu or press any other help button to start help). To see some image processing programs running, enter the command *demo1 (the * indicates that the command is a command file) in the command line. This will start a set of pre-compiled programs, which will give you a good impression of TIMWIN's capabilities. Realise, that the demo's are the most informative on systems having a frame grabber, because then the process can be followed from image to image. Setting up the system ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ First go to the Contr. menu and select Installation. Press the File Paths button and fill in absolute paths for the command file and image directories (e.g. 'c:\timwin\cmc'). If there is a frame grabber in your system, after the installation you must go to Installation in the Contr menu, to adapt TIMWIN to the settings of your frame grabber. Also, if you use a memory mapped device like a frame grabber under Windows, be sure to have the line EMMExclude=D000-DFFF in your System.ini file (in the [386Enh] section. The values must conform the frame grabber's memory base adress). The same holds for the Emm386 driver that may be in your Config.sys file. If there is a network adapter in your system, be sure that you don't specify a frame grabber (if you don't have one). The default IO-address that TIMWIN uses to control the frame grabber is probably the same as your network adapter's, which will lead to malfunctioning network software. Feedback ~~~~~~~~ We would like to have feedback from people who have been experimenting with TIMWIN. Please tell us your experiences, either positive or negative. If you have any questions or suggestions about TIMWIN, please contact: For commercial information: For technical information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DIFA bv., IP dpt. Robert J.Ekkers POBox 3132 Fax no. (31)15 - 626740 4800 DC Breda EMail: ekkers@ph.tn.tudelft.nl the Netherlands Fax no. (31)76 - 711953 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Appendix: After installation, the following files should be in the respective directories: In the TIMWIN directory: TIMWIN.EXE The TIMWIN main program INSTALL.EXE The installation program EDITCF.EXE TIMWIN's editor (can also be used for other purposes) TIMDLL.DLL The image processing DLL. It is copied from one of the following files, depending on your frame grabber: TIMPCVIS.DLL TIMFGPLU.DLL TIMPCVIS.DLL TIMVFG.DLL COMPDLL.DLL The compiler DLL. Although compiling is disabled it is needed to solve references for the other modules, TIMEXQ.DLL The executer DLL. It executes command files IMAGES.TIM The image definition file. It is copied from one of the following files, depending on your ITI frame grabber: IMAGES.FGD PCVisionPlus (dual frame mode) IMAGES.FGS PCVisionPlus (single frame mode) IMAGES.PCV PCVision IMAGES.VFG VFG and other series 100 frame grabbers IMAGES.NOF No frame grabber The following files can be used if you have too little memory for the above files. Too little is: < 2MB IMGMIN.FGD IMGMIN.FGS IMGMIN.PCV IMGMIN.VFG IMGMIN.NOF STANDARD.FNT Various text fonts for writing text in images CHIC09.FNT (See the 'text' and 'lcset' commands) COUR11.FNT MONA09.FNT TIME15.FNT TIME15P.FNT UPPER.FNT ALIAS.TIM Alias definitions ERMSGS.TIM Error message texts In the CMC directory: *.CMD Sources of the DEMO command files *.CMC Compiled DEMO command files In the IM directory: *.IM and .TIF Image files