SEER Software

TYZX SEER Software offers a rich environment for developers to quickly write applications that interpret and manage 3D visual events. SEER Software simplifies application development and increases the productivity and efficiency of product development teams bringing new 3D vision products to market.

A Comprehensive Software Environment for 3D Vision Development

The SEER Software package includes all the SEER software libraries and drivers for creating 3D-enabled applications, plus a programmer's reference manual for the SEER API, and a sample program in source and binary format. Using TYZX SEER Software and Runtime Libraries, application developers can quickly write programs that interpret and manage 3D visual events in real-time.

SEER was designed to support the real time performance capabilities of the DeepSea V2 stereo engine and DeepSea family of stereo-vision cameras.

SEER Software provides:

• Full integration with TYZX DeepSea hardware environment
• Facilities that speed development of 3D applications and prototypes for a wide range of industries
• Sample applications
• Support for Red Hat Linux and Windows XP host operating systems
• Support for multiple object-oriented programming environments
• A complete reference manual

SEER Software offers:

• High performance device drivers for real-time system operation
• Visualization and control over 3D application development process
• Processor support for Pentium
• Multiple target OS support including Linux and Windows
• Example application code to accelerate development
• RangeView™ demonstration application for testing and evaluation of DeepSea system

How SEER Works
SEER manages the installation and configuration of the DeepSea Development System so that developers can start coding in a matter of minutes. SEER automatically recognizes a system's hardware and camera configuration as well as the camera calibration parameters. SEER sample programs help familiarize developers with the API so they can have their applications running quickly. SEER provides direct access to the stereo processing controls of the DeepSea 2 processor and manages all aspects of the real-time image stream. It presents range and color images as fast as an application can process them. Compatibility with industry standard tools such as Microsoft Visual C++ and Linux/GNU lets developers use their existing tools with no retraining. The SEER API also makes it easy for developers to port applications from Windows to Linux with minimal change.

SEER presents data in the format developers require. Color format and units are managed directly by SEER to take advantage of DeepSea hardware features. Additional facilities such as SEER/ProjectionSpace present raw 3D data as convenient orthographic projections for easier processing.

Finally, SEER includes utilities frequently required by the developer for capturing and inspecting image/range data, controlling camera settings and remotely accessing networked cameras.

Features and Benefits

SEER Software contains the following application components:

• DeepSea IF—a C++ class library providing full access to the DeepSea hardware's many features including device drivers, stereo camera control and stereo correlation settings;
• CameraControl—a GUI control panel for controlling imager settings in the DeepSea stereo camera;
• RangeView—a stereo vision demonstration application used for evaluating stereo performance (Windows only);
• TYZXGL—an example program in source and binary format using the SEER API;
• TYZXImageMonitor—a network-based monitoring tool for accessing results generated on a remote DeepSea system in real-time;
• TYZXView—a utility for viewing captured TYZX images including 16-bit range images.

Technical Specifications

Red Hat Linux Host Operating Systems:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5.0 (RHEL WS 5.0)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3.2 (WS 3.2)
• Red Hat Linux Professional Workstation

Windows Host Operating Systems:

• Windows XP
• Windows 2000 Professional

Processor Support

• Intel Pentium Architecture
• Power PC

For more information, please call (650) 618-1510 or write to sales@tyzx.com today.