XRIT2PIC very short Windows installation and usage manual
Installation
Following needs to be installed:
install program
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setup_xrit2pic_xxxx_y.exe
The program
setup_decompr.exe
compression DLL's, no need to re-install if updating xrit2pic
setup_gtk20dll.exe
GTK2 DLL's, no need to re-install if updating xrit2pic
The setup's guide you through the installation process.
Second page: Install location. You may install xrit2pic where you want, but install program and all DLL's at the same location.
Third page: If you don't need Keplers etc. you just need the first item: xrit2pic.
Fourth page: Generate a short cut. This will also generate an icon.
NOTE: If you have already an icon from a previous install and you did change it then check "Don't create a Start Menu folder".
Otherwise the icon will be overwritten and your changes are lost.
Post-installation
Make sure that in the start-icon the right run-location is defined. It should be a location which is write-able for a normal user.
xrit2pic will save preferences in a file 'xrit2pic.ini' at this location.
Select and right-click on the icon. A menu will pop-up.
Choose 'Properties'.
Check and, if needed, adapt the item 'Start in'.
Define the location where files are coming in and where generated files are stored.
Start xrit2pic and choose menu 'Edit -> Preferences'.
Go to tab 'Directories'.
Adapt the Source directory by either entering the location or using the Browse src' button.
Adapt the Destination directory by either entering the location or using the Browse dest' button.
Click 'Save'.
Close Preferences.
Using xrit2pic.
Monitoring
At start, xrit2pic will read the source directory and will show the present items in a tree strucure.
Updating the tree if new items are received is possible in 2 ways:
Manual:
menu 'File->Reload'
Auto:
Go to the "Record' tab
Click on 'Start upd'. Now each 5 secs xrit2pic will check on new received files and will update the tree.
NOTE: In auto mode xrit2pic will move the files to a subdir 'done'.
For every action done using xrit2pic it doesn't matter where the files are.
Generating
Choose an item in the tree, either:
Open an item, all channels of that item will show-up.
Select a channel (green letter line)
Click Preview to open a window (no save)
Or click Export to generate a standard formatted file
Or, to generate a composed picture:
Check Colours ('Enable')
Choose the colour mapping (right-bottom); 'nrgb' is normal colour mapping
Select an item (blue letter line)
Click Preview to open a window (no save)
Or click Export to generate a standard formatted file
More...
There are lots of features in xrit2pic, including:
'Live' showing incoming data as image
Generating movies 'on the fly'
Controlling a movie player to continuously show the generated movie