With this workbench you acquire time series (time-lapse) images with defined intervals between images. The acquisition can be unlimited or limited by duration or number of time points. Time series can be started and stopped manually. The acquisition is limited only by free space on the hard drive. The images are acquired at maximum possible speed if the minimal interval is chosen shorter than acquisition speed.

The workbench is available in Free Mode and in Job Mode.

To acquire time series you need to license the Time Series module.

Parameter

Description

Live

Starts the live camera image.

Start

Starts the acquisition. To stop the acquisition, click the button a second time.

If you decide to stop the acquisition, depending on the settings in the Time Series Setup tool and on the mode you are working in, the time series will be saved or not:

In Free Mode, with any limitation, the time series will be saved.

In Job Mode, the following applies:

  • Limit by none: Time series is always saved.
  • Limit by Cycle/Duration: Time series is not saved when stopping before the defined time is finished.

Pause

Pauses the recording and switches the button to Continue.

Continue

Continues the recording, if it has been paused. The button switches to Pause.