sniff binarySniff Binary

This tool will find a black and white edge and display it as points in the viewer. It will also display the results in the Parameters page.

Using the Sniff Binary Tool

Drag and drop the tool from its original location directly into the CIF Viewer.
The ROI box can be moved manually with the mouse to decide the starting point for where the points need to be found. The user can drag this box all around the image on the CIF viewer to find the place to begin.
Left click on the ROI that will appear within the viewer to bring up the the tool's properties pages.
The image below is an example of how the points will be displayed within the viewer once the tool is run. 5






Inputs

The inputs page is set up to run. Clear any items that are in the "Start box" should the default have something there (the "start" box is the bottom of the four boxes).

Parameters

5 This page will allow the user to set the information for the points they want to find.
Points: this section will give the location of points found once the tool is run (it has found points if this box displays "????", this means that the tool can be input into another tool using those points).
Count: this section gives how many points were found.
Min: the user sets the minimum color value.
Max: the user sets the maximum color value.
Noise: points found smaller than this defined size (in pixels) are ignored.
Skip: The number placed here will be the number of points it skips between points displayed (this helps minimize congestion if multiple areas meet the criteria).
MaxNbPoints: This will only display up to the amount of points that are placed in this category.
Clockwise: Placing an X in the clockwise box will look for points around the edge that is clockwise. Un X-ing the box find the points that are counter clockwise on the shape/image.
The rest of the options will indicate the different ways the information can be displayed within the CIF viewer.
Once the tool is run it will display the number of points found in the "Count" box.