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OCR steps in details
Any OCR process always contains several steps like image scaling, deskew, noise removing, binarization, lines detection and so on. Sometimes it is very useful to have some kind of control on these steps, for example, pause OCR process after some step, analyze intermediate results and change some settings of next step before applying it, or [...]
WiFi-Manager v5.8 released!
WiFi-Manager library v5.8 is available for downloading now. Below are changes made in this version: Fixed issue with available networks scanning when more than 128 networks are available. A few minor improvements and fixes. Subscribe to WiFi-Manager news. Download a trial version of WiFi-Manager library.
WinI2C/DDC – Working with I2C bus directly
Contents Introduction Monitors enumeration Using low-level API Keywords Introduction WinI2C/DDC library provides API for working with I2C bus directly, it allows you to communicate with the display device via hardware-specific protocols when necessary and use its advanced capabilities like the firmware upgrading. This article explains how to work with I2C bus directly in Visual Basic, [...]
WinI2C/DDC – Getting monitor information
Contents Introduction Monitors enumeration EDID parsing VB Project Keywords Introduction WinI2C/DDC library provides an easy way to enumerate available monitors and directly get their EDID (extended display identification data). EDID describes monitor’s capabilites, such as supported resolutions, manufacturer name, timings supported by the display, display size, etc. This article explains how to work with WinI2C/DDC, [...]
WinI2C/DDC – General information
Contents General information How WinI2C/DDC works Links Keywords General information I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) is a multi-master serial computer bus invented by Philips that is used to attach low-speed peripherals to a motherboard, embedded system, or cellphone. I2C uses only two bidirectional open-drain lines, serial data (SDA) and serial clock (SCL), pulled up with resistors. Typical [...]
General description of Nicomsoft OCR architecture
Nicomsoft OCR engine (NSOCR) has the following modules: Main engine module: Engine_XXXXX functions. It is used for initialization/uninitialization of the library and general library configuration. Configuration module: Cfg_XXXXX functions. It is used to create, destroy and manage CFG objects. CFG object stores all settings that are used in OCR process. OCR module: Ocr_XXXXX functions. It [...]
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) – How it works
OCR is a complex technology that converts images with text into editable formats. OCR allows you to process scanned books, screenshots and photos with text and get editable documents like TXT, DOC or PDF files. This technology is widely used in many areas and the most advanced OCR systems can handle almost all types of [...]