
IView Overview
John Hanna
last edited 2/16/03
T3 - Teachers Teaching with Technology
Visit my Talk
TI Software page to download the new stuff made with the help of the Talk-TI
SDK : image editors (83IVIEW, 89IVIEW, and V2IVIEW), screen captures (Grab83
and Grab89), and link software (Quik-Link 80). These programs use the TI dll's
for linking that are installed with TI Connect.
Introduction
I wrote the IVIEW programs (Image VIEWers)
for Windows for the TI-82/3/73/83PLUS, TI-85/6, TI-92/92+ and TI-89 calculators.
There are three programs available: 83IVIEW.EXE, V2IVIEW.EXE, and 89IVIEW.EXE.
These programs allow you to open, edit (draw), save, and print 83I, 8XI (83+),
85I, 86I, 92I, 73I, 9XI (92+), and 89I 'Image' files. These files store PICture
files from your calculator on the PC using TI's Graph-Link software an d cable.
And... these programs can 'import' images from other formats: GIF, JPG,
BMP, ICO, RLE, and WMF.
Background
Texas Instruments' TI-Graph-Link and TI Connect software
allow you to transfer calculator files between the calculator and your computer
using Link cables (Serial black and gray, and the Silver USB). One of the file
types is 'PIC' (picture) in the calculator. In the 73, 82, 83, and 83+, these
are the files PIC1 through PIC0 (PIC6 on the 82, Pic3 on the 73). On the 85,
86, 92, 92+, and 89 you can name your pictures any legal name, but they are
still PICTURE files. When you send these PIC files to the computer using TI-Graph-Link
or TI Connect (note: this is different than a 'screenshot'),
they are saved in a file with the extension *.??I (for 'Image', because *.??P
is used for 'Program'). Unfortunately, there was no way of viewing these files
on the computer. That's where the IVIEWs come in: there are different
programs for each calculator type because each type of calculator uses a different
screen resolution, communication protocol, and image file format.
Use 83IVIEW to work with the TI-83, TI-83Plus, TI-83Plus Silver Edition,
and TI-73.
Use 89IVIEW to work with the TI-89.
Use V2IVIEW to work with Voyage200, TI-92, and TI-92Plus.
All the IVIEWs now have built-in linking capability, including "screen
capture" and "send to calculator" buttons, so there's no need
to switch to TI-Graph Link or TI-Connect.
You may need additional files, like msvbvm60.dll and other dll's
or ocx files (see the complete installations on the Talk
TI Software page). You can get these files from Microsoft's Website. But
if you've ever installed an IVIEW program, then you probably already have all
the support files you need and these download quickly (130k - 180k each). 89IVIEW
and 92IVIEW are on the back burner. Waiting for TalkTI documentation to upgrade
these programs.
How to 'import'
pictures into the IVIEW programs.
Prepare a file for importing using any paint program. Preferably, convert
the image to black and white, though this is not necessary, but only
black, RGB(0,0,0), pixels will be displayed. All other colors will be treated
as white. The image should be the size of the calculator screen that you are
using (82/3/73: 96x63, V200, 92, 92+: 240x103, 89: 160x77) but this is
not necessary, either. In the IVIEW program, select File/Import.
Find the GIF, JPG, BMP, ICO, WMF, or RLE file that you want. The image appears
in the upper left corner of the program window. Select YES to process
the image. Importing merges the imported pixels with the existing image, as
RclPic does on the calculators. Pictures that are smaller than screen
size will be centered on the screen. Larger pictures will be clipped.
This is a copy of a *.WMF clipart file
After resizing the original to 96x64, this
TI-83 anchor was imported from the clipart shown above.
Copyright Notice: All programs are
copyrighted to protect against sale for profit.
The programs are distributed freely and may not be sold
separately or in combination with any other products.
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