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GigE Camera and Drivers Features V3.0.0

GigE IR & scientific camera and driver features

This document is a master document for all Allied Vision GigE camera models and is NOT camera specific

AcquisitionMode [Enum] R/W

Determines the behavior of the camera when acquisition start is triggered.

AcquisitionStart [Command]

Software command to start camera receiving frame triggers. Valid when Trig-

gerMode = Off. See TriggerSelector = FrameStart trigger.

AcquisitionStop [Command]

Software command to stop camera from receiving frame triggers. Valid when

TriggerMode = Off. See TriggerSelector = FrameStart trigger.

ExposureAuto [Enum] R/W

Auto algorithms use information from the camera’s current image and apply the

following settings to the next image. The camera must be acquiring images in

order for the auto algorithm to update. Large changes in scene lighting may

require several frames for the algorithm to stabilize.

Continuous [Default] After an acquisition start event, the camera will

continuously receive frame trigger events.

See TriggerSelector and TriggerSource for

more information

SingleFrame The camera will only deliver a single frame trigger event.

Further trigger events will be ignored until acquisition is

stopped and restarted

MultiFrame The camera will acquire the number of images specified by

AcquisitionFrameCount. Further trigger events

will be ignored until acquisition is stopped and restarted

Recorder The camera will continuously record images into the cam-

era on-board memory, but will not send them to the host

until an AcquisitionRecord trigger signal is

received. Further AcquisitionRecord trigger events

will be ignored until acquisition is stopped and restarted.

Combined with the RecorderPreEventCount con-

trol, this feature is useful for returning any number of

frames before a trigger event.

When AcquisitionRecord trigger is received, the

currently imaging/acquiring image will complete as nor-

mal, and then at least one more image will be taken. The

memory is a circular buffer, that starts rewriting images

once it is full. Its size is determined by Acquisition-

FrameCount

Off [Default] The automatic mode is Off

other The exposure time will be controlled by an external signal

appearing on Line1 or Line2. In order for this feature

to work, TriggerSelector = FrameStart and

TriggerSource must be set to Line1 or Line2