Technical information
 GigE Camera and Drivers Features V3.0.0
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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    
FileAttributeBuffer [Integer] R/(W)
Contains the attribute that will be used for newly created files when FileOp-
erationSelector = WriteAttribute. 
FileDescription [String] R
Description string for currently selected file. A maximum of 32 characters are 
allowed, including the trailing NULL character. 
FileDescriptionBuffer [String] R/W
Contains the description that will be used for newly created files when File-
OperationSelector = WriteDescription. A maximum of 32 charac-
ters are allowed, including the trailing NULL character. 
FileOpenMode [Enum] R/W
Selects the access mode in which a file is opened in the device.
FileOperationExecute [Command] 
Executes the operation selected by FileOperationSelector on the 
selected file.
FileOperationResult [Integer] R
Presents the result of the file operation. For read or write operations, the num-
ber of successfully read/written bytes is returned.
FileOperationSelector [Enum] R/W
Selects the target operation for the selected file in the device. This operation is 
executed when the FileOperationExecute feature is called.
Bit 0–1 These two bits are used to encode the privilege level for a file. 
It defines who owns a file:
• 0 = [Default] User owns the file. User can overwrite/
delete the file
• 1 = For factory personnel use only
• 2, 3 = Reserved
Bit 2–31 Reserved, always 0
Read [Default] Selects read-only open mode
Write Selects write-only open mode
 Unit: Bytes
Open [Default] Opens the file selected by FileSelec-
tor in the device with an access mode selected in 
FileOpenMode
Close Closes the file selected by FileSelector in the 
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