User`s guide

7 Storing Adaptor Information in an IMDF File
7-4
Creating an IMDF File: Toplevel Elements
The ImageAcquisitionInfo element must be the root node of all IMDF files. Your
IMDF file must begin with the ImageAcquisitionInfo node and end with the
corresponding ImageAcquisitionInfo terminator, as in this example.
<ImageAcquisitionInfo>
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.
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</ImageAcquisitionInfo>
The following table lists the toplevel IMDF elements that you can specify as children of
the ImageAcquisitionInfo element. The table lists the elements in the order they
must appear in an IMDF file. Note that element tag names are case-sensitive.
Element Description
<Help> Defines the section of an IMDF file in which you specify help text
for device-specific properties — see “Specifying Help in an IMDF
File” on page 7-5. This is an optional element. If specified, an
IMDF file can contain only one Help element.
<Property> Defines properties of a device — see “Specifying Property
Information” on page 7-13. This is an optional element. An
IMDF file can contain multiple Property elements.
<Include> Convenient way to specify another element or group of elements
as children of another element — see “Defining and Including
Sections” on page 7-21. This is an optional element. An IMDF
file can contain multiple Include elements.
<Source> Defines the source of video data — see “Specifying Video Sources”
on page 7-20. This is an optional element. An IMDF file can
contain multiple Source elements.
<TriggerInfo> Defines hardware trigger information — see “Specifying
Hardware Trigger Information” on page 7-18. This is
an optional element. An IMDF file can contain only one
TriggerInfo element.
<Device> Specifies information about a device — see “Specifying Device
Information” on page 7-10. This is an optional element. An
IMDF file can contain multiple Device elements.