User`s guide

Acquiring Image Data

This chapter describes how to implement the adaptor member functions to perform

image acquisition. After completing the tasks outlined in this chapter, you will be able to

create a video input object, start it, and trigger an acquisition.

• “Acquiring Image Data” on page 5-2

• “Specifying the Format of the Image Data” on page 5-5

• “Opening and Closing Connection with a Device” on page 5-10

• “Starting and Stopping Image Acquisition” on page 5-15

• “Implementing the Acquisition Thread Function” on page 5-18

• “Supporting ROIs” on page 5-24

• “Supporting Hardware Triggers” on page 5-27

• “Using Critical Sections” on page 5-30

• “Specifying Device Driver Identification Information” on page 5-33