User`s guide

18 Properties — Alphabetical List
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Running
Indicate whether video input object is ready to acquire data
Description
The Running property indicates if the video input object is ready to acquire data.
Along with the Logging property, Running reflects the state of a video input object. The
Running property indicates that the object is ready to acquire data, while the Logging
property indicates that the object is acquiring data.
The object sets the Running property to 'on' when you issue the start command.
When Running is 'on', you can acquire data from a video source.
The object sets the Running property to 'off' when any of the following conditions is
met:
• The specified number of frames has been acquired.
• A run-time error occurs.
• You issue the stop command.
When Running is 'off', you cannot acquire image data. However, you can acquire one
image frame with the getsnapshot function.
Characteristics
Default value is enclosed in braces ({}).
Access Read only
Data type String
Values [ {'off'} | 'on' ]