Impact Acquire SDK C++
CameraDescriptionDigitalBase2 Class Reference

A base class to describe an arbitrary digital camera signal(Device specific interface layout only) (deprecated. More...

#include <mvIMPACT_acquire.h>

Inheritance diagram for CameraDescriptionDigitalBase2:
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Public Member Functions

int copyDescription (const std::string &newName) const
 Creates a new camera description list as a copy of the current one.
 
int exportDescription (void) const
 Stores the current camera description on disk.
 
std::string getClassName (void) const
 Returns the class this description is belonging to.
 
HOBJ hObj (void) const
 Returns a unique identifier for the component collection referenced by this object.
 
int importDescription (void) const
 Updates a camera description with the data stored in a previous session or with the original default data.
 
const ComponentCollectionrestoreDefault (void) const
 Restores the default for every component of this collection.
 

Public Attributes

PropertyI aoiHeight
 An integer property defining the number of active lines to capture from the camera.
 
PropertyI aoiStartX
 An integer property defining the X-offset in pixels to the first active pixel to capture.
 
PropertyI aoiStartY
 An integer property defining the Y-offset in lines to the first active line to capture.
 
PropertyI aoiWidth
 An integer property defining the number of active pixels to capture per line.
 
PropertyIBayerMosaicParity bayerParity
 An enumerated integer property defining the start pixel for a camera delivering an unconverted bayer image.
 
PropertyI bitsPerPixel
 An integer property defining the number of bits per pixel currently transmitted by this camera.
 
PropertyICameraDataFormat format
 An enumerated integer property defining the data format the camera is sending image data.
 
PropertyICameraInterlacedType interlacedType
 An enumerated integer property defining how the camera transmits image data.
 
PropertyS name
 A string property read-only containing the name of this camera description list.
 
PropertyI pixelsPerCycle
 An integer property defining the number of pixels per clock cycle transmitted by this camera.
 
PropertyICameraScanMode scanMode
 An enumerated integer property providing information about the sensor of this camera.
 
PropertyICameraOutput videoOutput
 An enumerated integer property defining the type of video outputs this camera offers.
 

Protected Member Functions

 CameraDescriptionDigitalBase2 (HDRV hDrv, HLIST hList)
 

Protected Attributes

HOBJ m_hRoot
 

Detailed Description

A base class to describe an arbitrary digital camera signal(Device specific interface layout only) (deprecated.

Deprecated
Beginning with the release of 3.0.0 of Impact Acquire everything specifically related to frame grabber boards will be considered as deprecated and might be removed without further notice!

This class provides access to all settings specific for digital video signals.

Note
This class will only be available if mvIMPACT::acquire::Device::interfaceLayout is set to mvIMPACT::acquire::dilDeviceSpecific before the device is opened.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ CameraDescriptionDigitalBase2()

CameraDescriptionDigitalBase2 ( HDRV hDrv,
HLIST hList )
inlineexplicitprotected

Member Function Documentation

◆ copyDescription()

int copyDescription ( const std::string & newName) const
inlineinherited

Creates a new camera description list as a copy of the current one.

This function can be used to create a new camera description list. It will create a deep copy of the properties referenced by this camera description and will append the new description to the list of camera descriptions.

Note
This will NOT store the new description permanently. After the driver has been closed, this data will be lost. To store the new list in a way that it will be available the next time the driver/device is opened again, mvIMPACT::acquire::CameraDescriptionBase::exportDescription must be called with the handle of the newly created description after this function.
See also
mvIMPACT::acquire::CameraDescriptionBase::exportDescription,
mvIMPACT::acquire::CameraDescriptionBase::importDescription
Returns
Parameters
[in]newNameThe name for the newly created camera description. This name MUST NOT match a description already existing.

◆ exportDescription()

int exportDescription ( void ) const
inlineinherited

Stores the current camera description on disk.

This function can be used to store the current settings of a camera description permanently so that the next time the driver is initialized these settings are restored.

When exporting a camera description a file in XML format will be written to disk.

  • On Windows® camera descriptions will be stored under PUBLIC%/Documents/Balluff/ImpactAcquire/CameraFiles (or MVIMPACT_ACQUIRE_DATA_DIR%/CameraFiles, which will point to the same folder)
  • On Unix based systems this directory will be /opt/ImpactAcquire/data/camerafiles
  • On other platforms these files will end up in the current working directory.

This behaviour can be modified by writing the property mvIMPACT::acquire::Device::customDataDirectory before initialising the device.

See also
mvIMPACT::acquire::CameraDescriptionBase::copyDescription,
mvIMPACT::acquire::CameraDescriptionBase::importDescription
Returns

◆ getClassName()

std::string getClassName ( void ) const
inlineinherited

Returns the class this description is belonging to.

Returns
The class this description is belonging to.

◆ hObj()

HOBJ hObj ( void ) const
inlineinherited

Returns a unique identifier for the component collection referenced by this object.

This handle will always reference an object of type mvIMPACT::acquire::ComponentList.

Returns
A unique identifier for the component referenced by this object.

◆ importDescription()

int importDescription ( void ) const
inlineinherited

Updates a camera description with the data stored in a previous session or with the original default data.

When importing a camera description the device driver will try to retrieve the parameters needed from a XML file.

  • On Windows® camera descriptions MUST be stored under PUBLIC%/Documents/Balluff/ImpactAcquire/CameraFiles (or MVIMPACT_ACQUIRE_DATA_DIR%/CameraFiles, which will point to the same folder)
  • n Unix based systems this directory will be /opt/ImpactAcquire/data/camerafiles
  • On other platforms these files MUST be located in the current working directory.

This behaviour can be modified by writing the property mvIMPACT::acquire::Device::customDataDirectory before initialising the device. To get access to an XML description file within the application, these file must be copied to this directory BEFORE the device is initialized. During the initialisation process the device driver will process every file located under this location and will add them to the internal list of descriptions. Every camera located during this process and also descriptions created later on during the program operation can be selected via the property mvIMPACT::acquire::CameraSettingsFrameGrabber::type.

Note
In order not to bloat the device driver with redundant data it's wise only to store the descriptions needed for the application to run under this location.
Only camera descriptions supported by the capture device will be added to the device drivers internal list and will therefore be accessible via the mvIMPACT::acquire::CameraDescriptionManager.

To restore the default values valid during the driver was initialized the function mvIMPACT::acquire::ComponentCollection::restoreDefault can be used as well.

See also
mvIMPACT::acquire::CameraDescriptionBase::exportDescription,
mvIMPACT::acquire::CameraDescriptionBase::copyDescription
Returns

◆ restoreDefault()

const ComponentCollection & restoreDefault ( void ) const
inlineinherited

Restores the default for every component of this collection.

Calling this function will restore the default value for every component belonging to this collection.

Note
The caller must have the right to modify the component. Otherwise an exception will be thrown.
Returns
A const reference to the component.

Member Data Documentation

◆ aoiHeight

PropertyI aoiHeight
inherited

An integer property defining the number of active lines to capture from the camera.

◆ aoiStartX

PropertyI aoiStartX
inherited

An integer property defining the X-offset in pixels to the first active pixel to capture.

◆ aoiStartY

PropertyI aoiStartY
inherited

An integer property defining the Y-offset in lines to the first active line to capture.

◆ aoiWidth

PropertyI aoiWidth
inherited

An integer property defining the number of active pixels to capture per line.

◆ bayerParity

PropertyIBayerMosaicParity bayerParity
inherited

An enumerated integer property defining the start pixel for a camera delivering an unconverted bayer image.

Valid values for this property are defined by the enumeration mvIMPACT::acquire::TBayerMosaicParity.

◆ bitsPerPixel

PropertyI bitsPerPixel
inherited

An integer property defining the number of bits per pixel currently transmitted by this camera.

◆ format

PropertyICameraDataFormat format
inherited

An enumerated integer property defining the data format the camera is sending image data.

Valid values for this property are defined by the enumeration mvIMPACT::acquire::TCameraDataFormat.

◆ interlacedType

PropertyICameraInterlacedType interlacedType
inherited

An enumerated integer property defining how the camera transmits image data.

Valid values for this property are defined by the enumeration mvIMPACT::acquire::TCameraInterlacedType.

◆ m_hRoot

HOBJ m_hRoot
protectedinherited

◆ name

PropertyS name
inherited

A string property read-only containing the name of this camera description list.

◆ pixelsPerCycle

PropertyI pixelsPerCycle

An integer property defining the number of pixels per clock cycle transmitted by this camera.

This corresponds the number of taps used by the camera in the described configuration.

◆ scanMode

An enumerated integer property providing information about the sensor of this camera.

Valid values for this property are defined by the enumeration mvIMPACT::acquire::TCameraScanMode.

◆ videoOutput

PropertyICameraOutput videoOutput
inherited

An enumerated integer property defining the type of video outputs this camera offers.

Valid values for this property are defined by the enumeration mvIMPACT::acquire::TCameraOutput.

Note
This property will be (read-only) for camera descriptions of type mvIMPACT::acquire::CameraDescriptionCameraLink and mvIMPACT::acquire::CameraDescriptionSDI as for these camera types the video output depends on certain other parameters according to the corresponding standard.