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ZebraCameras_GrabImage

Module:	ThirdParty

Captures an image using a ZebraCameras device.

Name	Type	Range	Description
inDeviceID	String *		Device identifying number
inInputQueueSize	Integer	1 -	Capacity of output frames queue
inPixelFormat	EBUSPixelFormat *		Image pixel format
inAoi	Box *		Area of interest
inAcquisitionMode	EBUSAcquisitionMode *		Acquisition mode
inAcquisitionFrameCount	Integer *	1 - 65535	Number of frames to acquire in MultiFrame acquisition mode
inFrameRate	Double *		Acquisition frame rate
inExposureAuto	EBUSAutoExposureMode *		Automatic exposure mode
inExposureTime	Double *		Exposure time in us
inGainAuto	EBUSAutoGainMode *		Automatic gain mode
inGain	Double *		Gain as an absolute physical value
inTriggerSource	EBUSTriggerSource *		Trigger source
inTriggerActivation	EBUSTriggerActivation *		Trigger activation mode
inSkipInvalidFrames	Bool		Skipping invalid images
outImage	Image		Captured frame
outFrameData	EBUSFrameData		Captured frame data

Remarks

Camera driver software

This filter is intended to cooperate with a camera using its vendor SDK. To be able to connect to a camera, it is required to install proper SDK with camera dedicated drivers.

Please contact our technical support to obtain the SDK.

Add DLL path to system environment variable may be required.

Camera identification

When there is only one camera connected to a computer, field inDeviceID can be set to Auto. In this case, the first available camera will be found and connected.

inDeviceID field can be used to pick one of multiple cameras connected to the computer. DeviceID can be set to:

Serial Number - should be printed on the device housing.
Device ID - unique device identifier.
IP Address - network IP address of device.
MAC Address - MAC address of device.

Complexity Level

This filter is available on Basic Complexity Level.

Filter Group

This filter is member of ZebraCameras_GrabImage filter group.