FG Camera Library Documentation

Introduction

The FG Camera Library provides a C API for generic image acquisition supporting the ARM based VisionCam XM / XM2 and VisionSensor PV / PV2 / PV3. The library is also provided for the amd64 architecture which supports the Virtual File Camera and GigE Camera.

The library provides the following key features:

• Internal buffer management for prevention of dropped frames
• Support for three trigger modes: free-running, software- and hardware-trigger
• Common functions for sensor-dependent settings, e.g. gain, exposure time, AOI
• Special functions for control of hardware-dependent features
• Function calls are thread safe

Refer to the following pages for a detailed description:

• First Steps: First steps on how to use the library.
• Sensors: Supported camera sensors.
• Library functions and callability: Library functions grouped by functionality and their dependencies.
• Buffer management: Management of buffers for image acquisition.
• Multithreading and synchronization: Using the library in a multithreading environment.