Configure special features

Detailed Description

Functions for configuring camera or sensor specific parameters.

Hardware specific features can be accessed using the generic functions FG_set_special_option() and FG_get_special_option(). The desired feature is specified using a property name. Most properties have an integer value which can be read and written.

Platform and sensor specific properties are described on the following pages:

Special feature pages

Platform	Sensor
VisionCam XM / XM2	MT9V032 WVGA e2v EV76C560 / EV76C570 PYTHON 5000 Dragster Line Scan Sony IMX565 / IMX567 Gpixel GL7004
VisionSensor PV / PV2	MT9V032 WVGA
VisionSensor PV3	e2v EV2S02M / EV2S05M Sony IMX568
-	Virtual File Camera GigE Camera

Functions
UINT32 DLL_FG_API	FG_get_special_option (const char *option, INT64 *result)
	Returns a special camera property value.
UINT32 DLL_FG_API	FG_set_special_option (const char *option, INT64 arg)
	Configures a special camera property.

Function Documentation

FG_get_special_option()

UINT32 DLL_FG_API FG_get_special_option	(	const char *	option,
		INT64 *	result )

Returns a special camera property value.

Parameters

option	Property name
result	Pointer for stroring the property value

Returns

FG_ERROR_CODE_NoError (0) for success, other values indicate an error (see eFG_ERROR_CODE)

FG_set_special_option()

UINT32 DLL_FG_API FG_set_special_option	(	const char *	option,
		INT64	arg )

Configures a special camera property.

Parameters

option	Property name
arg	Property value

Returns

FG_ERROR_CODE_NoError (0) for success, other values indicate an error (see eFG_ERROR_CODE)

Example:

The following example configures the VisionCam XM to use the Multiplexer output 2 as trigger signal.

FG_install_camera(FG_CAMERA_TYPE_X_X_IMAGO_Vxx_AUTO);
FG_set_trigger_mode(FG_TRIGGER_MODE_HARDWARE);
FG_set_special_option("TriggerLine", 2);