Introduction

The FG Camera Library provides a C API for generic image acquisition supporting the ARM based VisionCam XM and VisionSensor PV. 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.