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8.11.4 Gain Auto
Gain Auto is the "automatic" counterpart to manually setting the gain All parameter. When the gain
auto function is operational, the camera will automatically adjust the gain All parameter value within
set limits until a target average gray value for the pixel data from the related Auto Function ROI is
reached.
The gain auto function can be operated in the "once" and continuous" modes of operation.
If the related Auto Function ROI does not overlap the Image ROI (see the "Auto Function ROI"
section) the pixel data from the Auto Function ROI will not be used to control the gain. Instead, the
current manual setting for the gain All parameter value will control the gain.
Either Auto Function ROI can be selected to work with the balance white auto function.
The gain auto function and the exposure auto function can be used at the same time. In this case,
however, you must also set the auto function profile feature.
For more information about setting the gain "manually", see Section 8.1 on page 173.
For more information about the auto function profile feature, see Section 8.11.6 on page 222.
The limits within which the camera will adjust the gain All parameter are defined by the Auto Gain
Upper Limit and the Auto Gain Lower Limit parameters. The minimum and maximum allowed
settings for the Auto Gain Upper Limit and Auto Gain Lower Limit parameters depend on the current
pixel data format, on the current settings for binning, and on whether or not the parameter limits for
manually setting the gain feature are disabled.
The Auto Target Value parameter defines the target average gray value that the gain auto function
will attempt to achieve when it is automatically adjusting the gain All value. The target average gray
value can range from 0 (black) to 255 (white) when the camera is set for an 8 bit pixel format or from
0 (black) to 4095 (white) when the camera is set for a 12 bit pixel format.
1. Select the Auto Function ROI, for example ROI1.
2. Set the value of the Offset X, Offset Y, Width, and Height parameters for the ROI.
3. Set the Gain Selector to All.
4. Set the value of the Auto Gain Lower Limit and Auto Gain Upper Limit parameters.
5. Set the value of the Auto Target Value parameter.
6. Set the value of the Gain Auto parameter for the "once" or the "continuous" mode of operation.
You can set the gain auto function from within your application software by using the pylon API. The
following code snippets illustrate using the API to set the gain auto function:
// Select auto function ROI 1 (as an example) to allow
// Gain Auto to control image brightness.
camera.AutoFunctionAOISelector.SetValue
(AutoFunctionAOISelector_AOI1);
To set the gain auto function using Basler pylon:
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