AW00089317000 Standard Features
Basler ace GigE 297
Setting Your System for Event Reporting
Event reporting must be enabled in the camera and some additional software-related settings must
be made. This is described in the "Camera Events" code sample included with the pylon software
development kit.
Event reporting must be specifically set up for each type of event using the parameter name of the
event and of the supplementary information. The following table lists the relevant parameter names:
You can enable event reporting and make the additional settings from within your application
software by using the pylon API. The pylon software development kit includes a
"Grab_CameraEvents" code sample that illustrates the entire process.
For more detailed information about using the pylon API, refer to the Basler pylon Programmer’s
Guide and API Reference.
Event Event Parameter Name Supplementary Information
Parameter Name
Acquisition Start AcquisitionStartEventData AcquisitionStartEventStreamChannelIndex
AcquisitionStartEventTimestamp
Acquisition Start
Overtrigger
AcquisitionStartOvertriggerEventData AcquisitionStartOvertriggerEventStreamChannelIndex
AcquisitionStartOvertriggerEventTimestamp
Frame Start FrameStartEventData FrameStartEventStreamChannelIndex
FrameStartEventTimestamp
Frame Start
Overtrigger
FrameStartOvertriggerEventData FrameStartOvertriggerEventStreamChannelIndex
FrameStartOvertriggerEventTimestamp
Exposure End ExposureEndEventData ExposureEndEventFrameID
ExposureEndEventStreamChannelIndex
ExposureEndEventTimestamp
Event Overrun EventOverrunEventData EventOverrunEventStreamChannelIndex
EventOverrunEventTimestamp
Table 42: Parameter Names of Events and Supplementary Information