THORLABS DCC1645C User Manual

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The following table shows the effect of the Wait parameter depending on the image capture mode:
Parameter Wait
Image capture
mode
Function
returns
Timeout for 1st image
Timeout for subsequent
images
*1
IS_DONT_WAIT
HW trigger
Immediately
API default or user-defined
value
*3
API default or user-defined
value
*3
IS_WAIT
HW trigger
When 1st image
in memory
API default or user-defined
value
*3
API default or user-defined
value
*3
Time t
Value range
[4…429496729]
HW trigger
When 1st image
in memory
Time t in steps of 10 ms
(40 ms to approx. 1193 h)
API default or user-defined
value
*3
IS_DONT_WAIT
Freerun/SW
trigger
Immediately
Calculated internally by API
*2
Calculated internally by API
*2
IS_WAIT
Freerun/SW
trigger
When 1st image
in memory
Calculated internally by API
*2
Calculated internally by API
*2
Time t
Value range
[4…429496729]
Freerun/SW
trigger
When 1st image
in memory
Time t in steps of 10 ms
(40 ms to approx. 1193 h)
Calculated internally by API
*2
*1 Only with continuous image capture using is_CaptureVideo()
*2 The timeout is calculated from the exposure time setting, the image transfer time (depending on the pixel clock)
and the optional trigger delay (see is_SetTriggerDelay() ); it is at least 40 ms.
*3 The default value of the uc480 API is 60 s. User-defined values can be set using the is_SetTimeout()
function.
Function list
is_CaptureVideo()
Captures a live video.
is_FreezeVideo()
Captures an image and writes it to the active image memory.
is_ForceTrigger()
Forces image capture in hardware trigger mode.
is_HasVideoStarted()
Returns whether the capture process has been started or not.
is_IsVideoFinish()
Returns whether the capture process has been terminated or not.
is_SetSensorTestImage()
Enables test image output from sensor (all cameras).
is_StopLiveVideo()
Terminates the capturing process (live video or single frame).
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THORLABS DCC1645C Specifications

General

Brand	THORLABS
Model	DCC1645C
Category	Security Camera
Language	English