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DCx Cameras
6.4 uc480 Parameter File (ini file)
Using the is_ParameterSet() function, you can save the currently set DCx camera parameters to a file in the ini
format (*.ini) or load an ini file.
Attention
Only camera-specific ini files can be loaded.
The ini file you want to load has to match the paired camera model.
When loading an ini file, make sure that the image size (AOI) and color depth parameters in the ini file match those
in the allocated memory. Otherwise, display errors may occur.
uc480 parameter files can also be created and edited manually. The following table shows the structure of the
parameter file. The entries in square brackets [] indicate sections. If a section does not exist in the ini file, the
corresponding camera parameters will not be modified when you load the file.
Hint
You can use wildcards in the ini file:
If you specify * as first character, then the highlighted characters will be interpreted in the camera name only, e.g.
*DCU224C. Thus this string applies for DCU223C and DCU224C.
Structure of a uc480 parameter file
File version of the uc480 API
(Not applicable to DCx
Cameras)
File version of the USB uc480
driver
File version of the USB uc480
boot loader
Full name of the camera model
Start point (X coordinate) in AOI
mode
Start point (Y coordinate) in AOI
mode
0...(max. height
*1
-Height)
Activate absolute AOI
positioning in the memory (see
is_AOI() )
Activate absolute AOI
positioning in the memory (see
is_AOI() )
Activate binning mode and
select factor
Activate subsampling mode and
select factor
The internal image scaling is only supported by sensors of the DCC1240x /
DCC3240x camera series.
0 = Scaling off
1 = Scaling on
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