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DCx Camera Functional Description and SDK Manual
4.3.6 is_CameraStatus
Syntax
ULONG is_CameraStatus (HIDS hCam, INT nInfo, ULONG ulValue)
Description
Using is_CameraStatus(), you can query and partly set various status information and settings.
Input parameters
Number of FIFO overruns. Is increased if image data gets lost
because the USB bus is congested.
Returns the sequence count. For is_CaptureVideo(), this
parameter is set to 0. Each time the sequence buffer (image
counter) changes, the counter is increased by 1.
Returns the number of sequence buffers.
Returns the camera's internal count of external trigger events.
Returns the number of unprocessed trigger signals. Is reset to 0
after each call.
Returns the last image capture error. For a list of all possible error
events, see is_CaptureStatus().
Indicates whether parameter set 1 including camera settings is
present on the camera (read-only). See also is_ParameterSet().
Return values:
TRUE Parameter set 1 present
FALSE Parameter set 1 not present
Indicates whether parameter set 2 including camera settings is
present on the camera (read-only). See also is_ParameterSet().
Return values:
TRUE Parameter set 2 present
FALSE Parameter set 2 not present
Sets the camera to standby mode.
Return values:
TRUE Camera changes to standby mode
FALSE The camera changes to freerun mode
Queries whether the camera supports standby mode (read-only).
Return values:
TRUE The camera supports standby mode
FALSE The camera does not support standby mode
Returns the information specified by nInfo.