THORLABS DCU223 SERIES User Manual

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DCx Cameras
4.3.6 is_CameraStatus
USB 2.0
USB 3.0
USB 2.0
USB 3.0
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
hCam
Camera handle
nInfo
IS_FIFO_OVR_CNT
Number of FIFO overruns. Is increased if image data gets lost because the
USB bus is congested.
IS_SEQUENCE_CNT
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.
IS_SEQUENCE_SIZE
Returns the number of sequence buffers.
IS_EXT_TRIGGER_EVENT_CNT
Returns the camera's internal count of external trigger events.
IS_TRIGGER_MISSED
Returns the number of unprocessed trigger signals. Is reset to 0 after each
call.
IS_LAST_CAPTURE_ERROR
Returns the last image capture error. For a list of all possible error events, see
is_CaptureStatus() .
IS_PARAMETER_SET_1
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
IS_PARAMETER_SET_2
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
IS_STANDBY
Sets the camera to standby mode.
Return values:
TRUE Camera changes to standby mode
FALSE The camera changes to freerun mode
IS_STANDBY_SUPPORTED
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
ulValue
IS_GET_STATUS
Returns the information specified by nInfo.
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THORLABS DCU223 SERIES Specifications

General

Brand	THORLABS
Model	DCU223 SERIES
Category	Security Camera
Language	English