public bool Initialize() // configure the camera to capture a single, full image from the camera
{
uint uiErrorCode;
string errMsg = "";
SystemInitialized = false;
// initialize the camera
try
{
uiErrorCode = MyCamera.Initialize("");
}
catch (Exception e)
{
PostError("Andor SDK did not load: " + e.Message);
return(false);
}
bool success = CheckCameraResult(uiErrorCode, ref errMsg);
if (!success)
{
PostError("Camera: " + errMsg);
return(false);
}
// get capabilities
AndorSDK.AndorCapabilities caps = new AndorSDK.AndorCapabilities();
caps.ulSize = 256; // had to guess at the size since sizeof(AndorSDK.AndorCapabilities) isn't allowed
uiErrorCode = MyCamera.GetCapabilities(ref caps);
success = CheckCameraResult(uiErrorCode, ref errMsg);
if (!success)
{
PostError("Camera: " + errMsg);
return(false);
}
uiErrorCode = MyCamera.GetBitDepth(0, ref bitDepth);
success = CheckCameraResult(uiErrorCode, ref errMsg);
if (!success)
{
PostError("Camera: " + errMsg);
return(false);
}
// Get Detector Format, returns size of sensor in xPixels and yPixels
uiErrorCode = MyCamera.GetDetector(ref xPixels, ref yPixels);
success = CheckCameraResult(uiErrorCode, ref errMsg);
if (!success)
{
PostError("Camera: " + errMsg);
return(false);
}
if (xPixels == 1024 && yPixels == 1024)
{
isEMCCD = true;
}
else
{
isEMCCD = false;
}
// Set Camera EM Gain Mode
if (isEMCCD)
{
uiErrorCode = MyCamera.SetEMGainMode(3);
success = CheckCameraResult(uiErrorCode, ref errMsg);
if (!success)
{
PostError("Camera: " + errMsg);
return(false);
}
}
SystemInitialized = true;
PostMessage("Camera initialized");
// ADDED by BG, 26 Mar 2014, Want camera to start cooling right away. Also added MyCamera.CoolerOFF() in destructor
CameraTemperature = GlobalVars.CameraTargetTemperature;
SetCoolerTemp(CameraTemperature);
MyCamera.SetImageRotate(1); // 0 = no rotate, 1 = 90 degs CW, 2 = 90 CCW
return(true);
}
