/// <summary>
/// Get camera's parameter as float value.
/// </summary>
///
/// <param name="parameterName">Parameter name to get from camera.</param>
///
/// <returns>Returns float value of the requested parameter.</returns>
///
/// <remarks><para>See <see cref="CameraParameter"/> class for the list of some possible configuration parameters. See
/// XIMEA documentation for the complete list of supported parameters.</para></remarks>
///
///
public float GetParamFloat(string parameterName)
{
lock (_sync)
{
CheckConnection();
ParameterType type = ParameterType.Float;
int errorCode = XimeaAPI.xiGetParam(_deviceHandle, parameterName, out float value, out int size, ref type);
HandleError(errorCode);
return(value);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Get camera's parameter as integer value.
/// </summary>
///
/// <param name="parameterName">Parameter name to get from camera.</param>
///
/// <returns>Returns integer value of the requested parameter.</returns>
///
/// <remarks><para>See <see cref="CameraParameter"/> class for the list of some possible configuration parameters. See
/// XIMEA documentation for the complete list of supported parameters.</para></remarks>
///
/// <exception cref="VideoException">An error occurred while communicating with a camera. See error
/// message for additional information.</exception>
/// <exception cref="NotConnectedException">No camera was opened, so can not access its methods.</exception>
///
public int GetParamInt(string parameterName)
{
lock ( sync )
{
CheckConnection( );
int value;
int size;
ParameterType type = ParameterType.Integer;
int errorCode = XimeaAPI.xiGetParam(deviceHandle, parameterName, out value, out size, ref type);
HandleError(errorCode);
return(value);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Get camera's parameter as string value.
/// </summary>
///
/// <param name="parameterName">Parameter name to get from camera.</param>
///
/// <returns>Returns string value of the requested parameter.</returns>
///
/// <remarks><para>See <see cref="CameraParameter"/> class for the list of some possible configuration parameters. See
/// XIMEA documentation for the complete list of supported parameters.</para></remarks>
///
/// <exception cref="VideoException">An error occurred while communicating with a camera. See error
/// message for additional information.</exception>
/// <exception cref="NotConnectedException">No camera was opened, so can not access its methods.</exception>
///
public string GetParamString(string parameterName)
{
lock ( sync )
{
CheckConnection( );
byte[] bytes = new byte[260];
int size = bytes.Length;
ParameterType type = ParameterType.String;
unsafe
{
fixed(byte *ptr = bytes)
{
int errorCode = XimeaAPI.xiGetParam(deviceHandle, parameterName, ptr, out size, ref type);
HandleError(errorCode);
}
}
return(Encoding.ASCII.GetString(bytes, 0, size));
}
}