public uint AcquireImage(float exp, float maxWaitSeconds, out ushort[] image)
{ // exp is the exposure time in seconds
if (!systemInitialized)
{
image = null;
return(NOT_INITIALIZED);
}
uint uiErrorCode;
int status = 0;
// set exposure time in seconds
if (MyCamera.SetExposureTime(exp / 1000) == AndorSDK.DRV_SUCCESS)
{
uiErrorCode = MyCamera.PrepareAcquisition();
// start the image acquisition
if (MyCamera.StartAcquisition() == AndorSDK.DRV_SUCCESS)
{
while (status != AndorSDK.DRV_IDLE)
{
uiErrorCode = MyCamera.GetStatus(ref status);
}
// uiErrorCode = MyCamera.WaitForAcquisition();
}
}
// if good acquisition occurred, get image
uiErrorCode = MyCamera.GetStatus(ref status);
if (status == AndorSDK.DRV_IDLE)
{
uint TotalPixels;
TotalPixels = (uint)(XPixels * YPixels);
image = new ushort[TotalPixels];
//for (int j = 0; j < TotalPixels; j++) img.image[j] = 10000;
uiErrorCode = MyCamera.GetAcquiredData16(image, TotalPixels);
//uiErrorCode = MyCamera.GetOldestImage16(img.image, TotalPixels);
}
else
{
image = null;
}
return(uiErrorCode);
}
