/// <summary>
/// Releases the capture device
/// </summary>
private void Release()
{
if (m_thrdWorker != null)
{
// Yes, stop via the event
m_rstevStopSignal.Set();
Thread.Sleep(100);
// Join the worker thread so we only continue when it exits.
//_worker.Join();
// Stop the thread.
m_thrdWorker.Abort();
// Dispose of the thread.
m_thrdWorker = null;
}
// Clear the event
if (m_rstevStopSignal != null)
{
m_rstevStopSignal.Close();
m_rstevStopSignal = null;
}
// Clean up
m_igrphbldGraph = null;
m_sourceObject = null;
m_grabberObject = null;
m_isplGrabber = null;
m_grbrCapGrabber = null;
m_imedctrlControl = null;
}
/// <summary>;
/// Starts grabbing images from the capture device
/// </summary>
public void Start()
{
// First check if we have a valid moniker string
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(m_sMonikerString)) return;
// Check if we are already running
if (this.IsRunning)
{
// Yes, stop it first
this.Stop();
}
// Create new grabber
m_grbrCapGrabber = new CCDGrabber();
m_grbrCapGrabber.PropertyChanged += new System.ComponentModel.PropertyChangedEventHandler(CCDGrabber_PropertyChanged);
m_grbrCapGrabber.NewFrameArrived += new EventHandler(CCDGrabber_NewFrameArrived);
// Create manual reset event
m_rstevStopSignal = new ManualResetEvent(false);
// Start the thread
m_thrdWorker = new Thread(RunWorker);
m_thrdWorker.Start();
}