public bool StartPhosphorescenceMeasurement(double delay, uint count,
Callback whenMeasurementEnds, out string error)
{
bool result = false;
error = "";
try
{
if (!_cameraConnected)
{
throw new Exception("Camera not connected");
}
Ready = false;
//stop streaming camera
_ptGreyCamera.StopVideo();
//increase frame buffer count
if (!_ptGreyCamera.SetStreamBufferCount(100))
{
throw new Exception("Could not set frame buffer count");
}
//do this before we change trigger mode
_phosStartTimestamp = _ptGreyCamera.GetImageTimeStamp();
//empty phos image buffer
_phosImages.Clear();
_phosFilteredImages.Clear();
//enable external trigger with count
if (!_ptGreyCamera.PhosTriggerMode(true, count))
{
throw new Exception("Could not set trigger mode");
}
//enable delay
if (!_ptGreyCamera.TriggerDelay(true, delay))
{
throw new Exception("Could not set delay");
}
//set phos count
_phosImagesToCollect = count;
//start video
_ptGreyCamera.StartVideo(false);
//start backgroundworker to wait for completion
BWArgument arg;
arg.measurementEnd = whenMeasurementEnds;
arg.waitTime = (int)(10000 + (count * Shutter + delay));
_phosMeasureCompletionEvent.Reset();
BackgroundWorker bw = new BackgroundWorker();
bw.DoWork += WaitForPhosCompletion;
bw.RunWorkerCompleted += PhosMeasurementComplete;
bw.RunWorkerAsync(arg);
result = true;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
error = ex.Message;
Ready = true;
_ptGreyCamera.StopVideo();
_phosImagesToCollect = 0;
_phosMeasureCompletionEvent.Set();
_ptGreyCamera.TriggerDelay(false, 0);
_ptGreyCamera.PhosTriggerMode(false, 0);
_ptGreyCamera.StartVideo();
}
return(result);
}
