private void chunkGrabImageMethod()
{
string triggerSelectorValue = "FrameStart"; /* Preselect the trigger for image acquisition */
/* Check the available camera trigger mode(s) to select the appropriate one:
* acquisition start trigger mode (used by previous cameras;
* do not confuse with acquisition start command) or
* frame start trigger mode (equivalent to previous acquisition start trigger mode). */
bool isAvailAcquisitionStart = Pylon.DeviceFeatureIsAvailable(_pylonDevHandle, "EnumEntry_TriggerSelector_AcquisitionStart");
bool isAvailFrameStart = Pylon.DeviceFeatureIsAvailable(_pylonDevHandle, "EnumEntry_TriggerSelector_FrameStart");
/* Check to see if the camera implements the acquisition start trigger mode only. */
bool isAcqStartTriggerModeOnly = (isAvailAcquisitionStart && !isAvailFrameStart);
if (isAcqStartTriggerModeOnly)
{
/* Camera uses the acquisition start trigger as the only trigger mode. */
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(_pylonDevHandle, "TriggerSelector", "AcquisitionStart");
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(_pylonDevHandle, "TriggerMode", "On");
triggerSelectorValue = "AcquisitionStart";
}
else
{
/* Camera may have the acquisition start trigger mode and the frame start trigger mode implemented.
* In this case, the acquisition trigger mode must be switched off. */
if (isAvailAcquisitionStart)
{
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(_pylonDevHandle, "TriggerSelector", "AcquisitionStart");
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(_pylonDevHandle, "TriggerMode", "Off");
}
/* To trigger each single frame by software or external hardware trigger: Enable the frame start trigger mode. */
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(_pylonDevHandle, "TriggerSelector", "FrameStart");
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(_pylonDevHandle, "TriggerMode", "On");
}
/* Note: the trigger selector must be set to the appropriate trigger mode
* before setting the trigger source or issuing software triggers.
* Frame start trigger mode for newer cameras, acquisition start trigger mode for previous cameras. */
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(_pylonDevHandle, "TriggerSelector", triggerSelectorValue);
/* Enable software triggering. */
/* ... Select the software trigger as the trigger source. */
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(_pylonDevHandle, "TriggerSource", "Software");
/* When using software triggering, the Continuous frame mode should be used. Once
* acquisition is started, the camera sends one image each time a software trigger is
* issued. */
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(_pylonDevHandle, "AcquisitionMode", "Continuous");
//********************************************************************************************************
setChunkModeFeatures();
/* The data block containing the image chunk and the other chunks has a self-descriptive layout.
* A chunk parser is used to extract the appended chunk data from the grabbed image frame.
* Create a chunk parser. */
PYLON_CHUNKPARSER_HANDLE hChunkParser = Pylon.DeviceCreateChunkParser(_pylonDevHandle);
if (!hChunkParser.IsValid)
{
/* The transport layer doesn't provide a chunk parser. */
throw new Exception("No chunk parser available.");
}
/* Image grabbing is done using a stream grabber.
* A device may be able to provide different streams. A separate stream grabber must
* be used for each stream. In this sample, we create a stream grabber for the default
* stream, i.e., the first stream ( index == 0 ).
*/
/* Get the number of streams supported by the device and the transport layer. */
var nStreams = Pylon.DeviceGetNumStreamGrabberChannels(_pylonDevHandle);
if (nStreams < 1)
{
throw new Exception("The transport layer doesn't support image streams.");
}
/* Create and open a stream grabber for the first channel. */
uint firstChannel = 0;
PYLON_STREAMGRABBER_HANDLE hGrabber = Pylon.DeviceGetStreamGrabber(_pylonDevHandle, firstChannel);
Pylon.StreamGrabberOpen(hGrabber);
/* Get a handle for the stream grabber's wait object. The wait object
* allows waiting for buffers to be filled with grabbed data. */
PYLON_WAITOBJECT_HANDLE hWait = Pylon.StreamGrabberGetWaitObject(hGrabber);
/* Determine the required size of the grab buffer. Since activating chunks will increase the
* payload size and thus the required buffer size, do this after enabling the chunks. */
uint payloadSize = checked ((uint)Pylon.DeviceGetIntegerFeature(_pylonDevHandle, "PayloadSize"));
/* We must tell the stream grabber the number and size of the buffers
* we are using. */
/* .. We will not use more than NUM_BUFFERS for grabbing. */
uint NUM_BUFFERS = 2;
Pylon.StreamGrabberSetMaxNumBuffer(hGrabber, NUM_BUFFERS);
/* .. We will not use buffers bigger than payloadSize bytes. */
Pylon.StreamGrabberSetMaxBufferSize(hGrabber, payloadSize);
/* Allocate the resources required for grabbing. After this, critical parameters
* that impact the payload size must not be changed until FinishGrab() is called. */
Pylon.StreamGrabberPrepareGrab(hGrabber);
/* Before using the buffers for grabbing, they must be registered at
* the stream grabber. For each registered buffer, a buffer handle
* is returned. After registering, these handles are used instead of the
* buffer objects pointers. The buffer objects are held in a dictionary,
* that provides access to the buffer using a handle as key.
*/
var buffers = new Dictionary <PYLON_STREAMBUFFER_HANDLE, PylonBuffer <Byte> >();
for (int i = 0; i < NUM_BUFFERS; ++i)
{
PylonBuffer <Byte> buffer = new PylonBuffer <byte>(payloadSize, true);
PYLON_STREAMBUFFER_HANDLE handle = Pylon.StreamGrabberRegisterBuffer(hGrabber, ref buffer);
buffers.Add(handle, buffer);
}
/* Feed the buffers into the stream grabber's input queue. For each buffer, the API
* allows passing in an integer as additional context information. This integer
* will be returned unchanged when the grab is finished. In our example, we use the index of the
* buffer as context information. */
var index = 0;
foreach (KeyValuePair <PYLON_STREAMBUFFER_HANDLE, PylonBuffer <Byte> > pair in buffers)
{
Pylon.StreamGrabberQueueBuffer(hGrabber, pair.Key, index++);
}
/* Issue an acquisition start command. Because the trigger mode is enabled, issuing the start command
* itself will not trigger any image acquisitions. Issuing the start command simply prepares the camera.
* Once the camera is prepared it will acquire one image for every trigger it receives. */
Pylon.DeviceExecuteCommandFeature(_pylonDevHandle, "AcquisitionStart");
/* Trigger the first image. */
Pylon.DeviceExecuteCommandFeature(_pylonDevHandle, "TriggerSoftware");
/* Grab NUM_GRABS images. */
PylonGrabResult_t grabResult;
int NUM_GRABS = 1;
int nGrabs = 0; /* Counts the number of images grabbed. */
while (nGrabs < NUM_GRABS)
{
int bufferIndex; /* Index of the buffer. */
/* Wait for the next buffer to be filled. Wait up to 1000 ms. */
bool isReady = Pylon.WaitObjectWait(hWait, 1000);
if (!isReady)
{
/* Timeout occurred. */
throw new Exception("Grab timeout occurred.\n");
}
/* Since the wait operation was successful, the result of at least one grab
* operation is available. Retrieve it. */
isReady = Pylon.StreamGrabberRetrieveResult(hGrabber, out grabResult);
if (!isReady)
{
/* Oops. No grab result available? We should never have reached this point.
* Since the wait operation above returned without a timeout, a grab result
* should be available. */
throw new Exception("Failed to retrieve a grab result.\n");
}
nGrabs++;
/* Trigger the next image. Since we passed more than one buffer to the stream grabber,
* the triggered image will be grabbed while the image processing is performed. */
Pylon.DeviceExecuteCommandFeature(_pylonDevHandle, "TriggerSoftware");
/* Get the buffer index from the context information. */
bufferIndex = (int)grabResult.Context;
/* Check to see if the image was grabbed successfully. */
if (grabResult.Status == EPylonGrabStatus.Grabbed)
{
/* The grab is successful. */
PylonBuffer <Byte> buffer; /* Reference to the buffer attached to the grab result. */
/* Get the buffer from the dictionary. Since we also got the buffer index,
* we could alternatively use an array, e.g. buffers[bufferIndex]. */
if (!buffers.TryGetValue(grabResult.hBuffer, out buffer))
{
/* Oops. No buffer available? We should never have reached this point. Since all buffers are
* in the dictionary. */
throw new Exception("Failed to find the buffer associated with the handle returned in grab result.");
}
//Console.WriteLine("Grabbed frame {0} into buffer {1}.", nGrabs, bufferIndex);
/* Check to see if we really got image data plus chunk data. */
if (grabResult.PayloadType != EPylonPayloadType.PayloadType_ChunkData)
{
Console.WriteLine("Received a buffer not containing chunk data?");
}
else
{
/* Process the chunk data. This is done by passing the grabbed image buffer
* to the chunk parser. When the chunk parser has processed the buffer, the chunk
* data can be accessed in the same manner as "normal" camera parameters.
* The only exception is the CRC checksum feature. There are dedicated functions for
* checking the CRC checksum. */
bool hasCRC;
/* Let the parser extract the data. */
Pylon.ChunkParserAttachBuffer(hChunkParser, buffer);
/* Check the CRC checksum. */
hasCRC = Pylon.ChunkParserHasCRC(hChunkParser);
bool isOk = (hasCRC) ? Pylon.ChunkParserCheckCRC(hChunkParser) : true;
bool isAvail = Pylon.DeviceFeatureIsAvailable(_pylonDevHandle, "ChunkWidth");
long chunkWidth = 0, chunkHeight = 0;
//Console.WriteLine("Frame {0} {1} a frame width chunk.", nGrabs, isAvail ? "contains" : "doesn't contain");
if (isAvail)
{
/* ... Get the value. */
chunkWidth = Pylon.DeviceGetIntegerFeature(_pylonDevHandle, "ChunkWidth");
//Console.WriteLine("Width of frame {0}: {1}.", nGrabs, chunkWidth);
}
/* Retrieve the chunk height value. */
/* ... Check the availability. */
isAvail = Pylon.DeviceFeatureIsAvailable(_pylonDevHandle, "ChunkHeight");
Console.WriteLine("Frame {0} {1} a frame height chunk.", nGrabs, isAvail ? "contains" : "doesn't contain");
if (isAvail)
{
/* ... Get the value. */
chunkHeight = Pylon.DeviceGetIntegerFeature(_pylonDevHandle, "ChunkHeight");
//Console.WriteLine("Height of frame {0}: {1}.", nGrabs, chunkHeight);
}
if (isOk)
{
_latestImage = new HImage("byte", (int)chunkWidth, (int)chunkHeight, buffer.Pointer);
}
}
/* Before requeueing the buffer, you should detach it from the chunk parser. */
Pylon.ChunkParserDetachBuffer(hChunkParser); /* Now the chunk data in the buffer is no longer accessible. */
}
else if (grabResult.Status == EPylonGrabStatus.Failed)
{
Console.Error.WriteLine("Frame {0} wasn't grabbed successfully. Error code = {1}", nGrabs, grabResult.ErrorCode);
}
/* Once finished with the processing, requeue the buffer to be filled again. */
Pylon.StreamGrabberQueueBuffer(hGrabber, grabResult.hBuffer, bufferIndex);
}
}
const uint NUM_BUFFERS = 2; /* Number of buffers used for grabbing. */
static void Main(string[] args)
{
PYLON_DEVICE_HANDLE hDev = new PYLON_DEVICE_HANDLE(); /* Handle for the pylon device. */
try
{
uint numDevices; /* Number of available devices. */
PYLON_STREAMGRABBER_HANDLE hGrabber; /* Handle for the pylon stream grabber. */
PYLON_CHUNKPARSER_HANDLE hChunkParser; /* Handle for the parser extracting the chunk data. */
PYLON_WAITOBJECT_HANDLE hWait; /* Handle used for waiting for a grab to be finished. */
uint payloadSize; /* Size of an image frame in bytes. */
Dictionary <PYLON_STREAMBUFFER_HANDLE, PylonBuffer <Byte> > buffers; /* Holds handles and buffers used for grabbing. */
PylonGrabResult_t grabResult; /* Stores the result of a grab operation. */
int nGrabs; /* Counts the number of buffers grabbed. */
uint nStreams; /* The number of streams the device provides. */
bool isAvail; /* Used for checking feature availability */
bool isReady; /* Used as an output parameter */
int i; /* Counter. */
string triggerSelectorValue = "FrameStart"; /* Preselect the trigger for image acquisition */
bool isAvailFrameStart; /* Used for checking feature availability */
bool isAvailAcquisitionStart; /* Used for checking feature availability */
#if DEBUG
/* This is a special debug setting needed only for GigE cameras.
* See 'Building Applications with pylon' in the programmers guide */
Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("PYLON_GIGE_HEARTBEAT", "300000" /*ms*/);
#endif
/* Before using any pylon methods, the pylon runtime must be initialized. */
Pylon.Initialize();
/* Enumerate all camera devices. You must call
* PylonEnumerateDevices() before creating a device. */
numDevices = Pylon.EnumerateDevices();
if (0 == numDevices)
{
throw new Exception("No devices found!");
}
/* Get a handle for the first device found. */
hDev = Pylon.CreateDeviceByIndex(0);
/* Before using the device, it must be opened. Open it for configuring
* parameters and for grabbing images. */
Pylon.DeviceOpen(hDev, Pylon.cPylonAccessModeControl | Pylon.cPylonAccessModeStream);
/* Set the pixel format to Mono8, where gray values will be output as 8 bit values for each pixel. */
/* ... Check first to see if the device supports the Mono8 format. */
isAvail = Pylon.DeviceFeatureIsAvailable(hDev, "EnumEntry_PixelFormat_Mono8");
if (!isAvail)
{
/* Feature is not available. */
throw new Exception("Device doesn't support the Mono8 pixel format.");
}
/* ... Set the pixel format to Mono8. */
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(hDev, "PixelFormat", "Mono8");
/* Check the available camera trigger mode(s) to select the appropriate one: acquisition start trigger mode (used by previous cameras;
* do not confuse with acquisition start command) or frame start trigger mode (equivalent to previous acquisition start trigger mode). */
isAvailAcquisitionStart = Pylon.DeviceFeatureIsAvailable(hDev, "EnumEntry_TriggerSelector_AcquisitionStart");
isAvailFrameStart = Pylon.DeviceFeatureIsAvailable(hDev, "EnumEntry_TriggerSelector_FrameStart");
/* Check to see if the camera implements the acquisition start trigger mode only. */
if (isAvailAcquisitionStart && !isAvailFrameStart)
{
/* Camera uses the acquisition start trigger as the only trigger mode. */
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(hDev, "TriggerSelector", "AcquisitionStart");
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(hDev, "TriggerMode", "On");
triggerSelectorValue = "AcquisitionStart";
}
else
{
/* Camera may have the acquisition start trigger mode and the frame start trigger mode implemented.
* In this case, the acquisition trigger mode must be switched off. */
if (isAvailAcquisitionStart)
{
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(hDev, "TriggerSelector", "AcquisitionStart");
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(hDev, "TriggerMode", "Off");
}
/* Disable frame burst start trigger if available */
isAvail = Pylon.DeviceFeatureIsAvailable(hDev, "EnumEntry_TriggerSelector_FrameBurstStart");
if (isAvail)
{
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(hDev, "TriggerSelector", "FrameBurstStart");
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(hDev, "TriggerMode", "Off");
}
/* To trigger each single frame by software or external hardware trigger: Enable the frame start trigger mode. */
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(hDev, "TriggerSelector", "FrameStart");
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(hDev, "TriggerMode", "On");
}
/* Note: the trigger selector must be set to the appropriate trigger mode
* before setting the trigger source or issuing software triggers.
* Frame start trigger mode for newer cameras, acquisition start trigger mode for previous cameras. */
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(hDev, "TriggerSelector", triggerSelectorValue);
/* Enable software triggering. */
/* ... Select the software trigger as the trigger source. */
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(hDev, "TriggerSource", "Software");
/* When using software triggering, the Continuous frame mode should be used. Once
* acquisition is started, the camera sends one image each time a software trigger is
* issued. */
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(hDev, "AcquisitionMode", "Continuous");
/* For GigE cameras, we recommend increasing the packet size for better
* performance. If the network adapter supports jumbo frames, set the packet
* size to a value > 1500, e.g., to 8192. In this sample, we only set the packet size
* to 1500. */
/* ... Check first to see if the GigE camera packet size parameter is supported and if it is writable. */
isAvail = Pylon.DeviceFeatureIsWritable(hDev, "GevSCPSPacketSize");
if (isAvail)
{
/* ... The device supports the packet size feature. Set a value. */
Pylon.DeviceSetIntegerFeature(hDev, "GevSCPSPacketSize", 1500);
}
/* Before enabling individual chunks, the chunk mode in general must be activated. */
isAvail = Pylon.DeviceFeatureIsWritable(hDev, "ChunkModeActive");
if (!isAvail)
{
throw new Exception("The device doesn't support the chunk mode.");
}
/* Activate the chunk mode. */
Pylon.DeviceSetBooleanFeature(hDev, "ChunkModeActive", true);
/* Enable some individual chunks... */
/* ... The frame counter chunk feature. */
/* Is the chunk feature available? */
isAvail = Pylon.DeviceFeatureIsAvailable(hDev, "EnumEntry_ChunkSelector_Framecounter");
if (isAvail)
{
/* Select the frame counter chunk feature. */
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(hDev, "ChunkSelector", "Framecounter");
/* Can the chunk feature be activated? */
isAvail = Pylon.DeviceFeatureIsWritable(hDev, "ChunkEnable");
if (isAvail)
{
/* Activate the chunk feature. */
Pylon.DeviceSetBooleanFeature(hDev, "ChunkEnable", true);
}
}
/* ... The CRC checksum chunk feature. */
/* Note: Enabling the CRC checksum chunk feature is not a prerequisite for using
* chunks. Chunks can also be handled when the CRC checksum chunk feature is disabled. */
isAvail = Pylon.DeviceFeatureIsAvailable(hDev, "EnumEntry_ChunkSelector_PayloadCRC16");
if (isAvail)
{
/* Select the CRC checksum chunk feature. */
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(hDev, "ChunkSelector", "PayloadCRC16");
/* Can the chunk feature be activated? */
isAvail = Pylon.DeviceFeatureIsWritable(hDev, "ChunkEnable");
if (isAvail)
{
/* Activate the chunk feature. */
Pylon.DeviceSetBooleanFeature(hDev, "ChunkEnable", true);
}
}
/* The data block containing the image chunk and the other chunks has a self-descriptive layout.
* A chunk parser is used to extract the appended chunk data from the grabbed image frame.
* Create a chunk parser. */
hChunkParser = Pylon.DeviceCreateChunkParser(hDev);
if (!hChunkParser.IsValid)
{
/* The transport layer doesn't provide a chunk parser. */
throw new Exception("No chunk parser available.");
}
/* Image grabbing is done using a stream grabber.
* A device may be able to provide different streams. A separate stream grabber must
* be used for each stream. In this sample, we create a stream grabber for the default
* stream, i.e., the first stream ( index == 0 ).
*/
/* Get the number of streams supported by the device and the transport layer. */
nStreams = Pylon.DeviceGetNumStreamGrabberChannels(hDev);
if (nStreams < 1)
{
throw new Exception("The transport layer doesn't support image streams.");
}
/* Create and open a stream grabber for the first channel. */
hGrabber = Pylon.DeviceGetStreamGrabber(hDev, 0);
Pylon.StreamGrabberOpen(hGrabber);
/* Get a handle for the stream grabber's wait object. The wait object
* allows waiting for buffers to be filled with grabbed data. */
hWait = Pylon.StreamGrabberGetWaitObject(hGrabber);
/* Determine the required size of the grab buffer. Since activating chunks will increase the
* payload size and thus the required buffer size, do this after enabling the chunks. */
payloadSize = checked ((uint)Pylon.DeviceGetIntegerFeature(hDev, "PayloadSize"));
/* We must tell the stream grabber the number and size of the buffers
* we are using. */
/* .. We will not use more than NUM_BUFFERS for grabbing. */
Pylon.StreamGrabberSetMaxNumBuffer(hGrabber, NUM_BUFFERS);
/* .. We will not use buffers bigger than payloadSize bytes. */
Pylon.StreamGrabberSetMaxBufferSize(hGrabber, payloadSize);
/* Allocate the resources required for grabbing. After this, critical parameters
* that impact the payload size must not be changed until FinishGrab() is called. */
Pylon.StreamGrabberPrepareGrab(hGrabber);
/* Before using the buffers for grabbing, they must be registered at
* the stream grabber. For each registered buffer, a buffer handle
* is returned. After registering, these handles are used instead of the
* buffer objects pointers. The buffer objects are held in a dictionary,
* that provides access to the buffer using a handle as key.
*/
buffers = new Dictionary <PYLON_STREAMBUFFER_HANDLE, PylonBuffer <Byte> >();
for (i = 0; i < NUM_BUFFERS; ++i)
{
PylonBuffer <Byte> buffer = new PylonBuffer <byte>(payloadSize, true);
PYLON_STREAMBUFFER_HANDLE handle = Pylon.StreamGrabberRegisterBuffer(hGrabber, ref buffer);
buffers.Add(handle, buffer);
}
/* Feed the buffers into the stream grabber's input queue. For each buffer, the API
* allows passing in an integer as additional context information. This integer
* will be returned unchanged when the grab is finished. In our example, we use the index of the
* buffer as context information. */
i = 0;
foreach (KeyValuePair <PYLON_STREAMBUFFER_HANDLE, PylonBuffer <Byte> > pair in buffers)
{
Pylon.StreamGrabberQueueBuffer(hGrabber, pair.Key, i++);
}
/* Issue an acquisition start command. Because the trigger mode is enabled, issuing the start command
* itself will not trigger any image acquisitions. Issuing the start command simply prepares the camera.
* Once the camera is prepared it will acquire one image for every trigger it receives. */
Pylon.DeviceExecuteCommandFeature(hDev, "AcquisitionStart");
/* Trigger the first image. */
Pylon.DeviceExecuteCommandFeature(hDev, "TriggerSoftware");
/* Grab NUM_GRABS images. */
nGrabs = 0; /* Counts the number of images grabbed. */
while (nGrabs < NUM_GRABS)
{
int bufferIndex; /* Index of the buffer. */
Byte min = 255, max = 0;
long chunkWidth = 0; /* data retrieved from the chunk parser */
long chunkHeight = 0; /* data retrieved from the chunk parser */
/* Wait for the next buffer to be filled. Wait up to 1000 ms. */
isReady = Pylon.WaitObjectWait(hWait, 1000);
if (!isReady)
{
/* Timeout occurred. */
throw new Exception("Grab timeout occurred.\n");
}
/* Since the wait operation was successful, the result of at least one grab
* operation is available. Retrieve it. */
isReady = Pylon.StreamGrabberRetrieveResult(hGrabber, out grabResult);
if (!isReady)
{
/* Oops. No grab result available? We should never have reached this point.
* Since the wait operation above returned without a timeout, a grab result
* should be available. */
throw new Exception("Failed to retrieve a grab result.\n");
}
nGrabs++;
/* Trigger the next image. Since we passed more than one buffer to the stream grabber,
* the triggered image will be grabbed while the image processing is performed. */
Pylon.DeviceExecuteCommandFeature(hDev, "TriggerSoftware");
/* Get the buffer index from the context information. */
bufferIndex = (int)grabResult.Context;
/* Check to see if the image was grabbed successfully. */
if (grabResult.Status == EPylonGrabStatus.Grabbed)
{
/* The grab is successful. */
PylonBuffer <Byte> buffer; /* Reference to the buffer attached to the grab result. */
/* Get the buffer from the dictionary. Since we also got the buffer index,
* we could alternatively use an array, e.g. buffers[bufferIndex]. */
if (!buffers.TryGetValue(grabResult.hBuffer, out buffer))
{
/* Oops. No buffer available? We should never have reached this point. Since all buffers are
* in the dictionary. */
throw new Exception("Failed to find the buffer associated with the handle returned in grab result.");
}
Console.WriteLine("Grabbed frame {0} into buffer {1}.", nGrabs, bufferIndex);
/* Check to see if we really got image data plus chunk data. */
if (grabResult.PayloadType != EPylonPayloadType.PayloadType_ChunkData)
{
Console.WriteLine("Received a buffer not containing chunk data?");
}
else
{
/* Process the chunk data. This is done by passing the grabbed image buffer
* to the chunk parser. When the chunk parser has processed the buffer, the chunk
* data can be accessed in the same manner as "normal" camera parameters.
* The only exception is the CRC checksum feature. There are dedicated functions for
* checking the CRC checksum. */
bool hasCRC;
/* Let the parser extract the data. */
Pylon.ChunkParserAttachBuffer(hChunkParser, buffer);
/* Check the CRC checksum. */
hasCRC = Pylon.ChunkParserHasCRC(hChunkParser);
if (hasCRC)
{
bool isOk = Pylon.ChunkParserCheckCRC(hChunkParser);
Console.WriteLine("Frame {0} contains a CRC checksum. The checksum {1} ok.", nGrabs, isOk ? "is" : "is not");
}
/* Retrieve the frame counter value. */
/* ... Check the availability. */
isAvail = Pylon.DeviceFeatureIsAvailable(hDev, "ChunkFramecounter");
Console.WriteLine("Frame {0} {1} a frame counter chunk.", nGrabs, isAvail ? "contains" : "doesn't contain");
if (isAvail)
{
/* ... Get the value. */
long counter;
counter = Pylon.DeviceGetIntegerFeature(hDev, "ChunkFramecounter");
Console.WriteLine("Frame counter of frame {0}: {1}.", nGrabs, counter);
}
/* Retrieve the chunk width value. */
/* ... Check the availability. */
isAvail = Pylon.DeviceFeatureIsAvailable(hDev, "ChunkWidth");
Console.WriteLine("Frame {0} {1} a frame width chunk.", nGrabs, isAvail ? "contains" : "doesn't contain");
if (isAvail)
{
/* ... Get the value. */
chunkWidth = Pylon.DeviceGetIntegerFeature(hDev, "ChunkWidth");
Console.WriteLine("Width of frame {0}: {1}.", nGrabs, chunkWidth);
}
/* Retrieve the chunk height value. */
/* ... Check the availability. */
isAvail = Pylon.DeviceFeatureIsAvailable(hDev, "ChunkHeight");
Console.WriteLine("Frame {0} {1} a frame height chunk.", nGrabs, isAvail ? "contains" : "doesn't contain");
if (isAvail)
{
/* ... Get the value. */
chunkHeight = Pylon.DeviceGetIntegerFeature(hDev, "ChunkHeight");
Console.WriteLine("Height of frame {0}: {1}.", nGrabs, chunkHeight);
}
}
/* Perform the image processing. */
getMinMax(buffer.Array, chunkWidth, chunkHeight, out min, out max);
Console.WriteLine("Min. gray value = {0}, Max. gray value = {1}", min, max);
/* Before requeueing the buffer, you should detach it from the chunk parser. */
Pylon.ChunkParserDetachBuffer(hChunkParser); /* Now the chunk data in the buffer is no longer accessible. */
}
else if (grabResult.Status == EPylonGrabStatus.Failed)
{
Console.Error.WriteLine("Frame {0} wasn't grabbed successfully. Error code = {1}", nGrabs, grabResult.ErrorCode);
}
/* Once finished with the processing, requeue the buffer to be filled again. */
Pylon.StreamGrabberQueueBuffer(hGrabber, grabResult.hBuffer, bufferIndex);
}
/* Clean up. */
/* ... Stop the camera. */
Pylon.DeviceExecuteCommandFeature(hDev, "AcquisitionStop");
/* ... We must issue a cancel call to ensure that all pending buffers are put into the
* stream grabber's output queue. */
Pylon.StreamGrabberCancelGrab(hGrabber);
/* ... The buffers can now be retrieved from the stream grabber. */
do
{
isReady = Pylon.StreamGrabberRetrieveResult(hGrabber, out grabResult);
} while (isReady);
/* ... When all buffers are retrieved from the stream grabber, they can be deregistered.
* After deregistering the buffers, it is safe to free the memory */
foreach (KeyValuePair <PYLON_STREAMBUFFER_HANDLE, PylonBuffer <Byte> > pair in buffers)
{
Pylon.StreamGrabberDeregisterBuffer(hGrabber, pair.Key);
pair.Value.Dispose();
}
buffers = null;
/* ... Release grabbing related resources. */
Pylon.StreamGrabberFinishGrab(hGrabber);
/* After calling PylonStreamGrabberFinishGrab(), parameters that impact the payload size (e.g.,
* the AOI width and height parameters) are unlocked and can be modified again. */
/* ... Close the stream grabber. */
Pylon.StreamGrabberClose(hGrabber);
/* ... Release the chunk parser. */
Pylon.DeviceDestroyChunkParser(hDev, hChunkParser);
/* Disable the software trigger and chunk mode. */
if (hDev.IsValid)
{
Pylon.DeviceSetBooleanFeature(hDev, "ChunkModeActive", false);
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(hDev, "TriggerMode", "Off");
}
/* ... Close and release the pylon device. The stream grabber becomes invalid
* after closing the pylon device. Don't call stream grabber related methods after
* closing or releasing the device. */
Pylon.DeviceClose(hDev);
Pylon.DestroyDevice(hDev);
/* ... Shut down the pylon runtime system. Don't call any pylon method after
* calling PylonTerminate(). */
Pylon.Terminate();
Console.Error.WriteLine("\nPress enter to exit.");
Console.ReadLine();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
/* Retrieve more details about the error.
* /* Retrieve the error message. */
string msg = GenApi.GetLastErrorMessage() + "\n" + GenApi.GetLastErrorDetail();
Console.Error.WriteLine("Exception caught:");
Console.Error.WriteLine(e.Message);
if (msg != "\n")
{
Console.Error.WriteLine("Last error message:");
Console.Error.WriteLine(msg);
}
try
{
if (hDev.IsValid)
{
/* Disable the software trigger. */
Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(hDev, "TriggerMode", "Off");
/* ... Close and release the pylon device. */
if (Pylon.DeviceIsOpen(hDev))
{
Pylon.DeviceClose(hDev);
}
Pylon.DestroyDevice(hDev);
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
/*No further handling here.*/
}
Pylon.Terminate(); /* Releases all pylon resources. */
Console.Error.WriteLine("\nPress enter to exit.");
Console.ReadLine();
Environment.Exit(1);
}
}
