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The StreamSync Acquisition Engine Comparing the StreamSync Acquisition Engine to Other BitFlow products
Version A.0 BitFlow, Inc. CYT-2-7
2.4 Comparing the StreamSync Acquisition Engine to Other BitFlow
products
While the Acquisition Engine might seem very complex, it is actually quite simple to
use, and has considerably more power than previous acquisition engines used on all
previous BitFlow frame grabbers. From a software point of view, there BitFlow API
hides the differences between the traditional acquisition systems and the newer
Acquisition Engine. However, for users that desire more flexibility and are willing to
do some lower level code, the Acquisition Engine can handle almost any acquisition
scenario.
For users who were already doing some lower level programming using other BitFlow
products, it’s helpful to see how this new system relates to the tradition acquisition
engine.Table 2-2 shows some examples of the traditional and the new system.
Table 2-2 Comparing Traditional and New Acquisition Systems
Traditional
Command X_SIZE Y_SIZE Z_SIZE V_SIZE AE_RUN_
LEVEL
Snap Camera Width Camera Height 1 1 Run
Grab Camera Width Camera Height 1 0xffff Run
Grab N
frames Camera Width Camera Height N 1 Run
Freeze Abort Z
Abort Abort X