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Action Control Function
SW-4000Q-SFP
The Action Control Function is a function that executes the pre-configured action when the
camera receives action commands. Action commands can send both unicast and broadcast
messages and give instructions for actions to multiple cameras simultaneously by broadcasting
them. A camera that has this function can even give instructions for actions to different types
of multiple cameras. Although this function includes jitter and delays, it is useful for controlling
multiple cameras simultaneously.
Actions are performed when the following three conditions are met.
1. ActionDeviceKey set to the camera and ActionDeviceKey in the action command match
2. ActionGroupKey set to the camera and ActionGroupKey in the action command match
3. ActionGroupMask set to the camera and GroupMask in the action command perform AND
operation, and the result is not 0.
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About the settings of the camera
1. Specify ActionDeviceKey.
2. Then, specify two actions that can be configured on the camera.
Action1
Select 1 in ActionSelector.
Specify ActionGroupMask [ActionSelector].
Specify ActionGroupKey [ActionSelector].
Action2
Select 2 in ActionSelector.
Specify ActionGroupMask [ActionSelector].
Specify ActionGroupKey [ActionSelector].
3. Set triggers (AcquisitionStart, AcquisitionEnd, FrameStart, AcquisitionTransferStart) to
Action1 and Action2.
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Setting example
Assume that the following settings have been pre-configured on the camera.
ActionDeviceKey : 0x00001001
ActionGroupMask[1]
: 0x00000011
ActionGroupKey[1]
: 0x00000001
ActionGroupMask[2]
: 0x00000111
ActionGroupKey[2]
: 0x00000002
When the camera receives action commands (ActionDeviceKey:0x00001001, ActionGroupMask:0x00000011,
ActionGroupKey: 0x00000002), Action2 is executed.
When the camera receives action commands (ActionDeviceKey:0x00001001, ActionGroupMask:0x00000011,
ActionGroupKey: 0x00000001), ActionDevice and ActionGroupKey[1] match. However, the result of AND operation
performed by ActionGroupMask is 0. Therefore, in this case, neither Action1 nor Action2 is executed.
