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7.4.3 Camera-Specific Advanced Access APIs
This section provides programming information for camera-specific advanced access
APIs.
7.4.3.1
PicamAdvanced_OpenCameraDevice()
Description
PicamAdvanced_OpenCameraDevice()
opens the specified camera and returns a
handle to the device.
When done, all resources that have been assigned for use by the camera/device must
be released by calling:
• Picam_CloseCamera() ; or
• PicamAdvanced_CloseCameraDevice()
.
Syntax
The syntax for
PicamAdvanced_OpenCameraDevice()
is:
PICAM_API PicamAdvanced_OpenCameraDevice(
const PicamCameraID* id,
PicamHandle* device);
Input Parameters
Input parameters for
PicamAdvanced_OpenCameraDevice()
are:
Output Parameters
Output parameters for
PicamAdvanced_OpenCameraDevice()
are:
Related APIs
For additional information, refer to the following related APIs:
• Picam_CloseCamera() ;
• PicamAdvanced_CloseCameraDevice()
.
7.4.3.2 PicamAdvanced_CloseCameraDevice()
Description
PicamAdvanced_CloseCameraDevice()
releases all resources associated with the
specified device.
Syntax
The syntax for
PicamAdvanced_CloseCameraDevice()
is:
PICAM_API PicamAdvanced_CloseCameraDevice(
PicamHandle device)
Input Parameters
Input parameters for
PicamAdvanced_CloseCameraDevice()
are:
Output Parameters
There are no output parameters associated with
PicamAdvanced_CloseCameraDevice()
.
id: Pointer to the camera id for the camera device to be opened.
device:
Pointer to the handle assigned to the camera device that has been
opened.
device: Handle for the camera for which all resources are to be released.