Appendix A: GenICam Commands
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Acquisition and Transfer Control Category
The acquisition and transfer control category, as shown by CamExpert, group acquisition and
transfer specific parameters.
Acquisition and Transfer Control Feature Descriptions
The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute.
Display Name
Feature & Values
Description
Standard
& View
Acquistiion Mode
AcquisitionMode
Acquisition mode of the camera.
Beginner
Continuous
Continuous Frames are captured continuously until stopped with
the Acquisition Stop command.
Acquisition Status
AcquisitionStatus
This feature reports if the camera is currently
transmitting image data. < RO >
Beginner
Acquisition Start
AcquisitionStart
Starts the acquisition of the device. The number of
frames captured is specified by Acquisition Mode
feature.
Beginner
Acquisition Stop
AcquisitionStop
Stops the acquisition of the device at the end of the
current frame(s) sequence.
Beginner
Sensor Control Category
The camera sensor controls, as shown by CamExpert, group sensor specific parameters.
Sensor Control Feature Descriptions
The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute.
Display Name
Feature & Values
Description
Standard
& View
Device Scan Type
DeviceScanType
Scan type of the sensor. < RO>
Beginner
Areascan
Areascan 2D areascan sensor.
Sensor Color Type
sensorColorType
Defines the camera sensor color type. < RO >
Beginner
DFNC
Monochrome Sensor
Monochrome Sensor color type is monochrome.
Sensor Width
SensorWidth
Defines the sensor width in active pixels.
< RO>
Expert
Sensor Height
SensorHeight
Defines the sensor height in active lines.
< RO>
Expert
Input Pixel Size
pixelSizeInput
Size of the image input pixels, in bits per pixel.
< RO >
Expert
DFNC
12 BPP
Bpp12 Sensor output data path is 12 bits per pixel.
Frame Rate
AcquisitionFrameRate
Specifies the camera internal frame rate, in Hz. (Read-
only when TriggerMode = "On")
1 to x Hz (where x is a calculated maximum)
The maximum value of the frame rate is the result of a
complicated formula and is dependant on the following
features:
Height, summingMode, pixelformat
Note that any user entered value is automatically
adjusted to a valid camera value.
Beginner
Exposure Mode
ExposureMode
Sets the operation mode for the camera’s exposure.
Beginner
Preliminary
