Holdimg mode – ALLIED Vision Technologies Stingray F-504 User Manual
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Description of the data path
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Image transfer is controlled from the host computer by addressing individual
cameras one after the other and reading out the desired number of images.
HoldImg mode
By setting the HoldImg flag, transport of the image over the 1394 bus is
stopped completely. All captured images are stored in the internal Image-
FiFo. The camera reports the maximum possible number of images in the
FiFoSize variable.
Note
Configuration
To configure this feature in an advanced register: See
Table 140: Advanced register: Deferred image transport
Note
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Pay attention to the maximum number of images that
can be stored in FIFO. If you capture more images than
the number in FIFOSize, the oldest images are over-
written.
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The extra SendImage flag is set to true to import the
images from the camera. The camera sends the number
of images set in the NumOfImages parameter.
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If NumOfImages is 0, all images stored in FIFO will be
sent.
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If NumOfImages is not 0, the corresponding number of
images will be sent.
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If the HoldImg field is set to false, all images in
ImageFIFO will be deleted. No images will be sent.
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The last image in the FIFO will be corrupted, when
simultaneously used as input buffer while being read
out. In this case read out one image less than max.
buffer size.
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NumOfImages is incremented after an image was read
out of the sensor and therefore stored into the onboard
image FIFO.
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NumOfImages is decremented after the last isochro-
nous packet of an image was handed over to the
IEEE1394 chipset of the camera.