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Ensenso_StartAcquisition

Starts capturing data from an Ensenso camera.

Name	Type	Description
inDevices	EnsensoCameraInformation Array	Structures identifying devices
inParametersFile	File *	Initial global parameters
inSoftwareTriggered	Bool	When true, capture will wait for GenerateSoftwareTrigger

Applications

Typically used for establishing camera connectivity before the first trigger event. Especially important for multiple-camera systems.

Remarks

Initial parameters

Initial parameters are only set during capture start. To change parameters either restart the stream, or use appropriate Set/Get filters.

Camera identification

When there is only one Ensenso camera connected, the field inDevices can be set to Auto. In this situation, the first available camera will be used.

inDevices can be used to pick one or many of multiple cameras connected to the computer.

Camera driver software

This filter is intended to cooperate with cameras using their vendor's SDK. In order to connect with the camera, it is required to install Ensenso SDK software, and uEye driver (same as in IDS camera filters)

Ensenso SDK can be downloaded from the following website: https://www.ensenso.com/support/sdk-download/

uEye driver can be downloaded from the following website: https://en.ids-imaging.com/download-ueye.html

Recommended Ensenso SDK version for FabImage Studio usage is 2.2 and uEye driver 4.90.

Complexity Level

This filter is available on Advanced Complexity Level.

Disabled in Lite Edition

This filter is disabled in Lite Edition. It is available only in full, FabImage Studio Professional version.