Camera Drivers And Tools For Changing Camera Parameters; The Pylon Driver Package - Basler ace acA640-90gm User Manual

3 Camera Drivers and Tools for
Changing Camera Parameters
This chapter provides an overview of the camera drivers and the options available for changing the
camera's parameters.
The options available with the Basler pylon Driver Pacjage let you change parameters and control
the camera by using a stand-alone GUI (known as the pylon Viewer) or by accessing the camera
from within your software application using the driver API.
3.1

The Pylon Driver Package

The Basler pylon Driver Package is designed to operate all Basler cameras that have an IEEE
1394a interface, an IEEE 1394b interface, or a GigE interface. It will also operate some newer
Basler camera models with a Camera Link interface. The pylon drivers offer reliable, real-time
image data transport into the memory of your PC at a very low CPU load.
Features in the pylon driver package include:
The Basler GigE Vision filter driver
The Basler GigE Vision performance driver
IEEE 1394a/b drivers
A Camera Link configuration driver for some newer camera models
A pylon camera API for use with a variety of programming languages
A pylon DirectShow driver
A pylon TWAIN driver
A variety of adapters for third party software imaging processing libraries
The Basler pylon Viewer and the Basler pylon IP Configuration Tool
Source code samples
A programming guide and API reference.
You can obtain the Basler pylon Driver Package from the Downloads section of our website:
www.baslerweb.com
To help you install the drivers, you can also download the Installation and Setup Guide for Cameras
Used with Basler's pylon API (AW000611xx000) from the website.
The pylon package includes several tools that you can use to change the parameters on your
camera including the pylon Viewer, the pylon IP Configuration Tool, and the pylon API. The
remaining sections in this chapter provide an introduction to the tools.
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