Image Acquisition Control; Acquisition Start And Stop Commands And The Acquisition Mode - Basler DART BCON SERIES User Manual

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9 Image Acquisition Control

9.1 Acquisition Start and Stop Commands
and the Acquisition Mode
Executing an AcquisitionStart command prepares the camera to acquire frames. You must
execute an AcquisitionStart command before you can begin acquiring frames.
Executing an AcquisitionStop command terminates the camera's ability to acquire frames. When
the camera receives an AcquisitionStop command and if the camera
is currently not acquiring a frame, the camera stops acquiring frames immediately.
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is currently acquiring a frame, the frame acquisition process will be allowed to finish and the
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camera's ability to acquire new frames will be terminated.
The camera's AcquisitionMode parameter has two settings: single frame and continuous. The use
of AcquisitionStart and AcquisitionStop commands and the camera's AcquisitionMode parameter
setting are related.
If the camera's AcquisitionMode parameter
is set for single frame, after an AcquisitionStart command has been executed, a single frame
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can be acquired. When acquisition of one frame is complete, the camera will execute an
AcquisitionStop command internally and will no longer be able to acquire frames. To acquire
another frame, you must execute a new AcquisitionStart command.
is set for continuous frame, after an AcquisitionStart command has been executed, frame
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acquisition can be triggered as desired. Each time a frame trigger is applied while the camera
is in a "waiting for frame trigger" acquisition status, the camera will acquire and transmit a
frame. The camera will retain the ability to acquire frames until an AcquisitionStop command is
executed. Once the AcquisitionStop command is received, the camera will no longer be able to
acquire frames.
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