Camera Drivers And Tools For Changing Camera Parameters; The Basler Pylon 4 Camera Software Suite - Basler Ace User Manual

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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 camera requires the Basler pylon 4 Camera Software Suite or higher.
The options available with the Basler pylon 4 Camera Software Suite 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. In addition, the pylon USB
Configurator allows you to obtain information about the architecture of the device tree to which your
camera is connected and about the devices, including your camera.
Currently, the Basler pylon 4 Camera Software Suite is available in a Beta version. You can obtain
the software from our website by using this link:
To help you install the software, you can also download the Quick Installation Guide for USB 3.0
Cameras (AW001235xx000) from the website.
3.1 The Basler pylon 4 Camera Software
Suite
The Basler pylon 4 Camera Software Suite is designed to operate all Basler cameras that have an
IEEE 1394a interface, an IEEE 1394b interface, a GigE interface or a USB 3 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 pylon USB drivers and the pylon USB Configurator
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The Basler GigE Vision drivers (filter driver and performance driver)
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IEEE 1394a/b drivers
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A Camera Link configuration driver for some newer camera models
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A pylon camera API for use with a variety of programming languages
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A pylon DirectShow driver
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A pylon TWAIN driver
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The Basler pylon Viewer and the Basler pylon IP Configurator
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Source code samples
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A programming guide and API reference.
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Basler ace USB 3.0

Camera Drivers and Tools for Changing Camera Parameters

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