Pco C++ Tango device

This is the reference documentation of the Pco Tango C++ device.

You can also find some useful information about the camera models/prerequisite/installation/configuration/compilation in the Pco camera plugin section.

Properties

Property name

Default value

Type

Description

SerialNumber

0

String

Serial Number of the camera: used to select camera if several connected to the same host; default : 0 (ie select the 1st camera found)

Attributes

Attribute name

Read/Write

Type

Description

pixelRate

R/W

String

Get / Set the Pixel Rate in Hz

doubleImage

R/W

Boolean

Get / Set the double image mode

currentRecordedFrame

R

Ulong

Current recorded frame : frames recorded in the Camera RAM

cameraModel

R

String

Model of the camera

sensorTemperature

R

Float

Image sensor temperature in degree celcius

forcedFIFOMode

R/W

Boolean

Get / Set the forced FIFO mode

dllVersion

R

String

Version of the SC2_cam.dll

Optionnal attributes (depend on camera model)

Attribute name

Read/Write

Type

Description

maxNbImage

R

Ulong

Get the max number of images available in the Camera RAM: depending on the Roi (Dimax, 4000, 2000, 1600)

cdiMode

R/W

Boolean

Get / Set the cdi mode (Dimax)

frameRate

R

Double

Get the current frame rate (Dimax, Edge)

coolingSetPoint

R/W

Short

Get / Set the cooling set point in degree celcius (4000, 2000, 1600, Edge)

adcOperation

R/W

String

Get / Set the adc operation: (4000, 2000, 1600)

  • SINGLE

  • DUAL

shutterMode

R/W

String

Get / Set the shutterMode operation: (Edge)

  • ROLLING_SHUTTER

  • GLOBAL_SHUTTER

  • GLOBAL_RESET

Commands

Command name

Arg. in

Arg. out

Description

Init

Void

Void

Do not use

State

Void

Long

Return the device state

Status

Void

String

Return the device state as a string

GetCamInfo

Void

String

Get Camera Infos

Talk

String

String

Availables values are:

  • ? (get all available parameters)

  • lasterror

  • camInfo

  • camType

  • clTransferParam

  • cocRunTime

  • frameRate

  • maxNbImages

  • timestamp