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