Methods

ActiveDcam control provides the following methods to a container application:

DCAM Acquisition

Grab	Grabs a single frame into the internal memory
SoftTrigger	Sets/resets the software trigger signal
GetIsoSpeed	Returns the camera's isochronous transmission speed
SetIsoSpeed	Sets the camera's isochronous transmission speed

DCAM Information

GetCameraList	Returns the list of DCAM cameras connected to the 1394 board
GetModeList	Returns the list of video mode supported by the currently selected camera
GetRateList	Returns the list of frame rates supported by the currently selected video mode
GetWidth	Returns the maximum horizontal size of the video frame
GetHeight	Returns the maximum vertical size of the video frame
GetBytesPerPixel	Returns the number of bytes per pixel in the video
GetTriggerInfo	Returns the information related to triggering
GetF7Info	Returns the information related to Format 7 (partial scan) video modes

DCAM Features

GetShutterMin	Returns the minimum shutter value
GetShutterMax	Returns the maximum shuttervalue
GetGainMin	Returns the minimum gain value
GetGainMax	Returns the maximum gain value
GetIrisMin	Returns the minimum iris value
GetIrisMax	Returns the maximum iris value
GetExposureMin	Returns the minimum autoexposure reference value
GetExposureMax	Returns the maximum autoexposure reference value
GetSaturationMin	Returns the minimum saturation value
GetSaturationMax	Returns the maximum saturation value
GetHueMin	Returns the minimum hue value
GetHueMax	Returns the maximum hue value
GetWhiteBalanceMin	Returns the minimum white balance value
GetWhiteBalanceMax	Returns the maximum white balance value

GetBrightnessMin	Returns the minimum brightness value
GetBrightnessMax	Returns the maximum brightness value
GetGammaMin	Returns the minimum gamma value
GetGammaMax	Returns the maximum gamma value
GetSharpnessMin	Returns the minimum sharpness value
GetSharpnessMax	Returns the maximum sharpness value

GetFocusMin	Returns the minimum focus value
GetFocusMax	Returns the maximum focus value
GetZoomMin	Returns the minimum zoom value
GetZoomMax	Returns the maximum zoom value
GetPanMin	Returns the minimum pan value
GetPanMax	Returns the maximum pan value
GetTiltMin	Returns the minimum tilt value
GetTiltMax	Returns the maximum tilt value
GetOpticalFilterMin	Returns the minimum optical filter value
GetOpticalFilterMax	Returns the maximum optical filter value
GetWhiteShadingMin	Returns the minimum white shading value
GetWhiteShadingMax	Returns the maximum white shading value
GetTriggerDelayMin	Returns the minimum trigger delay value
GetTriggerDelayMax	Returns the maximum trigger delay value

GetSlopeExposure	Returns the exposure levels for the mutli-slope integration mode
SetSlopeExposure	Sets the exposure levels for the multi-slope integration mode
GetSlopeReset	Returns the voltage levels values for the mutli-slope integration mode
SetSlopeReset	Sets the voltage reset levels for the mutli-slope integration mode

DCAM Service

ReadRegister	Reads a quadlet from a selected camera's register
WriteRegister	Writes a quadlet to a selected camera's register
ReadBlock	Performs an asynchronous 1394 block transfer from a specified 1394 offset
WriteBlock	Performs an asynchronous 1394 block transfer to a specified 1394 offset
LoadChannel	Loads previously stored settings from the internal camera's memory channel
SaveChannel	Writes the current settings into the camera's memory channel
GetMaxChannel	Returns the maximum index of the camera's memory channel

DCAM I/O

ReadPIO	Reads the voltage levels on the parallel input/output (PIO) pins
WritePIO	Sets the voltage levels on the parallel input/output (PIO) pins
SetSIO	Sets the configuration of serial input/output (SIO)
ReadSIO	Reads the string of characters from the serial input/output port (SIO)
WriteSIO	Writes the string of characters to the serial input/output port (SIO)
SetStrobe	Sets the status, duration and delay of a strobe signal

Image Access

GetPixel	Returns the pixel value at the specified coordinates
GetRGBPixel	Returns the array of RGB values at the specified coordinates
GetImageLine	Returns the array of pixel values in the specified horizontal line
GetComponentLine	Returns the array of pixel values of the color component in the specified horizontal line
GetImageWindow	Returns the 2D array of pixel values in the specified rectangular area of the current frame
SetImageWindow	Copies the 2D array of pixel values to the selected window of the current frame
GetImageData	Returns the two dimensional array of pixel values in the currently acquired frame
GetComponentData	Returns the two dimensional array of pixel values in the specified color component
GetRawData	Returns the 2D array of raw values in the currently acquired data buffer
GetImagePointer	Returns the memory pointer to the specified pixel
GetDIB	Returns the handler to a Device Independent Bitmap
GetPicture	Returns the Picture object corresponding to the currently acquired frame

Image Capture

SaveImage	Saves the current frame buffer in the specified image file
StartCapture	Starts video capture to the specified AVI file or series of image files
StopCapture	Stops video capture
GetCodecList	Returns the names of video codecs available in the system
SetCodec	Sets the video codec to be used for the AVI capture
ShowCodecDlg	Shows the configuration dialog of the currently selected video codec
ShowCompressionDlg	Shows the video compression dialog

Drawing

Draw	Displays the current frame in ActiveDcam window
OverlayClear	Clears graphics and text from the overlay
OverlayEllipse	Draws an empty or filled ellipse in the overlay
OverlayLine	Draws a line in the overlay
OverlayPixel	Draws a pixel in the overlay
OverlayRectangle	Draws an empty or filled rectangle in the overlay

OverlayText	Draws a string of text in the overlay
DrawPixel	Draws a pixel in the current image frame
DrawLine	Draws a line in the current image frame
DrawRectangle	Draws a rectanble in the current image frame
DrawEllipse	Draws an ellipse in the current image frame
DrawText	Draws a srting of text in the current image frame

Image Processing

SaveBkg	Stores a dark or bright background image on the hard drive
SetROI	Sets the rectangular region of interest and luminance range
GetROI	Returns the settings of the currently selected ROI
GetImageStat	Returns the array containing statistical data of the current image frame
GetHistogram	Returns the histogram of the current image frame

Utilities

ShowProperties	Displays property pages in run-time
LoadSettings	Loads previously saved camera settings from the system registry
SaveSettings	Stores the camera settings in the system registry