Zivid C++ API 2.14.0+e4a0c4a9-1
Zivid::Camera Class Reference

Interface to one Zivid camera. More...

#include <Zivid/Camera.h>

Public Member Functions

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT Camera ()
 Constructor.
 
ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT ~Camera ()
 Destructor.
 
ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT Camera (const Camera &other) noexcept
 Copy constructor.
 
ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT Cameraoperator= (const Camera &other) noexcept
 Copy assignment.
 
ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT Camera (Camera &&other) noexcept
 Move constructor.
 
ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT Cameraoperator= (Camera &&other) noexcept
 Move assignment operator.
 
ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT Cameraconnect ()
 Connect to the camera.
 
ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT void disconnect ()
 Disconnect from the camera and free all resources associated with it.
 
ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT void closeAperture ()
 Close the camera's aperture.
 
ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT CameraState state () const
 Get the current camera state.
 
ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT Frame capture2D3D (const Settings &settings)
 Capture a 2D+3D frame.
 
ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT Frame capture3D (const Settings &settings)
 Capture a single 3D frame.
 
ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT Frame2D capture2D (const Settings &settings)
 Capture a single 2D frame.
 
ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT Frame2D capture2D (const Settings2D &settings2D)
 Capture a single 2D frame.
 
ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT Frame capture (const Settings &settings)
 Capture a single frame.
 
Frame2D capture (const Settings2D &settings2D)
 Capture a single 2D frame.
 
ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT CameraInfo info () const
 Get information about camera model, serial number etc.
 
ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT void writeUserData (const std::vector< uint8_t > &data)
 Write user data to camera. The total number of writes supported depends on camera model and size of data.
 
ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT std::vector< uint8_t > userData () const
 Read user data from camera.
 
ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT NetworkConfiguration networkConfiguration () const
 Get the network configuration from the camera.
 
ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT void applyNetworkConfiguration (const NetworkConfiguration &networkConfiguration)
 Applies the specified network configuration to the camera.
 
ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT SceneConditions measureSceneConditions ()
 Measure and analyze the conditions of the scene.
 
ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT std::string toString () const
 Get string representation of the camera info.
 
ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT bool operator== (const Camera &other) const
 Check if two camera instances represent the same device.
 
ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT bool operator!= (const Camera &other) const
 Check if two camera instances represent different devices.
 

Detailed Description

Interface to one Zivid camera.

See Settings and Settings2D for a list of settings that can be configured in the camera. Capture frames by calling capture.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ Camera() [1/3]

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT Zivid::Camera::Camera ( )

Constructor.

◆ ~Camera()

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT Zivid::Camera::~Camera ( )

Destructor.

◆ Camera() [2/3]

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT Zivid::Camera::Camera ( const Camera & other)
noexcept

Copy constructor.

◆ Camera() [3/3]

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT Zivid::Camera::Camera ( Camera && other)
noexcept

Move constructor.

Member Function Documentation

◆ applyNetworkConfiguration()

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT void Zivid::Camera::applyNetworkConfiguration ( const NetworkConfiguration & networkConfiguration)

Applies the specified network configuration to the camera.

Parameters
networkConfigurationThe network configuration to apply to the camera.

applyNetworkConfiguration will block until the camera has finished applying the network configuration, or throw an exception if the camera does not reappear on the network before a timeout occurs.

applyNetworkConfiguration can be used even if the camera is inaccessible via TCP/IP, for example a camera that is on a different subnet to the PC, or a camera with an IP conflict, as it uses UDP multicast to communicate with the camera.

applyNetworkConfiguration can also be used to configure cameras that require a firmware update, as long as the firmware supports network configuration via UDP multicast. This has been supported on all firmware versions included with SDK 2.10.0 or newer. This method will throw an exception if the camera firmware is too old to support UDP multicast.

applyNetworkConfiguration will throw an exception if the camera status (see CameraState::Status) is "busy", "connected", "connecting" or "disconnecting". If the status is "connected", then you must first call disconnect() before calling this method.

See also
NetworkConfiguration

◆ capture() [1/2]

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT Frame Zivid::Camera::capture ( const Settings & settings)

Capture a single frame.

Parameters
settingsSettings to use for the capture
Returns
A frame containing a 3D point cloud and metadata. Depending on the settings, the frame may also contain a 2D color image.

This method is deprecated as of SDK 2.14, and will be removed in the next SDK major version (3.0). Use capture2D3D(const Settings &settings) instead for capturing 2D+3D frames or use capture3D(const Settings &settings) for capturing 3D frames without a 2D color image.

capture returns a frame containing a 3D point cloud, and optionally a 2D color image. The 2D color image is captured by default. To disable the 2D color image capture, set Settings::Sampling::Color to Settings::Sampling::Color::disabled.

This method shares the common remarks about capture functions as found in the "Remarks" section of capture2D3D(const Settings &settings).

◆ capture() [2/2]

Frame2D Zivid::Camera::capture ( const Settings2D & settings2D)
inline

Capture a single 2D frame.

Parameters
settings2DSettings2D to use for the capture
Returns
A frame containing a 2D image and metadata

This method is deprecated as of SDK 2.14, and will be removed in the next SDK major version (3.0). It is replaced by capture2D(const Settings2D &settings2D).

This method shares the common remarks about capture functions as found in the "Remarks" section of capture2D3D(const Settings &settings).

◆ capture2D() [1/2]

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT Frame2D Zivid::Camera::capture2D ( const Settings & settings)

Capture a single 2D frame.

Parameters
settingsSettings to use for the capture
Returns
A frame containing a 2D image and metadata

This method returns right after the acquisition of the images is complete, and the camera has stopped projecting patterns. For more information, see the remarks section of capture2D3D(const Settings &settings) above. Those remarks apply for both 2D, 3D, and 2D+3D captures.

This overload is provided for convenience. Note that only the Settings2D part under Settings::Color will be used for the capture. The other parts of the settings will be ignored.

This method will throw if Settings::Color is not set.

◆ capture2D() [2/2]

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT Frame2D Zivid::Camera::capture2D ( const Settings2D & settings2D)

Capture a single 2D frame.

Parameters
settings2DSettings2D to use for the capture
Returns
A frame containing a 2D image and metadata

This method returns right after the acquisition of the images is complete, and the camera has stopped projecting patterns. For more information, see the remarks section of capture2D3D(const Settings &settings) above. Those remarks apply for both 2D, 3D, and 2D+3D captures.

◆ capture2D3D()

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT Frame Zivid::Camera::capture2D3D ( const Settings & settings)

Capture a 2D+3D frame.

Parameters
settingsSettings to use for the capture
Returns
A frame containing a 3D point cloud, a 2D color image, and metadata

This method captures both a 3D point cloud and a 2D color image. Use this method when you want to capture colored point clouds. This method will throw if Settings::Color is not set. Use capture3D(const Settings &settings) for capturing a 3D point cloud without a 2D color image.

These remarks below apply for all capture functions:

This method returns right after the acquisition of the images is complete, and the camera has stopped projecting patterns. Therefore, after this method has returned, the camera can be moved, or objects in the scene can be moved, or a capture from another camera with overlapping field of view can be triggered, without affecting the point cloud.

When this method returns, there is still remaining data to transfer from the camera to the PC, and the processing of the final point cloud is not completed. Transfer and processing of the point cloud will continue in the background. When you call a method on the returned Frame object that requires the capture to be finished, for example Frame::pointCloud(), that method will block until the processing is finished and the point cloud is available. If an exception occurs after the acquisition of images is complete (during transfer or processing of the capture), then that exception is instead thrown when you access the Frame object.

The capture functions can be invoked back-to-back, for doing rapid back-to-back acquisition of multiple (2D or 3D) captures on the same camera. This is for example useful if you want to do one high-resolution 2D capture followed by a lower-resolution 3D capture. The acquisition of the next capture will begin quickly after acquisition of the previous capture completed, even when there is remaining transfer and processing for the first capture. This allows pipelining several 2D and/or 3D captures, by doing acquisition in parallel with data transfer and processing.

Note: There can be maximum of two in-progress uncompleted 3D (or 2D+3D) captures simultaneously per Zivid camera. If you invoke capture2D3D or capture3D when there are two uncompleted 3D captures in-progress, then the capture will not start until the first of the in-progress 3D captures has finished all transfer and processing. There is a similar limit of maximum two in-process 2D captures per camera.

Capture functions can be called from multiple threads at the same time, for example by using std::async. Multiple capture commands on the same camera object from different threads will be queued and executed in order (first in, first out).

Capture functions can also be called on multiple cameras simultaneously. However, if the cameras have overlapping field-of-view then you need to take consideration and sequence the capture calls to avoid the captures interfering with each other.

◆ capture3D()

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT Frame Zivid::Camera::capture3D ( const Settings & settings)

Capture a single 3D frame.

Parameters
settingsSettings to use for the capture
Returns
A frame containing a 3D point cloud and metadata

This method is used to capture a 3D frame without a 2D color image. It ignores all color settings in the input settings. See capture2D3D(const Settings &settings) for capturing a 2D+3D frame.

This method returns right after the acquisition of the images is complete, and the camera has stopped projecting patterns. For more information, see the remarks section of capture2D3D(const Settings &settings) above. Those remarks apply for both 2D, 3D, and 2D+3D captures.

◆ closeAperture()

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT void Zivid::Camera::closeAperture ( )

Close the camera's aperture.

The aperture will be opened again on the next call to capture.

◆ connect()

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT Camera & Zivid::Camera::connect ( )

Connect to the camera.

◆ disconnect()

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT void Zivid::Camera::disconnect ( )

Disconnect from the camera and free all resources associated with it.

◆ info()

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT CameraInfo Zivid::Camera::info ( ) const

Get information about camera model, serial number etc.

◆ measureSceneConditions()

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT SceneConditions Zivid::Camera::measureSceneConditions ( )

Measure and analyze the conditions of the scene.

The returned value will report if noticeable ambient light flicker indicative of a 50 Hz or 60 Hz power grid was detected. If light flicker is detected in the scene, it is recommended to use capture settings that are optimized for that power grid frequency.

measureSceneConditions will throw an exception if the camera status (see CameraState::Status) is not "connected".

Returns
The current scene conditions.

◆ networkConfiguration()

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT NetworkConfiguration Zivid::Camera::networkConfiguration ( ) const

Get the network configuration from the camera.

◆ operator!=()

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT bool Zivid::Camera::operator!= ( const Camera & other) const

Check if two camera instances represent different devices.

◆ operator=() [1/2]

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT Camera & Zivid::Camera::operator= ( Camera && other)
noexcept

Move assignment operator.

◆ operator=() [2/2]

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT Camera & Zivid::Camera::operator= ( const Camera & other)
noexcept

Copy assignment.

◆ operator==()

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT bool Zivid::Camera::operator== ( const Camera & other) const

Check if two camera instances represent the same device.

◆ state()

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT CameraState Zivid::Camera::state ( ) const

Get the current camera state.

Returns
The current camera state

◆ toString()

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT std::string Zivid::Camera::toString ( ) const

Get string representation of the camera info.

Returns
Camera info as string

◆ userData()

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT std::vector< uint8_t > Zivid::Camera::userData ( ) const

Read user data from camera.

◆ writeUserData()

ZIVID_CORE_EXPORT void Zivid::Camera::writeUserData ( const std::vector< uint8_t > & data)

Write user data to camera. The total number of writes supported depends on camera model and size of data.


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