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What is new in this version?

uEye Camera Manual Version 4.00

What is new in this version?

Version 4.00 of the uEye software package includes many new features and enhancements. The following table gives you an overview of the major new functions.

Please make sure to also read the file named WhatsNew.txt which you will find in the C:\Program Files\IDS\uEye\Help directory when the installation is completed. This file contains late-breaking information on new functions and fixed issues.

New in Version 4.00

Cameras & functions

Described in chapter

New camera family: USB 3 uEye

uEye camera family

Model comparison

Mechanical data for USB 3 uEye CP

Electrical data for USB 3 uEye CP

Added USB 3 specifications to the chapter about the USB interface

USB interface

New library for video streams

Streaming

Streaming library

is_Stream()

Support of long time exposure for camera models:

UI-214x/UI-614x, UI-228x/UI-628x

is_Exposure

The is_IpConfig() function has been extended to offer access to the auto configuration via the device ID.

is_IpConfig()

New function is_AutoParameter() enables/disables the auto white balance. This function is similar to the is_SetAutoParameter() function but does not replace the function completely in version 4.00.

is_AutoParameter()

The is_HotPixel() function supports now Unicode file names for saving and loading of hotpixel lists.

is_HotPixel()

New function for the conversion of a raw Bayer image into a the desired output format.

is_Convert()

New function for activating/deactivating the software edge filter.

is_EdgeEnhancement()

New function for saving the camera parameter set in a file or the camera EEPROM and loading from a file or the camera EEPROM respectively.

is_ParameterSet()

New function for controlling the camera pixel clock.

is_PixelClock()

New function for reading camera information.

is_DeviceInfo()

New function for saving and loading image files.

is_ImageFile()

Information in this manual

Decsribed in chapter

Now, for all functions all return values are listed in the function description.

 

With the is_ Convert() function the following uEye functions are now obsolete:

is_ConvertImage()

is_SetConvertParam()

Obsolete functions

With the is_EdgeEnhancement() function, the following uEye function is now obsolete:

is_SetEdgeEnhancement()

Obsolete functions

With the is_ParameterSet() function the following uEye functions are now obsolete:

is_SaveParameters()

is_LoadParameters()

Obsolete functions

With the is_PixelClock() function the following uEye functions are now obsolete:

is_GetPixelClockRange()

is_SetPixelClock()

Obsolete functions

With the is_DeviceInfo() function, the following uEye function is now obsolete:

is_GetEthDeviceInfo()

Obsolete functions

With the is_ImageFile() function the following uEye functions are now obsolete:

is_LoadImage()

is_LoadImageMem()

is_SaveImage()

is_SaveImageEx()

is_SaveImageMem()

is_SaveImageMemEx()

Obsolete functions

Note on support of older USB cameras by driver versions 3.80 and higher

Achtung

The following USB uEye camera models have been discontinued and will not be tested with new drivers from version 3.80 onwards. IDS therefore cannot guarantee that these models will provide full functionality with new driver versions and operate without problems.

Only the following CMOS camera models of the USB uEye SE series are affected:

UI-121x

UI-141x

UI-144x

UI-154x-C

UI-145x

Older versions

See the History and History of API functions chapters.


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