Parameter file

With the uEye API, you can save the currently set uEye camera parameters to a file in INI format (*.ini) and load the saved settings from a file. Alternatively, up to two parameter sets can be saved to the camera's non-volative EEPROM memory.

In Cognex VisionPro, you can use the LoadDeviceParameters command to laod saved parameters. Settings changed in VisionPro can be saved to a parameter file using the SaveDeviceParameters command.

Hinweis

You can use the uEye Cockpit (Windows) or uEye Demo (Linux) software included in the uEye software package to configure and save optimal camera parameters.

Achtung

•Only camera-specific ini files can be loaded.

•The ini file you want to load has to match the paired camera model.

•When loading an ini file, make sure that the image size (AOI) and colour depth parameters in the ini file match those in the allocated memory. Otherwise, display errors may occur.

The following table shows the most important entries of the parameter file. The entries in square brackets [] indicate sections. If a section does not exist in the ini file, the corresponding camera parameters will not be modified when you load the file. A complete description of the parameter file is in the appendix of the uEye manual.

uEye parameter file (extract)

Parameter	Description	Value range	Example
[Image size]	Image size settings
Start X	Start point (X coordinate) in AOI mode	0...(max. width*1 Width)	100
Start Y	Start point (Y coordinate) in AOI mode	0...(max. height*1 Height)	100
Width	Width of the AOI	Sensor-dependent*1	2460
Height	Height of the AOI	Sensor-dependent*1	1820
Binning	Activate binning mode and select factor	Sensor-dependent*2	0
Subsampling	Activate subsampling mode and select factor	Sensor-dependent*2	0
[Timing]	Timing parameter settings
Pixelclock	Current pixel clock of the camera	Sensor-dependent*1	103
Framerate	Current frame rate	Depends on PixelClock and image geometry	15.104458
Exposure	Current exposure time	Depends on FrameRate	0.334059
[Gain]	Sets the sensor gain control for image brightness
Master	Master gain	0...100	0
Red	Red gain	0...100	6
Green	Green gain	0...100	0
Blue	Blue gain	0...100	6
GainBoost	Activate gain boost	0 , 1	0
[Trigger and Flash]	Sets the digital inputs/outputs
Trigger delay	Delay of triggered image capture in µs	Sensor-dependent*1	15
Flash strobe	Activate flash output	0...6*2	0
Flash delay	Delay of the flash signal in µs	Depends on sensor settings	0
Flash duration	Duration of the flash signal in µs	Depends on sensor settings	200

*1 This information is provided in the "Specifications: Sensors" chapter of the uEye Manual.

*2 For the parameters, please refer to the "uEye.h" header file provided in the "\Develop\include" folder of the uEye installation directory.

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Parameter file