Most modern imaging applications work with triggered image acquisition.
If you want to acquire images continuously without having to trigger acquisitions, see free run image acquisition.
Do not trigger the camera at a rate that exceeds one or both of the following limiting factors:
To check whether the camera is ready to receive trigger signals, monitor the camera's Trigger Wait signals or use the Acquisition Status feature.
If your camera supports hardware triggering, an electrical signal applied to one of the camera's input lines can act as a trigger signal.
To configure the camera for hardware triggering:
Now, you can trigger the camera by applying electrical signals to the selected input line.
All Basler cameras support software triggering. When the camera is configured for software triggering, a software command acts as a trigger signal. The software command can be executed using the pylon API.
On some camera models, multiple software commands are available to perform software triggering.
To configure the camera for software triggering:
Now, you can trigger the camera by executing the appropriate software command, e.g., TriggerSoftware.
Camera Model | Hardware Triggering Supported? |
---|---|
All ace 2 GigE camera models | Yes |
All ace 2 USB 3.0 camera models | Yes |
All ace USB 3.0 camera models | Yes |
All ace GigE camera models | Yes |
All boost CXP-12 camera models | Yes |
All dart BCON for LVDS camera models | Yes |
All dart BCON for MIPI camera models | No |
All dart USB 3.0 camera models | Yes |
All pulse USB 3.0 camera models | No |