Trigger Delay#
Using the Feature#
To add a trigger delay:
- Set the TriggerSelector parameter to the desired trigger type, e.g., FrameStart.
- Set the TriggerDelay parameter to the desired delay (in µs).
The minimum value is 0 μs (no delay). The maximum value is 1,000,000 μs (1 s).
Sample Code#
ace classic/U/L GigE Cameras#
// Select the frame start trigger camera.TriggerSelector.SetValue(TriggerSelector_FrameStart); // Set the delay for the frame start trigger to 300 µs camera.TriggerDelayAbs.SetValue(300.0);
INodeMap& nodemap = camera.GetNodeMap(); // Select the frame start trigger CEnumerationPtr(nodemap.GetNode("TriggerSelector"))->FromString("FrameStart"); // Set the delay for the frame start trigger to 300 µs CFloatPtr(nodemap.GetNode("TriggerDelayAbs"))->SetValue(300.0);
INodeMap& nodemap = camera.GetNodeMap(); // Select the frame start trigger CEnumParameter(nodemap, "TriggerSelector").SetValue("FrameStart"); // Set the delay for the frame start trigger to 300 µs CFloatParameter(nodemap, "TriggerDelayAbs").SetValue(300.0);
// Select the frame start trigger camera.Parameters[PLCamera.TriggerSelector].SetValue(PLCamera.TriggerSelector.FrameStart); // Set the delay for the frame start trigger to 300 µs camera.Parameters[PLCamera.TriggerDelayAbs].SetValue(300.0);
// Select the frame start trigger Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(hdev, "TriggerSelector", "FrameStart"); // Set the delay for the frame start trigger to 300 µs Pylon.DeviceSetFloatFeature(hdev, "TriggerDelayAbs", 300.0);
/* Macro to check for errors */ #define CHECK(errc) if (GENAPI_E_OK != errc) printErrorAndExit(errc) GENAPIC_RESULT errRes = GENAPI_E_OK; /* Return value of pylon methods */ /* Select the frame start trigger */ errRes = PylonDeviceFeatureFromString(hdev, "TriggerSelector", "FrameStart"); CHECK(errRes); /* Set the delay for the frame start trigger to 300 µs */ errRes = PylonDeviceSetFloatFeature(hdev, "TriggerDelayAbs", 300.0); CHECK(errRes);
Other Cameras#
// Select the frame start trigger camera.TriggerSelector.SetValue(TriggerSelector_FrameStart); // Set the delay for the frame start trigger to 300 µs camera.TriggerDelay.SetValue(300);
INodeMap& nodemap = camera.GetNodeMap(); // Select the frame start trigger CEnumerationPtr(nodemap.GetNode("TriggerSelector"))->FromString("FrameStart"); // Set the delay for the frame start trigger to 300 µs CIntegerPtr(nodemap.GetNode("TriggerDelay"))->SetValue(300);
INodeMap& nodemap = camera.GetNodeMap(); // Select the frame start trigger CEnumParameter(nodemap, "TriggerSelector").SetValue("FrameStart"); // Set the delay for the frame start trigger to 300 µs CIntegerParameter(nodemap, "TriggerDelay").SetValue(300);
// Select the frame start trigger camera.Parameters[PLCamera.TriggerSelector].SetValue(PLCamera.TriggerSelector.FrameStart); // Set the delay for the frame start trigger to 300 µs camera.Parameters[PLCamera.TriggerDelay].SetValue(300);
// Select the frame start trigger Pylon.DeviceFeatureFromString(hdev, "TriggerSelector", "FrameStart"); // Set the delay for the frame start trigger to 300 µs Pylon.DeviceSetIntegerFeature(hdev, "TriggerDelay", 300);
/* Macro to check for errors */ #define CHECK(errc) if (GENAPI_E_OK != errc) printErrorAndExit(errc) GENAPIC_RESULT errRes = GENAPI_E_OK; /* Return value of pylon methods */ /* Select the frame start trigger */ errRes = PylonDeviceFeatureFromString(hdev, "TriggerSelector", "FrameStart"); CHECK(errRes); /* Set the delay for the frame start trigger to 300 µs */ errRes = PylonDeviceSetIntegerFeature(hdev, "TriggerDelay", 300); CHECK(errRes);
You can also use the pylon Viewer to easily set the parameters.