GigE ViewerUsing PyQt

Pavel StoffelApril 26, 2012

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Prosilica G1350C Camera

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GigE Cameras

• AVT Prosilica, Manta• 580x780 1360x1024 1388x1038• B/W Color• Up to 20, 30 fps (depending on model)• Free running, periodic, external trigger• C-mount lenses• 1500 to 8228 packet size

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Exposure Settings

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Region of Interest

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Binning

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Image and Trigger Modes

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Crosses

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File Saving

Viewer Module Dependencies

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Widget Class Diagram

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Flow Diagram

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Performance

• Viewer• IOC• Data Transfer – IOC to Viewer• Data Transfer – Camera to IOC

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Performance

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Pyca event processor

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Inline code for the event callback

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Performance

• Viewer: Intel(R) Xeon(R) @ 2.27GHz• IOC: Intel(R) Atom(TM) D510 @ 1.66GHz

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CPU Utilization for the Viewer

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CPU Utilization for the IOC

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To Do

• Click for crosses• Rubber-band for ROI• Evaluate ctypes for wrapping DLL's

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References

• GigE Cameras – Allied Vision Technology• Area Detector – Mark Rivers• Pyca – Amedeo Perazzo