XCLIB™ LIBRARY

Programming Library for PIXCI ® Imaging Boards

PIXCI® IMAGING POWER

The XCLIB Library empowers C/C++ and Windows, Linux, and DOS programmers to build applications using the PIXCI® series of frame grabbers and frame generators.

XCLIB supports all versions and options of the PIXCI® frame grabbers: 1

  • The PIXCI® D , D24 , D32 , D2X, D3X, and D3XE for digital output (LVDS or TTL) area-scan and line-scan cameras with 8, 10, 12, 14, and other bit depths, in monochrome or color.
  • The PIXCI® D2X or D2X1 for use with SILICON VIDEO® 2112 , 2112C , 1310 , 1310C , 1281M, and 1281C cameras.
  • The PIXCI® SI, SI1, SI2, or SI4 for use with SILICON VIDEO® 10C6, 10M6, 5C10, 5M10, 9C10, 9M001, 9M001C , 9T001C, HAS21, WGA-C and WGA-M cameras.
  • The PIXCI® SI for use with SILICON VIDEO® 1C45, 1M45, 643M, 643C, and 15C5 cameras.
  • The PIXCI® SI1, SI2, or SI4 for use with SILICON VIDEO® 643M and 643C cameras.
  • The PIXCI® ELS2 for use with SILICON VIDEO® 022M cameras.
  • The PIXCI® E8CAM for use with SILICON VIDEO®
    2KS-C and 2KS-M
    cameras.
  • The PIXCI® E1, E1DB, E4, E4DB, E4G2-2F, E4G2-4B, E4G2-F2B, E4TX2-2F, E4TX2-4B, E4TX2-F2B, E8, E8DB, e104x4-2f, e104x4-4b, e104x4-f2b, EB1, EB1G2, EB1-PoCL, EB1G2-PoCL, EB1mini, miniH2B, miniH2F, miniH2x4F, mf2280, EC1, ECB1, ECB1-34, ECB2, EL1, and EL1DB, for use with SILICON VIDEO® 10C-CL, 10M-CL, 20C-CL, 20M-CL, 1514CL, and 1820CL cameras.
  • The PIXCI® CL1, CL2, CL3SD, E1, E1DB, E4, E4DB, E4G2-2F, E4G2-4B, E4G2-F2B, E4TX2-2F, E4TX2-4B, E4TX2-F2B, E8, E8DB, e104x4-2f, e104x4-4b, e104x4-f2b, EB1, EB1G2, EB1-PoCL, EB1G2-PoCL, EB1mini, miniH2B, miniH2F, miniH2x4F, mf2280, EC1, ECB1, ECB1-34, ECB2, EL1, and EL1DB, for Camera Link area-scan and line-scan cameras.
  • The PIXCI® A for analog output, monochrome, area-scan and line-scan cameras.
  • The PIXCI® A110 for analog output area-scan cameras and other video sources, in monochrome.
  • The PIXCI® A310 for analog output area-scan cameras, VGA, SVGA, SXGA, XGA and other video sources,
    in monochrome or RGB component color.
  • The PIXCI® SV2 , SV3 , SV4 , SV5, SV5A, SV5B, SV5L, SV7, and SV8 for NTSC, PAL, RS-170, and CCIR.
  • The PIXCI® SV2 , SV3 , SV4 , SV5, SV5L, and SV8 for S-Video.

XCLIB supports all versions and options of the PIXCI® frame generators: 1

  • The PIXCI® EB1tg and EB1miniTg for Camera Link area-scan and line-scan video.

Multiple PIXCI® imaging boards can be operated selectively or simultaneously, allowing parallel control for multi-camera vision of a single event or object, or selective control for capturing multiple, independent, events or objects.

Through the unique flexibility of XCLIB and the PIXCI® frame grabbers, single frames or video sequences from standard RS-170, NTSC, PAL, or CCIR, from Camera Link, from LVDS/TTL, or from other nonstandard video sources can be captured, analyzed 3 , displayed, and archived 2 .

Or, with XCLIB and the PIXCI® frame generators, single frames or video sequences of Camera Link video can be created.

CONVENIENCE & COMPATIBILITY

XCLIB provides high level services, allowing concentration on the imaging application, rather than focusing on board level programming.

XCLIB automatically detects and manages all versions of the PIXCI® frame grabbers. Fundamental services, such as setting resolution, capturing, and accessing image data, are the same regardless of camera or version of frame grabber. Fundamental services are also consistent between frame grabbers and frame generators.

The XCLIB C/C++ libraries allows embedding control of PIXCI® frame grabbers or frame generators into user-written applications. Under Windows, the XCLIB DLL also enables access from third party applications, such as Visual Basic, VB.NET, C#.NET, Delphi, Java, LabView, Matlab, Python, and many others, supporting "calling" into DLLs. Under Linux, the XCLIB Shared Object (SO) also enables access from third party applications, such as LabView, Matlab, Python, Java, and many others supporting "calling" into Shared Objects (SO).

SOPHISTICATED SOLUTIONS

XCLIB allows user-written applications to apply the PIXCI® frame grabbers to applications such as image enhancement, archival, analysis and measurement; event and motion study; document capture; cine-loop and ultrasound image capture; particle analysis; visual inspection; machine vision and quality control. Join the scientists and engineers in medical, industrial, and research environments who rely upon EPIX® imaging solutions.

FEATURES

Flexible Video Formats -

Capture standard monochrome RS-170, CCIR, and RS-343 formats, composite color NTSC, PAL, S-Video, and S/VGA formats, RGB component color formats, as well as nonstandard analog and digital video formats. 3

Flexible Video Modes -

Set bits per pixel and color space; set number of pixels per line and lines per field, optionally subsampled. 5 Capture interlaced video as a single interlaced image; as two images, one per field; or as single image of selected field. Capture at video rate, or every "1 of N" frames.

Capture AOI of camera's image for reduced image size; tradeoff capture resolution versus number of frame buffers versus image memory. With 4 GiByte image memory, for example, resolution of 720x480 24 bit RGB yields (approx.) 4140 frame buffers, 1024x1024 16 bit monochrome yields 2048 frame buffers, and 2048x2048 8 bit Bayer yields 1024 frame buffers.

Image Memory -

Capture sequences of images at video (or decimated) rate, to the extent of available host computer memory. On i386 and x86-64 platforms, a "Forceful Allocation" technique allows reserving almost all computer memory (up to 4 GiByte on 32 bit machines) for image frame buffers, excepting memory required by the O.S. and BIOS.

Camera & Device Control -

Sense general purpose input signals, control general purpose output signals; transmit and receive serial configuration data.6

Image Data Access -

Read and write frame buffers with efficient block read and write. Read and write pixels sequentially within area of interest; with implicit handling of AOI boundaries or line interlacing. Direct access to pixels in shared DMA/frame buffer via pointer. 4

For color cameras, access pixel values as grey levels, RGB, BGR, YCrCb, or HSB (Hue, Saturation, Brightness), regardless of camera's or frame grabber's native color space. Access pixel values in the frame grabber's native color space (e.g. YCrCb for the PIXCI® SV2, SV3, SV4, SV5, SV7, SV8), or camera's native color space (e.g. raw Bayer data for Bayer output cameras).

Thin Design and Efficiency -

Video services support "no-wait" and "check for completion" modes. During frame capture the host computer's CPU is not busy transferring pixel data nor waiting for the next vertical blanking interval, but can proceed with concurrent processing.

Capture engine operates in background - via DMA & IRQ - for efficiency and low CPU overhead. Captured image data isn't copied, moved, or processed - until requested by application.

Does not create or use background threads.

Image data can be accessed in real time as it arrives from camera — line by line or pixel by pixel. 8

Video Capture Modes -

Capture single image. Capture image(s) in response to external trigger. Capture at video rate into alternate buffers ("Ping-Pong"), allowing analysis of one buffer while capturing into the other. Capture at video (or decimated) rate, into a sequence of buffers; capture into a circular queue (FIFO) of buffers, allowing image analysis or "video to disk" I/O to lag behind video capture. Capture into list of buffers — enqueued and dequeued by application. 9

Provides elapsed field/frame count; field/frame count and time stamp count of last capture and for each captured buffer. Time stamping performed in driver, during hardware's interrupt handling, for minimal latency and maximum accuracy.

Provides application notification via Events, Signals, or Callbacks of each field/frame.

Easy Programming -

All basic features are available via Simple C Functions (SCF); easy to use subroutines don't require familiarity with "C" structures, pointers, etc. An example source program demonstrates use of SCF subroutines. Additionally, an extended "structured" and "object oriented" interface provides complete control of video formats, resolutions, features and options.

Extended Features -

Optional post-capture white balance, color space correction, bad pixel replacement, auto contrast enhancement, per-pixel gain and offset, and multi-tap camera's pixel order correction. 10

Simple import and export of images in lossless TIFF and BMP file formats.

Read image data as RGB24, RGB32, BGR24, or BGR32 — ready to be displayed via O.S. or desktop services.

Under Windows: Display of captured or modified images on the SVGA/HDMI, via a Windows Device Context. Render captured or modified image as a Device Independent Bitmap (Windows DIB). For PIXCI® SV2, SV3, SV4, SV5, SV7, SV8, stream live video to a suitable SVGA/HDMI card with Windows DirectDraw support. 11

DMA live image data directly to GPU or other memory space accessible from the PCI/PCIe bus. 12

Image Processing & Analysis -

The optional PXIPL Image Processing and Analysis Library , provides a wide selection of pre-written imaging routines.

The major categories include: processing, enhancements, graphic lines and shapes, text overlay, printing, morphology, filters and edge detectors, transforms, convolutions, sequence integration and averaging, image printing, image copy and resizing, single image and image pair normalizations, blob analysis, histograms and moments, image load and save, calibration, correlation, subpixel accuracy measurements, particle tracking, and image load/save with additional file formats.

PXIPL simplifies development of user-written applications in applications such as image enhancement, archival, analysis, and measurement; event and motion study; document capture; particle analysis; visual inspection; machine vision and quality control.

The PXIPL functions are not restricted to processing images which were captured by EPIX® frame grabbers. Images from any source, residing in PC memory, can be any size and any number of colors, limited only by availability of PC memory, and the CPU word size. 13

Typical PXIPL functions provide a broad spectrum of operations, allowing a single function to do the work of many functions. For example, a convolution function accepts parameters describing the image buffer, the area of interest within the buffer, the convolution size N, and the N× N kernel coefficients. This single function allows convolving with a 3×3, 9×9, 31×31, or 99×99 kernel size, limited only by available PC memory.

XCLIB-Lite Version -

XCLIB is available in a reduced, economical, version with limited features - sufficient to support many, common, applications.

XCLIB-Lite may be used with multiple PIXCI® frame grabbers or frame generators, but allows selecting and operating only one frame grabber at a time. For PIXCI® E1DB, E4DB, E4G2-2F, E4TX2-2F, E8DB, e104x4-2f, miniH2B, E8CAM, ECB2, EL1DB, ELS2, SI2, or SV7 frame grabbers, or for PIXCI® E4G2-F2B, E4TX2-F2B, or e104x4-f2b frame grabbers, or for PIXCI® E4G2-4B, E4TX2-$B, e104x4-4b or SI4 frame grabbers, XCLIB-Lite allows operating only one functional half, or quarter, respectively, of a selected frame grabber.

XCLIB-Lite provides the same Simple C Functions (SCF) for snapping images, capturing sequences, and dual buffer (ping-pong) capture, and for reading and writing single or blocks of pixel values in RGB or monochrome; but does not provide the "structured" interface, bit depth conversions, optional color space conversions to HSB and YUV/YCrCb, nor allow reading or writing only a single color component of RGB. For Bayer pattern cameras, XCLIB-Lite does provide the same de-mosaicked, color corrected, white balanced, and gamma corrected ready-to-use RGB pixel data as XCLIB, but does not provide access to raw Bayer data.

XCLIB-Lite does not allow using more than 64 MiBytes of frame buffer memory, and does not provide direct (i.e. "pointer") access to frame buffers. XCLIB-Lite can't be used with the PXIPL Image Processing and Analysis Library.

For frame grabbers and cameras in trigger (i.e. async-reset, controlled) mode, with the frame grabber generating trigger signals via the so-called "PRIN(C)" and "EXSYNC", parameters along with related camera control parameters, XCLIB-Lite allows importing a video setup file specifying the exposure period, frame/line period, etc., but does not allow explicitly altering these parameters via function calls. However, for SILICON VIDEO® cameras XCLIB-Lite provides the same camera specific (SCF) functions and features as XCLIB.

XCLIB-Lite allows use of a video setup configuration file, but does not allow the file to be compiled into the application. XCLIB-Lite provides a subset of XCLIB's functions; applications written using XCLIB-Lite are upward compatible with XCLIB.

SAMPLE CODE

Frame buffer access examples.

  pxd_PIXCIopen("", "NTSC", "");	      // Use standard NTSC, or
//pxd_PIXCIopen("", "CCIR", "");	              // .. CCIR, or
//pxd_PIXCIopen("", "", "VIDEO.FMT");  // .. customized format?
                                                                     // snap image into buffer 1
pxd_doSnap(0x1, 1, 0);			             // and wait for result

// Access monochromatic data
unsigned char	buf[1024];		    // size >= # pixels per AOI line
unsigned long	c = 0;
int	 i, j, y;
for (y = 0;; y++) {
    i = pxd_readuchar(0x1, 1, 0, y, -1, y+1, buf, sizeof(buf), "Grey");
    if (i <= 0) 			            // read next line of image
	break;				    // until there are no more
    for (j = 0; j < i; j++)		    // scan and ..
	if (buf[j] < 64)		            // .. test and count pixels
	    c++;			            // .. with value less than 64
}

// Access one line of RGB data
pxd_readuchar(0x1, 1, 0, 0, -1, 1, buf, sizeof(buf), "RGB");
printf("Pixel at (0,20) is %d/%d/%d\\n", buf[20+0], buf[20+1], buf[20+2]);

// Access one line of Red component of RGB data
i = pxd_readuchar(0x1, 1, 0, 0, -1, 1, buf, sizeof(buf), "RofRGB");
for (j = 0, c = 0; j < i; j++)
    c += buf[j];
printf("Red component average is %f\\n", (double)count/i);

Image capture and HDMI/VGA display example (Windows only).

HDC  hDC; RECT rect;

  pxd_PIXCIopen("", "RS-170", "");	    // Use standard RS-170, or
//pxd_PIXCIopen("", "NTSC", "");	    // .. NTSC, or
//pxd_PIXCIopen("", "NTSC/YC", "");	    // .. NTSC S-VIDEO, or
//pxd_PIXCIopen("", "CCIR", "");	            // .. CCIR, or
//pxd_PIXCIopen("", "PAL", ""); 	            // .. PAL, or
//pxd_PIXCIopen("", "PAL/YC", "");	    // .. PAL S-VIDEO, or
//pxd_PIXCIopen("", "", "VIDEO.FMT"); // .. customized formats
					                             //	  & resolution?
hDC = GetDC(hWnd);			             // get handle to window
GetClientRect(hWnd, &rect);		     // get size of window
rect.right++; rect.bottom++;		             // inclusive->exclusive
SetStretchBltMode(hDC,STRETCH_DELETESCANS); // set window display modes
pxd_doSnap(0x1, 1, 0);			             // snap image into buffer 1
pxd_renderStretchDIBits(0x1, 1, 0, 0, -1,-1,// specify frame buffer & AOI
	    0, hDC,			                     // specify window
	    rect.right/4, rect.bottom/4,               // window upper left corner
	    rect.right/2, rect.bottom/2,               // window size
	    0); 			                             // display!
ReleaseDC(hWnd, hDC);			    // release handle

Dual board image capture and save example.

pxd_doSnap(0x3, 2, 0);		                // snap image into buffer 2 of
				                                // board 0x1 and buffer 2 of
				                                // board 0x2.
pxd_saveBmp(0x1,"IMAGE1.BMP",2, // save 256x128 AOI of buffer 2 of
	    0,0,256,128,0,0)	                        // board 0x1 in .bmp format (in
				                                // DOS versions too!)
pxd_saveBmp(0x2,"IMAGE2.BMP",2, // save full buffer 2 of board 0x2
	    0,0,-1,-1,0,0)	                        // in .bmp format

Interactive sequence capture example.

int b;
pxd_PIXCIopen("", "NTSC", "");	              // Use standard NTSC, or
//pxd_xcopen("", "CCIR", "");		      // .. CCIR, or a saved
//pxd_xcopen("", "", "VIDEO.FMT");	      // .. nonstandard video?
for (b = 1; b <= pxd_imageZdim(); b++) {  // Run thru all buffers.
    printf("Key ENTER to capture buffer #%ld\\n", b);
    while (getchar() != '\\n') ;	                      // Wait for user trigger
    pxd_doSnap(0x1, b, 0);		              // Capture into buffer 'b'
}
printf("All frame buffers captured.\\n");

Image capture and GTK display example (Linux only).

GtkWidget  *gtkAreadisp_area = gtk_drawing_area_new();
GdkScreen  gdkScreen = gdk_screen_get_default();
gint dispWidth	= MIN(pxd_imageXdim(), (gint)gdk_screen_get_width(gdkScreen));
gint dispHeight = MIN(pxd_imageYdim(), (gint)gdk_screen_get_height(gdkScreen));
size_t	rgbbufcnt  = (dispWidth * ((pxd_imageCdim()==1)? 1: 3) * dispHeight);
guchar	*rgbbuf	= malloc(rgbbufcnt * sizeof(uchar));
//
pxd_doSnap(0x1, 1, 0);				                                // snap image
pxd_readuchar(0x1, 1, 0, 0, dispWidth, dispHeight, rgbbuf, rgbbufcnt,
        (pxd_imageCdim()==1)? "GREY": "RGB");                 // read data
gdk_draw_gray_image(gtkArea->window, gtkArea->style->fg_gc[GTK_STATE_NORMAL],
        0, 0, dispWidth, dispHeight, GDK_RGB_DITHER_NONE,
        rgbbuf, dispWidth * (pxd_imageCdim()==1)? 1: 3);	// draw
free(rgbbuf);

FUNCTIONS

XCLIB TOPICS AND FUNCTIONS

Installation, Configuration, and Usage - Compile Time
 Introduction 
 Library Installation 
 Compiling 
  Stack 
  Heap 
  Memory Allocation Hooks 
 Compile Time Inclusions 
 Common Types and Concepts 
  Types 
  Modifiers 
  Call Back Types 
  Usage Assumptions 
  On Frame Buffers and Memory 
  On the Semantics of Snap 
  On Live Continuous Capture
  On Live/Snap Capture and CPU Efficiency
  On Reading or Writing Frame Buffers
  On Reading or Writing 1-D Rows & Columns, or 2-D Areas, of Pixels
  On Using Events or Signals for any of a Variety of Conditions

  On Frame Grabbers with Multiple Functional Units 
  On Multiple Frame Grabbers 
  On Multiple Identical Frame Grabbers 
  On Serial Ports 
  On Video Format Configuration 
  On Video State ID's 
  On Error Codes 
  On Structures and Signatures 
 Common Structures 
  Coordinates, Images, and Image Window Structures 
  Frame Grabber, Driver, and Video Format Configuration Structures 
  
Installation and Configuration - Run Time
 Driver Configuration Parameters 
 Windows 95, 98, ME Environment 
 Windows NT, 2000, XP, XP(x64), Vista 32/64-Bit, 7 32/64-Bit, 8/10/11 32/64-Bit Environment 
 Tenberry DOS4GW DOS Extender Environment 
 Linux 32 Bit & Intel i386 Environment 
 Linux 64 Bit & Intel x86-64 Environment 
 Linux 32 Bit & nVidia TK1 (ARM Cortex-A15) Environment
 Linux 32 Bit & Boundary Devices/ARM NITROGEN6/imx6
 Linux 64 Bit & nVidia Nano, TX1, TX2, Xavier, Xavier NX (ARM Cortex-A57) Environment
 Activity Logging
  Camera Communication and Function Trace
  Configuration Fault Logging
 

SCF Style Interface
 Set A/D Gain and Offset - pxd_setAdcGainOffset
 Set A/D Gains and Offsets - pxd_setAdcColorGainOffsets
 Get A/D Gain A - pxd_getAdcGainA
 Get A/D Gain B - pxd_getAdcGainB
 Get A/D Color Gains A - pxd_getAdcGainsA
 Get A/D Color Gains B - pxd_getAdcGainsB
 Get A/D Color Gains A - pxd_getAdcOffsetsA
 Get A/D Color Gains B - pxd_getAdcOffsetsB
 Get A/D Color Offsets A - pxd_getAdcOffsetA
 Get A/D Color Offsets B - pxd_getAdcOffsetB
 Buffer's Capture Field Count - pxd_buffersFieldCount 
 Buffer's Capture General Purpose Input - pxd_buffersGPIn 
 Buffer's Capture System Time - pxd_buffersSysTicks 
 Buffer's Capture System Time - pxd_buffersSysTicksHi 
 Camera Link CC Output Signal: Set - pxd_setCameraLinkCCOut 
 Camera Link CC Output Signal: Get - pxd_getCameraLinkCCOut 
 Last Captured Buffer: Buffer Number - pxd_capturedBuffer 
 Last Captured Buffer: Field Count - pxd_capturedFieldCount 
 Last Captured Buffer: System Time - pxd_capturedSysTicks 
 Last Captured Buffer: System Time High - pxd_capturedSysTicksHi 
 Current Capturing Buffer: Buffer Number - pxd_capturingBuffer
 Get PXIMAGE: Access Frame Grabber Frame Buffer - pxd_defineImage 
 Get PXIMAGE3: Access Frame Grabber Frame Buffers - pxd_defineImage3 
 Get PXIMAGE: Access Frame Grabber Frame Buffer - pxd_definePximage 
 Get PXIMAGE3: Access Frame Grabber Frame Buffers - pxd_definePximage3
 Get PXIMAGE: Release Access to Frame Grabber Image Buffers - pxd_definePximageFree
 Get PXIMAGE3: Release Access to Frame Grabber Image Buffers - pxd_definePximage3Free

 Video Snap and Wait - pxd_doSnap 
 Windows: Register Event upon Video Field - pxd_eventFieldCreate 
 Windows: Unregister Event upon Video Field - pxd_eventFieldClose 
 Windows: Register Event upon Captured Video Field - pxd_eventCapturedFieldCreate 
 Windows: Unregister Event upon Captured Video Field - pxd_eventCapturedFieldClose 
 Windows: Register Event upon General Purpose Trigger - pxd_eventGPTriggerCreate 
 Windows: Unregister Event upon General Purpose Trigger - pxd_eventGPTriggerClose 
 Windows: Register Event upon Fault - pxd_eventFaultCreate 
 Windows: Unregister Event upon Fault - pxd_eventFaultClose 
 Windows: Register Event upon Serial - pxd_eventSerialCreate 
 Windows: Unregister Event upon Serial - pxd_eventSerialClose 
 DOS: Register Callback upon Video Field - pxd_eventFieldCreate 
 DOS: Unregister Callback upon Video Field - pxd_eventFieldClose 
 DOS: Register Callback upon Captured Video Field - pxd_eventCapturedFieldCreate 
 DOS: Unregister Callback upon Captured Video Field - pxd_eventCapturedFieldClose 
 DOS: Register Callback upon General Purpose Trigger - pxd_eventGPTriggerCreate 
 DOS: Unregister Callback upon General Purpose Trigger - pxd_eventGPTriggerClose 
 DOS: Register Callback upon Fault - pxd_eventFaultCreate 
 DOS: Unregister Callback upon Fault - pxd_eventFaultClose 
 DOS: Register Callback upon Serial - pxd_eventSerialCreate 
 DOS: Unregister Callback upon Serial - pxd_eventSerialClose 
 Linux: Register Signal upon Video Field - pxd_eventFieldCreate 
 Linux: Unregister Signal upon Video Field - pxd_eventFieldClose 
 Linux: Register Signal upon Captured Video Field - pxd_eventCapturedFieldCreate 
 Linux: Unregister Signal upon Captured Video Field - pxd_eventCapturedFieldClose 
 Linux: Register Signal upon General Purpose Trigger - pxd_eventGPTriggerCreate 
 Linux: Unregister Signal upon General Purpose Trigger - pxd_eventGPTriggerClose 
 Linux: Register Signal upon Fault - pxd_eventFaultCreate 
 Linux: Unregister Signal upon Fault - pxd_eventFaultClose 
 Linux: Register Signal upon Serial - pxd_eventSerialCreate 
 Linux: Unregister Signal upon Serial - pxd_eventSerialClose 
 Set EXSYNC and PRIN Counter Values - pxd_setExsyncPrin
 Get EXSYNC Counter Value - pxd_getExsync
 Get PRIN Counter Value - pxd_getPrin
 Set EXSYNC and PRINC Mode Bits - pxd_setExsyncPrincMode
 Get EXSYNC Mode Bits - pxd_getExsyncMode
 Get PRINC Mode Bits - pxd_getPrincMode
 General Purpose Input Signal: Sense - pxd_getGPIn
 General Purpose Input Signal: Reset - pxd_setGPIn
 General Purpose Output Signal: Set - pxd_setGPOut 
 General Purpose Output Signal: Get - pxd_getGPOut 
 General Purpose Trigger Count: Sense - pxd_getGPTrigger 
 Get Frame Buffer Image Aspect Ratio - pxd_imageAspectRatio
 Get Frame Buffer Image Bit Depth - pxd_imageBdim
 Get Frame Buffer Image Color Components - pxd_imageCdim
 Get Frame Buffer Image Field Dimension - pxd_imageIdim
 Get Frame Buffer Image Horizontal Dimension - pxd_imageXdim
 Get Frame Buffer Image Vertical Dimension - pxd_imageYdim
 Get Frame Buffer Image Count - pxd_imageZdim
 Set Bright White Balance - pxd_setImageBrightBalance
 Set Dark White Balance - pxd_setImageDarkBalance
 Read Pixel Values as Unsigned Char - pxd_readuchar
 Read Pixel Values as Unsigned Short - pxd_readushort
 Write Pixel Values as Unsigned Char - pxd_writeuchar
 Write Pixel Values as Unsigned Short - pxd_writeushort
 Get Frame Grabber Driver ID - pxd_infoDriverId
 Get Frame Grabber Include Files ID - pxd_infoIncludeId
 Get Frame Grabber Library ID - pxd_infoLibraryId
 Get Frame Grabber\'s Frame Buffer Size - pxd_infoMemsize
 Get Frame Grabber\'s Model - pxd_infoModel
 Get Frame Grabber\'s Submodel - pxd_infoSubmodel
 Get Frame Grabber Unit Count - pxd_infoUnits
 Get Frame Grabber Driver's System Time Units - pxd_infoSysTicksUnits
 Get Frame Grabber Driver's System Time - pxd_infoSysTicks
 Load Image: BMP Format - pxd_loadBmp
 Load Image: TIFF Format - pxd_loadTiff
 Save Image: BMP Format - pxd_saveBmp
 Save Image: PCX Format - pxd_savePcx
 Save Image: TARGA Format - pxd_saveTga
 Save Image: TIFF Format - pxd_saveTiff
 Load Frame Buffers - pxd_loadRawBuffers
 Save Frame Buffers - pxd_saveRawBuffers
 Errors: Translate Error Code to String - pxd_mesgErrorCode
 Errors: Check &Report Faults - pxd_mesgFault
 Errors: Check & Report Faults - pxd_mesgFault
 Errors: Check & Report Faults - pxd_mesgFaultText
 PIXCI® Frame Grabber: Open and Set Video Format Configuration - pxd_PIXCIopen
 PIXCI® Frame Grabber: Close - pxd_PIXCIclose
 
 Windows: Create Device Independent Bitmap (DIB) - pxd_renderDIBCreate
 Windows: Release Device Independent Bitmap (DIB) - pxd_renderDIBFree
 Windows: Direct Video Display, Init - pxd_renderDirectVideoInit
 Windows: Direct Video Display, Done - pxd_renderDirectVideoDone
 Windows: Direct Video Display, Start - pxd_renderDirectVideoLive
 Windows: Direct Video Display, Stop - pxd_renderDirectVideoUnLive
 Windows: Display Image Frame Buffer On Device Context - pxd_renderStretchDIBits
 Serial Port: Set Configuration - pxd_serialConfigure
 Serial Port: Read - pxd_serialRead
 Serial Port: Write - pxd_serialWrite
 Serial Port: Flush - pxd_serialFlush
 Camera Link Serial: Initialize - clSerialInit
 Camera Link Serial: Close - clSerialClose
 Camera Link Serial: Read - clSerialRead
 Camera Link Serial: Write - clSerialWrite
 Camera Link Serial: Read Available - clGetNumBytesAvail
 Camera Link Serial: Read Flush - clFlushPort
 Camera Link Serial: Error Text - clGetErrorText
 Camera Link Serial: Ports - clGetNumSerialPorts
 Camera Link Serial: Ports ID - clGetSerialPortIdentifier
 Camera Link Serial: Manufacturer ID - clGetManufacturerInfo
 Camera Link Serial: Get Baud Rates - clGetSupportedBaudRates
 Camera Link Serial: Set Baud Rate - clSetBaudRate
 Set Video Input Multiplexer - pxd_setVidMux
 Set Video Contrast and Brightness - pxd_setContrastBrightness
 Set Video Hue and Saturation - pxd_setHueSaturation
 Get Video Input Multiplexer - pxd_getVidMux
 Get Video Contrast - pxd_getContrast
 Get Video Brightness - pxd_getBrightness
 Get Video Hue - pxd_getHue
 Get Video U Saturation - pxd_getUGain
 Get Video V Saturation - pxd_getVGain
 Video Snap and Wait - pxd_doSnap
 Video Snap - pxd_goSnap 
 Video Snap Pair - pxd_goSnapPair 
 Video Live - pxd_goLive 
 Video Live Pair Alternate - pxd_goLivePair 
 Video Live Sequence - pxd_goLiveSeq 
 Video UnLive - pxd_goUnLive 
 Video Abort - pxd_goAbortLive 
 Video Live Trigger - pxd_goLiveTrig 
 Video Live Sequence Trigger - pxd_goLiveSeqTrig 
 Video Queued Snap - pxd_quSnap
 Video Queued Live - pxd_quLive
 Video Initiated Status Check - pxd_goneLive 
 Get Video Field Count - pxd_videoFieldCount 
 Get Video Field Characteristic - pxd_videoFieldsPerFrame 
 Get Video Field Characteristic - pxd_videoFieldsPerFrames 
 Set Video Configuration as per Compiled Include - pxd_videoFormatAsIncluded 
 Set Video Configuration as per Compiled Init - pxd_videoFormatAsIncludedInit 
 Escape to Access Structured Interface Services - pxd_xclibEscape
 Escaped to Access Structured Interface Services - pxd_xclibEscaped
 Get SILICON VIDEO Camera Type - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getCameraType
 Set SILICON VIDEO Exposure, Gain, and Offset - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_setExposureGainOffset 
 Set SILICON VIDEO Exposure, Gains, and Offsets - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_setExposureColorGainOffsets 
 Set SILICON VIDEO Exposure - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_setExposure 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Exposure - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getExposure 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Gain A - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getGainA 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Gain B - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getGainB 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Color Gains A - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getGainsA 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Color Gains B - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getGainsB 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Color Offsets A - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getOffsetsA 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Color Offsets B - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getOffsetsB 
 Set SILICON VIDEO Resolution and Timing - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_setResolutionAndTiming 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Subsample - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getSubsample 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Aoi Left Edge - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getAoiLeft 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Aoi Top Edge - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getAoiTop 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Aoi Width - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getAoiTop 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Aoi Height - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getAoiTop 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Scan Direction - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getScanDirection 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Pixel Clock Frequency - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getPixelClock 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Frame Period - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getFramePeriod 
 Set SILICON VIDEO Video And Trigger Modes - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_setVideoAndTriggerMode 
 Set SILICON VIDEO Controlled Rates - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_setCtrlRates 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Video Mode - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getVideoMode 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Controlled Frame Rate - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getCtrlFrameRate
 Get SILICON VIDEO Controlled Exposure - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getCtrlExposure
 Get SILICON VIDEO Controlled Video Mode - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getCtrlVideoMode 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Controlled Trigger Mode - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getCtrlTriggerMode 
 Set SILICON VIDEO AGC and AEC - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_setAxC 
 Get SILICON VIDEO AGC A Gain - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getAgcA 
 Get SILICON VIDEO AGC B Gain - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getAgcB 
 Get SILICON VIDEO AEC Exposure - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getAec 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Min/Max Exposure - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getMinMaxExposure 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Min/Max Frame Period - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getMinMaxFramePeriod 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Min/Max Controlled Exposure - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getMinMaxCtrlExposure
 Get SILICON VIDEO Min/Max Controlled Frame Rate - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getMinMaxCtrlFrameRate 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Min/Max Pixel Clock Frequency - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getMinMaxPixelClock 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Min/Max Gain A - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getMinMaxGainA 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Min/Max Gain B - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getMinMaxGainB 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Min/Max Offset A - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getMinMaxOffsetA 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Min/Max Offset B - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getMinMaxOffsetB 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Min/Max AOI Width - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getMinMaxAoiWidth 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Min/Max AOI Height - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getMinMaxAoiHeight 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Min/Max AGC A Gain - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getMinMaxAgcA 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Min/Max AGC B Gain - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getMinMaxAgcB 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Min/Max AEC Exposure - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getMinMaxAec 
 Get SILICON VIDEO Min/Max Resolution - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_getMinMaxResolution
 Export SILICON VIDEO Settings - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_exportSettings
 Import SILICON VIDEO Settings - pxd_SILICONVIDEO_importSettings
 
 

SCF+ Style Interface
 PIXCI® Frame Grabber Library: Create Instance - pxe_XCLIBinstantiate 
 PIXCI® Frame Grabber Library: Uncreate Instance - pxe_XCLIBuninstantiate 
 PIXCI® Frame Grabber: Structured Open - xclib_open
 PIXCI® Frame Grabber: Structured Close - xclib_close 
 Get Frame Grabber and Driver Information - ::pxdev.getDevInfo 
 Get Extended Frame Grabber and Driver Information - ::xcdev.getDevInfo 
 Obtain Last Logged Fault - ::pxdev.getFault 
 Get Driver Parameters - ::xcdev.getDevParms 
 Set Driver Parameters - ::xcdev.setDevParms 
 Allocate Copy of Video State - ::pxlib.allocStateCopy 
 Free Copy of Video State - ::pxlib.freeStateCopy 
 Compare Pair of Video State Copies - ::pxlib.compareStateCopy 
 Define Video State - ::pxlib.defineState 
 Delete Video State - ::pxlib.deleteState 
 Get Video State - ::pxlib.getState 
 Get & Allocate Video State - ::pxlib.getAllocState
 Export Copy of Video State - ::pxlib.exportStateCopy 
 Import Copy of Video State - ::pxlib.importStateCopy 
 Import & Allocate Copy of Video State - ::pxlib.importAllocStateCopy
 Fixup Video State - ::xclib.fixxStateCopy 
 Fill Video State - ::xclib.fillStateCopy 
 Sign Video State - ::xclib.signStateCopy 
 Set Default Configuration Copy of Video State - ::pxlib.initStateCopy 
 Set Default Configuration & Allocate Copy of Video State - ::pxlib.initAllocStateCopy
 Declare Instance of Video Format Configuration Structures - xclib_DeclareVidStateStructs 
 Initialize Instance of Video Format Configuration Structures - xclib_InitVidStateStructs 
 Declare Instance of Video Format Configuration Structures - xclib_DeclareVidStateStructs2
 Initialize Instance of Video Format Configuration Structures - xclib_InitVidStateStructs2
 Obtain Pointer into Frame Grabber Memory - ::pxdev.getImap 
 Free Pointer into Frame Grabber Memory - ::pxdev.freeImap 
 Obtain pximage Access into Frame Grabber Memory - ::pxlib.initPximage 
 Obtain pximage3 Access into Frame Grabber Memory - ::pxlib.initPximage3 
 Obtain Filtered pximage Access into Frame Grabber Memory - ::pxlib.initFilteredPximage 
 Obtain Filtered pximage3 Access into Frame Grabber Memory - ::pxlib.initFilteredPximage3 
 Read/Write Frame Grabber Memory - ::pxdev.io 
 Read/Write Frame Grabber Memory, Sparsely - ::pxdev.iosparse 
 Get Live/Snap Status - ::xcdev.getLiveStatus 
 Get Current Video Status - ::pxdev.getVidStatus 
 Get Extended Video Status - ::xcdev.getVidStatus 
 Get Current Video Status Value - ::pxdev.getVidStatusValue 
 Get Current Buffer Status - ::pxlib.goingBufStatus 
 Initiate Snap into Frame Buffer - ::xcdev.setSnapBuf 
 Initiate Snap Pair into Frame Buffers - ::xcdev.setSnapPairBuf 
 Initiate Continuous Capture into Frame Buffer - ::xcdev.setLiveBuf 
 Initiate Continuous Alternate Capture into Frame Buffers - ::xcdev.setLivePairBuf 
 Initiate Continuous Capture into Memory Space - ::setLivePhys 
 Initiate Sequence Capture into Frame Buffers - ::setLiveSeqBuf 
 Initiate Triggered Capture into Frame Buffer - ::setLiveTrigBuf 
 Terminate Live/Snap into Frame Buffer - ::xcdev.setUnLive 
 Abort Live/Snap into Frame Buffer - ::xcdev.setAbortLive 
 Set Camera Configuration - ::xcdev.setCameraConfig 
 Set Video Configuration - ::xcdev.setVideoConfig 
 Adjust Video Configuration - ::xcdev.setVideoAdjust 
 General Purpose Input Signal: Sense - ::xcdev.getGpin 
 General Purpose Input Signal: Reset - ::xcdev.setGpin 
 General Purpose Output Signal: Set - ::xcdev.setGpout 
 General Purpose Output Signal: Get - ::xcdev.getGpout 
 Device Control - ::pxdev.ioctl 
 Load Frame Buffers as Stream - ::pxaux.bufferLoadStream 
 Save Frame Buffers as Stream - ::pxaux.bufferSaveStream 
 Errors: Translate Error Code to String - ::pxaux.errorCodeString 
 Errors: Check & Report Faults - ::pxaux.faultMessageBox 
 Errors: Check & Report Faults - ::pxaux.faultPrintf 
 Load Image: BMP Format - ::pxaux.imageLoadBmp 
 Load Image: TIFF Format - ::pxaux.imageLoadTiff 
 Save Image: BMP Format - ::pxaux.imageSaveBmp 
 Save Image: PCX Format - ::pxaux.imageSavePcx 
 Save Image: TARGA Format - ::pxaux.imageSaveTga 
 Save Image: TIFF Format - ::pxaux.imageSaveTiff 
 Read Pixel Values as Unsigned Char - ::pxaux.imageReadUChar 
 Read Pixel Values as Unsigned Short - ::pxaux.imageReadUShort 
 Read Pixel Values as Unsigned Int - ::pxaux.imageReadUInt 
 Write Pixel Values as Unsigned Char - ::pxaux.imageWriteUChar 
 Write Pixel Values as Unsigned Short - ::pxaux.imageWriteUShort 
 Write Pixel Values as Unsigned Int - ::pxaux.imageWriteUInt 
 Windows: Make Device Independent Bitmap - ::pxaux.makeDIB 
 Windows: Free Device Independent Bitmap - ::pxaux.freeDIB 
 Windows: Display Image Frame Buffer On Device Context - ::pxaux.StretchDIBits 
 Camera Control: SILICON VIDEO® 2112 - PXCam_SILICONVIDEO2112 
 Camera Control: SILICON VIDEO® 1310 - PXCam_SILICONVIDEO1310 
 Camera Control: SILICON VIDEO® 1281 - PXCam_SILICONVIDEO1281 
 Camera Control: SILICON VIDEO® 10C6/10M6 - PXCam_SILICONVIDEO9M001 
 Camera Control: SILICON VIDEO® 10C-CL/10M-CL - PXCam_SILICONVIDEO9M001 
 Camera Control: SILICON VIDEO® 15C5 - PXCam_SILICONVIDEO9M001 
 Camera Control: SILICON VIDEO® 5M10/5C10 - PXCam_SILICONVIDEO9M001 
 Camera Control: SILICON VIDEO® 9C10 - PXCam_SILICONVIDEO9M001 
 Camera Control: SILICON VIDEO® 9M001 - PXCam_SILICONVIDEO9M001 
 Camera Control: SILICON VIDEO® 9T001 - PXCam_SILICONVIDEO9M001 
 Camera Control: SILICON VIDEO® 642 - PXCam_SILICONVIDEO642 
 Camera Control: SILICON VIDEO® 643 - PXCam_SILICONVIDEO643 
 Camera Control: SILICON VIDEO® WGA - PXCam_SILICONVIDEO032 
 Camera Control: SILICON VIDEO® HAS21 - PXCam_SILICONVIDEOHAS2 
 Camera Control: SILICON VIDEO® 1C15/1M45 - PXCam_SILICONVIDEO1CM45
 Camera Control: SILICON VIDEO® 20C-CL/20M-CL - PXCam_SILICONVIDEO20MCL
 Camera Control: SILICON VIDEO® 1820CL - PXCam_SILICONVIDEO1820CL
 Camera Control: SILICON VIDEO® 1514CL - PXCam_SILICONVIDEO1820CL


Device Independent Image Access Interface
 PXIMAGE: Image and Pixel Specifications - Struct pximage 
 PXIMAGE: Set & Get Area of Interest Window - pximage::xwind 
 PXIMAGE: Get Advice, Errors, Info & Options - pximage::aeiou 
 PXIMAGE: Set to Access Sequential Pixels - pximage::ioset 
 PXIMAGE: Read Sequential Pixels - pximage::ioread 
 PXIMAGE: Write Sequential Pixels - pximage::iorite 
 PXIMAGE: Wait for Sequential Access Completion - pximage::iowait 
 PXIMAGE: Obtain Sequential Access Pixel Count - pximage::iolen 
 PXIMAGE: Set to Access Non-Sequential Pixels - pximage::bxts 
 PXIMAGE: Prepare for Non-Sequential Pixel Access - pximage::bxtp 
 PXIMAGE: Access Non-Sequential Pixels - pximage::bxta 
 PXIMAGE: Wait for Non-Sequential Access Completion - pximage::bxtw 
 PXIMAGE: Set to Obtain Pointer to Pixels - pximage::imapset 
 PXIMAGE: Obtain Pointer to Pixels - pximage::imap 
 PXIMAGE: Release Pointer to Pixels - pximage::imapr 

Deprecated Functions

Application Notes
 Conversion of Application Programs from XCOBJ 
 Using a Serial (RS-232) Configurable Camera with the PIXCI® CL1, CL2, CL3SD, D, D24, D32, D2X, D3X, D3XE, E1, E1DB, E4, E4DB, E4G2-2F, E4G2-4B, E4G2-F2B, E4TX2-2F, E4TX2-4B, E4TX2-F2B, E8, E8CAM, E8DB, e104x4-2f, e104x4-4b, e104x4-f2b, EB1, EB1G2, EB1-PoCL, EB1G2-PoCL, EB1mini, miniH2B, miniH2F, miniH2x4F, mf2280, EC1, ECB1, ECB1-34, ECB2, EL1, EL1DB, ELS2, SI, SI1, SI2, or SI4
  Initialization of RS-232 or Camera Link Serial Configured Cameras 
  Initialization of Camera Link Serial, I²C, or SPI Configured Cameras 
  Adjustments to RS-232 or Camera Link Serial Configured Cameras 
  Adjustments to I²C or SPI Configured Cameras 
 Using a Video Format Configuration Exported by XCAP 
 Capture Directly into Memory Space of Other Devices 
  PIXCI® SV4, SV5, SV5A, SV5B, SV5L, SV7, SV8 and DirectDraw 
  PIXCI® and StreamStor 
 Adjusting White Balance of a Bayer Output Camera with the PIXCI® Frame Grabber 
 Processing Images from a Bayer Output Camera with the PIXCI® CL, D, E, or SI Series 
 Using a Power over Camera Link (PoCL) Camera with the PIXCI® E4, E4DB, E8, E8DB, EB1-PoCL, EB1G2-PoCL 

Release Notes

Distribution Contents

Index
The pxe_ variations for each pxd_ function, an alternate API for use with multiple PIXCI® imaging boards, are not listed. They are not included with XCLIB-Lite.

SPECIFICATIONS

IMAGING BOARD:

Any PIXCI® series frame grabber or frame generator.

Up to eight (under 32 bit O.S.) or sixteen (under 64 bit O.S.) identical, or four non-identical, PIXCI® frame grabbers or generators can be controlled. 14

ENVIRONMENT:

  • Watcom C/C++ V11.0 32 bit in F model. For Tenberry (Rational) DOS extender, 80386 or better.
  • Windows 95, 98, ME – 32 bit DLL, for any compiler or Windows application.
  • Windows NT (V4.0), 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 32-Bit – 32 bit DLL, for any compiler or Windows application.
  • Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 64-Bit – 32 & 64 bit DLLs, for any compiler or Windows application. 15
  • Linux (kernel V2.6, V3.x, V4.x, V5.x, or V6.x) on Intel i386.
  • Linux (kernel V2.6, V3.x, V4.x, V5.x, or V6.x) on Intel x86-64, for 32 or 64 bit applications. 16
  • Linux (kernel V3.x, V4.x, V5.x, or V6.x) on nVidia TK1 ARM/Cortex-A15.
  • Linux (kernel V4.x, V5.x, or V6.x) on Boundary Devices NITROGEN6 ARM/imx6.
  • Linux (kernel V3.x, V4.x, V5.x, or V6.x) on nVidia TX1/TX2 ARM/Cortex-A57.
  • Linux (kernel V4.x V5.x, or V6.x) on nVidia Nano/Orin/Xavier ARM/Cortex-A57.

XCLIB-Lite only available for Windows & Linux. PIXCI® SV2 and SV3 are not supported under 64 bit systems. PIXCI® frame grabbers using the PCI32 or PCI64 bus are not supported on ARM systems.

Other environments available on request.

LICENSING:

Licensing permits royalty free inclusion of library routines into applications using EPIX® PIXCI® series frame grabbers or frame generators.

SOFTWARE INCLUDES:

As required by environment: Object code libraries (.lib), Dynamic Link Library (.dll), Object code archive (.a), Windows drivers (.vxd or .sys) provided with XCAP software. Linux drivers (.o or .ko, alternately binary-blob with .c wrappers allowing recompilation on end-user's chosen kernel) provided with XCAP software.

C prototype files (.h).

Example C/C++ programs demonstrating typically used PIXCI® frame grabber features, with Windows (GDI), DOS (stdio), or Linux (stdio & Gnome) interface (.c/.cpp).

Example Visual Basic, VB.NET, C#.NET, programs. Example LabView VI driver.

XCLIB function declaration files for Visual Basic, VB.NET, C#.NET, LabView, Matlab.

HTML manual.

PRICING


  1. Software may require upgrade to operate future versions or options of PIXCI® frame grabbers or generators.
  2. XCLIB provides access to pixel data so that the application can perform analysis. The optional PXIPL library provides pre-written analysis routines.
  3. Support for various video formats is dependent upon the particular camera and PIXCI® frame grabber used.
  4. The pointer to DMA buffer is not available for PIXCI® frame grabbers with on-board frame buffers: CL3SD, SI2.
  5. Support for varying resolution is dependent upon the particular camera and PIXCI® frame grabber used.
  6. Support for general purpose input and output signals is dependent upon the particular PIXCI® frame grabber used.
  7. Support for serial communication available with Camera Link frame grabbers and generators.
  8. Subject to PCI/PCIe bus latency and bus data width.
  9. Enqueue-capture-dequeue capture modes not available for older PIXCI® frame grabbers: SV2, SV3, D, D24, D32, CL3SD (all EOL).
  10. Post-capture corrections available for selected cameras and frame grabbers.
  11. Support for live video via DirectDraw is dependent upon the native color space of the particular PIXCI® frame grabber used, and on the capabilities of the SVGA/HDMI card used.
  12. Requires use of "structured" functions. Not available for PIXCI® frame grabbers with on-board frame buffers: PIXCI® CL3SD, SI2.
  13. The size of a single image may not exceed 2 32-1 bytes.
  14. Each functional half of a PIXCI® E1DB, E4DB, E4G2-2F, E4TX2-2F, E8CAM, E8DB, e104x4-2f, miniH2B, EL1DB, ELS2, SI2, or SV7; or each functional third of a PIXCI® E4G2-F2B, E4TX2-F2B or e104x4-f2b; or each functional quarter of a PIXCI® E4G2-4B, E4TX2-4B, e104x4-4b, or SI4, counts as one board.
  15. Under Windows 64 bit, 32 bit applications are limited to 4 GB of frame buffer memory.
  16. Under Linux on x86-64, 32 bit applications are limited to 4 GB of frame buffer memory.
These older products of the PIXCI® boards are no longer in production, but still supported by XCLIB.

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