- PROP_AUTO_EXPOSURE now queries hardware using IS_GET_ENABLE_AUTO_SHUTTER
- PROP_AUTO_GAIN now queries hardware using IS_GET_ENABLE_AUTO_GAIN
- PROP_GAIN_BOOST now queries hardware using IS_GET_GAINBOOST
This ensures each camera reports its actual hardware state rather than
a shared cached value when properties are queried via camera_control.py
- Add gain-boost property to gstidsueyesrc (boolean)
- Implement is_SetGainBoost() API call in property setter and framerate/exposure function
- Add UDP control commands SET_GAIN_BOOST and GET_GAIN_BOOST
- Add --gain-boost command-line flag to launch-ids.py
- Update camera_control.py with get-gain-boost and set-gain-boost commands
- Change parameter defaults to None (exposure, framerate, gain) to respect INI file defaults
- Only set properties when explicitly provided by user - INI file is source of truth
- Query camera's actual exposure range before setting exposure time
- Validate and clamp exposure values to supported min/max limits
- Log detailed information about range, requested vs actual values
- Add GET_EXPOSURE_RANGE command to UDP control interface
- Update Python control scripts with exposure range query support
This prevents IS_INVALID_EXPOSURE_TIME errors and ensures values are
always within the camera's capabilities. The exposure range varies by
framerate and sensor configuration.
- Added 'gain' property to gstidsueyesrc element (0-100, 0=auto)
- Implemented hardware gain control using is_SetHardwareGain() API
- Added --gain/-g command-line argument to launch-ids.py
- Added SET_GAIN and GET_GAIN UDP control commands
- Updated STATUS command to include gain value
- Added get-gain and set-gain commands to camera_control.py test client
- Gain can be set at startup or adjusted dynamically during runtime
- Replaced garbled is_GetError() output with human-readable error messages
- Added error code mapping for 25+ common IDS errors from uEye.h
- Enhanced camera initialization with detailed logging and context
- Error messages now include error code, name, description, and troubleshooting hints
- Added information about device/camera ID attempted and available camera count
- Example: Error 3 now shows 'IS_CANT_OPEN_DEVICE (3): Cannot open device - check if camera is connected and not in use. Camera/Device ID used: 99, Available cameras: 2'
Fixes issue where camera initialization failures showed cryptic characters instead of useful error information.
- Added --display option for 1/4 sized preview window using autovideosink
- Added --camera-id and --device-id options for camera selection
- Added UDP control commands: SET_CAMERA_ID, GET_CAMERA_ID, SET_DEVICE_ID, GET_DEVICE_ID
- Updated GStreamer idsueyesrc element to support device-id property
- device-id uses IS_USE_DEVICE_ID flag for system enumeration
- camera-id continues to use user-definable ID (0 for first found)
- Updated STATUS command to include camera_id and device_id
- Re-validate AOI configuration before starting video capture
- Fixes 'Invalid buffer size' error when using Start Y > 0
- Query current AOI and re-set it to force SDK internal state update
- Tested with Start Y=0 and Start Y=500 - both work correctly
g_get_real_time() on Windows sometimes gives millisecond resolution.
Also grabbing framegrabber timestamp takes a non-insignificant amount of time,
so do it every second.
This also required changing how we read values, as FLIR uses little
endian. Timestamps are handled differently as well.
We're even more overdue for moving to properly parse the XML, just a
matter of if we'll use the GenApi reference implementation or something
else like Aravis.
