- 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
- Add full-featured launch-ids.py with command-line argument parsing
- Implement UDP control server for dynamic exposure/framerate adjustment
- Support configurable video streaming (UDP) with optional display preview
- Add exposure control in milliseconds (1.0-1000.0ms, default 10ms)
- Add framerate control (1-20200 Hz, default 750Hz)
- Include video cropping, queue configuration, and verbose/quiet modes
- Integrate argcomplete for tab completion support
- Add comprehensive error handling and validation
- Support custom camera configuration files
- Enable tee-based pipeline for simultaneous UDP streaming and display
Provides complete camera control interface with both CLI configuration
and runtime UDP control for exposure/framerate adjustments.
- Add argparse for individual get/set operations
- Support commands: get-exposure, set-exposure, get-framerate, set-framerate, status
- Add 'test' command to run full test suite (preserves original functionality)
- Show help when no parameters provided
- Add optional tab completion support with argcomplete
- Maintain backward compatibility with existing test functionality
Usage examples:
python scripts/test_exposure_control.py # Show help
python scripts/test_exposure_control.py test # Run full test suite
python scripts/test_exposure_control.py get-exposure # Get current exposure
python scripts/test_exposure_control.py set-exposure 10 # Set exposure to 10ms
python scripts/test_exposure_control.py status # Get pipeline status
```
fix(launch-ids): fix videocrop element error and enhance startup output
- Fix GstAddError caused by duplicate pipeline.add(videocrop) call
The videocrop element was being added to the pipeline twice: once
explicitly when crop was enabled, and again in the element linking loop.
Removed the duplicate add operation.
- Enhance startup configuration display
Display all configured parameters at startup in a formatted summary:
* Camera config file path
* Exposure time (ms)
* Framerate (Hz)
* Crop settings (pixels or disabled)
* Queue buffer size (if configured)
* Video stream destination (UDP host:port)
* Control server port (or disabled status)
* Complete pipeline description
The output is now formatted with separators and aligned labels for
better readability, making it easier to verify settings at startup.
```
- Update idsueyesrc exposure property to use milliseconds (per gst-inspect)
- Fix default exposure value from 0.016 to 10ms
- Update validation range to 1.0-1000.0ms in control server
- Correct all documentation and examples in UDP_CONTROL_PROTOCOL.md
- Update test_exposure_control.py to use millisecond values
Resolves unit mismatch between documented seconds and actual milliseconds
expected by the idsueyesrc GStreamer element.
- Added documentation for launch-ids.py (Python-based camera control)
- Added documentation for test_exposure_control.py (UDP control testing)
- Added documentation for visualize_line_realtime.py (real-time visualization)
- Merged UDP_CONTROL_PROTOCOL.md content into network_guide.md
- Includes architecture diagrams, command reference, client examples
- Complete end-to-end guide for camera control and monitoring
- Added UDP_CONTROL_PROTOCOL.md documenting the UDP control interface
- Added launch-ids.py for IDS camera control
- Added test_exposure_control.py for testing exposure settings
- Added udp_backup.reg for UDP configuration backup
- Added visualize_line_realtime.py for real-time visualization
- Updated .gitignore and ROLLINGSUM_GUIDE.md
- Removed ini/200fps-2456x4pix-cw.ini configuration file
- Add --record-fps parameter for independent recording frame rate control
- Separate display and recording buffers (display_buffer_obj, record_buffer_obj)
- Enable recording without display and vice versa
- Independent throttling for display and recording operations
- Improve code organization and cleanup handling
- Modified recv_raw_rolling.py to handle 2456x1 BGR line format
- Fixed display dimensions (2456 tall x 800 wide)
- Updated 200fps-2456x4pix-cw.ini to start at Y=500
- Added detailed single line transmission docs to network_guide.md
- Updated README.md with quick start example using videocrop
- 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
- Replace cv2.rotate() with NumPy array indexing for 2x+ speedup
- Add --display-fps argument to throttle display refresh while capturing all UDP frames
- Add --save-mjpeg argument to record rolling display to MJPEG video
- Fix display throttling to capture all frames while only refreshing display at specified rate
- Performance: ~300 FPS no-display, ~100 FPS full display, 150-250+ FPS with throttling
- Replace cv2.rotate() with NumPy array indexing for 2x+ speedup
- Add --display-fps argument to throttle display refresh while capturing all UDP frames
- Add --save-mjpeg argument to record rolling display to MJPEG video
- Fix display throttling to capture all frames while only refreshing display at specified rate
- Performance: ~300 FPS no-display, ~100 FPS full display, 150-250+ FPS with throttling
- Fixed HEIGHT from 480 to 640 to match actual videotestsrc output
- Added DEBUG flag to control debug output visibility
- Added cv2.namedWindow() for proper window initialization
- Updated all Python script references in markdown files to scripts/ folder
- Updated network_guide.md with correct frame dimensions and Python receiver option
- Updated all commands in README.md and ROLLINGSUM_GUIDE.md to use PowerShell syntax
- Changed line continuation from backslash (\) to backtick ()
- Updated environment variable syntax to PowerShell format ()
- Merged DESIGN_ROLLINGSUM.md into ROLLINGSUM_GUIDE.md for comprehensive documentation
- Combined user guide with technical design details in single document
- Added table of contents and improved organization
- Update analyze_sma.py to save files to results/debug/
- Add timestamp to archived CSV and plot files
- Update .gitignore to exclude results/ directory
- Update ROLLINGSUM_GUIDE.md with new output locations
- Created build.ps1 to merge batch files with auto-copy to GST_PLUGIN_PATH
- Updated README.md to focus on IDS uEye and rollingsum plugins only
- Removed outdated batch files (build_idsueye_only.bat, build_idsueye_and_rollingsum.bat)
- Removed unused build files (set_paths_and_run_cmake.bat, CMakeLists_idsueye_only.txt)
- Updated .gitignore for build artifacts and plugin directory
- Implements GStreamer element that analyzes pixel columns
- Drops frames when column mean deviates from rolling baseline
- Configurable window size, column index, stride, and threshold
- Includes design documentation and build script
- Tested successfully with IDS uEye camera source
