Ximea Tango device

This is the reference documentation of the Ximea Tango device.

You can also find some useful information about the camera models/prerequisite/installation/configuration/compilation in the Ximea camera plugin section.

Properties

Property name	Mandatory	Default value	Description
camera_id	Yes	N/A	Camera ID
trigger_gpi_port	No	PORT_2	GPI port used by default for trigger input
gpo_port	No	PORT_2	GPO port used for output when camera active
gpo_mode	No	FRAME_ACTIVE	GPO port used for output when camera active
timeout	No	200	Timeout for internal loop (on top of exposure time)
startup_temp_control_mode	No	AUTO	Startup temperature control mode
startup_target_temp	No	25.0	Startup target temperature
startup_mode	No	2_12_HDR_HL	Startup camera mode

Attributes

Attribute name	RW	Type	Description
trigger_polarity	rw	DevString	Select trigger polarity
software_trigger	w	DevBoolean	Software trigger; write to generate trigger, reads always false
gpi_selector	rw	DevString	Select GPI to configure
gpi_mode	rw	DevString	Select GPI mode
gpi_level	r	DevLong	Read GPI level
gpi_level_at_exp_start	r	DevLong	Read GPI level at exposure start
gpi_level_at_exp_end	r	DevLong	Read GPI level at exposure end
gpi_debounce	rw	DevBoolean	Enable GPI debounce
gpo_selector	rw	DevString	Select GPO to configure
gpo_mode	rw	DevString	Select GPO mode
led_selector	rw	DevString	Select LED to configure
led_mode	rw	DevString	Select LED mode
mode	rw	DevString	Select configuration preset
gain_selector	rw	DevString	Select gain type
gain	rw	DevLong	Gain value
is_cooled	r	DevLong	Is the camera cooled
temp_control_mode	rw	DevString	Temperature control mode
temp_target	rw	DevDouble	Target temperature
thermometer	rw	DevString	Select thermometer
temperature	r	DevDouble	Thermometer temperature
temp_chip	r	DevDouble	Camera sensor temperature
temp_housing	r	DevDouble	Camera housing temperature
temp_back	r	DevDouble	Camera housing back side temperature
temp_sensor	r	DevDouble	Sensor board temperature
thermal_element	rw	DevString	Thermal control element
thermal_element_value	rw	DevDouble	Thermal element control value
exposure_selector	rw	DevString	Exposure mode selector
burst_count	rw	DevLong	Burst count
downsampling	rw	DevString	Downsampling value
downsampling_type	rw	DevString	Downsampling type
test_pattern_generator	rw	DevString	Test pattern generator
test_pattern	rw	DevString	Test pattern
image_format	rw	DevString	Image format
shutter	rw	DevString	Shutter mode
taps	rw	DevString	Sensor taps
auto_exposure_gain	rw	DevBoolean	Auto exposure and gain control
auto_white_balance	rw	DevBoolean	Auto white balance control
horizontal_flip	rw	DevBoolean	Horizontal flip
vertical_flip	rw	DevBoolean	Vertical flip
interline_exp_mode	rw	DevString	Interline exposure mode
binning_engine	rw	DevString	Binning engine selector
horizontal_binning_pattern	rw	DevString	Binning horizontal pattern
vertical_binning_pattern	rw	DevString	Binning vertical pattern
decimation_engine	rw	DevString	Decimation engine selector
horizontal_decimation	rw	DevLong	Horizontal decimation value
vertical_decimation	rw	DevLong	Vertical decimation value
horizontal_decimation_pattern	rw	DevString	Decimation horizontal pattern
vertical_decimation_pattern	rw	DevString	Decimation vertical pattern
exposure_priority	rw	DevDouble	Exposure priority (e.g. 0.8 - exposure 80%, gain 20%)
auto_gain_limit	rw	DevLong	Gain limit for AEAG procedure
auto_exposure_limit	rw	DevLong	Exposure limit for AEAG procedure
auto_intensity_level	rw	DevDouble	Target average intensity for AEAG procedure
bandwidth_limit	rw	DevDouble	Bandwidth limit
bandwidth_limit_enabled	rw	DevBoolean	Enable bandwidth limiting
available_bandwidth	r	DevDouble	Measured available bandwidth
frame_rate	rw	DevDouble	Frame rate (or limit)
counter_selector	rw	DevString	Counter selector
counter_value	r	DevLong	Selected counter value
acq_timing_mode	rw	DevString	Acquisition timing mode
trigger_delay	rw	DevLong	Trigger delay
acq_status	r	DevBoolean	Acquisition status
feature_selector	rw	DevString	Sensor additional features
feature_value	rw	DevLong	Selected feature value
plugin_version	r	DevString	Plugin version number
timeout	rw	DevLong	Timeout for internal loop (on top of exposure time)
camera_serial_number	r	DevString	Camera serial number
readout_time	r	DevDouble	Mean readout time in seconds
readout_time_last_frame	r	DevDouble	Readout time of last frame in seconds

Commands

Command name	Arg. in	Arg. out	Description
Init	DevVoid	DevVoid	Do not use
State	DevVoid	DevLong	Return the device state
Status	DevVoid	DevString	Return the device state as a string
getAttrStringValueList	DevString: Attribute name	DevVarStringArray: String value list	Return the authorized string value list for a given attribute name