Frequently Asked Question

Building and Running GenTL API example on Windows OS:

Building an API example:

1. Locate the "API Samples" directory.
The "API Samples" directory can be easily found using the quick search, as shown in the image below.



2. Open an API example project GenTL_Example.vcxproj for Microsoft Visual Studio, provided in the "API Samples\Vision Point API\GenTL_Example" directory.

3. Choose a solution platform according to your operation system, as shown in the image below.
Please verify the selected platform is compatible with your OS.



3. In 'GenTL_Example.cpp' file 'CAMERA_XML_ACQUISITION_START_REG' value must be modified according to user's camera XML.
(default value is for Chameleon camera simulator).
4. Build a solution.

Running an API example:

1. Run the application.
2. Enter a device index.
3. Enter a command. The following table describes the commands options:

Command	Description
?	Help
[0-7]	Select and open interface
l	Close interface
s	Start the frame acquisition
t	Stop the frame acquisition
r	Read camera register
w	Write camera register
x	Extract camera XML file
g	Extract grabber XML file
e	Exit

An operation example is shown in the image below.