Naming Conventions

PixeLINK VIs are named according to their placement in the menu structure.  A typical name is

• MEPU-Acquisition-GetNextFrame.vi

The "MEPU-Acquisition-" refers to the menu group of the VI.  In this help file, this portion of the VI name is dropped.  References to the VI appear as GetNextFrame.vi.

The menu structure is organized as follows:

• Acquisition 

• GetClip

• GetNextFrame

• SetStreamState

• Camera Features 

• GetCameraFeatures

• GetFeature

• GetFeatureFlagsHexValue

• LoadSettings

• SaveSettings

• SetFeature

• Descriptors

• CreateDescriptor

• RemoveDescriptor

• UpdateDescriptor

• Error Report

• GetErrorReport

• Identification 

• GetCameraInfo

• SetCameraName

• Detection

• GetNumberCameras

• Translation 

• SetCallback

• GetCallbackInfo

• GetCallbackFlagsHexValue

• FormatImageArray

• FormatClip

• ClipTerminationFunctionThreadTemplate

• Initialization 

• Initialize

• Uninitialize

• InitializeSystem

• UninitializeSystem

• Preview 

• SetPreviewState

• ResetPreviewWindow

• SetPreviewSettings

• Generic 

• MemoryAllocation

• FreeMemory