Pixelink Knowledge Base

API Feature List

The rich feature set of Pixelink cameras is enabled by software. There are many features and many ways to control them. This section provides information for camera owners and programmers who want to understand the controls of their camera or who want to develop imaging applications.

Imager Clock Divisor
Supported by ... No longer supported. Description This feature can be used to slow down the camera's imaging rate (frame rate), by user spec...
Thu, 18 Jun, 2020 at 4:40 PM
IP Address
Supported by ... All GigE and 10 GigE cameras. Description The Internet Protocol (IP) address is a unique identifier used by network software an...
Mon, 5 Oct, 2020 at 12:50 PM
Lighting
Supported by... This feature is only supported in conjunction with a certain external controllers, such as the Navitar Resolv LED controller. As such, t...
Thu, 26 May, 2022 at 3:27 PM
Lookup Table - API Feature Lookup Table
Supported by... All Pixelink cameras support a 10-bit Lookup Table, with some cameras supporting a 12-bit Lookup Table.  Description The Lookup ...
Fri, 26 Jun, 2020 at 4:05 PM
MAC Address
Supported By ... All GigE cameras. Read only. Description The Media Access Control (MAC) address is a hardware identifier (or name) that uniquel...
Fri, 7 Jun, 2019 at 12:56 PM
Max Pixel Size
Supported by: Most Pixelink cameras. Check for support by using PxLGetCameraFeatures. If the feature is not supported, the max pixel size is 10 bits....
Tue, 14 Feb, 2023 at 10:39 AM
Max Packet Size
Supported by ... All Pixelink GigE cameras. Check for support by using PxLGetCameraFeatures. Description This feature allows an application to c...
Wed, 10 Mar, 2021 at 12:43 PM
Memory Channel
Supported by... All Pixelink Cameras Description The memory channel feature stores all camera parameters into non-volatile memory.  It is simila...
Thu, 18 Jul, 2019 at 12:24 PM
Pixel Addressing
Supported by ... All Pixelink Cameras * Older version of this API only supported 2 parameters; fValue and fMode. This version, and subsequent versio...
Tue, 14 Feb, 2023 at 9:59 AM
Pixel Format
Supported by... Monochrome cameras can support PIXEL_FORMAT_MONO8, PIXEL_FORMAT_MONO16, PIXEL_FORMAT_MONO12_PACKED, and PIXEL_FORMAT_MONO12_PACKED_MS...
Fri, 2 Sep, 2022 at 3:56 PM