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.

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
Polar HSV Interpretation
Supported by: Cameras equipped with a polarizing image sensor. Check for support using PxLGetCameraFeatures. Description: Defines how the API...
Fri, 7 Jun, 2019 at 4:17 PM
Polar Weightings
Supported by: Cameras equipped with a polarizing image sensor. Check for support using PxLGetCameraFeatures. Description: Mechanism to reduce...
Tue, 29 Oct, 2019 at 4:44 PM
PTP
Supported by... PL-X Cameras Description FEATURE_PTP allows 2 or more cameras on the same network, to synchronize their clocks to a ‘Master’ ...
Thu, 26 May, 2022 at 4:33 PM
Region of Interest
Supported by ... All Pixelink cameras.   All cameras have a region of interest (ROI) that can be read, but not all cameras support changing the ROI....
Wed, 11 Oct, 2023 at 3:08 PM
Rotate
Supported by... Rotate is supported only by the Pixelink drivers and API. Description Rotate controls the rotation of the image.  The image can ...
Mon, 10 Jun, 2019 at 10:26 AM
Saturation
Supported by ... COLOR cameras only. Description Saturation controls the intensity of the hues in the image.  The saturation control allows the ...
Mon, 29 Aug, 2022 at 3:09 PM
Sharpness
Supported by ... All PL-B cameras except the PL-B781/2 and PL-B777/8 cameras.  Sharpness can be added to the PL-B781/PL-B782 and PL-B777/PL-B778 cameras...
Mon, 10 Jun, 2019 at 2:37 PM
Sharpness Score
Supported by... All Cameras.  Check for support using PxLGetCameraFeatures. Description A set of control information the camera uses to calculat...
Mon, 13 Feb, 2023 at 2:13 PM
Shutter (Exposure Time)
Supported by ... All Pixelink Cameras Description The shutter feature controls the exposure time of the sensor. Increasing the shutter integrati...
Wed, 6 Nov, 2024 at 11:04 AM