Frame Grabber SDK (Windows-C) Developer Guide
Chapter 1 Overview
The Frame Grabber SDK is a software development kit, which provides unified APIs for the access and
control of frame grabbers. It simplifies the API calling process, and supports operations of multiple
types of frame grabbers at the same time.
1.1 Introduction
This manual mainly introduces the Frame Grabber SDK based on C language, which provides several
APIs for controlling frame grabbers, cameras, and buffers, acquiring images, configuring device
parameters, and processing images.
Note
Now the supported frame grabber types are: GigE, CoaXPress, and Camera Link.
1.2 Development Environment
The development environment of Frame Grabber SDK is shown in the table below.
Frame Grabber Type
GigE
CoaXPress
Camera Link
Item
Hardware
Software
Hardware
Software
Hardware
Software
Required
PCIe Gen2×4 bus
Microsoft® Windows 7 (32/64-bit)/Windows 10
(32/64-bit)
PCIe Gen2×8 bus
Microsoft® Windows 7 (32/64-bit)/Windows 10
(32/64-bit)
PCIe Gen2×4 bus
Microsoft® Windows 7 (32/64-bit)/Windows 10
(32/64-bit)
1.3 Update History
The update history shows the summary of changes in Frame Grabber SDK with different versions.
Summary of Changes in Version 2.1.0_10/2022
Version
Content
1. Added an API for opening a frame grabber according to the frame
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