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API Functions
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A consistent, known API for asynchronous serial reading and writing
allows camera vendors to write a frame grabber-independent,
camera-specific configuration utility. The following API offers a solution
for camera vendors that is easy for frame grabber manufacturers to
implement, regardless of the actual implementation methods used for
asynchronous serial communication.
All frame grabbers provide a .dll file named clser***.dll, where ***
is specific to the frame grabber vendor. There are four functions within
that .dll:
• clSerialInit—Initialize the serial communication for
a specific board.
• clSerialRead—Read bytes from the camera.
• clSerialWrite—Write bytes to the camera.
• clSerialClose—Close the serial communication.
B-1 Camera Link Specifications