Blackfly - CYLOD

Point Grey Blackfly Technical Reference
Appendix A: GenICam Features
Appendix A: GenICam Features
The following features are included in the XML device description file on the camera to control, monitor, and query
the camera operation. Not all operations can be controlled using the XML file; those not included are controlled via
CSRs.
Except where noted, these features conform to the GenICam Standard Features Naming
Convention (SFNC) v1.5. The full SFNC can be found on the EMVA.org website and contains more
details than provided below. Not all features are available on all cameras.
Non-SFNC features are noted with a grey background.
This file can be accessed via First URL bootstrap register 200h (page 74).
A.1 Device Control
Name Display Name Description Value
DeviceVendorName Vendor Name Name of the manufacturer Point Grey Research
DeviceModelName Model Name Model name of the device Blackfly
DeviceVersion Device Version FPGA version
DeviceFirmwareVersion Device Firmware Version Firmware version
DeviceID Device ID Camera Serial Number
DeviceScanType Device Scan Type Scan type of the sensor Areascan (2D sensor)
DeviceTemperature
DeviceReset
Device Temperature (C)
Device Reset
Device temperature in degrees
Celsius
Resets the device to its initial
state and default settings
DeviceUserID Device User ID User defined name
DeviceMaxThroughput
A.2 Analog Control
Device Max Throughput
Indicates maximum data in bytes
from the camera each second
Write Only
Name Display Name Description Value
Gain Gain (dB) Gain applied to the image in dB
GainAuto Gain Auto Controls the mode for automatic gain adjustment
BlackLevel Black Level (percent) Analog black level (brightness) in percent
Off
Once
Continuous
Revised 12/13/2012
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