To add a new module Video inputs, click on the link Click to add new video input ….
General tab
Module
See chapter ibaPDA inputs
ibaCapture connection
Video server
Hostname of the ibaCapture Server, which is used as image source. A connection can be made by manually typing
and clicking <Connect>. Alternatively, a click on the browse button 
opens a dialog window that shows available ibaCapture Servers.
Select the desired ibaCapture Server. The connection will be established by clicking <OK>.
Camera
Select a camera which images will be used as iconic input from the dropdown list.
Login
Click the <Login> button to open the authentication dialog for the selected ibaCapture Server.
Camera
Resolution, Frame rate
Resolution and frame rate of the selected camera are retrieved from the ibaCapture Server.
Color space
Select a color space from the dropdown list. The images from the video input will be passed to the procedure in the selected color space. Available color spaces: rgb, yuv or gray.
Buffer size
Enter the number of frames that are stored in a ring buffer from which ibaVision can retrieve video frames.
Preview tab
The Preview tab allows the user to check the video stream of the selected camera. The Preview tab shows the camera’s name, the server and the connection status.
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During execution of an ibaVision program, video frames from ibaCapture are stored in an internal ring buffer. In case no new frames are present in the ring buffer at the time when the iconic input parameters need to be set, the program will wait 1 second for a new frame. If the operation times out, no new input frame will be set. |
Diagnostics tab
The Diagnostics tab displays counters for processed frames and dropped frames. A click on <Reset counters> will reset the counters.
When a video source provides frames faster than they can be processed, frames will start to be dropped from the buffer.