Action Control

For more information, see Using the Action Command Feature.

The Action Command feature allows you to send a software trigger as a broadcast signal over a network to control one or more GigE cameras with a single command. Cameras on a common network can be triggered in groups or individually. The action can be executed immediately or scheduled for a future time. Action commands can be broadcast from the host PC, or another PC or device on the network, including another camera (if supported).

Summary Table

Name	Interface	Access	Visibility	Description
Action Unconditional Mode	IEnumeration	RW	Guru	Enables the unconditional action command mode where action commands are processed even when the primary control channel is closed.
Action Signal Size	IInteger	RO	Guru	Indicates the number of seperate action commands supported by this device.
Action Queue Empty	ICommand	WO	Guru	Removes all action commands in the queue.
Action Device Key	IInteger	WO	Guru	Provides the device key that allows the device to check the validity of action commands. The device internal assertion of an action signal is only authorized if the ActionDeviceKey and the action device key value in the protocol message are equal.
Action Queue Size	IInteger	RO	Guru	Indicates the size of the scheduled action commands queue. This number represents the maximum number of scheduled action commands that can be pending at a given point in time.
Action Selector	IEnumeration	RW	Guru	Selects to which Action Signal further Action settings apply.
Action Group Mask [Action Selector]	IInteger	RW	Guru	Provides the mask that the device will use to validate the action on reception of the action protocol message.
Action Group Key [Action Selector]	IInteger	RW	Guru	Provides the key that the device will use to validate the action on reception of the action protocol message.
Action Command Mode [Action Selector]	IEnumeration		Guru	The operation mode of the selected action command.
Action Command Source [Action Selector]	IEnumeration		Guru	Select the camera event that will generate an action command on the network.
Action Command Activation [Action Selector]	IEnumeration		Guru	Specifies the activation mode to trigger an action command from the selected line of the actionCMDSource feature.
Schedule Action Delay [Action Selector]	IInteger	RW	Guru	Delay to add to the current time when generating the scheduled action command. A delay of 0 will generate an immediate action command (not scheduled). A high enough value must be chosen to allow for the generated action command to propagate over the network before the scheduled time expires.
Internal Action Command Delay	IInteger	RW	Guru	Internal delay applied to immediate camera generated action command.

Action Control Features

Action Unconditional Mode

Enables the unconditional action command mode where action commands are processed even when the primary control channel is closed.

Property	Value
Name	ActionUnconditionalMode
Interface	IEnumeration
Access	RW
Visibility	Guru

Enumeration Values
Off
On

Action Signal Size

Indicates the number of seperate action commands supported by this device.

Property	Value
Name	ActionSignalSize
Interface	IInteger
Access	RO
Unit
Visibility	Guru

Action Queue Empty

Removes all action commands in the queue.

Property	Value
Name	ActionQueueEmpty
Interface	ICommand
Access	WO
Visibility	Guru

Action Device Key

Provides the device key that allows the device to check the validity of action commands. The device internal assertion of an action signal is only authorized if the ActionDeviceKey and the action device key value in the protocol message are equal.

Property	Value
Name	ActionDeviceKey
Interface	IInteger
Access	WO
Unit
Visibility	Guru

Action Queue Size

Indicates the size of the scheduled action commands queue. This number represents the maximum number of scheduled action commands that can be pending at a given point in time.

Property	Value
Name	ActionQueueSize
Interface	IInteger
Access	RO
Unit
Visibility	Guru

Action Selector

Selects to which Action Signal further Action settings apply.

Property	Value
Name	ActionSelector
Interface	IEnumeration
Access	RW
Visibility	Guru

Enumeration Values
Action0
ActionGenerator

Action Group Mask

Provides the mask that the device will use to validate the action on reception of the action protocol message.

Property	Value
Name	ActionGroupMask [Action Selector]
Interface	IInteger
Access	RW
Unit
Visibility	Guru

Action Group Key

Provides the key that the device will use to validate the action on reception of the action protocol message.

Property	Value
Name	ActionGroupKey [Action Selector]
Interface	IInteger
Access	RW
Unit
Visibility	Guru

Action Command Mode

The operation mode of the selected action command.

Property	Value
Name	ActionCMDMode [Action Selector]
Interface	IEnumeration
Access
Visibility	Guru

Enumeration Values
Slave
Master

Action Command Source

Select the camera event that will generate an action command on the network.

Property	Value
Name	ActionCMDSource [Action Selector]
Interface	IEnumeration
Access
Visibility	Guru

Enumeration Values
Off
Line0
Line1
Line2
Line3
UserOutput0
UserOutput1
UserOutput2
UserOutput3
Counter0Start
Counter1Start
Counter0End
Counter1End
LogicBlock0
LogicBlock1
ExposureStart
ExposureEnd

Action Command Activation

Specifies the activation mode to trigger an action command from the selected line of the actionCMDSource feature.

Property	Value
Name	ActionCMDActivation [Action Selector]
Interface	IEnumeration
Access
Visibility	Guru

Enumeration Values
Off
FallingEdge
RisingEdge
AnyEdge

Schedule Action Delay

Delay to add to the current time when generating the scheduled action command. A delay of 0 will generate an immediate action command (not scheduled). A high enough value must be chosen to allow for the generated action command to propagate over the network before the scheduled time expires.

Property	Value
Name	ScheduleActionDelay [Action Selector]
Interface	IInteger
Access	RW
Unit	ns
Visibility	Guru

Internal Action Command Delay

Internal delay applied to immediate camera generated action command.

Property	Value
Name	InternalActionCMDDelay
Interface	IInteger
Access	RW
Unit
Visibility	Guru