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Trigger_QuickSpin


# coding=utf-8
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#  Trigger_QuickSpin.py shows how to capture images with the
#  trigger using the QuickSpin API. QuickSpin is a subset of the Spinnaker
#  library that allows for simpler node access and control.
#
#  This example demonstrates how to prepare, execute, and clean up the camera
#  in regards to using both software and hardware triggers. Retrieving and
#  setting node values using QuickSpin is the only portion of the example
#  that differs from Trigger.
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#  in the QuickSpin ones. There are only enough QuickSpin examples to
#  demonstrate node access and to get started with the API; please see full
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import PySpin
import sys

NUM_IMAGES = 10  # number of images to grab


class TriggerType:
    SOFTWARE = 1
    HARDWARE = 2

CHOSEN_TRIGGER = TriggerType.SOFTWARE


def configure_trigger(cam):
    """
    This function configures the camera to use a trigger. First, trigger mode is
    ensured to be off in order to select the trigger source. Trigger mode is
    then enabled, which has the camera capture only a single image upon the
    execution of the chosen trigger.

     :param cam: Camera to configure trigger for.
     :type cam: CameraPtr
     :return: True if successful, False otherwise.
     :rtype: bool
    """

    print('*** CONFIGURING TRIGGER ***\n')

    print('Note that if the application / user software triggers faster than frame time, the trigger may be dropped / skipped by the camera.\n')
    print('If several frames are needed per trigger, a more reliable alternative for such case, is to use the multi-frame mode.\n\n')

    if CHOSEN_TRIGGER == TriggerType.SOFTWARE:
        print('Software trigger chosen...')
    elif CHOSEN_TRIGGER == TriggerType.HARDWARE:
        print('Hardware trigger chose...')

    try:
        result = True

        # Ensure trigger mode off
        # The trigger must be disabled in order to configure whether the source
        # is software or hardware.
        if cam.TriggerMode.GetAccessMode() != PySpin.RW:
            print('Unable to disable trigger mode (node retrieval). Aborting...')
            return False

        cam.TriggerMode.SetValue(PySpin.TriggerMode_Off)

        print('Trigger mode disabled...')

        # Set TriggerSelector to FrameStart
        # For this example, the trigger selector should be set to frame start.
        # This is the default for most cameras.
        if cam.TriggerSelector.GetAccessMode() != PySpin.RW:
            print('Unable to get trigger selector (node retrieval). Aborting...')
            return False

        cam.TriggerSelector.SetValue(PySpin.TriggerSelector_FrameStart)

        print('Trigger selector set to frame start...')

        # Select trigger source
        # The trigger source must be set to hardware or software while trigger
        # mode is off.
        if cam.TriggerSource.GetAccessMode() != PySpin.RW:
            print('Unable to get trigger source (node retrieval). Aborting...')
            return False

        if CHOSEN_TRIGGER == TriggerType.SOFTWARE:
            cam.TriggerSource.SetValue(PySpin.TriggerSource_Software)
            print('Trigger source set to software...')
        elif CHOSEN_TRIGGER == TriggerType.HARDWARE:
            cam.TriggerSource.SetValue(PySpin.TriggerSource_Line0)
            print('Trigger source set to hardware...')

        # Turn trigger mode on
        # Once the appropriate trigger source has been set, turn trigger mode
        # on in order to retrieve images using the trigger.
        cam.TriggerMode.SetValue(PySpin.TriggerMode_On)
        print('Trigger mode turned back on...')

    except PySpin.SpinnakerException as ex:
        print('Error: %s' % ex)
        return False

    return result


def grab_next_image_by_trigger(cam):
    """
    This function acquires an image by executing the trigger node.

    :param cam: Camera to acquire images from.
    :type cam: CameraPtr
    :return: True if successful, False otherwise.
    :rtype: bool
    """
    try:
        result = True
        # Use trigger to capture image
        # The software trigger only feigns being executed by the Enter key;
        # what might not be immediately apparent is that there is not a
        # continuous stream of images being captured; in other examples that
        # acquire images, the camera captures a continuous stream of images.
        # When an image is retrieved, it is plucked from the stream.

        if CHOSEN_TRIGGER == TriggerType.SOFTWARE:
            # Get user input
            input('Press the Enter key to initiate software trigger.')

            # Execute software trigger
            if cam.TriggerSoftware.GetAccessMode() != PySpin.WO:
                print('Unable to execute trigger. Aborting...')
                return False

            cam.TriggerSoftware.Execute()

            # TODO: Blackfly and Flea3 GEV cameras need 2 second delay after software trigger

        elif CHOSEN_TRIGGER == TriggerType.HARDWARE:
            print('Use the hardware to trigger image acquisition.')

    except PySpin.SpinnakerException as ex:
        print('Error: %s' % ex)
        return False

    return result


def acquire_images(cam):
    """
    This function acquires and saves 10 images from a device.
    Please see Acquisition example for more in-depth comments on acquiring images.

    :param cam: Camera to acquire images from.
    :type cam: CameraPtr
    :return: True if successful, False otherwise.
    :rtype: bool
    """

    print('*** IMAGE ACQUISITION ***\n')
    try:
        result = True

        # Set acquisition mode to continuous
        if cam.AcquisitionMode.GetAccessMode() != PySpin.RW:
            print('Unable to set acquisition mode to continuous. Aborting...')
            return False

        cam.AcquisitionMode.SetValue(PySpin.AcquisitionMode_Continuous)
        print('Acquisition mode set to continuous...')

        #  Begin acquiring images
        cam.BeginAcquisition()

        print('Acquiring images...')

        # Get device serial number for filename
        device_serial_number = ''
        if cam.TLDevice.DeviceSerialNumber.GetAccessMode() == PySpin.RO:
            device_serial_number = cam.TLDevice.DeviceSerialNumber.GetValue()

            print('Device serial number retrieved as %s...' % device_serial_number)

        # Retrieve, convert, and save images

        # Create ImageProcessor instance for post processing images
        processor = PySpin.ImageProcessor()

        # Set default image processor color processing method
        #
        # *** NOTES ***
        # By default, if no specific color processing algorithm is set, the image
        # processor will default to NEAREST_NEIGHBOR method.
        processor.SetColorProcessing(PySpin.SPINNAKER_COLOR_PROCESSING_ALGORITHM_HQ_LINEAR)

        for i in range(NUM_IMAGES):
            try:

                #  Retrieve the next image from the trigger
                result &= grab_next_image_by_trigger(cam)

                #  Retrieve next received image
                image_result = cam.GetNextImage(1000)

                #  Ensure image completion
                if image_result.IsIncomplete():
                    print('Image incomplete with image status %d ...' % image_result.GetImageStatus())

                else:

                    #  Print image information
                    width = image_result.GetWidth()
                    height = image_result.GetHeight()
                    print('Grabbed Image %d, width = %d, height = %d' % (i, width, height))

                    #  Convert image to mono 8
                    image_converted = processor.Convert(image_result, PySpin.PixelFormat_Mono8)

                    # Create a unique filename
                    if device_serial_number:
                        filename = 'Trigger-%s-%d.jpg' % (device_serial_number, i)
                    else:  # if serial number is empty
                        filename = 'Trigger-%d.jpg' % i

                    # Save image
                    image_converted.Save(filename)

                    print('Image saved at %s\n' % filename)

                    #  Release image
                    image_result.Release()

            except PySpin.SpinnakerException as ex:
                print('Error: %s' % ex)
                return False

        # End acquisition
        cam.EndAcquisition()

    except PySpin.SpinnakerException as ex:
        print('Error: %s' % ex)
        return False

    return result


def reset_trigger(cam):
    """
    This function returns the camera to a normal state by turning off trigger mode.

    :param cam: Camera to acquire images from.
    :type cam: CameraPtr
    :returns: True if successful, False otherwise.
    :rtype: bool
    """
    try:
        result = True
        # Ensure trigger mode off
        # The trigger must be disabled in order to configure whether the source
        # is software or hardware.
        if cam.TriggerMode.GetAccessMode() != PySpin.RW:
            print('Unable to disable trigger mode (node retrieval). Aborting...')
            return False

        cam.TriggerMode.SetValue(PySpin.TriggerMode_Off)

        print('Trigger mode disabled...')

    except PySpin.SpinnakerException as ex:
        print('Error: %s' % ex)
        result = False

    return result


def print_device_info(nodemap):
    """
    This function prints the device information of the camera from the transport
    layer; please see NodeMapInfo example for more in-depth comments on printing
    device information from the nodemap.

    :param nodemap: Transport layer device nodemap.
    :type nodemap: INodeMap
    :returns: True if successful, False otherwise.
    :rtype: bool
    """

    print('*** DEVICE INFORMATION ***\n')

    try:
        result = True
        node_device_information = PySpin.CCategoryPtr(nodemap.GetNode('DeviceInformation'))

        if PySpin.IsReadable(node_device_information):
            features = node_device_information.GetFeatures()
            for feature in features:
                node_feature = PySpin.CValuePtr(feature)
                print('%s: %s' % (node_feature.GetName(),
                                  node_feature.ToString() if PySpin.IsReadable(node_feature) else 'Node not readable'))

        else:
            print('Device control information not readable.')

    except PySpin.SpinnakerException as ex:
        print('Error: %s' % ex)
        return False

    return result


def run_single_camera(cam):
    """
    This function acts as the body of the example; please see NodeMapInfo example
    for more in-depth comments on setting up cameras.

    :param cam: Camera to run on.
    :type cam: CameraPtr
    :return: True if successful, False otherwise.
    :rtype: bool
    """
    try:
        result = True
        err = False

        # Retrieve TL device nodemap and print device information
        nodemap_tldevice = cam.GetTLDeviceNodeMap()

        result &= print_device_info(nodemap_tldevice)

        # Initialize camera
        cam.Init()

        # Retrieve GenICam nodemap
        nodemap = cam.GetNodeMap()

        # Configure trigger
        if configure_trigger(cam) is False:
            return False

        # Acquire images
        result &= acquire_images(cam)

        # Reset trigger
        result &= reset_trigger(cam)

        # Deinitialize camera
        cam.DeInit()

    except PySpin.SpinnakerException as ex:
        print('Error: %s' % ex)
        result = False

    return result


def main():
    """
    Example entry point; please see Enumeration example for more in-depth
    comments on preparing and cleaning up the system.

    :return: True if successful, False otherwise.
    :rtype: bool
    """
    result = True

    # Retrieve singleton reference to system object
    system = PySpin.System.GetInstance()

    # Get current library version
    version = system.GetLibraryVersion()
    print('Library version: %d.%d.%d.%d' % (version.major, version.minor, version.type, version.build))

    # Retrieve list of cameras from the system
    cam_list = system.GetCameras()

    num_cameras = cam_list.GetSize()

    print('Number of cameras detected: %d' % num_cameras)

    # Finish if there are no cameras
    if num_cameras == 0:
        # Clear camera list before releasing system
        cam_list.Clear()

        # Release system instance
        system.ReleaseInstance()

        print('Not enough cameras!')
        input('Done! Press Enter to exit...')
        return False

    # Run example on each camera
    for i, cam in enumerate(cam_list):

        print('Running example for camera %d...' % i)

        result &= run_single_camera(cam)
        print('Camera %d example complete... \n' % i)

    # Release reference to camera
    # NOTE: Unlike the C++ examples, we cannot rely on pointer objects being automatically
    # cleaned up when going out of scope.
    # The usage of del is preferred to assigning the variable to None.
    del cam

    # Clear camera list before releasing system
    cam_list.Clear()

    # Release system instance
    system.ReleaseInstance()

    input('Done! Press Enter to exit...')
    return result


if __name__ == '__main__':
    if main():
        sys.exit(0)
    else:
        sys.exit(1)