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Products and Services: Imaging Products: FlyCapture® SDK

Point Grey Research's Imaging Products line includes all of our single-lens IEEE-1394 (FireWire) and USB 2.0 CCD and CMOS cameras. All Imaging Products are provided as a complete hardware and software system. The FlyCapture® Software Development Kit provides a common software interface to control all Point Grey Imaging Products and is currently bundled with every imaging product.

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FlyCapture® SDK
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The FlyCapture® Software Development Kit that comes with every camera provides a common software interface to control all Point Grey FireWire and USB 2.0 cameras using the same API. FlyCapture supports ActiveX, TWAIN and DirectShow interfaces, and includes the FirePRO low-level 1394b interface driver, which enables users to grab images at full 800Mb/s transfer rates. A complete software API library, ready-to-use demo programs, and comprehensive source code examples enable users to easily build custom imaging applications.

Drivers: Microsoft Windows XP digitally signed drivers
API Library: Complete software library for full camera control
Examples: C/C++, Visual Basic .NET and C# example code
Upgrades: Free unlimited upgrades to the latest versions
Standard Interfaces: ActiveX, TWAIN and DirectShow
Technical Documents White Papers
 On-Line User Manual
 Example Source Code

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Additional Features and Specifications

The on-line FlyCapture SDK Help system can be used to learn more about the functionality provided by this software development kit, including:

  • Camera parameter control
  • Proprietary PGRCAM and FirePRO device drivers
  • Demo programs and utilities
  • Full FlyCapture API programming library
Resolution and frame rate control Control settings like shutter and gain Get information about the camera and software
HDR, image flip, and other advanced features Pixel binning and region of interest control GPIO control for trigger and strobe

Model and Part Numbers

Not applicable (included with all Point Grey Imaging Products).


Development Kit Contents

  • Included with all Point Grey Imaging Products.

Recommended System Configuration

NOTE: The FlyCapture SDK is compatible with Point Grey Imaging Products only, and cannot be used to control other IEEE-1394 digital video cameras.

  • Processor
    • Recommended – Intel Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz or compatible processor
    • Minimum – Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or compatible processor
  • Memory
    • Recommended – 512 MB RAM
    • Minimum - 256 MB RAM
  • AGP video card with 64 MB video memory (128 MB recommended)
  • 32-bit standard PCI slot for the IEEE-1394 card
  • Supported operating system
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 (to compile and run example code)

Emissions and RoHS Compliance

Not applicable.

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