
xiB & xiB-64 - Technical Manual Version 1.06
4.1.2.2. Cables...........................................................................................................................................65
4.2. Video Formats .................................................................................................................................................66
4.2.1. Full Resolution ........................................................................................................................................66
4.2.2. ROIs –Region Of Interest ........................................................................................................................66
4.2.3. Downsampling Modes.............................................................................................................................66
4.2.3.1. Binning..........................................................................................................................................66
4.2.3.2. Skipping ........................................................................................................................................66
4.2.4. Image Data Output Formats.....................................................................................................................67
4.3. Acquisition modes ...........................................................................................................................................68
4.3.1. Free-Run................................................................................................................................................68
4.3.2. Trigger controlled Acquisition/Exposure ....................................................................................................68
4.3.2.1. Triggered acquisition - single frame ................................................................................................69
4.3.2.2. Triggered acquisition - burst of frames ............................................................................................70
4.3.2.3. Exposure defined by trigger pulse length .........................................................................................70
4.4. Camera Parameters and Features.....................................................................................................................71
4.4.1. Exposure Time........................................................................................................................................71
4.4.2. Gain.......................................................................................................................................................71
4.5. Host-Assisted Image Processing Parameters Available in xiAPI. ..........................................................................71
4.5.1. Auto Exposure –Auto Gain......................................................................................................................71
4.5.2. White Balance ........................................................................................................................................71
4.5.2.1. Assisted Manual White Balance ......................................................................................................71
4.5.2.2. Auto White Balance........................................................................................................................71
4.5.3. Gamma..................................................................................................................................................71
4.5.4. Sharpness ..............................................................................................................................................71
4.5.5. Color Correction Matrix............................................................................................................................72
4.5.6. Sensor Defect Correction.........................................................................................................................72
4.5.7. HDR.......................................................................................................................................................73
5. Software ..................................................................................................................................................................76
5.1. Accessing the Camera .....................................................................................................................................76
5.1.1. Proprietary API........................................................................................................................................76
5.1.2. Standard Interface ..................................................................................................................................76
5.1.2.1. GenICam .......................................................................................................................................76
5.1.3. Vision Library Integration .........................................................................................................................76
5.2. XIMEA CamTool...............................................................................................................................................77
5.3. Supported Vision Libraries................................................................................................................................79
5.3.1. Libraries maintained by XIMEA.................................................................................................................79
5.3.1.1. MathWorks MATLAB ......................................................................................................................79
5.3.1.2. MVTec HALCON.............................................................................................................................79
5.3.1.3. National Instruments LabVIEW Vision Library....................................................................................79
5.3.1.4. OpenCV.........................................................................................................................................79
5.4. XIMEA Windows Software Package...................................................................................................................80
5.4.1. Contents ................................................................................................................................................80
5.4.2. Installation..............................................................................................................................................80
5.5. XIMEA Linux Software Package.........................................................................................................................83
5.5.1. Contents ................................................................................................................................................83
5.5.2. Installation..............................................................................................................................................83
5.6. XIMEA macOS Software Package......................................................................................................................85
5.6.1. Contents ................................................................................................................................................85
5.6.2. Installation..............................................................................................................................................85
5.6.3. Start XIMEA CamTool ..............................................................................................................................86
5.7. Programming ..................................................................................................................................................87
5.7.1. XIMEA APIs.............................................................................................................................................87