Thorlabs_StartAcquisition
Initializes and starts image acquisition in a device.
Syntax
C++
Python
def Thorlabs_StartAcquisition( state: Thorlabs_State, /, *, inDeviceID: str | None = None, inInputQueueSize: int | None = None, inExposureTime: int | None = 50000, inGain: int | None = 120 ) -> None
Parameters
| Name | Type | Range | Default | Description | |
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ioState | Thorlabs_State | |||
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inDeviceID | str | None | None | Camera serial number or name, Auto = first camera | |
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inInputQueueSize | int | None | 0 - ![]() |
None | Sets size of image queue (on acquisition start, default = 8) |
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inExposureTime | int | None | 1 - ![]() |
50000 | Sets the target exposure time in microseconds |
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inGain | int | None | 0 - 1023 | 120 | Sets gain |
Multithreaded environment
This function is not guaranteed to be thread-safe. When used in multithreaded environment, it has to be manually synchronized.



