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# example python script for capturing an image from CMV50K EVK

# you must have c:\Program Files\Critical Link LLC\Gentle Viewer\bin

# in your path prior to running this script.

from harvesters.core import Harvester

import logging

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

import os

print(os.getenv('HARVESTERS_XML_FILE_DIR'))

# set up a logger for the harvester library.

# this is not needed but can be useful for debugging your script

logger = logging.getLogger('harvesters');

ch = logging.StreamHandler()

logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)

ch.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)

formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')

ch.setFormatter(formatter)

logger.addHandler(ch)

# Create the harvester

h = Harvester(logger=logger)

# the harvester can load dlls as well as cti files.

h.add_cti_file('c:\\Program Files\\Critical Link LLC\\Gentle Viewer\\bin\\GenTL.dll')

h.update_device_info_list()

print(h.device_info_list)

# create an image acquirer

ia = h.create_image_acquirer(list_index=0)

# this is required for larger images (> 16 MiB) with Critical Link's producer.

ia.num_buffers = 4

ia.remote_device.node_map.PixelFormat.value = 'Mono8'

# Uncomment to set the image ROI width, height. Otherwise will get full frame

#ia.remote_device.node_map.Width.value, ia.remote_device.node_map.Height.value = 800, 600

print("Starting Acquistion")

ia.start_image_acquisition()

# just capture 1 frame

for i in range(1):

	with ia.fetch_buffer(timeout=4) as buffer:

		payload = buffer.payload

		component = payload.components[0]

		width = component.width

		height = component.height

		data_format = component.data_format

		print("Image details: {}w {}h {}".format(width, height, data_format))

		# for monochrome 8 bit images

		if int(component.num_components_per_pixel) == 1:

			content = component.data.reshape(height, width)

		else:

			content = component.data.reshape(height, width, int(component.num_components_per_pixel))

		if int(component.num_components_per_pixel) == 1:

			plt.imshow(content, cmap='gray')

		else:

			plt.imshow(content)

		plt.show()

#

ia.stop_image_acquisition()

ia.destroy()