imgSessionStatus returns -1 for bufferIndex : what's wrong?

[DukeTom]

I am using LabWindows/CVI, and I created a low-level ring acquisition. It works normally at first, but if I stop it and start a few times (does not always happen on the first stop / start cycle), then on the third session the function imgSessionStatus passes back "-1" for the active buffer index.  Why would it do this??

Code:

error = imgSessionStatus(Sid, &status, &currentRingBufNum);

Which is usually followed by, except when currentRingBufNum has been set to "-1" by imgSessionStatus.

error = imgSessionCopyBuffer(Sid, currentRingBufNum, (uInt8*)mainImage, FALSE);

I stop my acquisition by :

imgSessionAbort(Sid, &ringBufNum);

Then I unlock my ring buffer, dispose each element, dispose of the buffer list, close the session and then the interface. The next acquisition starts by opening the interface, opening a session, creating a buffer list, creating and allocating each element, locking the buffer list, and configuring the session to use that buffer list. Why do I get this error??

Buffer creation code:

imgCreateBufList(NUMRINGBUFFERS, &Bid);

imgGetAttribute(Sid, IMG_ATTR_BYTESPERPIXEL, &bytesPerPixel);
bufSize = AcqWinWidth * AcqWinHeight * bytesPerPixel;

for (i = 0; i < NUMRINGBUFFERS; i++)
{
imgCreateBuffer(Sid, IMG_HOST_FRAME, bufSize, &ringBuffer[i]);

imgSetBufferElement(Bid, i, IMG_BUFF_ADDRESS, (uInt32)ringBuffer[i]);
imgSetBufferElement(Bid, i, IMG_BUFF_SIZE, bufSize);

bufCmd = (i == (NUMRINGBUFFERS - 1)) ? IMG_CMD_LOOP : IMG_CMD_NEXT;
imgSetBufferElement(Bid, i, IMG_BUFF_COMMAND, bufCmd);
}

imgMemLock(Bid);

imgSessionConfigure(Sid, Bid);

Buffer disposal code:

if (Bid) imgMemUnlock(Bid);

for (i = 0; i < NUMRINGBUFFERS; i++)
{
if (ringBuffer[i] != NULL)
imgDisposeBuffer(ringBuffer[i]);
ringBuffer[i] = NULL;
}

if (Bid) imgDisposeBufList(Bid, FALSE);
Bid = 0;

[DukeTom]

I am using LabWindows/CVI, and I created a low-level ring acquisition. It works normally at first, but if I stop it and start a few times (does not always happen on the first stop / start cycle), then on the third session the function imgSessionStatus passes back "-1" for the active buffer index.  Why would it do this??

Code:

error = imgSessionStatus(Sid, &status, &currentRingBufNum);

Which is usually followed by, except when currentRingBufNum has been set to "-1" by imgSessionStatus.

error = imgSessionCopyBuffer(Sid, currentRingBufNum, (uInt8*)mainImage, FALSE);

I stop my acquisition by :

imgSessionAbort(Sid, &ringBufNum);

Then I unlock my ring buffer, dispose each element, dispose of the buffer list, close the session and then the interface. The next acquisition starts by opening the interface, opening a session, creating a buffer list, creating and allocating each element, locking the buffer list, and configuring the session to use that buffer list. Why do I get this error??

Buffer creation code:

imgCreateBufList(NUMRINGBUFFERS, &Bid);

imgGetAttribute(Sid, IMG_ATTR_BYTESPERPIXEL, &bytesPerPixel);
bufSize = AcqWinWidth * AcqWinHeight * bytesPerPixel;

for (i = 0; i < NUMRINGBUFFERS; i++)
{
imgCreateBuffer(Sid, IMG_HOST_FRAME, bufSize, &ringBuffer[i]);

imgSetBufferElement(Bid, i, IMG_BUFF_ADDRESS, (uInt32)ringBuffer[i]);
imgSetBufferElement(Bid, i, IMG_BUFF_SIZE, bufSize);

bufCmd = (i == (NUMRINGBUFFERS - 1)) ? IMG_CMD_LOOP : IMG_CMD_NEXT;
imgSetBufferElement(Bid, i, IMG_BUFF_COMMAND, bufCmd);
}

imgMemLock(Bid);

imgSessionConfigure(Sid, Bid);

Buffer disposal code:

if (Bid) imgMemUnlock(Bid);

for (i = 0; i < NUMRINGBUFFERS; i++)
{
if (ringBuffer[i] != NULL)
imgDisposeBuffer(ringBuffer[i]);
ringBuffer[i] = NULL;
}

if (Bid) imgDisposeBufList(Bid, FALSE);
Bid = 0;

[DukeTom]

I thought I would post an update in case anyone else has this problem.  I have not solved it, but a work around has essentially made it a non-issue.  imgSessionStatus returning "-1" only seems to occur on the first attempted frame grab, so I simply have my frame-grabbing callback ignore any buffers returned as "-1".  On all future iterations until the acquisition is halted, imgSessionStatus returns good buffers.

Additionally, error trapping reduced this headache while I was developing and troubleshooting it.  I wrapped all IMAQ functions with:

error = imgSessionStatus(arguments);

if (error) showError(error);

Nothing new or innovative, of course, but it was helpful.