sapera with IMAQdx

[dbrittain]

Hello, I hope someone is familair with the drivers (form Alliance Vision) for the Sapera LT cameras. I am editing some preexisting code which heavily uses the IMAQdx drivers. I realize the this is most likely impossible but I would like to use the Sapera camera with some of the imaqdx vis. Is this possible? 

Thanks.

[ChristopheC · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Sorry, IMAQdx is a driver designed for acquiring images from GigE Vision devices, IIDC-compliant IEEE 1394 cameras, IP (Ethernet), and DirectShow-compliant USB devices. It won't work with the Sapera LT which is a third party frame grabber.

Using the Alliance Vision driver is probably a good choice for your application.

-Christophe

[dbrittain]

Thanks Christophe. I wanted to have some of the functionality of the imaqdx variables, but it seems I need a custom solution.

[BlueCheese]

Hi,

It seems that Sapera LT can register as a DirectShow video source and so it is possible that you may be able to use it with IMAQdx.

From their user manual:

"Sapera LT runtimes include a Microsoft® DirectShow® compatible driver that allows any Sapera LT
supported frame grabber to act as a DirectShow® video source."

However, configuring their driver to show up as a DirectShow interface is something you'd have to work with the vendor of that software to figure out. It is also quite possible that the capability exposed via DirectShow is quite a bit less than what their native API exposes, since DirectShow has functionality mostly limited to simple web cameras.

Eric