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camera.h
1
2/***************************************************************************
3 * camera.h - Abstract class defining a camera
4 *
5 * Created: Tue Feb 22 10:36:39 2005
6 * Copyright 2005-2007 Tim Niemueller [www.niemueller.de]
7 *
8 ****************************************************************************/
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23
24#ifndef _FIREVISION_CAMERA_H_
25#define _FIREVISION_CAMERA_H_
26
27#include <fvutils/color/colorspaces.h>
28#include <utils/time/time.h>
29
30namespace firevision {
31
32class Camera
33{
34public:
35 virtual ~Camera();
36
37 virtual void open() = 0;
38 virtual void start() = 0;
39 virtual void stop() = 0;
40 virtual void close() = 0;
41 virtual void capture() = 0;
42 virtual void flush() = 0;
43
44 virtual bool ready() = 0;
45
46 virtual void print_info() = 0;
47
48 virtual unsigned char *buffer() = 0;
49 virtual unsigned int buffer_size() = 0;
50 virtual void dispose_buffer() = 0;
51
52 virtual unsigned int pixel_width() = 0;
53 virtual unsigned int pixel_height() = 0;
54 virtual colorspace_t colorspace() = 0;
55 virtual fawkes::Time *capture_time();
56
57 // virtual unsigned int number_of_images() = 0;
58 virtual void set_image_number(unsigned int n) = 0;
59};
60
61} // end namespace firevision
62
63#endif
A class for handling time.
Definition: time.h:93
Camera interface for image aquiring devices in FireVision.
Definition: camera.h:33
virtual void stop()=0
Stop image transfer from the camera.
virtual fawkes::Time * capture_time()
Get the Time of the last successfully captured image.
Definition: camera.cpp:137
virtual void set_image_number(unsigned int n)=0
Set image number to retrieve.
virtual void close()=0
Close camera.
virtual unsigned int pixel_height()=0
Height of image in pixels.
virtual unsigned int buffer_size()=0
Size of buffer.
virtual void flush()=0
Flush image queue.
virtual void dispose_buffer()=0
Dispose current buffer.
virtual void print_info()=0
Print out camera information.
virtual unsigned int pixel_width()=0
Width of image in pixels.
virtual void open()=0
Open the camera.
virtual void capture()=0
Capture an image.
virtual colorspace_t colorspace()=0
Colorspace of returned image.
virtual unsigned char * buffer()=0
Get access to current image buffer.
virtual void start()=0
Start image transfer from the camera.
virtual bool ready()=0
Camera is ready for taking pictures.
virtual ~Camera()
Virtual empty destructor.
Definition: camera.cpp:123