Port IMAGE - DEFAULT¶

Default port for interaction with the frame grabber

Stimulation¶

This port has no stimulus capabilities.

Specifics¶

In addition to the image data this port can access the I/O ports of the frame grabber. This can be done with the port jobs or the option Show state of I/O ports in video that writes the current state of the I/O ports in the upper right corner of the recorded video:

Every pixel represents the state of an I/O port in ascending order from right to left. A pixel value greater than 128 represents one, otherwise zero.

The frame grabber in the example image has configured 6 input and 6 output ports. The first 6 pixels are for input and the remaining for output:

Input: [1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1]

Output: [0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0]

The option Show binary timestamp in video works in a similar way. The current timestamp of the grabber in nanoseconds is stored in a 64 bit unsigned integer and written to the first 64 pixels in the upper left corner of the frame. A pixel value greater than 128 corresponds to a one, otherwise zero. The most significant bit is the first one (big-endian).

So this example image corresponds to 345959656981240 nanoseconds:

../../../_images/Goepel_timestamp_345959656981240.png

The following sample code can be used to read the binary timestamp from an image and convert it to a Unix timestamp:

import numpy as np

def ReadTimestampFromImage(image: np.ndarray):
    """
    The grabber can write 64 bit binary timestamps into a video frame. This corresponds to ns
    since 01.01.1970. As standard, the timestamps will appear in the top left corner of the
    frame, each pixel corresponding to one bit.

    :param image: Raw matrix of the image, e.g. image.ToGrayscale().GetData()
    :type image: np.ndarray
    """
    # convert first 64 pixels of image to binary array
    rawTs = image[0, 0:64, 0] > 125
    # convert logical array to number
    nanoSecondTs = 0
    for i in range(64):
        nanoSecondTs |= int(rawTs[63-i]) << i
    # Return the timestamp in seconds
    return nanoSecondTs / 1e9

Properties 🛈¶

Name	Available if	Default value	Valid values	Type	Description
Frame grabber interface name			[ONLINE]	string	Name of the LVDS interface which serves as frame grabber.
LVDS channel		0		int	LVDS channel for interfaces supporting multiple LVDS channels.
Name of I/O interface			[ONLINE]	string	Name of I/O interface.
Software reset on tool start		☐		bool	Performs a software reset on the LVDS device before loading the config and start grabbing.
Configuration		use existing	[use existing, load file] Display values: use existing: Use already loaded configuration load file: Load XML configuration	string	This option determines whether Eecu.test should load an XML configuration file to the hardware at the beginning of the connection setup. Alternatively, the existing configuration is used. In this case, the connection to the frame grabber must be set up manually via DragonSuite before.
Path to the configuration file	Configuration: ‘load file’			uri	Path to the XML configuration file with which the LVDS interface is to be configured. Such an XML file can be generated via DragonSuite.
Show state of I/O ports in video		☐		bool	Shows the current state of I/O ports in the right upper corner of the video.
Show binary timestamp in video		☐		bool	The current timestamp of the grabber in nanoseconds is stored in a 64 bit unsigned integer and written to the first 64 pixels in the upper left corner of the frame.
Swap red and blue		☐		bool	Sets the color channel layout to BGR, instead of RGB.
Live preview		☐		bool	Streams a live preview on the configured network port. The live stream is available under the toolhost’s IP address and the configured port, e.g. for a local tool connection: http://127.0.0.1:<port>
Open preview window	Live preview	☑		bool	Opens a preview window upon loading the configuration. This window displays the current output of the image source as a livestream and will remain open as long as the test configuration is active.
Port	Live preview	‘<auto>’		string	The network port that will be used for live streaming. Every live stream needs an unique port if live streaming is enabled for multiple video sources. If the value is set to <auto> a free network port will be defined by the system.
Show text overlay in video recordings		☐		bool	Adds a text overlay with the format “timestamp package name” in the bottom left corner of video recordings.

Jobs 🛈¶

ReadDigitalInputs¶

Reads the current state of all digital inputs and returns them as a list

Return value

Name	Available if	Default value	Valid values	Type	Description
return				object	List with states of all input ports

ReadDigitalOutputs¶

Reads the current state of all digital outputs and returns them as a list

Return value

Name	Available if	Default value	Valid values	Type	Description
return				object	List with states of all output ports

WriteDigitalOutput¶

Writes value to digital output port

Parameter

Name	Available if	Default value	Valid values	Type	Description
port		1		int	Index of the output port starting with 1
value		☐		bool	New state of the output port