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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 
30 namespace firevision {
31 #if 0 /* just to make Emacs auto-indent happy */
32 }
33 #endif
34 
35 class Camera
36 {
37 
38  public:
39  virtual ~Camera();
40 
41  virtual void open() = 0;
42  virtual void start() = 0;
43  virtual void stop() = 0;
44  virtual void close() = 0;
45  virtual void capture() = 0;
46  virtual void flush() = 0;
47 
48  virtual bool ready() = 0;
49 
50  virtual void print_info() = 0;
51 
52  virtual unsigned char * buffer() = 0;
53  virtual unsigned int buffer_size() = 0;
54  virtual void dispose_buffer() = 0;
55 
56  virtual unsigned int pixel_width() = 0;
57  virtual unsigned int pixel_height() = 0;
58  virtual colorspace_t colorspace() = 0;
59  virtual fawkes::Time * capture_time();
60 
61  // virtual unsigned int number_of_images() = 0;
62  virtual void set_image_number(unsigned int n) = 0;
63 };
64 
65 } // end namespace firevision
66 
67 #endif
virtual unsigned int buffer_size()=0
Size of buffer.
Camera interface for image aquiring devices in FireVision.
Definition: camera.h:35
virtual void stop()=0
Stop image transfer from the camera.
virtual unsigned int pixel_width()=0
Width of image in pixels.
A class for handling time.
Definition: time.h:91
virtual colorspace_t colorspace()=0
Colorspace of returned image.
virtual void print_info()=0
Print out camera information.
virtual bool ready()=0
Camera is ready for taking pictures.
virtual void capture()=0
Capture an image.
virtual fawkes::Time * capture_time()
Get the Time of the last successfully captured image.
Definition: camera.cpp:141
virtual void set_image_number(unsigned int n)=0
Set image number to retrieve.
virtual void flush()=0
Flush image queue.
virtual void open()=0
Open the camera.
virtual void close()=0
Close camera.
virtual ~Camera()
Virtual empty destructor.
Definition: camera.cpp:127
virtual unsigned char * buffer()=0
Get access to current image buffer.
virtual unsigned int pixel_height()=0
Height of image in pixels.
virtual void start()=0
Start image transfer from the camera.
virtual void dispose_buffer()=0
Dispose current buffer.