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Basler Vision Connector Messaging: Getting the Application Status#

With this message you can retrieve the list of the connected cameras including the status, streaming topic, application version, and implemented specification version.

JSON Payload#

Field Optional Type Description
TransactionID Yes String Transaction identification
Action No String Method called. Fixed value: GetStatus 
{
    "TransactionID": "46543214635244",
    "Action": "GetStatus"
}

Response Object#

Field Optional Type Description
TransactionID Yes String Transaction identification
ReturnCode No Integer (32-bit unsigned) Message code following Message Codes
Message Yes String Response message
ApplicationName Yes String Connector application name
ApplicationVersion No String Connector application version
SpecificationVersion No String Specification version of the Basler Vision Connector
DeviceList No Array of Camera Object Array of the camera objects

Camera Object#

Field Optional Type Description
DeviceID No String Current camera identification
StreamingTopic No String Topic where the camera streams images
Status No String Camera status. Possible values: Connected, Streaming, Error
SerialNumber Yes String Camera identification
UserDefinedName Yes String User-defined camera name
ModelName No String Camera model
VendorName No String Camera vendor
Interface No String Camera interface. Possible values: U3V (USB3 Vision), CXP (CoaXPress), GEV (GigEVision), CamEmu (Emulation)
IPAddress Yes String Camera IP address
MACAddress Yes String Camera MAC address
{additional identification fields} Yes String Additional device identification offered by the Basler Vision Connector 
{
    "TransactionID": "46543214635244",
    "ReturnCode": 0,
    "Message": "Success.",
    "ApplicationName": "Demo Vision Connector",
    "ApplicationVersion": "1.0.1",
    "SpecificationVersion": "1.1.0",
    "DeviceList":
    [
        {
            "DeviceID": "548451887",
            "StreamingTopic": "device/548451887/stream",
            "Status": "Streaming",
            "SerialNumber": "548451887",
            "UserDefinedName": "MyCam1",
            "ModelName": "Camera Model 1234",
            "VendorName": "The camera Factory",
            "Interface": "GEV",
            "IPAddress": "192.168.0.1",
            "MACAddress": "00:1A:2B:3C:4D:5E"
        }
    ]
}