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Pylon::IDevice#

Module: Low Level API

Low Level API: The interface implemented by all device objects.

#include <pylon/Device.h>

Inherited by Pylon::IPylonDevice

Public Functions#

Name
virtual void Open(AccessModeSet mode =(Stream
virtual void Close() =0
Closes a device.
virtual bool IsOpen() const =0
Checks if a device already is opened.
virtual AccessModeSet AccessMode(void ) const =0
Returns the access mode used to open the device.
virtual const CDeviceInfo & GetDeviceInfo() const =0
Returns the device info object storing information like the device's name.

Public Functions Documentation#

function Open#

virtual void Open(
    AccessModeSet mode =(Stream|Control|Event)
) =0

Opens a device.

Parameters:

  • mode The desired device access mode

The open method initializes all involved drivers and establishes a connection to the device.

A device may support different access modes, e.g. EDeviceAccessMode::Exclusive providing an exclusive access to the device.

function Close#

virtual void Close() =0

Closes a device.

The close method closes all involved drivers and an existing connection to the device will be released. Other applications now can access the device.

function IsOpen#

virtual bool IsOpen() const =0

Checks if a device already is opened.

Return: true, when the device already has been opened by the calling application.

Note When a device has been opened an application A, IsOpen() will return false when called by an application B not having called the device's open method.

function AccessMode#

virtual AccessModeSet AccessMode(
    void 
) const =0

Returns the access mode used to open the device.

function GetDeviceInfo#

virtual const CDeviceInfo & GetDeviceInfo() const =0

Returns the device info object storing information like the device's name.

Return: A reference to the device info object used to create the device by a device factory