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2.6.8 (2024-10-16)

  • gc_stream: - split RawCombined like IntensityCombined - apply writable chunk parameters every time after attaching the buffer
  • gc_file: - Fixed possible problem when reading file via gc_file

2.6.7 (2024-08-23)

  • Added functions and parameters to command line tools for loading and storing streamable parameters
  • Throw an exception if an image buffer does not contain any data
  • Added methods and function with timeout parameters for device discovery

2.6.6 (2024-06-04)

  • Added armhf jobs for jammy

2.6.5 (2024-03-12)

  • Added method to get remote port of device to directly read and write register
  • Added functions to read and write GenICam register parameters
  • Fixed write error message of gc_file tool
  • fix for gcc 13: use global stdint

2.6.4 (2023-11-09)

  • Fixed loading nodemap from file system
  • Return device display name, if device user defined name returns an error

2.6.3 (2023-10-06)

  • gc_config: -Fixed calling data latch to properly show PTP status
  • gc_info: - Added choice to either use local or remote nodemap of device - Added extended output that includes printing the local nodemaps of system, interface and device as well

2.6.2 (2023-05-17)

  • If available, use user defined name of device as display name
  • Moving function for printing (part of) nodemap from tools to library
  • gc_info: - Added possibility to edit nodemap in curses gui
  • gc_stream: - Storing ChunkRcLineRatio in properties, if available - Added option to print chunk data
  • Fixed build_win.bat: Include cmake files and allow renaming of base directory
  • Fixed allocating too much memory in Image class

2.6.1 (2023-01-09)

  • Fixed resetting of systems so that setSystemsPath() can be called again
  • Report reason if loading of producer fails
  • Fixed compiling under Windows
  • Fixed reading registers with size that is less than the requested size
  • Added convenience functions for loading and storing data on the camera via GenICam file interface

2.6.0 (2022-11-09)

  • Upgraded GenAPI to version 3.4
  • Changed gc_file to read and write in blocks of 512 bytes and made FileSize parameter optional

2.5.17 (2022-10-13)

  • Added building for Jammy
  • Added possibility to specify GenICam parameters on the command line of gc_pointcloud tool
  • README: change grep for newer netstat versions

2.5.16 (2022-05-29)

  • Added CI build pipelines for ARM64
  • net_perf_check.sh use first default interface
  • Show enum options even if WriteOnly

2.5.14 (2022-02-02)

  • Install licenses of included binaries
  • Reporting interface id instead of display name in output of gc_info -s

2.5.13 (2022-01-31)

  • Added parameter '-s' to gc_info for getting a short list of discovered devices
  • Fixed Windows build script

2.5.12 (2021-10-23)

  • Imporved Windows build script for compiling with libpng
  • Fixed some issues when compiling under Windows

2.5.11 (2021-10-05)

  • Fixed getting buffers with chunk data from Basler ace2 USB cameras

2.5.10 (2021-10-01)

  • Make system, interface, device and stream ignore closing already closed objects

2.5.9 (2021-10-01)

  • Improved measuring of buffers per second in gc_stream
  • Do not show latency in gc_stream -t if PTP is turned off

2.5.8 (2021-09-09)

  • Added support for YUV422_8 and YCbCr422_8 pixel formats

2.5.7 (2021-09-01)

  • Added possibility to specify the internal number of buffers to allocate
  • gc_file tool: Exit with error if file cannot be loaded

2.5.6 (2021-08-02)

  • Changed ImageList::find with tolerance > 0 to return the closest within tolerance

2.5.5 (2021-07-28)

  • Fixed rounding when converting between color and monochrome images
  • Reduce minimum number of buffers
  • Do not attach chunk data handler to incomplete buffer

2.5.4 (2021-07-25)

  • Fixed reporting of operation status of gc_file tool

2.5.3 (2021-07-17)

  • Added build script for Visual Studio
  • Added methods for getting region id and data purpose id from buffer
  • On Windows, also try to find producers in sub directories of current library
  • Fixed some compiler warnings
  • Improved error message when writing on cport fails
  • Fixed conversion from YCbCr411 format to Mono8 in convertImage() function
  • Improved error message when setting invalid enum
  • Added support for RGB8 color format in getColor() function

2.5.2 (2021-07-06)

  • Added possibility for configuration of multiple Gev interfaces in gc_config
  • Fixed printing of Mac address in gc_info
  • Added method to stream object for checking the number of buffers available for grabbing
  • Treating missing parameters in Buffer as 0
  • Changed way how to define different path for locating producers
  • Added possibility to discover producers in non-default locations and ignoring a specific producer
  • Added possibility to store xml file with gc_info with original name

2.5.1 (2021-03-16)

  • Fixed compile problems under Windows
  • Fixed using wrong pointer in method Stream::getTLType()
  • Readme: Add link to release page
  • Removing redundent specification of namespace in some source files

2.5.0 (2021-02-26)

  • Upgrading GenICam reference implementation to version 3.3
  • Added support for storing images of format RGB8 and BayerXX8
  • Increasing discover timeout from 100 ms to 1 s, which is necessary for some cameras
  • Resetting chunk adapter in gc_stream if user explicitely disables chunk data
  • Added tool gc_file for reading / writing user data from / to a GenICam device
  • Integrated attaching buffers to nodemap into stream and buffer classes
  • Added support for handling payload type chunk data for supporting Basler ace cameras
  • Updated handling of PTP in gc_config tool using the new feature names
  • Correct exception message if png can't be stored
  • Rename adaptive_out1_reduction to out1_reduction in stored parameter file

2.4.4 (2020-10-23)

  • Trying to fix problem that interface handle becomes invalid

2.4.3 (2020-10-22)

  • Improved reporting of exceptions

2.4.2 (2020-10-22)

  • Added some optional Roboception specific information to the parameter files
  • Fixed crashing of gc_info if getting nodemap from device fails
  • Fixed getEnum crash if enum doesn't contain a value

2.4.1 (2020-07-31)

  • Enabled building for ROS focal on gitlab

2.4.0 (2020-07-27)

  • gc_stream now puts status of GPIO out and in lines in two separate bit fields in file name

2.3.7 (2020-07-27)

  • Improved finding devices, e.g. by IP if GenTL provider supports this

2.3.6 (2020-04-17)

  • Fixed compile bug under Windows

2.3.5 (2020-04-06)

  • ensure that downscale factor doesn't lead to division by zero
  • remove build_export_depend on catkin from package.xml

2.3.4 (2020-03-15)

  • Workaround for Baumer GenTL GEV interface enumeration bug

2.3.3 (2020-03-06)

  • fix version in package.xml
  • fix Dockerfile

2.3.2 (2020-03-06)

  • add libpng-dev dependency in package.xml

2.3.1 (2020-01-10)

  • Reporting full name of stored images, including suffix

2.3.0 (2019-12-20)

  • Tool gc_stream: * now also stores the exposure time and gain in parameter files * added storing 16 bit images * Added parameter '-f png' for storing images in PNG format * Reporting all stored images (IntensityRight was missing)
  • Tool gc_info: * print User defined name
  • Refactoring: * Moved functions to store images from gc_stream tool into core library * Moved function to store point cloud from tool to library
  • Fixed: * Do not return device if it can be found on different producers * reporting device name instead of test option when misspelling the device in 'gc_stream -t <device> ...' call * net_perf_check.sh: fix getting mtu

2.2.3 (2019-07-25)

  • Fixed Windows install issues
  • Fixing segfault in Buffer::getTLType()

2.2.2 (2019-06-25)

  • Set TLParamsLocked before requesting maximum buffer size
  • Only free as many buffers as allocated to avoid errors off GenTL producer
  • Request global buffer YPadding only for none multipart buffers to avoid errors of GenTL producer

2.2.1 (2019-06-11)

  • Automatically splitting the stereo images in rc_visards special combined format into Intenstiy and IntensityRight images
  • Using TLParamsLocked correctly in streaming class as some cameras require this
  • gc_stream now disables component Intensity if IntensityCombined is enabled
  • gc_stream now creates parameter file for each Intensity image as well
  • Increased timeout for updating the device list to 100 ms as 10 ms can be too less for some cameras / producers

2.2.0 (2019-05-02)

  • gc_info does not report not implemented parameters any more
  • gc_info can now also only print specified nodes (which can be a category) by appending the node name with '?' to the device id.
  • gc_stream can now measure frequency and latency of incomming buffers
  • Windows: look for transport layer in folder of rc_genicam_api.dll
  • support modern cmake - A "meta target" for all Genicam targets is defined, rc_genicam_api::genicam, on which rc_genicam_api::rc_genicam_api depends publicly. - Compile options and definitions of rc_genicam_api are set to private, only /DGENICAM_NO_AUTO_IMPLIB is public - Install paths are defined using GNUInstallDirs
  • update Baumer GenTL providers to 2.9.2.22969 - Support for payload type Multi-part added - The GigE Producer now find devices connected to virtual interfaces for Linux

2.1.2 (2019-03-13)

  • Remove global include_directories in cmake build files
  • Use full precision timestamp in name of images saved by gc_stream
  • Append out1 and out2 state to name of images saved by gc_stream

2.1.1 (2019-02-21)

  • Command line tools now exit with != 0 in case of an error
  • Improved cmake project files

2.1.0 (2019-01-25)

  • Made System, Interface, Device and Stream objects thread safe

2.0.4 (2019-01-24)

  • A buffer that is labelled to contain chunk data may also contain an image
  • Implemented fallback of open device access from readonly to control to exclusive

2.0.3 (2019-01-09)

  • Improved description of some device methods
  • Under Windows, do not check install path but only current directory as default location of GenTL producer

2.0.2 (2019-01-01)

  • Fixed bug in rcg::getEnum() function that may lead to a seg fault
  • Minor changes in cmake build files

2.0.1 (2018-12-21)

  • Added test mode to gc_stream tool (i.e. disables saving for only testing the connection)
  • Added printing of package size to gc_stream tool
  • Added statistic to gc_stream tool
  • Removed aborting gc_stream with 'Enter' from Linux version as it causes unwanted stops in some situations
  • Minor fixes in build files.

2.0.0 (2018-10-08)

NOTE: Including multipart support required minor changes of the existing API. See readme for more information. Attention: The provided GenTL layer does not yet support multipart!

  • Extended Buffer and Image classes as well as the examples for handling multi-part buffers as well (NOTE: The provided GenTL producer does not yet support multipart!)
  • gc_stream: Using component name for storing individual images and ensuring that files are not overwritten
  • gc_pointcloud: Using component name for identifying images and try enabling synchronization on device
  • Add libs of GenICam reference implementation to external cmake dependencies of shared genicam_api library
  • Upgrading GenICam reference implementation to v3.1
  • Add libs of GenICam reference implementation to external dependencies of shared genicam_api library

1.3.15 (2018-09-27)

  • Added parameter --iponly to gc_config tool

1.3.14 (2018-09-26)

  • Added possibility to interrupt streaming with gc_stream by pressing 'Enter' key.
  • Undefined min/max macros in gc_pointcloud.cc on Windows to avoid compile errors

1.3.13 (2018-08-23)

  • Changed output of gc_config -l to emphasize using interface and serial number as unique identifier
  • Added possibility to call a GenICam command from the command line with gc_info, gc_config and gc_stream
  • Additionally printing the internal name and display name of the GenTL producer in the gc_info tool
  • Update GEV GenTL provider from Baumer
  • Revision of readme

1.3.12 (2018-07-18)

  • Getting chunk data in gc_stream and storing disparity image with all parameters for reconstruction if possible
  • Error handling in gc_stream changed by first checking for incomplete buffer and then for image present

1.3.11 (2018-07-02)

  • don't install bash completion by default (doesn't work on ROS buildfarm)
  • make sure installed net_perf_check.sh script is executable

1.3.10 (2018-06-28)

  • Added possibility to set GenICam parameters in gc_info too
  • Only show network summary in gc_config if called without parameters or with network related parameters
  • Corrected spelling of visard in gc_pointcloud output file name

1.3.9 (2018-06-15)

  • Bash completion for UNIX and ROS
  • Relaxed synchronization in gc_pointcloud for special exposure alternate mode of rc_visard
  • Added method in image list class to request the oldest timestamp
  • Added triangulation to gc_pointcloud
  • Added parameter for output file name to gc_pointcloud
  • Fixed crashing of gc_info if enumeration does not have a value

1.3.8 (2018-04-18)

  • show actually searched path instead of env var in exception if no transport layer found
  • improved README

1.3.7 (2018-04-09)

  • Devices can now be discovered by serial number as well

1.3.6 (2018-02-25)

  • fix path to genicam arm64 libs

1.3.5 (2018-02-25)

  • add libs for arm64

1.3.4 (2018-02-23)

  • fix catkin dependency in package.xml

1.3.3 (2018-02-23)

  • fix version in package.xml

1.3.2 (2018-02-23)

  • fix installation of exported targets
  • add package.xml for releaseing as ROS third-party package
  • update Baumer GigE vision driver to v2.8.15736
  • fix architecture detection (use compiler info instead of host kernel)

1.3.1 (2017-12-20)

  • Improved readme
  • Porting package to Windows 32 and 64. It can be compiled with Visual Studio.

1.3.0 (2017-12-05)

New tools / examples:

  • Added tool gc_pointcloud that demonstrates synchroneous streaming and 3D reconstruction

Improvements of convenience layer:

  • Accept true and false for boolean GenICam values additionally to 1 and 0
  • Added option to ignore cache when reading parameter
  • Added convenience function getColor()
  • Added convience function checkFeature()
  • Changing request for timestamp in gc_stream tool
  • Fixed finding devices by user defined name

Improvement of help texts and messages:

  • Improved help for command line tools
  • Improved exception description
  • Added printing components with enabled status in gc_stream tool
  • Removed output of user name in gc_info as this is not the name that can be defined via gc_config -n

Changes of access mode to permit parallel read access:

  • Open device in gc_info readonly so that it can be used in parallel to an open device
  • Open device in gc_config readonly if no parameter changes are requested
  • Opening device in gc_stream with access mode control
  • Changed getDevice() function so that exclusively opened devices are discovered as well

Configuration and optimization:

  • [baumer] increase NextResendWaitPackets to 200
  • add net_perf_check.sh script

Changes in build configuration:

  • Ensure that the install directory lib/rc_genicam_api is accessible for everybody
  • option to disable building of tools
  • option for building shared libs
  • generate version info
  • add option to disable doc target
  • Switched off vectorization and looking for CUDA as it is not necessary
  • add Baumer GenTL lib for armv7l

1.2.0 (2017-08-15)

  • rename rcgcapi to rc_genicam_api
  • getDevice() now accepts specification if interface as prefix
  • Added possibility to clean all resources before exit to avoid crashes of GenTL
  • add all GenICam files/libs instead of depending on external package
  • rename pfnc.h to pixel_formats.h
  • bundle GenTL lib from Baumer as fallback if GENICAM_GENTL64_PATH is not set

1.1.5 (2017-05-11)

  • Enforced using IPv4 format for setting persistent IPs and improved output of gc_config

1.1.4 (2017-04-13)

  • Check if device name is not empty before looking for the device
  • Fixed formating of MAC addresses as string

1.1.3 (2017-04-11)

  • Catching exceptions in destructors of Device and Stream
  • Added changing of GenICam parameters through gc_config

1.1.2 (2017-04-10)

  • Streaming with at least 8 buffers by default
  • Additionally show display name when listing devices with gc_config -l

1.1.1 (2017-03-06)

  • Fixed bug in YCbCr411 to RGB conversion

1.1.0 (2017-03-05)

  • Check in gc_stream if buffer is incomplete
  • Added optional storing of XML file via gc_info tool
  • Added switching PTP on and off via gc_config tool
  • Convertions GenApi exceptions to standard exceptions when requesting the node map
  • Added helper functions for conversion from YCbCr411 to RGB
  • Catching GenApi exception in gc_info tool
  • gc_stream tool chooses name of saved images according to pixel format
  • Added pfnc.h with custom image format Error8
  • Added image and image list helper classes for time synchronization of images
  • Open transport layer libraries with deep bind option to prefer local symbol resolution
  • Wrapping GenApi Exceptions in get/set feature value helper functions
  • Ensure that Buffer::getTimestampNS() always returns a valid value
  • Added helper functions for setting and getting features via GenICam
  • Fixed crash of gc_stream if device is unknown
  • Implemented image streaming and an example for streaming images to file

1.0.1 (2017-02-16)

  • Initial release