Example: hwdrivers_capture_video_flycapture2_stereo

C++ example source code:

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#include <mrpt/gui/CDisplayWindow.h>
#include <mrpt/hwdrivers/CImageGrabber_FlyCapture2.h>
#include <mrpt/io/CFileGZOutputStream.h>
#include <mrpt/obs/CObservationImage.h>
#include <mrpt/serialization/CArchive.h>
#include <mrpt/system/CTicTac.h>
#include <mrpt/system/os.h>

#include <iostream>

using namespace mrpt::hwdrivers;
using namespace mrpt::gui;
using namespace mrpt::obs;
using namespace mrpt::io;
using namespace mrpt::system;
using namespace mrpt::serialization;
using namespace std;

// ------------------------------------------------------
//              TestCapture_FlyCapture2_stereo
// ------------------------------------------------------

void TestCapture_FlyCapture2_stereo()
{
  cout << " FlyCapture2 version: " << CImageGrabber_FlyCapture2::getFC2version() << std::endl;

  // Left camera:
  // ------------------------------------------
  CImageGrabber_FlyCapture2 capture_left;
  TCaptureOptions_FlyCapture2 cam_options_left;

  cam_options_left.framerate = "FRAMERATE_30";
  cam_options_left.videomode = "VIDEOMODE_1280x960RGB";

  cam_options_left.open_by_guid = true;
  cam_options_left.camera_guid[0] = 0x63A8D3CE;
  cam_options_left.camera_guid[1] = 0xB49580D6;
  cam_options_left.camera_guid[2] = 0x004AED1C;
  cam_options_left.camera_guid[3] = 0xDDE4EF14;

  cam_options_left.strobe_enabled = true;
  cam_options_left.strobe_source = 1;      // GPIO pin #
  cam_options_left.strobe_duration = 1.0;  // ms

  capture_left.open(cam_options_left, false /*only open, don't start grabbing*/);

  // Right camera:
  // ------------------------------------------
  CImageGrabber_FlyCapture2 capture_right;
  TCaptureOptions_FlyCapture2 cam_options_right;

  cam_options_right.framerate = cam_options_left.framerate;
  cam_options_right.videomode = cam_options_left.videomode;

  cam_options_right.open_by_guid = true;
  cam_options_right.camera_guid[0] = 0xB9862FD2;
  cam_options_right.camera_guid[1] = 0x7AE0E03A;
  cam_options_right.camera_guid[2] = 0xA6BC0321;
  cam_options_right.camera_guid[3] = 0x16654DC9;

  cam_options_right.trigger_enabled = true;
  cam_options_right.trigger_source = 0;  // GPIO pin #

  capture_right.open(cam_options_right, false /*only open, don't start grabbing*/);

// Open both cameras simultaneously:
#if 0
    const CImageGrabber_FlyCapture2 *cameras[2] = { &capture_left, &capture_right };
    CImageGrabber_FlyCapture2::startSyncCapture(2 /*numCameras*/, cameras);
#else
  capture_right.startCapture();  // Will not start until a strobe is got from
  // the "master" camera:
  capture_left.startCapture();
#endif

  CTicTac tictac;
  cout << "Press any key to stop capture to 'capture.rawlog'..." << endl;

  CFileGZOutputStream fil("./capture.rawlog");

  CDisplayWindow winL("Left"), winR("Right");

  int cnt = 0;

  CObservationImage::Ptr obsL = CObservationImage::Create();  // Memory will be freed
  // by SF
  // destructor in each loop.
  obsL->sensorLabel = "LEFT";

  CObservationImage::Ptr obsR = CObservationImage::Create();  // Memory will be freed
  // by SF
  // destructor in each loop.
  obsR->sensorLabel = "RIGHT";

  while (!mrpt::system::os::kbhit())
  {
    if ((cnt++ % 20) == 0)
    {
      if (cnt > 0)
      {
        double t = tictac.Tac();
        double FPS = 20 / t;
        printf("\n %f FPS\n", FPS);
      }
      tictac.Tic();
    }

    const bool ok1 = capture_left.getObservation(*obsL);
    const bool ok2 = capture_right.getObservation(*obsR);
    if (!ok1 || !ok2)
    {
      cerr << "Error retrieving images!" << endl;
      break;
    }

    cout << ".";
    cout.flush();
    if (winL.isOpen()) winL.showImage(obsL->image);
    if (winR.isOpen()) winR.showImage(obsR->image);

    archiveFrom(fil) << obsL << obsR;
  }
}

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
  try
  {
    TestCapture_FlyCapture2_stereo();
    return 0;
  }
  catch (const std::exception& e)
  {
    std::cerr << "MRPT error: " << mrpt::exception_to_str(e) << std::endl;
    return -1;
  }
  catch (...)
  {
    printf("Another exception!!");
    return -1;
  }
}