[aravis] Re: Aravis 0.2.0 in sight
- From: Emmanuel Pacaud <emmanuel@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: aravis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 22:07:38 +0200
Le vendredi 10 août 2012 à 15:18 +0200, John Stowers a écrit :
> > Other manufacturer's libraries (like AVT's PvAPI) allow you to
> specify camera by some identifier, or MAC address, or IP address.
> Aravis has the first 2 of these, but not the last. For the first two
> to work, the camera must be on the same subnet as the host so that it
> is broadcastable. Unfortunately, we have a requirement to talk to
> cameras that are routable, but not on the same subnet as the host.
> This means that they are not reachable with the standard broadcast
> method. The other useful thing about addressing by IP address is it
> allows you to replace a faulty camera by changing the camera settings
> rather than changing the software...
> I guess adding an easier API for opening via IP address could be added
> at the camera level.
I agree.
Cheers,
Emmanuel.
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