New Faster Trigger Mode for iDS Imaging USB Cameras

With the latest driver version 3.3.2, all uEye cameras benefit from ids new-and-improved trigger mode.

Why improve?
In developing and releasing their new USB master mode, iDS have significantly enhanced both the reliability of data transfer as well as the performance of USB2.

Usually, USB devices are operated in a slave mode i.e. data packets can only be sent when requested by the PC. Previously, if operating in this mode, the USB camera had to be prepared by the PC before every triggered image acquisition, resulting in transfer delays.

IDS have overcome this inefficiency by enabling their cameras to independently send image data to the PC via the USB interface . This has the result of optimising both the usage of USB2 bus bandwidth and provide higher frame rates. For example, in AOI (area-of-interest) mode, USB cameras can now process several hundred trigger pulses per second.

What are the advantages to me of using a faster trigger mode?
The continuous trigger mode offers several advantages:

Added bonuses
The software package contains new API function calls and programming examples with source code as well as additional subsampling/binning modes and further enhancements for all USB and GigE uEye models.

The new mode is also available for already-installed uEye cameras after driver upgrade.