Channel Creation

To create a channel, go through the following three steps.

Channel Instance Creation

The channel is created with the McCreate or McCreateNm function.

The By-Ident Method

McCreate(MC_CHANNEL, &m_Channel);

The By-Name Method

McCreateNm("CHANNEL", &m_Channel);

Maximum number of Channels

At any time, up to 2048 MultiCam channels can exist in a single process.
At any time, up to 64 MultiCam channels can exist on a Domino or Grablink board.
At any time, up to 256 MultiCam channels can exist on a Picolo board.

Channel-Board Association

The targeted board is identified by one of the 4 channel parameters: DriverIndex , PciPosition, BoardName or BoardIdentifier.

Example

McSetParamInt(m_Channel, MC_DriverIndex, 0);

Connector Selection

For boards with multiple camera connectors, it is required to set the channel parameter Connector.

Note. For boards having multiple topologies, it is required to define the BoardTopology before the first channel creation on this board.

Example

McSetParamInt(m_Channel, MC_Connector, MC_Connector_VID1);