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To Leave IDLE State

Automatically

MultiCam automatically makes the transition IDLE to ORPHAN, when needed.

This occurs when another channel requires some involved grabber resources.

This is a part of the automatic switching mechanism.

Setting ChannelState to ACTIVE

On setting the parameter ChannelState to ACTIVE, MultiCam immediately starts the image acquisition sequence. The channel's state changes to ACTIVE.

This is a part of the automatic switching mechanism.