What Is a CamFile?
The CamFile can be seen as a script of MultiCam setting functions that are played when the CamFile parameter is written to.
After the CamFile is played, the channel is ready to operate according to the parameter settings specified in the file. Generally speaking, it means that the channel is ready to start an acquisition for a specified camera in a specified fundamental mode.
CAM stands for Camera. In the computer file system, the CamFile exhibits the .cam extension.
A CamFile is a readable ASCII file having the following structure:
- An identification header (optional)
- A pair of assignments for the Camera and CamConfig parameters (mandatory)
- A list of assignments for all relevant channel parameters (optional)