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Supported cameras

The database of supported cameras is generated by automatically scraping the main product page of XIMEA. The script can be found in the examples folder.

The database can be generated by doing the following:

pip install rich typer beautifulsoup4
python update_camera_database.py scrap-page

After the script has finished, a JSON file is created on the current working directory.

Warning

This script skips the xiSpec family because chroma and camera family can not be scraped from the webpage. xiSpec camera models are added to the database manually.

The latest version of the database containing all supported cameras can be found in the resources folder.

Adding support for a new camera

Support for a new camera can be added by modifying the XiLensCameraProperties.json file with a new entry for a new camera model. The location of hte file depends on where XiLens was installed. If the installation was done in /usr, then the file is located in /etc/xilens/XiLensCameraProperties.json. If XiLens was only built but not installed in the system, then the file should be located in the same directory as the executable. The mosaic shape properties are only related to spectral cameras. RGB and Gray cameras should have a mosaic shape of 0x0.