User`s guide

SPECIAL GUIDES
SDK SECTION 9
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SECTION 9 - SPECIAL GUIDES
CONTROLLING MULTIPLE CAMERAS
Using the SDK It is possible to control multiple Andor cameras. The following SDK functions permit the
selection and use of one Andor camera at a time.
• GetAvailableCameras
• GetCameraHandle
• SetCurrentCamera
• GetCurrentCamera
• Initialize
*NOTE: If only one camera is available it is not necessary to use any of these functions since that
camera will be selected by default.
A maximum of eight cameras can be controlled by the SDK. This can be a combination of USB and PCI
cameras but the maximum number of PCI cameras that can be supported is two.
While using more than one camera the other SDK functions are used in the normal way. When a function is
called it only affects the currently selected camera and is not sent to all cameras. This allows each camera to
be programmed individually but it also means that each camera has to be individually initialized and shut
down.
Another aspect of this control method is that cameras cannot be simultaneously triggered using the software -
if simultaneous triggering is required then external triggers should be used.