User`s manual
AW00098504000 Image Acquisition Control 
Basler ace Camera Link 71
7.2.2 Acquisition Frame Count
When the Trigger Mode parameter for the acquisition start trigger is set to on, you must set the value 
of the camera’s Acquisition Frame Count parameter. The value of the Acquisition Frame Count can 
range from 1 to 255. 
With acquisition start triggering on, the camera will initially be in a "waiting for acquisition start 
trigger" acquisition status. When in this acquisition status, the camera cannot react to frame start 
trigger signals. If an acquisition start trigger signal is applied to the camera, the camera will exit the 
"waiting for acquisition start trigger" acquisition status and will enter the "waiting for frame start 
trigger" acquisition status. It can then react to frame start trigger signals. When the camera has 
received a number of frame start trigger signals equal to the current Acquisition Frame Count 
parameter setting, it will return to the "waiting for acquisition start trigger" acquisition status. At that 
point, you must apply a new acquisition start trigger signal to exit the camera from the "waiting for 
acquisition start trigger" acquisition status.
7.2.3 Setting The Acquisition Start Trigger Mode and 
Related Parameters
Setting the Parameters Using Basler pylon
You can set theTrigger Mode and Trigger Source parameter values for the acquisition start trigger 
and the Acquisition Frame Count parameter value from within your application software by using 
the pylon API. 
The following code snippet illustrates using the API to set the acquisition start Trigger Mode to on, 
the Trigger Source to software, and the Acquisition Frame Count to 5:
// Select the acquisition start trigger
Camera.TriggerSelector.SetValue( TriggerSelector_AcquisitionStart );
// Set the mode for the selected trigger
Camera.TriggerMode.SetValue( TriggerMode_On );
// Set the source for the selected trigger
Camera.TriggerSource.SetValue ( TriggerSource_Software );
// Set the acquisition frame count
Camera.AcquisitionFrameCount.SetValue( 5 );
The following code snippet illustrates using the API to set the Trigger Mode to on, the Trigger 
Source to line 1, the Trigger Activation to rising edge, and the Acquisition Frame Count to 5:
// Select the acquisition start trigger
Camera.TriggerSelector.SetValue( TriggerSelector_AcquisitionStart );
// Set the mode for the selected trigger
Camera.TriggerMode.SetValue( TriggerMode_On );
// Configure the GPIO line as an input










