stvid/README-TIS.md

The Imaging Source

Equipment from The Imaging Source is currently being evaluated.

• https://www.theimagingsource.com

Sensors

DMK 33UX174

• https://www.theimagingsource.com/products/industrial-cameras/usb-3.0-monochrome/dmk33ux174/

Lenses

V5014-MP

F1.4 version of lens listed here (e.g. V5024-MPZ which is F2.4)

• https://www.theimagingsource.com/products/optics/lenses/high-end/

Documentation

User documentation for The Imaging Source Linux libraries. tiscamera:

• https://www.theimagingsource.com/documentation/tiscamera/

Source Code

Code is available under libre licenses. The Imaging Source tends to use the Apache license for their files.

The Linux SDK for The Imaging Source cameras

• https://github.com/TheImagingSource/tiscamera

Programming samples in Python and C++ for the tiscamera GStreamer modules.

• https://github.com/TheImagingSource/Linux-tiscamera-Programming-Samples

Source code to the flasher is libre, but the code it flashes to the cameras is proprietary, afaict.

Linux USB Firmware Update Tool

• https://github.com/TheImagingSource/tcam-firmware-update

Build

Build tools thusly.

git clone https://github.com/TheImagingSource/tiscamera
cd tiscamera
# install deps command
mkdir build
cd build/
cmake -DTCAM_BUILD_ARAVIS=ON -DTCAM_BUILD_TOOLS=ON -DTCAM_BUILD_V4L2=ON \
  -DTCAM_BUILD_LIBUSB=ON -DTCAM_BUILD_DOCUMENTATION=ON ..
make
sudo make install