PvAPI

Introduction

PvAPI are libraries provided by prosilica to manage and use Prosilica GigE cameras

Installation tips

• download linux sdk from here
• copy and unpack it in a folder (example /opt)

Add shared library to your system

• create a file .conf for ldconfig

sudo nano -w /etc/ld.so.conf.d/prosilicaLib.conf

• add the path of .so libraries to this file and save. See this example:

/opt/prosilica/AVT GigE SDK/bin-pc/x86

• run

sudo ldconfig

Compile SampleViewer

• install these libraries
  • libwxbase2.8-dev
  • libwxgtk2.8-dev

or use this code:

sudo apt-get install  libwxbase2.8-dev libwxgtk2.8-dev

• edit the file AVT GigE SDK/examples/SampleViewer/Makefile; substitute these lines

WX_FLAGS = `$(WX_DIR)/wx-config --version=$(WX_VER) --cxxflags` 
WX_LIBS  = `$(WX_DIR)/wx-config --version=$(WX_VER) --libs`

with

WX_FLAGS = `wx-config --version=$(WX_VER) --cxxflags` 
WX_LIBS  = `wx-config --version=$(WX_VER) --libs`

• run

make sample

Resoureces

GigE Linux Sdk web page