GCT Options

To open the Options dialog box, click Settings on the Start menu.

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Option name

Default value

Description

Wait for image timeout

30000

If the next image is not received after the specified time, then it will send a timeout.

The value can be modified. When GCT is restarted, it is set back to 30000.

Heartbeat timeout

3000

Read the value of GevHeartbeatTimeout from the camera (control channel).

Data Stream Buffer Count

5

Specifies the number of buffers used for each stream. The value should be at least 2 or 3.

Ignore Image Timeout

Not selected

Can be selected if the acquisition process should continue despite timeout error.

Display Corrupt Image

Not selected

Can be selected if an image should be displayed despite missing data

Stops If an Error Occurs

Not selected


Draw

All

Can be set to display every x frames, or to shut off display to reduce CPU usage.

Enable XML feature caching

Not selected

So that the actual value is retrieved directly from the camera, instead of from a cached register.

The options (except Wait for image timeout and Heartbeat timeout) are saved in GCC.ini