openpnp-capture
OpenPnP Capture is a cross platform video capture library with a focus on machine vision. It's goals are:
- Native camera access on Windows, Linux and Mac. Implemented with DirectShow, V4L2 and AVFoundation respectively.
- Named device enumeration.
- Strong, repeatable unique IDs.
- Format control with support for at least YUV and MJPEG. MJPEG will allow the use of multiple USB cameras on a single hub.
- Auto and manual exposure control.
- Auto and manual focus control.
- Simple, common C wrapper for the listed APIs.
Status
Windows
| Feature | Implemented |
|---|---|
| Device Enumeration | Yes |
| Capturing | Yes |
| MJPEG formats | Yes |
| YUV formats | Yes |
| Exposure control | Yes |
| Focus control | Yes / Untested |
| Zoom control | Yes |
| Gain control | Yes |
| White balance control | Yes |
| Framerate control | No |
Linux
| Feature | Implemented |
|---|---|
| Device Enumeration | Yes |
| Capturing | Yes |
| MJPEG formats | Yes |
| YUV formats | Yes, YUYV/YUV2 |
| Exposure control | Yes |
| Focus control | Yes / Untested |
| Zoom control | Yes |
| Gain control | Yes / Untested |
| White balance control | Yes |
| Framerate control | No |
OSX
| Feature | Implemented |
|---|---|
| Device Enumeration | Yes |
| Capturing | Yes |
| MJPEG formats | Yes (dmb1) |
| YUV formats | Yes |
| Exposure control | Yes / Experimental |
| Focus control | Yes / Experimental |
| Zoom control | Yes / Experimental |
| Gain control | Yes / Experimental |
| White balance control | Yes / Experimental |
| Framerate control | No |
TODO
- support for re-enumeration.
Building OpenPnP Capture
Dependencies
- CMAKE 3.1 or better
- MAKE (osx, linux)
- Visual Studio 2013 + NMake or Ninja Build (windows)
- NASM for building libjpeg-turbo (linux)
Build instructions (Windows)
Run the batch file 'bootstrap.bat' and choose the desired build system (VisualStudio/nmake or Ninja). Make sure the compiler (Visual Studio) is in the search path.
Go to the build directory and run nmake or ninja to build the library and the test application.
Build instructions (OSX)
Run 'bootstrap_osx.sh'. Run make.
Build instructions (Linux)
Run 'bootstrap_linux.sh'. Run make.
Supporting other platforms
- Implement all PlatformXXX classes, like in the win or linux directories.
- PlatformContext handles device and internal frame buffer format enumeration.
- PlatformStream is responsible for capturing and decoding the camera stream to a 8-bit per channel RGB frame buffer.
- Statically link external dependencies.
Downloading Binaries
openpnp-capture is still under development, but you can download releases that are built automatically from https://github.com/openpnp/openpnp-capture/releases/latest.