The Basler pylon API is the Basler C++ application programming interface (API) for IEEE 1394, Gigabit Ethernet (GigE), USB and Camera Link cameras. The pylon API offers a generic, unified programming interface that hides most of the differences between interface technologies. The pylon API allows easy migration from one camera interface to another without major code changes. pylon 4 adds support for Basler USB3 Vision compliant cameras. Information about what's new can be found in the migration guide. The Linux version of the SDK only supports Gigabit Ethernet and USB cameras. The pylon API offers a generic, unified programming interface that hides most of the differences between interface technologies. The pylon API allows easy migration from one camera interface to another without major code changes. pylon 3 offers several new API extensions. Information about what's new can be found in the Migration Guide section.
Programmer's Guide | The pylon Programmer's Guide is a quick guide on how to program using the Basler pylon C++ API. It can can be used together with the pylon sample code for getting started. |
Advanced Topics | The Advanced Topics section can be consulted, if more information about special use cases is required. |
API Reference | The API Reference provides documentation about the Basler pylon C++ interface. |
Migrating from Previous Versions | The programming interface for pylon 4 is in some respects not backwards compatible with earlier versions. The migration guide describes the modifications needed to rebuild an application that was developed with earlier pylon versions. |
Sample Code | The pylon sample code illustrates the common use cases when working with the pylon C++ API. |
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Caution: The code snippets provided in this manual are included as sample code only. Inappropriate code may cause your camera to function differently than expected and may compromise your application. To ensure that the snippets will work properly in your application, you must adjust them to meet your specific needs and must test them thoroughly prior to use.
pylon provides programming interface classes that are created from parameter description files. The table below links directly to the documentation of the generated classes.
GigE | Camera | Chunk Data | Event Grabber | Stream Grabber | Transport Layer |
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USB | Camera | Chunk Data | Event Grabber | Stream Grabber | Transport Layer |
Other | Image Format Converter | Instant Camera |