GigEmulator General Options
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When you click the Options button on the GigEmulator main screen and select the General panel, the following interface will appear  

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GEV Mode  
Lets you select the version of the standard under which GigEmulator will operate:  
 
GEV 1.x  
GigEmulator will operate in accordance with GigE Vision 1.2 specifications.  
 
GEV 2.x  
GigEmulator will operate in accordance with GigE Vision 2.0 specifications.  
 
Timer  
Lets you select the operational mode of GigEmulator's internal timer:  
 
IEEE 1588  
Internal camera timer is synchronized with the time elapsed since 00:00:00 January 1, 1970.  
 
UTC Uptime  
Internal camera timer is synchronized with the time elapsed since GigEmulator has started.  

Sensor  
Lets you select the sensor type of the virtual camera:  
 
Area Scan  
GigEmulator will simulate an area scan camera by streaming images of a constant horizontal and vertical size.  
 
Line Scan  
GigEmulator will simulate a line scan camera by streaming images of a constant horizontal and variable vertical size.  
 
Bayer  
Lets you select the sensor layout for the raw-Bayer type of camera:  
 
BGGR - GigEmulator will simulate a camera with the BGGR sensor layout and support BayerBG formats.  
RGGB - GigEmulator will simulate a camera with the RGGB sensor layout and support BayerRG formats.  
GBRG - GigEmulator will simulate a camera with the GBRG sensor layout and support BayerGB formats.  
GRBR - GigEmulator will simulate a camera with the GRBR sensor layout and support BayerGR formats.  
 
Max Width  
Lets you set the maximum horizontal size of images streamed by GigEmulator. The value of the Width feature will be limited by this setting.  
 
Max Height  
Lets you set the maximum vertical size of images streamed by GigEmulator. The value of the Height feature will be limited by this setting.  
 
Video Source  
Lets you select one of the following video sources:  
 
Pattern  
Generates a moving pattern of a monochrome or color wedge. One of the following pixel formats can be selected on a client application side: Mono8, Mono10, Mono10Packed, Mono12, Mono12Packed, Mono14, Mono16, Bayer8, Bayer10, Bayer10Packed, Bayer12, Bayer12Packed, Bayer16, YUV411_8_UYYVYY, YUV422_8_UYVY, YUV8_YUV, RGB8. In addition, the type of the pattern (vertical or horizontal) can also be selected on the client side through the TestPattern feature.  
 
Image  
Repeatedly streams the static image from a specified image file. Supported file formats are bmp, jpg and tif.  
 
AVI  
Streams images from a specified AVI file in a continuous loop. One of the following pixel formats can be selected on a client side: Mono8, RGB8, Bayer8.  
 
From...To  
Lets you set the index of the starting and ending frame in the AVI file that will be used in the continuous streaming loop.  
 
File  
Lets you select the name of the image file or AVI file whose content will be used as the video source.