C++

Sample list

There are two main categories of samples: Camera and Applications. The samples in the Camera category focus only on how to use the camera. The samples in the Applications category use the output generated by the camera, such as the 3D point cloud, a 2D image or other data from the camera. These samples shows how the data from the camera can be used.

• Camera

  • Basic

    • Capture - Capture colored point cloud, save 2D image, save 3D ZDF, and export PLY, using the Zivid camera.

    • CaptureFromFileCamera - Capture point clouds, with color, with the Zivid file camera.

    • CaptureHDRCompleteSettings - Capture point clouds, with color, from the Zivid camera with fully configured settings.

    • CaptureWithSettingsFromYML - Capture images and point clouds, with and without color, from the Zivid camera with settings from YML file.

  • Advanced

    • AllocateMemoryForPointCloudData - Two methods to copy point cloud data from GPU memory to CPU memory, to be consumed by OpenCV.

    • Capture2DAnd3D - Capture 2D and 3D with the Zivid camera.

    • CaptureAndPrintNormals - Capture Zivid point clouds, compute normals and print a subset.

    • CaptureHalconViaGenICam - Capture and save a point cloud, with colors, using GenICam interface and Halcon C++ SDK.

    • CaptureHalconViaZivid - Capture a point cloud, with colors, using Zivid SDK, transform it to a Halcon point cloud and save it using Halcon C++ SDK.

    • CaptureViaGenICam - Capture using the GenICam interface.

    • MultiCamera

      • MultiCameraCaptureInParallel - Capture point clouds with multiple cameras in parallel.

      • MultiCameraCaptureSequentially - Capture point clouds with multiple cameras sequentially.

      • MultiCameraCaptureSequentiallyWithInterleavedProcessing - Capture point clouds with multiple cameras sequentially with interleaved processing.

  • InfoUtilOther

    • CameraInfo - List connected cameras and print camera version and state information for each connected camera.

    • CameraUserData - Store user data on the Zivid camera.

    • CaptureWithDiagnostics - Capture point clouds, with color, from the Zivid camera, with settings from YML file and diagnostics enabled.

    • ExploreSettingsMetaData - Recursively iterates through all leaf parameters in a Zivid camera’s settings.

    • FirmwareUpdater - Update firmware on the Zivid camera.

    • FrameInfo - Read frame info from the Zivid camera.

    • GetCameraIntrinsics - Read intrinsic parameters from the Zivid camera (OpenCV model) or estimate them from the point cloud.

    • MeasureSceneConditions - Measure ambient light conditions in the scene and output the measured flickering frequency of the ambient light if flickering is detected.

    • SettingsInfo - Read settings info from the Zivid camera.

    • Warmup - Short example of a basic way to warm up the camera with specified time and capture cycle.

    • ZividBenchmark - Zividbenchmark is a sample that will test the average speed of different operations on your computer.

    • Network

      • AutomaticNetworkConfigurationForCameras - Automatically configure the IP addresses of connected cameras to match the network of the user’s PC.

      • NetworkConfiguration - Uses Zivid API to change the IP address of the Zivid camera.

  • Maintenance

    • CorrectCameraInField - Correct the dimension trueness of a Zivid camera.

    • ResetCameraInField - Reset infield correction on a camera.

    • VerifyCameraInField - Check the dimension trueness of a Zivid camera.

    • VerifyCameraInFieldFromZDF - Check the dimension trueness of a Zivid camera from a ZDF file.

• Applications

  • Basic

    • Visualization

      • CaptureAndVisualizeNormals - Capture Zivid point clouds, with color and normals, and visualize it in 3D and as a normal map.

      • CaptureFromFileCameraVis3D - Capture point clouds, with color, with the Zivid file camera and visualize them.

      • CaptureVis3D - Capture point clouds, with color, from the Zivid camera, and visualize it.

      • CaptureWritePCLVis3D - Capture point clouds, with color, from the Zivid camera, save it to PCD file format, and visualize it.

      • ProjectImageStartAndStop - Start the Image Projection and Stop it.

      • ReadPCLVis3D - Read point cloud from PCL file and visualize it.

    • FileFormats

      • ConvertZDF - Convert point cloud data from a ZDF file to your preferred format

      • ReadIterateZDF - Read point cloud data from a ZDF file, iterate through it, and extract individual points.

  • Advanced

    • CaptureUndistort2D - Use camera intrinsics to undistort a 2D image.

    • CreateDepthMap - Convert point cloud from a ZDF file to OpenCV format, extract depth map and visualize it.

    • Downsample - Downsample point cloud from a ZDF file.

    • GammaCorrection - Capture 2D image with gamma correction.

    • Visualization

      • CaptureVis3DInLoop - Capture point clouds, with color, from the Zivid camera, and visualize them in a loop.

      • CaptureVis3DInLoopWithKeypressExit - Capture point clouds, with color, from the Zivid camera, and visualize them in a loop. Press ‘q’ to exit.

    • Transform

      • TransformPointCloudFromMillimetersToMeters - Transform point cloud data from millimeters to meters.

      • TransformPointCloudViaArucoMarker - Transform a point cloud from camera to ArUco marker coordinate frame by estimating the marker’s pose from the point cloud.

      • TransformPointCloudViaCheckerboard - Transform a point cloud from camera to checkerboard (Zivid Calibration Board) coordinate frame by getting checkerboard pose from the API.

    • Roi

      • ROIBoxViaArucoMarker - Filter the point cloud based on a ROI box given relative to the ArUco marker on a Zivid Calibration Board.

      • ROIBoxViaCheckerboard - Filter the point cloud based on a ROI box given relative to the Zivid Calibration Board.

    • Stitching

      • StitchContinuouslyRotatingObject - Stitch point clouds from a continuously rotating object without pre-alignment using Local Point Cloud Registration and apply Voxel Downsample.

      • StitchUsingRobotMountedCamera - Stitch multiple point clouds captured with a robot mounted camera.

      • StitchViaLocalPointCloudRegistration - Stitch two point clouds using a transformation estimated by Local Point Cloud Registration and apply Voxel Downsample.

    • Barcode

      • BarcodeDetector - Detect and decode linear and matrix barcodes from a 2D capture.

    • HandEyeCalibration

      • HandEyeCalibration - Perform Hand-Eye calibration.

      • PoseConversions - Convert to/from Transformation Matrix (Rotation Matrix + Translation Vector)

      • UtilizeHandEyeCalibration - Transform single data point or entire point cloud from camera to robot base reference frame using Hand-Eye calibration

    • MultiCamera

      • MultiCameraCalibration - Use captures of a calibration object to generate transformation matrices to a single coordinate frame, from multiple connected cameras.

      • MultiCameraCalibrationFromZDF - Use captures of a calibration object to generate transformation matrices to a single coordinate frame, from a ZDF files.

      • StitchByTransformation - Use transformation matrices from Multi-Camera calibration to transform point clouds into single coordinate frame, from connected cameras.

      • StitchByTransformationFromZDF - Use transformation matrices from Multi-Camera calibration to transform point clouds into single coordinate frame, from a ZDF files.

    • Projector

      • ProjectAndFindMarker - Show a marker using the projector, capture a set of 2D images to find the marker coordinates (2D and 3D).

      • ReadProjectAndCaptureImage - Read a 2D image from file and project it using the camera projector.

      • ReprojectPoints - Illuminate checkerboard (Zivid Calibration Board) centers by getting the checkerboard feature points

Instructions

1. Install Zivid Software

2. Download Zivid Sample Data

Windows

Launch the Command Prompt by pressing Win + R keys on the keyboard, then type cmd and press Enter.

Navigate to a location where you want to clone the repository, then run to following command:

git clone https://github.com/zivid/zivid-cpp-samples

Configure the sample solution with CMake, open it in Visual Studio, build it, run it. For more information see Configure C++ Samples With CMake and Build Them in Visual Studio in Windows.

Ubuntu

Open the Terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T keys on the keyboard.

Navigate to a location where you want to clone the repository, then run to following command:

git clone https://github.com/zivid/zivid-cpp-samples
cd zivid-cpp-samples

Build the project:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake <options, see below> ../source
cmake --build .

Some of the samples depend on external libraries, in particular Eigen 3, OpenCV, PCL or HALCON. If you don’t want to install those, you can disable the samples depending on them by passing the following options, respectively, to cmake: -DUSE_EIGEN3=OFF, -DUSE_OPENCV=OFF, -DUSE_PCL=OFF, -DUSE_HALCON=OFF.

See Configure C++ Samples With Optional Dependencies for instructions on how to install the optional dependencies and configure the samples to use them.

The samples can now be run from the build directory, for instance like this:

./CaptureFromFileCameraVis3D

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