This is a quick start guide for building GenTL image acquisiton API sample. 

Build an API sample

on Ubuntu

1. Open the terminal and naviate to  /GenTL_Example in /opt/KAYA_Instruments/Examples/Vision Point API directory
2. Type command 'make' and ensure the 'GenTL_Example' executable file was created in the same directory. 
   

on Windows

1. Open Microsoft Visual Studio project 'GenTL_Example.vcxproj'. The API samples directory can be easily found using the quick search, as shown in the image below.
   
2. Choose a solution platform according to your operation system, as shown in the image below. Please verify the selected platform is compatible with your OS.
   
3. Build a solution

Run an API sample

1. Run the application.
2. Enter a device Index.
3. Enter a command. The following table describes the commands options:
   • [0-7] — Device selection
   • l — Close interface
   • s — Start the frame acquisition
   • t — Stop the frame acquisition
   • r — Read camera register
   • w — Write camera register
   • x — Extract camera XML file
   • g — Extract grabber XML file
   • e — Exit

An example of this operation is shown in the image below.