allow user to set buffer size and framerate

grabber.cpp

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ void Grabber::run() {
       Pylon::CInstantCamera *cam = camera->getCamera();
       cam->StartGrabbing();
       while (!stop_request) {
-          camera->frameRate(50);
+          camera->frameRate(static_cast<uint>(framerate));
           MyImage img;
           cam->RetrieveResult( 5000, frame, Pylon::TimeoutHandling_ThrowException);
           img.setFrame(frame);

grabber.h

@@ -10,22 +10,28 @@ class Grabber : public QThread
 {
   Q_OBJECT
 public:
-  Grabber(PylonWrapper *camera, ImageBuffer*buffer, QObject *parent = nullptr) :
-    QThread(parent), camera(camera), buffer(buffer) {}
+  Grabber(PylonWrapper *camera, ImageBuffer*buffer, int framerate, QObject *parent = nullptr) :
+    QThread(parent), camera(camera), buffer(buffer), framerate(framerate) {}
 
   void run() override;
   void stop();
+  int currentFramerate() {
+    return framerate;
+  }
 
 private:
   bool stop_request = false;
   PylonWrapper *camera;
   ImageBuffer *buffer;
+  int framerate;
 
 public slots:
   void requestStop() {
     stop_request=true;
   }
-
+  void setFrameRate(int newFramerate) {
+    framerate = newFramerate;
+  }
 signals:
   void terminated();
 };

pylonrecorder.cpp

@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ PylonRecorder::PylonRecorder(QWidget *parent)
   setCentralWidget(scrollArea);
 
   pylon = new PylonWrapper();
-  buffer = new ImageBuffer(1000);
-  grabber = new Grabber(pylon, buffer);
+  buffer = new ImageBuffer(defaultBufferSize);
+  grabber = new Grabber(pylon, buffer, defaultFrameRate);
   writer = new Writer(buffer);
   connect(writer, &Writer::writingDone, this, &PylonRecorder::writerDone);
 
@@ -356,6 +356,23 @@ void PylonRecorder::createActions() {
   helpMenu->addAction(tr("&About"), this, &PylonRecorder::about);
   helpMenu->addAction(tr("About &Qt"), &QApplication::aboutQt);
 
+
+  framerateSpinner = new QSpinBox();
+  framerateSpinner->setRange(1, 120);
+  framerateSpinner->setSuffix("Hz");
+  framerateSpinner->setFixedWidth(120);
+  framerateSpinner->setFixedHeight(30);
+  framerateSpinner->setValue(defaultFrameRate);
+  framerateSpinner->setStyleSheet("QSpinBox{font-size: 10px;font-family: Arial;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);}");
+  //framerateSpinner->setStyleSheet("QSpinBox{font-size: 10px;font-family: Arial;color: rgb(255, 255, 255);background-color: rgb(38,56,76);}");
+
+  buffersizeSpinner = new QSpinBox();
+  buffersizeSpinner->setRange(100, 5000);
+  buffersizeSpinner->setSingleStep(25);
+  buffersizeSpinner->setValue(defaultBufferSize);
+  buffersizeSpinner->setFixedSize(120, 30);
+  buffersizeSpinner->setStyleSheet("QSpinBox{font-size: 10px;font-family: Arial;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);}");
+
   QToolBar *toolbar = addToolBar("main toolbar");
   toolbar->addAction(exitAct);
   toolbar->addSeparator();
@@ -365,6 +382,11 @@ void PylonRecorder::createActions() {
   toolbar->addAction(grab_still_action);
   toolbar->addAction(grab_continuous_action);
   toolbar->addAction(grab_stop_action);
+  toolbar->addSeparator();
+  toolbar->addWidget(new QLabel("frame rate:"));
+  toolbar->addWidget(framerateSpinner);
+  toolbar->addWidget(new QLabel("buffer size:"));
+  toolbar->addWidget(buffersizeSpinner);
 }
 
 void PylonRecorder::updateActions() {
@@ -440,6 +462,10 @@ void PylonRecorder::startRecording() {
   specs.pixelType = settings.pixelType;
   specs.orientation = settings.orientation;
   specs.quality = 95;
+  if (buffersizeSpinner->value() != static_cast<int>(buffer->capacity()))
+    buffer->resize(static_cast<size_t>(buffersizeSpinner->value()));
+  if (framerateSpinner->value() != grabber->currentFramerate())
+    grabber->setFrameRate(framerateSpinner->value());
   writer->setVideoSpecs(specs);
   buffer->clear();
   grabber->start();
@@ -450,7 +476,7 @@ void PylonRecorder::startRecording() {
 
   preassureTimer->start(50);
   frameTimer->start(50);
-  labelTimer->start(333);
+  labelTimer->start(650);
   updateActions();
 
 }
@@ -470,8 +496,8 @@ void PylonRecorder::writerDone() {
   preassureBar->reset();
   loadBar->reset();
   labelTimer->stop();
-  writingLabel->setEnabled(false);
-  grabbingLabel->setEnabled(false);
+  writingLabel->setStyleSheet(inactiveLabelStyle);
+  grabbingLabel->setStyleSheet(inactiveLabelStyle);
   grabber->wait(10000);
   writer->wait(10000);
   writing = false;

pylonrecorder.h

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include <QMainWindow>
 #include <QTimer>
+#include <QSpinBox>
+
 #include "pylonwrapper.h"
 #include "imagebuffer.h"
 #include "grabber.h"
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ private:
     void applyScaling();
     void adjustScrollBar(QScrollBar *scrollBar, double factor);
 
+    int defaultBufferSize = 1000, defaultFrameRate = 50;
     QImage image;
     QTimer *frameTimer, *preassureTimer, *labelTimer;
     QLabel *imageLabel, *writingLabel, *grabbingLabel, *cameraConnectedLabel;
@@ -88,6 +91,7 @@ private:
     QString activeLabelStyleHigh = "QLabel { color : red; }";
     QString activeLabelStyleLow = "QLabel { color : cmyk(0, 255, 255, 0, 50); }";
     QString inactiveLabelStyle = ("QLabel { color :gray; }");
+    QSpinBox *framerateSpinner, *buffersizeSpinner;
 
 
 #if defined(QT_PRINTSUPPORT_LIB) && QT_CONFIG(printer)