Acquisition method
To be able to perform an image acquisition, a given application should create at least one channel. A given application can create as many channels as required.
The usual method is the channel-specific acquisition method where each channel is controlled individually.
About switched acquisitions, an automatic switching mechanism is also available in the channel-specific acquisition method. It allows an optimized time sharing of grabber resource due to multiple channel acquisitions. For more information, see Understanding automatic switching.