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Version: v24.01

API Update: What's New & Tips

This page is for the users updating Sensing-Dev SDK from v23.11.01 to v24.01.04.

The update including ion-kit major release and there's some API changes.

Note that the old API is still supported on v24.01.04.

API changes​

Removed dispose input port​

In Sensing-Dev v23.11.01 (ion-kit 0.3.5), BB using USB 3 Vision Camera requires dispose input to explicitly set when to close the device.

In Sensing-Dev v24.01.04 (ion-kit 1.6.0), BB using USB 3 Vision Camera does not retuire this input anymore, and stop camera when the instance of your builder is released.

If you want to see exactly when the instance and camer is released, you can set environment variable ION_LOG_LEVEL to debug. See the detail in Debug Tips.

Optional gain/exposuretime input port​

In Sensing-Dev v23.11.01 (ion-kit 0.3.5), BB using USB 3 Vision Camera requires gain and exposuretime inputs to set the camera's Gain and ExposureTime.

In Sensing-Dev v24.01.04 (ion-kit 1.6.0), these inputs are optional, and you can use input Param enable_control to set gain and exposuretime inputs; otherwise, you don't have to set them explicitly.

Remove PortMap​

In Sensing-Dev v23.11.01 (ion-kit 0.3.5), we needed object of PortMap to set input value to each input/output Port.

In Sensing-Dev v24.01.04 (ion-kit 1.6.0), we can directly set input value with bind() which is a member function of Port.

Rename API to set input port to BB​

In Sensing-Dev v23.11.01 (ion-kit 0.3.5), the name of function to set input port to BB is set_port.

In Sensing-Dev v24.01.04 (ion-kit 1.6.0), the name of function to set input port to BB is set_iport.