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MregAlloc

BoardSupported
Host SystemYes
V4L2Yes
Clarity UHDYes
Concord PoENo
GenTLYes
GevIQYes
GigE VisionYes
IndioNo
Iris GTXYes
Radient eV-CLYes
Rapixo CLYes
Rapixo CoFYes
Rapixo CXPYes
USB3 VisionYes

Allocate a registration context.

Syntax

AIL_ID MregAlloc(
AIL_ID SystemId, //in
AIL_INT64 RegistrationType, //in
AIL_INT64 ControlFlag, //in
AIL_ID * ContextIdPtr //out
)

Description

This function allocates a correlation-stitching, depth from focus, extended depth of field (EDoF), high dynamic range, or photometric stereo registration context on the specified system. A registration context contains all the information needed to perform the registration operation, using MregCalculate.

Note that correlation-stitching and photometric stereo contexts contain registration elements and their settings, as well as the global registration settings. When you allocate a correlation-stitching or photometric stereo registration context, it is defined with a default number of registration elements (256 or 16, respectively). You can add or remove registration elements using MregControl with M_NUMBER_OF_REGISTRATION_ELEMENTS.

When the registration context is no longer required, release it usingMregFreeunless M_UNIQUE_ID was specified during allocation; if M_UNIQUE_ID was specified, the smart identifier manages the registration context's lifetime and you must not manually free it.

Parameters

SystemId (in, AIL_ID)

Specifies the system on which to allocate the context. This parameter should be set to one of the following values:

For specifying the system

ValueDescription
M_DEFAULT_HOSTSpecifies the default Host system of the current Aurora Imaging Library application.
System identifierSpecifies a valid system identifier, previously allocated using MsysAlloc.

RegistrationType (in, AIL_INT64)

Specifies the type of registration context. This parameter defines the registration operation to perform. This parameter should be set to one of the following values:

For specifying the type of registration context

ValueDescription
M_DEPTH_FROM_FOCUSSpecifies a registration context for a depth-from-focus registration operation.
M_EXTENDED_DEPTH_OF_FIELDSpecifies a registration context for an extended depth of field registration operation.
M_HIGH_DYNAMIC_RANGESpecifies a registration context for a high dynamic range registration operation.
M_PHOTOMETRIC_STEREOSpecifies a registration context for a photometric stereo registration operation.
M_STITCHINGSpecifies a registration context for a correlation-stitching registration operation.

ControlFlag (in, AIL_INT64)

Reserved for future expansion and must be set to M_DEFAULT.

ContextIdPtr *(out, AIL_ID)

Specifies the address of the variable in which to write the registration context identifier or specifies the data type that the function should use to return the registration context identifier.

For retrieving the identifier or specifying how to return it

ValueDescription
M_NULLSpecifies that you will use this function's return value to obtain the identifier of the allocated registration context; in this case, a standard Aurora Imaging Library identifier of type AIL_ID is returned.
M_UNIQUE_IDSpecifies that you will use this function's return value to obtain the identifier of the allocated registration context; in this case, an Aurora Imaging Library smart identifier of type _AIL_UNIQUE_REG_ID_is returned instead of a standard Aurora Imaging Library identifier.This setting is only available when using C++11 (or later).An Aurora Imaging Library smart identifier manages the lifespan of the Aurora Imaging Library object it owns (similar to a std::unique_ptr). Note, you can use an Aurora Imaging Library smart identifier as though it were a standard Aurora Imaging Library identifier, except that you cannot use it to manually free the registration context (it is freed automatically). For more information, see Aurora Imaging Library smart identifiers.
Address in which to write the DFF context identifierSpecifies the address of an AIL_ID in which to write the identifier of the allocated DFF context.

If allocation fails, M_NULL is written as the identifier. | | Address in which to write the EDOF context identifier | Specifies the address of an AIL_ID in which to write the identifier of the allocated EDOF context.

If allocation fails, M_NULL is written as the identifier. | | Address in which to write the HDR context identifier | Specifies the address of an AIL_ID in which to write the identifier of the allocated HDR context.

If allocation fails, M_NULL is written as the identifier. | | Address in which to write the photometric stereo context identifier | Specifies the address of an AIL_ID in which to write the identifier of the allocated photometric stereo context.

If allocation fails, M_NULL is written as the identifier. | | Address in which to write the stitching context identifier | Specifies the address of an AIL_ID in which to write the identifier of the allocated stitching context.

If allocation fails, M_NULL is written as the identifier. |

Return Value

Type: AIL_ID

The returned value is the registration context identifier either as a standard identifier (AIL_ID) or a smart identifier (AIL_UNIQUE_REG_ID). If allocation fails, M_NULL is returned (or nullptr ifM_UNIQUE_ID was specified).

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