RaspberryPiCameraMBS.AvailableFormats as RaspberryPiCameraFormatDescriptionMBS()

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
method	RaspberryPiCamera	MBS Linux Plugin	16.4	No	No	Yes	Yes, Linux only	No

Function: Queries available formats.
Notes:
Lasterror and ErrorMessage are set.
Can return nil in case of error.

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RaspberryPiCameraMBS.Capture(WithPicture as boolean = true) as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
method	RaspberryPiCamera	MBS Linux Plugin	16.4	No	No	Yes	Yes, Linux only	No

Function: Captures a new picture.
Notes:
If WithPicture is true and pixel format is compatible (RGB 24 or 32bit), we set the picture property.
If capturing JPEG, we copy the JPEG data into the JPEG property.

Returns true on success.
Lasterror and ErrorMessage are set.

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RaspberryPiCameraMBS.Close

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
method	RaspberryPiCamera	MBS Linux Plugin	16.4	No	No	Yes	Yes, Linux only	No

Function: Closes camera device.
Notes: Lasterror and ErrorMessage are set.

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RaspberryPiCameraMBS.Constructor

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
method	RaspberryPiCamera	MBS Linux Plugin	16.4	No	No	Yes	Yes, Linux only	No

Function: The constructor.

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RaspberryPiCameraMBS.CurrentFormat as RaspberryPiCameraFormatMBS

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
method	RaspberryPiCamera	MBS Linux Plugin	16.4	No	No	Yes	Yes, Linux only	No

Function: Queries current format.
Notes:
Returns nil in case of error.
Lasterror and ErrorMessage are set.

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RaspberryPiCameraMBS.InitBuffer as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
method	RaspberryPiCamera	MBS Linux Plugin	16.4	No	No	Yes	Yes, Linux only	No

Function: Initializes buffer.
Notes:
This is done automatically if you capture.

Returns true on success.
Lasterror and ErrorMessage are set.

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RaspberryPiCameraMBS.Open(Device as string = "/dev/video0") as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
method	RaspberryPiCamera	MBS Linux Plugin	16.4	No	No	Yes	Yes, Linux only	No

Function: Opens the camera device.
Notes:
You need

• a Raspberry Pi computer
• to attach the camera module
• to enable the video camera
• run a command: sudo modprobe bcm2835-v4l2
• to check if you see /dev/video0 in file system.

Returns true on success.
Lasterror and ErrorMessage are set.

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RaspberryPiCameraMBS.SetCurrentFormat(format as RaspberryPiCameraFormatMBS) as boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
method	RaspberryPiCamera	MBS Linux Plugin	16.4	No	No	Yes	Yes, Linux only	No

Function: Sets current format.
Notes:
This allows to use any format, even if we can't transform it to picture for you.

Returns true on success.
Lasterror and ErrorMessage are set.

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RaspberryPiCameraMBS.SetJPEGSize(Width as Integer, Height as Integer) as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
method	RaspberryPiCamera	MBS Linux Plugin	16.4	No	No	Yes	Yes, Linux only	No

Function: Sets size and format to capture.
Notes:
Sets JPEG format with given size.

Returns true on success.
Lasterror and ErrorMessage are set.

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RaspberryPiCameraMBS.SetSize(Width as Integer, Height as Integer) as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
method	RaspberryPiCamera	MBS Linux Plugin	16.4	No	No	Yes	Yes, Linux only	No

Function: Sets size and format to capture.
Notes:
Sets to capture RGB picture with given size.

Returns true on success.
Lasterror and ErrorMessage are set.

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