MontiVision DirectShow SDK Documentation

Address	Cameras IP address.
CGIFile	File on server (cgi).
CGIParameters	CGI parameters.
Domain	Cameras domain.
GetAverageBPS	Get average data rate (bytes/second).
GetCurrentBPS	Get current data rate (bytes/second).
GetFPS	Get average number of frames/second.
GetKBReceived	Get number of kilobytes received.
GetNumImages	Get number of images received.
GetNumOfPackets	Get number of packets received.
GetNumOfReconnects	Get number of reconnects since start.
GetSocketState	Get current socket state.
InitConnection	Initialize connection, get video size.
IsInitialized	Is connection initialized?.
Password	User password.
Port	Cameras TCP port.
ResetStatistics	Reset statistics.
Timeout	Reconnect after X seconds idle time.
URL	Setting the URL initializes the connection and the filters output pin.
User	User login.

Header file: IMVIPCameraSource.h
Interface definition language file: IMVIPCameraSource.idl
Typelib: MVIPCameraSource
Interface ID: IID_IMVIPCameraSource

Property IMVIPCameraSource::Address

Declaration: Property Get/Put Address As String
Cameras IP address.
C Prototype:
HRESULT put_Address(BSTR newVal);
HRESULT get_Address(BSTR *pVal);

Property IMVIPCameraSource::CGIFile

Declaration: Property Get/Put CGIFile As String
File on server (cgi).
C Prototype:
HRESULT put_CGIFile(BSTR newVal);
HRESULT get_CGIFile(BSTR *pVal);

Property IMVIPCameraSource::CGIParameters

Declaration: Property Get/Put CGIParameters As String
CGI parameters.
C Prototype:
HRESULT put_CGIParameters(BSTR newVal);
HRESULT get_CGIParameters(BSTR *pVal);

Property IMVIPCameraSource::Domain

Declaration: Property Get/Put Domain As String
Cameras domain.
C Prototype:
HRESULT put_Domain(BSTR newVal);
HRESULT get_Domain(BSTR *pVal);

Method IMVIPCameraSource::GetAverageBPS

Declaration: Function GetAverageBPS As Long
Get average data rate (bytes/second).
C Prototype:
HRESULT GetAverageBPS(LONG* value);

Method IMVIPCameraSource::GetCurrentBPS

Declaration: Function GetCurrentBPS As Long
Get current data rate (bytes/second).
C Prototype:
HRESULT GetCurrentBPS(LONG* value);

Method IMVIPCameraSource::GetFPS

Declaration: Function GetFPS As Double
Get average number of frames/second.
C Prototype:
HRESULT GetFPS(DOUBLE* value);

Method IMVIPCameraSource::GetKBReceived

Declaration: Function GetKBReceived As Empty
Get number of kilobytes received.
C Prototype:
HRESULT GetKBReceived(EMPTY* value);

Method IMVIPCameraSource::GetNumImages

Declaration: Function GetNumImages As Empty
Get number of images received.
C Prototype:
HRESULT GetNumImages(EMPTY* value);

Method IMVIPCameraSource::GetNumOfPackets

Declaration: Function GetNumOfPackets As Empty
Get number of packets received.
C Prototype:
HRESULT GetNumOfPackets(EMPTY* value);

Method IMVIPCameraSource::GetNumOfReconnects

Declaration: Function GetNumOfReconnects As Long
Get number of reconnects since start.
C Prototype:
HRESULT GetNumOfReconnects(LONG* value);

Method IMVIPCameraSource::GetSocketState

Declaration: Function GetSocketState As Long
Get current socket state.

State
Value
Description

MV_SOCKET_DISCONNECTED
0
Disconnected

MV_SOCKET_CONNECTED
1
Connected

MV_SOCKET_RECEIVING
2
Receiving

MV_SOCKET_IDLE
3
Idle

C Prototype:
HRESULT GetSocketState(LONG* value);

Method IMVIPCameraSource::IsInitialized

Declaration: Function IsInitialized As Boolean
Is connection initialized?.
C Prototype:
HRESULT IsInitialized(VARIANT_BOOL* value);

Property IMVIPCameraSource::Password

Declaration: Property Get/Put Password As String
User password.
C Prototype:
HRESULT put_Password(BSTR newVal);
HRESULT get_Password(BSTR *pVal);

Property IMVIPCameraSource::Port

Declaration: Property Get/Put Port As Long
Cameras TCP port.
C Prototype:
HRESULT put_Port(LONG newVal);
HRESULT get_Port(LONG *pVal);

Method IMVIPCameraSource::ResetStatistics

Declaration: Sub ResetStatistics
Reset statistics.
C Prototype:
HRESULT ResetStatistics();

Property IMVIPCameraSource::Timeout

Declaration: Property Get/Put Timeout As Long
Reconnect after X seconds idle time.
C Prototype:
HRESULT put_Timeout(LONG newVal);
HRESULT get_Timeout(LONG *pVal);

Property IMVIPCameraSource::URL

Declaration: Property Get/Put URL As String
Cameras URL. If setting the URL succeeds, the filter is initialized and ready to connect its output pin to e.g. a video decoder.

When using the Smart ActiveX Control to create an application, the URL can be set on the Smart Controls OnFilterCreated event.
C Prototype:
HRESULT put_URL(bstr newval);
HRESULT get_URL(bstr *pval);

Property IMVIPCameraSource::User

Declaration: Property Get/Put User As String
User login.
C Prototype:
HRESULT put_User(BSTR newVal);
HRESULT get_User(BSTR *pVal);