Basler Pylon camera parameter set command causing image grab timeout - c++

Question

I have code to control the settings of and grab images from a Basler acA720-290gm camera. After a period of running, if the exposure time is changed, the Pylon::CBaslerUniversalInstantCamera.RetrieveResult call starts timing out and the camera becomes unresponsive to further requests to change the exposure time. The exposure time is not set to be large enough that it should be causing a timeout.
This is the heart of the code in question:
void process_pylon(Pylon::String_t serial_number, int64_t width, int64_t height, int64_t packet_size, int64_t inter_packet_delay) {
try {
Pylon::CBaslerUniversalInstantCamera camera;
Pylon::CTlFactory& tlFactory = Pylon::CTlFactory::GetInstance();
Pylon::CDeviceInfo info;
Pylon::DeviceInfoList_t filter;
info.SetSerialNumber(serial_number);
filter.push_back(info);
Pylon::DeviceInfoList_t devices;
while (1) {
try {
while (1) {
if (tlFactory.EnumerateDevices(devices, filter) > 0) {
g_print("The camera is connected.\n");
break;
}
else {
g_printerr("The camera is not connected.\n");
Pylon::WaitObject::Sleep(5000);
}
}
g_print("Attaching camera.\n");
camera.Attach(tlFactory.CreateFirstDevice(info));
g_print("Opening camera.\n");
camera.Open();
g_print("Setting width: %li\n", width);
camera.Width.TrySetValue(width);
g_print("Setting height: %li\n", height);
camera.Height.TrySetValue(height);
g_print("Setting GevSCPSPacketSize (packet size): %li\n", packet_size);
camera.GevSCPSPacketSize.TrySetValue(packet_size);
g_print("Setting GevSCPD (inter-packet delay): %li\n", inter_packet_delay);
camera.GevSCPD.TrySetValue(inter_packet_delay);
g_print("Starting grabbing.\n");
camera.StartGrabbing(Pylon::GrabStrategy_LatestImageOnly);
Pylon::CGrabResultPtr ptrGrabResult;
exposure_auto_set = 1;
exposure_time_raw_set = 1;
gain_auto_set = 1;
gain_raw_set = 1;
while (1) {
// Exposure Time
int32_t epics_exposure_auto_req = exposure_auto_req;
int32_t epics_exposure_auto_set = exposure_auto_set;
if (epics_exposure_auto_set > 0) {
g_print("Setting auto exposure: %i\n", epics_exposure_auto_req);
camera.ExposureAuto.SetIntValue((int64_t) epics_exposure_auto_req);
exposure_auto_set = 0;
}
exposure_auto = camera.ExposureAuto.GetIntValue();
int32_t epics_exposure_time_raw_req = exposure_time_raw_req;
int32_t epics_exposure_time_raw_set = exposure_time_raw_set;
if (epics_exposure_time_raw_set > 0) {
g_print("Setting exposure time: %i\n", epics_exposure_time_raw_req);
camera.ExposureTimeRaw.TrySetValue((int64_t) epics_exposure_time_raw_req, Pylon::IntegerValueCorrection_Nearest);
exposure_time_raw_set = 0;
}
exposure_time_raw = camera.ExposureTimeRaw.GetValue();
// Gain
int32_t epics_gain_auto_req = gain_auto_req;
int32_t epics_gain_auto_set = gain_auto_set;
if (epics_gain_auto_set > 0) {
g_print("Setting auto gain: %i\n", epics_gain_auto_req);
camera.GainAuto.SetIntValue((int64_t) epics_gain_auto_req);
gain_auto_set = 0;
}
gain_auto = camera.GainAuto.GetIntValue();
int32_t epics_gain_raw_req = gain_raw_req;
int32_t epics_gain_raw_set = gain_raw_set;
if (epics_gain_raw_set > 0) {
g_print("Setting gain: %i\n", epics_gain_raw_req);
camera.GainRaw.TrySetValue((int64_t) epics_gain_raw_req, Pylon::IntegerValueCorrection_Nearest);
gain_raw_set = 0;
}
gain_raw = camera.GainRaw.GetValue();
try {
camera.RetrieveResult((unsigned int) timeout_ms, ptrGrabResult, Pylon::TimeoutHandling_ThrowException);
if (ptrGrabResult->GrabSucceeded()) {
if (image_mutex.try_lock()) {
image.AttachGrabResultBuffer(ptrGrabResult);
image_mutex.unlock();
}
}
else {
g_printerr("The grab failed.\n");
g_printerr("%s\n", ptrGrabResult->GetErrorDescription().c_str());
}
}
catch (const Pylon::TimeoutException e) {
g_printerr("%s\n", e.GetDescription());
}
}
}
catch (const Pylon::GenericException& e) {
Pylon::WaitObject::Sleep(1000);
if (camera.IsCameraDeviceRemoved()) {
g_printerr("The connection to the camera has been lost.\n");
camera.DestroyDevice();
}
else {
g_printerr("%s\n", e.GetDescription());
}
}
}
}
catch (const Pylon::GenericException& e) {
g_printerr("An exception occurred.\n");
g_printerr("%s\n", e.GetDescription());
exit(-1);
}
}