---
name: "arv-tool-0.6"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "aravis-tools"
version: "0.6.0-2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/arv-tool-0.6"
---

# arv-tool-0.6(1)

Small utility for basic control of a Genicam device.

## NAME

arv-tool-0.6 - Small utility for basic control of a Genicam device.

## DESCRIPTION

### Usage:

- arv-tool-0.6 \[OPTIONS\]

  command \<parameters\>

Small utility for basic control of a Genicam device.

### Help Options:

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show help options

### Application Options:

**-n**, **--name=**\<device\_name\>

**-a**, **--address=**\<device\_address\>

**-d**, **--debug=**\<category\>\[:\<level\>\]\[,...\]

Command may be one of the following possibilities:

- genicam:

  dump the content of the Genicam xml data

- features:

  list all availale features

- description \[\<feature\>\] ...:

  show the full feature description

- control \<feature\>\[=\<value\>\] ...:

  read/write device features

If no command is given, this utility will list all the available devices. For the control command, direct access to device registers is provided using a R\[address\] syntax in place of a feature name.

## EXAMPLES

arv-tool-0.6 control Width=128 Height=128 Gain R\[0x10000\]=0x10 arv-tool-0.6 features arv-tool-0.6 description Width Height arv-tool-0.6 -n Basler-210ab4 genicam

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **arv-tool-0.6** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **arv-tool-0.6** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info arv-tool-0.6**

should give you access to the complete manual.