Try resetting the camera class each shot instead.

Author: ispielma

labscript_devices/IMAQdxCamera/blacs_workers.py

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def close(self):
 
 
 class IMAQdx_Camera(object):
-    def __init__(self, serial_number, exception_on_failed_shot=True):
+    def __init__(self, serial_number):
         global nv
         import nivision as nv
         _monkeypatch_imaqdispose()
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def __init__(self, serial_number, exception_on_failed_shot=True):
         )
         # Keep an img attribute so we don't have to create it every time
         self.img = nv.imaqCreateImage(nv.IMAQ_IMAGE_U16)
-        self.exception_on_failed_shot = exception_on_failed_shot
+        self.exception_on_failed_shot = True
         self._abort_acquisition = False
 
     def set_attributes(self, attr_dict):
@@ -287,8 +287,7 @@ def get_camera(self):
         if self.mock:
             return MockCamera()
         else:
-            return self.interface_class(self.serial_number, 
-                                        exception_on_failed_shot=self.exception_on_failed_shot)
+            return self.interface_class(self.serial_number)
 
     def set_attributes_smart(self, attributes):
         """Call self.camera.set_attributes() to set the given attributes, only setting
@@ -396,6 +395,7 @@ def transition_to_buffered(self, device_name, h5_filepath, initial_values, fresh
             self.stop_acquisition_timeout = properties['stop_acquisition_timeout']
             self.exception_on_failed_shot = properties['exception_on_failed_shot']
             saved_attr_level = properties['saved_attribute_visibility_level']
+            self.camera.exception_on_failed_shot = self.exception_on_failed_shot
         # Only reprogram attributes that differ from those last programmed in, or all of
         # them if a fresh reprogramming was requested:
         if fresh:

labscript_devices/IMAQdxCamera/labscript_devices.py

@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ class IMAQdxCamera(TriggerableDevice):
                 "pixel_size",
                 "magnification",
                 "manual_mode_camera_attributes",
-                "exception_on_failed_shot",
                 "mock",
             ],
             "device_properties": [
                 "camera_attributes",
                 "stop_acquisition_timeout",
+                "exception_on_failed_shot",
                 "saved_attribute_visibility_level"
             ],
         }
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ def __init__(
         if isinstance(serial_number, (str, bytes)):
             serial_number = int(serial_number, 16)
         self.serial_number = serial_number
-        self.exception_on_failed_shot = exception_on_failed_shot
         self.BLACS_connection = hex(self.serial_number)[2:].upper()
         if camera_attributes is None:
             camera_attributes = {}