Oryx camera may be dropping frames or missing trigger pulses

[ieivanov]

The mantis acquisition sometimes fails because the LF acquisition stops. This seems to be due to either 1) the oryx camera dropping frames or 2) the oryx camera missing trigger pulses such that in both cases the right number of frames are not returned. To debug / resolve, I plan to (in ranked order):

• stress test to determine if this is a recurring problem
• run the Oryx camera in internal trigger mode to eliminate 2)
• slow down the Oryx framerate to remedy 1) - right now the LF acquisition finishes much faster then the LS acquisition
• currently the camera runs in "newest only" mode where old frames are discarded if not retrieved. The camera has an internal buffer which can hold some old frames and fun in "oldest first" mode. This could resolve the frame retrieval issue, but may require some device adapter work.

[ieivanov]

I stress tested the Oryx acquisition 3 times, and the problem did not reoccur. Will keep an eye on it for now

[ieivanov]

Closing for now, will reopen if this issue pops up again

[ieivanov]

This issue pops up infrequently, will continue to keep an eye on it