Question
I am using a DCAM IEEE-1394 camera with the Image Acquisition Toolbox 1.5 (R14) and I receive the following error: Insufficient s1394 bus resources to complete the requested task
Expert Answer
John Williams
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Answered Aug 25, 2026
This is an error from the operating system describing a problem with the IEEE-1394 bus. Normally it means that there is not enough bandwidth available on the IEEE-1394 bus to support the video format and frame rate requested. There are several possible workarounds:
1. Reboot the computer. This is often a transient problem that can be solved by a reboot.
2. Make sure that no other devices are using the IEEE-1394 bus.
3. Reduce the video resolution by specifying a different video format or reduce the requested frame rate.
To learn more about the VideoFormat property type
web([docroot,'/toolbox/imaq/videoformat.html'])
at the MATLAB command prompt.
To learn more about the FramesPerTrigger property, execute:
web([docroot,'/toolbox/imaq/framespertrigger.html'])
at the MATLAB command prompt.
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