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diff --git a/src/uca.h b/src/uca.h
index 206aaec..5415c90 100644
--- a/src/uca.h
+++ b/src/uca.h
@@ -26,6 +26,97 @@ struct uca_t *uca_init(void);
  */
 void uca_destroy(struct uca_t *uca);
 
+/**
+ * \brief Convert a property string to the corresponding ID
+ */
+enum uca_property_ids uca_get_property_id(const char *property_name);
+
+/**
+ * \brief Convert a property ID to the corresponding string 
+ */
+const char* uca_get_property_name(enum uca_property_ids property_id);
+
+/**
+ * \brief Return the full property structure for a given ID
+ */
+struct uca_property_t *uca_get_full_property(enum uca_property_ids property_id);
+
+
+/* The property IDs must start with 0 and must be continuous. Whenever this
+ * library is released, the IDs must not change to guarantee binary compatibility! */
+enum uca_property_ids {
+    UCA_PROP_NAME = 0,
+    UCA_PROP_WIDTH,
+    UCA_PROP_WIDTH_MIN,
+    UCA_PROP_WIDTH_MAX,
+    UCA_PROP_HEIGHT,
+    UCA_PROP_HEIGHT_MIN,
+    UCA_PROP_HEIGHT_MAX,
+    UCA_PROP_X_OFFSET,
+    UCA_PROP_Y_OFFSET,
+    UCA_PROP_BITDEPTH,
+    UCA_PROP_EXPOSURE,
+    UCA_PROP_EXPOSURE_MIN,
+    UCA_PROP_EXPOSURE_MAX,
+    UCA_PROP_DELAY,
+    UCA_PROP_DELAY_MIN,
+    UCA_PROP_DELAY_MAX,
+    UCA_PROP_FRAMERATE,
+    UCA_PROP_TRIGGER_MODE,
+
+    /* pco.edge specific */
+    UCA_PROP_TIMESTAMP_MODE,
+    UCA_PROP_SCAN_MODE,
+
+    /* IPE camera specific */
+    UCA_PROP_INTERLACE_SAMPLE_RATE,
+    UCA_PROP_INTERLACE_PIXEL_THRESH,
+    UCA_PROP_INTERLACE_ROW_THRESH,
+
+    /* Photon Focus specific */
+    UCA_PROP_CORRECTION_MODE,
+
+    UCA_PROP_LAST
+};
+
+/* Possible timestamp modes for UCA_PROP_TIMESTAMP_MODE */
+#define UCA_TIMESTAMP_ASCII     0x01
+#define UCA_TIMESTAMP_BINARY    0x02
+
+/* Trigger mode for UCA_PROP_TRIGGERMODE */
+#define UCA_TRIGGER_AUTO        1
+#define UCA_TRIGGER_INTERNAL    2
+#define UCA_TRIGGER_EXTERNAL    3
+
+/* Correction modes for UCA_PROP_CORRECTION_MODE */
+#define UCA_CORRECT_OFFSET      0x01
+#define UCA_CORRECT_HOTPIXEL    0x02
+#define UCA_CORRECT_GAIN        0x04
+
+/**
+ * \brief Describe a property used by cameras and frame grabbers
+ */
+struct uca_property_t {
+    const char *name;
+
+    enum uca_unit {
+        uca_pixel,
+        uca_bits,
+        uca_ns,
+        uca_us,
+        uca_ms,
+        uca_s,
+        uca_rows,
+        uca_na
+    } unit;
+
+    enum uca_types {
+        uca_uint32t,
+        uca_uint8t,
+        uca_string
+    } type;
+};
+
 
 #define UCA_NO_ERROR                    0
 #define UCA_ERR_INIT_NOT_FOUND          1   /**< camera probing or initialization failed */