User Manual Gigabit Ethernet Vision Quick Start Guide
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1. 1130 images 35 4FPS 401 6 Mbps Figure 2 8 GEV Player displaying live image stream 7 Check the status LED on the rear of the camera Q The status LED light is green when an image is being acquired and it is red when serial communication is active For more information see the camera manual 18 8 Camera parameters can be modified by clicking on GEV Device control see Fig 2 9 The visibility option Beginner shows the basic parameters and hides the more advanced parameters If you don t have previous experience with Photonfocus GigE cameras it is recommended to use Beginner level GEV Device Control E Visibility Beginner v DeviceInformation DeviceModelName DeviceManufacturerInfo DeviceVersion DeviceUserID ImageSizeControl Width Height PixelFormat Offsetx 0 OffsetY AcquisitionAndTriggerControls AcquisitionMode Continuous AcquisitionStart Command SelectedNodeName his is where the description of the node will be written This static item will also ontain extra information depending on the node type like increment for integers or things like that Figure 2 9 Control settings on the camera 9 To modify the exposure time scroll down to the AcquisitionControl control category bold title and modify the value of the ExposureTime property The handling of the GEVPlayer is described in more detail in the camera manual 2 5 Width setting in DR1 D1312 IE cameras To set th2. Figure 4 3 Matlab Image Acquisition Toolbox 2 To modify camera properties click on the Device Properties tab in the Acquisition Parameters pane see Fig 4 3 The properties are listed in alphabetical order E g to modify the exposure time scroll down to ExposureTime modify the numerical value and press Enter Time values are normally specified in us 3 To preview images click on the Start Preview button see Fig 4 3 A live camera preview should appear in the Preview window 4 4 Getting started 35 4 Mathworks Matlab 36 gt Prior to modifying device properties stop all grabbing e g by clicking on the Stop Preview or Stop Acquisition button Parameters must not be modified dur ing a grabbing process Photonfocus DR1 cameras only The demodulation of images grabbed with dou ble rate enabled DoubleRate_Enable True is not supported in the Image Acqui sition Tool GUI To view unmodulated images in the Image Acquisition Tool GUI the property DoubleRate_Enable category DoubleRate must be set to False in the Acquisition Parameters pane In this mode however the frame rate is about half compared to the double rate mode To use the double rate mode in MATLAB scripts use the pfDoubleRate DLL with the loadlibrary function 5 Matrox MIL 5 1 Introduction This chapter will help you getting started using a Photonfocus GigE camera with the MIL image processing framework from Matrox The procedures in this ma
3. IP Address 169 254 209 228 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Default Gateway GigE Vision Device IP Configuration MAC Address 00 11 1c f5 a0 1c IP Address 169 254 209 150 Subnet Mask 25 255 0 0 Default Gateway Figure 2 6 Setting IP address 5 Finish the configuration process and connect the camera to eBUS PURE GEV Player GEVPlayer Ele Tools Help Connection Select Connect Disconnect TP address MAC address Manufacturer Photonfocus AG 00140622 Model MV1 D Name Acquisition Control Mode Continuous Channel Data Channel 0 ld a Play Stop Parameters and Controls Communication control GEV Device control Image stream control Figure 2 7 GEV Player is readily configured 6 Thecamera is now connected to the GEVPlayer Click on the Play button to grab images 2 4 Getting started 17 2 Pleora eBUS SDK An additional check box DR1 appears for DR1 D1312 IE cameras The camera is in E double rate mode if this check box is checked The demodulation is done in the GEV Player software If the check box is not checked then the camera outputs an unmodulated image and the frame rate will be lower than in double rate mode c If no images can be grabbed close the GEVPlayer and adjust the Jumbo Frame parameter see Section 1 3 to a lower value and try again GEVPlayer
4. Refreshing Interface Information amp gil system Description Intel R PRO 1000 GT Desktop Adap BI Network Interface 00 16 76 d7 10 11 192 168 1 156 MAC D0 1b 21 07 ac 8e IP Address 192 168 5 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway E ed eBUS Interface 00 1b 21 07 ac 8e 192 168 5 1 i 1171 D131 3 12 00 11 1c 00 65 3d 169 254 245 176 GigE Vision Device Information 00 11 1c 00 65 3d 169 254 245 176 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 Vendor Photonfocus AG Model MV1 D1312 80 GB 12 Access Status Unknown Manufacturer Info Photonfocus AG 00140622 Version Version 0 1 02 01 12 Serial Number User Defined Name Protocol Version 10 IP Configuration License v Show unreachable GigE Vision Devices Set IP Address Figure 2 5 GEV Device Selection Procedure displaying GigE Vision Device Information 16 4 Select a valid IP address for selected camera see Fig There should be no exclamation mark on the right side of the IP address Click on 0k in the Set IP Address dialog Select the camera in the GEV Device Selection dialog and click on Ok The IP address for your camera and the IP address for the network adapter to lt gt which the camera is connected must be in the same subnet The camera and the network adapter to which the camera is connected must also both have the same subnet mask Set IP Address NIC Configuration MAC Address 00 1b 21 38 8d 99
5. E Serial amp Parallel n x da y dev E amp Software onfigure my device Connect my camera E 9 Remote Systems P e Set my remote image options lt T 1248x1082 1X Sbitimage 105 FE Expand All Y Refresh S view Options Hide Help E Camera Attributes DeviceControl ImageFormatControl AcquisitionControl CounterAndTimerControl EventControl AnalogControl pee LUTControl Expands collapses all TransportLayerControl of the subcategories E lserSetContral in the tree control The top level LinLog categories are always expanded Expand All Collapse Refresh Updates all of the attribute v gt Camera I P Acquisition lea Camera s Bayer Color ES Ethernet di lt T gt Frames per second 22 22 displayed acquired Figure 7 4 M amp A camera dialog 4 Click on the Grab button to grab images Photonfocus DR1 cameras only The demodulation of images grabbed with dou ble rate enabled DoubleRate Enable True is not supported in the M amp A GUI cge To view unmodulated images in M amp A the property DoubleRate Enable category DoubleRate must be set to False in the Feature Browser In this mode however the frame rate is about half compared to the double rate mode To use the dou ble rate mode the National Instrument SDK and the pfDoubleRate DLL must be used 54 8 Stemmer Common Vision Blox 8 1 Introduction This chapter will help you getting
6. Launch Matrox GigE Vision Discovery and Configuration Assistant The Gige Vision Camera Discovery service is running 39 5 Matrox MIL 2 The Photonfocus camera should appear in the camera list see Fig 5 4 If it doesn t appear then click on the Perform Discovery button Changes in the IP configuration can made in this tool 2 Matrox GigE Vision Assistant DER iew statistics View device features GJ Exit Camera Information P Configuration System Configuration Troubleshooting Manufacturer Model Device Number MIL System Status Camera Info PRES ae Se Manufacturer Photonfocus AG Model MV1 D1312 40 GB 12 GigE Vision Version 1 2 Device Version Version 2 4 02 03 06 Serial Number 220 Packet Size bytes 6144 Inter packet delay us 0 000 User defined Name Apply Changes Camera Network Configuration Interface Number 0 y MAC Address 00 11 1C F5 40 1C Current IP Config DHCP LLA Supported IP Config Persistent IP DHCP LLA Current IP Address 16925428160 Current Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Current Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 Persistent IP Configuration C Use PersistentIP v Use DHCP Reset Device Persistent IP Address 0000 Persistent Subnet Mask 00 Persistent Default Gateway 00 Apply Changes Figure 5 4 Matrox GigE Vision Discovery and Configuration Assistant 40 3 Close the previ
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8. 5 1 C Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Figure 6 2 Local Area Connection Properties 46 gt 6 4 Getting started This section describes how to connect to the Photonfocus GigE camera and how to modify parameters and to grab images using the HDevelop tool Open HDevelop 2 In HDevelop open the Image Acquisition Assistant by selecting the menu item Assistants gt Open New Image Acquisition 3 Select Image Acquisition Interface and click on Detect see Fig 6 3 A window might be displayed that asks you to assign a fixed IP click on Yes see Fig 6 4 HDevelop unnamed Image Acquisition Image Acquisition 01 File Edit Execute Visualization Procedures Operators Suggestions Assistants HAGGaS OS BER OC BE DD P gt File Acquisition Code Generation Help PB S se i Source Connection Parameters Code Generation Image File s Recursive Select File s Select Directory Image Acquisition Interface 0 0 0 ms tt 174 520 Figure 6 3 Detection of Image Acquisition Interface HDevelop 4 problem was detected For this device The suggested solution is to set the Following generic parameter GtlForceIP 00111cf5a01c 192 168 5 144 24 Enforcing this IP configuration may get you into trouble with your system administrator if the camera
9. Additional Drivers dialog during the installation check Install HALCON GigE Vision Streaming Filter see Fig 6 1 HALCON Setup Additional Drivers HALCON For high performance GigE Vision the Power of Machine Vision Tf you wish to acquire images from GigE Vision compliant cameras in HALCON it is recommended to install the filter driver From MYTec This will give you a much better performance Note that installing this driver will cause temporary loss of network connection Figure 6 1 Dialog to install HALCON GigE Vision Streaming filter 45 6 MVTec HALCON 6 3 Network Adapter Configuration Open the Network Connections window Control Panel gt Network and Internet Connections Network Connections right click on the name of the network adapter where the Photonfocus camera is connected and select Properties from the drop down menu that appears A Properties window will open Check the HALCON GigE Vision Streaming Filter see Fig 6 2 for maximal performance Recommended settings for the Network Adapter Card are described in Section 4 Local Area Connection 2 Properties FIK General Advanced Connect using BR Intel R PRO 1000 GT Desktop Adar This connection uses the following items El Client for Microsoft Networks SD HALCON GigE Vision Streaming Filter fa eBUS Universal Pro Driver v v Jil File and Printer Sharina for Microsoft Networks lt ll Description HALCON GigE Vision Streaming Filter 1 0
10. is modified These parameters are displayed in red in the parameters list Image Source CogJob1 p Image database To specify a file type the name and press lt Enter gt Choose Folder Acquisition rate frames per second Camera Settings Strobe amp Trigger Image Properties GigE Custom Properties pati s E y TriggerSource Linel v TriggerDelay 0 Figure 3 11 VisionPro QuickBuild Custom Properties 3 7 Modifying Camera Parameters in Custom Properties Dialog 31 3 Cognex VisionPro 32 4 Mathworks Matlab 4 1 Introduction This chapter will help you getting started using a Photonfocus GigE camera with the Matlab framework from Mathworks The procedures in this manual have been run with version R2011A but it is recommended to install the latest version of the software 4 2 Software Installation Tips 1 To grab images from the Photonfocus GigE camera and to modify its parameters it is required that you have a license for the Image Acquisition Toolbox If you select the Custom setup type then make sure that at least Image Acquisition Toolbox is installed see Fig 4 1 In Typical setup type the mentioned components are installed anyway Product Selection Select products to install Pode MATTS LINK Fixed Income loolbox 2 1 A AL Fixed Point Toolbox 3 3 Fuzzy Logic Toolbox 2 2 13 R20lla Gauges Blockset 2 0 5 Global Optimization Toolbox 3 1 1 IEC Certification K
11. is part of the company network Do you wish to use the suggested value Figure 6 4 Force IP window 6 4 Getting started 47 6 MVTec HALCON 4 In the drop down box in Image Acquisition Interface select GigEVision see Fig 6 3 5 Select Connection tab and click on Connect see Fig 6 5 HDevelop unnamed Image Acquisition Image Acquisition 01 DER File Edit Execute Visualization Procedures Operators Suggestions Assistants Window I X HAGHAS BBR S BE Dele gt P gt File Acquisition Code Generation Help E EH A Fak Source Connection Parameters Code Generation Interface Library hAcqGigEVision dll Rev 4 5 gtl 1 0 5 Device hod x Camera File default Trigger Resolution X Default vl Y Default w Color Space default Field progressive Bit Depth 1 Generic GtlForceIP 001 1 1cfSa01c 192 168 5 144 24 Connect Snap Live Detect Reset All Display Image Normal Show frames per second during live acquisition 0 0 0 ms ft 174 520 Figure 6 5 Connect to GigE Vision device 48 To modify parameters select the Parameters tab Often it is more convenient to filter the parameters by category E g to modify the Exposure Time the display can be filtered by selecting cquisitionControl in the Category drop down list see Fig 6 6 The exposure time can be set by changing the ExposureT
12. security keys Note It is recommended to launch this driver installer even if a frame grabber or dongle is not currently installed in your PC To view the PDF documentation included with VisionPro you must install Adobe Reader software available at www adobe com Figure 3 1 Cognex VisionPro Installation Wizard 21 3 Cognex VisionPro If you select Custom in the Cognex Drivers Wizard see Fig 3 2 then make sure that Cognex GigE Interface for Cameras is checked see Fig 3 3 In the complete installation this is automatically checked 13 Cognex Drivers 4 4 InstallShield Wizard Setup Type Choose the setup type that best suits your needs Please select a setup type O Complete All program features will be installed Requires the most disk space Choose which program features you want installed and where they will be installed Recommended for advanced users Figure 3 2 Cognex Drivers Installation Wizard installation type 22 13 Cognex Drivers 4 4 InstallShield Wizard Custom Setup Select the program Features you want installed Click on an icon in the list below to change how a Feature is installed MVS 8100L Driver MV5 8102 Driver MV5 8500 8500e Driver MYS 8600 Driver IEEE 1394 DCAM FireWire Driver Cognex GigE Interface For Camer Dongle security key Driver Sentinel Dongle security key Dri Z gt Install to C Program Files Cognex Common Ins
13. started using a Photonfocus GigE camera with the Common Vision Blox CVB image processing framework from Stemmer The procedures in this manual have been run with version 11 000 001 Win32 but it is recommended to install the latest version of the software 8 2 Software Installation Tips If you select the Custom setup type then make sure that GenICam and GEVServer in Developer Resources gt Image Manager are installed see Fig 8 1 In Full setup type the mentioned components are installed anyway i Common Vision Blox Win32 InstallShield Wizard Custom Setup Select the program Features you want installed Click on an icon in the list below to change how a feature is installed e Image Manager A EJ y Barcode Feature Description Installs the necessary runtime files For Common Yision Blox Blob Image Manager and GenICam Color support Contour Filter This feature requires 115MB on Foundation your hard drive GenICam GEVServer nm as msn ete Install to C Program Files STEMMER IMAGING Common Vision Blox Figure 8 1 CVB required features 55 8 Stemmer Common Vision Blox 8 3 Network Adapter Configuration Open the Network Connections window Control Panel gt Network and Internet Connections gt Network Connections right click on the name of the network adapter where the Photonfocus camera is connected and select Properties from the drop down menu that appears A Propertie
14. LED and I O Connector Figure 1 1 Rear view of the GigE camera MV1 D1312 IE 40 G2 with power supply and I O connector Ethernet jack RJ45 and status LED 1 3 Network Adapter Configuration This section describes recommended network adapter card NIC settings that enhance the performance for GigEVision Additional tool specific settings are described in the tool chapter 1 Open the Network Connections window Control Panel gt Network and Internet Connections gt Network Connections right click on the name of the network adapter where the Photonfocus camera is connected and select Properties from the drop down menu that appears 4 Local Area Connection 2 Properties General Advanced Connect using E Intel R PRO 1000 GT Desktop Adar This connection uses the following items eBUS Universal Pro Driver a File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks v JE 005 Packet Scheduler lt iii Install Uninstall Description eBUS Universal Pro Filter Driver C Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Figure 1 2 Local Area Connection Properties 1 3 Network Adapter Configuration 1 How to get started 2 By default Photonfocus GigE Vision cameras are configured to obtain an IP address automatically For this quick start guide it is recommended to configure the network adapter to obtain an IP ad
15. Remote setup wizard This step is required to install the DLL for demodulation of the camera image The pfDoubleRate dll is located in the PFRemote directory e g C Program Files Photonfocus PFRemote The lib and h files are located in the SDK directory e g C Program Files Photonfocus PFRemote SDk 18 Setup PFRemote and SDK l x Welcome to the PFRemote and SDK Setup Wizard This will install PFRemote on your computer It is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup E Cancel Figure 1 6 Screen shot PFRemote setup wizard 3 Download the DR1 software package from the support page at www photonfocus com to your computer It contains the DR1_GEVPlayer that is a replacement of the GEVPlayer for DR1 cameras Note that the Pleora eBUS SDK must be installed see Chapter 2 before the DR1_GEVPlayer can be used 1 4 Software for Photonfocus GigE Cameras 11 1 How to get started 12 2 Pleora eBUS SDK 2 1 Introduction This chapter will help you getting started using a Photonfocus GigE camera with the Pleora GEVPlayer which can be downloaded from the Photonfocus webpage at www photonfocus com 2 2 Software Installation This section describes the installation of the required software to accomplish the tasks described in this chapter 1 Install the latest drivers for your GigE network interface card 2 Download the latest eBUS SDK ins
16. al Pro Driver v ing Install eBUS Universal Pro Driver Learn more about drivers Close Figure 2 1 eBUS Driver Installation Tool 13 2 Pleora eBUS SDK 2 3 Network Adapter Configuration for Pleora eBUS SDK Open the Network Connections window Control Panel gt Network and Internet Connections gt Network Connections right click on the name of the network adapter where the Photonfocus camera is connected and select Properties from the drop down menu that appears A Properties window will open Check the eBUS Universal Pro Driver see Fig 2 2 for maximal performance Recommended settings for the Network Adapter Card are described in Section 4 Local Area Connection 2 Properties FIK General Advanced Connect using BP Intel R PRO 1000 GT Desktop Adar This connection uses the following items v S S eBUS Universal Pro Driver 5 File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks JE QoS Packet Scheduler Install Uninstall Description eBUS Universal Pro Filter Driver C Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Figure 2 2 Local Area Connection Properties 14 2 4 Getting started This section describes how to acquire images from the camera and how to modify camera settings 1 For all Photonfocus cameras except the DR1 cameras open the GEVPlayer software Start gt All Programs
17. ckets make up the majority of traffic and additional latency can be tolerated Jumbo Frames can reduce CPU utilization and improve wire efficiency Jumbo Frames are larger than standard Ethernet frames which are approximately 1 5k in size Note Changing this setting may cause a momentary loss of connectivity v Figure 1 4 Advanced Network Adapter Properties 1 3 Network Adapter Configuration 1 How to get started 4 No firewall should be active on the network adapter where the Photonfocus GigE camera is connected If the Windows Firewall is used then it can be switched off like this Open the Windows Firewall configuration Start gt Control Panel gt Network and Internet Connections gt Windows Firewall and click on the Advanced tab Uncheck the network where your camera is connected in the Network Connection Settings see Fig 1 5 Windows Firewall General Exceptions Advanced Network Connection Settings Windows Firewall is enabled for the connections selected below To add exceptions for an individual connection select it and then click Settings 1394 Connection Local Area Connection W Local Area Connection 2 Security Logging You can create a log file for troubleshooting purposes Settings ICMP With Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP the computers on 4 network can share error and status information Default Settings To restore all Windows Fi
18. dress automatically To do this select Internet Protocol TCP IP see Fig 1 2 click the Properties button and select Obtain an IP address automatically see Fig Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General Alternate Configuration You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings G Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Figure 1 3 TCP IP Properties 3 Open again the Local Area Connection Properties window see Fig 1 2 and click on the Configure button In the window that appears click on the Advanced tab and click on Jumbo Frames in the Settings list see Fig 1 4 The highest number gives the best performance Some tools however don t support the value 16128 For this guide it is recommended to select 9014 Bytes in the Value list Intel R PRO 1000 GT Desktop Adapter Properties FIK Power Management Boot Options Driver Resources General Link Speed Advanced 1 n tel Advanced Adapter Settings Settings Value m Gigabit Mass Slave Mode EEES v Locally Administered Address Log Link State Event Performance Options QoS Packet Tagging Ls TCP IP Offloading Options Wait for Link sii Use Default Jumbo Frames Enables Jumbo Frame capability for TCP IP packets In situations where large pa
19. e width in DR1 D1312 IE camera please follow this procedure 1 Set property Window W to target width 2 Read value of property WidthInterface 3 Set property Width to the value of property WidthInterface When double rate is enabled property DoubleRate_Enable True WidthInterface shows the width of the modulated image When double rate is disabled property DoubleRate Enable False WidthInterface has the same value as Window M 2 5 Width setting in DR1 D1312 IE cameras 19 2 Pleora eBUS SDK 20 3 Cognex VisionPro 3 1 Introduction This chapter will help you getting started using a Photonfocus GigE camera with the VisionPro image processing framework from Cognex The procedures in this manual have been run with VisionPro Version 7 1 but it is recommended to install the latest version of the software 3 2 Software Installation Tips To ensure installation of the Cognex Drivers the Launch Cognex Driver Installer box must be checked during the installation of the Cognex VisionPro software package see Fig 3 1 iw Cognex VisionPro R 7 1 InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Completed The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed Cognex VisionPro R 7 1 Click Finish to exit the wizard Install VisionPro Controls in Visual Studio Launch Japanese Documents Installer O Launch Cognex Software Licensing Center Installer Launch Cognex Driver Installer Recommended Frame Grabbers Dongles
20. en in the GigE tab of Image Source window see Fig The name of the property can be retrieved from the properties list of your camera that is included in the Photonfocus GigE software package The basic settings shown in Settings Strobe amp Trigger and Image Properties tabs O should not be modified in the GigE tab as these are overwritten whenever a basic setting is modified Image Source CogJob1 To specify a file type the name and press lt Enter gt Acquisition rate frames per second Settings Strobe amp Trigger Camera Information Model MV1 D1312 40 GB 12 Serial Number 022000001291 Firmware Not Available Camera IP Address 169 254 020 160 Adapter IP Address 169 254 238 081 Feature Access Feature DataDutMode Value Normal Figure 3 10 VisionPro QuickBuild GigE tab 30 3 7 Modifying Camera Parameters in Custom Properties Dialog A custom camera properties GUI can be build in the Custom Properties tab by adding items see Fig 3 11 A command must not be included in the Custom Properties tab a command is first executed when it is included in the Custom Properties tab After that it is executed every time a parameter is modified This behaviour will lead to unexpected and undesired results The basic settings shown in Settings Strobe amp Trigger and Image Properties tabs O should not be modified in the GigE tab as these are overwritten whenever a basic setting
21. eora eBUS SDK must be installed see Chapter 2 and the IP must be set in the GEVPlayer Image Acquisition Tool DER File Tools Desktop Window Help Hardware Br O 2 x ZB EEE ees EA gige 1 Mono8 Deskto D 2 x Image Acquisition Toolbox E08 MV1 D1312 40 GB 12 gige Mono10 default Mono10Packed Use the Preview Mono12 Window to preview and Mono12Packed acquire image data from Mono8 the selected device format and to export data that has been acquired in memory to a MAT file or the MATLAB Workspace Preview Window gr E ue an Es The following sections describe how to use the preview acquisition and Export Data buttons gt Previewing gt Acquiring gt Setting a Region of Interest ROI gt Exporting Data Ready to start acquisition 11 28 59 983 gt If You Get Blurry or Dark Images Preview Acquire Stop Preview lt Information Acquisition Parameters Session Log MV General Device Properties Logging Triggering Region of Interest i l dB Mono8 E ML a lvid videoinput gid Device Digital All Gain Abs LAA 2 src getselectedsour Resolution Digital All Gain Raw 3 Selected source Digital Gain Gainix V 4vid FramesPerTrigger 5 6 preview vid Number of frames to acquire Digital Offset Logging mode En Status Line False x Trigger type Exposure Mode Exposure Time Exposure Time Abs Fxnnsure Time PE
22. ersions for 32 bit Windows and for 64 bit Windows To install the DR1 Demodulation package PFDemodHalconInstaller V Winxx exe double click on the installer file and follow the instructions An example is included in the installation Start gt All Programs gt Photonfocus gt PFDemod Extension for Halcon gt Examples To use the pf demod package it is required that PFRemote is installed with the PFInstaller see Section 1 5 50 7 National Instruments Measurement amp Automa tion 7 1 Introduction This chapter will help you getting started using a Photonfocus GigE camera with the Measurement amp Automation M amp A tool from National Instrument The procedures in this manual have been run with M amp A Version 2011 09 but it is recommended to install the latest version of the software 7 2 Software Installation Tips For maximum performance it is important that the High Performance GigE Vision Driver from NI is installed in the installation of the NI software Installation options dialog during the installation check that High Performance GigE Vision Driver is selected see Fig 7 1 E NI Vision Acquisition Software September 2011 a b f NATIONAL B INSTRUMENTS NIIMAQ 4 6 1 Optimized 32 bit GigE Vision driver supporting Intel NI IMAQds 3 9 1 Pro 1000 Network Interface Cards E X v LabVIEW Support X LabWindows CVI Support J 7 NET Languages Support S Visual C Support X Visual Basic S
23. ettings Strobe amp Trigger Image Properties GigE Custom Properties Image Acquisition Device Frame Grabber GigE Vision Photonfocus AG MV1 D1312 40 GB 12 02200000 v Video Formats Generic GigEVision Mono v Initialize Acquisition Exposure 14 ms v Timeout 10000 gt Ms Serial Number 022000001291 Figure 3 9 VisionPro Camera Settings dialog 5 To grab images click on the camera icon at upper left corner in the Camera Settings Dialog see Fig 3 9 D Photonfocus DR1 cameras only The demodulation of images grabbed with dou ble rate enabled DoubleRate_Enable True is not supported in the QuickBuild GUI To view unmodulated images in QuickBuild the property DoubleRate Enable category DoubleRate must be set to False in the GigE tab see Section 3 6 or in the Custom Properties dialog see Section 3 6 In this mode however the frame rate is about half compared to the double rate mode To use the double rate mode the VisionPro SDK and the pfDoubleRate DLL must be used 3 5 Modifying Basic Parameters in VisionPro QuickBuild Camera parameter can be modified in the Camera Settings window see Fig 3 9 Basic properties can be modified in the tabs Settings Strobe amp Trigger and Image Properties 3 5 Modifying Basic Parameters in VisionPro QuickBuild 29 3 Cognex VisionPro 3 6 Modifying All Camera Parameters in VisionPro QuickBuild All available camera parameters can be read or writt
24. ew Tools Help E a My System E ap Devices and Interfaces Network Devices e 8 NI IMAQdx Devices National Bla cam Photonfocus AG MV1 D1312 40 GB 12 Instruments a cami DALSA Imaging Video Source M t amp PXI PXI System Unidentified easuremen E Y Serial amp Parallel Automation El Software Explorer E a Remote Systems Measurement amp Automation Explorer MAX provides Je Help Figure 7 3 M amp A GigEVision device list Clicking on the camera icon camo in Fig opens the dialog to modify parameters and grab images see Fig 7 4 All camera parameters can be modified in the Camera Attributes tab The parameter display can be configured in View Options To modify the exposure time for example expand the AcquistionControl category and modify the ExposureTime value Click on Save button to apply setting to camera CS Parameters are applied to the camera only after clicking on the Save button 7 4 Getting started 53 7 National Instruments Measurement amp Automation Y cam0 Photonfocus AG MV1 D1312 40 GB 12 Measurement amp Automation Explorer BAL File Edit View Tools Help EQ My System Td Save fA Revert I Snap P Grab La Histogram Save Image gt Hide Help E a Devices and Interfaces de Network Devices S Back F 88 NI IMAQdx Devices Hej camo Photonfocus AG MV1 D131 NI IMAQdx Basics Em cami DALSA Imaging Video Sour What do you vant to do PX PXI System Unidentified
25. gt Pleora Technologies Inc gt eBUS SDK gt GEVPlayer which is a GUI to set camera parameters and to see the grabbed images see Fig 2 3 For DR1 D1312 IE G2 cameras open the DR1_GEVPlayer software contained in the DR1 software package DR1_GEVPlayer adds the demodulation of images grabbed in DoubleRate_Enable True mode while all the functionality of the GEVPlayer is retained GEVP layer File Tools Help Connection Select Connect Disconnect Acquisition Control Mode Channel Data Channel 0 Pla Stop Parameters and Controls Communication control GEV Device control Image stream control Figure 2 3 GEVPlayer start screen 2 4 Getting started 15 2 Pleora eBUS SDK 2 Click on the Select Connect button in the GEVPlayer A window with all detected devices appears see Fig 2 4 If your camera is not listed then select the box Show unreachable GigE Vision Devices GEV Device Selection Refreshing Interface Information E a System BI Network Interface 00 16 76 d7 10 11 192 168 1 156 S e eBUS Interface 00 1b 21 07 ac 8e 192 168 5 1 amp 5 MV1 D1312 80 GB 12 00 11 1c 00 65 3d 169 254 245 176 GigE Vision Device Information Cancel Figure 2 4 GEV Device Selection Procedure displaying the selected camera 3 Select camera model to configure and click on Set IP Address see Fig 2 5 GEY Device Selection
26. he settings The IP address for your camera and the IP address for the network adapter to which the camera is connected must be in the same subnet The camera and the network adapter to which the camera is connected must also both have the same subnet mask Cognex GigE Vision Configuration Tool Network Connections Show All ti 1394 Connection Vendor Photonfocus AG 1 Working with Cameras i Local Area Connection Model MvT D131240B 12 0 How do I choose an IP address for a Er Local Area Connection 2 camera i 163 254 20 160 Serial number 1022000001 291 9 1 connected a camera Why doesn t it show MAC address D0 11 1C F5 A0 1C SS a Why is there a red warning symbol on the Host IP address 163 254 238 81 camera icon Host subnet mask 255 255 0 0 why do I see a Error Setting IP Address error Host subnet 169 254 0 0 what does the Show Feature Snapshot IP address 169 254 20 160 button do Subnet mask 255 255 0 0 Subnet 169 254 0 0 Update Camera Address Camera Feature Display Show Feature Snapshot Figure 3 6 GigE Vision Configuration 26 2 Open the QuickBuild tool Start gt All Programs gt Cognex gt VisionPro gt VisionPro R Quick Build and double click on ImageSource see Fig 3 7 i VisionPro R QuickBuild Untitled Fie Run Configure Show Help Doe eR Aw Yok Beh Coglobi of MENE t Posted Items QuickBuild samp
27. ime Cust ExposureTime Gat Update mage Jf Sere image Ee EE CamPort Vendor Model UserName Serialnumber IP Address MAC Address Photort Mv1 01312 40 220 192 16855 00 T14CF5A01 1 Device is not reachable Please check if the device is connected ar use the Discaver button to add new devices to the config Figure 8 3 Common Vision Blox Management Console 2 Click on the Discover button in the Configured Devices tool bar see Fig 8 3 if your camera doesn t appear in the list Click on the camera name in the Configured Devices list Camera properties can be modified in the Properties tool section E g To modify the exposure time expand the Acquisition Control category by clicking on the sign and modify the ExposureTime property by either entering a numerical value or by using the slider when clicking on the button see Fig 8 3 3 Images can be grabbed by checking the Grab check box in the Preview tool section Photonfocus DR1 cameras only The demodulation of images grabbed with dou ble rate enabled DoubleRate_Enable True is not supported in the CVB GUI To C view unmodulated images in the CVB GUI the property DoubleRate Enable cate gory DoubleRate must be set to False in the Feature Browser In this mode how ever the frame rate is about half compared to the double rate mode To use the double rate mode the CVB SDK and the pfDoubleRate DLL must be used 8 4 Getting started 57
28. ime value The value is sent to the camera after pressing Enter on the parameter value File Acquisition Code Generation Help E Bgm 6 LE live image Source Connection Parameters Inspect Code Generation Interface Library Rev 4 6 atl 1 0 6 Update Image Reset All Category AcquisitionControl Visibility Beginner C Sort by Name AcquisitionMode Continuous AcquisitionFrameCount 1 TriggerMode Off TriagerSource Line1 Trigger Activation RisingEdge TriggerDelay 20 00 ExposureMode Timed ExposureTime 0000 00 Read only parameters Action parameters AcquisitionStart Apply AcquisitionStop Apply TriggerSoftware Apply Write only parameters not supported in this GUI 80247 46 5ms Figure 6 6 Storage Layout bits 7 To grab a live image click on the video camera symbol see Fig 6 6 If no images can be grabbed then the Jumbo Frames parameter might be too high see also Section 6 3 Select a lower value and try again 6 4 Getting started 49 6 MVTec HALCON Photonfocus DR1 cameras only The demodulation of images grabbed with double rate enabled DoubleRate Enable True is not supported when the im ages are displayed directly by the Image Acquisition Assistant To view un Cg modulated images directly from the Image Acquisition Assistant the prop erty DoubleRate_Enable category DoubleRate must be set to Fa
29. it 1 4 Image Acquisition Toolbox 4 1 Image Processing Toolbox 7 2 Instrument Control Toolbox 2 12 Mapping Toolbox 3 3 MATLAB Builder EX 2 0 MATLAB Builder JA 2 2 2 MATLAB Builder NE 4 0 MATLAB Coder 2 0 MATLAB Compiler 4 15 MATLAB Report Generator 3 10 C Model Predictive Control Toolbox 3 3 C Model Based Calibration Toolbox 4 2 C Neural Network Toolbox 7 0 1 L OPC Toolbox 3 0 C Optimization Toolbox 6 0 FORE CTI Space available 45 641 MB Space required 1 958 MB Mathworks daa a e HIE Figure 4 1 Matlab required toolbox 2 The following step describes the installation of additional software for GigE Vision support This is described in more detail in the MATLAB help of the Image Acquisition Box path in MATLAB help Image Acquisition Box gt User s Guide gt Configuring GigE Vision Devices 33 4 Mathworks Matlab 3 This step describes the installation of GenlCam support Run MATLAB From within MATLAB issue the following commands cd matlabroot toolbox imaq imagextern installgenicam When the installation is finished the following text should appear The GenlCam software has been successfully installed Please restart MATLAB for the changes to take effect Exit MATLAB and start it again 4 3 Network Adapter Configuration Open the Network Connections window Control Panel gt Network and Internet Connections gt Networ
30. iver see Fig 3 5 for maximal performance Recommended settings for the Network Adapter Card are described in Section 4 Local Area Connection 2 Properties FIK General Advanced Connect using ES Intel R PRO 1000 GT Desktop dap This connection uses the following items v E eBUS Universal Pro Driver r File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Jil 005 Packet Scheduler v s Description eBUS Universal Pro Filter Driver C Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Figure 3 5 Local Area Connection Properties 3 3 Network Adapter Configuration 25 3 Cognex VisionPro 3 4 Getting started This section describes how to connect to the Photonfocus GigE camera and how to modify parameters and to grab images using the Cognex VisionPro QuickBuild tool More information is available in the GigEGuide possible location C Program Files Cognex VisionPro Doc en Hardware Manuals that is installed with VisionPro 1 The first step is to assign a valid IP address to the camera Open the GigE Vision Configuration Tool Start gt All Programs gt Cognex gt VisionPro gt Utilities gt GigE Vision Configuration Tool and select the camera on the left panel see Fig 3 6 This tool can be used to modify the IP address and the subnet mask of the camera Click on Update Camera Address if you modified t
31. k Connections right click on the name of the network adapter where the Photonfocus camera is connected and select Properties from the drop down menu that appears A Properties window will open Make sure that any vendor drivers are unchecked see Fig 4 2 Recommended settings for the Network Adapter Card are described in Section 1 3 4 Local Area Connection 2 Properties General Advanced Connect using BP Intel R PRO 1000 GT Desktop Adar This connection uses the following items LI F siFilterlP GigE Vision Filter Driver O E Matrox GigE Vision Filter Driver a HALCON GigE Vision Streaming Filter O Jil eBUS Universal Pro Driver Install Uninstall Description Allows your computer to access resources on a Microsoft network C Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Figure 4 2 Local Area Connection Properties 34 4 4 Getting started 1 Start the Image Acquisition tool by clicking inside MATLAB on Start gt Toolboxes gt Image Acquisition gt Image Acquisition Tool imaqtool Your Photonfocus camera should now appear in the left pane see Fig 4 3 Click on Monos in the left pane If your camera doesn t appear then a correct IP must be configured MATLAB Cg provides only limited access to GigE Vision configuration and unreachable cam eras can not be configured by MATLAB To do this the Pl
32. le jobs Communications Explorer Navigator B View sample jobs View a tutorial How to use QuickBuild Take a tour of VisionPro Applications Create a new QuickBuild applica Recent QuickBuild applications Independent Offline 170 disabled sg Figure 3 7 VisionPro QuickBuild start screen 3 4 Getting started 27 3 Cognex VisionPro 3 Inthe Image Source window select the Camera radio button select the camera in the in the Image Acquisition Device Frame Grabber drop down list and select the Video Format e g Mono see Fig 3 8 Click on Initialize Acquisition Image Source CogJob1 B Image database To specify a file type the name and press lt Enter gt Acquisition rate frames per second Camera Settings Image Acquisition Device Frame Grabber GigE Vision Photonfocus AG MV1 D1312 40 GB 12 02200000 v Video Formats Genetic GigE Vision Mono v Initialize Acquisition Acquisition FIFO is not initialized Figure 3 8 VisionPro Image Source selection 28 4 Camera parameter can be modified in the Camera Settings window see Fig 3 9 Basic properties can be modified in the tabs Settings Strobe amp Trigger and Image Properties Image Source CogJob1 Bb Image database To specify a file type the name and press lt Enter gt Acquisition rate frames per second G Camera S
33. lse in the Feature Browser In this mode however the frame rate is about half compared to the double rate mode To use the double rate mode the HALCON extension pack age pf_demod can be used in a HDevelop script see also Section 6 7 6 5 FPN Correction Calibration in HALCON The calibration of the FPN correction parameters is described in Photonfocus camera manual This section gives hints how to do this procedure in HALCON HDevelop The ordering of the parameters in HALCON is not convenient to calibrate the FPN Correction The best is to always filter the display to the category of the parameter 6 6 HDevelop Scripts The best way to get started in writing a script for a Photonfocus GigE Vision camera is to study the examples provided by HALCON There are various example in the Example Browser File gt Browse Examples in the category Operator gt Image gt Acquisition gt open_framegrabber scroll down to gigevision hdev There is GigE Vision specific information in the GigEVision manual Reference Manuals gt Image Acquisition Interfaces gt Windows x64 gt GigEVision 6 7 DR1 Demodulation Package pf_demod is a HALCON extension package to demodulate images from DR1 camera from within HALCON An installer for Microsoft Windows PFDemodHalconInstaller V Winxx exe is included in the DR1 software package that can be downloaded from the Photonfocus web page Support Software Download Note that there are separate v
34. nual have been run with MIL Version 9 R2 with the patches M900U09B11 and M900U34B50 but it is recommended to install the latest version of the software 5 2 Software Installation Tips In the installation of the MIL software it is important to include support for GigEVision Check GigE Vision Concord G series in the Matrox Imaging Setup see Fig 5 1 Matrox Imaging Setup Select the board driver s that you want to install Corona Il Description CronosPlus GigE Vision Concord G series GPU Helios IEEE 1394 IIDC Concord F series Meteor Il Meteor Il Camera Link Meteor II Digital Morphis 126 66 MB of space required on the C drive 46972 82 MB of space available on the C drive The HOST system will be installed by default Figure 5 1 MIL Matrox Imaging Setup After the installation of MIL at least the following patches should be applied MIL 9 M900U09B11 and M900U34B50 37 5 Matrox MIL 5 3 Network Adapter Configuration Open the Network Connections window Control Panel gt Network and Internet Connections gt Network Connections right click on the name of the network adapter where the Photonfocus camera is connected and select Properties from the drop down menu that appears A Properties window will open Check the siFilterIP GigE Vision Filter Driver see Fig 5 2 for maximal performance Recommended settings for the Network Adapter Card are de
35. on 4 4 Getting started 5 Matrox MIL 5 1 Introduction llle 5 2 Software Installation Tips 5 3 Network Adapter Configuration 5 4 Getting started 6 MVTec HALCON 6 1 Introduction 00 00000000082 a 6 2 Software Installation Tips 6 4 Getting started 6 5 FPN Correction Calibration in HALCON 6 6 HDevelop Scripts 2 2 2 2 llle 6 7 DR1 Demodulation Package CONTENTS CONTENTS 7 National Instruments Measurement amp Automation 7 1 Introduction 7 2 Software Installation Tips 7 3 Network Adapter Configuration 7 4 Getting started 8 Stemmer Common Vision Blox 8 1 Introduction 2 Software Installation Tips 8 8 3 Network Adapter Configuration 8 4 Getting started A Revision History How to get started 1 1 Introduction Photonfocus GigE cameras are fully GigE Vision and GenlCam compliant The cameras can be run with the Pleora eBUS SDK that can be downloaded from the Photonfocus webpage or with any other tool that supports GigE Vision and GenlCam This document will help you to get started with your Photonfocus GigE camera and to grab the first images with different image acquisition tools 1 2 Hardware Installation The hardware installation that is required for this guide is described in this section The following hardware is required PC with Micro
36. ously opened windows and run Intellicam Start gt All Programs gt Matrox Imaging gt Tools gt Intellicam Click on File gt New In the new window select GigEVision see Fig 5 5 Click on Ok button New Document Digitizer Configuration Format Image Available Digitizer Configuration Format Clear DCF Files Figure 5 5 Intellicam New Document 5 4 Getting started 41 5 Matrox MIL 4 42 To modify camera parameters click on the Feature Browser tab see Fig 5 6 To modify the exposure time for example expand the Acquisition Control category and modify the value ExposureTime value by entering a numerical value or by moving the slider Time values are normally specified in us Categories can be expanded or collapsed by double clicking on the or sign To grab a live image click on one of the camera icons in the tool bar Size of the image window is determined by the Width and Height category Image Format Control settings After modifying the window size it is recommended to close the image window and open it again to adjust it to the Width and Height settings Photonfocus DR1 cameras only The demodulation of images grabbed with dou ble rate enabled DoubleRate_Enable True is not supported in the Intellicam Cg GUI To view unmodulated images in Intellicam the property DoubleRate_Enable category DoubleRate must be set to False in the Feature Browser In this mode however
37. photon focus User Manual Gigabit Ethernet Vision Quick Start Guide MANO51 11 2011 V1 0 All information provided in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable No responsibility is assumed by Photonfocus AG for its use Photonfocus AG reserves the right to make changes to this information without notice Reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is prohibited without prior permission having been obtained from Photonfocus AG Contents 1 How to get started 1 1 Introduction 1 2 Hardware Installation 1 3 Network Adapter Configuration 1 4 Software for Photonfocus GigE Cameras 1 5 Additional Software Installation for DR1 Cameras 2 Pleora eBUS SDK 2 1 Introduction 2 2 Software Installation 2 3 Network Adapter Configuration for Pleora eBUS SDK 2 4 Getting started 2 5 Width setting in DR1 D1312 IE cameras 3 Cognex VisionPro 3 1 Introduction llle 2 Software Installation Tips 3 3 4 Getting started 5 Modifying Basic Parameters in VisionPro QuickBuild 6 Modifying All Camera Parameters in VisionPro QuickBuild 7 Modifying Camera Parameters in Custom Properties Dialog UJ UJ 3 4 Mathworks Matlab 4 1 Introduction lr 4 2 Software Installation Tips 4 3 Network Adapter Configurati
38. ption Allows your computer to access resources on a Microsoft network C Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Figure 7 2 Local Area Connection Properties 52 Px gt 7 4 Getting started This section describes how to connect to the Photonfocus GigE camera and how to modify parameters and to grab images using the Measurement amp Automation tool 1 Open the Measurement amp Automation tool Start gt National Instruments gt Measurement amp Automation If the camera has a valid IP it should be listed in the list of NI IMAQdx Devices see Fig 7 3 The GUI tools from NI provide only limited access to the camera s IP properties The M amp A tool will not find the camera if the camera s IP does not match the IP range of the network card If the camera doesn t appear in the list then it is recommended to install the Pleora eBUS package that can be downloaded from Photonfocus see also the Photonfocus GigE Manual MANO49 In the GEVPlayer included in the eBUS package a valid IP address can be given for unreachable cameras The IP address for your camera and the IP address for the network adapter to lt gt which the camera is connected must be in the same subnet The camera and the network adapter to which the camera is connected must also both have the same subnet mask Y My System Measurement amp Automation Explorer File Edit Vi
39. rewall settings to a default state Bee Den click Restore Defaults Figure 1 5 Windows Firewall Configuration 10 1 4 Software for Photonfocus GigE Cameras Various software packages for Photonfocus GigE G2 cameras are available on the Photonfocus website eBUS SDK Contains the GEVPlayer GUI program the Pleora SDK and the Pleora GigE filter drivers Many examples of the SDK are included GigE software package Contains a property list for every GigE camera and documents that are missing in the Pleora eBUS SDK installer DR1 software package DR1 cameras only Contains the DR1_GEVPlayer using Pleora eBUS SDK for DR1 cameras and the DR1 Evaluator tool The purpose of the DR1 Evaluator tool is to evaluate the image quality of the DR1 modulation without a camera PFinstaller required for DR1 cameras only Contains the DR1 demodulation DLL for application development and for the DR1 GEVPlayer DR1 HALCON extension package pf_demod DR1 cameras only Extension package that adds DR1 demodulation to the HALCON image processing library It is included in the DR1 software package 1 5 Additional Software Installation for DR1 Cameras Additional software is required for Photonfocus DR1 cameras to demodulate the images 1 Download the PFInstaller software from the support page at www photonfocus com to your computer 2 Run the PFinstaller installer by double clicking on the file Please follow the instructions of the PF
40. s window will open Check the siFilterIP GigE Vision Filter Driver see Fig 8 2 for maximal performance Recommended settings for the Network Adapter Card are described in Section 4 Local Area Connection 2 Properties EJES General Advanced Connect using BR Intel R PRO 1000 GT Desktop Adar This connection uses the following items E Client for Microsoft Networks siFilterlP GigE Vision Filter Driver 2 Matrox GigE Vision Filter Driver J amp l HALCON GiaE Vision Streamina Filter j Y i Description STEMMER IMAGING GigE Vision Filter Driver Optimized GigE Vision Performance C Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Figure 8 2 Local Area Connection Properties 56 8 4 Getting started 1 Open the Common Vision Blox Management Console Start gt All Programs gt STEMMER IMAGING gt Common Vision Blox gt Common Vision Blox Management Console and select the Device Configurator task in the GenICam group see Fig 8 3 Common Vision Blox Management Console 1 Settings and Information i Acquisition Control A 2 Licensing fi Acquisition Start 3 GenlCam i Acquisition Stop I di Device Configurator e y E Click for slider d Bindings Editor e 1 ExposureMode Trigger Interleave F 131 2x1082 1311 848 V 50 2200 Displaying 205 fps ExposureT
41. scribed in Section 4 Local Area Connection 2 Properties PR General Advanced Connect using BR Intel R PRO 1000 GT Desktop Adar This connection uses the following items TE Client for Microsoft Networks za Matrox GigE Vision Filter Driver v 2 HALCON GigE Vision Streaming Filter v El eBUS Universal Pro Driver lt il amp Description Allows your computer to access resources on a Microsoft network C Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Figure 5 2 Local Area Connection Properties 38 5 4 Getting started 1 Open MilConfig Start gt All Programs gt Matrox Imaging gt Tools gt MilConfig and click on Boards gt GigE see Fig 5 3 For maximum performance it is recommended to uncheck Use Camera Discovery Service Click on Launch Matrox GigE Vision Discovery and Configuration ssistant 4 MILConfig E C3 General Information Default values Libraries Non Paged Memory Multiprocessing a C3 Utilities MIL Benchmarks Buffer and Display Format Matrox Scrutinizer Performance Monitor E C3 Boards gt GigE E Licensing Dongle Information Last Licensing Error Temporary License E Updates Settings Notifications Download Manager E E Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Figure 5 3 MilConfig 5 4 Getting started GigE Vision Camera Discovery Service
42. soft Windows OS XP Vista Windows 7 A Gigabit Ethernet networking card must be installed in the PC To ensure maximum performance of the GigE camera it is mandatory to have an interface card with the Intel PRO 1000 PT installed in your PC The descriptions in the following chapters assume that such a network interface card NIC is installed The latest drivers for this NIC should be installed Photonfocus GigE camera Suitable power supply for the camera see in the camera manual for specification which can be ordered from your Photonfocus dealership GigE cable of Cat 5E or 6 The following list describes the connection of the camera to the PC see in the camera manual for more information 1 Remove the Photonfocus GigE camera from its packaging Please make sure the following items are included with your camera Power supply connector e Camera body cap If any items are missing or damaged please contact your dealership Connect the camera to the GigE interface of your PC with a GigE cable of Cat 5E or 6 Connect a suitable power supply to the power plug The pin out of the connector is shown in the camera manual Check the correct supply voltage and polarity Do not exceed the operating voltage range of the camera SE Asuitable power supply can be ordered from your Photonfocus dealership Connect the power supply to the camera see Fig 1 1 1 How to get started Ethernet Jack RJ45 Power Supply Status
43. tallShield Feature Description Installs Cognex GigE Interface for Cameras This feature requires 40MB on your hard drive Figure 3 3 Cognex Drivers Installation Wizard Custom installation type 3 2 Software Installation Tips 23 3 Cognex VisionPro Later in the installation there might be messages that the software or hardware has not passed the Windows Logo Test see Fig In this case the warning can safely be ignored and Continue Anyway should be clicked otherwise the drivers are not installed properly Software Installation A The software you are installing has not passed W indows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows lt P Tell me wh this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the software vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing STOP Installation Figure 3 4 Warning about Windows Logo Test not passed 24 3 3 Network Adapter Configuration Open the Network Connections window Control Panel gt Network and Internet Connections gt Network Connections right click on the name of the network adapter where the Photonfocus camera is connected and select Properties from the drop down menu that appears A Properties window will open Check the eBUS Universal Pro Dr
44. tallation file from the Photonfocus server You can find the latest version of the eBUS SDK on the support Software Down load page at www photonfocus com 3 Install the eBUS SDK software by double clicking on the installation file Please follow the instructions of the installation wizard A window might be displayed warning that the software has not passed Windows Logo testing You can safely ignore this warning and click on Continue Anyway If at the end of the installation you are asked to restart the computer please click on Yes to restart the computer before proceeding 4 After the computer has been restarted open the eBUS Driver Installation tool Start gt All Programs gt eBUS SDK gt Tools gt Driver Installation Tool see Fig 2 1 If there is more than one Ethernet network card installed then select the network card where your Photonfocus GigE camera is connected In the Action drop down list select Install eBUS Universal Pro Driver and start the installation by clicking on the Install button Close the eBUS Driver Installation Tool after the installation has been completed Please restart the computer if the program asks you to do so eBUS Driver Installation Tool File Help Network Adapter MAC Description Current Driver Action 00 19 d1 6d 82 0c Intel R 82566DC Gigabit Network Connect Manufacturer Driver Do Nothing sj 00 1b 21 38 8d 99 Intel R PRO 1000 GT Desktop Adapter Manufacturer Driver Install eBUS Univers
45. the frame rate is about half compared to the double rate mode To use the double rate mode the MIL SDK and the pfDoubleRate DLL must be used 7 Matrox Intellicam DCF1 File Edit View Dcf Digitizer Options Window Help ARSE S im cmd 5 E E Gi visiono Overview Comments Direct Feature Control Feature Browser Photonfocus AG MY1 D1312 40 GB 12 Feature Name Device Control Image Format Control Acquisition Mode Continuous Acquisition Start Executed Acquisition Stop Executed Acquisition Frame Count i TriggerSelector FrameStart ExposureMode Timed ExposureTime 10000 000 Counter And Timer Control Event Control Analog Control LUT Control Transport Layer Control User Set Control Feature properties Category for the acquisition and trigger control features On GigE Vision O Digitizer 0 pl For Help press F1 men Figure 5 6 Intellicam Feature Browser 5 4 Getting started 43 5 Matrox MIL 44 6 MVTec HALCON 6 1 Introduction This chapter will help you getting started using a Photonfocus GigE camera with the HALCON image processing framework from MVTec The procedures in this manual have been run with HALCON Version 10 0 1 but it is recommended to install the latest version of the software 6 2 Software Installation Tips For maximum performance it is important that the HALCON GigE filter driver is installed in the installation of the HALCON software In the
46. upport du a y X Legacy NET Interoperability NIHMAQ 1 0 2 5 EJ NI Measurement amp Automation Explorer 5 0 E This feature will be installed on the local hard drive L H E lt mj Directory for High Performance 32 bit GigE Vision Driver Browse Figure 7 1 Dialog to install NI High Performance GigE Vision Driver 51 7 National Instruments Measurement amp Automation 7 3 Network Adapter Configuration Open the Network Connections window Control Panel gt Network and Internet Connections Network Connections right click on the name of the network adapter where the Photonfocus camera is connected and select Properties from the drop down menu that appears A Properties window will open Check the eBUS Universal Pro Driver see Fig 7 2 for maximal performance Recommended settings for the Network Adapter Card are described in Section Note that Jumbo Frames size setting is not available in the National Instruments Network Adapter Driver The driver takes care of an optimal setting of this setting 4 Local Area Connection 2 Properties General Advanced Connect using ES National Instruments GigE Vision Adal This connection uses the following items Client for Microsoft Networks iv a HALCON GigE Vision Streaming Filter r eBUS Universal Pro Driver JE File and Printer Sharina for Microsoft Networks Mi m Install Uninstall Descri
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