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1. Save Save the results as a text file www imperx com 53 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual 3 7 2 Statistics pane The Statistics pane provides a running count of the images and image related errors for both valid and invalid images Valid images may have errors if Keep partial images is checked Error Bookmark not defined Count The total number of images Frame overrun The camera needs a few clock cycles to finish a frame This error occurs if a new frame starts before the camera has finished the previous frame Grabber FIFO overrun The grabber ran out of RAM while acquiring an image At least one section of the image is missing Image dropped The total number of images dropped by the IP engine When a camera transmits images faster than the IP Engine can relay them to the PC the IP Engine drops the image The next image has an image status bit set to indicate that the previous image was dropped Partial line missing The number of times a part of a line was missing in the IP Engine i e not sent by the camera The value is incremented only once per image even if all lines in the image are partial Full line missing A complete line is missing from a frame This error may occur with images of variable length Expected resend count The number of packets image pieces that were re requested and received Ignored packet count The number of packets received by the PC that were ignored
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3. in milliseconds the camera can take to respond to a command from the application Request Timeout The maximum time in milliseconds the host PC waits to receive all the packets for a single image Packet Size The maximum packet size in bytes that the camera can use to send image data to the application When connected point to point with the iPORT High Performance IP Device Driver the maximum value is 8128 bytes In networked applications the value depends on the maximum packet size that can be accepted by the switches between the camera and the host PC If the switches can be configured to support jumbo packets you can use the jumbo packet configuration to reduce packet overhead in the host PC A packet size of 1440 bytes should work with all networking equipment First Packet Timeout The maximum time in milliseconds the camera can take to send the first packet of image data to the application When zero the timeout is calculated automatically from the request timeout www imperx com 19 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Packet Timeout The maximum time in milliseconds the camrea can take to send subsequent packets of image data to the application When zero the timeout is calculated automatically from the request timeout Command Retry Count The maximum number of times the Lynx GEV application retransmits an unacknowledged command to the camera When the application sends a command to the
4. the camera is set to triggering mode and is expecting the trigger signal from the CC Pulse Generator www imperx com 39 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Mode Selects the trigger mode Standard When enabled the camera is set to standard triggering mode The user can set the number of frames captured via the Captured Frames after Trigger slider The user can also set the exposure time for the fist frame via the First Frame Exp Standard slider Fast When enabled the camera is set to fast triggering mode A frame is captured upon receiving a trigger signal Double When enabled the camera is set to double triggering mode Upon receiving a trigger signal the camera captures two frames The exposure for the first frame is user programmable via the First frame Exp Double slider Exposure Control Determines if the camera settings or trigger pulse width will determine the exposure time Camera When enabled the user can set the exposure time for the first frame via the First Frame Exp Standard slider Pulse Width When enabled the exposure for the first frame is determined by the pulse width duration of the external trigger or CC pulse Ext Trigger Edge Specifies which edge of the external trigger signal will be used Rising Edge Specifies that a rising edge should trigger the camera Falling Edge Specifies that a falling edge should trigger the camera Ex
5. 9D D5 Communication mode GigE vision Protocol over Ethernet Bus Camera Camera IPX VGA210G Disconnect Figure 8 Connection Panel 3 2 1 IP Engine Settings IP address The IP address of the currently selected camera This field may be empty for a point to point connection based on a Lynx GEV IP Device Driver Detect Opens the IP Engine Selection dialog which searches the network for available Lynx GEV cameras When you select a camera the information appears in the IP Engine and NIC Information pane www imperx com 26 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX Y LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual N IP Engine Selection Available IP Engines IP Engine and NIC Information NIC MAC 00 0F B5 45 9D D5 eBUS Universal Driver 5 IP Engine Hardware m Engine MAC 00 11 1C 00 05 7E IP Address 169 254 63 6 Device Name not available Manufacturer IMPERX Model IPX V GA210 Serial Number not available Device Information GigE Vision camera Device Version RGO1 1 05 Device ID 8 Module ID 6 2 Vendor Id 0 Firmware version 1 05 IP Engine Settings Protocol GigE Vision version 1 00 MAC Address 00 11 1C 00 05 7E IP Address 169 254 63 6 Subnet mask 255 255 0 0 Gateway not available Figure 9 IP Engine Selection Dialog The IP Engine Selection dialog lets you locate cameras that are connected to a host PC either directly or through a network switch The Available IP
6. Acquisition tab This field is disabled if the camera supports only a single channel Number of frames Specify the number of images to grab when using Grab Single or Playback Single mode Start This button is enabled only when no current acquisition is being performed Clicking on this button will start the acquisition of frames based on the acquisition mode Stop This button is enabled when an acquisition is being performed Clicking on it will stop any current continuous acquisition 3 3 2 Options Keep partial images Accept images that are missing pixels or lines Use this option when the image size is unknown or variable Don t request lost packets By default missing packets are requested until they re successfully delivered By enabling this option lost packets are ignored and never retransmitted Images that are missing packets will appear incomplete 3 3 3 Status Display rate The current rate of display in frames per second and the image ID for the last displayed image The rate is a cumulative value from the time the Start button was last pressed not an instantaneous rate The image ID is assigned by the camera Acquisition rate The current rate of acquisition of the camera in frames per second The acquisition rate is a cumulative value from the time the Start button was last pressed Image count The total number of images and the number of incomplete images A large number of incomplete images may indicate a s
7. Engines pane displays the cameras that each NIC found The IP Engine and NIC Information pane provides detailed information about any device you select in the Available IP Engines pane To select click a camera in the Available IP Engines pane then click OK Device name The name of the currently selected camera Status The connection state of the currently selected camera MAC address The MAC address of the currently selected camera MAC address NIC The MAC address used by the network interface card NIC Communication mode Specifies which driver is used to make the connection to the camera www imperx com 27 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY EM LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual 3 2 2 Set IP Engine IP Address dialog This dialog will appear after clicking on Detect if the camera does not yet have an IP address assigned The Set IP Engine IP Address dialog lets you configure or change the IP address of a camera If there is a BOOTP or DHCP server on the network the camera may already have been given an IP address It is your responsibility to ensure each camera has a unique IP address Set IP Engine IP Address NIC Settings MAC Address IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway IP Engine Settings MAC Address 00 11 10 00 08 2E IP Address 13 254 0 Wl Subnet Mask Gateway Warnings Invalid IP address Figure 10 Set IP Engine IP Address Dialog IP Engine Settings MA
8. LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Buffer Options tab Options Connection Options Application Options Memory Options Buffer Options Display Options Buffer Queue Queue Mode Remove First frame when full v Queue Size 4 v Figure 6 Buffer Options Dialog The Buffer Options tab lets you configure how the buffer queue behaves when acquiring images Buffer Queue Mode Set the buffer queue mode The queue mode indicates the behavior of the buffer when the queue is full and new images are acquired Available modes include Remove first frame when full When the buffer is full discard the oldest images to make room for new ones Drop new frames when full When the buffer is full discard new images Buffer Queue Size The maximum size of the camera s buffer queue which is used to store images for reading When the buffer queue is full and a new image arrives from the camera the behavior of the buffer depends on the Buffer Queue Mode www imperx com 23 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Display Options tab Options Connection Options Application Options Memory Options Buffer Options Display Options Display Mode Enable Display C Display fullscreen Bayer Interpolation Display adapter uses BGR Display memory Use the video memory of the display adapter Figure 7 Display Options Dialog The Display Options tab lets you configure how applicat
9. camera the camera transmits an acknowledge packet back to the PC application If the application doesn t receive the acknowledge packet within the time specified by Packet Timeout it retransmits the command The retry count doesn t include the original command Automatic packet size detection When enabled the Lynx GEV application disregards the Packet Size configuration and negotiates the optimal packet size with the IP Engine Default heartbeat settings panel The heartbeat function lets the camera send data only when the host PC is properly connected to the network Using the heartbeat function keeps the camera from endlessly transmitting data to a PC that has long since disconnected from the network due to power outage network failure etc If the camera doesn t receive a heartbeat signal before the configured maximum time it stops transmitting as if it received a stop request To restart transmission the PC must reconnect to the camera and explicitly start transmission Normally the camera accepts heartbeat signals only from the PC to which it is connected However in Multicast mode the camera accepts heartbeats from any PC because it can t tell which PCs are part of the multicasting group Error Bookmark not defined Heartbeat Expiration The maximum time that the camera waits for a heartbeat signal before stopping transmission An expiration of 0 disables heartbeating Heartbeat Interval The interval betwee
10. detailed information for a given selected feature Current visibility Nodes have a visibility setting Incremental settings allowed by the Gen lt i gt Cam standard include Beginner Expert and Guru A setting of Expert shows Beginner and Expert nodes but not Guru Node value This pane typically shows the attributes for the selected feature Attributes vary depending on the selected feature Typical attributes include value range increment minimum maximum etc You can change the feature s setting by entering a new Value and clicking Apply Node information This pane shows the Tool tip Access Visibility and Caching values associated with your selected feature www imperx com 56 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY bd LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual 5 0 Technical Support Additional technical support can be obtained by contacting Applications Support at Imperx Inc at 1 561 989 0006 or via email at support 9 imperx com www imperx com 57 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007
11. due to the lack of an available buffer Packets unrelated to IP Engine data aren t counted Lost packet count The number of packets that were expected but weren t received within a certain time limit or in the expected order Resent request count The number of packets re requested by the PC Start packet count The number of packets the PC received and ignored while waiting for the first image packet Unexpected resent count The host PC re requests packets that haven t arrived within its time limit If both packets ultimately arrive the second is counted as unexpected and discarded 3 7 3 Errors pane Error Types The total number of errors Click Show to see a detailed list in the Error Type dialog Missed Image Ids The image ID of the last missed image Click Show to see a full list in the Missed Image dialog www imperx com 54 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX Y LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual 4 0 Gen lt i gt Cam As stated earlier there are two methods of controlling the operating parameters of a Lynx GEV camera LynxConfigurator and Gen lt i gt Cam The choice of which method to use is made in the Application Control Mode selection found in the Connection dialog If the Gen lt i gt Cam control mode is chosen then a Gen lt i gt Cam button appears Clicking on the Gen lt i gt Cam button reveals the GenICam Explorer tab The GenICam Explorer lets you view and modify all camera features using the Gen lt i gt Cam p
12. has menus for File Camera Tools and Help and the lower right hand corner has buttons for Gen lt i gt Cam CamInfo and Help Y Lynx GigEVision Application Fle Camera Tools Help Connection Acquisition Image Saving Triggering Lynx Configurator Beni Cam Figure 1 Common Control Interface of LYNX GEV Application Panels 3 1 1 File Menu The file menu lets you create and save commands for XML configuration files for your Lynx GEV camera The menu contains the following items New This command is used to clear configurations and cached file names from the Connection tab if any previous open or save has been performed Open This command is used to open a new XML configuration file It displays the file open dialog for selecting the file Save Save As This command is used to save the current configuration to an XML configuration file If no file has been previously opened or saved the file save dialog will be displayed to select the location and name of the new file Save adapter as index This option lets you create XML configurtion files for a large number of identical PCs Normally Lynx GEV saves the XML configuration with the MAC address of the NIC However even with an identical PC the MAC address of the NIC will always differ because MAC addresses are always unique Instead of using the MAC address Lynx GEV creates a list of all the NICs on the PC and identifies the NIC by the position on the list i
13. recommended due to bugs in the chip that can cause control packets to be lost if sent while data is streaming The PCI ID for some OEM network adapters may not be automatically recognized by the LYNX eBUS Optimal Driver If this occurs contact Imperx to obtain an updated INF file The following four Intel network adapters are recommended 1 Intel amp Pro 1000 MT Desktop Adapter 33 MHz 32 bit PCI http www intel com network connectivity products pro1000mt desktop adapter htm e Order Code PWLA8391IMT single packs e Order Code PWLA839IMTBLK 20 packs e Order Code PWLA8391IMTLPBLK low profile 20 packs 2 Intel PRO 1000 MT Server Adapter up to 133 MHz up to 64 bit PCI X Family http www intel com network connectivity products server_adapters htm e Order Code PWLA8490MT single packs e Order Code PWLA8490MTBLKS five packs 3 Intel PRO 1000 MT Dual Port Server Adapter e Order Code PWLA8492MT Single Packs e Order Code PWLA8492MTBLKS Five Packs 4 Intel PRO 1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapter e Order Code PWLA8494MT Single Packs LAN on the motherboard LOM chips from Intel are also supported Contact Imperx for information on how to use these network chips with the LYNX eBUS Optimal Driver 2 4 3 Ethernet Switch Requirements Since LYNX GEV cameras comply with the Internet Protocol the cameras should work with all standard Ethernet switches However switches offer a range of functions and performa
14. 0 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13 Figure 14 Figure 15 Figure 16 Figure 17 Figure 18 List of Figures Common Control Interface of LYNX GEV Application Panels 16 Color Adjustments Dial g aui ipeo Quir Eti ox tur rb mti cha Eege dg 18 t onneoton Options ELIO geegent dere 19 Application Options ditio eM eege 21 Memory Options El sesso etiscoaa va itx nici bestes Qa Paco eege 22 Buffer Options Dale eersten 23 Display Options Dialog M 24 Connection Panel uices gae ir toD eui E E E E ees 26 IP Engine Selection Dialog P T 27 Set IP Engine IP Address DIAlOR eiedeeneeee dee r Eeer 28 Comection Flags Eegeregie 29 Multi target Configuration Eemere gege 30 Unicast illustration sssrini aa iee e e EA E R R 30 Multicast illustration state acess acta iiA E E 31 Multi Unicast illustration EE 31 Network Stack Port Selection Fame getigert eege 32 e 33 Gen lt i gt Cam XML Selection Dialog esseeeeseeeseesessreesesressrssresressrssreerensersresresseeee 34 Figure 19 Acquisition PADOL s necscacrneep catoossaerienanacenensncecungeoue edes ou A E TER 35 Figure 20 imag Saving RUCIe e E aE 37 Figur 21 Triggering E 39 Figure 22CC Pulse TE 41 Figure 23 Ext Trigger Delay Panel eendeitege eege Eeer 42 Figure 24 LYNX Configurator Panel onerosi e E A E E E 44 Figur 25 Area of Interest KC E 45 Figure
15. 26 Video Amp ME E 46 Fig r 27 Expo re Ml C a R a aa aa aa aeia aaa 47 Fig r 28 Strob Tab Nc c REE nais aE 48 Fig r 29 A to Tris M Eo c 48 www impe rx com 5 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Pigure 30 Pixel Format Tab n 49 Paste 31 Temperat re Ke EE 49 Fig r 32 Workspace Va M 50 Fig r 33 lise eam E essed esate cated eateantedh te ctabiast duatunitadinanaadh lected Rion ataentnaled 51 Figure 34 Diagnostics KE 53 Figure E a eg Rid T 55 www imperx com 6 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual 1 0 Introduction 1 1 The Scope of this Software User s Manual This manual describes how to access and use features shared by Imperx s growing family of LYNX GigE Vision hereafter referred to as GEV cameras 1 2 Related LYNX User s Manuals In addition to the shared features described in this manual each LYNX GEV camera has unique features relating to the type of image data it supports These unique features are described in the Lynx Hardware User s Manual Note also that each LYNX GEV camera is one element of the LYNX Connectivity Solution As such the cameras are shipped with two PC software packages the LYNX IP Device Driver either the LYNX eBUS Optimal Driver or the LYNX eBUS Universal Driver and the LYNX GEV Software Development Kit SDK available in C or Vi
16. C address The MAC address of the device This address is unique and can be used for camera identification IP address The current IP address of the camera It can be modified to change the IP address of the camera Subnet mask A mask used to determine which subnet the IP address belongs to To obtain the subnet address the Lynx GEV application performs a bitwise AND operation on the Subnet mask and the IP address www imperx com 28 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Gateway The IP address of the device on the network that sends local traffic to other networks 3 2 3 IP Engine Connection Options Connection Flags This dialog lets you configure how your camera acquires and maintains a connection Connection Flags C Setup device IP address at connect time Internal automatic reconnection on connection lost Interrupt Port Keep Alive useful when a firewall is present Figure 11 Connection Flags Panel Setup device IP address at connect time Force the specified IP address onto the camera When enabled and loading an XML file the camera takes the IP address specified in the XML file Internal automatic reconnection on connection lost When enabled the Lynx GEV application program automatically attempts to reconnect if it loses its connection with a camera When disabled the application reports a time out and waits for the connection to return Disabling this flag may help with wireless
17. Frame Exp Standard Readout time with Exposure Control set to Pulse Width take caution to ensure that Period gt Width Readout time When operating in the CC Trigger Double mode take caution to ensure that Period gt First FrameExp Double Readout time When operating in the CC Trigger Fast mode take caution to ensure that Period Readout time The camera s Readout time is equal to 1 frame rate This time varies depending on the camera s operating mode i e number of taps vertical window etc The current frame rate is displayed in the Lynx Configurator dialog s Speed indicator box 3 5 2 Ext Trigger Delay Configures the delay values when the Ext Trigger Programmable or Ext Trigger Encoder delay modes are selected Ext Trigger Delay Ext Trigger Programmable Delay Ext Trigger Encoder Delay e Trigger input Trigger input Encoder input fil Start capture Start capture Delay 0 4 usec Delay 1 4 encoder Figure 23 Ext Trigger Delay Panel www imperx com 42 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY bd LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Ext Trigger Programmable Delay Specifies the delay between the trigger input signal and the start of capture in microseconds Ext Trigger Encoder Delay Specifies the delay between the trigger input signal and the start of capture in encoder s clock ticks www imperx com 43 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX Y LYNX GigE Vision Software Manu
18. IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual LYNX GigE Vision Software User s Manual These products are not intended for use in life support appliances devices or systems where malfunction of these products can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury Imperx customers using or selling these products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify Imperx for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale Copyright 2007 Imperx Inc All rights reserved All information provided in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable Imperx assumes no responsibility for its use Imperx reserves the right to make changes to this information without notice Redistribution of this manual in whole or in part by any means is prohibited without obtaining prior permission from Imperx www imperx com 1 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY v LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Revision Histor 1 0 05 21 07 Initial Release www imperx com 2 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Table of Contents 1 0 Ei m 7 1 1 The Scope of this Software User s Manual 7 1 2 Related E d KEE 7 2 0 Overview of LYNX GEV cissscsscisseisccssaseseitssctsnstsssecsssadeseswisssecsttescessans 8 SA Application Highlights E 8 2 1 POC UO ial SSCP EE 8 NBI nu m a desetad 8 GN MB ev scie odis dr m 8 PA ME UI m T
19. IP addresses of all the PCs that have subscribed to the group The multicasting group s IP address is 224 64 16 xx the xx part is configurable When the switch receives a packet addressed to the group it sends individual packets to all the PCs IP addresses in the list Note that the Lynx Filter Driver doesn t support multicasting To learn more about IGMPv3 see RFC 3376 at www ietf org www imperx com 30 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual PC IP Engine Figure 14 Multicast illustration Multi Unicast This mode lets you send packets to multiple PCs without having an IGMP compliant switch Where the switch maintained a group list in multicasting mode the camera maintains the list for multi unicasting The camera consecutively sends each packet individually to each of the PCs so a group of n PCs requires n times the bandwidth compared to unicast Multi unicast mode also lets you send a single image to a single PC even if other PCs are grabbing continuously PC Switch IP Engine TE o o As A i B B Figure 15 Multi Unicast illustration Group address The multicasting group IP address used only in multicasting mode The usable IP addresses are restricted Error Bookmark not defined This application is the master When enabled the current PC will be the master client of the camera This applies to all modes including unicast When connecting a unicast client as a sl
20. X GEV cameras The FlexPoint GX from Omnitron Systems www omnitron systems com converts GigE to fiber and vice versa It supports multimode MM fiber over distances of up to 220 m 720 ft and single mode SM fiber up to 65 km 40 mi with SC MT RJ or LC connector types Fiber optic media converters from other manufacturers should also be compatible even those that convert Camera Link to fiber Note Although these products are known to work with LYNX GEV cameras their inclusion in this manual does not guarantee they will meet specific application requirements 2 4 5 Power Requirements LYNX GEV cameras accept 4 5 V to 16 V power inputs using a 12 pin Hirose connector HR 10A 10R 12P mating part HR 10A 10P 12P Any DC power source providing sufficient current drive should work The following power supply is known to work 12 V CUI Switching Supply Model DSA 0151D 12 Input 100 240V 47 63Hz 0 4A Output 12V 1 5A Note Although this product is known to work with LYNX GEV cameras its inclusion in this document does not guarantee it will meet specific application requirements www imperx com 13 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual 2 5 Installation Overview The following steps should be taken to set up the camera 1 Connect the network cable to the LYNX GEV camera 2 Connect power to the LYNX GEV camera You must also set up the other components of your system including light s
21. al 3 6 LYNX Configurator Tab As stated earlier there are two methods of controlling the operating parameters of a Lynx GEV camera LynxConfigurator and Gen lt i gt Cam The choice of which method to use is made in the Application Control Mode selection found in the Connection dialog If the Lynx Configurator control mode is chosen then the Lynx Configurator tab is available to be selected The Lynx Configurator tab shown in Figure 24 is a graphical user interface GUI containing several panels or tabs that are used to configure a LYNX GEV camera Setting parameters in this dialog causes configuration commands to be sent to the attached camera and also controls the image display settings of the application Y Lynx GigEVision Application File Camera Tools Help Connection Acquisition Image Saving Triggering Lynx Configurator Diagnostic Lom AOI Video Amp Exposure Strobe Auto Iris Horizontal AOI O Normal tO Window O Binning 1 start end 640 O Center I mJ e gct 640 pixels Vertical AOI O Normal EE OWindow 1 start end 480 O Binning 460 x 450 G lines Speed 111 86 fps Exposure 8940 uSec Ser gege Pixel Format Temperature Workspace Miscellaneous Tap mode Bit Depth Pixel Type Single tap 8 Bits Grayscale Dual tap 10 Bits O Bayer 12 Bits Packed Figure 24 LYNX Configurator Panel www imperx com 44
22. ash while it is streaming When the camera boots up the next time it starts sending frames right away To ensure that the same ports are used specify each port rather than letting the camera choose available ports Command Port The port over which commands from the host PC to the camera and acknowledgements from the camera are sent Data Port The port over which images are sent from the camera to the PC For cameras with multiple channels channel 0 uses dataPort channel 1 dataPort 1 Interrupts Port The port over which the camera sends interrupts to the host PC 3 2 4 Application Control Mode Use Gen lt i gt Cam node tree When enabled the camera uses the Gen lt i gt Cam standard to communicate with the PC and opens the GenICam XML Selection dialog Use Lynx Configurator When enabled the camera uses the Lynx Configurator graphical user interface method to communicate with the PC www imperx com 32 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX Y LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual 3 2 5 Camera Camera type The type of camera type currently attached Select Opens the Select Camera dialog which lets you choose a camera configuration Note that this is only available when the control mode is set to Lynx Configurator Y Select Camera Standard CameraLink Camera IPX 11M5 G IPX 15M3 G IPX 1M48 G IPX 2M30 G IPX 2M30H G IPX 4M15 G IPX GA120G IP lt GA210G oe Cancel Options Figure 17 Select Camera Dial
23. ature alarm monitoring and reporting Set Temperature at which the camera will generate an alarm set message Clear Temperature at which the camera will generate an alarm cleared message Current Temperature When the Read button is clicked on displays the current internal temperature of the camera 3 6 8 Workspace Tab The Workspace tab shown in Figure 32 controls the camera s non volatile configuration memory Workspace Load from Save to Boot from User Spacest 1 User Space 1 O User Space 1 User Space 2 User Space 2 O User Space 2 Figure 32 Workspace Tab Load from Loads the camera registers from non volatile memory Factory Loads the camera registers and Lynx Configurator GUI with the original factory settings User Space 1 Loads the camera registers and Lynx Configurator GUI with a saved camera settings in the user space 1 User Space 2 Loads the camera registers and Lynx Configurator GUI with a saved camera settings in the user space 2 Save to Saves the camera registers to non volatile memory User Space 1 Saves the current Lynx Configurator GUI settings to the camera User 1 space User Space 2 Saves the current Lynx Configurator GUI settings to the camera User 2 space www imperx com 50 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Boot from Selects the Boot From source Upon power up the camera will load its registers from the selected Boot From
24. ave the Lynx GEV application program won t be able to configure or trigger the camera This is useful when connecting to a camera that boots up in a streaming state Do not join group Selects whether or not the multicasting master will join the group When the master doesn t join the group it won t receive any image data from the camera www imperx com 31 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual This mode is useful when a master PC controls several multicasting cameras and the combined bandwidth exceeds the capacity of the PC s Ethernet link and or PCI bus The master simply configures the cameras and then triggers them to stream their data Network Ports This dialog lets you configure the UDP ports Network Stack Port S PI Command Port D Data Port Interrupts Port value of zero indicates that the Operating System will select a port number that is available on the system Figure 16 Network Stack Port Selection Panel When using the network stack to bring data into the PC you can specify which UDP ports will be used to connect to the camera The default port value of 0 causes the network stack to choose any available port These values aren t used when using the Lynx High Performance IP Device Driver or the Lynx Universal IP Filter Driver In some cases you may want to force a port number to one or all of the three ports For example you can save the camera s configuration to fl
25. e via the slider or by entering the desired value www imperx com 48 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual 3 6 6 Pixel Format Tab The Pixel Format tab shown in Figure 30 controls the cameras pixel format Pixel Format Taps mode Depth Pixel Type Single tap 8 Bits Grayscale Dual tap 10 Bits O Bayer 12 Bits Figure 30 Pixel Format Tab Taps Selects the camera output format Single Sets the camera to the single tap mode Dual Sets the camera to the dual tap mode Depth Selects the output bit depth 8 Bits Sets the output to 8 bit 10 Bits Sets the output to 10 bit 12 Bits Sets the output to 12 bit Pixel Type Selects the pixel type Grayscale Causes pixels to be displayed in monochrome Bayer Enables Bayer to RGB interpolation processing and color display Packed Only available in 10 or 12 bit depth modes Causes two 10 or 12 bit pixels to be packed into 3 bytes as opposed to 4 bytes Packing improves bandwidth efficiency 3 6 7 Temperature Tab The Temperature tab shown in Figure 31 controls the temperature monitoring features of the camera Temperature Temperature Alarm Current Temperature C Enable 46 00C Set Clear so dcl c Figure 31 Temperature Tab www imperx com 49 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Temperature Alarm Controls the camera s temperature monitoring function Enable Turns on temper
26. e GigE Vision protocol this option lets you automatically use that protocol without changing settings in the IP Engine Connection Options pane of the Connection tab www imperx com 21 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Memory Options tab Options Connection Options Application Options Memory Options Buffer Options Display Options Memory Manager Requires restart Simple Memory Manager Max Buffer Count 16 Figure 5 Memory Options Dialog The Memory Options tab lets you configure how memory is allocated and used when acquiring images Simple Memory Manager When enabled the application uses the simple memory manager which uses a pool of n buffers Max Buffer Count The maximum number of buffers that the simple memory manager will use High Memory Manager When enabled the application will get buffer memory from the high memory manager instead of from normal user space memory This option is available only when the iPORT High Memory Driver is in use First Last Buffer ID The ID of the first and last buffer that will be managed by the iPORT High Memory Driver Coyote uses all the IDs from the first to the last inclusively It is important that no two applications use IDs that overlap Release memory when application exits When enabled the iPORT High Memory Driver releases the buffers when Coyote closes normally or not www imperx com 22 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX Y
27. eing displayed on smaller display sizes for example a 4K x 4K image is being displayed on a 1280 x 1024 display Note that this mode might impact CPU and resource usage 3 1 4 Help Menu The help menu contains the following item About This command will display the About box which lists important information about the version of the application and DLLs 3 1 5 Common Buttons Gen lt i gt Cam This button opens the Gen lt i gt Cam node tree Note that this button is only available when the control mode is set to Gen lt i gt Cam CamlInfo This button displays manufacturing information read from the camera Note that this button is only available when the control mode is set to Lynx Configurator Help This button displays the help file www imperx com 25 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual 3 2 Connection Tab The Connection panel is used to edit the configuration of the GEV camera being used in the application As shown in Figure 8 the controls on this page display the configuration of the currently selected camera Y Lynx GigEVision Application File Camera Tools Help quisition Image Saving Triggering Lynx Configurator Diagnostic IP engine settings IP engine connection options IP address 169 254 240 Device name Mew device Status Connected to device MAC address 00 11 1C 00 05 7E Application control mode MAC address NIC 00 OF B5 45
28. erformance IP Device Driver Run Driver Installation Tool Run the eBUS Driver Installation Tool This tool lets you update and install all of Imperx s Lynx GEV IP Device drivers as well as the driver supplied by Intel for the PRO 1000 Adapter See the eBUS Quick Start Guide Set PLC Interrupt count to 0 Set the count value in PLC Interrupts in the Acquisition tab to zero Options Open the Options dialog This dialog let you control the settings and behavior of the Lynx GEV application and provides the following tabs e Connection Options e Application Options e Memory Options e Buffer Options e Display Options www imperx com 18 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Connection Options tab Options Connection Options Application Options Memory Options Buffer Options Display Options Default Timeouts amp Packet size Answer Timeout ms 1000 First Packet Timeout ms 4993 Request Timeout ms 5000 Packet Timeout ms 20 J Packet Size bytes 1440 Command Retry Count 3 Automatic packet size detection For GigE Vision devices only Default heartbeat settings Heartbeat Interval ms 4500 Heartbeat Expiration ms 10000 Figure 3 Connection Options Dialog The Connection Options tab lets you configure how the camera connects with the PC the duration of timeouts and so on Default Timeouts amp Packet size panel Answer Timeout The maximum time
29. es Number of images The number of Fixed images to save www imperx com 37 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual 3 4 2 File formats TIFF Allows users to save each acquired frame to a 16 bit TIFF file TIFF zero padding Determines how to align 10 12 bit pixels into a 16 bit TIFF pixel Right Normalized 10 12 bits images will be saved to TIFF files with each pixel s LSBs padded with zeros Left Non normalized 10 12 bits images will be saved to TIFF files with each pixel s MSBs padded with zeros Raw data files Save each acquired frame into a raw unformatted data file RAW The format depends on the grabber s image and pixel settings output Windows BMP files Allows users to save each acquired frame to a 24 bit RGB Windows bitmap Movie Allows users to save acquired frames to a single AVI movie file using the Codec you specify Codec The coder decoder for the Movie File location or name The directory for sequential images files are named by image ID or the directory and filename for a text file or movie 3 4 3 Controls Start Begin saving images Stop Interrupt the process of saving images Progress A bar that visually indicates the level of completion when saving a fixed number of images When continuously saving images the bar isn t used www imperx com 38 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual 3 5 Triggering Tab The Triggering panel s
30. et up or cable problem Last error The last error that occurred when acquiring images from the camera PLC interrupts The Host PC Interrupt count last input mask and timestamp at the time the camera generated the last interrupt www imperx com 36 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual 3 4 Image Saving The Image Saving tab lets you save images in a variety of formats including bitmapped images and movies If you save the images as a movie you must specify the filename and Codec coder decoder If you save the images individually Lynx GEV automatically names each file by individual frame ID you need specify only the directory To save images you must be currently acquiring images using the Acquisition tab However you can configure the Image Saving tab and click Start then configure the Acquisition tab The Lynx GEV application won t save images until you click Start in the Acquisition tab Lynx GigEVision Application File Carnera Tools Help Image Sequence Continuous Fixed Number of images 10 v File Formats TIFF TIFF pixel padding O Raw data files O Left Normalized O Windows BMP files Right Non normalized O Movie File location or name C Documents and Settings lab Desktop Lud Controls Figure 20 Image Saving Dialog 3 4 1 Image sequence Continuous Save images indefinitely until you click Stop Fixed Save a finite number of imag
31. hat are used for each increment of the width and the period The amount specified in the granularity is multiplied by 30 nanoseconds 30 x 10 9 seconds Minimum value is 1 maximum is 65535 Width Specifies the amount of time determined by the granularity that the pulse remains at a high level before falling to a low level Minimum value is 1 maximum is 65535 Delay Specifies the amount of time determined by the granularity that the pulse remains at a low level before rising to a high level Minimum value is 1 maximum is 65535 Period Indicates the amount of time also determined by the granularity between consecutive pulses Frequency Indicates the frequency in cycles per second of the pulses Continuous Causes the pulse generator to produce an unlimited number of pulses until the Stop button is pressed Send only N Pulses Causes the pulse generator to produce only N pulses or until the Stop button is pressed Start Causes the pulse generator to begin producing pulses Stop Causes the pulse generator to stop producing pulses Status Indicates the current state Stopped or Running of the pulse generator www imperx com 41 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Important Note Displays the following guidelines for configuring the CC Pulse Generator When operating in the CC Trigger Standard mode with Exposure Control set to Camera take caution to ensure that Period gt First
32. he DLLs dynamically linked libraries provided in the LYNX GigE Vision Software Development Kit SDK The application offers users a fast straightforward way to integrate any Imperx LYNX camera and access camera features The LYNX GEV Application is a property sheet containing six main panels or tabs e Connection tab e Acquisition tab e Image Saving tab e Triggering tab e Lynx Configurator tab e Diagnostic tab Throughout this section the screen shots used to illustrate different panels highlight the interface to the LYNX GEV cameras For details on camera features refer to the LYNX Hardware User s Manual Overview Generally you use the Lynx GEV application as follows 1 Use the Connection tab to connect to your camera 2 Use the Acquisition tab to display camera images on your PC 3 Use the Image Saving tab to save images to disk 4 Use the Triggering tab to configure hardware and software triggering options when the control mode is set to Lynx Configurator 5 Use either the Gen lt i gt Cam node tree method or the Lynx Configurator method to control the camera s operating parameters 6 Use the Diagnostic tab to find the cause of any acquisition problems you might have www imperx com 15 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual 3 1 Common Controls All panels in the LYNX GEV Application have the same control interface As shown in Figure 1 the upper left hand corner of each panel
33. hown in Figure 21 allows the user to configure the trigger settings of the LYNX GEV camera when the Application Control Mode selection found in the Connection dialog is set to Lynx Configurator If the control mode is set to Gen lt i gt Cam then this dialog is disabled Y Lynx GigEVision Application File Carnera Tools Help Connection Acquisition Image Saving l Trigger Mode Exposure Control off Standard amera O cc 1 Pulse Width 1 Captured Frames after Trigger Frames O External es Ext Trigger Edge Ext Trigger Delay 10 First Frame Exp Standard 10 00uSec J uSec Rising Edge l 1 First Frame Exp Double 1 00uSec ALANI uSec CC Pulse Generator Ext Trigger Delay Granularity 1 E 30 ns Width 122 880 ns 4096 cycles Max 65 535 Delay 30 750 ns 1024 cycles Max 65 535 O Continuous Period 153 630 ns 5120cycles Max 131 070 S Send only 1 Pulses Frequency 6509 145 Hz Status STOPPED Important Note When operating in the CC Trigger Standard mode with Exposure Control set to Camera take caution to ensure that Period gt First frame exposure Standard Readout time v Figure 21 Triggering Panel Trigger Selects the trigger source Off When enabled the camera is free running External When enabled the camera is set to triggering mode and is expecting the trigger signal from the external source via the connector on the back CC When enabled
34. ion Control Mode 32 323 ee LI T T P 33 3 3 Acg isition Ta Mae eee hea 35 GN Acguisitton Control essc c 35 3 3 2 S M 36 2x xx DS e X 36 MEC SAVING M 37 SEI dt 37 34 2 File DORMS m 38 34 3 CONtTOlS MT T 38 3 5 brisa KE 39 33 1 CC P lse oii CIEN een ee eee ee o 41 3 5 2 EXt Trigger Delay t 42 36 LYNX Configurator e 44 3 6 1 Area of Interest AOI Tab 45 3 6 2 Vid o IUDEX rm 46 RN Exposure E E X 47 30 4 voco ME c 48 RES OB MET e 48 DD Pix l Format EE 49 3 6 7 Temperature m 49 3 0 8 WOT ini A AD S SEREA 50 3 60 9 Mis ellaneous Tab e 9 51 Se Ereegnes 52 Dok Diagnostic TAD sss ce caches 33 CNN RI i T 33 RN E ri ID NIC 54 EE 54 4 0 Gen lt i gt Cam UE 55 5 0 Technical Support ege 57 www imperx com 4 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual List of Tables Table 1 LYNX IP Device Driver Performance Comparison esee 11 Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 1
35. ion displays the image window when you begin acquiring images Display mode pane Enable display When enabled each successful grab operation displays its image data in a display window If the window is closed it will be opened on the first grab operation When disabled grab operations are performed without displaying the image data Display fullscreen When enabled and the display window isn t already opened the display window will be opened as full screen Use the Escape key to get out of the full screen mode On a system with multiple monitors you can select on which monitor the full screen window appears Bayer Interpolation When enabled Bayer to RGB conversion will be performed Color mode The color order for the display Available options include Display adapter uses BGR Application adjusts its output to use Blue Green and Red ordering Most adapters use this format Display adapter uses RGB Application adjusts its output to use Red Green and Blue ordering Display memory pane Display memory type The type of memory used by the display adapter Available options include www imperx com 24 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Use video memory Display uses the video memory of the display adapter Use system memory Display uses the system memory of the PC Use this mode if you encounter display problems when using the adapter s video memory particularly when big images are b
36. is feature this command saves the current configuration to flash memory and makes it the default boot up configuration 3 1 3 Tools Menu This menu contains the following items Color Adjustments This command is used to invoke the color adjustments dialog which controls the gains to apply to the individual red green and blue channels of a color camera Note that this command is only available when the control mode is set to Lynx Configurator The color adjustments dialog as shown in Figure 2 is used to modify the color gains It can also analyze the color content of an acquired frame and propose red green and blue gains www imperx com 17 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Color Adjustments Gains amp Offsets Gains Red Green 1 Blue f1 Apply Reset White Balancing Must be in continuous grabbing Analyze Apply results Figure 2 Color Adjustments Dialog Run Information Gathering Tool Run the Information Gathering Tool This tool gathers information about your system into a single text file The tool gathers driver information network information SDK versions information available IP Engines and your XML configuration file To use the Information Gathering Tool see the Technical Support section in the Lynx GEV Quick Start Guide Run Driver Statistics Tool Run the Driver Statistics Tool This tool can be used to troubleshoot network problems when using the Lynx GEV High P
37. lay images 2 2 4 Driver Comparison The performance metrics in Table 1 may help users determine which driver mode best suits their application requirements The measurements were taken using an Intel P4 2 8 GHz based PC with hyperthreading 512 MB of memory and Windows XP Although CPU performance and data transfer rates vary with PC configuration relative performance is roughly equivalent independent of the PC www imperx com 10 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual LYNX eBUS Optimal LYNX eBUS Universal Native Windows Driver Driver Stack Maximum Throughput 108 MB s 82 MB s 68 MB s CPU Usage 196 1596 50 Table 1 LYNX IP Device Driver Performance Comparison With the hyperthreading CPU used in these tests the 50 CPU usage measured for the native Windows stack indicates that one complete processing thread was employed to transfer the data This leaves only one thread available for processing applications By contrast with the LYNX eBUS Optimal Driver and the LYNX eBUS Universal Driver one complete thread and most of the second thread are available for applications processing 2 3 Acquisition Features The LYNX GEV camera family includes a wide range of models each with it s own frame resolution and frame rate characteristics For more details about acquisition features refer to the Lynx Hardware User s Manual 2 4 Equipment Requirements 2 4 1 PC Require
38. ments To achieve the highest performance level LYNX GEV cameras must be used with the LYNX eBUS Optimal Driver and the driver must be loaded into a PC with the following minimum characteristics e Processor AMD Athlon XP 2000 or Intel P4 2 0 GHz e Memory 512 MB DDR RAM PC2700 e Motherboard Mid end without embedded graphic card e VGA card Nvidia GForce 2 or better ATI not recommended S e GigE network adapter either PCI card or LOM Intel PRO 1000 MT family and e Operating system Windows 2K Windows XP Professional or SuSe Linux Ver 8 2 For standard performance any Fast Ethernet or a GigE network adapter and its manufacturer supplied driver as well as any AGP video card can be used For higher mid range performance the manufacturer s driver can be used in tandem with the LYNX eBUS Universal Driver Avoid using onboard video cards as they may compete with other components for shared memory Some ATI video cards will use a high amount of the PCI bandwidth and compete with other components such as the GigE network card This may lower the expected data rate of applications www imperx com 11 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual 2 4 2 Network Adapter Requirements The LYNX eBUS Optimal Driver works only with network adapters based on the Intel 82546 82541 and 82540 network chips The driver will also function with adapters based on the Intel 82544 chip but these are not
39. mmable Frame Rate 3000 fps J 333 Programmable Frame Time 500000 uSec Figure 27 Exposure Tab Shutter Time When enabled the user can set the camera integration time via the slider or by entering the desired value This feature is used to shorten the camera integration Long Integration When enabled the user can set the camera to long integration mode The integration time can be programmed via the slider or by entering the desired value This feature is used to extend the camera integration Programmable Frame Rate Time When enabled the user can set the camera frame rate or frame time via the Frame Rate and Frame Time sliders or by entering the desired value This feature is used to reduce the camera speed while preserving the image resolution www imperx com 47 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IM PERN 3 6 4 Strobe Tab The Strobe tab shown in Figure 28 controls the strobe output position LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Strobe CI 50 Strobe Position 500 S50 00uSec uSec m er Figure 28 Strobe Tab Strobe Position When enabled the user can set the strobe output position relative to the end of the integration via the slider or by entering the desired value 3 6 5 Auto Iris Tab The Auto Iris tab shown in Figure 29 controls the auto iris feature aa Auto Iris 1 Iris Threshold 255 Figure 29 Auto Iris Tab Iris Threshold When enabled the user can set the iris threshold brightness of the imag
40. n the transmission of each heartbeat packet from the PC to the camera For proper operation this value must be lower than the Heartbeat Expiration www imperx com 20 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Application Options tab Options Connection Options Application Options Memory Options Buffer Options Display Options Application Control C Show device detection dialog on startup Reuse last configuration on startup C Show camera selection after detection C Select GEV over iPORT when possible Do connection after camera selection C Go to acquisition tab after connection Figure 4 Application Options Dialog The Application Options tab lets you configure the flow of dialogs until you have successfully connected to your camera Show device detection dialog on startup Open the IP Engine Selection dialog upon startup Show camera selection after detection Automatically open the Select Camera dialog after selecting a camera Do connection after camera selection Automatically connect after choosing a camera Equivalent to clicking Connect Error Bookmark not defined Go to acquisition tab after connection Cycle to the Acquisition tab after successfully connecting to a camera Reuse last configuration on startup Save the last used configuration to a temporary file and reload it when starting the application Select GEV over iPORT when possible If your camera supports th
41. nce grades so care must be taken to choose the right switch for a particular application The following switches have been tested in house for use with LYNX GEV cameras e SMC www smc com Tiger Switch 86xxT family www imperx com 12 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Features Layer 2 with IGMP v2 0 managed switch that supports jumbo frames and multicast e 3COM www 3com com 3C1740x 3800 Family Features Layer 2 with IGMP v2 0 managed switch that supports multicast e Dlink www dlink com DGS 10xxTx 10 100 1000 family Features Layer 2 unmanaged switch that converts multicast into a broadcast The following switches are have been tested by others and are expected to work with LYNX GEV cameras e 3COM www 3com com 3C1770x 4900 Family Features Layer 2 non blocking switch that converts multicast into a broadcast e Dlink www dlink com DGS 3308FG amp DGS 3308 TG Features Layer 3 non blocking switch that supports multicast e Cisco www cisco com WS C3750G 12S S Features Layer 3 switch that supports multicast Note Although these products are known to work with LYNX GEV cameras their inclusion in this manual does not guarantee they will meet specific application requirements 2 4 4 Fiber Optic Interface Requirements In cases where no intervening switch is desired and camera to PC separations of more than 100 meters are required a fiber optic media converter can be used with LYN
42. ndex Lynx GEV produces the same list for an identical PC so the position on the list lets you reproducibly identify a NIC even if the PC has several NICs Ignore connectivity information This option lets you save or load an XML configuration file without the information required to connect to a specific camera By removing that specific information you can use the XML configuration file for an www imperx com 16 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual identical NIC and camera You can find the omitted connectivity information in the IP Engine settings pane the Connection Options tab and the Multi target Configuration dialog In an XML file you can identify the connectivity information by the connectivity tag Though some information is reproduced inside the ip engine tag it isn t used for connectivity purposes When saving the connectivity information isn t included when loading any connectivity information is ignored Exit This command is used to exit the application 3 1 2 Camera Menu This menu contains commands related to camera control It contains the following item Reset Camera This command is used to reset the camera Reset IP device Reset the Lynx GEV IP engine Test connection Test the current settings Reconnect Reconnect to the currently selected camera Save device configuration to flash Opens the Save Device Configuration to Flash dialog When a camera supports th
43. nections between cameras and host PCs can span up to 100 meters With low cost GigE LAN switches or fiber the reach is much further 2 1 2 Features e Most flexible high performance GEV camera in its class e FPGA field programmable gate array based IP Protocol Camera for converting video data to IP packets no software based operating system e On board Intel 82540 GigE networking chip e Fully compatible with industry standard Ethernet LAN equipment including GigE and Fast Ethernet equipment 21 3 Programmability e Access to all camera commands via IP port e Remote control of cameras using a single PC e Comprehensive LYNX Software Development Kit SDK for integrating the LYNX GEV camera into custom systems e Field upgradeable software firmware and lookup tables through the IP link 2 1 4 Applications LYNX GEV cameras are ideal for applications that need to transfer large amounts of video data from a camera to a local PC or via a LAN to a remote PC These include e Factory automation e Industrial inspection e Post and parcel sorting e Web inspection www imperx com 8 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual e Medical imaging e Intelligent traffic systems and e Security Surveillance 2 2 Network Compatibility LYNX GEV cameras are fully compatible with industry standard Ethernet LAN equipment In point to point connections the cameras allow cameras and host PCs to be separa
44. networks where connectivity isn t always stable Interrupt Port Keep Alive useful when a firewall is present When enabled the application sends regular dummy packets to the camera The packets keep your firewall from automatically closing an idle connection after it times out Multi target This dialog lets you configure the camera to send images to multiple PCs You might use this option for machine vision applications where many PCs process images from a single camera www imperx com 29 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Multi target Configuration Multi T arget ee Group address This application is the master Figure 12 Multi target Configuration Panel Multi Target The sending mode used when connecting to camera Note that this list box shows all the possible modes since the Lynx GEV application program can t determine the modes that are supported by the camera until the connection is made Unicast In unicast mode the camera sends images to a single PC on request This mode is the default data sending mode PC IP Engine ES s P As gd Figure 13 Unicast illustration Multicast In multicast mode the camera sends each frame to a multicasting group as triggered by the master PC Multicasting uses the IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol and requires an IGMP compliant switch The switch maintains a group list containing the group s IP address and the
45. of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual The LYNX Configurator is a graphical user interface GUI containing five main panels and four common panels Main panels e AOI Area Of Interest e Video Amp e Exposure e Strobe e Auto Iris Common panels e Pixel Format e Temperature e Workspace e Miscellaneous This section gives a brief description of the different panels and highlights the main camera configuration options Please refer to the LYNX Hardware User s Manual for a detailed description of the camera features 3 6 1 Area of Interest AOI Tab The AOI tab is used to modify the active image area As shown in Figure 25 there are separate controls for horizontal and vertical windows awe AOI Horizontal AOI Normal 4 O window O Binning 1 start end 1600 a AREY z oL AME 168 pixels Vertical AOI Normal O window 1 1200 start end Binning f 1200 LS ace lines Figure 25 Area of Interest Tab www imperx com 45 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX Horizontal AOI Normal When enabled the imager has full horizontal resolution LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Window When enabled the user can set the horizontal resolution using the sliders or by entering the desired start and end values Binning When enabled the image has half horizontal resolution Cente
46. og Connect Establishes a session with the currently detected camera If the session is using Gen lt i gt Cam as the control method then the GenICam XML Selection dialog will open The GenICam XML Selection dialog lets you select the source for the XML file that describes how your camera works www imperx com 33 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual GenlCam XML selection Select the source for the GenICam XML file Download from first URL of device URL Local pt1000_cl4 xml 3FFF8000 4ace CH Retrieve From GenICam repository O Select a file From the hard drive Download from first second URL of device Gen lt i gt Cam devices include up to two onboard configurations in the form of an XML or a ZIP file The URL includes the file the start address of the file and the size of the file The last two values are in hexadecimal Retrieve from GenICam repository The Gen lt i gt Cam repository is a location on your hard drive The path is 7 GENICAM_ROOT vendorName modelName XML Figure 18 Gen lt i gt Cam XML Selection Dialog Select a file from the hard drive Browse for your file on your hard drive Disconnect Clear the configurations in the Camera settings pane and Camera pane www imperx com 34 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual 3 3 Acquisition Tab The Acquisition panel shown in Figure 19 is used to acquire images from the cu
47. ources camera mounts heats sinks host PCs optics and encoders For more details on the connectors required by different LYNX GEV camera models refer to the Lynx Hardware User s Manual 2 6 Control Inputs Outputs LYNX GEV cameras support the following I O signals on the Hirose connector e External Trigger input for synchronized frame acquisition e Strobe output to control an external lighting source e Auto Iris outputs for use with a motorized automatic iris lens All remaining control signals are provided through the LAN interface and can be accessed through the camera library 2 7 LED Status The LYNX GEV camera provides three status LED indicators One is on the rear panel and two are in the RJ 45 jack The LED on the rear panel indicates the status of the camera A steady green LED indicates that the camera has powered up correctly and is active A blinking LED indicates various operating modes or error conditions Please consult the Lynx Hardware User s Manual for more information The LED in the upper right hand corner of the RJ 45 flashes when data is being transmitted or received and remains a steady green when the link is active The LED in the upper left hand corner of the RJ 45 is green when an Ethernet connection is established www imperx com 14 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual 3 0 LYNX GEV Application The LYNX GEV Application is executable code based on t
48. r When enabled the center fast mode is activated This feature is only available on the IPX VGA210 V Vertical AOI Normal When enabled the imager has full vertical resolution Window When enabled the user can set the vertical resolution using the sliders or by entering the desired start and end values Binning When enabled the image has half vertical resolution 3 6 2 Video Amp Tab Using the Video Amp tab the user can control the gain and offset for each camera channel as shown in Figure 26 Video Amp J 0 Channel 1 0 Offset 255 J 9 98 5 Gain dB 40 Link Gain _ J O E Channel 2 0 Offset 255 J 9 98 gt 6 Gain dB 40 Figure 26 Video Amp Tab Channel 1 The user can set the desired gain and offset for channel via the sliders or by entering the desired values Channel 2 The user can set the desired gain and offset for channel 2 via the sliders or by entering the desired values Link Gain When enabled the gain sliders for both channels are linked together If there is a gain difference between the channels this difference will be preserved www imperx com 46 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual 3 6 3 Exposure Tab The Exposure tab shown in Figure 27 controls the camera exposure Exposure WM 18 70 Shutter Time 500 70 00uSec uSec m er 120 Long Integration 10 120 00mSec m er Sec M 2 Progra
49. rotocol It displays the current values of all camera features as originally loaded from the Gen lt i gt Cam XML file To learn more about the Gen lt i gt Cam standard and how the Gen lt i gt Cam XML file is organized visit www GenICam org Configuration amp dvanced GenlCam Explorer AGB Filter GenlCam XML file Node value GenlCam node map Value 480 H Devicelnformation 4 ImageSizeControl Range lt i gt Sensorwidth lt b gt SensorHeight lt b SensorDigitizationT aps lt i gt Width lt i gt ERE lt i gt BinningHorizontal Node information lt b Binning ertical Tool tip This feature represents the actual image a gt DecimationHorizontal height expelled by the camera in lines Increment lt i gt Decimation ertical lt i gt Reversex lt i gt PixelFormat lt i gt TestlmageSelector lt i gt Offset lt Access Read write lt i gt Offset HC Acquisition amp ndTriggerControls v Visibility Beginner Current visibility wi Caching No cache Show advanced configuration pages Figure 35 GenlCam Explorer Dialog www imperx com 55 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual GenICam node map The Gen lt i gt Cam XML file is displayed as an expandable node tree This node tree is a listing of all supported features in the currently connected Lynx GEV camera The Node value pane and Node information pane show the
50. rrently selected and connected GEV camera Y Lynx GigEVision Application File Carnera Tools Help Control Options Mode Grab Continuous v Keep partial images Current channel C Don t request lost packets Status Display Rate 0 00 fps average 0 00 fps Last Image ID FFFFFFFF timestamp 0 Acquisition Rate 0 00 fps average 0 00 fps Image Count Valid ooo0000000 Invalid 00000 Last Error PLC Interrupts Count 0 Int 0x00 Mask 0x00 Time 0 Figure 19 Acquisition Panel 3 3 1 Acquisition Control Mode Specifies the acquisition mode Can be one of the following Grab Single A single image will be acquired from the GEV camera Grab Continuous Images will be acquired continuously until the stop button is clicked Recording The camera will record into it s onboard memory the next frames until either the memory fills up or the Stop button is pushed Images can be transmitted using the playback acquisition modes www imperx com 35 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Playback Single A single image will be acquired from the frames in the camera s onboard memory If no frames are available a timeout will occur Playback Continuous Images will be acquired continuously from the camera s onboard memory When no more frames are available timeouts will occur Current channel Select which channel the camera uses for the
51. s manual for more details about which equipment to use 2 2 1 LYNX eBUS Optimal Driver Mode In high performance mode LYNX GEV cameras work with the LYNX eBus Optimal Driver to transfer data between cameras and PCs with very low predictable latency at rates of up to 1 Gb s 100 MB s The video data is streamed directly into PC memory using almost no PC CPU resources This leaves the CPU free to process applications To achieve this performance level PCs must be equipped with a GigE network interface also referred to as a network adapter based on Intel s 82540 chip Many motherboard manufacturers are designing this chip directly into their board in LAN on the motherboard LOM implementations Alternately an Intel 82540 based network adapter also known as a network interface card can be slotted into a PC For more information about the equipment needed to achieve the highest performance level refer to Equipment Requirements section 2 4 of this document www imperx com 9 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY bd LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Note The LYNX eBUS Optimal Driver supports LOM implementations but the PCI identification number for these may be different Contact Imperx to obtain a driver installation file compatible with LOMs 22 2 LYNX eBUS Universal Driver Mode The LYNX eBUS Universal Driver mode is recommended for applications where flexibility is more important than performance but more performance is required
52. source Factory The camera loads the original factory settings User Space 1 The camera loads the settings saved in User 1 space User Space 2 The camera loads the settings saved in User 2 space 3 6 9 Miscellaneous Tab The Miscellaneous tab shown in Figure 33 controls miscellaneous camera features Miscellaneous LUT FFC Test mode Image Negative Noise Defect off off Reversal Image Corr Corr O User 1 O Pattern 1 CT O Fi O User 2 O Pattern 2 Movin O Defect Map Figure 33 Miscellaneous Tab LUT FFC Enables the use of the built in look up or flat field correction tables Off Disables the use of LUT and FFC LUT 1 Enables the use of lookup table 1 LUT 2 Enables the use of lookup table 2 FFC Enables the use of flat field correction table FFC LUTI Enables the use of both the FFC and LUT 1 tables simultaneously NOTE This option is only available in the IPX 4M15 V IPX 11M5 V and IPX 16M3 V cameras Test mode Enables the test pattern generator Off Turns off the test pattern generator Pattern 1 Selects the fixed test pattern 1 Pattern 2 Selects the fixed test pattern 2 Moving Selects the moving test pattern Image Reversal Enables the image reversal feature Negative Image Enables the negative image feature www imperx com 51 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual Noise Corr Enables the noise correction feature Defect Corr Enables
53. sual Basic These software packages each have their own documentation In addition Imperx offers two products that enhance LYNX Connectivity Solutions LYNX Hydra PC to PC Communications Software and the LYNX High Memory Manager Both have their own documentation In summary LYNX GEV cameras are supported by seven separate pieces of documentation e Lynx Hardware User s Manual e LYNX GEV Software User s Manual this manual e LYNX GEV Driver Manual e LYNX GEV Advanced Driver Configuration e Reference Manual the LYNX C Software Development Kit e Reference Manual the LYNX Visual Basic Software Development Kit e User s Manual LYNX High Memory Manager e Reference Manual LYNX Hydra PC to PC Communications Software www imperx com 7 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual 2 0 Overview of LYNX GEV 2 1 Application Highlights 2 1 1 Functional Description LYNX GEV cameras are feature rich high speed high resolution cameras that translate imagery data into IP packets for transport over long distance high speed industry standard Gigabit Ethernet GigE networks Cameras can be remotely accessed and controlled using commercial GigE equipment LYNX GEV cameras can be used in a range of network types including traditional point to point links dedicated high performance machine vision networks or standard corporate Ethernet LANs local area networks Regardless of the network type direct con
54. t Trigger Delay Specifies which external trigger delay mode should be used None Indicates that there is no delay Programmable Enables the Ext Trigger Programmable Delay mode Encoder Enables the Ext Trigger Encoder Delay mode Captured Frames after Trigger Specifies number of frames to be captured when a trigger event occurs Minimum value is 1 maximum is 250 or continuous capture First Frame Exp Standard Specifies the exposure time in standard mode Minimum value is 10 microseconds maximum is 655 milliseconds First Frame Exp Double Specifies the exposure time in double mode Minimum value is 1 microseconds maximum is 65 milliseconds www imperx com 40 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual 3 5 1 CC Pulse Generator Configures the operating parameters of the CC Pulse Generator CC Pulse Generator Granularity 1 30 ns width 12286880 7 ns 4096 cycles Max 65 535 Delay 30 750 Sins 1024 cycles Max 65 535 O Continuous Period 153 630 ns 5 120 cycles Max 131 070 S Send only 1 s Pulses Frequency 6509 145 Hz Important Note When operating in the CC Trigger Standard mode with Exposure Control set to Camera take caution to ensure that Period gt First frame exposure Standard Readout time lt Figure 22 CC Pulse Generator Panel Granularity Indicates the number of clock cycles t
55. ted by up to 100 meters without any intervening hardware In networked configurations with GigE switches between cameras and PCs or with fiber the reach is unlimited For maximum network performance use a non blocking GigE switch For applications requiring peak bandwidths of less than 100 Mb s switches with non blocking 100 Mb s ports can be used To ensure efficient highly reliable transfers where data is never lost LYNX GEV cameras add a protocol layer on top of the standard UDP IP User Datagram Protocol Internet Protocol communications protocol This LYNX GEV Protocol Layer verifies the receipt by cameras and PCs of all video and command packets To maximize bandwidth availability packets do not return an acknowledge message to the camera but are monitored by the LYNX application library If a packet is missing or corrupt the application library transparently requests the camera to resend it LYNX GEV cameras support the multicast or simultaneous transfer of image data to more than one host PC One of the host PCs is configured as the master the others are slaves that receive data as configured and triggered by the master To support multicasting Layer 3 or in some cases Layer 2 5 GEV switches are required between the LYNX and the host PC Lower performing switches may translate the multicast request into a broadcast In some applications broadcasts may be sufficient See Equipment Requirements section 2 4 of thi
56. than can be achieved using only the Windows network stack Similar to the drivers used in standard mode the LYNX eBUS Universal Driver interoperates with any vendor s Ethernet network adapter The driver shipped with the adapter is still employed but it communicates with the Filter Driver instead of with the Windows network stack All packets related to imaging are processed with high efficiency by the LYNX eBUS Universal Driver Other packets are forwarded to the Windows stack In this way a single network adapter can support both an imaging application and normal corporate LAN functions such as web browsing and email 229 Standard Driver Mode In standard mode LYNX GEV cameras interoperate with any vendor s Ethernet network adapter The driver shipped with the adapter transfers the data to the Windows network stack which handles IP communications tasks Standard mode is recommended for applications where flexibility is more important than performance The Windows network stack uses significant levels of CPU processing power to transfer data to memory which can result in lost packets severely degrading performance Standard mode is thus suitable for applications that require bandwidths of only 100 Mb s or less If this mode is used with bandwidths of 1 Gb s application performance will greatly degrade when CPU usage hits 100 Additionally at high rates like these insufficient CPU resources may be available to process or even disp
57. the defective pixel correction feature Defect Map Clicking on this button displays a listing of the contents of the Defective Pixel Correction table stored in the camera s non volatile memory 3 6 10 Display Indicators All panels in the Lynx Configurator GUI display the following indicators Speed_Window Displays the current camera speed Note that this is not active in trigger mode Exposure Window Displays the current camera exposure time Note that this is not active in trigger mode www imperx com 52 of 57 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX Y LYNX GigE Vision Software Manual 3 7 Diagnostic tab The Diagnostic tab provides basic information about the success of the image acquisition It can be used as a tool to gauge the performance of the GigE interface between the camera and PC Y Lynx GigEVision Application File Camera Tools Help ETERNE Connection Acquisition Image Saving Triggering Lynx Configurator Diagnostic Controls Statistics Information name Valid images Invalid images Miscellaneous Count 279 Frame Overrun Grabber FIFO Overrun Image Dropped Partial Line Missing Full Line Missing Expected Resend Count Ignored Packet Count Lost Packet Count Resent Request Count cOoooooococco cOoooooococcoo Errors Error Types Missed image IDs Figure 34 Diagnostics Tab 3 7 1 Controls pane Start Begin diagnosing the GigE connection Stop Interrupt the diagnostic process

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