LYNX GigE Software User`s Manual
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1. 32 353 LYNX Configurator Tab unes tn p etae te reap a ens edad eriein 36 SO Area of Interest AOD T3 dias ociptas dr beRa da btbbidcadsaptor uia deu ionas as ua uc qun 37 3 5 2 Vide E T tsini ara aia aara E a aiai TE aaa 38 CEN qur TaD Pe 39 RES Strobe Tab M 40 3 3 3 cH Mk rrr TEC TS 40 SMEs viiiceibSor ur 41 4 0 Technical Support aei eeeei tete eorr anoo to pire oa eo neo Poi sues EE UUn sanas pesuo ne 43 www imperx com 4 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX LYNX GigE Software Manual List of Tables Table 1 LYNX IP Device Driver Performance Comparison eee 10 List of Figures Figure 1 Common Control Interface of LYNX GigE Application Panels 14 Figure 2 Color Adjustments Dialog o auae ceo itr de even tetas tesi oed i aden 16 Preure 3 Device P3SHel anostest ces tenes cance ian ttes Eom etc E EE dm UAM UD En LN 18 Pieure 4 Select Cam ra Dialog MX 19 Figure 5 Multicasting Dialog eii ree scececassscecingeteacd aquis cile qu det Pp ates OR qoddeiydectaud n pMiecabi bns 21 Figure 6 Serial Port Configuration Dialog er e en iei mni Libo ertes awed 22 Figure 7 Network Device Finder Dia oasis eo reote icta oat tun C Iesu cie eaa P Bes e aa aie dci bens 24 Fipure S Set IP Address Dial g ossimori ppt tenia po eect eee 25 Figure 9 GigE camera Name Set Up Dialog 14 e2. If there is a BOOTP server on the network LYNX GigE cameras may already have been given an IP address It is the user s responsibility to make sure each GigE camera has a unique IP address Set IP Address MAC Address 00 11 1C 00 02 73 IP ddress 168 2 a Figure 8 Set IP Address Dialog e MAC Address The MAC address of the device This address is unique and can be used for GigE camera identification e IP Address The current IP address of the GigE camera It can be modified to change the IP address of the GigE camera Set Name Dialog This dialog shown in Figure 9 is used to assign a name to a GigE camera Names are stored in a database in the host PC When finding and selecting a GigE camera the camera name is used instead of the generic name generated when creating the GigE camera entry www imperx com 25 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Software Manual Set Name MAC Address 00 11 1C 00 02 73 Device Name My Device 0 Cance Figure 9 GigE camera Name Set Up Dialog e MAC Address The MAC address of the GigE camera This address is unique and can be used for GigE camera identification e Device Name The current name of the GigE camera If this entry is empty no name will appear in the GigE camera name database e Add Adds a new empty GigE camera to the configuration e Delete Deletes the currently selected GigE camera from the configuration e Test Tests the current settings
3. e Reconnect Reconnects to the currently selected GigE camera www imperx com 26 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX Y LYNX GigE Software Manual 3 3 Acquisition Tab The Acquisition panel shown in Figure 10 is used to acquire images from the currently selected and connected GigE camera Y New Device 1 LYNX GigE Application File Camera Tools Display Help Device Acquisition Triggering Lynx Configurator r Acquisition Control Frame save Grab Continuous v Frames to save fi E Infinite TIFF w Normalized Raw data file Bad images passthrough C Windows Bitmap C Movie Ignore Missing Packets Output Folder Save Current Channel C Documents and SettingsNiohnNDesktop Display Normal f None Fullscreen close with ALT F4 or ESC r Acquisition Information Display Rate 0 00 fps average 0 00 fps Last Image ID 00000000 Grabbing o QUpavmage0O0ips Status ime 090038 Bad 00000 Last Error Noenors Host PC Interrupt Count 0 Int 0x00 Mask 0x00 Time 0 0 Flow Throttle Packet Delay 0 ns Compute Not saved in XML configuration files Figure 10 Acquisition Panel 3 3 1 Acquisition Control e 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 www imperx com 27 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX LYNX GigE Soft
4. support for IPX 16M3 G camera R7 0 05 17 07 J Egri Updated section 3 3 Acquisition Tab to add normalized option to TIFF file saving www imperx com 2 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX LYNX GigE Software Manual Table of Contents 1 0 Ei m 6 1 1 The Scope of this Software User s Manual esee 6 1 2 Related LYNX User s Manuals uocat edite hint ende pi d esubicsaa uidi RAD dip 6 2 0 Overview of the LYNX GigE Application 7 2 Application Highlights ET nadentead 7 2 1 Functional SSCP OM s essessscsrieroisi ienis srant sao prts a iara P Pee E 7 P E SE E E iedcacacieienseee i beees aecape edeeetak 7 PNIS Bev scie odis dr tene a es aiea a E eas REESE 7 PA EO E E E eid 7 22 Ne tWwork Compatibility sss weccecsas ce zines asseneccencoencaanconesaaaccnveenngeenheteconeudanulaaal 8 2 2 1 High Performance Driver Mode er tei tec tetra eheu HR cedi REO enda 8 222 Standatrd Dyer N GUB o S eepectucto ue suci andan e st alesis ee edo 9 2 4 4 LYNX Universal IP Filter Driver Mode teorie epe eoru ce inb eid 9 224A Driver COMMA SOU eiennenn asente tSt S cta det su Mc bises eta Ina Cds 9 2 3 PAPCOUISIAON POAUIIES T 10 24 Equipment SCM IS TRCN su osctte e050 etus chats bibe enrenar ns sinnets ieena 10 241 PC I cu mE 10 2 4 2 Network Adapter Requirerienis iuocouseo ei tr rtt cie ever ssi seu u
5. IMPERX LYNX GigE Software Manual e Test mode Enables the test pattern generator e Off Turns off the test pattern generator e Pattern 1 Selects the fixed test pattern 1 e Pattern 2 Selects the fixed test pattern 2 e Moving Selects the moving test pattern e Load from Loads the camera registers from non volatile memory e Factory Loads the camera registers and LYNX Configurator GUI with the original factory settings e User Space 1 Loads the camera registers and LYNX Configurator GUI with a saved camera settings in the user space 1 e User Space 2 Loads the camera registers and LYNX Configurator GUI with a saved camera settings in the user space 2 e Save to Saves the camera registers to non volatile memory e User Space 1 Saves the current LYNX Configurator GUI settings to the camera User 1 space e User Space 2 Saves the current LYNX Configurator GUI settings to the camera User 2 space e Boot from Selects the Boot From source Upon power up the camera will load its registers from the selected Boot From source e Factory The camera loads the original factory settings e User Space 1 The camera loads the settings saved in User 1 space e User Space 2 The camera loads the settings saved in User 2 space e Temperature Alarm Controls the camera s temperature monitoring function e Enable Turns on temperature alarm monitoring and reporting e Set Temperature at which the camer
6. Output Camera Ica 5 6 Select camera IP Information Time outs amp Packets IP address Command Retries IP name optional Answer Timeout MAC address oo n fic joo 2 eD First Packet Timeout Adapter ID onoEoc70D7A1 gt Packet Timeout Communication mode UDP over Device Driver gt Request Timeout Multicasting Enable Serial Port Link Packet Size Setup device IP address at connect time v Internal automatic reconnection on connection lost Calculate timeouts Device Actions Detect Add Delete Test Reconnect Not saved in XML configuration files Camera Info Figure 3 Device Panel www imperx com 18 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Software Manual 3 2 1 Device Information Device ID Indicates the currently selected GigE camera from the current GigE camera set Status Indicates the state of the currently selected GigE camera Device Name Indicates the name of the currently selected GigE camera Each GigE camera name is unique Device Information Provides information about the currently selected GigE camera Camera Describes the type of camera attached The button to the right of the camera description invokes the Camera Selection dialog from the SDK Select Camera The Select Camera Dialog shown in Figure 4 is used to choose a camera implementation Y Select Camera Standard CameraLink Cam
7. a cumulative value from the time the Start button was last pressed rather than as an instantaneous rate The identification number for the last displayed image is also shown The image ID comes from the ID assigned by the LYNX GigE camera Grabbing Displays the current rate of acquisition of the LYNX GigE camera measured by the number of acquired frames per second The acquisition rate is presented as a cumulative value from the time the Start button was last pressed rather than as an instantaneous rate Status Displays the current acquisition status of the LYNX GigE camera as measured by the number of images acquired and the number of bad images A large number of bad images indicates a set up or cable problem Last Error Displays information about the last error that occurred when acquiring images from the LYNX GigE camera When no errors are occurring the Host PC Interrupt count latest input mask and timestamp will be displayed here 3 3 4 Flow Throttle This section allows the user to control the flow of images from the LYNX GigE camera Packet Delay Indicates the delay between the transmissions of each packet from the GigE camera Compute Invokes the inter packet delay computation dialog which is shown in Figure 11 This dialog allows users to select the best inter packet delay for the communication link and required throughput Compute Inter Packet Delay Total Data Rate bytes s 30000000 Frames per second fi
8. code based on the DLLs dynamically linked libraries provided in the LYNX Software Development Kit SDK The application offers users a fast straightforward way to integrate any Imperx LYNX camera and access camera features The LYNX GigE Application is a property sheet containing four main panels or tabs e Device Configuration tab e Acquisition tab e Triggering tab e Lynx Configurator tab The LYNX GigE Application also uses native interfaces in the SDK such as the Device Finder Dialog Throughout this section the screen shots used to illustrate different panels highlight the interface to the LYNX GigE cameras For details on camera features refer to the LYNX Hardware User s Manual 3 1 Common Controls All panels in the LYNX GigE Application have the same control interface As shown in Figure 1 the upper left hand corner of each panel has menus for File Camera Tools and Help and the lower right hand corner has buttons for Camera Info Apply and Help Y New Device 1 LYNX GigE Application File Camera Tools Display Help Device Acquisition Triggering Lynx Configurator us Camera into Help Figure 1 Common Control Interface of LYNX GigE Application Panels www imperx com 14 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX s 3 1 1 LYNX GigE Software Manual File Menu The file menu contains commands for XML configuration files The menu contains the following items 3 1 2 New This command is used to clear configurat
9. one dialog minimizes the number of actions required for configuration tasks For example when an Area Of Interest is specified the windows sizes specified are used for both the software application and the attached LYNX GigE camera The following sections detail the different panels in the camera configuration dialog Y New Device 1 LYNX GigE Application File Camera Tools Display Help Device Acquisition Triggering Lynx Configurator ADI Video Amp Exposure Strobe Auto Iris Horizontal AOI Normal C Window Binning 1 start end 4872 d e pixels Vertical AOI Normal Window 1 start end 3248 C Binning 3248 s lines Speed 2 97 fps Exposure 337250 uSec Image Negative Noise Defect Reversal Image Corr Corr B E E Taps Depth Pixel Type LUT FFC Test mode C Single 8Bits Grayscale Off off Dual C 10Bits Bayer C LUT 1 C Pattern 1 C 12Bits LUT2 C Pattern 2 C FFC C Moving C FFC LUT1 Load from Save to Temperature Alarm Factory E Enable el Clear User Space 1 User Space 1 65 c so E c User Space 2 User Space 2 Current Temperature Boot from Factory v Defect Map 47 50C Read Not saved in XML configuration files epee Figure 13 LYNX Configurator Panel www imperx com 36 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Software Manual The LYNX Configurator is a
10. 35 fo TEAME Period 8 000 100 ns 26 666 cycles Max 131 070 C Send only 1 EET Frequency 124 998 Hz Start Stop 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 Not saved in XML configuration files Camera Info Apply Help Figure 12 Triggering Panel www imperx com 32 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX LYNX GigE Software Manual Trigger Selects the trigger source e Off When enabled the camera is free running e 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 e CC When enabled the camera is set to triggering mode and is expecting the trigger signal from the CC Pulse Generator Mode Selects the trigger mode e 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 e Fast When enabled the camera is set to fast triggering mode A frame is captured upon receiving a trigger signal e Double When enabled the camera is set to double triggering mode Upon receiving a trigger signal the camera captures two frames The exposur
11. 92 168 2 254 y High Performance Driver 00 0E 0C 85 B 7 32 Device Information Timeout ms 100 Find Cancel Figure 7 Network Device Finder Dialog The Network Device Finder dialog lists all GigE cameras connected to Ethernet network adapters via either the LYNX High Performance IP Device Driver or LYNX Universal IP Filter Driver Some GigE cameras may be accessible through more than one adapter For each GigE camera the following information is available 1 2 3 CHONDA Mode UDP or Driver Adapter Identifier Identifies the network adapter used by its unique MAC address IP Address The IP address of the GigE camera Can be changed by right clicking and inputting a new address number MAC Address Device Version Device ID Module ID Sub Module ID Multicast information 10 Device Name www imperx com 24 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Software Manual Timeout Specifies the maximum time in milliseconds to wait for a detection response The timeout is used to stop waiting for a GigE camera to answer a finder request Find Click this button to start a new GigE camera detection sequence Right clicking on an item in the device list will display a pop up menu containing the option to set up a new IP address Set IP or assign a new name for the camera Set Device Name Set IP Address Dialog This dialog shown in Figure 8 is used to configure or change the IP address of a GigE camera
12. IMPERX Y LYNX GigE Software Manual LYNX GigE 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 2005 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 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Software Manual Revision Histor 1 06 06 G Angelone Updated section 3 0 LYNX GigE Application o oroso G Anas R3 0 06 20 06 J Egri Updated section 3 0 LYNX GigE Application to reflect changes in Triggering and Lynx Configurator dialogs R4 0 07 18 06 J Egri Updated section 3 4 Triggering Tab to reflect changes in Exposure Control i e pulse width R5 0 09 29 06 J Egri Updated section 3 2 3 Multicasting to reflect changes in v2 2 50 Lynx GigE Application 03 05 07 J Egri Updated section 3 5 LYNX Configurator Tab to add
13. a will generate an alarm set message e Clear Temperature at which the camera will generate an alarm cleared message e Current Temperature When clicked on displays the current internal temperature of the camera e Defect Map Displays a listing of the contents of the Defective Pixel Correction table stored in non volatile memory www imperx com 42 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Software Manual 4 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 29 imperx com www imperx com 43 of 43 Rev 7 0
14. b of the application The Reset Host PC Interrupt Count item sets the count to zero See the Error Reference source not found section of this document for more information about the Host PC Interrupt Help Menu The help menu contains the following item 3 1 5 About This command will display the Camera Interface Application About box which includes important information about different versions of the application and licensing procedures Common Buttons Camera Info This button displays manufacturing data read from the camera www imperx com 16 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX bd LYNX GigE Software Manual e Apply This button applies the current dialog settings to the currently selected GigE camera If no Device Configuration settings have been changed this button will be disabled e Help This button displays the help file www imperx com 17 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX Y LYNX GigE Software Manual 3 2 Device Tab The Device panel is used to edit the configuration of the GigE camera being used in the application As shown in Figure 3 the controls on this page display the configuration of the currently selected GigE camera Y New Device 1 LYNX GigE Application File Camera Tools Display Help e Acquisition Triggering Lynx Configurator Device Information Status Connected to device Device ID 0 Device Name New Device 1 Device Information Gigabit Ethernet Device Camera Link v2 Third TTL Input and
15. e driver will also function with adapters based on the Intel 82544 chip but these are not 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 High Performance IP Device Driver If this occurs contact Imperx to obtain an updated INF file The following four Intel network adapters are recommended 1 Intel Pro 1000 MT Desktop Adapter 33 MHz 32 bit PCI http www intel com network connectivity products pro1000mt_desktop_adapter htm e Order Code PWLA8391MT single packs e Order Code PWLA839IMTBLK 20 packs e Order Code PWLA8391MTLPBLK 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 amp PRO 1000 MT Dual Port Server Adapter e Order Code PWLA8492MT Single Packs e Order Code PWLA8492MTBLKS Five Packs 4 Intel amp 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 High Performance IP Device Driver 2 4 3 Ethernet Switch Requirements Since LYNX GigE cameras comply with the Internet Pro
16. e 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 e Camera When enabled the user can set the exposure time for the first frame via the First Frame Exp Standard slider e 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 e Rising Edge Specifies that a rising edge should trigger the camera e Falling Edge Specifies that a falling edge should trigger the camera Ext Trigger Delay Specifies which external trigger delay mode should be used e Programmable Enables the Ext Trigger Programmable Delay mode e 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 www imperx com 33 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX LYNX GigE Software Manual 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 Ext Trigger Programmable Delay Specifies t
17. ecifies the parity of the serial communication for the COM port and the camera Can be set at None Odd or Even default is None Serial Stop Bit Specifies the number of stop bits for the COM port defaults to 1 Port Specifies which serial COM port to monitor for activity 3 2 5 Time Outs amp Packets Command Retries Indicates how many times a command will be tried before assuming that the connection has been broken This refers to commands sent by the SDK to the IP engine It is not related to serial commands sent to camera Answer Timeout Indicates the maximum time in milliseconds the GigE camera can take to respond to a command from the application First Packet Timeout Indicates the maximum time in milliseconds the GigE camera can take to send the first packet of image data to the application When it is zero the timeout is calculated automatically from the request timeout Packet Timeout Indicates the maximum time in milliseconds the GigE camera can take to send subsequent packets of image data to the application When it is zero the timeout is calculated automatically from the request timeout Request Timeout Indicates the maximum time in milliseconds the GigE camera can take to send all the packets of image data to the application Packet Size Indicates the maximum packet size in bytes that the GigE camera can use to send image data to the application When connected point to point
18. equired to transmit a single packet using the link speed and the packet size Inter packet delay Indicates which inter packet delay value to use The value is computed from the difference between the Time per packet and the Packet transmit time The difference is then divided by 30 ns which is the granularity of the inter packet delay The resulting value is then adjusted to fit between 0 and 65535 Frame saving This section provides basic diagnostics about the grabbing operation and is available only when grabbing in continuous mode Frames to save Indicates the number of frames to use in the diagnostic It is enabled only when the acquisition is configured as continuous and the display is not used Infinite Indicates that the application will save frames indefinitely using the selected format until the user cancels the operation Output Folder Specifies the directory in which the image files will be saved It is enabled only when the acquisition is configured as continuous and the display is not used Save Used to start the acquisition of frames for diagnostics It is enabled only when the acquisition is running as continuous TIFF Allows users to save each acquired frame to a 16 bit TIFF file Normalized If checked 10 12 bits images will be saved to TIFF files with www imperx com 30 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Software Manual normalized LSB zero padding pixels otherwise pixels will be un normalized
19. er to the LYNX GigE camera You must also set up the other components of your system including light sources camera mounts heats sinks host PCs optics and encoders For more details on the connectors required by different Lynx GigE camera models refer to the Lynx Hardware User s Manual 2 6 Control Inputs Outputs LYNX GigE 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 GigE camera provides three status LED indicators One is near the power connector and two are in the RJ 45 jack When the LED near the power connector is green the board is active and has powered up correctly When the same LED is orange it has the same meaning except that the GigE camera is configured for a dual output camera 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 is green when an Ethernet connection is established www imperx com 13 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Software Manual 3 0 LYNX GigE Application The LYNX GigE Application is executable
20. era IP 11M5 G IP 15M3 G IP 1M48 G IPX 2M30 G IP 2M30H G IP 4M15 G IPGA120G IP GA210G cock Cancel Options Figure 4 Select Camera Dialog 3 2 2 IP Information IP Address Specifies the IP address of the currently selected Camera This field may be empty for a point to point connection based on an LYNX IP Device Driver IP Name If an application uses the Windows stack then a GigE camera can be given a name instead of an IP address The name must be obtainable from a DNS server or be present in the etc hosts file The Select Camera dialog is also available through the CyCameraRegistry SelectCamera method of the SDK www imperx com 19 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX s LYNX GigE Software Manual e MAC Address Optionally specifies the MAC address of the currently selected GigE camera The MAC address is used to store in a XML configuration file or to force an IP address at connection time see below for more details e Adapter ID Specifies which network adapter to use to connect to the currently selected GigE camera An adapter is identified using its unique MAC address which can be determined from the device finder dialog e Communication Mode Specifies whether the High Performance IP Device Driver the Universal IP Filter Driver or the Windows Network stack is to be used to make the connection to the video source or camera e Multicast Enables the usage of multicasting with the currently se
21. erformance level LYNX GigE cameras must be used with the LYNX High Performance IP Device 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 i 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 Universal IP Filter Driver For more information about these performance modes see the Network Compatibility section of this manual 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 10 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX LYNX GigE Software Manual 2 4 2 Network Adapter Requirements The LYNX High Performance IP Device Driver works only with network adapters based on the Intel 82546 82541 and 82540 network chips Th
22. esired start and end values e Binning When enabled the image has half vertical resolution 3 5 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 15 Video Amp J 0 8 Channel 1 0 Offset 255 J 9 98 5 Gain dB 40 Link Gain J 7 0 amp Channel 2 0 Offset 255 M 9 98 6 Gain dB 40 Figure 15 Video Amplifiers Tab e Channel 1 The user can set the desired gain and offset for channel 1 via the sliders or by entering the desired values e Channel 2 The user can set the desired gain and offset for channel 2 via the sliders or by entering the desired values e 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 38 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERXY 3 5 3 Exposure Tab The Exposure tab shown in Figure 16 controls the camera exposure Exposure m 18 70 Shutter Time 500 70 00uSec uSec mSec 120 Long Integration 10 120 00mSec mSec Sec M 2 Programmable Frame Rate 3000 fps J 333 Programmable Frame Time 500000 uSec Figure 16 Exposure Tab e Shutter Time When enabled the user can set the camera integration time via the slider LYNX GigE Software Manual or by entering the desired value This feature is used to shorten the camera integrat
23. gh their linkage data written to one port can be read by the other port and vice versa These linked serial COM ports can be either virtual or physical To set up virtual ports use a virtual serial port driver Some good virtual serial port drivers are available at http www softinfinity com or http wwvw virtual serial port com Alternatively if a PC has two free physical serial ports they can be connected together and used as a pair in the same manner as a virtual serial port driver The Enable Serial Port Link button in the Device tab allows users to attach the serial channel in the GigE camera to one port in a serial port pair whether a physical pair or virtual pair Therefore an external application needs simply to connect to the other serial port of the pair to communicate with the camera Serial Port Configuration Device Serial Port Configuration Baud Rate ESMI M Bits 8 Y Parity None M Stop 1 System Serial Port Configuration Port COM1 Cancel Figure 6 Serial Port Configuration Dialog The Serial Port Configuration dialog shown in Figure 6 is used to configure the serial ports on the GigE camera and the Windows system e Baud Rate Specifies the speed of the serial communication for the COM port and the camera default is 9600 e Bits Specifies the data size for the COM port defaults to 8 bits www imperx com 22 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Software Manual Parity Sp
24. graphical user interface GUI containing five main panels tabs e AOI Area Of Interest e Video Amp e Exposure e Strobe e Auto Iris 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 5 1 Area of Interest AOI Tab The AOI tab is used to modify the active image area As shown in Figure 14 there are separate controls for horizontal and vertical windows AOI Horizontal AOI Normal pM O window OBining start end 1600 enter 3 EL 1600 tss pixels Vertical AOI Normal _ r Owindow 1 en start end OBinning 1200 li ines Figure 14 Area of Interest Tab e HORIZONTAL AOI e Normal When enabled the imager has full horizontal resolution e Window When enabled the user can set the horizontal resolution using the sliders or by entering the desired start and end values e Binning When enabled the image has half horizontal resolution e Center When enabled the center fast mode is activated This feature is only available on the IPX VGA210L G www imperx com 37 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX LYNX GigE Software Manual e VERTICAL AOI e Normal When enabled the imager has full vertical resolution e Window When enabled the user can set the vertical resolution using the sliders or by entering the d
25. h low cost GigE LAN switches or fiber the reach is much further 2 1 2 Features e Most flexible high performance GigE 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 GigE camera into custom systems e Field upgradeable software firmware and lookup tables through the IP link 2 1 4 Applications LYNX GigE 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 7 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX LYNX GigE Software Manual e Medical imaging e Intelligent traffic systems and e Security Surveillance 2 2 Network Compatibility LYNX GigE cameras are fully compatible with industry standard Ethernet LAN equipment In point to point connections the cameras allow cameras and host PCs to be separated by up to 100 meters without any intervening hardware In networked configura
26. he 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 capture in encoder s ticks CC Pulse Generator Data Configures the operating parameters of the CC Pulse Generator Granularity Indicates the number of clock cycles that 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 Run
27. ics 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 9 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX LYNX GigE Software Manual LYNX High Performance IP LYNX Universal IP Native Windows Device Driver Filter Driver Stack Maximum Throughput 108 MB s 82 MB s 68 MB s CPU Usage 196 1596 5096 Table 1 LYNX IP Device Driver Performance Comparison With the hyperthreading CPU used in these tests the 5076 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 Universal IP Filter Driver and the LYNX High Performance IP Device Driver one complete thread and most of the second thread are available for applications processing 2 3 Acquisition Features The LYNX GigE camera family includes a wide range of models each optimized to acquire a different type and or density of image data For more details about acquisition features refer to the Lynx Hardware User s Manual 2 4 Equipment Requirements 2 4 1 PC Requirements To achieve the highest p
28. iie tnlit tur deci bein idem CI ona buda 26 Figure 11 Inter Packet Delay Computation Dialog ertet tret tua 29 Figur 12 Triggering PATE as s eadein tani teo Eon estate d sida up qM EME ERU dU SD add 32 Figure 13 LYNX Configurator Panel 4 ire Rt an a uoa a 36 Figur 14 Area of Interest Tab E reai 37 Figure 15 Video Amplifiers Taba soseri AE A E 38 Figure 16 Exp s re TaB rU TEE 39 Figure 17 Strobe Tab et E HR 40 Figur 18 Auto Tris D 40 www imperx com 5 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX LYNX GigE 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 cameras 1 2 Related LYNX User s Manuals In addition to the shared features described in this manual each LYNX GigE camera has unique features relating to the type of image data it supports and the number of data streams it can accept These unique features are described in the Lynx Hardware User s Manual Note also that each LYNX GigE 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 High Performance IP Device Driver or the LYNX Universal IP Filter Driver and the LYNX Software Development Kit SDK available in C or Visual Basic These software packages each have thei
29. ion e 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 e 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 39 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Software Manual 3 5 4 Strobe Tab The Strobe tab shown in Figure 17 controls the strobe output position pue Strobe O r e 50 Strobe Position 500 50 00u5ec uSec mSec Figure 17 Strobe Tab e 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 5 5 Auto Iris Tab The Auto Iris tab shown in Figure 18 controls the auto iris feature DENEN Auto Iris 1 Iris Threshold 255 Figure 18 Auto Iris Tab e Iris Threshold When enabled the user can set the iris threshold brightness of the image via the slider or by entering the desired value www imperx com 40 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX LYNX GigE Software Manual 3 5 6 Common Controls All panels in the LYNX Configurator share the following control options Speed Window Displays the current camera
30. ions and cached file names from the Device Configuration tab if any previous open or save has been performed It is mapped to keyboard accelerator Ctrl N Open This command is used to open a new XML configuration file It displays the file open dialog for selecting the file Once a file has been opened the application will save its name for future save commands It is mapped to keyboard accelerator Ctrl O Save 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 Once a file has been saved the application will use this name for future save commands It is mapped to keyboard accelerator Ctrl S Save As This command is used to save the current configuration to an XML configuration file that is different from the currently cached file name of the application Once a file has been saved the application will use this name for future save commands It is mapped to keyboard accelerator Ctrl A Save adapter as index This command is used to Exit This command is used to exit the application It is mapped to keyboard accelerator Alt F4 Camera Menu This menu contains commands related to camera control It contains the following item 3 1 3 Camera Reset This command is used to reset the camera Tools Menu This menu contains the following items Color Adjustme
31. lected GigE camera See section 3 2 3 on multicasting below for more information e Enable Serial Port Link Activates the Serial Port Communication panel shown in Figure 3 See Section 3 2 4 on the Serial Port Link below for more information e Set device IP address at connect time When checked the application will force the specified IP address on the device with the specified MAC address If either the IP or the MAC address is not specified this field is disabled e Internal automatic reconnection on connection lost When checked the application will automatically reconnect to the currently selected GigE camera in case there is a loss of connection For example if you are connecting to the IP engine through a wireless network and the connections appears to be dropped because of a blackout time on the wireless net if you set this option to ON the SDK will try to to automatically reconnect If it is set to OFF it will simply pretend it is not receiving data It is mostly useful for unreliable mediums like wireless For wired GigE especially point to point this should not be necessary 3 2 3 Multicasting To enable or disable multicasting the user needs to press the Multicasting button The multicasting dialog shown in Figure 5 will be displayed This dialog will configure the multicasting for the GigE camera currently selected by the application With multicasting there must first be a multicasting master There ca
32. mera to PC separations of more than 100 meters are required a fiber optic media converter can be used with LYNX GigE 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 GigE cameras their inclusion in this manual does not guarantee they will meet specific application requirements 2 4 5 Power Requirements LYNX GigE 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 www imperx com 12 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX LYNX GigE Software Manual Note Although this product is known to work with LYNX GigE cameras its inclusion in this document does not guarantee it will meet specific application requirements 2 5 Installation Overview The following steps should be taken to set up the camera 1 Connect the network cable to the LYNX GigE camera 2 Connect pow
33. n be only one multicasting master for each GigE camera The master will set the GigE camera in multicasting mode and configure the camera The master will also trigger the GigE camera so that it sends frames either continuously or not Each additional PC connected to the same GigE camera must be a multicasting slave The slaves cannot configure the GigE camera They simply connect to the camera and receive the data Also each GigE camera that is multicasting data must have a multicast group address The first two digits of this multicast group address are fixed to 224 and 64 respectively The values assigned to the third and fourth digits are called the multicasting group www imperx com 20 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Software Manual Hearbeat amp Multi target Multi T arget Group address This application is the master r Heartbeat Enabled r al Cancel Figure 5 Multicasting Dialog Multi Target e Unicast Do not join multicast group e Multicast Join multicast group e Group address Indicates the multicasting group IP address e This application is master Indicates if the current PC will be the master of the multicasting GigE camera e Do not join group Indicates whether or not the multicasting master will join the group When the master does not join the group it will not receive any image data from the GigE camera This mode is useful when a master PC controls several multica
34. nes Ignore Missing Packets When checked the communication layer will not request packets that have been declared as missing The resulting image may have portions that have not been updated with image data Current Channel This field is used to select which channel of the GigE camera will be used by the acquisition tab controls If the GigE camera supports only a single channel this field will be disabled 3 3 2 Display Normal When this option is selected 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 None When this option is selected grab operations will be performed without displaying the image data Close This button is enabled when the display window is opened Clicking the close button will close the display window and stop any continuous grab operation Fullscreen When this box is checked and the display window is not 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 displays monitors it is possible to select on which display to start the full screen display www imperx com 28 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Software Manual 3 3 3 Acquisition Information Display Rate Indicates the current rate of display when applicable measured by the number of frames displayed per second The display rate is presented as
35. ning of the pulse generator 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 Frame Exp Standard Readout time with Exposure Control set to Pulse Width www imperx com 34 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Software Manual 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 gt 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 www imperx com 35 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX Y LYNX GigE Software Manual 3 5 LYNX Configurator Tab The Lynx Configurator panel shown in Figure 13 is a graphical user interface GUI containing several panels or tabs that are used to configure the LYNX GigE 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 Software User s Having both camera and software control integrated into
36. nt 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 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 15 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX 3 1 4 LYNX GigE Software Manual Color Adjustments Gains amp Offsets Apply Reset White Balancing Must be in continuous grabbing Analyze Apply results Figure 2 Color Adjustments Dialog Buffer Queue Size Sets the maximum size of the application s buffer queue which is used to store frames for reading When the buffer queue is full and a new frame arrives from the GigE camera the first in the queue which is the oldest will be removed Buffer Queue Mode Sets the buffer queue mode The queue mode indicates the behavior of the buffer when the queue is full and new frames arrive The following two modes are available e Remove first frames when full The buffer will remove the first frames to make room for new frames e Drop new frames when full The buffer will drop the new frames until there is room in the queue Reset_Host PC Interrupt Count The Camera Interface Application includes a handler for the Host PC Interrupt from the GigE camera This handler simply increments a count that is displayed in the acquisition ta
37. or 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 display images 2 2 3 LYNX Universal IP Filter Driver Mode The LYNX Universal IP Filter Driver mode is recommended for applications where flexibility is more important than performance but more performance is required than can be achieved using only the Windows network stack Similar to the drivers used in standard mode the LYNX Universal IP Filter 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 Universal IP Filter 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 2 2 4 Driver Comparison The performance metr
38. r 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 GigE cameras are supported by seven separate pieces of documentation e Lynx Hardware User s Manual e Lynx GigE Software User s Manual this manual e User s Manual LYNX IP Device Drivers 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 6 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX LYNX GigE Software Manual 2 0 Overview of the LYNX GigE Application 2 1 Application Highlights 2 1 1 Functional Description LYNX GigE cameras are compact highly efficient conversion products that transform video and imaging 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 GigE 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 connections between cameras and host PCs can span up to 100 meters Wit
39. s 625 Packet Size f 440 Packets per second 20833 3333333333 Link Speed wired 1000 mbits s Time per packet gp Packet transmit time pa 0 Inter Packet Delay 20 1 1 Cancel Figure 11 Inter Packet Delay Computation Dialog www imperx com 29 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX 3 3 5 LYNX GigE Software Manual Total Data Rate Indicates the total data rate that is required usually the size in bytes of a frame multiplied by the required frame rate This field can also be used to control the bandwidth coming out of the GigE camera Frames per second Indicates the number of frames per second This is computed using the size of a frame and its pixel type and the value in the Total Data Rate field Packet size Indicates the packet size used by the GigE camera This value is taken directly from the packet size specified in the device tab Packets per second Indicates the number of packets that are sent per seconds based on the Total Data Rate and the Packet Size Link Speed Indicates the speed of the link between the GigE camera and its closest peer If switches are involved this speed reflects the link speed between the GigE camera and the first switch to which it is connected The possible values are e Wired 10 Mb s e Wired 100 Mb s and e Wired 1000 Mb s Gigabit Ethernet Time per packet Indicates the total time allowed per packet based on the number of packets per second Packet transmit time Indicates the time r
40. speed Note not active in trigger mode Exposure Window Displays the current camera exposure Note not active in trigger mode Image Reversal Enables the image reversal feature Negative Image Enables the negative image feature Noise Corr Enables the noise correction feature Defect Corr Enables the defective pixel correction feature Taps Selects the camera output format e Single Sets the camera to the single output mode e Dual Sets the camera to the dual output mode Depth Selects the output bit depth e 8 Bits Sets the output to 8 bit e 10 Bits Sets the output to 10 bit e 12 Bits Sets the output to 12 bit Pixel Type Selects the pixel type e Greyscale Causes pixels to be displayed in monochrome e Bayer Enables Bayer to RGB interpolation processing and color display e 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 LUT FFC Enables the use of the built in look up or flat field correction tables e Off Disables the use of LUT and FFC e LUT 1 Enables the use of lookup table 1 e LUT 2 Enables the use of lookup table 2 e FFC Enables the use of flat field correction table e FFC LUTI Enables the use of both the FFC and LUT 1 tables simultaneously NOTE This option is only available on the IPX 11M5 G and IPX 16M3 G cameras www imperx com 41 of 43 Rev 7 0
41. sting GigE cameras and the combined bandwidth exceeds the capacity of the PC s Ethernet link and or PCI bus The master simply configures the GigE camera and camera and then triggers the cameras to stream their data Heartbeat When the heartbeat feature is enabled and the camera is sending a continuous stream of data the client application will send a periodic heartbeat packet to the camera If the client application fails to send its heartbeat packet in a timely manner the camera will stop sending frames The heartbeat can be used to avoid flooding networks when a client application is no longer connected to the camera due to application error or physical network disconnection www imperx com 21 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX LYNX GigE Software Manual e Enabled Indicates that the application will send heartbeat packets to the camera The master client will activate the feature on the camera upon connection e Expiration ms Indicates the maximum time in milliseconds that the camera waits before declaring that a client failed to report in e Interval Indicates the interval between the transmission of each heartbeat packet by the application Note that this value should be lower than the heartbeat expiration period 3 2 4 Serial Port Link Some camera control tools can connect only to a Windows system serial port To support these two serial COM ports in the PC can be linked together to share the serial channel to the GigE camera Throu
42. tin rna 11 2 4 3 Ethernet Switch Requirements esee rend aereis etta Conan t Pe pen D Da eo atu aa RP RR raga 11 2 4 4 Fiber Optic Interface Requirements eese 12 SENT diuiicu a ce 12 2 5 lube Pl s M 13 2 6 Control Inputs OWIU pula iei aee ertt he rper hn rra tabo RU Rtun nb ux pc eee dee 13 2 TEED SAUS mE 13 3 0 LYNX GigE Application seessooooesssocecessscocecsssseceessooecesssoseesssseseee 14 3 1 Common Controls ccssar e E E A E E EES 14 BON MER A ERR a RAAE A Oe E E E AEE 15 312 Cameri Ment EM cR 15 LX TOOS UID EMEN UU T m 15 eu EE 16 3 3 Common Butns MR 16 Ux MESr i p PUE 18 M EM SITE RD R IINE 19 3 2 2 IP iieri iile RON TT 19 32 3 M lticastin S opsieners esaia bia pde cc tatu intulit but cR E A pe cns pM ca abiuns 20 www imperx com 3 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Software Manual 3 24 Seral Port LINK qum 22 SUR MM RIS Educ c r ciinei iinei sinan a suea iaoe aiina E ERE 23 3 2 0 Device AC UOIS ceca yiccccsasacvseess Giada ii idewte eiiean E NEE awe KEE a E EEE ea ESk 23 33 eon NL Eo cnm 27 RN NEP silence 21 EE P BIT c 28 3 3 3 Acquisition Information eeseesseseseseeesesrtssrssresrtssessrertessttsrestensersetsrrestesreseresreset 29 JSk FOW THOE ena e T TEE 29 RN Mgr cid 30 2 aAa T E 1o
43. tions 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 GigE cameras add a protocol layer on top of the standard UDP IP User Datagram Protocol Internet Protocol communications protocol This LYNX IP 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 GigE 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 GigE 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 the Equipment Requirements section of this manual for more details about which equipment to use 2 2 1 High Performance Dri
44. tocol the cameras should work with all standard Ethernet switches However switches offer a range of functions and performance 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 GigE cameras www imperx com 11 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX LYNX GigE Software Manual e SMC www smc com Tiger Switch 86xxT family 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 GigE 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 GigE 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 ca
45. ver Mode In high performance mode LYNX GigE cameras work with the LYNX High Performance IP Device 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 LYNX performance level refer to the Equipment Requirements section www imperx com 8 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX LYNX GigE Software Manual Note The LYNX High Performance IP Device 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 Standard Driver Mode In standard mode LYNX GigE 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 f
46. ware Manual Stop This button is enabled when an acquisition is being performed Clicking on it will stop any current continuous acquisition Start Pull Down menu Specifies the acquisition mode Can be one of the following e Grab Single A single image will be acquired from the GigE camera e Grab Continuous Images will be acquired continuously until the stop button is clicked e Recording The GigE camera will record the next frames from its source until either the stop button is pushed or the onboard memory has been filled Images can be transmitted using the playback acquisition modes e Playback Single A single image will be acquired from the frames in the GigE camera s onboard memory If no frames are available a timeout will occur e Playback Continuous Images will be acquired continuously from the GigE camera s onboard memory When no more frames are available timeouts will occur Frames This field is used when acquisitions are NOT continuous When the user clicks the start button the application will grab the number of frames defined in this field Bad Image Passthrough When checked the communication layer through the LYNX High Performance IP Device Driver the LYNX Universal IP Filter Driver or the Windows Network stack of the application will let images declared bad by the GigE camera be transmitted as good images These bad images occur when the GigE camera detects missing pixels in a line or missing li
47. with MSB zero padding e Windows Bitmap Allows users to save each acquired frame to a 24 bit RGB Windows bitmap e Raw data file Allows users save each acquired frame to a raw unformatted data file e Movie Allows users to save acquired frames to a single AVI movie file The video compressor will use the settings that were previously specified or in the movie properties www imperx com 31 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERX VY 3 4 Triggering Tab The Triggering panel shown in Figure 12 allows the user to configure the trigger settings of Lynx GigE camera LYNX GigE Software Manual Y New Device 1 LYNX GigE Application File Camera Tools Display Help Device Acquisition Triggering Lynx Configurator Trigger Mode r Exposure Control r off Standard Camera j e Mise C Fast C Pulse Width 1 Captured Frames after Trigger CONT C External C Double Mucio cd Sr eat ore Ext Trigger Delay 10 First Frame Exp Standard 655 10 00uSec None uSec mSec C Programmable E F C Encoder 1 First Frame Exp Double zh uSec E 1 00uSec Ext Trigger Programmable Delay 4 Ext Trigger Encoder Delay Trigger input Encoder input Start capture Trigger input Start capture Delay 0 usec Delay o encoder ticks CC Pulse Generator Data Granularity 10 a 300 ns en Width 000 100 ns 6667 cycles Max 65 535 Period Delay 6 000 000 ES ns 19999 cycles Max 65 5
48. with the LYNX 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 GigE camera and the host PC If the switches can be configured to support jumbo packets it is recommended to use the jumbo packet configuration to reduce packet overhead in the application A packet size of 1440 bytes will work with all networking equipment Calculate Timeouts Button Invokes a dialog that estimates which timeouts to use based on image size link type and packet size 3 2 6 Device Actions Detect Invokes the Network Device Finder dialog shown in Figure 7 which searches the network for available LYNX Cameras When the user selects one of the found GigE cameras the camera will fill the IP Information section of the device page The dialog detects devices in the following order e LYNX High Performance IP Device Driver The finder will attempt to connect to each available driver starting from index 0 www imperx com 23 of 43 Rev 7 0 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Software Manual e Network adapters The finder will attempt to connect to each available network adapter using the Windows network stack starting with index 0 e LYNX Universal IP Filter Driver The finder will attempt to connect to each available filter driver starting with index 0 Y Network Device Finder P Device 00 11 1C 00 02 73 with IP address 1
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