Download Allied Vision Technologies GX1050C Installation manual

AVT GigE
Installation Manual
AVT GigE Vision Cameras
V2.0.0
70-0062
26 July 2011
Allied Vision Technologies Canada Inc.
101-3750 North Fraser Way
V5J 5E9, Burnaby, BC / Canada
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For customers in the U.S.A.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a residential environment. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However there is no
guarantee that interferences will not occur in a particular installation. If the equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver.
• Use a different line outlet for the receiver.
• Consult a radio or TV technician for help.
You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void
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A of Part 15 of FCC Rules.
For customers in Canada
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Pour utilisateurs au Canada
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Contents
Contacting Allied Vision Technologies ............................................................. 5
Introduction .................................................................................................................. 6
Document history ...................................................................................................... 6
Symbols used in this manual ........................................................................................ 7
Getting started ............................................................................................................ 8
Installing the Ethernet adapter ........................................................................... 10
Installing camera software ................................................................................... 11
Ethernet adapter configuration........................................................................... 14
Ethernet adapter optimization .................................................................................... 14
Starting the camera ................................................................................................. 17
Power up ................................................................................................................ 17
Connect to host application ........................................................................................ 17
Using the GigE Sample Viewer ............................................................................ 18
Launch the application .............................................................................................. 18
Open live view.......................................................................................................... 18
Adjust camera controls .............................................................................................. 19
Live histogram ......................................................................................................... 19
Camera information .................................................................................................. 19
Event channel .......................................................................................................... 20
RS232 serial interface ............................................................................................... 20
Seek camera ............................................................................................................ 21
Export camera settings .............................................................................................. 22
Modify Ethernet adapter IP address ................................................................. 23
Modifying camera IP address .............................................................................. 25
Using multiple cameras .......................................................................................... 27
Implementing link aggregation ........................................................................... 31
Configuring Link Aggregation ..................................................................................... 32
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Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................... 36
Is the camera getting power? ...................................................................................... 36
Is the camera powered, but not detected in GigE Sample Viewer? ....................................... 36
Is the camera listed in GigE Sample Viewer but can’t acquire images?.................................. 38
Additional references .............................................................................................. 39
Product webpage ...................................................................................................... 39
Product manuals and CAD models ................................................................................ 39
AVT GigE PvAPI SDK ................................................................................................... 39
Knowledge base ....................................................................................................... 39
Case studies ............................................................................................................ 39
Firmware ................................................................................................................ 39
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Contacting Allied Vision Technologies
•
Technical information:
http://www.alliedvisiontec.com
•
Support:
support@alliedvisiontec.com
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH
Taschenweg 2a
07646 Stadtroda, Germany
Tel.: +49.36428.677-0
Fax.: +49.36428.677-28
e-mail: info@alliedvisiontec.com
Allied Vision Technologies Inc.
38 Washington Street
Newburyport, MA 01950, USA
Toll Free number +1-877-USA-1394
Tel.: +1 978-225-2030
Fax: +1 978-225-2029
e-mail: info@alliedvisiontec.com
Allied Vision Technologies Canada Inc.
101-3750 North Fraser Way
Burnaby, BC, V5J 5E9, Canada
Tel: +1 604-875-8855
Fax: +1 604-875-8856
e-mail: info@alliedvisiontec.com
Allied Vision Technologies Asia Pte. Ltd.
82 Playfair Road
#07-02 D'Lithium
Singapore 368001
Tel. +65 6634-9027
Fax:+65 6634-9029
e-mail: info@alliedvisiontec.com
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IIntrod
ductiion
This AVVT GigE Installation Manu
ual provides iinstructions for first timee use of AVT G
GigE
Vision cameras.
c
Po
owering up th
he camera, innstalling AVTT drivers and related softtware,
enablin
ng the user to get up and
d running aree the focus foor this docum
ment.
For info
ormation on camera dimeensions, featture overview
w, I/O definition, triggerr timing
waveforms, frame rate
r performaance, pleasee refer to the AVT Techniccal Manuals uunique
for each camera fam
mily.
For dettailed information on cam
mera featuress and controols specific too the Prosilicca GX, GE,
GS, GB and GC referr to the AVT GigE
G Camera and Driver A
Attributes document.
i
cam
mera techniccal manuals::
AVVT literature including
htttp://www.allied
dvisiontec.com
m/us/support/ddownloads/prooduct-literaturee.html
D
Docum
ment history
h
y
Versio
on
Date
Remarks
V2.0.0
0
26.07.11
New Manuual – RELEASSE Status
Table 1: Doccument Historry
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S
Symbo
ols us
sed in this manua
m
al
ghlights impportant inform
mation
Thiis symbol hig
ghlights impportant instruuctions. Follow these insstructions
Thiis symbol hig
to avoid malfun
nctions.
Thiis symbol hig
ghlights URLLs for furtherr information
n. The URL itsself is
sho
own in blue.
Exaample:
htttp://www.alliedvisiontecc.com
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G
Getting sttarted
d
The following comp
ponents are required
r
for yyour camera system:
Ethern
net adapteer
GigE Vision camerass can operate on 10/1000, or gigabit sspeed Ethern
net adapters. In
order to take advan
ntage of maximum camerra frame ratees a gigabit speed adapteer is
requireed.
A list
l of tested Ethernet ad apters is avaailable on thee AVT websitte.
htttp://www.allied
dvisiontec.com
m/fileadmin/content/PDF/Suppport/Applicatiion_Notes
GigE_Cameras..pdf
/Haardware_Selecttion_for_AVT_G
Figure 1: RJ4 5 3D CAD moddel
V
softtware
GigE Vision
AVT pro
ovides severaal software packages
p
thatt support AVVT GigE Vision
n cameras. TThe user
can tarrget Windowss, Linux, QNXX or OSX Ope rating system
ms and a variiety of CPU
architeectures.
AVT Gig
gE Vision cam
meras are Gig
gE Vision com
mpliant. Thiss means theyy are compattible with
third paarty softwaree which offerrs a GigE Visi on driver.
AVVT PvAPI SDK supports alll GigE Vision cameras from
m AVT and is
avaailable free of
o charge. Viisit the link bbelow for moore informatiion.
htttp://www.allied
dvisiontec.com
m/us/products//software/avt-ppvapi-sdk.htmll
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Opticss
AVT cam
meras are sold without leenses. The caameras offerr C-mount, CSS-mount or FF-mount
mechan
nical interfacces for installling a lens. Lenses can bbe purchasedd directly froom the
lens maanufacturer, from AVT or from an AVTT distributor.. Users will n
need to selecct the
desired
d focal length
h and approp
priate opticaal format for the target caamera modell.
AVVT offers a nu
umber of lensses to choosee from.
htttp://www.alliedvisiontecc.com/us/prroducts/acceessories/lensses.html
V
camera
GigE Vision
AVT offfers a number of GigE Visiion camera fa
families. Thiss guide can bbe applied too all of
these families.
f
Follow the linkss below to leaarn more aboout GigE Vision cameras ffrom
AVT.
Follow this linkk to learn ab out GigE Visiion cameras from AVT.
htttp://www.alliedvisiontecc.com/us/prroducts/cameras.html
Figure 2: AVT GigE Viision camerass, back view, nnot equal scalle
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Insta
alling the Ether
E
rnet a
adap
pter
If your host computter has an avvailable Etheernet port, thhis can be useed with AVT G
GigE
c
Wee recommend
d that your c amera system
m use a dedicated Ethern
net port
Vision cameras.
not shaared with internet or locaal area netwoorks. If moree ports are needed, or yoour
existing Ethernet adapter isn’t able to operaate at gigabiit Ethernet speeds, installing
additio
onal hardwarre may be req
quired. For ddesktop systeems, use a PCCI or PCI-Exppress bus
Etherneet adapter. On
O a laptop, expansion sslots are avaiilable via a PPCMCIA or
ExpresssCard slot. A link to reco
ommended addapters is lissted below.
Figure 3: Intel Gigabbit CT desktopp adapter
AVVT recommends Cat 5E or Cat 6 rated EEthernet cables. A different
ratting may nott sustain pea k interface bbandwidth; leeading to losst
con
nnectivity orr image data coming from
m the cameraa.
Verify that therre is an availlable and com
mpatible inteerface slot on the
host computer before purchhasing the ddesired Etherrnet adapter card.
A list
l of tested Ethernet ad apters is avaailable on thee AVT websitte.
htttp://www.allied
dvisiontec.com
m/fileadmin/content/PDF/Suppport/Applicatiion_Notes
/Haardware_Selecttion_for_AVT_G
GigE_Cameras..pdf
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Insta
alling camera softw
s ware
Instrucctions for sofftware installation presennted below aare specific to Windows 77. AVT
GigE Vision camerass can be operated under earlier versions of Windoows including XP.
Suggesstions specifiic to Linux, QNX
Q and OSX are also offeered when appplicable. Th
he
following sequencee is presented
d:
•
•
•
•
Do
ownload Etheernet adapte r driver
Insstall Etherneet adapter drriver
Do
ownload camera softwaree and filter drriver
Insstall GigE Sample Viewerr
Download the laatest Etherrnet adaptter driver
This is provided
p
by the
t Ethernett adapter maanufacturer. This Manuall will reference the
Intel Giigabit CT seriies, an equivvalent can bee found from other manuufacturers.
Follow the linkk below to doownload the latest driverrs for Intel addapters.
htttp://www.intel.com/p/een_US/suppoort/detect/
Installl Ethernett adapter driver
d
Run insstallation application pro
ovided by driiver
manufaacturer. If no
o installation
n applicationn is
provideed, update th
he driver man
nually:
[Windo
ows 7]
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Staart
Con
ntrol Panel
Haardware and Sound
S
Deevice Manager
expand Networrk Adapter
rig
ght click Adappter device name
Prooperties
Driiver tab
Uppdate driver
Insstall from speecific location
n
(id
dentify installlation directtory)
Figuure 4: Adapterr properties, ddriver tab,
Win
ndows 7.
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Download camera drivers
Do
ownload the GigE
G Samplee Viewer or PvvAPI SDK.
htttp://www.alliedvisiontec.ccom/us/produucts/software//avt-pvapi-sddk.html
Allternative to AVT softwarre, AVT GigE ccameras will work with an
ny GigE
Vision compliaant software package. Coontact the sooftware provider for
installation in
nstructions. A listing of reecommendedd software paackages:
htttp://www.allieedvisiontec.com
m/us/products//software/3rd--party-solution
ns.html
Installl GigE Sam
mple Vieweer
First tim
me users willl want to insttall the GigE Sample View
wer which off
ffers an excelllent
introdu
uction to usin
ng the camerra. Advance d users wishing to develoop their own
n
softwarre using shou
uld download PvAPI SDK . Source codde for the GiggE Sample Viewer is
provideed in the exaamples directtory. A filterr driver installation execuutable is alsoo
provideed with the SDK.
S
[Windows 7]
Æ Go
G to install directory
d
Æ Click
C
Allied_VVision_Technoologies_GigEE_Viewer_Insstaller.exe
Æ A message will
w appear indicating the publisher coould not be vverified, seleect Run to
continue
c
Æ Follow
F
the prrompts as req
quested, wheen asked “Woould you likee to install th
he Filter
driver?”
d
selecct Yes
Thee AVT Filter miniport
m
drivver works aloongside the n
native Ethern
net
adapter driver to optimize CPU usage, aand minimizee dropped paackets. It
is available
a
only on Window
ws.
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[Linux]
Æ Precompiled versions of GigE Sample Viewer are available in the AVT GigE SDK/binpc directory.
Æ Run as root, e.g. “sudo ./SampleViewer”, allowing the OS to boost the priority of
the AVT driver thread, the driver to bind directly to the NIC adapter, and minimize
dropped packets. Users who feel running as root compromises their system
security may find the following implementation satisfactory:
-
set the executable owner as root.
set the "setuid" permission bit on the executable
in code, when application starts, use capset() to release all but these
privileges: CAP_SYS_NICE, CAP_NET_ADMIN, CAP_NET_BROADCAST,
CAP_NET_RAW
The application will start with all root privileges, but it will drop them immediately
after startup.
Figure 5: GigE Sample Viewer, Linux Ubuntu 10.04
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E
Etherrnet adap
a pter config
c
gurattion
After in
nitial Etherneet adapter haardware insttallation connect the Ethernet adapteer
directlyy to the cameera. The defaault configurration will asssign an IP aaddress autom
matically
using the
t Link-Locaal Address raange of 169. 254.xxx.xxxx or an address defined th
he by the
DHCP server, if pressent.
Users can
c fix the ad
dapter address to minimizze the time rrequired for a camera to be
recognized by the host
h applicattion. System
ms that emplooy multiple EEthernet adaapters
conneccted to multiple cameras will also be required to ffix the addreess of the Eth
hernet
adapter. Refer to Chapter
C
Modiify Ethernet adapter IP aaddress on ppage 23.
E
Ethern
net ad
dapterr optim
mizatio
on
The Eth
hernet adaptter should bee adjusted too improve sysstem perform
mance when using a
GigE Vision camera. This perforrmance is rellated to miniimizing CPU uusage and drropped
or resent packets.
Edit thee Ethernet ad
dapter driverr properties aaccording too the values iin the table bbelow.
The nam
mes and avaiilability of th
he propertiess listed may vvary depending on adaptter
manufaacturer and model.
m
Propeerties
Valu
ue
Packeet size (MTU)
82288 or larger
Interrrupt Moderatte Rate
Extreeme
Transmit buffers
256 bytes
Receivve buffers
Max setting available
Table 2: Ethernet
E
Adappter Performannce Settings
Defaultt AVT GigE Vission camera factory settiings configure the camerra packet sizee to
8228. The host adaapter needs to
t support a packet size oof equal or laarger size to stream
he camera.
from th
If adapter
a
packket size supp ort is limitedd to 1500 byttes, as on 100/100
speeed NICs, thee camera paccket size can be reduced using GigE SSample
Vieewer and savved to an on bboard camerra power up cconfig file. See
ConfigFile in th
he AVT GigE CCamera and Driver Attriibutes docum
ment.
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Adjust camera packet
p
sizee
[Windo
ows 7, Intel Gigabit CT]
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Start
S
, Controll Panel
Hardware
H
andd Sound
Device
D
Managger
Network
N
Adappter
riight click Addapter device name
Properties
P
Advanced
A
tab
Settings:
S
Jum
mbo Packet
Value:
V
9014 Bytes
B
[Linuxx]
T
sudo gedit
Æ Terminal:
/etc/network
/
k/interfaces
Æ Add:
A mtu 822
28 to approp
priate
interface.
Figure 6: Inttel adapter prooperties, Winddows 7,
Intel Gigabbit CT
[OSX]
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
System
S
Preferrences
Network
N
Select
S
Ethern
net, click Advvanced
Ethernet
E
tab::
Configure:
C
Manually
Speed:
S
1000b
baseT
Duplex:
D
full-duplex
MTU:
M Jumbo (9000)
Figure 7: Ethhernet settings OSX Snow Leeopard
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Adjust buffers and
a
moderration ratee
[Windo
ows 7, Intel Gigabit CT]
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Start
S
,Control Panel
Hardware
H
andd Sound
Device
D
Managger
Network
N
Adappter
riight click Addapter device name
Properties
P
Advanced
A
tab
Performance
P
Options
O
Settings:
S
Inteerrupt Moderaation
Rate
R
Value:
V
Extrem
me
Æ Settings:
S
Tran
nsmit Bufferss
Value:
V
256 byytes
Figure 8: Inttel adapter peerformance opptions.
Winndows 7, Intell Gigabit CT
Setting
gs: Receive Bu
uffers
Value: Max allowab
ble
[Linuxx, QNX, OSX]
Supporrt for buffer size
s control and
a moderattion rate setttings varies ggreatly between
networrk card driverr providers.
Follow the linkk below for a detailed guiide to using tthe e1000 lin
nux base
driiver for the Intel PRO/10 00 family of adapters
htttp://www.intel.com/suppport/networrk/sb/CS-09209.htm#paarameters
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S
Startting the ca
amerra
P
Powerr up
A cameera power adaapter is availlable from AVVT. Please coonsult the caamera techniical
manual for connecttor definition
n, voltage sppecifications and related part numberr
informaation.
AVVT Product litterature
htttp://www.alliedvisiontecc.com/us/suupport/down
nloads/produuctliteerature.htmll
C
Conne
ect to host applic
a
cation
Use a Cat
C 5E or Cat 6 rated Ethernet cable too connect thee camera to tthe host adaapter.
Cross over
o cable is not
n required, but will woork – the cam
mera has circuuitry to deterrmine if a
cross over cable is being
b
used.
h the GigE Sample Viewerr application . Wait until tthe camera is listed. Thiss may
Launch
take up
p to one minu
ute in network card “Obtaain an IP adddress automaatically” modde.
If a cam
mera does no
ot appear afteer some
time, trry the follow
wing:
1. Confirm thee camera is powered.
2. Confirm thee Ethernet caable is
connected to
t the host PC.
P
3. Modify the Ethernet
E
adaapter
and/or Cam
mera IP such that
t
they
are on the same
s
subnet.. More
info in Chap
pter Modify Camera
C
IP address on page 23.
If the camera
c
still does
d
not appear,
proceed to Chapter Troubleshooting on
6.
page 36
Figure 99: GigE Sample Viewer winddow
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Using
g the
e GigE
E Sam
mple View
wer
This application is used
u
to streaam live view iimages from the camera,, adjust the ccamera
parameeters and tesst functionaliity.
Thee GigE Sample Viewer cann be downloaaded from th
he AVT websitte
witthout registrration.
htttp://www.alliedvisiontecc.com/us/prroducts/softw
ware/avt-pvapisdkk.html
Laun
nch the
e applic
cation
he GigE Samp
ple Viewer ap
pplication. W
Wait for the ccamera to apppear listed uunder
Start th
Host. If
I the cameraa does not ap
ppear, returnn to Chapter Connect to h
host applicaation on
page 17
7.
Ope
en live view
v
Select the desired camera
fro
om the camerras window
of the GigE Sam
mple Viewer.
Click the eyebaall icon.
A new View
V
window
w will appear.. Using
defaultt camera setttings this willl start
continu
uous acquisittion from thee camera
using freerun triggeer mode, 15 ms exposuree
time an
nd 0 dB gain..
If the im
mages are to
oo dark, poin
nt the
cameraa directly at a light sourcee to ensure
imagess are not bein
ng dropped. If no
imagess appear procceed to Chapter
Troubleeshooting on page 36.
Figure 110: GigE Sampple Viewer Livve View.
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Adju
ust cam
mera con
ntrols
Select the desired camera
fro
om the camerras window
of the GigE Sam
mple Viewer.
Click the wrencch icon.
The con
ntrols window
w is used to configure
the cam
mera frame raate, exposurre time, colorr
balancee, imaging mode,
m
strobe
functio
onality, pixell format, and
d much more .
A detailed explanattion of camera controls
can be found in thee AVT GigE Caamera and
A
Do
ocument.
Driver Attributes
AVVT GigE Camera and Driverr
Atttributes dow
wnload link:
http
p://www.alliedvisio
ontec.com/fileadm
m
in/ccontent/PDF/Softw
ware/Prosilica_softt
waree/Prosilica_firmwaare/AVT_Camera_aa
nd_
_Driver_Attributes.pdf
Figure 11: GigE Sam
mple Viewer Coontrols.
Live
e histog
gram
Staart Live View from the
cam
mera by selecting the
eyeeball icon. Click the
hisstogram icon
n, shown
lefft.
This will launch an 8 bit live hisstogram. A
n
of pixxels on the
histogrram graphs number
vertical axis and dig
gital numberr value on
the horrizontal axis..
Cam
mera infformatio
on
Select the desired camera
om the camerras window
fro
of the GigE Sam
mple Viewer.
Click the inform
mation icon,
own left.
sho
The information win
ndow provides camera
identifyy information including the
t serial
number and part nu
umber.
Figure 112: GigE Sample Viewer infoormation
and histtogram.
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Even
nt chan
nnel
Select the desired camera ffrom the cam
meras window
w of the GigEE Sample
Vieewer. Click the film icon,, shown left.
T is a tool used to monnitor in-cameera events suuch as
The Eveents window will open. This
AcquisiitionEnd, Exp
posureStart, ExposureEn d, etc. The ffactory defauult settings ddisable
all even
nt notificatio
ons.
Use thee camera con
ntrols to seleect which eveents to monittor. View thee EventID to
understand the disp
play format in
i the Eventss window.
Figure 13: GigE
G Sample VViewer events and controls..
RS2
232 seriial interrface
Select the desired camera ffrom the cam
meras window
w of the GigEE Sample
Vieewer. Click the serial ico n, shown lefft.
The SerrialIO window
w will open. This tool co ntrols the caamera’s RS2332 port which
h
commu
unicates acro
oss the RXD and
a TXD pins on the cameera IO port. A
All AVT GigE VVision
cameraas offer an RSS232 port.
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RS232 communicattion can be used for interrfacing the caamera to mootorized lenses,
temperrature and prressure senso
ors, camera pposition mottors, and oth
her applicatioons.
Figuree 14: GigE Sam
mple Viewer SSerialIO.
Seek
k came
era
Select the desired camera ffrom the cam
meras window
w of the GigEE Sample
Vieewer. Click the seek icon , shown left..
The seeek camera window will ap
ppear. This iss used when camera UDPP discover brooadcast
packetss are either disabled,
d
or blocked
b
by hhardware or nnetwork adm
ministrator prreventing
the cam
mera from beeing recognizzed by the GiigE Sample VViewer. Enter the cameraa’s IP
addresss into the window shown below.
Figure 15:
1 GigE Sampple Viewer seeek camera.
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Expo
ort cam
mera setttings
Select the desired camera ffrom the cam
meras window
w of the GigEE Sample
Vieewer. Click the floppy dissk icon, show
wn left.
dow will appeear requestinng a downloaad location ffor the camerra setup
A file explorer wind
file. Th
his file captures the curreent camera seettings and ccreates a sim
mple text file. This
file can
n be uploaded to other caameras allow
wing both uniits to utilize the same camera
setting
gs.
Load camera seettings to othher cameras using the CaamSetup example
cod
de found in PvAPI
P
SDK froom AVT.
Figure 16: Gig
gE Sample Vieewer exportingg camera setuup.
Figu
ure 17: Camerra settings texxt file exporteed from the caamera.
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Modify Etthernet ad
dapte
er IP a
addre
ess
The “Ob
btain an IP address autom
matically” prrocess can taake up to onee minute for the
approp
priate IP addrress to resolvve and for a ccamera to bee recognized on the adappter.
It is possible to speeed up this reecognition process by fixxing the IP adddress of thee adapter
l
address range of 169.254.xx.x.
to the link-local
[Windo
ows 7]
Æ Start,
S
Control Panel
Æ Network
N
and Internet
I
Æ View
V network status and
tasks
Æ Change
C
adaptter settings
Æ Right
R
click Neetwork
Connection
C
Æ Properties
P
Æ Select
S
Interneet Protocol
Version
V
4
click
c
Propertiees
Æ Select
S
Use thee following IPP
address:
a
IP Address: 169.254.100..1
Subnet
S
mask:: 255.255.0.0
Default
D
gatew
way: blank
Figurre 18: Fixed IPP address, Autto-IP range. W
Windows.
[Linux]]
Æ Terminal:
T
ifcoonfig
Æ Note
N eth# of NIC connecteed to
camera
c
Æ Terminal:
T
suddo gedit
/etc/network/
/
k/interfaces
Æ Add/edit:
A
auto
a eth6
ifface eth6 ineet static
address
a
169.2
254.100.1
netmask
n
255..255.0.0
where
w
eth6 iss name of NICC
connected
c
to camera.
Figgure 19: Interrfaces file for sstatic IP, Linuux Ubuntu
10.04
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[OSX]
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
System Preferences
Network
Select Ethernet, click Advanced
TCP/IP tab, Configure IPv4:
Manually
IPv4 Address: 169.254.100.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
Router: Blank
Figure 20: Network property window, OSX Snow
Leopard
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Modifying
g cam
mera IP ad
ddres
ss
AVT Gig
gE Vision cam
meras supporrt a number oof IP addresssing modes. Cameras shiipped
from th
he factory aree configured to DHCP. Iff a DHCP servver is not present, the cam
mera
uses th
he AutoIP con
nfiguration mode.
m
Config
guration Mo
ode
DHCP
Descriiption
Obtain
n an IP addreess automatiically using D
DHCP (Fallbaack
to Autto-IP)
AutoIIP
Obtain
n an IP addreess automatiically using A
Auto-IP
(169.254.xxx.xxx))
Fixed
IP add
dress is assiggned by the uuser
Table 3:
3 Camera IP configuratioon modes
The cam
mera IP address can be fixed by changging the connfiguration m
mode and deffining the
desired
d address.
[Windo
ows 7]
With th
he camera(s) connected to
t the host, rrun the IPConfig program
m. This appliication is
packag
ged with the GigE
G Sample Viewer downnload.
Figu
ure 21: AVT IPPConfig appliccation.
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S
the cam
mera(s) you wish to
Æ Select
alter,
a
select Change
C
Æ You
Y are preseented with th
hree
different
d
addressing modes. To
manually
m
assiign an IP add
dress,
select use thee following IPP address:
Æ Select
S
cameraa, click Change
Æ Select
S
Use thee following IPP address.
Æ Enter
E
desired
d IP, subnet mask,
m
and
gateway.
g
Figure 22: Setting fixed camera IP address. Non
Auto-IP rrange.
[Linuxx, OSX, QNX]
With th
he camera(s) connect to the
t host, runn the CLipConnfig program
m included in the AVT
GigE SD
DK/bin-pc directory. Sou
urce code is i ncluded in tthe exampless.
Fig
gure 23: AVT CLipConfig appplication comm
mand line opttions.
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Using
g multiple
e cam
meras
s
There are
a a numberr of different methods forr configuringg a multiple ccamera systeem. Most
of these can be diffferentiated in
nto two arch itectures: Single Etherneet port and M
Multiple
Etherneet port. In order
o
to determine which architecturee is needed, start by calculating
the amount of band
dwidth required from thee cameras based on the desired resoluution,
pixel fo
ormat, framee rate and number of cam
meras.
Bandwidth = Wid
dth x Height x Bytes Per PPixel x Framee Rate x Num
m Cameras
= Vallue in MBps ((Megabytes pper second)
Example 1:
Three GC1020
G
cameeras, full reso
olution, monno8 pixel format (1 byte pper pixel), att 30 fps.
Bandwiidth usage = 1024 x 768 x 1 x 30 x 3 = 70.8 MBps
Percenttage of singlle port GigE bandwidth
b
= 57 %. Single port archittecture is suffficient.
Example 2:
Three GC650
G
camerras, full resollution, monoo16 pixel format (2 bytess per pixel), aat 90 fps.
Bandwiidth usage = 659 x 493 x 2 x 90 x 3= 1175.4 MBps
Percenttage of singlle port GigE bandwidth
b
= 140 %. Multtiple port arcchitecture is needed.
Example 3:
Three GC1380C
G
cam
mera, full reso
olution, bayeer16 pixel foormat (2 bytees per pixel),, 20 fps.
Bandwiidth usage = 1360 x 1024
4 x 2 x 20 x 3 = 167.1 MB
Bps
Percenttage of singlle port GigE bandwidth
b
= 134 %. Mulltiple port arrchitecture iss needed.
Bps (Mega byytes per
Gigabitt Ethernet baandwidth is 1 Gbps (Giga bit per second) ~ 125 MB
second
d). Example 1 can be acco
ommodated using a single Ethernet pport whereass
examplle 2 and 3 requires multip
ple Ethernett ports in ordder to increasse the available
bandwiidth.
For more inform
mation on SttreamBytesPPerSecond an
nd camera pixxel
forrmat refer to the AVT Proosilica GigE CCamera and Driver Attrib
butes
document:
htttp://www.allied
dvisiontec.com
m/fileadmin/content/PDF/Sofftware/Prosilicaa_software
/Prrosilica_firmwaare/AVT_Camerra_and_Driver__Attributes.pdff
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Singlee Ethernet port
Multiplle cameras arre connected
d to a switch . The switch is connectedd to a single Ethernet
port. This
T is the sim
mplest multip
ple camera innstallation. The camerass can be man
naged
using Auto-IP,
A
no additional
a
co
onfiguration on the switcch is necessary.
Fig
gure 24: Multii camera netw
work configuraation using a sswitch and sin
ngle Ethernett port
This arcchitecture co
ombines bandwidth comiing from each camera onto a single cable
conneccted to the ho
ost. To preveent packet coollision, resuulting in dropped packetts, the
user is required thee reduce StreeamBytesPerSSecond attribute on each
h camera, such that
m doesn’t excceed 125,000,000 Bps.
the sum
Example:
Cameraa 1: GE1900, full resolution, Mono8 ppixel format, at 15 fps
Bandwidth usaage = 1920 x 1080 x 1 x 15 = 31,104,0000 Bps
Sett StreamByteesPerSecondd = 31,104,0000 Bps.
Cameraa 2: GE1650CC, full resoluttion, Bayer 8 pixel formaat, at 5 fps
Bandwidth usaage = 1600 x 1200 x 1 x 5 = 9,600,0000 Bps
Sett StreamByteesPerSecondd = 9,600,0000 Bps.
Cameraa 3: GC2450, full resolution, Mono8 ppixel format, at 5 fps
Bandwidth usaage = 2448 x 2050 x 1 x 5 = 25,092,0000 Bps
Sett StreamByteesPerSecondd = 25,092,0000 Bps.
Total bandwidth consumed = 31
1,104,000 + 9,600,000 + 25,092,0000 = 65,796,0000 Bps
Figure 25: GiigE Sample Viewer window,, controls window StreamB
BytesPerSecon
nd
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Multip
ple Ethernet ports
Each caamera is conn
nected directly to an Eth ernet port. No switch is used. This
configu
uration is mo
ore complex and
a requiress the user to manage host and cameraa IP
addresssing however it allows eaach camera tto use the entire gigabit iinterface ban
ndwidth.
Figure
F
26: Mu
ulti camera network
n
conffiguration ussing multiplee Ethernet poorts
Cameraa and adapteer IP addressees are managged with fixeed IP addresssing, as the IIP
addresss of each adaapter needs to
t be on a unnique subnett. A subnet iis that part oof the IP
addresss which overrlaps with thee binary 1’s ((decimal 2555 in followingg example) oof the
Subnett mask.
Figure 27: Caamera and a dapter IP address exampple
The following stepss are required
d to configurre a multiplee Ethernet poort camera syystem:
•
•
Fix host adaapter IP addrress
Fix camera IP
I address
Thee host can bee configuredd using multiple single poort adapter ccards,
mu
ultiple dual port,
p
quad poort and so onn. The same IP addressin
ng model
can
n be scaled to
t larger netw
work configuurations.
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Fix ho
ost adapterr IP addresss
Æ Refer
R
to Chap
pter Modify
Ethernet
E
adaapter IP addrress on
page
p
23.
Æ Select
S
Use thee following IPP
address:
a
Adapter
A
1
IP Address: 169.254.100..1
Subnet
S
mask:: 255.255.25
55.0
Adapter
A
2
IP Address: 169.254.200..1
Subnet
S
mask:: 255.255.25
55.0
FFigure 28: IP cconfiguration
n window for A
Adapter 1
ddress
Fix camera IP ad
Æ Refer to Chaapter Modifyy
camera IP address
a
on page
p
25.
t following IP
Æ Select Use the
address:
Camera1
IP Address: 169.254.100.2
Subnet massk: 255.255.2
255.0
Camera2
IP Address: 169.254.200.2
Subnet massk: 255.255.2
255.0
Figure 29: A
AVT IPConfigg camera IP aaddress
cconfiguration
n window
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Imple
emen
nting link aggre
egatiion
The GX series camerras offer two
o Gigabit Etheernet ports ffor image datta transfer an
nd
c
one or both portts on the GX tto Ethernet aadapter portts on a
controll. Users can connect
host co
omputer. Thee dual port approach req uires the hosst computer to configuree a Link
Aggreg
gate Group (LLAG). A LAG configuratio
c
n combines m
multiple Ethernet ports iinto a
single data
d channel.
Figure 30: Prosilica
P
GX cam
mera network cconfiguration uusing multiple EEthernet ports
When is
i LAG needeed?
Conneccting both po
orts will increease the ava ilable bandw
width to 240 MB/sec. Thiis is
beneficcial for the fo
ollowing casees.
•
•
Need to usee Mono16, Baayer16, RBG224 and otherr high bit deppth pixel form
mats.
Highest fram
me rate is neeeded
Refference AVT Prosilica
P
GX Teechnical Manual for resoluution and ROI frame
ratte performancce.
http
p://www.alliedvisiontec.com/us/
s/support/downlloads/product-literature/prosilicca-gx.html
Refference the AV
VT Prosilica G
GigE Camera aand Driver Atttributes docuument for
infformation regaarding cameraa pixel formatt
http
p://www.alliedvisiontec.com/filleadmin/contentt/PDF/Software//Prosilica_softwaare/Prosilica
_firrmware/AVT_Cam
mera_and_Driverr_Attributes.pdf
mples show how to determ
mine bandwiddth consumpption. If the value is
The following exam
quired.
greaterr than 125 MB, LAG is req
Example 1:
GX1050
0 camera using Mono8 pixel format a nd outputtinng 100 fps
Bandwiidth usage = Resolution x Pixel formaat x Frame raate
= 1024 x 1024
4 x 1 (1 byte for mono8) x 100
~ 105 MBps
Percentage off single port GigE bandwiidth ~ 84 %
n required to operate the
t GX1050 ccamera at 1000 fps in Mono8
LAG is not
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Example 2:
0C using YUVV422 pixel format and outtputting 1000 fps
GX1050
Bandwiidth usage = 1024 x 1024
4 x 2 (2 byte for YUV422)) x 100
~ 210 MBps
Percentage off single port GigE bandwiidth ~ 168 %
%,
r
to operate
o
the GX1050C
G
at 1100 fps usingg YUV422
LAG is required
C
Config
guring
g Link Aggre
egatio
on
The GX camera conn
nected to host using LAG
G will requireed two host EEthernet adappter
ports. Configure an
nd optimize each
e
Etherneet adapter poort using steeps outlined iin
Chapter Ethernet adapter
a
conffiguration onn page 14. FFollows the ssteps below tto setup
a link aggregate
a
group.
[Windo
ows 7, Intel PT]
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Æ
Start
S
,Control Panel
Hardware
H
andd Sound
Device
D
Managger
Network
N
Adappter
riight click Addapter device
name
n
Properties
P
Teaming
T
tab
Select
S
Team the
t adapter with
w
other
o
adapterrs
click
c
New Team
The
T New Team
m Wizard window
will
w open, cho
oose a team
name
n
click
c
Next
Figgure 31: Intel adapter propperties teamin
ng tab.
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Æ Select
S
the desired adapteers corresponnding to the ports to be uused by the PProsilica
GX
G camera, cllick Next
Figure 32: Team wizzard adapter selection.
Æ Select
S
team type:
t
Static Link Aggregattion
click
c
Next
Figure 33:
3 Team wizaard team type selection.
The
T team willl now configu
ure and a new
w adapter wiill appear in the Networkk
Connections
C
window.
w
Thee newly form
med team adaapter can be managed ussing automattic IP
con
nfiguration or
o fixed IP ussing instructtions provideed in Chapterr Modify
Eth
hernet adap
pter IP addreess on page 223.
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[Linuxx]
Link Ag
ggregation iss referred to as bonding iin Linux. Thee following in
nstructions aare for
Ubuntu
u Linux 10.04
4 or newer.
Forr full installattion instructioons on Ubuntuu, see:
http
ps://help.ubunttu.com/communiity/UbuntuBondding
http
ps://help.ubunttu.com/communiity/LinkAggregattion
Æ Download
D
ifenslave modu
ule.
Terminal:
T
suddo apt-get insstall
iffenslave
Æ Terminal:
T
ifcoonfig
Æ Note
N eth#’s of
o NICs to be bonded
Æ Terminal:
T
suddo gedit
/etc/network/
/
k/interfaces
Æ Add/edit:
A
auto
a bond0
ifface bond0 in
net static
address
a
169.2
254.100.101
1
netmask
n
255..255.0.0
bond-slaves
b
eth6
e
eth7
bond_mode
b
0
mtu
m 8228
Figure 34:: Interfaces file for bondingg. Linux.
where
w
eth6 an
nd eth7 are the
t NICs to
be
b bonded.
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[OSX]
Forr full installattion instructioons on OSX, seee:
http
p://docs.info.ap
pple.com/article..html?path=ServverAdmin/10.6/een/asa7873dc0.html
Note these instructions are foor OSX server, but apply to OSX also.
Æ System
S
Preferrences
Æ Network
N
Æ Select
S
Ethernet, click gear icon,
Manage
M
Virtuaal Interfaces…
Æ Click
C
the Add (+) button, and select
New
N Link Aggrregate.
Æ Select
S
the ports to bond from
f
the
liist, click Creaate, Done.
Figure 355: Manage Virttual Interfacees. OSX.
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T
Troub
blesh
hootin
ng
IIs the camera
c
getting
g powerr?
The RJ4
45 Ethernet connector
c
on
n the back foor the cameraa contains LEEDs, one of w
which will
illumin
nate when the camera is powered.
p
If uunlit, check the power addapter. If poossible,
test thee adapter witth a working camera to vverify its operration. If usiing a custom
m power
adapter, be sure the adapter an
nd wire gaugee is rated to 200 – 500 m
mA.
IIs the ca
amera po
owered, but not detecte d in GigE
E Samplle Viewe
er?
Damaged or poor quality Ethern
net cabling ccan result in no cameras ffound, droppped
packetss, decreased bandwidth, and other prroblems. Usee Cat5e, 6 orr better ratedd
Etherneet cabling.
Return to Chapter Modify
M
Etherrnet adapterr IP address on page 23,, which descrribes how
to adju
ust the IP add
dress of the host
h adapterr. There shouuld be no gatteway on youur NIC.
Connecct a single caamera directlly to your NICC, no hub/sw
witch.
ows 7]
[Windo
Run thee IpConfig application in
nstalled withh the GigE Saample Vieweer. You may n
need to
wait up
p to one minu
ute for the caamera to apppear.
Figure 36: G
GigEIpConfigg.
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[Linuxx, OSX, QNX]
In AVT GigE SDK/bin-pc/<correcct architectuure>/ directoory:
Terminal: sudo ./CLLiPConfig –l
Possiible resullts:
Cameraa is listed
Your caamera and NIIC must be on
n the same s ubnet. A sam
mple IP conffiguration forr the
cameraa and adapter is shown beelow.
IP addrress:
Subnett Mask:
Ad
dapter
16
69.254.23.2
25
55.255.0.0
Cameera
169..254.43.3
255..255.0.0
Cameraa is not listeed
This can happen if the
t IP addresss of the ada pter is not oon the same ssubnet as thee
cameraa. To repair th
he issue, return the adappter address to the Auto--IP configuraation.
If you are
a still havin
ng problems, type: ipconnfig /all in a command prrompt [windoows];
ifconfigg –a in termin
nal [Linux, OS
O X, QNX]. S end resulting screenshott to
supporrt@alliedvisiiontec.com.
Fig
gure 37: ipconnfig /all. Winddows.
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Is the cam
mera listted in Gig
gE Samplle Viewerr but can
n’t acquirre images
s?
Reset your
y
camera settings
s
to faactory defau lt: with ConffigFileIndex = Factory, cllick the
ConfigFFileLoad buttton. While streaming, chheck your Staats.
Figure 38
8: GigE Samplee Viewer. Statts reporting.
StatFraamesCompleeted/StatPacketsReceivved = 0.
•
•
Likely
L
a firew
wall is blockin
ng incoming traffic. Disabble your firew
wall on Ethernet
adapter
a
conn
nected to cam
mera.
Be
B sure FrameeStartTriggeerMode = Freeerun or FixeddRate. Otherr trigger moddes
require a trigger event to capture fram
mes.
StatFraamesDroppeed ≠ zero
•
Packets
P
are in
ncoming, butt all droppinng. Be sure yoou have Jumbo Frames enabled
on
o your Adap
pter, see Etheernet adapteer configuraation section
n. Alternativvely,
reduce camerra PacketSizee value to 15500.
StatFraamesCompleeted is increasing but bllack image
•
•
•
Increase Expo
osure Value,
Ensure
E
the caamera lens iss properly insstalled and tthe lens cap h
has been rem
moved.
Be
B sure your scene
s
is suitably lit
If you
y are still having probllems, capturre the cameraas settings fiile
exp
plained in Ch
hapter Exporrt camera seettings on paage 22 and seend this
to support@allliedvisiontecc.com.
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Additional references
Product webpage
http://www.alliedvisiontec.com/us/products/cameras/gigabit-ethernet/prosilica-gc.html
Product manuals and CAD models
http://www.alliedvisiontec.com/us/support/downloads/product-literature.html
AVT GigE PvAPI SDK
http://www.alliedvisiontec.com/us/products/software/avt-pvapi-sdk.html
Knowledge base
http://www.alliedvisiontec.com/us/support/knowledge-base.html
Case studies
http://www.alliedvisiontec.com/us/products/applications.html
Firmware
http://www.alliedvisiontec.com/us/support/downloads/firmware.html
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