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Genie ™ Monochrome Series Camera User’s Manual Genie Framework 1.20 M640 M1024 M1400 M1600 GigE Vision Area Scan Camera CA-GENM-MUM00 www.imaging.com.
© 2007 DALSA All information provided in this ma nual is believed to be accurate and reliable. No responsibility is assumed by DALSA for its use. DALSA reserves the right to m ake ch anges to this inform ation wit hout notice.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Contents • 1 Contents GENIE MONOCHROME SERIES OVERVIEW ..................................................................................... 5 D ESCRIPTION ..................................................
2 • Contents Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Access Via Ca mExpert .................................................................................................................... 31 Power-up Conf iguration ...........................
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Contents • 3 S APERA S UPPORTED F EATURES L IST ...................................................................................................... 68 Accessing Features with Sapera++ LT ................
4 • Contents Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Ethernet Switch Requirements ................................................................................................... ..... 98 Ethernet to Fiber-Optic Interface Re quirements .......
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Genie Monochrome Series Overview • 5 Genie Monochrome Series Overview Description The Genie monochrom e camera fam ily form a seri es of affordable, easy to use digital cameras specifically engineered for industrial i maging appli cations.
6 • Genie Monochrome Series Overview Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Genie Application Advantages • Compact, rugged design • GigE Vision 1.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Genie Monochrome Series Overview • 7 Product Part Numbers This manual covers t he five monochrom e Genie model s summ arized below. See " Cam era Performance Specifications " on page 8 for each Genie model.
8 • Genie Monochrome Series Overview Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Camera Performance Specifications Specifications for each available sensor are listed after the general Genie camera specifications.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Genie Monochrome Series Overview • 9 Certifications CE EN55022, class A, Radio Disturbance Characteristics EN61000-4-2, Electrostatic discharge immunity te.
10 • Genie Monochrome Series Overview Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Genie M640-1/2 Specifications Item / Feature Specification Imager Format Full frame interline CCD area scan with square pixel Sensor Sony ICX414AL Resolution 640 x 480 pixels Minimum Frame Rate (free-running) 0.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Genie Monochrome Series Overview • 11 Genie M640-1/3 Specifications Item / Feature Specification Imager Format Full frame interline CCD area scan with square pixel Sensor Sony ICX424AL Resolution 640 x 480 pixels Minimum Frame Rate (free-running) 0.
12 • Genie Monochrome Series Overview Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Genie M1024 Specifications Item / Feature Specification Imager Format Full frame interline CCD area scan with square pixel Sensor Sony ICX204AL Resolution 1024 x 768 pixels Minimum Frame Rate (free-running) 0.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Genie Monochrome Series Overview • 13 Genie M1400 Specifications Item / Feature Specification Imager Format Full frame interline CCD area scan with square pixel Sensor ICX267AL Resolution 1360 x 1024 pixels Minimum Frame Rate (free-running) 0.
14 • Genie Monochrome Series Overview Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Genie M1600 Specifications Item / Feature Specification Imager Format Full frame interline CCD area scan with square pixel Sensor Sony ICX274AL Resolution 1600 x 1200 pixels Minimum Frame Rate (free-running) 0.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Genie Monochrome Series Overview • 15 Application Development Overview Sapera LT Library with optional Processing Sapera LT is a powerful development library for im age acquisition and control. Sapera LT provi des a single API across current and future DALSA hard ware.
16 • Genie Monochrome Series Overview Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Installing the Genie Camera • 17 Installing the Genie Camera Warning! (Grounding Instructions) Static electricit y can damage elect ronic components.
18 • Installing the Genie Camera Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Using Genie with a VLAN Ethernet Switch An Ethernet switch supporting VLAN (Virtu al Local Area Network) allows multiple isolated subnets to exist on the same switch.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Installing the Genie Camera • 19 Installation Overview • Inspect all cables and connectors prior to their use. Do not use faulty cables or connectors to avoid camera damage. • Before connecting power to the cam era, test all power suppl ies.
20 • Installing the Genie Camera Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Genie CD Package Installation The Genie Framework software package and Sapera runt im e provides all components required t o control the Genie with the supplied Ca mExpert tool .
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Installing the Genie Camera • 21 Connect the Genie Camera Connect a power supply to the Genie cam era and an Ethernet cable from the Genie to t he host computer.
22 • Installing the Genie Camera Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Status LED Codes The camera is equipped wi th a LED to display the operat iona l status of the camera.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Installing the Genie Camera • 23 Typical LED States on Power Up The following LED sequence occurs when the Genie is powered up connected to a network with i nstalled Genie Framework software.
24 • Installing the Genie Camera Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera In the event that the device is physically connected, but the Sapera GigE Server icon i s indicating that the connected device is not recognized, cli ck Scan Network to restart the discovery process.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Installing the Genie Camera • 25 Select NIC Advanced Configuration Properties • From the Start m enu go to Settings • Control Panel • Network Connections and select the NIC used to connect the Genie to.
26 • Installing the Genie Camera Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Jumbo Frames • Select the 'Jum bo Frames' property. • Change the value to the largest supporte d by the installed NIC . The Genie can then be configured to use its maxim um Jum bo Frames size (current ly 9000).
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Installing the Genie Camera • 27 The Network Configuration Tools al lows you to: • Configure the Windows firewall excepti on list • Activate the Networ.
28 • Installing the Genie Camera Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera • The firmware update is com plete when the lower m essage output area says "Device reset complete".
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Installing the Genie Camera • 29 Quick Test with CamExpert When the Genie camera is directly connected to a Giga bit network adapte r on a host computer or vi a a network switch, testing the installatio n with CamExpert is a straightforward pr ocedure.
30 • Installing the Genie Camera Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera About the User-Defined Camera Name The Genie can be programme d with a user-defined name to aid identifying m ultiple cam eras connected to the network.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 31 Operational Reference Camera and Sensor Information Camera and sensor i nformation can be retri eved via a c ontrolling application. Param eters such as camera m odel, firmware version, sensor characteristics, etc.
32 • Operational Reference Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Read Only Parameters Parameter Description Device Vendor For the Genie Monochrom e series, this is always DALSA. Device Model Name Displays the device model name (for example, Genie M640).
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 33 Camera Information via Sapera LT or GenICam Applications Sapera Genie Sapera parameters for Ca mera and Sensor Information: Inte.
34 • Operational Reference Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Sensor Controls Genie provides a number of sensor cont rols to optim ize im age acquisitions for m ost im aging solutions.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 35 User Set Parameters Parameter Description Frame Rate (in Hz) Specifies the internal tr igger frame rate for free run mode, in Hz. Possible values range from 0.1 to 64.0 Hz for Genie M640 in full scan mode.
36 • Operational Reference Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Gain and Black Level Controls The Genie series of monochrome cam eras provide gain a nd black level adjustm ents for the analog signal from each CCD pixel, before the analog t o digital conversion.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 37 Partial Scan—Window ROI Partial Scan (vertical cropping) The Partial Scan m ode, also know as vertical cropping, re duces t he number of video lines grabbed for a fram e.
38 • Operational Reference Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Partial Scan (horizontal cropping) Genie also can crop the acquisition hor izontally by grabbing le ss pixels on each horizontal line. Additionally a horizontal offset value will start the grab from any pixel count, as shown in the following figure.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 39 Window ROI Control via Sapera LT or GenICam Applications Sapera Genie Sapera parameters for Partial Scan and Window ROI: Width =.
40 • Operational Reference Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera CamExpert Image Buffer and ROI Parameters CamExpert provides controls to configure acqui sitions vi a the Im age Buffer and ROI Parameters tab. The im age buffer can be easily cropped as desired.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 41 Binning Binning is the process where the charge on two (or more) adj acent pixels is combined. This results in increased light sensitivity since there is twice the sens or area to capture photons.
42 • Operational Reference Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Binning Control via Sapera LT or GenICam Applications Sapera Genie Sapera parameters for Binning: BinningHorizontal = {Disabled = 1, 2 pixels = 2} BinningVertical = {Disabled = 1, 2 lines = 2} In CamExpert, these parameters are available under the “Sensor” tab.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 43 Exposure Controls Exposure Control m odes define the met hod and timi ng of how to control the sensor int egration period.
44 • Operational Reference Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera External Trigger Programmable Exposure • Also known as “Edge Pre-select” exposure. See the tim ing diagram below. • The external trigger edge initiates th e exposure process.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 45 External Trigger Level-controlled Exposure • Also known as “Pulse Width Control” exposure. See t he timi ng diagram below. • The external trigger edge initiates th e exposure process.
46 • Operational Reference Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Synchronization Timing Genie supports two types of sensor sy nchronization used to ali gn the exposure to sensor tim ing: • Synchronous Mode : Exposure is synchronous to the line t iming of t he sensor.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 47 Reset Mode • Exposure starts imme diately after a valid trigge r. There is no jitter on the start of exposure. • Exposure time i s programm able or controlle d by the trigger pulse widt h.
48 • Operational Reference Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera CamExpert I/O Controls Dialog CamExpert groups the Genie I/O Controls Parameters i n one group. These parameters al low configuring the Genie inputs and outputs for ty pe of signal and signal polarit y .
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 49 General Inputs External Input Signal Opto-coupler & Debounce Circuit • Genie provides two sets of opto-coupled inputs for either RS422 or TTL si gnals. These can be used as external trigger sources.
50 • Operational Reference Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Input Controls via Sapera LT or GenICam Applications Sapera Genie Sapera parameters for Tr igger Modes and General Inputs: Trigg.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 51 Strobe and General Outputs Genie provides two sets of opto-coupl ed outputs (see " External Outputs " on page 92 ). These can be used as a strobe signal to control li ghting or to generate program mable pul ses when specific events are generated by the camera.
52 • Operational Reference Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera When an event mode is selected, i ts trigger output schem atic or signal timi ng diagram is displayed, as well as any other additional param eters for the m ode.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 53 Pulse On Valid Trigger Event Mode The Pulse On Valid Trigger event mode generates an output signal when a valid input trigger is received. Pulse On Invalid Trigger Event Mode This event mode generates an output signal when an invalid input trigger is received.
54 • Operational Reference Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Pulse On Start of Readout Event Mode The Pulse On Start of Readout event m ode generates an output signal when the camera begins a readout operat ion from the sensor.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 55 Pulse On End of Acquisition Event Mode The Pulse On End of Acquisition event mode generates an out put signal when the acquisit ion process is term inated using software.
56 • Operational Reference Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Output Control via Sapera LT or GenICam Applications Sapera Genie Sapera parameters for Strobe and General Outputs. See " Accessing Features with Sapera++ LT " on page 68 .
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 57 . . . . . . 0 1 2 3 252 255 254 253 255 254 253 252 2 1 0 3 Output Circuit Sensor & A/D Circuit Pixel Data Simplified Genie .
58 • Operational Reference Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Flat Field (Image Shading) Correction Image Shading correcti on, also know as Flat Field Correct ion is the process of elim inating sm all gain differences between pixels in a sensor array.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 59 CamExpert Flat Field Calibration Menu • Click on the Advanced Setting button to change the default num ber of frames averaged for each calibration step. The default value is 10 fram es.
60 • Operational Reference Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Using Flat Field Correction From the Cam Expert m enu bar enable Flat Fiel d correction ( Pre-Processing • Flat Field Correction • Hardware ). Now when doing a live grab or snap, the incoming im age is corrected by the cu rrent flat field ca libration data for each pixel.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 61 Image Flip Horizontal The Genie supports a software controll ed horizontal fli p function as shown in the following fi gure. The process is done in hardware with no lo ss of acquisition frame rate.
62 • Operational Reference Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Internal Image Test Patterns The Genie camera includes a built in test pattern generator th at can be used to confirm cam era Ethernet connections or driver installati ons, without the need for a cam era lens or proper lighting.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 63 Test Image Select via Sapera LT or GenICam Applications Sapera Genie Sapera parameters for Image Test Patterns: TestImageSelecto.
64 • Operational Reference Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Acquisition Device Ev ent Name (case sensitive strings) Description Start of Trigger Trigger is valid base d on the programmed t.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 65 Network Controls & GigE Vision Parameters This section describes how to opti mize the net work conf iguration for m aximum Genie bandwidth.
66 • Operational Reference Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Parameter Description Network Configuration Mode Specifies the Network Configura tion Mode as either Automatic, Manual, or Optimize. In general use Optimize mode. So me computers, es pecially laptops, may require manual optimization of network parameters.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 67 Genie Power-up Configuration On power up th e Genie camera initializes to a factory default state which sets th e camera with neutral parameters and in free run mode. The default st ate ensures that the camera is ready for acquisit ion.
68 • Operational Reference Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Power-up Control via Sapera LT or GenICam Applications Sapera Genie Sapera parameters fo r Power-up Configuration: Power-upConfi.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 69 Feature Type STRING Feature Name Access Type Value Server Name RO STRING Genie_M640_1 ( example ) Number of Features RO STRING (.
70 • Operational Reference Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera LUTFormat (dependent on camera model) RO ENUM Mono 8 - Unsigned = 16844800 Mono 8 - Signed = 285280256 Mono 9 - Unsigned = 16779.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 71 Feature Type INT32 The feature list for ty pe INT32 has an additional colum n 'Exponent' which defines the feature's nat ive unit. This exponent value is used as a unit multiplier so that the feature value is expressed as an integer, not a decim al number.
72 • Operational Reference Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Note 1: not displa yed in Cam Expert; not saved i n a camera configuration fi le (CCF) Feature Type BOOL Feature Name Access Typ.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 73 Trigger Enable - TRUE Software Input 1 Input 2 Frame Rate Trigger Delay to Integ ration Exposure Align ment Synchron ous Reset E.
74 • Operational Reference Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Output Selector Output X Selector Output X Pulse Delay Output X Pulse Duration Output X Po larity Output X Pulse Delay Output X .
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Operational Reference • 75 Pixel Format Pixel Format SaperaBufferFormat PixelSize LUTFormat 8-Bit 10-bit LUTNum berE ntries FlatFieldE nable Network Config.
76 • Operational Reference Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Network Tools • 77 Network Tools IP Configuration Mode Details The following descriptions provi de more inform ation on the IP configurat ion modes suppor t ed by Genie. In general automatic IP configuration assignment is sufficient for most Genie installations.
78 • Network Tools Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) • This Genie IP configuration m ode requires a DHCP serv er to allocate an IP address dynam ically. The Genie must be configured to have DHC P enabled.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Network Tools • 79 Network Configuration Tool The Network Configuration t ool provides inform ation on a ll network adapters installed in the system and an y connected GigE Vision devices.
80 • Network Tools Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Genie IP Configuration System Information and Configuration Select the system icon (the com puter sym bol) in the left pane to displ ay current system informat ion which m ay be required when documenti ng Genie installati ons.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Network Tools • 81 Network Card Information and Configuration Select a network card icon in the left pane t o see the NI C configuration param eters. The Net work Configuration tool ensures that no two NIC devices instal led in the comput er are on the same subnet, si nce that would create a confli ct.
82 • Network Tools Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera After installation, all system NIC devices have the Sapera Network Imaging driver enabled. Only the NIC connected to a Genie camera requires the Network Imagi ng driver enabled to capture images from Genie.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Network Tools • 83 • If the camera requires a persistent IP address, select the bullet to assign a persistent IP immediately with recovery. Enter the new IP addre ss and clic k on Recover Came ra. Important: Any changes made with this tool will update the Genie flash memory.
84 • Network Tools Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Status Window Description User Name User assigned identification Manufacturer Manufacturer for this device Model GigE Vision device mode.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Sapera CamExpert Guide • 85 Sapera CamExpert Guide Using CamExpert with Genie Monochrome Cameras CamExpert i s the camera int erfacing tool supported by t he Sapera library. When used with a Genie cam era, CamExpert allows a user to test all Genie operating m ode s.
86 • Sapera CamExpert Guide Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera CamExpert Panes The CamExpert application uses 5 windows to sim plify choosing and configuring cam era files or acquisition parameters for the installed device. • Device pane : View and select from any installed Sapera acquisition device.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Sapera CamExpert Guide • 87 • Control Buttons : The Display pane includes C amExpert control buttons. These are: Acquisition control button: Click once to start live grab, click again to stop. Single frame grab: Click to acquire one frame from device.
88 • Sapera CamExpert Guide Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera 10-bit Invert LUT CamExpert avai lable LUT exam ples are briefly described bel ow. The LUT function graphic sim plifies understanding the operation especi ally when user settings m odify the LUT function.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Technical Specifications • 89 Technical Specifications Mechanical Specifications The figure below defines the Genie family mechan i cal specifications.
90 • Technical Specifications Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Notes: Genie supports a screw lock Ethernet cable (see " Ruggedized RJ45 Ethernet Cables " on page 97 ). For information on Genie lens requirements see " Optical Considerations " on page 93 .
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Technical Specifications • 91 Genie Signal Electrical Details • Power Supply (pin 2) : +12V DC nomi nal. Operating tolerance +10% to –10%. Over voltage and rev erse voltage pro tection circuit built in.
92 • Technical Specifications Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera External Outputs • Programm able output m ode such as strobe, event notificat ion, etc. (see " Output Control via Sapera LT or GenICam Appli cations " on page 56 ).
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Technical Specifications • 93 Camera Status LED The Genie has one multicolor LED to p rovide a simple visible indication of the operatio nal status of the camera. When more than on e condition is activ e, the LED color indicates the co ndition with th e highest priority.
94 • Technical Specifications Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera • Some light sources age such that over their life span t hey produce less light. This aging may not be uniform—a light source m ay produce progressively le ss light in som e areas of the spectrum but not others.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Technical Specifications • 95 Example: An acquisition syst em has a 512 x 512 elem ent, 10 μ m pixel pitch area scan camera, a lens with an effective focal length of 45m m, and requi res that 100 μ m in the object space correspond to each pixel in the image sensor.
96 • Technical Specifications Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Cleaning the Sensor Window Even with careful handling, the sensor wi ndow may need cleani ng. The following steps describe various cl eaning techniques to clean minor dust partic les to accidental finger touches.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Technical Specifications • 97 Ruggedized RJ45 Ethernet Cables Components Express Inc. has avail able an industrial RJ45 CAT6 cable that on one end has a m olded shroud assembly wi th top/bottom thumbscrews, whi le the other end has a standard RJ45.
98 • Technical Specifications Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Computer Requirements for Genie Cameras The following inform ation is a guide to com puter and net working equipment required to support the Genie cam era at maxim um performance.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Technical Specifications • 99 Ethernet to Fiber-Optic Interface Requirements In cases of camera-to-PC separati ons of more than 100 m ete rs but an Ethernet swi tch is not desired, a fi ber-optic media converter can be used.
100 • Technical Specifications Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera EC & FCC Declaration of Conformity.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Troubleshooting • 101 Troubleshooting Overview In rare cases an installation may fail or there are problem s in controlling and usi ng the Genie camera.
102 • Troubleshooting Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Device Not Available A red X over the GigE server tray icon indi cates that the Genie device i s not found. This indicates ei ther a major camera fault or condition such as disconnected power, or a network issue where there is no com munication.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Troubleshooting • 103 Installation Issues and Functional Problems This section covers issues indi cated by the GigE server tray i con shows a warning symbol .
104 • Troubleshooting Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera GigE Server Warning Example 1b: IP error with multiple NICs As a second example, the screenshot bel ow shows an IP conflict error sim ilar to the exam ple above but the second NIC has no camera connected (or only an Ethernet switch).
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Troubleshooting • 105 GigE Server Warning Example 2: Subnet Mask or IP error The screenshot below shows that the Ge nie device is not accessible. This IP e rror is an example of the Genie being assigned a persistent IP address wit h an incorrect subnet ma sk.
106 • Troubleshooting Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera • Information about the CorSnid driver is also avai lable from Network Configuration t ool. Device Available with Operational Issues This section considers issues with cabling, Ethern et switches, multiple cam eras, and camera exposure.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Troubleshooting • 107 Power Failure During a Firmware Update–Now What? Don't panic! There is far greater ch ance that the host com puter OS is dam aged during a power failure than any permanent problems with the Genie.
108 • Troubleshooting Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Turning Windows Firewall Off With a computer that i s not behind a corporate firewall an alternative is t o disable Windows firewall only for t he network adapter dedicated for the Genie camera.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Troubleshooting • 109 Test a Genie Using Internal Test Patterns The Genie test pattern m ode allows quick veri fication of an instal lation without the need for correct lighting or l ens.
110 • Troubleshooting Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Grab Remains Black While using Cam Expert to test a Genie i nstallation, t here are no obvious installat ion problems. B ut when Grab is clicked in Cam Expert, a grab failure occurs. The grab rem ains black and an Abort m essage is display ed.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Troubleshooting • 111 Grab has Random Bad Data or Noise – Case 2 • This problem has been seen wi th network adapters using the Real tek RTL8169 chip and associated l ow-level driver. In this case the NIC reports a false maxim um jumbo fram e size.
112 • Troubleshooting Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Configuration Recommendations with Laptops • In the NIC configuration, keep the jum bo frame size set to the maxim um allowed. See " Increasing Adapter Buffers and Jumbo Fram es " on page 24 .
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Troubleshooting • 113 Problems with Disconnecting NICs Genie cameras instal led in environm ents with physi cal motion, vi brations, or high EMI m ay be disconnected by the NIC. The following items need to be reviewed to solve the problem.
114 • Troubleshooting Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Camera Exposure Issues No camera exposure when expected. • Verify by using the cam era in free-running m ode.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Troubleshooting • 115 Verifying Network Parameters DALSA provides the Network Configurati on tool to verify and configure network devices and the Genie network parameters.
116 • Troubleshooting Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera DALSA Contact Information • 117 DALSA Contact Information Genie Sales Information Visit our web site: http://www.imaging.com/ Email: mailto:info@dalsa-coreco.com International/Canada DALSA — Montreal office 7075 Place Robert-Joncas Suite #142 St.
118 • DALSA Contact Information Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Genie Technical Support Any support question or request can be submitted via our web site: Technical support form via our web page: Support requests for imaging product installations, Support requests for imaging applications http://www.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Glossary of Terms • 119 Glossary of Terms ARP Address Resolution Protocol provides a way to retrieve the MAC address associated to an IP address.
120 • Glossary of Terms Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera GenICam specification Specification of the European Machine Vision Association (EMVA, www.emva.org ). Defines the capabilities of any GigE Visio n device. Grab Acquiring an im age frame.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Glossary of Terms • 121 SAT Saturation Output Am plitude. SAT is the average maxim um out put level for a specified l ight input. Scatter Gather Host system mem ory allocated for fram e buffers is virtually contiguous but physical ly scattered t hroughout all available memory.
122 • Glossary of Terms Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Index • 123 Index 1 12-pin male Hirose connector, 90 8 8/10-bit LUT, 56 A Acquisition events, 63 administrator, 19 AUTORUN, 19, 20 B back focal length, 94 .
124 • Index Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera high EMI, 109, 112 Hirose HR10A-10P-12S, 21 histogram tool, 58 horizontal and vertical binning, 41 horizontal crop, 38 hot mirror, 94 HTML help.
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Index • 125 sensor specification, 9 sensor specifications, 8 sensor synchronization, 46 signal debounce circuit, 49 software triggers, 42 spatial resolutio.
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