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1. i i Data in www imperx com 8 of 21 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Driver Manual The iPORT family of drivers If you re upgrading your iPORT SDK and already have an existing project under development and you don t require a GigE Vision compliant connection we recommend that you continue using your current driver The iPORT family of drivers have a solid track record of field proven reliability In short if your current system is working well there s no need to change 4 3 iPORT High Performance Driver Efficiency Usage Existing projects requiring high bandwidth Limitations Requires NIC from Intel s family of PRO 1000 cards and 825xx chips Like the eBUS Optimal Driver the iPORT High Performance IP Device Driver is a purpose built replacement for the regular driver that comes with your Intel PRO 1000 network card or 825xx chip The iPORT High Performance IP Device Driver is extremely efficient but disregards regular Internet traffic As a result it doesn t support corporate network connectivity If you re curious about upgrading consider the eBUS Optimal Driver See eBUS Optimal Driver on page 6 www imperx com 9 of 21 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Driver Manual High Performance Driver Intel PRO 1000 D00000 card or Daan 825xx chip 4 4 iPORT Universal Filter Driver Efficiency kkk Us2. your driver Once you ve installed your NIC in your PC if necessary installed the manufacturer s drivers and rebooted your PC you re ready to install the eBUS drivers To install your driver 1 Launch the eBUS Driver Installation Tool From the Windows Start menu select Start gt All Programs gt Imperx gt eBUS Software gt eBUS Driver Installation Tool 2 The main page of the eBUS Driver Installation Tool appears Driver Installation Tool Network adapters Location MAC Driver Description BB PCI bus 2 device 12 function 0 00 0e 0c 70 d3 d7 eBUS Optimal Driver Intel R PRO 1000 MT Desktop Ada BPC bus 2 device 11 function 0 00 Oe 0c a2 38 4c Intel Prof1000 Netwo Intel R PRO 1000 GT Desktop Ada BPPCI bus 2 device 5 Function O 00 1 1 d8 de 54 76 NIC driver Marvell Yukon 88E8001 8003 8010 Available eBUS Components a GigE Vision Protocol Driver IIEL iPORT Protocol Driver Update Drivers 3 In the Network adapters pane select a network adapter card 4 Click Configure 5 The Network Adapter Configuration Wizard appears www imperx com 13 of 21 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX Y LYNX GigE Vision Driver Manual Network Adapter Configuration Wizard Driver selection Select your preferred driver eBUS Family of drivers eBUS Optimal Driver eBUS Universal Driver recommended For new projects iPORT family of drivers iPORT High Performance IP Device Driver iPO
3. 0 287 High Performance IP Driver 2 3 0 285 2 3 0 287 Universal Filter Driver 2 3 0 231 2 3 0 287 Advanced update Update all EBus Components Drivers Component Installed version Available Yersion ay iPORT Protocol Driver 2 3 0 251 2 3 0 251 uf GigE Vision Protocol Driver 2 3 0 251 2 3 0 251 2 Click Update all 3 Reboot your PC www imperx com 20 of 21 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Driver Manual 8 Technical support If you ve having any problems using the eBUS Driver Suite the first place to look is in the documentation You can also find additional information on the Imperx website If you need help beyond that email and phone support is available Documentation The eBUS Driver Suite documentation includes step by step instructions for most of the driver related issues you might have To view the eBUS Driver Suite documentation From the Windows Start menu select Start gt All Programs gt Imperx gt eBUS Software gt Documentation By default the documentation files are located in C Program Files Imperx eBUS Software Documentation Website To get software updates view online documentation and more visit www imperx com Email support Additional technical support can be obtained by contacting Applications Support at 1 561 989 0006 or via email at support imperx com www imperx com 21 of 21 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007
4. IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Driver Manual LYNX GigE Vision eBUS Driver Quick Start Guide These products are not intended for use in life support appliances devices or systems where malfunction of these products can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury Imperx customers using or selling these products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify Imperx for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale Copyright 2007 Imperx Inc All rights reserved All information provided in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable Imperx assumes no responsibility for its use Imperx reserves the right to make changes to this information without notice Redistribution of this manual in whole or in part by any means is prohibited without obtaining prior permission from Imperx www imperx com 1 of 21 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY 7v LYNX GigE Vision Driver Manual Revision History 05 21 07 Initial Release 2 of 21 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 www imperx com IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Driver Manual Table of Contents 1 The Scope of this User s Manual eessssosesssooecesssocccessscceessoocceessoosessssoseees 4 2 Setting up your eBUS Driver Suite sesesssooesesssececessseceessooecssssooecsssseceessso 4 3 Understanding the eBUS drivers essssecesssooccesssoccessoocceessooecesssooeessssoceessso 5 4 Choosing your driver sesssssccecessscoccssosccecsscsoe
5. RT Universal IP Filter Driver recommended For existing projects Windows network stack Manufacturer s network card driver only not recommended Cancel 6 Follow the steps described in the wizard The eBUS Driver Installation Tool recommends the best drivers but to learn more see Choosing your driver on page 6 During the install the eBUS Driver Installation Tool suppresses some Windows dialogs The quick appearance and disappearance of dialogs is normal 7 Reboot your PC 8 Your driver is now installed www imperx com 14 of 21 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX LYNX GigE Vision Driver Manual 6 Configuring your NIC If you re in a typical networked office environment your NIC will get its IP address from a DHCP server However if you re setting up for the first time we recommend that you make a direct connection to your Lynx camera Without a DHCP server Windows uses Zeroconf also known as Autoconf or LLA fallback but the fallback takes up to a minute every time you disconnect To connect faster you can configure a static IP address If you want to configure your NIC to get its IP address from a DHCP server see Multi use connection DHCP server on page 18 6 1 Dedicated connection static IP address This configuration assigns your NIC a static IP address To configure your NIC for a dedicated connection 1 From the Windows Start menu select Start gt Control Panel The Control Panel dialog appe
6. age Existing projects requiring medium bandwidth Limitations none Like the eBUS Universal Driver the iPORT Universal IP Filter Driver replaces the inefficient Windows network stack and works with virtually any network card If you re curious about upgrading consider the faster more efficient eBUS Universal Driver See eBUS Universal Driver on page 7 www imperx com 10 of 21 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Driver Manual i Universal IP Filter i Driver i Manufacturer s driver The Regular Network Driver The manufacturer s NIC driver is the default driver that comes with your NIC 4 5 Manufacturer s NIC Driver Efficiency Usage Only where very low performance can be tolerated Limitations Your manufacturer s NIC driver routes data through the Windows network stack Though suitable for bandwidths of 100 Mb s or less higher bandwidths incur a significant CPU usage penalty Bandwidth is limited when CPU usage reaches 100 By devoting all its resources to packet routing the PC is left with insufficient CPU resources for other tasks such as processing or displaying images www imperx com 11 of 21 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Driver Manual Windows network stack Data in www imperx com 12 of 21 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX Y LYNX GigE Vision Driver Manual 5 Installing
7. ars 2 Double click Network Connections The Network Connections dialog appears 3 Right click your Local Area Connection and select Properties The Local Area Connection Properties dialog appears www imperx com 15 of 21 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX Y LYNX GigE Vision Driver Manual 4 Local Area Connection 26 Properties ee x r General Authentication Advanced Connect using B Ethernet Bus Network Interface Card This connection uses the following items Client for Microsoft Networks v i File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks ma QoS Packet Scheduler v Internet Protocol TCP IP Description Allows your computer to access resources on a Microsoft network Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity 4 Make the following settings Client for Microsoft Networks File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks QoS Packet Scheduler Internet Protocol TCP IP Show icon in notification area when connected KIRKOJ Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity 5 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties dialog appears www imperx com 16 of 21 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Driver Manual Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties __ _ General You can
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9. ct Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties dialog appears Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties LV General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address IP address Subnet mask Default gateway Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server Enable Obtain an IP address automatically Enable Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK to close the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties dialog Click Close to close the Local Area Connection Properties dialog Your NIC will now get its IP address from a DHCP server 10 o l ads www imperx com 19 of 21 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX Y LYNX GigE Vision Driver Manual 7 Updating your drivers If you ve updated your eBUS software you should update your drivers too Generally you should keep all your drivers updated to the most recent version You don t need to update if you re installing your drivers for the first time To update all your drivers 1 From the main eBUS Driver Installation Tool page click Update Drivers The Update Drivers dialog appears Update Drivers Drivers Driver Installed version Available version eBUS Not Found 1 0
10. get IF settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address IP address Subnet mask Default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server 6 Enable Use the following IP address and make the following settings IP address 192 168 101 001 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway Leave blank Ensure you re not conflicting with an existing IP address on another NIC For multiple dedicated connections on the same host PC increment the third IP address by one for each NIC i e 101 102 103 etc 7 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties dialog 8 Click Close to close the Local Area Connection Properties dialog Your NIC is now configured for a dedicated connection When you cable your NIC to another NIC Windows will recognize the connection without any delay i Local Area Connection 25 is now connected Speed 1 0 Gbps www imperx com 17 of 21 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Driver Manual 6 2 Multi use connection DHCP server If you re using your NIC for both your eBUS data and your regular office network connectivity configure it as a multi use con
11. ions incur a heavy CPU usage penalty The job of analyzing incoming packets overwhelms the CPU long before data throughput reaches the NIC s potential An eBUS driver tests only for data destined for your application If so the data bypasses the network stack to efficiently route data to your application If not the packet is sent to the Windows network stack Since the great majority of the data will be for your high bandwidth application the eBUS drivers dramatically reduce CPU usage By eliminating the CPU usage bottleneck data throughput is maximized and your CPU is free to perform other duties Regular NIC driver performance Data in eBUS driver performance packets www imperx com 5 of 21 Jt CPU Bandwidth available for other purposes li CPU Bandwidth available for other purposes Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX LYNX GigE Vision Driver Manual 4 Choosing your driver Imperx offers two eBUS drivers If you re using an Intel PRO 1000 network card we recommend the eBUS Optimal Driver Otherwise use the eBUS Universal Driver If you ve already got a project in development you can use the iPORT drivers See The iPort family of drivers on page 9 The eBUS family of drivers The eBUS drivers include the highly efficient eBUS Optimal Driver and the versatile eBUS Universal Driver Both offer considerable improvements compared to using only your manufacturer s regular NIC driver 4 1 eBUS O
12. k adapter driver and the Windows software stack and performs a quick sort on all incoming packets It sends regular LAN traffic such as corporate emails to the Windows stack for processing Image data from LYNX GEV camera however are processed by the eBUS Universal Driver itself using a fast www imperx com 7 of 21 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Driver Manual highly efficient technique This allows a single adapter to be used for both high throughput vision applications and ordinary LAN functions When processing LYNX GEV packets the eBUS Universal Driver uses a little more CPU than the eBUS Optimal Driver The actual CPU usage rate depends on the PC configuration Take for example an Intel Pentium 4 2 8 GHz PC with 512 MB of SDRAM and hyperthreading hyperthreading makes the processor behave like two processors On this machine the eBUS Universal Driver achieves throughputs of 82 MB s using less than 15 of one CPU thread That leaves 85 of one thread and the full second thread available for processing and displaying applications By contrast the Windows driver uses all of the capacity of one CPU thread to send data at 68 MB s This is the maximum throughput the Windows driver can deliver since packet processing cannot be split across two threads The second thread is available for processing and display Driver Manufacturer s driver i i i i t Universal i
13. nection This configuration is generic and presumes your office network uses a DHCP server For the exact settings for your network consult with your company s IT department To configure your NIC for a multi use connection 1 From the Windows Start menu select Start gt Control Panel The Control Panel dialog appears 2 Double click Network Connections The Network Connections dialog appears 3 Right click your Local Area Connection and select Properties The Local Area Connection Properties dialog appears 4 Local Area Connection 26 Properties fx Connect using B Ethernet Bus Network Interface Card This connection uses the following items E Client for Microsoft Networks a File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks r QoS Packet Scheduler X Internet Protocol TCP IP Description Allows your computer to access resources on a Microsoft network Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity 4 Make the following settings www imperx com 18 of 21 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY LYNX GigE Vision Driver Manual Client for Microsoft Networks File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks QoS Packet Scheduler Internet Protocol TCP IP Show icon in notification area when connected N IN X X X X Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity 5 Sele
14. ptimal Driver Efficiency wk kk Usage High bandwidth with CPU intensive applications Limitations Requires NIC from Intel s family of PRO 1000 cards and 825xx chips The eBUS Optimal Driver is our recommended driver for demanding applications The driver is a purpose built replacement for the regular driver that comes with your Intel PRO 1000 card or 825xx chip Designed to maximize throughput and minimize CPU usage it s ideal for high bandwidth applications that need virtually all the CPU for other tasks It also supports corporate network connectivity www imperx com 6 of 21 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERX LYNX GigE Vision Driver Manual Intel PRO 1000 _ Bba000n card or 825xx chi Data in p fee E g PC 4 2 eBUS Universal Driver Efficiency wk kk Usage High bandwidth applications that can tolerate some sharing of the CPU capacity Limitations none The eBUS Universal Driver replaces the CPU intensive Windows network stack It works with almost any NIC because it works in conjunction with your NIC s regular driver It supports corporate network connectivity The eBUS Universal Driver runs on most commercially available network adapters and can thus be loaded onto almost any Ethernet compatible PC including a laptop By contrast the eBUS Optimal Driver requires PCs equipped with the Intel Pro 1000 series of network adapters The eBUS Universal Driver sits between the networ
15. s in your PC using the eBUS Driver Installation Tool For a quick summary of how eBUS drivers can improve your Ethernet data throughput and reduce CPU usage see Understanding the eBUS Drivers on page 5 To install your eBUS drivers 1 If there is no Ethernet network chip on your PC physically insert your network card in your PC Install the manufacturer s NIC network interface card chip drivers and confirm the card is working properly 3 Reboot your PC Don t skip this step Install your eBUS software 5 Choose your preferred driver The eBUS Driver Installation Tool helps you choose but to learn more see Choosing your driver on page 6 6 Install your driver See Installing your driver on page 13 Reboot your PC 8 Configure your NIC optional but recommended See Configuring your NIC on page 15 Your eBUS Driver Suite is now installed and configured Note As a convenience the eBUS Driver Installation Tool also lets you install and update the iPORT family of drivers www imperx com 4 of 21 Rev 1 0 6 21 2007 IMPERXY 3 Understanding the eBUS drivers LYNX GigE Vision Driver Manual A regular manufacturer s NIC driver receives Ethernet packets and passes them on to the Windows network stack The network stack analyzes the headers from each layer However for each packet the network stack may have to perform hundreds of tests before routing the packet The many decis
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