QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE FOR GigE CAMERAS
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1. will open 2 Basler ace GigE 6 In the Destination Folder window Quick Installation Guide for GigE Cameras a Click the Next button if you want the software to be installed in the default location b Click the Change button if you want the software to be installed in a different location navigate to the location where you want the software installed and click the OK button A Custom Setup window will open as shown below i Basler pylon SDK x86 InstallShield Wizard Custom Setup Select the program features you want installed Click on an icon in the list below to change how a Feature is installed is Install to pylon Runtime Environment amp y pylon GigE Vision Drivers X pylon IEEE 1394 Drivers X pylon Camera Link Driver X v Additional Runtimes S v Extend PATH Environment Variabl pylon Viewer Speed O Meter pylon DirectShow Driver pylon TWAIN Driver x86 SDKs amp y pylon SDK for C pylon SDK For C pylon SDK For B6 pylon SDK For NET pylon Debug Runtime Environmen Po gt C Program Files Basler Pylon 7 In the Custom Setup window a Deselect the features you do not want to install Feature Description pylon runtime environment needed for all uses This feature requires 11MB on your hard drive It has 2 of 5 subfeatures selected The subfeatures require 12MB on your hard drive To deselect an item click the l button beside the item and select the2. Basler ace QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE FOR GigE CAMERAS Document Number AW000897 Version 04 Language 000 English Release Date 6 June 2011 BASLER For customers in the U S A This eguipment 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 commercial 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 Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment The shielded interface cable recommended in this manual must be used with this equipment in order to comply with the limits for a computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules For customers in Canada This apparatus complies with the Class A limits for radio noise emissions set out in Radio Interference Regulations Pour utilisateurs au Canada Cet appareil est conforme aux normes Classe A pour bruits radio lectriques sp cifi es dans le Reglemen
3. The location of the filter holder limits the length of the threads on any lens you use with the camera If a lens with a very long thread length is used the filter holder or the lens mount will be damaged or destroyed and the camera will no longer operate properly 2 3 2 Steps lens mount To avoid collecting dust or dirt on the imaging sensor be sure that the O In the first step you will be removing the protective plastic seal from the camera s lens mount is pointing down when you remove the seal To install the camera hardware follow these steps 1 Remove the protective plastic seal from the lens mount on the camera and mount a lens on the camera 2 Mount the camera in your test setup Go on to step 3 if you are using a 12 VDC power supply obtained from Basler Go on to step 4 if you are using a PoE power injector o Basler ace GigE Quick Installation Guide for GigE Cameras 3 If you are using a 12 VDC camera power supply a Connect one end of a network cable to the network connector on the camera and connect the other end of the cable to the network connector on the GigE network adapter in your PC Connect one end of the AC cord for the power supply to the power supply s body and the other end to an AC wall outlet Connect the 6 pin connector on the output of the power supply to the 6 pin connector on the camera d Your camera will power up and will acquire an IP address fr
4. e that ace cameras should be used with pylon version 2 2 AW00089703000 4 Feb 2011 Changed the name of the document to indicate that this guide applies to GigE models of the camera AW00089704000 6 Jun 2011 Updated software install procedure screen shots Basler ace GigE 13 Revision History 14 Basler ace GigE
5. er to set the parameters on your camera and to view captured images 1 1 General Preparations Make sure that the following items are available before starting installation A Basler ace camera A suitable power supply for the camera A Cat 6E or better network cable two cables if you are using a power injector An appropriate lens If you already know what lens you will be using in your application use that lens Otherwise we suggest that you use a zoom lens for your initial testing and setup Basler ace GigE 1 Quick Installation Guide for GigE Cameras 2 Installation Procedures 2 1 Installing Basler pylon If there are any cameras connected to your PC disconnect them now Once you have downloaded the software package you can install the software by doing the following 1 Close all open Windows based applications on your computer We most strongly recommend that you close all open applications now 2 Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the location where you downloaded the pylon software installation package Double click the downloaded file The program will prepare to install and then a Welcome window will open 3 Click the Next button in the Welcome window A License Agreement window will open 4 Accept the agreement and click the Next button A Customer Information window will open 5 Enter the appropriate information in the Customer Information window and click the Next button A Destination Folder window
6. o to the Analog Controls group and find the Gain Raw parameter Use the slider next to the parameter to increase and decrease the parameter value This parameter determines how much amplification is applied to the pixel values captured by the camera s sensor Notice how the changes affect the apparent brightness of the images 10 In the Analog Controls group find the Black Level Raw parameter Use the slider next to the parameter to increase and decrease the parameter value This parameter adds or subtracts an offset to the pixel values captured by the camera s sensor Notice how the changes affect the contrast in the images Basler ace GigE 11 Quick Installation Guide for GigE Cameras 11 Go to the Acquisition Controls group and find the Exposure Time Raw parameter Use the slider next to the parameter to increase an decrease the parameter value This parameter determines the exposure time for each captured image Notice how the changes affect the brightness of the image 12 Now that you have started to learn your way around the pylon Viewer you can look through the ace camera user s manual and use the Viewer to adjust the other parameters associated with the camera features 12 Basler ace GigE Revision History Revision History Doc ID Number Date Changes AW00089701000 8 Feb 2010 This release is a preliminary version of the document AW00089702000 10 Mar 2010 Updated the document to indicat
7. o use the pylon Viewer software that was installed earlier with the pylon package In this section we will show you how to acquire images and how to set the camera so that it automatically adjusts gain and exposure We will also show you how to adjust some basic settings that you will want to work with right away To acquire your first images 1 Put an object within the camera s field of view and make sure that the object is well illuminated 2 Open the lens aperture on your camera halfway by choosing an intermediate f number 3 Start the pylon Viewer by clicking the q icon on your computer s desktop The viewer window will open as shown below and you should see an entry in the Device tree for your ace camera Pylon Viewer Menu Bar File View Camera Tools Help daaaaaa Tool Bar Device Tree Basler acA1300 30gm 20399999 Image Display Area Basler ace GigE Quick Installation Guide for GigE Cameras 4 Click on your camera s name in the Device tree to select the camera A camera Features pane will open in the viewer as shown below You will use the selections in the Features pane to adjust all of the camera s parameter settings Also notice the User Level setting below the Features pane Choose the Beginner Expert or Guru level to display the basic intermediate or advanced camera parameters respectively If you don t have previous experience with Basler digital cameras we suggest that you s
8. om the PC see the note below e Go on to Section 2 4 on page 8 4 If you are using a GigE PoE power injector a Connect one end of a network cable to the network connector on the power injector labeled Data In and connect the other end of the cable to the network connector on the GigE network adapter in your PC Connect one end of the AC cord for the power injector to the injector s body and the other end to an AC wall outlet Connect one end of a network cable to the network connector on the power injector labeled PoE Out and connect the other end of the cable to the network connector on the camera d Your camera will power up and will acquire an IP address from the PC see the note below e Go on to Section 2 4 on page 8 happens because in our quick install situation we have a direct connection O The camera will take about 60 to 90 seconds to acquire an IP address This between the camera and the PC and we are relying on the auto IP addressing functionality of this type of network connection In a real world install you would probably install the camera on a network with a DHCP server or use fixed IP addressing This would make the IP address acquisition process much faster Basler ace GigE 7 Quick Installation Guide for GigE Cameras 2 4 Acquiring Your First Images and Changing Camera Settings The easiest way to acquire your first images and to change the camera s settings is t
9. re makes the following assumptions That you will be doing a test installation on your desk top of a single ace camera That you will be using a PC equipped with one of the following operating systems 32 bit Windows 2000 SP4 64 bit Windows XP x64 SP2 32 bit Windows XP SP2 SP3 64 bit Windows Vista x64 32 bit Windows Vista 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit Windows 7 That you will be connecting the ace camera directly to a single port GigE network card in the PC and that the PC has only one network card That the chipset on the network card in the PC is compatible with the Basler performance driver included in the pylon package To see a current list of the compatible chipsets look in the FAQ section of the Basler website www baslerweb com That you will be using a GigE power injector or a 12 VDC camera power supply obtained from Basler or the equivalent to power the camera That you will be installing the Basler pylon software package on your computer and that pylon software is being installed for the first time You can download the pylon package from the Downloads section of the Basler website www baslerweb com Be sure to download the pylon version that is appropriate for your operating system This procedure assumes that you will be installing pylon version 2 3 the most current version on the date this document was written If you install an earlier version the camera s functionality may be limited That you will be using the pylon View
10. red X from the dropdown menu that appears In the example shown above we have deselected the pylon IEEE 1394 Drivers and the pylon Camera Link Driver the Additional Runtimes are deselected by default If you will only be using GigE cameras with your PC we strongly suggest that you deselect the IEEE 1394 Drivers and the Camera Link Driver We have selected the SDK for C and deselected the SDKs for all of the other available programming languages You should select the SDK for the programming language s you use and deselect those you do not use Features that you do not install now can easily be installed at a later time by rerunning the installer b Click the Next button A Ready to Install the Program window will open 8 Click the Install button in the Ready to Install the Program window The program will be installed and when the installation process is complete a Completed win dow will open Basler ace GigE Quick Installation Guide for GigE Cameras 9 Click the Finish button An Installer Information window may open informing you about the need to restart the com puter If you want to restart the computer now click the Yes button If you want to restart the computer later click the No button 10 Note that the installation program has added a shortcut to the desktop for the Pylon Viewer and for the Pylon IP Configuration Tool 11 To see all of the installed software features Click Start gt All Program
11. s gt Basler Vision Technologies gt Pylon x x 4 Basler ace GigE Quick Installation Guide for GigE Cameras 2 2 Disabling the Windows Firewall Basler pylon software requires that the Windows firewall to be disabled on all interfaces where cameras are connected To disable the Windows firewall via the traditional control panel 1 Open the Windows Firewall window Depending on your operating system use one of the following procedures Windows XP Start gt Control Panel gt Security Center gt Windows Firewall Windows Vista Start gt Control Panel gt Security Center gt Change Settings gt Windows Firewall On the General tab of the Windows Firewall window the On Recommended option button can be selected Disabling of the Firewall is done on the Advanced tab E Windows Firewall General Exceptions Advanced Windows Firewall helps unauthorized users Hom gaining access to your computer through the Intemet or a network Y On recommended This setting blocks all outside sources from connecting to this computer with the exce those selected on the Exceptions tab Don t allow Sel nect to public networks in less secure loc airports You will not be notified d rograms Selections on the Excepti ign Y O Off not recomme nded Avoid using this setting Turning off Windows Firewall may make this computer more vulnerable to viruses and intruders What else should know about Windows Fire
12. t sur le brouillage radio lectrique Life Support Applications These products are not designed for use in life support appliances devices or systems where malfunction of these products can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury Basler customers using or selling these products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify Basler for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale Warranty Note Do not open the housing of the camera The warranty becomes void if the housing is opened All material in this publication is subject to change without notice and is copyright Basler Vision Technologies Contacting Basler Support Worldwide Europe Basler AG An der Strusbek 60 62 22926 Ahrensburg Germany Tel 49 4102 463 515 Fax 49 4102 463 559 bc support europe baslerweb com Americas Basler Inc 855 Springdale Drive Suite 203 Exton PA 19341 U S A Tel 1 610 280 0171 Fax 1 610 280 7608 bc support usa baslerweb com Asia Basler Asia Pte Ltd 8 Boon Lay Way 03 03 Tradehub 21 Singapore 609964 Tel 65 6425 0472 Fax 65 6425 0473 bc support asia baslerweb com www baslerweb com Quick Installation Guide for GigE Cameras 1 Introduction The installation procedures in this guide assume that you want to get your ace GigE camera operational and begin capturing images as quickly and as simply as possible Accordingly this procedu
13. tart as a beginner File View Camera Tools Help daaassaa E GigE Basler ac 1300 30gn Camera Features Pane Basler acA1300 30gm 20399999 Transport Layer Stream Parameters Image Format Conversion User Level Selector User Level Basler ace GigE 9 Quick Installation Guide for GigE Cameras 5 To get you capturing good quality images quickly We will turn on the automatic gain and exposure controls To turn on the controls a In the Camera Features Pane click the Sign next to the camera name The tree will expand and will display a list of parameter groups b Click the Sign next to the Analog Controls parameter group The parameter group will open c Use the dropdown list next to the Gain Auto parameter to set the parameter value to Continuous as shown below d Scroll down and click the Sign next to the Acquisition Controls group name The parameter group will open e Use the dropdown list next to the Exposure Auto parameter to set the parameter value to Continuous File View Camera Tools Help E Basler ac amp 1300 30gm 20399999 E Analog Controls Gain Auto Gain Selector Gain Raw Black Level Selector Black Level Raw Garma Enable Gamma User Level 10 Basler ace GigE Quick Installation Guide for GigE Cameras 6 Click the 3 icon in the Menu Bar to place the camera into continuous image capture mode The images captured b
14. wall 2 On the Advanced tab In the Network Connection Settings group Deselect the check box for the network adapter where camera will be attached see Local Area Connection 1 in the following example Leave your company s network firewall enabled see Basler AG in the following example Windows Firewall General Exceptions Advanced led for the connections selected below To add exceptions for an individual connection select it and then click Settings Basler AG Settings m Loc nection Security Logging You can create a log file for troubleshooting purposes Set ICMP Settings Default Settings To restore all Windows Firewall settings to a default state Restore Defaults click Restore Defaults Lesions ea 3 Click OK Basler ace GigE 5 Quick Installation Guide for GigE Cameras 2 3 Installing the Hardware 2 3 1 Precautions NOTICE Applying power that is outside of the specifications can result in severe damage to the camera This installation procedure assumes that you will be using a GigE PoE injector or a power supply obtained from Basler or the equivalent Check the camera power specifications in the camera user s manual and make sure that your power supply meets the specifications NOTICE On all cameras the lens thread length is limited All cameras mono and color are equipped with a plastic filter holder located in the lens mount
15. y the camera will be displayed in a display window as shown below Pylon Viewer File View Camera Tools Help d 43934 Devices Basler acA1300 30qm 20399999 cesma ANS Ces Mas ED El GigE MA AA ig rrr i A Y N A N basie 3c41300 30gm 20399999 HIN Features Basler ac41300 30gm 20399999 Feature Value 3 ta Basler acA1300 30gm 20399999 j YN MAD tO ory Analog Controls papi MEC 6 8 E Image Format Controls AOI Controls B Acquisition Controls Exposure Auto Continuous Exposure Time Raw 1296x966 Enable Acquisition Frame d Acquisition Frame Rate A 10 User Level Beginner v Polling fea 7 Focus the lens so that you get a good image Notice that if you vary the light intensity on the object the camera will automatically adjust the image quality This happens because the auto gain and exposure controls are on continuously 8 Now that you have started capturing images you should familiarize yourself with how three important parameters influence the quality of the captured images But before you do this you must disable the automatic controls that you enabled earlier a Go back to the Acquisition Controls group and set the Exposure Auto parameter to Off b Go back to the Analog Controls group and set the Gain Auto parameter to Off You can now adjust the parameters manually and the camera s automatic controls will not try to change your adjustments 9 G
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