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1. 1 Start GEVPlayer and connect to your IP engine 2 Select the IP engine in the Available GigE Vision Devices window r gt GEV Device Selection lenti Refreshing Interface Information E System Description Intel R 82562GT 10 100 Network C I Network Interface 00 19 d1 40 b2 c8 169 254 184 224 MAC 00 19 d1 40 b2 c8 Tad vDisplay Pro PTO1 HMOVD01 32EG 00 11 1c 00 58 97 169 254 216 8 IP Address 169 254 184 224 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 GigE Vision Device Information MAC 00 11 1c 00 58 97 P 169 254 216 8 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 Vendor Pleora Technologies Inc Model vDisplay Pro PTO1 HMOVDO 1 32EG Access Status Open Manufacturer Info vDisplay HDMI Pro PTO1 HMOVDO1 L Version Version 1 0 01 00 00 Serial Number User Defined Name Protocol Version 12 i IP Configuration Valid License Valid Device Class Receiver E Show unreachable GigE Vision Devices SetIP Address Cancel i 3 Click OK Click Play 5 Click Tools Event Monitor To view GenlCam parameter updates 1 Open the Event Monitor 2 Click the GenICam parameters updates check box To view PVStream buffer errors 1 Open the Event Monitor 2 Click the PVStream buffers errors check box To view successful PVStream buffers along with PVStream buffer errors 1 Open the Event Monitor 2 Click the PVStream buffers all check box
2. Unicast other destination IP address 0 ETE To access the Setup dialog e Start GEVPlayer and select Tools Setup Table 4 GEVPlayer Roles Role Description Controller and data receiver Select this role if you are using GEVPlayer to connect to and control a GigE Vision compliant transmitter device AND if you want GEVPlayer to receive streaming video from the device Controller Select this role if you are using GEVPlayer to connect to and control a GigE Vision compliant device GEVPlayer does not receive streaming video from the device if this option is selected Copyright 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 18 Controlling GigE Vision Devices Role Description Data Receiver Monitor Select this role if you are using GEVPlayer to connect to and receive streaming video from a GigE Vision compli ant device You cannot control the device if this option is selected Select this role if you are using GEVPlayer to view the parameters and settings of a GigE Vision compliant device You cannot make any changes to the device param eters or view video if this option is selected Configuring the Stream Destination Unicast or Multicast The Stream Destination pane is located beside the GEVPlayer Role pane and provides options that allow you to configure GigE Vision compliant video sources to operate in either a unicast or multicast video network configuration Table 5 Stream Destinati
3. This mode allows you to acquire images continuously from the IP engine s onboard memory until all images in memory have been retrieved ContinuousRecording This mode allows you to save images to the IP engine s onboard memory until the memory is full SingleFrameReadout This mode allows you to acquire a single image from the IP engine s onboard memory SingleFrameRecording This mode allows you to save a single image to the IP engine s onboard memory Copyright 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 17 Configuring GEVPlayer s Role The first time you start GEVPlayer and connect to an IP engine the following GEVPlayer role error message may appear PR You have chosen to connect to a receiver however GEVPlayer is D currently set up to connect as a controller and data receiver Re attempt connection as a controller ow J jJ By default GEVPlayer acts as a controller and data receiver However when connecting to some IP engines such as the Pleora vDisplay IP engine GEVPlayer must be configured as a controller only and not as a data receiver The vDisplay IP engine transmits video data to a display monitor only and not to the GigE Vision network The GEVPlayer roles are configured in the Setup dialog shown in the image below Setup GEVPlayer Role Stream Destination Controller and data receiver Unicast automatic 9 Controller Unicast specific local port C Data receiver 0 Monitor
4. To save events in the monitor 1 Open the Event Monitor 2 Click Save to file and browse to the desired location Copyright 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 25 26 Controlling GigE Vision Devices Saving Your Device Configuration Settings You can use the options available in the UserSetControl section of the GEV Device Control dialog box to save the changes you make to your IP engine settings Once saved the changes saved as user sets can persist across power cycles Currently the IP engine supports two user sets UserSet1 which consists of the user configured settings and Default which consists of the pre configured settings to which you can always revert Settings identified as Default in the GEV Device Control dialog box cannot be changed The following table describes the options available in UserSetControl Table 9 Saving Configuration Options Setting Description UserSetSelector Selects the feature User Set to load save or configure UserSetLoad Loads the User Set specified by UserSetSelector to the device and makes it active UserSetSave Saves configuration data to User Set specified by UserSetSe lector which is part of the non volatile memory of the device UserSetDefaultSelector Selects the feature User Set to load and make active when the device is reset UserSetLoadLastUserSet Shows the last user set executed by the IP engine from a User SetLoad command or as a result of a reset of the IP
5. To visit the Resource Center 1 Go to www pleora com and click Resource Center 2 Ifyou have not previously logged in you are prompted to register Accounts are usually validated within one business day Pleora Support Portal At the Support Portal you can e Browse for solutions to problems other customers have encountered Loga support issue To visit the Support Portal 1 Goto www pleora com and click Help amp Support 2 Ifyou haven t logged in before you are prompted to register Accounts are usually validated within one business day If you can t find an existing solution in the knowledge base post a question by clicking Log a Case Provide as many specific details about your system and the nature of the issue as possible Copyright O 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 32 Technical support Copyright 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc
6. Understanding GEVPlayer 1 oie o Pollini ins aaa airline 6 Gomiparing Drivers ueteri tie be man mue EU E EHE RR EUER 7 NetWork Stack eoe toe Ere REDE Dr ODDO petunt isdem 7 eBUS Universall UEM 7 eBUS Universal Driver nicer are ne led i alii aerei 7 eBUS Optimal Driver as cage iur oc De ot a fore res Sa ce ode ode pok sade M A rou Ee oo heh e ana 7 HighsPertormarnce Driver ignari E ete eter bei 7 Using the eBUS Driver Installation Tool sise 8 INTRODUCTION P E ieee 9 Pleora IP Engine Devices Support Firewall Compatibility Features sss 9 GigE dreuuBu 9 Third Party Devices et ep eO Reese Le e eor te geo ES eof end c do bod ii pos vl 9 Disabling the Windows Vista and Windows 7 Firewall su 10 Disabling the Windows XP Firewall siennes 10 Introduction EET 11 Connecting to GigE Vision Devices 11 Locating Wnreachable Devices zoe ses ct iere o toe dee cede peo ei eee 12 Gonfiguringra Valid P Address 2 dtt i eI Debs ede 12 Configuring a Persistent IP Address sienne 13 Acquiring Images still een E ERE se DS 2 RENDERE dali ii Ma PENES FORES Ei NER nt 15 Adjusting Images saving IMAGES 535 liana t raten e tU metet Me ae dette atte aset stt cime Understanding Acquisition Modes sise 15 Modes Standard on Most GigE Vision Compliant Devices lt lt lt 15 Modes Available on Pleora IP Engines sise 16 Configuring GEV Pla
7. by your NIC To set your network type Click Start Control Panel Click Network and Internet Click Network and Sharing Center Adjust the network settings Close the Control Panel S PIO i To disable the Windows Vista and Windows 7 Firewall Click Start Control Panel Click System and Security Click Windows Firewall In the Control Panel Home click Turn Windows Firewall On or Off Select Turn Off Windows Firewall for the appropriate network locations Close the Control Panel SX Sb unc pas Disabling the Windows XP Firewall Unlike the Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating systems Windows XP does not allow you to configure the firewall for different types of networks There is only one master control To disable the Windows XP Firewall 1 Click Start Control Panel 2 Click Windows Firewall 3 On the General tab click Off 4 Click OK Copyright O 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 11 Controlling GigE Vision Devices Introduction After you have assembled and powered up the GigE Vision compliant devices in your video network system you can connect to and adjust the settings of the devices using the GEVPlayer application Connecting to GigE Vision Devices It is important for GEVPlayer to be installed on a PC or laptop that is connected to the same subnet as the GigE Vision device to which you want to connect If GEVPlayer and the GigE Vision device are not on the same subnet the device might n
8. device in the Available GigE Vision Devices window Available GigE Vision Devices EB system Description Intel R Gigabit CT Desktop Adapter i Network Interface 00 19 d1 40 b2 c8 192 168 128 199 MAC 00 1b 21 62 ca 82 66 iPORT Pro BAO1 ANOIPO 1 32xG 00 11 1c ef ff 00 192 168 128 123 IP Address 169 254 64 179 Network Interface 00 1b 21 62 ca 82 169 254 64 179 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 cez NTx Mini PTO 1 PBXMX 1 32XG25 00 11 1c 00 63 72 169 254 112 65 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 GigE Vision Device Information MAC 00 11 1c 00 58 97 IP 169 254 216 8 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 Pleora Technologies Inc vDisplay Pro PTO1 HMOVD01 32EG Open vDisplay HDMI Pro PTO1 HMOVDO1 Version 1 0 01 00 00 Show unreachable GigE Vision Devices Set IP Address 3 Click OK in the bottom right corner 4 Click either GEV Device control or Communication Control or Image Stream Control in the Parameters and Controls section sev GEVPlayer File Tools Help Connection IP address 169 254 216 8 MAC address 00 11 1c 00 58 97 Manufacturer Pleora Technologies Inc fn Display Pro PTOL HMOVDOI 32E6 Name Acquisition Control Mode Data Channel 20 Using the Control Dialogs The IP engine features are listed in the control dialog boxes You can expand each main feature category to
9. of the GEVPlayer PC NIC are not on the same subnet you can locate the device by clicking Show unreachable GigE Vision Devices as shown in the image below sm GEV Device Selection A jy Available GigE Vision Devices Interface Information L 2 system Ge HP Network Interface 00 19 d1 40 b2 c8 192 168 128 199 E Network Interface 00 1b 21 62 ca 82 0 0 0 0 GigE Vision Device Information E Show unreachable GigE Vision Devices et I Configuring a Valid IP Address If the GigE Vision device does not have a valid IP address an error message appears as shown in the image below GEV Device Selection Available GigE Vision Devices Interface Information amp B system Description Intel R PRO 1000 T Desktop Adapt ef eBUS Interface 00 02 b3 99 4c f5 169 254 1 10 MAC 00 02 b3 99 4c f5 gm vDisplay Pro PTO1 HMOVDO1 32EG 00 11 1c 00 67 ee 169 255 1 23 E I E Bl Network Interface 00 15 17 0e 28 f6 0 0 0 0 Deck LEO Bl Network Interface 00 19 d1 40 ca f5 192 168 128 166 GigE Vision Device Information 00 11 1c 00 67 ee 169 255 1 23 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 Vendor Pleora Technologies Inc Model vDisplay Pro PTO1 HMOVD01 32EG Access Status Unknown Manufacturer Info vDisplay HDMI Pro PTO1 HMOVDO1 Version Version 1 0 01 00 00 Serial Number User Defined Name Protocol Version IP Configuration License Device Cla
10. 7 Pleora Technologies GEVPlayer Quick Start Guide Pleora Technologies GEVPlayer GEN CAM GEVPlayer eBUS SDK Version 2 0 0 1818 Copyright c 2002 2010 Pleora Technologies Inc High performance imaging data and video over Ethernet Version 2 0 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 Pleora Technologies Inc Pleora customers using or selling these products for use in such applica tions do so at their own risk and agree to indemnify Pleora for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale Copyright 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc All information provided in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable No responsibility is assumed by Pleora for its use Third party copyrights and trademarks are the property of their respective owners Pleora 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 Pleora Manual No EX001 017 0002 Version 2 0 2 7 11 Contents What this Guide Provid OS iis 03 22 25 has tiny ect label aa ia 3 Related Documents iaia te ey See ee Aiea ei en el seh 3 augere HC o o o Ph LO ee 5 Installing GEV Player ec EE 5 System aie DM m 5 Launching cA EE te 6
11. D Hexadecimal Append Mer De nu Mother Transcript Display format ASCII Hexadecimal Hybrid V Echo sent data 3 Inthe Send pane select the data transmission sequence format by selecting either ASCII text only or Hexadecimal For hexadecimal enter a pair of hexadecimal digits for each byte separated by spaces ASCII Hexadecimal sp CR NULL Mother Transcript Display format ASCII Hexadecimal Hybrid V Echo sent data 4 Enter the data string in the Data field 5 Select one of the trailer options in the Append section Trailer options are not mutually exclusive they append in the order shown Select Other for ASCII and hexadecimal seguences in custom trailers for camera heads that do not use the trailer options in the order shown for example CR and LF 6 Click Send to transmit the data sequence 7 Wait for the camera head to reply 8 Close the IP Engine Serial Communication window Copyright 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 30 Controlling GigE Vision Devices Copyright 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 31 Technical support Pleora Resource Center At the Resource Center you can e Download the latest software e View documentation for current and past releases e Get presentations and application notes e Get the latest news and information about our products e Decide which of Pleora s products work best for you
12. GigEVision devices see the Pleora Technologies Technical Note Correcting Firewall Issues with 3rd Party GigE Vision Devices available on the Pleora Resource Center at www pleora com Pleora IP Engine Devices Support Firewall Compatibility Features Pleora GigE Vision devices support the firewall compatibility features introduced in versions 1 1 and above of the GigE Vision standard These features allow devices to report the device side UDP ports they use for streaming and messaging channels This reporting feature allows the SDK to know exactly where to send the packets used to keep the firewall open The eBUS SDK operates correctly with Windows firewalls when used with Pleora GigE Vision devices You should not have to lower the firewall or take any specific action GigE Vision 1 0 GigE Vision 1 0 does not provide any standard device side UDP port side reporting mechanism However because Pleora developed both the eBUS SDK and the iPORT IP Engines the device side UDP port numbers used by the IP engines are known to the SDK When the eBUS SDK is used with a Pleora IP Engine it knows where to send the packets to keep the firewall open For streaming the device uses port 20202 channel number The streaming channel 0 first default uses port 20202 For the messaging channel the device uses port 4 Third Party Devices As mentioned preciously version 1 1 of the GigE Vision standard added optional features allowing devices to rep
13. IP address it will use this persistent IP address each time it is powered up and connected to the network NOTE The IP engine can use the persistent IP address each time it is powered up as long as the IP address is valid and there were no IP address conflicts at the time the IP address was configured To configure a persistent IP address Start GEVPlayer and click Select Connect Click to select the IP engine in the Available GigE Vision Devices window Click OK in the bottom right corner Click GEV Device control in the Parameters and Controls section In the TransportLayerControl section of the GEV Device Control dialog box enter a subnet mask in the GevPersistentSubnetMask box 6 Enter a default gateway in the GevPersistentDefaultGateway box pecu d Pi NOTE The subnet gateway value can remain at 0 Copyright O 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 14 Controlling GigE Vision Devices 7 Click in the GEVCurrentIPConfigurationPersistentIP box and select True GEV Device Control di ier zi vsbity Gu GevVersionMajor GevVersionMinor GevDeviceModelsBigEndian GevDeviceClass GevDeviceModeCharacterSet GevinterfaceSelector GevMACAddress GevSupportedOptionSelector GevSupportedOption GevCurrentIPConfigurationLLA GevCurrentIPConfigurationDHCP urrentIPConfigurationPersistentIP GevCurrentIPAddress GevCurrentSubnetMask GevCurrentDefaultGateway GevIPConfigurationStatus GevFirstURL GevSecondURL 1 m True Recei
14. ameters updates 13239 578 Result OK BlockID 636C Timestamp 000000002148ESF6 V PvStream buffers errors 13239 578 Result OK BlockID 636D Timestamp 0000000021493038 me 13239 594 Result OK BlockID 636E Timestamp 0000000021497A7F PvStream buffers all 13239 594 Result OK BlockID 636F Timestamp 000000002149C4C3 13239 609 Result OK BlockID 6370 Timestamp 00000000214A0F08 13239 625 Result OK BlockID 6371 Timestamp 00000000214A594C 13239 625 Result OK BlockID 6372 Timestamp 00000000214AA391 13239 641 Result OK BlockID 6373 Timestamp 00080000214AEDDS 13239 641 Result OK BlockID 6374 Timestamp 00060000214B3819 13239 656 Result OK BlockID 6375 Timestamp 00000000214B825E 13239 656 Result OK BlockID 6376 Timestamp 00000000214BCCA2 13239 672 Result OK BlockID 6377 Timestamp 00000000214C16E7 13239 688 Result OK BlockID 6378 Timestamp 00000000214C612B 13239 688 Result OK BlockID 6379 Timestamp 00000000214CAB6F 13239 703 Result OK BlockID 637A Timestamp 00000000214CFSB4 13239 703 Result OK BlockID 637B Timestamp 00000000214D3FF8 13239 719 Result OK BlockID 637C Timestamp 00000000214D8A3D 13239 734 Result OK BlockID 637D Timestamp 00000000214DD481 13239 734 Result OK BlockID 637E Timestamp 00000000214 1 C5 13239 750 Result OK BlockID 637F Timestamp 00000000214E690A Clear log C Users AE Desktop EventMonitor txt Copyright O 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc To access the Event Monitor
15. an retrieve them later Modes Standard on Most GigE Vision Compliant Devices The following modes are usually standard for IP engines Continuous This mode allows you to acquire images continuously and is the default GEVPlayer mode Copyright O 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 16 Controlling GigE Vision Devices Multiframe This mode allows you to acquire a fixed number of images To configure the number of images you must set the IP engine s AcquisitionFrameCount feature NOTE You can set IP the IP engine s AcquisitionFrameCount feature in the GEV Device Control dialog box as shown in the following image GEV Device Control 24 95 i visibiity Guru Width Height DecimationHorizontal DecimationVertical PixelFormat PixelCoding PixelSize PixelColorFilter None TestImageSelector IPEngineTestPattern AcquisitionControl AcquisitionMode Continuous AcquisitionStart Command AcquisitionStop Command 1 ounterAndTimerControl CounterSelector Counter 1 CounterEventSource Off CounterDecrementEventSource Off CounterResetSource PLC Q3 E uisitionFrameCount lumber of frames to acquire in MultiFrame Acquisition mode 1 Max 255 SingleFrame This mode allows you to acquire a single image Modes Available on Pleora IP Engines The following additional acquisition modes are available on Pleora IP engines and may also be available on third party IP engines ContinuousReadout
16. dRateFactor UartONumOfStopBits Uart Parity Uart Loopback Uart ReadyToReceive Uart0BreakDetection Uart0BreskGeneration 2 Uarti UartiBaudRate UartiBaudRateFactor UartiNumOfStopBits UartOBaudRate Baud rate for SER SS0 RX and SER S50 TX Setting the Bau You must set the baud rate for the serial ports if the default value is not acceptable Zero e Zero Zero Zero Zero Baud9600 Z 1 One None False False False False d Rate for Serial Ports To set the baud rate for serial ports 1 Start GEVPlayer and connect to your camera Click the GEV Device Control button to open the GEV Device Control dialog 3 Scroll to the PortCommunication section Ensure you are using the Guru visibility level 4 In the Uart0 section set the baud rate using the Uart0BaudRate control GEV Device Control 8 a PLC_Q3_Configuration PLC_Q4_Configuration PLC Q5 Configuration PLC Q6 Configuration PLC Q7 Configuration PortCommunication Uarto Uart BaudRateFactor Uart NumOfStopBits Uart Parity Uart Loopback UartOReadyToReceive Uart BreakDetection Uart BreakGeneration Uarti UartiBaudRate UartiBaudRateFactor UartiNumOfStopBits Baud rate for SER_SSO_RX and SER SS0 TX waa a x Zero Zero Zero Zero Zero Copyright 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 28 Controlling GigE Vision Devices 5 Inthe Uartl section set the baud rate using the Uart1 Ba
17. driver installation and compatibility information please refer to the Vision SDK to eBUS SDK Migration Guide Copyright 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 8 Choosing a Driver Using the eBUS Driver Installation Tool The list of available Pleora drivers is located in the eBUS Driver Installation Tool To install a Pleora driver first open the eBUS Driver Installation Tool from the Pleora Technologies Installation directory To install a Pleora driver 1 Click Start All Programs Pleora Technologies Inc eBUS SDK Tools Driver Installation Tool 2 From the list identify the NIC s you want to use to connect to your GEV device s 3 Inthe Action column of the eBUS Driver Installation Tool click the arrow in the drop box to select the appropriate driver installation option 4 Click Install 5 Click Close Copyright O 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc Configuring Firewalls Introduction Some third party GigE Vision devices do not support the optional features introduced in version 1 1 and above of the GigE Vision standard that ensure compatibility with firewalls This restriction requires you to disable the PC firewall to properly use devices not supporting the optional features This section provides you with instructions for disabling the firewall in the Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating systems NOTE For more detailed information about how firewalls function including how firewalls can affect
18. engine UserSetLoadStatus This option indicates the success or failure of the last user set applied The user set can be applied through a power cycle or through user selection To save a configuration change to UserSet1 1 In the GEV Device Control dialog box make appropriate configuration changes 1 Scroll to the UserSetControl section and change the UserSetSelector setting to UserSetl 2 Click UserSetSave To load the default configuration settings 1 In the UserSetControl section of the GEV Device Control dialog box select Default in the User SetSelector box 2 Click the UserSetLoad setting and then click the UserSetLoad button that appears to the right The default settings are applied to the IP engine Modifying Camera Parameters Through Serial Ports You might want to communicate with a camera or other external devices through serial ports connected to your Pleora IP engine GEVPlayer allows you to control the serial ports of a GigE Vision camera that is integrated with a Pleora IP engine Copyright 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc Configuring the Serial Ports 27 The controls to configure the serial ports are available in the GEV Device Control dialog box as shown below GEV Device Control x BE vsbity Guru x PLC_Q3_Configuration PLC Q4 Configuration PLC Q5 Configuration PLC Q6 Configuration PLC Q7 Configuration PortCommunication Uarto Uart Bau
19. g box Controls all device settings including transport layer settings image processing settings image mode and formatting settings display timing settings channel settings autonomous control settings and messaging settings e Image Stream Control dialog box Controls image stream settings and provides performance Statistics NOTE Some of the features in the control dialog boxes are also shown in the GEVPlayer user interface Copyright 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 19 Connection Pane The following table shows the relationship between controls in the GEV Device Control dialog box and the controls in the Connection pane Table X Connection Pane Controls and GEV Control Dialog Box Connection Pane Control Feature in GEV Device Control Dialog Box IP address field TransportLayerControl GevCurrentIPAddress MAC address field TransportLayerControl GevMA CAddress Manufacturer field DeviceControl Device VendorName Model field DeviceControl DeviceModelName File Tools Help GEV Device Control Connection 4 95 vsbity Guu x ele e Disconnect EventNotification off Ti TransportLayerControl Payloadsize MAC address nen GevVersionMajor Mud Incip GevVersionMinor GevDeviceModelsBigEndian Re GevDeviceModeCharacterSet Name GevInterfaceSelector o GevMACAddress GevSupportedIPConfigurationLLA GevSupportedIPConfigurationDHCP GevSupportedIPConfigurationPersistenti GevCurren
20. k Start All Programs Pleora Technologies Inc eBUS SDK GEVPlayer GEVPlayer n Pleora Technologies s po mms iG GEN lt i gt CAM GiG GEVPlayer eBUS SDK Version 2 0 0 1818 Copyright c 2002 2010 Pleora Technologies Inc Understanding GEVPlayer The main screen of GEVPlayer consists of two main panels You can select connect to and acquire images from your GigE Vision device using the functions in the Connection panel the left side of the main screen and you can view video in the Display panel on the right side of the main screen ory GEVPlayer File Tools Help Connection Select Connect Disconnect Play Parameters and Controls Communication control Image stream control 555images 162 4FPS 399 2 Mbps NOTE For more detailed information about how to use GEVPlayer to control your GigE Vision devices please see Controlling GigE Vision Devices on page 11 Copyright 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc Choosing a Driver Comparing Drivers The eBUS SDK provides you with drivers you can install to optimize system performance The available Pleora drivers are installed from the eBUS Driver Installation Tool which is located in the Pleora Technologies Installation directory NOTE Pleora drivers are not automatically installed when you install the eBUS SDK If you choose not to install one of the Pleora drivers you can use the NIC
21. last section of this guide provides Technical Support contact information for Pleora Technologies Related Documents The GEVPlayer Quick Start Guide is complemented by the following guides vDisplay HDMI Pro IP Engine User Manual e Vision SDK to eBUS SDK Migration Guide SB Pro Hardware Guide Copyright O 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 4 About this Guide Copyright 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc About GEVPlayer Introduction GEVPlayer part of the Pleora Technologies eBUS SDK is a sample application that allows you to control the parameters of GigE Vision devices by providing access to the GenICam compliant XML files built into all GigE Vision compliant devices The XML file provides access to the GigE Vision device features which are controlled with the GenICam API and a GenICam node map GEVPlayer allows you to save GenlCam XML information retrieved from a device you can also load the saved GenICam XML file information to a device Not just a controller GEVPlayer also receives and allows you to view streaming data While viewing the image data you can use GEVPlayer to adjust the image color and white balance and save images and device configuration settings You can use the debugging tools in GEVPlayer to determine the optimal settings for your system As you become more familiar with GigE Vision and GenICam you can continue to control your GigE Vision devices using GEVPlayer or you can build your own software ap
22. manufacturer s driver available on your computer or laptop Network Stack You can use the network stack on your computer or laptop when it is not desirable or possible for you to install a driver The network stack offers acceptable performance in most scenarios but consumes greater processor resources during operation and throughput may be limited eBUS Universal Pro Driver The eBUS Universal Driver Pro driver offers the best performance and excellent compatibility with most network adaptors You cannot not use it with the legacy Vision SDK eBUS Universal Driver The eBUS Universal driver is a legacy driver that can only be deployed on workstations using the legacy Vision SDK The eBUS Universal driver is compatible with most network adapters eBUS Optimal Driver The eBUS Optimal Driver is Pleora s legacy driver recommended for use only on workstations where the legacy Vision SDK is in use The eBUS Optimal Driver is compatible with network adapters using specific Intel Pro 1000 chipsets only High Performance Driver The High Performance driver is a legacy driver for use with applications using the legacy Vision SDK The High Performance driver is compatible with network adapters using specific Intel Pro 1000 chipsets and can be used only with devices supporting the Pleora protocol NOTE The eBUS Universal eBUS Optimal and the High Performance driver are only available if you have installed the Vision SDK For more detailed
23. merDurationRaw 4096 TimerDelayRaw 1024 TimerTriggerSource PLC Q TmcsTiane Acito o den uisitionStart tarts the Acquisition of the device The number of frames captured is ified by AcquisitionMode NOTE You should stop and start image acquisition using the controls in the Acquisition Control pane and not the controls in the GEV Device Control dialog box Doing so can lead to configuration information being out of date Display Pane The following table shows the relationship between controls in the GEV Control dialog box and the controls in the Display pane Table X Display Pane Controls and Image Stream Control Dialog Box Display Pane Control Feature in Image Stream Control Dialog Box Image count nnn images Statistics General BlockCount Frame rate xxxFPS Statistics General AcquisitionRateAverage Data Rate yyy Mbps Statistics General BandwidthAverage Image Stream Control visit Seer 7 Command BytesCount BlockCount SamplingTime AcquisitionRate Bandwidth BandwidthAverage ErrorCount LastError Counters DataReceiver ExpectedResend ExpectedSingleResend UnexpectedResend ResendGroupRequested Panandnacka ne inntnd cquisitionRateAverage Average acquisition rate since the firstimage was received Copyright 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 21 To access the Control dialog boxes 1 Start GEVPlayer and click Select Connect 2 Click to select the GigE Vision
24. of video network responsibility and understanding There are more controls available for the Guru level than for the Beginner level some controls are not available in the Beginner level To adjust the visibility of controls Start GEVPlayer and click Select Connect Click to select the vDisplay IP engine in the Available GigE Vision Devices window Click OK in the bottom right corner Click either GEV Device control or Communication Control in the Parameters and Controls section 5 Using the GEV Device Control dialog box as an example click the arrow in the Visibility drop down box and select the appropriate user level Poe i ori GEV Device Control Zi DeviceControl DeviceVendorName Guru bra Technologies I Visibility Beginne Beginner DeviceModelName vDisplay Pro PTO1 Hh DeviceManufacturerInfo ay HDMI Pro P1 DeviceVersion Version 1 0 01 00 0 TransportLayerControl GevInterfaceSelector 0 GevMACAddress 00 11 1C 00 58 97 GevCurrentIPConfigurationLLA GevCurrentIPConfigurationDHCP GevCurrentIPConfigurationPersistentIP GevCurrentIPAddress GevCurrentSubnetMask GevCurrentDefaultGateway GevIPConfigurationStatus GevPersistentIPAddress GevPersistentSubnetMask GevPersistentDefaultGateway e of the manufacturer of the device Monitoring Performance As your IP engine receives images from your camera and sends them to your PC it keeps track of image errors such as missing lines network erro
25. on Options Option Description Unicast automatic Unicast specific local port Unicast other destination Multicast Select this option to configure the camera to stream video directly to the GEVPlayer PC using an automatically selected port Select this option to configure the camera to stream video directly to a user defined port on the GEVPlayer PC Select this option to configure the camera to stream video directly to a PC or a vDisplay IP engine a destination other than the GEVPlayer PC Select this option to configure the camera to join a multi cast group specified by the IP address and port and to begin streaming to that group The vDisplay IP engine or any other receiver such as a PC must be configured to receive streaming video at the same multicast address If GEVPlayer is configured as a multicast receiver it allows you to view video from the camera streaming video to the same multicast address Understanding GEVPlayer Control Dialog Boxes The features of the IP engine are parameter based By changing the values of controls in the GEVPlayer control dialog boxes you can affect how the IP engine performs GEVPlayer breaks system configuration into the following three categories and provides a set of controls for each category in a separate dialog box Communication Control dialog box Controls connection and communication settings between host PC and IP engine e GEV Device Control dialo
26. ort which device side UDP port is used for streaming each available streaming channel and for the messaging channel This mechanism allows the eBUS SDK to know exactly where to send the packet used to keep the firewall open It is important to understand that this GigE Vision 1 1 feature is optional Not all third party devices support it even if they report using GigE Vision 1 1 or above If your third party devices support the firewall compatibility features your system should work without having to disable the firewall If your third party devices do not support the firewall compatibility features the firewall needs to be de activated in order for your system to stream or use the messaging channel Copyright 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 10 Configuring Firewalls Disabling the Windows Vista and Windows 7 Firewall This section provides you with the steps to take to disable the Windows Vista and Windows 7 Firewall In both the Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems you can control the firewall setting for domain networks corporate home or private networks behind a secured router such as a home or SOHO network or a public network We recommend that you do not deactivate the firewall on a public network for example a wireless access point at a coffee house or hotel If you are on a corporate or home network but Windows behaves as if you are on a public network you might need to set the correct type of network used
27. ot appear within the GEVPlayer application To connect to a GigE Vision device 1 Click Start All Programs Pleora Technologies Inc eBUS SDK GEVPlayer 2 In the Connection pane click Select Connect 3 Click to select the GigE Vision device in the Available GigE Vision Devices window gt GEV Device Selection EE 3 Refreshing Interface Information system Description Intel R 82562GT 10 100 Network C 48 Network Interface 00 19 d1 40 b2 c8 169 254 184 224 mac 00 19 d1 40 b2 c8 cz Display Pro PTO1 HMOVDO1 32EG 00 11 1c 00 58 97 169 254 216 8 IP Address 169 254 184 224 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 GigE Vision Device Information MAC 00 11 1c 00 58 97 f IP 169 254 216 8 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 i Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 Vendor Pleora Technologies Inc i Model vDisplay Pro PTO 1 HMOVDO 1 32EG Access Status Open Manufacturer Info vDisplay HDMI Pro PTO1 HMOVDO1 D Version Version 1 0 01 00 00 Serial Number User Defined Name Protocol Version 12 i IP Configuration Valid License Valid Device Class Receiver E show unreachable GigE Vision Devices Set IP Address Lx Jem 4 Click OK Copyright O 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 12 Controlling GigE Vision Devices Locating Unreachable Devices If your device does not appear in the Available GigE Vision Devices list possibly because the device IP configuration and IP configuration
28. plication using the eBUS SDK NOTE Ensure that you have installed version 2 0 or higher of the eBUS SDK formerly called the eBUS PureGEV SDK suite with GEVPlayer on the PC or laptop Installing GEVPlayer The GEVPlayer application is installed with the eBUS SDK Follow the standard installation instruc tions to install the eBUS SDK on your PC NOTE Ifyou do not have the CD you can access installation files from the Pleora Resource Center at www Pleora com System Requirements Ensure the computer or laptop on which you install the eBUS SDK meets the following recommended requirements e A 32 bit or 64 bit or higher processor e At least one Gigabit Ethernet NIC e One of the following operating systems Microsoft amp Windows 7 32 bit or 64 bit Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 3 or higher 32 bit or 64 bit Microsoft Windows Vista SP 3 or higher 32 bit or 64 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 4 32 bit or 64 bit OpenSUSE 11 3 NOTE If you use the Linux operating you must run the installation software as Root NOTE The instructions included in this document are based on the assumption that GEVPlayer is installed on a Windows operating system Instructions may vary depending on the exact UI configuration of your Windows OS installation Copyright O 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 6 About GEVPlayer Launching GEVPlayer You can launch GEVPlayer from the Windows Start menu To launch GEVPlayer 1 Clic
29. ring Images The Acquisition Control panel lets you access the features that control how you acquire images The GigE Vision Standard requires that your GigE Vision compliant transmitter start up in a state ready to send images You can acquire images even if you don t have a camera Pleora iPORT IP engines send a sawtooth shaped test pattern by default To acquire images 1 Start GEVPlayer and click Select Connect 2 Inthe Acquisition Control section of the Connection pane select your preferred Mode and Channel For continuous images select Continuous and Data Channel 0 For other acquisition modes see Understanding Acquisition Modes on page 15 3 Click Play The images appear in the Display pane Adjusting Images GEVPlayer provides you with tools to adjust your images To zoom the image in orout Right click the image and select a zoom setting from the context menu To adjust the image color Select Tools Image Filtering Saving Images GEV Player allows you to save acquired images as well as your configuration settings To save images Select Tools Save Images To save GEVPlayer and IP engine settings to disk Select File Save Understanding Acquisition Modes Depending on the device you use GEVPlayer provides you with a list of image acquisition modes The modes allow you to acquire images continuously or frame by frame You can also save images to the Pleora IP engine s onboard memory so that you c
30. rs such as lost packets and other performance related statistics Copyright 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 24 Controlling GigE Vision Devices You can view a complete list of error counts in the Image Stream Control dialog Performance metrics are grouped in the Statistics folder gt BytesCount ImagesCount SamplingTime AcquisitionRateAverage BandwidthAverage Counters CountersType ExpectedResend LostPacket DataOverrun PartiallineMissing FullLineMissing ImagesDropped ImagesCount Number of images received from the device You can view a summarized list of error counts at the bottom of the Display pane The pane shows the total number of images displayed BlockCount the instantaneous frame rate AcquisitionRateAver age and the data rate BandwidthAverage Display images 6FPS 94 9 Mbps lay 30 FPS Error count 1 Last error TOO MANY CONSECUTIVE RESENDS Warnings missing block IDs Using the Event Monitor The Event Monitor is a valuable tool you can use to determine causes of any issues that may occur during the use of you IP engine If enabled you can view time stamped records of all GenICam parameter updates PV Stream buffer errors as well as the successful PV Stream buffers You can clear the log content and you can save the content to your hard drive NUES Result OK BlockID 636B Timestamp 0000000021489B82 V GenlCam par
31. ss Receiver Set IP Address Copyright 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 13 To configure a valid IP address NOTE This procedure allows you to set a valid IP address but not a persistent IP address for the GigE Vision device See To configure a persistent IP address if you want the IP address to be permanently used on the GigE Vision device 1 Start GEVPlayer and click Select Connect 2 Click to select the GigE Vision device in the Available GigE Vision Devices window 3 Click Set IP Address in the bottom left corner 4 Inthe Set IP Address box enter a valid IP address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway Set IP Address NIC Configuration MAC Address 00 19 d1 40 b2 lt 8 IP Address 169 254 184 224 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 GigE Vision Device IP Configuration z1c 00 58 97 Subnet Mask Default Gateway 9 9 5 9 The red exclamation mark disappears if the IP address is valid 5 Click OK Configuring a Persistent IP Address By default IP engines are configured to automatically acquire an IP address using Dynamic Host Con figuration Protocol DHCP and Link Local Addresses LLA provided no persistent IP address has been assigned This allows you to immediately connect to the IP engine at first time deployment and then if you choose to provide it with a persistent IP address If you provide the IP engine with a persistent
32. tIPConfigurationLLA True GevCurrentIPConfigurationDHCP False GevCurrentIPConfigurationPersistentIP False GevCurrentIPAddress GevCurrentSubnetMask GevCurrentDefaultGateway GevFirstURL n evCurrentIPAddress eports the IP address for the given network interface Acquisition Control Pane The following table shows the relationship between controls in the GEV Control dialog box and the controls in the Acquisition Control pane Table X Acquisition Control Pane Controls and GEV Control Dialog Box ASdUisitonicontrol Lane Feature in GEV Device Control Dialog Box Control Mode drop down box AquisitionControl AcquisitionMode Channel drop down box TransportLayerControl GevStreamChannelSelector Play button AquisitionControl AcquisitionStart Stop button AquisitionControl AcquisitionStop Copyright 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 20 Controlling GigE Vision Devices Maite Cono GEV Device Control Mode Continuous T Be 4 53 Si 144 9 95 visbiity Guru x X Channel Data Channel 0 PixelColorFiiter None b a TestImageSelector IPEngineTestPattern Play Stop AcquisitionControl AcquisitionMode Continuous AcquisitionStop Command AcquisitionFrameCount 1 CounterAndTimerControl CounterSelector Counter TimerSelector Timer CounterEventSource off CounterResetSource PLC_Q3 CounterResetActivation Off CounterValue 0 CounterDuration 0 CounterTriggerSource off Ti
33. udRate control GEV Device Control 1 wa ee x PLC Q3 Configuration Zero PLC Q4 Configuration Zero PLC Q5 Configuration Zero PLC Q6 Configuration Zero PLC Q7 Configuration Zero PortCommunication E Varto Uart BaudRate Baud9600 Uart BaudRateFactor 1 UartONumOfStopBits One Uart Parity None Uart Loopba ck False UartOReadyToReceive False UartOBreakDetection False UartOBreakGeneration False Varti artt ase UartiBaudRateFactor 1 UartiNumOfStopBits One Rate rate for SER_SS1_RX and SER SS1 TX 6 Close GEVPlayer NOTE Other settings such as parity and the number of stop bits for example should also be configured by entering the appropriate values for the settings in the PortCommunication section To send and receive video using IP Engine serial ports 1 Start GEVPlayer and select Tools IP Engine Serial Communication Fie rock Hap Con Setup Event Monitor IP Erge Serial Communication Image Filtering Display Display Partial Images Display Vertical Synchronization Buffer Options Save Images Save Current Image Save Preferences Restore Default Preferences Save GenlCam XML Stream Oimages N AFPS N AMbps Display N A FPS Error count 0 Last error N A Copyright 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 29 2 In the Port Selection drop down box select Serial or Seriall ASCII
34. ver UTF8 0 00 11 1C 00 58 97 IPConfigurationLLA True True 169 254 216 8 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 0 LLA Local vdisplay_hdmi_ ne given network interface ontrols whether the PersistentIP configuration scheme is activated on 8 Enter the persistent IP address in the GEVPersistentIPAddress box GEV Device Control visit uru 7 AE Ge Zi GevSupportedOption GevCurrentIPConfigurationLLA GevCurrentIPConfigurationDHCP GevCurrentIPConfigurationPersistentIP GevCurrentIPAddress GevCurrentSubnetMask GevCurrentDefaultGateway GevIPConfigurationStatus GevFirstURL GevSecondURL GevNumberOfinterfaces GevPersistentIPAddress GevPersistentSubnetMask GevPersistentDefaultGateway GevLinkSpeed GevMessageChannelCount GevStreamChannelCount GevHeartbeatTimeout True True True True 169 254 216 8 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 0 LLA Local vdisplay hdmi 1 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1000 0 32 32 5000 PAddress ontrols the Persistent IP address for this network interface It is only sed when the device boots with the Persistent IP configuration 9 Close the GEV Device Control dialog box NOTE The IP engine uses the persistent IP address first but if this option if set to False it uses the IP address provided by DHCP next and if this fails uses LLA to find an available IP address LLA cannot be disabled and is True by default Copyright 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 15 Acqui
35. view all of the parameter controls You can also view the features alphabetically so that they are easier to find Copyright 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 22 Controlling GigE Vision Devices To expand or collapse the list of feature controls e Click the or icons GEV Device Control es DeviceVendorName DeviceModelName DeviceManufacturerInfo DeviceVersion Version 1 0 02 03 00 DeviceUserID AcauisitionControl AcquisitionMode Continuous AcquisitionStart Command AcquisitionStop Command AcquisitionFrameCount 1 E CounterAndTimerControl CounterDecrementEventSource TimerGranularityFactor 0 TimerPeriod TimerFreguency To view the features alphabetically e Click the alphabetization icon GEV Device Control AcquisitionFrameCount 1 AcquisitionMode Continuous AcquisitionStart Command AcquisitionStop CounterDecrementEventSource DeviceManufacturerInfo DeviceModelName DeviceUserID DeviceVendorName DeviceVersion GevCurrentDefaultGateway GevCurrentIPAddress GevCurrentIPConfigurationDHCP GevCurrentIPConfigurationLLA GevCurrentIPConfigurationPersistentIP GevCurrentSubnetMask 255 255 255 0 GevInterfaceSelector 0 GevIPConfigurationStatus Fc GevMACAddress CorMarnintantiMafa T bars anan Copyright 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc 23 Adjusting the Visibility of GEVPlayer Controls You can adjust the number of controls available to you to suit your level
36. yer s Role oerte e al ee ai 17 Configuring the Stream Destination Unicast or Multicast een 18 Understanding GEVPlayer Control Dialog Boxes sis 18 Connection P n ilaria tides Li hi diete d berita temi 19 Acquisition Control Pan i iii i i 19 Display Pane rr ART ON RU RU UE ERU ERN gen 20 Using the Control Dialogs c aa cenare d ce E ecd use tci eed Sn n vy tedio ce op eed pee eee de eed ces 21 Adjusting the Visibility of GEVPlayer Controls sise 23 Monitoring Performante MR 23 Using the Event Monitor ecien tiere Ue ce ee deed eee ere aa dee adc Pe ede dente onec dee 24 Saving Your Device Configuration Settings sise 26 Modifying Camera Parameters Through Serial Ports eene errem 26 Configuring the Serial Ports ureteri i nia 27 Setting the Baud Rate for Serial Ports siens 27 Pleora Resource Center isa tt iene a du idu ee a esae ail 31 Pleora Support Portal er stria dann dta eto dan edu RO it 31 About this Guide What this Guide Provides This guide provides you with the information you need to efficiently set up and start using the GEVPlayer software application to control your GigE Vision compliant video transmitters cameras and receivers In this guide you can find a product overview advice about driver selection instructions for configuring a Windows network firewall and the steps you can take to configure GEVPlayer to suit your requirements The

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