SVS-Vistek evo1050 User manual

U SERS M ANUAL
SVCam “EVO” series
evo1050, evo2050, evo2150, evo4050,
evo4070, evo8050 and evo12040
Standard and IP67 versions
Gigabit Ethernet “GigE” Line
Digital Progressive Area Scan Camera
Version 1.5
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Index
Content
1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 5
2 Pinout and Installation ..................................................................................... 6
2.1 Un acking ......................................................................................... 6
2.2 Power su ly ..................................................................................... 6
2.3 Connector for standard evo ................................................................. 7
For Standard ( NOT IP 67) models: .................................................................. 7
HR10A-10P-12PB (mating connector HR10A-10R-12S) ........................................ 7
See outline and notes in chapter 13.2 ......................................................... 7
2.4 10A “Ethernet” Connector ................................................................... 7
2.5 Installation/Getting started ................................................................. 7
2.6 Hardware .......................................................................................... 8
2.7 Available o eration modes .................................................................. 8
2.7.1 O eration Modes ........................................................................ 8
2.8 LED Signals SVCam- .......................................................................... 9
Camera status ............................................................................................... 9
3 Software SVCa ture/GigE Vision Camera Viewer ............................................... 10
3.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 10
3.2 Adjusting TCP/IP res . network settings ............................................. 10
3.3 Adjusting TCP/IP res . network settings ............................................. 10
3.3.1 Network address assignment...................................................... 11
3.3.2 Persistent Network address assignment ....................................... 13
3.3.3 Using jumbo frames .................................................................. 13
3.3.4 Performance considerations ....................................................... 14
3.3.5 Connecting multi le cameras to a PC ONLY if 1 GigE out ut is
used! 15
Using Dual GigE channels (2 cables) with a Switch is NOT su orted ........... 15
3.3.6 Multicast ONLY if 1 GigE out ut is used ! .................................... 15
3.3.7 Dis laying live images ............................................................... 17
4 Camera settings dialog................................................................................... 19
4.1.1 Camera ................................................................................... 20
4.2 Network.......................................................................................... 20
4.3 Acquisition ...................................................................................... 20
4.4 Image ............................................................................................ 22
4.5 Gain ............................................................................................... 22
4.6 Offset ............................................................................................. 22
4.7 AutoGain/AutoEx osure/Preliminary/Planned ...................................... 22
5 Assigning IO lines .......................................................................................... 23
5.1 In ut Lines ..................................................................................... 24
In ut combination, exam les ......................................................................... 25
• Trigger by hardware .................................................................. 25
5.2 Out ut lines and hysical out uts ...................................................... 27
5.3 Strobe ............................................................................................ 28
Gra hical strobe controller............................................................................. 29
5.4 Sequencer ...................................................................................... 30
Serial commands .......................................................................................... 34
5.5 Auto ta balance .............................................................................. 35
5.6 Adjusting an AOI (area of interest) .................................................... 38
5.7 Strobe ............................................................................................ 38
5.8 Persistence ..................................................................................... 38

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6 Saving images to disk .................................................................................... 39
7 Assigning IO lines .......................................................................................... 40
8 Dis laying a camera’s XML file ........................................................................ 42
9 Dis laying a camera’s feature list .................................................................... 43
10 Other menu items ......................................................................................... 44
11 Context menu ............................................................................................... 44
12 Firmware u date ........................................................................................... 45
13 TECHNICAL DATA .......................................................................................... 46
13.1 CCD used/cosmetic issues: ............................................................... 46
13.1.1 Sensors: .................................................................................. 46
13.1.2 Cosmetic S ecs ........................................................................ 46
13.2 Gain balancing................................................................................. 47
13.3 Signal conditioning ........................................................................... 48
13.4 O tical and mechanical issues ........................................................... 48
13.4.1 Views on front, rear and side ..................................................... 49
Tri ot mount is an o tion item ....................................................................... 49
Connector for standard version ................................................................. 49
Connector for standard version ................................................................. 50
Tri ot mount is an o tion item ....................................................................... 53
13.5 Basic electro-o tic s ecifications evo1050. 8/12 Bit Out ut .................. 54
13.6 Basic electro-o tic s ecifications evo2150. 8/12 Bit Out ut ................. 54
13.7 Basic electro-o tic s ecifications evo2050 version. 8/12 Bit Out ut ........ 55
13.8 Basic electro-o tic s ecifications evo4050 version. 8/12 Bit Out ut ....... 55
13.9 Basic electro-o tic s ecifications evo4070 version. 8/12 Bit Out ut ....... 56
13.10 Basic electro-o tic s ecifications evo8050 version. 8/12 Bit Out ut ......... 56
13.1 Basic electro-o tic s ecifications evo12040 . ....................................... 57
13.2 Environmental Issues: ...................................................................... 58
13.2.1 Euro e .................................................................................... 58
13.2.2 USA and Canada ....................................................................... 58
13.3 S ectral res onse curves .................................................................. 59
13.3.1 Comments on camera tem erature ............................................. 60
13.4 Comments on COLOR Version ............................................................ 60
13.5 Warranty Terms .............................................................................. 61
14 A endix A – Troubleshooting ......................................................................... 62
14.1 Problem: A camera does not a ear in the discovery dialog .................. 63
14.2 Problem: Camera image ................................................................... 63
14.3 TROUBLESHOOTING REQUEST LIST V1.3 ............................................ 64
15 A endix B – Basic timing for different o eration modes .................................... 65
15.1 Free running/ Fixed frequency ........................................................... 65
15.2 External Trigger and Pulsewidth of Trigger .......................................... 65
15.3 External and Software trigger and internal ex osure time setting........... 65
• SVGigE FilterDriver installation/de-installation ..................................... 66
16 A endix D ................................................................................................... 67
• Automated SVGigE Filter Driver installation ...................................................... 67
• Automated SVGigE Filter Driver de-installation .................................................. 68
16.1 Installation Instruction for Filter Driver installation ............................... 70
16.2 Ste -by-ste ................................................................................... 70
17 A endix E setting Static Link Aggregation (SLA) on Intel Pro 1000 Dual ort NIC
card 75
Choose static Link Aggregation .................................................................................. 77
Press finish .......................................................................................................... 78
Adapter teaming is done ........................................................................................... 78

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18 A endix F ................................................................................................... 82
18.1 PC and OS Requirements .................................................................. 82
18.1.1 Firewall considerations .............................................................. 82
19 A endix G .................................................................................................. 83
19.1 Firmware-U date with “GigE U date Tool.exe“ rogram ........................ 83
20 A endix H .................................................................................................. 85
Basic circuits for Hardware Interfacing ................................................................... 85
20.1 Safety Instructions ........................................................................... 86
1 Introduction
Thank you for urchasing a SVS-VISTEK roduct. SVS-VISTEK stands for reliable
com etence and customer oriented solutions in the field of rofessional machine vi-
sion systems. We believe that we are more than just a trade artner of machine vision
com onents and we believe in sharing our years if develo ment ex ertise with our
customers. We offer single source solutions and are a one-sto sho ing center for all
questions concerning rofessional machine vision. As a consequence, our insistence
on the highest quality has resulted in many com anies worldwide that use our rod-
ucts and services with great success and satisfaction. Customers at home and abroad
trust and rely on our know-how and ex erience.
The SVCam evo-Line cameras offer HIGHEST RESOLUTION with one shot, com-
bined with digital out ut (non interlaced, rogressive scan cameras) via Ethernet
technology. Further, they feature an excellent DR at low rices.
I f you use the CameraLink version please check a different manual of
“evo line” products.
The ex osure time can be adjusted in different ways. 4 o eration modes are available
to cover most a lications in image rocessing and o tical metrology.
The following ty es are covered in this manual:
evo1050 ½” CCD, 1024 x 1024 ixel, 12 Bit gray level resolution, u to 147
frames/sec. Monochrome and color version (using electrical 14 Bit ADC).
evo2050 2/3” CCD, 1600 x 1200 ixel, 12 Bit gray level resolution, u to 81
frames/sec. Monochrome and color version (using electrical 14 Bit ADC).
evo2150 2/3” CCD, 1920 x 1080 ixel, 12 Bit gray level resolution, u to 78
frames/sec. Monochrome and color version (using electrical 14 Bit ADC).
evo4050 1” CCD, 2336 x 1752 ixel, 12 Bit gray level resolution, u to 41
frames/sec. Monochrome and color version (using electrical 14 Bit ADC).
evo4070 4/3” CCD, 2048 x 2048 ixel, 12 Bit gray level resolution, u to 39
frames/sec. Monochrome and color version (using electrical 14 Bit ADC).
evo8050 22,66mm diagonal CCD, 3320 x 2496 ixel, 12 Bit gray level resolution, u
to 21 frames/sec. Monochrome and color version (using electrical 14 Bit ADC).

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evo12040 4/3” CMOS, 4000 x 3000 ixel, 12 Bit gray level resolution, u to 39
frames/sec. Monochrome and color version (using electrical 14 Bit ADC).
For standard applications only 8 Bit are transmitted due to
data load
or more information on the color versions, please see chapter 4.9.
If you need modifications, we will be glad to offer you a custom camera suitable to
your a lication.
Tri ot mount is an o tion item
2 Pinout and Installation
Warning
CCD and C OS cameras are built with C OS-LSI circuits. All internal
electronics in the camera are sensitive to high voltage or electrostat-
ic discharge. The camera can be destroyed if carelessly handled, so
extreme care should be taken during set up and operation. Do not
expose the sensor to a direct laser beam as this could damage the
sensor! See Safety Instructions at Appendix F. Warranty will be void
if not followed.
2.1 Unpacking
• Camera
• Power su ly (if ordered/o tion)
• User Manual
• Disk with SDK including “Filter Driver”, API and GUI “ SVCapture ” (for GigE
camera) rogram. Also a irmware update tool.
• XML File according to GenIcam standard released by AIA committee.
2.2 Power supply
Current consum tion:
< 7 Watt

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2.3 Connector for standard evo
For Standard ( NOT IP 6 ) models:
HR10A-10P-12PB (mating connector HR10A-10R-12S)
See outline and notes in chapter 13.2
1 VIN- (GND)
2 VIN+ (10 to 25VDC)
3 RXD data to camera (RS232 Level)
4 XD data from camera (RS232 Level)
5 IN1 (0 -24 V) rigger Default
6 IN2 (0 -24 V )
7 OU 1 (open drain, max 24 V, 03A) Strobe Default
8 OU 2 (open drain, max 24 V, 03A)
9 IN3+, (RS422 Level)
10 IN3- (RS422 Level)
11 OU 3+ (RS422 Level)
12 OU 3- (RS422 Level)
2.4 10A “Ethernet” Connector
RJ 45 “Western” Connector com lies with Autosensing 10/100 T Ethernet and Gigabit
s ecification. Features Auto MDIX.
2.5 Installation/Getting started
Recommended PC
It is recommended to use a PC with a Quad core CPUs. For svs8050 and higher
with minimum of 4 Gbyte RA . The camera is working also on lower frequen-
cies but it might not deliver the full framerate in those cases.
NETWORK switches are currently NOT su orted with dual GigE cameras.
Also MULTICAST o eration will not work.
In case only one out ut is used:
If the camera is connected to the PC directly without using a network switch, a fixed
IP-Address and Subnet-Mask has to be configured in the PC’s TCP/IP set-
tings:
See: Start->Settings->Network connections->LAN-connection->Pro erties->TCP/IP
If 2 ports are connected: The IP address must be configured
following the ST TIC LINK GREG TION (SL ) standard. If
not done, performance is reduced. See ppendix
A Gigabit Ethernet network ada ter is needed. If your PC does not have a Gigabit in-
terface card urchase a card using an original INTEL(TM) Chip set.
Currently PCI(e) (EXPRESS) bus cards with 82546 chip set version

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If you don’t follow this, a significantly reduced data trans-
mission rate is observed. lso the loss of data can appear.
2.6 Hardware
Install camera in the desired location. You can use the ¼“ tri od ada ter or use the
4 M3 holes in the ada ter of the camera. Connect the ower su ly. If you have
ordered a P/S connect it to the camera. If you use your own ower su ly (must be
between 9 and 24 VDC) make sure connection is done right. See Cha ter 5.4.3. If
you – by mistake – su ly line with GND in the camera can be damaged!
If power supply was ordered, do not modify it.
Connect one or 2 a Ethernet cable to your PC like you would built u a PC Network.
Please note that cable length should not exceed 100m for theses camera (Cat 5E ver-
sion). In doubt consult your local distributor!
If you want to use the full frame rate connect 2 cables to a dual port
NIC card. If only one port is connected, use the RIGHT one !
Wait 15 seconds until the status LED continuously yellow. Then start “SVCap-
ture.exe” .
2.7 Available operation modes
General:
ll modes are set by the interface which connects via
ETHERNET standard cable.
CAT 5E quality is required.
The default factory setting is free running/fixed frequency using the internal logic
for ex osure control You can also trigger the camera by hardware and by PC (Soft-
ware trigger).
The color version will come on request with free software algorithm which will allow
rocessing of the color image inside the PC or the camera. This must to be done in or-
der to inter olate the colors for each ixel. Please note that no res onsibility can be
taken for the algorithm. It might be necessary to change the algorithm according to
the a lication. See chapter 4.9.
2.7.1 Operation Modes
• ixed frequency ( ree running)
The camera puts out data automatically. The framerate can be adjusted.
• Triggered, external exposure control

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If you want to trigger the camera and determine the ex osure time by the ulse
width of a Trigger, choose this mode. Then a ly a TRIGGER signal at the a -
ro riate ins e.g. on ins of Hirose connector (see Layout for Connector. With
the starting edge of the ulse the camera will start ex osure time. The ex o-
sure time ends with next u coming edge of Trigger. Please check the timing di-
agram in the a endix of this manual.
• External triggered, internal camera exposure control
If you want to trigger the camera and use the convenient ex osure time control
of the internal controller then use this mode. You still can use the SVCa ture
GUI for setting ex osure time (see “Ex osure time”-field below). However you
need to use the Trigger signal in order to trigger the camera (see “Trigger”-
buttons below).
• External triggered via Software trigger with internal exposure control
If you want to trigger the camera with a software trigger and use the SVCa -
ture ex osure time control of camera logic then use this mode.
2.8 LED Signals SVCam-
Camera status
Signals:
• No connection with network cable (yellow slow)
• Assignment of the network address (yellow uick)
• Network address assigned (yellow)
• Connected with application (green)
• Streaming channel available (green slow)
• Ac uisition enabled (green fast)
• Problem with initialization (red slow)
• Overheating (red uick)
Optional instead of “ac uisition enabled”:
• Waiting for trigger (blue)
• Exposure active (cyan)
• Readout/FVAL (violet)
Code signals
ON
Slow ( ca 1 Hz)
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3 Software SVCapture/GigE Vision Ca era Viewer
3.1 Overview
You can use the SVCa ture without the “Filter Driver” but if you want to lower the CPU
load when grabbing images install it now. SEE PPENDIX “D”
You will observe a loss of frames if you don’t use the driv-
er
If you have installed the camera and connected ower, you can install SVCap-
ture.exe and the DRIVER to do the first test. Double click on the SVCa ture icon
and a window will o en.
The Software “SVCa ture” dis lays images sent from SVS GigE-Cameras via Gigabit
Ethernet to your PC (with Windows XP windows 7) and it allows for adjusting basic
camera settings.
3.2 Adjusting TCP/IP resp. network settings
If the live image is not dis layed as shown before, this is most often caused by ina -
ro riate network settings. In this case the camera’s network settings have to be ad-
justed first before getting it into an o erational mode.
Adjust settings accordingly
Settings->Network connections->LAN-connection->Pro erties->TCP/IP
In a network with a DHCP server the camera will obtain its IP address automatically
and the settings shown in the screenshot above will be on “Obtain an IP address au-
tomatically.
3.3 Adjusting TCP/IP resp. network settings
If the live image is not dis layed as shown before, this is most often caused by ina -
ro riate network settings. In this case the camera’s network settings have to be ad-
justed first before getting it into an o erational mode.
Adjust settings accordingly
Settings -> Network connections -> LAN-connection -> Pro erties -> TCP/IP

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In a network with a DHCP server the camera will obtain its IP address automatically
and the settings shown in the screenshot above will be on “Obtain an IP address au-
tomatically.
3.3.1 Network address assignment
The main com onents of a network address are the IP (Internet Protocol) address and
the network mask. The usually a lied network mask “255.255.255.0” for small net-
works u to 254 PCs re resents a 32 Bit long bit mask where the first 24 bits are set
to 1 and the last 8 bits are set to 0. This network mask instructs the network hard-
ware to let those devices exchange information with each other where the first 24 bits
of the IP addresses match for all devices.
Thus the variable range of addresses is made from all ossible combinations of the
last 8 bits for which the network mask is set to 0. Exce tions are the first address 0
and the last address 255 which have s ecial meanings for network management func-
tions. All other 254 combinations are usually free for assigning them to network de-
vices.
For a eer-to- eer connection of a GigE camera to a PC a network address assignment
based on LLA (Local Link Address) is recommended. This involves a network mask
“255.255.0.0” as well as a fixed first art “169.254.xxx.xxx” of the network address
range. A GigE camera will fall back to LLA soon after recognizing that no DHCP server
is available and that no fixed network address was assigned to the camera.
In case a camera can not be reached by the SVCa ture a lication a dialog will a ear
that allows for adjusting a camera’s network arameters. The sim lest way is to click

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on “Automatic” which will rovide to a search for a free IP address and to assigning it
to the camera given that the interface IP could be determined ro erly.
That dialog can also be brought u when right clicking on an entry in the discover dia-
log and subsequently selecting “Force IP address” in the context menu. However,
when adjusting the PC network settings to LLA the camera must not get assigned a
fixed network address
NOTE: The network settings performed in the “ orce IP address” dialog are
only valid until the next shutdown and restart of a camera. or per-
manently changing a camera’s network settings the “Network set-
tings” dialog can be used instead. That dialog can also be opened in
the context menu which is displayed when right-clicking on an entry
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3.3.2 Persistent Network address assignment
O en the dialog by selecting “Network settings” in the context menu that comes u
when right-clicking on an entry in the discovery dialog:
All settings in the “Network configuration”
dialog will be transferred to the camera and
they will be made ersistent on the EEPROM
inside the camera. Therefore this dialog al-
lows for assigning a non-volatile network
address to a camera which it will maintain
also over ower off and restart cycles.
Network settings performed in this dia-
log become valid but after a reboot of
the camera.
In addition to a ersistent network address it
can be decided whether the camera will try
to obtain a dynamic network address from a
DHCP server on start-u . If this o tion is
used the camera can no longer be identified
uniquely by IP address. Instead, other items
like MAC address, serial number or the user
defined name can be used for this ur ose.
Usually the DHCP method is convenient for
involving a camera in to an already existing
network of com uters which all obtain their IP addresses from a DHCP server. The
camera will well behave in this environment when adjusting it also to the DHCP mode.
In some cases it may be that a camera will be connected for erformance reasons di-
rectly to a dedicated network card. Given that this network card has not got assigned
a valid IP address there is a fall-back procedure defined which takes automatically a
network address from a s ecial range that has been assigned for this ur ose. This is
the so called “Link Local Address (LLA)” behavior that constitutes the last item in a
chain of fallback cases. It has been defined in the GigE Vision standard document
that the LLA fall-back rocedure can never be deactivated. Therefore the LLA check-
box is deactivated but always in a checked state.
Currently the default gateway setting is not used and therefore deactivated. This is re-
lated to erformance considerations which recommend to o erate GigE cameras in the
same network segment where the clients exist and not to route the data stream in to
other networks.
3.3.3 Using jumbo frames
The trans ort efficiency in the streaming channel can be im roved when using “jumbo
frames” in network trans ort. This will reduce the overhead which is caused by main-
taining header data with each data acket. A network acket has usually a size of
about 1500 bytes which can be increased to e.g. 16112 by switching “jumbo frames”
on. In addition to the network card “jumbo frames” have to be su orted also by a
switch that forwards the image data stream from a camera to the PC.
Adjusting higher acket sizes requires network cards that su ort jumbo ackets, e.g.
Intel PRO/1000 GT which offers a single network ort or Intel PRO/1000 PT which of-
fers two network orts. Other cards have to be checked whether they contain an ad-
justment which allows for switching “jumbo frames” on.

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NOTE: For Intel Pro/1000 cards the settings should be adjusted as follows:
Flow control: Generate
Interru t throttling rate: Minimal
Jumbo frames: adjust to maximal value
All SVCam-GigE cameras su ort flow control and jumbo frames u to 16112 bytes.
3.3.4 Performance considerations
Each GigE camera is a high-performance device . In order to use the full erfor-
mance of a GigE camera a PC is required that meets at least the data transfer figures
that the connected camera is ca able to deliver to the a lication.
For exam le, a svs625MFGE camera delivers a com ound image data stream consist-
ing of two times 50 Megabytes/sec. of ayload data lus network overhead. Therefore
the PC that o erates that camera should be ca able of transferring that amount of da-
ta as a net data stream over all its internal com onents like network card, PCI bus
and others. A PC with a dual core Pentium D 3.0 GHz rocessor and an Intel PRO 1000
MT network card may serve as an exam le of a well equi ed system.
NOTE : All SVS GigE cameras can also be o erated with com uters of less erfor-
mance than the camera delivers at highest framerate. In this case the maximal avail-
able framerate will be below the camera’s maximum. This is a valid o erating mode,
however one has to be aware of the limits.
HINT : Notebooks are in most cases not capable to operate data streams at
the maximum level that SVS GigE cameras deliver . One has to be aware that

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connecting a SVS GigE camera to an average notebook will not allow for o erating the
camera at highest framerate but only on lower framerates.
3.3.5 Connecting multiple cameras to a PC ONLY if 1 Gig output is used!
Using Dual Gig channels (2 cables) with a Switch is NOT supported
Consider to use only the RIGHT connector (1 cable) with about half of the
maximum frame rate.
Multi le GigE cameras can be connected to a PC either using a switch or using dual or
quad ort network interface connectors (NIC). The following image shows the basic
connection schemes which may also be combined.
HINT: Highest performance requires connecting each camera to a separate
port of a NIC. If on the other hand multiple cameras are connected to a sin-
gle NIC using a switch, it might be necessary to operate those cameras with
an “inter packet delay” in order to make the image data streams run smooth-
ly on a single GigE line.
3.3.6 Multicast ONLY if 1 Gig output is used !
When images from a single camera are to be delivered to multi le PCs the usual way
is to use multicast (RFC 2236). A switch receives an image data stream from a cam-
era and distributes it to multi le destinations in this mode.

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Using Dual GigE channels (2 cables) with a Switch is NOT supported
Only ANAGED (intelligent) switches must be used. Otherwise ul-
ticast will not work.
Since a GigE camera always needs a single controlling a lication, there will be only
one master a lication. That controlling master a lication has to o en a camera in
multicast mode (IP 232.x.x.x for local multicast grou s) for allowing other a lications
to connect to the same image data stream. Other a lications will become listeners to
an existing image data stream. They will not get control access to the camera, how-
ever their eventual acket resend requests will be served in the same way as for the
controlling a lication.
When using SVCa ture as the controlling a lication, the “Multicast” checkbox has to
be checked in the Device Discovery dialog before o ening a camera.
It is im ortant to enter a suitable maximal acket size. This acket size is determined
as the minimum acket size from all intended listeners. When for exam le all a lica-
tions but one have jumbo frames adjusted to 16112 bytes and the one a lication has
jumbo frames adjusted to 9000 bytes then the minimum (9000) has to be entered in
the above shown dialog.
A multicast data stream can be identified in SVCa ture by a change in a camera
view’s title. A multicast grou (232.x.x.x) along with the used ort will be shown in-
stead of a camera’s MAC that is usually dis layed in that lace.
Further the camera is o erated as usual in the controlling a lication without any
changes to normal mode.
A listening a lication will see a hint “MULTICAST” in the “IP address” field of the dis-
covery dialog for a camera that is streaming in multicast mode along with the IP ad-
dress of the multicast grou .

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The “Multicast” grou box will dis lay the acket size that a lies to the running im-
age data stream. The listening application has to have at least that packet size
available (jumbo frames) in order to properly connect to the image data
stream .
After selecting the multicast camera in the camera list of the discovery dialog the OK
button can be clicked or the camera entry can be double clicked in order to connect to
the already running image data stream.
Since the listening a lication does not have control access, all controls in the ‘SVCam
Settings’ dialog will be disabled exce t the Close button.
3.3.7 Displaying live images
Connect a SVS-GigE-Camera with a network cable to your PC or network switch.
Plug in the RJ 45 Camera connector and then lug in the AC/DC ower su ly.
Wait 15 seconds until the green LED at the RJ45 connector of the Camera blinks
sometimes. Then start “SVCa ture.exe”.
After start of “SVCa ture.exe”

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A “Discovery” dialog will o en and will dis lay all available cameras in the network af-
ter a short time of discovery. Cameras that become available or unavailable in the
network will cause the list to ex and and shrink dynamically. A green “Discover” lam
signals that the network is scanned for those changes, usually once er second. The
screenshot below shows one camera connected.
When clicking on “OK” or double-clicking on the camera entry a live image will be dis-
layed.
The ca tion of the rogram window shows the ro-
gram name and the current version whereas the
ca tion of the camera view shows the camera name
and camera firmware version along with the MAC
address that the camera has been set during manu-
facturing and rior to shi ing as default values.

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4 Camera settings dialog
Double clicking into the image area or selecting the “Camera settings” entry in the
“Camera” menu brings u a settings dialog that allows for accessing the various cam-
era settings:
While adjusting settings in the dialog the new values are transferred to the camera
continuously and the live image will res ond to all changes immediately.
In articular the following information and settings are available:

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4.1.1 Camera
In the camera anel the following information is queried from the camera and dis-
layed:
• Model name : evoZZZZXYGE X
• Manufacturer name : SVS-VISTEK
• Serial number
• Device version
• User defined name
• Manufacturer s ecific information
4.2 Network
The network anel shows the currently used network related settings and arameters.
These are in articular:
• The camera’s MAC address
• The camera’s IP address
• The camera’s subnet mask
• The camera’s streaming ort and streaming acket size
• The actual data rate
• The actual frame rate
4.3 Acquisition
The acquisition anel contains the settings that are related to image acquisition as fol-
lows:
• Acquisition mode: (free running, software trigger, external trigger with internal
/ external ex osure)
 ree running : At the first installation it should be this mode. In this mode
the camera creates all sync signals itself. There is no need to trigger the
camera (by TRIGGER) in order to get data. The Exposure time can be set
by using the software Interface of the PC It is controlled by the internal
FPGA . No further external signals. The enclosed rogram allows the user to
set the values from e.g. about 1/100.000/Sec and several seconds (type de-
pending) . Ex osure time can be changed online during o eration. The fram-
erate can be adjusted as well.
 External trigger and using Pulse width of TRIGGER (external expo-
sure)
In this mode the camera is waiting for an external trigger which causes the
integration and read out. The ex osure time can be varied by the length of
TRIGGER between the high going edge and the low going edge. The Time
settings in the control menu are not activated. This mode is useful in a li-
cations where the light level of the scene changes during o eration. A frame
to frame variation is allowed. Trigger must be fed directly to the camera by
into the Hirose connector. A TTL (min. 5 V) signal is rovided from encoder,
flashlight or any other source. Details see cha ter 5.4.3.