DEWESoft X or 7.1 Smartek GigE Vision SDK 2.6.2 DEWESoft GigE driver (cdv) 2.0 1.2 Naming For simplification the camera is called “DS-CAM-600” in this document. The correct name is “DS-CAM GigE1-600”. measurement innovation measurement innovation measurement innovation measurement innovation...
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DS-CAM-600 Technical data DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ 2 Technical data 2.1 Specifications 2.1.1 Electrical Power Supply voltage Power-over-Ethernet (42-57V) Power consumption Digital I/O* Recommended input voltage 0 to 3,3 VDC Voltage level representing logical 0...
DS-CAM-600 2Technical data DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ 2.1.3 Mechanical External dimensions (H x W x L) 94 x 54 x 58 [mm] incl. C-Mount lense holder Housing Black anodized aluminum case Weight...
Ethernet connector. The pinout of the Ethernet connector is according to the standard. Illustration 2: Connectors Illustration 3: IO connector pinout Note that pins 3 and 4 are used for clocking the camera. Pins 1 and 2 are reserved for synching multiple DEWESoft instruments! measurement innovation measurement innovation...
Synch-Connector for triggering/synching (see also IO connector pinout). Trigger cable LAN+Power PoE Power injector LAN in Illustration 4: SIRIUS S-Box with one SIRIUS on top, connected to the DS-CAM-600 (PoE injector in between) measurement innovation measurement innovation measurement innovation measurement innovation measurement innovation...
DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ 2.2.3 Connecting to existing DEWETRON systems The DS-CAM-600 is also compatible to existing DEWETRON systems. Please consider the system requirements: see 1.1. System requirements • DEWETRON instrument must not have DI-ISO option (isolated inputs/outputs)! In this case clocking is not •...
DS-CAM-600 2Technical data DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ 2.3 Resolutions / Framerates Sensor type CMV2000 Active pixels 2048 x 1088 STANDARD RESOLUTIONS Resolution Active pixels MAX. FRAME RATE Full frame 4.2M 2048 x 2048 Full frame 2.2M...
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3.1 Installation – in DEWESoft X For DEWESoft X all the drivers come with the Fullinstaller, if you select the option “GigE camera driver” during installation. To check if the drivers are installed, go to Settings → Hardware setup → Video and see if the checkbox “GigE”...
(a) GigECamera_v2_0_SDK_262 or newer - Go to http://www.dewesoft.com/download/section/6 and download GigECamera_v2_0_SDK_262.zip. - It includes the Smartek GigE SDK 2.6.2 and the DEWESoft driver GigEcamera 2.0. (b) Dewesoft 7.1 b82 or newer - Available from http://www.dewesoft.com/dewesoft7/developer-downloads (Note that you need to be logged in to download beta software.) 3.2.2 Step-by-step instruction...
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2. Connect camera to PC via Ethernet cable and PoE Power Injector in between. See connection example shown in 2.2.2. 3. The DS-CAM-600 supports DHCP, so just set your computer's IP address to automatic and wait until the IP is assigned. To test if the camera is working you can run Smartek GigEVisionClient.
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DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ 4. To enable the camera in Dewesoft copy the file GigECamera.cdv into the Dewesoft Addons folder, usually located in Dewesoft7\Bin\V7_1\Addons 5. Copy and replace your existing DEWESoft.exe with the one downloaded. 6. Start DEWESoft and go to Settings > Hardware setup > Analog. For triggered mode...
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DEWESoft™ DEWESoft™ “File types for storing” should be set to “DVI” which is uncompressed DEWESoft video format. The CPU will not have enough power to additionally do the “live” compression. Depending on the measurement duration, the video file can get very big.
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9. Enter the channel setup. By now, already a picture should be shown. Please look up “FAQ” section, if you get a NO FRAMES RECEIVED error. Illustration 14: DEWESoft: Video settings The shutter bar determines the light exposure duration (brightness).
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Is the Trigger/Sync cable connected? • Try decreasing the Shutter value • Check in hardware setup if the DEWESoft USB device is set to Master or Standalone • Disable Trigger in hardware setup and check if it’s working in free-run mode (cable problem?) •...
Then start the GigEVisionClient from C:\Program Files\Smartek\GigEVisionSDK\bin\Win64 Cameras not working in DEWESoft If you followed the step-by-step installation procedure, but still the camera is not working in DEWESoft, you can try to copy the used dll's manually: Copy the 32-bit dll’s from...
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(network and sharing center) -> change adapter settings -> right-mouse-click on LAN connection -> Properties -> Configure -> Advanced -> Jumbo Frame -> set to highest value (e.g. 9kB MTU)) Also an overloaded DEWESoft setup (many displays, e.g. high resolution FFT instruments) will take system •...
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