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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.
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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...
64 bit Windows Vista x64 32 bit Windows Vista 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.
Quick Installation Guide 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. We most strongly recommend that you close all open applications now.
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12. Note that the installation program has added a shortcut to the desktop for the Pylon Viewer and for the Pylon IP Configuration Tool. 13. To see all of the installed software components: Click Start > All Programs > Basler Vision Technologies > Pylon x.x. Basler ace...
Quick Installation Guide 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:...
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. Basler ace...
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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...
2. Open the lens aperture on your camera "halfway" by choosing an intermediate f-number. 3. Start the pylon Viewer, by clicking the 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. Menu Bar Tool Bar...
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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 start as a beginner.
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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. Basler ace...
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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...
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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.
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 indicate that ace cameras should be used with pylon version 2.2. Basler ace...
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