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Basler Cameras
INSTALLATION AND SETUP GUIDE FOR
CAMERAS USED WITH PYLON FOR WINDOWS
Applicable to ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout cameras
Document Number: AW000611
Version: 11
Language: 000 (English)
Release Date: 1 September 2018
Software Version: 5.x

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  • Page 1 Basler Cameras INSTALLATION AND SETUP GUIDE FOR CAMERAS USED WITH PYLON FOR WINDOWS Applicable to ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout cameras Document Number: AW000611 Version: 11 Language: 000 (English) Release Date: 1 September 2018 Software Version: 5.x...
  • Page 2 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.
  • Page 3 Do not use solvents or thinners to clean the housing; they can damage the surface finish.  Before using the camera, read the related documentation.  All material in this publication is subject to change without notice and is copyright Basler AG.
  • Page 4 Contacting Basler Support Worldwide Europe, Middle East, Africa Basler AG An der Strusbek 60–62 22926 Ahrensburg Germany Tel. +49 4102 463 515 Fax +49 4102 463 599 support.europe@baslerweb.com The Americas Basler, Inc. 855 Springdale Drive, Suite 203 Exton, PA 19341 Tel.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Avoiding EMI and ESD Problems ......... . 2 3 Installing the Basler pylon Camera Software Suite ..... . 3 System Requirements .
  • Page 6 Precautions ........... 45 5.2.2 Installing the Basler pylon Camera Software Suite ..... 45 5.2.3 Associating a FireWire Driver with Your Camera.

  • Page 7: Introduction

    1.1 pylon Licensing Information pylon and its API are distributed under the pylon License. For more information, check the Licenses folder of your pylon installation. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 8: Precautions

    The Basler application note Avoiding EMI and ESD in Basler Camera Installations (DD000053) provides more detail about avoiding EMI and ESD. The document can be obtained from the Downloads section of our website: www.baslerweb.com Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 9: Installing The Basler Pylon Camera Software Suite

    The following installation and setup guide only contains information about the installation for the Windows operating system. The Basler pylon Camera Software Suite can also work on Linux x86, Linux ARM, or Mac operating system. GigE Vision and USB3 Vision cameras can, in addition to the Windows OS, be operated with these operating systems.

  • Page 10: Installing A Gige Camera

    S/STP shielding (two cables if you are using a power injector). You should perform the software installation procedure first and the hardware installation procedure second. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 11: Installation Procedure

    Computer Network Network Adapter Adapter GigE Network Switch GigE GigE Camera Camera Fig. 1: Network Adapter for the Camera(s) Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 12  see Section 4.7.1 on page unbinding the filter driver, see Section 4.7.2 on page  compatible chipsets, see Section 4.5.3 on page  Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 13: Software Installation

    Section 4.3.1 on page If you are using multiple adapters, you must configure each network adapter to be used with  the Basler filter driver individually. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 14: Adjusting The Installation

    The configuration will generally be used for Fast Ethernet network adapters and network adapters that are not recommended by Basler. They can only be used with the filter driver and not with the performance driver. Compatible network adapters must also be configured if used with the filter driver. However, Basler strongly recommends using the performance driver for compatible network adapters.
  • Page 15 If you have more than one network adapter that should be used with the filter driver, return to step 2, select one of the other adapters, and perform steps 3 through 5 for each adapter. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 16 If you use a firewall on your computer, disable the firewall for the network adapter to which your camera is connected. For more information about disabling the firewall for network adapters, see Section 4.3.2. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 17: Disabling The Windows Firewall

    3. In the Customize Settings window, click on Turn off Windows Firewall (not recommended) for the network location section where you want to disable firewall protection. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 18 However, if you use a dedicated network card, Basler recommends also disabling firewall protection for all other network locations. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 19: Disabling The Windows Firewall Via Advanced Security Settings

    3. Select the tab for the profile where you want to disable firewall protection. You will typically disable firewall protection for the Public Profile when a camera is directly connected to the network interface. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 20: Disabling The Windows Firewall Via The Netsh Command Line Utility14

    3. Press the Enter key. The firewall is disabled for all profiles. It is not possible to use netsh for disabling the firewall for selected connections only. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 21: Hardware Installation

    For installing and operating Basler ace GigE, ace USB 3.0, dart, pulse, and newer Basler cameras, refer to the Basler Product Documentation available at docs.baslerweb.com. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 22: Connectors Of Gige Cameras

    Power and I/O Ethernet Ethernet aviator GigE scout and pilot GigE runner GigE Power I/O Only Ethernet racer GigE Drawings are not to scale Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 23: Installation

    You may also see a message about limited connectivity. The message about limited connectivity is normal and this situation will have no effect on the camera. You can ignore this message. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 24 For more information, e.g. about the availability of more than one camera description file for your camera and about activating a camera description file, see the Camera Feature Set section in the camera User’s Manual. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 25: Network Recommendations

     These adapters generally work well with the Basler performance driver. However, since the Intel Pro 1000 series has changed over the time, it may happen that the Basler performance driver does not support your particular Intel Pro 1000 adapter.

  • Page 26: If You Are Using Multiple Network Adapters In A Single Computer

    For more information about IP addressing and about setting and changing the IP configuration of the cameras and the network adapters, see Section 4.6 on page Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 27: Recommended Network Architectures

    The disadvantage of the peer-to-peer configuration is that it limits the number of cameras that can be connected to a single computer. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 28 The bandwidth available on this single GigE path is about 125 MByte/s. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 29 To ensure adequate bandwidth on the computer’s data bus, use of a computer with a PCI express data bus is recommended. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 30: Camera And Network Adapter Ip Configuration

    In addition, the configuration settings related to this type of IP address are explicitly assigned to the camera by the user. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 31 There is another adapter IP configuration available called "DHCP / Alternate Configuration = Fixed Address", but this configuration is seldom used. For more information about the LLA address routine, see Section 4.6.2.2 on page Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 32: Changing A Network Adapter's Ip Configuration

    4. A ... Properties window will open as shown below. Make sure that Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) is highlighted and click the Properties button. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 33 Click the OK button to close the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window. d. Click the OK button to close the ... Properties window. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 34 This can save you some time if you are connecting and disconnecting cameras or switching the system on and off as you would during design-in. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 35: Setting An Adapter To Use Dhcp/ Auto Ip (Lla)

    4. A ... Properties window will open as shown below. Make sure that Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) is highlighted and click the Properties button. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 36 7. Click the OK button to close the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window. 8. Click the OK button to close the ... Properties window. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 37: Checking A Network Adapter's Ip Address

    A LAN Connection Status window will open as shown below. 4. Click on Details..The IP address information for the adapter will be displayed as shown below. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 38: Camera Ip Behavior

    You can also set the cameras and the adapters for DHCP IP addressing and install a DHCP server in your network. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 39: Changing A Camera's Ip Configuration

    1. Double-click the pylon IP Configurator icon on your desktop. The following figure shows the pylon IP Configurator when a network adapter is selected. Adapter Information Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 40 Name of the camera. - The Device User ID is displayed if one has been assigned. Otherwise,  the camera model and serial number are displayed. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 41 ID of the camera. Changing the camera’s IP configuration will be explained in the following sections. To change the device user ID of the camera, use the following procedure: Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 42 IP for the first time, the fields are empty. Otherwise, the fields will contain the current values. 3. Enter the desired IP address in the IP Address field. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 43 "Assigning a Temporary IP Address to Older Cameras" on page 38 and follow those steps. Once you have completed that procedure, the settings you have made here will be applied. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 44 Address field with a value from the range of valid IP addresses. 2. If desired, change the value in the Subnet Mask field. 3. If desired, change the value in the Default Gateway field. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 45 2. Choose Assign Temporary IP Address from the context menu. 3. Follow the steps described under "Assigning a Temporary IP Address to Older Cameras" on page Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 46: Modifying The Driver Installation

    (in the case of the Intel Pro 1000 GT, it will now be Intel Pro/ 1000 GT Desktop Adapter). The network adapter-driver association is changed. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 47: Unbinding The Basler Filter Driver From A Network Adapter

    Windows + R keys, enter ncpa.cpl and press the Enter key. 2. Find the entry for the network adapter from which you want to unbind the Basler network driver. 3. Right click on the name of the network adapter.

  • Page 48: Installing A Firewire Camera

    9-pin shielded IEEE 1394b to 1394b cable should be used. The maximum length between the camera and the computer or the hub is 4.5 m. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 49 (3) Camera linked to a laptop computer equipped with a powered IEEE 1394b compliant adapter card. The camera receives power from the card. Required cable: 1394b to 1394b. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 50 (5) Camera linked to a powered IEEE 1394b compliant hub which is linked to a laptop computer with an IEEE 1394a compliant adapter. The camera receives power from the hub. Required cables: 1394b to 1394b and 1394b to 1394a. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 51: Software And Hardware Installation

    Basler pylon 1394 camera driver  For information about checking and, if necessary, changing the current camera driver association, see Section 5.2.3 on page Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 52: Associating A Firewire Driver With Your Camera

    If the camera has been attached to your computer before and you used Basler’s BCAM driver, you may find a device class called Basler 1394 Digital Cameras. When you click the plus sign next to Basler 1394 Digital Cameras, you will find a listing for a Basler XXX BCAM digital camera (where XXX is a camera name).
  • Page 53 Cameras. When you click the plus sign next to Basler pylon 1394 Digital Cameras, you will find a listing for a Basler XXX digital camera (where XXX is a camera name). This situation indicates that the system detected the camera and associated it with the Basler pylon 1394 camera driver.

  • Page 54: Installing A Camera Link Camera

    For ace and aviator cameras: An appropriate cable for connecting the camera’s I/O lines if  desired (see the camera user’s manual). You should perform the hardware installation procedure first and the software installation procedure second. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 55: Frame Grabber Preparations

    Windows registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CameraLink\CLSerialPath. If the dll file is not at this location, contact the frame grabber vendor. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 56: Frame Grabber Camera Files

    The camera must be set for your desired pixel data format. You can set the camera’s pixel data  format using the pylon API or the pylon Viewer. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 57: Hardware Installation

    Camera Link User’s Manual (AW000985)  aviator Camera Link User’s Manual (AW000830)  beat Camera Link User’s Manual (AW001308)  racer Camera Link User’s Manual (AW001185)  Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 58: Connectors Of Camera Link Cameras

    Connection; Data) beat Camera Link racer Camera Link ace Camera Link 26-pin MDR Power I/O Only Connector Drawings are not to scale aviator Camera Link Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 59: Installation

    Connect the plug of the power supply’s output cable to the 6-pin power connector of the camera. b. Plug the power supply into an AC outlet. Hardware installation is complete. Continue with the software installation procedure. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 60: Software Installation

    Installing a Camera Link Camera AW00061111000 6.4 Software Installation To install the Basler pylon Camera Software Suite for use with a Camera Link camera, follow the instructions in Chapter 3 on page If you are installing pylon on a 32-bit Windows operating system, the 32-bit ...
  • Page 61 During the probing, the CL Configurator will test whether data can be reliably transmitted from the camera at the maximum possible baud rate supported by the frame grabber. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 62 If you want to set the baud rate manually, click the Advanced... button in the pylon CL Configurator window. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 63 Click OK to save the settings and close the window. 6. Click the Save button to save the port configuration and click the Close button to close the CL Configurator. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 64: Next Steps

    Histogram Pane Image Display Area Features Pane Features Properties Pane Status Bar Message Log/ Feature Documentation Pane Fig. 6: Overview of the pylon Viewer Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 65 Now that you have started capturing images, you should familiarize yourself with the camera’s parameter settings. In the Features pane, click the + icon next to your camera’s name. A list of setting categories will appear. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 66: Learning How To Configure And Optimize Your Camera

    The Optimizing Image Quality topic provides information about how to optimize your  image quality. The Bandwidth Manager topic provides information about how to optimize the bandwidth  consumption of the connected cameras. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 67: Additional Camera Settings

    Basler recommends controlling the camera via the API when taking the next steps. Contact Basler technical support if you need further assistance. The contact numbers appear in the title pages of this manual. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 68: Uninstalling Or Changing The Pylon Camera Software Suite

    Software Suite will not affect the installation of the pylon runtime redistributable components, and vice versa. For more information about the pylon runtime redistributable packages, see the pylon Deployment Guide (AW001362). Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 69: Revision History

    "Modifying the Driver Installation" on page 54. Chapter 6 Adapted "Installing the Basler pylon Camera Software Suite" on  page 71. Adapted "Modifying Your Software Installation" on page 93.  Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 70 Added information in Section 8.2.1 on page 78 and Section 8.4  on page 87 that the filename of a 64-bit version of a frame grabber dll file must include "_w64". Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 71 Updated pylon Viewer screenshots in  AW00061107000 10 Oct 2012 Updated Section 5.6.4 on page 46 with information about new IP Configurator. Minor corrections. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 72 (see Section 5.4.2 on page 29). Updated the list of recommended network adapters in Section  5.5.1 on page 32.. Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 73 Added instructions on how to open the online help of the pylon  software. Chapter 10 Added information about color enhancements.  Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 74 Re-added the "Acquiring Your First Images" section (now Section 8.1) with revised and shortened instructions. Renamed Section 8.2 to "Configuring and Optimizing Your  Camera". Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 75 Rearranged some page layouts to adapt graphics and text  alignment and to remove empty pages. Changed ace to ace CL in footer.  Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

  • Page 76: Index

    ........22 electromagnetic interference...... 2 electrostatic discharge ....... 2 EMI.............2 ESD............2 operating system ........3 optimize image quality ......60 feature set ..........18 firewall ............11 Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)
  • Page 77 ........10 recommended network adapter....19 runtime redistributable packages .....62 speed and duplex mode ......10 static IP address........32 switches, network .......22 system requirements ........3 uninstalling ..........62 Installation and Setup Guide for ace CL, aviator, beat, pilot, racer, runner, and scout Cameras (Windows)

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