Operational Reference; Using A Calibir Gxm640 Camera With Sapera Api; Network And Computer Overview - Dalsa Calibir GXM640 User Manual

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Operational Reference

Using a Calibir GXM640 Camera with Sapera API

A Calibir camera installation with the Teledyne DALSA Sapera API generally follows the
sequence described below.

Network and Computer Overview

Calibir GigE needs to connect to a computer with a GigE network adapter, either built
in on the computer motherboard or installed as a third party PCI adapter. Refer to the
Connecting the Calibir GXM640 GigE Vision Camera
 Laptop computers with built in GigE network adapters may still not be able to
stream full frame rates from Calibir GigE, especially when on battery power.
 Calibir GigE also can connect through a Gigabit Ethernet switch. When using VLAN
groups, the Calibir GigE and controlling computer must be in the same group (refer
to the Teledyne DALSA Network Imaging Package user's manual).
 If Calibir GigE is to be used in a Sapera development environment, Sapera LT
8.41 or greater needs to be installed, which includes the GigE Vision Module
software package.
 If Calibir GigE will be used in a third party GigE Vision Compliant environment,
Sapera or Sapera runtime is not required and you need to follow the installation
instructions of the third party package.
 The Windows Firewall exceptions feature is automatically configured to allow the
Sapera GigE Server to pass through the firewall.
 Computers with VPN software (virtual private network) may need to have the VPN
driver disabled in the NIC properties. This would be required only on the NIC used
with the Calibir GigE. Testing by the user is required.
 Once a Calibir is connected, look at the small camera icon added to the Windows tray
(next to the clock). Ensure the Calibir camera has been found (right click the icon and
select Status). Note that in Windows 7, the icon remains hidden until a camera is
connected.
 A new Calibir installation may require a firmware update. The
used to select a firmware file. See the CamExpert procedure
Access in CamExpert
 Use CamExpert (installed either with Sapera or Sapera runtime) to test the
installation of the Calibir camera. Set the Calibir to internal test pattern. See the
Internal Test Pattern Generator
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for additional information.
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Updating Firmware via File
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File Selector feature is