Serial Interface (Rs232) - IDS uEye series User Manual

7.5.1 Notes on connecting Gigabit Ethernet cameras
Please read the following notes before setting up GigE uEye cameras:
Network interface card
· To ensure optimum performance of the network connection, you need to install the latest drivers
for your network card.
Cabling
· The cable length of the individual segments must not exceed 100 m.
· The network must be cabled throughout at either 100 Mbps or 1000 Mbps. The use of 1000 Mbps
networks is recommended.
· The data network and the camera network should be cabled separately. We therefore recommend
connecting the GigE uEye cameras by a separate network card.
· Gigabit Ethernet network adapters for PCI slots do not achieve the maximum transfer rate of 114
MB/sec. In real life conditions, the transfer rate on a PCI bus is approx. 80-90 MB/sec.
IP configuration und DHCP
· Before you can use the GigE uEye camera on the network, you need to assign an IP address to
the camera. The IP address is assigned in the uEye Camera Manager (see also uEye Camera
Manager).
· The cameras and the computer must be on the same subnet.
· The network card on the host PC responsible for data transfer to and from the GigE uEye cameras
requires a persistent (fixed) IP address. It cannot obtain an IP address from a DHCP server.
· If a DHCP server is running on the network, you need to ensure when configuring the network card
that the manually assigned address range of the uEye driver is outside the DHCP range.
Advanced settings
· For operating GigE uEye cameras, we recommend setting the value for the receive descriptors of
the network connection to the maximum value. Please note that not all network cards provide this
option.
To set the receive descriptors, select Start ® Settings ® Network Connections. Right-click on the
network connection and choose Properties. Switch to the Advanced tab in the dialog box and click
the Configure... button. You can now set the receive descriptors (Rx/Tx).
· The UDP protocol is required for communication between the GigE uEye cameras and the
computer. Ports 50000 ... 50003 must be open.
7.5.2 Serial Interface (RS232) of the GigE uEye HE
Cameras of the GigE uEye HE series are equipped with a serial interface (RS232). It provides
functionality for communication with peripheral devices (e.g. lighting controller, lens controller) or the
serial port of a PC. Before you can send data through the camera's serial interface, one or more
virtual COM ports have to be defined on the PC. Once defined, they can be used for data
communication with appropriate software just like any physical COM port.
To set up and use the serial interface, the Additional functions dialog box is provided in the uEye
Camera Manager. For the serial interface specifications, please refer to the Serial Interface (RS232)
chapter.
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