Camera Start-Up; Camera Initialization - IDS uEye series User Manual

User Manual uEye Cameras V3.32
7.5.3

Camera Start-up

When the GigE uEye camera has been connected to the power supply and the network, it loads the
starter firmware stored in the camera's EEPROM. The starter firmware enables the camera to
register on the network and establish a connection to a host PC. As soon as the starter firmware is
loaded, the camera sends a heartbeat broadcast to the network once every second.
In the next step, the camera checks whether a persistent IP address is stored. If it is, the camera
uses the persistent IP address. Otherwise the camera is assigned the IP address 0.0.0.0.
7.5.4

Camera Initialization

As soon as a computer wants to use a camera, it sends a connection request to that camera. When
the camera has signaled that it is available, the system first checks whether the camera has a valid
IP address. If it does not, the computer sends a range of valid IP addresses to the camera. The
camera picks a free IP address, i.e. one that is not yet in use on the network, from these IP
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