Camera List - IDS uEye series User Manual

installed on your system (in Control Panel ® Regional and Language Options).
· Click
· The status box at the bottom of the Camera Manager window indicates the current status of the
selected camera. If it is available, the status message is shown in black . Otherwise, the status
message is shown in red.
If an error has occurred in a camera, a black exclamation mark on a yellow background is shown
next the camera. The status box then indicates the cause of the error and suggests remedies.
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Camera List

When a camera is activated (switched on or connected to the PC), it appears in the camera list of
the uEye Camera Manager after a few seconds. A Gigabit Ethernet camera requires a little more
time to start up and be detected by the network than a USB camera.
After deactivating a GigE uEye camera (switching it off or disconnecting it from the network) it takes
approximately three seconds before the camera is removed from the camera list. During this time the
computer waits to see whether it receives another heartbeat signal from the camera.
The data shown in the camera list can be sorted in ascending or descending order by left-clicking on
the respective column header.
· Free/Avail.
Free indicates whether a camera is currently in use.
Avail. (Available) indicates whether a camera can be opened by this computer with the current
setup (computer and camera).
Cameras shown with a red x are currently in use (Free = No) and are not available (Avail. = No).
Cameras shown with an exclamation mark are not in use, but are currently unavailable for various
reasons, such as:
§ The camera is not compatible with the driver. Please update the uEye driver.
§ The IP configuration of the network card is not configured for use of the GigE uEye camera. Please
enter a valid configuration in the Manual ETH Configuration.
§ DHCP (automatic assignment of an IP address) is activated in the IP configuration of the network
card. Please enter a valid configuration in the Manual ETH Configuration.
§ The driver has not properly detected (initialized) the camera. Please disconnect the camera from
the PC and then reconnect it.
§ The camera is currently being removed from the Manager.
§ The camera reports that it is Not operational.
· Type
This column indicates whether the camera is a Gigabit Ethernet (ETH) or a USB camera (USB).
· Cam.ID
The camera ID assigned by the user.
· Dev.ID
Unique device identifier sequentially assigned by the system. Different device IDs are assigned for
USB and Gigabit Ethernet cameras. USB cameras are assigned device IDs from 1 upwards,
Gigabit Ethernet cameras from 1001. After deactivating a uEye camera (switching it off or
disconnecting it from the network), the device ID is no longer valid and can be assigned again by
the system.
· Model
Model name of the camera
· SerNo.
Serial number of the camera.
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to close the application; any settings you have made are saved.
Figure 52: uEye Camera Manager - Camera list
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