IDS uEye series User Manual page 59

Testing the serial interface on the GigE uEye HE
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Clicking this button opens a dialog box for transferring data through the COM port. The dialog box
is provided as the uEyeComportDemo.exe sample program together with the C++ source code and
is included in the uEye SDK.
This program allows sending ASCII characters to the COM port assigned to a camera. The
characters are output unchanged on the camera's serial port. To check the proper functionality,
you can connect a PC to the camera's serial port and read the transmitted characters on the PC's
COM port.
Figure 58: Data transfer through a virtual COM port
· Baud
In this drop down box, you can change the data transfer rate of the serial interface.
· Append
This drop down box allows appending the special characters CR (Carriage Return) and LF (Line
Feed) to the ASCII text you want to transmit. Some devices with serial interface require ASCII
strings to be terminated with CR/LF.
· Send file
Using these functions, you can send a file in either direction (output on the camera's virtual COM
port or output on the PC's COM port).
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To send data via the serial interfaces of multiple cameras, you can use the broadcast port
with number 255. Before connecting to the broadcast port, ensure that all the cameras that
are to receive the broadcast have been opened.
Before a camera can exchange data with a PC through the virtual COM port, the camera
has to be paired with that PC (see Paired).
To avoid transmission errors, please ensure that both the camera and the receiving end
use the same communication parameters (baud rate, data bits, stop bits, parity). Further
information on the communication parameters is provided in the Specifications: Serial
Interface chapter.
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