Software And Hardware Installation; General Preparations - Basler Pioneer User Manual

2 Software and Hardware
Installation
This section provides the information you will need to install and operate the camera. The
installation procedure includes both software and hardware installation.
The installation procedure in this section assumes that you want to get your camera operational and
begin capturing images as quickly and as simply as possible. Accordingly, the procedure describes
a desktop installation for one camera and assumes that you will be using the "pylon Viewer"
software from Basler to capture your first images.

2.1 General Preparations

The installation procedures assume that you will be making a peer-to-peer connection between
your camera and a desktop computer. Make sure that the following items are available before
starting the installation:
A Basler GigE camera.
A power supply for the camera. Make sure that the power supply meets all of the requirements
listed in the Physical Interface section of this manual.
A C-mount lens for the camera.
If you already know what lens you will be using in your actual application, use this lens during
the camera installation and setup. If not, we suggest that you use a zoom lens for your initial
installation and setup. Contact Basler technical support if you need assistance in determining
the best lens for your application. The support contact numbers appear in the title pages of this
manual.
A desktop computer with a GigE network adapter installed. We recommend that you use an
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Intel PRO 1000 series adapter. These adapters have been tested with Basler cameras and
work well. This installation procedure assumes that your computer is equipped with a PRO
1000 series adapter.
The desktop computer must be equipped with a Windows 2000 (SP4) or a Windows XP (SP1
or SP2) operating system.
A standard Ethernet patch cable. We recommend the use of a category 6 or category 7 cable
that has S/STP shielding.
The Basler pylon Software Development Kit (SDK) installation CD.
You should perform the software installation procedure first and the hardware installation procedure
second.
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