Device Name; Figure 25. Selecting A Camera - Vision VA61 User's Reference Manual

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2. If more than one camera is connected, pull down the "Device" list and click on the camera
name ("Camera1" in Figure 25) to select that camera for editing. The parameter settings for
the selected camera, are displayed in the Parameters pane.
Several Camera Configuration files are included on the VA61, in the CamExpert default directo-
ry: D:\DALSA\Sapera\CamFiles\User. You can load a file that matches the model of your cam-
era. First click on the camera name ("Camera1" in Figure 25) and then click the file open button,
or select File>Open.
You may get an error message, for one of these reasons:
• The camera's firmware is out of date.
• The camera type does not match the file (color vs monochrome).
• The file's image format is too large for the camera model.
• The saved file is out of date, or not compatible with the newer camera firmware.
The following pages and steps show how to set your own configuration.

Device Name

Sherlock and Sapera LT identify cameras by their Device Name or User Device ID. iNspect and
iLabel identify cameras by Serial Number. The factory default Device Name is the serial number,
as shown in Figure 26. You can change the name to something more useful to you, for example:
"Camera1" or "TopView".
1. Click in the field to the right of "Device User ID". Enter a new name.
Rev 06; 7 April 2011

Figure 25. Selecting a Camera

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