Sherlock Configuration Files; Changing The Camera Order - Vision VA61 User's Reference Manual

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Sherlock Configuration Files

If you are using Sherlock 7, use the Sapera Acquisition Wizard to configure Sherlock.
1. With Sherlock closed, Click on:
Start>Programs>Dalsa Industrial Products>Sherlock> Sapera Acquisition Wizard.
2. Click "OK" if you get a message stating the configuration file does not match the hardware.
3. Make sure all cameras listed have "Enable" set to TRUE. (see Figure 38)
You can leave the "UseConfigFile" set to false because the settings are saved in the camera
memory. Or, you can enable and select the camera configuration file you created, to force those
settings in the camera each time Sherlock is loaded. This is preferable if you are opening and
closing other programs. iNspect and Camera Configurator force their own default settings on the
camera.
4. Click the "Save File" button and close the Sapera Acquisition Wizard.
NOTE
Cameras are listed in the order they were powered on and detected by the Net-
work Vision software.

Changing the Camera Order

The cameras will be ordered in Sherlock, in the same order as they appear in the Sapera Acquisi-
tion Wizard. If the order is not to your liking, there are two ways you can correct this.
a. Exit the wizard, disconnect the cameras, and reconnect them in the order you desire. Use
the SHOW Status Dialog Box to monitor when the cameras are recognized. Open the
Sapera Acquisition Wizard and create a new file following the steps above.
b. You can edit the SaperaLTDrv.ini file (found in Sherlock\Drivers) using Notepad or
Wordpad. If all cameras are the same model and settings, copy and paste the camera
names into the correct order. Or, change the references to "Server0" and "Server1" to
match the desired order. Notice that each reference to "Server" appears twice. For exam-
ple, "Server0", "Server0_Device0", "Server1" and "Server1_Device0".
Each time you run Sherlock it will use the order saved in the SaperaLTDrv.ini file, that is created
by the wizard. The order does not change every time the VA61 is rebooted.
NOTE
Each time you open the Wizard, the order will revert to the order of discovery or
powered on order. If you Click "Save File" the new order will overwrite the
saved one, causing the order to change in Sherlock.
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