Inspect/Ilabel - Vision VA61 User's Reference Manual

VA6x User's Reference

iNspect/iLabel

There are two problems specific to iNspect and iLabel:
• Genie cameras connected through the network do not always follow the rules of ordering cam-
eras by IP Address, as expected.
• When mixing Monochrome and Color Genie cameras on the same appliance or the same net-
work, the application usually starts in Monochrome mode, not Color.
In both cases, the solution to the problem is to create a VA-Genie configuration file that specifi-
cally lists the cameras you desire, in their desired order, and does not contain the cameras you
wish to ignore.
1. Open the VA-Genie Camera Setup utility:
Start>Programs>VA Genie Tools>VAGenie Camera Setup
On the VA61 there are two "Gio" ports for I/O to the Camera and Power connectors, and two
"Gige" ports for the Camera video connectors, as shown in the left panel (see Figure 22, page 44).
If you have more Genie cameras connected through the network, or through GigE switches, there
will be more "Gige" ports, one for each camera. If you have a DCI-100 connected to the serial
port, the Digital I/O will also appear.
iNspect and iLabel use the order of cameras as they appear in the "Gige" tree in the left panel.
2. You can delete cameras, and change the order of cameras by right-clicking on the "Board #"
under the "Gige" tree. Correct the tree so you have only the cameras controlled by this ap-
pliance, and they are in the correct order.
3. Pull down the File menu and select "Generate Portable Config File". Navigate to the
D:iNspect\CameraFiles directory and save your configuration as "GEVcustom.txt". The
"GEV" prefix is needed to make the file appear in the Camera and Language selector under
the GigE camera group.
4. Close the VAGenie Camera Setup utility.
5. Open the Camera Selector and select the "Custom" GEV file. Click "Set".
iNspect and iLabel use the camera configuration file as a starting point. The Sensor Setup panel
settings override the configuration file settings, and are saved in your Solution file. The GIO port
settings in your GEVtest.txt file are not used by iNspect and iLabel. There is a separate
GIOtest.txt file that initializes the polarity of the GIO ports.
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