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GevPersistentIPAddress

Is it possible to set GevPersistentIPAddress in a GigE camera using NI-MAX?

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No, because IMAQdx overrides this attribute to be "Hidden".

 

We've designed our IMAQdx interface to GigE Vision cameras to rely very heavily on automatic address assignment (DHCP, Link Local Addressing) and expect users to use this model. This is partly because the model of static IPs used by GigE Vision is really tricky to use because the address can only be set if your IP inetwork settings match between the host and camera, and changing the camera then requires a sequence of matched configuration changes between camera and host. We've put a lot of work into making it so that users shouldn't need to deal with the complexity of fixed IP address assignment. Additionally, the scenarios where one might need static IPs (like sharing an existing network with other devices that use static IPs) just don't really work well with GigE Vision because it doesn't share bandwidth well with other protocols. We always recommend having dedicated network connections used for cameras only.

 

You can certainly still use static IP addresses if you need it, we just try to hide it by default. The easiest way is to use camera vendor software to do this. Additionally, you can use IMAQdx's LabVIEW API to set this attribute directly, regardless of the visibility.

 

Eric

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