GigE to GigE Vision compliant camera

[Al-Zahrani]

Hello, everyone

I have a camera with GigE interface , I update the firmware of that camera to be GigE vision.

the original output of that camera is CameraLink but the Manufacturer  convert that output to GigE by

using iPORT PT1000-CL,   http://www.framos-imaging.com/pleora_iport_pt1000cl.html?&L=1

after that I change the firmware of that board to GigE vision

does my camera now a Fully GigE Vision-compliant.???

I can see that camera in MAX utility. and I can use LabVIEW (IMAQdx) to open , configure grab , grab and close the camera and I get a nice video.

the bad thing is : I can't send commands to the camera or set/get some parameters . How I can do that???

I have the main dll which communicate to the camera  if i don't  want to use IMAQdx , but i miss the Property of multicasting (controll and listener )

could any one help me to understand that and solve my problem.

Thank you
Alzhrani

[ChristopheC]

Does Max list the attributes of the camera in the camera attribute tab at the bottom of the UI?

Does IMAQdx Enumerate Attributes.vi return you anything?

-Christophe

[Al-Zahrani]

Hi, ChristopheC

thankyou for your rply

yes, I Can see that in MAX and I can change it, also in IMAQdx Enumerate Attributes.vi

but how I can communicate the camera by serial over ethernet

I mean how i can set foucs and e.t.c

Thankyou

[Matt_McLaughlin]

Hi Al-Zahrani,

THe acquisition attributes that can be changed in MAX can also be changed in LabVIEW through the IMAQdx Enumerate Attributes.vi. If you are specifically concerned about changing the Focus setting of the camera, have you been able to change this setting in MAX? If so, changing it in LabVIEW could likely be done using that Enumerate Attributes function discussed above. This is illustrated in the LabVIEW Example Finder (Help»Find Examples...) called Grab and Basic Attributes.vi (found in the Example Finder under Browse»Hardware Input and Output»IMAQdx»High-Level»Grab and Basic Attributes.vi) Which settings can actually be changed will depend on the camera you are using, but the general idea will be the same.

I hope that helps!

[Al-Zahrani]

hello,
in the beginning Thank You for your support, That parameters which I want to set/ get are not listed in the attributes.

In old IMAQ there are IMAQ Serial Write and IMAQ Serial Read.

I want to change that parameters serially over ethernet but (NI) replace that VI's by IMAQdx write register and IMAQdx read register.

Now,dose that VI's help me to solve my problems and how I can use IMAQdx Write register.

Thankyou

[Al-Zahrani]

Hello, Matt
in the beginning Thank You for your support, That parameters which I want to set/ get are not listed in the attributes.

In old IMAQ there are IMAQ Serial Write and IMAQ Serial Read.

I want to change that parameters serially over ethernet but (NI) replace that VI's by IMAQdx write register and IMAQdx read register.

Now,dose that VI's help me to solve my problems and how I can use IMAQdx Write register.

Thankyou

[BlueCheese]

CameraLink uses a serial port to communicate with the camera, running any sort of ASCII or binary protocol the camera vendor wants. GigE Vision has a strict register-based model. This creates an issue where the register communication via GigE Vision must be translated to serial commands before sending it to the camera. The Pleora converter box you are using has this capability, but it a vendor-specific implementation since GigE Vision does not define this. You'd have to talk with Pleora about how to either access the serial port via standard GigE Vision register operations or how to program their converter box to convert specific serial commands into registers.

Eric

[Al-Zahrani]

Thankyou, Eric

 I get it

I should use Pleora DLL to send serial command to Camera

Best Regard

Alzhrani

[FLO_INDATECH]

Hi Al-Zahrani,

Have you found a solution? I would like to try out the cameralink to GigE solution from Pleora but I need to make sure I will have the possibility to control the camera.

Please give us a feedback on your findings.

Best Regards,

Florian

[BlueCheese]

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@FLO_INDATECH wrote:

Hi Al-Zahrani,

Have you found a solution? I would like to try out the cameralink to GigE solution from Pleora but I need to make sure I will have the possibility to control the camera.

Please give us a feedback on your findings.

Best Regards,

Florian

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I know Pleora has a tool for camera vendors using their converter backends within their camera to automatically create a valid XML file and supporting registers that convert legacy vendor-specific cameralink serial commands into Genicam features, allowing full control via any GigE Vision compliant software. I do not know if this tool extends to their external converter boxes as well or is limited to OEMs making cameras.