Point Grey / FLIR

Before using a Point Grey / FLIR camera, the ‘SpinnakerSDK_FULL_4.0.0.116_x64 (Version for Visual Studio 2015 : SpinnakerNET_v140.dll)’ must be installed. The ‘Point Grey LightWeight Filter Driver’ and the ‘Teledyne DALSA Sapera GigE Vision Filter Driver’ must be activated on all LAN adapters with Point Grey / FLIR camera.

See also

Viper.NET Dependencies

General settings

1. General settings: Image Source Editor

2. Read Settings from Camera: Read all parameters from the camera and assign them to this image source or image capture parameter set.

3. Reset and reboot: Executes the ‘DeviceReset’ command on the camera. The camera is reset and rebooted.

4. Factory reset: Executes the ‘FactoryReset’ command on the camera. This resets the camera parameters to the factory settings.

5. Start: Prepares the camera for image capture.

6. Stop: Ends the camera’s image recording mode.

7. Camera list: Selection list of all Spinnaker cameras. The list can be updated with the ‘… - Button’ to update the list. If ‘Force Reinit System’ is activated, the Spinnaker systems (GigE and USB3) are reinitialized before searching for cameras.

8. UserID: Camera name that is saved in the camera by clicking on the ‘set’ button.

9. Trigger: If selected, the camera is in trigger mode. An image is only captured when the trigger is activated. The image capture can be delayed using the ‘Delay’ parameter. Depending on the camera type, one of the following trigger sources can be selected, for example:

   • Software : Software trigger, triggered by Viper.NET during image acquisition.

   • Line0..3 : Hardware trigger at input 0 - 3.

   • Counter0/1End: Expiry of counter 0 or 1.

10. Pixel format: Pixel format in which the camera image is to be transferred. Depending on the camera type, the following pixel formats can be set, for example:

• Mono8/10/12/14/16 : grayscale image with 8/10/12/14/16 bits per pixel

• BayerRG8/12 : Color image in red-green Bayer pattern with 8/12 bits per pixel.

• RGB8 : Color image with red green blue pixels.

11. Exposure: Exposure time in [ms].

12. Gain: Analog amplification factor (brightness).

13. Timeout: Maximum image recording time in [ms].

Inputs Outputs

1. Read Line/Timer settings from cam: Read input/output and timer settings from the camera.

2. Check and set line settings: If selected, the input/output parameters for this image capture parameter set are written to the camera before the image is captured.

3. Lines list: List of available inputs/outputs. Double-click on an element to open the parameter window for the corresponding input/output.

4. Counter list: List of available counters. Double-click on an element to open the parameter window for the corresponding counter.

ROI settings

1. ROI Enabled: Activate or deactivate image section. If deactivated, the entire camera chip is read out and transmitted.

2. X/Y/Widht/Height: Selected image area. Position of the top left corner, width and height.

3. DisplayFinder: The display finder can be used to select a Cognex display (e.g. FormLive) via drag & drop, which is used for interactive input of the image section.

4. Apply ROI from rectangle: Apply image section from the rectangle of the interactive input.

5. Cancel: Cancel interactive image section selection (remove rectangle from display).

Gigabit Ethernet settings

1. Read only:

• On : Parameters 2-3 are only read out and displayed, but not changed.

• Off : Parameters 2-3 can be set and changed.

2. Packetdelay: Waiting time in [Ticks : Converted time in [µs] is displayed next to the input field] between the sending of individual UDP data packets of the image data. This slows down the image data transmission and prevents possible data packet collisions or “overrunning” of the LAN adapter or the PC.

3. Packetsize: Packet size in [bytes] for the transmission of the UDP packets of the image data.