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Introduction

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iam can be recognized by common system architectures as a standard (blue star) device.

With the iAMGigEServer running on the camera iam acts like a GigE Vision and GenICam compliant camera with freely definable features. Live imaging, as well as processed images, can be delivered as a GigE Vision stream. The iAMGigEServeris GigE Vision standard compatible and thus works with any standard compliant software interface from other suppliers.

The iAm (blue star) server is an small software application which is preinstalled to the camera autostart script. It provides a comfortable way to set up your vision application. By obtaining a performant live stream from the camera analyzing image quality or testing new camera settings can be done quickly.

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While the sv.iAMGigEServer is running it will block the camera hardware for other applications e.g. like the https://net-iam.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/resumedraft.action?draftId=51904638.

Note

iAMGigEServer is preinstalled to the cameras' autostart script.

After setting up your system it will be necessary to disable the iAMGigEServer autostart for accessing camera hardware from your iam camera application.

Start iAMGigEServer

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iAMGigEServer is preinstalled to the cameras' autostart script. Therefore it is usually not necessary to start the iAMGigEServer manually.

You need to establish an openSSH connection.

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If you have modified the autostart script as described in section “Disable iAMGigEServer starting from boot” below you can start the iAMGigEServer manually.

The iAM (blue star) Server can be started with the script start_iAMGigEServer.sh from the /home/root/ directory. The sv.iAMGigEServer will connect to camera hardware. If succeeded you should see a similar command out as below.

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/home/root/start_iAMGigEServer.sh

Stop iAMGigEServer

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If you do not have modified the autostart script as described in section “Disable iAMGigEServer starting from boot” below the iAM (blue star) Server will start after reboot again.

You need to establish an openSSH connection.

On can stopp a running iAM (blue star) server by the script kill_iAMGigEServer.sh from the /home/root/ directory.

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/home/root/kill_iAMGigEServer.sh

Disabling iAMGigEServer starting after boot

Linux managed custom autostart by a shell script. The script can be found under the location

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/etc/trd/autostart.sh

It is configured as shown below:

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#!/bin/sh

echo "---> Start AUTOSTART"

/home/root/start_iAMGigEServer.sh

For prevent the iAM (blue star) server to start after booting on need to comment line 5 as shown below:

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#/home/root/start_iAMGigEServer.sh

This can be done either by using the editor vi from the shell

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vi /etc/trd/autostart.sh 

or by using WinSCP as described at Windows Host System. for using the command line editor vi we refere to the MIT Vi Reference Card.