Software Tools and System Requirements

Hardware

• iam embeddes smart vision camera system

• PoE+ Injector (see Known Issues ) or beak-out-board with external power supply

• Netzwerk Cable (Class 6)

• Host PC System: Linux or Mac prefered if you do not have a linux system you should use the virtual machine image below.
  

Software

You can set up the camera in the three different ways

1. Use an Native Linux or Mac host

2. Using a Windows Machine as discribed in section Windows Host System

3. Use our Virtual Machine Disk image on any OS with Virtual Box as discribed in section Virtual Host System

Quick-Start Guide

Table of Contents

The purpose of this guide is to obtain a live image from your iam camera using synview explorer. Synview iam with Synview Explorer. SynView is a software developed by net NET and is used both on iam camera cameras and your the user´s host system. Therfore there

There are two options to steam stream a live image to your the host system either

:

1. With iAMGigEServer on iam

1. and

1. SynView Explorer on your host system

1. .

1. By running the SynView Explorer directly on iam

1. and using openSSH with X-Server

1. forwarding for display.

Option 1 . is the more easy one and is as well preinstalled to your camera but option 2. is going to be more important, since it can be similar straightforward and already pre-installed on iam. Option 2 has relevance as it can be similarly used with any GUI software. As wellAlso, option 2 . will be often much quicker during more advanced operation and development process with your iam camerais likely to be faster for advanced operations and development processes with iam.

The figure below illustrates the two options for obtaining a live view image.

Quick Start Guide

The guide is structured in the following section - by select . By selection of “>” the sections content will expland. section´s content will expand.

• While the acquisition is active, you can still adjust the runtime parameters, such as exposure time or gain

• But basic acquisition parameters, such as pixel format or trigger mode become locked when the acquisition starts.

• When finished, click the Stop acquisition button and exit.

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title Option 1: Stream live image to host using iAMGigEServer
Info Since the iAMGigE-server is preinstalled to cameras autostart. You can use GigEVision Software to recive camera images. Tip For iam you nee the latest version of Synview Explorer. Please update your Host System. On can find a download link at the end of section Synview .
Image Removed	Connect the camera to be tested Start Synview Explorer on your Host System. iam camera should apear in the list of found cameras - if not check previus section Configure your Network Controller select it in the and press the Connect camera button.
Image Removed	Configure the camera features as desired. Pay attention especially to features in Image Format Control and Acquisition Control categories.
Image Removed	When prepared, click the Start acquisition button the camera should start acquiring. If not, verify again, if the camera was not set to triggered mode, while no trigger was attached.
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