Table of Contents

Camera Model Overview

See Camera Model Overview for detailed information.

• IA2009

  iam	IA2009M IA2009C

• IA2107

  iam	IA2107M IA2107C

• IA2305

  iam	IA2305M IA2305C

• IA2312

  iam	IA2312M IA2312C

• IA2504

  iam	IA2504M IA2504C

• IA2511

  iam	IA2511M IA2511C

• IA1503

  iam	IA1503M IA1503C

• IA1513

  iam	IA1513IR

• IA21202

  iam	IA21202M IA21202C

Legal Notice and Safety Precautions

Open Source Licenses and Source code files

Getting Started

• Usage Notes
  • Handle carefully
  • Environmental operating conditions
  • Check a combination with the lens
  • Do not shoot under intense light
  • Dropping Frames
  • Occurrence of moiré
  • Occurrence of noise on the screen
  • Handling of the protective cap
  • If the equipment is not to be used for a long duration
  • Maintenance
• Scope of Delivery
  • Camera
    • Factory IP and System Settings
  • Development Tools / Software
    • Software on Camera
      • Release 05/2023 - v3.10 (xilinx v2021_1)
      • Older Releases
        • Release 06/2021 - 2.02 (xilinx v2020_1)
        • Release 10/2020 - 1.04
    • Software Examples
  • Factory IP and System Settings

    Out-of-the box the iam system comes with the factory settings below.

    IP Address

    192.168.1.10

• System Requirements
  • Software Tools and System Requirements
    • Hardware
      • Presets
    • Software
      • What else do you need?
        • Download:
        • Tools
  • GenICam - Standard conformity
  • Environmental requirements
  • Tools and System Requirements

    Software Tools and System Requirements

    Hardware

    • iam embedded smart vision camera system

    • Download latest SynView Package

      Download:

      SynView for Host System

  • GenICam - Standard conformity

  • Environmental requirements

• Quick Start
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Software Tools and System Requirements
    • Hardware
      • Presets
    • Software
      • What else do you need?
        • Download:
        • Tools
  • Power supply
    • DC power input
    • Power over Ethernet (PoE)
  • Change IP System Settings of iam
    • Factory IP and System Settings
    • Requirements
    • Change IP Address
      • Temporary Change of IP Settings
      • Persistent Change of IP Settings
  • Configuring the Network Controller
    • Connecting to the Camera
    • IP Address Settings
      • Mac / Linux
      • Windows 10
    • Configure the Network Controller Settings
      • Jumbo frames
        • Windows: Activating jumbo frames
      • Interrupt Moderation
        • Windows: Disable Interrupt Moderation
      • Other features and options
  • Starting the SynView Explorer for the first time
  • iAMGigEVisionServer
    • Introduction
    • Requirements
    • Start iAMGigEServer
    • Stop iAMGigEServer
    • Disabling the start of iAMGigEServer after booting
    • Re-enabling the start of iAMGigEServer after booting
  • SynView Explorer
    • Testing the camera
      • Live View Performance
    • Basic Camera Features
  • OpenSSH
    • Introduction
    • System Requirements:
    • Usefull commands:
      • Open a SSH connection
      • OpenSSH with remote Windows support
      • File Transfer
      • CPU Load example
  • Configure your Network Controller
    • Introduction to SynView Explorer

      Starting the SynView Explorer for the first time

      Since the iAMGigEServer is pre-installed to the camera´s autostart, software camera images can be received with GigE Vision.

      iam should be run with the latest version of SynView Explorer. For this, the host system should be updated. The download link is at the end of section Download latest Synview Prerelease .

  • OpenSSH

• Host System for Development
  • Getting started with the Windows Host System
    • Introduction
      • System Requiremqents:
    • WinSCP - File transfer to camera
    • PuTTY and Xming - Open applications with graphical user interfaces:
      • Xming
      • Configuration of PuTTY:
    • WinSCP, PuTTY and Xming - Put everyting together
      • Start SynView:
      • Start HALCON viewer from then test_halcon_samples:
  • Virtual Host System
    • Introduction
    • Setting up a Virtual Machine using Virtual Box
  • Windows Host System

  • Virtual Host System

Hardware / Mechanic

• Mechanic
  • Dimensions
  • Mounting points
  • 3D CAD Files (STEP)
• Input and Output Interface
  • Introduction
  • Power supply
    • DC power input
    • Power over Ethernet (PoE)
  • Connector and cable description - Case Code A
    • Connectors
    • Ethernet connector
    • I/O Connector
  • Connector and cable description - Case Code A
    • Connectors
    • Ethernet connector
    • I/O Connector
  • Pinout
    • Cable Assembly
      • Case Code A:
      • Case Code C:
  • GPIO / Trigger / Strobe Interface
    • Optocoupler basics
    • Optocoupler parameters summary
    • Optocoupler inputs
      • Trigger input
      • Schematic
    • Optocoupler outputs
      • Strobe output
      • Schematic
    • SynView Transport Layer Features For IO/Strobe/Trigger
      • Block Diagram
  • Interface Break Out Boards
    • Pinout
    • CBB1A R2 Break out Board
      • incl. DIN rail mount
    • 075IOAD - Trigger, Strobe and IO Test Board
      • CAM1: Primary Camera Connector
      • CAM2: Secondary Camera Connector
      • J3/J10 - AUX Power Supply
      • J11-12 - Jumper Terminals
      • Documentation
      • Errata
        • Revision 2.0
  • Power supply

  • Connector and cable description

  • GPIO / Trigger / Strobe Interface

    GPIO / Trigger / Strobe Interface

    Isolated inputs and outputs by optical transformer.

    Optocoupler basics

  • Accessories

Software

iam provide 64-bit processor scalability while combining real-time control with soft and hard engines for graphics and video. In this section we discribe possibilities to build your own younique smart vison system by using the provided infrastructure of iam cameras. There are three main topics discussed below.

The iam basic system describes the out-of-the-box system. With the provided tools it is easy to configure the right camera setup. The next section gives an introduction to the iam customization possibilities. The iam ML version is the best starting point for artificial intelligence application and provides a Deep Learning Processing Unit in the FPGA section of the system.

• Current Software Release Version 3.10 (2021.1)

  The current software release version of iam camera is 3.10 and is related to Linux kernel version 5.10.0 and xilinx version 2021.1 (see Current Release for details).

  • SynView iam Update Tool

    SynView iAM Update Tool

    So far SynView iam Update Tool is not part of the official released SynView (e.g. from the NET Website) - therefore it is mandatory to use prerelease Version below on your system.

    Preparation

• Video Tutorial Session
  • Video Session 1: Getting started with iam and Smart App Examples
    • 0:00 Introduction: - GigE Vision - SDK - SynView
    • 3:32 Live demo 1: Overview
    • 14:15 Live demo 2: Overview
  • Video Session 2: The NET Open Camera Concept
  • Video Session 3: Machine Learning with iam
    • 00:00 Introduction to Machine Learning image processing applications
    • 05:40 Implementation of Machine Learning to iam
    • 11:59 Application example: Classification of fruits and vegetables
• SynView

  The SynView API is an application programming library which provides a unified and user friendly API for easy application building. It is based on current GenICam and GenTL standards.

  • Introduction
    • Reference Documents
  • SynView Explorer
    • Testing the camera
      • Live View Performance
    • Basic Camera Features
  • iAMGigEVisionServer
    • Introduction
    • Requirements
    • Start iAMGigEServer
    • Stop iAMGigEServer
    • Disabling the start of iAMGigEServer after booting
    • Re-enabling the start of iAMGigEServer after booting
  • SynView IP Config Tool
    • Factory IP and System Settings
    • Requirements
    • Change IP Address
      • Temporary Change of IP Settings
      • Persistent Change of IP Settings
  • SynView Update Tool
    • Update complete firmware of iam
      • SynView iAM Update Tool
      • Preparation
        • Upload Package:
      • Usage
      • Download:
  • SynView Explorer

  • iAMGigEServer

  • SynView IP Config Tool

  • SynView Update Tool

• Applications

  In this section we discribe possibilities to build your own younique smart vision system by using the provided infrastructur of iam camera.

  • Simple App Example using Project Generation Wizard
    • Introduction
    • How to build your own smart application
      • Using SynView Explorer Project Generation Wizard
        • Start SynView Explorer on iam camera
        • Using Project Generation Wizard
      • Add new camera features to the example project
        • Code Snippet for WhiteBalanceAuto (CustomControl cathegory)

  • SynView Smart App Example using iAMGigEServer
    • Introduction
    • Video: Getting started with iam application development
    • Example Repositories
      • sw_remap_synview
      • sw_remap_boxfilter_synview
      • sw_scaler_synview
    • How to build your own smart application
      • Edit Source Code
        • Adapt two functions of app.h class
      • Edit XML - Define a new GenICam Feature

  • NET Open Camera Concept (OCC) for iam
    • Introducing the NET Open Camera Concept for iam
      • Video: The NET Open Camera Concept (OCC)
    • Example Repository
      • ccode_synview
      • remap_synview
      • remap_boxfilter_synview
      • rtl_threshold_synview
      • rtl_threshold_synview_dfx
      • strm_boxfilter_synview
      • strm_rtl_threshold_synview
      • sw_scaler_synview
      • sw_frm_buf_config_synview
    • Background and Strategy
      • Hardware Acceleration: Optimizing Effects
      • Hardware Acceleration: Kernels Types
      • Introduction to Cross Compiling
    • Xilinx Vitis IDE TM
      • Introducing Vitis IDE TM
      • Include Examples Repository to Vitis IDE
  • iam ML - Machine Learning ready
    • Introduction
    • Video: Machine Learning with iam
    • Workflow
    • Software Requirements
    • iam ML Applications Repository

• Third Party Libraries

  There are different third party libraries such as OpenCV, MIL, HALCON, Adaptive Vision Studio supported officaly by iam smart camera system.

  • Pre-Installed Open Source Libraries
    • Legal Notice
      • Open Source Licenses and Source code files
    • coming soon…
    • Downloads
  • HALCON
    • Introduction
      • HALCON for ARM-based Platforms
        • Chapter 1 Using HALCON on ARM-based Platforms
        • Chapter 2 Getting Started
        • Chapter 3 Creating Applications
    • HALCON installation on iam
    • Use HALCON on iam
    • HALCON Examples on iam
      • Structure of the test_HALCON folder:
      • Description of samples:
        • test_halcon_aniso_test:
        • test_halcon_live_view:
        • test_halcon_sw_trigger:
      • Execution of one of the provided HALCON examples
      • Compiling the provided HALCON examples
        • Build e.g. the software trigger example
    • Building your own HALCON examples:
      • Prepare Makefiles
      • Using make command
    • Attachments
  • MIL (Matrox Imaging Library)
    • Introduction
    • Installation
    • Deployment
    • Attachments
• Features
  • Frame Chunk Data

    (available in Software Version 4.10 and newer)

    The iam supports Frame Chunk Data.

    Beside every image 48 Byte chunk data will be delivered (see table below).

  • Quadrature Decoder

    (available in Software Version 4.10 and newer)

    Introduction

    The Quadrature Decoder provides an interface between an external Incremental Encoder (Linear or Rotary) and the Sensor Trigger Control Block. The actual Incremental Encoder is connected to the Quadrature Decoder via the External Input.

  • Virtual Frame Functionality

    (available in Software Version 4.10 and newer)

    The iam can collect lines of multiple frames delivered by the sensor and deliver them is a single frame containing all the data. The frame is delivered to the user after a sufficient number of frames was delivered by the sensor to fill the virtual frame.

  • System Watchdog (Linux)

    (available in Software Version 4.10 and newer)

    The iam camera supports a system watchdog. It can recognize a system hang due for example by a segmentation fault and reboot the system automantically.

    A way to enable the watchdog is to uncomment the following line in the autostart (etc/iam/autostart.sh):

Technical support

• Release notes
  • Software
    • Release 01/2022 - 3.10 (2021.1)
    • Older Release
    • Release 01/2022 - 3.01 (2021.1)
      • Release 06/2021 - 2.02 (2020.1)
      • Release 10/2020 - 1.04
  • Hardware