Setup of Camera & Software Vision Package

Prepare hardware

At first prepare hardware components to construct the system.

1. essential : PC

2. essential : GigE Cameras ( in the quantity required )

3. essential : Gigabit Ethernet adapter (PoE type is recommended)

4. as appropriate : External power supply unit for cameras ( In case PoE is not used )

5. as appropriate : PoE Injector

6. as appropriate : Switching HUB ( In case multiple cameras are used )

Shown below are the combinations of quantity of cameras, and type of power supply.

index	Quantity of Cameras	Power supply
1	1 unit	PoE Gigabit Ethernet adpter
2	1 unit	External power source
3	1 unit	PoE Injector
4	Multiple units	External Pwer supply unit (for each cameras)
5	Multiple units	PoE Switching HUB
6	Multiple units	PoE Injector

IMPORTANT

The LAN for communication with cameras is for communication with cameras only.
Don't use for communication with other devices.

Note

PoE(Power over Ethernet) is a technology for deliver electrical power via standard Ethenet cabling.
When PoE camera is connected to PoE power sourcing equipments, such as PoE switching hub or PoE injector, camera can be powered via network cable.
For FJ Series, VGA type and 2M type cameras are PoE cameras.

Install Gigabit ethernet adapter

Following manufacturer's instructions, install Gigabit ethernet adapter hardware and device driver software.

Install GigE camera device driver

Following the steps shown below, device drivers of camera and dongle from installation CD.

Here are the installation procedure for Windows XP PC using installation CD.

( There can be slight difference in procedure or screen display, depending on OS and type of installation CD.)

1. Insert installation CD into PC. Then setup program starts automatically.

2. Press "Install" button for device driver. Then setup for camera device driver starts. Please install it with default option, if there is no special reason to change.

3. After installation of camera device driver, then setup for dongle device driver starts. Please install it with default option, if there is no special reason to change.

4. After installation of dongle device driver, return to setup program ( step 1. ).

Note

Installation of device driver must be done by Administrator authority.

Before installation, FJ software must be terminated.

Displayed messages can have slight difference, depends on the version, or operating system on PC.

Configure Gigabit Ethernet adapter

After device driver installation, you must configure Gigabit Ethernet adpter.
The description in this section assume connecting one camera per one ethernet adapter.
In case you need to connect nultiple cameras, please refer to "Connecting multiple cameras" describled later.

Network configuration (Protocol)

Configure network following the steps below.

for Windows XP

1. Open "Property" from Control panel -> Network Connections -> LocalArea connection.

2. Uncheck all the items except "Pylon GigE Vision Streaming Filter" and "Internet Protocol(TCP/IP)".

3. Select "Internet Protocol(TCP/IP)", and press "Property".

4. Select "Use the following IP address", set the following addresses.

After that, press OK button and close all the dialog.

Item	value
IP address	192.168.1.1
Subnet mask	255.255.255.0

for Windows 7

1. Open "Property" from Network Connections -> Local Area Connection.

2. Uncheck all the items except "Pylon GigE Vision Streaming Filter" and "Internet Protocol(TCP/IP)".

3. Select "Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)", and press "Property".

4. Select "Use the following IP address", set the following addresses.

After that, press OK button and close all the dialog.

Item	value
IP address	192.168.1.1
Subnet mask	255.255.255.0

Network configuration (Detail)

Configure detailed network parameters following the steps below.

for Windows XP

1. Open "Configure" from Control panel -> Network Connections -> LocalArea connection.

2. Select "Advanced" tab, and set the following parameters.

Your network adapter may show the parameters in different name, or some of the parameters are not supported.

item	value	description
Jumbo Frame	Maximum value supported by network adapter	Size of data for one cycle of communication. Setting bigger value makes the data transimission more efficient.
Receive Descriptor	Maximum value supported by network adapter	The parameter related to the capacity of a receive buffer.
Interrupt Moderation rate	Minimum value	The quantity of interrupt to CPU for each received packet.
Speed and Duplex Mode	Automatic	Speed and communication mode.

For Windows 7

1. Open "Configure" from Network Connections -> Local Area Connection.

2. Select "Advanced" tab, and set the following parameters.

Your network adapter may show the parameters in different name, or some of the parameters are not supported.

item	value	description
Jumbo Frame	Maximum value supported by network adapter	Size of data for one cycle of communication. Setting bigger value makes the data transimission more efficient.
Receive Descriptor	Maximum value supported by network adapter	The parameter related to the capacity of a receive buffer.
Interrupt Moderation rate	Minimum value	The quantity of interrupt to CPU for each received packet.
Speed and Duplex Mode	Automatic	Speed and communication mode.

Note

If you cannot find some of the parameters shown above, it is not necessary to set it.

Firewall settings

Change configuration of firewall following the steps below.

For Windows XP

1. Double-click "Windows firewall" from Control panel.

2. Select "General" tab, and check "On".

3. Select "Advanced" tab and uncheck the network adapter to connect camera.

Press OK and close the dialog.

For Windows 7

1. Double-click "Windows firewall" from Control panel.

2. Check "Turn on Windows Firewall" for "Home or work (private) network location settings.

3. Open "Windows firewall property" and select "Protected network connections".

Uncheck the network adapter to connect camera. Press OK and close the dialog.

Connection of cameras

Connect FJ cameras to FJ system following the steps below.

1. Connect FJ-VSP to DC 12V power source.

Note

The wiring for power source :
Brown : +12V blue : GND

2. Conenct FJ-VSG and FJ-VSP to FJ camera, and turn on the power.

3. Launch "IP Configuration Tool" by double-clicking the shortcut.

4. Make sure the FJ camera is listed on "Model Name".

In case no camera is listed, press "Refresh" button, and check that camera appears on the list.

( In some cases, it takes approximately 30 seconds for detecting camera connection. If no camera is listed, press "Refresh" button after waiting for a while. )

5. Check "Persistent IP" on "IP Configuration Protocol", and set the value below to "Persistent IP Address".

Press "Save" button and close the program.

item	value
IP Address	192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask	255.255.255.0
Default Gateway	0.0.0.0

Note

If DHCP Server is working on the network and the quantity of the camera is one, it is possible to set IP address by DHCP by checking "DHCP" on "IP Configuration Protocol".

Connecting multiple cameras

There are two ways for connecting multiple cameras.

1. Add network adapter.

- Install multiple network adapters.

- Use network adapter with multiple ports.

2. Use switching HUB.

Note

For both cases, set persistent IP address for each cameras whichi is not duplicated with other devices.

IMPORTANT

FJ software does not support hot-plug for camera network cable. Hot-plug may cause unstadiness of system behavior.

Setup of FJ Software

Installation

Setup standard FJ software from FJ-SW installation CD, following the steps below.

1. Insert installation CD into PC. Then setup program starts automatically.

2. Press "Install" button for FJ Series Software. Then setup for camera device driver starts.

To install the software developped by Application Producer FJ-AP1, refer to

Development support tool on Application Producer.

Assign a camera number

Following the steps below, assign a camera number for each cameras connected.

1. Launch "Camera Configuration Tool".

2. Select camera from the list to each camera number (CameraNo).

Detailed setting for cameras

1. Press "Setting" button on Camera Configuration Tool, then detailed settng dialog for selected camera will appear.

These are the parameters.

Category	item	value	decsription
External trigger	Line invert	Enable Disable	Invert trigger polarity. Enable:Invert(Photocoupler OFF) Disable:Not invert(PhotocouplerON)
	Trigger delay time(μs)	0 - 1000000	Set the time from recognizing trigger to releasing the shutter of a camera.
	Trigger sensing pulse-width time(μs)	0 - 20000	Set the pulse-width time for recognizing trigger of a camera.
Output port setting	Signal select	Trigger ready Strobe trigger	Trigger ready:The signal which is ON while trigger signal can be input Strobe trigger:The signal for strobe trigger.
Output port setting	Line invert	Enable Disable	Invert signal select polarity. Enable:Invert(Photocoupler OFF) Disable:Not invert(PhotocouplerON)
Strobe trigger setting	This setting is valid when Signal select is "Strobe trigger".
	Signal delay time(μs)	0 - 4095	Set the delay time of "Strobe trigger".
	Signal pulse-width time(μs)	0 - 4095	Set the pulse-width time of "Strobe trigger".
I/O monitor	TRG port	ON OFF	Indicate the input state of TRG port.
I/O monitor	Output port	ON OFF	Indicate the output state of Output port.
Ethernet	Packet size	220 - 16404	Set the packet size for transmitting from a camera.
	Inter-Packet delay	FJ-SCG:0 - 42864 FJ-SG:0 - 86251 FJ-SC2MG:0 - 16430 FJ-S2MG:0 - 35579 FJ-SC5MG:0 - 439 FJ-S5MG:0 - 3736	Set the delay time of packets between. Set for preventing packet-loss becase of connecting multiple cameras in one LAN. Set with Packet transmission delay.
	Packet transmission delay	0 - 50000000	Set the delay time to transmit packets. Set for preventing packet-loss becase of connecting multiple cameras in one LAN. Set with Inter-Packet delay.

2. Press OK button and the changes are enabled.

Pressing "Restore the default setting" restores default setting.

Configuration of Processing Item "Camera Image Input GigE"

Refer to

Reference : Camera Image Input GigE.

Making measurement flow

You must allocate "Camera Image Input GigE" unit for each GigE cameras connected to the system.
In each unit, you need to select camera to handle.
One camera can be handled by multiple "Camera Image Inut GigE" units. In this case, each unit receives camera image with modified camera parameters following the measurement flow.
example 1: Add four "Gamera Image Input GigE" units to use four cameras.

example 2: Input multiple iamges with different camera parameters from one camera, by adding multiple "Camera Image Input GigE" units.

Note

The time for image input of second or later GigE camera is approximately 50ms longer thant the first one.

Others

Make these configuration depending on system constitution.

Control an interface board which is uncoverd by FJ Series

Set the port No of an external interface

IMPORTANT

FJ software, Camera configuration tool, and IP Configuration Tool can't execute properly when start in parallel.
When use these software, check other softwares are not executed.