Balluff MATRIX VISION mvBlueNAOS, Technical Manual

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1.8 Quickstart 35
1.8.5 Relationship Between Driver, Firmware And SDK
In order to operate an mvBlueNAOS, not only the hardware but also the corresponding software is required. This
can be installed via the mvIMPACT Acquire GenTL-Acquire package and consists of the following different parts.
1. Firmware - runs on the camera and controls the hardware there. The camera must be ready for operation
before or while the host is booting so that it can be found by the OS. The firmware required for this is therefore
stored on the camera. If the firmware and driver do not match, an error message is displayed when attempting
to use the camera with the request to update the firmware. The MATRIX VISION tool mvDeviceConfigure can
be used for this. Only after that the camera can be used.
2. Kernel Module - is used for communication between the HW and the OS. The module is specific for each OS
and has to match the next layer, i.e. the GenICam producer, see below
3. GenICam Producer - provides the standardized GenTL interface and is specific for the mvBlueNAOS series.
All SDKs that have a corresponding GenTL consumer can communicate via this interface not only the MA-
TRIX VISION SDK. Also possible are for example HALCON, MIL, CVB, MATLAB and many other third party
packages.
4. MATRIX VISION GenICam Consumer - communicates with the camera via the GenTL interface and with the
application via mvIMPACT Acquire functions.
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