Giganetix Series
SMARTEK Vision
·
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www.SMARTEKvision.com
StartUp Guide
1.
Minimum Required Components
SMARTEK
Vision Giganetix™ Digital Camera
C-Mount lens
10-24V DC Power Supply, 12-pin circular connector with correct pin-assignment (see 6., page 2)
Ethernet cable (minimum Cat5e grade) with RJ45 connectors
PC with Gigabit Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC)
SMARTEK Vision GigEVisionSDK PC acquisition software (or third party software)
Gigabit Ethernet Switch (optional)
2.
Recommended System Requirements for Optimal Performance
Microsoft Windows XP/7 32- or 64-bit with the latest Service Pack
Intel
®
Core2Duo™/Core-i3™ processor (or higher)
Gigabit Network Interface Card with the following key-data:
PCI Express Interface
Jumbo frames support
Intel
®
Pro/1000 chipset
Firewall and anti-virus software should be turned off. NOTE: You do this only at your own risk!
Use of non-onboard video cards with own memory
3.
Software and Driver installation – SMARTEK Vision GigEVisionSDK
Note:
Before installing the GigEVision
®
SDK please make sure to
uninstall any other GigE-Vision SDK
from your system!
Step 1:
Download the latest SMARTEK Vision GigEVision
®
SDK for Microsoft Windows from:
http://www.smartekvision.com/downloads.php
For the latest Linux SDK please contact your local sales representative or our support team via
and denote the target Linux distribution and architecture.
Step 2:
To start the installation
Unzip
and
Run
the GigEVision
®
SDK software installation. During
installation you will be asked to install the SMARTEK Vision GigEVision
®
Filter Driver, for stability and
performance. Its installation is highly recommended. Please follow the installation instructions to complete
the installation process.
4.
Starting up the camera
Step 1:
Connect the camera with a Gigabit Ethernet cable to the network interface card (NIC) of the target
PC or switch, and connect the power supply. Make sure that the power supply is turned on and the NIC is
enabled in your operating system.
Step 2:
Run the
GigEVisionClient
from Start Menu -> Programs -> SMARTEK Vision and press the button
Find Devices
which makes the application search for cameras and display them in the
Devices
list.
Note:
There is one of three available flags in front of the camera name displayed in the
Devices
list:
Device available and waiting for connection
Connection to device established
Unable to connect to device; usually caused by bad IP-configuration
