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Using Genie TS with Sapera API
Genie_TS_Series GigE Vision Camera
About the User Defined Camera Name
The Genie can be programmed with a user defined name to aid identifying multiple cameras
connected to the network. For instance, on an inspection system with 4 cameras, the first camera
might be labeled “top view”, the second “left view”, the third “right view” and the last one “bottom
view”. The factory default user name is set to match the camera serial number for quick initial
identification. Note that the factory programmed Genie TS serial number and MAC address are not
user changeable.
When using CamExpert, multiple Genie TS cameras on the network are seen as different
"Genie_TS-xxxxx" devices as an example. Non Teledyne DALSA cameras are labeled as “GigEVision
Device”. Click on a device user name to select it for control by CamExpert.
An imaging application uses any one of these attributes to identify a camera: its IP address, MAC
address, serial number or User Name. Some important considerations are listed below.
Do not use the camera's IP address as identification (unless it is a persistent IP) since it can
change with each power cycle.
A MAC address is unique to a single camera, therefore the control application is limited to the
vision system with that unique camera if it uses the camera's MAC address.
The User Name can be freely programmed to clearly represent the camera usage. This scheme
is recommended for an application to identify cameras. In this case, the vision system can be
duplicated any number of times with cameras identified by their function, not their serial
numbers or MAC address.
