Installation and hardware GigE
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Goldeye G/CL Technical Manual V4.1.1
3. Under
Network Adapters
, locate the Ethernet network adapter, right-click the
entry, and select
Update Driver Software
in the menu.
4. Select the
Search automatically for updated driver software
or
Browse my computer for driver software
.
5. Click
Close
once the driver has been installed.
Modifying Ethernet adapter IP address
After initial Ethernet adapter hardware installation, connect the Ethernet adapter
directly to the camera. The default configuration assigns an IP address
automatically, using the Link-Local Address range of 169.254.xxx.xxx. If a DHCP
server is present, this will define the address.
Users can fix the adapter address to minimize the time required for a camera to be
recognized by the host application. Systems that employ multiple Ethernet
adapters connected to multiple cameras will also be required to fix the address of
the Ethernet adapter.
To connect to the camera, edit the host PC’s adapter settings and configure the
following settings:
•
IP Address: 169.254.100.1
•
Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0
•
Default gateway: blank
Optimizing the Ethernet adapter
The Ethernet adapter should be adjusted to improve system performance when
using a GigE Vision camera. This performance is related to minimizing CPU usage
and dropped or resent packets.
Edit the Ethernet adapter driver properties according to the values in Table 3 . The
names and availability of the properties listed may vary depending on adapter
manufacturer and model.
Properties
Value
Packet size
8228 bytes or larger
Interrupt Moderation
Enable
Interrupt Moderation Rate
Extreme
Transmit buffers
256 bytes
Receive buffers
Max setting available
Table 3: Ethernet adapter performance settings
