Date
1/6/12
© 2011-2012, FLIR Systems AB. All rights reserved worldwide. Publ. No. T 559 775, Rev. B
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Connectivity Overview
1.1
Physical interfaces
The FLIR IR camera, when used for GenICam data transfer, can be used in two ways.
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Dedicated Gigabit Ethernet
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Shared Ethernet
A Dedicated Gigabit Ethernet is recommended for high speed applications and when
image streaming would disturb other equipment on a Shared Ethernet.
1.2
Low level protocols
On the mentioned physical interface, it is possible to run different low level protocols.
1.2.1
Ethernet
The IP GigEVision streaming protocol is used for image transfer and the GigEVision
control protocol is used for camera control.
Some other IP protocols are supported for network management functions. They should
work seamlessly on any LAN, provided that a proper IP adress, netmask and possibly
gateway is set in the camera.
1.3
Functionality
The ethernet communication functionality is provided by an iPORT IP Engine inside the
camera. You can use it to manage image streaming and control the camera through the
GenICam command control interface.
1.3.1
GenICam
To be able to acquire images and control the camera, you have to have a software
environment that meets the specifications of the machine vision standards GigE Vision
and GenICam. For more information about this, see http://www.genicam.org/.
Such environments are, for example,
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"Measurement and Automation Explorer (MAX)" from National Instruments.
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"EBus SDK" from Pleora Technologies.
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"Common Vision Blox" from Stemmer Imaging.
