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First Steps
What’s needed
Before you start, you will need:
The LCAM 408i
Ethernet cable with connectors M12 X-coded
– RJ-45, CAT6
Switch (1000BaseT) or direct PC connected with Gigabit Ethernet interface
Streaming video viewer Leuze viewer, VLC or equivalent.
What to do
After unpacking the camera, the following steps for a first use are:
Connect an M12
– RJ45 Ethernet cable between the LCAM and a Ethernetport (PC or switch)
Connect a Cable for Power supply to the other M12 connector
Power up the cable, wait for approx. 1 minute for LCAM to boot. If you hear a faint noise, do not
worry.
Detect the LCAM
’s address
Either: Run the program hipca detect.exe' and identify the LCAM you want to talk with
Or: Use default
fixed address (see below). You may have to change the PC’s IP to an address
like 192.168.60.101, so it is in the same sub-net
Open Internet browser on the computer
In the browser’s address line type in the IP address of the LCAM in the form “192.168.60.101”
Watch for the camera’s web server surface to show up, should appear as in “Menu general
appearance”
Proceed with setting password and video parameters. For that you need a password (see below
for default)
Start streaming video
When finished, start the streaming client as shown below.
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Technical terms
3.1
Binning
For a video sensor the process of "binning" combines a group of pixels, to reduce resolution and to
enhance the sensivity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_binning
The camera sensor has 3 binning modes.
1: No binning.
2: Combine 2x2 pixels to one. This reduces the resolution by a factor of 2 for width and height.
4: Combine 4x4 pixels to one. This reduces the resolution by a factor of 4 for width and height.
With a binning mode other than 1 the framerate can be increased.
