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vDisplay HDI-Pro IP Engine User Guide
Configuring Autonomous Control Using Discovery Mode
In Discovery mode, the vDisplay IP engine sends discovery packets across the network to find and
connect to the first GigE Vision compliant video source that responds. We recommend using Discovery
mode when only one camera exists on the video network.
When the vDisplay IP engine is configured for Discovery mode, the
SourceSCDA
value can be
0.0.0.0
.
If the
SourceSCDA
value is
0.0.0.0,
the vDisplay IP engine connects to the first camera it finds and
commands it to send a unicast video stream to the vDisplay IP engine (IP address and port 8192). At the
same time, the vDisplay IP engine prepares channel
0
to receive the unicast stream.
If there are two vDisplay IP engines on the network, and you want both of them to receive video from
the same camera, you should enter a multicast group IP address as the
SourceSCDA
value
and enter a
multicast port
number as the
SourceSCPHostPort
value. You should also configure a channel on both
vDisplay IP engines to receive the multicast stream.
After you have configured the vDisplay IP engine to control the camera autonomously using Discovery
mode, you must save the configurations to
UserSet1
. Once the settings are saved, you can power off the
vDisplay IP engine and remove the PC with GEVPlayer from the network.
When you power on and reconnect the vDisplay IP engine to the camera, the vDisplay IP engine starts
to autonomously control the camera.
You can disconnect and reconnect the camera to the vDisplay IP engine (either the same camera or a
different camera) without power cycling the vDisplayIP engine; it automatically detects and controls the
camera. The IP address of the camera and the vDisplay IP engine must be on the same subnet.
