Chapter
3
Reference Manual
IVC-2D
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Using IVC Studio
Loading Device Firmware
Firmware contains information on the available tools and how they perform. You load new
firmware to upgrade IVC Studio with new tools.
To load device firmwa-
re
Choose
File
Æ
Load Device Firmware
.
Note:
Do not interrupt the loading of firmware once it has started.
Do not disconnect the power or the network connection to
the device until the device is shown again in the list of devi-
ces in the IVC Studio main window (that is listed with the
status RUNNING or STOP)
3.1.2
Starting, Stopping, and Resetting Devices
The device can be in one of three states:
run
stop
error
Resetting the device restarts the processor in the camera. This may be necessary if the
device is stalled.
To start running a
program in a device
Right-click the device and choose
Start Program
from the pop-
up menu, or press
F6
. The program keeps running until it is
stopped.
To view the result when using an IVC-2D, right-click the
device and choose
Live Device
from the pop-up menu.
To stop a program
Right-click the device and choose
Stop Program
from the pop-
up menu.
To reset a device
Choose
Options
Æ
Configuration
from the IVC Studio menu
bar.
A pop-up window containing a tree view appears.
Select
Ethernet Devices
in the tree view.
Ethernet devices appear in the right panel of the pop-up
window.
Click the
Ethernet Device Configuration
button.
The Ethernet Device Settings window appears containing
available devices.
Right-click the device and choose
Reset Device
from the pop-
up menu.
3.1.3
Handling Memory in Camera
Saving camera memory is useful for backup purposes. The camera contains image banks,
a data block memory and a Flash memory. For more information on the Flash memory see
section Handling Programs on the Camera.
Image banks and data block memory are used for storage during program execution.
When starting to develop a new program, it may be useful to refresh the memory in order
to make sure that no old data affects the new program. The contents of the image banks
can also be saved to disk.
To save the data block
memory from the
camera to a PC file
Right-click the device and choose
Device Management
Æ
Save Data Block to File
from the pop-up menu.
To save an image bank
to disk
Right-click image bank in the active program window and
choose
Save Image Bank to Disk
from the pop-up menu. See
section Handling Images for more information on handling
image banks.