Installation manual

AVT GigE Cameras Installation Manual V1.0.1

Contents

Contacting Allied Vision Technologies ................................................... 5

Introduction ............................................................................................................ 6

Document history............................................................................................................ 6

Conventions used in this manual ........................................................................................ 7

Styles ....................................................................................................................... 7

Symbols.................................................................................................................... 7

Additional information..................................................................................................... 8

AVT accessories .......................................................................................................... 8

AVT software .............................................................................................................. 8

Safety instructions ............................................................................................10

General safety instructions.............................................................................................. 10

Sensor safety instructions............................................................................................... 10

Changing filters safety instructions................................................................................... 11

Safety instructions for board level cameras (only Manta and Prosilica GB) ................................ 12

Getting started.....................................................................................................14

GigE Vision camera.................................................................................................... 14

Optics..................................................................................................................... 14

GigE Vision software .................................................................................................. 15

Overview of installation.................................................................................................. 15

Installing hardware............................................................................................16

Installing Gigabit Ethernet network card............................................................................ 16

Ethernet adapter configuration........................................................................................ 17

Installation of Ethernet adapter driver .......................................................................... 17

Modify Ethernet adapter IP address .............................................................................. 17

Ethernet adapter optimization..................................................................................... 19

Installing camera software...........................................................................22

Overview of software installation...................................................................................... 22

Download camera drivers ................................................................................................ 22

Install VIMBA Viewer...................................................................................................... 23

Install GigE Sample Viewer .............................................................................................. 24

Starting the camera ..........................................................................................25

Power up ..................................................................................................................... 25

Connect to host application............................................................................................. 25

Using the AVT viewer applications ..........................................................26

Using VIMBA Viewer....................................................................................................... 26

Launch the application .............................................................................................. 26