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Identifier uEye Camera Setup and Installation Guide - EN
Target group Installation, Technician
Product DJet 700/ 500 / 300
Version V1.40
Date July 2013
Article code uEye Camera IM8498-021 EN
Table of contents
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Table of contents
1 uEye Camera Setup...................................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Basic ...........................................................................................................................................1-1
1.2 Set Camera IDs ..........................................................................................................................1-1
1.3 Setup for i5, i7 Intel Dual Core PC ...............................................................................................1-3
1.4 Frame Rate .................................................................................................................................1-3
2 Configure the DI-Camera Software ...........................................................................................2-6
2.1 DI-Camera Access ......................................................................................................................2-6
2.2 Configuration DI-Camera.............................................................................................................2-6
3 uEye Cockpit .............................................................................................................................3-9
3.1 Create an Individual Camera Configuration File ...........................................................................3-9
uEye Camera Setup 1
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1 uEye Camera Setup
1.1 Basic
A uEye configuration set for Win7 32/64 is installed
into the DI-Camera folder.
Use these base sets to adapt them for your PC
system where the DI-Pilot is installed to.
1.2 Set Camera IDs
After the software installation, the “uEye Camera
Manager” icon is on the desktop.
1 uEye Camera Setup Set Camera IDs
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Both USB cameras are shown in the Camera ID list.
Select the Bottom Camera and set the Camera ID to
the value 2.
The camera ID setup should be like:
TOP Camera = ID 1
BOTTOM Camera = ID 2
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1.3 Setup for i5, i7 Intel Dual Core PC
If your PC is running with i5, i7 Intel dual core
CPUS, then open in the IDS camera manager the
window “Additional functions”. Active here both CPU
idle states checkboxes.
For details see the document “Important setting for
uEye Camera.pdf”.
1.4 Frame Rate
Each computer has its own image bandwidth. The
bandwidth depends on the USB bus and the
position of the hub, where the cameras are
connected to, in the USB system.
An optimum frame rate is around 5 to 10 fps (frames
per second). Use the “Pixel clock” and “Frame rate”
slider to set the value.
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Before changing the values, load the preinstalled
camera sets through the menu entry “Load
parameters” “from file….” .
Select the camera profile from the list, folder “..\DI-
Pilot\DI-Camera\parameter”.
Note:
If the pixel clock and frame rate is too high, the
“Camera peak bandwidth” value gets red and the
transfer indicator reports “Failed”.
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When the FPS parameter is set, you need to open
cameras setups at the same time.
To do so, double click in the “IDS Camera Manager”
on the camera. This opens a uEyeCockpit window.
Place both camera next to each other and observe
the message “Transfer” in the lower right corner.
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2 Configure the DI-Camera Software
2.1 DI-Camera Access
DI-Camera starts up with the DI-Pilot. Access the
GUI through the icon in program tray area (1).
2.2 Configuration DI-Camera
GUI
Configure the DI-Camera Software Configuration DI-Camera 2
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Parameter name Function
(1) Selected Camera Choose 1 for the Top Camera, 2 for the Bottom Camera
(2) Camera Parameter Select the camera setup from the folder \di-camera\parameter.
For the TOP camera, select :
_:\Program Files\DI\DI-Pilot\DI-Camera\parameter\CamTop-32 or 64.ini
For the BOTTOM camera, select :
_:\Program Files\DI\DI-Pilot\DI-Camera\parameter\ CamTop-32 or 64.ini
where 32 refers to Win7 32Bit and 64 to Win7 64Bit
(3) Output Path DI-Camera creates every 250ms a new image from the control stip.
The output path for this images are set equally to the Image Directory path in DI-
Pilot:
DI-Camera
DI-Pilot
(4) Auto start Activate
(6) Start minimized Activate
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3 uEye Cockpit
3.1 Create an Individual Camera Configuration File
Open the uEyeCockpit program from the uEye
Camera Manager with a double click in the camera
list.
Set the Checkbox “Start uEye Cockpit in expert
mode” and select the “Monochrome” profile.
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In uEye Cockpit change to trigger mode.
Load the existing camera profile with the menu entry
“Load parameters” “from file….” .
Select the camera profile from the list, folder “..\DI-
Pilot\DI-Camera\parameter”.
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Double click the “setup icon from the tool bar.
Settings in the Tab “Camera”:
Activate “Exposure time Auto”
Find an optimum pixel clock value (as lower as
better), see chapter “1.4 Frame Rate”
Set the frame rate to approx. 5 to 10 fps
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Settings in the Tab “Image”:
Activate “Auto”
Activate “Gain boost”
Activate “Black level (Offset) Auto”
Disable Gamma
Use the default setting in the Tab “Size”.
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Use the default setting in the Tab “Format”.
Use the default setting in the Tab “Trigger”.
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Use the default setting in the Tab “Input / Output”.
Use the default setting in the Tab “AES / AGC”.
Set the brightness reference to 170.
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Settings in the Tab “Miscellaneous”:
Activate the checkbox “Edge enhancement” and
choose the factor value 7.
Use the default setting in the Tab “Streaming”.
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Check with the vertical LineView tool the black and
with level of the image.
The diagram should show levels likes shown in the
picture.
Use the magnify tool to check the quality of the dots
from the printed code.
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Dots should look like shown on the right.
With “CTRL + ALT” + “right mouse click“ choose the
area to magnify.
Go the menu
“File” “Save parameter” “to File”.
Save the configuration into the DI-Camera
parameter folder.
Now the parameter is selectable in DI-Camera, see
chapter 2.2 .