Machine Vision

 

I'm using pylon on a PC with a Linux operating system, and I seem to be losing frames. Can you tell me how to correct this?
This problem sometimes happens when you are running pylon for Linux. If you run the PylonViewerApp (i.e., the pylon Viewer) from a console, you may see lots of error messages when using a camera in continuous shot mode, such as:      Failed to
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How can I create a GigE Camera Device Object with a known IP address?
If you want to create a GigE camera object using the pylon SDK (pylon 2.0, 2.1, or 2.2) without broadcasting multiple discovery messages on the network, you can use the technique described in this FAQ. In some cases, especially when using
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Which 32 bit and 64 bit Linux distributions does pylon for Linux support?
Until recently, pylon for Linux officially supported only OpenSuse 10.3 and Ubuntu 8.04. Packages were available that allowed these distributions to be installed without the need to also install the additional or older libraries that pylon depends
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How can I grab 96 frames per second with a Basler A404k camera and a Dalsa Sapera X64-CL frame grabber using an external sync signal in level or programmable mode?
Problem It is difficult to reach the specified maximum frame rate of 96 fps when using a Dalsa frame grabber (FG) with an external trigger signal. Many of the trigger modes on the FG wait for an "end of frame" signal before the grabber sends the
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How can I run a line scan camera at near to zero Hz (zero lines per second)?
For some cameras, running the camera at a line rate near zero is not a problem. For example: L304k, L304kc, L400k, and L800k cameras have no minimum required line rate when an external trigger (ExSync) signal is used to trigger line
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How can I interface a Basler GigE Vision camera with my Cognex VisionPro 5.1 Software?
Application notes are available that provide a detailed description of how to interface Basler GigE cameras with VisionPro 5.1 software from Cognex.
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Can you tell me how to close the control channel between a Basler GigE Vision camera and an application?
When an application (for example, the pylon Viewer) establishes a connection to a Basler GigE Vision camera a so-called "control channel" is established. A channel is a virtual link used to transfer information between a device and an application.
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Can you give me some tips about optimizing the setup of my Basler tri-linear color camera?
Application notes are available that describe how we optimize the setup of the tri-linear color cameras used here in our engineering test labs. This description provides some tips that you may find useful in your own application.
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We're moving from Basler's BCAM driver to pylon 2.0. Can you give us some tips on making the change?
Application notes are available that provide tips on migrating from Basler's BCAM to pylon 2.0.
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How can I interface a Basler GigE Vision camera with my Stemmer Common Vision Blox 9.0.2 Software?
Application notes are available that provide a detailed description of how to interface Basler GigE cameras with Stemmer Common Vision Blox 9.0.2 Software.
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