Installation manual

AVT GigE Cameras Installation Manual V1.0.1

Using the AVT viewer applications

If the images are too dark, point the camera directly at a light source to ensure

images are not being dropped. If no images appear proceed to chapter Trouble-

shooting on page 47.

Adjust camera controls: Controller window

The controller window, as shown in figure 10, is used to configure the camera

frame rate, exposure time, color balance, imaging mode, strobe functionality,

pixel format, and much more.

Camera information: Information window

The information window, as shown in figure 11, consists of the following func-

tionalities.

Click the logging icon, shown left. The logging window opens. It pro-

vides camera identifying information including the serial and ID num-

ber.

Click the event viewer icon, shown left. The events viewer window

opens. This is a tool used to monitor in-camera events such as EventAc-

quisitionEnd, EventAcquisitionStart, EventExposureEnd, etc. The factory

default settings disable all event notifications. Use the camera controls to

select which events to monitor.

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A detailed explanation of camera controls can be found in AVT

GigE Camera and Driver Features document:

http://www.alliedvisiontec.com/fileadmin/content/PDF/

Software/Prosilica_software/Prosilica_firmware/

AVT_GigE_Camera_and_Driver_Features.pdf

Figure 11: VIMBA Viewer events and controls