User`s manual
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13.11 Configuration Sets
A configuration set is a group of values that contains all of the 
parameter settings needed to control the camera. There are 
three basic types of configuration sets: the active configuration 
set, the default configuration set, and user configurations sets.
Active Configuration Set
The active configuration set contains the camera’s current 
parameter settings and thus determines the camera’s 
performance, that is, what your image currently looks like. When 
you change parameter settings using the pylon API or the pylon 
Viewer, you are making changes to the active configuration set. 
The active configuration set is located in the camera’s volatile memory and the settings are lost if 
the camera is reset or if power is switched off. The active configuration set is usually called the 
"active set" for short.
Default Configuration Set
When a camera is manufactured, a test setup is performed on the camera and an optimized 
configuration is determined. The default configuration set contains the camera’s factory optimized 
configuration. The default configuration set is saved in a permanent file in the camera’s non-volatile 
memory. It is not lost when the camera is reset or switched off and it cannot be changed. The default 
configuration set is usually just called the "default set" for short.
User Configuration Sets
As mentioned above, the active configuration set is stored in the camera’s volatile memory and the 
settings are lost if the camera is reset or if power is switched off. The camera can save most of the 
settings from the current active set to a reserved area in the camera’s non-volatile memory. A 
configuration set saved in the non-volatile memory is not lost when the camera is reset or switched 
off. There are three reserved areas in the camera’s non-volatile memory available for saving 
configuration sets. A configuration set saved in a reserved area is commonly referred to as a "user 
configuration set" or "user set" for short.
The three available user sets are called User Set 1, User Set 2, and User Set 3. 
Note
The settings for frame transmission delay, inter packet delay, and the 
luminance lookup table are not saved in the user sets and are lost when the 
camera is reset or switched off. If used, these settings must be set again after 
each camera reset or restart.
Fig. 53: Configuration Sets










