Specifications

GEVA User’s Reference405-00024-00
35Rev 02; 9 November 2010
Camera Configuration
iNspect
The “IPD Camera and Language Selector” allows you to change the camera type (Analog, Fire-
wire, GigE, and Virtual or image sequence) for the iNspect application (not for Sherlock). If a
saved Solution is not compatible with the selected camera, it will not load or run.
The iNspect application uses a generic Genie camera file “GEVtest.txt” in the D:\iNspect direc-
tory. The GEVA does not
use the file GIOtest.txt. You can change settings in the iNspect applica-
tion. The settings and image size are saved in the Solution file. Camera settings are sent to the
camera when a saved Solution is loaded. The Solution will not load if the camera type and image
size does not match.
Sherlock
The “Sapera Acquisition Wizard” identifies all available Genie Cameras, and creates a file “Sap-
eraLTDrv.ini” that identifies them in Sherlock, and (optionally) points to Camera Configuration
files. Several example camera files are included on the GEVA. The Sherlock application uses the
settings stored in the camera, or in camera configuration files. You can change settings for Trig-
ger, Strobe, Exposure, White Balance, Gain, Black Level, using the CamExpert utility. You can
use the Sherlock program instructions to change Gain, Exposure (shutter time) or Strobe pulse
width (IO:Camera:SetNumberFeature).
The “VA-Genie Camera Setup” utility configures the GEVA I/O Connector, connecting the Ge-
nie Camera strobe and trigger from the 7-pin Camera Port connectors to the 12-pin Trigger/
Strobe Connector. The driver default (no configuration file) is separate triggers for each camera,
and strobe outputs disabled. There are example “GIO” configuration files included on the
GEVA, in the VAGenie\Config directory. The file in use is selected by the IFCDrv.ini file. The
file selected by the factory installation is usually “2Trig2Strobe.txt” which enables separate trig-
gers for each camera and both strobe outputs enabled. The GIO configuration can also be used to
change the trigger and strobe signal polarity, and the thresholds on the triggers and digital I/O
inputs.