Specifications

GEVA User’s Reference405-00024-00
67Rev 02; 9 November 2010
Distributed Network Configurations
Difficulties can arise when multiple Vision Appliances or multiple Genie Cameras appear on a
network. The fixed IP Addresses of Camera Ports 1 and 2 were designed to avoid this problem, by
not making the cameras visible to the general network.
• Configuration 1: All cameras are connected (directly) to the Camera Ports on the GEVA,
(with or without switches). The cameras are not visible to the other appliances, PLC, or net-
worked equipment. The LAN port on the GEVA connects the Appliance to the local network or
to a “Machine Network”. Only the Appliance is directly visible to the PLC.
But some desirable configurations circumvent this design. One example is the “Machine Net-
work” or a local network controlled by a PLC. Another is a GEVA on an office or building net-
work that has Genie cameras attached to a PC or Appliance, and visible to the GEVA on the net-
work connection.
• Configuration 2: All cameras are connected to a “Machine Network” (through GigE
switches, hubs, or routers). The cameras are visible to the PLC, and also visible to all Vision
Appliances (or PCs that have the Sapera Network Vision Software) on the network.
Configuration 2 allows the PLC to directly control (trigger) the cameras, but can present some
challenges if there is more than one Vision Appliance present on the Machine Network. The
problems presented, and their solutions, are discussed in the next two sections.
IMPORTANT: IP Address and Subnet Mask on a Machine Network
IP Addresses that start with 192.168.x.x can use the default Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0. If
your IP Addresses start with 10.x.x.x you must use the standard Subnet mask of 255.255.192.0.
The default Subnet Mask value will cause devices to disappear as more peripherals are attached.
iNspect
There are two problems specific to iNspect:
• Genie cameras connected through the network do not always follow the rules of ordering cam-
eras by IP Address, as expected.
• When mixing Monochrome and Color Genie cameras on the same appliance or the same net-
work, the application usually starts in Monochrome mode, not Color.
In both cases, the solution to the problem is to create a VA-Genie configuration file that specifi-
cally lists the cameras you desire, in their desired order, and does not contain the cameras you
wish to ignore.
1. Open the VA-Genie Camera Setup utility:
Start>Programs>VA Genie Tools>VAGenie Camera Setup