User`s manual

Preliminary
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Network Tools • 83
Sapera GigE Server Details
This section provides additional details on the GigE Server not covered in the Genie installation
section of this manual. Generally the Genie automatic installation requires no user intervention.
• The Sapera GigE Server implements the GigE Vision Control Protocol (GVCP). This provides the
interface to generate GVCP messages to control and configure a GigE Vision device.
• GigE Server handles the heartbeat messages, allowing an application in development, to be single-
stepped while in debug mode, without loss of the camera connection.
• GigE Server is a single application going through the firewall. This simplifies firewall settings as
only this application needs to be listed in the firewall exceptions.
• The GigE Server periodically rescans the network to discover any new camera that might have
been added to the network. This will also identify devices removed.
• When required, it is possible to disabled the GigE server. A Sapera application will then directly
be linked to the library responsible for GigE Vision control channel communications. This can be
used to minimize inter-process communications.
• The GigE Server Status window provides valuable information about the GigE Vision devices
present on your system:
Status Window Description
Model GigE Vision device model
Manufacturer Manufacturer for this device
Device Index of this device in the current list
Handle Sapera handle used to control this device
PktSize Largest packet size that should be used for image streaming.
This is found using the Test Packet mechanism of GigE Vision.
MAC Device MAC address
Used Indicates if an application is linked to this device.
Only one application is allowed to control a device.
IP Address Device IP address
ABI Sapera Application Binary Interface to communicate with the device