Basler GigE Cameras - Configuration Guide

If you have up to 4 cameras, you only need one 4-port network card. All cameras need power and all cameras need to be connected to the exponator. The camera trigger cables are hand made by Smart Eye AB to work together with our exponator box. The trigger cable goes from the camera to the exponator and power, whereas the RJ-45 ”data” cables goes from the camera to the computer.

The flashes need to be connected to the exponator and each exponator can connect to 4 cameras and 3 flashes. If there are more than 4 cameras, you need two network cards to be able to connect the extra cameras. You also need two exponators where one will act as a master and the other as a slave.

Hardware Setup

1. Connect the flash cables from flashes to the exponator.
2. Connect the camera to the Exponator and the power splitter (squid).
3. Connect the power cord to the power splitter (squid).
4. Connect the network cables from the cameras in to the 4 port-network card at the computer.

Software Setup

Install Basler pylon Camera Software Suite and choose GigE.

Go to Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network Connections

An easy way to get there is by clicking the start-menu button, or the Win-key on your keyboard, and type “ncpa.cpl” and press enter.

• Find the network adapters used with cameras, make sure it says Basler GigE Vision Adapter.
• Change the names of the adapters to specify the camera connected to the adapter eg. ”Camera 1”, -2, -3, etc. Find which is which by disconnecting the cameras one by one.

Network Adapter IP Configuration

Right click the adapter and select Properties > Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) > Properties

Select ”Use the following IP address” and enter your desired IP address and subnet mask.

Adapter 1, IP: 192.168.101.1, Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0, Default gateway: Empty

Adapter N, IP: 192.168.10N.1, Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0, Default gateway: Empty etc…

Modify Network Adapter

Click the "Configure..." button, a controller properties window will open.

Click on the Advanced tab. Select the following parameters in the Property group and set their values in the Value group:

• Select the Jumbo Frames (or Jumbo Packets) parameter and set its size to the maximum value.
• Select the parameter which relates to the number of receive descriptors (e.g. Receive Descriptors) and set it to its maximum value.
• Select the parameter which relates to the number of CPU interrupts (e.g. Interrupt Moderation Rate) and set it to a low value (e.g. 1000). For your network adapter, the way of setting the number of CPU interrupts may differ. You may, e.g., have to use a parameter to set a low number for the interrupt moderation and use a different parameter to enable the interrupt moderation.
• Select the parameter which relates to speed and duplex mode (e.g. Speed and Duplex Mode) and  set it to auto (e.g. Auto Negotiation).

Note
Depending on the network adapter model, the parameter names of your network adapter may differ from the ones shown below. Also, the ways of setting the parameters may differ, and some parameters may not be available.

Camera IP Configuration

In "Pylon IP Configurator" check that every camera has connection.

Set the Device ID, it should be the number of the camera if you count them from the left 1, 2, 3 etc.

Set the camera IP address, it should be in the same subnet as the adapter the camera is connected to.

Camera 1 should be connected to port 1 on the network card and have the IP: 192.168.101.101

Camera N to port N and IP: 192.168.10N.10N etc...