Active Silicon FireBird Bedienungsanleitung

QUICKSTART GUIDE

FireBird Frame Grabbers - Installation and Use

FireBird Frame Grabber – Quickstart Guide v1.6

FIREBIRD FRAME GRABBER – QUICKSTART GUIDE

Contents

HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 4

UPDATING THE FIREBIRD FIRMWARE 5

WHERE TO GO NEXT 6

ASDEMO APPLICATION - BASIC OPERATION 7

ASDEMO APPLICATION - ADVANCED OPTIONS 8

WHAT ELSE IS INSTALLED? 9

SOFTWARE UN-INSTALLATION 10

CONTACT DETAILS 12

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Power o and open up the computer

(taking the usual anti-static

precautions).

Please note: The boards are keyed

so that they can only be tted into

a slot in which they will work. DO

NOT modify the FireBird board or

the motherboard in an attempt to

override the keying as this could result

in serious damage.

For full performance this board must

be tted in a slot that supports PCI

Express Gen2 at x8 width. Check your

computer documentation for details

of the PCI Express connectors, and

see the FireBird Hardware Manual for

more information.

CoaXPress Boards Only: If the

board will be used to power cameras

through the CoaXPress cables using

PoCXP then the auxiliary power

connector J13 must be connected

to the computer power supply. The

correct power supply cable is one

intended for PCI Express Graphics

(PEG) cards, and may have 6 or 8

ways. To distinguish it from other

similar connectors in the computer,

the connector should be black and

may be marked ‘PCI-E’ or ‘PEG’. Similar

connectors that are not PEG should be

white. However this is often not the

case, so the cables should be carefully

checked for the pattern of squares

and chamfers on the plastic body of

the connector at the end of the cable.

See the images below.

Also, the wires should be black on

the side with the connector clip, and

colored (often yellow or blue) on the

side opposite the connector clip.

If the connector does not match

those shown above, DO NOT

attempt to force it into FireBird as

this could result in serious damage.

If a 6 way connector is plugged into

FireBird, it should be aligned at the

upper 6 ways of the 8 way FireBird

connector as shown below.

PEG cable splitters, PEG to SATA

adapters and PEG to‘Molex’ adapters

are available from Active Silicon and

are included in the optional cable

starter kit.

Close and power on the computer.

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

6 way PEG cable Connector

8 way PEG cable connector

6 way cable alignment

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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

The Active Silicon FireBird Package

includes the FireBird Driver (device driver

and core libraries), various applications

including ASDemo, a GenICam-based GUI

program, and the GenTL Producer. It also

installs the GenICam library if this is not

on the computer. Additionally, the SDK

Package is for software developers.

By default, selecting Typical installs

everything, but individual options can

be de-selected if required (see image

below).

The packages are supplied as a

compressed le which includes the install

package along with these instructions

and the release notes.

The le naming convention is:

as-<product>-<OS>- vXX_YY_ZZ

where <product> is:

zfbd-cxp for the FireBird CoaXPress

Package.

zfbd-cl for the FireBird Camera Link

Package.

zfbd-phx-sdk for the FireBird and

Phoenix SDK Package.

Software installation options

Windows 7 & 8.1

Uninstall any previous version of the

Active Silicon FireBird Package (see

later section). Note: The previous

SDK can be left on the PC to allow

developers to refer to both old and

new SDKs.

If it is supplied with the msi, run

ActiveSiliconCleanUpTool.exe to

remove any unused les left behind

from previous installations.

Run the supplied msi package.

Follow the on-screen prompts,

including to reboot the PC once

installation has completed.

Note that the GenICam library is

installed via a separate installer

which is automatically run during the

installation process.

After completing installation it is

recommended to update the FireBird

rmware – see the next section.

Windows 8.1 Notes

If the PC does not have a Start Menu

utility installed, then all the applications

and documentation referred to in this

document can be found in the Apps view

of the Start Screen, under Acve Silicon

FireBird <xx> or Acve Silicon SDK xXX.

YY.ZZ.

Other Operating Systems

See the specic Quickstart Guide

supplied with the installation package.

Note: <xx> represents the camera interface, e.g. CXP or CL.

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It is recommended to always update the

rmware on FireBird boards to match

that in the current driver set. To do this

run the FireBird Firmware Updater utility

from the StartMenu under Acve Silicon

FireBird <xx> – Ulies.

The update utility also allows the

conguration mode of the board to

be changed – for example a four input

CoaXPress board by default supports

one camera with up to four coax cables,

but it can be congured e.g. to support

four cameras each with one coax (select

Design 4xCXP: 4 Camera).

UPDATING THE FIREBIRD FIRMWARE

The Design option controls the conguration mode of the board. The options presented

depend on the board in use. This example shows the options with a 4xCXP FireBird.

Default updates the rmware keeping the same conguration mode as before the update.

4xCXP: 1 Camera selects the conguration mode with 1 camera with up to 4 coax cables.

4xCXP: 2 Camera selects the conguration mode with 2 cameras each with 2 coax cables.

4xCXP: 4 Camera selects the conguration mode with 4 cameras each with 1 coax cable.

The Feedback window shows which boards

will be updated, their current conguration

and rmware version, what they will be

updated to, and progress information during

updating.

The Board option allows only selected boards

in a system to be updated. By default all

boards are updated. Note that the current

version of the updater will update any

Phoenix boards it nds in a system as well

as FireBirds. To prevent this happening the

Phoenix boards should be removed from the

PC before the updater is run.

Click the Program Board(s) button to start

the update process. Wait for the process to

complete, then reboot the PC.

If the updater fails for any reason so

that the board is no longer recognized,

jumper J8 can be moved to the‘FF’

position before rebooting the PC to allow

the board to congure from its ‘Factory’

design, to allow the update process to

be run again. When the updater has

nished, shut down the PC and move

the jumper back to its default position

before powering up the board. See the

Jumpers section of the FireBird Hardware

Manual for more information.

Note: The above refers to Windows. For the location of utilities

and documentation for other for other operating systems refer to

the specic Quickstart Guide.

Note: <xx> represents the camera interface, e.g. CXP or CL.

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WHERE TO GO NEXT

Check the PC BIOS:

Older BIOS versions in PCs can

give noticeably lower PCI Express

bandwidth. It is recommended to

check for available BIOS updates,

especially if any bandwidth problems

are seen.

Many PCs now support power saving

features in the BIOS. These can result

in poor PCI Express bandwidth,

maybe only occasionally. Therefore

Active Silicon recommends that the

following settings are used (where

available):

zC-States should be o.

zSpeedstep should be o.

zPCI Performance Mode should be

on.

Check the Bandwidth:

Next run the Bandwidth Test Utility.

FireBird can transfer data at very high

rates but if the PC cannot keep up the

system will not work. This utility, in the

StartMenu under Acve Silicon FireBird

xxx - Ulies, shows the maximum rate

that FireBird can transfer data to the

PC. A value around 3400 Mbytes/sec is

typical of a good PC. A low or unstable

value means that problems are likely to

be seen.

Low Bandwidth?

If the bandwidth test reports a low or

unstable value, here is a list of things to

check:

Check that a suitable PCI Express slot

is in use (see Hardware Installation

page). Sometimes motherboard

restrictions mean that a Gen 2 x16 slot

works much better than a Gen 2 x8

slot, so try using a x16 slot.

Check the BIOS settings (see Check the

PC BIOS opposite).

How old is the motherboard?

Chipsets more than three years old

may show worse performance than

current ones.

Documentation:

The StartMenu under Acve Silicon

FireBird <xx> has this document, release

notes, and the following key documents:

The FireBird Hardware Manual gives

full details of all connectors, LEDs and

jumpers on FireBird, I/O support, and PC

requirements.

The FireBird Programmer’s Manual is

the rst place for system developers and

programmers to go. It gives an overview

of the options to congure a system,

describes all the trigger modes in detail,

and discusses system issues.

For documentation on the API, see the

SDK section later in this guide.

Hardware Manual example

Programmer’s Manual example

Bandwidth test results

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This is a GenICam GenTL demo

program that can be used with cameras

supporting GenICam, such as CoaXPress

ones.

Run the program from the StartMenu

under Acve Silicon FireBird <xx> –

ASDemo. The use of GenICam means

that no manual setup of the camera or

frame grabber is needed to get a picture

– simply connect and click Live.

ASDEMO APPLICATION - BASIC OPERATION

In common with standard GenICam

programs, to get a live image:

1. Select TLActiveSilicon.cti.

The program will then attempt to

communicate with the camera and

download the XML le from it.

2. The Found Hardware tab should

show the frame grabber and

camera as shown here. Click on

Stream#1.

3. Click Connect.

4. Click Live.

Note: The above refers to Windows. For the location of utilities and documentation for other operating systems refer to the specic Quickstart Guide.

Note: <xx> represents the camera interface, e.g. CXP or CL.

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ASDEMO APPLICATION - ADVANCED OPTIONS

1. The image can be zoomed in or

out using the scroll wheel on the

mouse, or the“+” and “-” keys on

the keyboard.

2. By double-clicking any of the

devices in the Found Hardware tab,

a new tab will open listing all the

features of that device.

Any feature that is not greyed out

can be changed. Note that many

features are greyed out while

acquisition is in progress – rst

click Stop to change them.

The FireBird features for pixel

format, width and height are

automatically set to match the

camera. Therefore to change the

values of these features, change

them on the camera.

3. A live line/column prole can be

displayed for the image, along with

statistics on that line or column.

4. Similarly a histogram and statistics

are displayed for the image, or by

entering coordinates, for just part

of the image.

5. The console shows details of any

error messages.

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WHAT ELSE IS INSTALLED?

Applications:

HSDemo: There are various versions

of this application pre-compiled for

dierent cameras, which can be selected

via the Run HSDemo launcher program

in the StartMenu under Acve Silicon

FireBird <xx>. The application allows

image display, high speed sequence

capture, and supports various triggering

modes. Source for this PHX API based

application is available from Active

Silicon.

PhoenixCapture: This is Active Silicon’s

original application to display images

from cameras. For CoaXPress systems it

is largely replaced by ASDemo, but the

application is still useful for Camera Link

and for some system debugging. The

application is under StartMenu under

Acve Silicon FireBird <xx> – Ulies. The

utility is best used in conjunction with

PCF les (see below).

GenTL Conguration Tool: This allows

various settings of Active Silicon’s

GenICam GenTL Producer to be

controlled, including the ability to read

an XML from disk rather than from the

camera. The utility is in the StartMenu

under Acve Silicon FireBird <xx> –

Ulies, and runs as Administrator.

Bandwidth Test Utility: See the Where

to go Next page.

Get System Information Utility: This

utility lists information about a system in

a form that can be sent to Active Silicon

technical support. The information is

both displayed to the screen, and saved

in le as_sysinfo.txt in Public Documents \

Acve Silicon.

The FireBird Programmer’s Manual is

the rst place for system developers and

programmers to go. It gives an overview

of the options to congure a system,

describes all the trigger modes in detail,

and discusses system issues.

SDK:

The various API Manuals describe the

available SDK functions in detail. These

are in the StartMenu under Acve

Silicon SDK vXX.YY.ZZ – Documentaon.

The main manuals have links under

StartMenu; more are available via the

Open Documentaon Directory link.

Example source code and project les

are in the StartMenu under Acve Silicon

SDK vXX.YY.ZZ – Samples.

Miscellaneous:

The GenTL Producer allows GenTL

based GenICam applications to control

the camera and FireBird. Third party

applications described as ‘GenTL

Consumers’ should work with it, without

needing any custom interface code.

Note that some GenICam applications do

not use GenTL, but rely on direct image

transfer from GigE Vision cameras – these

will not work with FireBird.

PCF setup les for many cameras are in

Public Documents \ Acve Silicon \ PCFs

with a link from the StartMenu. These

congure the FireBird board to match

the camera. They can be used both with

the PhoenixCapture application, and can

be read into programs written using the

PHX API.

Note: The above refers to Windows. For the location of utilities and documentation for other operating systems refer to the specic Quickstart Guide.

Note: <xx> represents the camera interface, e.g. CXP or CL.

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Windows 7 and 8.1

Windows 7: Open the Windows

Control Panel and select Programs and

Features.

Windows 8.1: Right click the Start

Button and select Programs and

Features.

Select the package you want to

remove. e.g. Active Silicon FireBird 64

bit vXX.YY.ZZ.BBBB.

Note that it is not necessary to remove

previous SDKs before installing new

ones. Multiple SDKs can be installed

on the PC to allow developers to refer

to both old and new SDKs.

To remove the GenICam library

remove package GenICam vX.Y.

Note: XX.YY.ZZ.BBBB or X.Y.Z or X.Y

represents the version number.

Other Operating Systems

See the specic Quickstart Guide

supplied with the installation package.

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