ALLIED Vision Technologies Bigeye G-1100 Cool - Manual (Page 26)

AVT GigE Cameras Installation Manual V1.0.0
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Using the AVT viewer applications
Using the AVT viewer applications
This chapter describes the use of two viewer applications offered by AVT—VIMBA
Viewer and GigE Sample Viewer. The viewer applications are used to stream live
view images from the camera, adjust the camera parameters and test function-
ality.
Using VIMBA Viewer
This section describes main features of the VIMBA Viewer.
Launch the application
1. Launch the VIMBA Viewer application. Wait for the camera to appear in the
“Detected Cameras” list. This may take up to one minute in network card
“Obtain an IP address automatically” mode.
If a camera does not appear after some time, try the following:
• Confirm the camera is powered.
• Confirm the Ethernet cable is connected to the host PC.
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The AVT VIMBA Viewer can be downloaded from the AVT web-
site:
http://www.alliedvisiontec.com/us/products/software/
vimba-sdk.html
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The GigE Sample Viewer can be downloaded from the AVT web-
site:
http://www.alliedvisiontec.com/us/products/software/avt-
pvapi-sdk.html
Figure 9: VIMBA Viewer window