Installation of GigE Vision Cameras and Drivers

Follow these steps to install a GigE Vision camera on a Windows machine.

1. It is not necessary to install your vendor software that came with your device, but you may want to in order to verify that the device is running outside of MATLAB.

   Important Note: Do not install your vendor's filtering or performance networking driver.

2. Make sure you have installed GenICam™ 2.0.1. See Software Configuration for instructions.

3. In the Windows Network Connections dialog box (part of Control Panel), if using a second network adaptor, you can optionally rename your second network adaptor to "GigE Vision" to help distinguish it from your primary adaptor.

   If the Status column says "Limited or no connectivity," that will not impact your camera, as that status applies to the Internet.

4. Open the Properties dialog box of the Ethernet card by double-clicking it in Network Connections. If you are using a separate Ethernet card for the GigE camera, make sure that in the This connection uses the following items section on the General tab you have nothing selected except for Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Be sure to use TCP/IP version 4, and not version 6.

   Make sure that any vendor drivers are unchecked and that anti-virus program drivers are unchecked. If you cannot uncheck the anti-virus software from the adaptor due to organization restrictions, you may need to purchase a second gigabit Ethernet card. In this case, leave all of the options as is for the network card for your PC, and configure the second card as described here, which will only connect to your camera.

5. In Windows Device Manager, make sure your network cards show up as using the correct network card vendor driver.

   For example, in the Device Manager window, under Network adapters, you should see Intel PRO/1000 PT Desktop Adapter if you use that particular Ethernet card.

   Check your adaptor properties. If your situation allows, as described in the next section, make sure that Jumbo Frames is enabled in the Settings on the Advanced tab. Make sure that Receive Descriptors is enabled in the Settings > Performance Options on the Advanced tab. Make sure that the correct adaptor is listed in the Driver tab and that it has not been replaced with a vendor-specific driver instead of the driver of the Ethernet card.

Network Hardware Configuration Notes

Network Adaptor Configuration Notes

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