uEye .NET Manual 4.97

Starter firmware for camera models GigE uEye cameras

When you are using these camera models, initialization will be aborted with an error message if the camera's starter firmware is not compatible with the installed driver. To initialize the camera, you have to write the proper starter firmware to the camera first. This is done using Init().

Updating the firmware can take up to 20 seconds. It is important not to disconnect the camera from the PC or power supply during this time. Otherwise, malfunctions could occur in the camera.

Camera models GigE uEye SE/RE only: f you have initialized the camera with a driver version earlier than 3.40, you need to update the camera firmware manually using the IDS Camera Manager. Driver versions 3.40 and higher support automatic firmware updates.

Note on multi-camera environments

When using multiple cameras in parallel operation on a single system, you should assign a unique camera ID to each camera. To initialize or select a camera with Init(), s32Cam must previously have been set to the desired camera ID.

To initialize or select the next available camera without specifying a camera ID, s32Cam has to be preset with 0.

Thread safety

We recommend that you call the following methods exclusively from a single thread in order to avoid unpredictable behavior of the application.

•Init()

•Render()

•Exit()