Configuring Basler GMSL Cameras#
Before you start#
Make sure that the following steps have been executed and are available before starting the configuring procedure of the GMSL cameras:
- Internet connection is available.
- Make sure, that you installed the following items:
- 软件安装 (Linux)
- Camera Enablement Package (GMSL Cameras)
- Hardware Installation (GMSL Cameras) (cameras, lens, cables etc.)
Configuring GMSL Cameras#
The following sections show you how to configure one or multiple GMSL cameras:
Configuring a Single ace 2 GMSL Camera#
For a first view of the images in the pylon Viewer:
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- If a camera is powered over the coax cable (PoC), it may be automatically switched off during shutdown and reboot.
- The detection of GMSL cameras — whether triggered periodically by the Auto-Scan function or manually via the Refresh button — briefly interrupts the software connection to any connected GMSL camera. If a GMSL camera is already open and streaming image data, the stream will be interrupted and must be restarted manually.
- Make sure that the system components are powered (i.e., GMSL camera and host system (deserializer inclusive)).
- Start the pylon Viewer.
The pylon Viewer automatically detects the connected cameras.
During the camera enumeration, the camera supply is switched on. It may take a few seconds, depending on the host system, before the camera appears in the Devices pane. - Make sure that the Auto-Scan check box is deactivated.
- If the cameras are not automatically detected, click the Refresh icon to the right of the Auto-Scan check box.
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Double-click the desired camera in pylon Viewer.
The device tree opens showing parameters for configuring the camera.
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To configure the parameters, enable the Show Tree View check box. Otherwise, the parameters are all listed in the same category.
- You can now acquire frames using the Continuous Shot acquisition mode
or the Single Shot acquisition mode 
. - Configure the camera with your custom settings as desired (e.g., define how you want to trigger (see Triggered Image Acquisition) and what Features you want to enable and configure).
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Depending on your host system, for each Basler ace 2 GMSL camera you can configure a number of link signals [i.e., virtual I/O signals]. To find out how many link signals are available for your camera model, check the "General Specifications" table in your camera topic.
Configuring Multiple ace 2 GMSL Cameras#
- Make sure that the system components are powered (i.e., GMSL cameras and host system (deserializer inclusive)).
- Execute steps 2. to 5. as described in the Configuring a Single ace 2 GMSL Camera section for all connected ace 2 GMSL cameras.
- If you connected several GMSL cameras during the hardware installation, check the bandwidth settings via the Bandwidth Manager.
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If you want to optimize the bandwidth settings or change the bandwidth assignement, see the Optimizing Bandwidth Consumption section.
- The available bandwidth depends on the hardware configuration and can vary between different host systems.
- By default, the maximum possible bandwidth for each camera is assigned to the SoC via the CSI interface.
- In many host systems, two or four GMSL ports are multiplexed to a single MIPI D-Phy interface, sharing its available data bandwidth. If you require another bandwidth assignment for your cameras, configure the bandwidth for each camera via the Bandwidth Manager.
- You can save the adapted bandwidth values in a user set so that the camera wakes up with the stored settings after a restart (in pylon Viewer via the File Access command in the Camera menu).
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Continue with steps 6. to 8. as described in the Configuring a Single ace 2 GMSL Camera section.
Execute the configuring steps for each GMSL camera you use in your system.
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If the bandwidth is not correctly set (e.g., the required bandwidth exceeds the available bandwidth), this can lead to incomplete images or images that are not displayed.
