Installing the camera
190Alvium G1 User Guide V1.7.0
Configuring the host computer
Alvium G1 cameras can operate on 100 and 1000BASE-T NICs. Requirements to
reach the maximum camera frame rate:
• 1000BASE-T speed PCI Express NIC on Desktop PCs
• Jumbo Packet support for minimum 9,000 bytes. See Enabling Jumbo Packets
on page 192.
• Enable Ethernet Flow Control on NICs and switches, see NIC driver settings on
page 220.
Recommendations:
• Use only one camera per network port. For than one camera, use additional
NICs or NICs with more than one port.
• Disable all unused NIC services and protocols (for example, activate only filter
drivers for IPv4 and GigE).
• You can select between Fixed Link Speed and Auto Negotiation for the NIC
driver's link speed settings.
- Fixed Link Speed: If you set a link speed not supported by the camera, the
link is not negotiated. Alvium G1 cameras support 1 Gbit/s for full
performance or 100 Mbit/s for host systems that do not support 1 Gbit/s.
- Auto Negotiation: We recommend using Auto Negotiation. The maximum
link speed supported by the host system and the camera is set
automatically. Therefore, the common link speed for the camera and host
system may be lower than the maximum supported link speed of one of
the two.
Installing the NIC driver
Install the NIC driver from your network card manufacturer if available. If no
installation application is provided, update the driver manually.
Please consider...
Alvium G1 cameras require different hardware and settings than 1000BASE-T
cameras like Mako or Prosilica GT cameras. We suggest you:
• Build up general knowledge: Performance and troubleshooting on page 218.
• Find solutions for issues: Troubleshooting common issues on page 234.
NOTICE
Network security
If cameras are used on mixed-use networks (with printers, Internet, and email), the
network security may be affected, the camera performance as well.
• Use cameras only in trusted networks as required by the GigE Vision protocol.
• Check with your network administrator if required for network configuration.
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