Baumer VCXG Series - Action Command; Trigger over Ethernet; Example: Triggering Multiple Cameras

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8.9 Action Command / TriggeroverEthernet
The basic idea behind this feature was to achieve a simultaneous trigger for multiple
cameras.
Therefore a broadcast Ethernet packet was implemented. This packet can be used to
induce a trigger as well as other actions.
Due to the fact that di󰀨erent network components feature di󰀨erent latencies and jitters,
the trigger over the Ethernet is not as synchronous as a hardware trigger. Nevertheless,
applications can deal with these jitters in switched networks, and therefore this is a com-
fortable method for synchronizing cameras with software additions.
The action command is sent as a broadcast. In addition it is possible to group cameras,
so that not all attached cameras respond to a broadcast action command.
Such an action command contains:
▪ a Device Key - for authorization of the action on this device
▪ an Action ID - for identication of the action signal
▪ a Group Key - for triggering actions on separated groups of devices
▪ a Group Mask - for extension of the range of separate device groups
▪ a Action Time - only present for Scheduled Action Commands when a future action
time is specied (.PTP only)
8.9.1 Example: Triggering Multiple Cameras
The gure below displays three cameras, which are triggered synchronously by a soft-
ware application.
Another application of action command is that a secondary application or PC or one of the
attached cameras can actuate the trigger.
Action Command:
Since hardware release 2.1
the implemetation of the
Action Command follows
the regulations of the GigE
Vision
®
standard 1.2.
Triggering of multiple
cameras via trigger over
Ethernet (ToE).