Actions & settings
Actions
At the top right is the action button 
, which can be used for further actions or additional settings:
Export GenApi Description... | The camera's GenAPI description is stored locally in a path to be specified. |
Preferences... | The settings window described below is opened. |
 | Loading of saved GenAPI file not possible The loading of a saved GenAPI file is not possible because a connection to the camera is needed in order to read some camera features. |
Settings
Reset hidden messages | In some dialogs it is possible to remember the selected option with Remember my decision, e.g. in the query dialog of Initialization Commands. If Remember my decision was selected, the corresponding dialog will not appear the next time and the selected option will be executed automatically. In this case, the setting can be undone using the Reset hidden messages button. |
Overwrite Camera Parameters when loading Project | This setting controls whether saved camera values should be written directly to the camera when the project is loaded. This ensures that the camera is automatically in the state in which the project was last saved when it was configured. This only works when the camera objects are initialized for the first time after the project has been loaded, provided that the camera is connected at the time and TwinCAT is in Config mode. Default: activated |
Automatically calculate the MaxPacketNumber | If this option is active, the maximum number of required (and allowed) packets for an image is automatically determined after reading out all camera parameters. The calculation is based on image size and pixel format. The calculated value is only written to the responsible GVSP object if it is greater than the current value. This functionality automatically adjusts the reserved space for an image to be received to the actual amount of image data. Default: activated. |
Autostart Preview | If this option is active, the live image of the camera is automatically displayed when the Configuration Assistant is opened, if this is possible. Default: disabled. |
ADS Communication Timeout | The Communication Timeout relates to communication within the camera instance in TwinCAT. It only has to be increased if other timeouts in the GVCP or GVSP module also have to be increased. Unit: milliseconds (ms) Default: 3,000 (adapted to the camera) |
Use GVSP MinPacketDelay for streaming in config mode | If this option is active, the MinPacketDelay from the GVSP module is used to reduce the bandwidth in Configuration Mode. If you switch this option off, the frame rate of the camera will be reduced instead. Default: activated. |
Iterate Selectors automatically | When this option is active, camera enumeration parameters that act as selectors are automatically iterated. The value of a selector parameter is used as an index for addressing other parameters. By changing a selector value, the dependent parameters can be changed accordingly, thus achieving consistent parameterization of the camera. Without this iteration, only the parameters of the currently selected selector would be described. This applies to the settings in the configuration tree as well as when creating the Initialization Commands. Default: activated. |
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Effect on Initialization Commands If the Iterate Selectors automatically option is changed, the Initialization Commands must then be recreated. Re-create the Initialization Commands by clicking the Create button on the Initialization Commands tab. |