GigE camera

[GretchenSkellyZimmer]

Just for clarification:  the error message above is from MAX.  I get no message from cameravalidator - it just disappears.

Gretchen

[michaeld]

Gretchen, it sounds like it is possible that something went wrong with the firmware update. Are you still able to communicate with and receive an image using Dalsa's configuration utilitiles, like QuickCam?

[BlueCheese]

Hi Gretchen,

The camera validator utility window is vanishing because it is a command-line utility. If you just click on it when it exits with an error the window will just close. It is meant to be accessed from the command line so that you can pass arguments to it regarding which camera to test and which tests to run. Without any arguments it will run on the first camera found.

Since MAX is giving an Unable to Load XML error, it is not suprising that the utility would give the same error. Both applications need to open the camera and that is when the file is loaded. Assuming you have cleared the XML file directory to remove any corrupted files, I am suspecting that your camera does have an invalid XML file in its firmware. Do you see an XML file downloaded to the XML directory after trying to open the camera? If you click on it does it open in internet explorer without any parsing errors? Can you possibly attach it to a post?

-Eric

[GretchenSkellyZimmer]

"Are you still able to communicate with and receive an image using Dalsa's configuration utilitiles, like QuickCam?"

The Dalsa program called "Coyote" works with the Spyder camera after the firmware upgrade.  I get images of my office window just fine!  (streaky, since it is a line scan camera, but I can tell it's the blinds in my office).

Thanks for your coments, Michael.  any other help would be greatly appreciated.

Gretchen Zimmer

[GretchenSkellyZimmer]

Hi Eric,

I admit, when I first found the cv tool in the correct folder, I just double-clicked on it - so tempting!.  But then, when it just vanished, I re-read the NI website, and followed the directions - go to Start -> Run and enter the path & name along with the /ATTRIBUTE argument.  It still just vanishes.

Before running cv, I removed all files from the Data/XML folder.  When I run either MAX or the cv tool, an XML file is created in that folder.

So, I suspect that you are both right - the camera has an invalid XML file.

I can open the XML file in IE, and there are no errors.  I will attach it to a separate post.

gretchen

[BlueCheese]

Hi Gretchen,

I'm not sure where those directions are that you are referring to. Executing the application from Start->Run may allow you to now pass arguments, but it doesn't change the fact that as a console application when it exits, the window will close on its own. When I said to run from the command line I meant that you would open a shell first (one way is to run "cmd.exe" from start->run) and then run the utility from there.

-Eric

[GretchenSkellyZimmer]

"Can you possibly attach it to a post?"

See attached.  I had to change the extension to .txt

[GretchenSkellyZimmer]

What-dya know!  Works better that way!

However - same result: 

        Opening 'cam0'...

        FAIL: Error Code = 0xBFF6901D: unable to load camera's XML file

Gretchen

[BlueCheese]

Hi Gretchen,

I was able to load that file fine, but I am using a slightly newer version of the software that parses the XML file (this is a standard component shared by all companies supporting GigE Vision). I'll try it with an older copy to see if that is actually affecting it, but in the meantime I might suggest downloading the following patch available here:

http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/5ABF4D267EE38E548625735B00545489

If you follow those directions it will update this specific component to the same version that I was able to successfully load the XML file with. While I'm still unsure if not having this update could cause the specific error you are seeing (as opposed to a different error), it is worth a try at this point.  Unfortunately we don't have this exact camera in-house to try, although I can tell you we have used others in the same series without this problem. However, the XML file and probably the rest of the firmware was a different revision than yours.

Let me know if this helps,

Eric

[GretchenSkellyZimmer]

Once again, thanks for the help.  I updated NI-IMAQdx to 3.0.2 according to the instructions,

removed all xml files from the Data/XML folder, and ran MAX and .......

got the same error ........

Gretchen