Vision Connector 1.0.0

Vision Connector release notes
Portfolio
Industrial AI
Product
Vision Connector
Software version
1.0.0
Language
en-US

Scope of this document

This document applies to the following applications:

Application Application description

Vision Connector

MLFB 6AV2170-0KA80-0AA0

 Vision Connector gives you the advantage of connecting to industrial ethernet cameras and transferring the acquired data via highspeed interface to Siemens Industrial Edge applications. The integrated UI and convenience of setting up the camera connectivity can open up many opportunities for your vision use cases.

Each chapter is valid for both applications except for those statements where the MLFB numbers are explicitly stated.

Versions

Version 1.0.0, 02/2024

  • Add, Delete, Enable, Disable camera on UI

  • Configure Acquisition Parameters

    • Acquisition Frame Rate, Resolution, Pixel Format, Exposure Time, height, width, Gain, Set/Unset S/W Trigger

    • Config file validation

  • Camera Support

    • Industrial Cameras (with ethernet interface)

    • RTSP Camera

    • Camera Auto discovery

  • Visualization

    • Stream images on UI

    • Preview image

    • Logs

    • Live parameter change

Limitations and known issues

  1. Supported cameras You can find a list of supported and tested cameras in the specification sheet document.

  2. CTI files are not supported The CTI GenICam Connector is not supported in 1.0.0 version.

  3. USB USB is not supported by the Vision Connector.

  4. Accessing camera Vision connector provides images to external applications via ZeroMQ. MQTT Databus is not supported by vision connector.

  5. Network limitation error The network has to be configured properly to have adequate capacity for data traffic. If the network is unable to manage the data effectively, the camera(s) will not be able to provide images. If there are no images in the "Camera Stream" view after enabling the camera, check the logs for network error.

    The most commonly logged error in case of bad network configuration is the following: "The buffer was incompletely grabbed. This can be caused by performance problems of the network hardware used, i.e. network adapter, switch, or ethernet cable. To fix this, try increasing the camera's Inter-Packet Delay in the Transport Layer category to reduce the required bandwidth, and adjust the camera's Packet Size setting to the highest supported frame size."

  6. Virtual IED not supported The Vision Connector (VC) supports only physical Industrial Edge Device (IED). Virtual devices are not supported.

  7. Frame loss during camera acquisition Under certain camera setup conditions (hardware triggered, non-optimal network, multiple cameras) frame loss is possible and logged in log file.

Vulnerabilities

The following vulnerabilities are included in the Vision Connector 1.0.0 version:

Name Description
Angular 15.x, 16.x - End of Life Notification 1) Angular version 15.x will reach its end of life on May 18th, 2024. 2) Angular version 16.x will reach its end of life on November 8th, 2024.

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