Configuring the Link Topology

To configure the link topology of your image acquisition:

 

  1. Start microDisplay X.
    You find microDisplayX.exe in your Silicon Software runtime installation directory, sub-directory bin (for example: C:\Program Files\SiliconSoftware\Runtime5.7.0\bin\microDisplayX.exe).
  1. Select the frame grabber you are working with in the left upper corner under Acquisition Devices.
  1. Go to the Hardware tab.
  2. Go to the Link Configuration sub-tab.

The current link topology is displayed now.

  1. Check the link topology.

    If the link topology displayed does not meet your requirements, proceed the following steps to adapt it:

  2. Click on the Edit button.

Now, the parameters are editable:

  1. Adapt the parameter settings to your needs. (For LAG, see below.)
  1. Confirm by clicking the Apply button. After some seconds, the cameras are re-discovered and re-connected by microDisplay X.

Loading and Saving Configurations

 

You can save the configuration of the link topology and re-use this particular configuration later. The configuration parameters are stored in an XML file.

To save a configuration:

  1. After confirming your settings via Apply, click on the Save Configuration... button and define the directory you want to store the configuration file in.

To re-use a configuration:

  1. Click on the Load Configuration... button and select the configuration file you want to use from your file system.
   

GigE Vision only: Link Aggreation (LAG)

 

If you are using link aggregation (LAG) applets:

  • set the number of link groups,
  • use the RoundRobin (GVCO Primary Only) algorithm, and
  • assign the physical ports to their link groups.

For details regarding link aggregation, see section Using Link Aggregation (LAG).