Introduction
Part of the Baumer GAPI SDK is the so called runtime which is required to build a custom application. It provides all necessary components to integrate a Baumer camera and control it via C++ or C#.
On a development system the Baumer GAPI is usually installed using the Windows® installer or the Linux® package-manager.
The installation does:
- Install several tools and documentation
- Installs the Baumer GAPI runtime
- Configures the system as required
- Install the USB driver and the optional GigE filter driver
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The installation of the Baumer GAPI with the installer/packet-manager is not necessary for the deployment of a Baumer GAPI vision application. All necessary steps can be done manually or integrated into your usual deployment process. |
Deployment of a Baumer GAPI vision application
Create a release version of an application
The Baumer GAPI Programmers Guide explains how to create an application for the Windows® or Linux® operating system. The Programmers Guide also explains which headers and libraries need to be linked and copied to the target system.
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If no USB cameras are used, the USB producer (bgapi2_usb.cti) and its configuration (bsysusb.xml) can be omitted. |
Installing necessary drivers
On a Linux® System no additional drivers are required as the standard USB driver (libusb) is used.
To use Baumer USB cameras on a Windows® system it is necessary to install the included USB driver. The driver is located in the directory <InstallDir>/driver/. You will find drivers for Windows® 7 and 10, each for x64 und x86.
On Windows® systems it is beneficial to use the provided GigE filter driver. This driver helps to efficiently handle the data-stream of GigE cameras and therefore reduces the system-load. The GigE filter driver can be found in the directory <InstallDir>/driver/. You will find drivers for Windows® 7 and 10 each for x64 und x86.
The driver installation can be done in a «silent-mode». This helps with integration into custom setups or deployment-processes. You can learn more about the supported command-line parameters by starting the installer with the parameter bdriver_usb64.msi /? or bdrivermanager.exe /? .
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Windows® 7 systems without Service Pack 1 Because of security requirements of Windows® 10 it is no longer possible to install the Baumer GAPI and it’s drivers on an unpatched Windows® 7. However with some limitations it is possible to deploy an Baumer GAPI vision application on such a system. You will need an development system on which the Baumer GAPI can be installed (min. Windows® 7 with Service Pack 1). A release version of your application can be compiled here and manually copied on the target system. |
Limitations:
- It is not possible to install the Baumer USB driver on a Windows® 7 system without Service Pack 1 therefore it is not possible to use Baumer USB cameras on such systems.
- The optional Baumer GigE filter driver cannot be installed. Therefore the standard socket driver will be used. The socket driver will produce a slightly higher system load compared to the filter driver.
Support
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