On Sat, 2010-11-06 at 15:39 +0100, René Wagner wrote: > On Fri, 2010-11-05 at 19:27 +0100, Steven Bellens wrote: > > 2010/11/5 Patrick Mihelich : > > > On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 8:44 AM, Steven Bellens > > > wrote: > > >> > > >> I'm experiencing this issue here now as well. The camera reponds on > > >> pings, but ListCameras doesn't detect it. Same goes with the provided > > >> SampleViewer application from prosilica: I find the camera on IP basis > > >> - but the app is not listing it automatically. I've checked the wiki > > >> page and followed all tutorials. > > >> Can you give me any instructions on how to solve this problem? > > > > > > This is a separate issue. Your camera is probably hooked up via a switch. > > > This is a limitation of the Prosilica SDK; it can only enumerate cameras > > > with IP address on a local subnet. If the camera is not on the local IP > > > subnet, you can still open it, but you have to know the IP address ahead of > > > time. This is why we have the "How to Determine Your Camera's IP Address" > > > tutorial, in case the camera isn't visible to the SDK and you've forgotten > > > its IP address. As long as you can open the camera using the > > > prosilica_camera node with ~ip_address set correctly, there's nothing to > > > worry about. > > > > The camera is hooked up directly to my computer. > > I can open the camera using it's ip, but it is not giving any images > > however! I've followed the tutorial to set up my network > > configuration, verify the camera's IP etc, but still I can't get the > > images to show up. > > Try disabling the "firewall" (it's actually just a packet filter) for > that particular network interface, or for the entire machine if you're > not connected to any hostile networks > (System->Administration->Firewall->"Disable"). > > My understanding of the GigE camera protocol is that there's a control > port which is used to negotiate a port for data transfer. The camera > then tries to connect to that port on the host. The issue is that the > packet filter. ...blocks that connection attempt. > I've updated the Troubleshooting page to cover that. > http://www.ros.org/wiki/prosilica_camera/Troubleshooting > > Rene > -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Dipl.-Inf. René Wagner Junior Researcher DFKI Bremen Enrique-Schmidt-Str. 5 Safe and Secure Cognitive Systems D-28359 Bremen Phone: (+49) 421-218-64224 Fax: (+49) 421-218-98-64224 Web: http://www.informatik.uni-bremen.de/agebv/en/ReneWagner --- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH Firmensitz: Trippstadter Strasse 122, D-67663 Kaiserslautern Geschäftsführung: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang Wahlster (Vorsitzender) Dr. Walter Olthoff Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: Prof. Dr. h.c. Hans A. Aukes Amtsgericht Kaiserslautern HRB 2313 ------------------------------------------------------------