12 Communications Guide12.1 Communication SummaryThe VE Series camera communicates with other devices via Ethernet.To establish an Ethernet connection to the sensor, the external device must be configured with the correct IP address andsupport a communication protocol supported by the sensor.12.1.1 Communication ChannelsThe VE Series camera supports up to two communications channels.To access the channels, go to System Settings > Communications.• Industrial Ethernet—A bi-directional communication channel that allows the user to control the sensor and accesssensor results using Ethernet/IP, Modbus/TCP, PROFINET®, or PCCC protocol• Image Export—Used to export inspection images to a remote device12.1.2 Industrial EthernetThe VE Series camera can be controlled or monitored over Industrial Ethernet using Ethernet/IP, Modbus/TCP,PROFINET®, or PCCC protocols.Use this document to set up the VE Series camera in the desired configuration and to provide information needed toconnect to the master device (PLC, HMI, etc.).Navigate: System Settings > Communications > Industrial Protocols.12.1.3 Image ExportImage export is a proprietary TCP/IP protocol that is supported only on Ethernet ports.Navigate: System Settings > Communications > Image Export.Inspection images match the resolution of the camera and are 8-bits per pixel grayscale images in Windows BMP formatthat represent all of the data in a full Field of View (FOV).Each exported image is composed of a header (64 bytes) followed by the image data; see the following tables. All 16- and32- bit numeric entries are little endian.Table 5: Header InformationByte Offset Field Size inBytesData Type Description0-15 Header Prefix 16 char "VE IMAGE"16-19 Header Version 4 UInt32 220-23 Image Size 4 UInt32 Number of bytes; see the table below24-27 Image Frame Number 4 UInt32 Most recently snapped image frame number28-29 Image Width 2 UInt16 Based on camera resolution30-31 Image Height 2 UInt16 Based on camera resolution32-33 Image Format 2 UInt16 0: Bitmap34-63 Reserved 32 byte Reserved for future useField of View (FOV) Image Size (bytes)61600 × 1200 1,921,0781280 × 1024 1,311,798752 × 480 362,038320 × 240 (iVu Plus only) 77,8786 Windows BMP image. Image size is not fixed for JPEG images (if supported).VE Series Smart Camerawww.bannerengineering.com - Tel: 763.544.3164 135