12.1.4 Image Export: TCP/IPImage export TCP/IP is a proprietary TCP/IP protocol that is supported only on Ethernet ports.Navigate: System Settings > Communications > Image Export, select which images to export, and select TCP/IP from the EthernetProtocol list.Port NumberSet the port number to use for the export. The default is 32200. This port number cannot be the same as the Data Export portnumber or other ports in use.Hold READYDuring the image export operation the sensor's output channels might become full. This can occur if the sensor is producingexport data (images) faster than the data can be exported from the device (due to bandwidth limitations) or faster than theclient is reading the channel export data.The Hold READY setting affects how the sensor behaves in this situation.• Select the Hold READY checkbox prevent new triggers from being accepted until the current image has been exported.This ensures that all images are exported. In this case, the READY signal will remain inactive (sensor is busy) until thenew image has been added to the channel for export. Triggers might be missed during this time.• Clear the Hold READY checkbox to accept new triggers while the current image is exported. This causes the sensor todiscard the new image if the channel is full and activate the READY signal immediately after the current inspection iscomplete. In this case, the discarded images will not be exported.Important: When the checkbox is cleared, not all images will be exported. When the checkbox isselected, the sensor will be busy (not ready) until the image has been written to the network;inspection times will increase based on network throughput.Inspection images match the resolution of the camera and are 8-bits per pixel grayscale images in Windows BMP format that representall 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- and 32- bitnumeric entries are little endian.Table 5: Header InformationByte Offset Field Size in Bytes Data 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 × 480 362,038Note: If Image Export is enabled, the receiver application is running under Microsoft Windows, and the sensor is observedexperiencing occasional extended not ready states, examine the value of the TCPAckFrequency parameter in the WindowsRegistry. An incorrect setting of this Windows Registry parameter can cause the sensor to slow down when exporting images toWindows systems. Consult your local IT support personnel with specific questions.Banner Image Export Sample ProgramThe VE Series camera includes an Image Export sample application that provides a way to save exported images. In a productionenvironment, you will need to write your own application to process exported images, for example to display them on an HMI or to savethem to disk.6 Windows BMP image. Image size is not fixed for JPEG images (if supported).VE Series Smart Camera148 www.bannerengineering.com - Tel: 763.544.3164