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Basler Vision Connector 1.1.0#

Release date: 2025-03-26

Application version: 1.1.0

Specification version: 1.1.0

Compatibility#

  • This version of Basler Vision Connector is fully backwards compatible.
  • Settings created by this software version can't be loaded with an earlier version.

New Features / Changes#

  • [330108] Updated to the latest pylon SDKs. For details about the version numbers, see the ThirdPartyLicenses.txt file.
  • Added support for camera emulation via the environment variable PYLON_CAMEMU.
  • [299400] Added option to disable MQTT or ZeroMQ Req/Rep control channel.
  • [303135] Added success messages to the commands in case of success.
  • [303623] Added automatic detection of changes in the JSON settings. Now, changes are applied without restarting the application manually.
  • [306260] Now, the maximum possible packet size is detected automatically and adjusted in the camera while the camera is opened.
  • [306260] Added MTU optimization settings to improve performance.
  • [306266] Added setting of realtime thread priority for the ZMQ communication channels.
  • [312463] Migrated to the new version of the Vision Connector Interface Specification:
    • [299374] SetParameters/GetParameters: Now supports using commands. For example, you can now use TriggerSoftware to trigger image acquisition, if the camera is configured properly.
    • [310230] Added more system and camera information to the reply of the GetStatus command.
    • [315386] Added GetParameterNames to retrieve a full list of all camera parameters (for all node maps).
    • [316444] Added Alias and Representation to the results of the GetParameters command.
    • [312463] Added MAC address in the device enumeration and for opening devices.
    • [310240] Added the optional FrameCount argument to the StartStreaming command. With this argument you can stop streaming after a user-defined number of images.
    • [310240] Added a new event to notify the clients about the stop of the streaming of a device.
    • Added events to notify the clients about the detection of dropped and corrupt frames.
    • Added new topics. The old, deprecated topics are kept for backwards compatibility.
    • Separated event notification and logging channels.
    • Added a command to retrieve the list of supported commands.
    • Closing a camera that's not open or stopping streaming while it's not running isn't considered an error anymore.
    • Removed the client ID from the settings.
  • Added the ZMQ JSON Test File with Image Viewer to the documentation and thus provided the feature to preview images of your camera in the Industrial Edge Flow Creator.

Corrections#

  • Fixed typos and wording of log messages.
  • Renamed the docker image from "basler/basler-vision-connector" to "basler-vision-connector".
  • [299789] Reduced the size of the Basler Vision Connector app by removing unnecessary files.
  • [310230] Prevented that an unplugged camera can be reopened before the unplugged instance is closed.