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Roles and Access#

The tasks around the Basler Vision Connector fall into four roles. Each section below states the task, the access that role needs, and five topics to read. The access is the access already required by the installation, licensing, and messaging topics.

For the path from the Siemens Marketplace to the first image, see From the Marketplace to the First Image.

IT Administrator#

Task: The IT Administrator provides hub access, deploys the Basler Vision Connector from Industrial Edge Management, creates the MQTT user(s), and assigns licenses to the Edge Device.

Required access:

  • A personal account for the Siemens Industrial Edge Hub. Contact Siemens to get this access.
  • Access to the Industrial Edge Management instance that deploys the app.
  • An MQTT user that is allowed to access every MQTT topic listed in the Messaging Concept. You set this user during installation. The default MQTT root topic is BaslerVisionConnector.
  • The right to assign Basler Vision Connector licenses to the Edge Device in the Industrial Edge Hub.

Read next:

  1. From the Marketplace to the First Image
  2. Installation Steps in the Industrial Edge Hub
  3. Installation Steps in the Industrial Edge Management Platform
  4. Assigning Licenses to Your Industrial Edge Device
  5. MQTT in the Messaging Concept

Automation Engineer#

Task: The Automation Engineer connects the GigE camera, enables the layer 2 network, and sets the camera IP address so that the Industrial Edge Device can see the camera.

Required access:

  • Access to Settings > Connectivity > LAN Network on the Industrial Edge Device, to enable the layer 2 network.
  • A computer that is not the Industrial Edge Device, with the pylon IP Configurator, to set the camera IP address.
  • For an Industrial Edge Virtual Device, administrator rights on the computer that hosts the virtual machine. These rights are required to change the bridged network.

Read next:

  1. Enabling the Layer 2 Network on Your Edge Device
  2. Connecting Cameras
  3. Configuring the Camera's IP Address
  4. Setting up Your Industrial Edge Virtual Device
  5. The Camera Isn't Detected

Vision Engineer#

Task: The Vision Engineer sets camera parameters and user sets, creates a vTool recipe in pylon, and receives recipe results in an application via MQTT or ZeroMQ.

Required access:

  • The Basler Vision Connector Web UI, or the messaging interface, to configure the camera and to upload recipes.
  • pylon version 26.10 or lower to create or edit recipe files. The Basler Vision Connector doesn't support recipes that you create or edit in a pylon version higher than 26.10. You also need a pylon vTools license for each vTool you want to use that requires a license. See vTools Licenses.
  • A vTools license if the vTool you instantiate requires one. This license is for the vTools. The Basler Vision Connector app itself doesn't require a license. See vTools Licenses.
  • A Multi-Camera Connection license if you connect more than one camera. See Basler Vision Connector Licensing.

Read next:

  1. Configuring Cameras in the Web UI
  2. Using vTools in the Basler Vision Connector
  3. Reading a Barcode
  4. Using the JSON Test Files with Industrial Edge Flow Creator
  5. Messaging Concept

Operator#

Task: The Operator opens the Web UI, starts and stops image acquisition, and reads the Message Log.

Access:

  • The Basler Vision Connector Web UI on the Industrial Edge Device

Read next:

  1. Opening the Basler Vision Connector Web UI
  2. Web UI Workflow Description
  3. Starting Image Acquisition
  4. Message Log
  5. The Camera Isn't Detected