pylon Software Suite 8.0.1 Release Notes#

Release date: 2024-10-25

New Features / Changes#

GenTL/CXP: [311175] Restructured existing log messages for compliance with the pylon event logging (PEL) framework.
GenTL/CXP: [300706] Added new logging library with enitity IDs to log messages, introduced more along with the modification of the existing ones
pylon Viewer: [316331] Improved pylon Viewer startup time.
pylon Viewer: [316268] Updated several icons in different areas of the pylon Viewer, e.g., Workbench and Camera API Generator.
Workbench: [316268] The recipe will now be forced to stop if execution isn't finished within 5 seconds after clicking the Stop button in the Workbench toolbar.
vTools: [316650] If an input ROI has been specified, the coordinates of the output regions (Semantic and Instance Segmentation) and bounding boxes (Object Detection and Instance Segmentation) refer to the original input image. In the previous version, the coordinates were given in relation to the ROI.
vTools: [316181] Added resources for vTool use cases that show you how to perform certain machine vision tasks, e.g., expiry date checks. The resources include recipes, sample images, and basic documentation.
vTools: [314581] Added new vTools: Data Synchronizer, Image Cropper, Image Stitcher, Image Transformer, and Region Combiner.

Corrections#

GenTL/CXP: [300801] Fixed issue of contents of mfs file being empty
GenTL/CXP: [303262] Ensured that the HAP files Device xmls include only the process relevant to the current GenTL device, filtering out all others.
GenTL/CXP: [315763] Removed caching from HAP XMLs as the register dependencies are not exported by the HAP file.
GenTL/CXP: [303265] Prepended process identifiers to device names when multiple DMA acquisition channels per VA process exist, ensuring clear association of DMAs within the same process.
GenTL/CXP: [234116] Added functionality for FG-SDK to run and load applets from paths with non-latin characters
GenTL/CXP: [300663] Added support for imaFlex Penta framegrabber
GenTL/CXP: [316313] Before fixing this issue, many log messages contained redundant information. This has been fixed. Now, additional information (tags) is placed in trace level messages behind the actual message text.
pylon Viewer: [315618] The Data Privacy option in the Help menu now has the correct icon.
pylon Viewer: [315593] Corrected the sample code generated for vTool enumeration parameters in the Feature Documentation.
pylon AI Agent: [316192] Fixed display issues at certain resolutions and scaling settings.
vTools: [313333] The Image Loading vTool can now load recipes with unicode- paths.

Restrictions#

pylon Viewer: A new image throttle has been implemented in the pylon Viewer to improve overall stability and performance. This introduces a new restriction which affects the video recording feature of the pylon Viewer. Allowing only 250 images per second and camera in the imaging pipeline limits the ability to record every frame when exceeding this limit.
pylon Viewer: The Color Calibrator does not support all Basler color cameras. Due to a different camera feature set, Basler dart and boost V cameras are not supported.
pylon Viewer: Under certain circumstances, e.g., a very slow or busy computer, the Color Calibrator may not work if the camera has already been opened in the pylon Viewer. To prevent this, close the camera before using the Color Calibrator.
pylon Viewer: On computers with an Intel HD graphics card, it may be necessary to update the graphics driver to the current version.
Workbench: Using multiple pin data views actively displaying data in the Workbench may cause an increase of the CPU load and degradation of the overall performance. Basler recommends using fewer pin data views whenever possible.
Workbench: The Statistics feature of the Workbench measures the execution times of vTools. The times measured in the Statistics feature may vary depending on the configuration of your system and the overall CPU load. This is so, because CPUs may run with different frequencies depending on the current load (e.g., due to dynamic frequency scaling).
CXP IC: For line scan applets, ranges of line period and line exposure aren't handled properly. The maximum values may be lower than expected.
pylon C SDK: The pylon C API doesn't provide convenient functions to use GenDC and the Basler blaze 3D camera yet.
pylon C SDK: For using the GenTL Consumer (e.g., with CoaXPress), additional functionality was added to pylon C to be able to start and stop streaming explicitly. This functionality has not been documented in the pylon C programmer's guide yet. Please refer to the pylon C++ programmer's guide (see chapter "Migrating from Previous Versions - Changes in the IStreamGrabber API") or the pylonC OverlappedGrab programming sample.
pylon C++ SDK: When building samples using CMake, you may run into a path length limitation of the operating system. You may get build errors stating the paths exceed the maximum path length of 260 characters. This may happen if the absolute path of your CMake build directory exceeds 80 characters. The build directory is the current working directory or the directory specified by the '-B' option when you call cmake. If you experience this error, use a build directory with a shorter path not exceeding 80 characters, i.e., directly in your user profile C:\Users\\Samples. You can enable long paths on Windows 10, Version 1607, and later. See the Microsoft documentation for more information.
pylon C++ SDK: Using Visual Studio 2017, you may get the MSB4211 warning. To remove the warning, specify the version of the Windows SDK in the Release and Debug project properties (Configuration Properties -> General -> Windows SDK Version).
pylon C++ SDK: Some ace 2 cameras may use a Boolean parameter instead of the usual enumeration for event notifications. The following code snippets can be used to work around this issue. For C++ you can use: CBooleanParameter(camera.GetNodeMap(), "EventNotification").TrySetValue(true); in addition to: camera.EventNotification.TrySetValue(EventNotification_On);
GigE: In case the error message "Failed to allocate resources." has been reported, Basler recommends using the pylon GigE Configurator tool to optimize the IP configuration of NICs and cameras.
GigE: Multiple IP configurations on a single network interface are not fully supported by the IP Configurator tool.
pylon C++ SDK: The InstantCameraArray classes can acquire images from a maximum of 21 cameras.
GigE: For optimum use of Basler's ace 2 5GigE and 1GigE cameras, Basler recommends using dual-channel DDR4-3600 RAM or better. Using slower RAM may cause buffer underruns and image loss. In addition, Basler recommends using the pylon GigE Configurator tool to optimize the complete setup.
GenTL: Limited GenTL support for producers with GenTL version 1.4 and below.
USB: The Power Management used by the Intel USB host must be turned off since Basler U3V devices may get desynchronized. If this is the case, the Basler U3V devices may not be available after booting the system in some cases. Disable LPM packages on the USB3 bus with the following steps:
1. Enable advanced settings by executing the following command:
  powercfg -attributes 2a737441-1930-4402-8d77-b2bebba308a3 d4e98f31-5ffe- 4ce1-be31-1b38b384c009 -ATTRIB_HIDE
2. Change the LPM settings in the power options.
  1. Open the Power Options in the control panel.
  2. Click "Change plan settings" for the selected power plan.
  3. Click "Change advanced power settings".
  4. In the "Power Options" dialog on the "Advanced settings" tab, select "USB settings".
  5. Set "USB 3 Link Power Management" to "Off".
MP4: MP4 video recording requires the pylon Supplementary Package for MPEG-4 to be installed in order to work. The pylon Supplementary Package for MPEG-4 is available for download on the Basler website.
MP4: Recording of video files with cameras with resolutions of 20 MP or higher may fail, if the Quality parameter is set to 80 % or more. As a workaround, set the Quality parameter to a lower value.
MP4: The Recording feature doesn't support the Compression Beyond feature in ace 2 Pro cameras. When recording is started and the Compression Beyond feature is enabled, the pylon Viewer first disables the Compression Beyond feature in the camera and then starts recording.
3D: Using Basler blaze 3D cameras requires the pylon Supplementary Package for blaze to be installed. The pylon Supplementary Package for blaze is available for download on the Basler website.
Direct Show: CoaXPress cameras are not supported with DirectShow driver.
Twain: CoaXPress cameras are not supported with Twain driver.
pylon AI Agent: With certain resolutions and scaling settings, buttons may not be visible.

Download#

You can download this version of the pylon Software Suite here.