Power the camera using a power supply at the power connector.Īnd register the MV device for DirectShow. (And respectively for a 32-bit version)Ĭonnect the MV device to the host device directly or via GigE switch using an Ethernet cable. Note If running a 64-bit DirectShow application, make sure to use a 64-bit version of DirectShow_Acquire, which can only be installed with a 64-bit version of mvDeviceConfigure. As described in Registering Devices, this can be done with the help of mvDeviceConfigure. See also įor using devices, DirectShow needs a public driver that must be registered with the operating system. Since version 3.0.0 of VLC at least mvIMPACT Acquire 2.34.0 will be needed to work with devices through the DirectShow interface!ĭownload a suitable version of the VLC Media Player from the VLC Media Player website mentioned below.įollow the installation process and use the default settings.Ī restart of the system is not required. Note Using Windows 10 or Windows 7: VLC Media Player with versions 2.2.0 have been tested successfully with older versions of mvIMPACT Acquire. Up-do-date MATRIX VISION driver, 32-bit or 64-bit (here: version 2.5.6) Up-do-date VLC Media Player, 32-bit or 64-bit (here: version 2.0.6)
It is necessary that the following drivers and programs are installed on the host device (laptop or PC): Figure 1: VLC Media Player with a connected device via DirectShow
