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Basler Vision Connector Messaging: Discovering the Camera#

To identify a camera, you can specify the MAC address, the serial number, the IP address, the user defined name, the model name, the vendor name, or the interface in the Basler Vision Connector.

If you don't know any of these identifiers, you can discover and list all available cameras with the EnumerateDevices method.

JSON Payload#

Field Optional Type Description
TransactionID Yes String Transaction identification
Action No String Method called. Fixed value: EnumerateDevices 
{
    "TransactionID": "123456",
    "Action": "EnumerateDevices"
}

Response Object#

Field Optional Type Description
TransactionID Yes String Transaction identification
ReturnCode No Integer (32-bit unsigned) Message code following Message Codes
Message Yes String Response message
DeviceList No Array of camera devices Array of camera devices

Camera Object#

Field Optional Type Description
SerialNumber Yes string Camera identification
UserDefinedName Yes String Camera user-defined name
ModelName No String Camera model
VendorName No String Camera vendor
Interface No String Camera interface U3V (USB3 Vision), CXP (CoaXPress), GEV (GigEVision), CamEmu (Emulation)
IPAddress Yes String Camera IP address in IP v4 format
MACAddress Yes String Camera MAC address 
{
    "TransactionID": "123456",
    "ReturnCode": 0,
    "Message": "Cameras found.",
    "DeviceList": [
        {
            "SerialNumber": "548451887",
            "UserDefinedName": "MyCam1",
            "ModelName": "Camera Model 1234",
            "VendorName": "The camera Factory",
            "Interface": "GEV",
            "IPAddress": "192.168.0.1",
            "MACAddress": "00:1A:2B:3C:4D:5E"
        }
    ]
}