BVS ConVis

What works

Install:

• clean WINEPREFIX and WINEARCH=win32
• winetricks windowscodecs dotnet35sp1 gdiplus
• wine msiexec /i User_Interface_EN/BalluffSetup.msi

Run:

• connect to BVS-E Universal sensors
• get image data from sensors
• load/store inspections on the sensor and as file
• teach barcodes
• output setup
• change configuration of the sensor (IP address)
• update sensor firmware

What does not

• "Find sensors" button shows connected sensors in the same network, but it's not possible to connect to them. As a work-a-round disable broadcast packets to the sensors, so that a dialog pups up, which allows input of the IP address of the desired sensor. This can be done per iptables like this:
  

  sudo iptables -A OUTPUT -d 255.255.255.255/32 -j DROP
  sudo iptables -A OUTPUT -d 172.27.255.255/32 -j DROP
  

• in app help links don't work with gecko engine - but work with "winetricks ie8"
• the "Image Panel" doesn't display anything (just blank) in a multi-monitor setup - it works however with a single monitor

Workarounds

What was not tested

• Other sensor types than BVS-E Universal or BVS-E Advanced

Hardware tested

Graphics:

• GPU:
• Driver:

Additional Comments

Requires an OpenGL capable graphic card.