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HALCON Embedded 7.1.4 Documentation for Monta Vista Linux Professional Edition 3.0 on Sony XCI-SX1 / XCI-V3


Installation Guidelines:
  • Installation from CD
  • To install HALCON 7.1 on the XCI-SX1 / XCI-V3 insert the HALCON 7.1 product CD in a PC which is connected via ethernet to the camera.
  • After booting the XCI-SX1 / XCI-V3, log in as administrator on the camera and select the CD drive of the PC.
  • To start the installation, execute the shell script install-unix which is located in the top-level directory of the CD.
  • From that point on, follow the instructions in the chapter "Installing HALCON for the First Time" of the HALCON Installation Guide. In most cases the Runtime installation is the appropriate choice for the installation type. You should neither install the dongle driver nor the floating license server.

  • Installation from WWW
  • You can also download the HALCON 7.1 release from the HALCON download area. You must download the version HALCON 7.1 for Linux 2.2.x / 2.4.x with gcc-3.3 on x86 compatible PCs.
  • The Linux version comes as a zipped archive without an installation script. Thus, you cannot choose different installation types and will automatically install the full version of HALCON. You can save the archive on the CF card and then start the installation.
  • From that point on, follow the instructions in the chapter "Installing HALCON for the First Time" of the HALCON Installation Guide.

  • HALCON license
  • You need a license to run HALCON on the XCI-SX1 / XCI-V3. The license itself is stored in a file named license.dat and resides in the subdirectory license of the directory where you installed HALCON.
  • You can obtain a HALCON 7.1 license from your local HALCON Enbedded distributor. The license is bound to the host ID of the network card of the XCI-SX1 / XCI-V3. To extract the host ID of a network card open a shell, change into the directory $HALCONROOT/FLEXlm/i586-linux2.2-gcc33 and type "lmhostid -ether".

Release Notes:
  • July 31, 2008: release of HALCON 7.1.4 (WWW). Please see the corresponding release notes for details.
  • August 15, 2007: release of HALCON 7.1.3 (WWW). Please see the corresponding release notes for details.
  • December 20, 2006: release of HALCON 7.1.2 (WWW). Please see the corresponding release notes for details.
  • April 28, 2006: release of HALCON 7.1.1 (WWW). Please see the corresponding release notes for details.
  • September 1, 2005: release of HALCON 7.1 (WWW). Please see the corresponding release notes for details.


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