KB Version History

This page shows the changes we made in the Knowledge Base with the related SDK version.

v2.10

Released: August 2023.

New Pages

Getting Started

• Box contents Zivid 2+

Academy

• 2D Image Projection (LED)

Software

• Docker

• SDK Lifecycle

Reference Articles

• Vision Engine

  • Phase Engine

  • Stripe Engine

  • Omni Engine

• Sampling

Modified Pages

Getting Started

• User Guide

  • Unboxing

  • Working Distance and Field-of-View

  • Mechanical Interface

  • Mounting

  • Robot Mounting

  • Stationary Mounting

  • Tripod Mounting

  • Positioning Correctly

  • Connectivity and Power Supply

  • Regulatory Information

Academy

• Performance Considerations

• Monochrome Capture

• Capturing High Quality Point Clouds

  • Working Distance and Camera Positioning

  • Getting the Right Exposure for Good Point Clouds

  • Adjusting Filters

  • Dealing with Strong Ambient Light

  • Dealing with Highlights and Shiny Objects

• Guidelines for Performing Infield Correction

• Multiple Zivid Cameras

• Dual Simultaneous Capture

• Downsample

• How To Get Good Quality Data On Zivid Calibration Board

• Piece Picking Tutorial

  • Camera Selector based on Scene Volume

• Bin Picking & Machine Tending Tutorial

  • Application Requirements

  • Camera Selector based on Scene Volume

  • Positioning Correctly

  • Settings Selector based on Capture Speed

  • Production Preparation Processes

  • Maintenance

Reference Articles

• Vision Engine

• Acquisition Settings

  • Aperture

  • Exposure Time

  • Projector Brightness

• Processing Settings

  • Noise Filter

• Approved Zivid Ethernet Cables

• Power Supply and Cables

• Recommended Industrial PCs

• Status LED Indication

• Factory Reset Button

• Thermal Stabilization

• Protective Housing for Zivid 2 and Zivid 2+

• Camera Intrinsics

• Point Cloud Structure and Output Formats

• Camera Coordinate System

• Presets

Support

• FAQ

• How to deal with ripples

v2.9

Released: March 2023.

New Pages

Academy

• Performance Considerations

• Performance Considerations for Multiple Zivid Cameras

• File Camera

• Multithreading

• Optimizing Robot Cycle Times

• Region of Interest Tutorial

  • ROI Box via Zivid Studio

Reference Articles

• Camera Settings

  • Region of Interest

  • Cluster Filter

  • Hole Filling Filter

  • Presets

• Calculate 3D Capture Speed

• Camera Intrinsics

Modified Pages

Academy

• Capture Tutorial

• Point Cloud Capture Process

  • Performance Considerations

• 2D Image Capture Process

• 2D + 3D Capture Strategy

• Capturing High Quality Point Clouds

  • Getting the Right Exposure for Good Point Clouds

  • Adjusting Filters

  • Dealing with Highlights and Shiny Objects

  • Depalletization - Imaging at Large Distance

• Infield Correction

  • Guidelines for Performing Infield Correction

  • Running Infield Correction

• Multiple Zivid Cameras

• Transform

  • ROI Box via ArUco Marker

  • ROI Box via Checkerboard

• Cautions And Recommendations

• Piece Picking Tutorial

  • Settings Selector based on Capture Speed

  • Production Preparation Processes

Getting Started

• Studio Guide

  • Control Panel

  • Toolbar

  • Quick Reference Index

Software

• File Camera (Outdated page)

Reference Articles

• Camera Settings

  • Projector Brightness

  • Outlier Filter

  • Reflection Filter

  • Gaussian Smoothing

  • Default Settings

• Calculate 3D Capture Speed

• Thermal Stabilization

v2.8

Released: October 2022.

New Pages

Academy

• 2D + 3D Capture Strategy

• Any Robot + RoboDK + Python: Verify Hand-Eye Calibration Result Via Touch Test

• Any Robot + RoboDK + Python: Generate Dataset and Perform Hand-Eye Calibration

• Piece Picking Tutorial

  • Application Requirements

  • Camera Selector based on Scene Volume

  • Positioning Correctly

  • 2D + 3D Capture Strategy

  • Settings Selector based on Capture Speed

  • Production Preparation Processes

  • Maintenance

Reference Articles

• Recommended Industrial PCs

Support

• 2D color image inconsistency after updating Zivid SDK

• Zivid 2 and 2+ Unknown IP Configuration

Modified Pages

Academy

• Point Cloud Capture Process

• 2D Image Capture Process

• Warm-up

• Firmware Update

• Multiple Zivid Cameras

• Adjusting Color Balance

• Downsample

• Transform

• Normals

• Transform via Checkerboard

• ROI Box via Checkerboard

Getting Started

• User Guide

  • Box contents Zivid One+

  • System Requirements

• Install Zivid on Ubuntu

• Zivid 2 Network Configuration

  • Static IP Network Configuration - PC

  • Static IP Network Configuration - Camera

  • DHCP or Link Local IP Network Configuration - Camera

  • DHCP Network Configuration - PC

  • Link Local IP Network Configuration - PC

• Intel Driver Ubuntu

• AMD Driver Ubuntu

• Install OpenCL Drivers On Ubuntu

• Studio Guide

  • Available Views

  • Toolbar

  • Quick Reference Index

Software

• Configure C++ Samples With CMake and Build Them in Visual Studio in Windows

• Halcon Installation Instructions

• Install Zivid + HALCON for LINUX

• API Reference

Reference Articles

• Vision Engine

• SNR Value

• Approved Zivid One+ USB Cables

Support

• FAQ

• Contact Us

v2.7

Released: June 2022.

New Pages

Academy

• ROI Box via Checkerboard

• Transform via Checkerboard

Reference Articles

• Thermal Stabilization

• Cloud Logging

Support

• Memory Leak in Zivid Application

• How to preserve Thin and Pointy Objects in the Point Cloud

Modified Pages

Getting Started

• User Guide

  • System Requirements

• Zivid 2 Network Configuration

  • Static IP Network Configuration - Camera

  • DHCP or Link Local IP Network Configuration - Camera

  • Link Local IP Network Configuration - PC

• GPU Requirements

• Install Zivid on Ubuntu

  • AMD Driver Ubuntu

  • NVIDIA Driver Ubuntu

• Control Panel

• Quick Reference Index

Academy

• Getting the Right Exposure for Good Point Clouds

• Adjusting Filters

• Optimizing Color Image

• How to Get Good 3D Data on a Pixel of Interest

• Dealing with Highlights and Shiny Objects

• Guidelines for Performing Infield Correction

• Warm-up

• Firmware Update

• Multiple Zivid Cameras

• Cautions And Recommendations

• Hand-Eye Calibration Process

• How To Use The Result Of Hand-Eye Calibration

• UR5 Robot + Python: Generate Dataset and perform Hand-Eye Calibration

• Calibration

• Stitch point cloud

Software

• Build a C++ “Hello World” Application With Reference to Zivid API in Visual Studio in Windows

• HALCON

  • Install Zivid + HALCON for LINUX

Reference Articles

• Projector Brightness

• Reflection Filter

• Color Mode

• Default Settings

• Vision Engine

Support

• FAQ

• clinfo Does Not Print Anything

• OpenGL issue: GL_INVALID_OPERATION

• How to deal with Blooming

• How to deal with Color Inconsistency from HDR

v2.6

Released: January 2022.

New Pages

Getting Started

• Robot Mounting

• Stationary Mounting

• Tripod Mounting

Academy

• Optimizing Color Image

• Adjusting Color Balance

• Gamma Correction

• 2D Image Capture Process

• Point Cloud Tutorial

• Transform Point Cloud from Millimeters to Meters

• Visualization Tutorial

Software

• C# Installation Instructions

• Python Installation Instructions

• Halcon Installation Instructions

• MATLAB Installation Instructions

Reference Articles

• Color Mode

• Diagnostics

• Status LED Indication

• Factory Reset Button

• Mechanical Considerations for Robot Mounting

• Protective Housing for Zivid 2 and Zivid 2+

• Power Supply and Cables

• Approved Zivid Ethernet Cables

• Downsampling Theory

Support

• Complete Zivid Errata

• Failed to Load Frame from File

• Limitation when performing captures in a sequence while switching between 2D and 3D capture calls

• Connection Issues and Timeouts, and Variable Capture Speed With Zivid 2 and 2+

• OpenGL issue: GL_INVALID_OPERATION

• Same Cameras, Settings, and Scene, Different Point Clouds

Modified Pages

Academy

• Infield Correction

  • Running Infield Correction

  • Guidelines for Performing Infield Correction

• Capture Tutorial

• Working Distance and Camera Positioning

• Getting the Right Exposure for Good Point Clouds

• Adjusting Filters

• Downsample

• Transform

• Normals

• Hand-Eye Calibration

  • Zivid CLI Tool For Hand-Eye Calibration

• Multi-Camera Calibration

Getting Started

• Unboxing

• System Requirements

• Mounting

• Mechanical Interface

• Positioning Correctly

• Connectivity and Power Supply

• GPU Requirements

• Studio Guide

  • Control Panel

  • Quick Reference Index

• Zivid 2 Network Configuration

Software

• Samples

  • C++

  • C#

  • Python

  • HALCON

Reference Articles

• Approved Zivid One+ USB Cables

• Point Cloud Structure and Output Formats

• Camera Settings

  • Exposure Time

  • Aperture

  • Projector Brightness

  • Gain

  • Noise Filter

  • Outlier Filter

  • Reflection Filter

  • Contrast Distortion Filter

  • Gaussian Smoothing

  • Color Balance

  • Gamma

• Detectable Light Intensity in a Camera Capture

• Introduction to Stops

• Depth of Focus

Support

• FAQ

• Zivid 2 Errata

• Zivid One+ Errata

• clinfo Does Not Print Anything

• OpenCL Device Memory Problem - Instructions

• How to deal with Blooming

• How to deal with Color Inconsistency from HDR

• Contact Us

v2.5

Released: October 2021.

New Pages

Academy

• Normals

• Transform

• Transform via ArUco marker

• ROI Box via ArUco Marker

• Point Cloud Capture Process

Reference Articles

• Camera Coordinate System

Modified Pages

Getting Started

• Studio Guide

  • Control Panel

  • Available Views

  • Toolbar

  • Quick Reference Index

• Select Specific GPU For Zivid Software

• Zivid 2 Network Configuration

Academy

• Infield Correction

• Running Infield Correction

• Warm-up

• Downsample

• Transform

• Hand-Eye Calibration

• Zivid CLI Tool For Hand-Eye Calibration

• Multi-Camera Calibration

• Capture Tutorial

Reference Articles

• Default Settings

• Point Cloud Structure and Output Formats

• Vision Engine