Step 1: 

• • • • Download Machine Vision Software MVS 3.0.1（Linux） from https://www.hikrobotics.com/en/machinevision/service/download?module=0

Step 2: 

• Go to 'Downloads' . 

• Right click on "MvCamCtrlSDK_STD_V4.5.0_241128.zip" 

• Click "Extract here"

It will contain the following folders

Step 3: 

• Open terminal and check the architecture 

uname -m

It will show

x86_64

4: in the terminal type

tar -xvzf MVS-3.0.1_x86_64_20241128.tar.gz

STEP 4:

• Get into the target file and get the MVS “setup.sh” to run. And it will show “Install MVS, Please wait”.

• For this type following commands in the terminal:

cd MVS-3.0.1_x86_64_20241128

sudo ./setup.sh

It will show“Install MVS complete!”

STEP 5:

• You can find the files like samples, bin or others in the path: computer/opt/MVS/… It will also be ok to get the files by command.

cd /opt/MVS/

ls

Then run the MVS program as

cd bin

./MVS.sh

PART 2 : Connect HiK Camera

As it can be seen that camera is not visible under the GigE section of MVS program.

For this following these steps

Step 1: 

• • • • Plug in the camera through ethernet-to-usb port with your system

Step 2: 

• • • • Go the 'Wiered Connections' in Ubuntu 22.04 as shown below

or

Click on the "Wired Settings"

Step 3: 

• • • • Then click on the Settings--> Networks ----> Wired ---> + button. 

Step 4:

• • • •  In identity: Give the name i.e. "cam"

Step 5:

• • • •  In "IPv4" select "manual" and type

        • • • Address: 192.168.0.100

            • NetMask: 255.255.255.0

• NOTE:

  • • For Camera: 192.168.0.100 is the IPv4 address of the hardware (interface) E2:01:50:72:5B:BD 

    • For LiDAR: 19268.1.100 is the IPv4 address of the hardware (interface) E2:01:50:72:5A:D1

Step 6:

To verify it further

• • Open terminal and type 

ifconfg

It will below

PART 3: Run  HiK camera in MVS program

Step 1: 

• In terminal type 

  • • • cd /opt/MVS/bin

      • ./MVS.sh

Now it will show the camera name "MV-CA023-10GC" under the GigE section 

Step 2:

• Double click on the camera name. It will be connected

• Now press "F2" or click on the Start Acquistion button to run the camera