Impact Acquire Installation and Setup Guide

The guide provides step-by-step instructions to install and configure the Balluff Impact Acquire software on a Linux system.

1. Create Python Virtual Environment

python -m venv camera-env

2. Install Required Packages

sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install -y libwxbase3.0-0v5 \
                        libwxbase3.0-dev \
                        libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 \
                        libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev \
                        libwxgtk-webview3.0-gtk3-0v5 \
                        libwxgtk-webview3.0-gtk3-dev \
                        wx3.0-headers \
                        libgtk2.0-dev

3. Download and Install Impact Acquire

cd ~/Downloads
wget https://assets-2.balluff.com/mvIMPACT_Acquire/3.6.0/ImpactAcquire-x86_64-linux-3.6.0.sh
chmod a+x ImpactAcquire-x86_64-linux-3.6.0.sh
./ImpactAcquire-x86_64-linux-3.6.0.sh

4. Optimize USB Performance

Edit GRUB configuration:

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

Add the following line:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash usbcore.usbfs_memory_mb=256"

Then update GRUB:

sudo update-grub

5. Modify udev Configuration

Edit the file:

sudo nano /etc/init.d/udev

Comment out the following lines:

#if [ ! -w /sys ]; then
#    log_warning_msg "udev does not support containers, not started"
#    exit 0
#fi

6. Test Applications

Single Capture Storage

cd /opt/ImpactAcquire/apps/SingleCapture/x86_64
./SingleCapture

Common Settings Usage

cd /opt/ImpactAcquire/apps/GenICamCommonSettingsUsage/x86_64
./GenICamCommonSettingsUsage

7. Launch Impact Acquire GUI

cd /opt/ImpactAcquire/apps/ImpactControlCenter/x86_64
./ImpactControlCenter

When the GUI opens:

• Click Action → Use Device

• Choose mvBlueFOX3

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Reference: Balluff Impact Acquire Quick Start Guide