Save camera settings to the camera via Basler Pylon

If a Basler Ace loses power it will lose any changed settings.  Saving the settings in the camera is not easy to figure out.  The video describes the problem, and shows how to use Basler Pylon software to save the settings in the camera.

Save Camera Settings via Basler Pylon

The camera can store all of it's settings for up to three users.  The default user settings, called "User Set 1", are loaded when the camera powers up.  Saving the settings to "User Set 1" is not available unless the software is in "Guru" mode.

Here are the steps you need to follow to save the settings in the camera.
1) Connect to the camera
2) If the feature window is not open, click the "View|Features [cameraname]" menu
3) At the bottom of the feature window, select "User Level : Guru"
4) Access the camera's features by expanding the list.  Click on the "> cameraname" to expand the features.
5) Change the features as needed.  Exposure is in Acquisition control, gain is in Analog control.
6)  Save the to the camera, scroll down and expand "> Configuration Sets".
7) Change "Configuration Set Selector" to "User Set 1"
8) Click the "User Set Save" "Execute" button
9) Change "Default Startup Set" to "User Set 1"
illustration for step 2) open the feature window


illustration step 3) change to Guru

illustration step 4) expand list for the camera


illustration step 5) edit features

illustration steps 6 - 9)

Basler Pylon software download link: https://www.baslerweb.com/en/products/software/

Pylon help: https://docs.baslerweb.com/overview-of-the-pylon-viewer.html