RE: ADSpinnaker, BlackfkyS 161S7M Not enough available memory to allocate buffers for streaming

[Mark Rivers via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>]

Those warnings are normal.  AD sets those records to PINI=YES because normally one wants to restore those settings.  However, depending on the camera and its current configuration they may not actually be writable, and if not, those warning messages appear.

 

 

From: John Dobbins <john.dobbins at cornell.edu>
Sent: Thursday, June 6, 2024 2:06 PM
To: Mark Rivers <rivers at cars.uchicago.edu>; tech-talk at aps.anl.gov; John Dobbins <john.dobbins at cornell.edu>
Subject: Re: ADSpinnaker, BlackfkyS 161S7M Not enough available memory to allocate buffers for streaming

 

Other misc. issues:

 

on IOC start-up I see these messages:

 

2024/06/06 15:03:10.320 Param[GC_PIXEL_FORMAT] GenICamFeature::write: node PixelFormat is not writable

 

2024/06/06 15:03:10.440 Param[BIN_X] GenICamFeature::write: node BinningHorizontal is not writable

 

2024/06/06 15:03:10.460 Param[BIN_Y] GenICamFeature::write: node BinningVertical is not writable

 

2024/06/06 15:03:10.528 Param[SIZE_X] GenICamFeature::write: node Width is not writable

 

2024/06/06 15:03:10.548 Param[SIZE_Y] GenICamFeature::write: node Height is not writable

 

John

 

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From: Tech-talk <tech-talk-bounces at aps.anl.gov> on behalf of John Dobbins via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>
Sent: Thursday, June 6, 2024 1:58 PM
To: Mark Rivers <rivers at cars.uchicago.edu>; tech-talk at aps.anl.gov <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>
Subject: Re: ADSpinnaker, BlackfkyS 161S7M Not enough available memory to allocate buffers for streaming

 

 

 

I changed USB-FS temporarily with 

 

sh -c 'echo 1000 > /sys/module/usbcore/parameters/usbfs_memory_mb'

 

[after Mark Engbretson point me to https://www.flir.com/support-center/iis/machine-vision/application-note/understanding-usbfs-on-linux/ ]

 

I will try the GenICam suggested method next.

 

John

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From: Mark Rivers <rivers at cars.uchicago.edu>
Sent: Thursday, June 6, 2024 1:40 PM
To: John Dobbins <john.dobbins at cornell.edu>; tech-talk at aps.anl.gov <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>
Subject: RE: ADSpinnaker, BlackfkyS 161S7M Not enough available memory to allocate buffers for streaming

 

Hi John,

 

This problem is mentioned in the release notes for ADSpinnaker R3-5:

 

• There is a known problem on CentOS 9. The maximum number of driver buffers that Spinnaker will allow is 3. This is not a problem on Ubuntu 22 where a value over 200 is allowed on my system. Even with the limit of 3 I am able to stream the full 163 frame/s on a GS3-U3-23S6M camera. FLIR is aware of the issue.

I reported the problem to FLIR in February, with the last update and demonstration of the problem in the attached message.  I was promised that they would try to reproduce it, but I have not heard anything.  I sent them a reminder today.

 

• After configuring USB-FS memory I now have the camera running.

 

Aha!  Thanks for finding that.  Did you configure it as described here?

https://areadetector.github.io/areaDetector/ADGenICam/ADGenICam.html#linux-usb-and-gige-system-settings

 

Can you tell me the command you used so I can check and update that documentation?  I want to make sure it works on CentOS 9 as well.

 

I probably neglected to do that, which is why I thought there was a bug.

 

Thanks,

Mark

 

 

 

From: Tech-talk <tech-talk-bounces at aps.anl.gov> On Behalf Of John Dobbins via Tech-talk
Sent: Thursday, June 6, 2024 10:56 AM
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Subject: ADSpinnaker, BlackfkyS 161S7M Not enough available memory to allocate buffers for streaming

 

I have built, base-7.0.6,  areaDetectorR3-13 with ADSpinnaker master on Alma 9. I am using a FLIR BlackflyS 161S7M USB camera. This is large, 5320x3032 pixels.

 

The camera is detected but I get a "Not enough available memory to allocate buffers for streaming" error.

 

In ADSpinnakerConfig I have set numSPBuffer to minimum  = 10 (?)

 

# ADSpinnakerConfig(const char *portName, const char *cameraId, int numSPBuffers,

#                   size_t maxMemory, int priority, int stackSize)

ADSpinnakerConfig("SP1", 22671882, 10, 0, 0,0)

 

The host computer has 16G, 13.7 G free,

 

Ideas?

 

John Dobbins

 

Research Support Specialist

Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source

Cornell University

 

www.chess.cornell.edu

 

 

 

 

 

[root@lnx615 iocSpinnaker]# ../../bin/linux-x86_64/spinnakerApp st.cmd.BlackflyS_161S7M

< envPaths

epicsEnvSet("IOC","iocSpinnaker")

epicsEnvSet("TOP","/nfs/chess/epics/det/support_flir/areaDetector-R3-13/ADSpinnaker/iocs/spinnakerIOC")

epicsEnvSet("ADSPINNAKER","/nfs/chess/epics/det/support_flir/areaDetector-R3-13/ADSpinnaker/iocs/spinnakerIOC/../..")

epicsEnvSet("SUPPORT","/nfs/chess/epics/det/support_flir")

epicsEnvSet("ASYN","/nfs/chess/epics/det/support_flir/asyn-R4-45")

epicsEnvSet("AREA_DETECTOR","/nfs/chess/epics/det/support_flir/areaDetector-R3-13")

epicsEnvSet("ADSUPPORT","/nfs/chess/epics/det/support_flir/areaDetector-R3-13/ADSupport")

epicsEnvSet("ADCORE","/nfs/chess/epics/det/support_flir/areaDetector-R3-13/ADCore")

epicsEnvSet("AUTOSAVE","/nfs/chess/epics/det/support_flir/autosave-R5-11")

epicsEnvSet("BUSY","/nfs/chess/epics/det/support_flir/busy-R1-7-4")

epicsEnvSet("CALC","/nfs/chess/epics/det/support_flir/calc-R3-7-5")

epicsEnvSet("SNCSEQ","/nfs/chess/epics/det/support_flir/seq-R2-2-9")

epicsEnvSet("SSCAN","/nfs/chess/epics/det/support_flir/sscan-R2-11-5")

epicsEnvSet("DEVIOCSTATS","/nfs/chess/epics/det/support_flir/iocStats-3-1-16")

epicsEnvSet("EPICS_BASE","/nfs/chess/epics/det/base-7.0.6")

epicsEnvSet("ADGENICAM","/nfs/chess/epics/det/support_flir/areaDetector-R3-13/ADGenICam")

errlogInit(20000)

dbLoadDatabase("/nfs/chess/epics/det/support_flir/areaDetector-R3-13/ADSpinnaker/iocs/spinnakerIOC/dbd/spinnakerApp.dbd")

spinnakerApp_registerRecordDeviceDriver(pdbbase)

# Use this line for a specific camera by serial number, in this case a BlackFlyS GigE

epicsEnvSet("CAMERA_ID", "22671882")

epicsEnvSet("GENICAM_DB_FILE", "/nfs/chess/epics/det/support_flir/areaDetector-R3-13/ADGenICam/db/FLIR_BFS_U3_161S7M.template")

< st.cmd.base

# Prefix for all records

epicsEnvSet("PREFIX", "13SP1:")

# The port name for the detector

epicsEnvSet("PORT",   "SP1")

# Really large queue so we can stream to disk at full camera speed

epicsEnvSet("QSIZE",  "2000")  

# The maximim image width; used for row profiles in the NDPluginStats plugin

epicsEnvSet("XSIZE",  "2048")

# The maximim image height; used for column profiles in the NDPluginStats plugin

epicsEnvSet("YSIZE",  "2048")

# The maximum number of time series points in the NDPluginStats plugin

epicsEnvSet("NCHANS", "2048")

# The maximum number of frames buffered in the NDPluginCircularBuff plugin

epicsEnvSet("CBUFFS", "500")

# The search path for database files

# This is for Windows

epicsEnvSet("EPICS_DB_INCLUDE_PATH", "/nfs/chess/epics/det/support_flir/areaDetector-R3-13/ADCore/db;/nfs/chess/epics/det/support_flir/areaDetector-R3-13/ADGenICam/db;/nfs/chess/epics/det/support_flir/areaDetector-R3-13/ADSpinnaker/iocs/spinnakerIOC/../../db")

# This is for Linux

#epicsEnvSet("EPICS_DB_INCLUDE_PATH", "$(ADCORE)/db:$(ADGENICAM)/db:$(ADSPINNAKER)/db")

# Define NELEMENTS to be enough for a 5320x3032 (color) image

epicsEnvSet("NELEMENTS", "16130240")

# ADSpinnakerConfig(const char *portName, const char *cameraId, int numSPBuffers,

#                   size_t maxMemory, int priority, int stackSize)

ADSpinnakerConfig("SP1", 22671882, 10, 0, 0,0)

2024/06/06 11:46:16.990 ADSpinnaker::connectCamera exception Spinnaker: Not enough available memory to allocate buffers for streaming. [-1016]

2024/06/06 11:46:16.990 ADSpinnaker:ADSpinnaker:  camera connection failed (3)

 

Number of cameras detected: 1

Camera 0

Device Vendor Name   (DeviceVendorName):FLIR

Device Model Name (DeviceModelName):Blackfly S BFS-U3-161S7M

Device Serial Number (DeviceSerialNumber):22671882

Device Version (DeviceVersion):2210.0.657.0

Device Type (DeviceType):USB3Vision