Using harvesters inside a docker container

[BaileyHelfer]

I am trying to get harvesters working inside a docker container. Has someone been able to do this? Currently I am installing a GenTL producer inside the container and using that CTI file. When trying to find a camera I can't seem to have it in my device info list. Not sure if this is a docker or harvesters issue but curious if someone here has already gotten data acquisition from inside a container. Thanks.

[jcormier]

Are you trying to connect to a USB camera? Getting USB devices inside the docker will take some configuration. No idea how to do it but google might provide some guidance to see if its even possible.

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I am trying to get harvesters working inside a docker container. Has someone been able to do this? Currently I am installing a GenTL producer inside the container and using that CTI file. When trying to find a camera I can't seem to have it in my device info list. Not sure if this is a docker or harvesters issue but curious if someone here has already gotten data acquisition from inside a container. Thanks.

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[BaileyHelfer]

I am trying to connect to a GigE Ethernet camera. I have my network configured properly to view the camera but Docker has its own network and have been trying to figure it out with that.

[jcormier]

Ahh that may be easier then. The gige discovery protocol relies on broadcast messages if I understand correctly. The default network setup for docker will probably block broadcast messages. You may have some luck setting up docker network using a host connection instead. https://docs.docker.com/network/host/

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I am trying to connect to a GigE Ethernet camera. I have my network configured properly to view the camera but Docker has its own network and have been trying to figure it out with that.

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[BaileyHelfer]

Ahh that may be easier then. The gige discovery protocol relies on broadcast messages if I understand correctly. The default network setup for docker will probably block broadcast messages. You may have some luck setting up docker network using a host connection instead. https://docs.docker.com/network/host/ … On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 10:11 AM Bailey @.> wrote: I am trying to connect to a GigE Ethernet camera. I have my network configured properly to view the camera but Docker has its own network and have been trying to figure it out with that. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#379 (comment)>, or unsubscribe https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABK2RGOXULBLLWN4GXNVYV3WI6MC5ANCNFSM6AAAAAASDY5P5U . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: @.> -- Jonathan Cormier Software Engineer Voice: 315.425.4045 x222 http://www.CriticalLink.com http://www.criticallink.com/ 6712 Brooklawn Parkway, Syracuse, NY 13211 https://www.linkedin.com/company/critical-link-llc https://twitter.com/Critical_Link

Thank you for the reply. I seen this link before and it states that the Host Driver is only available for Linux host and sadly I am using windows 10.

[jcormier]

Oh well, your really making things complicated then. I'm pretty sure docker on Windows runs inside a VM, which adds another layer of things that might trip you up. Good luck

[BaileyHelfer]

Yea, I know there has to be a way to do it but everything I'm seeing online is pretty much saying that on Windows it is very difficult. I think I'm just going to continue with Linux in the mean time.

[MathijsNL]

You can run docker in WSL2 without needing to install anything on Windows.

Only requirement is an up to date Windows 10. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/tutorials/wsl-containers

[OsamaAlAhmadieh]

I am currently running WSL2 in windows. I created a docker container, also running with the --netwrok=host option. I am still however getting the device_list_info empty. I am able to ping the camera using simply the ping command. Any idea what still might be wrong?

[MathijsNL]

It probably is a discovery issue. Especially since you can ping it. Maybe it will work if you change the network settings for WSL