# Working with 3D-Cameras of Automation Technology in CVB

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**Category:** Programming Questions\
**Tags:** acquisition, genicam, gigevision, documentation\
**Created:** [August 23, 2018, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.commonvisionblox.com/t/working-with-3d-cameras-of-automation-technology-in-cvb/532 "2018-08-23T09:42:09Z")\
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**LICENSING**

All Automation Technology 3D cameras have a CVB CameraSuite license provided based on their internal MAC-address. The free CameraSuite license is valid as long as at least one AT camera is connected to a system with one of the following CVB installations:

- CVB 11.2 with CvMgmtSvc.exe Version 1.12.2.x
- CVB 12.1 with CvMgmtSvc.exe Version 2.6.0.x
- CVB \>= 13

**and**

matches the following conditions:

- Firmware includes “CVB integrated license support” ([CX Firmware Release Notes](https://www.stemmer-imaging.de/media/uploads/cameras/at/14/143506-Automation-Technology-FW-ReleaseNotes.pdf))
- MAC-address lies within one of the following valid license ranges  
• 00:50:C2:xx:xx:xx  
• 70:B3:D2:02:80:00 till 70:B3:D5:02-8F-FF
- Manufacturer Name/Device Vendor Name of the camera starts with string „AT-Automation Technology GmbH“
- Device CVB License (Camera Register 0xCFFC or Nodemap parameter „DeviceCVBLIC“ (GURU view)) contains value != 0

To verify if the CVB CameraSuite is successfully licensed on your system please open the CVB License Manager and go to ‘Task 2 - Licensing’ and to panel ‘Serial Numbers’. In case of a successful licensing you will find an entry ‘GigE Vision CameraSuite’ with additional information.

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For additional information regarding the licensing principles of CVB please refer to this [application note](https://www.commonvisionblox.com/media/uploads/software/sis/CV/CVB-Licensing-Application-Note-2.0.pdf).

**Trouble Shooting**

If the AT camera is connected and the CameraSuite license should be valid, based on the points above, but there is still a watermark in the CVB applications (e.g. in Device Configurator of Management Console or GenICam Browser) following reasons could cause this:

- Check in the CVB License Manager if _CVB Management Service_ and _Codemeter Runtime Service_ are running. If not - start the services and use it as Startup Type: Automatic, so it is always running.
- Add a firewall exception for the CVMgmtSvc.  
Normally, a prompt on startup of the Management Console gives the user the choice to add an exception to the firewall. It could be that the user canceled this prompt or a specific firewall setting prevents the prompt from popping up.

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