Common Nexus Issues

Vicon Nexus is a powerful software package that handles a range of input signals and performs powerful data handling and manipulation. Whilst it usually does a sterling job, sometimes, things go wrong. This page is dedicated to several of the most common errors and issues that occur with Nexus.

1. My Cameras or Devices Won’t Connect! Check 1 – Windows Firewall
2. My Cameras or Devices Won’t Connect! Check 2 – Network Card
3. Nexus Crashes (NVIDIA Graphics Card Available)
   • Includes how to check if you have an NVIDIA graphics card
4. Nexus Crashes (NVIDIA Graphics Card Not Available)
5. Final Notes

If you are installing Nexus for the first time on a PC and experiencing crashes, it is quite likely to be an issue with the graphics processor setup.

If you’ve previously had Nexus running smoothly, then most common issues occur after a software or a WIndows update. Vicon regularly releases updates for all of its software packages. We recommend updates be installed ASAP by manually downloading the install package from the Vicon website. For a major point update, a new instance of the software is installed on your PC, which Windows considers to be an entirely new program, potentially requiring some configuration to match how the previous version was set up. Most of then this is the Windows Firewall or Network Card Reconfiguration issues.

If you are still experiencing issues after working through these guides then please contact us at support@logemas.com and we’ll help to get you up and running!

My Cameras or Devices Won’t Connect! Check 1 – Windows Firewall

In short: Check the firewall permissions

If the cameras connected with the previous version of Nexus but don’t appear since the update, then the Ethernet data is likely being blocked by the Windows Defender Firewall. Vicon officially specifies that the Firewall should be turned off completely to ensure unobstructed communication with the cameras and connectivity devices, however sometimes institutional protocols don’t allow this for security purposes. If this is the case:

03. Select the application and click Details to ensure it refers to the version you are trying to run. If you cannot see it listed, click Allow another app > Browse. Open the Nexus version you require. Click Add.

04. Click on Change Settings to enable the networks (Domain, Private, Public) that match those of the previous version. If this option is disabled then please contact the system’s administrator or your institution’s IT personnel for assistance.

05. Click OK.

05. Click OK.
06. Restart the Vicon software.

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My Cameras or Devices Won’t Connect! Check 2 – Network Card

In short: Check the network card settings

Occasionally Windows or institution updates can wipe/reset the network card settings. The most common reason is a driver update reverting network card settings to default. You can check this by searching for Network Connections, right clicking on the port the Vicon system is connected to and configuring it through this portal.

Vicon Software Crashes (NVIDIA Graphics Card Available)

If your Vicon software continuously crashes after you’ve installed it or since your latest update, it is possibly an issue with the graphics processor. First, you will need to determine whether you have a supported NVIDIA graphics card available on your machine. To do this,

1. Open Device Manager from the Start menu. This will provide you with a list of all the current adapters in the laptop or PC
2. Expand the Display Adapters option in the list
3. You should see 2 lines
   1. The integrated graphics
   2. An NVIDIA graphics card
4. If you don’t see the dedicated graphics card you may need to check and install the drivers for the card. You can find a guide for that here.

Vicon Software Crashes (NVIDIA Graphics Card Not Available)

If an NVIDIA graphics processor is not available and you experience a software crash, the following workaround may help. It involves installing an additional file to the software program directory (e.g. Nexus). To do this, you need read/write access to this location and may require the help of an administrator.

1. Download and unzip the file found in the Nexus 64-bit_OpenGL section on the left of the Downloads section of this page.
2. Locate the file opengl32.dll. Note that the filename is meant to be opengl32.dll.
3. With the software closed, place the opengl32.dll file in the folder that contains the Vicon software executable (.exe). For example C:\Program Files\Vicon\Nexus2.14
4. Launch the software.
5. Repeat Step 3 for any other instances of the software (Nexus 2.13 and later).

Note: This solution mitigates any issues that are due to the graphics processor which you may experience while you’re running Vicon software, however, performance, such as general navigation, may be adversely affected. This solution has been tested on a limited number of Intel graphics cards for Windows 10. If this solution fails, your PC may simply not have the processing capabilities to handle the Vicon software.