ALGE-Timing OPTIc3, Manual

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Manual
Photo Finish OPTIc3
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4.4 Camera communication by Wi-Fi
The OPTIc3 can communicate by Wi-Fi with the PC. This means cable between camera and
PC is not necessary. In order to work with Wi-Fi, you must make sure to have a solid Wi-Fi
connection. The camera needs a USB-Wi-Fi flash drive (USB-WIFI). In order to supply the
camera with power you need a power supply (e.g. a PS12A).
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Start the OPTIc3 and wait until "ready" LED is green and "power" LED flashes green.
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Search for WLAN of camera on the OPTIc3-PC (In factory settings the network is called
O3 plus 9-digit serial number (for example, O3179901002).).
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Log in to OPTIc3 WLAN of the camera.
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Enter password of WLAN (factory setting: wireless ) and connect.
4.5 Connection of two or more Cameras
It is possible to connect several cameras in a network with one PC. For some sports this is
necessary since they have two different finish lines (e.g. track and field indoor with 60 m track
and 200 m track), horse racing (with sand and grass track), and track cycling (for sprint and
pursuit).
In the OPTIc3.NET software you select the camera you want to use for recording. Each camera
can be named (e.g. Cam1-Infield, Cam2-Stage). You can input and edit the camera name in
the camera dialog.
Example: Two cameras OPTIc3 are connected with Ethernet through a Switch with integrated
POE+.
4.6 Power Supply of the OPTIc3
The OPTIc3 camera needs a power supply. There are two possible power supply solutions:
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power supply by using the POE+ (Power over Ethernet) adapter
Please make sure to use the adapter supplied by
ALGE-TIMING
. Not every POE works, it
needs to be POE+.
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power supply with 12 V (e.g. 12 V battery or power supply PS12A)