Compliance, safety, and intended use
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Alvium CSI-2 Cameras User Guide V1.1.0
Your safety
This section informs about issues related to your personal safety. Descriptions
explain how to avoid hazards and operate Alvium CSI-2 cameras safely.
Handling lens mounts
The lens mount thread has sharp edges. Be careful these edges do not cut your
skin when mounting or unmounting lenses.
Housed cameras: handling hot cameras
During operation, cameras can reach a housing temperature of +65 °C. If operating
temperature e65 °C, the camera is powered off automatically. However, if
you hold the camera in your hands during operation, your skin may get hurt. If you
touch the camera when it is heated up, we recommend wearing protective gloves.
Providing optimum heat dissipation
Design bare board and open housing cameras into a heat dissipative housing with
a high thermal conductivity. For more information, see
on page 68. Keep the housing temperature of open housing cameras
b5 °C and +65 °C for operation. This way, you enable best performance
and protect the camera from damage.
For your safety and to improve camera performance, operate the camera:
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Mounted to a base with a high thermal conductivity
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With lens mounted
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With a heat sink mounted that has large surface areas.
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With active cooling of camera, mounting base, and heat sink, such as by
ventilation.
More information
For more information on heat dissipation, see the
Optimum Heat Dissipation for
Housed Alvium Cameras
en/support/technical-documentation/alvium-documentation.html.
65 °C
Max.
Heat sink
Camera housing
Lens
Base
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