Compliance, safety, and intended use
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Alvium CSI-2 Cameras User Guide V2.8.1
For your safety and to improve camera performance, operate the camera:
• Mounted to a base with a high thermal conductivity
• With lens or other optical components mounted
• With a heat sink mounted that has large surface areas (closed housing cameras
include a heat sink)
• Using conductive media for camera and heat sink mounting
• With active cooling of camera, mounting base, and heat sink, such as by
ventilation.
• Reduce high ambient temperature. For example, in outdoor applications with
direct sunlight, provide shading by an enclosure.
Camera mounting
Housed cameras must be mounted using the mounting threads. If vibration is
higher than specified, cameras can disconnect from the mounting base. Falling
cameras can hurt you. To avoid personal injury:
• Mount the camera according to the instructions in
• Ensure, shock and vibration do not exceed the specified range, see
• Use a lens support if you want to use
.
Heavy lenses
• For non-static applications, use lenses with a mass less than 70 grams and a
length less than 38 mm, where the center of gravity is 20 mm, measured from
the lens mount front flange. For heavier or longer lenses, use a lens support
and apply additional tests. For more information, please contact support at
www.alliedvision.com/en/about-us/contact-us/technical-support-repair-/-rma
Figure 1: Setup to provide optimum heat dissipation
More information
For more information on heat dissipation, see the Optimum Heat Dissipation for
Housed Alvium Cameras application note at
www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical-documentation/
Heat sink
Camera housing
Lens
Base
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