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Installing the MVS-8100D
Cognex MVS-8100D and CDC Cameras Hardware Manual
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Connecting Two or Three Cameras
To attach cameras with one of the two breakout cables, follow the steps in this section.
The camera breakout cables, Cognex part numbers 300-0365 and 300-0366, are
described in Table 2 on page 12.
1.
Make sure the host PC’s power is off.
2.
Wear a grounded, static-dissipating wrist strap for ESD protection.
3.
Select the appropriate breakout cable to support two or three cameras, as
described in Table 2 on page 12.
4.
Connect the DB-26M connector on the breakout cable to the MVS-8100D’s DB-26F
camera port.
5.
Connect the DB-9 end of a 300-0364 cable to one of the branches of the breakout
cable. Do the same for all branches of your breakout cable.
6.
Connect the micro DB-9 end of each 300-0364 cable to a CDC series camera.
7.
If you plan to use hardware triggering and/or strobing, connect your trigger and/or
strobe devices to the cameras while the PC’s power is still off.
8.
After power is restored to the PC, and the MVS-8100D’s device driver loads, look
on the faceplate of the MVS-8100D and make sure the link-success LED has
illuminated for each camera channel you connected. See Figure 11 on page 30 to
locate the correct LEDs.
Selecting Camera Lenses
The CDC-50 camera accepts standard CS-mount lenses, or C-mount lenses with the
CS-to-C-mount adapter. The CDC-100 camera will normally use the CS-to-C-mount
adapter, and accepts standard C-mount lenses. (The CDC-100 camera can be used
with CS-mount lenses without the adapter, but lenses that match this sensor size are
almost never CS-mount.)
For the CDC-50, lenses designed for 1/3” or 1/2” CCD sizes will work best.
In the CDC-100, the sensor size is 23% larger than standard 1/2” sensors, so the best
results will be obtained with lenses designed for 2/3” or 1” CCD sizes. In applications
where the region of interest does not extend to the corners of the image, you may obtain
acceptable results with lenses designed for 1/2” CCD sizes.
For the CDC-200, lenses designed for 2/3” CCD sizes will work best.
