Cognex DSMax Frame Grabber Installation And Reference Download Page 6

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Installation

To install a DSMax frame grabber, perform the following steps:

Wear a grounded, static-dissipating wrist strap for ESD protection.

Turn off the PC and remove its cover.

Select a free PCIe x4 Gen2 expansion slot.

Remove the slot cover and store it for later use.

Remove the hex nut and washer (highlighted) from the base of each BNC
connector on the faceplate of the frame grabber:

Press the DSMAX frame grabber into its PCIe slot until it is firmly seated.

Summary of Contents for DSMax Frame Grabber

Page 1: ...DSMax Frame Grabber Installation and Reference 2020March12 Revision 9 6 0 2...

Page 2: ...substances or static electricity l Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for regulatory compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment l Includ...

Page 3: ...ing the CoaXPress protocol Two coaxial cables attach a DSMax sensor to the frame grabber with BNC connectors The DSMAX Frame Grabber has two general operating states Mode Connection to DSMAX Sensor He...

Page 4: ...Layout 4...

Page 5: ...ows OS Video Card 1 NVIDIA Quadro K620 2GB DP DL DVI I 1DP to SL DVI adapter Storage 1 2 TB 3 5 Serial ATA 7 200 RPM Hard Drive Storage 2 SHPM2280P2H 480GB SSD PCIe slots x4 Gen2 2 for dual frame grab...

Page 6: ...ction 2 Turn off the PC and remove its cover 3 Select a free PCIe x4 Gen2 expansion slot 4 Remove the slot cover and store it for later use 5 Remove the hex nut and washer highlighted from the base of...

Page 7: ...ly to the 6 pin Molex PCIe auxiliary power connector 9 Replace the cover of the PC 10 Connect the coaxial cables to the Frame Grabber using the BNC connectors I DSMax does not support single cable acq...

Page 8: ...tion detected is faster Device Host incompatible PoCXP active Slow flash alternate red green PoCXP over current Host only Solid red Device Host connected but no data being transferred Solid green Devi...

Page 9: ...Encoder PhA Floating input Use this when you need to use a single ended input Encoder PhA Weak pull up to 2 5V Encoder PhB Floating input Use this when you need to use a single ended input Encoder Ph...

Page 10: ...PC supports the following BIOS settings they should be modified as follows l Change C States to off l Change Speedstep to off l Change PCI Performance Mode to on l Change PCI MMIO Space Size to Large...

Page 11: ...nment for 24 hours l Use only Cognex supplied accessories with the DSMAX Sensor Head Contact your local Cognexsales representative for more information with any questions about compatible accessories...

Page 12: ...representative l In case of any necessary servicing or repairing processes return the unit to the factory l Service is only to be handled by authorized factory trained technicians The DSMAX Frame Grab...

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