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Falcon2 4M, 8M, and 12M Camera User's Manual
03-032-20107-03
Teledyne DALSA
2. Software and Hardware Setup
Minimum Recommended System Requirements
To achieve best system p erform ance, the follow ing m inim u m requ irem ents are recom m end ed :
H igh band w id th fram e grabber, e.g. DALSA PX8 Fu ll Cam era link fram e grabber (Part # OR-X8CO-
XPF00).
PCI x8 slot.
Op erating system : Wind ow s XP 32-bit.
Setup Steps: Overview
Take the follow ing step s in ord er to setu p and ru n you r cam era system . They are d escribed bri efly below
and in m ore d etail in the sections that follow .
1. Install and Configure Frame Grabber and Software (including
GUI)
Install a frame grabber that supports the camera‘s band wid th.Follow the m anufacturer‘s installation
instru ctions.
A GenICam ™ compliant XML d evice d escription file is embed d ed within the Falcon2 firm ware allowing
GenCP comp liant applications to know the camera‘s capabilities immed iately after connection.
Installing Sap eraLT gives you access to the Cam Exp ert GUI, a GenCP com p liant ap p lication. The
Sap eraLT softw are is available from the Falcon2 p age of the Teled yne DALSA Web site,
2. Connect Camera Link Cables and Power
Connect the Cam era Link cables from the cam era to the com p u ter.
Connect a p ow er cable from the cam era to a +12 VDC to +24 VDC (±5 %) p ow er su p p ly.
N ote: once p ow ered d ow n, the cam era m u st rem ain off for a m inim u m of 10 second s before
being tu rned on again in ord er to fu lly reboot.
3. Establish communicating with the camera
Start the softw are and establish com m u nication w ith the cam era.
4. Check camera LED, settings and test pattern
Ensu re the cam era is op erating p rop erly by checking the LED, the cu rrent, active settings, and by
acqu iring a test p attern.
5. Operate the Camera
At this p oint you w ill be read y to start op erating the cam era in ord er to acqu ire im ages, set cam era
fu nctions, and save settings.
