Falcon2 4M, 8M, and 12M Camera User's Manual
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Teledyne DALSA
03-032-20107-03
Step 1. Install and configure the frame grabber
and Software
Install Frame Grabber
Install a compatible Camera link frame grabber accord ing to the m anufacturer‘s d escription.
We recom m end the X64 Xcelera-CL PX8 fram e grabber or equ ivalent, d escribed in d etail on the
teled yned alsa.com site
Install Sapera LT and CamExpert
Com m u nicate w ith the cam era u sing a Cam era Link -com p liant interface. We recom m end you u se
Cam Exp ert. Cam Exp ert is the cam era interfacing tool su p p orted by the Sap era library and com es
bu nd led w ith Sap eraLT. Using Cam Exp ert is the sim p lest and qu ickest w ay to send com m and s to and
receive inform ation from the cam era.
Camera link Environment
These cam eras im p lem ent the Cam era link sp ecification, w hich d efines the d evice cap abilities.
The Cam era link XML d evice d escrip tion file is em bed d ed w ithin the cam era firm w are allow ing Cam era
link-com p liant ap p lications to recognize the cam era ‘s cap abilities im m ed iately after conn ection.
Step 2. Connect Power, Data, and Trigger Cables
N ote: the u se of cables typ es and lengths other than those sp ecified m ay resu lt in increased em ission or
d ecreased im m u nity and p erform ance of the cam era.
Figure 6: Input and Output, trigger, and Power Connectors
WARN IN G! Grounding Instructions
Static electricity can d am age electronic com p onents. It‘s critical that you d ischarge any static
electrical charge by tou ching a grou nd ed su rface, su ch as the m etal com p u ter ch assis, before
p erform ing hand ling the cam era hard w are.
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