Dalsa Genie HM640, User Manual

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Genie HM-HC Series-GigE Vision Camera Installing the Genie Camera
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Installation Overview
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Before connecting power to the camera, test all power supplies. Power supplies must meet the requirements
defined in section
" Genie Signal Electrical Details " on page 109 . Apply power to the camera.
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Connect Genie to the computer GigE network adapter or to the Ethernet switch via a CAT5e or CAT6 Ethernet
cable.
Note: cable should not be less than 1 meter (3 feet) long or more than 100 meters (328 feet) long.
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Check the diagnostic LED which will be initially red then switch to flashing blue while waiting for IP
configuration. See
" Status LED Codes " on page 25 for Genie LED display descriptions.
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Look at the small camera icon added to the Windows tray (next to the clock). Ensure the Genie camera has
been found (right click the icon and select Status).
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A new Genie installation typically requires a firmware update. See the procedure " Updating Genie Firmware "
on page 28 .
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Use CamExpert (installed either with Sapera or Sapera runtime) to test the installation of the Genie camera. Set
the Genie to internal test pattern. See
" Sapera CamExpert Guide " on page 97 .
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Set up the other components of the imaging system such as light sources, camera mounts, optics, encoders,
trigger sources, etc. Test with CamExpert.
Preventing Operational Faults due to ESD
Genie camera installations which do not protect against ESD (electrostatic discharge) may exhibit operational faults.
Problems such as random packet loss, random camera resets, and random loss of Ethernet connections, may all be
solved by proper ESD management.
The Genie camera when used with a simple power supply and Ethernet cable, is not properly connected to earth
ground and therefore is susceptible to ESD caused problems. An Ethernet cable has no ground connection and a
power supply's 0 volt return line is not necessarily connected to earth ground.
DALSA has performed ESD testing on Genie cameras using an 8 kilovolt ESD generator without any indication of
operational faults. The two following methods, either individually or together will prevent ESD problems.
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Method 1: Use a shielded power supply cable where the shield is connected to earth ground at the supply end
and to the Hirose connector shell at the Genie end. The Genie case is now properly connected to earth ground
and can withstand ESD of 8 kilovolts, as tested by DALSA.
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Method 2: Mount the Genie camera on a metallic platform which has a good connection to earth ground.