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Troubleshooting
Linea Lite GigE Series Camera
Device Available with Operational Issues
This section considers issues with cabling, Ethernet switches, multiple cameras and camera
exposure. Information concerning Teledyne DALSA’s Network Configuration Tool and other
networking considerations, is available in the Teledyne DALSA Network Imaging manual.
Firmware Updates
As a general rule any Linea Lite GigE installation must include the
(Refer to File Access Control Category section for feature descriptions). Linea Lite GigE camera
firmware that does not match a newer version of installed GigE Vision software is likely to have
unpredictable behavior.
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Linea Lite GigE is not found by the device discovery process.
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Linea Lite GigE is found by the Sapera GigE Server but an application such as CamExpert does
not see the camera.
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A Linea Lite GigE that had a fault with a firmware update will automatically recover by booting
with the previous firmware version.
Important: New cameras installed in previously deployed systems are fully
backward compatible with the older vision application.
Power Failure During a Firmware Update
Do not panic! There is far greater chance that the host computer OS is damaged during a power
failure than any permanent problems with the Linea Lite GigE. When power returns and the host
computer system has started, follow this procedure.
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Connect power to the Linea Lite GigE. The camera processor knows that the firmware update
failed.
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The Linea Lite GigE will boot with the previous version of firmware and will operate normally.
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