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Piranha4 8K Camera Color User's Manual
03-032-20156-00
Teledyne DALSA
LEDs
The camera is equipped with an LED on the back to display the operational status of the camera. The
table below summarizes the operating states of the camera and the corresponding LED states. When more
than one condition is active, the LED indicates the condition with the highest priority.
Color of Status LED
Meaning
Off
No power, or hardware malfunction.
Dark Blue
In boot-loader. Completing firmware upgrade.
Light Blue
Busy. For example, powering up or performing a calibration.
Green
Ready.
Red
Error. Check BiST register, in the list of
, for the
specific error.
Step 3. Establish Communication with the
Camera
Power on the camera
Turn on the camera‘s power supply. You may have to wait while the camera readies itself for operation.
The camera must boot fully before it will be recognized by the GUI—the LED shines green once the
camera is ready.
Connect to the frame grabber
1. Start Sapera CamExpert (or equivalent Camera Link compliant interface) by double clicking the
desktop icon created during the software installation.
2. CamExpert will search for installed Sapera devices. In the Devices list area on the left side, the
connected frame grabber will be shown.
3. Select the frame grabber device by clicking on the name.
Connect to the camera
1. Start a new Sapera CamExpert application (or equivalent Camera Link compliant interface) by double
clicking the desktop icon created during the software installation.
2. In the Devices list area on the left side, select the COM port below the Camera Link label.