Piranha HN RoHS User Manual
03-032-20135-00
Teledyne DALSA
10
2. Camera Hardware Interface
Installation Overview
When installing your camera, you should take these steps:
1. Power down all equipment.
2. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions to install the frame grabber (if
applicable).
Be sure to observe all static precautions.
3. Install any necessary imaging software.
4. Before connecting power to the camera, test all power supplies.
Ensure that all
the correct voltages are present at the camera end of the power cable.
Power
supplies must meet the requirements defined in the
Power Connector
section.
5. Inspect all cables and connectors prior to installation. Do not use damaged cables
or connectors or the camera may be damaged.
6. Connect Camera Link and power cables.
7. After connecting cables, apply power to the camera.
8. Check the diagnostic LED. See the
LED Status Indicator
section for an LED
description.
You must also set up the other components of your system, including light sources, camera mounts, host
computers, optics, encoders, and so on.
Input / Output Connectors and LED
The camera uses:
•
A diagnostic LED for monitoring the camera.
•
High-density 26-pin MDR26 connectors for Camera Link control signals, data signals, and serial
communications. Refer to the
Camera Link Data Connector
section for details.
•
One 6-pin Hirose connector for power. Refer to the
Power Connector
section for details.
This installation
overview assumes you
have not installed any
system components yet.