Photometrics SenSys, User Manual

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Chapter 2.
Hardware Installation
Hardware installation includes:
• Connecting the camera to mount adapters, tripod mounts, and other
instruments
• Connecting the camera to the AIA cable
• Connecting the camera to the power brick
Connecting Mount
Adapters, Tripod
Mounts, and Other
Instruments
The camera is shipped with a removable F- or C-mount adapter attached. If
applicable, change the mount adapter or attach a compatible lens. For
information on changing the mount adapter, installing a compatible lens, or
installing a standard tripod camera stand, see
Chapter 3. Configuration Options .
A C-mount lens with optics that protrude a long distance into the camera may
interfere with the shutter blades. Specifications for calculating acceptable flange
focal distances are located on page 27.
If applicable, mount the camera on a compatible instrument or connect your
own trigger equipment to the 9-pin, female input/output (I/O) trigger port
located on the back of the camera. If you are using high-voltage equipment
(such as an arc lamp) with your camera system, be sure to turn the camera
power
on last and power the camera off first . For trigger port pin-out
specifications, see page 29.
Connecting the
AIA Cable
• If your system’s AIA cable has a wide end and a narrow end, connect
the wide end of the cable to the camera’s AIA port (see the diagram on
page 14).
• If your system’s AIA cable has matching ends, connect either end of the
AIA cable to the camera’s AIA port (see the diagram on page 14).
Make sure to use the AIA cable that was shipped with your system. You will be
connecting the other end of the AIA cable to your interface hardware. For the
moment, simply leave the other end of the AIA cable unattached.
Instructions for installing interface hardware are provided in the Software Guide
that was shipped with your camera. Refer to the Software Guide after completing
the rest of this chapter.