12
Installation and System Cabling
¤
2005-2010 SR Research Ltd.
Figure 2-4: Camera Base Box and Cabling affixed to the side
of the Host PC
4. Plug the 12V power supply’s small, circular end into the standard EyeLink Camera
Base Box. Plug the other end of the power supply into a surge protected power source.
5. If you are using the Fiber Optic Camera with the Long Range Mount, plug one end of
the Fiber Optic Extension Cable into the Fiber Optic receptacle on the Camera Base
Box. This will be toward the Host PC’s front as pictured in Figure 2-4.
6. If you are using the Fiber Optic Camera with the Desktop, Tower, Primate or LCD Arm
Mount, then locate the Fiber Optic Integrated Extension Cable.
i.
Plug the 3.5mm (1/8”) mini-plugs (male, or plug ends) of the Integrated
Extension Cable into the Camera Base Box (female, or socket ends) that should
be affixed to the rear, left, side of the Host PC (see Figure 2-4). The mini-plugs
are marked “R” and “L” and should be plugged into the corresponding marked
sockets on the Camera Base Box, on the rear, beneath the power connector.
ii.
Plug the fiber optic connector of the Integrated Extension Cable into the Fiber
Optic receptacle on the Camera Base Box. This will be toward the Host PC’s
front as pictured in Figure 2-4.
iii.
The other end of the Integrated Extension Cable will be connected to the fiber
optic cable of the Camera Head and to the illuminator leads from your mount.
Detailed instructions for these connections can be found in the descriptions for
each type of Mount.
2.4.3 The Fiber Optic Camera Adapter
To use the Fiber Optic Camera with the Desktop, Tower, Primate or LCD Arm Mount,
the Camera Head needs to be inserted into a Camera Adapter (see the left side of
Figure 2-5) that makes the Camera Head the same size as the Standard Camera (see
the right side of Figure 2-5). The Camera Adapter can then be inserted in any type of
mount in the place of the Standard Camera.
Follow these steps to insert the Camera Head into the Camera Adapter:
1.
R
emove the two thumbscrews and crosspiece from the Camera Adapter.
