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Camera Power Requirements
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7.5V DC, 2.5A
A power supply for use with your
Teledyne Photometrics
Retiga R Series camera has been
provided by
Teledyne Photometrics
.
IMPORTANT: Follow the below steps in order.
DO NOT CONNECT the camera until the driver is installed.
1.
Install the Camera Driver
In order for the
Teledyne Photometrics
Retiga R Series camera to communicate with the host PC, the
camera’s device driver must first be installed. The latest version of the PVCAM driver installer is available on
the QImaging website as well as the provided USB drive. The PVCAM must be revision 3.0.9.2 or newer. Be
sure to select the appropriate installer based on your PC’s operating system.
The
Teledyne Photometrics
Retiga camera is designed and tested for use with Microsoft Windows 64-bit
operating systems. Contact
Teledyne Photometrics
customer service for more information.
After completing the PVCAM installation, restart your PC when prompted by the wizard. For advanced users
wishing to use the camera in a custom programming environment, the PVCAM Software Development Kit is
available on the
Teledyne Photometrics
website.
NOTE: Supplemental PVCAM installation information can be found on the
Teledyne Photometrics
website:
https://www.photometrics.com/support/software-and-drivers
Note: Users can find the PVCAM SDK is on the
Teledyne Photometrics
website at:
https://www.photometrics.com/support/software-and-drivers
2.
Connect the Camera
Note: Power switch on power supply cable
There are three connectors on the back of the
Teledyne Photometrics
Retiga R Series camera: a USB 3.0
connector, a power supply connector, and an I/O connector. Connect the camera following these steps
1. Connect the supplied USB 3.0 cable to the USB 3.0 interface port on your computer and connect
the other end of the cable to the USB 3.0 connector located on the back of the camera. (The
USB 3.0 interface transfers camera settings and image data to the host PC.) The QI Retiga R