Origin
Setup &
Maintenance
Guide
Vicon Motion Systems Ltd.
11-Oct-2018
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Origin system components
The Origin system comprises the following components:
Component
Description
PC running
Vicon Evoke
software
Spec/requirements TBC
Evoke is the Vicon app that controls Vicon devices and
outputs object poses via the DataStream SDK.
Viper
cameras
Approved description to come
- with RGB status LED, IR
positioning LED, temperature sensors and accelerometer.
PoE switch
Spec/requirements TBC
Ethernet
cabling
Standard RJ-45 terminated Cat5e cable
Vicon
Beacon
wireless
synchroniza
tion unit
Vicon master synchronization unit whose main function
is to receive the Vicon Ethernet synchronization pulse
from the PoE+ and broadcast this wirelessly to Pulsar
clusters. It broadcasts the sync signal over Ethernet for
the cameras and over the radio at 2.4 GHz for the
clusters. This ensures the cluster LEDs are on only during
the camera exposure period, maximizing power
efficiency.
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