Installing the MVS-8100D
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Cognex MVS-8100D and CDC Cameras Hardware Manual
Caution
Cameras must be connected to the MVS-8100D using the Cognex
camera cables shown in Table 2. Using non-Cognex camera cables
could damage your MVS-8100D, your camera, or both. The use of
non-Cognex camera cables may void your Cognex warranty, as
listed on your sales agreement.
Note that it is the circuitry on the different MVS-8100D models that allows for more than
one camera, not the cable. For example, attaching a three-camera cable to the single
channel model MVS-8100D1 does not support three camera channels on that model.
Caution
The MVS-8100D does not support hot plugging of cameras or I/O
devices. Before you attach cameras or I/O devices, be sure the PC’s
power is fully off. Attaching equipment to the MVS-8100D while it is
powered on can result in electrical damage.
Connecting a Single Camera
To attach a camera with the single-camera cable, P/N 300-0367, follow these steps:
1.
Make sure the host PC’s power is off.
2.
Wear a grounded, static-dissipating wrist strap for ESD protection.
3.
Connect the cable’s DB-26M connector to the MVS-8100D’s DB-26F camera port.
4.
Connect the cable’s micro DB-9 connector to the CDC series camera.
5.
If you plan to use hardware triggering and/or strobing, connect your trigger and/or
strobe device to the camera while the PC’s power is still off.
6.
After power is restored to the PC, and the MVS-8100D’s device driver loads, look
on the faceplate of the MVS-8100D and make sure the link-success LED has
illuminated for camera channel zero. See Figure 11 on page 30 to locate the correct
LED.
1 camera
2 cameras
3 cameras
MVS-8100D1
300-0367
direct to camera
N/A
N/A
MVS-8100D2
300-0367
One 300-0365 Y-cable
plus two 300-0364
cables
N/A
MVS-8100D3
300-0367
One 300-0365 Y-cable
plus two 300-0364
cables
One 300-0366
breakout cable plus
three 300-0364 cables
Table 2.
CDC series camera cable combinations
