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Installing the MVS-8100M
Cognex MVS-8100M Hardware Manual
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Configuring Cameras
Some of the cameras supported for use with the MVS-8100M require switch settings to
work best with Cognex software, as described in the following sections.
Configuring Sony XC-55 Cameras
The 8100M and 8100M+ support the use of the Sony XC-55 and XC-55BB cameras. If
you purchase your XC-55 cameras from Cognex, they arrive ready to use with the 8100.
If you purchase your XC-55 from a third party, you must configure the camera as shown
in this section.
The XC-55/55BB, as shipped from Sony, is configured to emulate the Sony XC-75
camera. Cognex recommends instead using the XC-55/55BB in its E-DONPISHA II
trigger shutter mode for best performance. Two switch settings convert the XC-55/55BB
to trigger shutter mode; one switch is external, while the other is internal. Follow this
procedure:
1.
On the rear panel of the XC-55/55BB, locate the 1N/1I switch. Place this switch in
the
1N
position.
2.
Remove the cover of the camera control module. Inside the camera control module,
locate the circuit board labeled SG-257.
On the SG-257 circuit board, locate rotary switch S2, which is in the upper right of
a set of four rotary switches as you hold the camera with its top cover up and the
lens mount on the right. Set this switch to the
E
position.
When used with 8100M or 8100M+, the Sony XC-55/55BB must be connected with
Cognex camera cable 300-0239, and the 8100M or 8100M+ must have its rapid reset
jumper set for the camera port used, as described in
Using Rapid Reset Cameras
on
page 17.
Configuring Sony XC-ES50 Cameras
The MVS-8100M supports the use of the Sony XC-ES50 family of cameras, including the
XC-ES50 and XC-ES50CE. If you purchase your XC-ES50 cameras from Cognex, they
arrive ready to use. If you purchase your XC-ES50 from a third party, you must configure
the camera as shown in this section.