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Quick Start Guide
Calibir GXM640 IR Camera User's Manual
Preventing Operational Faults due to ESD
Calibir camera installations which do not protect against ESD (electrostatic
discharge) may exhibit operational faults. Problems such as random packet
loss, random camera resets, and random loss of Ethernet connections, may
all be solved by proper ESD management.
The Calibir camera, when used with a simple power supply and Ethernet cable,
is not properly connected to earth ground and therefore is susceptible to ESD-
caused problems. An Ethernet cable has no ground connection and a power
supply's 0 volt return line is not necessarily connected to earth ground.
Teledyne DALSA has performed ESD testing on Calibir cameras using an +/-8kV air, +/-
4kV contact ESD generator without any indication of operational faults. The following
method will prevent ESD problems:
Mount the camera on a metallic platform with a good connection to earth ground.