Piranha ES-Sx User Manual
Teledyne DALSA
03-032-20162-00
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6
Troubleshooting
6.1 Common Solutions
The information in this chapter can help you solve problems that may occur during the
setup of your camera. Remember that the camera is part of the entire acquisition system.
You may have to troubleshoot any or all of the following:
power supplies
cabling
frame grabber hardware & software
host computer
light sources
optics
operating environment
encoder
Your steps in dealing with a technical problem should be:
1.
Try the general and specific solutions listed in sections 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3.0.
2.
If these solutions do not resolve your problem, contact
for product support.
LED
When the camera is first powered up, the LED will glow on the back of the camera. Refer
to section
for information
on the LED.
Connections
The first step in troubleshooting is to verify that your camera has all the correct
connections.
Power Supply Voltages
Check for the presence of all voltages at the camera power connector. Verify that all
grounds are connected. Issue the command,
vv
, to confirm correct voltages.
EXSYNC
When the camera is received from the factory, it defaults (no external input required) to
exposure mode 7 (TBDkHz frame rate, internal Sync to trigger readout, and TDI Mode).
After a user has saved settings, the camera powers up with the saved settings.