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Troubleshooting
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera
Power Failure During a Firmware Update–Now What?
Don't panic! There is far greater chance that the host computer OS is damaged during a power failure than any
permanent problems with the Genie. When electrical power returns and the host computer system has started, the
Genie firmware reprogramming sequence is as follows.
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Connect power to the Genie. The Genie processor knows that the operating firmware is corrupt.
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The Genie status LED is slow flashing red. This will continue for about 2 minutes (pre-2007 Genie cameras
may take up to 5 minutes and has no led status).
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During this period, the Genie is loading embedded write-protected firmware. When the status LED goes blue
the Genie is initialized with a minimal safe boot firmware.
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The Genie is now operating normally as a network device but will not function as a camera.
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Perform the firmware update procedure (see
"
Updating Genie Firmware
" on page 27
) again. The Genie is now
be ready for use.
Cabling and Communication Issues
With only two cables connected to Genie, possible cabling issues are limited.
Power supply problems:
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If the Genie status LED is off, the DC supply power is not connected or faulty. Verify the power supply voltage
at the Hirose connector. See
"
12-Pin Hirose Connector Signal Details
" on page 95
for pinout information.
Communication problems:
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Use a shielded cable where the Hirose connector shell electrically connects the Genie chassis to the power
supply earth ground. This can eliminate trigger issues in a high EMI environment.
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Check that the Ethernet cable is clipped both to the Genie and the NIC or switch on the other end.
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Verify the Ethernet cabling. Poor cables will cause connections to auto-configure at lower speeds.
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Use the Genie Ethernet status LED to confirm a gigabit connection. Note that a gigabit connection may still
have many packet resends, rendering the connection useless. This condition has been seen with different NIC
products.
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Use a secured Ethernet cable when the Genie is in a high vibration environment. See
"
Ruggedized RJ45
Ethernet Cables
" on page 105
.
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Check the Ethernet status LEDs on the Genie RJ45 connector. The network speed indicator should show the
expect connection speed and the activity LED should flash with network messages.
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Verify that the Ethernet cable is CAT5e or CAT6. This is very important with long cable lengths.
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When using very long cables, up to the maximum specified length of 100m for gigabit Ethernet, different NIC
hardware and EMI conditions can affect the quality of transmission.
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Minimum recommended Ethernet cable length is 3 feet (1 meter).
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Use the Log Viewer tool (see point below) to check on packet resend conditions.
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Run the Sapera Log Viewer:
Start•Programs•DALSA•Sapera LT•Tools•Log Viewer
. Start the Genie
acquisition program, such as CamExpert. There should not be any "packet resend" messages, else this indicates
a control or video transmission problem due to poor connections or extremely high EMI environments.
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