
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera
Installing the Genie Camera
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Installation Overview
Before connecting power to the camera, test all power supplies. Power supplies must meet the requirements
defined in section
"
Genie Signal Electrical Details
" on page 105
. Apply power to the camera.
Connect Genie to the computer GigE network adapter or to the Ethernet switch via a CAT5e or CAT6 Ethernet
cable.
Note:
cable should not be less than 1 meter (3 feet) long or more than 100 meters (328 feet) long.
Check the diagnostic LED which will be initially red then switch to flashing blue while waiting for IP
configuration. See
"
Status LED Codes
" on page 25
for Genie LED display descriptions.
Look at the small camera icon added to the Windows tray (next to the clock). Ensure the Genie camera has
been found (right click the icon and select Status).
A new Genie installation typically requires a firmware update. See the procedure
"
Updating Genie Firmware
"
on page 28
.
Use CamExpert (installed either with Sapera or Sapera runtime) to test the installation of the Genie camera. Set
the Genie to internal test pattern. See
"
Sapera CamExpert Guide
" on page 95
.
Set up the other components of the imaging system such as light sources, camera mounts, optics, encoders,
trigger sources, etc. Test with CamExpert.