Specifications

GS660 Technical Manual Page 22
Trouble Shooting
Check the Basics
o Is power available? Check the status LED 2. If the LED is off, the camera is not getting power.
Verify the connections and cabling.
o Is the LED 2 flashing once per second? This occurs if the firmware is corrupt because a firmware
update was interrupted. If this is the case, run the firmware updater again, carefully following
the instructions. If the problem persists, contact AVT.
o Is the LED flashing 3 times once per second? This indicates a fault with the camera. If this
problem persists, please contact AVT.
Test the Camera with the AVT Viewer
Download and install the AVT Viewer (from http://www.alliedvisiontec.com/us/support.html
).
o Can the Viewer find the camera? Is the camera listed in the main application window or is the
list empty? If the camera is not listed, proceed to Driver Issues.
o Is the image black? If so, check the optics. Check that lens iris is fully open. Check exposure
time - in room lighting, an exposure time of 30ms should be adequate to see an image. If
image is still black, contact AVT.
o Is the image white?
If the camera is in external trigger mode, a snapshot will not complete until a hardware
trigger is received.
Image data may fail to arrive at the computer if there is a problem with the driver. If
you suspect a driver problem, proceed to Driver Issues.
o Is the image white, but the camera is not waiting for an external trigger? Do you have a lens?
Check your exposure time, offset, and gain controls.
o Does the image occasionally freeze? Test the camera with an alternate Ethernet cable and
card. If the problem persists, contact AVT.
An intermittent connection will result in the loss of image data, but you likely will not
notice a problem when using the camera controls.
Driver Issues
TBD.
Camera will not trigger
Check cabling and connections. Verify that external trigger circuit is providing a compatible
trigger signal. Use the AVT Viewer program in trigger mode to eliminate possible software issues.