User`s manual

Physical Interface AW00098504000
32 Basler ace Camera Link
5.5 Camera Power
Power can be supplied to the camera in either one of two ways:
 Via the Camera Link cables. This is commonly known as Power over Camera Link or PoCL.
 Via the 4-pin M5 connector.
5.5.1 Supplying Power Over Camera Link
Power can be supplied to the camera via the Camera Link cables as specified in Appendix E of the
Camera Link standard. This method of supplying power to the camera is known as Power over
Camera Link or PoCL.
Nominal operating voltage for the camera is +12 VDC (± 10%) with less than one percent ripple.
Power consumption is as shown in the specification tables in Section 1 of this manual.
The power for the camera is supplied by the connection to your frame grabber. Therefore, if you are
planning to use PoCL to power the camera, your frame grabber must be PoCL compliant.
NOTICE
If you are supplying power to the camera using PoCL:
1. Failure to use a Power over Camera Link compliant frame grabber can result in severe
damage to the camera.
2. Failure to use Camera Link cables that are specifically designed for PoCL (as specified in the
Camera Link standard) can result in severe damage to the camera.
NOTICE
Making or breaking Camera Link connections incorrectly can cause severe damage to the
camera.
If you are supplying power to the camera via the Camera Link connection (PoCL), be sure that
the power to the frame grabber is switched off before you connect or disconnect the Camera Link
cables.