User`s manual
Piranha HN RoHS User Manual
Teledyne DALSA 03-032-20135-01
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2. Camera Hardware Interface
Installation Overview
When installing your camera, you should take these steps:
1. Power down all equipment.
2. Follow the m anufacturer‘s instructions to install the frame grabber (if applicable).
Be sure to observe all static precautions.
3. Install any necessary imaging software.
4. Before connecting power to the camera, test all power supplies. Ensure that all
the correct voltages are present at the camera end of the power cable. Power
supplies must meet the requirements defined in the Power Connector section.
5. Inspect all cables and connectors prior to installation. Do not use damaged cables
or connectors or the camera may be damaged.
6. Connect Camera Link and power cables.
7. After connecting cables, apply power to the camera.
8. Check the diagnostic LED.
You must also set up the other components of your system, including light sources, camera mounts, host
computers, optics, encoders, and so on.
Input / Output Connectors and LED
The camera uses:
One diagnostic LED for monitoring the camera.
Two high-density 26-pin MDR26 connectors for Camera Link control signals, data signals, and serial
communications. One for base, medium or full configuration (labelled ―CONTROL & DATA 1‖) and
one for medium or full configuration (―CONTROL 2‖).
One 6-pin Hirose connector for power..
LED Status Indicator
The camera is equipped with a red/ green LED used to display the operational status of the camera. The
table below summarizes the operating states of the camera and the corresponding LED states.
When more than one condition is active, the LED indicates the cond ition with the highest priority. Error
and warning states are accompanied by corresponding messages further describing the current camera
status.
Table 2: Diagnostic LED
Priority
Color of Status LED
Meaning
1
Flashing Red
Fatal Error. Camera temperature is too high and camera thermal
shutdown has occurred or a power on failure has been detected.
2
Solid Red
Warning. Loss of functionality.
3
Flashing Green
Camera initialization or executing a long command (e.g., flat field
This installation
overview assumes you
have not installed any
system components yet.