User manual

Rolera Thunder User Manual 7
Installing the
FireWire
Interface Card
You will be using a Rolera Thunder FireWire interface card to allow the camera to communicate
with your computer.
Before installing the interface card, refer to the ‘Release Notes’ files on the CD-ROM and to the
Software Installation insert. The insert instructions will step you through the FireWire interface
card installation.
After installing the interface card, continue to Connecting Your Rolera Thunder Camera.
Connecting Your
Rolera Thunder
Camera
The following connectors are located on the back of the Rolera Thunder camera:
• DATA connector: Type 1, 6-pin IEEE-1394a (FireWire) connector for data transfer
• POWER connector: 5-pin, LEMO connector for camera power (see POWER
Connector Pinout section in Chapter 5 for details)
• I/O connector: Hirose HR10A-10R-10S, 10-pin connector for input/output control
signals (see I/O Connector Pinout later in this manual)
• Power switch: Turns the camera on and off (|=on, O=off)
To connect your
Rolera Thunder
camera
1. Connect either end of the DATA cable to the Rolera Thunder FireWire interface card
that you have installed in the host computer. The DATA cable (shown below) connects
your Rolera Thunder camera to the Rolera Thunder FireWire interface card. This
interface cable is identifiable by its 6-pin connectors. It is designed to serve as a
conduit for data.
Figure 4. DATA Cable