Flir A68/A38 Series Connectors; Preventing Operational Faults Due To Esd; Figure 2: Flir A68/A38 Series- Rear View - Teledyne FLIR A68 Series User Manual

FLIR A68/A38 Series Connectors

The FLIR A68/A38 series has two connectors:
• RJ45 Ethernet connector for control and video data transmitted to/from the
host computer Gigabit NIC. The A68/A38 also supports
(PoE).
• 10-pin I/O connector for camera power (if not using PoE) and/or general
purpose input and output pins. See
specifications.
The following figure of the FLIR A68/A38 series back end shows connector and LED
locations (for a description of the possible LED states, refer to the FLIR A68/A38 series
LED States section).

Preventing Operational Faults due to ESD

A68/A38 camera installations which do not protect against ESD
(electrostatic discharge) may exhibit operational faults. Problems such as
random packet loss, random camera resets, and random loss of Ethernet
connections, may all be solved by proper ESD management.
The A68/A38 camera, when used with a simple power supply and
Ethernet cable, is not properly connected to earth ground and therefore is
susceptible to ESD-caused problems. An Ethernet cable has no ground
connection and a power supply's 0 volt return line is not necessarily
connected to earth ground.
Teledyne FLIR has performed ESD testing on A68/A38 cameras using an +/-8kV air,
+/-4kV contact ESD generator without any indication of operational faults. The
following method will prevent ESD problems:
• Mount the camera on a metallic platform with a good connection to earth
ground.
FLIR A68/A38 Series IR Camera User's Manual
Status Led
RJ-45
Ethernet
Connector
Figure 2: FLIR A68/A38 Series– Rear View
Connector Details
Lens
lockdown
screws
Samtec 10-pin
connector
Power Over Ethernet
for connector pinout
Quick Start Guide • 27