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Moravian Instruments Gx Camera User Manual

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  • Page 1: Ethernet Adapter

    Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter User's Guide...
  • Page 2 Moravian Instruments reserves the right to change any information contained herein without notice. Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter is not authorized for and should not be used within Life Support Systems without the specific written consent of the Moravian Instruments. Product warranty is limited to repair or replacement of defective components and does not cover injury or property or other consequential damages.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction....................4 Handling of the device...................7 Standard variant..................7 Mini variant....................10 Micro variant..................13 Device configuration..................15 Using of WiFi connection................17 Camera connection..................22 Firmware update...................24 Manual update from the PC..............24 Automatic update..................25...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter allows connection of Gx series cameras (models G0 to G4) to the control computer using Ethernet interface and TCP/IP protocol stack (this means over Local or Wide Area Networks). Gx series of CCD cameras are equipped with USB 2.0 interface with 480 Mbps transfer speed.
  • Page 5 10/100 Mbps transfer speeds and can be connected to all common local area networks. Single Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter contains four USB 2.0 ports and allows connection of up to four Gx cameras at the same time (regardless of the specific series, cameras can be freely combined).
  • Page 6 (1 Gbps or 100 Mbps) and network infrastructure (switches, routers etc.). If the 1 Gbps interface is used, the difference between download time of directly connected camera and camera connected over the Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter is negligible.

  • Page 7: Handling Of The Device

    ∅ 5,5/2,5 mm. Plus pole is on the inner pin, neutral (ground) pole on the connector outer jacket. Illustration 3: Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter back panel Universal 12 V DC AC/DC power supply is supplied with the Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter. The supply input voltage is 100-240 V AC/50-60 Hz.
  • Page 8 The AC/DC power supply itself consumes around 9 W. The consumption on the AC side varies between 17 and 25 W. Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter is configured to start immediately after power line is connected. However, it can be switched off and on when powered with the ON/OFF button on the device front panel.
  • Page 9 0.7 kg Notes: Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter is shipped in variant intended for laying of the device on any flat surface. There is also variant intended for hanging of the device on the standard DIN-rail, if the device has to be located inside some distribution box.

  • Page 10: Mini Variant

    Mini variant The mini-variant of the Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter is based on the NUC (Next Unit of Computing) PC-compatible motherboard. Due to higher computational power, the processor may require active cooling. The device is powered from 19 V DC power supply. Power connector is located on the side of the unit.
  • Page 11 The AC/DC power supply itself consumes around 9 W. The consumption on the AC side varies between 16 and 24 W. Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter is configured to start immediately after power line is connected. However, it can be switched off and on when powered with the ON/OFF button on the device top panel.
  • Page 12 0.6 kg Notes: Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter is shipped in variant intended for laying of the device on any flat surface or to be attached using four bolts. There is also variant intended for hanging of the device on the standard DIN-rail, if the device has to be located inside some distribution box.

  • Page 13: Micro Variant

    Illustration 7: Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter Micro side panel Universal 12 V DC AC/DC power supply is supplied with the Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter Micro. The supply input voltage is 100-240 V AC/50-60 Hz. Gx Ethernet Adapter power...
  • Page 14 The AC/DC power supply itself consumes around 9 W. The consumption on the AC side varies between 11 and 19 W. Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter is configured to start immediately after power line is connected. Illustration 8: Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter Micro top side with buttons Two buttons RESET and FACTORY SETTINGS are on the top panel.

  • Page 15: Device Configuration

    Every device providing services to clients over TCP/IP network must have a fixed IP address assigned to be continuously accessible. Configuration of the Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter network interface (assigning of the IP address, definition of the network mask and default gateway etc.) is performed using WWW interface.
  • Page 16 Illustration 9: Web-based configuration interface Then it is possible to change the device settings. Updated parameters must be confirmed by clicking the „Submit“ button. If from various reasons the current configuration of the device is not known, it is possible to restore default factory settings. To do this, power up the device while pressing the FACTORY SETTINGS button on the device front panel.

  • Page 17: Using Of Wifi Connection

    USB/WiFi interfaces. Note: The USB/WiFi are supported in device firmware version 28 or higher. The WiFi adapter can be plugged into any USB port. The Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter then can be added to any existing WiFi network. Note: Such adapter occupies one USB port, so using it limits number of connected Gx cameras typically from 4 to 3.
  • Page 18 Device with attached USB/WiFi adapter has to be configured over a wired Ethernet connection exactly like the standard Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter. However, the configuration page offers the WiFi adapter configuration section. Illustration 11: USB/WiFi adapter configured to obtain IP address dynamically through...
  • Page 19 There are two possibilities how to assign the WiFi adapter IP address. The first possibility is to let the DHCP server assign it. Because the Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter is accessed as a server, it is necessary to assign a fixed address to it, so the clients always know the address to which they should connect.
  • Page 20 Another possibility is to configure the IP address of the Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter manually. The properly configured USB/WiFi interface can then be connect to WiFi network. The configuration page indicates successful connection. Note: When the Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter is reset to initial state, the WiFi...
  • Page 21 Currently supported USB/WiFi chipsets are: Realtek RTL8192CU/RTL8188CU/RTL8187 • ASUS USB-N10 Nano, USB-N13 ◦ D-Link DWA-121, DWA-131, DWA-135 ◦ TP-LINK TL-WN82xN ◦ Netgear N150, N300 ◦ Belkin Surf USB Micro ◦ Ralink/MediaTek RT257x/RT2671/RT2770/RT2870/RT307x/RT3572 • ASUS USB-N13, USB-N14, USB-N66, USB-N53 ◦ Linksys AE3000 ◦...

  • Page 22: Camera Connection

    Camera connection Single Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter can attach up to four G0 to G4 cameras to the control PC using the Ethernet interface. It is worth noting that the device is not an ordinary USB/Ethernet converter, just tunneling USB data over the TCP/IP network (such converters usually do not work properly with all devices and their usage brings numerous problems and is not reliable).
  • Page 23 When this line is selected, it is possible to open a dialog box allowing definition of IP address or domain name by clicking the “Configure” button. Other programs may offer different ways to configure (define the IP address) the Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter.

  • Page 24: Firmware Update

    So the firmware of the Ethernet adapter device is quite complex and it must be adopted to every new camera model. This is why two convenient ways to update the Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter firmware was built in.

  • Page 25: Automatic Update

    Automatic update Another way to update the firmware lets the Gx Camera Ethernet Adapter itself to download the binary file directly from the http://www.gxccd.com/ web site. It requires the device to be connected to the Internet and the valid DNS server address must be defined in device configuration.

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