Installation; Hardware Installation; Software Installation - Basler DART BCON SERIES User Manual

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7 Installation

7.1

Hardware Installation

To install the camera:
1. Connect the flexible flat cable with the camera and the image processing system.
To insert the cable:
a. Push the end of the cable firmly into the connector with the ground tab facing down until the
retaining tabs slide into the recesses on both sides.
b. Flip the locking bar down to lock the connector.
2. Turn on the power supply.
The camera's indicator LED lights up.
3. Check the power consumption of the camera. If the camera needs more than 1.5 W, turn the
power off immediately and check for short circuits and miswirings.
7.2

Software Installation

To install the camera software:
1. Download the pylon Camera Software Suite for Linux (ARM) from www.baslerweb.com:
a. If your ARM processor has a floating point unit, download the hardfloat version (file name
pylon-x.x.x.xxxx-armhf.tar.gz).
b. If your ARM processor doesn't have a floating point unit, or if you are unsure, download the
softfloat version (file name pylon-x.x.x.xxxx-armel.tar.gz).
2. Use an unzip tool of your choice to unpack the TAR archive to your home directory.
3. Change to the archive's main directory and open the "INSTALL" text file.
4. Follow the instructions to install the pylon Camera Software Suite for Linux.
If you want to operate dart BCON cameras only, you don't need to install USB support.
5. For information about how to proceed, e.g. how to assign an I²C interface in pylon and how to
operate your camera, see the Programmer's Guide and API Reference for Basler pylon BCON
included in the pylon Camera Software Suite for Linux. The guide can be found in the
unpacked archive, in the pylon-5.0.x.yyyy-arch/doc/BCON/index.html file.
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