6.8
Camera Operation
The S-920 features a Dalsa-Coreco Genie M640 digital 640 x 480 pixel camera. It communicates bi-
directionally to the laptop computer via Gigabit Ethernet. The camera is configured to run at 60 full
frames per second, twice as fast as the analog PCVision cameras. A frame can be transferred in 16.67
milliseconds.
6.8.1
Camera States
After the Genie software package installation, the GigE Server icon is visible in the desktop taskbar tray
area. The icons and descriptions are shown in Table 6-5.
Icon
State
Device Available
Device IP Error
Device Not
Available
The Genie has one multicolor LED to provide a simple visible indication of camera state. Additionally the
RJ45 has two LEDs for network status conditions (Figure 6-13). LED Status indicators are described in
Table 6-6.
1
Item
Description
1
Camera Status LED
2
Network Status LED
Figure 6-13 Camera LED's (Rear View)
6-16
Table 6-5 Genie Camera States
The GigE server tray icon when the Genie device is found. It will
take a few seconds for the GigE Server to refresh its state after the
Genie has obtained an IP address.
The GigE server tray icon shows a warning when a device is
connected but there is some type of IP error.
A red X will remain over the GigE server tray icon when the Genie
device is not found. This indicates a major network issue.
2
Table 6-6 Camera Status Indicators
LED Status
LED is OFF
Steady Red
Slow Flashing Red
Fast Flashing Red
Steady Blue
Slow Flashing Blue
Fast Flashing Blue
Steady Green
Slow Flashing Green
Description
Description
No power to camera
Camera Not Initialized
Camera Initialization Problem
Camera Overheating
IP Address Assigned
Waiting for an IP Address
Ethernet Cable Disconnected
Application Linked to the Camera
Trigger Acquisition in Progress
Operation
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