Software And Hardware Setup; Setup Steps: Overview - Teledyne Piranha4 User Manual

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3. Software and Hardware Setup

Recommended System Requirements
To achieve best system p erform ance, the follow ing m inim u m requ irem ents are recom m end ed :
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H igh band w id th fram e grabber, e.g. Xcelera-CL PX4 Fu ll Cam era Link fram e grabber (Part # OR-
X4CO-XPF00).
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Op erating system : Wind ow s XP 32-bit.

Setup Steps: Overview

Take the follow ing step s in ord er to setu p and ru n you r cam era system . They are d escribed briefly below
and in m ore d etail in the sections that follow .
1. Install and Configure Frame Grabber and Software (including
GUI)
We recom m end the Xcelera-CL PX4 Fu ll fram e grabber or equ ivalent, d escribed in d etail on the
teled yned alsa.com site here. If you r host com p u ter d oes not have a PX4 fu ll Cam era Link fram e grabber
then you w ill need to install one. Follow the m anu factu rer's installation instru ctions.
A GenICam ™ com p liant XML d evice d escrip tion file is em bed d ed w ithin the cam era firm w are allow ing
GenICam ™ com p liant ap p lication to know the cam era's cap abilities im m ed iately after connecti on.
Installing Sap eraLT gives you access to the Cam Exp ert GUI, a GenICam ™ com p liant ap p lication.
2. Connect Camera Link and Power Cables
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Connect the Cam era Link cables from the cam era to the com p u ter.
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Connect a p ow er cable from the cam era to a +12 VDC to +24 VDC p ow er su p p ly.
3. Establish communicating with the camera
Start the GUI and establish com m u nication w ith the cam era. Refer to Step 2: Connect Cam era Link and
Pow er Cables for a d escrip tion on com m u nicating w ith the cam era.
ASCII Commands
As an alternative to the Cam Exp ert (or equ ivalent) GUI, you can com m u nicate w ith this cam era u sing
ASCII-based com m and s. A com p lete list of the com m and s can be fou nd in the ap p end ix: ASCII User
Com m and Reference.
4. Operate the Camera
At this p oint you w ill be read y to start op erating the cam era in ord er to acqu ire im ages, set cam era
fu nctions, and save settings.
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