FLIR Tau Camera TAU-0035-00-10 User Manual page 18

3—Basic Operation of the Tau and GUI
3.1.2 Installing the Camera Link Module
Hirose Connector
MCX coaxial
(analog video)
Spacer (2)
Ø3 mm × 3.1 mm
M1.6 × 0.35 × 16 mm SHCS
Step 1 Using a 1.5 mm socket driver, remove the two case screws at the bottom of the
camera (opposite connector).
Step 2 Insert the two M1.6 × 0.35 × 16 mm socket head cap screws through the corner
holes of the Camera Link module, install the spacers on the screws, and thread the
screws into the camera to replace the case screws removed earlier.
Step 3 Plug the module connector into the mating 50-pin Hirose Connector on the back of
the Tau camera.
Step 4 Install the two M1.6 × 0.35 × 8 mm socket head cap screws to secure the module at
the connector.
Note
Use only M1.6 × 0.35 × 8 mm screws. Longer screws will damage the camera.
Step 5 Finish tightening the two M1.6 × 0.35 × 16 mm socket head cap screws at the
corners of the case.
The digital data complies with the Base Camera Link standard and should be compatible with
any brand Camera Link Frame Grabber and software.
The FLIR Camera Controller allows you to control the Tau Camera, but does not support
Camera Link frame capture so that a third-party software must be used. FLIR has tested the
ImperX FrameLink Express frame grabber
express).The ImperX frame grabber comes with FrameLink Express software that allows for
recording single or multiple images (BMP , JPG, TIF, and RAW) as well as standard AVI clips.
Configuration requires selecting 1 TAP , L->R for the tap reconstruction, selecting the
appropriate bit depth that you chose in the FLIR Camera Controller, and clicking "Learn" to
discover the number of digital pixels available.
3-2
Mounting screw (2)
(http://imperx.com/frame-grabbers/framelink-
June 2011
Power status light Mounting screw (2)
M1.6 × 0.35 × 8 mm SHCS
Mini USB
Mini Camera Link
(digital video)
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