Instruction manual

CC5MPX Digital Camera
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Figure 5-2 Image Collection from Installed SD card
5.5 Switched Power Output
The intended purpose of the switched power output is to control the power for a
communication device. One common application is to have the camera control the
power to a communication modem at a solar powered site. Refer to Section 7.3.5
for details on configuring the switched power output via the web interface.
This power management feature can greatly reduce the system power requirements
by only turning on the modem when required to transmit an image or video. The
switched power output will turn on under the following conditions:
x The camera in one of its low power modes and the Setup button is pressed.
The camera will exit the low power mode and stay awake for 5 minutes with
the switched power output on.
x A low power mode is selected and the camera wakes up from an event where
communications are required. This will include FTP, SMTP (email), or
PakBus transfers. Events requiring memory card storage only, will not turn on
the switched power output as these events would not require a modem for
communications.
6. Camera Configuration
There are 2 methods for a user to configure the CC5MPX camera.
The first is by using the web interface of the camera. This is the best way to set up
the camera. Most users will need to communicate with the camera via the Ethernet
connection in order to facilitate focusing and targeting of the camera when
installed.
The other means of setting up the camera is by using the RS-232 serial lines on the
Power I/O cable and using Campbell Scientific’s Device Configuration software to
change configuration parameters in the camera (Section 9). Device Configuration
Utility is a free download from any Campbell Scientific website.
If you are not able to connect to the camera via the Local Area Connection due to a
loss of configuration information, you will need to use the Device Configuration
Utility.