User`s manual

Preliminary
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera Installing the Genie Camera • 19
Installation Overview
• Inspect all cables and connectors prior to their use. Do not use faulty cables or connectors to avoid
camera damage.
• Before connecting power to the camera, test all power supplies. Power supplies must meet the
requirements defined in section "
Genie Signal Electrical Details" on page 92. Apply power to the
camera.
• Connect Genie to the computer GigE network adapter or to the Ethernet switch via a CAT5e or
CAT6 Ethernet cable.
• Check the diagnostic LED which will be initially red then switch to flashing blue while waiting
for IP configuration. See "
Status LED Codes" on page 22 for Genie LED display descriptions.
• Look at the small camera icon added to the Windows tray (next to the clock). Ensure the Genie
camera has been found.
• A new Genie installation typically requires a firmware update. See the procedure "
Updating Genie
Firmware" on page 25.
• Use CamExpert (installed either with Sapera or the Genie software package) to test the installation
of the Genie camera. Set the Genie to internal test pattern. See "
Sapera CamExpert Guide" on
page 85.
• Set up the other components of the imaging system such as light sources, camera mounts, optics,
encoders, trigger sources, etc. Test with CamExpert.
Sapera LT Library Installation
Note: to install Sapera LT and the Genie device driver, logon to the workstation as an administrator or
with an account that has administrator privileges.
When Sapera application development is performed on the same computer that the Genie is connected
to, the Sapera Development Library (version 6.0 or later) must be installed. Else, Sapera LT is not
required to control the Genie camera.
• Insert the DALSA Sapera CD-ROM. If AUTORUN is enabled on your computer, the DALSA
installation menu is presented.
• If AUTORUN is not enabled, use Windows Explorer and browse to the root directory of the CD-
ROM. Execute launch.exe to start the DALSA installation menu and install the required Sapera
components.
• The installation program will prompt you to reboot the computer.
• Continue with the
Genie Software Package Installation described next.
Refer to Sapera LT User’s Manual concerning application development with Sapera.