User`s manual
4 Contents Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera
CAMERA STATUS LED..........................................................................................................................106
OPTICAL CONSIDERATIONS...................................................................................................................107
Illumination...................................................................................................................................107
Light Sources ................................................................................................................................107
Filters............................................................................................................................................107
Lens Modeling...............................................................................................................................107
Magnification and Resolution.......................................................................................................108
LENS SELECTION OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................109
Lens Mount ...................................................................................................................................109
Lens Sensor Size............................................................................................................................109
Additional Lens Parameters (application specific).......................................................................110
SENSOR HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS .......................................................................................................110
Electrostatic Discharge and the CCD Sensor...............................................................................110
Protecting Against Dust, Oil and Scratches .................................................................................111
Cleaning the Sensor Window ........................................................................................................111
Environment..................................................................................................................................111
RUGGEDIZED RJ45 ETHERNET CABLES.................................................................................................112
C/CS-MOUNT NIR AND UV FILTER .....................................................................................................113
Back Focal Variance when using a Filter ....................................................................................114
COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS FOR GENIE CAMERAS................................................................................115
Host PC System.............................................................................................................................115
Ethernet Switch Requirements ......................................................................................................115
IEEE 802.3x Pause Frame Flow Control............................................................................................... 115
Ethernet to Fiber-Optic Interface Requirements ..........................................................................115
EC & FCC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY .........................................................................................116
TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................................................................................117
OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................117
Problem Type Summary................................................................................................................117
Verifying Network Parameters......................................................................................................119
Before Contacting Technical Support ................................................................................................... 119
INSTALLATION ISSUES AND FUNCTIONAL PROBLEMS............................................................................119
The Windows Firewall Service Can Not Start ..............................................................................119
DEVICE AVAILABLE WITH OPERATIONAL ISSUES..................................................................................120
Firmware Updates ........................................................................................................................120
Power Failure During a Firmware Update–Now What? .............................................................120
Cabling and Communication Issues .............................................................................................121
Acquisition Error without Timeout Messages...............................................................................121
No camera exposure when expected ..................................................................................................... 121
Camera is functional but frame rate is lower than expected.................................................................. 121
Camera acquisition is good but frame rate is lower than expected........................................................ 122
Camera is functional, frame rate is as expected, but image is black ..................................................... 122
Other Problems or Issues..............................................................................................................122
Random Invalid Trigger Events ............................................................................................................ 122
Minimum Sapera Version Required...................................................................................................... 122
DALSA CONTACT INFORMATION....................................................................................................123
GENIE SALES INFORMATION .................................................................................................................123
GENIE TECHNICAL SUPPORT .................................................................................................................124
GLOSSARY OF TERMS .........................................................................................................................125
INDEX........................................................................................................................................................129