System information

MX Cameras
3-12 Vicon MX Hardware System Reference
• VGA Monitor (MX+ and MX)
15-pin VGA connector for fixed-frequency output to a VGA
monitor. The VGA monitor must be able to display the range of
frequencies listed in the entry for the VGA Monitor Mode entry in
Table 3-1 on page 3-2.
A VGA monitor was used in Vicon V-series systems primarily for
focusing an individual camera on an object other than a marker.
In Vicon MX systems, focusing is typically done while viewing
grayscale data for markers in the Vicon application software: for
example in a Live Monitor window (and optionally Preview mode)
in Workstation, or in a Camera view pane or a Fullscreen Preview
view pane in Vicon Nexus and Vicon iQ. You can zoom in on an
image viewed through the Live Monitor or a Camera view pane,
which you cannot do with a VGA monitor.
The MX cameras automatically start in monitor mode during
system boot up, but switch this mode off once connected to the
Vicon application software. If you wish to use this VGA Monitor
connector, you must either:
• Ensure that the cameras are not connected to the Vicon
application software during system start up.
• Manually switch on monitor mode from the Vicon application
software.
Once monitor mode is switched on, the MX camera automatically
changes its frame rate to match that in Table 3-1 on page 3-2 and
starts sending data to the connected VGA monitor. The camera
remains in this mode until you either manually switch off monitor
mode or reboot the camera from the Vicon application software.
If you fail to switch off monitor mode, the frame rate of this
camera may be out of synch with other MX cameras in the system.
For details on switching monitor mode on and off and on viewing
grayscale data, see the documentation for your Vicon application
software. For details on focusing MX cameras, see
Appendix C MX Camera Lens Focusing.
•Net Connect (MX+)
8-Pin female Lemo connector. This connects to the MX Ultranet,
which supplies power and synchronization to the camera and
carries the signal to and from it.
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