26 Spyder3 S3-14 and S3-24 Monochrome Camera User's Manual
03-032-20117-01 Teledyne DALSA
Step 3. Establish Communication with the
Camera
Power on the camera
Turn on the cam era’s p ow er sup ply. You may have to w ait u p to 60 seconds w hile the camera w arm s up
and prepares itself for operation.
Connect to the camera
In order for you to communicate with the camera, a serial connection in the Camera Link cable needs to
be established. The frame grabber manufacturers should be able to provide a solution in order to
communicate through this serial link. Terminal software can also be provided by the frame grabber
manufacturer. Standard terminal software, such as Microsoft HyperTerminal, can be used if the COM
port is allocated by the frame grabber. Start your GUI and establish communication with the camera.
Check LED Status
If the camera is operating correctly at this point, the diagnostic LED will flash for 10 seconds and then
turn solid green.
Software Interface
All the camera features can be controlled through the ASCII interface.