FLIR M100 Series - Power Connection; Power Cable Extension; Power Distribution

4.3Powerconnection
Powermustbesuppliedtothecamerafromanappropriatepowersource.
Powerconnectionrequirements
•12or24Vdcnominalsupplyvoltage
•Isolatedpowersupply
•Connectedviaanappropriatelyratedthermalbreakerorfusedswitch.
Powerconnectioncolors
ItemColorDescription
1
Red
Powerin+ve(12/24V)
2
Black(thick)Powerin-ve(0V)
3
Black(thin)
Drain/Ground
Powercableextension
Theproductissuppliedwithapowercable,whichcanbeextendedifrequired.
•Thepowercableforeachunitinyoursystemshouldberunasaseparate,single
lengthof2-wirecablefromtheunittothevessel'sbatteryordistributionpanel.
•Forpowercableextensions,itisrecommendedthataminimumwiregaugeof16
AWG(1.31mm
2
).Forcablerunslongerthan15meters,youmayneedtoconsider
athickerwiregauge(e.g.14AWG(2.08mm
2
),or12AWG(3.31mm
2
)).
•Animportantrequirementforalllengthsofpowercable(includinganyextension)isto
ensurethatthereisacontinuousminimumvoltageof10.8Vattheproduct’spower
connector,withafullyatbatteryat11V .
Important:Beawarethatsomeproductsinyoursystem(suchassonarmodules)
cancreatevoltagepeaksatcertaintimes,whichmayimpactthevoltageavailableto
otherproductsduringthepeaks.
Powerdistribution
Recommendationsandbestpractice.
•Theproductissuppliedwithapowercable.Onlyusethepowercablesupplied
withtheproduct.DoNOTuseapowercabledesignedfor,orsuppliedwith,
adifferentproduct.
•RefertothePowerconnectionsectionformoreinformationonhowtoidentifythe
wiresinyourproduct’spowercable,andwheretoconnectthem.
•Seebelowformoreinformationonimplementationforsomecommonpower
distributionscenarios.
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