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• Matrox Iris GTR breakout board. This open circuit-board contains several wire
terminal blocks, switches, and push buttons. It is designed to provide a means to
connect third-party devices to your Matrox Iris GTR in a development
environment. Note that the Matrox Iris GTR breakout board is strictly intended
for development purposes only. It is not to be used for deployment with the
Matrox Iris GTR smart camera.
• One C-mount 12 mm lens.
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Handling
precautions
The lens of Matrox Iris GTR is a sensitive device. It should never be touched
directly. Always cover the lens if the smart camera is not in use to reduce dust
buildup.
If dust accumulates on the lens, use either a can of compressed air or a lens cloth
to remove the dust.
Available separately
The following items are available separately.
• Matrox Iris GTR breakout board. This open circuit-board contains several wire
terminal blocks, switches, and push buttons. It is designed to provide a means to
connect third-party devices to your Matrox Iris GTR in a development
environment. Note that the Matrox Iris GTR breakout board is strictly intended
for development purposes only. It is not to be used for deployment with the
Matrox Iris GTR smart camera.
• GTR-CBL-PWR/3, an open-wire digital I/O and power cable. On one end is an
M12 12-pin (male) connector. The other end consists of 12 separately-colored
wires. This cable is meant to connect your Matrox Iris GTR to your Matrox
Iris GTR breakout board, or to obtain power and to connect with third-party
digital I/O devices. For more details about this cable, refer to the Digital I/O and
power connector subsection of the Matrox Iris GTR connectors section, in
Appendix B: Technical reference.
• GTR-CBL-ETH/5, a 100/1000 BaseT Ethernet cable with an M12 8-pin (male)
X-coded connector on one end and an RJ-45 registered jack on the other. For
more details about this cable, refer to the 100/1000 BaseT Ethernet connector
1. In the GTR5000-STR-KIT, this is a larger lens to accommodate the 5 Mpixel sensor
of the Matrox Iris GTR 5000 series of smart cameras.