6-16 Operation
6.8 Camera Operation
The S-920 features a Dalsa-Coreco Genie M640 digital 640 x 480 pixel camera. It communicates bi-
directionally to the laptop computer via Gigabit Ethernet. The camera is configured to run at 60 full
frames per second, twice as fast as the analog PCVision cameras. A frame can be transferred in 16.67
milliseconds.
6.8.1 Camera States
After the Genie software package installation, the GigE Server icon is visible in the desktop taskbar tray
area. The icons and descriptions are shown in
Table 6-5.
Table 6-5 Genie Camera States
Icon State Description
Device Available
The GigE server tray icon when the Genie device is found. It will
take a few seconds for the GigE Server to refresh its state after the
Genie has obtained an IP address.
Device IP Error
The GigE server tray icon shows a warning when a device is
connected but there is some type of IP error.
Device Not
Available
A red X will remain over the GigE server tray icon when the Genie
device is not found. This indicates a major network issue.
The Genie has one multicolor LED to provide a simple visible indication of camera state. Additionally the
RJ45 has two LEDs for network status conditions (
Figure 6-13). LED Status indicators are described in
Table 6-6.
Table 6-6 Camera Status Indicators
LED Status Description
LED is OFF No power to camera
Steady Red Camera Not Initialized
Slow Flashing Red Camera Initialization Problem
Fast Flashing Red Camera Overheating
Steady Blue IP Address Assigned
Item Description
Slow Flashing Blue Waiting for an IP Address
1 Camera Status LED Fast Flashing Blue Ethernet Cable Disconnected
2 Network Status LED Steady Green Application Linked to the Camera
Figure 6-13 Camera LED's (Rear View)
Slow Flashing Green Trigger Acquisition in Progress
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