ALLIED Vision Technologies Oscar F-810 - Manual (Page 24)

Safety instructions
FireWire Hardware Installation Guide V8.0.0
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Caution
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Board level cameras: General Warnings
• Be sure that all power to your board level cameras is
switched off, before mounting the sensor board or making
connections to the camera.
• Do not connect or disconnect any cables during an elec-
trical storm.
• Do not use your board level cameras during an electrical
storm.
• To help avoid possible damage to the sensor board or
main board, wait 5 seconds after power is switched off,
before connecting or disconnecting any cable to the
board level cameras.
• Ensure that nothing rests on the cables of your board
level cameras.
• Keep your board level cameras away from radiators and
heat sources.
• Do not spill food or liquids on your board level cameras.
Caution
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Board level cameras: Loading
• Avoid any mechanical forces to the board level cameras,
the boards and its components, especially torsional, ten-
sile and compressive forces. Any of these forces may
result in damage of the board level cameras, the boards
and its components.
• To avoid damages of the boards, provide cables with an
external pull relief so that no force is applied to the con-
nectors itself.
Caution
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Board level cameras: Dirty environments
• Always use clean boards.
• To protect the boards from dirt like dust, liquids or swarf
always use the board level cameras only in clean room
environment or use a protective housing.