ALLIED Vision Technologies Oscar F-810 - Manual (Page 34)

AVT cameras: installing hardware
FireWire Hardware Installation Guide V8.0.0
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FireWire hot-plug and screw-lock precautions
Overview hardware installation
• Install IEEE 1394 adapter (if PC or laptop does not have an IEEE 1394
port)
• Install AVT software package and start the corresponding viewer provided
with the AVT SDK you have selected (see the corresponding SDK manual)
• Connect camera to PC or laptop and ensure that the camera is powered
Caution
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Hot-plug precautions
• Although FireWire devices can theoretically be hot-
plugged without powering down equipment, we strongly
recommend turning the computer power off, before
connecting a digital camera to it via a FireWire cable.
• Static electricity or slight plug misalignment during
insertion may short-circuit and damage components.
• The physical ports may be damaged by excessive ESD
(electrostatic discharge), when connected under powered
conditions. It is good practice to ensure proper grounding
of computer case and camera case to the same ground
potential, before plugging the camera cable into the port
of the computer. This ensures that no excessive difference
of electrical potential exists between computer and cam-
era.
Screw-lock precautions
• Also, all AVT 1394b camera and cables have industrial
screw-lock fasteners, to insure a tight electrical connec-
tion that is resistant to vibration and gravity.
• We strongly recommend using only 1394b adapter
cards with screw-locks.
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For more information on cables and on ordering cables
online (by clicking the article and sending an inquiry) go to:
http://www.alliedvisiontec.com/emea/products/
accessories/firewire-accessories.html
Note
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Read the software manuals to get information on licensing,
acquiring your first image with viewer and troubleshooting.
Only the viewer of AVT FirePackage (SmartView) provides
extended GUI control options to evaluate AVT 1394 camera
smart features.