SECTION 6

Troubleshooting

6.1 Check Simple Things First

Remember that the camera is part of the entire acquisition system. You may have to trouble shoot any or all of the following:

Power supply

Frame grabber hardware & software

Light sources

Operating environment

Cabling

Host computer

Optics

Encoder

6.2General Solutions

Connections

The first step in trouble shooting is to verify that your camera has all the correct connections.

Power Supply Voltage

Check for the presence of 12 - 15 volts at the camera connector.

Everything seems to be working, but no image

Remove the cover from your PC and reset all the cards into the Mother board.

Data Clocking/Output Signals

Verify the presence of all data clocking and output signals.

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