sharpVISION™ Digital Camera
sharpVISION™ User Manual
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4.4. Hardware installation The camera gets the necessary power from the computer via the fire-wire cable. If the power
provided by the PC is not enough an additional power supply unit is included with the camera
system package. The external power supply is only required when a laptop and/or a 6 to 4 pin
cable is used. The external power supply is also required for camera models that incorporate
an additional cooling module. All communication and data transfer with the host computer is
done via the IEEE 1394™ interface. This interface requires a single cable, which is also
supplied with the camera package. External triggering and synchronization are done via the
dedicated connector (PS2 type). Triggering is expected to be done with a TTL pulse. The
synchronization signal is also TTL level.
Windows 2000/XP
1. Connect the fire-wire cable to an available fire-wire port on your computer.
2. Turn the camera ON/OFF switch to the ON position and wait a few seconds for the
camera to initialize it self.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions. Click on the YES or Continue Anyway button when
prompted by the Windows 2000 or XP Operating system to proceed with the installation.
MAC OS/X
1. Connect the fire-wire cable to an available fire-wire port on your computer.
2. Turn the camera ON/OFF switch the ON position and wait a few seconds for the camera
to initialize it self.