Connecting to the Camera

To connect the camera:

  1. Plug the Camera Link cables into the ports of LightBridge 2 ACL.
  2. Plug the Camera Link cables into the according ports of the camera.
  3. If you use a camera that does not support Power Over Camera Link (PoCL):
    1. If you are going to use applets out of applet set version 2.0 (or higher) or an individual applet created with VisualApplets 3.0.6 (or higher), make sure PoCL support is de-activated on LightBridge 2 ACL (see below).
    2. Plug the camera to a power supply.

Activating/De-activating PoCL Support

 

PoCL support is de-activated per default .

To check/set PoCL support mode (PoCL enabled/disabled): 

  1. Open microDiagnostics.
  2. In the Frame Grabber pane, select the board you want to check the PoCL mode for.
  3. From the Tools menu, select Board Settings.
  4. In the dialog Board Settings, you see if PoCL support is enabled or disabled.
  5. Change here the PoCL support mode if required.

 

 
  1. Power the camera.
  2. Start the camera.