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CONTENTS
REFERENCES ...........................................................................................................v
GENERAL VIEW .......................................................................................................vi
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION........................................................................................x
1INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................1
1.1 Principle of Operation..................................................................................................2
1.2 Camera Positioning.....................................................................................................4
1.3 Basic System Configurations ......................................................................................6
1.3.1 Single Camera ............................................................................................................6
1.3.2 Multiple Cameras without DC9500 Controller..............................................................7
1.3.3 Multiple Cameras with DC9500 Controller...................................................................8
2INSTALLATION........................................................................................................10
2.1 Package Contents.....................................................................................................10
2.2 Overall Dimensions...................................................................................................11
2.3 Mechanical Installation..............................................................................................12
2.3.1 Mounting the Reading Station...................................................................................12
2.3.2 Camera Mounting .....................................................................................................13
2.3.3 External Mirror Mounting...........................................................................................15
2.3.4 Illuminator Mounting..................................................................................................16
2.4 Mounting the Photocell Barriers or Distance Sensor .................................................16
2.4.1 Photocell Barriers/Light Curtains...............................................................................16
2.4.2 Laser Distance Sensor..............................................................................................20
2.5 Mounting the Optical Encoder and PS Photocell.......................................................21
2.6 Electrical Connections...............................................................................................22
2.6.1 Main Connector (Power Supply and Sensors)...........................................................22
2.6.2 Camera COM1 – Decoder Communication and Configuration ..................................25
2.6.3 Camera COM2 – Lighting System Control and Master-Slave Configuration..............26
2.6.4 Camera Link Connector – VIDEO1/VIDEO2 .............................................................27
2.6.5 LVDS Connectors – VIDEO1/VIDEO2 ......................................................................28
3CAMERA SETUP .....................................................................................................29
3.1 Setup Procedure Overview .......................................................................................29
3.2 Camera Parameters Setup........................................................................................30
3.3 Speed, Position and Trigger Sensor Check...............................................................30
3.4 Camera, Mirror and Illuminator Allignment ................................................................31
3.4.1 Checking the Camera View Line ...............................................................................31
3.4.2 Adjusting the Illuminator Position ..............................................................................32
3.5 Parallelism Check .....................................................................................................33
3.6 Light Profile Procedure..............................................................................................35
3.7 Autofocus Procedure.................................................................................................36
3.8 Position Parameters Fine-Tuning..............................................................................38
4SOFTWARE .............................................................................................................40
4.1 The Genius™ Configuration Program .......................................................................40
4.1.1 The Installation CD ...................................................................................................40
4.1.2 Genius™ Startup ......................................................................................................40
4.1.3 How to Save the Modified Parameters......................................................................43
4.2 Camera Parameter Description.................................................................................44
