EXCELITAS TECHNOLOGIES Home Commodore CLHS Frame Grabber Instructions

EXCELITAS TECHNOLOGIES Home Commodore CLHS Frame Grabber Instructions

Excelitas PCO GmbH asks you to carefully read and follow the instructions in this document.
For any questions or comments, please feel free to contact us at any time.

Introduction

KAYA KOMODO (II) FRAME GRABBER INSTALLATION
This manual describes the installation of the Kaya Komodo CLHS Frame Grabber and Kaya Komodo II CLHS Frame Grabber for PCO cameras with CLHS FOL interface. For further description of the Kaya Frame Grabbers and Software see also the Kaya manuals. During PCO Software installation, CLHS FOL must be selected to access PCO cameras via Kaya Frame Grabbers.

Availability
Available for these camera models:

• pco.edge 4.2/5.5 with CLHS FOL interface
• pco.dicam C1
• pco.dicam C4 (4x CLHS FOL)
• pco.dicam C8 (max. 8x CLHS FOL)

Support
In case of errors please contact us at PCO:

• Contact support
• tel +49 9441 2005 0

System requirements
Please consider the following system requirements:

• PCIe Slot x8 or x16
• Recommended: Gen 3 and 8 lanes (see chapter 4)
• Windows 10 (64 bit

Safety Instructions

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
Risk of injury due to laser beam.

• Do not look into the laser beam or at direct reflexes.
• Do not point the laser beam at persons.
• Manipulations of the laser device are not allowed.

ELECTRIC SHOCK WARNING DUE TO VOLTAGE PARTS INSIDE
Risk of injury due to electric shock.

• Always pull the main plug before opening the computer.

Frame Grabber Installation

Instructions for installing and testing the Kaya Komodo (II) CLHS Frame Grabber card. This card is required to be able to use a PCO camera with CLHS FOL interface. Installation must be performed by a technician, because high voltages can occur on the device.

ELECTRIC SHOCK WARNING DUE TO VOLTAGE PARTS INSIDE
Risk of injury due to electric shock.

• Always pull the main plug before opening the computer.

Install the latest Kaya Komodo package.
(Download approved version from our website) Only 64-bit computer systems are supported.

1. Shutdown your computer, open the computer case and install the frame grabber card

2. Start the Installation Executable: KAYA_Vision_PointSetup(version)_Windows_64.exe You can start a silent installation by calling the installation exe with command line parameters:
   KAYA_Vision_Point_Setup_2021.1_SP_1_Windows_64.exe /SILENT /NORESTART /COMPONENTS=”*, !virtual_com_port

3. Select the proper folder on your computer

4. Deselect Virtual COM port for serial communication

5. The frame grabber card should be displayed within the device manager. If the device is not shown this way, reinstall the driver

6. Check the system requirements (chapter 4)

Vision Point Software

Start the Vision Point application.

After the installation is finished, open the Vision Point software and check the hardware information. First click **Create new project

** Take a look at the Project tab.
Click Frame Grabber – Hardware Information

Check the following values:

• Firmware version:
  • Komodo II : 4.3.1 or higher
  • Komodo : 4.21.9 or higher
• PCIe generation: 3 (see PCI Express Generation 2/3)
• PCIe lanes : 8

For proper operation, the Frame Grabber firmware must be updated to the versions listed above, see chapter 5

PCI Express Generation 2/3

If the Frame Grabber is installed in a PCIe slot with only Gen 2 capability and/or with only 4 PCIe lanes, memory bandwidth for image transfers is limited and images might be lost. Vision Point software will inform you if your system has limitations:

Update Firmware of the Grabber

How to update the firmware of a the Kaya Komodo (II) CLHS Frame Grabber card.

1. Select Device Control – Firmware update…

2. Select proper firmware update file

3. Click Next and wait until the update process is finished Do not unplug and/or switch off your computer during the update.

4. Power down your computer. A restart is not sufficient

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