Compliance, safety, and intended use
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Alvium CSI-2 Cameras User Guide V2.6.2
Your safety
This section informs about issues related to your personal safety. Descriptions
explain how to avoid hazards and operate Alvium CSI-2 cameras safely.
Handling lens mounts
The lens mount thread has sharp edges. Be careful these edges do not cut your
skin when mounting or unmounting lenses.
Housed cameras: handling hot cameras
If the mainboard temperature exceeds the specified maximum for more than two
seconds, the camera is powered off automatically. The current value for mainboard
temperature is output by
Device Temperature
, using Direct Register Access. You
can use this value to control cooling by software, for example, to control a fan.
However, if you hold the camera in your hands during operation, your skin may get
hurt. If you touch the camera when it is heated up, we recommend wearing
protective gloves.
Providing optimum heat dissipation
Design bare board and open housing cameras into a heat dissipative housing with
a high thermal conductivity. For more information, see
on page 172. Keep the operating temperature in the specified range to
enable best image quality and to protect the camera from damage. Temperature
values apply to a relative humidity of 0 to 80 percent that is non-condensing.
Hardware option
Housing
Components in the
cooling areas
1
Mainboard
2
Bare board
3
Not applicable
-20° C to +85° C
See model
Open housing
4
-20° C to +65° C
1
See
2
Output by
Device Temperature
, using Direct Register Access.
3
Ensure that the sensor is operated in the temperature range specified by the manufacturer. For any
questions, please visit
www.alliedvision.com/en/support
4
Temperature values must be observed for the housing
and
for the cooling areas.
Table 6: Operating temperature ranges for Alvium CSI-2 cameras
