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AGE
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PPENDIX
A. G
LOSSARY
2.5
Attaching Lenses and Tripods
The camera can be fitted with a standard C-mount lens or attached to a microscope with
a C-mount threading. Simply attach the lens or connect to the microscope using the
threaded lens mount indicated in Figure 2.5 on page 9.
The back of the camera has three 4–40 screw holes for the attachment of a mounting
fixture such as a tripod. The imaging module can be mounting using the four standard
standoffs attached to the Interface Board.
PixeLINK offers custom mounting fixtures for attaching a tripod with a standard ¼–20
screw threading at a 90° angle to the Camera. The tripod mounts are specific to the type
of camera.
Table 2.5
Tripod Mount Selection Table.
For this camera …
Use this tripod mount:
PL-A641, PL-642
PL-A661, PL-662
PL-640/660-CAMERA 1/4-20 MOUNT
PL-A633, PL-634
PL-A653, PL-654
PL-MODULE 1/4-20 MOUNT
more i
PixeLINK Web site at
For
nformation, contact your PixeLINK vendor or visit the
http://www.pixelink.com/
.
2.6
Power
The computer’s FireWire bus can supply power to the camera if the host computer has a
six-pin FireWire connector and the total power demand on the bus does not exceed the
ing modules are
bus capacity. Some systems—such as laptop computers or those with several FireWire
devices daisy-chained—require an external 12 V supply to power the camera.
An external power supply can be connected to the FireWire bus. Imag
capable of having an external power supply attached directly to a power header (see
Section 2.3.3.1, on page 11).
2.7
IR Filter
Each camera (color and monochrome) is fitted with an integrated infra-red (IR) filter over
the image sensor. This filter a
ver over the image sensor. The
filter may be removed, but doing so increa
sensor.
Because o the risk of dama
r, only the manufacturer
should perform modifications to the camera fittings.
The IR filter is held in place by the cam
, on page 17).
lso acts as a protective co
ses the likelihood of contaminating the image
ge to the senso
f
era's C-mount (Figure 2.13
PL-A630 to PL-A660 Series Cameras
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