PCI Express Card Installation Procedure

Applies to:

Switch off the computer and all connected peripherals (monitor, printer...).

1.

Discharge any static electricity that could be accumulated by your body. You can achieve this by touching an unpainted metal part of the enclosure of your computer with a bare hand. Make sure that the computer is linked to the AC power outlet with proper earth connection.

2.

Disconnect all cables from your computer, including AC power.

3.

Open the computer enclosure, according to the manufacturer instructions, to gain access to the PCI Express slots. Locate an available and adequate PCI Express slot.

See also: PCI Express Card Slot Requirements.

4.

Remove the blank bracket associated with this location. To achieve this, remove the securing screw and keep it aside for later use in the procedure. Keep the blank bracket in a known place for possible re-use.

5.

Unwrap the card packing, take the board and carefully hold it. Avoid any contact of the board with unnecessary items, including your clothes.

6.

Gently insert the card into the selected PCIe slot, taking care to push it down fully into the slot. If you experience some resistance, remove the board and repeat the operation. You should attempt to make a perfect board-to-slot mechanical alignment for best results. Ensure that the lower part of the bracket is inserted into the corresponding enclosure fastening.

7.

Secure the board with the saved screw.

8.

Optional. When the camera(s) is (are) powered through the CoaXPressInterface and communication standard for industrial cameras using single or multiple coaxial cables. It supports the asymmetric high-speed transmission of images and related control data. This digital interface standard, hosted by the JIIA (Japan Industrial Imaging Association), has been developed for high-speed image data transmission in machine vision applications. (Source:http://www.coaxpress.com/) cable or when the +12 V power output is required on any System I/O connector, connect a 12 V power sourceCorresponds to the GenTL producer in GenICam (for example coaxlink.cti). to the Auxiliary Power Input connector using a 6-pin PEG cable.

9.

Optional. Establish the connections with the Internal GPIO connector(s) as required by the application.

10.

Optional. When synchronized acquisition is required for cameras attached to different cards, establish the card-to-card link interconnections.

11.

Close the computer enclosure according to the manufacturer instructions.