Vicon MX Hardware System Reference

MX Bridge
• Analog Camera
Three sets of connectors for camera channels 1, 2, and 3:
• 12-pin Lemo socket for connecting to an MCam2, VCam,
SVCam, MCam(PAL), or MCam(NTSC) camera.
• BNC socket located to the right of the 12-pin Lemo connector
for connecting to an MCam camera.
Warning
Do not use the 12-pin Lemo socket to connect an MX Bridge unit to either an
MX Net unit or an MX Link unit. Plugging one end of a 12-pin Lemo plug into
an Analog Camera socket on the rear panel of an MX-Bridge and the other
end of the plug into either the Link Connect socket on the rear panel of an
MX Link or the Link socket on the rear panel of an MX Net will result in
damage to the units.
• Net Connect
10-Pin Lemo socket located to the right of each set of Analog
Camera connectors. This connects the MX Bridge to an
MX Ultranet or an MX Net, which supplies power and
synchronization to each connected camera and carries the signal
to and from it. For details on these other MX units, see
Chapter 7 MX Net and Chapter 9 MX Ultranet. For details on the
MX Ultranet—MX Bridge cable and MX Net—MX Bridge cables,
see Chapter 11 MX Cables.
• External Interface
9-pin D-type RS-232 serial socket. This provides an interface to
the cameras connected to the MX Bridge and is typically used only
for factory test purposes.
Supported Camera Modes
Camera-specific cabling connects the supported Vicon cameras to the
MX Bridge camera channel inputs (for details, see Chapter 11 MX
Cables). The MX Bridge unit is configured to identify the connected
camera type and pass this information to the Vicon application
software on the host PC.
The following sections give the performance details for the V-series
cameras that can be connected to Vicon MX through an MX Bridge:
• MCam2
• VCam
• SVCam
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