Hi,
I am not able to connect/discover a B57-4 from NxView after running the network configuration wizard.
I tried connecting its 5m GigE cable through a POE++ injector connected to an un-managed switch (that happens to be POE+). The green light at the back the camera starts red and turns green after a few seconds. But the link LED on the corresponding port of the switch does not turn on (link is not up). I get the same result if I connect the camera to the switch directly (POE+).
The link LED on the switch port of my laptop blinks after the wizard has configured the adapter. The firewall is off.
I am able to connect my own laptop through the injector (link LED on). I am also able to route traffic through the switch between my laptop and other devices.
I get the same result with a Windows machine.
Below are the specs of of my system and screenshots of NxView.
Thank you for your help,
Charles
the LED behavior you describe (red, then green) looks like the camera is booting up normally, so the link should also come up a few seconds after the LED has turned green. There is certainly something wrong with the Ethernet connection in this case. Somehow the PoE++ supply works, as the LED turns green, but it cannot establish an Ethernet connection.
Do you have another M12/RJ45 cable to rule out any issue with that? I guess you used another RJ45/RJ45 cable when connecting your laptop to the injector, right? Do you happen to have a DC supply at hand, to see if this makes a difference?
Rainer,
Thank you, I was able to connect to the camera with a different cable both with the POE+ switch and with the POE++ injector in between. The cable is a Cat 7 S/FTP that we use to connect to other GigE cameras (Flir, Framos). The IDS-supplied cable I used initially is marked Cat 7 Plus. What is the difference?
Also, can I run the B57 with only a POE+ source instead of POE++? I do not se a difference in behavior.
Best regards,
Charles
Both cables should be fine based on their specification. The one that doesn’t work is probably just broken. Maybe it was bent too much after you used it for the other cameras or something similar.
The specified 90W PoE++ source is necessary for a reliable operation in all situations. Power usage of the device varies a lot depending on how long the projector flashes. It might work with a smaller PoE supply when the exposure time is low or the projector brightness gets reduced, but this is not supported officially. See the power supply specification in the manual for more details.
