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Lord Byron
26-01-2009, 18:41
I feel stupid asking this, but where do we connect our jumpers for the axis camera? I know we connect one end next to the PWM cables on the digital sidecar, but I'm unsure about the other end.

Thanks in advance.
Ryan O
26-01-2009, 18:48
Yes, you are correct that one goes to the sidecar. the other connects to the 5v connection on your power distribution board - it's the little gray box next to the power indicator leds, at the end of the board where main power does NOT come in. The ethernet connect to the cRIO - I believe that is all the connections required.
Lord Byron
26-01-2009, 18:53
The same 5 volt connection that is used to power the camera?
We considered that, but the fact that it was already connected to something and that it was 5 volt (not 6 volt as said in the manual) convinced us otherwise.
Vikesrock
26-01-2009, 20:22
The same 5 volt connection that is used to power the camera?
We considered that, but the fact that it was already connected to something and that it was 5 volt (not 6 volt as said in the manual) convinced us otherwise.

It sounds like you are asking where to connect the servos, not the camera.

Each servo connects to a PWM port on the Digital Sidecar. Then a jumper is installed to connect the two pins next to the PWM port together. For each servo you need a jumper on the two pins adjacent to the PWM.
Lord Byron
26-01-2009, 20:43
I found our problem. What we had been working with was the jumper cables, not the plain jumper. Clearly, this caused a problem.