Camera Power
The camera connector makes possible to deliver a supply voltage to the camera connected to it.
The power supply is delivered from an on-board connector referred to as the Power connector. This connector is linked to the host PC power supply thanks to a standard 5 V/12 V disk-drive power connection. Only the 12 V voltage is used.
In this manner, the current drawn by the camera is not extracted from the PCI connector of the Domino Melody board.
A current consumption of no more than 600 mA is recommended. In any case, the total current should imperatively be limited to 2 A.
HD15F connector locations for the power lines
Power Supply |
Single-Ended |
Connector |
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Name |
Pin |
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Power to X |
+12 V |
7 |
X |
PGND |
6 |
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It is mandatory to reserve the use of PGND to the current return path of the camera supply.
The pin 6 (PGND) should not be used as a signal ground. If the camera is powered by the board, then the pin 6 (PGND) pin should be connected the power supply return terminal at the camera. The power return terminal can be named "0 V", "Power Ground", "12 V Return" or similarly.