10-pin I/O Connector Pinout Details (Special Order)

Pin Number

Genie Nano-10G

Direction

Definition

1

PWR-GND

—

Camera Power – Ground

2

PWR-VCC

—

Camera Power – DC +10 to +36 Volts

3

GPI0-CMN-GND

—

General Input/Output Common Ground

4

GPO-Power

—

General Output Common Power

5

GPI 1

In

General External Input 1

6

GPO 1

Out

General External Output 1

7

RS232_RX

In

RS-232 Serial Port Input for G5-Gx4 models

GPI_2

In

General External Input 2 with G5-Gx3 models

8

GPO 2

Out

General External Output 2

9

RS232_TX

Out

RS-232 Serial Port Output for G5-Gx4 models

GPO 3

Out

General External Output 3 with G5-Gx3 models

10

Reserved

 

Do not use.

NOTE:

Differs from previous Genie Nano models; if upgrading verify cable connections.

Nano: “G6-GM4… or G6-GC4…” part numbers denote optional Serial Port special order models.

Using the Special Order Serial Port

The Nano-10G provides a UART RS-232 serial port for general use where the Nano-10G functions as an Ethernet to serial port bridge only, because the Nano-10G itself does not respond to any serial port commands. An external serial controlled device can be connected to the camera serial port to benefit from the extended control distance provided by the camera Ethernet connection. Examples of such devices might include lighting, motors, remote switching, various sensors, and so forth. The following figure shows an example of such a setup.

NOTE

Special order RS-232 serial port Nano-10G models do not support power-over-ethernet (PoE) due to grounding issues.

Enable the Virtual Serial Port Driver

The Virtual Serial Port Driver is automatically installed with the Sapera installation. Even if the Nano-10G is used only with third-party GigE Vision applications, usage of the serial port requires that it is installed and enabled by using the Teledyne DALSA Network Configuration tool. 

To enable the serial port driver

  • Run the Teledyne DALSA Network Configuration tool.

  • On the Advanced menu, open the Remote Serial Port Control (on host PC) submenu and select Permanently Enable.

Automatic Windows Driver Installation

The first time the remote serial port control is enabled on a system, an automatic Windows driver update executes as shown in the following screen captures.

This update procedure will not repeat on an update unless the serial port control is first disabled and then followed by an uninstall of the Nano-10G driver.

Selecting Serial Port Parameters

The Sapera CamExpert tool allows selecting a camera serial port and viewing its current configuration.

  • With the Port Control set to RemoteHostControlled, use any third-party serial communication program to configure the serial ports and control connected devices. Note that currently, only the Baud rate is variable (within the software control’s capabilities).

  • With the Port Control set to InCameraControlled, port parameters are set by Genie Nano-10G features.

Serial Port Control Category

The Serial Port Control category groups the features related to the optional RS-232 UART serial port.

Display Name

Feature & Values

Description

Device Version & View

Serial Port Selector

DeviceSerialPortSelector

Selects the serial port to control.

1.00 Guru

SerialPort1

SerialPort1

First Serial Port available on the device.

 

Serial Port Control

deviceSerialPortControlMode

Specifies whether the device serial port is controlled by the device itself or remotely controlled by the host computer.

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Remote Host Controlled

RemoteHostControlled

Local serial port is controlled by the host computer.

In Camera Controlled

InCameraControlled

Local serial port is controlled by the camera itself.

Serial Port Signaling

deviceSerialPortSignaling

Displays the current serial port signaling protocol in use by the device. This feature selects the protocol if multiple types are supported.

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RS-232

RS232

Use RS-232 signaling protocol.

 

None

None

No signaling protocol.

 

Serial Port Baud Rate

DeviceSerialPortBaudRate

Sets the baud rate used by the selected device’s serial port. Available baud rates are device-specific.

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Baud 9600

Baud9600

Baud rate is 9600.

 

Baud 115200

Baud115200

Baud rate is 115 200.

 

Serial Port Parity

deviceSerialPortParity

Sets the parity checking type on the selected serial port.

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Even

Even

Use Even parity checking.

Odd

Odd

Use Odd parity checking.

None

None

Parity checking is disabled.

Serial Port Data Size

deviceSerialPortDataSize

Sets the bits per character (bpc) to use.

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bpc8

bpc8

Use 8 bits per character.

bpc7

bpc7

Use 7 bits per character.

Serial Port Number of Stop Bits

deviceSerialPortNumberOfStopBits

Sets the number of stop bits to use.

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Stopbits0

Stopbits0

Use no stop bits.

Stopbits1

Stopbits1

Use 1 stop bit.

Stopbits2

Stopbits2

Use 2 stop bits.