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Technical Bulletin How to identify the camera on your ramé-hart instrument Over the years, we have offered a variety of different cameras. As technologies develop and mature we upgrade our camera models to offer the fastest and highest precision camera using the latest high-speed machine vision interface that is currently available. The purpose of this page is to help you identify which camera you may have installed on your instrument. It's important to identify the camera since each camera has a different driver and troubleshooting techniques.
The U4 Series camera features a USB 3.0 interface and uses a USB Micro-B type cable. This camera was first introduced in 2019 replacing the U1 Series camera. This camera operates at 520 frames per second and is standard on all current models (210 and higher). This is an excellent camera that operates at high speed and high resolution. * * *
The U3 Series camera features a USB 3.0 interface and uses a USB Micro-B type cable and looks identical to the U4, U2, and U1 Series cameras. This camera was first introduced in 2018 and is standard on all Model 90 instruments (e.g., p/n 90-U3-CA, p/n 90-U3-PRO, and 90-U3-BASE). The recommended resolution for this camera is 1024x738. This camera is slower than both U1 and U4. * * *
The U2 Series camera looks identical to the U4, U3, and U1 Series cameras. This camera was first offered in 2015 and is sold as an upgrade to its high speed capacity. This is not a common camera. Like all the Ux Series cameras, this one also requires a USB 3.0 interface. * * *
The U1 Series camera was standard between 2014 and 2019 on all models above Model 90. It looks identical to the other U Series cameras (U2, U3, and U4) and requires a USB 3.0 connection via a USB Micro-B type cable. A troubleshooting video for this model camera is available here. * * *
The G1 Series Camera features a high-speed Ethernet connection. This camera first became available in 2011 and was standard with Model 790 but available as a high-speed upgrade for other models running DROPimage Advanced. This camera requires DROPimage Advanced. * * *
The F4 Series Camera features a square 9-pin FireWire 800 connection. This camera was used between 2011 and 2014 on many models (200, 250, 260, 290, 400, 500, 590). The cable is typically white. An upgrade kit is available that will migrate your instrument from this legacy FireWire interface to the current-generation SuperSpeed technology. * * *
The F3 Series Camera looks identical to the F4 Series. It uses the same square 9-pin FireWire 800 connection. This camera was sold as an upgrade only as it runs at a higher speed. This camera is much less common than the F4 Series but uses the same driver. * * *
The F2 Series FireWire Camera was used between 2010 and 2014 on Model 190-F2 and features a single FireWire 400 6-pin connector. There is not LED activity light on this model. * * *
The F1 Series FireWire camera was used on most models (e.g., 200, 250, 260, 290, 295, 500, 590) between 2005 and 2011 and features a FireWire 400 6-pin connection. This camera does not support 64-bit operating systems. Please contact us for reinstallation instructions and troubleshooting recommendations. * * *
The F0 Series FireWire Camera was used on Models 100-F0 and 120-F0 between 2005 and 2007. This camera features two daisy-chained FireWire 400 6-pin connections. * * *
The 00 Series Analog Camera was used during the 1990s and early 2000s. It was finally discontinued in 2005. This camera connects via a coaxial cable to a frame grabber card (installed in the PC) and also requires a power connection at the "DC IN" port shown on the right. This camera is obsolete with no drivers available for current versions of Windows and limited support available for legacy systems. An upgrade kit is available that will replace the analog camera with our latest digital camera. Contact us with the serial number and a photo of your existing legacy 00 Series instrument and we'd be happy to quote you the appropriate ugprade. * * * If you require any
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