AVT Prosilica GC Power Voltage Specification Update

Update supports extended input power voltage range 5 - 25 VDC

New AVT Prosilica GC cameras shipped from April, 2011, will support an extended input power voltage range of 5 - 25 VDC.

Existing customers are not affected by this capability and can continue to use the same power source (5 - 16 VDC). New customers that prefer a higher input voltage such as 24 VDC can now use this to power the camera.

How to determine if your camera offers the extended input power voltage range
The serial number is used to identify those cameras that can be powered using 5-16 VDC and those cameras that support 5-25 VDC.

The eighth character of the camera serial number (see below) is the identifier that indicates the camera's support of the extended input power voltage range. Any number other than “0” will indicate this is the case.

In Fig 1 below the camera serial number is identified as 02-2171A-0XXXX. Since the eighth character is “0” this camera is limited to 5-16 VDC. In Fig 2 below, the serial number is identified as 02-2171A-1XXXX where the 8th digit is not a "0" and so this camera supports the updated 5-25 VDC.

	Fig. 1 Prosilica GC back 8th digit of serial number (circled in yellow) is a "0" indicating that this camera is limited to 5 - 16 VDC		Fig. 2 Prosilica GC back 8th digit of serial cumber is a "1" indicating that this camera supports 5 - 25 VDC

IMPORTANT NOTE
Supplying 17 VDC or more to the power input of cameras that do not support the extended input power voltage range will damage the camera.
This event is not covered under warranty.

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