Optronics Microfire Camera power supply
Optronics Microfire Camera power supply
Hi ,
I bought a Optronics Microfire Camera in ebay but not came with the power supply. It is having 5 pin DIN connector for the power supply, I don't have any idea about the power supply specification. Could someone help me on this?
Thanks,
Ashok
I bought a Optronics Microfire Camera in ebay but not came with the power supply. It is having 5 pin DIN connector for the power supply, I don't have any idea about the power supply specification. Could someone help me on this?
Thanks,
Ashok
Re: Optronics Microfire Camera power supply
If I am thinking of the right camera … the cable is presumably Firewire with a custom connector.
http://www.bbmicro.com/products/product.php?pid=37
Be very careful if you decide to start experimenting.
… some Firewire ports are very sensitive to mis-connections.
MichaelG.
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Edit: __ I am wary of downloading from sites like this [all too easy to hit the wrong button] … but there is a Manual, here: https://manualzz.com/doc/32366459/the-microfire-camera
… which you can read online.
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Edit: __ Nice clean download available here: https://wiki.ucl.ac.uk/download/attachm ... 2943245000
http://www.bbmicro.com/products/product.php?pid=37
Be very careful if you decide to start experimenting.
… some Firewire ports are very sensitive to mis-connections.
MichaelG.
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Edit: __ I am wary of downloading from sites like this [all too easy to hit the wrong button] … but there is a Manual, here: https://manualzz.com/doc/32366459/the-microfire-camera
… which you can read online.
.
Edit: __ Nice clean download available here: https://wiki.ucl.ac.uk/download/attachm ... 2943245000
Last edited by MichaelG. on Wed Oct 13, 2021 8:24 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Optronics Microfire Camera power supply
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UPDATE :
I just found this very helpful photo on ebay :
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Clearly the Power input is separate from the Firewire port.
… This is encouraging !!
MichaelG.
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… and here’s my best crop of that label :
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UPDATE :
I just found this very helpful photo on ebay :
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Clearly the Power input is separate from the Firewire port.
… This is encouraging !!
MichaelG.
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… and here’s my best crop of that label :
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Re: Optronics Microfire Camera power supply
Thank you so much Michael. I happened to see the picture of this power supply before, I even enquired the seller but it is sold already. From the description in the power brick i couldn't get what type of power( DC voltage) it needs, if i get this info i could able to do some diy power supply for this camera.
Re: Optronics Microfire Camera power supply
It’s rather strange that Optronics chose to declare current and power, but not the output Voltage[s]
I will have a dig around
MichaelG.
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It doesn’t help unless/until we know whether there is more than one ‘rail’ on that power supply, but
This seems a good place to reference the Firewire specification: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_1394
I will have a dig around
MichaelG.
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It doesn’t help unless/until we know whether there is more than one ‘rail’ on that power supply, but
This seems a good place to reference the Firewire specification: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_1394
Last edited by MichaelG. on Wed Oct 13, 2021 8:14 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Optronics Microfire Camera power supply
Not found the PSU details yet … but I did find the original price for the camera
https://www.tritechresearch.com/optmif.html
MichaelG.
https://www.tritechresearch.com/optmif.html
MichaelG.
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Re: Optronics Microfire Camera power supply
Wow. The camera technology is way too costly in early 2000s.
Re: Optronics Microfire Camera power supply
Appears it was also available from Olympus
http://olympusconfocal.com/brochures/pdfs/microfire.pdf
Sorry … no closer to finding the PSU pinout :
You may need to open the camera to see what pins are connected
MichaelG.
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Another link without any details of the PSU
http://www.aic-imagecentral.com/products/pdfs/PDF11.pdf
http://olympusconfocal.com/brochures/pdfs/microfire.pdf
Sorry … no closer to finding the PSU pinout :
You may need to open the camera to see what pins are connected
MichaelG.
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Another link without any details of the PSU
http://www.aic-imagecentral.com/products/pdfs/PDF11.pdf
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Re: Optronics Microfire Camera power supply
I have opened it .
- Attachments
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- 20211013_164015.jpg (111.08 KiB) Viewed 3193 times
Re: Optronics Microfire Camera power supply
From that one view, I can only guess … but it looks like they are using all five pins in parallel, to carry a total 400mA at 17volts, and using the screen for Ovolts.
Unusual, but not a bad idea, because it would allow the use of a nice flexible cable.
That’s only 6.8VA … so the 50VA on the label must presumably be the input power.
Tread carefully …
I would physically check that each of those links connects to a separate pin
and then electrically check that they are connected together.
Can you get any more photos ?
MichaelG.
Unusual, but not a bad idea, because it would allow the use of a nice flexible cable.
That’s only 6.8VA … so the 50VA on the label must presumably be the input power.
Tread carefully …
I would physically check that each of those links connects to a separate pin
and then electrically check that they are connected together.
Can you get any more photos ?
MichaelG.
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Re: Optronics Microfire Camera power supply
I shall try to make more pictures. The build quality of this camera is very good, the processing and sensor divisions are separated by a metal surface for cooling.
Re: Optronics Microfire Camera power supply
This is my guess:
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… possibly with all those reds ‘commoned’ [but it’s more likely that happens at the Power Supply end of the cable]
You could check that much with a meter, without dismantling any further.
MichaelG.
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… possibly with all those reds ‘commoned’ [but it’s more likely that happens at the Power Supply end of the cable]
You could check that much with a meter, without dismantling any further.
MichaelG.
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Re: Optronics Microfire Camera power supply
Thank you , I shall try it and share my findings.
Thanks,
Ashok
Thanks,
Ashok