The following example systems are described:
The PoE+ switch connected to the Vicon Vantage host PC is referred to as the primary PoE+ and is directly connected to the assigned sync master. One additional PoE+ switch (known as a secondary PoE+ switch) can be daisy-chained to the primary PoE+ switch.
If the system includes three or more PoE+ switches; or two or more PoE+ switches and a Lock; or two or more Vue video cameras, a Gigabit PoE+ with a 10 GbE uplink is required (for an example of how to connect this type of switch, see Vicon Vantage system with additional cameras & Vicon Lock unit).
Do not daisy-chain secondary PoE+ switches through other secondary PoE+ switches, as this routes too much data through the final destination port of the primary PoE+ switch.
Simple Vicon Vantage system
The following diagram shows a simple Vicon Vantage system supporting up to 12 Vantage cameras. The Vantage application automatically selects one of the cameras to be sync master, causing it to transmit an Ethernet sync packet and timestamp once per frame.
Simple Vicon Vantage system with additional cameras
The following diagram shows a further 12 Vicon Vantage cameras added to the above system with one more PoE+ switch.
In a system that requires more than one PoE+ switch, you must ensure that:
- The master camera (the one that outputs the Vicon Ethernet sync packet) is attached to the primary PoE+ switch, which is connected to the Host PC.
- To ensure correct synchronization of your system when multiple PoE+ switches are used, you must either add a Lock+ to the primary PoE+ switch, or ensure that a camera connected to the primary PoE+ switch is selected in the Vicon application software to be synchronization master.
Vicon Vantage system with additional cameras & Vicon Lock unit
The following diagram shows a Vicon Lock Lab added to via a Gigabit PoE+ switch with a 10 GbE uplink. (Other current Vicon Lock units can be added in the same way.)
The Lock is made sync master and is connected to the Gigabit PoE+ switch.
Vicon Vantage system with additional cameras & 2 Vicon Lock units
The following diagram shows two Lock Lab units added via a Gigabit PoE+ switch with a 10 GbE uplink. (Other current Vicon Lock units can be added in the same way.)
Two Lock units are added to the Gigabit PoE+ switch. Connecting a genlock source such as Reference Video In or VESA Stereo In will determine which Lock is sync master. If both sources are to be used, connect them both to the same Lock unit.
Simple Vantage system with up to 12 cameras & one Lock and Vicon video camera
The following diagram shows a system with up to 12 Vantage cameras, a single Lock and a Vue camera connected to a PoE+ switch. With 10 GbE dual-port PCs, video data can be routed separately from optical data.
Small Vantage system with Gigabit PoE+ with 10 GbE uplink
The following diagram shows a small Vantage system with Vantage cameras, Vue video cameras and a Lock connected to a single Gigabit PoE+ switch with 10 GbE uplink.
Vicon Vantage system with Vicon video cameras
The following diagram shows two Vicon video cameras added to an extended Vantage system.
The Vicon video cameras are added to the Gigabit PoE+ switch so they do not add to the bandwidth of the interconnection to the PoE+ switches. In this example, the optical and video data are carried by two separate connectors between the PC and the Gigabit PoE+ switch.
Vicon Vantage system with 3 PoE+ switches
The following diagram shows a system requiring three PoE+ switches and a Lock unit.
