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Do I need an extra power supply when Im using a Basler IEEE 1394 camera with a laptop?

April 26, 2017basler camera extra ieee laptop power supply

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Do I need an extra power supply when Im using a Basler IEEE 1394 camera with a laptop?

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If you are using a laptop, you must make sure that the camera is being properly supplied with power. Many of the built-in IEEE 1394 connectors on laptops and the connectors in add-on IEEE 1394 PCMCIA cards only have a 4 pins instead of the normal 6 pins.