Put together the Vicon Valkyrie hardware

The first step in putting together a Vicon Valkyrie system is to set up your hardware. Gather the hardware components, the downloaded Vicon application software installer, and the documentation. For details of the components supplied with your particular system, see the Bill of Materials that accompanied the shipment.

Assemble and connect the Valkyrie hardware components:

1. For each Valkyrie camera, assemble the head block and connect the camera and base plate to it.
2. Mount the Valkyrie camera and head block assemblies on tripods or on a clamp and truss on a speed rail, and then position them around the capture volume.

3. For each Valkyrie camera, plug one end of a Vicon-supplied Cat 6 RJ45 Ethernet cable into one of the available RJ45 sockets in the Ethernet switch.

   If your Ethernet switch is a PoE++ with both PoE++ and PoE+ sockets, to take full advantage of the power of the switch, ensure all the Valkyrie cameras are plugged into PoE++ sockets.

   From the total number of sockets, remember that:

   • One socket is required to connect to the Vicon Valkyrie host PC, which can be connected to one of the uplink ports.
   • The Ethernet (PoE++) ports on a PoE++ switch can support up to 8 Valkyrie cameras. Any remaining powered ports can support other components required in your system, such as an additional switch or a Vicon Lock.

4. Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into the RJ45 socket on the rear of each Valkyrie camera.

    

   Caution: To ensure Valkyrie cameras remain IP65-rated, if you remove the IP65 cable cap that protects the connection between the Ethernet cable and the camera, always replace it correctly. For instructions, see Remove and replace IP65 cable cap in the Vicon Valkyrie Quick Start Guide.

    

5. Plug one end of the host PC cable into one of the uplink sockets in the Ethernet switch.

6. Plug the other end of the cable into the appropriate PCIe network Gigabit Ethernet port for the Valkyrie system network on the rear of the host PC (for details, see Vicon system network ports in the Vicon Systems Setup Guide).

    

   For details of the Vicon host PC cable, see Vicon Valkyrie system cable descriptions.

7. Switch on the host PC, and allow it to boot up.

8. If your system must meet EN 60601 standards for medical compliance, ensure that you have received from Vicon the appropriate number of isolation transformers for your system (one for every 24 Valkyrie cameras connected by up to 4 Ethernet switches). Plug the isolation transformer into the mains power supply and plug the Ethernet switch(es) into the transformer.
   

9. Switch on the Ethernet switch or, if the Ethernet switch is plugged into an isolation transformer, switch on the transformer.