Problems when using more than 24 cameras
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:23 am
Hello everyone,
I am using a setup with 28 Prime 13 cameras. They are connected via Cat6 cables to 2 Gigabit switches that can provide 384 W PoE each. According to the documentation, this setup should be fine. Still, I am frequently having problems with random cameras disconnecting, often disturbing calibration as calibration is aborted when a camera disconnects. Also, cameras that disconnect and reconnect after calibration tend to show up in the origin, making it necessary to reload the calibration. I am using Motive Body 2.3.0 Final.
What is the issue? Are more than 24 ethernet cameras unsupported?
When using Google to search for an answer, I noticed there once was a hint in the documentation specifically for setups with high camera counts. It has been removed from the documentation though as that section only appears in the Google results and not on the page. It read: "High Camera Counts: For setting up more than 24 Prime series cameras, we recommend using a 10 Gigabit uplink switch and connecting it to the host PC via an ..."
I do not have a 10 Gigabit uplink switch but I also do not see why that should be required, as the amount of data transfered is way lower when using object mode only.
Thanks in advance for your help.
I am using a setup with 28 Prime 13 cameras. They are connected via Cat6 cables to 2 Gigabit switches that can provide 384 W PoE each. According to the documentation, this setup should be fine. Still, I am frequently having problems with random cameras disconnecting, often disturbing calibration as calibration is aborted when a camera disconnects. Also, cameras that disconnect and reconnect after calibration tend to show up in the origin, making it necessary to reload the calibration. I am using Motive Body 2.3.0 Final.
What is the issue? Are more than 24 ethernet cameras unsupported?
When using Google to search for an answer, I noticed there once was a hint in the documentation specifically for setups with high camera counts. It has been removed from the documentation though as that section only appears in the Google results and not on the page. It read: "High Camera Counts: For setting up more than 24 Prime series cameras, we recommend using a 10 Gigabit uplink switch and connecting it to the host PC via an ..."
I do not have a 10 Gigabit uplink switch but I also do not see why that should be required, as the amount of data transfered is way lower when using object mode only.
Thanks in advance for your help.