Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 31 19:28:30 EST 2015 | ttheis
Photo of updated vme for those interested.
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 19 21:34:09 EST 2015 | ttheis
We just powered up a used GSM1 for the first time and it seems to boot and initalize ok. It is running UPS 3.2.2c. The first thing we noticed upon initial power up is that there is a lot of 'noise' on the monitors. Is this normal due to being designe
Electronics Forum | Tue Dec 01 23:22:23 EST 2015 | ttheis
Swapped the EXM-13A with no change; going to try the EXM-14 card next. Do the monitors split from one VGA port via a cable splitter? I'm still working on getting manuals for this machine so I'm learning as I go so far, thanks for the help.
Electronics Forum | Sun Nov 22 17:14:56 EST 2015 | dilogic
What kind of vision system does your machine have? If it is AIS3500AX, that can be the cause. AC supply is hardly the reason...
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 24 04:09:57 EST 2015 | sarason
Faded input line capacitors can do this sort of thing. Check your AC Filters. sarason
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 24 10:22:22 EST 2015 | ttheis
I checked and it is 630vme. I'll check input line filters as mentioned in next post.
Electronics Forum | Tue Nov 24 14:29:26 EST 2015 | dilogic
This looks like faulty VGA card (the one from which VGA cables come out) in the VME rack. They are notorius and fail often. Sometimes you can replace VRAM chips and fix it...
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 31 19:25:11 EST 2015 | ttheis
Resolved. Thanks to some information provided by the fine folks over at Capital Equipment Exchange I was able to update the system to a EXP-VID-B video card, replacing the EXM-13A and EXM-14 combination. This update eliminates the jumper cable betwe
Electronics Forum | Sun Nov 22 18:03:38 EST 2015 | ttheis
Hi Deni- Thanks for the reply. I'll try to figure out what vision system is on it. I know it has two 5.3mil cameras front and back, UPS 3.2.2c os/2. Where do I determine the type of vision system; in the computer or harware spec plate?
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 23 13:46:14 EST 2015 | dilogic
It is written on power-up screen after booting USOS (green letters). I am attaching image of mine, but with newer VME630 vision. If yours shows AIS3500 there, it is probably a problem with video DAC inside that box (located on the machine rear end, a
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