STT-8300M

I have an STT-8300M camera from 4 or 5 years ago. For a variety of reasons I have not used it much until recently. I find it to be very finicky... it will not connect via USB (I've tried multiple computers). I can sometimes connect via Ethernet but it often runs for a short time (30 min to an hour) and then the connection drops out.

Does anyone have any ideas on these issues?

 

Yes... I have tried 2 different power supplies (one from the STT and one from an STF camera).

 

It did it again... showed a message "Camera Error"... power cycling did not help. Had to go to CCDops and re-detect the camera, that seemed to work (re-connecting it). I then switched back to maxim DL 6 for imaging. The camera acts like this quite often. My STF-8300C camera rarely if ever did this.

 

Will check tomorrow during the day, thanks!

 

OK, I checked the LEDs... with the unit ON and idling, only the power light is on (green). When I turn the cooler on at MAX the second LED comes on yellow.

Still having a boatload of issues connecting to the unit. I have tried everything with USB, nothing works (all drivers are up to date, but they won't apply). On Device Manager, the camera shows up as "unknown" and "not working". I can sometimes connect via Ethernet, but it is very finicky.

 

I am using the power supply brick that came with the camera. No extensions. I do have a 40A 12 VDC supply I could try... that will easily provide the required current. I will rig this and get back to you.

 

This issue MAY have been a driver issue... I am running the camera in the house on a 3rd machine... this one had no drivers, so when I pulled them down (using Driver Checker) it got newer ones than were on the computers I was using before. Not sure why those other computers did not update to the latest. I am connected to the camera now via Ethernet and running a longevity test. So far so good. I will update in the coming days. I have not tried USB connection yet.