Dalsa PC2-CamLink User Manual

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6 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual EC & FCC Certificate of Conformity

96 • Part II: Sapera LT PC2-CamLink User's Manual The various functions are described below: File Control Three controls are provided for im

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part II: Sapera LT • 97 • Count and Size: Select the number of frame buffers and the image size here. • Type –

98 • Part II: Sapera LT PC2-CamLink User's Manual An important component of CamExpert is its live acquisition display window that allows im

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part II: Sapera LT • 99 Camera Files Distributed with Sapera The Sapera LT CDROM includes camera files that are com

100 • Part II: Sapera LT PC2-CamLink User's Manual Legacy files using the “.CVI” extension (CORECO VIDEO files) contain all operating paramet

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part III: IFC • 101 Part III: IFC

102 • Part III: IFC PC2-CamLink User's Manual

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part III: IFC • 103 IFC Software Examples IFC Examples for PC2-CamLink Imaging Studio comes supplied with the follo

104 • Part III: IFC PC2-CamLink User's Manual Setup -Any supported Camera Link™ camera -Camera Link™ cable -1 PC2-CamLink -Source of ex

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part III: IFC • 105 Project location Installation Directory\examples\PC2-CamLink\SeqSnap PC-CamLink IFC Paramet

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 7 PC2-CamLink–Installation Overview Warning! (Grounding Instructions) Static electricit

106 • Part III: IFC PC2-CamLink User's Manual IFC_ACTIVE_HIGH LNK_DVAL_INPUT_MODE LNK_DVAL_INPUT_FIELD LNK_DVAL_INPUT_VALID_DATA CL2_DVAL_IN

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part III: IFC • 107 ASSIGNMENTS GROUP LNK_CAM_CTL1_SIGNAL LNK_CCTL_FIXED_LOW LNK_CCTL_FIXED_HIGH LNK_CCTL_EXSYNC LN

108 • Part III: IFC PC2-CamLink User's Manual IFC_RGB_PACK24 IFC_YCRCB WINDOW GENERATOR GROUP P_HORZ_OFF Range: 0 to 65536, step

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part III: IFC • 109 LNK_TTL_TRIG LNK_OPTO_COUPLED_TRIG CL2_OPTO_FRAME_TRIG1 CL2_OPTO_FRAME_TRIG2 CL2_LVDS_FRAME_TRI

110 • Part III: IFC PC2-CamLink User's Manual Advanced Custom Camera Parameters PC-CamLink Param Values PC2-CamLink Param Values MAIN GROUP

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part III: IFC • 111 Strobe Parameters PC-CamLink Param Values PC2-CamLink Param Values No strobe on PC-CamLink

112 • Part III: IFC PC2-CamLink User's Manual

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part IV: Troubleshooting and Support • 113 Part IV: Troubleshooting and Support

114 • Part IV: Troubleshooting and Support PC2-CamLink User's Manual

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part IV: Troubleshooting and Support • 115 Troubleshooting Overview This section provides suggestions for resolving

8 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual Sapera LT Library Installation Note: to install Sapera LT and the PC2-CamLink device

116 • Part IV: Troubleshooting and Support PC2-CamLink User's Manual Saving the Log • Start Log Viewer • From the menu bar select File•Sa

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part IV: Troubleshooting and Support • 117 Symptoms PC2-CamLink board not detected The board is not seen when an a

118 • Part IV: Troubleshooting and Support PC2-CamLink User's Manual Potential Hardware or PCI Failure • Make certain that the PC2-CamLink b

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part IV: Troubleshooting and Support • 119 • Open the registry editor. Click on Windows Start button and select ‘R

120 • Part IV: Troubleshooting and Support PC2-CamLink User's Manual have not connected a floppy power cable from the PC power supply to the

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part IV: Troubleshooting and Support • 121 DALSA Contact Information Sales Information Visit our web site: http://

122 • Part IV: Troubleshooting and Support PC2-CamLink User's Manual Technical Support Any support question or request can be submitted via

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Glossary of Terms • 123 Glossary of Terms Bandwidth Describes the measure of data transfer capacity. A computer sys

124 • Glossary of Terms PC2-CamLink User's Manual Frame buffer An area of memory used to hold a frame of image data. A frame buffer may exist

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Glossary of Terms • 125 (e.g., 8-bits, 15-bits, 24-bits) defines the number of gray levels or colors possible for e

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 9 • When using Windows Vista or Windows 7, a message asking to install the DALSA devic

126 • Glossary of Terms PC2-CamLink User's Manual

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Index • 127 Index 5 500mA power pins, 53 A acquisition flow diagram, 21 Acquisition Interrupts, 55 Acrobat Reader,

128 • Index PC2-CamLink User's Manual H HyperTerminal, 18, 41 I IFC Camera Configurator®, 19 IFC com port tool, 17 IFC comparison, 103 IFC li

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Index • 129 serial port, 10, 17, 18, 41, 118 server list, 12 Service Pack Update Check, 16 Set Board COM Port Tool,

10 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual To upgrade the board driver only: • Logon the computer as an administrator or with

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 11 • The PC2-CamLink serial port (mapped to COM3 in this example) is available as a se

12 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual Configuring Sapera The Sapera Configuration program (Start•Programs•DALSA•Sapera LT•

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 13 Increasing Contiguous Memory for Sapera Resources The Contiguous Memory section lets

14 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual Host Computer Frame Buffer Memory Limitations When planning a Sapera application and

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 15 IFC Software Installation IFC-SDK™ The IFC (Imaging Foundation Classes) library offe

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16 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual • The ‘Select Components’ window is displayed (see above screen shot). If you do

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 17 Configuring Serial Port Under IFC Optional COM Port Assignment The IFC “Set Board CO

18 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual • Under ‘Select Board’ choose the PC2-CamLink board (CL2 prefix) you want to map (C

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 19 Starting Camera Configurator The IFC Camera Configurator® program is the camera int

20 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual Upgrading Onboard Firmware The Firmware Update program is used to upgrade onboard fi

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 21 The board icon, next to the board’s serial number (SN), allows you to monitor the

22 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual Data PortSequencerILUTWindowYCrCbEngineyyyCameraCameraControlyyyyySupports EXSYNC an

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 23 Camera Control and Synchronization FVAL, LVAL, and DVAL LVAL is the line valid input

24 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual CC1-CC4 Four camera controls are reserved to act as general-purpose camera controls.

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 25 Note: The EXSYNC and PRIN pulse generators are fired by the selected trigger source.

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Contents • i Contents INTRODUCTION...

26 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual The EXSYNC signal can be selected as an output on any of the four camera control lin

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 27 PRIN Pulse GeneratorExt. TriggerPRINOffsetActiveTime Figure 4: PRIN Pulse Generator

28 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual Area Scan Triggers The External Trigger allows image acquisition to be synchronized

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 29 Let: t(et) = time of external trigger in μs t(vt) = time of validated trigger in μ

30 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual 3.3VOpto2_Trig +Opto2_Trig -Opto-Coupler1.33k (1W)221(0.1W)3.3VOpto-CouplerTriggerCo

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 31 other words, +5V is connected to Ext_Trig+ and the sink trigger source is connected

32 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual Sapera Parameters for Area Scan Trigger: CORACQ_PRM_EXT_TRIGGER_ENABLE = { CORACQ_

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 33 Shaft Encoder Web inspection systems with variable web speeds typically provide one

34 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual TTL Shaft Encoder to LVDS/RS422 Input Block Diagram LDVS (+) inputLDVS (-) inputFG/s

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 35 User Timer PC2-CamLink offers a user timer that can be used to fire a line acquisiti

ii • Contents PC2-CamLink User's Manual Acquisition Interrupts ...

36 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual Virtual Frame Trigger Source Polarity Variable Frame Length Support Description So

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 37 TRIGLVALVFVALVirtual frame size less than or equal to maximumVFRAME sizeActive high

38 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual shaft encoder), 1 for phase A of shaft encoder} CORACQ_PRM_LINE_TRIGGER_ENABLE = {TR

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 39 Strobe One strobe signal is available on pin 15 of the DB-15 connector (J2). The pul

40 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual delay parameter represents the time from the external trigger to strobe pulse assert

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 41 Serial Port The Camera Link™ cabling specification includes a serial communication p

42 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual Camera Interface The PC2-CamLink supports the Camera Link™ specification base config

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 43 B5 B5 x B9 x B9 A13 A13 B6 B6 x x x B10 x A14 B7 B7 x x x B11 x A16 Port C

44 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual Sapera parameters for Lookup Table: CORACQ_PRM_LUT_ENABLE = {TRUE, FALSE} CORACQ_P

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 45 Single Channel One channel presents the pixel data in sequential order. The acquired

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Introduction • 1 Introduction Overview of the Manual • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • The PC2-CamLink Description of

46 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual Dual-Channel Interline One channel carries the even lines, the other the odd lines.

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 47 IFC IFC parameters for Data Port Sequencer Table: CL2_IMAGE_GEOMETRY = {CL2_1CHAN_L2

48 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual Sapera Parameters for Cropper: CORACQ_PRM_CROP_WIDTH: Horizontal width of area of

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 49 IFC IFC Support for YCrCb Engine: Create an image connection using IfxCreateImgConn(

50 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual Case 1: Line size below 4KB If the camera line dimension is smaller than 4096Bytes,

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 51 Bandwidth Optimization Pixel Depth Truncation One of easiest techniques is to transf

52 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual Visual Status LEDs PC2-CamLink hosts two visual status LEDs on its PCI bracket. They

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 53 Parallel I/O PC2-CamLink provides digital I/O capability for controlling or monitori

54 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual Sapera support for Parallel I/O: Access to Parallel I/O is achieved using members o

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 55 Acquisition Interrupts The PC2-CamLink provides acquisition interrupts that allow an

2 • Introduction PC2-CamLink User's Manual DALSA Contact Information Phone numbers, web sites, and important email addresses. About the Manua

56 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual Interrupt-Related Definitions Interrupt An interrupt is an electrical signal sent b

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 57 Start/End of Line For linescan cameras, the Start of Line interrupt represents the b

58 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual End of PCI Transfer The End of PCI Transfer interrupt is generated when each frame o

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 59 Error Support Interrupts PC2-CamLink supports a number of interrupts generated when

60 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual Camera Power PC2-CamLink can provide up to 1.5A of 5V or 12V power to the camera thr

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 61 • Error on Pixel Clock: No pixel clock detected from the camera. • Visual indicato

62 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual Buffer data preventing data corruption due to PCI bus latency or unavailability. Y

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 63 Camera Presence Reports that a camera is connected with a valid output Yes Recovery

64 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual Technical Reference Block Diagram AcquisitionControl UnitI/OControllerPCIController8

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 65 Hardware Specifications The following provides detailed information related to PC2-C

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 3 Part I: PC2-CamLink Board

66 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual • 8K pixel x 8K # of lines for linescan • Variable frame length for linescan (level

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 67 PC2-CamLink Connector and Jumper Locations PC2-CamLink Component View-revision A0 J8

68 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual Connector Bracket J2 J1Pin 1ACQTRIGCAMERALINKPin 1LED Figure 20: Connector Bracket J

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 69 J2: DB-15 Female Connector Pin 1Pin 15 Pin # Pin Name Type Description 1 Opto Tr

70 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual J3, J4, J5, J6: Opto-coupler Voltage Selector The opto-coupler can be feed from 3V t

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 71 19 OUT2 Digital Output pin 2 10 21 OUT4 Digital Output pin 4 11 23 OUT6 Dig

72 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual J13: Power to Camera Voltage Selector When the PC floppy drive power supply cable is

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 73 J14: Power Connector J14 must be connected to a computer floppy disk power cable to

74 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual Status: Camera Link Connector (J1)Status: Trigger (J2)ACQTRIG Figure 24: Visual Stat

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 75 Computer Requirements for the PC2-CamLink The PC2-CamLink requires at minimum an Int

4 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual

76 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual Camera Link™ Interface Camera Link™ Overview Camera Link™ is a communication interfa

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 77 Data Port Summary The Camera Link™ interface has three configurations. A single Came

78 • Part I: PC2-CamLink Board PC2-CamLink User's Manual Camera Controls Four LVDS pairs are reserved for general-purpose camera control, def

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 79

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part II: Sapera LT • 81 Part II: Sapera LT

82 • Part II: Sapera LT PC2-CamLink User's Manual

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part II: Sapera LT • 83 Sapera Server and Parameters The following table lists the Sapera Server available for PC2

84 • Part II: Sapera LT PC2-CamLink User's Manual CORACQ_PRM_CHANNELS_ORDER CORACQ_VAL_CHANNELS_ORDER_NORMAL (0x1) CORACQ_VAL_CHANNELS_ORDER_

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part II: Sapera LT • 85 CORACQ_PRM_LINE_INTEGRATE_METHOD CORACQ_VAL_LINE_INTEGRATE_METHOD_1 (0x1) CORACQ_VAL_LINE_I

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part I: PC2-CamLink Board • 5 The PC2-CamLink The PC2-CamLink is a half slot frame grabber that grabs images from a

86 • Part II: Sapera LT PC2-CamLink User's Manual CORACQ_PRM_PIXEL_CLK_SRC CORACQ_VAL_PIXEL_CLK_SRC_EXT (0x2) CORACQ_PRM_PIXEL_DEPTH 8 bits 1

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part II: Sapera LT • 87 CORACQ_PRM_TIME_INTEGRATE_PULSE0_POLARITY CORACQ_VAL_ACTIVE_LOW (0x1) CORACQ_VAL_ACTIVE_HIG

88 • Part II: Sapera LT PC2-CamLink User's Manual VIC PARAMETERS Values CORACQ_PRM_BIT_ORDERING CORACQ_VAL_BIT_ORDERING_STD (0x1) CORACQ_PR

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part II: Sapera LT • 89 CORACQ_PRM_EXT_FRAME_TRIGGER_DETECTION CORACQ_VAL_ACTIVE_LOW (0x1) CORACQ_VAL_ACTIVE_HIGH (

90 • Part II: Sapera LT PC2-CamLink User's Manual CORACQ_PRM_INT_FRAME_TRIGGER_ENABLE TRUE FALSE CORACQ_PRM_INT_FRAME_TRIGGER_FREQ min = 16

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part II: Sapera LT • 91 CORACQ_PRM_SHAFT_ENCODER_DROP min = 0 tick max = 65535 ticks step = 1 tick CORACQ_PRM_SHA

92 • Part II: Sapera LT PC2-CamLink User's Manual CORACQ_PRM_WEN_ENABLE Not available ACQUISITION PARAMETERS Values CORACQ_PRM_EVENT_TYPE C

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part II: Sapera LT • 93 Sapera Software Example Grab Demo Overview Program Start•Programs•DALSA•Sapera LT•Demos•Gr

94 • Part II: Sapera LT PC2-CamLink User's Manual Using the Grab Demo Server Selection Run Grab Demo from the Start Menu: Start•Programs•DAL

PC2-CamLink User's Manual Part II: Sapera LT • 95 Grab Demo Main Window The main window provides control buttons and a central region where