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X64-CL Express User's Manual

1. 69 CONNECTOR AND SWITCH LOCATIONS iniret ee hendre rete 70 X64 CL Express Board Layout Drawings esee 70 Connector Description LASt ue etc th n rtt Pte tt EE be ena 70 CONNECTOR AND SWITCH SPECIFICATIONS eee een e n en een 71 XO42CL Express End Bracket d editt e ied a bees 71 Status LEDs Functional Description sisson eiie a 72 JI Camera Link Connector dean a ee TA 73 J2 Camera Link Connector 2 X64 CL Express with Dual Base Configuration 73 J2 Camera Link Connector 2 on X64 CL Express in Medium Configuration s 74 Camera Link Camera Control Signal Overview eere eene 75 External Signals Connector srei nerien iee n 76 X64 CL Express External Signals Connector Bracket Assembly sse 79 Connecting a TTL Shaft Encoder Signal to the LVDS RS422 Input eee 80 External Trigger TTL Input Electrical Specification eene 82 Strobe TTL Output Electrical Specification seen 82 VTE BOGE Sync iu ettet i tiere e rere dre eter e eA edd 83 J8 Power to Camera Voltage Selector sese eene 83 J9 PC Power to Camera Interface esee eene nete entente rennen entere 84 JIT Start Mode i tetuer OP et T
2. Number of Number of Number of Output Pixel LUT Notes Digital Bits Taps Taps Format Format Medium Dual Base 8 4 3 MONO 8 8 in 8 out 8 4 3 MONO 16 Not Supported 0 4 2 MONO 8 10 in 8 out 0 4 2 MONO 16 10 in 10 out 10 bits in 10 LSBs of 16 bit 2 4 2 MONO 8 12 in 8 out 8 MSB 2 4 2 MONO 16 12 in 12 out 12 bits in 12 LSBs of 16 bit 4 MONO 8 Not Supported 4 MONO 16 Not Supported 6 MONO 8 Not Supported 6 MONO 16 Not Supported 8 x 3 RGB 2 1 RGB8888 3 x 8 bit 8 x 3 RGB 1 1 RGB101010 Not Supported 10 x 3 RGB 1 RGB888 Medium only 10 x 3 RGB 1 RGB101010 Medium only 12 x 3 RGB 1 RGB101010 Medium only 12 x 3 RGB 1 RGB8888 Medium only X64 CL Express User s Manual X64 CL Express Reference e 49 Trigger To Image Reliability Trigger to image reliability incorporates all stages of image acquisition inside an integrated controller to increase reliability and simplify error recovery The trigger to image reliability model brings together all requirements for image acquisition to a central management unit These include signals to control camera timing on board FIFO memory to compensate for PCI bus latency and comprehensive error notification Whenever the X64 CL Express detects a problem the user application is immediately informed and can take appropriate action to return to normal operation The X64 series is designed with a robust ACU Acquisition and Control Unit The ACU moni
3. 4 X64 CL Express Dual Base Parameters are independent for CamLink Base 1 and 2 5 X64 CL Express Refer to Sapera parameters CORACQ PRM STROBE ENABLE CORACQ PRM STROBE POLARITY CORACQ PRM STROBE LEVEL CORACQ PRM STROBE METHOD CORACQ PRM STROBE DELAY CORACQ PRM STROBE DURATION See also cvi file entries Strobe Enable Strobe Polarity Strobe Level Strobe Method Strobe Delay Strobe Duration 6 DC Power Constraints The supplied host PC voltage is selected 12 or 5 via the shorting jumper J8 see 78 Power to Camera Voltage Selector on page 83 for details A 1 5A resettable fuse 1s included on the board If the fuse is tripped power off the host computer to reset the fuse 7 See Connecting a TTL Shaft Encoder Signal to the LVDS RS422 Input on page 80 for details on using a TTL shaft encoder signal 78 e Technical Specifications X64 CL Express User s Manual X64 CL Express External Signals Connector Bracket Assembly The External Signals bracket OC 64CC OTIO1 provides a simple way to bring out the signals from the X64 CL Express External Signals ConnectorJ4 to a bracket mounted DB25 Install the bracket assembly into an adjacent PC expansion slot and connect the free cable end to the X64 CL Express J4 header When connecting to J4 make sure that the cable pin 1 goes to J4 pin 1 see layout drawings for your board revision X64 CL Express Board Layout Drawings on page 70 Warning Proceed with caution w
4. connect 12V Default no power to J3 or J4 X64 CL Express User s Manual Technical Specifications e 83 J9 PC Power to Camera Interface Connect the PC floppy drive power connector to J9 so as to supply DC power to the camera Place the J8 shorting jumper so as to select 5 Vdc or 12 Vdc for the camera 711 Start Mode e Default Mode Shunt jumper is installed e Safe Mode Shunt jumper is removed if any problems occurred while updating the X64 CL Express firmware With the jumper off reboot the computer and update the firmware again When the update is complete install the jumper and reboot the computer once again See Recovering from a Firmware Update Error on page 21 J3 J7A1 J12 Reserved 84 Technical Specifications X64 CL Express User s Manual Brief Description of Standards RS 232 RS 422 amp RS 644 LVDS RS 232 Short for recommended standard 232C a standard interface approved by the Electronic Industries Association EIA connecting serial devices The standards for RS 232 and similar interfaces usually restrict RS 232 to 256kbps or less and line lengths of 15M 50 ft or less Transmitted Data TxD This signal is active when data is transmitted from the DTE device to the DCE device When no data is transmitted the signal is held in the mark condition logic 1 negative voltage Received Data RxD This signal is active when the DTE device receives data from t
5. Power Gnd lt Control X64 CL Express Medium Configuration Simplified Block Diagram PCI Express x1 Controller Host PCI Express x1 Slot X64 CL Express User s Manual X64 CL Express Reference e 41 X64 CL Express Dual Base Block Diagram MDR26 1 Grab Controls CameraLink Receiver LVDS Drivers and cc4 H Receiver cc2 K UART 1 1 4 24 Data Data H FVAL amp gt CameraLink LVAL Grab Controls 5 Frame Buffer Receiver Memory 32 MB L ACU Plus LVDS Drivers and Receiver L Time Base 2 Indicators p aa E Camera On Grab On Soe i 15 OnlGrab Status Indicator 1 Status Indicator 2 Destination Buffer DTE Address Table Data Transfer Engine Shaft Encoder LVDS User Selected Controller Processing Engine Trigger In TTL LVDS 1 5Alreset 12V0 4 Aux Slot Power Out PowerGnd X64 CL Express PCI Express x1 Controller Dual Configuration Simplified Block Diagram Host PCI Express x1 Bus 42 e X64 CL Express Reference X64 CL Express User s Manual X64 DATA CL Express Acquisition Timing PCLK f Pixel Clock Range 20 MHz up to 85 MHz LVAL as LVAUFVAL time Minimum 15ns H Fi Hoe sync i FVAL i UTC Am pU ne ure a paca
6. Two Base Configuration 3 x 8 bit 2 x 10 bit 2 x 12 bit 1 x 14 bit 1 x 16 bit 1 x 24 bit RGB Pixel Formats Tap One Medium Configuration 4 x 8 bit 4 x 10 bit 4 x 12 bit 1 x 14 bit 1 x 16 bit 1 x 24 bit RGB 1 x 30 bit Pixel F ts T RGB 1 x 36 bit RGB Progressive Multi Tap Multi Channe Input LUTs Yes See section X64 CL Express LUT availability page 49 for details Four quadrant Tap reversa Resolution Horizontal Minimum 8 Pixels per tap note these are X64 CL Express maximums not Camera Link specifications Horizontal Maximum 8 bits pixel x 256K Pixels line 16 bits pixel x 128K Pixels line 32 bits pixel x 64K Pixels line 64 bits pixel x 32K Pixels line Vertical Minimum 1 line Vertical Maximum up to 16 000 000 lines for area scan sensors 85 MH Approximately 160MB s Limited by PCI Express x1 plus additional X6 Express DMA management Serial Port Supports communication speeds from 9600 to 115 kbps Controls Comprehensive event notification includes end start of field frame transfer Dual independent TTL LVDS trigger input programmable as active high or low edge or level trigger where pulse width minimum is 100ns Dual independent TTL Strobe outputs Quadrature AB shaft encoder inputs for external web synchronization maximum frequency for any shaft encoder input is 1 MHz X64 CL Express User s Manual Technical Specifications e 67 Processing Bayer Mos
7. enne enne tenen nente innen tnter rentrer enne 34 X64 CL Express Flat Field Support eese 34 Flat Field Correction Calibration Procedure 34 Using Flat Field Correction i et e ERE bei soca evened bite 36 USING THE BAYER FILTER TOOL etti fetten reete nee eee Hiper 36 Bayer Filter White Balance Calibration Procedure sese 36 Using the Bayer Filter ete pe to qe tree etes ere breast esas 37 SAPERA DEMO APPLICATIONS 39 GRAB IDEMO OVERVIEW eet te FERRE 39 Using the Grab Demo 2 epu deed 39 PLAT EIEED DEMO OVERVIEW I UTE 40 Using the Flat Field Demo x e rotto re Reste ie testo 40 X64 CL EXPRESS REFERENCE 41 X64 CL EXPRESS MEDIUM BLOCK 122022 220 00 nnne enne innen enin nnns erret enne 41 X64 CL EXPRESS DUAL BASE BLOCK DIAGRAM esccesssecesseesseeceeeeeseeceseeeeaeeceeeeeaaeceaeeseaaeceeresenaeeentes 42 X64 CL EXPRESS ACQUISITION TIMING cccesccesseecesseesseeceeeesaceceeeesneeceseeeeaaecueesenaeceeeseaeeceenesenaecenees 43 LINE TRIGGER SOURCE SELECTION FOR LINESCAN APPLICATIONS 44 CORACQ PRM EXT LINE TRIGGER SOURCE Parameter Values Specific to the X64 eA UA 44 SHAFT ENCODER INTERFACE TIMIN
8. Sapera and Board Driver Upgrades When both Sapera and the Teledyne DALSA acquisition board driver are upgraded follow the procedure described below Logon the computer as an administrator or with an account that has administrator privileges In Windows XP from the start menu select Start Control Panel Add or Remove Programs Select the X64 CL Express board driver and click Remove Follow by also removing the older version of Sapera LT In Windows Vista and Windows 7 from the start menu select Start Control Panel Programs and Features Double click the X64 CL Express board driver and click Remove Follow by also removing the older version of Sapera LT Reboot the computer and logon the computer as an administrator again Install the new versions of Sapera and the board driver as if this was a first time installation See Sapera LT Library Installation on page 11 and Installing X64 CL Express Hardware and Driver on page 12 for installation procedures 10 Installing the X64 CL Express X64 CL Express User s Manual Sapera LT Library Installation Note to install Sapera LT and the X64 CL Express device driver logon to the workstation as an administrator or with an account that has administrator privileges The Sapera LT Development Library or runtime library if application execution without development is preferred must be installed before the X64 CL device driver e Insert the Sapera CD ROM If AUTORUN
9. dm wy 5 e GND Output 2 Output 3 Output 4 Output 5 Output 6 Output 7 Output 8 e User provides the output power supply voltage 7 volts to 35 volts e Maximum source driver output current is 350 mA e Source driver with over current protection all outputs will shut down simultaneously The over current fault circuit will protect the device from short circuits to ground with supply voltages of up to 35V 96 e Appendix X I O Module Option gt Device Power Supply gt Device Input GND X64 CL Express User s Manual Opto coupled Input Electrical Details The two opto coupled inputs can be used either with TTL or RS422 sources A simplified input schematic and important electrical specifications are listed below Opto Coupled Input DB37 Connector In_Opto_1 gt 2 r1 UN X I O Input es G In Opto 2 2 Simplified In_Opto_2 Opto coupled Input typical 2 places GND X I O Module Input reverse breakdown voltage 5 volts minimum Maximum average forward input current 25 mA Maximum input frequency 200 kHz Maximum Sapera call back rate System processing dependent TIL Input Electrical Details The six TTL inputs are software configurable see Configuring User Defined Power up I O States on page 98 for stand
10. Recovering from a Firmware Update Error eese eene 21 Windows Event Viewer diee rte EL e ce 22 Device Manager Program crescere iieo titor e t eode teta E E eo cope eio WEB cou rae 22 PCI Configuration e nope iter eite eae gate neues eodd 24 Sapera and Hardware Windows Drivers eese eene enne trennen 25 M nd 25 Windows Device Manager cintas e deae eT IRR eden 26 Memory Requirements with Area Scan Acquisitions sesser 26 Symptoms CamExpert Detects no Boards sese eene nenne 27 Symptoms X64 CL Express Does Not 27 Symptoms Card grabs 28 Symptoms Card acquisition bandwidth is less than expected sse 28 CAMEXPERT QUICK START FOR THE X64 CL EXPRESS 29 INTERFACING CAMERAS WITH CAMENXPERT ccssecesseecsseceeeeecacceeeeecsaeceeeecsaeceneecaaeceeeeecsaeceeeeesaeceeetess 29 CamExpert Example with a Monochrome eee eene 29 CAMEXPERT DEMONSTRATION AND TEST TOOLS 2 1 26 000000000 enne tenter enne 31 CAMERA TYPES amp FILES APPLICABLE TO THE X64 CL 31 CamExpert Memory Errors when Loading Camera Configuration Files 32 Overview of Sapera Acquisition Parameter Files ccf or sse 32 Camera Interfacing Check 18 entren 33 USING THE FLAT FIELD CORRECTION
11. TECHNICAL 5 GLOSSARY OF TERMS INDEX iv e Contents 107 107 108 109 111 X64 CL Express User s Manual Introduction Overview of the Manual The X64 CL Express User s Manual covers the following topics Overview of the X64 CL Express Description of the X64 CL Express product and a brief summary of its capabilities Installing the X64 CL Express Installation procedures for the X64 CL Express board and driver under Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 as well as information on camera connectivity CamExpert Quick Start for the X64 CL Express User s guide to interfacing cameras with CamExpert and using the CamExpert demo tools The Sapera Demo Applications Overview of the Sapera demo programs which can test the X64 CL Express installation X64 CL Express Reference Descriptions of X64 CL Express hardware block diagram capabilities and acquisition modes supported X64 CL Express Sapera Servers amp Resources Specifications specific to the Sapera Imaging Library Technical Specifications X64 CL Express connector locations and pin out descriptions Camera Link Interface Overview of the Camera Link specification X I O Module Option Describes the X I O module its configuration cabling and usage Teledyne DALSA Contact Information Phone numbers web site and important email addresses X64 CL Express User s Manual Intro
12. The Sapera event value is CORXFER VAL EVENT TYPE END OF TRANSFER X64 CL Express User s Manual X64 CL Express Reference e 51 Trigger Signal Validity External trigger signal noise is easily ignored by the ACU with its programmable debounce control A parameter is programmed for the minimum pulse duration considered as a valid external trigger pulse Refer to External Trigger TTL Input Electrical Specification on page 82 for more information Supported Transfer Cycling Methods The X64 CL Express supports the following transfer cycle modes which are either synchronous or asynchronous These definitions are from the Sapera Basic Reference manual e CORXFER VAL CYCLE MODE SYNCHRONOUS WITH TRASH Before cycling to the next buffer in the list the transfer device will check the next buffer s state If its state is full the transfer will be done in the trash buffer which is defined as the last buffer in the list otherwise it will occur in the next buffer After a transfer to the trash buffer is done the transfer device will check again the state of the next buffer If it is empty it will transfer to this buffer otherwise it will transfer again to the trash buffer CORXFER VAL CYCLE MODE SYNCHRONOUS NEXT EMPTY WITH TRASH Before cycling to the next buffer in the list the transfer device will check the next buffer s state If its state is full the next buffer will be skipped and the transfer will be done in the t
13. max 65535000 us step 1 us CORACQ PRM FRAME INTEGRATE ENABLE Not available CORACQ PRM FRAME INTEGRATE COUNT Not available CORACQ PRM TIME INTEGRATE ENABLE TRUE FALSE CORACQ PRM TIME INTEGRATE DURATION min l us max 65535000 us step 1 us CORACQ PRM CAM TRIGGER ENABLE TRUE FALSE CORACQ PRM CAM RESET ENABLE TRUE FALSE CORACQ PRM OUTPUT FORMAT 58 e X64 CL Express Reference X64 CL Express User s Manual Basel mono amp Medium mono amp Bayer color Medium RGB amp Bayer color CORACQ VAL OUTPUT FORMAT MONOS CORACQ VAL OUTPUT FORMAT MONOI6 CORACQ VAL OUTPUT FORMAT RGBS8888 CORACQ VAL OUTPUT FORMAT RGBI01010 CORACQ VAL OUTPUT FORMAT 8888 CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER ENABLE CORACQ PRM VIC NAME CORACQ VAL EXT TRIGGER OFF 0x1 CORACQ VAL EXT TRIGGER ON 0x8 Default Area Scan CORACQ PRM LUT MAX 1 CORACQ LUT FORMAT Base RGB mode Medium RGB mode Bayer Color mode Default CORACQ VAL OUTPUT FORMAT MONOS Default CORACQ VAL OUTPUT FORMAT RGB8888 Default CORACQ VAL OUTPUT FORMAT 101010 Default CORACQ VAL OUTPUT FORMAT 16 CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER DETECTION CORACQ VAL ACTIVE LOW 0x1 CORACQ VAL ACTIVE HIGH 0x2 CORACQ VAL RISING EDGE 0x4 CORACQ VAL FALLING EDGE 0x8 CORACQ PRM VSYNC TIMEOUT Not available CORACQ PRM VSYNC REF CORACQ PRM HSYNC REF CORACQ VAL SYNC REF END 0x2 CORACQ
14. 0x2 CORACQ PRM CAM RESET DURATION min 1 us max 65535000 us step lys CORACQ PRM CAM NAME Default Area Scan CORACQ PRM INTEGRATE METHOD CORACQ VAL LINE INTEGRATE METHOD 1 0 1 CORACQ VAL LINE INTEGRATE METHOD 2 0x2 CORACQ VAL LINE INTEGRATE METHOD 3 0x4 CORACQ VAL LINE INTEGRATE METHOD 4 0x8 CORACQ VAL LINE INTEGRATE METHOD 7 0x40 CORACQ PRM LINE TRIGGER METHOD CORACQ VAL LINE TRIGGER METHOD 1 0x1 CORACQ PRM LINE TRIGGER POLARITY CORACQ VAL ACTIVE LOW 0x1 CORACQ VAL ACTIVE HIGH 0x2 CORACQ PRM LINE TRIGGER DELAY min 0 us max 65535 us step 1 us CORACQ PRM LINE TRIGGER DURATION min 0 us max 65535 us step lys CORACQ PRM_TAPS Medium Mono Base Mono Medium RGB Base RGB Bayer Color max 6 taps max 3 taps max 4 taps max tap max 3 taps X64 CL Express User s Manual X64 CL Express Reference e 55 CORACQ PRM TAP OUTPUT All modes All modes Medium mono and Bayer color only CORACQ VAL TAP OUTPUT ALTERNATE 0x1 CORACQ VAL TAP OUTPUT SEGMENTED 0x2 CORACQ VAL TAP OUTPUT PARALLEL 0x4 CORACQ PRM TAP 1 DIRECTION All mono and color versions CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION LR 0x1 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION RL 0x2 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION UD 0x4 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION DU 0x8 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION FROM TOP 0x10 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION FROM MID 0x20 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION FROM BOT 0x40 C
15. Email this file when requested by Technical Support X64 CL Express User s Manual Installing the X64 CL Express e 23 PCI Configuration One of the first items to check when there is a problem with any PCI board is to examine the system PCI configuration and ensure that there are no conflicts with other PCI or system devices The PCI Diagnostic program epcidiag exe allows examination of the PCI configuration registers and can save this information to a text file Run the program via the Windows Start Menu shortcut Start Programs Teledyne DALSA Sapera LT Tools PCI Diagnostics As shown in the following screen image use the first drop menu to select the PCI device to examine Select the device from DALSA Note the bus and slot number of the installed board this will be unique for each system unless systems are setup identically Click on the Diagnostic button to view an analysis of the system PCI configuration space Diagnostic x Express from DALSA bus 1 slot 0 function 0 Device enabled Hex dump Vendor ID Rev ID Lat add 0 72 eee es 227 f Bbit 1 00 OxEC Ox11 0964 0025 Device ID 052564 IntLine Min Grant oxod C 16 bit 0504 0x07 0x01 0x10 Ox00 P Ox08 gt 0x00 0x00 0x80 0x05 SubVendlD 0 0001 IntPin Max Lat ox00 C a QM 0408 0000 0000 000 SubsystlD ox6466 Line size Class Code pxo58
16. amp B From Board Sync To Board Sync Pulse to Board Sync To Board Sync When Grabbing 4 e CORACQ VERTICAL TIMEOUT DELAY min 0 max 16383000 step CORACQ PRM BAYER DECODER SATURATION FACTOR Bayer color only min 0 max 65535 step CORACQ PRM BAYER DECODER SATURATION WEIGHT RE D Bayer color only min 0 max 65535 step CORACQ PRM BAYER DECODER SATURATION WEIGHT GR EEN Bayer color only min 0 max 65535 step CORACQ PRM BAYER DECODER SATURATION WEIGHT BL UE Bayer color only min 0 max 65535 step CORACQ POCL ENABLE Not available CORACQ CROP ACTIVATION Not available X64 CL Express User s Manual X64 CL Express Reference e 61 ACQ Related Parameters Parameter Values CORACQ PRM LABEL Medium mono Base mono Medium Color RGB Base Color RGB CameraLink Medium Mono 1 CameraLink Base Mono 1 CameraLink Medium Color RGB 1 CameraLink Base Color RGB 71 Bayer color CameraLink Bayer 1 CORACQ PRM EVENT TYPE CORACQ VAL EVENT TYPE START OF FRAME CORACQ VAL EVENT TYPE END OF FRAME CORACQ VAL EVENT TYPE EXTERNAL TRIGGER CORACQ VAL ENT TYPE VERTICAL SYNC CORACQ VAL ENT TYPE NO PIXEL CLK CORACQ VAL ENT TYPE PIXEL CLK CORACQ VAL ENT TYPE FRAME LOST CORACQ VAL ENT TYPE DATA OVERFLOW CORACQ VAL ENT TYPE EXTERNAL TRIGGER IGNORED CORAC
17. are also available on the next release of the Sapera CD ROM Often minor board driver upgrades do not require a new revision of Sapera To confirm that the current Sapera version will work with the new board driver e Check the new board driver ReadMe file before installing for information on the minimum Sapera version required e Ifthe ReadMe file does not specify the Sapera version contact Teledyne DALSA Technical Support see Technical Support on page 108 X64 CL Express User s Manual Installing the X64 CL Express e 9 To upgrade the board driver only Logon the computer as an administrator or with an account that has administrator privileges In Windows XP from the start menu select Start Control Panel Add or Remove Programs Select the X64 CL board driver and click Remove Windows XP only e When the driver un install is complete reboot the computer e Logon the computer as an administrator again In Windows Vista and Windows 7 from the start menu select Start Control Panel Programs and Features Double click the X64 CL Express board driver and click Remove Install the new board driver Run Setup exe if installing manually from a downloaded driver file If the new driver is on a Sapera CD ROM follow the installation procedure described in Installing X64 CL Express Hardware and Driver on page 12 Note that you can not install a Teledyne DALSA board driver without Sapera LT installed on the computer
18. of the same program used to manually upload firmware to the X64 CL Express Execute the program via the Windows Start Menu shortcut Start Programs Teledyne DALSA X64 CL Express Device Driver Device Manager If the Device Manager program does not run it will exit with a message that the board was not found Since the X64 CL Express board must have been in the system to install the board driver possible reasons for an error are e Board was removed e Board driver did not start or was terminated e conflict after some other device was installed 22 e Installing the X64 CL Express X64 CL Express User s Manual Information Window The following figure shows the Device Manager information screen Click to highlight one of the board components and the information for that item is shown on the right hand window as described below lf DALSA Device Manager BBE E X54 CL Express 1 Information B Firmware PCle 1x Interface fa Board me Evaluation Board Memory size Bank 1 MB Memory size Bank 2 MB e Select Information to display identification and information stored in the X64 CL Express firmware e Select Firmware to display version information for the firmware components e Select one of the firmware components to load custom firmware when supplied by Teledyne DALSA engineering for a future feature e Click on File Save Device Info to save all information to a text file
19. on page 67 for detailed information 4 e Overview of the X64 CL Express X64 CL Express User s Manual X64 CL Express User Programmable Configurations Using the X64 CL Express firmware loader utility firmware for one of the supported modes is easily selected either during driver installation or manually later on see Firmware Update Manual Mode on page 14 For the X64 CL Express board the firmware choices are e One Medium Camera Link Input with Flat Field Correction installation default selection Support for one Base or one Medium Camera Link port Flat Field Correction FFC includes Fixed Pattern Noise FPN Pixel Replacement Photo Response Non Uniformity PRNU and Shading Correction Two Base Camera Link Inputs with Flat Field Correction Support for two independent Base Camera Link ports Flat Field Correction FFC includes Fixed Pattern Noise FPN Pixel Replacement Photo Response Non Uniformity PRNU and Shading Correction One Base Camera Link Input with Bayer Decoder Support for one Base Camera Link port with Hardware Bayer CFA Color Filter Array Decoder No Flat Field Correction is available ACUPIus Acquisition Control Unit ACUPlus consists of two sets of independent grab controllers one pixel packer and one time base generator ACUPlus delivers a flexible acquisition front end plus it supports pixel clock rates of up to 85MHz ACUPlus acquires variable frame sizes up to 256KB per horizontal line an
20. the CamExpert menu bar enable Flat Field correction Tools Flat Field Correction Enable Now when doing a live grab or snap the incoming image is corrected by the current flat field calibration data for each pixel Use the menu function Tools Flat Field Correction Load to load in a flat field correction image from a previous saved calibration data CamExpert allows saving and loading calibration data for all cameras used with the imaging system Using the Bayer Filter Tool CamExpert supports the use of Bayer Filter cameras by providing a tool to select the Bayer filter mosaic pattern and to perform an auto white balance Color calibration can then be manually fine tuned with RGB gain and gamma adjustments The CamExpert Bayer filter tool supports using both software or hardware based decoding With boards that have Bayer filter decoding in hardware such as the X64 CL Express with its Bayer decoding configuration CamExpert directly controls the hardware for high performance real time acquisitions from Bayer filter cameras When standard acquisition boards are used CamExpert performs software Bayer filter decoding using the host system Bayer Filter White Balance Calibration Procedure The following procedure uses an X64 CL Express with hardware Bayer filter support 1 e Medium Camera Link Bayer Decoder firmware loaded and any supported Bayer color camera It is assumed that CamExpert was used to generate a camera file with correct c
21. the installation is complete X64 CL Express Firmware Loader After Windows boots the Device Manager Firmware Loader program automatically executes If it determines that the X64 CL Express board requires a firmware update a message is displayed asking to accept an update Click YES to start the Device Manager and update the board firmware As described below choose automatic mode for the default board configuration or manual mode to select an alternative Important In the vary rare case of firmware loader errors please see Recovering from a Firmware Update Error on page 21 Firmware Update Automatic Mode Click Automatic to update the X64 CL Express firmware The X64 CL Express board supports three firmware configurations with the default being 2 x Base Camera Link cameras with Flat Field correction mode See X64 CL Express Series Key Features on page 4 and 64 Express User Programmable Configurations on page 5 for details on all supported modes which can be selected via a manual firmware update If there are multiple X64 CL Express boards in the system all boards will be updated with new firmware If any installed X64 CL Express boards installed in a system already have the correct firmware version an update is not required In the following screen shot a single X64 CL Express board is installed in the system and the default Medium configuration is ready to be programmed DALSA Device Manager DALSA Device Manage
22. x 6 m Vsync IL as SS wv ve The setup times for LVAL and FVAL are the same Both must be high and stable before the rising edge of the Pixel Clock Pixel Clock must always be present LVAL must be active high to acquire camera data Minimum of 1 Horizontal Blanking a Vertical Blanking Minimum 4 clocks cycle Minimum 1 line Maximum no limits Maximum no limits 7 First Active Pixel unless otherwise specified in the CCA file Horizontal Back invalid x where x defines the number of pixels to be skipped Last Active Pixel defined in CCA file under Horizontal active y where is the total number of active pixels per tap Maximum Valid Data 8 bits pixel 256K Pixels line LVAL 16 bits pixel x 128K Pixels line LVAL 32 bits pixel x 64K Pixels line LVAL 64 bits pixel 32K Pixels line LVAL 16 000 000 lines FVAL X64 CL Express User s Manual X64 CL Express Reference e 43 Line Trigger Source Selection for Linescan Applications Linescan imaging applications require some form of external event trigger to synchronize linescan camera exposures to the moving object This synchronization signal is either an external trigger source one exposure per trigger event or a shaft encoder source composed of a single or dual phase quadrature signal The X64 CL Express shaft encoder inputs provide additional functionality with pu
23. 000 Inin nan nin n an ncn Command Header type moi SERA wai Mw spC 8M Mem i0 Muliunc Status BIST woo sef MAJ SAj DPE B28 user BIST capable Base address registers Expansion ROM Enabled 09204000001 O CO7FFFFF Mem 32bit wees Ie eo re ries PEPE bridge _ Djasgnos e 2 vO PATE mem Primary Bus 3 0f view Second Bus 4 7 WO Pe Subord Bus m Help 5 SSF VO Pe view Bridge Ctrl E OK Save Clicking on the Diagnostic button opens a new window with the diagnostic report From the PCI Bus Number drop menu select the bus number that the X64 CL Express is installed in in this example the slot is bus 1 The window now shows the I O and memory ranges used by each device on the selected PCI bus The information display box will detail any PCI conflicts If there is a problem click on the Save button A file named pcidiag txt is created in the Sapera bin directory with a full dump of the PCI configuration registers Email this file when requested by the Teledyne DALSA Technical Support group along with a full description of your computer 24 e Installing the X64 CL Express X64 CL Express User s Manual Diagnostic x r PCI bus 1 0 range Number Bus 1 Range 1 0 0 00000000 0 00000000 Mem 0xC0400000 0xCO7FFFFF Pref 0 0
24. 0000000 0 00000000 Memory range CO400000 CO7FFFFF DALSA 1 0 0 information No conflict in PCI configuration for bus 1 Sapera and Hardware Windows Drivers The next step is to make certain the appropriate drivers have started successfully during the boot sequence Example click on the Start Programs Accessories System Tools System Information Software Environment Click on System Drivers Windows XP Make certain the following drivers have started for the X64 CL Express Device Description Type Started CorX64Expr X64 CL Express driver Kernel Driver Yes CorLog Sapera Log viewer Kernel Driver Yes CorMem Sapera Memory manager Kernel Driver Yes CorPci Sapera PCI configuration Kernel Driver Yes CorSerial Sapera Serial Port manager Kernel Driver Yes Teledyne DALSA Technical Support may request that you check the status of these drivers as part of the troubleshooting process Log Viewer The third step in the verification process is to save in a text file the information collected by the Log Viewer program Run the program via the Windows Start Menu shortcut Start Programs Teledyne DALSA Sapera LT Tools Log Viewer The Log Viewer lists information about the installed drivers Click on File Save and you will be prompted for a text file name to save the Log Viewer contents Email this text file to Teledyne DALSA Technical Support when requested or as part of your initial contact e
25. 2 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION UD 0x4 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION DU 0x8 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION FROM TOP 0x10 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION FROM MID 0x20 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION FROM BOT 0x40 CORACQ PRM PIXEL DETECTION CORACQ VAL RISING EDGE 0x4 CORACQ PRM CHANNELS ORDER Base amp Medium RGB and Bayer Color Base amp Medium mono CORACQ VAL CHANNELS ORDER NORMAL 0x1 CORACQ VAL CHANNELS ORDER REVERSE 0x2 CORACQ VAL CHANNELS ORDER NORMAL 0x1 CORACQ PRM LINESCAN DIRECTION Not available CORACQ PRM LINESCAN DIRECTION POLARITY Not available CORACQ PRM CAM LINE TRIGGER FREQ MIN 1 Hz CORACQ PRM CAM LINE TRIGGER FREQ MAX 16777215 Hz CORACQ PRM CAM TIME INTEGRATE DURATION MIN lus CORACQ PRM CAM TIME INTEGRATE DURATION MAX 65535000 us 56 X64 CL Express Reference X64 CL Express User s Manual CORACQ TIME INTEGRATE PULSEl POLARITY CORACQ VAL ACTIVE LOW 0x1 CORACQ VAL ACTIVE HIGH 0x2 CORACQ TIME INTEGRATE PULSEl DELAY min 0 us max 65535000 us step lys CORACQ TIME INTEGRATE PULSE DURATION min 0 us max 65535000 us step 1 us CORACQ TIME INTEGRATE PULSEO POLARITY CORACQ VAL ACTIVE LOW 0x1 CORACQ VAL ACTIVE HIGH 0x2 CORACQ PRM TIME INTEGRATE PULSE0 DELAY min 0 us max 65535000 us step 1 us CORACQ PRM TIME INTEGRATE PULSE0 DURATION 1 us max 65535000 u
26. 99 Programming the User Configuration After changing any user configurable X I O mode from the factory default state click on the Program button located on the upper left to write the new default state to flash memory The Device Manager message output window will display Successfully updated EEProm The program can now be closed Using Sapera LT General I O Demo The Sapera General I O demo program will control the I O capabilities of any installed Sapera board product The demo will present to the user only the controls pertaining to the selected hardware Run the demo via the windows start menu Start Programs Teledyne DALSA Sapera LT Demos General I O Demo The first menu presents a drop list of all installed Sapera Acquisition Devices with I O capabilities Select the X64 CL Express board is selected and click OK to continue General I O Module Control Panel The I O module control demo presents the I O capabilities of the installed hardware The following figure shows the X I O module connected to the X64 CL Express board Output Pins The first column displays the current state of the eight output pins I O Device 0 e The startup default state is user configured using the Device Manager program e The state of each output can be changed by clicking on its status button e Use the Signal Output drop menu to select the output mode Tristate PNP NPN 100 Appendix X I O Module Option X64 CL Express User s Man
27. Bit in a binary data word PCI 32 Peripheral Component Interconnect The PCI local bus is a 32 bit high performance expansion bus intended for interconnecting add in boards controllers and processor memory systems PCI 64 A superset of the PCI specification providing a 64 bit data path and a 66 MHz clock Pixel Picture Element The number of pixels describes the number of digital samples taken of the analog video signal The number of pixels per video line by the number of active video lines describes the acquisition image resolution The binary size of each pixel 1 e 8 bits 15 bits 24 bits defines the number of gray levels or colors possible for each pixel Scatter Gather Host system memory allocated for frame buffers that is virtually contiguous but physically scattered throughout all available memory Tap Data path from a camera that includes a part of or whole video line When a camera tap outputs a partial video line the multiple camera tap data must be constructed by combining the data in the correct order VIC Sapera camera parameter definition file that uses the file extension CVI by default Files using the CVI extension also know as VIC files VIDEO files contain all operating parameters related to the frame grabber board i e what the frame grabber can actually do with camera controls or incoming video 110 e Glossary of Terms X64 CL Express User s Manual Index A Acquisition and Control Unit 50 acq
28. CE STR CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER SOURCE min 0 max 5 step 1 See CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER SOURCE STR CORACQ PRM SHAFT ENCODER MULTIPLY 1 32 step 2 N CORACQ PRM PLANAR INPUT SOURCES Not available 60 X64 CL Express Reference X64 CL Express User s Manual CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER DELAY min 0 max 65535000 step 1 CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER DELAY TIME BASE CORACQ VAL TIME BASE LINE 0x4 CORACQ PRM BAYER DECODER ENABLE all modes Bayer Color Not available True False CORACQ PRM BAYER DECODER METHOD all modes Bayer color Not available CORACQ VAL BAYER DECODER METHOD 1 0 1 CORACQ PRM BAYER DECODER WB GAIN Bayer color min 100000 only max 899609 step CORACQ PRM BAYER DECODER WB GAIN Bayer color min 100000 RED only max 499609 step CORACQ PRM BAYER DECODER WB GAIN Bayer color min 100000 GREEN only max 499609 step CORACQ PRM BAYER DECODER WB GAIN Bayer color min 100000 _BLUE only max 899609 step CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER IGNORE DELAY min 0 max 65535000 step CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER SOURCE STR 0 Automatic 1 From External Trigger 1 2 From External Trigger 2 3 From Board Sync To Board Sync Pulse to Board Sync CORACQ PRM EXT LINE TRIGGER SOURCE STR Automatic From Shaft Encoder Phase A From Shaft Encoder Phase B From Shaft Encoder Phase
29. CF that combines the CCA and CVI files into one file Typically a camera application will use a CCF file per camera operating mode or one CCA file in conjunction with several CVI files where each CVI file defines a specific camera operating mode An application can also have multiple CCA CCF files so as to support different image format modes supported by the camera or sensor such as image binning or variable ROI CCF File Details Files using the CCF extension Camera Configuration files are essentially the camera CCA and frame grabber CVI parameters grouped into one file for easier configuration file management This is the default Camera Configuration file used with Sapera LT 5 0 and the CamExpert utility CCA File Details Teledyne DALSA distributes camera files using the CCA extension CAMERA files which contain all parameters describing the camera video signal characteristics and operation modes what the camera outputs The Sapera parameter groups within the file are e Video format and pixel definition e Video resolution pixel rate pixels per line lines per frame e Synchronization source and timing e Channels Taps configuration e Supported camera modes and related parameters e External signal assignment CVI File Details Legacy files using the CVTI extension VIDEO files contain all operating parameters related to the frame grabber board what the frame grabber can actually do with camera co
30. CL Express X64 CL Express User s Manual CamExpert Quick Start for the X64 CL Express Interfacing Cameras with CamExpert CamExpert is the camera interfacing tool for frame grabber boards supported by the Sapera library CamExpert generates the Sapera camera configuration file yourcamera ccf based on timing and control parameters entered For backward compatibility with previous versions of Sapera CamExpert also reads and writes the cca and cvi camera parameter files Every Sapera demo program starts by a dialog window to select a camera configuration file Even when using the X64 CL Express with common video signals a camera file is required Therefore CamExpert is typically the first Sapera application run after an installation Obviously existing ccf files can be copied to the new installation when similar cameras are used CamExpert Example with a Monochrome Camera The image below shows CamExpert with the X64 CL Express The camera outputs monochrome 8 bit video on a Base Camera Link interface After selecting the camera model the timing parameters are displayed and the user can test by clicking on Grab Descriptions of the CamExpert windows follows the image X64 CL Express User s Manual CamExpert Quick Start for the X64 CL Express e 29 kgCamtExpert J CV A10CL 8b cca File View Output Tools Help SH Device EE 64 55 1 Basic Timing Parameters Parameter Value 7 Camer
31. CORACQ VAL BAYER ALIGNMENT GR BG 0x8 Not available CORACQ PRM CAM CONTROL DURING READOUT TRUE FALSE X64 CL Express User s Manual X64 CL Express Reference e 57 VIC Related Parameters Parameter Values CORACQ PRM CAMSEL all mono modes and Bayer all RGB modes CAMSEL MONO from 0 to 0 CAMSEL RGB from 0 to 0 CORACQ PRM PIXEL MASK Not available CORACQ PRM CROP LEFT min 0 pixel max 16777215 pixel step 8 pixel CORACQ PRM CROP TOP Bayer mode only CORACQ PRM CROP WIDTH min 0 line max 16777215 line step line step 2 lines min 8 pixel max 16777215 pixel step 8 pixel CORACQ PRM CROP HEIGHT min line max 16777215 line step 1 line CORACQ PRM SCALE HORZ Not available CORACQ SCALE VERT Not available CORACQ PRM DECIMATE METHOD CORACQ VAL DECIMATE DISABLE 0x1 CORACQ PRM DECIMATE COUNT Default 0 CORACQ PRM LUT ENABLE CORACQ PRM LUT NUMBER True False Default 0 CORACQ PRM STROBE ENABLE TRUE FALSE CORACQ PRM STROBE METHOD CORACQ VAL STROBE METHOD 1 0 1 CORACQ VAL STROBE METHOD 2 0x2 CORACQ VAL STROBE METHOD 3 0x4 CORACQ VAL STROBE METHOD 4 0x8 CORACQ STROBE POLARITY CORACQ VAL ACTIVE LOW 0x1 CORACQ VAL ACTIVE HIGH 0x2 CORACQ PRM STROBE DURATION 0 us max 65535000 us step 1 us CORACQ PRM STROBE DELAY min 0 us
32. CQ PRM EXT FRAME TRIGGER LEVEL CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER ENABLE CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER DETECTION See also cvi file entries External Trigger Level External Frame Trigger Level External Trigger Enable External Trigger Detection 2 X64 CL Express Dual Base Sapera parameter CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER LEVEL CORACQ PRM EXT FRAME TRIGGER LEVEL is a common control to both CamLink Base 1 and 2 Parameters CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER ENABLE and CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER DETECTION are independent for each Camera Link input When detection is CORACQ VAL DOUBLE PULSE RISING EDGE or CORACQ VAL DOUBLE PULSE FALLING EDGE the start trigger is Trig In 1 and the end trigger is Trig In 2 See also cvi file entries External Trigger Level External Frame Trigger Level External Trigger Enable External Trigger Detection 3 X64 CL Express X64 CL Express User s Manual See Line Trigger Source Selection for Linescan Applications on page 44 for more information Refer to Sapera parameters CORACQ PRM SHAFT ENCODER ENABLE Technical Specifications e 77 CORACQ PRM SHAFT ENCODER DROP or refer to CORACQ PRM EXT LINE TRIGGER ENABLE CORACQ PRM EXT LINE TRIGGER DETECTION CORACQ PRM EXT LINE TRIGGER LEVEL fixed at LVDS CORACQ PRM EXT LINE TRIGGER SOURCE See also cvi file entries Shaft Encoder Enable Shaft Encoder Pulse Drop or see External Line Trigger Enable External Line Trigger Detection External Line Trigger Level External Line Trigger Source
33. Connector 2 on X64 CL Express with Dual Base Configuration The Camera Link connector J2 on the X64 CL Dual board is identical to Camera Link connector 1 J1 X64 CL Express User s Manual Technical Specifications e 73 J2 Camera Link Connector 2 on X64 CL Express in Medium Configuration Name Pin Type Description MEDIUM 0 25 Input Neg Medium Data 0 MEDIUM _X0 12 Input Pos Medium Data 0 MEDIUM XI 24 Input Neg Medium Data 1 MEDIUM _ 1 11 Input Pos Medium Data 1 MEDIUM X2 23 Input Neg Medium Data 2 MEDIUM X2 10 Input Pos Medium Data 2 MEDIUM X3 21 Input Neg Medium Data 3 MEDIUM X3 8 Input Pos Medium Data 3 MEDIUM XCLK 22 Input Neg Medium Clock MEDIUM _XCLK 9 Input Pos Medium Clock TERM 20 Term Resistor TERM 7 Term Resistor 19 Reserved 6 Reserved 18 Reserved 5 Reserved 17 Reserved 4 Reserved 15 Reserved 2 Reserved 16 Reserved 3 Reserved GND 1 13 14 26 Ground 74 Technical Specifications X64 CL Express User s Manual Camera Link Camera Control Signal Overview Four LVDS pairs are for general purpose camera control defined as camera inputs frame grabber outputs by the Camera Link Base camera specification These controls are on J1 and also on J2 for the second Base camera input of the X64 CL Express in two Base configuration e Camera Control 1 CC1 e Camera Control 2 CC2 e Camera Control 3 CC3 e Camera Control 4 CC4 Each camera man
34. DATA FORMAT MONOS LUT 1 10 bits FORMAT 10 LUT 1 12 bits CORDATA FORMAT MONOS LUT 1 12 bits CORDATA FORMAT MONOI2 LUT 1 14 bits CORDATA FORMAT 14 LUT 0 16 bits CORDATA FORMAT MONOI6 LUT 0 8 bits FORMAT COLORNI8 LUT 1 10 bits CORDATA FORMAT COLORNIIO LUT I 12 bits CORDATA FORMAT COLORNII2 LUT I 8 bits FORMAT COLORNIS LUT 1 8 bits FORMAT COLORNI8 LUT 1 10 bits FORMAT COLORNIIO LUT 1 12 bits CORDATA FORMAT COLORNII2 LUT I CORACQ PRM VIDEO STD CORACQ VAL VIDEO STD NON STD 0x1 CORACQ PRM FIELD ORDER CORACQ VAL FIELD ORDER NEXT FIELD 0x4 CORACQ PRM HACTIVE CORACQ PRM HACTIVE Bayer color only 1 pixel max 16777215 pixel step pixel min 1 pixel max 8192 pixel step 1 pixel CORACQ PRM HSYNC min 4 pixel max 4294967295 pixel step 1 pixel CORACQ PRM VACTIVE min 1 line max 16777215 line step 1 line CORACQ PRM VSYNC min 0 line max 4294967295 line step 1 line CORACQ PRM HFRONT INVALID min 0 pixel max 16777215 pixel pixel n 5 CORACQ PRM HBACK INVALID min 0 pixel max 16777215 pixel step 1 pixel CORACQ PRM VFRONT INVALID min 0 line max 16777215 line step 1 line CORACQ PRM VBACK INVALID min 0 line max 16777215 line step line CORACQ PRM PIXEL SRC CORACQ VAL PI
35. Encoder Phase B n a n a n a From Board Sync From Board Sync From Board Sync External Shaft Encoder Signal used if CORACQ SHAFT ENCODER ENABLE true Shaft Encoder Phase A Shaft Encoder Phase B Shaft Encoder Phase A amp B Shaft Encoder Phase A Shaft Encoder Phase A Shaft Encoder Phase A Shaft Encoder Phase B Shaft Encoder Phase B Shaft Encoder Phase B Shaft Encoder Phase A amp B Shaft Encoder Phase A amp B Shaft Encoder Phase A amp B From Board Sync From Board Sync From Board Sync See J4 External Signals Connector on page 76 for shaft encoder input connector details File Parameters Used e External Line Trigger Source prm value e External Line Trigger Enable true false e Shaft Encoder Enable true false X64 CL Express User s Manual X64 CL Express Reference e 45 Shaft Encoder Interface Timing Connector J4 Dual Balanced Shaft Encoder Inputs e Input 1 Pin 15 Phase A amp Pin 16 Phase A e Input 2 Pin 17 Phase B amp Pin 18 Phase B see J4 External Signals Connector on page 76 for complete connector signal details e Also see X64 CL Express External Signals Connector Bracket Assembly on page 79 for pinout Web inspection systems with variable web speeds typically provide one or two synchronization signals from a web mounted encoder to coordinate trigger signals These trigger signals are used by the acquisition linescan camera Th
36. G eire tete eie vt PERPE EX HERE HER UR 46 ii e Contents X64 CL Express User s Manual VIRTUAL FRAME TRIGGER FOR LINESCAN 8 7 2 0100000000000000000000000000 47 ACQUISITION METHODS P 49 X04 CL EXPRESS LUT AVAILABILITY A EE EEN EEEREN 49 TRIGGER TO IMAGE RELIABILITY EEE 50 Supported Events and Transfer Methods seen eene eene 50 X64 CL EXPRESS SAPERA 5 E 53 Camera Related Parameters 53 VIC Related Paramelters i ei RS RSE DR dius 58 AGO Related PAVameters cs sivecic cists t dee te D tee ere e doe a ride d 62 X64 CL EXPRESS MEMORY ERROR WITH AREA SCAN FRAME BUFFER 63 X64 CL EXPRESS SAPERA SERVERS amp RESOURCES 65 SERVERS AND RESOURCES cccessesssseeececsessnsecececccsenensssecececeesesaaeceecceceessaaececececseneaeeesececsenensaeseeeeeeeenees 65 TRANSFER RESOURCE LOCATIONS csesscsceccsesessssececccecsessaeceeccecsesssaeceeececeeseseceeececseneasaeeeeeesenenssaeeeeeens 66 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 67 X64 CL EXPRESS BOARD SPECIFICATIONS nennen nennen nnn nnne enini 67 HOST S YSTEM REQUIREMENTS Potete tese tese oi e tesis 68
37. Installing the X64 CL Express e 15 i Sapera Configuration Lx Server List Index Name Serial Number 0 System None 1 Xb4 CL Express 1 52830004 Contiguous Memory Used for allocating buffers Used for allocating messages Requested Requested MBytes 6 ij MBytes Allocated Allocated MBytes MBytes Serial Ports Physical Port Maps to 0 on 64 CL_Express_1 cows z Selected physical port is present Camera Link API port index 0 Save Settings Now Setup Example with Windows HyperTerminal e Run HyperTerminal and type a name for the new connection when prompted Then click OK e On the following dialog screen select the COM port to connect with In this example the X64 CL Express serial port was previously mapped to COM3 by the Sapera Configuration program Connection Description 2 xi hh New Connection Dd b4serial Enter a name and choose an icon for the connection Enter details for the phone number that you want to dial Name 4 County region 22222 1 u Icon rea code 514 Phone number Conect sins Cancel 16 Installing the X64 CL Express X64 CL Express User s Manual e HyperTerminal now presents a dialog to configure the COM port properties Change settings as required by the camera you are connecting to Note that the X64 CL Express serial port doe
38. J External Signals Connector Warning Proceed with caution when connecting external devices or other computers to the signals available on J4 Grounds should connect first and devices should be power up at the same time External signal sources must not have voltage spikes or transients else damage may occur on the X64 CL Express A recommended solution is to use the optional X I O module which provides opto coupled I O see Appendix X I O Module Option on page 91 All inputs or outputs provide a more electrically robust interface to outside devices offering better protection against real world conditions J4 Pin Header Numbering Detail 24 26 4 23 25 Signal Descriptions Pin Signal X64 CL Express Medium X64 CL Express Dual Base Description Description 1 Reserved Reserved 2 4 6 GND 3 Reserved Reserved 5 Reserved Reserved 7 Reserved Reserved 8 Reserved Reserved 9 Reserved Reserved 10 Reserved Reserved 11 TrigIn 1 LVDS Trigger In or CamLink Base 1 input TTL Trigger In LVDS or TTL Trigger In see note 1 pulse width minimum 100ns see note 2 12 TrigIn 1 LVDS Trigger In CamLink Base 1 input or TTL Trigger In GND LVDS Trigger or TTL Trigger GND 13 TrigIn 2 LVDS Trigger In or CamLink Base 2 input TTL Trigger In LVDS or TTL Trigger In Used for two pulse external trigger with pulse width minimum 100ns variable fram
39. LLING THE X64 CL EXPRESS 9 WARNING GROUNDING 5 9 UPGRADING SAPERA OR ANY TELEDYNE DALSA BOARD DRIVER see eene 9 Board Driver Upgrade etae ette hes ches into UH dE RT 9 Sapera and Board Driver 8 nennen nnne 10 SAPERA ET LIBRARY INSTALLATION nett eret eee ote terree tius 11 INSTALLING X64 CL EXPRESS HARDWARE AND DRIVER ieeeeee ee e n en n eene 12 In a Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 System sese 12 X64 CL Express Firmware Loader eee eene eene eere 13 ENABLING THE CAMERA LINK SERIAL CONTROL PORT sese eee ee e eene 15 COM Port ASSIgWmeht 5 Mo de E ert e eee ea va ig a oe reae epe es 15 Setup Example with Windows 590 16 DISPLAYING X64 CL EXPRESS BOARD INFORMATION eene eee e een e e ee nenne 18 Device Manager Board Viewer 18 CAMERA TO CAMERA LINK 2 19 CONFIGURING S pee Uere eire mee o 20 Viewing Installed Sapera Servers sese eene eene enne 20 X64 CL Express User s Manual Contents e i Increasing Contiguous Memory for Sapera Resources sse 20 Contiguous Memory for Sapera Messaging sse eene eene 21 TROUBLESHOOTING INSTALLATION PROBLEMS esses nen nnn nennen 21
40. Medium monochrome output Camera 1 Medium Mono CamLink CamLink Medium configuration Medium RGB output Camera 1 RGB X64 X64 CL Acquisition CamLink CamLink Base configuration CL_Express_1 Express Dual Base Mono monochrome output Camera 1 Base 1 CamLink CamLink Base configuration Base Mono monochrome output Camera 2 2 CamLink CamLink Base configuration Base Color color output Camera 1 RGB 1 CamLink CamLink Base configuration Base Color color output Camera 2 RGB 2 X64 X64 CL Acquisition CamLink CamLink Base configuration CL_Express_1 Express Base Bayer Camera 1 Bayer Decoder Decoder 1 X64 CL Express User s Manual X64 CL Express Sapera Servers amp Resources e 65 Transfer Resource Locations The following table illustrates all possible source destination pairs in a transfer Source Transfer passing through Destination X64 CL Express Acquisition 1 to 2 internal buffers 1 to 2 Host Buffers X64 CL Express Acquisition 1 to 2 internal buffers amp 1 to 2 Host Buffers the X64 internal processor 66 X64 CL Express Sapera Servers amp Resources X64 CL Express User s Manual Technical Specifications X64 CL Express Board Specifications X64 CL Express Dimensions Approximately 6 5 in 16 6 cm wide by 4 in 10 cm high Digital Video Input amp Controls Input Type Camera Link Specifications Rev 1 10 compliant 1 Medium or 2 Base Common Pixel Formats
41. NECTOR CAMLIKK Pin 01 CORACQ CAP CONNECTOR CAMLIKK Pin 02 CORACQ VAL SIGNAL NAME NO CONNECT 0x1 CORACQ VAL SIGNAL NAME PULSEO 0x8 CORACQ VAL SIGNAL NAME PULSE 0x10 CORACQ VAL SIGNAL NAME GND 0x4000 CORACQ VAL SIGNAL NAME NO CONNECT 0x1 CORACQ VAL SIGNAL NAME PULSEO 0x8 CORACQ VAL SIGNAL NAME PULSE 0x10 CORACQ VAL SIGNAL NAME GND 0x4000 CORACQ CAP CONNECTOR CAMLIKK Pin 03 CORACQ VAL SIGNAL NAME NO CONNECT 0x1 CORACQ VAL SIGNAL NAME PULSEO 0x8 CORACQ VAL SIGNAL PULSE 0x10 CORACQ VAL SIGNAL NAME GND 0x4000 CORACQ CAP CONNECTOR CAMLIKK Pin 04 CORACQ VAL SIGNAL NAME NO CONNECT 0x1 Camera Related Parameters Parameter Values CORACQ PRM CHANNEL Medium Mono 1 23 Base Mono 15253 Bayer color 1 Medium RGB 1 Base RGB 1 CORACQ PRM FRAME CORACQ VAL FRAME PROGRESSIVE 0x2 CORACQ PRM INTERFACE CORACQ VAL INTERFACE DIGITAL 0x2 X64 CL Express User s Manual X64 CL Express Reference e 53 CORACQ PRM SCAN All All except Bayer color CORACQ VAL SCAN AREA 0x1 CORACQ VAL SCAN LINE 0x2 CORACQ PRM SIGNAL CORACQ VAL SIGNAL DIFFERENTIAL 0x2 CORACQ PRM VIDEO All Mono and Bayer All Color RGB CORACQ VAL VIDEO MONO 0x1 CORACQ VAL VIDEO RGB 0x8 CORACQ PRM PIXEL DEPTH Medium Base Mono Bayer color Base RGB Medium RGB 8 bits FORMAT MONOS LUT 1 10 bits COR
42. OC 64CC OTIO1 if it was used Remove that cable bracket from the computer Insert the X I O module into any free PCI slot no PCI electrical connections are used securing the bracket Connect the X I O module 26 pin ribbon cable from J21 to the X64 CL Express board J4 Power on the computer again For new X64 CL Express and X I O module installations simply follow the procedure to install Sapera and the X64 CL Express driver start with Sapera LT Library Installation on page 11 X64 CL Express and X I O Driver Update If both Sapera 5 30 and X64 CL Express driver need to be installed follow the procedure Sapera and Board Driver Upgrades on page 10 This procedure steps through the upgrade of both Sapera and the board driver typically required when installing the X I O module in the field If the X64 CL Express installation already has the required Sapera and board driver version install the X I O module and perform a firmware update as described in Executing the Firmware Loader from the Start Menu on page 14 X I O Module External Connections to the DB37 Users can assemble their interface cable using some or all of the signals available on the X I O module DB37 Use a male DB37 with thumb screws for a secure fit Wiring type should meet the needs of the imaging environment For the external signals Trigger Input Shaft Encoder Input and Strobe output now available on the DB37 refer J4 External Signals Connector on pag
43. ORACQ PRM TAP 2 DIRECTION CORACQ PRM TAP 3 DIRECTION Base amp Medium mono Medium RGB and Bayer Color only Base amp Medium mono Medium RGB and Bayer Color only CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION LR 0x1 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION RL 0x2 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION UD 0x4 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION DU 0x8 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION FROM TOP 0x10 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION FROM MID 0x20 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION FROM BOT 0x40 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION LR 0x1 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION RL 0x2 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION UD 0x4 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION DU 0x8 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION FROM TOP 0x10 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION FROM MID 0x20 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION FROM BOT 0x40 CORACQ PRM TAP 4 DIRECTION Medium mono and Medium RGB only CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION LR 0x1 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION RL 0x2 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION UD 0x4 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION DU 0x8 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION FROM TOP 0x10 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION FROM MID 0x20 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION FROM BOT 0x40 CORACQ PRM TAP 5 DIRECTION Medium mono only CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION LR 0x1 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION RL 0x2 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION UD 0x4 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION DU 0x8 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION FROM TOP 0x10 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION FROM MID 0x20 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION FROM BOT 0x40 CORACQ PRM TAP 6 DIRECTION Medium mono only CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION LR 0x1 CORACQ VAL TAP DIRECTION RL 0x
44. Q VAL EVENT TYPE VERTICAL TIMEOUT CORACQ PRM SIGNAL STATUS CORACQ VAL SIGNAL HSYNC PRESENT CORACQ VAL SIGNAL VSYNC PRESENT CORACQ VAL SIGNAL PIXEL CLK PRESENT CORACQ PRM DETECT PIXEL CLK Not available CORACQ PRM DETECT HACTIVE Available CORACQ PRM DETECT VACTIVE Available CORACQ PRM FLAT FIELD ENABLE mono True False only CORACQ PRM FLAT FIELD SELECT 0 CORACQ CAP FLAT FIELD OFFSET min 0 max 255 step 1 CORACQ CAP FLAT FIELD GAIN min 0 max 255 step 1 CORACQ CAP FLAT FIELD GAIN DIVISOR 0x80 CORACQ CAP FLAT FIELD PIXEL REPLACEMENT TRUE CORACQ CAP SERIAL PORT INDEX Supported 62 X64 CL Express Reference X64 CL Express User s Manual X64 CL Express Memory Error with Area Scan Frame Buffer Allocation The memory error message Error CorXferConnect Xfer module No memory may occur when loading a Sapera camera file or when the application configures a frame buffer for area scan cameras The problem is that the X64 CL Express does not have enough onboard memory for the requested frame buffers See Memory Requirements with Area Scan Acquisitions on page 26 X64 CL Express User s Manual X64 CL Express Reference e 63 64 X64 CL Express Reference X64 CL Express User s Manual X64 CL Express Sapera Servers amp Resources Servers and Resources Servers Resources Descriptio Description n X64 X64 CL Acquisition CamLink CamLink Medium configuration CL_Express_1 Express
45. R AER RE 84 DE RR VE B A A A E REM PE 84 Brief Description of Standards RS 232 RS 422 6 RS 644 8 22 9 85 CAMERA LINK INTERFACE 87 CAMERA LINK OVERVIEW nei etre e iei eU Dmm ees 87 Rights and Trademarks n ette trice eet te e nerit etre iet 87 DATA PORT SUMMARY nU tre t rr t e e dirt ia t 88 CAMERA SIGNAL SUMMARY diete Rr ei 88 X64 CL Express User s Manual Contents e iii CAMERA LINK CABLES eee nennen enne APPENDIX X I O MODULE OPTION X I O MODULE OVERVIEW 20220202000 87 X I O Module Connector List amp Locations X I O MODULE INSTALLATION Board Installation sse X64 CL Express and X I O Driver Update X I O MODULE EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS TO THE DB37 DB37 Pinout Description TTL Output in NPN Mode Electrical Details TTL Output PNP Mode Electrical Details Opto coupled Input Electrical Details TTL Input Electrical Details esses X I O MODULE SAPERA 22 0 2 Configuring User Defined Power up I O States Using Sapera LT General I O Demo Sapera LT General I O Demo Code Samples TELEDYNE DALSA CONTACT INFORMATION SALES INFORMATION eee eene eee
46. Step 2 Acquire a white image We recommend an average pixel value above 128 levels Acquite white Image Step 3 Save Calibration offset and gain files Optional Ready for calibration Black image calibration Close e Setup the camera to capture a uniform black image Black paper with no illumination and the camera lens iris closed to minimum can provide such a black image e Click on Acquire Black Image The flat field demo will grab a video frame analyze the pixel gray level spread and present the statistics The desired black reference image should have pixel values less then 20 If acceptable accept the image as the black reference e Setup the camera to acquire a uniform white image but not saturated white Even illumination on white paper can be used with a gray level of 128 minimum It is preferable to prepare for the white level calibration before the calibration procedure e Click on Acquire White Image The flat field demo will grab a video frame analyze the pixel gray level spread and present the statistics The captured gray level for all pixels should be greater than 128 If acceptable accept the image as the white reference e Click on Save The flat field correction data is saved as a TIF image with a file name of your choice such as camera name and serial number X64 CL Express User s Manual CamExpert Quick Start for the X64 CL Express e 35 Using Flat Field Correction From
47. This event indicates a timeout situation where a camera fails to output a video frame after a trigger The Sapera event value is CORACQ VAL EVENT VERTICAL TIMEOUT Transfer Events Transfer events are the ones related to the transfer module Transfer events provide feedback on image transfer from on board FIFO memory to PC memory frame buffers Start of Frame The Start of Frame event is generated when the first image pixel is transferred from the on board FIFO into PC memory The Sapera event value is CORXFER VAL EVENT TYPE START OF FRAME End of Frame The End of Frame event is generated when the last image pixel is transferred from the on board FIFO into PC memory The Sapera event value is CORXFER VAL EVENT TYPE END OF FRAME End of Line The End of Line event is generated after a video line is transferred to a PC buffer The Sapera event value is CORXFER VAL EVENT TYPE END OF LINE End of N Lines The End of N Lines event is generated after a set number of video lines are transferred to a PC buffer The Sapera event value is CORXFER VAL EVENT TYPE END OF NLINES End of Transfer The End of Transfer event is generated at the completion of the last 1mage being transferred from the on board FIFO into PC memory To complete a transfer a stop must be issued to the transfer module if transfers are already in progress If a transfer of a fixed number of frames was requested the transfer module will stop transfers automatically
48. VAL SYNC REF END 0x2 CORACQ PRM LINE INTEGRATE ENABLE TRUE FALSE CORACQ PRM LINE INTEGRATE DURATION CORACQ LINE TRIGGER ENABLE min 1 pixel max 16777215 pixel step pixel TRUE FALSE CORACQ PRM EXT FRAME TRIGGER ENABLE TRUE FALSE CORACQ PRM EXT FRAME TRIGGER DETECTION CORACQ VAL ACTIVE LOW 0x1 CORACQ VAL ACTIVE HIGH 0x2 CORACQ VAL RISING EDGE 0x4 CORACQ VAL FALLING EDGE 0x8 CORACQ VAL DOUBLE PULSE RISING EDGE 0x20 CORACQ VAL DOUBLE PULSE FALLING EDGE 0x40 CORACQ PRM EXT LINE TRIGGER ENABLE TRUE FALSE CORACQ PRM EXT LINE TRIGGER DETECTION CORACQ VAL RISING EDGE 0x4 CORACQ PRM SNAP COUNT min frame max 65535 step 1 CORACQ PRM INT LINE TRIGGER ENABLE TRUE FALSE CORACQ INT LINE TRIGGER FREQ Default 5000 Hz CORACQ PRM LINESCAN DIRECTION OUTPUT Not available CORACQ PRM BIT ORDERING CORACQ VAL BIT ORDERING STD 0x1 CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER LEVEL CORACQ VAL LEVEL TTL 0x1 CORACQ VAL LEVEL 422 0x2 CORACQ PRM STROBE LEVEL CORACQ VAL LEVEL TTL 0x1 CORACQ PRM EXT FRAME TRIGGER LEVEL CORACQ VAL LEVEL TTL 0x1 CORACQ VAL LEVEL 422 0x2 CORACQ PRM EXT LINE TRIGGER LEVEL CORACQ VAL LEVEL 422 0x2 CORACQ PRM INT LINE TRIGGER FREQ MIN 245 Hz CORACQ INT LINE TRIGGER FREQ MAX 500000 Hz X64 CL Express User s Manual X64 CL Express Reference
49. XEL SRC EXT 0x2 CORACQ PRM PIXEL CLK INT min 20000000 Hz max 85000000 Hz step 1 Hz 54 X64 CL Express Reference X64 CL Express User s Manual CORACQ PRM PIXEL EXT min 20000000 Hz max 85000000 Hz step 1 Hz CORACQ PRM PIXEL CLK_11 20000000 Hz CORACQ PRM SYNC CORACQ VAL SYNC SEP SYNC 0x4 CORACQ PRM HSYNC POLARITY CORACQ VAL ACTIVE LOW 0x1 CORACQ PRM VSYNC POLARITY CORACQ PRM FRAME INTEGRATE METHOD CORACQ VAL ACTIVE LOW 0x1 Not available CORACQ PRM FRAME INTEGRATE POLARITY Not available CORACQ PRM TIME INTEGRATE METHOD CORACQ VAL TIME INTEGRATE METHOD 1 0x1 CORACQ VAL TIME INTEGRATE METHOD 2 0x2 CORACQ VAL TIME INTEGRATE METHOD 3 0x4 CORACQ VAL TIME INTEGRATE METHOD 4 0x8 CORACQ VAL TIME INTEGRATE METHOD 5 0x10 CORACQ VAL TIME INTEGRATE METHOD 6 0x20 CORACQ VAL TIME INTEGRATE METHOD 7 0x40 CORACQ VAL TIME INTEGRATE METHOD 8 0x80 CORACQ VAL TIME INTEGRATE METHOD 9 0x100 CORACQ PRM CAM TRIGGER METHOD CORACQ VAL CAM TRIGGER METHOD 1 0x1 CORACQ VAL CAM TRIGGER METHOD 2 0x2 CORACQ PRM CAM TRIGGER POLARITY CORACQ VAL ACTIVE LOW 0x1 CORACQ VAL ACTIVE HIGH 0x2 CORACQ PRM CAM TRIGGER DURATION min us max 65535000 us step lys CORACQ PRM CAM RESET METHOD CORACQ VAL CAM RESET METHOD 1 0 1 CORACQ PRM CAM RESET POLARITY CORACQ VAL ACTIVE LOW 0x1 CORACQ VAL ACTIVE HIGH
50. aLink Medium Mono 1 Camera Type Areascan 4f CameraLink Medium Color RGB 1 Color Type Monochrome Pixel Depth Horizontal Active in Pixels Horizontal Offset in Pixels Pew Vertical Active in Lines Atmel EH Basler Vertical Offset in Lines CIS Pixel Clock Input Frequenc 36 15 ae Data Valid Disabled D T Imaging Camera Sensor Geometry One Tap Left to Right Hitachi Basic Advance External Image i Imperx JAI B m CV A10CL Dutput Messages 11 Full Frame 10 bit 01 54 lt 64 CL_Express_1 CameraLink Medium Mono 1 4T Full Frame 8 bit 14 02 14 X64 CL Express 1 Camera file CXDALSA Coreco Saperascamfilesv CVv A10CL 8b cca loaded 14 03 51 amp 54 CL Express 1 Grab button was clicked CV A33 DE zl Ready Video status Pixel Clock Present Frame Valid Present Line Valid Present Z The CamExpert sections are Device Select which acquisition device to control and configure a camera file for Required in cases where there are multiple boards in a system and also when one board supports multiple acquisition types Note in this example the X64 CL Express was installed with Medium Camera Link support for monochrome or RGB cameras Camera Select the timing for a specific camera model included with the Sapera installation or a standard video standard The User s subsection is where created camera file
51. abled If X 0 External Frame Trigger is disabled External Frame Trigger Detection Y with Virtual Frame Trigger edge select where e If Y 1 External Frame Trigger is active low e If Y 2 External Frame Trigger is active high If Y 4 External Frame Trigger is active on rising edge If Y 8 External Frame Trigger is active on falling edge e If Y 32 External Frame Trigger is dual input rising edge If Y 64 External Frame Trigger is dual input falling edge External Frame Trigger Level Z with Virtual Frame Trigger signal type where e If Z 2 External Frame Trigger is a RS 422 LVDS signal For information on camera files see the Sapera Acquisition Parameters Reference Manual OC SAPM 48 e X64 CL Express Reference X64 CL Express User s Manual Acquisition Methods Sapera acquisition methods define the control and timing of the camera and frame grabber board Various methods are available grouped as e Camera Trigger Methods method 1 and 2 supported e Line Integration Methods method 1 through 4 supported e Line Trigger Method 1 supported e Time Integration Methods method 1 through 8 supported e Strobe Methods method 1 through 4 supported Refer to the Sapera LT Acquisition Parameters Reference manual OC SAPM APRO00 for detailed information concerning camera and acquisition control methods X64 CL Express LUT availability The following table defines the X64 CL Express input LUT availability
52. aic Filter Hardware Bayer Engine supports one 8 10 or 12 bit Bayer camera input Dependant on user loaded firmware Bayer output format supports 8 or 10 bit RGB pixel configuration Zero host CPU utilization for Bayer conversion Flat Field Correction Shading Correction Real time Flat line and Flat field correction Compensates for sensor defects such as FPN PRNU defective pixels and variations between pixels due to the light refraction through a lens Shading effect Supports two independent monochrome cameras concurrently PRNU Photo Response Non Uniformity PRNU is the variation in response between sensor pixels FPN Fixed Pattern Noise FPN is the unwanted static variations in response for all pixels in the image Host System Requirements General System Requirements for the X64 CL Express e PCI Express x1 slot compatible Operating System Support Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 Power Requirements 5 Volt 2 amp typical Note other internal voltages are derived from 5V 12 Volt As per camera connected and supplied by X64 CL Express PC power interface Environment Ambient Temperature 10 to 50 C operation 0 to 70 C storage Relative Humidity 5 to 90 non condensing operating 0 to 95 storage 68 Technical Specifications X64 CL Express User s Manual EMI Certifications MN TELEDYNE DALSA Everywhereyoulook EC amp FCC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY We T
53. amera timing parameters e On CamExpert menu bar click on Tools Bayer Filter The following menu should show Hardware selected by default when the X64 CL Express has Bayer support e Select Setting to access the color calibration window see following figure 36 CamExpert Quick Start for the X64 CL Express X64 CL Express User s Manual Bayer Decoder Setting x Pixel Alignment a n a Conversion Algorithm m Color Calibration Gamma Factor fi Red Gain fi Green Gain fi Blue Gain fi Auto White Balance Click Grab to start live acquisition e Aim and focus the camera The camera should see an area of white or place white paper in front of the object being imaged e Click on one of the four Bayer pixel alignment patterns to match the camera best color before calibration Typically the CamExpert default is correct for a majority of cameras e Adjust the lens iris to reduce the exposure brightness so that the white image area is now darker Make certain that no pixel in the white area is saturated e Using the mouse left button click and drag a ROI enclosing a portion of the white area e Click on the Auto White Balance button CamExpert will make RGB gain adjustments e Open the camera iris to have a correctly exposed image e Review the image for color balance e Manually make additional adjustments to the RGB gain values Fine tune the color balance to achieve best results A
54. ard TTL logic levels or industrial logic systems typically 24 volts The design switch points are as follows e TTL level mode trip point at 2V 5 e Industrial level mode trip point at 16V 5 X64 CL Express User s Manual Appendix X I O Module Option e 97 X I O Module Sapera Interface Sapera version 5 30 or later provides support for the X I O module via an I O class and demonstration program Users can use the demonstration program as is or use the demo program source code to implement X I O controls within the custom imaging application This section describes configuring the X I O module power up state using the X I O demo program and describes the Sapera Class to program and read the X I O module along with sample code Configuring User Defined Power up I O States The X I O module power up state is stored onboard in flash memory User configuration of this initial state is performed by the Device Manager program Run the program via the windows start menu Start Programs Teledyne DALSA X64 CL Express Device Driver Device Manager The Teledyne DALSA Device Manager provides information on the installed X64 CL Express board and its firmware With an X I O module installed click on XIO Board Information as shown in the following figure 98 e Appendix X I O Module Option X64 CL Express User s Manual pe DAL SA Device Manager File Help Information Firmware Manager Program Retres
55. atch timing and operating parameters for your camera and lastly save them as Camera Configuration file ccf Finally if your camera type has never been interfaced run CamExpert after installing Sapera and the acquisition board driver select the board acquisition server and manually enter the camera parameters X64 CL Express User s Manual CamExpert Quick Start for the X64 CL Express e 33 Using the Flat Field Correction Tool Flat Field Correction is the process of eliminating small gain differences between pixels in a sensor array That sensor when exposed to a uniformly lit field will have no gray level differences between pixels when calibrated flat field correction is applied to the image The CamExpert Flat Field tool functions with hardware supporting flat field processing X64 CL Express Flat Field Support The X64 CL Express supports hardware based real time Flat Field Correction when used with its dual Base or one Medium configuration Important Flat field and flat line correction impose limitations to the maximum acquisition frame rate Please contact the Teledyne DALSA support group for more details on camera specific maximum supported acquisition rates Loading the Required Camera File Select the required camera configuration file for the connected camera Verify the acquisition with the live grab function Make camera adjustments to get good images Also at this time make preparations to grab a flat gray level image su
56. camera connected or camera has no power e Green Camera connected and is ON Camera clock detected No line valid detected e Slow Flashing Green Camera Line Valid signal detected e Fast Flashing Green Acquisition in progress e Status LED 2 flashing red X64 CL Express board with Medium Configuration only Camera pixel clock incorrectly connected to J2 instead of J1 as an example a Base camera is incorrectly connected to J2 72 e Technical Specifications X64 CL Express User s Manual 71 Camera Link Connector 1 Name Pin Type Description BASE 0 25 Input Neg Base Data 0 BASE X0 12 Input Pos Base Data 0 BASE XI 24 Input Neg Base Data 1 BASE 11 Input Pos Base Data 1 BASE X2 23 Input Neg Base Data 2 BASE 2 10 Input Pos Base Data 2 BASE X3 21 Input Neg Base Data 3 BASE 3 8 Input Pos Base Data 3 BASE XCLK 22 Input Neg Base Clock BASE XCLK 9 Input Pos Base Clock SERTC 20 Output Pos Serial Data to Camera SERTC 7 Output Neg Serial Data to Camera SERTFG 19 Input Neg Serial Data to Frame Grabber SERTFG 6 Input Pos Serial Data to Frame Grabber 18 Output Neg Camera Control 1 1 5 Output Pos Camera Control 1 CC2 17 Output Pos Camera Control 2 CC2 4 Output Neg Camera Control 2 CC3 16 Output Neg Camera Control 3 CC3 3 Output Pos Camera Control 3 CC4 15 Output Pos Camera Control 4 CC4 2 Output Neg Camera Control 4 GND 1 13 14 26 Ground J2 Camera Link
57. ch as a clean evenly lighted white wall or non glossy paper Note the lens iris position for a white but not saturated image This white image is required for the calibration process Flat Field Correction Calibration Procedure Calibration is the process of taking two reference images one of a black field one of a light gray field not saturated to generate correction data for images captured by the CCD Each CCD pixel data is modified by the correction factor generated by the calibration process so that each pixel now has an identical response to the same illumination Start the Flat Field calibration tool via the CamExpert menu bar Tools Flat Field Correction Calibration Flat Field Calibration Window The Flat Field calibration window provides a three step process to acquire two reference images and then save the flat field correction data for the camera used To aid in determining if the reference images are valid a histogram tool is provided so that the user can review the images used for the correction data 34 CamExpert Quick Start for the X64 CL Express X64 CL Express User s Manual Flat Field Correction x Histogram of back image 1 1 level view Pixel position 196 value 3480 349600 4 279680 209760 139840 69920 4 Histogram Selector Generation of Calibration files Step 1 Acquire a black image We recommend an average pixel value below 20 levels Acquire Black Image
58. components in the world From industry leading image sensors through powerful and sophisticated cameras frame grabbers vision processors and software to easy to use vision appliances and custom vision modules Contents INTRODUCTION 1 OVERVIEW OF THE MANUAL 1 2 e citet ette tette no AE iei e eei ipe eee ego 1 ABOUT THE MANUAL 5 etre eter e RR P e te PEE HE rec Po Pet Ede e DER eese 2 DSING THE MANUAL 5 5 x Pire iR NT EEG EI eq Ba FE EE TER ET 2 OVERVIEW OF THE X64 CL EXPRESS 3 PRODUCT PART NUMBER Sissis eet ner eee e ey EYES DEB Rr e deae 3 ABOUT THE X64 CL EXPRESS FRAME GRABBER 4 X64 CL Express Series Key Features iesire esiisa iiini i 4 X64 CL Express User Programmable Configurations 5 ACUPlus Acquisition Control Unit esses eene rre trennen 5 DTE Intelligent Data Transfer Engine esee eene eene enne 6 PCEEXpr e35 Interface eet test ere trees yt sandy dug eer 6 Advanced Controls Overview S 7 ABOUT THE OPTIONAL 222 7 DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE OVERVIEW s upraise naa EAEI AS en en nn nen nene eren nnne nnns 8 DAD CLOT ede ree tee ree 8 Sapera Processing Library eese eene eterne trente trennen entres amp INSTA
59. d up to 16 million lines per frame ACUPlus can also capture an infinite number of lines from linescan camera without losing a single line of data ACUPlus supports standard Camera Link multi tap configurations from 8 to 24 bit pixels Additionally alternate tap configurations can support up to 8 taps of 8 bits each The X64 CL Express model can support two cameras with different tap configurations simultaneously with the Dual Base firmware loaded X64 CL Express User s Manual Overview of the X64 CL Express e 5 Camera Link Maximum Acquisition Rates This table specifies the X64 CL Express acquisition hardware maximums not the maximum data transfer rate through the PCI Express x1 bus to system memory Cameras Camera Link Maximum Acquisition rate Maximum PCle x1 connected standard 85 MHz components transfer rate including overhead 2 Base 300 Mbytes sec 160 Mbytes sec 1 Medium 300 Mbytes sec 160 Mbytes sec DTE Intelligent Data Transfer Engine The X64 CL Express intelligent Data Transfer Engine ensures fast image data transfers between the board and the host computer with zero CPU usage The DTE provides a high degree of data integrity during continuous image acquisition in a non real time operating system like Windows DTE consists of multiple independent DMA units Tap Descriptor Tables and Auto loading Scatter Gather tables PCI Express x1 Interface The X64 CL Express is a universal PCI Express x1 board comp
60. date 93 X I O module overview 91 Index e 113
61. djust the gamma factor to additionally improve the display e Stop the live acquisition and save camera file which now contains the Bayer RGB calibration information Note that the gamma factor is not save because it is not a Sapera parameter but only a display tool Using the Bayer Filter A Sapera application when loading the camera file parameters will have the RGB gain adjustment values The application can provide the calibration window to make RGB adjustments as required X64 CL Express User s Manual CamExpert Quick Start for the X64 CL Express e 37 38 e CamExpert Quick Start for the X64 CL Express X64 CL Express User s Manual Sapera Demo Applications Grab Demo Overview Program StartePrograms Teledyne DALSA Sapera LTeDemos Grab Demo Program file YI DALSANSapera Demos Classes wwe GrabDemoWRelease GrabD emo exe Workspace DALSA Sapera Demos Classes vc SapDemos dsw NET DALSA Sapera Demos Classes vc SapDemos_2003 sIn Solution Description This program demonstrates the basic acquisition functions included in the Sapera library The program allows you to acquire images either in continuous or in one shot mode while adjusting the acquisition parameters The program code may be extracted for use within your own application Remarks This demo is built using Visual C 6 0 using the MFC library It is based on Sapera C classes See the Sapera User s and Reference manuals for more information Using the Grab Dem
62. duction e 1 About the Manual This manual exists in printed compiled HTML help and Adobe Acrobat PDF formats The help and PDF formats make full use of hypertext cross references and include links to the Teledyne DALSA home page on the Internet located at http www imaging com accessed using any web browser For information specific to the X64 CL Express visit www teledynedalsa com mv Using the Manual File names directories and Internet sites will be in bold text e g image2 bmp c sapera http www imaging com Text that must be entered using the keyboard will be in typewriter style text e g temp Menu and dialog actions will be indicated in bold text in the order of the instructions to be executed with each instruction separated by bullets For example going to the File menu and choosing Save would be written as FileeSave 2 e Introduction X64 CL Express User s Manual Overview of the X64 CL Express Product Part Numbers X64 CL Express Board Item Product Number All models have 85MHz Pixel Clock X64 CL Express with 32 MB of memory OR X1C0 XPD00 X I O Module optional provides 8 input amp 8 output general I Os see Appendix X I O Module Option on page 91 OC IO01 STD00 This manual in printed form is available on request OC X1CM USERO X64 CL Express Software Item Product Number Sapera LT version 5 30 or later required but sold sepa
63. e 59 CORACQ PRM MASTER MODE Not available CORACQ PRM MASTER MODE HSYNC POLARITY CORACQ VAL ACTIVE LOW 0x1 CORACQ PRM MASTER MODE VSYNC POLARITY CORACQ VAL ACTIVE LOW 0x1 CORACQ PRM SHAFT ENCODER DROP min 0 tick max 255 tick step tick CORACQ SHAFT ENCODER ENABLE CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER FRAME COUNT TRUE FALSE min 1 frame max 65535 step 1 CORACQ PRM INT FRAME TRIGGER ENABLE TRUE FALSE CORACQ PRM INT FRAME TRIGGER FREQ min 1 milli Hz max 1073741823 milli Hz step 1 milli Hz CORACQ PRM STROBE DELAY 2 0 us max 65535000 us step 1 us CORACQ PRM FRAME LENGTH CORACQ VAL FRAME LENGTH FIX 0x1 CORACQ VAL FRAME LENGTH VARIABLE 0x2 CORACQ PRM FLIP CORACQ VAL FLIP HORZ 0x1 not available in Bayer Color mode CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER DURATION min 0 us max 255 us step 1 us CORACQ PRM TIME INTEGRATE DELAY min 0 us max 65535000 us step 1 us CORACQ PRM CAM RESET DELAY min 0 us max 0 us step 1 us CORACQ PRM CAM TRIGGER DELAY min 0 us max 65535000 us step 1 us CORACQ PRM SHAFT ENCODER LEVEL CORACQ VAL LEVEL 422 0x2 CORACQ PRM LUT NENTRIES 256 entries CORACQ PRM EXT FRAME TRIGGER SOURCE min 0 max 5 step See CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER SOURCE STR CORACQ PRM EXT LINE TRIGGER SOURCE min 0 7 step 1 See CORACQ EXT LINE TRIGGER SOUR
64. e 76 to for signal details X64 CL Express User s Manual Appendix X I O Module Option e 93 DB37 Pinout Description Pin Signal Description 1 IN_OPTO_1 Input 1 Opto coupled 20 IN_OPTO_1 2 2 Input 2 Opto coupled 21 IN OPTO 2 3023024 Gnd 22 OUT_TTL_1 TTL output 1 4 OUT TIL 2 TTL output 2 USER PWR Power for the TTL Outputs in PNP mode 6 TrigIn 1 Trigger Input 1 25 TrigIn 1 Trigger Input 1 TTL trigger GND 7 TrigIn 2 Trigger Input 2 26 TrigIn 2 Trigger Input 2 TTL trigger GND 8 Phase A Shaft Encoder Phase A for TTL signals see Connecting a TTL Shaft Encoder Signal to the LVDS RS422 Input on page 80 27 Phase A Shaft Encoder Phase A 9 Phase B Shaft Encoder Phase B 28 Phase B Shaft Encoder Phase B 0 Strobe 2 TTL Strobe 2 output 1 Strobe 1 TTL Strobe 1 output 16 29 30 Gnd 2 Power PC 5 max 3 Power PC 12V 1A max 3 IN TTL 3 Input 3 32 IN TTL 4 Input 4 TTL 4 IN TTL 5 Input 5 33 IN_TTL 6 Input 6 5 IN_TTL_7 Input 7 34 IN TTL 8 Input 8 35 OUT_TTL 3 TTL output 3 17 OUT_TTL 4 TTL output 4 36 OUT_TTL_5 TTL output 5 18 OUT 6 TTL output 6 37 OUT TIL 7 TTL output 7 19 OUT TTL 8 TTL output 8 94 e Appendix X I O Module Option X64 CL Express User s Manual TTL Output in NPN Mode Electrical Details When the TTL outputs are configured for NPN mode open collector sink mode the user is requ
65. e X64 CL Express supports single or dual shaft encoder signals Dual encoder signals are typically 90 degrees out of phase relative to each other and provide greater web motion resolution When enabled the camera is triggered and acquires one scan line for each shaft encoder pulse edge To optimize the web application a second Sapera parameter defines the number of triggers to skip between valid acquisition triggers The figure below depicts a system where a valid camera trigger is any pulse edge from either shaft encoder signal After a trigger the two following triggers are ignored as defined by the Sapera pulse drop parameter K Keep D Drop or Skip gt lt gt Shaft Encoder phase A Shaft Encoder phase B Line acquired Note in this example Number of trigger to drop 2 Note that camera file parameters are best modified by using the Sapera CamExpert program 46 X64 CL Express Reference X64 CL Express User s Manual CVI CCF File Parameters Used Shaft Encoder Enable X where If X I Shaft Encoder is enabled If X 0 Shaft Encoder is disabled Shaft Encoder Pulse Drop X where e X number of trigger pulses ignored between valid triggers For information on camera configuration file
66. e length linescan acquisition see note 2 14 TrigIn 2 LVDS Trigger In CamLink Base 2 input or TTL Trigger In GND LVDS Trigger or TTL Trigger GND 15 Phase A LVDS RS422 Shaft Encoder phase A LVDS RS422 Shaft Encoder input or line trigger used with linescan cameras see note 3 amp 7 or line trigger used with linescan cameras see note 3 amp 4 amp 7 76 Technical Specifications X64 CL Express User s Manual 16 Phase A LVDS RS422 Shaft Encoder phase A LVDS RS422 Shaft Encoder input see note 7 see note 7 17 Phase B LVDS RS422 Shaft Encoder phase LVDS RS422 Shaft Encoder input or line trigger or line trigger used with linescan cameras used with linescan cameras see note 3 amp 7 see note 3 amp 4 amp 7 18 Phase B LVDS RS422 Shaft Encoder phase B LVDS RS422 Shaft Encoder input see note 7 see note 7 19 Strobe 2 not used CamLink Base 2 output TTL Strobe Output see note 4 amp 5 20 Reserved 21 Strobe 1 TTL Strobe Output CamLink Base 1 output see note 5 TTL Strobe Output see note 4 amp 5 22 GND 24 26 23 25 DC Power Voltage selected 12 or 5 via J8 see Voltage selected 12 or 5 via J8 see see note 6 J8 Power to Camera Voltage Selector on J8 Power to Camera Voltage Selector on page 83 page 83 Notes 1 X64 CL Express Refer to Sapera parameters CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER LEVEL CORA
67. e to start the installation menu and install the X64 CL Express driver Note if you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7 with the User Account Control feature enabled a dialog is displayed when you execute launch exe click Allow to continue with the driver installation e Choose the device driver setup type full installation required for application development or runtime installation supports application execution only e When using Windows XP if a message stating that the X64 CL Express software has not passed Windows Logo testing is displayed click on Continue Anyway to finish the X64 CL Express driver installation Reboot the computer when prompted e When using Windows Vista or Windows 7 a message asking to install the Teledyne DALSA device software is displayed Click Install Windows Security Would you like to install this device software Name X64 CL Express Device Driver Publisher DALSA Corp 4 Always trust software from DALSA Corp Don t Install You should only install driver software from publishers you trust How can decide which device software is safe to install 12 o Installing the X64 CL Express X64 CL Express User s Manual e During the installation the X64 CL Express Device Manager firmware loader application starts Click Update All For more information on the Device Manager application see Displaying X64 CL Express Board Information on page 18 e A dialog box will state when
68. eProgramssSapera LT DemossSapera Flat Field Demo DALSA Sapera Demos Classes vc FlatFieldDemo Release FlatfieldDemo exe DALSA Sapera Demos Classes vc SapDemos dsw This program demonstrates Flat Field or Flat Line processing either performed by supporting Teledyne DALSA hardware or performed on the host system via the Sapera library The program allows you to acquire a flat field or flat line reference image and then do real time correction either in continuous or single acquisition mode The program code may be extracted for use within your own application This demo is built using Visual C 6 0 using the MFC library It is based on Sapera C classes See the Sapera User s and Reference manuals for more information Using the Flat Field Demo Refer to the Sapera LT User s Manual OC SAPM USER in section Using the Flat Field Demo for more information 40 e Sapera Demo Applications X64 CL Express User s Manual X64 CL Express Reference X64 CL Express Medium Block Diagram MDR26 1 Grab Controls Time Base Data FVAL Frame Buffer Memory 32 MB ACU Plus Camera Status Indicator 1 Destination Buffer DTE Address Table Data Transfer Engine Strobe User Selected Processing Engine Phase LVDS 10 Controller Trigger In TTL LVDS 1 5 12V0 3 Power Out o Shaft Encoder Aux Slot
69. easingly diverse cameras and high signal speeds without complex custom cabling For additional information concerning Camera Link see http en wikipedia org wiki Camera Link Rights and Trademarks Note The following text is extracted from the Camera Link Specification 1 1 January 2004 The Automated Imaging Association AIA as sponsor of the Camera Link committee owns the U S trademark registration for the Camera Link logo as a certification mark for the mutual benefit of the industry The AIA will issue a license to any company member or non member to use the Camera Link logo with any products that the company will self certify to be compliant with the Camera Link standard Licensed users of the Camera Link logo will not be required to credit the AIA with ownership of the registered mark 3M is a trademark of the 3M Company Channel Link is a trademark of National Semiconductor Flatlink is a trademark of Texas Instruments Panel Link is a trademark of Silicon Image X64 CL Express User s Manual Camera Link Interface e 87 Data Port Summary The Camera Link interface has three configurations A single Camera Link connection is limited to 28 bits requiring some cameras to have multiple connections or channels The naming conventions for the three configurations are e Base Single Channel Link interface single cable connector e Medium Two Channel Link interface two cable connectors e Full Three Channel Link
70. ed if any failure occurred while updating the X64 CL Express firmware on installation or during a manual firmware upgrade On the rare occasion the board has corrupted firmware any Sapera application such as CamExpert or the grab demo program will not find an installed board to control Possible reasons for firmware loading errors or corruption are e Computer system mains power failure or deep brown out e PCI bus or checksum errors e bus timeout conditions due to other devices e User forcing a partial firmware upload using an invalid firmware source file X64 CL Express User s Manual Installing the X64 CL Express e 21 When the X64 CL Express firmware is corrupted executing a manual firmware upload will not work because the firmware loader can not communicate with the board In an extreme case corrupted firmware may even prevent Windows from booting Solution The user manually forces the board to initialize from write protected firmware designed only to allow driver firmware uploads When the firmware upload is complete the board is then rebooted to initialize in its normal operational mode e This procedure requires removing the X64 CL Express board several times from the computer e Important Referring to the board s user manual in the connectors and jumpers reference section identify the configuration jumper location The Boot Recovery Mode jumper for the X64 CL Express is J11 see J11 Start Mode on page 84 e Shu
71. ed input specs 97 out of memory error 20 output sink current 95 output source current 96 P PCI bus latency 50 PCI Bus Number 24 PCI configuration registers 24 PCI configuration space 22 24 28 PCI conflict 22 PDF 2 3 Phase A 46 Phase B 46 Photo Response Non Uniformity PRNU 5 physical dimensions 67 Pixel Replacement 5 PNP mode 96 X64 CL Express User s Manual Power Requirements 68 programming I O flash 100 Q Quadrature Shaft Encoder 7 S Sapera Acquisition Devices 100 Sapera buffers allocation 20 Sapera CamExpert 27 Sapera CD ROM 9 11 Sapera configuration program 15 16 20 Sapera LT Development Library 11 Sapera LT User s manual 11 Sapera messaging 20 Sapera version required 9 scatter gather buffers 21 Scatter Gather 6 serial communication port 15 serial port speeds 15 Shading Correction 5 shaft encoder 7 46 software trigger 27 source destination pairs 66 Static electricity 9 92 system COM port 15 T technical support 18 transfer module 51 trigger 7 46 47 troubleshooting support 27 TTL shaft encoder 80 U user defined I O state 91 USER PWR 96 V virtual frame buffer 47 X64 CL Express User s Manual web inspection 46 Windows Event Viewer 22 Windows HyperTerminal 15 Windows Logo testing 12 Windows operating system memory 21 workstation 10 11 X X64 CL Express report 18 X64 CL Express serial port 16 X I O field installation 93 X I O module driver up
72. eledyne DALSA inc 7075 Place Robert Joncas Suite 142 St Laurent Quebec Canada 272 Declare under sole legal responsibility that the following products conform to the protection requirements of council directive 2004 108 EC on the approximation of the laws of member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility X64 CL Express The products to which this declaration relates are in conformity with the following relevant harmonized standards the reference numbers of which have been published in the Official Journal ofthe European Communities EN55022 2006 A1 2007 EN55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 ENV50204 1995 Further declare under our sole legal responsibility that the product listed conforms to the code of federal regulations CFR 47 part 15 2008 subpart B for a class A product St Laurent Canada 2012 04 09 a a Location Date Eric Carey ing 70 Director Research and Development X64 CL Express User s Manual Technical Specifications Connector and Switch Locations X64 CL Express Board Layout Drawings J4 J8 J7 J9 J7A1 J3 J12 J1 C LED 1 J2 J9 J11 c3 Connector Description List Connector Description Connector Description Camera Link Connector J8 Camera Power Selector J2 Camera Link Connector J9 PC power to camera interface J3 Reserved Normal jumper Safe Start Mode jum
73. h Reset Device Information Information Firmware Update Firmware X64 CL_Express_1 Information Device 0 NPN Pin OxOOFF T T COR Device 0 PNP Pin 090 ACU DTE Firmware Device 0 Tristate Pin 0 00 1 0 Board Device 0 Default Output Information Device 0 Default Output Pin State B Fimware Device 1 Optocoupled Pin Device 1 TTL 5 Volts Pin 0 00 Device 1 TTL 24 Volts Pin ox00FC Device 1 Default Input Level TTL 5 Volts Device 1 Default Connector 0837 Output The XIO information screen shows the current status of Device 0 the output device and Device 1 the input device A few items are user configurable for X I O board power up state Click on the item to display a drop list of available capabilities as described below Device 0 Default Output Type choose Tristate mode i e output disconnected or PNP mode or NPN mode Device 0 Default Output Pin State A window is displayed to select a logic low or high state for each output pin Click on each pin that should be logic high by default Device 1 Default Input Level Select the input logic level as TTL 5 Volts or TTL 24 Volts dependent on the signal type being input to the X I O module Device 1 Default Connector DB37 is the supported output connector as described in this section X64 CL Express User s Manual Appendix X I O Module Option e
74. he DCE device When no data is transmitted the signal is held the mark condition logic 1 negative voltage DTE Data Terminal Equipment DCE Data Communication Equipment RS 422 RS 422 uses a twisted pair wire i e 2 wires for each signal The differential drive voltage swing is 0 to 5V RS 422 does not have tri state capability its driver is always enabled and it is therefore usable only in point to point communications Although RS 422 is noise resistant due to being differential data can still be damaged by EMI RFI A shielded cable can protect the transmitters receivers from EMI RFI RS 644 LVDS LVDS Low Voltage Differential Signaling method to communicate data using a very low voltage swing about 350mV over two differential PCB traces or a balanced cable LVDS allows single channel data transmission at hundreds of Megabits per second Mbps X64 CL Express User s Manual Technical Specifications e 85 86 Technical Specifications X64 CL Express User s Manual Camera Link Interface Camera Link Overview Camera Link is a communication interface for vision applications developed as an extension of National Semiconductor s Channel Link technology The advantages of the Camera Link interface are that it provides a standard digital camera connection specification a standard data communication protocol and simpler cabling between camera and frame grabber The Camera Link interface simplifies the usage of incr
75. he Sapera event value is CORACQ VAL EVENT TYPE START OF FRAME End of Frame Event generated during acquisition when the video frame end is detected by the board acquisition hardware The Sapera event value is CORACQ VAL EVENT TYPE END OF FRAME e Data Overflow The Data Overflow event indicates that there is not enough bandwidth for the acquired data to be transferred without loss This is usually caused by limitations of the acquisition module and should never occur The Sapera event value is CORACQ VAL EVENT TYPE DATA OVERFLOW 50 e X64 CL Express Reference X64 CL Express User s Manual Frame Valid Event generated when the video frame start is detected by the board acquisition hardware Acquisition does not need to be started therefore this event can verify a valid signal is connected The Sapera event value is CORACQ VAL EVENT TYPE VERTICAL SYNC Pixel Clock Present Absent Event generated on the transition from detecting or not detecting a pixel clock signal The Sapera event values are CORACQ VAL EVENT TYPE NO PIXEL CLK and CORACQ VAL EVENT TYPE PIXEL CLK Frame Lost The Frame Lost event indicates that an acquired image overflowed the input FIFO before the FIFO content could be transferred to host memory An example would be if the image transfer from the on board FIFO to the host PC memory cannot be sustained due to bus bandwidth issues The Sapera event value is CORACQ VAL EVENT TYPE FRAME LOST Vertical Timeout
76. hen connecting external devices or other computers to the signals available on the External Signals bracket Grounds should connect first and devices should be power up at the same time External signal sources must not have voltage spikes or transients else damage may occur on the X64 CL Express A recommended solution is to use the optional X I O module which provides opto coupled I O see Appendix X I O Module Option on page 91 All inputs or outputs provide a more electrically robust interface to outside devices offering better protection against real world conditions Note When using the optional X I O module this external signals cable is not used Instead a 26 wire cable from the X I O J21 connects to X I O J4 All external signals described here plus the additional 8 input 8 output general I O controls are now on the X I O DB37 connector See Appendix Module Option on page 91 for installation and pinout information External Signals Connector Bracket Assembly Drawing Flat cable 12 DB25 Female Connector Header Connector 26 Pin Female mounted OC 64CC 0TIO1 bracket Connect to J4 Note Tracks marked as reserved are not connected to the Header Connector X64 CL Express User s Manual Technical Specifications e 79 External Signals Connector Bracket Assembly Signal Description Refer to the table J4 External Signals Connector on page 76 for important signal descr
77. ibuted with Sapera The Sapera distribution CDROM includes camera files for a selection of X64 CL Express supported cameras Using the Sapera CamExpert program you may use the camera files CCA provided to generate a camera configuration file CCF that describes the desired camera and frame grabber configuration Teledyne DALSA continually updates a camera application library composed of application information and prepared camera files Along with the camera search utility on the Teledyne DALSA web site as described above a number of camera files are ready to download Camera files are ASCII text and can be read with Windows Notepad on any computer without having Sapera installed X64 CL Express User s Manual CamExpert Quick Start for the X64 CL Express e 31 CamExpert Memory Errors when Loading Camera Configuration Files See section Memory Requirements with Area Scan Acquisitions on page 26 Overview of Sapera Acquisition Parameter Files ccf or cca cvi Concepts and Differences between the Parameter Files There are two components to the legacy Sapera acquisition parameter file set CCA files also called cam files and CVI files also called VIC files 1 e video input conditioning The files store video signal parameters CCA and video conditioning parameters CVI which in turn simplifies programming the frame grabber acquisition hardware for the camera in use Sapera LT 5 0 introduces a new camera configuration file C
78. ical limitations are one third of the total system memory with a maximum limit of approximately 100 MB See the Buffer menu of the Sapera Grab demo program for information on selecting the type of host buffer memory allocation Contiguous Memory for Sapera Messaging The current value for Sapera messaging determines the total amount of contiguous memory reserved at boot time for messages allocation This memory space is used to store arguments when a Sapera function is called Increase this value if you are using functions with large arguments such as arrays and experience any memory errors Troubleshooting Installation Problems The X64 CL Express and the X64 family of products has been tested by Teledyne DALSA in a variety of computers Although unlikely installation problems may occur due to the constant changing nature of computer equipment and operating systems This section describes what the user can verify to determine the problem or the checks to make before contacting Technical Support Note that information provided within this section will be updated with the latest information Teledyne DALSA can provide for each manual version released If you require help and need to contact Teledyne DALSA Technical Support make detailed notes on your installation and or test results for our technical support to review See Technical Support on page 108 for contact information Recovering from a Firmware Update Error This procedure is requir
79. idth Describes the measure of data transfer capacity PCI devices must share the maximum PCI bus bandwidth when transferring data to and from system memory or other devices CAM Sapera camera file that uses the file extension CCA by default Files using the CCA extension also called CAM files CAMERA files contain all parameters which describe the camera video signal characteristics and operation modes 1 e what the camera outputs Channel Camera data path that includes all parts of a video line Checksum A value used to ensure data is stored without error It is created by calculating the binary values in a block of data using some algorithm and storing the results with the data Contiguous memory A block of physical memory occupying consecutive addresses Firmware Software such as a board driver that is stored in nonvolatile memory mounted on that board Frame buffer An area of memory used to hold a frame of image data A frame buffer may exist on the acquisition hardware or be allocated by the acquisition hardware device driver in host system memory Grab Acquiring an image frame by means of a frame grabber Host Refers to the computer system that supports the installed frame grabber Host buffer Refers to a frame buffer allocated in the physical memory of the host computer system X64 CL Express User s Manual Glossary of Terms e 109 LSB Least Significant Bit in a binary data word MSB Most Significant
80. iguous memory required as follows e Calculate the total amount of host memory used for frame buffers number of frame buffers number of pixels per line number of lines 2 if buffer is 10 or 12 bits e Provide 1MB for every 256 MB of host frame buffer memory required e Add an additional 1 MB if the frame buffers have a short line length say 1k or less the increased number of individual frame buffers requires more resources e Add an additional 2 MB for various static and dynamic Sapera resources e Test for any memory error when allocating host buffers Simply use the Buffer menu of the Sapera Grab demo program see Using the Grab Demo on page 39 to allocate the number of host buffers required for your acquisition source Feel free to test the maximum limit of host buffers possible on your host system the Sapera Grab demo will not crash when the requested number of host frame buffers cannot be allocated 20 e Installing the X64 CL Express X64 CL Express User s Manual Host Computer Frame Buffer Memory Limitations When planning a Sapera application and its host frame buffers used plus other Sapera memory resources do not forget the Windows operating system memory needs Window XP as an example should always have a minimum of 128 MB for itself A Sapera application using scatter gather buffers could consume most of the remaining system memory When using frame buffers allocated as a single contiguous memory block typ
81. interface two cable connectors A single Camera Link port is defined as having an 8 bit data word The Full specification supports 8 ports labeled as A to H Camera Signal Summary Video Data Four enable signals are defined as e FVAL Frame Valid FVAL is defined HIGH for valid lines e LVAL Line Valid LVAL is defined HIGH for valid pixels DVAL Data Valid DVAL is defined HIGH when data is valid e Spare spare has been defined for future use All four enables must be provided by the camera on each Channel Link All unused data bits must be tied to a known value by the camera Camera Controls Four LVDS pairs are reserved for general purpose camera control defined as camera inputs and frame grabber outputs e Camera Control 1 e Camera Control 2 2 e Camera Control 3 CC3 e Camera Control 4 CC4 Note the X64 CL by default implements the control lines as follows using Teledyne DALSA Corporation terminology CC1 EXYNC CC2 PRIN CC3 FORWARD CC4 HIGH 88 e Camera Link Interface X64 CL Express User s Manual Communication Two LVDS pairs have been allocated for asynchronous serial communication to and from the camera and frame grabber Cameras and frame grabbers should support at least 9600 baud SerTFG Differential pair with serial communications to the frame grabber e SerTC Differential pair with serial communications to the camera The serial interface protocol is one start bi
82. iptions DB25 Pin Number Signal Names Connector to J4 1 2 3 4 17 5 18 23 Reserved 1 3 5 7 8 9 10 20 6 TrigIn 1 11 19 TrigIn 1 12 7 TrigIn 2 13 20 TrigIn 2 14 8 Shaft Encoder phase A 15 21 Shaft Encoder phase A 16 9 Shaft Encoder phase B 17 22 Shaft Encoder phase B 18 11 Strobe 1 21 10 Strobe 2 19 12 13 DC power 12 or 5 via J8 23 25 14 15 16 24 25 Ground 2 4 6 22 24 Connecting a TTL Shaft Encoder Signal to the LVDS RS422 Input A TTL shaft encoder signal can be directly connected to the X64 CL Express LVDS RS422 input but the low side input of the pair must be biased with a DC voltage to ensure reliable operation This section shows the connection diagram along with suggestions as to how to generate the DC bias voltage The actual physical wiring is left as an additional detail to interfacing a shaft encoder to the X64 CL Express to the imaging system TTL Shaft Encoder to LVDS RS422 Input Block Diagram Connecting TTL Signals to LDVS Inputs TTL signal source gt LDVS input gt GND 1to 2 gt LDVS input I Frame Grabber System FG system GND 80 e Technical Specifications X64 CL Express User s Manual LVDS RS422 input is biased to a DC voltage from 1 to 2 volts This guarantees that the TTL signal connected to the LVDS RS422 input will be detected as a logic high
83. ired to provide an external input pull up resistor on the signal being controlled by the X I O output A simplified schematic and important output specifications follow NPN Open Collector Output Mode 5V or 24V typical DB37 External Pull up Resistor Connector 220 ohm 5V typical Output 1 Simplified 22 gt Device Input Output Driver ey an H 3 23 24 ee NAE gt Device Input GND typical 8 places 46 29 30 7N GND 2 226 f 3 utput MU Output 3 due Output 4 P Output 5 we 18 Output 6 NE 37 Output 7 Output 8 X I O Module e Each output can sink 700 mA Over current thermal protection will automatically shut down the output device X64 CL Express User s Manual Appendix X I O Module Option e 95 TTL Output in PNP Mode Electrical Details When the TTL outputs are configured for PNP mode source driver an external power supply is required to provide the buffer output supply voltage USER_PWR A simplified schematic and important output specifications follow Simplified Output Buffer Driver PNP Source Driver Output Mode USER_PWR typical 8 places 3 23 24 Output 1 GND 16 29 30 X I O Module N NL E a Ne qud 7 ey
84. is enabled on your computer the Teledyne DALSA installation menu is presented e If AUTORUN is not enabled use Windows Explorer and browse to the root directory of the CD ROM Execute launch exe to start the installation menu and install the required Sapera components e The installation program will prompt you to reboot the computer Refer to Sapera LT User s Manual for additional details about Sapera LT X64 CL Express User s Manual Installing the X64 CL Express e 11 Installing X64 CL Express Hardware and Driver In a Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 System e Turn the computer off disconnect the power cord disables power standby mode and open the computer chassis to allow access to the expansion slot area e Install the X64 CL Express into a free PCI Express x1 expansion slot The X64 CL Express could also be installed in a PCI Express x4 or x16 slot if that is the free choice e Close the computer chassis and turn the computer on Driver installation requires administrator rights for the current user of the computer e Windows will find the X64 CL Express and start its Found New Hardware Wizard Click on the Cancel button to close the Wizard Application e Insert the Teledyne DALSA Sapera CD ROM If AUTORUN is enabled on your computer the installation menu is presented Install the X64 CL Express driver e If AUTORUN is not enabled use Windows Explorer and browse to the root directory of the CD ROM Execute launch ex
85. its serial port controls The X64 CL Express serial port supports communication speeds from 9600 to 115 kbps Note if your serial communication program can directly select the X64 CL Express serial port then mapping to a system COM port is not necessary The X64 CL Express serial port is mapped to an available COM port by using the Sapera Configuration tool Run the program from the Windows start menu StartePrograms Teledyne DALSA Sapera LT Sapera Configuration COM Port Assignment The lower section of the Sapera Configuration program screen contains the serial port configuration menu Configure as follows e Use the Physical Port drop menu to select the Sapera board device from all available Sapera boards with serial ports when more then one board is in the system e Use the Maps to drop menu to assign an available COM number to that Sapera board serial port e Click on the Save Settings Now button then the Close button You are prompted to reboot your computer to enable the serial port mapping e The X64 CL Express serial port now mapped to COMG in this example is available as a serial port to any serial port application for camera control Note that this serial port is not listed in the Windows Control Panel System PropertiesesDevice Manager because it is a logical serial port mapping An example setup using Windows HyperTerminal follows see Setup Example with Windows HyperTerminal on page 16 X64 CL Express User s Manual
86. ize The camera control signal is either based on timing controls input on one or both X64 CL Express shaft encoder inputs see J4 External Signals Connector on page 76 pinout or an internal X64 CL Express clock The number of lines captured is specified by the Sapera vertical cropping parameter X64 CL Express User s Manual X64 CL Express Reference e 47 Synchronization Signals for a Virtual Frame of 10 Lines The following timing diagram shows the relationship between external Frame Trigger input external Shaft Encoder input one phase used and camera control output to the camera Virtual Frame Trigger Shaft Encoder EXSYNC ou cc E E E LVAL in Video Line oui nbd hi di Note In this example 10 lines are acquired The Maximum frame rate Max Line Rate nb lines Hz In Out signal reference is relative to frame grabber CCF File Parameters Used The parameters listed below provide the control functionality for virtual frame reset Applications either load pre configured CCF files or change these parameters directly during runtime Note that camera file parameters are best modified by using the Sapera CamExpert program External Frame Trigger Enable X with Virtual Frame Trigger enabled where If X I External Frame Trigger is en
87. l web encoders About the Optional X I O Module The optional X I O module adds general purpose software controllable I O signals to the X64 CL Express The X I O module provides 2 opto coupled inputs 6 logic signal inputs 5V or 24V and 8 TTL outputs NPN or PNP type selectable The module also makes available 5V or 12V dc power from the host system The X I O module can be either purchased with the X64 CL Express board or installed into the computer system at a later time The module occupies one adjacent PCI slot and connects to the X64 CL Express via a ribbon cable X I O Module external connections are made via the DB37 connector on the module bracket X I O requires X64 CL Express board driver version 1 00 or later and Sapera LT version 5 30 or later See Appendix X I O Module Option on page 91 for details and specifications X64 CL Express User s Manual Overview of the X64 CL Express e 7 Development Software Overview Sapera LT Library Sapera LT is a powerful development library for image acquisition and control Sapera LT provides a single API across all current and future Teledyne DALSA hardware Sapera LT delivers a comprehensive feature set including program portability versatile camera controls flexible display functionality and management plus easy to use application development wizards Sapera LT comes bundled with CamExpert an easy to use camera configuration utility to create new or modify existing camera configu
88. liant with the PCI Express 1 0 specification The PCI Express x1 interface supports maximum transfer rates up to 250 Mbytes sec while the X64 CL Express board can achieve transfer rates around 160 Mbytes sec due to memory management overhead The X64 CL Express board occupies one computer expansion slot and one chassis opening two slots with the optional X I O Module Option 6 Overview of the X64 CL Express X64 CL Express User s Manual Advanced Controls Overview Visual Indicators X64 CL Express features a LED indicator to facilitate system installation and setup This provides visual feedback indicating when the camera is connected properly and sending data External Event Synchronization Two sets of dedicated trigger inputs and strobe signals are provided to synchronize precisely image captures with external events Camera Link Communications ports Two PC independent communication ports provide Camera Link controls for camera configurations These ports do not require addition PC resources like free interrupts or I O address space Accessible via the board device driver the communication ports preset a seamless interface to Windows based standard communication applications like HyperTerminal etc The communication ports are accessible directly from the Camera Link connectors Quadrature Shaft Encoder Important feature for web scanning applications the Quadrature Shaft Encoder inputs allow synchronized line captures from externa
89. lse drop or pulse multiply support The following table describes the line trigger source types supported by the X64 CL Express Refer to the Sapera Acquisition Parameters Reference Manual for descriptions of the Sapera parameters CORACQ_PRM_EXT_LINE_TRIGGER_SOURCE Parameter Values Specific to the X64 CL series PRM Value Active Shaft Encoder Input Default Use phase A Use phase B Use phase A amp B From Board Sync Phase A amp B shaft encoder after pulse drop multiply output to Board Sync 6 Phase A amp B camera line trigger output to Board Sync A U Ne 44 X64 CL Express Reference X64 CL Express User s Manual CORACQ PRM EXT LINE TRIGGER SOURCE full description relative to trigger type and X64 CL Express configuration used PRM X64 CL Express Value configuration amp camera input used 0 Dual Camera 1 Dual Camera 2 Medium Camera 1 1 Dual Camera 1 Dual Camera 2 Medium Camera 1 2 Dual Camera 1 Dual Camera 2 Medium Camera 1 3 5 6 Dual Camera 1 Dual Camera 2 Medium Camera 1 4 Dual Camera 1 Dual Camera 2 Medium Camera 1 External Line Trigger Signal used if CORACQ PRM EXT LINE TRIGGER ENABLE true Shaft Encoder Phase A Shaft Encoder Phase B Shaft Encoder Phase A Shaft Encoder Phase A Shaft Encoder Phase A Shaft Encoder Phase A Shaft Encoder Phase B Shaft Encoder Phase B Shaft
90. mail X64 CL Express User s Manual Installing the X64 CL Express e 25 Windows Device Manager In Windows XP use the Start Menu shortcut Start Settings Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager As shown in the following screen images look for X64 CL Express board under Imaging Devices Double click and look at the device status You should see This device is working properly Go to Resources tab and make certain that the device is mapped and has an interrupt assigned to it without any conflicts Device Manager Of x File Action View Help e mealg 4 Computer Disk drives 3 Display adapters 52 DVD CD ROM drives Floppy disk controllers i Floppy disk drives IDE ATA ATAPI controllers IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers 2 39 Imaging devices 338 64 Express Board 9 2 Keyboards 9 7 Mice and other pointing devices Monitors 188 Network adapters 7 Ports COM amp LPT Sf Processors lt SCSI and RAID controllers 9 Sound video and game controllers 74 System devices gt Universal Serial Bus controllers m H A 8 5 0 0 Memory Requirements with Area Scan Acquisitions The X64 CL Express by default allocates two frame buffers in onboard memory each equal in size to the acquisition frame buffer This double buffering memory allocation is automa
91. n by using the pin number on the current I O resource the pointer to pin state SapGio PinLow if low and SapGio PinHigh if high status m pGio SetPinState ilO SapGio PinState state Input Dialog CGioInputDlg class see Sapera Gui class BOOL CGioInputDlg Update SapGio PinState state SapGio PinState PinLow BOOL status true UINT32 iIO UINT32 3410 if m pGio NULL return FALSE We loop to get all I O pins for 110 0 110 lt UINT32 m pGio GetNumPins ilO m pGio SetDisplayStatusMode SapManager StatusLog NULL We get the current state of the current I O pin by using the pin number on the current I O resource the pointer to pin state SapGio PinLow if low and SapGio PinHigh if high status m pGio GetPinState ilO amp state m pGio SetDisplayStatusMode SapManager StatusNotify NULL Do 104 Appendix X I O Module Option X64 CL Express User s Manual T O Event Handling void CGioInputDlg GioCallbackInfo SapGioCallbackInfo pInfo CGioInputDlg pInputDlg CString strEventCount We get the application context associated with I O events pInputDlg CGioInputDlg pInfo gt GetContext We get the current count of I O events strEventCount Format Sd pInfo GetEventCount We get the I O pin number that generated an I O event and apply the changes pInputDlg gt m_GioEventCount pInfo gt Ge
92. n point See TTL Input Electrical Details on page 97 X I O provides both 5 volt and 12 volt power output pins on the DB37 where power comes directly from the host system power supply Onboard flash memory to store user defined power up I O states X64 CL Express User s Manual Appendix X I O Module Option e 91 X I O Module Connector List amp Locations J24 X I O revision A2 E 2 e a a J20 DB37 female external signals connector J21 26 pin header connector interconnect to the X64 CL Express via supplied ribbon cable J22 J23 J24 J28 Reserved J26 Connect PC power via floppy drive power cable X I O Module Installation Grounding Instructions Static electricity can damage electronic components Please discharge any static electrical charge by touching a grounded surface such as the metal computer chassis before performing any hardware installation If you do not feel comfortable performing the installation please consult a qualified computer technician Never remove or install any hardware component with the computer power on 92 e Appendix X I O Module Option X64 CL Express User s Manual Board Installation Installing an X I O Module to an existing X64 CL Express installation takes only a few minutes Install the X I O board into the host system as follows Power off the computer system that has the installed X64 CL Express board Disconnect the external signals cable
93. nce circuit time constant 82 default firmware 49 Device Manager 13 18 double buffering memory 26 driver status 25 driver upgrade 9 E End of Frame event 51 End of Transfer event 51 external signals 91 External Signals Connector 45 46 47 71 76 80 Index e 111 External Signals Connector Bracket Assembly 46 79 F failure firmware upgrade 21 Firmware Loader 13 firmware revision 18 firmware selection 5 Fixed Pattern Noise FPN 5 Flat Field Correction 4 34 68 Found New Hardware Wizard 12 frame buffer 47 frame buffer resources 20 Frame Lost event 51 Frame Sync 48 frame trigger 47 H HTML help 2 3 HyperTerminal 7 15 I O available capabilities 99 I O demo program 100 I O Device 0 99 I O Device 1 99 I O flash memory 98 I O input event 101 I O input trip points 97 I O interface cable 93 I O interrupts 101 I O NPN output mode 99 I O output modes 91 I O PNP output mode 99 I O power up state 98 I O sample code 98 I O source code 102 I O Tristate output mode 99 image processing 3 Industrial level mode 97 input logic level 99 input pin status 101 input pull up resistor 95 Internet 2 112 e Index J J11 jumper 22 jumpers 71 83 L launch exe 11 LED indicators 7 Line Scan 5 46 Log Viewer program 25 LUT availability 49 LVDS pairs 75 maximum data transfer 6 MDR 26 19 71 memory error 63 multi board syne 83 N National Semiconductor 87 NPN mode 95 opto coupl
94. ntrols or incoming video The Sapera parameter groups within the file are e Activate and set any supported camera control mode or control variable e Define the integration mode and duration 32 e CamExpert Quick Start for the X64 CL Express X64 CL Express User s Manual Define the strobe output control Allocate the frame grabber transfer ROI the host video buffer size and buffer type RGB888 RGB101010 MONO8 16 Configuration of line frame trigger parameters such as source internal via the frame grabber external via some outside event electrical format TTL LVDS OPTO isolated and signal active edge or level characterization Camera Interfacing Check List Before undertaking the task of interfacing a camera from scratch with CamExpert Confirm that Teledyne DALSA has not already published an application note with camera files www teledynedalsa com mv Confirm that the correct version or board revision of X64 CL Express is used Confirm that the required firmware is loaded into the X64 CL Express Confirm that Sapera does not already have a cca file for your camera installed on your hard disk If there is a cca file supplied with Sapera then use CamExpert to automatically generate the ccf file with default parameter values matching the frame grabber capabilities Check if the Sapera installation has a similar type of camera file A similar cca file can be loaded into CamExpert where it is modified to m
95. o Server Selection Run the grab demo from the start menu StartePrograms Sapera LT Demos Grab Demo The demo program first displays the acquisition configuration menu The first drop menu displayed permits selecting from any installed Sapera acquisition servers installed Teledyne DALSA acquisition hardware using Sapera drivers The second drop menu permits selecting from the available input devices present on the selected server CCF File Selection The acquisition configuration menu is also used to select the required camera configuration file for the connected camera Sapera camera files contain timing parameters and video conditioning parameters The default folder for camera configuration files is also used by the CamExpert utility to save user generated or modified camera files Use the Sapera CamExpert utility program to generate the camera configuration file based on timing and control parameters entered The CamExpert live acquisition window allows immediate verification of those parameters CamExpert reads both Sapera cca and cvi for backward compatibility with the original Sapera camera files X64 CL Express User s Manual Sapera Demo Applications e 39 Grab Demo Main Window Refer to the Sapera LT User s Manual OC SAPM USER in section Demos and Examples Acquiring with Grab Demo for more information on the Grab Demo Flat Field Demo Overview Program Program file Workspace Description Remarks Start
96. or low relative to the input The TTL shaft encoder ground the bias voltage ground and the X64 CL Express computer system ground must be connected together The maximum frequency for any shaft encoder input is 1 MHz LVDS RS422 Input Bias Source Generation Examples on Generating a DC voltage for the LDVS Input 12V 24V 1 5V 330 680 2 2K 2V 1 5V 1 5V Battery 220 100 150 DC voltage for the LVDS RS422 input can be generated by a resister voltage divider e Use a single battery cell if this is more suitable to your system e A DC voltage either 5 or 12 is available on External Signals ConnectorJ4 See J8 Power to e Camera Voltage Selector on page 83 for information Technical Specifications e 81 X64 CL Express User s Manual External Trigger TTL Input Electrical Specification The incoming trigger pulse is debounced to ensure that no voltage glitch would be detected as a valid trigger pulse This debounce circuit time constant can be programmed from 1 to 255 Any pulse smaller than the programmed value is blocked and therefore not seen by the acquisition circuitry Electrical Description Value parameters TrigIn low Low logic level input lt 0 8 V TrigIn high High logic level input gt 2 0 V max 5 V TrigIn pulse width Minimum trigger pulse width 100 ns Sape
97. per off J4 External Signals connector J7 Multi board Sync J5 J7A1 J12 Reserved 70 e Technical Specifications X64 CL Express User s Manual Connector and Switch Specifications X64 CL Express End Bracket X64 CL Express J1 LED 2 LED 1 J2 3M MDR 26 pin 3M MDR 26 pin female connector female connector The hardware installation process is completed with the connection of a supported camera to the X64 CL Express board using Camera Link cables see Link Cables on page 89 e The X64 CL Express board supports a camera with one or two Camera Link MDR 26 connectors two Base one Medium see Data Port Summary page 88 for information on Camera Link configurations e Connect the camera to the J1 connector with a Camera Link cable When using a Medium camera connect the second camera connector to J2 Caution If the camera is powered by the X64 CL it is very important that the correct power supply voltage is selected correctly Refer to J8 Power to Camera Voltage Selector on page 83 for information on the selection jumper Contact Teledyne DALSA or browse our web site www teledynedalsa com mv for the latest information on X64 CL Express supported cameras X64 CL Express User s Manual Technical Specifications e 71 Status LEDs Functional Description Status LED 2 Camera Link Connector 2 J2 Status LED 1 Camera Link Connector 1 J1 Status LED Modes e Red No
98. r Version 2 03 Select Automatic update with the Default Configarstion Select Io update vaih a Specific Configuration Bomd Sem Nube Corfiguiation Updae _ Express 1 52890004 1x Modum CamersLink Flat Field Conection X64 CL Express User s Manual Installing the X64 CL Express e 13 Firmware Update Manual Mode Select Manual mode to load firmware other then the default version or when in the case of multiple X64 CL Express boards in the same system each requires different firmware The figure below shows the Device Manager manual firmware screen Information on all installed X64 CL Express boards their serial numbers and their firmware components are shown A manual firmware update is as follows Select the X64 CL Express via the board selection box if there are multiple boards in the system From the Configuration field drop menu select the firmware version required Click on the Start Update button Observe the firmware update progress in the message output window Close the Device manager program when the X64 CL Express board reset complete message is shown mS DALSA Device Manager Update Firmware Manager Start Update Board X64 CL_Express_1 Field Value Serial Number 53071004 Board Version Al PCle 1x Interface 1 00 01 0116 ACU DTE Firmware 1 00 01 0116 Corfiguralion 1x Medium CameraLink Fla
99. ra parameters for External Trigger PRM EXT TRIGGER ENABLE CORACQ VAL EXT TRIGGER CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER SOURCE CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER DETECTION CORACQ VAL RISING EDGE CORACQ VAL FALLING EDGE CORACQ VAL ACTIVE LOW CORACQ VAL ACTIVE HIGH CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER DURATION Debounce duration Strobe TTL Output Electrical Specification Electrical Description Value parameters typ Typical high level output voltage 3 9V max Maximum high level output current 8mA sourcing ToL max Maximum low level output current 8mA sinking Sapera parameters for Strobe Refer to Strobe Method in Sapera documentation CORACQ PRM STROBE ENABLE TRUE CORACQ PRM STROBE METHOD CORACQ VAL STROBE METHOD 1 CORACQ VAL STROBE METHOD 2j CORACQ STROBE POLARITY CORACQ VAL ACTIVE LOW CORACQ VAL ACTIVE CORACQ PRM STROBE DELAY Pulse offset from trigger event CORACQ PRM STROBE DELAY 2 Duration of exclusion region CORACQ PRM STROBE DURATION Pulse duration 82 e Technical Specifications X64 CL Express User s Manual J7 Board Sync Interconnects multiple boards to synchronize acquisitions to one trigger or event The trigger source can be either an external signal or internal software trigger The board receiving the trigger is the Master board while the boards receiving the control signal from the Master board are Slaves e Hardware Connection Interconnect
100. rabs black You are able to use Sapera CamExpert the displayed frame rate is as expected but the display is always black Set your camera to manual exposure mode and set the exposure to a longer period plus open the lens iris Try to snap one frame instead of continuous grab Make certain that the input LUT is not programmed to output all 0 s This problem is sometimes caused by a PCIe transfer issue No PCIe transfer takes place so the frame rate is above 0 but nevertheless no image is displayed in CamExpert Make certain that BUS MASTER bit in the PCIe configuration space is activated Look in PCI Diagnostics for BM button under Command group Make certain that the BM button is activated Perform all installation checks described in this section Troubleshooting Installation Problems on page 21 before contacting Technical Support Symptoms Card acquisition bandwidth is less than expected The X64 CL Express acquisition bandwidth is less than expected Review the system for problems or conflicts with other expansion boards or drivers Remove other PCI Express PCI 32 or PCI 64 boards and check acquisition bandwidth again engineering has seen this case where other PCI boards in some systems cause limitations in transfers Each system with its combination of system motherboard and PCI boards will be unique and will need to be tested for bandwidth limitations affecting the imaging application 28 e Installing the X64
101. rash buffer which is defined as the last buffer in the list otherwise it will occur in the next buffer After a transfer to the trash is done the transfer device will check the next buffer in the list if its state is empty it will transfer to this buffer otherwise it will skip it and transfer again to the trash buffer e CORXFER VAL CYCLE MODE ASYNCHRONOUS The transfer device cycles through all buffers in the list without concern about the buffer state 52 e X64 CL Express Reference X64 CL Express User s Manual X64 CL Express Sapera Parameters The three tables below describe the Sapera Parameters supported by the X64 CL Express Unless specified each capability applies to both boards or all mode configurations and all acquisition modes Sapera capabilities not used have been omitted for clarity The board capabilities listing is subject to change Capabilities should be verified by the application because new board driver releases may change certain capabilities Specifically the X64 CL Express family is described in Sapera as e Board Server X64 CL Express 1 e Acquisition Device Camera Link e Modes X64 CL Express Medium Mono or Medium Color RGB with Flat Field correction e Modes X64 CL Express Base Mono with Bayer mosaic filter decoding e Modes X64 CL Express Dual Base Mono with Flat Field correction Capability Values CORACQ CAP CONNECTOR TYPE CORACQ VAL CONNECTOR TYPE CAMLINK 0x2 CORACQ CAP CON
102. rately 1 Sapera LT Provides everything you will need to build your imaging application 2 Current Sapera compliant board hardware drivers 3 Board and Sapera documentation compiled HTML help and Adobe Acrobat PDF formats optional Sapera Processing Imaging Development Library includes over 600 optimized image processing routines OC SL00 0000000 Contact Sales at Teledyne DALSA X64 CL Express User s Manual Overview of the X64 CL Express e 3 X64 CL Express Cables amp Accessories External Signals Connector Bracket Assembly supplied with each X64 CL Express connects to OC 64CC 0TIOI J4 see X64 CL Express External Signals Connector Bracket Assembly on page 79 Note not used when the X I O Module is installed optional Power interface cable required when supplying power to cameras OR COMC POWO03 optional Camera Link Video Input Cable 1 meter OC COMC CLNKO 2 meter OC COMC CLNK6 optional DB25 male to color coded blunt end cable 6 foot 1 82 meter length OC COMC XENDI About the X64 CL Express Frame Grabber X64 CL Express Series Key Features See Supports Medium Monochrome Camera Link with Flat Field Correction Supports Medium RGB Camera Link Supports Base Camera Link with Bayer Filter Decoding Supports 2 Base Monochrome Camera Link with Flat Field Correction Supports 2 Base RGB Camera Link Input lookup tables available for each mode Technical Specifications
103. ration files Sapera Processing Library Sapera Processing is a comprehensive set of C classes for image processing and analysis Sapera Processing offers highly optimized tools for image processing blob analysis search pattern recognition OCR and barcode decoding 8 Overview of the X64 CL Express X64 CL Express User s Manual Installing the X64 CL Express Warning Grounding Instructions Static electricity can damage electronic components Please discharge any static electrical charge by touching a grounded surface such as the metal computer chassis before performing any hardware installation If you do not feel comfortable performing the installation please consult a qualified computer technician Important Never remove or install any hardware component with the computer power on Disconnect the power cord from the computer to disable the power standby mode This prevents the case where some computers unexpectedly power up when a board is installed Upgrading Sapera or any Teledyne DALSA Board Driver When installing a new version of Sapera or a Teledyne DALSA acquisition board driver in a computer with a previous installation the current version must be un installed first Upgrade scenarios are described below Board Driver Upgrade Only Minor upgrades to acquisition board drivers are typically distributed as ZIP files available in the Teledyne DALSA web site www teledynedalsa com mv download Board driver revisions
104. rd Model CL Expres Evaluation Board 0 Memory size Bank 1 MB Memory size Bank 2 MB 0 CameraLink Chip Speed Mhz 85 Purchase Option 0 Default Firmware 0 Information Firmware Update Firmware Output 18 e Installing the X64 CL Express X64 CL Express User s Manual Camera to Camera Link Connections X64 CL Express End Bracket X64 CL Express 3M MDR 26 pin 3M MDR 26 pin female connector female connector The hardware installation process is completed with the connection of a supported camera to the X64 CL Express board using Camera Link cables see Link Cables on page 89 e The X64 CL Express board supports a camera with one or two Camera Link MDR 26 connectors two Base one Medium see Data Port Summary page 88 for information on Camera Link configurations e Connect the camera to the J1 connector with a Camera Link cable When using a Medium camera connect the second camera connector to J2 Refer to section Connector and Switch Specifications on page 71 for details on the Camera Link connectors Caution If the camera is powered by the X64 CL Express it is very important that the correct power supply voltage is selected correctly Refer to J8 Power to Camera Voltage Selector on page 83 for information on the selection jumper Contact Teledyne DALSA or browse our web site www teledynedalsa com mv for the la
105. s step lys CORACQ PRM LIN E INTEGRATE PULSE POLARITY CORACQ VAL ACTIVE LOW 0x1 CORACQ VAL ACTIVE HIGH 0x2 CORACQ LINE INTEGRATE PULSEI DELAY 0 us max 65535000 us step lys CORACQ LINE INTEGRATE PULSEI DURATION min 1 us max 65535000 us step lys CORACQ PRM LIN E INTEGRATE PULSEO POLARITY CORACQ VAL ACTIVE LOW 0x1 CORACQ VAL ACTIVE HIGH 0x2 CORACQ LINE INTEGRATE PULSEO0 DELAY 0 us max 65535 us step 1 us CORACQ LINE PULSE0 DURATION min 1 us max 65535000 us step 1 us CORACQ PRM CONNECTOR LINE INTEGRATE INPUT Connector 1 type 2 pin 1 CORACQ PRM _CAMLINK CONFIGURATION Medium Mono Medium RGB Base Mono Base RGB and Bayer Color CORACQ VA L CAMLINK CONFIGURATION BASE 0x1 CORACQ VAL CAMLINK CONFIGURATION MEDIUM 0x2 CORACQ VAL CAMLINK CONFIGURATION 2BASE 0x8 CORACQ VA L CAMLINK CONFIGURATION BASE 0x1 CORACQ VAL CAMLINK CONFIGURATION MEDIUM 0x2 CORACQ VA L CAMLINK CONFIGURATION BASE 0x1 CORACQ PRM DATA VALID ENABLE TRUE FALSE CORACQ PRM DATA VALID POLARITY CORACQ VA L ACTIVE HIGH 0x2 CORACQ PRM TIMESLOT Medium Mono Medium RGB Bayer Color Base mono Base RGB CORACQ VA CORACQ VA CORACQ VA L TIMESLOT 1 0x1 L TIMESLOT 2 0x2 L TIMESLOT 1 0x1 CORACQ PRM BAYER ALIGNMENT Bayer Color All other modes
106. s Manual status m_pGio iDevice gt GetCapability CORGIO CAP DIR INPUT amp capInput ex Constructor used for I O Output module dialog if capOutput m pDlgOutput iDevice new CGioOutputDlg this iDevice m pGio iDevice Constructor used for I O Input module dialog if capInput m pDlgInput iDevice new CGioInputDlg this iDevice m pGio iDevice end for end if Function CreateObjectsO BOOL CreateObjects CWaitCursor wait Loop for all I O resources for UINT32 iDevice 0 iDevice MAX GIO DEVICE amp amp iDevice m gioCount iDevice The SapLocation object specifying the server where the I O resource is located SapLocation location m ServerIndex iDevice The SapGio constructor is called for each resource found m pGio iDevice new SapGio location Creates all the low level Sapera resources needed by the I O object if m pGio iDevice amp amp m pGio iDevice amp amp m pGio iDevice Create DestroyObjects return FALSE return TRUE X64 CL Express User s Manual Appendix X I O Module Option e 103 Output Dialog CGioOutputDlg class see Sapera Gui class void CGioOutputDlg UpdateIO UINT32 output 0 UINT32 state 0 BOOL status xe ue d We loop to get all I O pins for UINT32 110 0 110 UINT32 m pGio GetNumPins 11044 tans eu We set the current state of the current I O pi
107. s are stored Timing amp Control Parameters The central section of CamExpert provides access to the various Sapera parameters supported by X64 CL Express There are four or five tabs dependent on the acquisition board as described below Basic Timing Parameters Basic parameters used to define the timing of the camera This includes the vertical horizontal and pixel clock frequency This tab is sufficient to configure a free running camera Advanced Control Parameters Advanced parameters used to configure camera control mode and strobe output Also provides analog signal conditioning brightness contrast DC restoration etc for analog boards External Trigger Parameters Parameters to configure the external trigger characteristics Image Buffer and AOI Parameters Control of the host buffer dimension and format Multi Camera Control Parameters Dependent on the frame acquisition board provides camera selection and color planar transfer selection 30 CamExpert Quick Start for the X64 CL Express X64 CL Express User s Manual Display An important component of CamExpert is its live acquisition display window which allows immediate verification of timing or control parameters without the need to run a separate acquisition program Grab starts continuous acquisition button then toggles to Freeze to stop Snap is a single frame grab Trigger is a software trigger to emulate an external source e Output Mes
108. s not support hardware flow control Properties X64 CL Express User s Manual Installing the X64 CL Express e 17 Displaying X64 CL Express Board Information The Device Manager program also displays information about the X64 CL Express boards installed in the system To view board information run the program via the Windows Start Menu shortcut Start Programs Teledyne DALSA X64 CL Express Device Driver Device Manager Device Manager Board Viewer The following screen image shows the Device Manager program with the Information Firmware tab active The left window displays all X64 CL Express boards in the system and their individual device components The right window displays the information stored in the selected board device This example screen shows the X64 CL Express information contained in the EEProm component The X64 CL Express device manager report file BoardInfo txt is generated by clicking File Save Device Info This report file may be requested by Teledyne DALSA Technical Support to aid in troubleshooting installation or operational problems if DALSA Device Manager BBE File Help Information Firmware Manager Progam Refresh Reset Deses SS SSS E X64 CL_Express_1 Information Firmware PCle 1x Interface ACU DTE Firmware Field Value Serial Number 2890004 Component Version ptional ECO 0 0 Sub T emplate Version 2 Boa
109. s see the Sapera Acquisition Parameters Reference Manual 5 00 Virtual Frame Trigger for Linescan Cameras When using linescan cameras a frame buffer is allocated in host system memory to store captured video lines To control when a video line is stored as the first line in this virtual frame buffer an external frame trigger signal is used The number of lines sequentially grabbed and stored in the virtual frame buffer is controlled by the Sapera vertical cropping parameter Virtual Frame Trigger Timing Diagram The following timing diagram shows an example of grabbing 10 video lines from a linescan camera and the use of virtual frame trigger to define when a video line is stored at the beginning of the virtual frame buffer The virtual frame trigger signal generated by some external event is input on the X64 CL Express trigger input Virtual frame trigger can be TTL 5V or LVDS and be rising or falling edge active active high or low or double pulse rising or falling edge Virtual frame trigger control is configured for rising edge trigger in this example Virtual frame trigger connects to the X64 CL Express via the External Trigger Input 1 amp 2 balanced inputs on connector J4 Input 1 pin 11 and 12 Input 2 pin 13 and 14 After the X64 CL Express receives a virtual frame trigger the camera control signal is output to the camera to trigger n lines of video as per the defined virtual frame s
110. sages and Bottom Status Bar Events and errors are logged for review Camera connection status is displayed where green indicates signal present For context sensitive help click on the button then click on a camera configuration parameter A short description of the configuration parameter will be shown in a popup Click on the button to open the help file for more descriptive information on CamExpert CamExpert Demonstration and Test Tools The CamExpert utility also includes a number of demonstration features which make CamExpert the primary tool to configure test and calibrate your camera and imaging setup Display tools include image pixel value readout image zoom and line profiler Functional tools include hardware Flat Field calibration and operation support see Using the Flat Field Correction Tool on page 34 plus support for either hardware based or software Bayer filter camera decoding with auto white balance calibration see Using the Bayer Filter Tool on page 36 Camera Types amp Files Applicable to the X64 CL Express The X64 CL Express supports digital area scan or linescan cameras using the Camera Link interface standard See Camera to Camera Link Connections on page 19 for information on connecting a Camera Link camera Contact Teledyne DALSA or browse our web site www teledynedalsa com mv for the latest information and application notes on X64 CL Express supported cameras Camera Files Distr
111. t one stop bit no parity and no handshaking Camera Link Cables For additional information on Camera Link cables and their specifications visit the following web sites 3M http www 3m com interconnects enter Camera Link as the search keyword Nortech Systems http www nortechsys com intercon CameraLinkMain htm X64 CL Express User s Manual Camera Link Interface e 89 90 Camera Link Interface X64 CL Express User s Manual Appendix X I O Module Option X I O Module Overview The X I O module requires X64 CL Express board driver version 1 00 or later and Sapera LT version 5 30 or later Occupies an adjacent slot to the X64 CL Express Slot can be either PCI 32 or PCI 64 no PCI signals or power are used Connects to the X64 CL Express via a 26 pin flat ribbon cable J21 on X I O to J4 on X64 CL Express Note that the external signals connector bracket is removed All X64 CL Express external signals such as trigger shaft encoder strobe are available on the X I O DB37 See DB37 Pinout Description on page 94 X I O provides 8 TTL outputs software selectable as NPN current sink or PNP source driver type drivers See TTL Output in NPN Mode Electrical Details on page 95 and TTL Output in PNP Mode Electrical Details on page 96 X I O provides 2 opto coupled inputs See Opto coupled Input Electrical Details on page 97 X I O provides 6 TTL level inputs with software selectable transitio
112. t the areas that an application developer needs for embedding X I O module controls within the imaging application Main I O Demo code BOOL CGioMainDlg OnInitDialog aenal some declarations UINT32 m gioCount int m ServerIndex int m ResourceIndex Show the Server Dialog to select the acquisition device CGioServer dlg this if dlg DoModal IDOK m ServerIndex dlg GetServerIndex m ServerName dlg GetServerName if m ServerIndex 1 Get the number of resources from SapManager for ResourceGio type by using the server index chosen in the dialog box the resource type to enquire for Gio m gioCount SapManager GetResourceCount m ServerIndex SapManager ResourceGio Create all objects see the function following if CreateObjects EndDialog TRUE return FALSE Lx sw Loop for all resources for UINT32 iDevice 0 iDevice MAX GIO DEVICE amp amp iDevice lt m gioCount Lees direct read access to low level Sapera C library capability to check I O Output module if m pGio iDevice IsCapabilityValid CORGIO CAP DIR OUTPUT status m pGio iDevice GetCapability CORGIO CAP DIR OUTPUT amp capOutput direct read access to low level Sapera C library capability to check I O Input module if m pGio iDevice IsCapabilityValid CORGIO CAP DIR INPUT 102 Appendix X I O Module Option X64 CL Express User
113. t Field Correction X Information Suppost for one Base or Medium CameraLink port with Flat Field Correction Flat Field Information Firmware Update Firmware Output X54 CL Express 1 Update of PCle 1x Interface in progress 21 X64 CL_Express_1 Successfully updated PCle 1x Interface X54 CL Express 1 Update of ACU DTE Firmware in progress X54 CL Express 1 Successfully updated ACU DTE Firmware X54 CL Express 1 Reset in progress X54 CL Express 1 Device reset complete zl Executing the Firmware Loader from the Start Menu If required the X64 CL Firmware Loader program is executed via the Windows Start Menu shortcut Start Programs Teledyne DALSA X64 CL Express Device Driver Firmware Update firmware change after installation 1s required to select a different Camera Link mode See X64 CL Express User Programmable Configurations on page 5 14 e Installing the X64 CL Express X64 CL Express User s Manual Enabling the Camera Link Serial Control Port The Camera Link cabling specification includes a serial communication port for direct camera control by the frame grabber see J1 Camera Link Connector 1 on page 73 The X64 CL Express driver supports this serial communication port either directly or by mapping it to a host computer COM port Any serial port communication program such as Windows HyperTerminal can connect to the camera in use and modify its function modes via
114. t down Windows and power OFF the computer e Remove the shorting jumper installed on J11 The default position is J11 installed for normal operation while the jumper removed is for the boot recovery mode position Power on the computer Windows will boot normally e When Windows has started do a manual firmware update procedure to update the firmware again see Executing the Firmware Loader from the Start Menu on page 14 e When the update is complete shut down Windows and power off the computer e Set the shorting jumper back onto J11 i e default position and power on the computer once again e Verify that the frame grabber is functioning by running a Sapera application such as CamExpert The Sapera application will now be able to communicate with the X64 CL Express board Windows Event Viewer Windows Event Viewer Computer Management System Tools Event Viewer lists various events that have taken place during the Operating System boot sequence If a driver generates an error it will normally log an entry in the event list Device Manager Program The Device Manager program provides a convenient method of collecting information about the installed X64 CL Express System information such as operating system computer CPU system memory PCI configuration space plus X64 CL Express firmware information can be displayed or written to a text file default file name BoardInfo txt Note that this is a second function mode
115. tPinNumber X64 CL Express User s Manual Appendix X I O Module Option e 105 106 Appendix X I O Module Option X64 CL Express User s Manual Teledyne DALSA Contact Information Sales Information Visit our web site Email www teledynedalsa com mv mailto info teledynedalsa com Canada Teledyne DALSA Montreal office 7075 Place Robert Joncas Suite 142 St Laurent Quebec Canada 272 Tel 514 333 1301 Fax 514 333 1388 Asia Sales Teledyne DALSA Asia Pacific Ikebukuro East 13F 3 4 3 Higashi Ikebukuro Toshima ku Tokyo Japan Tel 81 3 5960 6353 Fax 81 3 5960 6354 USA Sales Teledyne DALSA Billerica office 700 Technology Park Drive Billerica Ma 01821 Tel 978 670 2000 Fax 978 670 2010 European Sales Teledyne DALSA Europe Breslauer Str 34 D 82194 Gr benzell Munich Germany Tel 49 8142 46770 Fax 49 8142 467746 X64 CL Express User s Manual Teledyne DALSA Contact Information e 107 Technical Support Submit any support question or request via our web site Technical support form via our web page Support requests for imaging product installations Support requests for imaging applications http www teledynedalsa com mv support Camera support information Product literature and driver updates 108 e Teledyne DALSA Contact Information X64 CL Express User s Manual Glossary of Terms Bandw
116. test information on X64 CL Express supported cameras X64 CL Express User s Manual Installing the X64 CL Express e 19 Configuring Sapera Viewing Installed Sapera Servers The Sapera configuration program Start Programs Teledyne DALSA Sapera LT Sapera Configuration allows the user to see all available Sapera servers for the installed Sapera compatible boards The System entry represents the system server It corresponds to the host machine your computer and is the only server that should always be present Increasing Contiguous Memory for Sapera Resources The Contiguous Memory section lets the user specify the total amount of contiguous memory a block of physical memory occupying consecutive addresses reserved for the resources needed for Sapera buffers allocation and Sapera messaging For both items the Requested value dialog box shows the driver default memory setting while the Allocated value displays the amount of contiguous memory that has been allocated successfully The default values will generally satisfy the needs of most applications The Sapera buffers value determines the total amount of contiguous memory reserved at boot time for the allocation of dynamic resources used for host frame buffer management such as DMA descriptor tables plus other kernel needs Adjust this value higher if your application generates any out of memory error while allocating host frame buffers You can approximate the amount of cont
117. tic at the driver level The X64 CL Express driver uses two buffers to ensure that the acquired video frame is complete and not corrupted in cases where the image transfer to host system memory may be interrupted and delayed by other host system processes That is the image acquisition to one frame buffer is not interrupted by any delays in transfer of the other frame buffer which contains the previously acquired video frame to system memory Note that the number of onboard frame buffers is programmable The total size of the two internal frame buffers must be somewhat smaller than the total onboard memory due to memory overhead required for image transfer management When the X64 CL Express does not have enough onboard memory for the requested number of frame buffers the memory error message Error CorXferConnect lt Xfer module gt No memory occurs when loading a Sapera camera file or when the application configures a frame buffer 26 e Installing the X64 CL Express X64 CL Express User s Manual Symptoms CamExpert Detects no Boards If using Sapera version 5 30 or later When starting CamExpert if no Teledyne DALSA board is detected CamExpert will start in offline mode There is no error message and CamExpert is functional for creating or modifying a camera configuration file If CamExpert should have detected the installed board troubleshoot the installation problem as described below Troubleshooting Procedure When CamE
118. tors in real time the acquisition state of the input plus the DTE Data Transfer Engine which transfers image data from on board FIFO memory into PC memory In general these management processes are transparent to end user applications Applications ensure trigger to image reliability by monitoring events and controlling transfer methods as described below Supported Events and Transfer Methods The following acquisition and transfer events are supported Event monitoring is a major component to the Trigger to Image Reliability framework Acquisition Events Acquisition events are related to the acquisition module They provide feedback on the image capture phase e External Trigger Used Ignored Generated when the external trigger pin is asserted usually indicating the start of the acquisition process There are 2 types of external trigger events Used or Ignored Following an external trigger if the event generates a captured image an External Trigger Used event will be generated CORACQ VAL EVENT TYPE EXTERNAL TRIGGER If there is no captured image an External Trigger Ignored event will be generated CORACQ VAL EVENT TYPE EXTERNAL TRIGGER IGNORED An external trigger event will be ignored if the rate at which the events are received are higher than the possible frame rate of the camera e Start of Frame Event generated during acquisition when the video frame start is detected by the board acquisition hardware T
119. two three or four X64 boards via their J7 connector The cable is wired one to one i e no crossed wires The cable must be as short as possible and the boards must be in the same system e Master Board Software Setup Choose one X64 as master The Sapera parameter CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER SOURCE is set to either Mode 1 to Board Sync or Mode 2 Control pulse to Board Sync See Sapera documentation for more details e Slave Board Software Setup The Sapera parameter CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER SOURCE is set to From Board Sync e Test Setup The control application starts the acquisition on all slave boards The acquisition process is now waiting for the control signal from the master board The master board acquisition is triggered and the acquisition start signal is sent to each slave board with 0 8us delay max Contact Technical Support for additional information J8 Power to Camera Voltage Selector When the PC floppy drive power supply cable is connected to J9 a shorting jumper on J8 selects either 5 Vdc or 12 Vdc for the camera power supply This supply voltage is available on the External Signals Connectorblock Important For the X64 CL Express a 1 5A power on reset fuse is included on the board If the fuse is tripped power off not just a soft reboot the computer system to reset the fuse J8 on X64 CL Express top board edge top board edge top board edge e connect 5V e J8 J8 J8 e
120. ual Input Pins The second section provides input pin status I O device 1 Note that this program is a demo therefore no action takes place on an input event e The first column reads the logic level present on each input The Input Level drop menu changes the logic level from 5V TTL to 24V logic Use the Teledyne DALSA Device Manager program to select the default logic level type e The second column demonstrates activating interrupts on individual inputs In this demo program use the Enable box to activate the interrupt on an input The Count box will tally detected input events Use the Signal Event drop menu to select which input signal edge to detect The Reset button clears all event counts il General 1 0 module General 1 0 0 output General 1 0 1 input m Input Interrupt Output Status Input Status Enable Count 1 HIGH 1 HIGH v p 2 HIGH 2 HIGH o 3 HIGH 3 HIGH fo 4 HIGH 4 HIGH n o 5 Low 5 HIGH 0 Low 6 HIGH n o LOW i HIGH o 8 LOW 8 HIGH 0 3 3 10 Ve 10 11 Ve 11 I 12 Ve 12 m I5 Signal Output Reset El Input Level Signal Event Power Status 5 Volts Single Ended Falling Edge x X64 CL Express User s Manual Appendix X I O Module Option e 101 Sapera LT General I O Demo Code Samples The following source code was extracted from the General I O demo program The comments highligh
121. ufacture is free to define the signals input on any one or all four control signals These control signals are used either as camera control pulses or as a static logic state Control signals not required by the camera are simply assigned as not used Refer to your camera s user manual for information on what control signals are required Note The X64 CL Express pulse controller has a minimum resolution of 1 us When configuring the Camera Link control signals such as exposure control etc use values in increments of 1 us The X64 CL Express can assign any camera control signal to the appropriate Camera Link control The following screen shot shows the Sapera CamExpert dialog where Camera Link controls are assigned File view Help Dei Advanced Control Parameters X Display Parameter Value ch Grab H Snap i Trigger HJ 3 Line Sync Source None Position x 013 112 Value 0000 Frame sec Resolutior Camera Line Trigger Frequency Min in Hz 300 Camera Line Trigger Frequency Max in Hz 24400 Enable Control Method None Line Integration Method Setting Method 1 Strobe Method Setting None Pulse 0 C2 Pulse 1 cc3 Not Used CC4 Not Used Custom I O Setting Setting Advanced C Output 1 2 20 58 464 1 Camera file C Coreco Sapera camfiles D_P2 4x 06k_test cca loaded Ready Video status Pixel Clock Present VSync Present HSync Present X64 CL Express User s Manual Technical Specifications e 75
122. uisition bandwidth 28 Acquisition events 50 acquisition module 50 acquisition parameters 39 ACUPlus 5 administrator 10 11 AUTORUN 11 B Bayer Decoder 5 Bayer Filter Decoding 4 Bayer Mosaic Filter 36 68 Block Diagram 41 BoardInfo txt 18 22 boot recovery mode 22 buffer output supply voltage 96 cables 71 calibration information 23 camera configuration file 29 camera control 15 75 Camera file 26 34 39 46 48 Camera Link 71 75 87 Camera Link cables 19 Camera Link cabling 15 Camera Link control 75 camera power selection 19 camera timing 29 CamExpert 39 46 48 CamExpert parameters 30 Certifications 69 Color Filter Array 5 communication ports 7 X64 CL Express User s Manual connector location 92 Contiguous Memory 20 CORACQ PRM EXT LINE TRIGGER DETE CTION 78 CORACQ PRM EXT LINE TRIGGER ENAB LE 78 CORACQ PRM EXT LINE TRIGGER LEVE L 78 CORACQ PRM EXT LINE TRIGGER SOUR CE 78 CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER DETECTION 77 CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER ENABLE 77 CORACQ PRM EXT TRIGGER LEVEL 77 CORACQ PRM SHAFT ENCODER DROP 78 CORACQ PRM SHAFT ENCODER ENABLE 77 CORACQ PRM SHAFT ENCODER LEVEL 77 CORACQ PRM STROBE DELAY 78 CORACQ PRM STROBE DURATION 78 CORACQ PRM STROBE ENABLE 78 CORACQ PRM STROBE LEVEL 78 CORACQ PRM STROBE METHOD 78 CORACQ PRM STROBE POLARITY 78 D DALSA Device Manager 22 98 DALSA Imaging drivers 25 DALSA Imaging web site 2 Data Overflow event 50 Data Transfer Engine 6 debou
123. wm TELEDYNE DALSA ee ree ergot Teledyne DALSA e 7075 Place Robert Joncas Suite 142 e js Laurent Quebec H4M 2Z2 e Canada www te di i alsa com m Y X64 CL Express User s Manual Edition 1 21 Part number OC X1CM USERO NOTICE 2001 2012 Teledyne DALSA All rights reserved This document may not be reproduced nor transmitted in any form or by any means either electronic or mechanical without the express written permission of Teledyne DALSA Every effort is made to ensure the information in this manual is accurate and reliable Use of the products described herein is understood to be at the user s risk Teledyne DALSA assumes no liability whatsoever for the use of the products detailed in this document and reserves the right to make changes in specifications at any time and without notice Microsoft is a registered trademark Windows Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks or intellectual property mentioned herein belong to their respective owners Edition 1 21 August 1 2012 Document Number OC X1CM USERO Printed in Canada About Teledyne DALSA Teledyne DALSA is an international high performance semiconductor and electronics company that designs develops manufactures and markets digital imaging products and solutions in addition to providing wafer foundry services Teledyne DALSA Digital Imaging offers the widest range of machine vision
124. xpert detects no installed Teledyne DALSA board there could be a hardware problem a PnP problem a PCI problem a kernel driver problem or a software installation problem Make certain that the card is properly seated in PCIe slot e Perform all installation checks described in this section Troubleshooting Installation Problems on page 21 before contacting Technical Support Try the board in a different PCIe slot if available Symptoms X64 CL Express Does Not Grab You are able to start Sapera CamExpert but you do not see an image and the frame rate displayed is 0 e Verify power is connected to the camera e Verify the camera and timing parameters with the camera in free run mode e Verify you can grab with the camera in free run mode e Make certain that you provide an external trigger if the camera configuration file requires one Use the software trigger feature of CamExpert if you do not have a trigger source e Make certain that the camera is properly connected to the cable e Make certain that the camera is configured for the proper mode of operation This must match the camera configuration file Refer to your camera datasheet e Try to snap one frame instead of continuous grab e Perform all installation checks described in this section Troubleshooting Installation Problems on page 21 before contacting Technical Support X64 CL Express User s Manual Installing the X64 CL Express e 27 Symptoms Card g

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