Pyramid Imaging CAMERA LINKT CLT-351L, User Manual

Page 1: ...CLT 351R L CAMERA LINKT M TRANSLATOR User s Manual Document 200162 Rev 1 1 8 10 10 Vivid Engineering 418 Boston Turnpike 104 Shrewsbury MA 01545 Phone 508 842 0165 Fax 508 842 8930 ...

Page 2: ...cations 11 2 Interface 12 2 1 Front Panel Connections 12 2 1 1 Camera Connector Signals 14 2 1 2 Frame Grabber Connector Signals 14 2 1 3 Cable Shield Grounding 15 2 2 Rear Panel 44 3 Mechanical 45 3 1 Dimensions 45 3 2 External Power Supply 45 4 Regulatory Compliance 46 4 1 FCC Compliance Statement 46 4 2 Canadian Compliance Statement 46 5 Revision History 47 ...

Page 3: ...nel mode switch settings Housed in sturdy compact aluminum enclosures the CLT 351R L Camera LinkTM Translators are well suited for industrial environments 1 The Camera LinkTM interface standard enables the interoperability of cameras and frame grabbers regardless of vendor The Automated Imaging Association AIA sponsors the Camera LinkTM program including the oversight Camera Link Committee the sel...

Page 4: ...2 Vivid Engineering Camera Link Translator CLT 351R RS 422 FRAME GRABBER CAMERA Vivid Engineering Camera Link Translator CLT 351L LVDS FRAME GRABBER CAMERA ...

Page 5: ...e to maximize reuse of existing standard cables R version supports RS 422 frame grabbers L version supports LVDS frame grabbers 66 MHz max pixel clock rate for L version 32 MHz max pixel clock rate for R version Rear panel switch mode selection Programmable frame grabber pixel clock phase Selectable frame grabber timing signal polarities Sturdy compact aluminum enclosure External power supply incl...

Page 6: ...ications The frame grabber interface outputs video data in parallel digital format using RS 422 or LVDS depending on CLT351 version The interface incorporates a 68 pin SCSI style connector and is compatible with the AIA digital interface standard This feature supports the use of existing AIA camera cables to connect the CLT351R L to the frame grabber In some cases a low cost off the shelf SCSI cab...

Page 7: ...nk TM Camera Video Data Camera Control Serial Comm Link LVDS Xmtr Video Data Camera Control Serial Comm Link To LVDS Frame Grabber CLT 351L Camera LinkTM Translator Pixel Alignment Polarity Select Phase Shifter Pixel Data Frame Valid Line Valid Clock Mode Select Switch LVDS Xmtr LVDS Rcvr Figure 1 2 CLT 351L Block Diagram ...

Page 8: ... high or active low polarities for each timing signal Note that the frame enable signal is not used in line scan applications Switch settings are defined in Section 1 3 1 Frame grabber pixel clock characteristics are selected using the rear panel mode switch The CLT 351R L incorporates a phase shifter to optimize the clock data timing relationship for the frame grabber being used Two switch positi...

Page 9: ...ta In dual channel and color modes only one camera control signal CC1 is supported The CLT 351R L routes the serial communication signals between the camera and the frame grabber This supports host computer access to mode control and status registers in the Camera LinkTM camera via the serial link built into the AIA interface The CLT 351R L camera interface incorporates LVDS devices for the serial...

Page 10: ... 90o 180o 270o Clock Phase Shifter Frame Valid Polarity 0 1 active high most common active low 0 down switch position 1 up switch position Line Valid Polarity 0 1 active high most common active low 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 8 bit single channel 10 bit single channel 12 bit single channel 14 bit single channel 16 bit single channel 8 bit dual channel 10...

Page 11: ...and line enable timing signals are conventional active high and data is sampled using the rising clock edge The pixel clock rate is set at 20MHz and video timing is set to match camera characteristics Camera control signal CC1 is routed from the frame grabber through the CLT 351R to the camera for use as an EXSYNC pulse exposure control etc If a serial port is built into the frame grabber it may b...

Page 12: ...n Clock Phase Shifter Frame Valid Polarity 0 active high most common 0 down switch position 1 up switch position Line Valid Polarity 0 1 active high most common 1 0 0 0 8 bit dual channel Pixel Data Format Figure 1 6 Example Mode Settings ...

Page 13: ...HD type SCSI 3 Frequency Range 20 66 MHz L version 20 32 MHz R version Mode Selection Rear panel 8 position DIP switch Chipset National Semi DS90CR286A Power Supply External 6 VDC Wall Transformer Power Jack 2 1 x 5 5 mm center positive Power Requirements R version 1100 mA at 6 VDC typical L version 400 mA at 6 VDC typical Cabinet Dimensions 5 28 L x 1 12 H x 6 13 D Weight 14 oz Operating Temperat...

Page 14: ...or connecting to the frame grabber The camera connector is a 26 pin MDR type MDR 26 3M p n 10226 55G3PC as specified in the Camera LinkTM Spec Figure 2 2 identifies the MDR 26 pin positions The frame grabber connector is a 68 pin SCSI 3 type HD68 Tyco p n 5787170 7 Figure 2 3 identifies the HD68 pin positions Vivid Engineering Camera Link Translator CLT 351R RS 422 FRAME GRABBER CAMERA Figure 2 1 ...

Page 15: ...13 pin 1 pin 13 pin 14 pin 26 Figure 2 2 MDR 26 Connector Pin Positions pin 1 pin 34 pin 35 pin 68 Figure 2 3 HD68 Connector Pin Positions ...

Page 16: ... are compatible with the AIA digital interface standard The signal assignment is determined by the pixel data format indicated with the mode switch Tables 2 2 through 2 6 identify the HD68 frame grabber connector signal assignment for single channel pixel data modes 1x8 1x10 1x12 1x14 and 1x16 Tables 2 7 through 2 9 identify the signal assignment for dual channel modes 2x8 2x10 2x12 and Table 2 10...

Page 17: ...igital ground maintaining signal reference levels between the CLT 351R L and the frame grabber The Camera LinkTM Specification recommends that a provision be incorporated into frame grabbers that enable the inner shields be tied to digital ground either directly or through a parallel R C network In the CLT 351R L the camera connector represents the Camera LinkTM frame grabber interface To incorpor...

Page 18: ...CLT351 Xclk 9 CAM CLT351 X3 21 CAM CLT351 X3 8 CAM CLT351 SerTC 20 CLT351 CAM serial comm FG to cam SerTC 7 CLT351 CAM SerTFG 19 CAM CLT351 serial comm cam to FG SerTFG 6 CAM CLT351 CC1 18 CLT351 CAM CC1 5 CLT351 CAM CC2 17 CLT351 CAM single channel modes only CC2 4 CLT351 CAM CC3 16 CLT351 CAM single channel modes only CC3 3 CLT351 CAM CC4 15 CLT351 CAM single channel modes only CC4 2 CLT351 CAM ...

Page 19: ... CLT351 FG A4 39 CLT351 FG A3 6 CLT351 FG A3 40 CLT351 FG A2 7 CLT351 FG A2 41 CLT351 FG A1 8 CLT351 FG A1 42 CLT351 FG A0 9 CLT351 FG A0 43 CLT351 FG Unused Output 10 CLT351 FG Unused Output 44 CLT351 FG Unused Output 11 CLT351 FG Unused Output 45 CLT351 FG Ground 12 N A tied to digital ground Ground 46 N A tied to digital ground Unused Output 13 CLT351 FG Unused Output 47 CLT351 FG Unused Output...

Page 20: ... CLT351 FG CLT351 outputs logic 0 Unused Output 58 CLT351 FG Frame Enable 25 CLT351 FG frame valid Frame Enable 59 CLT351 FG Line Enable 26 CLT351 FG line valid Line Enable 60 CLT351 FG Unused Output 27 CLT351 FG CLT351 outputs logic 0 Unused Output 61 CLT351 FG Unused Output 28 CLT351 FG CLT351 outputs logic 0 Unused Output 62 CLT351 FG Pixel Strobe 29 CLT351 FG pixel clock Pixel Strobe 63 CLT351...

Page 21: ...19 Ground 68 N A tied to digital ground 1 Pixel Data MSB FG Frame Grabber ...

Page 22: ...FG A7 38 CLT351 FG A6 5 CLT351 FG A6 39 CLT351 FG A5 6 CLT351 FG A5 40 CLT351 FG A4 7 CLT351 FG A4 41 CLT351 FG A3 8 CLT351 FG A3 42 CLT351 FG A2 9 CLT351 FG A2 43 CLT351 FG A1 10 CLT351 FG A1 44 CLT351 FG A0 11 CLT351 FG A0 45 CLT351 FG Ground 12 N A tied to digital ground Ground 46 N A tied to digital ground Unused Output 13 CLT351 FG Unused Output 47 CLT351 FG Unused Output 14 CLT351 FG Unused ...

Page 23: ... CLT351 FG CLT351 outputs logic 0 Unused Output 58 CLT351 FG Frame Enable 25 CLT351 FG frame valid Frame Enable 59 CLT351 FG Line Enable 26 CLT351 FG line valid Line Enable 60 CLT351 FG Unused Output 27 CLT351 FG CLT351 outputs logic 0 Unused Output 61 CLT351 FG Unused Output 28 CLT351 FG CLT351 outputs logic 0 Unused Output 62 CLT351 FG Pixel Strobe 29 CLT351 FG pixel clock Pixel Strobe 63 CLT351...

Page 24: ...22 Ground 68 N A tied to digital ground 1 Pixel Data MSB FG Frame Grabber ...

Page 25: ...7 CLT351 FG A9 4 CLT351 FG A9 38 CLT351 FG A8 5 CLT351 FG A8 39 CLT351 FG A7 6 CLT351 FG A7 40 CLT351 FG A6 7 CLT351 FG A6 41 CLT351 FG A5 8 CLT351 FG A5 42 CLT351 FG A4 9 CLT351 FG A4 43 CLT351 FG A3 10 CLT351 FG A3 44 CLT351 FG A2 11 CLT351 FG A2 45 CLT351 FG Ground 12 N A tied to digital ground Ground 46 N A tied to digital ground A1 13 CLT351 FG A1 47 CLT351 FG A0 14 CLT351 FG A0 48 CLT351 FG ...

Page 26: ... CLT351 FG CLT351 outputs logic 0 Unused Output 58 CLT351 FG Frame Enable 25 CLT351 FG frame valid Frame Enable 59 CLT351 FG Line Enable 26 CLT351 FG line valid Line Enable 60 CLT351 FG Unused Output 27 CLT351 FG CLT351 outputs logic 0 Unused Output 61 CLT351 FG Unused Output 28 CLT351 FG CLT351 outputs logic 0 Unused Output 62 CLT351 FG Pixel Strobe 29 CLT351 FG pixel clock Pixel Strobe 63 CLT351...

Page 27: ...25 Ground 68 N A tied to digital ground 1 Pixel Data MSB FG Frame Grabber ...

Page 28: ...LT351 FG A12 37 CLT351 FG A11 4 CLT351 FG A11 38 CLT351 FG A10 5 CLT351 FG A10 39 CLT351 FG A9 6 CLT351 FG A9 40 CLT351 FG A8 7 CLT351 FG A8 41 CLT351 FG A7 8 CLT351 FG A7 42 CLT351 FG A6 9 CLT351 FG A6 43 CLT351 FG A5 10 CLT351 FG A5 44 CLT351 FG A4 11 CLT351 FG A4 45 CLT351 FG Ground 12 N A tied to digital ground Ground 46 N A tied to digital ground A3 13 CLT351 FG A3 47 CLT351 FG A2 14 CLT351 F...

Page 29: ...1 FG CLT351 outputs logic 0 Unused Output 58 CLT351 FG Frame Enable 25 CLT351 FG frame valid Frame Enable 59 CLT351 FG Line Enable 26 CLT351 FG line valid Line Enable 60 CLT351 FG Unused Output 27 CLT351 FG CLT351 outputs logic 0 Unused Output 61 CLT351 FG Unused Output 28 CLT351 FG CLT351 outputs logic 0 Unused Output 62 CLT351 FG Pixel Strobe 29 CLT351 FG pixel clock Pixel Strobe 63 CLT351 FG Mo...

Page 30: ...28 Ground 68 N A tied to digital ground 1 Pixel Data MSB FG Frame Grabber ...

Page 31: ...351 FG A14 37 CLT351 FG A13 4 CLT351 FG A13 38 CLT351 FG A12 5 CLT351 FG A12 39 CLT351 FG A11 6 CLT351 FG A11 40 CLT351 FG A10 7 CLT351 FG A10 41 CLT351 FG A69 8 CLT351 FG A9 42 CLT351 FG A8 9 CLT351 FG A8 43 CLT351 FG A7 10 CLT351 FG A7 44 CLT351 FG A6 11 CLT351 FG A6 45 CLT351 FG Ground 12 N A tied to digital ground Ground 46 N A tied to digital ground A5 13 CLT351 FG A5 47 CLT351 FG A4 14 CLT35...

Page 32: ...gic 0 Unused Output 58 CLT351 FG Frame Enable 25 CLT351 FG frame valid Frame Enable 59 CLT351 FG Line Enable 26 CLT351 FG line valid Line Enable 60 CLT351 FG Unused Output 27 CLT351 FG CLT351 outputs logic 0 Unused Output 61 CLT351 FG Unused Output 28 CLT351 FG CLT351 outputs logic 0 Unused Output 62 CLT351 FG Pixel Strobe 29 CLT351 FG pixel clock Pixel Strobe 63 CLT351 FG Mode Control 0 30 FG CLT...

Page 33: ...31 Ground 68 N A tied to digital ground 1 Pixel Data MSB FG Frame Grabber ...

Page 34: ...351 FG A6 37 CLT351 FG A5 4 CLT351 FG A5 38 CLT351 FG A4 5 CLT351 FG A4 39 CLT351 FG A3 6 CLT351 FG A3 40 CLT351 FG A2 7 CLT351 FG A2 41 CLT351 FG A1 8 CLT351 FG A1 42 CLT351 FG A0 9 CLT351 FG A0 43 CLT351 FG B7 2 10 CLT351 FG B7 2 44 CLT351 FG B6 11 CLT351 FG B6 45 CLT351 FG Ground 12 N A tied to digital ground Ground 46 N A tied to digital ground B5 13 CLT351 FG B5 47 CLT351 FG B4 14 CLT351 FG B...

Page 35: ... CLT351 outputs logic 0 Unused Output 58 CLT351 FG Frame Enable 25 CLT351 FG frame valid Frame Enable 59 CLT351 FG Line Enable 26 CLT351 FG line valid Line Enable 60 CLT351 FG Unused Output 27 CLT351 FG CLT351 outputs logic 0 Unused Output 61 CLT351 FG Unused Output 28 CLT351 FG CLT351 outputs logic 0 Unused Output 62 CLT351 FG Pixel Strobe 29 CLT351 FG pixel clock Pixel Strobe 63 CLT351 FG Expose...

Page 36: ...34 Ground 68 N A tied to digital ground 1 Pixel A MSB 2 Pixel B MSB FG Frame Grabber ...

Page 37: ...351 FG A8 37 CLT351 FG A7 4 CLT351 FG A7 38 CLT351 FG A6 5 CLT351 FG A6 39 CLT351 FG A5 6 CLT351 FG A5 40 CLT351 FG A4 7 CLT351 FG A4 41 CLT351 FG A3 8 CLT351 FG A3 42 CLT351 FG A2 9 CLT351 FG A2 43 CLT351 FG B9 2 10 CLT351 FG B9 2 44 CLT351 FG B8 11 CLT351 FG B8 45 CLT351 FG Ground 12 N A tied to digital ground Ground 46 N A tied to digital ground B7 13 CLT351 FG B7 47 CLT351 FG B6 14 CLT351 FG B...

Page 38: ...ed Output 24 CLT351 FG CLT351 outputs logic 0 Unused Output 58 CLT351 FG Frame Enable 25 CLT351 FG frame valid Frame Enable 59 CLT351 FG Line Enable 26 CLT351 FG line valid Line Enable 60 CLT351 FG Unused Output 27 CLT351 FG CLT351 outputs logic 0 Unused Output 61 CLT351 FG Unused Output 28 CLT351 FG CLT351 outputs logic 0 Unused Output 62 CLT351 FG Pixel Strobe 29 CLT351 FG pixel clock Pixel Stro...

Page 39: ...37 Ground 68 N A tied to digital ground 1 Pixel A MSB 2 Pixel B MSB FG Frame Grabber ...

Page 40: ...A6 37 CLT351 FG A5 4 CLT351 FG A5 38 CLT351 FG A4 5 CLT351 FG A4 39 CLT351 FG A3 6 CLT351 FG A3 40 CLT351 FG A2 7 CLT351 FG A2 41 CLT351 FG A1 8 CLT351 FG A1 42 CLT351 FG A0 9 CLT351 FG A0 43 CLT351 FG B11 2 10 CLT351 FG B11 2 44 CLT351 FG B10 11 CLT351 FG B10 45 CLT351 FG Ground 12 N A tied to digital ground Ground 46 N A tied to digital ground B9 13 CLT351 FG B9 47 CLT351 FG B8 14 CLT351 FG B8 4...

Page 41: ...l In 57 FG CLT351 B2 24 CLT351 FG CLT351 outputs logic 0 B2 58 CLT351 FG Frame Enable 25 CLT351 FG frame valid Frame Enable 59 CLT351 FG Line Enable 26 CLT351 FG line valid Line Enable 60 CLT351 FG B1 27 CLT351 FG CLT351 outputs logic 0 B1 61 CLT351 FG B0 28 CLT351 FG CLT351 outputs logic 0 B0 62 CLT351 FG Pixel Strobe 29 CLT351 FG pixel clock Pixel Strobe 63 CLT351 FG Expose 30 FG CLT351 CC1 from...

Page 42: ...40 Ground 68 N A tied to digital ground 1 Pixel A MSB 2 Pixel B MSB FG Frame Grabber ...

Page 43: ... R6 37 CLT351 FG R5 4 CLT351 FG R5 38 CLT351 FG R4 5 CLT351 FG R4 39 CLT351 FG R3 6 CLT351 FG R3 40 CLT351 FG R2 7 CLT351 FG R2 41 CLT351 FG R1 8 CLT351 FG R1 42 CLT351 FG R0 9 CLT351 FG R0 43 CLT351 FG G7 2 10 CLT351 FG G7 2 44 CLT351 FG G6 11 CLT351 FG G6 45 CLT351 FG Ground 12 N A tied to digital ground Ground 46 N A tied to digital ground G5 13 CLT351 FG G5 47 CLT351 FG G4 14 CLT351 FG G4 48 C...

Page 44: ...m FG to cam Serial Control In 57 FG CLT351 B2 24 CLT351 FG B2 58 CLT351 FG Frame Enable 25 CLT351 FG frame valid Frame Enable 59 CLT351 FG Line Enable 26 CLT351 FG line valid Line Enable 60 CLT351 FG B1 27 CLT351 FG B1 61 CLT351 FG B0 28 CLT351 FG B0 62 CLT351 FG Pixel Strobe 29 CLT351 FG pixel clock Pixel Strobe 63 CLT351 FG Expose 30 FG CLT351 CC1 from FG Expose 64 FG CLT351 B6 31 CLT351 FG B6 6...

Page 45: ...43 Ground 68 N A tied to digital ground 1 Pixel R MSB red 2 Pixel G MSB green 3 Pixel B MSB blue FG Frame Grabber ...

Page 46: ...ure 2 4 The rear panel contains an 8 position mode select DIP switch power on indicator on off switch and DC power jack Mode select switch settings are defined in Section 1 3 1 The DC power jack accepts 6 volts DC center positive POWER 6 VDC ON OFF MODE Figure 2 4 CLT 351R L Rear Panel ...

Page 47: ...Engineering Camera Link Translator CLT 351R RS 422 FRAME GRABBER CAMERA Figure 3 1 CLT 351R L Cabinet Dimensions 3 2 External Power Supply The CLT 351R L is powered by an external wall mount 6 VDC power supply included The power supply incorporates a standard 2 1 x 5 5 mm DC power plug Power plug polarity is center positive The power supply is UL and CSA listed An EMI filter is located on the powe...

Page 48: ... of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his her own expense Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment 4 2 Canadian Compliance Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class ...

Page 49: ...47 5 Revision History Table 5 1 CLT 351R L User s Manual Revision History Document ID Date Changes 200162 1 0 5 29 03 Initial release of manual 200162 1 1 8 10 10 Clarifies connector pin assignments ...