Vivid CAMERA LINK CLM-601, User Manual

Page 1: ...M MULTIPLEXER User s Manual Document 200519 Rev 1 0 09 22 06 Vivid Engineering 418 Boston Turnpike 104 Shrewsbury MA 01545 Phone 508 842 0165 Fax 508 842 8930 Email info vividengineering com Web www...

Page 2: ...ial Port Communication 10 1 4 3 2 Camera LinkTM Serial Communication 12 1 5 Typical Application 13 1 6 Specifications 14 2 Interface 15 2 1 Front Panel Connections 15 2 2 Rear Panel Connections 16 2 2...

Page 3: ...4 2 Canadian Compliance Statement 22 5 Revision History 23...

Page 4: ...o CLM 601s in parallel Multiple CLM 601s may be cascaded to support more than four cameras The CLM 601 Camera LinkTM Multiplexer is housed in a sturdy compact aluminum enclosure and is well suited for...

Page 5: ...2 Camera Link Multiplexer CLM 601 Vivid Engineering CAMERA C CAMERA A CAMERA B CAMERA D...

Page 6: ...era Control CC signals o Standard RS 232 port o Fixed selection via switch settings Passes all interface signals video data serial comm camera control May be cascaded to support greater than four came...

Page 7: ...perate the CLM 601 at the same data rate as the camera so camera and CLM 601 control messages can be combined on the same serial link More details are provided in Section 1 4 3 LED camera select indic...

Page 8: ...tr Channel Link Receiver LVDS Xmtr LVDS Rcvr C Video Data C Camera Control C Serial Comm LVDS Xmtr Channel Link Receiver LVDS Xmtr LVDS Rcvr D Video Data D Camera Control D Serial Comm LVDS Xmtr Chann...

Page 9: ...al control modes The rear panel switches are shown in Figure 1 2 BAUD RATE 0 2400 4 38400 1 4800 5 57600 2 9600 6 115200 3 19200 7 230400 3 0 2 4 5 6 7 1 CAMERA SELECT 0 A 4 CC 1 2 1 B 5 CC 3 4 2 C 6...

Page 10: ...selection is fixed static and is unaffected by the camera control signal states or the serial control messages Switch positions 4 5 enable camera selection based on the states of the Camera Control C...

Page 11: ...8 Table 1 2 CC1 CC2 Mode Switch 4 CC2 CC1 Mode 0 0 Camera A 0 1 Camera B 1 0 Camera C 1 1 Camera D Table 1 3 CC3 CC4 Mode Switch 5 CC4 CC3 Mode 0 0 Camera A 0 1 Camera B 1 0 Camera C 1 1 Camera D...

Page 12: ...is being used to control both the camera and the CLM 601 The CLM 601 can be set to operate at the same data rate as the camera enabling the transfer of control messages to the camera along with contr...

Page 13: ...ud rate is determined by the Baud Rate switch 9600 baud is a common rate for control applications Table 1 5 Serial Port Settings Port Characteristic Setting Rate bits per second Per Baud Rate Switch D...

Page 14: ...CR Where x is the character A B C D or and CR is a carriage return i e RETURN or ENTER on a PC keyboard The message must be exactly as shown with one space between CAM_MUX and the A B C D or The mess...

Page 15: ...ng the port Controlling the CLM 601 via the Camera LinkTM serial link is similar to RS 232 control described in the prior section except the communication link is unidirectional The CLM 601 receives t...

Page 16: ...connected Camera selection is being made using either the Camera LinkTM interface camera control signals CC1 CC2 or CC3 CC4 or the Camera LinkTM interface serial link Note that camera selection change...

Page 17: ...Male 9 pin D Sub DB9 Serial Port Cable 3 meter DB9 female DB9 female null modem cable Chipset National Semi DS90CR287 DS90CR288A Power Supply Optional US Europe Transformer w Outlet Plug Set Power Jac...

Page 18: ...ting to the cameras and four LEDs to identify the selected camera The MDR 26 connector is a 3M device as specified in the Camera LinkTM Spec Figure 2 2 identifies the MDR 26 pin positions Camera Link...

Page 19: ...e DB9 Figure 2 4 identifies the DB9 pin positions The Camera Select and Baud Rate select switches are 8 position rotary style The switches are recessed to avoid inadvertent changes A small screwdriver...

Page 20: ...ame DB9 Pin Signal Direction Notes Received Line Signal Detect 1 N A tied to pins 4 6 Received Data 2 PC CLM 601 Transmitted Data 3 CLM 601 PC Data Terminal Ready 4 N A tied to pins 1 6 Signal Ground...

Page 21: ...ble outer shields are connected to the CLM 601 aluminum case The case is isolated from the CLM 601 circuitry and the cable inner shields The frame grabber cable inner shield connects to circuit digita...

Page 22: ...M FG X0 12 15 CAM FG X1 24 3 CAM FG X1 11 16 CAM FG X2 23 4 CAM FG X2 10 17 CAM FG Xclk 22 5 CAM FG Xclk 9 18 CAM FG X3 21 6 CAM FG X3 8 19 CAM FG SerTC 20 7 FG CAM SerTC 7 20 FG CAM SerTFG 19 8 CAM F...

Page 23: ...ble front and rear endplates The enclosure incorporates a mounting flange The flange contains four predrilled holes 0 15 diameter for convenient equipment mounting A mounting hole template drawing is...

Page 24: ...ed by 5 7 VDC and incorporates a standard 2 1 x 5 5 mm DC power jack Power plug polarity is center positive The optional multi nation wall mount power supply handles a wide power range 90 264 VAC 47 6...

Page 25: ...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...

Page 26: ...23 5 Revision History Table 5 1 CLM 601 User s Manual Revision History Document ID Date Changes 200519 1 0 9 22 06 Initial release of manual...