How the PC_EYE - ELTEC Elektronik AG
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1. 3 5 Table 4 HIROSE 6 Jumpering 3 10 Table 5 HIROSE pin 7 Jumpering 3 11 Table 6 HIROSE pin 9 Jumpering 3 13 Table 7 HIROSE pin 11 Jumpering 3 14 User s Manual Table of Contents List of Figures Figure 1 Main Window 2 2 Figure 2 Global Parameters 2 3 Figure 3 Input Selection 2 3 Figure 4 Packing Mode 2 4 Figure 5 SVHS Camera Selection 2 6 Figure 6 SVHS Input Selection 2 7 Figure 7 Color Packing Mode 2 8 Figure 8 Block Diagram PC_EYE 4 3 1 Figure 9 SVHS Connector X604 3 2 Figure 10 MIN D Connector X603 3 3 Figure 11 Feature Connector X606 3 5 Figure 12 Camera Power Supply 1 3 7 Figure 13 Video Si2. 9 HSYN H2 9 CTRO H2 9 and H2 9 HSYN if you are not sure whether your camera drives some sort of output on its HIROSE pin 9 This will probably damage camera and or grabber PC 3 13 Specification User s Manual PIN 10 multiple purpose pin Pin 10 of each HIROSE connector may be connected to ground or may be left open In many cases pin 10 connects to the inner shield of conductor on pin 9 Set jumper labeled H110 on the left side and GND on the right side to connect pin 10 of HIROSE to ground potential Set jumper labeled H210 on the left side and GND on the right side to connect pin 10 of HIROSE2 to ground potential PIN 11 multiple purpose pin You may chose one of three alternatives for pin 11 of each HIROSE connector See table 7 Table 7 HIROSE pin 11 Jumpering o O ct O 5 see figure 14 and PIN 2 Some cameras derive their 12Volt power from HIROSE pin 11 Setting this jumper will allow this H111 Connects pin 11 HIROSE connector 1 to the CAM_CONTROL1 UE iti and PIN 2 Some cameras dove or TAVo power output which can be used for different control purposes The PC 4 must be programmed appropriately to generate meaningful signal on this line H111 CTRO Connects pin 11 of HIROSE connector 1 to the CAM CONTROLO output which is used for restart purposes very often The mus
3. 2_6 HSYN Connects pin 6 of HIROSE connector 2 to the HSYNC output of the PC EYEG4 s sync generator see 6 HSYN above o O ct 5 Don t set any of the jumpers H1_6 and H2_6 if you are not sure whether your camera drives some sort of output on its HIROSE pin 6 This will probably damage camera and or grabber PIN 7 multiple purpose pin You may chose one of three alternatives for pin 7 of each HIROSE connector See table 2 3 10 4 User s Manual Specification H1 7 CTRO Connects pin 7 of HIROSE connector 1 to the CAM CONTROLO output which is used for restart purposes very often The PC EYEG4 must be programmed appropriately to generate e restart signal on this line H1_7 CVSY Connects pin 7 of HIROSE connector 1 to the CVSYNC output of EYEG4 s sync generator CV means this output can be programmed to be either a composite sync vertical and horizontal sync enclosed in one signal or a pure vertical sync only By means of this a camera can be vertically synchronized by the grabber When acquiring pictures from two cameras in parallel stereo mode synchronizing is generally necessary because the AD channels cannot be run asynchronously to each other The EYEG4 must be programmed appropriately to generate the correct CSYNC H1 7 PCLK Connects pin 7 of HIROSE connector 1 to the external pixelclock input of the EYE 4 By t
4. 2 O o Set jumper labeled H2 5 on the left side and GND on the right side to connect pin 5 of HIROSE2 to ground potential PIN 6 multiple purpose pin For pin 6 of each HIROSE connector you have three choices See table 4 Specification User s Manual output which is normally used for restart purposes The must be programmed appropriately to generate e 0 a restart signal on this line H1_6 CTR1 Connects pin 6 of HIROSE connector 1 to the CAM_CONTROL1 H1 6 CTRO Connects pin 6 of HIROSE connector 1 to the CAM CONTROLO output which can be used for different control purposes The EYEG84 must be programmed appropriately to generate a meaningful signal on this line H1_6 HSYN Connects pin 6 of HIROSE connector 1 to the HSYNC output of the PC EYEG4 s sync generator By means of this a camera can be horizontally synchronized by the grabber When acquiring pictures from two cameras in parallel stereo mode synchronizing 15 generally necessary because the AD channels cannot be run asynchronously to each other The 4 must be programmed appropriately to generate the correct HSYNC timing H2 6 CTRO Connects pin 6 of HIROSE connector 2 to the CAM CONTROLO output see H1_6 CTRO above H2_6 Connects pin 6 HIROSE connector 2 to the CAM_CONTROL1 output which can be used for different control purposes see H1_6
5. HIROSE1 P NA E H1 7 ill ag Clock R ti p egeneration CAL HIROSE2 N H2 7 a E ze i a r5 Em 15pin MIN D CAN o e ct 5 Figure 14 External Pixel Clock Connections PIN 8 multiple purpose pin Pin 8 of each HIROSE connector may be connected to ground or may be left open In many cases pin 8 connects to the inner shield of conductor on pin 7 Set jumper labeled H1 8 on the left side and GND on the right side to connect pin 8 of HIROSEI to ground potential Set jumper labeled H2 8 on the left side and GND on the right side to connect pin 8 of HIROSE2 to ground potential 3 12 PC_EYE 4 User s Manual Specification PIN 9 multiple purpose pin Most options are available for pin 9 of each HIROSE connector See also figure 13 and figure 14 See table 6 Table 6 HIROSE pin 9 Jumpering H1_9 CTRO Connects pin 9 of HIROSE connector 1 to the CAM_CONTROLO output which is used for restart purposes very often The must be programmed appropriately to generate e g a restart signal on this line H1_9 Connects pin 9 of HIROSE connector 1 to the CONTROL1 output which can be used for different control purposes The PC 4 must be programmed appropriately to generate meaningful signal on this line Connects pin 9 of HIROSE connector 1 to the HSYNC output of the PC EYEG4 s sync generator
6. By means of this a camera can be horizontally synchronized by the grabber When acquiring pictures from two cameras in parallel stereo mode synchronizing is generally necessary because the AD channels cannot be run asynchronously to each other The PC EYE 4 must be programmed appropriately to generate the correct HSYNC timing H1 9 PCLK Connects pin 9 of HIROSE connector 1 to the external pixel clock input 2 O 0 of the EYEG84 see H1 7 PCLK above Caution Only one of the two HIROSEs or the MIN D connector may serve as source for this clock When setting this jumper don t set jumper H2 9 PCLK because this will mix different clock signals H2_9 CTRO Connects pin 9 of HIROSE connector 2 to the CAM CONTROLO output see H1_9 CTRO above H2_9 Connects pin 9 of HIROSE connector 2 to the CAM_CONTROL1 output which can be used for different control purposes see H1_9 CTR1 above H2 9 HSYN Connects pin 9 of HIROSE connector 2 to the HSYNC output of the PC_EYEO4 s sync generator see 9 HSYN above H2_9 PCLK Connects pin 9 of HIROSE connector 2 to the external pixelclock input of the 4 see 9 PCLK above Caution Only one of the serve as source for this clock When setting this jumper don t set jumper H1_9 PCLK because this will mix different clock signals Caution Don t set any of the jumpers 9 9
7. User s Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 A A 1 1 a cd 1 1 1 2 Installation Requirements 1 2 1 3 Hardware Installation 1 3 1 4 Hardware Documentalion 1 4 2 QUE Ota iei 2 1 2 1 For a CCIR Monochrome Camera 2 1 2 2 For a Color SVHS 2 5 9 2 gt 3 1 3 1 Understanding the Grabber How the PC EYE 4 Works 3 1 3 1 2 Color Block Data Flow 3 2 3 1 3 Monochrome Block Data Flow 3 3 3 2 Have no fear of Jumpers Configuring the PC 4 for your Camera 3 6 3 3 Enhancements on Boards with Layout Revisions or 3 17 3 4 Improved Driver Capacilities 3 17 Table of Contents User s Manual List of Tables Table 1 SVHS Connector X604 3 2 Table 2 MIN D Connector X6093 3 3 Table 3 Feature Connector 6
8. connect a digital camera or other hardware to it Contact ELTEC if you intend to utilize this port in the future Independent of its source the digital data of each channel passes a programmable 8 bit look up table before it is presented to the PC DMA controller Additional features The feature connector X606 provides for all five camera control signals which must be programmed appropriate to become meaningful Also the user definable trigger inputs to the opto coupler as well as the I2C Bus signals are available see figure 11 User s Manual Specification View from top Pin1 Pin16 Figure 11 Feature Connector X606 Table 3 Feature Connector X606 l6 NC c 7 N 3 3 2 EN 10 GND 11 TRIG_IN user defined input to opto coupler _ 12 IN user defined input to opto coupler 13 GND o 14 GND 15 SCL I2C Bus clock signal 116 SDA 12C Bus data signal If you intend to supply power to your camera from the PC EYE 4 the floppy type connector X607 comes into play This connector routes the PC s 12 Volt power directly but fused to both HIROSE connectors pin 2 This connection is fixed and cannot be changed Use X607 the same way as you do with e g a hard disk drive s power connector If your camera requires 12 Volt applied to another pin this can be achieved by setting the camera configuration jumpers accordingly see next chapter The s
9. Input 0 Figure 6 Now click on register card Packing Mode For this example select the check box 16 bit packed RGB 5 6 5 Figure 7 Each pixel will be stored in two bytes containing five bits for the red and the blue component and six bits for the green component of the image data Close the configuration menu by clicking the OK button Now the grabber is ready to acquire the first image Press the pocket camera button to snapshot a single image or the film camera button for continuous acquisition Figure 5 SVHS Camera Selection User s Manual Quick Start Figure 6 SVHS Input Selection Quick Start User s Manual Figure 7 Color Packing Mode User s Manual Specification 3 Specification 3 1 Understanding the Grabber How the PC EYE 4 Works Figure 10 shows the main building blocks of the PC Basically the board consists of two parts one for standard color video sources and another for monochrome video Especially the monochrome part can be adapted in a flexible manner to work with a variety of cameras ADC1 LUT1 ADC2 LUT2 Digital I O HIROSE2 PCI Bus 2 O o Video1 SVHS Color Video Y1 C1 Decoder Figure 8 Block Diagram EYE 4 o O ct 5 Specification User s Manual 3 1 2 Color Block Data Flow With its video decoder 7111 the EYE 4 is able to digitize
10. device complies with FCC Rules Part 15 Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation gt This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with ELTEC manufacturer s instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur n a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 3 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help gt us of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compli
11. 1 P HIROSE1 ae o Board identification jumpers Jio s 2007 X604 SVHS Input X605 connector p em a Digital HIGH NN Input Output Only for ELTEC use 612 Function select for MIN D Pin 14 MIN D Power select 4 3 15 o e ct O 5 Specification User s Manual J611 was already mentioned before see pin 2 It determines the voltage applied to pin 15 of the MIN D connector Set jumper J611 towards the board edge to apply 12 Volts to the MIN D pin 15 Set J611 towards C601 to apply 5Volts to MIN D pin 15 J612 selects the output signal which is applied to pin 14 of the MIN D connector Set J612 towards the board edge to connect the CAM CONTROLO output to MIN D pin 14 Setting J612 towards U304 connects the CVSYNC output from the PC EYE w s sync generator to MIN D pin 14 J101 J102 upper right are used to identify each board in the case that more than one grabber is used on the same PCI Bus With these jumpers set differently on multiple boards the software 15 able to differ exactly between them Up to four combinations of these jumpers allow using the same number of boards in parallel on one PCI Bus J103 is used to enable the user portion of the onboard EPROM for writing This jumper must be set if you intend to change the contents of the EPROM Reading the memory is always possible 3 16 PC 4 User s Manual Specification 3 3 Enha
12. Configuration menu comes up Activate the Camera register card to select the global parameters see Figure 2 Notice that the Frame Size Pixel area on the right is related to the image buffer in memory and the acquisition window size on your desktop not to the actual sensor dimensions of the camera So there is no need to adapt the slider settings exactly to the sensor dimensions Now activate the register card Input The right choice here is Input 0 Figure 3 The last selection which has to be made is 8 monochrome in register card Packing mode Figure 4 This means that the digitized image data will be placed into the acquisition buffer in the form one byte per pixel Close the configuration menu by clicking the OK button Now the grabber PC 2 1 Quick Start User s Manual is ready to acquire the first image Press the pocket camera button to snapshot a single image the film camera button for continuous acquisition Untitled PC_EYE Configuration File Configuration Display View Help D xw wm Please choose a PL EYE grabber for configuration elektronik mainz For Help press F1 Figure 1 Main Window User s Manual Quick Start E Carra jopa Packing mecla rare waman Figure 2 Global Parameters PC Camara Parking morie AD imc Dra
13. ELTEC systems p314 Frame Grabber MANUAL Revision 1 systens Revision Revision Changes Date Name 1A First Edition valid for Hardware revision 1A 15 05 98 cw 2 1 valid for Hardware revision 2x 07 10 98 cw 1 valid for Hardware revision 2x 12 12 00 dp 1D valid for Hardware revision 2 25 06 01 CW 1E Disclaimer new 08 11 06 hh ELTEC DISCLAIMER Copyright 2006 ELTEC Elektronik AG The information data and figures in this document including respective references have been verified and found to be legitimate In particular in the event of error they may therefore be changed at any time without prior notice The complete risk inherent in the utilization of this document or in the results of its utilization shall be with the user to this end ELTEC Elektronik AG shall not accept any liability Regardless of the applicability of respective copyrights no portion of this document shall be copied forwarded or stored in a data reception system or entered into such systems without the express prior written consent of ELTEC Elektronik AG regardless of how such acts are performed and what system is used electronic mechanic photocopying recording etc All product and company names are registered trademarks of the respective companies Our General Business Delivery Offer and Payment Terms and Conditions shall otherwise apply Federal communications commission statement gt This
14. Interrupts DMA No interrupts needed by current software Busmaster DMA transfers used Software PC Basic Tools for driver DLL test and installation User s Manual Installation 1 3 Hardware Install a tion e Depending on the type of the grabber and the operation system used the software has to be installed before or after the hardware Refer to the driver installation guide to find which comonent has to be installed first 9 amp rw o e Switch off computer Prepare workspace to observe electrostatic discharge ESD precautions before opening computer or removing the PC EYE 4 from its case Touch computer steel case during insertion removal of the EYE 4 or take other precautions to ensure the absence of high voltages due to electric charges e Open computer case remove blind back panel e nsert the PC into free PCI slot The board must fit into the slot without use of excessive force make sure it sits firmly in the slot e Fix PC back panel with screw connect camera close computer case Caution The connector X603 has the same mechanical appearance as an VGA video output connector It should not be confused with the latter To avoid damage to the hardware do not connect a VGA monitor to X603 Caution On pin 15 of X603 either 5V or 12V are delivered to power the video camera The current that can be drawn from this pin is limited with a PTC resis
15. ame voltage is applied to the MIN D connector X603 pin 15 if jumper J611 is set towards the board edge Specification User s Manual 3 2 Have no fear of Jumpers Configuring the PC EYE 4 for your Camera With its camera configuration jumpers the PC 4 provides an effective method of adapting your favorite camera to run on this grabber using the standard HIROSE o video cable In most cases however to capture images from a camera in free running mode requires no jumper setting at all For a quick start it will be sufficient to apply the analog video signal to HIROSE pin 4 or MIN D pin 13 If you intend to run your camera in a more specialized manner e g in restart mode or synchronized by the PC EYE you should have no fear of setting the camera configuration jumpers according to your needs It must be said however that it is absolutely necessary to understand what you are doing in order not to damage your camera This chapter provides information on how to set these jumpers correctly in conjunction with cameras not yet supported by ELTEC In general the configuration jumpers are labeled as follows On the left side you will find in short form the HIROSE connector and the pin the jumper is connected to For example the label o e ct O 5 2_11 means This jumper 15 routed to pin 11 of HIROSE connector No 2 On the right side you will find a short form of an elementary grabber signal line Exa
16. ance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Canadian department of communications statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 SAFETY INFORMATION Electrical safety 3 To prevent electrical shock hazard disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before reloading the system When adding or removing devices to or from the system ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected If possible disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add device Before connecting or removing signals cables from motherboard ensure that all power cables are unplugged Make sure that your power supply 15 set to the correct voltage in your area you not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using contact your local power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix 1t by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety gt gt Before installing the motherboard and adding devices it careful
17. and process standard analog color video sources On its back panel input X604 one SVHS signal Y1 Cl or two CVBS signals CVBS3 CVBS4 may be connected Also the MIN D input X603 may serve as source of the same type of signals Y2 CVBS3 C2 CVBS4 on its pins 3 and 4 see figure 9 and 10 However after selecting one of these sources the video decoder allows only one signal at a time to be processed After digitization the image data is transferred to the PCI DMA controller SAA 7146 The DMA controller is capable of resizing the image data and transfer it to the main memory or graphics card using different formats such as RGB32 24 16 15 bit YUV4 2 2 4 4 4 24 bit pixel or monochrome 8 bit Front View Pin2 Pin1 Pin4 Figure 9 SVHS Connector X604 Table 1 SVHS Connector X604 Pin Function 1 gt W1 CVBSt 2 C1 CVBS2 3 GND 4 GND User s Manual Specification Front view Pin5 Figure 10 MIN D Connector X603 Table 2 MIN D Connector X603 Pin Signal Function 1 BW_VIDEO1 analog input for monochrome cameras channel 1 2 BW_VIDEO2 analog input for monochrome cameras channel2 channel2 analog input color cameras Y from SVHS or CVBS3 from FBAS channel2 analog input color cameras C from SVHS or CVBS4 from FBAS 15 6 GND 8 9 TRIG_IN user defined input to opto coupler 19 GND 111 TRIG user defined in
18. board edge to apply o e ct 5 Specification User s Manual 12 Volts to the MIN D pin 15 Set J611 towards C601 to apply 5 Volts to MIN D pin 15 PIN 3 GND not changeable PIN 4 Analog video input to channel 1 and channel 2 HIROSE1 4BW_video1 HIROSE2 MUX 4BW_video2 15pin MIN D 1BW_video1 2BW_video2 Figure 13 Video Signal Connections User s Manual Specification Figure 6 shows how to connect analog video signals to the input multiplexer which links software selectable both inputs to both AD converters You may use video input on the HIROSE s and alternatively on the MIN D pin and 2 but not both in order not to mix different video sources As you can see in figure 6 pin 7 of HIROSE connector 1 may be connected to video line 2 by setting the configuration jumper labeled HIROSE1_9 H1_9 on the left and BW_video2 VID2 on the right By means of this cameras which provide a dual video on its pins 4 and 9 1 e separate even and odd fields can be used The fields are digitized in parallel In this case only one camera can be used and HIROSE comnector 2 must be left unconnected PIN 5 multiple purpose pin Pin 5 of each HIROSE connector may be connected to ground or may be left open In many cases pin 5 connects to the inner shield of conductor on pin 6 Set jumper labeled H1 5 on the left side and GND on the right side to connect pin 5 of HIROSEI to ground potential
19. ct Name E Department Phone Number _______________ FAX Number Severity of Problem _ 1 critical C 2 Serious C 3 Major C 4 Minor Problem concerns Hardware Software C Sy stem L Documentati on Product ____ Revision Level ELTEC Serial No barcode Operating System Windows98 Windows NT Other System Configuration Hardwar e Softwar e Motherboard o o oO OZO OoOo BIOS Memory Capacity MB PCI 8101 C Product _ PCISlot2 A _ _ Product _ _ Slot3 Product O O 8104 Product O o ISA 51011 Product O O ISA 51012 Oo Product O O ISA 51013 Product ISA Slot 4 Product
20. gnal 5 3 8 Figure 14 External Pixel Clock Connections 3 12 Figure 15 Jumper and Connector Locations 3 15 PC 4 Table of Contents User s Manual User s Manual Installation 1 Installation For complete instructions see the Help File see software installation section on how to install the Help System amp rw o 1 1 Packing List Please compare the components with the following packing list Caution Prevent static electrical damage Static charges can cause severe damage to microcircuits 1 4 Frame grabber board Order numbers V PCEY 400x full version V PCEY 410x single monochrome channel V PCEY 420x S video only Configuration jumper package If there are any of these items missing contact your ELTEC dealer e 2 D Installation User s Manual 1 2 Installation Requirements PC Operating system PC with Windows 98 ME NT 2000 operating system Harddisk At least 10 MB free space PCI bus Compliant with PCI specification 2 0 or higher with transfer rate PCI to memory gt 30 MB s Graphics PCI based graphics board with 24 bits per pixel mode for optimum speed 16 bit per pixel HiColor and 32 bit true color modes are also supported PCI BIOS Compliant with PCI specification 2 0 or higher
21. his the camera determines the sampling point of each pixel in the analog video signal Make sure not to exceed a maximum frequency of 30 MHz for the external pixelclock Caution Only one of the two HIROSEs or the MIN D connector may serve as source for this clock When setting this jumper don t set jumper H2 7 PCLK because this will mix different clock signals The use of the external clock must be switched on by the configuration software to become effective Connects pin 7 of HIROSE connector 2 to the CAM CONTROLO output see H1 7 CTRO above 2 O o H2 7 CVSY Connects pin 7 of HIROSE connector 2 to the CVSYNC output of PC EYEG84 s sync generator see 7 above input of the EYEG4 see H1 7 PCLK above Caution Only one of the two HIROSEs or the MIN D connector may serve as source for this clock When setting this jumper don t set jumper H1 7 PCLK because this will mix different clock signals Caution Don t set any of the jumpers 7 CTRO 7 CVSY H2 7 and H2 7 CVSY if you are not sure whether your camera drives some sort of output on its HIROSE pin 7 This will probably damage camera and or grabber H2 7 PCLK Connects pin 7 of HIROSE connector 2 to the external pixelclock Figure 7 shows the connections of the external pixel clock Make sure to use only one source for this signal PC 4 3 1 1 Specification User s Manual
22. ly read the manuals that came with the package Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any damage contact your dealer immediately To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet Place the product on a stable surface If you encounter technical problems with the product contact a qualified service technician or your retailer EMC Rules This unit has to be installed in a shielded housing If not installed in a properly shielded enclosure and used in accordance with the instruction manual this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures at his or her own expense Y systems IMPROTANT INFORMATION This product is not an end user product It was developed and manufactured for further processing by trained personnel RECYCLING Please recycle packaging environmentally friendly eS Packaging materials are recyclable Please do not dispose packaging into domestic waste but recycle it Please recycle old or redundant devices environmentally friendly Old devices contain valuable recyclable materials that should be reutilized Therefore please dispose old devices at collection points which are suitable
23. mple H2_7 PCLK Setting this jumper will connect pin 7 of HIROSE connector 2 to the external pixel clock line If more than one choice is available for the same HIROSE pin you will find a group of jumpers with only one label on the left This means all these jumpers connect to the same HIROSE pin Therefore in such a group it is not allowed to set more than one jumper The two HIROSE connectors on the PCI backpanel correspond to the two AD channels on the PC EYE 4 In detail the connections are as follows 3 6 4 User s Manual Specification PIN 1 GND not changeable PIN 2 POWER2 POWER2 means this pin may be connected to the host PC s power supply i e 12 Volts Nearly all cameras derive its power from this pin The PC 4 provides for a connection from X607 that is the floppy type connector on the inner side of the board to the HIROSE s pin 2 Therefore if you connect X607 as you do e g with a floppy or a CD ROM drive 12 Volts are applied to the HIROSE s so that your camera is powered directly from your PC See figure 12 HIROSE1 2 E 11 ANa 12V B O al H111 PU Floppytype 9 HIROSE2 onnector 1 2 11 MAL 12V El H211 d 1 15pin MIN D 15 45V c Figure 12 Camera Power Supply Connections The voltage applied to pin 15 of the MIN D connector depends on the jumper setting J611 Set jumper J611 towards the
24. ncements on Boards with Layout Revisions 3 or Greater PC 4 boards with layout versions greater 3 Rev D feature additional jumpers labelled H2 C2 which allow for adjusting the output sync signal level The default setting delivery is all set to HIGH which means that the sync signal output level is TTL i e ca 4 2 V high level However some cameras expect video like external sync levels In this case each sync signal may be set individually to an output high level of 0 7 V CLOW For example H2 refers to HSYNC output for channel 2 Cl refers to composite sync output for channel 1 3 4 Improved Driver Capabilities 2 O o Some cameras use very strong dimensionated termination resistors at their sync input lines Since PC EYE 4 boards up to layout revision 2 have a single driver for both camera sync outputs these signals may collapse in some cases The work around was to use only cameras with termination resistors which can be turned off Revision 3 boards or greater avoid the described problem by driving each sync output with its own driver PC 4 3 17 Specification o e O 5 3 18 PC EYEG4 ELTEC Elektronik AG Ph one 49 0 6131 918 520 Galileo Galilei Str 11 FAX 49 0 6131 918 196 D 55129 Mainz email support eltec de TECHNICAL ACTION REQUEST Customer Name Customer Ref 884 Conta
25. put to opto coupler 12 external pixel clock input 113 HSYNC_OUT horizontal sync output TTL composide sync output TTL camera control output TTL dependent on J612 setting 3 1 3 Monochrome Block Data Flow The PC_EYE 4 s monochrome block provides for two acquisition channels capable of acquiring images from two synchronized cameras in parallel stereo mode If not synchronized only one camera at a time can be used for acquisition As in the color block the MIN D connector X603 as well as the HIROSE inputs may be used as source of max two different video signals Caution Don t use the same video line on the MIN D connector and on one of the two HIROSEs in order not to mix different signals For proper 4 3 3 2 O o o e ct O 5 Specification User s Manual use of the inputs and configuration jumpers see chapter No fear of jumpers The video signals are digitized by two AD converters of type HI1179 with 8 bit pixel resolution and a maximum pixel clock frequency of 30 MHz At this point the digital data is routed to connector X605 where it is always available except the case connector X605 is configured to be digital input In the latter case the AD converter s outputs are disabled in order not to interfere with the digital input data The digital I O connector X605 is reserved for future use So don t
26. radi a i D Dad inpol E D Da il ral E e Figure 3 Input Selection Quick Start User s Manual Figure 4 Packing Mode User s Manual Quick Start 2 2 For a Color SVHS Camera Connect your camera to the PC_EYE 4 s SVHS input connector X604 It is located above the MIN D connector in the backpanel s middle You should use a standard 4 pin s video cable which is available from your local video equipment provider or directly from ELTEC Ensure that your camera is powered by its external power unit Assumed you have installed the configuration software start PC 4 Configuration from the PC_EYE 4 Basic Tools menu The program will scan the PCI Bus for installed EYE 4 boards All boards found will be indicated in the main window see Figure 1 Select one of these by clicking on it This will open an acquisition window Click on the pocket knife button The Configuration menu comes up Activate the Camera register card to select the global parameters see Figure 5 Notice that the Frame Size Pixel area on the right 15 related to the image buffer in memory and the acquisition window size on your desktop not to the actual sensor dimensions of the camera So there 15 no need to adapt the slider settings exactly to the sensor dimensions From the camera select box choose Generic PAL YC CV BS Activate the register card Input Choose SVHS
27. t be programmed appropriately to generate e g a restart signal on this line H211 12V Connects pin 11 of HIROSE connector 2 to the 12 Volt Power X607 see figure 14 and PIN 2 Some cameras derive its 12 Volt power from HIROSE pin 11 Setting this jumper can accomplish this H211 Connects pin 11 of HIROSE connector 2 to the CAM_CONTROLO output see H111 CTRO above H211 1 Connects pin 11 of HIROSE connector 2 to the CAM_CONTROL1 output see H111 CTR1 above Caution Don t set any of the jumpers H111 and H211 if you are not sure whether your camera drives some sort of output on its HIROSE pin 11 This will probably damage camera and or grabber PIN 12 multiple purpose pin 3 14 PC_EYE 4 User s Manual Specification Pin 12 of each HIROSE connector may be connected to ground or may be left open In many cases pin 12 connects to the inner shield of conductor on pin 11 Set jumper labeled H112 on the left side and GND on the right side to connect pin 12 of HIROSE to ground potential Set jumper labeled H212 on the left side and GND on the right side to connect pin 12 of HIROSE2 to ground potential Other Settings Figure 15 illustrates all important jumper and connector locations There are a few more jumpers with special purposes Feature connector EPROM write enable X606 J103 G 5 Camera configuration y jumpers O J102 O HIROSE
28. tor Imax ca 500 mA Be sure not interchange 12V and 5V outputs Installation 1 4 Hardware Documentation The hardware documentation is provided as PDF file e 2 D et To see which cameras are supported please have a look at the camera documentation User s Manual Quick Start 2 Quick Start To quickly test functionality of the PC_EYE 4 only a few steps have to be done 2 1 For a CCIR Mon ochrome Camera Connect your camera to the PC EYE 4 s monochrome channel 1 that is the circular connector at the top of the backpanel HIROSE 1 You should use a standard 12 pin video cable available from your local video equipment provider or directly from ELTEC Make sure that a floppy type connector from your PC s power unit is plugged into X607 on the PC EYE 845 right side This will ensure that your camera is powered directly from your PC without need for an external power unit Consult your camera manual how to select free running mode Normally this 18 the factory setting On the PC_EYE 4 no further j jumper setting 1s necessary Assumed you have installed the configuration software start EYE 4 Configuration from the PC EYE 84 Basic Tools menu The program will scan the PCI Bus for installed PC_EYE 4 boards All boards found will be shown in the main window see Figure 1 Select one of them by clicking on it This will open an acquisition window Click on the pocket knife button The
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