iPORT NTx-GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide
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1. on page 25 e Power Consumption on page 25 Power 23 Power Considerations The SB GigE External Frame Grabber can be powered through the 12 pin circular connector or using Power over Ethernet PoE If both options are connected at the same time the following one will be used e IfVIN lt 9V and PoE is supplied the external frame grabber will be powered by PoE e If VIN gt 10V and PoE is supplied the PoE will be off and the external frame grabber will be powered by VIN 10 16V 1 5A maximum e Important 9V lt VIN lt 10V is outside of the recommended voltage range and may cause undetermined behavior Figure 1 SB GigE External Frame Grabber Power Circuitry Schottky diode lt 490mV VIN filter e 5A max gt 4 0 16V 3 3V g 9 5V er V S O s a i v s O O Comparator Secondary 6 25 2 ON OFF PoE power 2 5 7 x Q oO oO 7w vai RJ45 PoE a gt v s 5 L Power to SB GigE circuitry m Schottky diode lt 490mV PoE Powered The PoE circuitry on the SB GigE External Frame Grabber can draw a maximum of 7W The SB GigE External Frame Grabber uses a maximum of 2 3W As a result at least 4 7W at 12V is available for the camera head The external frame grabber uses isolated PoE circuitry 24 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Power Input Signals The section determines the input current requirements The following tables list the input power sig2. System Troubleshooting 65 Changing to the Backup Firmware Load In some cases you may need to change from the main firmware load to the backup firmware load You can use the slide switch SW1 on the FPGA board to change to the backup firmware mode Q To access the slide switches peel back the small protective plastic sheet that covers each slide switch 66 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Chapter 13 Reference Mechanical Drawings and Material List This chapter provides the mechanical drawings and also provides a list of connectors and cables with corresponding manufacturer details D gt Three dimensional 3 D mechanical drawings are available at the Pleora Technologies Support Center E The following topics are covered in this chapter e Mechanical Drawings on page 68 e Material List on page 71 Reference Mechanical Drawings and Material List 67 Mechanical Drawings The mechanical drawings in this section provide the external frame grabber s dimensions features and attributes All dimensions are in millimeters Figure 4 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber with Brackets Side View with Dimensions 24 68 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Figure 5 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber GigE PHY Board Front with Dimensions a Figure 6 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber with Bracket Mounting Screw Dimensions Reference Mechanical Drawin
3. Player because of anti virus software or firewalls on your network Disable all virus scanning software and firewalls and re attempt a connection to the external frame grabber with eBUS Player The computer being used to receive images from the device may not perform well enough to handle the data rate of the image stream The GigE Vision driver reduces the amount of computer resources required to receive images and is recommended for applications that require high throughput Should the application continue to drop packets even after the installation of the GigE Vision driver a computer with better performance may be required The NIC being used to receive images from the device may not perform well enough to handle the data rate of the image stream For example the bus connecting the NIC to the CPU may not be fast enough or certain default settings on the NIC may not be appropriate for reception of a high throughput image stream Examples of NIC settings that may need to be reconfigured include the number of Rx Descriptors and the maximum size of Ethernet packets jumbo packets Additionally some NICs are known to not work well in high throughput applications For information about maximizing the performance of your system see the Configuring Your Computer and Network Adapters for Best Performance Application Note and Maximizing the Performance of the iPORT SB Pro IP Engine Application Note available on the Pleora Support Center
4. image display and diagnostics see the eBUS SDK Programmer s Guide on the Pleora Support Center www pleora com Installing the Driver and Configuring the NIC 40 Before you can configure the external frame grabber use the Driver Installation Tool included with the eBUS SDK to install the correct driver Then set up your NIC To install a Pleora driver 1 Click Start gt All Programs gt Pleora Technologies Inc gt eBUS SDK gt Tools gt eBUS Driver Installation Tool 2 Under GigE Vision click Install After a moment the driver installs and the driver status changes to Installed The driver is installed across all network adapters on your computer 2 eBUS Driver Installation Tool Se File Help GigE Vision a GGZ instaled instal Uninstall VISION USB3 Vision US3 Not Installed Install 3 Close the eBUS Driver Installation Tool iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide You may be required to restart your computer Y To see the versions of the installed drivers click Help gt About To configure an IP address for the NIC 1 In the Windows Control Panel click Network and Internet D The instructions in this procedure are based on the Windows 7 operating system The steps may vary 2 depending on your computer s operating system Owe SJ gt Control Panel File Edit View Tools Help Adjust your computer s settings ta ei lt L System and Security Revi
5. of the block camera e Connector CN401 on the Sony FCB EV7500 model e Connector CN601 connector for the Sony FCB EH3310 FCB EH3410 FCB EH6300 and FCB EH6500 models 3 Connect the other end of the cable to the J2 30 pin IDC connector on the adapter board gt The cable ends should be oriented to allow the metallic side of the cable to touch the metallic side of the kK connector 16 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Adapter board back 30 pin connector J2 30 pin IDC connector 30 pin flat micro coaxial cable Connector CN401 on the Sony FCB EV7500 model Connector CN601 connector for the Sony FCB EH3310 FCB EH3410 FCB EH6300 and FCB EH6500 models Mounting the Power GPIO and Serial Connector to an Enclosure Backplate The removable 12 pin power GPIO and serial circular connector and the corresponding GPIO board are suitable for mounting to a client sourced enclosure To mount the power GPIO and serial connector to an enclosure backplate 1 Insert the 12 pin circular male connector through the external side of the backplate 2 Secure with washer and hex nut External Connections 17 3 Connect the GPIO board 12 holes to the base pins of the 12 pin circular connector through the internal side of the backplate Lock washer 12 pin circular connector Hex nut GPIO board Insertion gt Pins soldered to GPIO board 20 pin FFC cable Backplate of c
6. the block camera such as zoom and focus Power to the assembled block camera and external frame grabber is provided through PoE or through the 12 pin circular connector which receives 5V to 16V of unfiltered DC input The power consumption of the external frame grabber and connected block camera is approximately 5 9W when streaming at full rate depending on the temperature of the frame grabber and camera and the input voltage The power consumption of the external frame grabber and connected block camera is approximately 6 9W when streaming while the camera zoom is being used The power consumption of 5 9W is based on the Sony FCB EH6300 block camera A While the illustrations in the following procedure show a bracket not all kits include a bracket For more G information about what is supplied Model Variants on page 5 6 Do not connect power to the external frame grabber through PoE or through the 12 pin circular connector until all connections are secure and verified External Connections 15 To connect the external frame grabber to the GPIO board and the block camera 1 Connect the 20 pin FFC cable at J9 of the GigE PHY board to J2 of the GPIO board The metallic side of the cable ends should be oriented toward the circuit board in both cases J9 GPIO board jo 20 pin FFC cable 20 pin FFC connector 2 Connect the 30 pin flat coaxial cable to the 30 pin micro coaxial connector on the top
7. this guide and provides a list of complimentary guides The following topics are covered in this chapter e What this Guide Provides on page 2 e Related Documents on page 2 About this Guide 1 What this Guide Provides This guide provides you with the information you need to connect the iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber to the following Sony block cameras and to start using them as a single device e Sony FCB EV7500 e Sony FCB EH6500 e Sony FCB EH6300 e Sony FCB EH3410 e Sony FCB EH3310 In this guide you can find a product overview instructions for connecting the block camera and external frame grabber cables installing the Pleora eBUS SDK establishing an Ethernet connection and performing general configuration tasks The last chapter of this guide provides Technical Support contact information for Pleora Technologies Related Documents The PORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide is complemented by the following guides e eBUS Player Quick Start Guide e eBUS SDK C API SDK Help File e eBUS SDK NET API Help File eBUS SDK Programmer s Guide GigE Vision Standard version 2 0 available from the Automated Imaging Association AIA at www visiononline org GenlCam Standard Features Naming Convention available from the European Machine Vision Association EMVA at www emva org vDisplay HDI Pro External Frame Grabber User Guide e iPORT Advanced Features User Guide In addit
8. use it to schedule action commands see the iPORT Advanced Features User Guide available on the Pleora Support Center at www pleora com The SB GigE is bundled with Pleora s feature rich application toolkit eBUS SDK and compatible with Pleora s vDisplay External Frame Grabbers which deliver video directly to a monitor iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Image Transmission The iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber captures images from the Sony block camera as per the BT 709 standard The iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber can transmit images with low consistent latency and is available as compact low power OEM board sets designed for use in a variety of housings GenlCam Interface Sony VISCA commands for key features of the Sony block camera such as zoom mute and freeze are mapped to the GenICam interface allowing integrators to implement features using a common application programming interface API This integration greatly simplifies software development tasks and is helpful when using the external frame grabber with third party off the shelf software packages Ifyou need to send VISCA commands directly over the BulkO serial interface you should not use the same D es commands as the ones mapped by the SB GigE External Frame Grabber For example the Zoom feature uses the CAM_ZoomPosIng and CAM_Zoom VISCA commands Model Variants The iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber is supp
9. 0 A WN P o ONOMA 10 Name Type See table note GPIO_IN3 GPIO input 6 7 8 9 GPIO_OUT3 GPIO output 6 7 9 DBG_LEDO Status LED cathode OC 7 13 14 3 3V Status LED anode 7 15 RS232_TX RS232_TX 6 7 11 12 RS232_RX RS232_RX 6 7 11 12 GND EMI_GND Signal GND 10 Maximum 0 5A per pin 1 5A per 3 pins Protected by 600W 1 0 ms PP Zener TVS 16 kV per HBM Reverse voltage protected You should not use 9 10 V power together with PoE If you do it will not damage the SB GigE External Frame Grabber but the camera can be stacked in continuous reset mode when the power supply switches between PoE and the wall power supply Triple filtering scheme is used to filter EMI and conduct emissions to pass EMC class B Protected by ESD suppressors to IEC61000 4 2 Level 4 8 kV contact 15 kV air discharge EMI filtered by 120 Ohm 100MHz 0 2A ferrite bead Internal pull down 73 2KOhm All GPIO inputs and outputs are connected to the level shifter SN74LVC2T45DCUR For more information see the data sheet at http www ti com lit ds symlink sn74lvc2t45 pdf for the exact logic levels and driving strength Ferrite bead 0 2A 600 Ohm 100 MHz to the GND of the GigE PHY board 11 11 Ohm serial resistor 12 13 14 15 Connected to RS232 transmitter MAX3221CPWR For more information see the data sheet at http www ti com lit ds symlink max3221 pdf Logical 0 pulled do
10. Aperture Provides up to 16 levels of edge Direct enhancement to images Default is no enhancement Grid CAM_PrivacyZone Grid Off Controls the grid displayed on the CenterLineOn GridOn screen InfraredCutFilter CAM_ICRModelnq CAM_ICR On Off Controls the block camera s auto ICR function Automatically switches the settings for enabling or disabling the infrared cut filter InfraredCutFilterAuto CAM_AutolCR_Modelng CAM_AutolCR Determines the low light threshold On Off to enable disable of the infrared cut filter in Auto ICR mode InfraredCutFilterDarknessLevel CAM_AutolCRThresh oldIng Controls the block camera s CAM_AutolCR Threshold Infrared Cut Filter function MultiLineTitleBlinking CAM_MultilineTitle Title Set4 Controls whether the selected line blinks MultiLineTitleClear CAM_MultilineTitle Title Clear Resets the settings of the selected line or lines MultiLineTitleDisplay CAM_MultilineTitle On Off Activates the display of the selected line or lines MultiLineTitleFontColor CAM_MultilineTitle Title Set4 Controls the font color of the selected line or lines MultiLineTitleOffsetX CAM_MultilineTitle Title Set1 Controls the horizontal position of the selected line MultiLineTitleSelector CAM_MultilineTitle Title Set1 Set2 Controls whether the selected line Set3 Title Clear On Off blinks MultiLineTitleText CAM_MultilineTitle Title Set2 Set3 Selects the line to configure TitleBlinking CAM_Title Title Se
11. Bits BulkParity BulkUpstreamFifoWatermark Description Selects Bulk1 for configuration Selects a predefined Baud rate or programmable option Programs a user defined Baud rate Loops back downstream data to upstream direction loops the data back to the computer Selects a stop bit option either 1 or 2 Selects a parity option None Even or Odd Sets the level of upstream FIFO at which a GigE Vision event is generated SonyBlockAckTimeout 30 Controls amount of time that can pass during which the external frame grabber waits for an acknowledgement from the Sony block camera If the amount of time that passes is more than the configured amount the external frame grabber times out and reports an error The time duration is expressed in ms iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Table 15 GenlCam Features Available for Serial Communication Feature Description SonyBlockCompletionTimeout Controls the amount of time that can pass between when the external frame grabber receives an acknowledgement from the Sony block camera and when the external frame grabber receives a completion message If the amount of time between the acknowledgement and the completion message is more than the configured amount the external frame grabber times out and reports an error The time duration is expressed in ms SonyBlockSerialComLinkStatus Reports the status of the serial communication link betwee
12. Cam integration of key camera controls Compatible with GigE Vision Standard version 2 0 Operates with GigE Vision and GenlCam compatible applications Environmental and Physical Storage temperature 40 to 85 C Operating temperature 0 to 60 C Key camera interface features Focus auto focus White balance Gain Backlight compensation Shutter and exposure Gamma 6 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Table 2 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber Feature Summary Key features Resolution Frame rate Zoom Title display Grid Event reporting Selected GenlCam Features The iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber supports the seven features mandated by the GigE Vision standard along with additional features some of which are shown in the following table The full list of features can be seen in the Device Control dialog box of Pleora s eBUS Player application Table 3 Selected GenlCam Features Feature SonyBlockVideoModeCurrent SonyBlockVideoModeNext Width Height Offsetx OffsetY DeviceVersion DeviceTemperatureSelector DeviceTemperature About the iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber Description Defines the camera s video mode This feature controls the monitoring mode register of the camera head through the Sony VISCA protocol Current indicates that the feature is read only and indicates the current video mode Ne
13. In Input output No associated pin iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Table 15 PLC Signal Usage Continued Signal Handling Signal name RescalerOOut DelayerOIn DelayerOOut EventO Event1 Event2 Event3 ActionTrigO ActionTrig1 PLC equation usage Input Input output Input Input output Input output Input output Input output Input Input Associated pin No associated pin No associated pin No associated pin No associated pin No associated pin No associated pin No associated pin No associated pin No associated pin 35 Chapter amp Status LEDs The status LEDs indicate the operating status of the external frame grabber s network connection and firmware The following figure and table describe the status LEDs Network Connection Speed LED J1 Network Activity LED J1 Power and Firmware Status LED D1 Status LEDs 37 38 Table 16 Status LEDs Network Connection Speed J1 Power Firmware D1 Off FPGA not configured Green FPGA is configured Yellow The backup load is running Note The LED on the GPIO board D1 also shows this status Network Activity J1 Off No Ethernet connection Green on Ethernet link Green on blinking Data is being transmitted or received Off No connection 10 Mbps connection or 100 Mbps connection Green on 1 Gbps connection iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber
14. LK_CLK2 40 GND The Bulk interfaces on the SB GigE External Frame Grabber are 2 5V IOs he Bulk Interfaces 29 The SB GigE External Frame Grabber supports one UART interface for communications with external system elements This UART interface supports RS 232 levels and is available on the 12 pin connector The UART interface supports e 8 bit data transfer e 1 start bit e Programmable stop bit s 1 or 2 e Parity even odd or none e Baud rates UART only e Predefined rates 9600 14400 19200 28800 38400 57600 115200 e Programmable e Loop back mode from downstream to upstream oD The SB GigE External Frame Grabber has an additional UART interface BulkO which is reserved for communications with the Sony block cameras It is pre configured for optimal settings The settings cannot be altered using the GenlCam browser but can be altered programmatically We strongly recommend that you do not change the settings If you need to send VISCA commands directly over the BulkO serial interface you should not use the same commands as the ones mapped by the SB GigE External Frame Grabber For example the Zoom feature uses the CAM_ZoomPosIng and CAM_Zoom VISCA commands The following GenICam features are available for serial communication configuration Table 15 GenlCam Features Available for Serial Communication Feature BulkSelector BulkBaudRate BulkBaudRateFactor BulkLoopback BulkNumOfStop
15. PLEORA TECHNOLOGIES INC iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide a Pleora Technologies Copyright 2013 Pleora Technologies Inc These products are not intended for use in life support appliances devices or systems where malfunction of these products can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury Pleora Technologies Inc Pleora customers using or selling these products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to indemnify Pleora for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale Trademarks PureGEV eBUS iPORT vDisplay AutoGEV AutoGen and all product logos are trademarks of Pleora Technologies Third party copyrights and trademarks are the property of their respective owners Notice of Rights All information provided in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable No responsibility is assumed by Pleora for its use Pleora reserves the right to make changes to this information without notice Redistribution of this manual in whole or in part by any means is prohibited without obtaining prior permission from Pleora Document Number EX001 018 0004 Version 1 0 12 20 13 Table of Contents POROUS GUIGS lt ecred eee eee VENER CONE a CAS EDR ON EE 1 What this Guide Provides 2 1 nesunan erueune runnner rarer r errre e rererere rererere 2 Related Documents ritareita e e e e a e a e e a a Ob ecdny 2 About the iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber nn
16. Some symptoms may be interrelated Table 17 Troubleshooting Tips Symptom Possible cause Resolution SDK cannot detect or Power not supplied to the Both the detection and connection to the external frame grabber will fail connect to the external external frame grabber if power is not supplied to the device frame grabber Re try the connection to the device with eBUS Player Verify that the Power Firmware LED D1 on the GigE PHY board is green power on For information about the LEDs see Status LEDs on page 23 Verify the power connection and ensure a minimum of 6V is present at the connector maximum 12V Device is not connected to Verify that the network activity LED and network connection speed LED the network are active J1 on the GigE PHY board If these LEDs are illuminated check the LEDs on your network switch to ensure the switch is functioning properly If the problem continues connect the external frame grabber directly to the computer to verify its operation For information about the LEDs see Status LEDs on page 23 The external frame grabber Images might not appear in eBUS Player if the external frame grabber and computer are not on and the computer running eBUS Player are not on the same subnet the same subnet Ensure that these devices are on the same subnet In addition ensure that these devices are connected using valid gateway and subnet mask information You can view the external frame grabb
17. User Guide Chapter 9 Installing the eBUS SDK This chapter describes how to install the eBUS SDK and also provides information about installing the required driver D gt Before you can configure and control your external frame grabber you must install the eBUS SDK o The following topics are covered in this chapter e Installing the eBUS SDK on page 40 e Installing the Driver and Configuring the NIC on page 40 Installing the eBUS SDK 39 Installing the eBUS SDK You can install the Pleora eBUS SDK on your computer to configure and control your external frame grabber Consult the eBUS Player Quick Start Guide or eBUS Player User Guide for information about setting up and configuring your camera for connection to the external frame grabber The Pleora Technologies eBUS SDK contains an extensive library of sample applications with source code to create working applications for device configuration and control image and data acquisition and image display and diagnostics It is possible for you to configure the external frame grabber and GigE Vision compliant video sources using other GenICam compliant software however this guide provides you with the instructions you need to use the Pleora eBUS Player application D gt To learn more about the features that are available in the eBUS SDK along with details on creating Gs applications for device configuration and control image and data acquisition and
18. ame Grabber for a multicast network configuration on page 60 To configure the iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber for a multicast network configuration 1 2 Start an additional instance of eBUS Player Click Tools gt Setup oY GEVPlayer File Help Setup N Display Event Monitor IP Engine Serial Communication Serial Communication Bridge Setup zx eBUS Player Role GigE Vision Stream Destination Controller and data receiver Unicast automatic Controller Unicast specific local port Data receiver 0 Unicast other destination Stream Channel E E ae Default channel 0 2 D Multicast Under GigE Vision Stream Destination click Multicast and enter the IP address and Port number The address and port must be identical to that configured for the vDisplay HDI Pro External Frame Grabber in step 8 and 9 of To configure the devices for a multicast network configuration on page 59 Click OK Connect to the iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber For more information see To start eBUS Player and connect to a device on page 46 7 Under Parameters and Controls click Device control Click Guru in the Visibility list iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide 9 Under TransportLayerControl gt GigEVision ensure that the port in the GevSCPHostPort field and the multicast IP address in the GevSCDA field are correct They are configured automa
19. aus annann nann nran 3 The iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber ss 0 0 00 cent t eee n ene etts 4 Model Vatiants ereen ey iota bea cial ee sy aa E e Geneon bbe e tees bee eee deetese 5 Feature S tise his caddagtius teak E twee daa pe dae re maeds oak eeu Mees EA eae ee eae 6 Selected GenICam Features idii ea ene n nnn e ee ten eben A 7 Key Sony Block Camera Features 0 0 cece cece ene nent tenet beeen eee eens 9 External CONNECUONS caicaes Cadcceruasetes E SAE SATR OE ronn DSD ee enee esas 13 Connector Locations 30 3 ede hier Yee hee Mees bed Aa E Ea aa Goes da hese eee dees 14 Making External Frame Grabber Connections 0 0 0 ccc rreren rererere 15 Required Items sici sirae aE e bab DER OEE a hee eee eee i ade 15 Connecting the External Frame Grabber to the GPIO Board and Block Camera 0000000005 15 Mounting the Power GPIO and Serial Connector to an Enclosure Backplate 00000 17 Power GPIO and Serial Connector Pinouts GPIO Board 0 ec teen eee 19 Power GPIO and Serial Connector Pinouts GigE PHY Board 0 cece eee 20 Mapping of Power GPIO and Serial Connector Pinouts 0 00000 22 POW T henes e mrenmen r tame etn ene tee ee tee heen pe Tee hee pe eee eee 23 Power Considerations spss dp gcac oop ace est a dob ged Sapien a E EE R bosib e Pl aes A boa aE 24 PAE Powered 4 ijcciedat etn iidd adnate tae e i aie ee eee edo 24 Power Input Sipnalsiss saser
20. c Model iPORT SB GigE PT01 SN3IPO1 128x Name Acquisition Control Source LL i Mode Continuous Z i e Stop Parameters and Controls pose oky T Stremn 274images 50 19 FPS 370 07Mbps Display 30FPS Error count 0 Last error N A Image stream control Warnings N A 56 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Multicast Network Configuration In a multicast network configuration the iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber is connected to a GigE switch and sends a stream of images over Ethernet simultaneously to both a computer and to a vDisplay HDI Pro External Frame Grabber Then the vDisplay HDI Pro External Frame Grabber converts it to an image stream for display on a monitor Figure 3 Multicast Network Configuration vDisplay HDI Pro Management entity data receiver Ethernet HDMI to DVI or HDMI cable GigE switch Ethernet Block camera with integrated IP engine Network Configurations 57 58 Required Items Multicast Network Configuration You require the following components to set up a multicast network configuration Block camera with integrated iPORT SB GigE external frame grabber and cables Power supply If using PoE a PoE NIC PoE switch or PoE injector vDisplay HDI Pro External Frame Grabber and corresponding power supply Compatible display monitor Cable to connect the vDisplay HDI Pro External Frame Grabber to the display monitor CAT5e
21. connector The GPIO board 12 pin circular connector 20 pin FFC cable and the 30 pin flat micro coaxial cable are not LCF included in the OEM basic kit Table 6 External Frame Grabber Connections Location Description J1 GigE PHY board RJ45 GigE Ethernet PN RJHSE 3P85 J9 GigE PHY board 20 pin FFC Power and GPIO PN 62674 201121ALF J1 GigE PHY board 12 pin circular Power and GPIO PN HR10A 10R 12PB 71 J2 GPIO board 20 pin FFC Power and GPIO PN FH33 20S 0 5SH 10 J2 Adapter board 30 pin IDC Connects to Sony camera PN USLOO 30L A 14 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Making External Frame Grabber Connections ws Z To assemble the block camera and external frame grabber begin by connecting the external frame grabber to the block camera Then make the power GPIO and serial connections Required Items You require the following components to connect the external frame grabber to the block camera e 30 pin flat micro coaxial cable e 20 pin FFC cable e 12 pin circular connector with GPIO board For more information about the components of the external frame grabber Model Variants on page 5 For a material list Material List on page 71 Connecting the External Frame Grabber to the GPIO Board and Block Camera The external frame grabber supplies power to the block camera It also sends and receives serial signals which allow you to send Sony VISCA commands to
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23. er IP address information in the Available Devices list in eBUS Player A red icon appears beside the device if there is an invalid IP configuration 64 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Table 17 Troubleshooting Tips Continued Symptom SDK is able to connect but no images appear in eBUS Player In a multicast configuration images appear on a display monitor connected to a vDisplay HDI Pro External Frame Grabber but do not appear in eBUS Player Dropped packets eBUS Player NetCommand or applications created using the eBUS SDK Possible cause In a multicast configuration the external frame grabber may not be configured correctly In a multicast configuration your computer s firewall may be blocking eBUS Player Anti virus software or firewalls blocking transmission Insufficient computer performance Insufficient NIC performance Resolution Images might not appear on the display if you have not configured the external frame grabber for a multicast network configuration The external frame grabber and all multicast receivers for example a vDisplay HDI Pro External Frame Grabber must have identical values for both the GevSCDA and GevSCPHostPort features in the TransportLayerControl section For more information see Multicast Network Configuration on page 57 Ensure that eBUS Player is allowed to communicate through the firewall Images might not appear in eBUS
24. ernal Frame Grabber Thermal Guidelines Continued Reference designator U2 U1 Description FPGA Board FPGA Board Rating for component on standard Pleora product Samsung DDR3 K4B1G1646G BCH9000 Ambient 0 to 95 C Junction Not specified Case 0 to 95 C Power consumption 100mW Altera FPGA 5CEFA4U19C8N Ambient not specified Junction 0 to 85 C Power consumption 950mW iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Chapter 6 Bulk Interfaces The SB GigE External Frame Grabber has three Bulk interface ports available for serial communication Each port supports the standard UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter and USRT Universal Synchronous Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter protocols A UART USRT interface consists of two port signals TX and RX The USRT interface also has a clock CLK signal which is used to maintain synchronization between the receiver transmitter In the SB GigE External Frame Grabber the three Bulk interface ports are available on the 100 pin user circuitry connector The following table shows the connector pinout information for the Bulk interface port signals Table 14 SB GigE External Frame Grabber Bulk Interface Signals and Connector Pinouts Bulk signal names 100 pin user circuitry connector pin number BULK_TXO 24 BULK_RXO 26 BULK_CLKO 28 BULK_TX1 30 BULK_RX4 32 BULK_CLK1 34 BULK_TX2 36 BULK_RX2 38 BU
25. ew your computer s status Back up your computer Find and fix problems Network and Internet View network status and tasks Choose homegroup and sharing options Hardware and Sound View devices and printers Add a device Programs Uninstall a program Get programs 2 Click Network and Sharing Center ESA Ay 9 View by Category User Accounts a Change account type Appearance and Personalization Change the theme Change desktop background Adjust screen resolution Clock Language and Region Change keyboards or other input methods Ease of Access Let Windows suggest settings Optimize visual display Installing the eBUS SDK 41 42 3 In the left hand panel click Change adapter settings Am Ow SS Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center v 4 Search Control Panel 2 File Edit View Tools Help Control Panel H P oe a View your basic network information and set up connections Change advanced sharing settings My Account mynetwork com Internet This computer Change your networking settings Set up a new connection or network HomeGroup router or access point POSTON EEE Connect to a network Windows Firewall 4 Right click the NIC and then click Properties 5 Click Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and then click Properties Connect using E Intel R Gigabit CT Desktop Adapter Configure This connection uses the followi
26. external frame grabber you can provide it with a unique IP address on your network When a connection is established start eBUS Player and connect to the external frame grabber Then you can configure its image settings to ensure images are received and displayed properly You can also configure the buffer options to reduce the likelihood of lost packets gt eBUS Player is documented in more detail in the eBUS Player Quick Start Guide and the eBUS Player User Guide The iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide provides you with the eBUS Player instructions and overviews required to set up and configure the block camera and external frame grabber The following topics are covered in this chapter e Connecting the Ethernet Cables and Confirming Image Streaming on page 46 e Configuring the Buffers on page 47 e Providing the External Frame Grabber with an IP Address on page 48 e Configuring the External Frame Grabber s Image Settings on page 49 e Implementing the eBUS SDK on page 51 Connecting to the External Frame Grabber and Configuring General Settings 45 Connecting the Ethernet Cables and Confirming Image Streaming The external frame grabber can communicate with your computer using either a direct connection or by connecting to a GigE switch This section explains how to connect the external frame grabber to a GigE switch to confirm that images are streaming D If you are providing power fo
27. g table provides the available video modes for each Sony block camera model Table 4 Sony Block Camera Video Modes Camera model Video mode EH6500 and HD_1080i_60Hz HD_720p_60Hz eee HD_1080i_59p94Hz HD_720p_59p94Hz HD_1080i_50Hz HD_720p_50Hz HD_1080p_30Hz HD_720p_30Hz HD_1080p_29p97Hz HD_720p_29p97Hz HD_1080p_25Hz HD_720p_25Hz EV7500 HD_1080p_59p94Hz HD_1080i_50Hz HD_1080p_50Hz HD_720p_59p94Hz HD_1080p_29p97Hz HD_720p_50Hz HD_1080p_25Hz e HD_720p_29p97Hz HD_1080i_59p94Hz e HD_720p_25Hz mages are transmitted at 30 fps at this format due to the SB GigE External Frame Grabber 1 GigE transfer rate limitation EH3410 and e HD_720p_60Hz HD_720p_30Hz EHeat HD_720p_59p94Hz HD_720p_29p97Hz e HD_720p_50Hz HD_720p_25Hz iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Key Sony Block Camera Features These key Sony block camera features are incorporated into the iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber and are available in the external frame grabber s GenICam XML file More information about these commands can be found in the Sony Color Camera Module Technical Manual that corresponds to your camera available from Sony Table 5 Key Sony Block Camera Features Feature name Defog Sony VISCA feature commands CAM_Defog Description When the surrounding area of the subject is foggy and low contrast the defog mode will make the subject appear clearer This feature iS mapped to the CAM_Defog command Applies to the S
28. gE External Frame Grabber for multicast configuration You may want to launch two instances of eBUS Player to perform both configurations Begin by configuring the vDisplay HDI Pro External Frame Grabber Then configure the external frame grabber to transmit images to a multicast IP address and port To configure the devices for a multicast network configuration 1 Start eBUS Player 2 Click Tools gt Setup G cBUS Player File Help Setup Default GigE Vision Communication Parameters Default USB3 Vision Communication Parameters MA Event Monitor Device Serial Communication Serial Communication Bridge 3 Under eBUS Player Role click Controller You do not need to specify the GigE Vision Stream Destination as the stream destination is not applicable to a video receiver 4 Click OK 5 Connect to the vDisplay HDI Pro External Frame Grabber For more information see To start eBUS Player and connect to a device on page 46 Network Configurations 59 60 Click Device control 7 Click Guru in the Visibility list 9 In the TransportLayerControl gt GigEVision category set GevSCPHostPort to a streaming channel port for example 1042 Set GevSCDA to a multicast address for example 239 192 1 1 10 Close the Device Control dialog box 11 Now configure the iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber as outlined in To configure the iPORT SB GigE External Fr
29. gs and Material List 69 Figure 7 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber with Brackets Front View Figure 8 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber with Brackets Top View fee LS Oe Oe q Sei a 70 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide E Material List The connector for the external frame grabber in the following table Table 18 Connector Summary Location GigE PHY Description RJ45 Jack Manufacturer Manufacturer part number RJHSE 3P85 Amphenol Adapter board CN401 or CN601 Sony Block Camera 30 pin IDC connector for micro coaxial cable manufacturer s documentation Please refer to the camera Co Ltd Kel Corporation USLOO 30L A Source manufacturer description and identification may vary for each connector Reference Mechanical Drawings and Material List board J9 GigE PHY 20 pin flat flex connector 62674 201121ALF FCI board J1 GPIO board 12 pin circular connector HR10A 10R 12PB 71 Hirose Electric Co Ltd J2 GPIO board 20 pin flat flex connector FH33 20S 0 5SH 10 Hirose Electric 71 72 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Chapter 14 Technical Support On the Pleora Support Center you can e Download the latest software e Log a support issue e View documentation for current and past releases e Browse for soluti
30. ing to the External Frame Grabber and Configuring General Settings 47 Providing the External Frame Grabber with an IP Address 48 Yy The external frame grabber requires an IP address to communicate on a video network This address must be on the same subnet as the computer that is performing the configuration and receiving the image stream To provide the external frame grabber with an IP address Start eBUS Player Click Select Connect Click the external frame grabber Click Set IP Address Provide the external frame grabber with a valid IP address and subnet mask You can optionally provide a default gateway ao fF OU N FB If you are using a unicast network configuration the management entity data receiver and the external frame grabber must be on the same subnet The unicast network configuration is outlined in Unicast Network Configuration on page 54 6 Click OK to close the Set IP Address dialog box 7 Click OK to close the Device Selection dialog box and connect to the device Configuring an Automatic Persistent IP Address The Device Control dialog box allows you to configure a persistent IP address for the external frame grabber Alternatively the external frame grabber can be configured to automatically obtain an IP address using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP or Link Local Addressing LLA The external frame grabber uses its persistent IP address first but if this option is set to Fa
31. ion to the guides listed above you can consult the Sony Color Camera Module Technical Manual that corresponds to your camera available from Sony 2 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Chapter 2 About the iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber This chapter describes the external frame grabber including the product variants and key features The following topics are covered in this chapter e The iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber on page 4 e Model Variants on page 5 e Feature Set on page 6 e Selected GenICam Features on page 7 e Key Sony Block Camera Features on page 9 About the iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber 3 The iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber A The iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber transforms the following Sony block cameras into GigE Vision compliant cameras e Sony FCB EV7500 e Sony FCB EH6500 e Sony FCB EH6300 e Sony FCB EH3410 e Sony FCB EH3310 Pleora s iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabbers improve the usability of Sony block cameras by allowing systems manufacturers and integrators to treat them as native GigE Vision cameras With these external frame grabbers Sony block cameras can leverage the simple long distance cabling of Gigabit Ethernet GigE for both video and control signals The cameras can also be used with a broader selection of computing platforms lowering system costs The SB GigE presents a user friendly interface to
32. later installed External Frame Grabber Configuration Unicast Network Configuration After you have connected and applied power to the hardware components use eBUS Player to configure the external frame grabber gt The external frame grabber firmware requires that the AnswerTimeout parameter be equal or greater than fi 5000 ms You can access this parameter through the main menu of the eBUS Player application Communication Control Communication AnswerTimeout To configure the external frame grabber for a unicast network configuration 1 Start eBUS Player 2 Click Tools gt Setup Help Setup N Display Event Monitor IP Engine Serial Communication Serial Communication Bridge eBUS Player Role GigE Vision Stream Destination Controller and data receiver Unicast automatic Controller 5 Unicast specific local port Data receiver 0 Unicast other destination Stream Channel i Cee CL Cas Default channel 9 Multicast 4 Under GigE Vision Stream Destination click Unicast automatic 5 Click OK Network Configurations 55 6 Connect to the external frame grabber For more information see To start eBUS Player and connect to a device on page 46 7 Click Play to view a live image stream File Tools Help Connection Display Paden 169 254 219 80 MAC address 00 11 1c 00 e7 3f GUID N A Vendor Pleora Technologies In
33. lied in these variants and is equipped with these parts as listed in the following table Table 1 Model Variants iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber package variants iPORT SB GigE OEM Basic Kit Mounting screws for block camera iPORT SB GigE PHY Board Set and Camera Bracket Assembly iPORT SB GigE OEM Kit Quantity iPORT SB GigE PHY Board Set and Camera Bracket Assembly 12 pin circular connector loose and not soldered GPIO board Mounting screws for block camera 20 pin FFC cable 30 pin micro coaxial cable iPORT SB GigE Evaluation Kit iPORT SB GigE PHY board set camera bracket and GPIO bracket assembly About the iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber 5 GPIO board with soldered 12 pin circular connector 20 pin FFC cable 30 pin micro coaxial cable Power supply PoE Injector Gigabit Ethernet PCle network interface card NIC Ethernet cables Mounting screws for block camera e Bl n ey FP ey FP eB eB Pleora eBUS SDK provided on USB stick Before assembly ensure that all components are included in the selected package Feature Set Table 2 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber Feature Summary Key features Support for Sony FCB EH3310 FCB EH3410 FCB EH6300 FCB EH6500 and FCB EV7500 block cameras RS 232 bidirectional serial connection Software controlled GPIO e ATTL 5V general purpose inputs e 2TTL 5V general purpose outputs Genl
34. lient sourced enclosure Enclosure interior 4 Assemble the 12 pin power GPIO and serial circular connector to the GPIO board by lining up the pins with the GPIO board When oriented correctly the tab on the 12 pin circular connector aligns with the arrow marker on the GPIO board The following figures show the pin locations and also show the tab and arrow marker Tab 12 pin circular connector 12 pin circular connector N Line up tab between the two bottom pins GPIO board and 12 pin circular connector assembled GPIO board Tab location unassembled approximate 5 Solder the pins of the connector to the GPIO board for a secure connection 18 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Power GPIO and Serial Connector Pinouts GPIO Board The power GPIO and serial pinout descriptions J1 on the GPIO board are listed in the following table D gt The mating connector is a Hirose 12 pin circular connector part number HR10A 10P 12P 73 E Table 7 12 Pin Circular Connector Pinout Descriptions GPIO Board Pin Type Notes 1 Power return Power Ground RET 2 Power input Receives 5V to 16V unfiltered DC input 2 3 4 VIN 3 GPIO input 5V default 3 3V TTL GPIO input 5 6 7 8 GPIO_IN3 4 GPIO output 5V default 3 3V TTL GPIO output 5 6 8 GPIO_OUT2 5 Ground Signal Ground 9 6 GPIO input Information is the same as pin 3 GPIO_IN2 7 GPIO output Info
35. lse it can be configured to attempt to obtain an address from a DHCP server If this fails it will use LLA to find an available IP address LLA cannot be disabled and is always set to True To configure a persistent IP address 1 Start eBUS Player and connect to the external frame grabber For more information see To start eBUS Player and connect to a device on page 46 Under Parameters and Controls click Device control Under TransportLayerControl set the GevCurrentIPConfigurationPersistentIP feature to True Set the GevPersistentIP Address feature to a valid IP address in the GevPersistentI PAddress field Set the GevPersistentSubnetMask feature to a valid subnet mask address Optionally enter a valid default gateway in the GevPersistentDefaultGateway field Close the Device Control dialog box on oOo a FF WwW DN Power cycle the external frame grabber and connected block camera iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide To automatically configure an IP address 1 Start eBUS Player and connect to the external frame grabber For more information see To start eBUS Player and connect to a device on page 46 2 Under Parameters and Controls click Device control 3 Under TransportLayerControl set the GevCurrentIP ConfigurationPersistentIP feature to False 4 Set the GevCurrentIPConfigurationLLA and or GevCurrentIPConfigurationDHCP values to True depending on the type of automatic addressing you re
36. mplementing the eBUS SDK ecaro cieri Tiei dodged otek eee Shae Rees 51 NetWork COnligUralOns 13 s cacersccndecsOredeaneredeasdgeber dea tachedeeadaeaeesed 53 Unicast Network Contieutationi lt 2isdicuradsadtducinduni te dae adite owe dats Atos EEDE E DREE EEA 54 Required Items Unicast Network Configuration 0 0 cece cece tenet teens 55 External Frame Grabber Configuration Unicast Network Configuration 000 eee eee ee eee 55 Multicast Network Configuration 0 tenn een n eben ete eens 57 Required Items Multicast Network Configuration 0 eee cece eee te teens 58 Connecting the Hardware and Power 0 0 ete tenn een een e eee ees 58 Configuring the Devices for a Multicast Network Configuration 0 0 6 0 cece cece eee 59 System TrOuDIESHOOUNE sacs neo cchaidacwdes dace nee Garendes ease eee EAEE aed 63 Troubleshooting Tipsin sos ie3i eoeukesGareroeedy teed diese pop ores aoiar eee oeeeeee ree e ees 64 Changing to the Backup Firmware Load 1 1 0 oe renner rneer ereere 66 Reference Mechanical Drawings and Material List 0 000 eee eee ee 67 Mechanical Drawings aries nenne ante i eta dla dh e cuales dsb E a E E 68 Material Listesine gun a eiin Da e E A Gel whe EAE E EAE rE a aE e E a E a EE 71 Technical SuUppO fica eee Ces ee eee bes Re EOE EEEE EEO 73 ii iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Chapter 1 About this Guide This chapter describes the purpose and scope of
37. n the Sony block camera and the external frame grabber This feature only applies to Bulk0 which is reserved for communications with the Sony block cameras the settings are preconfigured and should not be changed Bulk Interfaces 31 32 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Chapter Signal Handling The SB GigE External Frame Grabber includes a programmable logic controller PLC that lets you control external machines and react to inputs By controlling your system using the PLC you can make functional changes adjust timing or add features without having to add new hardware PLC Programming Signals gt For an introduction to the PLC and for detailed information about how PLC signals are handled see the 5 iPORT Advanced Features User Guide available on the Pleora Support Center at www pleora com The following table lists the PLC input and output programming signals that are specific to the iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber and indicates the pins on which they are available Table 15 PLC Signal Usage Signal name PLC equation usage Associated pin PbOF val Input Not available PbOLval Input Not available PbODval Input Not available PbOSpare Input Not available GpiolnO Input Pin 10 on the 12 pin circular connector Gpioln4 Input Pin 8 on the 12 pin circular connector Gpioln2 Input Pin 6 on the 12 pin circular connector Gpioln3 Input Pin 3 on the 12 pin circ
38. nals for the SB GigE External Frame Grabber Table 10 SB GigE Power Input Signals from the Power and GPIO Connector Name Volts V Notes VIN 5 2 16V Efficiency of power circuitry including drops on Schottky diodes is flat in this range Unfiltered DC power from an external power supply through the 12 pin Hirose connector Reverse voltage protected up to 30 VDC The SB GigE External Frame Grabber generates all internal power rails from the VIN signal A resident common mode filter allows the input to be unfiltered directly from a switching wall plug power supply Maximal current is 1 5A limited by filtering circuitry RET Ground Ground for VIN GND Ground O volts relative to other voltages on the SB GigE External Frame Grabber Power Consumption The following table outlines the VIN power consumption of the SB GigE External Frame Grabber The measurements are based on the use of the frame grabber and the Sony FCB EV7500 at room temperature streaming using the HD_1080p_59p94Hz video mode Table 11 VIN Power Consumption Power supply Data rate Current Power ae Streaming Width Height Pixel format Mbps A Ww VIN 5 2V No 1920 1080 Idle 1 122 Yes 1920 1080 YCbCr709_42 990 1 18 2_8_CbYCrY No 1920 1080 Idle 0 449 Yes 1920 1080 YCbCr709_42 990 0 463 2_8_CbYCrY 6 0588 VIN 12V Power 25 The following table outlines the PoE power c
39. ng items O Virtual PC Network Filter Driver M Q0S Packet Scheduler M B File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks M 4 Intemet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv RS Intemet 4 TCP IP v4 Link Layer Topology Discovery Mapper 1 0 Driver Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder 4 m fnsta Uninstall EENT ok cames iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide le Po w See full map View your active networks Connect or disconnect je pleora com Access type Internet Domain network Connections J Local Area Connection See also Set up a wireless broadband dial up ad hoc or VPN connection or set up a Connect or reconnect to a wireless wired dial up or VPN network connection 6 Select Obtain an IP address automatically or Use the following IP address to give the NIC an IP address 7 Close the open dialog boxes to apply the changes and close the Control Panel General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address IP address 192 168 1 50 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server E validate se
40. ons to problems other customers have encountered e Get presentations and application notes e Get the latest news and information about our products e Decide which of Pleora s products work best for you To visit the Pleora Support Center e Go to www pleora com and click Support Center If you have not registered yet you are prompted to register Accounts are usually validated within one business day gt If you have difficulty finding an existing solution in the knowledge base post a question by clicking Log a Case Provide as many specific details about your system and the nature of the issue as possible Technical Support 73
41. onsumption of the SB GigE External Frame Grabber The measurements are based on the use of the frame grabber the Sony FCB EV7500 using the HD_1080p_29p97Hz video mode and a Cisco SG200 08P switch Table 12 PoE Power Consumption Power supply s P A Data rate Power Power E Streaming Width Height Pixel format Mbps watts current 1920 1080 BayerGR8 6439 439 0437 137 Eaa cae BaN 42 Ea 627 coal 141 2_8_CbYCrY iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Chapter 5 Thermal Requirements This chapter provides you with the information you need to ensure the optimal operating temperature for your SB GigE External Frame Grabber You should store the SB GigE External Frame Grabber at temperatures between 40 to 85 C E Ambient and Junction Temperatures The following table outlines the components that consume the largest amount of power on the SB GigE External Frame Grabber and that will therefore be most affected by high temperatures If you are designing a product to operate at or above 60 C you may need to provide a method to cool these components using a heat sink or thermal pad Table 13 SB GigE External Frame Grabber Thermal Guidelines Reference designator Description Rating for component on standard Pleora product U2 GigE PHY Board Marvel PHY 88E1510 Ambient 0 to 70 C Junction 0 to 125 Power consumption 450mW Thermal Requirements 27 28 Table 13 SB GigE Ext
42. ony FCB EV7500 model only Reversex CAM_LR_ReverseModelnq CAM_PictureFlipModelnq CAM_LR_Reverse On Off CAM_PictureFlip On and Off Flips horizontally the image sent by the Sony block camera The area of interest is applied after the flipping ReverseY CAM_LR_ReverseModelnq CAM_PictureFlipModelnq CAM_LR_Reverse On Off CAM_PictureFlip On and Off Flips vertically the image sent by the Sony block camera The area of interest is applied after the flipping ExposureAuto FocusAuto CAM_AEModelnq CAM_AE Full Auto Manual Shutter Priority Iris Priority Bright and SpotLight CAM_Focus Manual Focus One Push Trigger Infinity Auto Focus CAM_AFMode Normal AF Interval AF ZOOM Trigger AF Controls the automatic exposure mode of the Sony block camera Sets the auto focus mode of the Sony block camera Mute CAM_MuteModelng CAM_Mute On Off Blanks the block camera s video output Freeze CAM_FreezeModelnq CAM_Freeze On Off Freezes the current image PictureEffect CAM_PictureEffect Modelnq CAM_PictureEffect Off Neg Art BW Enables the block camera to perform positive negative reversal of acquired images or output the images in monochrome About the iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber Table 5 Key Sony Block Camera Features Continued Feature name Sony VISCA feature commands Description EdgeEnhancement CAM_Aperturelng CAM_
43. oomin command ZoomOutSpeed No direct mapping Controls the block camera s Zoom Out speed ZoomOut CAM_ZoomWide Zooms out optically When used this feature starts from the current focal position and continues to the maximum zoom out position The ZoomStop command stops the ZoomOut command ZoomStop CAM_ZoomStop Cancels a Zoomin or ZoomOut command About the iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber 11 12 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Chapter 3 External Connections This chapter describes the external frame grabber connections It also includes pinouts for the GPIO serial and power connector The following topics are covered in this chapter e Connector Locations on page 14 e Making External Frame Grabber Connections on page 15 e Mounting the Power GPIO and Serial Connector to an Enclosure Backplate on page 17 e Power GPIO and Serial Connector Pinouts GPIO Board on page 19 e Power GPIO and Serial Connector Pinouts GigE PHY Board on page 20 e Mapping of Power GPIO and Serial Connector Pinouts on page 22 External Connections 13 Connector Locations The following figure and table describe the external frame grabber connector Adapter board J2 30 pin IDC connector J9 D ll 2 20 Pin FFC connector m GigE PHY 2 Ry z board GPIO board J2 20 Pin FFC connector n 12 pin circular
44. or CAT6 Ethernet cables quantity 3 GigE switch and an additional CAT5e or CAT6 Ethernet cable optional Desktop computer or laptop with eBUS SDK version 2 0 0 or later installed Connecting the Hardware and Power The following procedure explains how to connect the power network and data cables to the vDisplay HDI Pro External Frame Grabber and SB GigE External Frame Grabber To connect the network cables and apply power 1 Connect one end of a CAT5e CAT6 cable to the Ethernet connector on your computer s NIC Attach the other end to an available port on the 10 GigE switch Attach one end of the video cable to the display monitor Attach the other end to the HDI connector on the vDisplay HDI Pro External Frame Grabber Connect one end of a CAT5e CAT6 cable to the vDisplay HDI Pro External Frame Grabber Ethernet connector Attach the other end to an available port on the GigE switch Connect one end of a CAT5e CAT6 cable to the iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber Ethernet connector Attach the other end to an available port on the GigE switch Apply power to the devices The message No Video appears on the display monitor No Video iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Configuring the Devices for a Multicast Network Configuration After you have connected and applied power to the hardware components use eBUS Player to configure the vDisplay HDI Pro External Frame Grabber and iPORT SB Gi
45. quire 5 Close the Device Control dialog box 6 Power cycle the external frame grabber and connected block camera Configuring the External Frame Grabber s Image Settings You can configure the external frame grabber s image settings which provide the external frame grabber with information about the image coming from the camera These settings allow the images to appear correctly The image settings are located under ImageFormatControl in the Device Control dialog box To turn the test pattern on or off 1 Start eBUS Player and connect to the external frame grabber For more information see To start eBUS Player and connect to a device on page 46 2 Under Parameters and Controls click Device control 3 Under ImageFormatControl click a test pattern option in the TestPattern list 4 Close the Device Control dialog box Connecting to the External Frame Grabber and Configuring General Settings 49 To change the pixel format 1 Start eBUS Player and connect to the external frame grabber For more information see To start eBUS Player and connect to a device on page 46 If images are streaming click the Stop button Under Parameters and Controls click Device control Under ImageFormatControl set the PixelFormat feature to a color format GEV Device MultiLineTitleClear Command SonyBlockVideoModeCurrent HD_720p_50Hz SonyBlockVideoModeNext HD_1080p_30Hz SonyBlockVideoOutputModeCu
46. r the external frame grabber using PoE ensure that the GigE switch supports PoE To connect the Ethernet cables and apply power 1 Connect the external frame grabber to the RJ 45 Ethernet connector on your computer s NIC ora GigE switch 2 Apply power To start eBUS Player and connect to a device 1 Start eBUS Player from the Windows Start menu 2 Click Select Connect If the device does not appear in the list click the Show unreachable Network Devices check box to show all devices Mi unreachable Network Devices Set IP Address 3 In the Device Selection dialog box click the external frame grabber If the IP address is not valid a warning 5 appears in the Device Selection dialog box Provide the device with an IP address as outlined in Providing the External Frame Grabber with an IP Address on page 48 4 Click OK eBUS Player is now connected to the device To confirm image streaming 1 Click Play to stream live images or the test pattern 2 After you confirm that images are streaming click Stop If images do not stream see the tips provided in System Troubleshooting on page 63 E 46 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Configuring the Buffers You can increase the buffer count in eBUS Player to reduce the impact and likelihood of lost and out of order packets and to make streaming more robust A high number of buffers are needed in high frame
47. ransmitter MAX3221CPWR For more information see the data sheet at http www ti com lit ds symlink max3221 pdf 12 If you use an isolated enclosure box it is recommended that you wire the shell of this connector to the ground on the GPIO board D gt GPIO pins gpio_in O 3 gpio_outO and gpio_out2 on the 12 pin circular connector are mapped to Line O through Line 6 of the DigitallOControl LineSelector feature in the device s XML file Line7 gpio_out3 is not available in the 12 pin connector Lined gpio_out1 is available in the 12 pin connector but not connected and cannot be used Power GPIO and Serial Connector Pinouts GigE PHY Board 20 The power GPIO and serial pinout descriptions J9 on the GigE PHY board are listed in the following table Table 8 Power GPIO and Serial Connector Pinout Descriptions Pin o CO OO oO A N e Pl Bl BP e wl Y e Name Type See table note RET Power GND 1 RET Power GND 1 RET Power GND 1 VIN PWR Power input 1 2 3 4 5 VIN PWR Power input 1 2 3 4 5 VIN PWR Power input 1237475 GND EMI_GND Signal GND 10 GPIO_INO GPIO input 6 7 8 9 GPIO_OUTO GPIO output 6 7 9 GPIO_IN41 GPIO input 6 7 8 9 Reserved GPIO output 6 7 9 GPIO_IN2 GPIO input 6 7 8 9 GPIO_OUT2 GPIO output 6 7 9 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Table 8 Power GPIO and Serial Connector Pinout Descriptions Continued Pin 14 15 16 17 18 19 2
48. rate applications while a small number of buffers are needed for lower frame rates Applications using a high number of buffers might experience greater latency To configure the buffers 1 Start eBUS Player and connect to the external frame grabber For more information see To start eBUS Player and connect to a device on page 46 Click Tools gt Buffer Options Click the buffer option that suits your requirements Click OK Default size for streaming is 16 buffers t Options Buffers used for streaming Increasing the buffer count can make streaming more tolerant to 16 buffers missing block IDs but at the expense of using more memory and increasing latency Using more than 16 buffers is typically used in high frame rate small buffer size applications Applications using low frame rates or using very large buffers are not as sensitive to missing block IDs and can thus save memory and latency by only using 4 or 8 buffers Default buffer size The default buffer size is used to allocate acquisition pipeline 4147200 bytes buffers when it is not possible to read the payload size directly from the device The default buffer size can be calculated using this formula width pixel bytes padding x height padding y Automatic buffer resizing Enabled If enabled buffers are automatically resized by the acquisition pipeline when the BUFFER_TOO_SMALL operation result is returned is Connect
49. rmation is the same as pin 4 Reserved 8 GPIO input Information is the same as pin 3 GPIO_IN1 9 GPIO output Information is the same as pin 4 GPIO_OUTO 10 GPIO input Information is the same as pin 3 GPIO_INO 11 RS232_Tx See comments 5 6 10 11 12 RS232_Rx Information is the same as pin 11 Shell Ground For the purpose of EMI prevention provide good electrical contact between the connector shell and the enclosure box 12 1 Protected by 600W 1 0 ms PP Zener TVS 16 kV per HBM 2 Reverse voltage protected 3 You should not use 9 10 V power together with PoE If you do it will not damage the SB GigE External Frame Grabber but the camera can be stuck in continuous reset mode when the power supply switches between PoE and the wall power supply 4 Triple filtering scheme is used to filter EMI and conduct emissions to pass EMC class B External Connections 19 on oOo A 9 Protected by ESD suppressors to IEC61000 4 2 Level 4 8 kV contact 15 kV air discharge EMI filtered by 120 Ohm 100MHz 0 2A ferrite bead Internal pull down 73 2KOhm All GPIO inputs and outputs are connected to the level shifter SN74LVC2T45DCUR For more information see the data sheet at http www ti com lit ds symlink sn74lvc2t45 pdf for the exact logic levels and driving strength Ferrite bead 0 2A 600 Ohm 100 MHz to the GND of the GigE PHY board 10 11 Ohm serial resistor 11 Connected to RS232 t
50. rrent _ Digital T SonyBlockVideoOutputModeNext Digital WidthMax 1280 HeightMax 720 Width 1280 Height 720 Offset 0 OffsetY 0 ReverseX False ReverseY False PixelFormat PixelSize Mono8 Pixel Format YCbCr709_411_8 CbYYCrYY Format of the pixels provided by the devi information provided by PixelCoding PixelSrz a single feature Feature Name PixelFormat Enumeration Type i Name Space Standard Visibility Beginner Streamable True 5 Close the Device Control dialog box iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide 6 Click Play to see the changes EBUS Player File Tools Help Connection IP address 169 254 150 126 MAC address 00 11 1c 00 e7 37 GUID NjA vendor Pleora Technologies Inc Model IPORT NTx GigE PT01 PB3IP01 128 Name Acquisition Control Source Hoe z Play Stop Parameters and Controls Communication control Device control Stream 272images 60 3FPS 309 3Mbps Display 30 FPS Error count 0 Last error N A Implementing the eBUS SDK You can create your own image acquisition software for the external frame grabber Consult the eBUS SDK Programmer s Guide the eBUS SDK C API Help file and the eBUS SDK NET API Help file for information about creating custom image acquisition software Connecting to the External Frame Grabber and Configuring General Settings 51 Chapter 11 Network Configurations After you have connected
51. s you with troubleshooting tips and recommended solutions for issues that can occur during configuration setup and operation of the external frame grabber Not all scenarios and solutions are listed here You can refer to the Pleora Technologies Support Center at www pleora com for additional support and assistance The Pleora Technologies Support Center can help you to learn more about integrating Pleora Technologies products Use keywords to search the Pleora Technologies knowledge database for solutions and suggestions to optimize and troubleshoot Pleora Technologies products The knowledge database includes a description of the issue and the suggested solution for your search results Details for creating a customer account are available on the Pleora Technologies Support Center D gt Refer to the product release notes that are available on the Pleora Technologies Support Center for known o issues and other product features System Troubleshooting 63 Troubleshooting Tips The scenarios and known issues listed in the following table are those that you might encounter during the setup and operation of your external frame grabber Not all possible scenarios and errors are presented The symptoms possible causes and resolutions depend upon your particular network setup and operation If you perform the resolution for your issue and the issue is not corrected we recommend you review the wy other resolutions listed in this table
52. t Controls whether the single line title blinks TitleDisplay CAM_Title On Off Enables single line title display TitleFontColor CAM_Title Title Set1 Controls the single line title font color TitleOffsetX CAM_Title Title Set1 Controls the horizontal position of the single line title TitleOffsetY CAM_Title Title Set1 Controls the vertical position of the single line title TitleText CAM_Title Title Set2 Set3 Sets the single line title caption text DeviceReset CAM_Initialize Camera Resets the IP engine to power up state iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Table 5 Key Sony Block Camera Features Continued Feature name Sony VISCA feature commands ZoomButtonsLock CAM_KeyLocklng CAM_KeyLock On Off ZoomDigitalLimitCurrent ZoomDigitalLimitNext Description Disables the block camera s on board zoom buttons Controls the block camera s digital zoom limit decimal points are aan denoted by p The Current feature shows how the device is currently configured while the Next feature indicates how the feature will be configured after you execute the DeviceReset command or after the next power cycle ZoomI nSpeed No direct mapping Controls the block camera s Zoom In speed Zoomin CAM_ZoomTele Zooms in optically When used this feature starts from the current focal position and continues to the maximum zoom in position The ZoomStop command stops the Z
53. the Sony VISCA protocol set both graphically and in the eBUS SDK software development kit This allows system designers to rapidly prototype interactions between the SB GigE the Sony block camera and their software as well as quickly deploy production ready software The SB GigE transmits full resolution video with low predictable latency over a GigE link The connection at the PC is a standard GigE connector eliminating the need for a desktop PC with an available peripheral card slot for a traditional frame grabber As a result system designers can reduce system size cost and power consumption by using computing platforms with smaller form factors such as laptops embedded PCs and single board computers GigE supports cabling distances of up to 100 meters using standard CAT5e 6 cabling Deploying an off the shelf Ethernet switch extended distances and more flexible network configurations are supported Multiple cameras can be aggregated to a single port imaging data can be multicast from one camera or image sensor to multiple displays or images from multiple cameras can be combined on one computer or processing unit A sophisticated on board programmable logic controller PLC and support for the IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol allows users to precisely measure synchronize trigger and control the operation of other vision system elements For more information about the IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol and how to
54. tically to the values set in step 4 of this procedure vistity uru GevSCCFGUnconditionalStreaming False GevSCPDirection Transmitter GevSCPInterfacelndex 0 GevSCPSFireTestPacket False GevSCPSDoNotFragment True GevSCPSBigEndian False GevSCPSPacketSize 1444 GevSCPD 0 Gev5SCDA 169 254 149 142 GevSCSP 20202 UserSetControl UserSetLoad GEV SCP Host Port Selector GeyStreamChannelSelector stream Setting this value to 0 closes the stream channel Unbound unsigned 16 bits integer Increment 1 Penk Aloon neem ane 10 Close the Device Control dialog box Controls the port of the selected channel to which a GYSP transmitter must send data stream or the port from which a GYSP receiver may receive data Network Configurations 61 Click Play to view the source image stream both on the computer and the display monitor File Tools Help Connection Display Watton 169 254 219 80 MAC address 00 11 1 00 e7 3f GUID N A Vendor Pleora Technologies Inc Model iPORT SB GigE PT0 1 SN3IPO 1 128x Name Acquisition Control Source Mode Continuous m 8 Stop Parameters and Controls Communication control poke cota Stream 274images 50 19FPS 370 07Mbps Display 30 FPS Error count 0 Last error N A Image stream control Warnings N A 62 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Chapter 12 System Troubleshooting This chapter provide
55. to the external frame grabber and provided it with a unique IP address on your network you can configure the external frame grabber for either unicast or multicast The following topics are covered in this chapter e Unicast Network Configuration on page 54 e Multicast Network Configuration on page 57 Network Configurations 53 Unicast Network Configuration In a unicast configuration an external frame grabber a block camera with an integrated external frame grabber is connected to a GigE switch that sends a stream of images over Ethernet to the computer Alternatively the external frame grabber can be connected directly to the computer The computer is configured as both a data receiver and controller and serves as a management entity for the external frame grabber Figure 2 Unicast Network Configuration Management entity data receiver _____ Ethernet GigE switch Block camera with integrated IP engine 54 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Required Items Unicast Network Configuration You require the following components to set up a unicast network configuration e Block camera with integrated external frame grabber and cables e Power supply If using PoE a PoE NIC PoE switch or PoE injector e CAT5e or CAT6 Ethernet cable quantity 1 e GigE switch and an additional CAT5e or CAT6 Ethernet cable optional e Desktop computer or laptop with eBUS SDK version 2 0 0 or
56. ttings upon exit Installing the eBUS SDK 43 44 O 8 Configure the NIC for jumbo packets more often referred to as jumbo frames and set the NIC s Rx Descriptor to the maximum available value Using jumbo packets allows you to increase system performance However you must ensure your NIC and GigE switch if applicable support jumbo packets To complete this task right click the NIC and click Properties Then click Configure The exact configuration procedure as well as the jumbo packet size limit depends on the NIC General Advanced Driver Details Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right Property Value Adaptive Inter Frame Spacing 9014 Bytes v Enable PME Flow Control Gigabit Master Slave Mode Interrupt Moderation Interrupt Moderation Rate IPv4 Checksum Offload Large Send Offload IPv4 Large Send Offload IPv6 Link Speed amp Duplex Locally Administered Address Log Link State Event Priority amp VLAN 2a While not mandatory you may wish to disable the network firewall and anti virus software to improve system performance iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Chapter 10 Connecting to the External Frame Grabber and Configuring General Settings After you have connected to the
57. ular connector BufferWMO Input No associated pin Signal Handling 33 Table 15 PLC Signal Usage Continued Signal name PLC equation usage Associated pin GrbOAcqActive Input No associated pin PleCtrlO Input No associated pin PleCtrl4 Input No associated pin PleCtrl2 Input No associated pin PleCtrl3 Input No associated pin PbOCCO Input output Not available PbOCC1 Input output Not available PbOCC2 Input output Not available PbOCC3 Input output Not available GpioOutO Input output Pin 9 on the 12 pin circular connector GpioOutt Input output Pin 7 on the 12 pin circular connector GpioOut2 Input output Pin 4 on the 12 pin circular connector PlcFvalO Input output No associated pin PlcLvalO Input output No associated pin PilcMvalO Input output No associated pin PleTrigO Input output No associated pin PlcTimestampCtrl Input output No associated pin TimerOTrig Input output No associated pin TimerOOut Input No associated pin Timer1Trig Input output No associated pin Timer10Out Input No associated pin CounterOReset Input output No associated pin CounterOInc Input output No associated pin CounterODec Input output No associated pin CounterOEq Input No associated pin CounterOGt Input No associated pin Counter1Reset Input output No associated pin Counter1Inc Input output No associated pin Counter1Dec Input output No associated pin Counter1Eq Input No associated pin Counter1Gt Input No associated pin RescalerO
58. wn means that the backup load is used logical 1 3 3V means that the main load is used For information about the status LED see the description of the Power Firmware LED in Status LEDs on page 37 Not protected by a fuse cannot be used as a power output External Connections 21 Mapping of Power GPIO and Serial Connector Pinouts The mapping of the signals from the 12 pin circular connector J1 on the GPIO board to the 20 pin connectors J2 on the GPIO board and J9 on the GigE PHY board are listed in the following table Table 9 Mapping of Power GPIO and Serial Connector Pinouts Pin Pin Pin For J1 GPIO board For J2 GPIO board For J9 GigE PHY board 20 1 RET 1 19 2 RET 1 18 3 RET 2 17 4 VIN PWR 2 16 5 VIN PWR 2 15 6 VIN PWR 5 14 7 GND EMI_GND 10 13 8 GPIO_INO 9 12 9 GPIO_OUTO 8 11 10 GPIO_IN1 7 10 11 Reserved 6 9 12 GPIO_IN2 4 8 13 GPIO_OUT2 3 7 14 GPIO_IN3 N C 6 15 GPIO_OUT3 N C to LED 5 16 DBG_LEDO N C to LED 4 17 3 3V 14 3 18 RS232_TX 12 2 19 RS232_RX 5 20 GND EMI_GND 22 iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide Chapter 4 Power This chapter describes how the iPORT SB GigE External Frame Grabber product variants receive distribute and use power The following topics are covered in this chapter e Power Considerations on page 24 e PoE Powered on page 24 e Power Input Signals
59. xt indicates that the feature is read write and indicates how the feature will be configured after you execute the DeviceReset command or after the next power cycle See the table Sony Block Camera Video Modes on page 8 for the supported video modes for each Sony block camera model Specifies the width of the image in pixels Specifies the height of the image in pixels Specifies the horizontal image offset in pixels Specifies the vertical image offset in pixels Version of the device Selects the location within the device where the temperature will be measured Device temperature in degrees Celsius C It is measured at the location selected by DeviceTemperatureSelector The value has an error of 3C Table 3 Selected GenlCam Features Continued Feature Description PixelFormat Specifies the format of the pixel provided by the device Available pixel formats are Mono8 monochrome images 8 bits per pixel e BayerGR8 color images 8 bits per pixel e YCbCr709_422 8 CbYCrY color images YUV422 format 16 bits per pixel s M a color images YUV411 format 12 bits per pixe DeviceReset Resets the external frame grabber and block camera to their power up state The Current feature shows how the device is currently configured while the Next feature indicates how the feature will be configured after you execute the DeviceReset command or after the next power cycle The followin
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