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iPORT PT1000-CL External Frame Grabber User Guide

1. Serial Communication Bridge etup GEVPlayer Role Stream Destination Controller and data receiver Unicast automatic Controller Unicast specific local port Data receiver rt 0 Monitor Unicast other destination Stream Channel Default channel 0 r H Multicast 4 Under Stream Destination click Unicast automatic 5 Click OK 6 Connect to the external frame grabber For more information see To start GEVPlayer and connect to a device on page 32 Network Configurations 43 7 Click Play to view a live image stream File Tools Help Connection Display Connect Disconnect 4 7 IP address 169 MAC address 00 11 1c 00 07 0c Manufacturer Pleora Technologies Inc Model PT1000 CL4 Name Acquisition Control Source Mode Continuous gt Play Parameters and Controls Communication control Device control l Image stream control Stream 1711 images 162 00FPS 398 14Mbps Display 30 FPS Error count O Last error NIA Warnings NIA iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide Multicast Network Configuration In a multicast network configuration the iPORT PT1000 CL4 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 s
2. IP address MAC address 00 11 1c 00 07 0c Manufacturer Pleora Technologies Inc Model PT1000 CL4 Name Acquisition Control Source Mode Continuous Play Parameters and Controls fill Millin l Communication control Device control Image stream control Stream 7543 images 161 97 EPS 398 07 Mbps Display 30 FPS Error count O Last error N A Warnings NJA To configure the image width and height 1 Start GEVPlayer and connect to the external frame grabber For more information see To start GEVPlayer and connect to a device on page 32 If images are streaming click the Stop button Under Parameters and Controls click Device control Under ImageFormatControl change the Width and Height to suit your camera B E MN M Close the Device Control dialog box Connecting to the External Frame Grabber and Configuring General Settings 37 Configuring a Camera Link Camera To configure a Camera Link camera you can use one of the methods outlined in the following table Table 14 Connection Methods for Configuring Camera Link Cameras Use this Method When You want to manually type commands that are directly sent to the camera This method uses the Serial Communications dialog box in GEVPlayer Connection Method Direct serial connection Serial Communication Bridge Camera Link serial DLL You are using a third party camera configuration connection application that
3. To see the versions of the installed drivers click Help gt About Installing the eBUS SDK 25 26 To configure an IP address for the NIC 1 In the Windows Control Panel click Network and Internet OD The instructions in this procedure are based on the Windows 7 operating system The steps may vary depending on your Computere operating system Leck DAE gt Control Panel gt 4 Search Contro Panel D AJ File Edit View Tools Help Adjust your computer s settings View by Category Y System and Security User Accounts Review your computer s status Change account type Back up your computer S E Find and fix problems Appearance and Personalization Change the theme Network and Internet ei ECR Nay ee Change desktop background Zeg Adjust screen resolution Choose homegroup and sharing options View devices and printers c Change keyboards or other input methods Hardware and Sound Clock Language and Region S Add a device Ease of Access Programs Let Windows suggest settings Uninstall a program Optimize visual display Get programs 2 Click Network and Sharing Center 3 In the left hand panel click Change adapter settings een Ee se Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center v 4 Search Control Panel D File Edit View Tools Help Control Panel Home E nformation and set up conr rections View your basic network i A S See full map Kee
4. GEVSCDA 239 192 1 1 GEVSCPHostPort 1042 10 Close the Device Control dialog box iPORT PT1000 CL External Frame Grabber GigE Switch The value of GevSCDA and GevSCPHostPort must be the same To configure the PT 1000 CL External Frame Grabber 1 Start an additional instance of GE Player and then click Tools Setup 2 Under GEVPlayer Role click Controller and data receiver 3 Under 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 IP external frame grabber 4 Click OK GEVPlayer Setup dialog box GEVPlayer Role Controller and data receiver Stream Desination Multicast IP Address 239 192 1 1 Port 1042 5 Click Select C onnect 6 In the Device Selection dialog box click the embedded camera interface Select the Show unavailable GigE Vision Devices check box and set an IP address for the device if itis not already visible 7 Click OK 8 Click Device control 9 In the TransportL ayerC ont ol category ensure that the multicast IP address in the GevSCDA field and the portin the GevSCPHostPort field are correct the values should match those specified in step 3 above Note Guru visibility level required GEVPlayer Device Control dialog box TransportLay erControl category GEVSCDA 239 192 1 1 for both devices GEVSCPHostPort 1042 10 Close the Device Contro
5. The labels of the control outputs to the camera in the PLC Control Block programming language are s Q4 for Camera Link CC s Q5 for Camera Link CC2 e Q6 for Camera Link CC3 s Q7 for Camera Link CC4 Camera Link Serial API The eBUS SDK includes a dynamic linked library DLL that you can use to establish a connection between a camera configuration application and a Camera Link camera For information about using this DLL see the Establishing a Serial Bridge Application Note available on the Pleora Support Center 18 iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide Timing of Camera Link Control Signals Table 10 shows the A C sub clock delays of the Camera Link control signals RXXCLK refers to IN_CLKO and RXXOUT 27 0 refers to all the inputs of the camera interface DATA 23 0 CL_FVAL CL_LVAL CL_DVAL and CL_SPR Figure 3 is a timing diagram for the sub clock delays Table 10 A C Sub Clock Delays on the Camera Interface Parameter Min Notes RXXCLK high level width 50 duty cycle RXXCLK low level width ns 50 duty cycle RXXCLK frequency RXXCLK clock period RXXOUT setup time By design RXXOUT hold time By design CL_CC pulse width ns Asynchronous with respect to RXXCLK but can be sampled using OUT_CLKO The iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber RXXCLK clock period is 15 2ns The RXXCLK clock period for the 80 MHz variant of the external frame gra
6. IP address MAC address 00 11 1c Manufacturer Pleora Technologies Inc Model PT1000 CL4 Name Acquisition Control Source Mode Continuous S Play Parameters and Controls Communication control Device control Image stream control Stream 7543 images 161 97 FPS 398 07 Mbps Display 30 FPS Error count O Last error NJA Warnings N A Network Configurations 51 52 An overview of the steps for the simple multicasting of the iPORT PT 1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber with the vDisplay HDI Pro External Frame Grabber is shown in the following figure Multicast Configuration To configure the vDisplay External Frame Grabber 1 Start GEVPlayer then click Tools gt Setup 2 Under GEVPlayer Role click Controller 3 Click OK GEVPlayer Setup dialog box GEVPlayer Role Controller Stream Desination HA IP Address N A Port N A 4 Click Select C onnect 5 In the Device Selection dialog box click the external frame grabber Select the Show unavailable GigE Vision Devices check box and set an IP address for the device if itis not already visible 6 Click OK 7 Click Device control 8 Inthe TransportLayerControl category set GEVSCPHostPort to a streaming channel port for example 1042 9 Set GEVSCDA to a multicast address for example 239 192 1 1 GEVPlayer Device Control dialog box TransportLayerControl category
7. To configure the devices for a multicast network configuration 1 Start GEVPlayer 2 Click Tools gt Setup sE GEVPlayer Setup N Display Event Monitor IP Engin rial Communication Serial Communication Bridge 3 Under GEVPlayer Role click Controller You do not need to specify the 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 GEVPlayer and connect to a device on page 32 Network Configurations 47 6 Click Device control 7 Click Guru in the Visibility list 8 In the TransportLayerControl category set GevSCPHostPort to a streaming channel port for example 1042 9 Set GevSCDA to a multicast address for example 239 192 1 1 GevMessageChannelCount 0 GevStreamChannelCount 32 GevHeartbeatTimeout 5000 GevccP ControlAccess GevStreamChannelSelector 0 GevSCPDirection Receiver GevSCPinterfaceIndex 0 1042 Z GevSCPSBigEndian False GevSCPSPacketSize 16266 GevSCDA 239 192 1 1 BufferCount Three DisplayPartiallmages False GevSCPHostPort Controls the port of the selected channel to which a GVSP transmitter must send data stream or the port from which a GVSP receiver may receive data stream Setting this value to 0 doses the stream channel Unbound unsigned 16 bits integer Increment 1 10 Close t
8. or 1000 Mbps and supports Internet Protocol Version 4 IPv4 RJ 45 Ethernet connector 10 iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide GPIO Connector Pinouts The GPIO connector provides GPIO signals to the external frame grabber GPIO Connector Pinouts OEM Board Set The GPIO pinout descriptions for the OEM board set J2 on the daughter card are listed in the following table A The mating connectors are in the Samtec MMS 108 02 xx xx series The mating flat connectors are in the GR Samtec TCSD series TCSD 08 Xxxxxxx Table 4 GPIO Connector Pinout Descriptions OEM Board Set J2 on the Daughter Card Pin Type d GND Ground 2 vcc 3 3 V at 250 mA max 3 OPTO_OUT Optically isolated negative output 4 OPTO_OUT Optically isolated positive output 5 TTL_IN O TTL input 0 6 TTL_OUT O TTL output O 7 TTL_OUT 1 TTL output 1 8 TTL_IN 4 TTL input 1 9 N C No connect leave unconnected 10 N C No connect leave unconnected 11 OPTO_IN Optically isolated negative input 12 OPTO_IN Optically isolated positive input 13 LVDS_IN Low voltage differential signal negative input 14 LVDS_IN Low voltage differential signal positive input 15 GND Ground 16 vcc 3 3 V at 250 mA max Unprotected power from internal 3 3V power regulator To route to a panel connector a fuse is required These VCC supplies are not recommended for analog circuitry Analog circuitry should be driven from a sepa
9. GPIO interrupts FIFO Yes Other Serial ports UART 1x LVDS CL 1x LVTTL GPIO Supply voltage Minimum 4 5V Typical 5V Maximum 16V Power consumption Typical 2 6W measured at 10V Maximum 2 6W Operating temperature 0 to 45 C enclosed unit 0 to 70 C OEM Storage temperature 40 to 85 C Frame Grabber Ethernet bandwidth 1 gigabit per second Unicast and multicast Yes Static configuration Yes DHCP and LLA Yes Number of data channels d Video input Base Camera Link Scan types Color and data output formats Monochrome Grayscale data output Pixel depth bits Pixel clock Progressive scan area scan and linescan RGB Bayer YUV 422Packed YUV 4141Packed YUV 444Packed 8 10 12 14 16 24 Minimum 20 MHz Maximum 66 MHz For 80 MHz version maximum is 80 MHz Taps per data channel 2 Image width pixels must be a multiple of 4 Minimum 4 Default 640 Maximum 16 380 Image height pixels Windowing Data port mapping Pixel inversion Recording playback Minimum 1 Default 480 Maximum 16 383 Maximum input voltage 5V Minimum high level input voltage VIH 2 1V maximum low level input voltage VIL 0 9V Maximum input voltage 5V Minimum high level input voltage VIH 2 0V maximum low level input voltage VIL 0 8V About the iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber Selected GenlCam
10. Set IP Address dialog box 7 Click OK to close the GigE Vision 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 False 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 GEVPlayer and connect to the external frame grabber For more information see To start GEVPlayer and connect to a device on page 32 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 GevPersistentIPAddress 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 o a FF WwW M Power cycle the external frame grabber PORT PT1000 CL4 Externa
11. The following topics are covered in this chapter e Connector Locations on page 10 s GPIO Connector Pinouts on page 11 s Power Connector Pinouts on page 13 PORT PT1O00 CL4 External Frame Grabber Connections 9 Connector Locations The following figure and table describe the external frame grabber connectors Daughter card HIH 1111551 Main board 7 MEG CL 2022 J2 J2 on daughter card on main board Pleora L RT PTIOOOCL voder P POOO CLA 128MB kel Rots 900 2003 MADE IN CANADA L Table 3 External Frame Grabber Connections ID Location J4 Daughter card J2 Main board Description Transmits images from a Camera Link camera to the external frame grabber through a Camera Link cable You can connect one Camera Link Base mode camera to the external frame grabber 26 pin connector 4 pin connector Receives 4 5V to 16V of unfiltered DC input The external frame grabber s power consumption is approximately 2 6W temperature and input voltage dependent See Power Connector Pinouts on page 13 for connector details and pinouts J2 Daughter card J5 Main board Provides GPIO signals to the external frame grabber 16 pin male header See GPIO Connector Pinouts on page 11 for connector details and pinouts Interfaces the external frame grabber to Ethernet networks as specified in IEEE 802 3 The Ethernet interface can operate at 10 100
12. advanced sharing My Account mynetwork com Internet gs R This computer View your active networks Connect or disconnect pleora com Access type Internet Domain network Connections Local Area Connection Change your networking settings Set up a new connection or network See also Set up a wireless broadband dial up ad hoc or VPN connection or set up a HomeGroup router or access point DRS Connect to a network Windows Firewall Connect or reconnect to a wireless wired dial up or VPN network connection iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide 4 Right click the NIC and then click Properties 5 Click Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and then click Properties AP Intel R Gigabit CT Desktop Adapter Leta This connection uses the following items E Virtual PC Network Fiter Driver a lo Packet Scheduler File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks 4 Intemet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv6 eS Intemet Pro o 4 Link Layer Topology Discovery Mapper 1 0 Driver Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder m Ir Geet 1 eegene 4 m RIKKI Descripti Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that ides communication across diverse interconnected networks Installing the eBUS SDK 6 Select Obtain an IP address automat
13. 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 K other resolutions listed in this table Some symptoms may be interrelated Table 15 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 Verify that the Power FPGA LED D1 on the main board is green power on For information about the LEDs see Status LEDs on page 21 Verify the power connection and ensure 4 5V is present at the connector maximum 16V Re try the connection to the external frame grabber with GEVPlayer The external frame grabber Verify that the network activity LED and network connection speed LED is not connected to the is are active J5 on the main board If these LEDs are illuminated check network 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 21 The external frame grabber Images might not appear in GEVPlayer if the external frame grabber and and computer are not on the computer runn
14. 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 available on the Pleora Support Center In GEVPlayer adjust the Width Height and image offset features until the black bars no longer appear 55 Chapter 10 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 Weg The following topics are covered in this chapter e Mechanical Drawings on page 58 e Material List on page 62 Reference Mechanical Drawings and Material List 57 Mechanical Drawings The mechanical drawings in this section provide the external frame grabber s dimensions features and attributes All dimensions are in inches The measurements have the following tolerances depending on the number of significant digits provided X 0 1 XX 0 01 XXX 0 005 OEM Board Set The main board and daughter card are bot
15. requires that you use a Camera Link serial DLL to send serial commands to the camera Serial Communication Bridge CLProtocol DLL and The camera manufacturer has provided a CLProtocol GenlCam CLProtocol connection DLL that allows you to configure and monitor settings within the camera using GenlCam For more information about the Serial Communication Bridge methods see the Establishing a Serial Bridge GE Application Note available on the Pleora Support Center 38 iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide Configuring the Sensor Scan Type and Device Taps The PT1000 CL4 external frame grabber supports a single Camera Link Base camera which streams image data to the external frame grabber using a standard Camera Link cable To ensure images are received properly you must configure the sensor scan type either areascan or linescan and select the number of taps for your camera All of this information is provided by the camera manufacturer To configure the sensor scan type and device taps 1 Start GEVPlayer and connect to the external frame grabber For more information see To start GEVPlayer and connect to a device on page 32 If images are streaming click the Stop button Under Parameters and Controls click Device control Click Guru in the Visibility list Under DeviceControl select a sensor scan type areascan or linescan in the DeviceScanType list a Pw M Device Control GEV Devic
16. D Under Parameters and Controls click Device control Click Guru in the Visibility list on Network Configurations 49 50 9 Under TransportLayerControl ensure that the port in the GevSCPHostPort field and the multicast IP address in the GevSCDA field are correct They are configured automatically to the values set in step 4 of this procedure GEV Device GevTimestampTickFrequency GevTimestampControlLatch GevTimestampControlSet GevTimestampControlReset GevTimestamp alue GevCcP GevMCPHostPort GevMCDA GevMCTT GevMCRC GevMCSP GevStreamChannelSelector GevSCPDirection GevSCPInterfaceIndex GevSCPHostPort GevSCPSFireTestPacket GEV SCP Host Port Unbound unsigned 16 bits integer Increment 1 Feature Name GevySCPHostPort Type Integer Klee Moon me sesch 10 Close the Device Control dialog box Command Command 0 Controlaccess 60361 169 254 64 179 400 3 4 0 Transmitter 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 stream Setting this value to 0 closes the stream channel m m iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide 11 Click Play to view the source image stream both on the computer and the display monitor The multicast image is shown on the computer and the display monitor receiver as shown below File Tools Help Connection
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18. Features In addition to the mandatory Gen Cam features for any compliant GigE Vision device the iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber provides a number of additional features Selected GenICam features are listed in the following table The first four features in the table are mandatory GenICam features which are present in every GigE Vision compatible device Table 2 Selected GenlCam Features Feature Description Width Specifies the width of the image in pixels Height Specifies the height of the image in pixels OffsetX Specifies the horizontal image offset in pixels OffsetY Specifies the vertical image offset in pixels PixelFormat Specifies the format of the pixel provided by the device Available pixel formats are e Monochrome pixel formats 8 to 16 bits e Bayer pixel formats 8 to 16 bits e RGB pixel formats 8 bits e YUV411Packed e YUV422Packed e YUV444Packed DeviceReset Resets the external frame grabber to its power up state DeviceScanType Specifies the sensor scan type such as areascan or linescan SensorDigitizationTaps Specifies the number of digitized samples that are simultaneously output by the camera A D conversion stage iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide Chapter 3 IPORT PTLOOO CL4 External Frame Grabber Connections This chapter describes the external frame grabber connections It also includes pinouts for the GPIO serial and power connectors
19. PLEORA TECHNOLOGIES INC IPORT PT1000 CL4 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 PORT 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 002 0001 Version 2 0 9 10 13 Table of Contents ADOUE THIS EU Le EE EE 1 What this Guide Provides 2 Related Documents 2 Ee K rrech eecht bade 2 About the iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber eee eeeeees 3 The iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber e 4 Model Martens ebe Ee i Oe i Ce ate hone be
20. The last chapter of this guide provides Technical Support contact information for Pleora Technologies G This guide covers the GigE Vision compliant PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber b LS The PT1000 CL5 External Frame Grabber which is not GigE Vision compliant is covered in the PT1000 CL Hardware Guide for Vision SDK available on the Pleora Support Center Related Documents The PORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide is complemented by the following guides GEVPlayer Quick Start Guide GEVPlayer User Guide eBUS SDK Programmer s Guide GigE Vision Standard version 1 2 available from the Automated Imaging Association AIA at www visiononline org GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention available from the European Machine Vision Association EMVA at www emva org Programmable Logic Controller User Guide 2 iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide Chapter 2 About the iPORT PTLOOO CL4 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 The PORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber on page 4 Model Variants on page 6 Feature Set on page 7 s Selected GenICam Features on page 8 About the PORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber 3 The iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber Pleora s iPORT PT 1000 CL4 External Frame Grabbers allow system m
21. al Frame Grabber s Image Settings 00 35 Configuring a C mera Link Cae R 5 R RE RE e R R R ERER tatai aio RRR RR K dad ned on 38 Configuring the Sensor Scan Type and Device Tops 39 Implementing the ebe eech lee ted ed de inde Wai EE EEN 40 Network TE EE 41 Unicast Network Conhicurationic scc case ce aT od VEER EE EE tees E EE 42 Multicast Network Configuration 0 enn tenet nent ete n ene es 45 System MOUDIESHOOUNE e geegent Shee Bee eee wee ad 53 Troubleshooting Lips derbei BE ged a Reeds Koa en ee ege SE 54 Reference Mechanical Drawings and Material User 57 Mechanical Drawings y 5 20 5 hesus ood Vere heed NEEN REAR Sea eee EE 58 Material ED cites cost are eeh deemed ge erg Ee 62 TECHNICA SUPP OM EE 63 ii iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide Chapter 1 About this Guide This chapter describes the purpose and scope of 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 s 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 PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber to a Camera Link Base camera In this guide you can find a product overview instructions for connecting the cables installing the Pleora eBUS SDK establishing an Ethernet connection and performing general configuration tasks
22. amounts of data and or transfer time is an issue it is recommended that the bulk interface be used Table 12 A C Operating Characteristics of the UART Interfaces Parameter Symbol Units Notes Data Period tUART 0 480 122 4 psf Fasted bit rate Figure 4 UART Timing Diagram bas a TXD RXD START DO D1 X D2 X D3 X D4 D5 X D6 X D7 Party STOP iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide Chapter 5 Status LEDs 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 Network activity LED Power LED located beneath the power connector Network connection speed LED J5 Network activity LED J5 Power LED D1 21 22 Table 13 Status LEDs LED Network activity Network connection speed Power FPGA Description Green solid Network connection Green blinking Data receive transmit off No connection Green 1 Gbps connection Off No connection 10 Mbps connection or 100 Mbps connection Off No power Green Power on Orange Main firmware load is corrupted forcing the external frame grabber to use the backup firmware load iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide Chapter 6 Installing the eBUS SDK This chapter describes how to install the eBUS SDK and also p
23. 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 Connecting to the External Frame Grabber and Configuring General Settings 33 Providing the External Frame Grabber with an IP Address 34 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 GEVPlayer 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 42 6 Click OK to close the
24. anufacturers and integrators to treat Camera Link cameras as native GigE Vision cameras With these external frame grabbers Camera Link cameras enjoy the long distance reach of Gigabit Ethernet GigE and can be mixed with native GigE Vision cameras in networked environments The PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabbers comply fully with the GigE Vision and GenICam standards enabling the products to interoperate seamlessly with other equipment in multi vendor systems System manufacturers and integrators can shorten time to market lower design and system costs and reduce development and deployment risk by reusing expensive or application specific Camera Link cameras in GigE Vision installations with minimal software development The PT1000 CL4 converts video data from Camera Link cameras to packets and transmits it over a GigE link with low predictable latency GigE supports cabling distances of up to 100 meters using standard CATS5e 6 cabling With off the shelf Ethernet switches distances can be unlimited The connection at the PC is a standard GigE plug eliminating the need for a desktop PC with an available PCI slot 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 A sophisticated on board Programmable Logic Controller PLC allows users to precisely measure synchronize and control t
25. ariants iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber package variants iPORT PT1000 CL4 OEM Board Set 16 MB SDRAM or 128 MB SDRAM Variant iPORT PT1000 CL4 Board Set 16 MB SDRAM or 128 MB SDRAM iPORT PT1000 CL4 Enclosed 16 MB SDRAM or 128 MB SDRAM Variant Quantity iPORT PT1000 CL4 enclosed unit 16 MB SDRAM or 128 MB SDRAM PORT PT1000 CL4 Enclosed 16 MB SDRAM 80 Miz Variant iPORT PT1000 CL4 enclosed unit 16 MB SDRAM 80 MHz iPORT PT1000 CL4 Evaluation Kit 16 MB SDRAM or 128 MB SDRAM Variant Quantity iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber enclosed unit 16 MB SDRAM or 128 MB 1 SDRAM Gigabit Ethernet network interface card NIC Ethernet cable Power supply Pleora eBUS SDK provided on CD or USB drive includes GEVPlayer sample application Before assembly ensure that all components are included in the selected package 6 iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide Feature Set Hardware Available as OEM board Available as enclosed SDRAM Inputs Outputs LVTTL inputs LVTTL outputs 3 3V LVDS inputs Optically isolated inputs outputs Yes Yes 16 MB or 128 MB 2 inputs 2 outputs 1 input and 1 output Camera control outputs 4xLVDS Programmable Logic Control Timers 4 Rescaler 16 bit 1 Delayers 1 General purpose counters 1 Input debouncing Yes Timestamp generator Yes Timestamp trigger Yes Software controlled 10 4
26. bber is 12 5ns Figure 3 Timing Diagram of A C Sub Clock Delays on the Camera Interface a to gt a to gt a tep gt RXXCLK RXXOUT 27 0 gt toy a CC 4 1 i U lw tec gt Signal Handling 19 Serial Port UART Baud Rates and Timing 20 Both of the asynchronous serial ports interfaces SERTFG SERTC and IN 1 OUT 1 are UARTs These interfaces only support 8 bit data transfer 1 start bit parity even odd or none and 1 2 stop bits As shown in Table 11 a number of preset baud rates can be used as well as a more flexible baud rate factor See the eBUS SDK C Help file or the eBUS SDK NET Help file for more details Table 11 UART Baud Rates Baud Factor BF Baud Rate BR bps BF 1 BF 480 ns Programmable 1 min 2 083 333 A baud factor of 0 is treated as a 1 18 115 200 Preset 6 36 57 600 Preset 5 54 38 400 Preset 4 72 28 800 Preset 3 109 19 200 Preset 2 145 14 400 Preset 1 217 9 600 Preset O default 255 max 8 170 Table 12 shows the A C operating characteristics of the UART interfaces and Figure 4 is the corresponding timing diagram The UART only sends one byte at a time The time between bytes is not deterministic and depends on the computer host s available resources This can slow down the effective baud rate such that the time to send 1 KB of data is the same for 9 600 baud and 115 200 baud for example If a serial interface must move large
27. e DeviceID DeviceUserID DeviceScanType Areascan Ge ImageFormatControl Sensorwidth Linescan SensorHeight Im SensorDigitizationTaps WidthMax HeightMax Width 640 Height 480 Offset 0 OffsetY 0 DecimationHorizontal 1 1 DecimationVertical Device Scan Type lt Scan type of the sensor of the device Feature Name DeviceScanType Type Enumeration Name Space Standard Visibility Expert Streamable True Areascan e 6 Under ImageFormatControl select the number of taps in the SensorDigitizationT aps list 7 Close the Device Control dialog box Connecting to the External Frame Grabber and Configuring General Settings 39 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 40 iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide Chapter S Network Configurations After you have connected 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 42 s Multicast Network Configuration on page 45 Network Configuratio
28. e control 2 Under ImageFormatControl click a test pattern option in the TestImageSelector list 3 Close the Device Control dialog box Connecting to the External Frame Grabber and Configuring General Settings 35 36 To change the pixel format 1 Start GEVPlayer and connect to the external frame grabber For more information see To start GEVPlayer and connect to a device on page 32 2 If images are streaming click the Stop button HI 4 Under ImageFormatCont Under Parameters and Controls click Device control rol set the PixelFormat feature to a color format such as YUV444Packed YUV411Packed YUV422Packed Bayer or RGB by default the PixelFormat is set to Mono8 Device Control GEV Device EC w ImageFormatControl SensorWidth SensorHeight SensorDigitizationTaps WidthMax HeightMax width Height Offsetx OffsetY DecimationHorizontal DecimationVertical PixelFormat PixelCoding PixelSize Pixel Format combined in one single value Feature Name PixelFormat Type Enumeration Name Space Standard Visibility Beginner Streamable True Format of the pixel provided by the device It represents all the informations provided by PixelCoding PixelSize PixelColorFilter but 5 Close the Device Control dialog box iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide 6 Click Play to see the changes File Tools Help Connection
29. ected 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 d If images do not stream see the tips provided in System Troubleshooting on page 53 32 iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide Configuring the Buffers You can increase the buffer count in GEVPlayer 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 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 GEVPlayer and connect to the external frame grabber For more information see To start GEVPlayer and connect to a device on page 32 Click Tools gt Buffer Options Click the buffer option that suits your requirements Click OK Default size for streaming is 16 buffers e 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
30. 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 CATSe CATG6 cable to the PORT PT1000 CL4 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 PT1000 CL4 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 GEVPlayer to configure the vDisplay HDI Pro External Frame Grabber and iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber for multicast configuration You may want to launch two instances of GEVPlayer 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 The vDisplay HDI Pro External Frame Grabber is documented in the vDisplay HDI Pro External Frame Grabber User Guide The iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide provides you with the vDisplay HDI Pro External Frame Grabber instructions and overviews required to set up and configure the vDisplay HDI Pro External Frame Grabber for a multicast configuration
31. evSCDA and GevSCPHostPort features in the TransportLayerControl section For more information see Configuring the Devices for a Multicast Network Configuration on page 47 Ensure that GEVPlayer is allowed to communicate through the firewall Images might not appear in GEVPlayer 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 GEVvPlayer The computer being used to receive images from the external frame grabber may not perform well enough to handle the data rate of the image stream The eBUS Universal Pro 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 eBUS Universal Pro driver a computer with better performance may be required For more information about installing the driver see Installing the Driver and Configuring the NIC on page 24 Black bars appear on the Insufficient NIC performance Camera does not output images using the full image size The NIC being used to receive images from the external frame grabber 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
32. gnals on page 17 e Camera Inputs on page 18 e Camera Controls on page 18 e Camera Link Serial API on page 18 e Timing of Camera Link Control Signals on page 19 s Serial Port UART Baud Rates and Timing on page 20 Signal Handling 15 PLC Control Blocks The Programmable Logic Controller PLC in the iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber routes signals through a sophisticated PLC control block The following figure shows the PLC control block signals for the iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber Figure 2 iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber PLC Control Block Line Line1 Line2 PLC dD PLC_ctrl1 PLC_ctrl2 PLC_ctrl3 DLC 02 PLC_Q3 DLC Op PCL_Q7 Timer Out Timer20ut Tirmer3Out Tirmer4Out Feedback Inputs DLC ra out PLC dell out Counter1Eq Counter1Gt SE 0 E en E 5 3 Ka G D bau 5 2 E 7 amp 7 16 1 7 16 1 G 7 NI NI H 16 1 Synchronization Block Synchronization and Debouncing Block 16 DLC op A BLC 07 p PLC_ 2 PLC_Q3 p PLC_Q4 s BLC OS PLC_Q6 PLC_Q7 4 BLC 012 eg 4 PLC_Q13 oo p BLC 014 ooo p PLC_Q9 Timer1 DLC Op S bh Timer K BLC ou O 7 16 Q 11 7 QB in Rescaler 16 bit Multiplier bokp Timer Out 1 7 16 001 7 03 Timer Out 4 1 BLC
33. h 0 0625 inches thick The maximum secondary component height on both boards is 0 08 inches unless otherwise specified in the drawings Figure 7 OEM Board Set 58 iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide Figure 8 OEM Board Set 1x4 Header Pulse JKO654219 2x8 Header Primary Side 0 54 Main Board 9mm MDR 26 Pin Secondary Side Board to Board Mini D 3 191 ra 0 200 1 929 SIS o st Sei SIS 3 33 o ole ei LI ei ei N E 2 205 Chip 0 14 tall 1 063 198 i 2 045 0 95 0 003 0 002 6 places Plated holes Reference Mechanical Drawings and Material List 59 60 Enclosed Unit The enclosure is made from anodized aluminum and provides four mounting holes The mounting hole diameter and slot width are both 0 17 0 01 inches Figure 9 Enclosure Top and Side View iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide Figure 10 Enclosure Front and Back Views NR 3 83 Mo 2 50 1 75 gt 3 01 Reference Mechanical Drawings and Material List 61 Te Material List The connector summaries for the external frame grabber are listed in the following table Table 16 Connector Summary Location Description eb Manufacturer J5 Main board RJ 45 jack green green LED horizontal JKO654219NL Pulse J2 Daughter card 16 pin 2 mm male header TMM 108 01 G D SM Samtec J2 Main board 4 pin connector 6373 ser
34. he Device Control dialog box 11 Now configure the iPORT PT 1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber as outlined in To configure the iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber for a multicast network configuration on page 49 iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide To configure the iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber for a multicast network configuration 1 Start an additional instance of GEVPlayer 2 Click Tools gt Setup File Help Setup N Event Monitor Display IP Engine Serial Communication Serial Communication Bridge 3 Under GEVPlayer Role click Controller and data receiver Setup 2 GEVPlayer Role Stream Destination Controller and data receiver Unicast automatic Controller Unicast specific local port Data receiver t 0 Monitor Unicast other destination Stream Channel HAH ee ee ie D r 0 Default channel Multicast IP address 239 192 1 1 Port 1042 OK Cancel Under Stream Destination click Multicast and enter the IP address and Port number A 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 47 Click OK 6 Connect to the iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber For more information see To start GEVPlayer and connect to a device on page 32
35. he Driver and Configuring the NIC 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 There are three choices of driver depending on the NIC installed in your computer e Manufacturer Driver e eBUS Universal Pro for most NICs e eBUS Optimal limited to particular Intel NICs available with eBUS SDK version 2 2 and earlier 24 iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide To install a Pleora driver 1 Click Start gt All Programs gt Pleora Technologies Inc gt eBUS SDK gt Tools gt Driver Installation Tool From the list identify the NIC s you want to use to connect to your GigE Vision device s If you have multiple NICs and you are having trouble distinguishing between them see the tip at the end of this procedure Inthe Action column of the eBUS Driver Installation Tool click the appropriate driver installation option Click Install Click Close You may be required to restart your computer If multiple NICs appear and you are having difficulty distinguishing between them in the eBUS Driver Installation Tool you can use the Windows Control Panel to see the MAC address of each NIC 1 2 3 Vi In the Windows Control Panel click Network and Internet Click Network and Sharing Center Click the NIC and then click Details The MAC address appears beside Physical Address
36. he operation of other elements The PT1000 CL is bundled with Pleora s feature rich application toolkit eBUS SDK and compatible with Pleora s vDisplay External Frame Grabbers for HDMI output Features s Transmits video from Camera Link Base mode cameras over GigE with low consistent latency e Built in Programmable Logic Controller PLC for advanced real time synchronization and triggering s RS 232 and GPIO to control external accessories For detailed information about the PLC see the iPORT Programmable Logic Controller User Guide available on the Pleora Support Center 4 iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide Product Formats Board Set and Enclosed Unit The PORT PT 1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber is available as either a compact board set designed for use in a variety of housings or in a compact enclosure that can be used in a variety of applications as a stand alone component within a simple point to point GigE network or as part of a larger switched GigE network The following images show the OEM board set and the enclosed iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber Board Set iPORTPT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber Enclosed Unit About the PORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber 5 Model Variants The iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber is supplied in these variants and is equipped with these parts as listed in the following table Table 1 Model V
37. ically 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 Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties 9 mau 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 settings upon exit iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide 8 Configure the NIC for jumbo packets 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
38. ies 22 23 2041 Molex J4 Daughter card 26 pin Camera Link D Sub Micro D Connector 10226 1210PE 3M Enclosed PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber 6 pin circular connector male HR10A 7R 6P 73 Hirose 12 pin circular connector female HR10A 10R 12SB 71 Hirose Jack socket for the MDR connector 3341 31 3M 62 gt Source manufacturer description and identification may vary for each connector iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide Chapter 11 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 solutions to problems other customers have encountered e Get presentations and application notes e Get the latest news and information about our products s 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 ZR Case Provide as many specific details about your system and the nature of the issue as possible Technical Support 63
39. ing GEVPlayer are not on the same subnet Ensure the same subnet 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 grabber IP address information in the Available GigE Vision Devices list in GEVPlayer A red icon appears beside the device if there is an invalid IP configuration 54 iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide Table 15 Troubleshooting Tips Continued Symptom SDK is able to connect but no images appear in GEvPlayer In a multicast configuration images appear on a display monitor connected to a vDisplay External Frame Grabber but do not appear in GEVPlayer Dropped packets GEVPlayer NetCommand or applications created using the eBUS SDK sides of the images System Troubleshooting 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 GEVPlayer Anti virus software or firewalls blocking transmission Insufficient computer 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 G
40. ink Line Valid signal Refer to camera documentation to find out how specific cameras handle this signal CL_DVAL PLC AG Camera Link Data Valid signal Refer to camera documentation to find out how specific cameras handle this signal CL_SPARE PLC_A7 Camera Link spare signal Refer to camera documentation to find out how specific cameras handle this signal Table 9 iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber PLC Output Signals PLC output Output signal signal Description TTL_OUT O PLC_QO LVTTL output 0 TTL OUT PLC_Q1 LVTTL output 1 OPTO_OUT PLC_Q3 Optically isolated output CCCI PLC_Q4 Camera Link control 1 CL_CC2 PLC_Q5 Camera Link control 2 CL_CC3 PLC_Q6 Camera Link control 3 CL_CC4 PLC_Q7 Camera Link control 4 For more information see Timing of Camera Link Control Signals on page 19 Signal Handling 17 Camera Inputs All Camera Link cameras have four standard output signals Camera Link Frame Valid FVAL Camera Link Line Valid LVAL Camera Link Data Valid DVAL and Camera Link Spare SPARE FVAL and LVAL define when valid pixels are being transmitted For more information see the documentation accompanying the camera or the Camera Link specification Camera Controls The Camera Link specification provides four camera control signals which can be used in a variety of ways For information on how your camera uses the signals see the documentation accompanying the camera
41. l Frame Grabber User Guide To automatically configure an IP address 1 Start GEVPlayer and connect to the external frame grabber For more information see To start GEVPlayer and connect to a device on page 32 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 require 5 Close the Device Control dialog box 6 Power cycle the external frame grabber 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 For information about configuring the external frame grabber to send serial commands to a Camera Link ap camera that uses a CLProtocol DLL see the Establishing a Serial Bridge eBUS SDK Application Note available on the Pleora Technologies Support Center To turn the test pattern on or off 1 Start GEVPlayer and connect to the external frame grabber For more information see To start GEVPlayer and connect to a device on page 32 1 Under Parameters and Controls click Devic
42. l dialog box 11 Click Play in GEVPlayer to view the image your computer and the display monitor iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide Chapter 9 System Troubleshooting This chapter provides you with troubleshooting tips and recommended solutions for issues that can occur during configuration setup and operation of the PT1000 CL4 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 IE issues and other product features System Troubleshooting 53 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
43. me Grabber with an IP Address on page 34 e Configuring the External Frame Grabber s Image Settings on page 35 e Configuring a Camera Link Camera on page 38 e Configuring the Sensor Scan Type and Device Taps on page 39 e Implementing the eBUS SDK on page 40 Connecting to the External Frame Grabber and Configuring General Settings 31 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 10 GigE switch This section explains how to connect the external frame grabber to a 10 GigE switch to confirm that images are streaming To connect the Ethernet cables and apply power 1 Connect the external frame grabber to the RJ 45 Ethernet connector on your computers NIC 2 Apply power To start GEVPlayer and connect to a device 1 Start GEVPlayer from the Windows Start menu 2 Click Select Connect If the device does not appear in the list click the Show unreachable GigE Vision Devices check box to show all devices Show unreachable GigE Vision Devices 3 In the GigE Vision 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 34 4 Click OK GEVPlayer is now conn
44. ns 41 Unicast Network Configuration In a unicast configuration an 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 5 Unicast Network Configuration Computer management H entity data receiver GigE switch Ethernet Camera Link Base Camera External frame grabber 42 iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide Required Items Unicast Network Configuration You require the following components to set up a unicast network configuration s iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber and corresponding power supply 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 later installed e Camera and cables External Frame Grabber Configuration Unicast Network Configuration After you have connected and applied power to the hardware components use GEVPlayer to configure the external frame grabber To configure the external frame grabber for a unicast network configuration 1 Start GEVPlayer 2 Click Tools gt Setup ory GEWD IP Engine Serial Communication Event Monitor
45. on the right Property Value Adaptive Inter Frame Spacing a 9014 Bytes X Enable PME Flow Control Gigabit Master Slave Mode Interupt Moderation S Interrupt Moderation Rate IPv4 Checksum Offload Jumbo Packet Large Send Offload IPv4 L Log Link State Event Priority amp VLAN S While not mandatory you may wish to disable the network firewall and anti virus software to improve KA system performance Installing the eBUS SDK 29 Chapter Connecting to the External Frame Grabber and Configuring General Settings After you have connected to the external frame grabber you can provide it with a unique IP address on your network When a connection is established start GEVPlayer 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 GEVPlayer is documented in more detail in the GEVPlayer Quick Start Guide and the GEVPlayer User Guide GE The iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide provides you with the GEVPlayer instructions and overviews required to set up and configure the external frame grabber The following topics are covered in this chapter e Connecting the Ethernet Cables and Confirming Image Streaming on page 32 e Configuring the Buffers on page 33 e Providing the External Fra
46. ons OEM Board Set J2 on the main board Pin Signal Name Type Description PWR Power supply voltage in 4 5V to 16V regulated PWR Power supply voltage in 4 5V to 16V regulated Figure 1 PTLO00 CL Power Connector Locations on the OEM Board Set Pin4 Pin 1 VUM Pleora eege l RT PT1000CL Le 0 L pk CL4 128MB PN RoHS 5 900 2003 MADE IN CANADA D PORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber Connections 13 14 es Power Connector Pinouts Enclosed Unit The pinouts of the 6 pin power connector are listed in the following table o The mating connector is a Hirose 6 pin connector part number HR10A 7P 6S 73 Table 7 Power Connector Pinout Descriptions Vin 4 5V to 16V regulated Vin 4 5V to 16V regulated Vin 4 5V to 16V regulated Ground Ground Ground iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide Chapter 4 Signal Handling The PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber handles signals in much the same way as other iPORT external frame grabber models There are a few minor differences which are described in this chapter gt For an introduction to the PLC and for detailed information about how PLC signals are handled see the Z Programmable Logic Controller User Guide available on the Pleora Support Center at www pleora com The following topics are covered in this chapter s PLC Control Blocks on page 16 s PLC Programming Si
47. rate 3 3V supply PORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber Connections 11 GPIO Connector Pinouts Enclosed Unit The GPIO and serial pinout descriptions for the enclosed unit are listed in the following table The mating connector is a Hirose 12 pin connector part number HR10A 10P 12P 73 e Table 5 12 Pin Connector Pinout Descriptions Pin Signal Name Type 1 OPTO_OUT Optically isolated negative output 2 OPTO_OUT Optically isolated positive output 3 TTL_IN O TTL input O 4 TTL_OUT O TTL output O 5 TTL_OUT 1 TTL output 1 6 TTL IN TTL input 1 7 OPTO_IN Optically isolated negative input 8 OPTO_IN Optically isolated positive input 9 LVDS_IN Low voltage differential signal negative input 10 LVDS_IN Low voltage differential signal positive input 11 GND Ground 12 vcc 3 3 V at 100 mA max Unprotected power from internal 3 3V power regulator To route to a panel connector a fuse is required iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide Power Connector Pinouts The power connector receives 4 5V to 16V of unfiltered DC input The external frame grabber s power consumption is approximately 2 6W measured at 10V temperature and input voltage dependent The pinouts of the 4 pin header J2 on the main board are listed in the following table D The 4 pin header mates with the Molex 4 pin shell 22 01 3047 and the Molex crimp pin 08 55 0102 LS Table 6 Power Connector Pinout Descripti
48. reif ou Delayer 08 Q7 010 015 Interrupt FIFO gpio_cnt 31 0 C time Uo Y mak Q 17 16 00171 03 si clr General up Purpose O16 RR down Counter at Le REG_VALUEB1 0 Time Stamp REG_TRIGE O Trigger BLE Is tiger_counter vi Generator olr opze 01171 03 GEVTimestamp Saw Couer gp_ent 31 0 ts_cnt 31 0 TTL_OUT 0 TTL_OUT 1 PLC_Q2 OPT_OUT CL CC CL_CC2 CL_CC3 CL_CC4 PLC_FYVAL or PLC_ Q12 PLC_LVAL or PLC_Q13 PLC_Trig Timer1 Out Timer20ut Timer3Out Timer4Out PLC re out DLC del out GPIO_IRQ ppm TIME 31 0 MASKI 0 Counter1 31 0 Counter1Eq Counter1Gt PLC_ts_trig 3 0 ts_cnt 31 0 PLC_ts_trig_counter 31 0 iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber User Guide PLC Programming Signals Table 8 and Table 9 list the PLC input and output programming signals that are specific to the iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber The labels used for inputs to the PLC lookup table LUT depend on the input configured in the PLC lookup table dialog box Table 8 iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber PLC Input Signals 5 PLC input GE Input signal signal Description TTL_IN O LineO LVTTL input O TTL_IN 1 Lined LVTTL input 1 LVDS_IN Line2 LVDS input OPTO_IN Line3 Optically isolated input CL_FVAL PLC_A4 Camera Link Frame Valid signal Refer to camera documentation to find out how specific cameras handle this signal CL_LVAL DLC AR Camera L
49. rovides information about installing the required driver D gt Before you can configure and control your external frame grabber you must install the eBUS SDK eg The following topics are covered in this chapter e Installing the eBUS SDK on page 24 e Installing the Driver and Configuring the NIC on page 24 Installing the eBUS SDK 23 Installing the eBUS SDK You can install the Pleora eBUS SDK on your computer to configure and control your external frame grabber Consult the GEVPlayer Quick Start Guide or GEVPlayer 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 GEVPlayer application 2y To learn more about the features that are available in the eBUS SDK along with details on creating LS applications for device configuration and control image and data acquisition and image display and diagnostics see the eBUS SDK Programmer s Guide on the Pleora Support Center www pleora com Installing t
50. tream for display on a monitor Figure 6 Multicast Network Configuration vDisplay HDI Pro Computer management entity data receiver Ethernet Ethernet Computer serves as video display with GEVPlayer HDMI to DVI or HDMI cable Ethernet GigE switch External frame grabber Camera Network Configurations 45 46 Required Items Multicast Network Configuration You require the following components to set up a multicast network configuration iPORT PT1000 CL4 External Frame Grabber and corresponding power supply 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 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 Camera and cables 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 PT 1000 CL4 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

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