Converting Camera Link Output To Rs-644 With A K-Bic - Basler A102K User Manual

Camera Interface
2.7 Converting Camera Link Output to RS-644
with a k-BIC
On the A102
k
change commands are issued to the camera using RS-644 serial communication via the frame
grabber. On older cameras, video data was output using an RS-644 LVDS format and commands
were issued using RS-232 serial communication via the host PC. The output from A102
can be converted to the older style of output by using a Basler Interface Converter for k-series
cameras (k-BIC). The k-BIC is a small device which attaches to the A102
compatible cable. For complete information on the k-BIC, refer to the k-BIC Users Manual and the
k-BIC installation guide.
2.8 DC Power
The A102 requires 12 VDC (± 10%) power. A 12 V power supply is available from Basler as a
k
stock item (part # 1000013046).
The camera has no overvoltage protection; an input voltage higher than 14 VDC will damage the
camera.
The camera's maximum power consumption is below 3.5 watts. Ripple must be less than 1%.
A Hirose 6-pin locking plug will be shipped with each camera. This plug should be
used to terminate the cable on the power supply for the camera.
For proper EMI protection, the power supply cable attached to the Hirose plug must
be a twin-cored, shielded cable. Also, the housing of the plug must be connected to
the cable shield and the cable shield must be connected to earth ground at the power
supply.
2.9 Status LED
The A102 has a status LED on the back of the camera. The LED is used to indicate that power is
k
present and to indicate an error condition if one is detected. See Section 6.1 for details.
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DRAFT
, video data is output from the camera in Camera Link LVDS format and parameter
cameras
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with a Camera Link
k
k
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