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Pleora Technologies iPort SB-Pro User Manual

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  • Page 1 SB-Pro IP Engine For Sony FCB-H11 Block Cameras User Guide...
  • Page 3 ...High-Performance Imaging Data and Video Over Ethernet...
  • Page 4 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 applica- tions do so at their own risk and agree to indemnify Pleora for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    GPIO/Power/Serial Cable .............................30 Mapping of the 20-Pin FFC to the 12-Pin GPIO/Power Connector ...............30 Configuring the iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine ................33 Setting up the iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine ....................33 Installing the eBUS SDK ........................... 33 Driver and NIC Installation ............................33...
  • Page 6 System Troubleshooting ......................53 Introduction ................................53 Troubleshooting Tips .............................53 Symptom - Cannot Detect or Connect to iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine ..............53 Power Not Supplied to iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine ..................53 iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine Not Connected to Network ..................54 Symptom - Able to Connect, but No Video Appears in GEVPlayer...............54 IP Engine and PC Not on Same Subnet ......................54...

  • Page 7: About The Iport Sb-Pro Ip Engine

    Future variants of the iPORT SB-Pro IP engine will be compatible with other Sony HD and EX/E series cameras. However, this guide is restricted to the features and operation of the iPORT SB-Pro IP engine as it applies to the Sony FCB-H11 camera.

  • Page 8: Model Variants

    In addition, you can use GenICam compliant off-the-shelf software packages to control zoom, focus, and exposure settings of the camera, in addition to other features. The iPORT SB-Pro IP engine can transmit video up to 1080i resolution at 30 frames per second with low, consistent latency and are available as compact, low-power OEM board sets designed for use in a variety of housings.

  • Page 9: Related Documents

    HDMI-Pro Hardware Guide The documents listed above are complementary and are not required reading. Feature Set The iPORT SB-Pro IP engine provides these features and functions listed in the table below: iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine Feature Summary Key Features...

  • Page 10: Weaving

    10 About the iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine Weaving Weaving is a method of de-interlacing that inserts the odd horizontal scanning lines of one field between the even horizontal scanning lines of another field. Artifacts associated with this video de-interlacing method are combing and for this reason it is recommended for images with restricted motion.

  • Page 11: Assembling The Iport Sb-Pro Ip Engine

    Assembling the iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine You can install the iPORT SB-Pro IP engine to the Sony FCB-H11 block camera in one of these config- urations: • Rear mounted orientation (recommended configuration) • Top-Mounted • Side Mounted Mechanical Drawings The mechanical drawings that follow for the iPORT SB-Pro IP engine highlight its dimensions, features, and attributes.

  • Page 12: Pcb Stack - A: Figure 1

    12 Assembling the iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine PCB Stack - A: Figure 1 PCB Stack - B: Figure 2 Copyright © 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc.

  • Page 13: Pcb Stack - C: Figure 3

    PCB Stack - C: Figure 3 PCB Stack - D: Figure 4 Copyright © 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc.

  • Page 14: Pcb Stack - E: Figure 5

    14 Assembling the iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine PCB Stack - E: Figure 5 PCB Stack - F: Figure 6 Copyright © 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc.

  • Page 15: Daughter Card Layout - A: Figure 7

    Daughter Card Layout - A: Figure 7 Daughter Card Layout - B: Figure 8 Copyright © 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc.

  • Page 16: Daughter Card Component View A: Figure 9

    16 Assembling the iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine Daughter Card Component View A: Figure 9 Daughter Card Component View B: Figure 10 Copyright © 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc.

  • Page 17: Daughter Card Primary Side: Figure 11

    Daughter Card Primary Side: Figure 11 Daughter Card Secondary Side: Figure 12 Copyright © 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc.

  • Page 18: Bracket: Figure 13

    18 Assembling the iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine Bracket: Figure 13 Copyright © 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc.

  • Page 19: 12-Pin Gpio And Power Connector - A: Figure 14

    12-Pin GPIO and Power Connector - A: Figure 14 Copyright © 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc.

  • Page 20: 12-Pin Gpio And Power Connector - B: Figure 15

    20 Assembling the iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine 12-Pin GPIO and Power Connector - B: Figure 15 Copyright © 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc.

  • Page 21: Ip Engine Connector Locations

    U1 - Adapter Board SB-Pro Main Board J1 - Main Board IP Engine Connectors and LEDs The image below illustrates the location of basic connectors and LEDs for the iPORT SB-Pro IP engine main board. J4/J5 Connectors to Daughtercard Ethernet Connector (J1)

  • Page 22: Hardware Interfaces

    The iPORT SB-Pro IP engine parts list and assembly procedure follow. System Parts List The required parts for assembly of the Sony Block FCB-H11 camera to the iPORT SB-Pro IP engine are listed below. Additional information about the components of the IP engine can be found under “Model...

  • Page 23: Connecting The Hardware To Power/Gpio Connector

    Connecting the iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine to the FCB-H11 The procedure below explains the assembly of the iPORT SB-Pro IP engine to the Sony Block FCB- H11 camera. NOTE! Do not connect power to the iPORT SB-Pro IP engine until all cable connections are secure and verified.
  • Page 24 24 Assembling the iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine The top view of the 24-Pin connector is shown in the figure below. Connect the 10-Pin coax cable at J8 of the daughter card to the connector on the top of the Sony FCB-H11 camera.

  • Page 25: 12-Pin Circular Connector Orientation And Mounting

    Solder the pins of the connector to the adapter board for a secure connection. HIROSE 12-Pin Circular Connector Backplate Mounting Lock washer Hirose 12-Pin Male Connector Hex nut Connector adapter board Insertion Soldered pins (to adapter board) 20-Pin FFC Enclosure interior Backplate of client -sourced enclosure Copyright © 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc.

  • Page 26: Orienting The 12-Pin Connector/Adapter Board

    26 Assembling the iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine Orienting the 12-Pin Connector/Adapter Board You must orient the Hirose 12-Pin GPIO/Power circular connector correctly, prior to soldering the connector to the adapter board. The figures below illustrate the correct pin layout on the adapter board side.

  • Page 27: Ethernet Interface

    241121ALF pitch, SMD NOTE! The iPORT SB-Pro IP engine also has 50-pin FFC connectors between its main board and daughter card. These connections are not described in this document, as they are not interfaces which are external to the IP engine.
  • Page 28 28 Assembling the iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine NOTE! The iPORT SB-Pro IP engine does not require a crossover cable to adjust the pinout signals to communicate through a switch, or directly to a host PC. It also adjusts the data rate automati- cally to transmit at 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1 Gbps.

  • Page 29: Power And Gpio Connector

    Power and GPIO Connector The iPORT SB-Pro IP engine power and GPIO pinout descriptions (connector J1 on the adapter board) are shown in the table below. Power and GPIO Connector Pinout Name Function Type Line Notes Power Return n/a Power Input Protected by 600W @ 1.0 ms PP Zener TVS,...

  • Page 30: Gpio/Power/Serial Cable

    30 Assembling the iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine GPIO/Power/Serial Cable The power and GPIO pinout descriptions of the 20-PIN FFC (J5 of the daughter card) are shown in the table below. Power and GPIO Connector Pinout Pin No. Name Function Type...
  • Page 31 100 MHz to DGND of daughter card. Protected by 600W @ 1.0 ms PP Zener TVS, +/- 16 kV per HBM. Protected by ESD suppressors to IEC61000-4-2, Level 4 (+/- 8kV contact, +/- kV air discharge). Copyright © 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc.
  • Page 32 32 Assembling the iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine Copyright © 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc.

  • Page 33: Configuring The Iport Sb-Pro Ip Engine

    Multicast network configuration Setting up the iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine You will set up the iPORT SB-Pro IP engine for Unicast or Multicast operation with the GEVPlayer sample application installed as part of the eBUS SDK. Installing the eBUS SDK You must install the eBUS SDK with GEVPlayer on your PC to configure and control your GigE Vision camera and the images.
  • Page 34 To launch the Device Installation Tool that allows you to install the desired eBUS driver: Click Start> Pleora Technologies> eBUS SDK> Tools> Driver Installation Tool. Select a suitable driver, depending on the NIC in your PC. If you require additional help, click Learn more about drivers.
  • Page 35 Right click on the desired Network Interface Card (NIC). Choose Properties. Set up the NIC properties by selecting Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) and clicking Properties. Copyright © 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc.
  • Page 36 36 Configuring the iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine Set up the IPv4 Properties; choose either Obtain an IP address automatically, or Use the following IP address as a static IP address for faster performance. Click OK. Click the Configure button. Copyright © 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc.

  • Page 37: Setting The Buffer Options

    Applications using a high number of buffers might experience greater latency. After you have connected to the iPORT SB-Pro IP engine, you can click Tools>Buffer Options to configure the desired buffer count for your application.

  • Page 38: Implementing The Ebus Sdk

    IP Address Configuration Initial Selection and Connection The iPORT SB-Pro IP engine requires an IP address to function on a video network. This address must be on the same subnet as the PC performing the configuration and receiving the image stream.

  • Page 39: Unicast Network Configuration

    Unicast Network Configuration You can set up the iPORT SB-Pro IP engine in a simple unicast network configuration. The IP engine can be connected to a PC either directly, or through a GigE switch. The PC is configured as both a data receiver and controller.

  • Page 40: Iport Sb-Pro Ip Engine Video Source Configuration

    40 Configuring the iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine Video Source Configuration After you have assembled and powered up the hardware components, you must configure the iPORT SB-Pro IP engine with the GEVPlayer application. NOTE! The current implementation of the firmware for the SB-Pro H11 IP engine requires that the AnswerTimeout parameter be set to equal or greater than 5000 ms.

  • Page 41: Multicast Network Configuration

    Click Play in the GEVPlayer window to view the live video. Multicast Network Configuration You can set up the iPORT SB-Pro IP engine in a multicast network configuration. In this section, you can configure the IP engine to transmit video simultaneously to both a PC running GEVPlayer and another receiver, such as a vDisplay HDMI-Pro IP engine Multicast Network Configuration: Figure 17.

  • Page 42: System Requirements

    GigE Switch. Connect one end of a Cat5/Cat6 cable into the RJ-45 jack of the iPORT SB-Pro IP engine; attach the other end to an available port of the GigE Switch.

  • Page 43: Configuring The Iport Sb-Pro Ip Engine

    Configuring the iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine To configure the iPORT SB-Pro IP engine, launch a second instance of GEVPlayer. Start the GEVPlayer application.. Click Tools>Setup in the GEVPlayer main window.
  • Page 44 44 Configuring the iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine Click OK. Select and connect to the IP engine. For details on this procedure, see “Initial Selection and Connection” on page Click GEV Device control. In the TransportLayerControl category, ensure that the multicast IP address in the GevSCDA field, and the port in the GevSCPHostPort field are correct.
  • Page 45 Click Play to view the source video both on the PC display and the display monitor; The multicast image is shown in the display monitor, below. Copyright © 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc.

  • Page 46: Multicast Configuration: Figure 18

    46 Configuring the iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine An overview of steps for the simple multicasting of the iPORT SB-Pro IP engine in conjunction with the vDisplay HDMI-Pro IP engine is shown in the figure below: Multicast Configuration: Figure 18 Multicast Configuration...

  • Page 47: Iport Sb-Pro Ip Engine Feature Settings

    SB-Pro IP Engine Feature Settings Introduction The iPORT SB-Pro IP engine is compatible with the Automated Imaging Association (AIA) GigE Vision specification 1.2, and operates with GigE Vision and GenICam compatible applications. Table of Key Sony Block Features The key Sony Block features are listed in the table below.

  • Page 48: Key Sony Block Features

    48 iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine Feature Settings Key Sony Block Features These key Sony block features are incorporated into the iPORT SB-Pro IP engine, and exposed in the IP engine’s GenICam XML file. More information about these commands can be found in the “Sony HD...
  • Page 49 When enabled, this feature starts from the current focal position and continues to the maximum zoom out position. The ZoomStop command stops the ZoomOut function. ZoomStop CAM_ZoomStop Cancels a ZoomIn or ZoomOut command . Copyright © 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc.
  • Page 50 50 iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine Feature Settings Copyright © 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc.

  • Page 51: Status Leds

    Green; 1 Gbps connection; Off; No connection, 10 Mbps connection, or 100 Mbps connection. LED Locations The LED locations on the main board of the iPORT SB-Pro IP engine are shown in the figure below: SB-Pro Main Board Network Connection...
  • Page 52 52 Status LEDs Copyright © 2011 Pleora Technologies Inc.

  • Page 53: System Troubleshooting

    Power Not Supplied to iPORT SB-Pro IP Engine Both the detection and connection to the iPORT SB-Pro IP engine will fail if power is not supplied to the device. Verify that the Network Activity LED at JI on the main board of the IP engine, is either green (power on), or orange (data streaming).

  • Page 54: Iport Sb-Pro Ip Engine Not Connected To Network

    Camera Not Configured Correctly to Support Multicast Configuration Video might not appear on the display if you have not configured the iPORT SB-Pro IP engine for a multicast video network configuration. The iPORT SB-Pro IP engine and all multicast receivers (for example, a vDisplay IP engine) must have identical values for both the GevSCDA and GevSCPHost- Port attributes in the TransportLayerControl section.

  • Page 55: Symptom - "Connection Lost" Message In Gevplayer Application

    In the GEVPlayer application, the "Connection Lost" message can indicate restrictive settings for the heartbeat synchronization between the network PC and the iPORT SB-Pro IP engine. In the GEVPlayer application, check the heartbeat settings in the HeartbeatInterval parameter under the Communication Control option (button) for the PC heartbeat interval.

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