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EureCard GRABLINK series
GRABLINK Value, GRABLINK Avenue,
GRABLINK Expert 2,
GRABLINK Value cPCI,
GRABLINK Expert 2 cPCI
Manual
Copyright © 2005 Euresys s.a.
Liège Science Park
Avenue du Pré-Aily, 14
B-4031 Angleur Belgium
Phone +32 4 367 72 88 • Fax +32 4 367 74 66
E-mail: info@euresys.com
Web site: www.euresys.com
This book is part of the documentation
provided with MultiCam.
For more information, refer to the
documentation provided in the latest
MultiCam release.
EureCard Grablink series Manual
January 2005
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- Page 1 GRABLINK Value, GRABLINK Avenue, GRABLINK Expert 2, GRABLINK Value cPCI, GRABLINK Expert 2 cPCI Manual Copyright © 2005 Euresys s.a. Liège Science Park Avenue du Pré-Aily, 14 B-4031 Angleur Belgium Phone +32 4 367 72 88 • Fax +32 4 367 74 66 E-mail: info@euresys.com...
- Page 2 EURESYS S.A. shall not be liable for any loss of or damage to revenues, profits, goodwill, data, information systems or other special, incidental, indirect, consequential or punitive damages of any kind arising in connection with the use of the hardware or the software of EURESYS S.A.
- Page 3 Thank you for buying a Euresys frame grabber. All our boards come with the “Euresys Solutions CD” including free drivers and software libraries. By following this manual, you will install properly the board and the driver. Enjoy Euresys software and hardware...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Table of Contents Precautions of Use..................9 Standard Compliance ...................11 Camera Link Compliance ................13 GRABLINK Value Description..............15 Product presentation ................... 15 Block diagram...................... 16 Board layout ......................17 Bracket layout...................... 18 Camera connector....................19 System connector....................20 PCI requirements ....................21 GRABLINK Avenue Description ..............23 Product presentation ................... - Page 6 Table of Contents GRABLINK series Installation Instructions ..........55 Hardware installation procedure for Grablink Value, Grablink Avenue and Grablink Expert 2..................55 Auxiliary board installation................... 56 Hardware installation procedure for Grablink Value cPCI and Grablink Expert 2 cPCI ................57 Camera connection ..................... 58 Base configuration of Grablink Value, Grablink Avenue and Grablink Value cPCI ...................
- Page 7 Contact Us Contact Us Euresys General information: info@euresys.com Web site: www.euresys.com America Asia Japan Europe Euresys s.a. Japan Euresys s.a. Euresys inc. Euresys Pte. Ltd. Corporate Representative office Headquarters 627A Aljunied Road 500 Park Boulevard AIOS Hiroo Building 8F, #08-09 BizTech Avenue du Pré-Aily, 14...
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Page 9: Precautions Of Use
Precautions of Use Precautions of Use Warning: Electrostatic sensitive device Grablink boards may be damaged by electrostatic discharges. Follow the procedure hereby described and apply any general procedure aimed at reducing the risk associated to electrostatic discharge. Damage caused by improper handling is not covered by the manufacturer warranty. -
Page 11: Standard Compliance
Standard Compliance Standard Compliance Following notices apply to : • GRABLINK Value • GRABLINK Avenue • GRABLINK Expert 2 • GRABLINK Value cPCI • GRABLINK Expert 2 cPCI Notice for USA Compliance Information Statement (Declaration of Conformity Procedure) DoC FCC Part 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. -
Page 13: Camera Link Compliance
Camera Link Compliance Camera Link Compliance GRABLINK Value, GRABLINK Avenue and GRABLINK Value cPCI fully conform to the Base configuration as defined by the Camera Link Standard. GRABLINK Expert 2 and GRABLINK Expert 2 cPCI fully conform to the Base and Medium configurations as defined by the Camera Link Standard. -
Page 15: Grablink Value Description
GRABLINK Value Description GRABLINK Value Description Product presentation Grablink Value is an affordable Camera Link frame grabber for cost-effective industrial applications. Grablink Value is recommended for single-camera systems. It acquires images at a maximum camera speed of 60 MHz over the data path towards the on-board memory. -
Page 16: Block Diagram
GRABLINK Value Description Block diagram... -
Page 17: Board Layout
GRABLINK Value Description Board layout... -
Page 18: Bracket Layout
It complies with the Camera Link standard. Grablink Value fully supports the Base configuration as per the standard. This connector is called CAMERA. In depth information is available in the electronic documentation coming with Euresys products. Grablink manuals are parts of Euresys MultiCam documentation. -
Page 19: Camera Connector
GRABLINK Value Description Camera connector Grablink Value offers an on-board high-density 26-pin female sub-D connector named CAMERA for camera connection. In depth information is available in the electronic documentation coming with Euresys products. Grablink manuals are parts of Euresys MultiCam documentation. -
Page 20: System Connector
Grablink Value provides an on-board 9-pin female sub-D connector named SYSTEM for system connection, including opto-isolated trigger and strobe lines. Installing interconnection cables to this connector is highly system dependent. In depth information is available in the electronic documentation coming with Euresys products. Grablink manuals are parts of Euresys MultiCam documentation. -
Page 21: Pci Requirements
133 MHz PCI-X slot. Installing the board on a 66 MHz or faster bus will restrict the bus to conventional PCI at 33 MHz for all PCI agents installed on this bus. For more information about PCI and PCI-X, refer to the Euresys application note entitled "PCI Bus Variation". -
Page 23: Grablink Avenue Description
GRABLINK Avenue Description GRABLINK Avenue Description Product presentation Grablink Avenue is an ultra-fast PCI frame grabber for line-scan or area-scan digital Camera Link cameras. It is ideal for industrial applications such as high-speed moving objects, web inspection or high-resolution acquisition. Grablink Avenue is a high-performance 64-bit, 66 MHz PCI bus board acquiring images from one camera in the Camera Link Base configuration. -
Page 24: Block Diagram
GRABLINK Avenue Description Block diagram... -
Page 25: Board Layout
GRABLINK Avenue Description Board layout... -
Page 26: Bracket Layout
Camera Link standard. Grablink Avenue fully supports the Base configuration as per the standard. This connector is called CAMERA. In depth information is available in the electronic documentation coming with Euresys products. Grablink manuals are parts of Euresys MultiCam documentation. -
Page 27: Camera Connector
GRABLINK Avenue Description Camera connector Grablink Avenue offers an on-board high-density 26-pin female sub-D connector named CAMERA for camera connection. In depth information is available in the electronic documentation coming with Euresys products. Grablink manuals are parts of Euresys MultiCam documentation. -
Page 28: System Connectors
GRABLINK Avenue Description System connectors External system connector Grablink Avenue provides an on-board 26-pin connector named SYSTEM for system connection, including opto-isolated trigger and strobe lines. Installing interconnection cables to this connector is highly system dependent. - Page 29 GRABLINK Avenue Description Internal system connector Grablink Avenue also provides an internal 26-pin connector for system connections. In depth information is available in the electronic documentation coming with Euresys products. Grablink manuals are parts of Euresys MultiCam documentation.
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Page 30: Pci Requirements
133 MHz PCI-X slot. Installing the board on a PCI-X bus will restrict the bus to conventional PCI at 66 MHz for all PCI agents installed on this bus. For more information about PCI and PCI-X, refer to the Euresys application note entitled "PCI Bus Variation". -
Page 31: Grablink Expert 2 Description
GRABLINK Expert 2 Description GRABLINK Expert 2 Description Product presentation Grablink Expert 2 is a Camera Link frame grabber for demanding industrial applications. Supporting the Base or Medium configurations, it can be connected to one or two cameras. Grablink Expert 2 is a 64-bit, 66 MHz PCI bus frame grabber. Each camera delivers images at a maximum speed of 66 MHz over the data paths towards the on-board memory. -
Page 32: Block Diagram
GRABLINK Expert 2 Description Block diagram... -
Page 33: Board Layout
GRABLINK Expert 2 Description Board layout... -
Page 34: Bracket Layout
It is a sub-D 9-pin female connector. This connector is called SYSTEM. In depth information is available in the electronic documentation coming with Euresys products. Grablink manuals are parts of Euresys MultiCam documentation. -
Page 35: Camera Connectors
Grablink Expert 2 offers two on-board high-density 26-pin female sub-D connector for camera connection. They are named CAMERA A and CAMERA B. In depth information is available in the electronic documentation coming with Euresys products. Grablink manuals are parts of Euresys MultiCam documentation. -
Page 36: System Connectors
GRABLINK Expert 2 Description System connectors Grablink Expert 2 provides two system connectors on a separate card bracket: - A 9-pin female sub-D connector named SYSTEM for system connection, including opto- isolated trigger and strobe lines. - A 25-pin female sub-D connector named I/O for general purpose Input/Output connection. - Page 37 GRABLINK Expert 2 Description Installing interconnection cables to this connector is highly system dependent. In depth information is available in the electronic documentation coming with Euresys products. Grablink manuals are parts of Euresys MultiCam documentation.
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Page 38: Pci Requirements
133 MHz PCI-X slot. Installing the board on a PCI-X bus will restrict the bus to conventional PCI at 66 MHz for all PCI agents installed on this bus. For more information about PCI and PCI-X, refer to the Euresys application note entitled "PCI Bus Variation". -
Page 39: Grablink Value Cpci Description
GRABLINK Value cPCI Description GRABLINK Value cPCI Description Product presentation Grablink Value cPCI is an affordable Camera Link frame grabber for cost-effective industrial applications. Grablink Value cPCI is recommended for single-camera systems. It acquires images at a maximum camera speed of 60 MHz over the data path towards the on-board memory. -
Page 40: Block Diagram
GRABLINK Value cPCI Description Block diagram... -
Page 41: Board Layout
GRABLINK Value cPCI Description Board layout... -
Page 42: Bracket Layout
It complies with the Camera Link standard. Grablink Value cPCI fully supports the Base configuration as per the standard. This connector is called CAMERA. In depth information is available in the electronic documentation coming with Euresys products. Grablink manuals are parts of Euresys MultiCam documentation. -
Page 43: Camera Connector
Grablink Value cPCI offers an on-board high-density 26-pin female sub-D connector named CAMERA for camera connection. This connector is identical to the camera connector of Grablink Value. In depth information is available in the electronic documentation coming with Euresys products. Grablink manuals are parts of Euresys MultiCam documentation. -
Page 44: System Connector
This connector is identical to the system connector of Grablink Value. Installing interconnection cables to this connector is highly system dependent. In depth information is available in the electronic documentation coming with Euresys products. Grablink manuals are parts of Euresys MultiCam documentation. -
Page 45: Pci Requirements
Grablink Value cPCI can be used in a 33 MHz or 66 MHz CompactPCI slot and used in a CompactPCI slot with either 32-bit or 64-bit. For more information about PCI and PCI-X, refer to the Euresys application note entitled "PCI Bus Variation". -
Page 47: Grablink Expert 2 Cpci Description
GRABLINK Expert 2 cPCI Description GRABLINK Expert 2 cPCI Description Product presentation Grablink Expert 2 cPCI is a Camera Link frame grabber for demanding industrial applications. Supporting the Base or Medium configurations, it can be connected to one or two cameras. Grablink Expert 2 cPCI is a 64-bit, 66 MHz PCI bus frame grabber. -
Page 48: Block Diagram
GRABLINK Expert 2 cPCI Description Block diagram... -
Page 49: Board Layout
GRABLINK Expert 2 cPCI Description Board layout... -
Page 50: Bracket Layout
If the red LED is lighting (ON), that is a channel acquisition error has appeared during the sequence. In depth information is available in the electronic documentation coming with Euresys products. Grablink manuals are parts of Euresys MultiCam documentation. -
Page 51: Camera Connectors
They are named CAMERA A and CAMERA B. These connectors are identical to the camera connectors of Grablink Expert 2. In depth information is available in the electronic documentation coming with Euresys products. Grablink manuals are parts of Euresys MultiCam documentation. -
Page 52: System Connectors
GRABLINK Expert 2 cPCI Description System connectors Grablink Expert 2 cPCI provides two system connectors : - A 9-pin female sub-D connector named SYSTEM for system connection, including opto- isolated trigger and strobe lines. - A 25-pin female sub-D connector named I/O for general purpose Input/Output connection. These connectors are identical to the system connectors of Grablink Expert 2. - Page 53 GRABLINK Expert 2 cPCI Description Installing interconnection cables to this connector is highly system dependent. In depth information is available in the electronic documentation coming with Euresys products. Grablink manuals are parts of Euresys MultiCam documentation.
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Page 54: Pci Requirements
Grablink Expert 2 cPCI can be used in a 33 MHz or 66 MHz CompactPCI slot and used in a CompactPCI slot with either 32-bit or 64-bit. For more information about PCI and PCI-X, refer to the Euresys application note entitled "PCI Bus Variation". -
Page 55: Grablink Series Installation Instructions
Grablink Value, Grablink Avenue and Grablink Expert 2 need no hardware setup adjustment (switch or jumper). Multiple Euresys boards can be hosted in the same computer, as long as slots are available. Recommended installation procedure: Switch-off the computer and all connected peripherals (monitor, printer...). -
Page 56: Auxiliary Board Installation
GRABLINK series Installation Instructions Auxiliary board installation Grablink Expert 2 comes with an auxiliary board that includes an additional card bracket. It provides highly convenient means for system connection not directly related to camera. Installing this board is optional. The auxiliary board needs no hardware setup adjustment (switch or jumper). The auxiliary board must be installed in a free PC bracket location, as depicted in the drawing, taking into account the length of the provided interconnecting ribbon cable. -
Page 57: Hardware Installation Procedure For Grablink Value Cpci And Grablink Expert 2 Cpci
CompactPCI slot of the industrial PC. Multiple Euresys boards can be hosted in the same industrial PC, as long as slots are available. Grablink Value cPCI and Grablink Expert 2 cPCI need no hardware setup adjustment (switch or jumper). -
Page 58: Camera Connection
A cable length of 5 meters (16.4 feet) can be reached in all situations. Power supply should be provided externally in full accordance with the camera manufacturer instructions. In the Euresys proprietary cable designation system, the required cable is the following: Cable Name Cable Designation... -
Page 59: Base Configuration Of Grablink Value, Grablink Avenue And Grablink Value Cpci
GRABLINK series Installation Instructions Base configuration of Grablink Value, Grablink Avenue and Grablink Value cPCI In accordance with the Camera Link standard, the Base configuration defines a camera linked to the frame grabber with one standard cable. -
Page 60: Base Configurations Of Grablink Expert 2 And Grablink Expert 2 Cpci
GRABLINK series Installation Instructions Base configurations of Grablink Expert 2 and Grablink Expert 2 cPCI In accordance with the Camera Link standard, the Base configuration defines a camera linked to the frame grabber with one standard cable. In this case, the Grablink Expert 2 board operates in the DuoCam mode, as two cameras are handled simultaneously and independently. -
Page 61: Medium Configuration Of Grablink Expert 2 And Grablink Expert 2 Cpci
GRABLINK series Installation Instructions Medium configuration of Grablink Expert 2 and Grablink Expert 2 cPCI In accordance with the Camera Link standard, the Medium configuration defines a camera linked to the frame grabber with two standard cables. In this case, Grablink Expert 2 and Grablink Expert 2 cPCI operate in the MonoCam mode, as only one camera is handled. -
Page 63: Multicam Installation Instructions
In depth information about the supported development environment versions is available in the electronic documentation coming with Euresys products. The electronic documentation coming with Euresys products is provided in Microsoft standard CHM format. Additional information can be provided as Adobe Acrobat PDF files. -
Page 64: Linux Installation
MultiCam Installation Instructions Place Euresys CD-ROM in the drive. The setup application starts automatically. If this is not the case, run 'setup.exe' directly from the CD-ROM. Select the option to install MultiCam. Depending on the operating system, the installation procedure may differ. Follow carefully the setup program instructions. -
Page 65: Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Grablink Value technical specifications Characteristics Dimensions 132 mm x 103 mm Power consumption 3.5 W PCI capability 32-bit, 33 MHz, 3.3 V or 5 V signaling Certification FCC class B and CE 1 Camera Link camera in Base Video connections configuration Operating conditions... - Page 66 Technical Specifications Power supply current requirements Parameter Fuse Units Frame grabber Supply current for consumption Supply current for Alimentation of Supply current for outside devices isolated +5V Supply current for +12V...
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Page 67: Grablink Avenue Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications Grablink Avenue technical specifications Characteristics Dimensions 168 mm x 107 mm Power consumption PCI capability 64-bit, 66 MHz, 3.3 V or 5 V signaling Certification FCC class B and CE 1 Camera Link camera in Base Video connections configuration Operating conditions Parameter... - Page 68 Technical Specifications Power supply current requirements Parameter Fuse Units Frame grabber Supply current for consumption Supply current for Alimentation of Supply current for outside devices isolated +5V Supply current for +12V...
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Page 69: Grablink Expert 2 Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications Grablink Expert 2 technical specifications Characteristics Dimensions 210 mm x 107 mm Power consumption PCI capability 64-bit, 66 MHz, 3.3 V or 5 V signaling Certification FCC class B and CE 1 Camera Link camera in Medium Video connections configuration or 2 Camera Link cameras in Base configuration The auxilliary board that can be connected to Grablink Expert 2 has following characteristics:... - Page 70 Technical Specifications Isolated input/output characteristics Parameter Units High level output voltage High level output current Low level output voltage Low level output current Input current if configured in 12V input, high level Input current if configured in 12V input, low level Input current if configured in TTL input, high level Input current if configured in TTL input, low level Power supply current requirements...
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Page 71: Grablink Value Cpci Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications Grablink Value cPCI technical specifications Characteristics Dimensions 160 mm x 233 mm Power consumption PCI capability 64-bit, 66 MHz, 3.3 V or 5 V signaling Certification FCC class B and CE 1 Camera Link camera in Base Video connections configuration Operating conditions Parameter... - Page 72 Technical Specifications Power supply current requirements Parameter Fuse Units Supply current for Frame grabber consumption Supply current for +3.3V Supply current for Alimentation of Supply current for outside devices isolated +5V Supply current for +12V...
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Page 73: Grablink Expert 2 Cpci Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications Grablink Expert 2 cPCI technical specifications Characteristics Dimensions 160 mm x 233 mm Power consumption PCI capability 64-bit, 66 MHz, 3.3 V or 5 V signaling Certification FCC class B and CE 1 Camera Link camera in Medium Video connections configuration or 2 Camera Link cameras in Base configuration... - Page 74 Technical Specifications Power supply current requirements Parameter Fuse Units Supply current for Frame grabber consumption Supply current for +3.3V Supply current for Alimentation of Supply current for outside devices isolated +5V Supply current for +12V...
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