Camera Setup And Requirements; Connecting The Camera To The Frame Grabber; Computer/Laptop System Requirements; Frame Grabber Requirements - Raptor Photonics HAWK 252 User Manual

6. CAMERA SETUP AND REQUIREMENTS

This section will give instruction on setting up the camera with the frame grabber and also
states important requirements for the frame grabber and PC.

6.1 Connecting the Camera to the Frame Grabber

The Hawk 252 uses base Camera Link configuration, so therefore requires a frame grabber
that supports base Camera Link. The frame grabber that Raptor offer with this camera is the
EB1 model from EPIX. When using this frame grabber, one MDR – SDR Camera Link cable
is required to connect the camera to the frame grabber.
If demoing the camera with the Mini PC system that Raptor provides, you should connect the
left port of the frame grabber to the SDR port on the camera interface. This should be
labelled on the mini PC that is sent with the demo kit.

6.2 Computer/Laptop System Requirements

The basic system requirement is that the PCIe bus of the system must provide sufficient
bandwidth to handle video rate transfers. The amount of bandwidth required depends on the
camera in-hand. The Owl 640 S uses a base Camera Link interface which can be handled
with a x1 PCIe bus and PIXCI EB1 from EPIX, providing roughly 200MB/sec maximum
bandwidth. Contact EPIX Inc. for further information regarding minimum computer/laptop
specification requirements to run the XCAP Imaging Software.

6.3 Frame Grabber Requirements

It is a minimum requirement to use the EB1 frame grabber model if using EPIX. If using
another frame grabber from a different company, the specification of this frame grabber must
match that of the EB1 model.
If using a laptop, EPIX offers base Camera Link frame grabbers for a laptop system, such as
the ECB1/ECB1-34.
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