Concept - IMAGO VisionBox AGE-X5 Hardware Manual

2 Introduction

2.1 Concept

A Real-Time Communication Controller with vision- & automation-specific interfaces combined
with an embedded Intel processor, this is the philosophy of the Vision Box AGE-X series:
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6 and 7 generation Intel x86 processor
Real-Time Communication Controller RTCC:
Controls vision- & automation-specific interfaces:
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Contains functional units for controlling I/Os in real time:
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Operates independently from the OS & the x86 processor
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Easy-to-use high-level API for C++, .NET and support by 3
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3 types of models:
4x 1GigE
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Camera Link
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2x 5GigE and 2x 1GigE
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Digital I/Os:
Opto-isolated
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Status LEDs
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Inputs up to 5 MHz with adjustable debouncing in RTCC. Communicated to x86 via
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interrupt or polling
Outputs up to 50 kHz / up to 1 A / up to 48 V
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x86 processor
Intel processors
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Windows 10 IoT Enterprise
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Debian GNU/Linux, optionally with PREEMPT_RT patch
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Digital I/Os
Encoder
Camera trigger
LED Strobe Controller
Trigger unit: Creation of trigger signals, derived from other inputs (e.g. en-
coder)
I/O scheduler: applies values stored in a FIFO to outputs in real time (based
on trigger event, encoder position, or timer value)
Multiplexer: flexible connection of functional units
Four 1GigE Vision cameras can be connected
Option PoE: Power-over-Ethernet
Option ToE: Trigger-over-Ethernet from RTCC in real time with a microsec-
ond jitter
Two Camera Link Base cameras can be operated or one Camera Link Medi-
um / Full / Deca camera
Support for Power-over-Camera-Link (PoCL)
Two 5GigE Vision cameras and two 1GigE Vision cameras can be connected.
It's also possible to operate four 1GigE Vision cameras.
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