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iPORT™ CL-Ten External Frame Grabber
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  • Page 1 PLEORA TECHNOLOGIES INC. iPORT™ CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...
  • Page 2 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 applications do so at their own risk and agree to indemnify Pleora for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CL-Ten External Frame Grabber Connectors ........
  • Page 4 Technical Support ..............71 iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 5: About This Guide

    Chapter 1 About this Guide This chapter describes the purpose and scope of this guide, and provides a list of complimentary guides. The following topics are covered in this chapter: • “What this Guide Provides” on page 2 “Related Documents” on page 2 •...

  • Page 6: What This Guide Provides

    What this Guide Provides This guide provides you with the information you need to connect the iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber to Camera Link® Base, Medium, and Full (including Deca and 80-bit) mode cameras. In this guide you can find a product overview, instructions for connecting the cables, installing the Pleora eBUS™...

  • Page 7: About The Iport Cl-Ten External Frame Grabber

    Chapter 2 About the iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber This chapter describes the external frame grabber, including the product variants and key features. The following topics are covered in this chapter: • “The iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber” on page 4 “Model Variants”...

  • Page 8: The Iport Cl-Ten External Frame Grabber

    The CL-Ten is bundled with Pleora’s feature-rich application toolkit, eBUS™ SDK. iPORT CL-Ten Full iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber External Frame Grabber iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 9: Model Variants

    Model Variants The iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber is available in several models and is equipped with the parts listed in the following table. Table 1: Model Variants *Before assembly, ensure that all components are included in the selected package.
  • Page 10 905-0008 iPORT CL-Ten Full External Frame Grabber in Mountable Quantity Enclosure iPORT CL-Ten Full External Frame Grabber enclosed unit Supports Camera Link Base, Medium, Full, and 80-bit modes 905-0009 iPORT CL-Ten Full External Frame Grabber Development Kit Fiber iPORT CL-Ten Full External Frame Grabber enclosed unit...

  • Page 11: Feature Set

    Feature Set Table 2: iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber Feature Summary Key features 10 Gigabit Ethernet-based. Supports IGMPv2 and ICMP. Camera Link support: • CL-Ten Dual Medium is compatible with Base and Medium mode cameras up to 85 MHz* • CL-Ten Full is compatible with Base, Medium, Full, and 80-bit cameras up to 85 MHz •...

  • Page 12: Selected Genicam Features

    Selected GenICam Features The iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber supports the seven features mandated by the GigE Vision standard along with additional features, some of which are shown in the following table. The full list of features can be seen in the Device Control dialog box of Pleora’s eBUS Player application.
  • Page 13 ** For information about using the action command and IEEE1588 features, see the iPORT Advanced Features User Guide, available on the Pleora Support Center at www.pleora.com. About the iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber...

  • Page 15: Iport Cl-Ten External Frame Grabber Connectors

    Chapter 3 iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber Connectors This chapter describes the external frame grabber connectors. It also includes pinouts for the GPIO, serial, and power connector. The following topics are covered in this chapter: • “CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber Connectors”...

  • Page 16: Cl-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber Connectors

    PoCL v1.2 standard. Power 6-pin connector Receives 12V of unfiltered DC input. The power consumption of the external frame grabber is approximately 11.5W. Value excludes PoCL power consumption. iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 17: Cl-Ten Full External Frame Grabber Connectors

    If PoCL is enabled, for each connector, 4W at 12V is supplied to the camera, as outlined in the PoCL v1.2 standard. Power 6-pin connector Receives 12V of unfiltered DC input. The power consumption of the external frame grabber is approximately 11.5W. Value excludes PoCL power consumption. iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber Connectors...

  • Page 18: Gpio And Serial Connector Pinouts

    Ground Ferrite bead 0.3A, 600 Ohm @ 100 MHz to DGND of the daughter card GPIO input/output GpioIn3 ESD information is the same as pin 1 Pull-down 249 kOhm GPIO input/output No connect iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 19: Mapping Of Serial Communication Interfaces And Connectors

    CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber Table 7: Mapping of Serial Communication Interfaces and Connectors Connector Serial communication interface Medium 1A Bulk0 Medium 1B Medium 2A Bulk1 Medium 2B GPIO Bulk4 iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber Connectors...

  • Page 20: Power Connector Pinouts

    The power connector is a Hirose 6-pin connector, part number HR10A-7R-6P(73). Table 9: Power Connector Pinout Descriptions Name 11V to 13V regulated 11V to 13V regulated 11V to 13V regulated Ground Ground Ground iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 21: Status Leds

    The status LEDs indicate the operating status of the external frame grabber’s network connection and firmware. The following figure and table describe the status LEDs. Link Power/FPGA iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium iPORT CL-Ten Full External Frame Grabber External Frame Grabber...
  • Page 22 • If the LED is flashing, Ethernet packets are being transmitted. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Green (solid). Power over Camera Link (PoCL) is active for the associated connector. Off. PoCL is not active. iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 23: Signal Handling

    Chapter 5 Signal Handling The CL-Ten External Frame Grabber includes a programmable logic controller (PLC) that lets you control external machines and react to inputs. By controlling your system using the PLC, you can make functional changes, adjust timing, or add features without having to add new hardware. For an introduction to the PLC and for detailed information about how PLC signals are handled, see the iPORT Advanced Features User Guide, available on the Pleora Support Center at www.pleora.com.

  • Page 24: Cl-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber

    Grb0AcqActive Input Grb1AcqActive Input PlcCtrl0 Input PlcCtrl1 Input PlcCtrl2 Input PlcCtrl3 Input Pb0CC0 Input, output Pb0CC1 Input, output Pb0CC2 Input, output Pb0CC3 Input, output Pb1CC0 Input, output Pb1CC1 Input, output Pb1CC2 Input, output iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...
  • Page 25 Table 11: PLC Signal Usage (Continued) Signal name PLC equation usage Notes Pb1CC3 Input, output GpioOut0 Input, output Pin 1 on 12-pin Connector GpioOut1 Input, output Pin 3 on 12-pin Connector PlcFval0 Input, output PlcFval1 Input, output PlcLval0 Input, output PlcLval1 Input, output PlcMval0...

  • Page 26: Cl-Ten Full External Frame Grabber

    Input, output Pb0CC2 Input, output Pb0CC3 Input, output GpioOut0 Input, output Pin 1 on 12-pin Connector GpioOut1 Input, output Pin 3 on 12-pin Connector PlcFval0 Input, output PlcLval0 Input, output PlcMval0 Input, output iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...
  • Page 27 Table 12: PLC Signal Usage (Continued) Signal name PLC equation usage Notes PlcTrig0 Input, output PlcTimestampCtrl Input, output Timer0Trig Input, output Timer0Out Input Timer1Trig Input, output Timer1Out Input Counter0Reset Input, output Counter0Inc Input, output Counter0Dec Input, output Counter0Eq Input Counter0Gt Input Counter1Reset Input, output...

  • Page 29: Installing The Ebus Sdk

    Chapter 6 Installing the eBUS SDK This chapter describes how to install the eBUS SDK, and also provides information about installing the required driver. Before you can configure and control your external frame grabber, you must ensure that the eBUS SDK and GigE Vision driver are installed on your computer.

  • Page 30: Installing The Ebus Sdk

    The Pleora Technologies eBUS SDK contains an extensive library of sample applications, with source code, to create working applications for device configuration and control, image and data acquisition, and image display and diagnostics.
  • Page 31 You may be required to restart your computer. To see the versions of the installed drivers, click > Help About To configure an IP address for the NIC In the Windows Control Panel, click Network and Internet. The instructions in this procedure are based on the Windows 7 operating system. The steps may vary depending on your computer’s operating system.
  • Page 32 In the left-hand panel, click Change adapter settings. Right-click the NIC and then click Properties. Click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then click Properties. iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...
  • Page 33 Select Obtain an IP address automatically or Use the following IP address to give the NIC an IP address. Close the open dialog boxes to apply the changes and close the Control Panel. Configure the NIC for jumbo packets (more often referred to as jumbo frames) and set the NIC’s Rx Descriptor to the maximum available value.

  • Page 35: Connecting To The External Frame Grabber And Configuring General Settings

    Player is documented in more detail in the eBUS Player Quick Start Guide and the eBUS Player User Guide. The iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide provides you with the eBUS Player instructions and overviews required to set up and configure the external frame grabber.

  • Page 36: Connecting The Ethernet Cables And Confirming Image Streaming

    Under Acquisition Control, click the source to which a camera is connected. Click Play to stream live images. After you confirm that images are streaming, click Stop. If images do not stream, see the tips provided in “System Troubleshooting” on page 59. iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 37: Configuring The Buffers

    Configuring the Buffers You can increase the buffer count using eBUS Player to reduce the impact and likelihood of lost and out- of-order packets, and to make streaming more robust. A high number of buffers are needed in high frame rate applications, while a small number of buffers are needed for lower frame rates.

  • Page 38: Providing The External Frame Grabber With An Ip Address

    Set the GevPersistentIPAddress feature to a valid IP address in the GevPersistentIPAddress field. Set the GevPersistentSubnetMask feature to a valid subnet mask address. Optionally, enter a valid default gateway in the GevPersistentDefaultGateway field. Close the Device Control dialog box. Power cycle the external frame grabber. iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 39: Configuring The External Frame Grabber's Image Settings

    For information about configuring the external frame grabber to send serial commands to a Camera Link camera that uses a CLProtocol DLL, see the Establishing a Serial Bridge eBUS SDK Application Note available on the Pleora Technologies Support Center. To turn the test pattern on or off Start eBUS Player and connect to the external frame grabber.
  • Page 40 PixelFormat, the external frame grabber may automatically adjust the other values to ensure the configuration is valid. For information about these settings, see “Configuring Camera Link Settings” on page 39. Close the Device Control dialog box. iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...
  • Page 41 Under Acquisition Control, click the source to which the camera you want to view is connected. Click Play to see the changes. To configure the image width and height Start eBUS Player and connect to the external frame grabber. For more information, see “To start eBUS Player and connect to a device”...

  • Page 42: Configuring A Camera Link Camera

    GenICam. For more information about the Serial Communication Bridge methods, see the Establishing a Serial Bridge Application Note available on the Pleora Support Center. iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 43: Configuring Camera Link Settings

    Configuring Camera Link Settings The CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber supports up to two Camera Link Base or Medium cameras, which stream image data to the external frame grabber using four standard Camera Link cables, two cables for each camera (as outlined by the Camera Link standard). If you are using Camera Link Base cameras, you can connect two Camera Link Base cameras to the CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber using the Medium 1A and Medium 2A connectors.

  • Page 44: About Tap Reconstruction

    This information allows the external frame grabber to send a portion of the image (an area of interest) to the receiver, when required. iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 45: Supported Device Tap Geometries

    Supported Device Tap Geometries The following table lists the supported device tap geometries. Please note that the external frame grabber does not need to perform tap reconstruction for most of the supported tap geometries (that is, the taps are received in order from the camera and the external frame grabber does not need to reconstruct the order).
  • Page 46 Under ImageFormatControl, select the number of taps in the SensorDigitizationTaps list. Under DeviceControl, select your camera’s tap geometry in the DeviceTapGeometry list. iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...
  • Page 47 DeviceScanType, SensorDigitizationTaps, and DeviceTapGeometry are interrelated. When you change any of these values, the external frame grabber may automatically adjust the other values to ensure the configuration is valid. These values are also affected by changes to the Width, Height, DigitizedImageWidth, DigitizedImageHeight, SourceCount, and PixelFormat features.
  • Page 48 Repeat steps 1 and 2 as required for the other connectors. Close the Device Control dialog box. iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...
  • Page 49 To view the Camera Link SafePower status Under CameraLinkInterfaceControl, select a connector in the ClConnectorSelector list. For the CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber, Connector 1, Connector 2, Connector 3, and Connector 4 correspond to the Medium 1A, Medium 1B, Medium 2A, and Medium 2B connectors, respectively.
  • Page 50 Status changes to Status changes to NonPoClLinkUp PoClLinkUp and external frame and external frame grabber continues grabber continues to detect pixel clock. to detect pixel clock. Pixel clock Pixel clock detected detected Timeout? Timeout? iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 51: Implementing The Ebus Sdk

    Implementing the eBUS SDK You can create your own image acquisition software for the external frame grabber. Consult the eBUS SDK Programmer’s Guide, the eBUS SDK C++ API Help file, the eBUS SDK .NET API Help file, the eBUS SDK C++ API Quick Start Guide, and the eBUS SDK .NET Quick Start Guide for information about creating custom image acquisition software.

  • Page 53: Network Configurations

    Chapter 8 Network Configurations After you have connected to the external frame grabber and provided it with a unique IP address on your network, you can configure the external frame grabber for either unicast or multicast. The following topics are covered in this chapter: •...

  • Page 54: Unicast Network Configuration

    10 GigE switch and display them Camera Link camera Camera Link camera CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber Receives images from Camera Link cameras and transmits them to the unicast IP address and port iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 55: Required Items - Unicast Network Configuration

    Required Items — Unicast Network Configuration You require the following components to set up a unicast network configuration: • iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber and corresponding power supply Fiber cable with SFP connectors (quantity: 1) • • 10 GigE switch and an additional fiber cable (optional) •...
  • Page 56 CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 57: Multicast Network Configuration

    Multicast Network Configuration In a multicast network configuration, the iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber is connected to a 10 GigE switch, and sends a stream of images over Ethernet simultaneously to two computers running eBUS Player (or an application created with the eBUS SDK).

  • Page 58: Required Items - Multicast Network Configuration

    After you have connected and applied power to the hardware components, use eBUS Player to configure the iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber for multicast configuration. Begin by configuring one instance of eBUS Player to act as a data receiver. Then, configure the external frame grabber to transmit images to a multicast IP address and port.
  • Page 59 CL-Ten External Frame Grabber for a multicast network configuration” on page 55. To configure the iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber for a multicast network configuration On the computer that is acting as a controller and data receiver with eBUS Player, start eBUS Player.
  • Page 60 “To configure eBUS Player as a data receiver” on page 55. Click OK. Connect to the iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber. For more information, see “To start eBUS Player and connect to a device” on page 32. Under Parameters and Controls, click Device control.
  • Page 61 Click Play to view the source image stream on the computer. The multicast image is shown on the receiver, as shown below. Network Configurations...

  • Page 63: System Troubleshooting

    This chapter provides you with troubleshooting tips and recommended solutions for issues that can occur during configuration, setup, and operation of the CL-Ten External Frame Grabber. Not all scenarios and solutions are listed here. You can refer to the Pleora Technologies Support Center at www.pleora.com for additional support and assistance.

  • Page 64: Troubleshooting Tips

    NICs are known to not work well in high-throughput applications. For information about maximizing the performance of your system, see the Configuring Your Computer and Network Adapters for Best Performance Application Note available on the Pleora Support Center. iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...
  • Page 65 Table 16: Troubleshooting Tips (Continued) Symptom Possible cause Resolution Black bars appear on the Camera does not output In eBUS Player, adjust the Width, Height, DigitizedImageWidth, sides of the images images using the full image DigitizedImageHeight, and image offset features until the black bars no size longer appear.

  • Page 67: Reference: Mechanical Drawings And Material List

    This chapter provides the mechanical drawings, and also provides a list of connectors and cables, with corresponding manufacturer details. Three-dimensional (3-D) mechanical drawings are available at the Pleora Technologies Support Center. The following topics are covered in this chapter: •...

  • Page 68: Cl-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber Mechanical Drawings

    The mechanical drawings in this section provide the CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber’s dimensions, features, and attributes. All dimensions are in millimeters. Figure 4: CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber Enclosure - Top View iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...
  • Page 69 Figure 5: CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber Enclosure - Side View Figure 6: CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber Enclosure - Back View Reference: Mechanical Drawings and Material List...

  • Page 70: Cl-Ten Full External Frame Grabber Mechanical Drawings

    Figure 7: CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber Enclosure - Front View CL-Ten Full External Frame Grabber Mechanical Drawings The mechanical drawings in this section provide the CL-Ten Full External Frame Grabber’s dimensions, features, and attributes. All dimensions are in millimeters. iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...
  • Page 71 Figure 8: CL-Ten Full External Frame Grabber Enclosure - Top View Figure 9: CL-Ten Full External Frame Grabber Enclosure - Side View Reference: Mechanical Drawings and Material List...
  • Page 72 Figure 10: CL-Ten Full External Frame Grabber Enclosure - Back View Figure 11: CL-Ten Full External Frame Grabber Enclosure - Front View iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 73: Cl-Ten External Frame Grabber Material List

    CL-Ten External Frame Grabber Material List The connectors, and accessory and cable summaries summary details for the CL-Ten Dual Medium and Full External Frame Grabbers are listed is provided in the following table. Table 17: Connector Summary Manufacturer Description Manufacturer part number 6-pin circular connector, male HR10A-7R-6P(73)

  • Page 75: Technical Support

    Chapter 11 Technical Support On the Pleora Support Center, you can: Download the latest software. • Log a support issue. • View documentation for current and past releases. • • Browse for solutions to problems other customers have encountered. • Get presentations and application notes.

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