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PLEORA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
iPORT™ CL-Ten Dual Medium
External Frame Grabber
User Guide
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Installing, Uninstalling, and Starting the Software Applications

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  • Page 1 PLEORA TECHNOLOGIES INC. iPORT™ CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide Installing, Uninstalling, and Starting the Software Applications...
  • 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

    Related Documents ............... . . 2 About the iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber ......3 The iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber .
  • Page 4 Technical Support ..............61 iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium 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 Dual Medium External Frame Grabber to two Camera Link® Medium cameras. In this guide you can find a product overview, instructions for connecting the cables, installing the Pleora eBUS™ SDK, establishing an Ethernet connection, performing general configuration tasks, and configuring the settings to properly capture and display images from Camera Link cameras.

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

    “The iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber” on page 4 • • “Model Variants” on page 5 “Feature Set” on page 6 • • “Selected GenICam Features” on page 7 About the iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber...

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

    (small form-factor pluggable) connector, and can be easily connected to off-the-shelf 10 GigE components such as network cards and switches. The CL-Ten is bundled with Pleora’s feature-rich application toolkit, eBUS™ SDK. iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 9: Model Variants

    Model Variants The iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber is supplied in these variants and is equipped with these parts, as listed in the following table. Table 1: Model Variants iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium Enclosed Quantity iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium Enclosed...

  • Page 10: Feature Set

    • 117 mm x 100 mm x 83.5 mm * Two Base mode cameras can be connected (using the Medium 1A and Medium 2A connectors). ** When using Base mode cameras, 1 and 2 tap configurations are available. iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 11: Selected Genicam Features

    Selected GenICam Features The iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber supports the mandatory GenICam features 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 12 ** 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. iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 13: Iport Cl-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber Connections

    11 “Mapping of Serial Communication Interfaces and Connectors” on page 12 • • “Mapping of Camera Link Connector and GPIO Pinouts” on page 13 “Power Connector Pinouts” on page 14 • iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber Connections...

  • Page 14: Connector Locations

    The Ethernet interface operates at 10 gigabits per second (Gbps), and supports Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4). GPIO/Serial 12-pin connector Provides external signals, such as serial communication and GPIO, to the external frame grabber. iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 15: Gpio And Serial Connector Pinouts

    ESD information is the same as pin 1. This pin is mapped to CC1 on the Medium1A connector. See Table 6 on page 13 for the mapping of camera control and GPIO pins. iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber Connections...

  • Page 16: Mapping Of Serial Communication Interfaces And Connectors

    Bulk4 When using a Base mode configuration, the camera connected to the Medium 1A connector is mapped to Bulk0. The camera connected to the Medium 2A connector is mapped to Bulk1. iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 17: Mapping Of Camera Link Connector And Gpio Pinouts

    Table 6: Mapping of Camera Link Connector and GPIO Pinouts Camera Control (CC) Pin GPIO Pin Base 1/Medium 1A 0/unused 0/unused Line1 (GPIO_IN1) Line0 (GPIO_IN0) Base 2/Medium 2A 0/unused 0/unused Line3 (GPIO_INOUT1) Line2 (GPIO_INOUT0) iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber Connections...

  • Page 18: Power Connector Pinouts

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

  • Page 19: Signal Handling

    By controlling your system using the PLC, you can make functional changes, adjust timing, or add features without having to add new hardware. The PLC in the iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber routes signals through a sophisticated PLC control block.

  • Page 20: Plc Programming Signals

    BufferWM0 Input BufferWM1 Input 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 iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...
  • Page 21 Table 8: PLC Signal Usage (Continued) Signal name PLC equation usage Pb1CC1 Input, output Pb1CC2 Input, output Pb1CC3 Input, output GpioOut0 Input, output GpioOut1 Input, output PlcFval0 Input, output PlcFval1 Input, output PlcLval0 Input, output PlcLval1 Input, output PlcMval0 Input, output PlcMval1 Input, output PlcTrig0...
  • Page 22 Table 8: PLC Signal Usage (Continued) Signal name PLC equation usage Event0 Input, output Event1 Input, output Event2 Input, output Event3 Input, output ActionTrig0 Input ActionTrig1 Input iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 23: Status Leds

    Chapter 5 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. Status LEDs...
  • Page 24 Green (solid). Network connection. Green (blinking). Data receive/transmit. Off. No connection. 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 Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 25: 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 install the eBUS SDK and GigE Vision driver.

  • Page 26: Installing The Ebus Sdk

    SDK) to install the correct driver. Then, set up your NIC. To install a Pleora driver Click Start > All Programs > Pleora Technologies Inc > eBUS SDK > Tools > eBUS Driver Installation Tool. Under GigE Vision, click Install.
  • Page 27 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 28 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 Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...
  • Page 29 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. Installing the eBUS SDK...
  • Page 30 NIC. While not mandatory, you may wish to disable the network firewall and anti-virus software to improve system performance. iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 31: 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 Dual Medium 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 32: 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 53. iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 33: Configuring The Buffers

    Configuring the Buffers You can increase the buffer count in 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 34: Providing The External Frame Grabber With An Ip Address

    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 Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 35: 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 36 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 35. Close the Device Control dialog box. iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...
  • Page 37 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 38: Configuring A Camera Link Camera

    DLL that allows you to configure and monitor settings within the camera using 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 Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 39: Configuring Camera Link Settings

    Configuring Camera Link Settings The CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber supports up to two Camera Link 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). Optionally, the external frame grabber can supply power to the cameras using PoCL.

  • Page 40: Supported Camera Link Modes

    *Single Source Dual Medium mode enables the transmission of video data coming from four Camera Link connectors on one GigE Vision stream channel. When SourceCount is set to 1, the external frame grabber is using Single Source Dual Medium mode. iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 41: About Tap Reconstruction

    About Tap Reconstruction For multi-tap cameras, pixels may not be received in order from the Camera Link camera, depending on the camera’s tap configuration. Using the DeviceTapGeometry GenICam feature, you can specify the device tap geometry that corresponds to your camera, which allows the external frame grabber to reconstruct the pixel order.
  • Page 42 Under DeviceControl, select a sensor scan type (areascan or linescan) in the DeviceScanType list. 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 Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...
  • Page 43 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 44 Repeat steps 1 and 2 as required for the other connectors. Close the Device Control dialog box. iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...
  • Page 45 To view the Camera Link SafePower status Under CameraLinkInterfaceControl, select a connector in the ClConnectorSelector list. Note: Connector1, Connector2, Connector3, and Connector4 correspond to the Medium 1A, Medium 1B, Medium 2A, and Medium 2B connectors, respectively Review the status that appears under ClSafePowerStatus. The following flowchart explains the status changes.

  • Page 46: 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, and the eBUS SDK .NET API Help file for information about creating custom image acquisition software. iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 47: 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 48: Unicast Network Configuration

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

  • Page 49: 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 Dual Medium External Frame Grabber and corresponding power supply • Copper or fiber cable with SFP connectors (quantity: 1) •...
  • Page 50 Click Play to view a live image stream. iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 51: 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 52: 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 Dual Medium 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 53 Under Stream Destination, click Multicast and then specify a multicast address (for example, 239.192.1.1) and a streaming channel port (for example, 1042). Click OK. Now, configure the iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber, as outlined in “To configure the iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber for a multicast network configuration”...
  • Page 54 To configure the iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium 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. Click Tools > Setup. Under eBUS Player Role, click Controller and data receiver.
  • Page 55 Under TransportLayerControl > GigEVision, ensure that the port in the GevSCPHostPort field and the multicast IP address in the GevSCDA field are correct. They are configured automatically to the values set in step 4 of this procedure. When you follow the instructions in this section, eBUS Player automatically configures the external frame grabber to send images from Source1 to the default multicast group.
  • Page 56 The multicast image is shown on the receiver, as shown below. iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 57: 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 Dual Medium 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 58: Troubleshooting Tips

    You can view the external frame grabber IP address information in the Available Devices list in eBUS Player. A red icon appears beside the device if there is an invalid IP configuration. iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...
  • Page 59 Table 13: Troubleshooting Tips (Continued) Symptom Possible cause Resolution SDK is able to connect, In a multicast Images might not appear on the display if you have not configured the but no images appear in configuration, the external external frame grabber for a multicast network configuration. The eBUS Player.
  • Page 60 InputVideoFormat settings that you configured. InputVideoFormat feature Exclamation marks appear beside the Width, Height, DigitizedImageWidth, DigitizedImageHeight, OffsetX, or OffsetY features in eBUS Player iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 61: 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 62: Mechanical Drawings

    The mechanical drawings in this section provide the external frame grabber’s dimensions, features, and attributes. All dimensions are in millimeters. Figure 4: Enclosure — Top View Figure 5: Enclosure — Side View iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...
  • Page 63 Figure 6: Enclosure — Back View Figure 7: Enclosure — Front View Reference: Mechanical Drawings and Material List...

  • Page 64: Material List

    10 GigE NIC Example: E10G42BTDA Intel When purchasing fiber cables, ensure you purchase cables that are rated for 10GigE. Source manufacturer, description, and identification may vary for each connector and accessory. iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide...

  • Page 65: 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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