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DAQ system FRM11 User Manual

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eCard-FRM11 User's Manual (Rev 2.1)
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  • Page 1 Information furnished by DAQ system is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by DAQ system for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or copyrights of DAQ system.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    User’s Manual (Rev 2.1) -- Contents -- 1. Introduction 2. eCard-FRM11 Functions 3. eCard-FRM11 Board Description 3.1 PCB Layout 3.2 Description of the Functional Blocks 3.3 Connector Pin-out 4. Installation 4.1 Package content 4.2 Installation Sequence 5. Sample Program 5.1 FrmTest...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    UART data and controlling CC(Camera Control) signal. [Figure 1-1. eCard-FRM11 board Usage] Figure [1-1] shows the eCard-FRM11 is inserted into the Express Card port in Note PC. It receives Image Frame from camera via Camera-Link Standard Interface. And, received data transmit to the API through Express Card interface.

  • Page 4: Ecard-Frm11 Functions

    As shown in the following figure, main control of the board is performed in FPGA Core Logic. Primary functions are receiving the image frame data, camera control, transmitting/receiving UART. You can control these functions using API provided by DAQ system. PCI BUS...
  • Page 5 User’s Manual (Rev 2.1) [Features of the ECard-FRM11 board]  Base Configuration Camera Link Interface  Express Card Interface  16bit/24bit image frame data acquisition  UART communication (8 bit data, 1 start, 1 stop, No parity, 9600bps) ...

  • Page 6: Ecard-Frm11 Board Description

    User’s Manual (Rev 2.1) 3. eCard-FRM11 Board Description In this chapter, the primary functions of the eCard-FRM11 board are described briefly. For more information, refer to the device specification. 3.1 PCB Layout [Figure 3-1. eCard-FRM11 PCB Layout] 3.2 Description of the Functional Blocks (1) FPGA All of the board functions are controlled by the Logic program of the FPGA.

  • Page 7: Connector Pin-Out

    User’s Manual (Rev 2.1) 3.3 Connector Pin-out The eCard-FRM11 board is equipped with MDR 26 Pin connector J1 for Camera Link connection. Figure [3-2] shows the board’s J1 connector pin-map. All of the pin functions are based on the Camera link standard, so please refer to the Camera link standard document for more description and information.
  • Page 8 Camera Control CCx- [Figure 3-3. Camera Control LVDS Digital Output Circuit] Above picture is a Camera Control output circuit from eCard-FRM11 board to Camera for the specific control of the Camera-link Cable. The eCard-FRM11 board has four differential digital outputs.

  • Page 9: Installation

    In addition to the user’s Manual, the package includes the following items. If any of these items is missing or damaged, contact DAQ system. - eCard-FRM11 board - CDROM (drivers/manual/API/Samples etc.) 4.2 Installation Sequence The eCard-FRM11 connects to Express Card Port. After that you can show the below picture of “New Hardware Search Wizard” window. http://www.daqsystem.com...
  • Page 10 User’s Manual (Rev 2.1) The Add new Hardware Wizard will install the driver in the following process. If new hardware is found, Wizard will ask you to install the corresponding driver. For installation of the driver, select the item “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)” and click “Next”...
  • Page 11 User’s Manual (Rev 2.1) http://www.daqsystem.com...
  • Page 12 User’s Manual (Rev 2.1) If the installation is completely finished, you confirm it in the following ways. Do the following steps to show up the “Device Manager” window. [My Computer -> properties -> Hardware -> Device Manager -> Multifunction Adaptors ->...
  • Page 13 User’s Manual (Rev 2.1) [Figure 4-3. “Device Manager” window] If you can see the “PCIe-FRM11” (The eCard-FRM11 uses a same driver with PCIe-FRM11 because of compatibility.) at Multifunction Adaptors, the driver installation is to have been over. (Check the red circle) Important Notice : After installation, you should re-boot the system for the proper operation.

  • Page 14: Sample Program

    User’s Manual (Rev 2.1) 5. Sample Program DAQ system provides a sample program to make the user be familiar with the board operation and to make the program development easier. You can find the sample program in the CDROM accompanying with the board.
  • Page 15 User’s Manual (Rev 2.1) To run the sample application program, you need to use API, it is a form of client DLL. To compile the sample source to make its executable file, you have to use Import Library files and header files.

  • Page 16: Frameview

    User’s Manual (Rev 2.1) The reading interval is around 0.1s. (5) ‘Stop Timer’ button Press this button to stop the timer. (6) ‘UART Init’ button Press this button to initialize UART. It must be performed only once after power is applied to the board.
  • Page 17 User’s Manual (Rev 2.1) be in the same directory with the .exe file or Windows system folder. Another method is to add the directory of API DLL file to PATH environmental variable. Figure [5-2] is a capture screen to execute “FrameView.exe”.

  • Page 18: Test

    “FrmTest.exe” on PC equipped with the ECard-FRM11 board. [Figure 6-1. Equipment Connection for Testing] Figure [6-1] shows connection of the equipments. Although the ECard-FRM11 is shown outside the PC in this figure, but actually it is located in a PCI slot inside the PC.

  • Page 19: Uart Tx/Rx Test

    User’s Manual (Rev 2.1) 6.2 UART Tx/Rx Test At the above stage, make the image frame simulator to send UART data to ECard-FRM11 board periodically. Step 1 : Press the “UART init” button to initialize the UART and then press the “Start Timer” to get the UART data from the Image Frame Simulator.

  • Page 20: Appendix

    User’s Manual (Rev 2.1) Appendix A.1 General Specification Specification  General Express CARD Specification  Express CARD interface  Camera Link interface specification  16/24bits Image Frame Acquisition  Image Frame Data Transfer to PC Functions  9600bps UART Tx/Rx ...
  • Page 21 User’s Manual (Rev 2.1) References 1. Specification of Camera Link Interface Standard for Digital Cameras and Frame Grabbers -- Camera Link committee 2. PCI Local Bus Specification Revision2.1 -- PCI Special Interest Group 3. How to install PCI DAQ Board -- DAQ system 4.

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