Photon Focus MV2-D1280-640 User Manual page 46

5 Hardware Interface
Serial communication: A CameraLink camera can be controlled by the user via a RS232
compatible asynchronous serial interface. This interface is contained within the
CameraLink interface and is physically not directly accessible. Refer to Section 4.8 for
more information.
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Figure 5.3: 1-tap CameraLink system
The frame grabber needs to be configured with the proper tap and resolution settings,
otherwise the image will be distorted or not displayed with the correct aspect ratio. Refer to
Section 3.5 for a summarised table of frame grabber relevant specifications. Fig. 5.3 shows
symbolically a 1-tap system. For more information about taps refer to [AN021] on the
Photonfocus website (www.photonfocus.com).
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