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Linea 2K and 4K Monochrome Line Scan Camera User's Manual
Step 1. Install and Configure the Frame Grabber
and Software
Install Frame Grabber
Install a Full configu ration Cam era Link fram e grabber accord ing to the m anu factu rer's d escrip tion.
We recom m end the Xtiu m -CL PX4 fram e grabber or equ ivalent, d escribed in d etail on the
teled yned alsa.com site here.
Install Sapera LT and CamExpert GUI
Com m u nicate w ith the cam era u sing a Cam era Link -com p liant interface. We recom m end you u se
Cam Exp ert. Cam Exp ert is the cam era interfacing tool su p p orted by the Sap era library and com es
bu nd led w ith Sap eraLT. Using Cam Exp ert is the sim p lest and qu ickest w ay to sen d com m and s to and
receive inform ation from th e cam era.
Camera Link Control Communications
The Linea fam ily of cam eras are GenICam ™ com p liant. Sap era u ses the GenICam ™ Generic Control
Protocol (GenCP V1.0) to com m u nicate w ith the cam era over the Cam era Link serial p ort. When
com m u nications are first established Sap era w ill w hen connecting for the first tim e d ow nload the
GenICam ™ XML Descrip tion file. This file d etails how to access and control the cam era.
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