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Grablink Express

Frame grabber for one base-configuration PoCL Camera Link camera

At a glance
  • For one Camera Link Base configuration camera
  • Directly compatible with hundreds of Camera Link cameras available on the market
  • Supports PoCL, Power over Camera Link
  • PCIe x1 bus
  • 32-MByte on board memory
  • Feature-rich set of 9 digital IO lines



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Directly compatible with hundreds of Camera Link cameras available on the market
Directly compatible with hundreds of Camera Link cameras available on the market

Check out our supported cameras page (in the Support menu)


Flexible line-scan camera operation with the rate converter

  • The rate converter is a smart, programmable frequency multiplier/divider.
  • Used with motion encoders and line-scan cameras, it allows the user to choose the aspect ratio of the pixels in the image.
  • It provides a way to calibrate the acquisition chain to easily reach square (1:1 aspect ratio) pixels.


General purpose I/O lines
General purpose I/O lines

Compatible with a wide range of sensors and motion encoders.


Windows and Linux drivers available
Windows and Linux drivers available


High-performance DMA (Direct Memory Access)
High-performance DMA (Direct Memory Access)

  • Direct transfer into user-allocated memory
  • Hardware scatter-gather support


Mechanical
Format Standard profile, half length, 1-lane PCI Express card
Cooling method Air-cooling, fanless
Mounting For insertion in a standard height, 1-lane or higher, PCI Express card slot
Connectors
  • 'CAMERA LINK' on bracket:
    • 26-position Mini Delta Ribbon (MDR) socket
    • Camera Link connector
  • 'SYSTEM' on bracket:
    • 26-pin 3-row high-density male sub-D connector
    • I/O lines and power output
  • 'SYSTEM' on PCB:
    • 26-pin 2-row 0.1" pitch pin header with shrouding
    • I/O lines and power output
  • 'CAMERA POWER INPUT' on module:
    • 4-pin MOLEX power socket
    • 12 VDC power input for PoCL camera
Dimensions PCB L x H: 168 mm x 111 mm, 6.61 in x 4.37 in
Host bus
Standard PCI Express 1.0
Link width 1 lane
Link speed 2.5 GT/s (PCIe 1.0)
DMA 32-bit
Peak delivery bandwidth 256 MB/s
Effective (sustained) delivery bandwidth 180 MB/s (Host PC motherboard dependent)
Power consumption Max. 5.35 W (500 mA @ +3.3V, 300 mA @ +12V), excluding I/O power output
Camera / video inputs
Interface standard(s) Camera Link
Connectors One Mini Delta Ribbon (MDR) Camera Link (CL)
Number of cameras One Base camera
Maximum aggregated camera data transfer rate 2.04 Gbit/s (255 MB/s)
Camera Link configuration Base
Camera Link clock frequency From 20 MHz up to 85 MHz
PoCL (Power over Camera Link) One PoCL SafePower compliant controller with overload, over-voltage and short-circuit protection
Camera types Grayscale and color (RGB and Bayer) area- and line-scan cameras
Video delivery
Raw video format(s)
  • Monochrome formats: Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14, Y16
  • Packed RGB color formats: RGB24, RGB32
  • Planar RGB color formats: RGB24PL, RGB30PL, RGB36PL, RGB42PL, RGB48PL
  • Additional formats: BAYER8, BAYER10, BAYER12, BAYER14, BAYER16, RAW8, RAW10, RAW12, RAW14, RAW16
On-board processing
On-board memory 32 MB (16 MB for image data)
Image data stream processing
  • Unpacking of 10-/12-/14-bit to 16-bit with selectable justification to LSb or MSb
General Purpose Inputs and Outputs
Number of lines 9 I/O lines:
  • 4 TTL input/output lines (ENHANCED I/O)
  • 2 differential inputs (TRA1, TRA2)
  • 1 isolated output (STA)
  • 2 multimode input/output lines (ISOA1, ISOA2)
Usage
  • Camera and image acquisition trigger
  • Light strobe trigger
  • Camera synchronization using motion encoder
  • General purpose IO
Electrical specifications
  • ISOA1, ISOA2: Inputs or outputs, isolated up to 500 V:
    • Input: compatible with TTL or 12V signals
    • Output: TTL, open-collector or open-emitter
  • TRA1, TRA2: Inputs compatible with TTL, LVTTL, differential LVDS, differential RS-422, differential RS-485 signals, protected against electrostatic discharge, with choke for the rejection of common-mode noise
  • STA: Opto-isolated outputs, compatible with signals up to 60V, with 3 µs fall time, isolated up to 500V
  • ENHANCED IO Inputs or outputs compatible with TTL signals, protected against electrostatic discharge, with high-frequency noise filter
Filter control
  • Glitch removal filter available on input lines used as trigger sources:
  • Configurable with five time constants:
    • 100 ns, 500 ns and 2.5 µs for trigger/ page trigger /page end trigger sources
    • 100 ns, 500 ns, 2.5 µs for line trigger source
Power output
  • Non-isolated +5V, 1A and +12V, 500 mA with self-resettable fuse protection
  • Isolated +5V 250 mA with electronic fuse protection
Software
Host PC Operating System
  • Microsoft Windows 10, 8.1, 7 for x86 (32-bit) and x86-64 (64-bit) processor architectures
  • Linux for x86 (32-bit) and x86-64 (64-bit) processor architectures
Refer to release notes for details
APIs
  • MultiCam 32- and 64-bit binary libraries (Windows and Linux), for ISO-compliant C/C++ compilers
Environmental conditions
Operating ambient air temperature 0 °C to +50 °C / +32 °F to +122 °F
Operating ambient air humidity 10% to 90% RH non-condensing
Storage ambient air temperature -20 °C to +70 °C/ -4 °F to +158 °F
Storage ambient air humidity 10% to 90% RH non-condensing
Certifications
Electromagnetic - EMC standards
  • European Council EMC Directive 2004/108/EC
  • United States FCC rule 47 CFR 15
EMC - Emission
  • EN 55022:2010 Class B
  • FCC 47 Part 15 Class B
EMC - Immunity
  • EN 55024:2010 Class B
  • EN 61000-4-2
  • EN 61000-4-3
  • EN 61000-4-4
  • EN 61000-4-6
Flammability PCB compliant with UL 94 V-0
RoHS European Union Directive 2015/863 (ROHS3)
REACH European Union Regulation 1907/2006
WEEE Must be disposed of separately from normal household waste and must be recycled according to local regulations
Ordering Information
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