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Grablink DualBase

Frame grabber for two base-configuration Camera Link cameras

At a glance
  • For two Camera Link Base or Lite configuration cameras
  • Directly compatible with hundreds of Camera Link cameras available on the market
  • Supports PoCL, Power over Camera Link
  • ECCO: Extended Camera Link cable length
  • PCIe x4 bus: 850 MB/s sustained delivery bandwidth
  • Feature-rich set of 20 digital IO lines
  • Memento Event Logging Tool



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

  • Direct transfer into user-allocated memory and hardware boards that expose PCI addresses
  • Hardware scatter-gather support
  • 64-bit addressing capability


Line-scan triggering capabilities 2/2

  • The Grablink frame grabber controls the camera scanning rate based on the signals received from a motion encoder. When the parts move faster, the acquisition line rate of the camera increases. When the parts move slower, the acquisition line rate of the camera decreases.
  • The Grablink boards interpret A/B signals from quadrature motion encoders to know in which direction (forward or backward) the part is moving.
  • Optionally, the Grablink can be instructed to acquire lines only when the object is moving forward or only when the object is moving backward.
  • A feature called Backward Motion Cancellation stops the acquisition when a backward motion is detected. The line acquisition automatically resumes when the motion is again in the forward direction, at the exact place where the acquisition was interrupted.
  • A Rate Converter allows the camera to acquire lines at any programmable resolution lower or higher than the resolution of the motion encoder. This gives the designer incredible freedom and flexibility during the development of the application.
  • A Rate Divider allows the camera to acquire lines at a resolution lower than the resolution of the motion encoder. It divides the frequency of the incoming encoder signal by a programmable integer.


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)


Area-scan triggering capabilities

  • A trigger is used to start the acquisition when the part is in position. Hardware triggers come from the Grablink's I/O lines. Software triggers come from the application.
  • An optional trigger delay is available to postpone the acquisition for a programmable time.
  • A trigger decimation function allows to skip some of the triggers.
  • Camera exposure control allows the application to control the exposure time of the camera.
  • When the acquisition starts, at the appropriate timing, the Grablink board generates a signal to control an illumination device connected to one of its output lines.


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.
  • High-speed differential inputs: Quadrature motion encoder support up to 5 MHz.
  • Isolated current-sense inputs: 5V, 12V, 24V signaling voltages accepted, up to 50 kHz, individual galvanic isolation up to 500VAC RMS.
  • Isolated contact outputs.


Line-scan triggering capabilities 1/2

Grablink supports continuous web scanning (to inspect infinite, continuously moving surfaces without losing a single line) and discrete object scanning (to acquire the image of objects moving in front of the camera).

  • A trigger is used to start the acquisition when the part is in position. Hardware triggers come from the board's I/O lines. Software triggers come from the application.
  • After it is started, the acquisition either:
    • Continues indefinitely (for web inspection applications)
    • Continues for a programmable number of lines (to acquire the image of objects of a known length)
    • Continues until an end trigger is received (to acquire the image of objects of a variable length)
  • An optional trigger delay is available to postpone the beginning of the acquisition for a programmable number of lines.


Windows and Linux drivers available
Windows and Linux drivers available


Mechanical
Format Standard profile, half length, 4-lane PCI Express card
Cooling method Air-cooling, fanless
Mounting For insertion in a standard height, 4-lane or higher, PCI Express card slot
Connectors
  • 'A' on bracket:
    • 26-position Shrunk Delta Ribbon (SDR) socket
    • Camera Link Camera A
  • 'B' on bracket:
    • 26-position Shrunk Delta Ribbon (SDR) socket
    • Camera Link Camera B
  • 'EXTERNAL I/O' on bracket:
    • 26-pin 3-row high-density female sub-D connector
    • I/O lines and power output
  • 'INTERNAL I/O A on PCB:
    • 26-pin 2-row 0.1" pitch pin header with shrouding
    • I/O lines of camera A and power output
  • 'INTERNAL I/O B on PCB:
    • 26-pin 2-row 0.1" pitch pin header with shrouding
    • I/O lines of camera B and power output
  • 'POWER INPUT' on module:
    • 4-pin MOLEX power socket
    • 12 VDC power input for PoCL cameras and I/O power
Dimensions PCB L X H: 167.65 mm x 111.15 mm, 6.6 in x 4.38 in
Weight 137 g, 4.83 oz
Host bus
Standard PCI Express 1.0
Link width 4 lanes
Link speed 2.5 GT/s (PCIe 1.0)
Maximum payload size 1024 bytes
DMA 32- and 64-bit
Peak delivery bandwidth 1,024 MB/s
Effective (sustained) delivery bandwidth
  • Up to 833 MB/s for a PCI Express payload size of 256 bytes and 64-bit addressing
  • Up to 844 MB/s for a PCI Express payload size of 256 bytes and 32-bit addressing
  • Up to 754 MB/s for a PCI Express payload size of 128 bytes and 64-bit addressing
  • Up to 780 MB/s for a PCI Express payload size of 128 bytes and 32-bit addressing
Power consumption Max.7.2 W; Typ. 6.0 W (0.47 A @ 3.3V;0.37 A @+12V)
Camera / video inputs
Interface standard(s) Camera Link 2.0
Connectors Two Shrunk Delta Ribbon (SDR) Miniature Camera Link (MiniCL)
ECCO - Extended Camera Link Cable Operation ECCO
Number of cameras Two Base or Lite cameras
Maximum aggregated camera data transfer rate 4.08 Gbit/s (510 MB/s)
Camera Link configuration Base or Lite
Camera Link clock frequency From 20 MHz up to 85 MHz
PoCL (Power over Camera Link) Two independent PoCL SafePower compliant controllers with overload, over-voltage and short-circuit protection
Camera types Grayscale and color (RGB and Bayer) area- and line-scan cameras
Area-scan camera control
Trigger
  • Precise control of asynchronous reset cameras, with exposure control.
  • Support of camera exposure/readout overlap.
  • Support of external hardware trigger, with optional delay and trigger decimation.
Strobe
  • Accurate control of the strobe position for strobed light sources.
  • Support of early and late strobe pulses.
Line-scan camera control
Scan/page trigger
  • Precise control of start-of-scan and end-of-scan triggers.
  • Support of external hardware trigger, with optional delay.
  • Support of infinite acquisition, without missing line, for web inspection applications.
Line trigger
  • Support for quadrature motion encoders, with programmable noise filters, selection of acquisition direction and backward motion compensation.
  • Rate Converter tool for fine control of the pixel aspect ratio.
  • Rate Divider tool
Line strobe
  • Accurate control of the strobe position for strobed light sources.
On-board processing
On-board memory 128 MB (64 MB for image data)
Image data stream processing
  • Unpacking of 10-/12-/14-bit to 16-bit with selectable justification to LSb or MSb
Input LUT (Lookup Table)
  • Monochrome: 8-bit, 10-bit or 12-bit per pixel, up to 500 MPixel/s per camera
  • RGB: 3x8-bit per pixel, up to 125 MPixel/s per camera
Bayer CFA to RGB decoder
  • Advanced interpolation method using average and median functions on a 3x3 kernel
  • Up to 125 MPixel/s per camera
General Purpose Inputs and Outputs
Number of lines 2 sets of 10 I/O lines, each set including:
  • 2 differential inputs (DIN)
  • 4 isolated inputs (IIN)
  • 4 isolated outputs (IOUT)
Usage
  • Each acquisition channel has a dedicated set of 10 I/O's
    • The I/O set of INTERNAL IO CONNECTOR A is dedicated to the acquisition channel of CAMERA A
    • The I/O set of INTERNAL IO CONNECTOR B is dedicated to the acquisition channel of CAMERA B
  • The input lines of an I/O set can be used by the corresponding acquisition channel as:
    • Camera frame trigger source (area-scan only)
    • Acquisition sequence trigger source (area-scan only)
    • Camera line trigger source (line-scan only)
    • Page acquisition trigger source (line-scan only)
    • Page acquisition end trigger source (line-scan only)
    • (Quadrature) motion encoder input (line-scan only)
  • The IOUT 1 output line of an I/O set can be used by the corresponding acquisition channel, as:
    • Illumination strobe output
  • All the input lines can be used as general purpose inputs
  • All the output lines can be used as general purpose outputs
Electrical specifications
  • DIN: High-speed differential inputs, up to 5 MHz, compatible with ANSI/EIA/TIA-422/485 differential line drivers and complementary TTL drivers
  • IIN: Isolated current-sense inputs with wide voltage input range up to 30V, compatible with totem-pole LVTTL, TTL, 5V CMOS drivers, RS-422 differential line drivers, potential free contacts, solid-state relays and opto-couplers
  • IOUT: Isolated contact outputs compatible with 30V / 100mA loads
NOTE: IIN and IOUT lines provide a functional isolation grade for the circuit technical protection. It does not provide an isolation that can protect a human being from electrical shock!
Filter control
  • Glitch removal filter available only 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
    • 40 ns, 100 ns, 200 ns, 500 ns, 1 µs, 5 µs, 10 µs for line trigger sources
Power output Non-isolated, +5V, 1A and +12V, 1A, 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 2014/30/EU
  • United States FCC rule 47 CFR 15
EMC - Emission
  • EN 55022:2010 / CISPR 22:2008 Class B
  • EN 55032:2015 / CISPR 32:2012 Class B
  • FCC 47 Part 15 Class B
EMC - Immunity
  • EN 55024:2010 / CISPR 24:2010
  • EN 55035:2017 / CISPR 35:2016
  • EN 61000-4-2:2009
  • EN 61000-4-3:2006
  • EN 61000-4-4:2004
  • EN 61000-4-5:2014
  • EN 61000-4-6:2014
KC Certification Korean Radio Waves Act, Article 58-2, Clause 3
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
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