Coaxlink series

Ultimate in performance with superior value CoaXPress frame grabbers

At a glance

PCIe frame grabbers with up to eight CoaXPress connections
PCIe 3.0 (Gen 3) or PCIe 2.0 (Gen 2) bus
Feature-rich set of up to 20 digital I/O lines
Extensive camera control functions
Memento Event Logging Tool

CXP-over-Fiber

CXP-12

CXP-6

CXP-3

Coaxlink QSFP+

Four-connection CoaXPress-over-Fiber frame grabber

Coaxlink Quad CXP-12

Four-connection CoaXPress CXP-12 frame grabber

Coaxlink Quad CXP-12 JPEG

Four-connection CoaXPress CXP-12 frame grabber with JPEG compression

Coaxlink Duo CXP-12

Two-connection CoaXPress CXP-12 frame grabber

Coaxlink Mono CXP-12 LH

One-connection CoaXPress CXP-12 frame grabber

Coaxlink Octo

PCIe 3.0 eight-connection CoaXPress frame grabber

Coaxlink Quad G3 DF

PCIe 3.0 four-connection CoaXPress frame grabber with data forwarding

Coaxlink Quad G3

PCIe 3.0 four-connection CoaXPress frame grabber (fan-cooled heatsink)

Coaxlink Quad G3 LH

PCIe 3.0 four-connection CoaXPress frame grabber (passive heatsink)

Coaxlink Quad 3D-LLE

Quad CXP-6 frame grabber with on-board laser line extraction for 3D profiling

Coaxlink Quad

Four-connection CoaXPress frame grabber

Coaxlink Duo

Two-connection CoaXPress frame grabber

Coaxlink Duo PCIe/104-EMB

Two-connection ruggedized CoaXPress frame grabber

Coaxlink Duo PCIe/104-MIL

Two-connection military-grade CoaXPress frame grabber

Acquire images from the fastest and highest resolution cameras

Highest data acquisition rate in the industry
Up to 50 Gbit/s (5,000 MB/s) bandwidth from camera to host PC memory

Robust connectors for reliable connections

Coaxlink CXP-6 uses DIN 1.0/2.3 connectors with push/pull latching system
Coaxlink CXP-12 uses Micro-BNC (HD-BNC) connectors with trusted push and turn, bayonet-style positive lock, for quick and easy connects and disconnects

CustomLogic: Your own FPGA logic!

CustomLogic is an FPGA design kit enabling the design and upload of FPGA code to a Coaxlink board
It is compatible with the Coaxlink Octo and Coaxlink Quad CXP-12 for which up to 70% of their Xilinx Kintex Ultrascale XCKU035 FPGA resources are available.
The design phase uses the Xilinx Vivado development tools (not provided)
Using CustomLogic does not require any additional hardware

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 Coaxlink 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 Coaxlink boards interpret A/B signals from quadrature motion encoders to know in which direction (forward or backward) the part is moving.
Optionally, the Coaxlink board 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.

Compliant with <a target="_blank" href="https://www.euresys.com/genicam" >GenICam</a>

Compliant with GenICam

Including support for

GenApi
The Standard Feature Naming Convention (SFNC)
GenTL

PCIe 3.0 (Gen 3) x4 / x8 or PCIe 2.0 (Gen 2) x4 bus

Up to 6,700 MB/s sustained bus bandwidth

Use standard coaxial cables

A single inexpensive cable for data transfer, camera control, trigger and power supply
Top reliability and flexibility, performs in the harshest environments

Direct GPU transfer

Sample programs for AMD DirectGMA and NVIDIA (CUDA) available.
Direct GPU transfer eliminates unnecessary system memory copies, lowers CPU overhead, and reduces latency, resulting in significant performance improvements in data transfer times for applications.
Direct capture of image data to GPU memory is available using AMD's DirectGMA. Compatible with AMD FirePro W5x00 and above and all AMD FirePro S series products.

Area-scan triggering capabilities

A trigger is used to start the acquisition when the part is in position. Hardware triggers come from the Coaxlink'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 Coaxlink 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.

Windows, Linux and macOS drivers available

Including support for Intel 32-bit and 64-bit platforms as well as ARM 64-bit platforms

Cable support

Long cable support for Coaxlink CXP-6

40 meters at CXP-6 speed (6.25 Gbps)
100 meters at CXP-3 speed (3 Gbps)

Long cable support for Coaxlink CXP-12

40 meters at CXP-12 speed (12.5 Gbps)
72 meters at CXP-6 speed (6.25 Gbps)
100 meters at CXP-3 speed (3 Gbps)

Memento Event Logging Tool

Memento is an advanced development and debugging tool available for Coaxlink cards.
Memento records an accurate log of all the events related to the camera, the frame grabber and its driver as well as the application.
It provides the developer with a precise timeline of time-stamped events, along with context information and logic analyzer view.
It provides valuable assistance during application development and debugging, as well as during machine operation.

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 250VDC and 170VAC RMS.
Isolated contact outputs.
High-speed 5V-compliant TTL inputs/ LVTTL outputs.

Line-scan triggering capabilities 1/2

Coaxlink 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.

Compatible with eGrabber

eGrabber Studio: eGrabber's new interactive evaluation and demonstration application
GenICam Browser: An application giving access to the GenICam features exposed by the GenTL Producer(s)
GenTL Console: A command-line tool giving access to the functions and commands exposed by the Euresys GenTL Producer

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Mechanical

Format

Standard profile, half length, 8-lane PCI Express card

Cooling method

Air cooling, fan-cooled heatsink

Mounting

For insertion in a standard height, 8-lane or higher, PCI Express card slot

Connectors

'QSFP+' on bracket:
- Enhanced Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable port
- CoaXPress-over-Fiber host interface
'EXTERNAL I/O' on bracket:
- 26-pin 3-row high-density female sub-D connector
- I/O lines and power output
'INTERNAL I/O 1' and 'INTERNAL I/O 2' on PCB:
- 2x 26-pin 2-row 0.1" pitch pin header with shrouding
- I/O lines and power output
'I/O EXTENSION' on PCB:
- 26-pin 2-row 0.05" pitch pin header with shrouding
- I/O extension lines and power output
'AUXILIARY POWER INPUT' on module:
- 6-pin PEG power socket
- 12 VDC power input for I/O power
'C2C-LINK' on module:
- 6-pin 2-row 0.1" header
- Card to card link

'A', 'B', 'C', 'D' on bracket:
- 4x Micro-BNC female connectors
- CoaXPress host interface
'EXTERNAL I/O' on bracket:
- 26-pin 3-row high-density female sub-D connector
- I/O lines and power output
'INTERNAL I/O 1' and 'INTERNAL I/O 2' on PCB:
- 2x 26-pin 2-row 0.1" pitch pin header with shrouding
- I/O lines and power output
'I/O EXTENSION' on PCB:
- 26-pin 2-row 0.05" pitch pin header with shrouding
- I/O extension lines and power output
'AUXILIARY POWER INPUT' on module:
- 6-pin PEG power socket
- 12 VDC power input for PoCXP camera(s) and I/O power
'C2C-LINK' on module:
- 6-pin 2-row 0.1-in header
- Card to card link

LED indicators

'A', 'B', 'C', 'D' on bracket:
- Bi-color red/green LEDs
- CoaXPress Host connector indicator
'FPGA STATUS LAMP' on PCB:
- Bi-color red/green LED
- FPGA status indicator
'BOARD STATUS LAMP' on PCB:
- Bi-color red/green LED
- Board status indicator

'A', 'B', 'C', 'D' on bracket:
- Bi-color red/green LEDs
- CoaXPress Host connector indicator
'FPGA STATUS LAMP' on PCB:
- Bi-color red/green LED
- FPGA status indicator
'BOARD STATUS LAMP' on PCB:
- Bi-color red/green LED
- Board status indicator

Switches

'RECOVERY' on card PCB:

3-pin 1-row 0.1" header
Firmware emergency recovery

'RECOVERY' on card PCB:

3-pin 1-row 0.1" header
Firmware emergency recovery

Dimensions

L 167.65 mm x H 111.15 mm L 6.6 in x H 4.38 in

Weight

176 g, 6.21 oz (without transceiver)

196 g, 6.91 oz

Host bus

Standard

PCI Express 3.0

Link width

8 lanes
1 lane, 2 lanes or 4 lanes with reduced performance

8 lanes
1 lane, 2 lanes or 4 lanes with reduced performance

Link speed

8.0 GT/s (PCIe 3.0)
5.0 GT/s (PCIe 2.0) with reduced performance

8.0 GT/s (PCIe 3.0)
5.0 GT/s (PCIe 2.0) with reduced performance

Maximum payload size

512 bytes

DMA

32- and 64-bit

Peak delivery bandwidth

7,800 MB/s

Effective (sustained) delivery bandwidth

6,700 MB/s (Host PC motherboard dependent)

Power consumption

Typ. 16.5 W ( 3.0 W @ +3.3V, 12.5 W @ +12V), excluding I/O power output and optical transceiver module

Typ. 17.1 W (7.3 W @ +3.3V,9.8 W @ +12V), excluding camera and I/O power output

Camera / video inputs

Interface standard(s)

CoaXPress 1.0, 1.1, 1.1.1 and 2.0, CoaXPress-over-Fiber

CoaXPress 1.0, 1.1, 1.1.1 and 2.0

Connectors

Enhanced Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable (QSFP+) port
Compliant with SFF-8436 (4 x10 Gbit/s Pluggable Transceiver) specification
Compliant with CoaXPress over Fiber
Available power for the module: 3.5 W (SFF-8436 Power Level 4)

Four micro-BNC 75 Ohms (also known as HD-BNC™) CXP-12

Status LEDs

One CoaXPress Host connection status LED per connection

Number of cameras

One 1- or 2- or 4-connection camera

Area-scan cameras:
- One 1- or 2- or 4-connection camera
- Four 1-connection cameras
Line-scan cameras:
- One 1- or 2- or 4-connection camera

Maximum aggregated camera data transfer rate

5,000 MB/s

50 Gbit/s (5,000 MB/s)

Supported CXP down-connection speeds

1.25 GT/s (CXP-1), 2.5 GT/s (CXP-2), 3.125 GT/s (CXP-3), 5 GT/s (CXP-5), 6.25 GT/s (CXP-6), 10.0 GT/s (CXP-10), and 12.5 GT/s (CXP-12)

Supported CXP up-connection speeds

Low-speed 20.83... Mbps (CXP-1 to CXP-6)
Low-speed 41.6... Mbps (CXP-10, CXP-12)
High-speed (CXP-1 to CXP-12)

Low-speed 20.83... Mbps (CXP-1 to CXP-6)
Low-speed 41.66... Mbps (CXP-10, CXP-12)

Number of CXP data streams (per camera)

1 data stream per camera

Maximum CXP stream packet size

16,384 bytes

PoCXP (Power over CoaXPress)

PoCXP Safe Power:
- 17 W of 24V DC regulated power per CoaXPress connector
- PoCXP Device detection and automatic power-on
- Overload and short-circuit protections
On-board 12V to 24V DC/DC converter
A +12V power source must be connected to the AUXILIARY POWER INPUT connector using a 6-pin PEG cable

Camera types

Area-scan cameras:

Grayscale and color (YCbCr, YUV, RGB and Bayer CFA)
Single-tap (1X-1Y) progressive-scan

Area-scan cameras:
- Grayscale and color (YCbCr, YUV, RGB and Bayer CFA)
- Single-tap (1X-1Y) progressive-scan
Line-scan cameras and contact imaging sensors:
- Grayscale and color RGB

Camera pixel formats supported

Raw, Monochrome, Bayer, RGB, and RGBA (PFNC names):

Raw
Mono8, Mono10, Mono12, Mono14, Mono16
BayerXX8, BayerXX10, BayerXX12, BayerXX14, BayerXX16 where XX = GR, RG, GB, or BG
RGB8, RGB10, RGB12, RGB14, RGB16
RGBA8, RGBA10, RGBA12, RGBA14, RGBA16
YCbCr601_422_8, YCbCr601_422_10
YCbCr709_422_8, YCbCr709_422_10
YUV422_8, YUV422_10

Raw, Monochrome, Bayer, RGB, and RGBA (PFNC names):

Raw
Mono8, Mono10, Mono12, Mono14, Mono16
BayerXX8, BayerXX10, BayerXX12, BayerXX14, BayerXX16 where XX = GR, RG, GB, or BG
RGB8, RGB10, RGB12, RGB14, RGB16
RGBA8, RGBA10, RGBA12, RGBA14, RGBA16
YCbCr601_422_8, YCbCr601_422_10
YCbCr709_422_8, YCbCr709_422_10
YUV422_8, YUV422_10

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.

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.

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 Conversion Ratio in the range 0.001 to 1000 with an accuracy better than 0.1%.
Rate Divider tool

Line strobe

Accurate control of the strobe position for strobed light sources.

On-board processing

On-board memory

4 GB

Image data stream processing

Unpacking of 10-/12-/14-bit to 16-bit with selectable justification to LSb or MSb
Optional swap of R and B components
Little endian conversion

Unpacking of 10-/12-/14-bit to 16-bit with selectable justification to LSb or MSb
Optional swap of R and B components
Little endian conversion

Input LUT (Lookup Table)

Only available for monochrome cameras:

8 to 8 bits
10 to 8, 10 or 16 bits
12 to 8, 12 or 16 bits

Only available for monochrome cameras:

8 to 8 bits
10 to 8, 10 or 16 bits
12 to 8, 12 or 16 bits

Bayer CFA to RGB decoder

'1-camera' firmware variant:
- 3x3 linear interpolation method
- 3x3 median-based interpolation method

CustomLogic firmware variants

1-camera, customlogic firmware variant
- one 1- or 2- or 4-connection area-scan camera
- 91% DSP, 82% FF, 74% LUT and 56% BRAM resources of the Xilinx Kintex Ultrascale XCKU035 FPGA available for user programming
- 2GB capacity, 12GB/s bandwidth, shared on-board DRAM memory

Data stream statistics

Measurement of:
- Frame rate (Area-scan only)
- Line rate
- Data rate
Configurable averaging interval

Measurement of:
- Frame rate (Area-scan only)
- Line rate
- Data rate
Configurable averaging interval

Event signaling and counting

The application software can be notified of the occurrence of various events:
- Standard event: the EVENT_NEW_BUFFER event notifies the application of newly filled buffers
- A large set of custom events
Custom events sources:
- I/O Toolbox events
- Camera and Illumination control events
- CoaXPress data stream events
- CoaXPress host interface events
Each custom event is associated with a 32-bit counter that counts the number of occurrences
The last three 32-bit context data words of the event context data can be configured with event-specific context data:
- Event-specific data
- State of all System I/O lines sampled at the event occurrence time
- Value of any event counter

The application software can be notified of the occurrence of various events:
- Standard event: the EVENT_NEW_BUFFER event notifies the application of newly filled buffers
- A large set of custom events
Custom events sources:
- I/O Toolbox events
- Camera and Illumination control events
- CoaXPress data stream events
- CoaXPress host interface events
Each custom event is associated with a 32-bit counter that counts the number of occurrences
The last three 32-bit context data words of the event context data can be configured with event-specific context data:
- Event-specific data
- State of all System I/O lines sampled at the event occurrence time
- Value of any event counter

On-board video codec

Video encoders

General Purpose Inputs and Outputs

Number of lines

20 I/O lines:

4 differential inputs (DIN)
4 singled-ended TTL inputs/outputs (TTLIO)
8 isolated inputs (IIN)
4 isolated outputs (IOUT)

NOTE: The number of I/O lines can be extended using I/O modules attached to the I/O EXTENSION connector.

20 I/O lines:

4 differential inputs (DIN)
4 singled-ended TTL inputs/outputs (TTLIO)
8 isolated inputs (IIN)
4 isolated outputs (IOUT)

NOTE: The number of I/O lines can be extended using I/O modules attached to the I/O EXTENSION connector.

Usage

Any I/O input lines can be used by any LIN tool of the I/O Toolbox
Selected pairs of I/O input lines can be used by any QDC tool of the I/O toolbox to decode A/B signals of a motion encoder
The LIN and QDC tools outputs can be further processed by the other tools (DIV, MDV, DEL) of the I/O toolbox to generate any of the following "trigger" events:
- The "cycle trigger" of the Camera and Illumination controller
- The "cycle sequence trigger" of the Camera and Illumination controller
- The "start-of-scan trigger" of the Acquisition Controller (line-scan only)
- The "end-of-scan trigger" of the Acquisition Controller (line-scan only)

Any I/O input lines can be used by any LIN tool of the I/O Toolbox
Selected pairs of I/O input lines can be used by any QDC tool of the I/O toolbox to decode A/B signals of a motion encoder
The LIN and QDC tools outputs can be further processed by the other tools (DIV, MDV, DEL) of the I/O toolbox to generate any of the following "trigger" events:
- The "cycle trigger" of the Camera and Illumination controller
- The "cycle sequence trigger" of the Camera and Illumination controller
- The "start-of-scan trigger" of the Acquisition Controller (line-scan only)
- The "end-of-scan trigger" of the Acquisition Controller (line-scan only)

Electrical specifications

DIN: High-speed differential inputs compatible with ANSI/EIA/TIA-422/485 differential line drivers and complementary TTL drivers
TTLIO: High-speed 5V-compliant TTL inputs or LVTTL outputs, compatible with totem-pole LVTTL, TTL, 5V CMOS drivers or LVTTL, TTL, 3V CMOS receivers
IIN: Isolated current-sense inputs with wide voltage input range up to 30V, compatible with totem-pole 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

DIN: High-speed differential inputs compatible with ANSI/EIA/TIA-422/485 differential line drivers and complementary TTL drivers
TTLIO: High-speed 5V-compliant TTL inputs or LVTTL outputs, compatible with totem-pole LVTTL, TTL, 5V CMOS drivers or LVTTL, TTL, 3V CMOS receivers
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

Filter control

Glitch removal filter available on all System I/O input lines
Configurable filter time constants:
- for DIN and TTLIO lines: 50 ns, 100 ns, 200 ns, 500 ns, 1 µs
- for IIN lines: 500 ns, 1 µs, 2 µs, 5 µs, 10 µs

Glitch removal filter available on all System I/O input lines
Configurable filter time constants:
- for DIN and TTLIO lines: 50 ns, 100 ns, 200 ns, 500 ns, 1 µs
- for IIN lines: 500 ns, 1 µs, 2 µs, 5 µs, 10 µs

Polarity control

Yes

Power output

Non-isolated, +12V, 1A, with electronic fuse protection

I/O Toolbox tools

The I/O Toolbox is a configurable interconnection of tools that generates events (usually triggers) from input lines. The composition of the toolset is product- and firmware-dependent.

Line Input tool (LIN): Edge detector delivering events on rising or falling edges of any selected input line.
Quadrature Decoder tool (QDC): A composite tool including:
- A quadrature edge detector delivering events on selected transitions of selected pairs of input lines.
- An optional backward motion compensator for clean line-scan image acquisition when the motion is unstable.
- A 32-bit up/down counter for delivering a position value.
Divider tool (DIV): to generate an event every nth input events from any I/O toolbox event source.
Multiplier/divider tool (MDV): to generate m events every d input events from any I/O toolbox event source.
Delay tool (DEL): to delay up to 16 events from one or two I/O toolbox event sources, by a programmable time or number of motion encoder ticks (any QDC events).
User Actions Scheduler tool (UAS): to delegate the execution of User Actions at a scheduled time or encoder position. Possible user actions include setting low/high/toggle any bit of the User Output Register or generation of any User Events.

The I/O Toolbox is a configurable interconnection of tools that generates events (usually triggers) from input lines. The composition of the toolset is product- and firmware-dependent.

Line Input tool (LIN): Edge detector delivering events on rising or falling edges of any selected input line.
Quadrature Decoder tool (QDC): A composite tool including:
- A quadrature edge detector delivering events on selected transitions of selected pairs of input lines.
- An optional backward motion compensator for clean line-scan image acquisition when the motion is unstable.
- A 32-bit up/down counter for delivering a position value.
Divider tool (DIV): to generate an event every nth input events from any I/O toolbox event source.
Multiplier/divider tool (MDV): to generate m events every d input events from any I/O toolbox event source.
Delay tool (DEL): to delay up to 16 events from one or two I/O toolbox event sources, by a programmable time or number of motion encoder ticks (any QDC events).
User Actions Scheduler tool (UAS): to delegate the execution of User Actions at a scheduled time or encoder position. Possible user actions include setting low/high/toggle any bit of the User Output Register or generation of any User Events.

I/O Toolbox composition

8 LIN, 1 QDC, 1 DIV, 1 MDV, 2 DEL, 1 UAS

Determined by the selected firmware variant:

1-camera: 8 LIN, 1 QDC, 1 DIV, 1 MDV, 2 DEL, 1 UAS
1-camera, line-scan: 8 LIN, 1 QDC, 1 DIV, 1 MDV, 2 DEL, 1 UAS
4-camera: 8 LIN, 4 QDC, 4 DIV, 4 MDV, 4 DEL, 1 UAS

C2C-Link

Description

Accurate synchronization of the trigger and the start-of-exposure of multiple grabber-controlled area-scan cameras.
Accurate synchronization of the start-of-cycle, start-of-scan and end-of-scan of multiple grabber-controlled line-scan cameras.

Accurate synchronization of the trigger and the start-of-exposure of multiple grabber-controlled area-scan cameras.
Accurate synchronization of the start-of-cycle, start-of-scan and end-of-scan of multiple grabber-controlled line-scan cameras.

Specification

C2C-Link synchronizes cameras connected to:
- the same card
- to different cards in the same PC (requires an accessory cable such as the "3303 C2C-Link Ribbon Cable" or a custom-made C2C-Link cable)
- to different cards in different PCs (requires one "1636 InterPC C2C-Link Adapter" for each PC and one RJ 45 CAT 5 STP straight LAN cable for each adapter but the last one)
Maximum distance:
- 60 cm inside a PC
- 1200 m cumulated adapter to adapter cable length
Maximum trigger rate:
- 2.5 MHz for configurations using a single PC, or up to 10 PCs and 100 m total C2C-Link cable length
- 200 kHz for configurations up to 32 PCs and 1200m total C2C-Link cable length
Trigger propagation delay from master to slave devices:
- Less than 10 ns for cameras on the same card or on different cards in the same PC
- Less than 265 ns for cameras on different cards in different PCs (3 PCs and 40m total C2C-Link cable length)

C2C-Link synchronizes cameras connected to:
- the same card
- to different cards in the same PC (requires an accessory cable such as the "3303 C2C-Link Ribbon Cable" or a custom-made C2C-Link cable)
- to different cards in different PCs (requires one "1636 InterPC C2C-Link Adapter" for each PC and one RJ 45 CAT 5 STP straight LAN cable for each adapter but the last one)
Maximum distance:
- 60 cm inside a PC
- 1200 m cumulated adapter to adapter cable length
Maximum trigger rate:
- 2.5 MHz for configurations using a single PC, or up to 10 PCs and 100 m total C2C-Link cable length
- 200 kHz for configurations up to 32 PCs and 1200m total C2C-Link cable length
Trigger propagation delay from master to slave devices:
- Less than 10 ns for cameras on the same card or on different cards in the same PC
- Less than 265 ns for cameras on different cards in different PCs (3 PCs and 40m total C2C-Link cable length)

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), x86-64 (64-bit) and aarch64 (64-bit) processor architectures
macOS for x86-64 (64-bit) processor architecture

Refer to release notes for details

Microsoft Windows 10, 8.1, 7 for x86 (32-bit) and x86-64 (64-bit) processor architectures
Linux for x86 (32-bit), x86-64 (64-bit) and aarch64 (64-bit) processor architectures
macOS for x86-64 (64-bit) processor architecture

Refer to release notes for details

APIs

EGrabber class, with C++ and .NET APIs:

.NET assembly designed to be used with development environments compatible with .NET frameworks version 4.0 or higher

GenICam GenTL producer libraries compatible with C/C++ compilers:

x86 dynamic library designed to be used with ISO-compliant C/C++ compilers for the development of x86 applications
x86_64 dynamic library designed to be used with ISO-compliant C/C++ compilers for the development of x86_64 applications
aarch64 dynamic library designed to be used with ISO-compliant C/C++ compilers for the development of aarch64 applications

EGrabber class, with C++ and .NET APIs:

.NET assembly designed to be used with development environments compatible with .NET frameworks version 4.0 or higher

GenICam GenTL producer libraries compatible with C/C++ compilers:

x86 dynamic library designed to be used with ISO-compliant C/C++ compilers for the development of x86 applications
x86_64 dynamic library designed to be used with ISO-compliant C/C++ compilers for the development of x86_64 applications
aarch64 dynamic library designed to be used with ISO-compliant C/C++ compilers for the development of aarch64 applications

Environmental conditions

Operating ambient air temperature

0 to +55 °C / +32 to +131 °F

Operating ambient air humidity

10 to 90% RH non-condensing

Storage ambient air temperature

-20 to +70 °C/ -4 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

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

EN 55022:2010 Class B
FCC 47 Part 15 Class B

EMC - Immunity

EN 55024:2010 Class B
EN 61000-4-3
EN 61000-4-4
EN 61000-4-6

EN 55024:2010 Class B
EN 61000-4-3
EN 61000-4-4
EN 61000-4-6

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

Ordering Information

Product code - Description

3625 - Coaxlink QSFP+

3603-4 - Coaxlink Quad CXP-12

Optional accessories

Machine Vision for the Electronic Manufacturing Industry

High speed image acquisition for AOI, 3D SPI, 3D lead/ball inspection machines.

The Coaxlink and Grablink cards are dependable industrial frame grabbers that provide robust and stable image acquisition from the fastest digital cameras available. They feature precise camera control and synchronization functions.

AOI (Automated Optical Inspection) machines
3D SPI (Solder Paste Inspection) machines
3D lead/ball inspection machines

Associated Products

Coaxlink Duo CXP-12 , Coaxlink Mono CXP-12 LH , Coaxlink Octo , Coaxlink Quad CXP-12 , Coaxlink Quad CXP-12 , Coaxlink Quad G3 , Coaxlink Quad G3 DF , Coaxlink Quad G3 LH , Grablink Base , Grablink DualBase , Grablink Full , Grablink Full XR

Very high resolution line-scan image acquisition for Flat Panel Display inspection and solar cell inspection

Associated Products

Mark inspection

Associated Products

Coaxlink Duo CXP-12 , Coaxlink Mono CXP-12 LH , Coaxlink Quad CXP-12 , Coaxlink Quad CXP-12 , Deep Learning Bundle , EasyClassify , EasyLocate , EasyMatrixCode , EasyQRCode , EasySegment

3D image acquisition for electronic inspection machines

Associated Products

Coaxlink Quad 3D-LLE

Machine Vision for the General Manufacturing Industries

High frame rate image acquisition for inspection machines

Glass inspection: bottles, vials

Associated Products

Line-scan image acquisition for surface inspection machines

Associated Products

Line-scan image acquisition for textile inspection

Associated Products

Image acquisition for robots

Associated Products

Coaxlink Duo CXP-12 , Coaxlink Mono CXP-12 LH , Coaxlink Octo , Coaxlink Quad CXP-12 , Coaxlink Quad CXP-12 , Coaxlink Quad G3 , Coaxlink Quad G3 DF , Coaxlink Quad G3 LH

3D image acquisition for inspection machines

Associated Products

Coaxlink Quad 3D-LLE

Machine Vision for the Printing Industry

High speed line-scan image acquisition for printing inspection machines

Printing inspection for packages
Printing inspection for labels

Associated Products

Video Acquisition and Recording

High-frame-rate video acquisition for motion analysis and recording

Associated Products

Coaxlink Duo CXP-12 , Coaxlink Duo PCIe/104-EMB , Coaxlink Mono CXP-12 LH , Coaxlink Octo , Coaxlink Quad CXP-12 , Coaxlink Quad CXP-12 , Coaxlink Quad CXP-12 JPEG , Coaxlink Quad CXP-12 JPEG , Coaxlink Quad G3 , Coaxlink Quad G3 DF , Coaxlink Quad G3 LH , Grablink Base , Grablink DualBase , Grablink Full , Grablink Full XR

Scientific research, hyperspectral imaging

CoaXPress hyperspectral imagers can be installed in aircrafts or unmanned aerial vehicles for environmental or agriculture monitoring, land analysis or airborne remote sensing.

Associated Products

Coaxlink Duo PCIe/104-EMB

Military & Defense

Transmission and acquisition of high-definition video over long coaxial cables

CoaXPress is a recent powerful standard providing a high speed interface between the camera and the PC frame grabber. On a highway, high speed cameras can take images in a burst. The sharper images will enhance license plate recognition accuracy. High frequency real time triggering and exposure time adjustment to the low light situations can be accommodated.

Associated Products

Coaxlink Duo PCIe/104-MIL

Airborne ISR

Vision systems integrate high resolution and high speed CoaXPress cameras for airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.

Associated Products

Coaxlink Duo PCIe/104-MIL

Camera turrets for airborne surveillance or gun turrets

CoaXPress cameras can easily be integrated into 360° rotating stations with slip rings to allow continuous panning. High resolution video provides sharper images and a larger viewing area thereby potentially reducing the number of cameras required.

Associated Products

Coaxlink Duo PCIe/104-MIL

Unmanned applications, vehicle-based video capture, remote control of UAVs

The CoaXPress standard allows video transfer to the PC in a few milliseconds. The very low latency of the system will allow the control of land vehicles or remote control of UAVs.

Associated Products

Coaxlink Duo PCIe/104-MIL

Video Monitoring, Surveillance & Security

Transmission and acquisition of high-definition video over long coaxial cables for traffic surveillance, monitoring and control

Associated Products

Embedded security systems for rail and road transportation, police vehicles

Thanks to a high resistance to extreme temperatures, shocks, vibrations and humidity, the Coaxlink Duo PCIe/104 board is particularly well suited for embedded security systems for rail and road transportation, police vehicles equipment or any mobile or outdoor video-surveillance applications.

Associated Products

Coaxlink Duo PCIe/104-EMB

Coaxlink series