Bonito Technical Manual
V2.4.0
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Camera interfaces
Camera link cable length
The tested maximum Camera Link cable length for the Bonito is 7 m, depending
on the cable quality and the frame grabber.
Accessories
The Bonito needs a DC power supply with 12 V at an average current of 0.35 A
(max. 0.4 A). The camera is delivered with suitable power supply without power
cord.
The Bonito is available with C-Mount, F-Mount or EF-Mount lens adapter. Con-
sider the CMOS sensor size for lens selection. The lens should fully illuminate an
area of
16 mm x 12 mm (ø 20 mm, type 4/3).
The software depends on the frame grabber. A software development kit (SDK)
and a demo software for first live preview is usually provided by the frame grab-
ber manufacturer.
Serial I/O
To configure the Bonito camera, an asynchronous serial command interface is
provided. By default this command interface is internally routed via the
Camera Link connector O2 (SerTC, SerTFG) or CL1 (
Bonito CL-400B/C 200fps
),
but the RS232 signals at the 15-pin D-sub connector may also be used.
Allied Vision provides the
DeviceConfig
software to control the camera via stan-
dard PC RS232 COM ports. Beginning with version 1.2.1 camera control is also
possible via the serial interface of the frame grabber. The frame grabber needs a
DLL provided by the frame grabber’s manufacturer (clser*.dll).
By default the serial interface uses the following parameters:
•
115200 baud
•
8 data bits
•
1 stop bit
•
No parity
•
No handshake
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For more information on
DeviceConfig
see:
http://www.alliedvisiontec.com/emea/products/software/
windows/deviceconfig.html
Note
For more information about serial communication via Camera
Link refer to the documentation of the particular frame grab-
ber.
