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Goldeye G/CL Technical Manual V4.1.1
Frame grabber requirements
You can use basically any Camera Link Base compatible frame grabber to operate
Goldeye CL cameras. However, following general aspects should be considered for
frame grabber selection:
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The frame grabber needs to support the individual pixel clock frequency of the
camera (which may be up to 85 MHz, depending on the model). See also
Changing the clock frequency on page 148
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The frame grabber and the host system need to support the pixel data band-
width delivered by the camera.
Depending on model and operation mode, a Camera Link Base camera may be
able to output up to approx. 170 million 12-bit pixels per second. Assuming a
worst-case scenario of unpacked 16 bits per pixel transfer over the host bus,
this results in 340 million bytes per second. This is approximately three times
the bandwidth of a Gigabit Ethernet port.
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Host software design and system architecture usually affect frame grabber
selection as well, for instance the number of cameras connected to the host,
the different types of cameras connected, or the availability of a frame grabber
specific GenICam transport layer.
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A high baudrate support (> 115 200 baud) of the Camera Link serial port is
recommended to improve responsivity of host software.
Read more about temperature management
For detailed explanations on temperature status and temperature management of
the Goldeye G/CL, refer to chapter
Temperature control on page 186
.
More information about frame grabbers
For more information about compatibility of various frame grabber models and
system installation refer to the sources listed below.
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The chapter
Installation and hardware CL on page 28
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The application note
Usage of Frame grabbers with Goldeye CL Cameras
,
downloadable from the Allied Vision website:
https://www.alliedvision.com/en/support/technical-documentation/goldeye-
gcl-documentation.html
Technical information and support:
To receive advice on suitable frame grabbers for your application, contact the Allied
Vision support team.
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