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Contents
Included Files ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
Power Over Camera Link (PoCL) ........................................................................................................................ 7
Related Resources ............................................................................................................................................... 7
Requirements ............................................................................................................................................................. 8
Installation ................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Setting the Camera Model .......................................................................................................................................... 9
Image Capture and Display GUI ................................................................................................................................. 9
Units, Connectors, and Channels ............................................................................................................................. 11
LEDs ......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Serial Communication ............................................................................................................................................... 12
At Initialization .................................................................................................................................................... 12
From Command Line ......................................................................................................................................... 12
From EDT GUI ................................................................................................................................................... 12
From Your Application ........................................................................................................................................ 13
From Camera
Example and Utility Applications .............................................................................................................................. 13
Triggering .................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Triggered by EDT Board (On-Demand) ............................................................................................................. 17
Triggered by EDT Board (Fixed Period)............................................................................................................. 17
Pulse-Width Triggered (Controlled or Level) ...................................................................................................... 18
External Trigger Direct to Camera ..................................................................................................................... 18
External Trigger Passthrough ............................................................................................................................ 18
External Triggering Pins ..................................................................................................................................... 19
Simulation and Testing ............................................................................................................................................. 20
Programming ............................................................................................................................................................ 21
Building or Rebuilding an Application ................................................................................................................ 21
Compiling vlviewer ............................................................................................................................................. 22
Checking and Loading the Firmware ................................................................................................................. 23
Corrupted Firmware ........................................................................................................................................... 24
Board Not Seen .................................................................................................................................................. 25
Problems With Software Installation .................................................................................................................. 25
Corrupted Images, Slow Acquisition, Timeouts, Data Loss ............................................................................... 26
Problems With Bandwidth .................................................................................................................................. 27
Problems Acquiring Images With EDT Applications .......................................................................................... 27
Problems With Your Applications ....................................................................................................................... 28
Problems With Threads ...................................................................................................................................... 28
Problems With Firmware .................................................................................................................................... 28
Appendix A: Pin Assignments................................................................................................................................... 29
Appendix B: Diagrams
Via Berg or Optional Lemo Connector. ........................................................................................................................ 31
Via Optional Cable Assembly ....................................................................................................................................... 31
Via Ribbon Cabling and D9 Connectors....................................................................................................................... 32
