GEViCAM GP-151400, Operation Manual

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4. Operations (Frame Grabber Section …. GigE Interface)
4.1 General Description of GigE Interface
Ethernet is the most popular and widely used for the digital communication method today, of which
technology is proven and robust. Giga-bit Ethernet is an extension of fast Ethernet but has 1 Giga-bit
band width, which has the best advantage for image processing and sending high resolution, high
speed digital video to a host. It eliminates a need of frame grabber in machine vision thus cost per-
formance improves against the conventional [Analog Frame Grabber] or [Digital Camera
(Camera Link) + Frame Grabber] combination. There are numbers of benefits to go to GigE cameras
in many applications
Pleora Engine: GEViCAM uses Pleora Technologies’ engine, core and SDK.
4.2 Related Documents
When you open up the SDK installation, you will find a document file in Pleora Technologies’ iPort or
e-Bus software files (located in program file). It contains Quick start instruction, C++ SDK reference
guide, iPort user’s manual, Driver manual and other important information. See appendix for the detail.
4.3 Functions and Features
There are numbers of benefits to go to GigE cameras in many applications.
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Pleora engine: GEViCAM uses industry-leading Pleora Technologies’ engine, core and SDK.
Many organizations worldwide support the SDK as well as Pleora’s support group.
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High Performance Driver to off-load CPU task
The most critical parameter to choose the system is if you have enough CPU power for your
image processing, other communications, display, etc. The typical CPU usage of high perform-
ance driver in streamed video transmission is less than 2% (mostly below 1%).
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Deterministic continuous data transfer at 1Gb/s for 100m or more with switches.
The cable length is major advantage of Ethernet. This feature allows the new concept of factory
process control with computers away from each machines.
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Versatile SDK to support wide range of applications
Window OS, Linux, Various NIC card (and PHY), popular application drivers, OEM re-branding,
Training class at Pleora, continuous improvement, etc. are some of the features.
Frame Grabber Functions:
GigE camera-interface acts as a frame grabber function and the brief specification is as follows;
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On board Memory: 16 MB (64MB as custom option)
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Programmable Logic Control:
4 Pulse generator and Timers, 1 Rescaler, 1 Delayer, 1 Counter, Input debouncing,
Timestamp generator, Timestamp trigger, Software controlled I/O, GPIO FIFO
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Serial Ports:
Internal UART 3 ports
(Serial Port 0=Normally used for Camera Control; Port 1= RS-485; and Bulk Port 0= Audio I/O)
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Ethernet Band-width: 1Gb/s
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Unicast and Multicast: Yes
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Static Configuration: Yes, 4.01
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BOOTP: Yes
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DHCP: Yes, 4.06
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Data Format: Gray scale (8, 10, 12, 16-bit) and Color RGB Bayer (8-bit)
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Image Size (capability): Up to 4K (H, multiple of 4) x 4K (V)
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Image capture Continuous, Single, Save images (continuous, fixed number) in various
formats)
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Other Functions: Windowing, Decimation, Data port mapping, Pixel shifting, Pixel inversion
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