BOBCAT Hardware User’s Manual
Imperx, Inc.
Rev. 2.0.6
6421 Congress Ave.
11/20/2012
Boca Raton, FL 33487
+1 (561) 989-0006
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1.4 CAMERA CONNECTIVITY
1.4.1 Camera Link Output
The interface between the BOBCAT-CL camera and outside equipment is done via 3
connectors and one LED, located on the back panel of the camera – Figure 1.4.
1.
Camera output – standard base Camera Link Mini provides data, sync, control,
serial interface and PoCL power.
2.
12-pin Power Connector – provides power and I/O interface.
3.
USB type B programming/SPI connector.
4.
Status LED – indicates the status of the camera – refer to Status LED section.
5.
Serial Number – shows camera model and serial number.
Figure 1.4 – Camera back panel – camera link output
Camera data output is compliant with base Camera Link standard and includes
12VDC Power over camera Link (PoCL), 4 W max, 24 data bits, 4 sync signals
(LVAL, FVAL, DVAL and User Out), 1 reference clock, 2 external inputs CC1,
CC2 and a bi-directional serial interface. The camera link output connector is shown
in Figure 1.5a, and the corresponding signal mapping in Table 1.2.
