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4.3
Camera Link output modes
All these modes are presented in the standard according to the names shown on the first line.
This table shows the use of these configurations to implement various data output modes.
Bit depths of 8, 10, and 12 are supported, where MSB is labeled as M11 and LSB as M0. Camera
operates internally with more than 12 bits. All blanks are electrically zeroes.
Dual and Triple modes send data from multiple pixels in parallel to enable higher scan rates
and/or longer cable lengths. Camera Link is nominally limited to 10 meters and 85 MHz. Data
from two or three consecutive pixels is sent out at once, where the index n-1 refers to the
previous pixel and n-2 respectively to the pixel before that. If the pixels are numbered from 1
to 2048, then the transmission in 8-bit Triple mode starts with a 24-bit package, where port A
shows the 8-bit value for pixel #3, Port B equals pixel #2 and Port C contains data from the first
pixel. Respectively, the Dual modes effectively send the data out as odd and even numbered
pixels, two in parallel.
CL v2.0
specification
8-bit x 1
10-bit x 1
12-bit x 1
8-bit x 2
10-bit x 2
12-bit x 2
8-bit x 3
Mode
Base 8
Base 10
Base 12
Base 8 x2
Base 10 x2
Base 12 x2
Base 8 x3
Port
Bit
8 bit
10 bit
12 bit
8 bit Dual
10 bit Dual
12 bit Dual
8 bit Triple
A
0
M4
M2
M0
M4
M2
M0
M4
1
M5
M3
M1
M5
M3
M1
M5
2
M6
M4
M2
M6
M4
M2
M6
3
M7
M5
M3
M7
M5
M3
M7
4
M8
M6
M4
M8
M6
M4
M8
5
M9
M7
M5
M9
M7
M5
M9
6
M10
M8
M6
M10
M8
M6
M10
7
M11
M9
M7
M11
M9
M7
M11
B
0
M10
M8
M4(n-1)
M10
M8
M4(n-1)
1
M11
M9
M5(n-1)
M11
M9
M5(n-1)
2
M10
M6(n-1)
M10
M6(n-1)
3
M11
M7(n-1)
M11
M7(n-1)
4
M8(n-1)
M10(n-1)
M8(n-1)
M8(n-1)
5
M9(n-1)
M11(n-1)
M9(n-1)
M9(n-1)
6
M10(n-1)
M10(n-1)
M10(n-1)
7
M11(n-1)
M11(n-1)
M11(n-1)
C
0
M2(n-1)
M0(n-1)
M4(n-2)
1
M3(n-1)
M1(n-1)
M5(n-2)
2
M4(n-1)
M2(n-1)
M6(n-2)
3
M5(n-1)
M3(n-1)
M7(n-2)
4
M6(n-1)
M4(n-1)
M8(n-2)
5
M7(n-1)
M5(n-1)
M9(n-2)
6
M8(n-1)
M6(n-1)
M10(n-2)
7
M9(n-1)
M7(n-1)
M11(n-2)