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Document Name 

FastImage 1300 Camera Integration Guide 

 

Document Number: 

30002-00183 

 

Revision History: 

1.3 

April 25, 2002 

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Содержание FASTIMAGE 1300

Страница 1: ...i FASTIMAGE 1300 CAMERA INTEGRATION GUIDE 30002 00183...

Страница 2: ...ational Semiconductor CodeWarrior is a registered trademark of Metrowerks Corp FastChannel is a registered trademark of Alacron Inc FastSeries is a registered trademark of Alacron Inc Fast4 FastFrame...

Страница 3: ...PAL Software 4 H Cables 4 I Power Considerations 5 II ANALOG CAMERAS 6 A Analog Video Input 6 1 NTSC PAL Composite and S Video Component Input 6 2 Monochrome and RGB Analog Video Input 7 B Analog Inp...

Страница 4: ...Returning Products for Repair or Replacements 22 C Reporting Bugs 23 MANUAL FIGURES TABLES FIGURE PAGE SUBJECT TABLE PAGE SUBJECT 1 1 Camera Connector to FI1300 1 6 Composite Analog Video Inputs 2 2...

Страница 5: ...llation for Windows NT 30002 00172 FastImage 1300 Hardware User s Guide 30002 00173 FastMem Programmer s Guide Reference 30002 00174 FastMem Hardware Installation Manual 30002 00180 Fast4 1300 Hardwar...

Страница 6: ...g monochrome or RGB NTSC PAL analog up to 32 bit differential digital or 28 bit Camera Link digital The camera format governs the connector and cabling you will need The camera can be line scan or are...

Страница 7: ...00 inputs depends on the camera type Subsequent chapters provide the details for each type of camera D Control Signals to Camera Some cameras need sync triggers exposure timers or master clocks These...

Страница 8: ...y by the TriMedia The EVIP provides Frame Valid and Odd Even field signals F Image Capture Distribution Processing and Output Analog image data from the camera is captured converted as needed into RGB...

Страница 9: ...on the board at runtime The Capture Profile specifies the binary files for programming the FPGAs and crosspoint switches It contains initial register values for the EVIP and default frequencies for t...

Страница 10: ...tely 8 amps of 5V 6 5 amps are drawn from the PC power supply via the power cable 10024 00160 The remainder as well as 12V 100MA max is drawn from the Host PCI connector The application may require an...

Страница 11: ...P EVIP Input Pin 58 59 Tap4_D0 GND VID1 AI11 56 57 Tap4_D1 GND VID2 AI12 54 55 Tap4_D2 GND VID3 AI21 52 53 Tap4_D3 GND VID4 AI22 Table 1 Composite Analog Video Inputs The EVIP outputs 8 bit parallel d...

Страница 12: ...an external RS 422 source Independent offset and gain controls are available for each of the three channels Maximum conversion rate pixel clock is 80 Mpixels s Output from the A D converters can be fu...

Страница 13: ...43 GND GND 10 11 Analog RS170 Input 1 Analog RS170 Input 3 44 45 Not used Not used 12 13 Not used Not used 46 47 Not used Not used 14 15 Not used Not used 48 49 Not used Not used 16 17 Not used Not us...

Страница 14: ...Valid Pos P5 2 5 Tap1 Pixel Clock Pos Tap3 Pixel Clock Pos P5 3 26 GND GND P5 4 27 Ext Trigger 1 Pos Ext Trigger 2 Pos P5 5 37 Strobe 2 Pos Strobe 4 Pos P5 6 2 Tap1 Line Valid Neg Tap3 Line Valid Neg...

Страница 15: ...mplement analog video capture for NTSC PAL cameras These PALs are example 3 of the ALFast distribution The crosspoint switch PALs PAL3 and PAL4 connect the output of the EVIP to all four TriMedia 3 Ca...

Страница 16: ...the delay between these signals and the line frame start signals Two master clock outputs are provided to generate a time base for cameras These RS422 differential outputs are intended for use with li...

Страница 17: ...R_CK1 MASTER_CK3 7 8 GPIN1 GPIN3 41 42 MASTER_CK2 MASTER_CK4 9 GND GND 43 GND GND 10 11 Tap1_D0 Tap3_D0 44 45 Tap2_D7 Tap4_D7 12 13 Tap1_D1 Tap3_D1 46 47 Tap2_D6 Tap4_D6 14 15 Tap1_D2 Tap3_D2 48 49 Ta...

Страница 18: ...P2 16 GPIN1P GPIN3P P2 17 Tap1_LVALP Tap3_LVALP P2 18 Tap1_FVAL Tap3_FVALP P2 19 N C N C P2 20 EXT_TRIG1N EXT_TRIG2N P2 21 STROBE_1N Output STROBE_3N Output P2 22 GPOUT1N Output GPOUT3N Output P2 23 M...

Страница 19: ...t STROBE_4N Output P3 22 GPOUT2N Output GPOUT4N Output P3 23 MASTER_CK2N Output MASTER_CK4N Output P3 24 N C N C P3 25 Tap2_D7N Tap4_D7N P3 26 Tap2_D6N Tap4_D6N P3 27 Tap2_D5N Tap4_D5N P3 28 Tap2_D4N...

Страница 20: ...ust be presented on Tap 1 Taps 3 and 4 provide data inputs for the odd and even bytes of the second camera respectively Strobe pixel clock and Line Valid signals must be presented on Tap 3 Data and co...

Страница 21: ...1 TriMedia 0 Tap 2 TriMedia 2 Tap 3 TriMedia 1 Tap 4 TriMedia 3 4 12 Bit Digital Area Scan Cameras These files D1x12bit and D2x12bit are for capturing from a single 12 bit digital camera with the Fas...

Страница 22: ...s feature is not available if the camera produces a multiple of 64 valid pixel clocks per frame 6 Camera Specific PAL Files Alacron has developed integration PALs for many digital camera models Ask yo...

Страница 23: ...INN 7 Not Used 62 GND 8 Not Used 61 GND 9 Not Used 60 CL_RXIN2P 10 Not Used 59 CL_RXIN2N 11 Not Used 58 GND 12 GND 57 GND 13 RS232 HSHKO 56 CL_RXIN1P 14 GND 55 CL_RXIN1N 15 CL_TXOUT3P 54 GND 16 CL_TXO...

Страница 24: ...e1300 Signal Board Pin Camera Pin Camera Signal GND P1 50 P6 14 SHIELD CL_RXIN0N P1 51 P6 2 X0 CL_RXIN0P P1 52 P6 15 X0 GND P1 54 P6 14 SHIELD CL_RXIN1N P1 55 P6 2 X1 CL_RXIN1P P1 56 P6 15 X1 GND P1 5...

Страница 25: ...he problem you are experiencing The release notes are available in the directory usr alacron alinfo _____ Compile and run the example programs found in the directory usr alacron src examples _____ Fin...

Страница 26: ...hardware revision numbers of all of your boards This information is written on the invoice that was shipped with your products _______ Also each board has its serial number and revision number written...

Страница 27: ...e the problem you ve cited When calling for an RMA number please have the following information ready _______ Serial numbers and descriptions of product s being shipped back _______ A listing includin...

Страница 28: ...ticular code module and email the file to us at support alacron com We will compile and run the module to track down the anomaly you ve found If you do not have Internet access or if it is inconvenien...

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