4M30 Camera User’s Manual
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DALSA
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Appendix A
Appendix A
Appendix A
Appendix A
LVDS (EIA-644) Reference
LVDS (EIA-644) Reference
LVDS (EIA-644) Reference
LVDS (EIA-644) Reference
EIA-644 is an electrical specification for the transmission of digital data. The standard is available
from the EIA (Electronic Industries Association). It defines voltage levels, expected transmission
speeds over various cable lengths, common mode voltage operating requirements for transmitters
and receivers, and input impedances and sensitivities for receivers.
The standard requires that two wires (e.g. twisted pair) be used to transmit one signal in a
differential mode. This means that one wire will be logic HIGH while the other wire is logic LOW.
Voltage swing between HIGH and LOW is approximately 350mV, with a typical offset of
approximately 1.25V. The use of differential signal transmission allows the receiver to reject
common mode voltages. This noise rejection improves data integrity and allows cameras to be
installed in an industrial environment.
EIA-644-compatible line receivers and drivers are available from many different IC manufacturers
in a variety of fabrication technologies such as CMOS and GaAs. The EIA-644 standard does not
define specific voltages, so it can migrate from 5V power supplies to 3.3V and sub-3V. DALSA
recommends the use of 5V CMOS line drivers and receivers such as National Semiconductor parts
DS90C0C31 quad line driver and DS90C032 quad line receiver.
To achieve full benefit of the common mode rejection, twisted pair cable should be used for all
EIA-644 signals. The cable impedance should be 100 Ohms and the cable terminated at the
receiving end with a 100 Ohm resistor. All EIA-644 inputs in a DALSA camera are terminated
with 100 Ohms between the (+) and (-) of a signal. Figure A-1 (a) shows an example of an EIA-
644 transmission.
DALSA indicates the (+) signal by the name of the signal; i.e. MCLK, while the (-) signal is
indicated by either an overscore over the name or appending the letter B to the end of the name;
i.e.
MCLK
or MCLKB. The (+) signal has the same sense as the TTL signal which is sent or
received; i.e. when MCLK in the TTL domain is HIGH then MCLK in the EIA-644 domain is
HIGH. The (-) signal has the opposite sense of the TTL domain signal and so if MCLK TTL is
HIGH then MCLKB EIA-644 is LOW. Figure 9 shows the relationship.
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