Xtium2-CXP PX8 User's Manual
Technical Specifications
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C1, C2, C3, C4: CoaXPress Connector
Note: The CoaXPress camera connector is defined in the JIIA document “CoaXPress
Standard” version 2.0, ©2019 JIIA. Typically, there is no need to be concerned with the
physical pinout of the connector or cables that meet the standard.
J9: Multi-Board Sync / Bi-directional General I/Os
There are 8 bi-directional General I/Os that can be interconnected between multiple boards. These
bi-directional I/Os can be read or written by Sapera applications. Bi-directional General I/O no.1
and no.2 also can also act as the multi-board sync I/O.
The multi-board synchronization feature permits interconnecting multiple Xtium boards to
synchronize acquisitions to one or two triggers or events. The trigger source origin can be either an
external signal or a software control signal. The board sending the trigger(s) is the “Sync Master”
board, while the one or more boards receiving the control signal(s) are “Sync Slaves”.
Setup of the boards is done either by setting parameters via a Sapera application or by using
CamExpert to configure two camera files (.ccf). For testing purposes, two instances of CamExpert
(one for each board) can be run on the system where the frame grabbers are installed.
Hardware Preparation
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Interconnect two, three, or four Xtium boards via their J9 connector using the OR-YXCC-
BSYNC20 cable (for 2 boards) or the OR-YXCC-BSYNC40 cable (see Board Sync Cable Assembly
OR-YXCC-BSYNC40 for 3 or 4 boards).
Warning: Multi-Board Sync / Bi-directional General I/Os are only for use with Teledyne
DALSA frame grabbers within the same PC, otherwise electrical damage to boards can occur.
Configuration via Sapera Application Programming
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Sync Master Board Software Setup: Choose one Xtium as “Sync Master”.
The Sapera parameter CORACQ_PRM_BOARD_SYNC_OUTPUT1_SOURCE and/or
CORACQ_PRM_BOARD_SYNC_OUTPUT2_SOURCE select the signal(s) to send to the “Sync
Slave” boards.
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Other sync master parameters are set as for any external trigger application, such as External
Trigger enable, detection, and level. See Sapera documentation for more details.
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Sync Slave Board Software Setup: The Sapera parameter
CORACQ_PRM_EXT_TRIGGER_SOURCE and/or CORACQ_PRM_EXT_LINE_TRIGGER_SOURCE
are set to Board Sync #1 or #2.