Camera Link PCI Express (PCIe) Gen1 Framegrabbers
Overview
EDT, Inc.
2012 March 16
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Power Over Camera Link (PoCL)
EDT PCIe “DVa”-series framegrabbers support Power Over Camera Link (PoCL) via polyfuse technology
using dedicated power.
When your board is shipped, PoCL is disabled. To enable PoCL, use the jumpers provided on the board,
as shown in
Appendix B: Board Diagrams on page 26
For details on PoCL pin assignments, see
Appendix A: Pin Assignments on page 25
.
Related Resources
To find product-specific information that is related to a particular EDT product, go to
and open
the relevant product page to find links to that product’s datasheet (specifications) and user’s guide.
To find general technical information that is not related to a particular EDT product (for example, cable
pinouts for multiple products), go to
and look in Product Documentation.
The resources below may be helpful or necessary for your applications.
EDT Resources
Description
Detail
Web link
• Documentation for each particular product
Datasheets and user’s guides
(find product page)
• User’s guide – legacy digital imaging products PCI products
AIA products
“ (Product Documentation)
• User’s guide – camera configuration (setup)
Camera configuration guide
“ (Product Documentation)
• User’s guide – firmware (setup)
Firmware guide
“ (Product Documentation)
• User’s guides for cabling and pinouts
Cabling and pinouts for
PCI and PMC
“ (Product Documentation)
• Application programming interface (API)
HTML and PDF versions
“ (Product Documentation)
• Installation packages (Windows, Linux, and
MacOS included; others by request
Software / firmware
downloads
“ (Product Documentation)
Standards / Specifications
Description
Pertains to
Documentation
Web link
• PCI / PCIe
PCI / PCIe bus
PCI Special Interest Group
(PCI SIG)
• Camera Link
Camera Link
Machine Vision Online (MVO)
• IRIG-B
IRIG-B time code
Inter-Range Instrumentation
Group, mod B
CAUTION!
Never plug a non-PoCL device (camera, cable, extender, etc.) into an EDT board that
has the PoCL jumpers in the “enabled” position. Doing so will cause a short – indicated by a red
LED (which may be obscured by your backpanel) on the back of the board, near the associated
connector – and may damage your equipment.