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1.4.3.
Cascaded Application
Multiple CLV-401s may be cascaded to support four or eight frame grabbers. An
application in which three CLV-401s are cascaded to interface four frame grabbers to
a Camera Link
TM
base configuration camera is shown in Figure 1-4. Seven standard
Camera Link
TM
cables are used to interconnect the equipment. Note that one frame
grabber is the master, and all remaining frame grabbers are slaves.
V
ivid
E
ngineering
Camera Link Video
Splitter
CLV-401
CAMERA
MASTER FRAME GRABBER
V
ivid
E
ngineering
Camera Link Video
Splitter
CLV-401
CAMERA
MASTER FRAME GRABBER
V
ivid
E
ngineering
Camera Link Video
Splitter
CLV-401
CAMERA
MASTER FRAME GRABBER
Camera Link
TM
Camera
Master
Camera Link
TM
Frame Grabber
CLV-401 Camera Link
TM
Video Splitters (3)
Slave
Camera Link
TM
Frame Grabber
Slave
Camera Link
TM
Frame Grabber
Slave
Camera Link
TM
Frame Grabber
Figure 1-4: CLV-401 Cascaded Application
