Euresys EureCard Grablink, Grablink Value, Grablink Expert 2, Grablink Avenue, Grablink Value cPCI Series Manual

EureCard GRABLINK series

GRABLINK Value, GRABLINK Avenue,

GRABLINK Expert 2,

GRABLINK Value cPCI,

GRABLINK Expert 2 cPCI

Manual

Copyright © 2005 Euresys s.a.

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Web site: www.euresys.com

This book is part of the documentation

provided with MultiCam.

For more information, refer to the

documentation provided in the latest

EureCard Grablink series Manual

MultiCam release.

January 2005

Copyright © 2005 Euresys s.a.

EURESYS S.A. shall retain all property rights,

title and interest in the hardware or the software,

documentation and trademarks of EURESYS S.A.

All the names of companies and products mentioned in the

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The licensing, use, leasing, loaning, translation,

reproduction, copying or modification of the hardware

or the software, marks or documentation of EURESYS S.A.

contained in this book, is not allowed without prior notice.

EURESYS S.A. may modify the product specifications

or change the information given in this documentation

at any time, in its discretion, and without prior notice.

EURESYS S.A. shall not be liable for any loss of or damage

to revenues, profits, goodwill, data, information systems

or other special, incidental, indirect, consequential

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with the use of the hardware or the software of EURESYS S.A.

or resulting of omissions or errors in this book.

Printed in Belgium.

WARNING

Thank you for buying a Euresys frame grabber.

All our boards come with the “Euresys Solutions CD”

including free drivers and software libraries.

By following this manual,

you will install properly the board and the driver.

Enjoy Euresys software and hardware

industrial vision products !

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Precautions of Use..........................................................................................9

Standard Compliance ...................................................................................11

Camera Link Compliance .............................................................................13

GRABLINK Value Description......................................................................15

Product presentation ........................................................................................... 15

Block diagram...................................................................................................... 16

Board layout ........................................................................................................ 17

Bracket layout...................................................................................................... 18

Camera connector............................................................................................... 19

System connector................................................................................................ 20

PCI requirements ................................................................................................ 21

GRABLINK Avenue Description ..................................................................23

Product presentation ........................................................................................... 23

Block diagram...................................................................................................... 24

Board layout ........................................................................................................ 25

Bracket layout...................................................................................................... 26

Camera connector............................................................................................... 27

System connectors.............................................................................................. 28

PCI requirements ................................................................................................ 30

GRABLINK Expert 2 Description .................................................................31

Product presentation ........................................................................................... 31

Block diagram...................................................................................................... 32

Board layout ........................................................................................................ 33

Bracket layout...................................................................................................... 34

Camera connectors ............................................................................................. 35

System connectors.............................................................................................. 36

PCI requirements ................................................................................................ 38

GRABLINK Value cPCI Description.............................................................39

Product presentation ........................................................................................... 39

Block diagram...................................................................................................... 40

Board layout ........................................................................................................ 41

Bracket layout...................................................................................................... 42

Camera connector............................................................................................... 43

System connector................................................................................................ 44

PCI requirements ................................................................................................ 45

GRABLINK Expert 2 cPCI Description ........................................................47

Product presentation ........................................................................................... 47

Block diagram...................................................................................................... 48

Board layout ........................................................................................................ 49

Bracket layout...................................................................................................... 50

Camera connectors ............................................................................................. 51

System connectors.............................................................................................. 52

PCI requirements ................................................................................................ 54

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Table of Contents

GRABLINK series Installation Instructions ................................................55

Hardware installation procedure for Grablink Value, Grablink Avenue

and Grablink Expert 2........................................................................................ 55

Auxiliary board installation................................................................................... 56

Hardware installation procedure for Grablink Value cPCI

and Grablink Expert 2 cPCI............................................................................... 57

Camera connection ............................................................................................. 58

Base configuration of Grablink Value, Grablink Avenue

and Grablink Value cPCI ................................................................................... 59

Base configurations of Grablink Expert 2 and Grablink Expert 2 cPCI ................ 60

Medium configuration of Grablink Expert 2 and Grablink Expert 2 cPCI ............. 61

MultiCam Installation Instructions ..............................................................63

Hardware requirements....................................................................................... 63

Windows installation............................................................................................ 63

Linux installation.................................................................................................. 64

Technical Specifications ..............................................................................65

Grablink Value technical specifications ............................................................... 65

Grablink Avenue technical specifications ............................................................ 67

Grablink Expert 2 technical specifications ........................................................... 69

Grablink Value cPCI technical specifications ...................................................... 71

Grablink Expert 2 cPCI technical specifications .................................................. 73

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Precautions of Use

Precautions of Use

Warning:

Electrostatic sensitive device

Grablink boards may be damaged by electrostatic discharges. Follow the procedure
hereby described and apply any general procedure aimed at reducing the risk associated
to electrostatic discharge. Damage caused by improper handling is not covered by the
manufacturer warranty.

Warning:

Electrostatic compatibility

Grablink boards are compliant with electromagnetic compatibility regulatory
requirements. To ensure this compliance, it is mandatory to secure the card bracket with
the relevant screw according to the procedure hereby described.

Warning:

Risk of electrical shock

Do not operate the computer with any enclosure cover removed. During the hardware
installation, ensure the AC power cord is unplugged before touching any internal part of
the computer.

Warning:

Heating device

In operation, it is normal that a Grablink board dissipates some heat. To ensure the
adequate cooling effect of the fan equipping your computer, it is mandatory to correctly fit
all enclosure covers, including blank brackets.

Warning:

Hot plugging forbidden

Uncontrolled plugging and unplugging of equipment may damage a Grablink board.
Always switch-off the computer, the cameras and any relevant system device when
connecting or disconnecting a cable at the frame grabber or auxiliary board bracket.

Warning:

Poor grounding protection

The computer and the camera can be located in distant areas with distinct ground
connections. Poor ground interconnection, ground loop or ground fault may induce
unwanted voltage between equipments, causing excessive current in the interconnecting
cables. This faulty situation can damage the frame grabber or the camera electrical
interface.
The user must follow proper equipment grounding practices at all ends of the
interconnecting cables. In addition, it is recommended to use cable assemblies with
overall shield solidly connected to the conductive shell of all connectors. Besides the
beneficial effect of cable shielding on electromagnetic compatibility, the shield connection
can increase the protection level against grounding problems in temporarily absorbing
unwanted fault current.

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Standard Compliance

Standard Compliance

Following notices apply to :

• GRABLINK Value

• GRABLINK Avenue

• GRABLINK Expert 2

• GRABLINK Value cPCI

• GRABLINK Expert 2 cPCI

Notice for USA

Compliance Information Statement (Declaration of Conformity
Procedure) DoC FCC Part 15

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation or when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Notice for Europe

This product is in conformity with the Council Directive
89/336/EEC amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with EN55022/CISPR22 and
EN55024/CISPR24. To meet EC requirements, shielded cables must be used to connect a
peripheral to the card. This product has been tested in a typical class B compliant host system. It
is assumed that this product will also achieve compliance in any class B compliant unit.

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Camera Link Compliance

Camera Link Compliance

GRABLINK Value, GRABLINK Avenue and GRABLINK Value cPCI fully conform to the Base

configuration as defined by the Camera Link Standard.

GRABLINK Expert 2 and GRABLINK Expert 2 cPCI fully conform to the Base and Medium
configurations as defined by the Camera Link Standard.

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GRABLINK Value Description

GRABLINK Value Description

Product presentation

Grablink Value is an affordable Camera Link frame grabber for cost-effective industrial
applications. Grablink Value is recommended for single-camera systems. It acquires images at a
maximum camera speed of 60 MHz over the data path towards the on-board memory.

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Block diagram

GRABLINK Value Description

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Board layout

GRABLINK Value Description

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Bracket layout

The bracket attached to Grablink Value
provides two connectors.

The upper connector is for system connection,
such as external trigger, illumination control or
motion encoder. It is a sub-D 9-pin female
connector.
This connector is called SYSTEM.

The lower connector is for camera connection.
It is a blade contact high-density 26-pin female
connector. It complies with the Camera Link
standard. Grablink Value fully supports the
Base configuration as per the standard.
This connector is called CAMERA.

In depth information is available in the
electronic documentation coming with Euresys
products. Grablink manuals are parts of
Euresys MultiCam documentation.

GRABLINK Value Description

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GRABLINK Value Description

Camera connector

Grablink Value offers an on-board high-density 26-pin female sub-D connector named CAMERA
for camera connection.

In depth information is available in the electronic documentation coming with Euresys products.
Grablink manuals are parts of Euresys MultiCam documentation.

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GRABLINK Value Description

System connector

Grablink Value provides an on-board 9-pin female sub-D connector named SYSTEM for system
connection, including opto-isolated trigger and strobe lines.

Installing interconnection cables to this connector is highly system dependent.

In depth information is available in the electronic documentation coming with Euresys products.
Grablink manuals are parts of Euresys MultiCam documentation.

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GRABLINK Value Description

PCI requirements

PCI stands for "Peripheral Component Interconnect" and refers to standardized means to install
an add-on board inside a computer.

Grablink Value is a short-size PCI card to be inserted in a standard PCI slot inside a PC. The
PCI edge connector is compliant with the official PCI specification, revision 2.2. It is 32-bit wide,
operates at 33 MHz maximum and supports both 3.3 V and 5 V signaling systems.

Grablink Value can be used in a 33 MHz or 66 MHz PCI slot like in a 66 MHz, 100 MHz or
133 MHz PCI-X slot. Installing the board on a 66 MHz or faster bus will restrict the bus to
conventional PCI at 33 MHz for all PCI agents installed on this bus.

For more information about PCI and PCI-X, refer to the Euresys application note entitled "PCI
Bus Variation".

Grablink Value uses the +5tV and +12tV power supply rails provided by the PCI bus. The +12tV
supply is only provided to outside devices through the SYSTEM connector. The power
consumption on this rail is therefore user dependent and is protected by a 0.5tA circuit breaker
with automatic reset. On the SYSTEM connector, a positive 5tV voltage is also borrowed from
the PC supply. A circuit breaker of 1tA with automatic reset protects the 5tV power supply. An
isolated +5tV supply delivering 150t mA maximum is available.

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GRABLINK Avenue Description

GRABLINK Avenue Description

Product presentation

Grablink Avenue is an ultra-fast PCI frame grabber for line-scan or area-scan digital Camera
Link cameras. It is ideal for industrial applications such as high-speed moving objects, web
inspection or high-resolution acquisition.
Grablink Avenue is a high-performance 64-bit, 66 MHz PCI bus board acquiring images from
one camera in the Camera Link Base configuration. This board acquires the 24-bit data, with any
tap structure, at the maximum speed of 85 MHz.
With line-scan cameras, Grablink Avenue guarantees a constant sensitivity of the image
regardless of the web speed variation, thanks to ADR*, a unique patented downweb resampler.
Grablink Avenue is equipped with various I/O lines.

* Patent pending

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