Photon Focus Digipeater CLB26 User Manual

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Digipeater CLB26

CameraLink® Repeater

THE PERFECT EYE

MAN007 01/2008 V1.3

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Digipeater CLB26 User Manual

About Photonfocus

The Swiss company Photonfocus is one of the leadin g specialists in the development of CMOS image sensors and corresponding industrial cameras for machine vision.

Photonfocus is dedicated to making the latest generation of CMOS technology commercially available. Active Pixel Sensor (APS) and global shutter technologies enable high speed and high dynamic range (120 dB) applications, while avoiding disadvantages, like image lag, blooming and smear.

Photonfocus has proven that the image quality of modern CMOS sensors is now appropriate for demanding applications. Photonfocus' product range is complemented by custom design solutions in the area of camera electronics and CMOS image sensors.

Photonfocus is ISO 9001 certified. All products are produced with the latest tech niques in order to ensure the highest degree of quality.

Contact

Photonfocus AG, Bahnhofplatz 10, CH-8853 Lachen SZ, Switzerland

Sales Phone: +41 55 451 00 00 Email: sales@photonfocus.com Support Phone: +41 55 451 01 37 Email: support@photonfocus.com

Sales Offices

Photonfocus products are available through an extensive international distribution network; details of the distributor nearest to you can be found at

www.photonfocus.com.

Further information

For further information on the products, documentation and software updates please see our web site

www.photonfocus.com or contact our distributors.

Photonfocus reserves the right to make changes to its products and documentation without notice. Photonfocus products are neither intended nor certified for use in life support systems or in other critical systems. The use of Photonfocus products in such applications is prohibited.

Photonfocus and LinLog

are trademarks of Photonfocus AG. CameraLink is a registered mark of the Automated Imaging Association. Product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.

Reproduction of this manual in whole or in part, by any means, is prohibited without prior permission having been obtained from Photonfocus AG.

Photonfocus can not be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors.

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Index

1 Introduction...................................................................................................4

2 Connections / Block diagram ............................................................................5

3 Performance of the complete system.................................................................7

4 CameraLink

Interface and Power Supply...........................................................9

5 Mounting of the Digipeater............................................................................. 11

6 Technical Data for the Digipeater CLB26...........................................................11

6.1 Technical features ................................................................................... 11

7 Configurations for Digipeaters......................................................................... 12

8 Applications ................................................................................................. 14

9 Ordering information..................................................................................... 15

10 Appendix A – CE Compliance Statement........................................................... 16

11 Literature .................................................................................................... 17

11.1 Files on the web server www.photonfocus.com....................................... 17

12 Tables......................................................................................................... 17

13 Figures........................................................................................................ 17

14 Revisions and State of Product development..................................................... 18

14.1 Revisions.......................................................................................... 18

15 Service information....................................................................................... 19

15.1 Contact for product enquiries and quotations......................................... 19

15.2 Product information, documentation and software updates.......................19

15.3 Storage and Transport........................................................................ 19

15.4 Preparing for use............................................................................... 19

16 Guarantee conditions ....................................................................................20

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1 Introduction

The Digipeater CLB26 is designed to overcome problems with image processing systems in which distance is a limitation. A standard CameraLink

cable can be used to connect a camera to a frame grabber over distances of up to 10 m. It frequently occurs, however, that twice this length is required to feed signal cables through the trunking of automation systems. The Digipeater CLB26 regenerates all data signals, including the control and communication signals of the CameraLink

base version. Thus, standard 10 m cables can be used to bridge distances of 20 m with no problem. Even connection distances of 30 m can be achieved by using high-grade cables (e.g. 3M part number 14B26-SZLB-xxx-0LC). Application specific cables and non standard custom cables can be obtained from Photonfocus.

Fig. 1: Digipeater CLB28 front view

Two Digipeaters CLB26 can be used in parallel for cameras with CameraLink

medium

interface (see

Fig. 10). For CameraLink® full cameras please use the Digipeater CLF52.

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2 Connections / Block diagram

Fig. 2 shows a block diagram of the Digipeater. Data from the camera are connected to Port 1. The regenerated data are transmitted on to the frame grabber from Port 2. The direction of the data flow is marked with arrows on the Digipeater case (see

Fig. 1).

The de-jitter unit regenerates the PixelClock and enables the usage of long cables on the output port 2. The watchdog controls the transmitter for correct start when powering the device and restart after power interruptions. The serial communication interface is equipped with a fail save circuit to avoid communication error in all conditions, in particular in cases of cable brakes and short cuts.

The CameraLink

interface is based on the LVDS standard for data transmission. The

CameraLink

interface standard is described in [CLS2004]. Information abou t the LVDS standard can be found in [LOM2004], [IPS2006] and [CLD2006]. These documents are available from the Photonfocus Homepage

www.photonfocus.com.

It is important to understand that the CameraLink

interface is a high speed data transmission. The performance of the complete system depends on the high frequency performance of all components of the system.

X0 X1 X2 X3

CLK

CC1 CC2

CC4

CC3

SER

X1 X2

X3 CLK

CC1 CC2

CC4

CC3

FVAL, LVAL, DVAL, SPARE

24 Bit Data D0 ... D23

Pixel Clock

CC1 (EXSYNC)

CC2 (MCLK)

CC3 (CONTROL)

CC4 (EXPOSURE)

Serial TFG

Serial TC

DSER

Camera

PORT A

PORT B

Digipeater CLB26

Transmitter

Receiver

PORT 2 Frame Grabber

PORT 1 Camera

CameraLink Frame Grabber

De-Jitter

Unit

Watchdog

Unit

Clock

Control

Fail Save Transmision

Receiver

Transmitter

Receiver

Transmitter

Fig. 2: Block diagram of the Digipeater

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When installing cables in the vision system the cables have to be h andled with extreme care to avoid destruction of the inner cable structure. Please do not apply extra force to the cables and mind the minimum bending radius. Otherwise the characteristic impedance of the cable will not be longer 100 Ohm and transmission errors or an interruption of the data transmission will occur. Cables for extreme conditions in drag chain and in robot applications can be ordered from Photonfocus.

At higher transmission distances it is important that the data signals meet the common voltage range of the receiver. An important aspect is the grounding concept for the complete vision system. Error currents which are caused by mismatches of the characteristic impedances of system components are compensated via the inner shield of the cable.

Fig. 3 shows the grounding and wiring concept for the CameraLink® interface

standard.

Fig. 3: Grounding concept for the CameraLink

interface

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3 Performance of the complete system

The performance of the vision system is determined by the performance of the vision components at given bandwidth of the data transmission. The bandwidth of the CameraLink

interface is given by the bit depth of the camera, the number of taps and the transmission frequency (PixelClock frequency). The cable attenuation, the pair skews between the twisted pair cables in the CameraLink

cable and the clock jitter are the

main limiting factors for the CameraLink

data transmission. To reach maximum transmission distances high performance cables have to be selected. Photonfocus uses high performance clock devices to reduce the clock jitter. To further enhance the jitter performance Photonfocus takes extreme care in the layout of the camera and repeater electronics.

Fig. 4 shows the maximum transmission distance for different cable cross-sections as a function of the transmission frequency. The basis for this diagram is a worst case analysis for the complete transmission path. Losses on the connectors and losses trough poor layout of camera and frame grabbers are not taken in considerations. Photonfocus designs cameras and repeaters for optimal performance.

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0 90.0

Pixel Clock / MHz

Cable Lenght / m

AWG 28 AWG 30 AWG 32

Fig. 4: Cable distance vs transmission frequency

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In vision systems most often AWG28 CameraLink

cables are in use. Table 1 shows the distances for different configurations and transmission frequencies for an AWG28 CameraLink

standard cable. High performance cables, high flexible cables, cables for

drag chains and robots are available from Photonfocus.

Table 1: Overview over the transmission length with optimal selected components and AWG 28 standard cable

Pixelclock without CLB26 1 x CLB26 2 x CLB26 3 x CLB 26

20 MHz 20 m 40 m 60 m 80 m 33 MHz 15 m 30 m 45 m 60 m 40 MHz 13 m 26 m 39 m 52 m 66 MHz 10 m 20 m 30 m 40 m 80 MHz 9 m 18 m 27 m 36 m

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4 CameraLink® Interface and Power Supply

The Digipeater has two sockets with signals for data transmission and the control of camera functions as well as one socket for external power supply. The pin assignments for the data and control signals are defined in the CameraLink

Standard [CLS2004].

Table 2 shows the pin assignments for Port 1 and Table 3 those for Port 2.

The subminiature circular connector Binder Series 712 is used for power supply. The order number for the Digipeater socket is 09-0408-00-03 (see

Table 4 and Fig. 5). Included with the Digipeater is a power supply plug, for which the order number is 990405-70-03.

The use of clean power supplies for the Digipeater is advised. High voltage spices cause data transmission errors. Photonfocus delivers audited power supplies for the Digipeater CLB26.

Table 2: Pin assignments for the MDR26 socket of the CameraLink

PORT 1

(Camera)

PIN I/O Name Description

1 PW SHIELD Shield 2 I N_CC4 Negative LVDS Input, Control signal CONTROL <not used> 3 I P_CC3 Positive LVDS Input, Exposure control EXPOSURE 4 I N_CC2 Negative LVDS Input, external clock for Slave mode MCLK 5 I P_CC1 Positive LVDS Input, external Trigger signal EXSYNC 6 O P_SERTOFG Positive LVDS Output, Serial Communication from the Camera 7 I N_SERTOCAM Negative LVDS Input, Serial Communication to the Camera 8 O P_XD3 Positive LVDS Output, CameraLink® Data D3 9 O P_XCLK Positive LVDS Output, CameraLink® clock 10 O P_XD2 Positive LVDS Output, CameraLink® Data D2 11 O P_XD1 Positive LVDS Output, CameraLink® Data D1 12 O P_XD0 Positive LVDS Output, CameraLink® Data D0 13 PW SHIELD Shield 14 PW SHIELD Shield 15 I P_CC4 Positive LVDS Input, Control signal CONTROL <not used> 16 I N_CC3 Negative LVDS Input, Exposure control EXPOSURE 17 I P_CC2 Positive LVDS Input, external clock for Slave mode MCLK 18 I N_CC1 Negative LVDS Input, external Trigger signal EXSYNC 19 O N_SERTOFG Negative LVDS Output, Serial Communication from the Camera 20 I P_SERTOCAM Positive LVDS Input, Serial Communication to the Camera 21 O N_XD3 Negative LVDS Output, CameraLink® Data D3 22 O N_XCLK Negative LVDS Output, CameraLink® clock 23 O N_XD2 Negative LVDS Output, CameraLink® Data D2 24 O N_XD1 Negative LVDS Output, CameraLink® Data D1 25 O N_XD0 Negative LVDS Output, CameraLink® Data D0 26 PW SHIELD Shield S PW SHIELD Shield

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Table 3: Pin assignments for the MDR26 socket of the CameraLink

PORT 2

(Frame grabber)

PIN I/O Name Description

1 PW SHIELD Shield 2 O N_XD0 Negative LVDS Output, CameraLink® Data D0 3 O N_XD1 Negative LVDS Output, CameraLink® Data D1 4 O N_XD2 Negative LVDS Output, CameraLink® Data D2 5 O N_XCLK Negative LVDS Output, CameraLink® clock 6 O N_XD3 Negative LVDS Output, CameraLink® Data D3 7 I P_SERTOCAM Positive LVDS Input, Serial Communication to the Camera 8 O N_SERTOFG Negative LVDS Output, Serial Communication from the Camera 9 I N_CC1 Negative LVDS Input, external Trigger signal EXSYNC 10 I P_CC2 Positive LVDS Input, external clock for Slave mode MCLK 11 I N_CC3 Negativ e LVDS Input, Exposure control EXPOSURE 12 I P_CC4 Positive LVDS Input, Control signal CONTROL <not used> 13 PW SHIELD Shield 14 PW SHIELD Shield 15 O P_XD0 Positive LVDS Output, CameraLink® Data D0 16 O P_XD1 Positive LVDS Output, CameraLink® Data D1 17 O P_XD2 Positive LVDS Output, CameraLink® Data D2 18 O P_XCLK Positive LVDS Output, CameraLink® clock 19 O P_XD3 Positive LVDS Output, CameraLink® Data D3 20 I N_SERTOCAM Negative LVDS Input, Serial Communication to the Camera 21 O P_SERTOFG Positive LVDS Output, Serial Communication from the Camera 22 I P_CC1 Positive LVDS Input, external Trigger signal EXSYNC 23 I N_CC2 Negative LVDS Input, external clock for Slave mode MCLK 24 I P_CC3 Positive LVDS Input, Exposure control EXPOSURE 25 I N_CC4 Negativ e LVDS Input, Control signal CONTROL <not used> 26 PW SHIELD Shield S PW SHIELD Shield

Table 4: Pin assignments for the socket of the voltage supply connector

PIN I/O Name Description

1 PW VDD + 5 V voltage supply 2 PW GND Ground 3 PW VDD2 Reserved

Fig. 5: Connector socket Nr. 09-0408-00-03 for the voltage supply

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5 Mounting of the Digipeater

The Digipeater is delivered in an industry standard housing and can thus be integrated into cable trunking with no problem. For wall or ceiling mounting, two additional attachment variants are offered.

Fig. 6 shows

the different attachment variants.

Fig. 6: Attachment variants (left: fix; right: adjustable)

6 Technical Data for the Digipeater CLB26

Table 5: Technical Specifications

Technical Data Digipeater CLB26 Cable length up to 15 m on both sides

(*)

Digital interface CameraLink® Maximum Pixel clock frequency 80 MHz (cable length minimized) Minimum Pixel clock frequency 20 MHz (cable length maximum) Temperature range 0°C to 60°C

Configuration

CameraLink

Base Version

CameraLink

Medium Version Voltage +5 ... +8V DC +/-10% Power consumption 1W Data connector MDR26 (3M 10226-1210VE) Power connector Connector Series 712 Dimensions 57 mm x 36 mm x 107 mm Weight 160 g

(*) If PixelClock < 30MHz;

6.1 Technical features

• ˝Power up˝ failsafe

• active clock regeneration with ˝zero skew˝

• automatic ˝standby mode˝ if camera is disconnected or not working

• ˝Hot Plug˝ functionality

• Fail save implementation of the communication channel between camera and

frame grabber

• Flow trough design for easy implementation in vision systems

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7 Configurations for Digipeaters

In this chapter configurations for Digipeater applications are presented. In the standard application a Digipeater is used between camera and frame grabber to extend the cable length (see

Fig. 7). For longer distances multiple Digipeaters can be used in series. Table

gives an overview about the attainable distances in this application. Fig. 8 shows an

example with two Digipeaters in series.

Camera

CameraLink Frame Grabber

Digipeater CLB26

Fig. 7: Standard application for a Digipeater CLB26

Camera

CameraLink Fram e Grabber

Digipeater CLB26

Fig. 8: Multiple applications for a Digipeater CLB26

The CameraLink

repeater can also be used in multi camera applications. This is shown

Fig. 9 for a two camera vision system. In this example the Digipeater is used in both data channels. An operation with only one Digipeater in a channel parallel to a data transmission without repeater is also possible.

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Camera

Digipeater CLB2 6

Digipeater CLB26Camera

CameraLink Frame Grabber

Fig. 9: Two Digipeater CLB26 in two camera vision system

Two Digipeaters can be used in parallel for CameraLink

Medium data transmission (see Fig. 10). In this application it is important to use the same cable length and cable sort i n both of the CameraLink

Medium channels to reach maximum transmission distances.

Camera

Digipeater CLB26

CameraLink Fr am e Grabber

Digipeater CLB26

Fig. 10: Two Digipeater CLB26 in CameraLink

Medium data transmission

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8 Applications

The CameraLink

repeater Digipeater CLB26 is used to bridge long transmission

distances.

Fig. 11 shows this application in a schematic drawing. In this vision system four cameras are used along a long assembly line. The cameras are connected via Digipeaters with the frame grabbers in the system control unit.

Machine Vision

System PC

System Control Unit

Camera 2

Digipeater 1/2

Digipeater 3/4

Camera 1

Camera 3

Camera 4

CameraLink Frame Grabber

Fig. 11: Data transmission in a long mounting line

The Digipeater CLB26 can also be used for signal regeneration at cable feedthroughs or connections between cable sorts. This is often the case in robot applicat ions where high flexible cables are in use on the robot itself and rigid cable are used to bridge the distance between the place of the robot and the system control unit. Here the Digipeater enables the fast exchange of the highly stressed flexible data cables without the disassembly of the complete CameraLink

wiring. This saves time and cost in the maintenance of assembly lines. On the other hand reflections due to the mismatch of the characteristic impedances of the different cable sorts are avoided which enhances the quality and reliability of the data transmission.

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Fig. 12: Data transmission in a robot application

Fig. 12 shows a robot application with two cameras. One camera is mounted on the robot and connected via Digipeater with the frame grabber in the system PC. The other camera is direct connected with the machine vision PC.

The Digipeater can also be used to regenerate the image data in CameraLink

Mini Systems. There are often cables with AWG32 cross-section in use, which have a much higher attenuation than AWG28 cables. With the Digipeater one can overcome the distance limitations in these vision systems.

9 Ordering information

Table 6: Order items for Digipeater and accessories

Order item Product description Part number Digipeater CLB26 CameraLink® Repeater 70 25 10.001 Digipeater power

supply

Stabilized, linear 5V power supply (220 V/50 Hz) with 2 m cable and right-angled power plug

70 50 10.002

Digipeater mounting fix

Fixed mounting straps 70 25 20.001

Digipeater mounting adjustable

Adjustable mounting straps 70 25 20.002

Camera 1

Machine Vision

System PC

System Contr ol Unit

Camera 2

Digipeater CLB26

CameraLink Frame Grabber

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10 Appendix A – CE Compliance Statement

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11 Literature

11.1 Files on the web server

www.photonfocus.com

[CLD2006] ChannelLink Design Guide, June 2006, National Semiconductor See: Homepage National Semiconductor

[CLS2004] Specifications of the Camera Link Interface Standard for Digital Cameras and Frame Grabbers V1.1, January 2004 See: Homepage Photonfocus

[IPS2006] Interface Products Selection Guide, 4Q 2006, National Semiconductor See: Homepage National Semiconductor

[LOM2004] LVDS Owner’s Manual, A General Design Guide for National’s Low Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS) and Bus LVDS Products, 3 nd Edition Spring 2004 National Semiconductor See: Homepage National Semiconductor

12 Tables

Table 1: Overview over the transmission length with optimal selected components and

AWG 28 standard cable ...................................................................................8

Table 2: Pin assignments for the MDR26 socket of the CameraLink® PORT 1 (Camera)..9 Table 3: Pin assignments for the MDR26 socket of the CameraLink® PORT 2 (Frame

grabber)...................................................................................................... 10

Table 4: Pin assignments for the socket of the voltage supply connector ................... 10

Table 5: Technical Specifications ......................................................................... 11

Table 6: Order items for Digipeater and accessories............................................... 15

Table 7: Document revisions............................................................................... 18

13 Figures

Fig. 1: Digipeater CLB28 front view......................................................................4

Fig. 2: Block diagram of the Digipeater.................................................................5

Fig. 3: Grounding concept for the CameraLink® interface ........................................6

Fig. 4: Cable distance vs transmission frequency ...................................................7

Fig. 5: Connector socket Nr. 09-0408-00-03 for the voltage supply ........................ 10

Fig. 6: Attachment variants (left: fix; right: adjustable)........................................ 11

Fig. 7: Standard application for a Digipeater CLB26.............................................. 12

Fig. 8: Multiple applications for a Digipeater CLB26 .............................................. 12

Fig. 9: Two Digipeater CLB26 in two camera vision system.................................... 13

Fig. 10: Two Digipeater CLB26 in CameraLink® Medium data transmission................. 13

Fig. 11: Data transmission in a long mounting line................................................. 14

Fig. 12: Data transmission in a robot application.................................................... 15

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14 Revisions and State of Product development

14.1 Revisions

Table 7: Document revisions

REV Changes Date

1.0 First edition 02/12/02

1.1 Complete revision of the document 12/08/03

1.2 CE Compliance Statement integrated 28/07/04

1.3 document review and application information 28/01/08

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15 Service information

15.1 Contact for product enquiries and quotations

For product enquiries and quotations, please contact one of our distributors in your area. A list of distributors can be found at:

www.photonfocus.com

15.2 Product information, documentation and software updates

www.photonfocus.com

15.3 Storage and Transport

During storage and transport, the digipeater should be protected against vibration, shock, moisture and dust. The original packing protects the digipeater adequately from vibration and shock during storage and transport. Please either retain this packing for possible later use or dispose of it according to local regulations.

15.4 Preparing for use

Remove the digipeater from its packing and ensure that it is complete and undamaged. If any damage has occurred during transport, please immediately contact the transport company and your distributor.

The digipeater is delivered with a 3-pole power plug. Ensuring that the maximum operating voltage is not exceeded, connect the digipeater to a suitable power supply.

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16 Guarantee conditions

Guarantee claims

The manufacturer alone reserves the right to recognize guarantee claims. The guarantee will be rendered null and void in the event of unauthorized manipulation, mechanical damage or damage arising from inappropriate use or from mechanical or electrical modifications, especially soldering. The guarantee will also be invalidat ed if th e apparatu s is used for purposes for which it was not designed, if it is incorrectly connected or if it is not used according to the operating instructions.

Guarantee work

can only be assured and carried out by the manufacturer.

Repair time

will normally be a maximum of 10 working days for repairs to a device for which a legitimate guarantee claim is made.

Claims for damages

of all kinds, especially those arising from use, are excluded. Liability is limited, in all cases, to the value of our product.

In case of damage

If the equipment is defective, return it, in the original packing and with a copy of the receipt, to the following address:

Photonfocus AG

Bahnhofplatz 10 CH-8853 Lachen

Important: Include a written description of the fault as well as your full postal address. The equipment will be forwarded in your name to the service department and, in the event of a legitimate guarantee claim, returned to you without freight charges.

Safety hints

The apparatus conforms with approved electro-magnetic standards. Opening the apparatus is not permitted. Furthermore, all guarantee claims will be invalidated by inappropriate use. In all circumstances, the following should be noted:

• The apparatus may only be u sed for the purpose described.

• The apparatus is only suit able for indoor use. Protect it from moisture and heat.

• The permitted operating temperature range is 0°C to 60°C.

• Never attempt repairs you rself. Repairs may only be carried out by trained expert

staff.

• Moreover, every piece of equipment is tested before delivery and has a guarantee symbol attached.

• For cleaning purpose, use only a dry soft cloth. Never use water or chemicals.

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