Thinklogical 6000 Quick Start Guide

Camera Fiber-Link

QUICK START

The Camera Fiber-Link System-6000 from Thinklogical™ uses one or more Camera Side Units and a Frame Grabber Side Unit
interconnected by duplex, multi-mode fiber optic cables to allow Camera Link video support up to 500 meters (1640 feet) from the host
computer with no loss of signal or resolution and without the use of amplifiers or repeaters of any kind.

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STEP 1: Check the contents to ensure

that you’ve received all the items

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When you receive your Thinklogical™ CFL-6000

Camera Fiber-Link system, you should find the

following items:

Camera Fiber-Link (CFL-3000 Camera Side) Transmitter – Qty 2

Camera Fiber-Link (CFL-6000 Frame Grabber Side) Receiver

AC Power Supply – Qty 3 (Standard or Industrial Option)

MDR-26 Cable, 2 Meters (CBL-000007-002MR) – Qty 4

Camera Fiber-Link Adapter/Cable Kit (KIT-000013-R) – Qty 1

CAT5 cable

3 meters – Qty 2

included with your system.

DB9M to RJ45F DB9F to RJ45F

With industrial enhancements such as threaded screw-lock input connectors for standard 5V-12V input power, or for our 12V-24V input power
designed for rugged industrial environments, and our compact, light-weight design, the Camera Fiber-Link System is ideal for any application.

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Camera Fiber-Link Sample Rate:

Communications from Camera to Frame Grabber, SerTFG-

Communications from Frame Grabber to Camera, SerTC-

Camera Control 1 (CC1), Camera Control 2 (CC2), Camera Control 3 (CC3), Camera Control 4 (CC4)

Serial Port Communications s

Supports one dual base Frame Grabber or two individual Frame Grabbers with a pixel clock of 20-85MHz.

STEP 7: Connect one of the standard 5V-12V power

supplies (PWR-000022-R) to the Frame Grabber Side Unit
(Rx) and plug it into a standard AC source. If the unit is the

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industrial option, use the supplied 12V-24V power supply
(PWR-000033-R).

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When lit, the green LED
indicates that power is applied.

GND

Red LED is ON with no signal and
BLINKS when no camera is connected.

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Fiber-optic cable
ports.

Serial Port
(RJ45) with
RS-232
interface

Multi-Mode Fiber models are available

with SC-, ST-, or LC-type connectors.

Single-Mode Fiber option models use

APC (Angled Physical Contact) SC-type

connectors.

To complement its line of Camera Fiber-

Link extenders, Thinklogical™ has also

developed high performance USB 2.0

and Firewire 800 Camera Extenders.
Please contact a Thinklogical™ sales

representative for details.

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STEP 5: Connect the

standard, multi-mode fiber
optic cables between the
Frame Grabber Side unit and the
two Camera Side units (up to 500
meters). Be sure not to kink or
pinch the cables and keep all bend
radii to no less than 3 inches.

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CAMERA FIBER-LINK

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STEP 4: Connect one of the standard 5V-12V power supplies

(PWR-000022-R) to each of the two Camera Side Units (Tx) and
plug them into a standard AC source. If the unit is the industrial
option, use the supplied 12V-24V power supply (PWR-000033-R).

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STEP 3: (Optional) If using external sensors, lighting, etc.,
two CAT5 cables and RJ45 to DB9M and DB9F adapters
(KIT-000013-R) are included to connect your serial device(s)
to the Camera Side and Frame Grabber Side units.

STEP 6: Using two of the MDR-26 Cables (CBL-000007­002MR), connect the CPU’s frame grabbers to the Frame
Grabber Side Unit (Rx).

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STEP 8: Open your

frame grabber
application. Verify that
all system features
are functioning
properly.

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STEP 2: Using two of the MDR-26 Cables (CBL-000007-002MR), connect Cameras 1 and 2 to the Camera Side Units (Tx)

1 and 2, then turn the cameras on.

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