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The Coaxlink driver includes the following tools:

Genicam Browser: An application giving access to the GenICam features exposed by the GenTL

Producer(s) in the system.

GenTL Console: A command-line tool giving access to the functions and commands exposed by the

Euresys GenTL Producer.

Compliant with Genicam

Including support for

GenApi

The Standard Feature Naming Convention (SFNC)

GenTL

Windows and Linux drivers available

Including support for the AArch64 64-bit ARM architecture for Linux

Developed with the support of the DG06 Technology Development Department

Area-scan triggering capabilities

A trigger is used to start the acquisition when the part is in position. Hardware triggers come from the

Coaxlink’s I/O lines.

Software triggers come from the application.

An optional trigger delay is available to postpone the acquisition for a programmable time.

A trigger decimation function allows to skip some of the triggers.

Camera exposure control allows the application to control the exposure time of the camera.

When the acquisition starts, at the appropriate timing, the Coaxlink board generates a signal to control an

illumination device

connected to one of its output lines.

General purpose I/O lines

Compatible with a wide range of sensors and motion encoders.

High-speed differential inputs: Quadrature motion encoder support up to 5 MHz.

Isolated current-sense inputs: 5V, 12V, 24V signaling voltages accepted, up to 50 kHz, individual galvanic

isolation up to 500VAC RMS.

Isolated contact outputs.

High-speed 5V-compliant TTL inputs/ LVTTL outputs.

High-performance DMA (Direct Memory Access)

Direct transfer into user-allocated memory

Hardware scatter-gather support

64-bit addressing capability

Area-scan triggering capabilities

A trigger is used to start the acquisition when the part is in position. Hardware triggers come from the

Coaxlink’s I/O lines.

Software triggers come from the application.

An optional trigger delay is available to postpone the acquisition for a programmable time.

A trigger decimation function allows to skip some of the triggers.

Camera exposure control allows the application to control the exposure time of the camera.

When the acquisition starts, at the appropriate timing, the Coaxlink board generates a signal to control an

illumination device connected to one of its output lines.

Long cable support

40 meters at CXP-6 speed (6.25 Gbps)

100 meters at CXP-3 speed (3 Gbps)

Use standard coaxial cables

A single inexpensive cable for data transfer, camera control, trigger and power supply

Top reliability and flexibility, performs in the harshest environments

Robust connectors

Coaxlink uses DIN 1.0/2.3 connectors with push/pull latching system for reliable connections

Memento Event Logging Tool

Memento is an advanced development and debugging tool available for Coaxlink cards.

Memento records an accurate log of all the events related to the camera, the frame grabber and its driver

as well as the application.

It provides the developer with a precise timeline of time-stamped events, along with context information.

It provides valuable assistance during application development and debugging, as well as during machine

operation.

At a Glance

Laser line extraction with zero host CPU usage

Real-time generation of 16-bit 3D height maps

Choice of algorithms: Maximum, Peak, Center of Gravity (COG)

Precision: up to 1/256 pixel (with Peak and COG algorithms)

Performance: 19.000 profiles/s from 1024 x 128 images. 38.000 profiles/s from

1024 x 64 images

Benefits

Laser line extraction with zero host CPU usage

The Coaxlink’s on-board FPGA measures the position of the laser line during the image acquisition without loading the

host CPU.

Real-time generation of 16-bit 3D height maps

The Coaxlink directly transfers the computed 3D height map to the host PC memory without delay, in real-time.

Acquire images from the fastest and highest resolution cameras

Highest data acquisition rate in the industry

25 Gbit/s (2.500 MB/s) bandwidth from camera to host PC memory