Euresys Grablink Duo

Highlights

The Euresys Grablink Duo is a frame grabber for one full- or two base-configuration Camera Link cameras.

Features

For two independent Camera Link Base configuration cameras or one Camera Link Base, Medium, Full, 72-bit or 80-bit camera
Directly compatible with hundreds of Camera Link cameras available on the market
PoCL, Power over Camera Link
ECCO: Extended Camera Link cable length
PCIe Gen 2 x4 bus
Feature-rich set of 20 digital IO lines
Compatible with eGrabber driver and Memento Event Logging Tool

Product Specifications

Form Factor

PCI Express card
Format

Standard profile, half-length, 4-lane PCI Express card
Cooling Method

Air cooling, fan-cooled heatsink
Mounting

For insertion in standard height, 4-lane or higher, PCI Express card slot
Connectors (Mechanical)

'A', 'B', 'C', 'D' on bracket | 'EXTERNAL I/O' on bracket | 'INTERNAL I/O 1' on PCB | 'INTERNAL I/O 2' on PCB | 'I/O EXTENSION' on PCB | 'AUXILIARY POWER INPUT' on PCB | 'C2C-LINK' on PCB
Lamp Indicators

'A', 'B' on bracket: Bi-color red/green LEDs | Camera Link status indicator
Switches

'RECOVERY' on PCB: 3-pin 1-row 0.1" header | Firmware emergency recovery
Dimensions

PCB L X H: 167.65 mm x 111.15 mm, 6.6 in x 4.38 in
Weight

150 g, 5.29 oz
Standard

PCI Express 2.0
Link Width

4 lanes | 1 lane or 2 lanes with reduced performance
Link Speed

5.0 GT/s (PCIe 2.0) | 2.5 GT/s (PCIe 1.0) with reduced performance
Maximum Payload Size

512 bytes
Peak Delivery Bandwidth

TBD
Effective (Sustained) Delivery Bandwidth

TBD
Power Consumption

Typ. TBD W ( TBD W @ +3.3V, TBD W @ +12V), excluding camera and I/O power output
Interface Standard(s)

Camera Link 2.0
Connectors (Camera/Video Input)

Two Shrunk Delta Ribbon (SDR) Miniature Camera Link (MiniCL)
ECCO - Extended Camera Link Cable Operation

ECCO
Number of Cameras

One 80-bit / 72-bit / Full / Medium / Base configuration camera | Or two Base configuration cameras
Maximum Aggregated Camera Data Transfer Rate

6.8 Gbit/s (850 MB/s)
Camera Link configuration

Base, Medium, Full, 72-bit, 80-bit
Camera Link clock frequency

From 20 MHz up to 85 MHz
PoCL (Power over Camera Link)

PoCL Safe Power: Two independent controllers, PoCL Device detection and automatic power-on, Overload and short-circuit protection | A +12V power source must be connected to the AUXILIARY POWER INPUT connector using a 6-pin PEG cable
Camera Types

Area-scan cameras: Grayscale and color (RGB and Bayer CFA) | Line-scan cameras: Grayscale and color RGB
Camera Pixel Formats Supported

Mono8, Mono10, Mono12, Mono14, Mono16 | BayerXX8, BayerXX10, BayerXX12, BayerXX14, BayerXX16 where XX = GR, RG, GB, or BG | RGB8, RGB10, RGB12, RGB14, RGB16
Area-Scan Camera Control Trigger

Precise control of asynchronous reset cameras, with exposure control. Support of camera exposure/readout overlap. Support of external hardware trigger, with optional delay and trigger decimation.
Area-Scan Camera Control Strobe

Accurate control of the strobe position for strobed light sources. Support of early and late strobe pulses.
Line-Scan Camera Control Scan/Page Trigger

Precise control of start-of-scan and end-of-scan triggers. Support of external hardware trigger, with optional delay. Support of infinite acquisition, without missing line, for web inspection applications.
Line-Scan Camera Control Line Trigger

Support for quadrature motion encoders, with programmable noise filters, selection of acquisition direction and backward motion compensation. Rate Converter tool for fine control of the pixel aspect ratio: Rate Conversion Ratio in the range 0.001 to 1000 with an accuracy better than 0.1%. Rate Divider tool.
Line-Scan Camera Control Line Strobe

Accurate control of the strobe position for strobed light sources.
On-Board Memory

512 MB