DAQ system FRM11 User manual

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Express Card-FRM11
User’s Manual
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-- Contents --
1. Introduction
2. eCard-FRM11 Functions
3. eCard-FRM11 Board Description
3.1 PCB Layout
3.2 Description of the Functional Blocks
3.3 Connector Pin-out
4. Installation
4.1 Package content
4.2 Installation Sequence
5. Sample Program
5.1 FrmTest
5.2 FrameView
6. Test
6.1 Image frame Test
6.2 UART Tx/Rx Test
6.3 CC Output Test
Appendix
A.1 General Specification
A.2 Physical Dimension
Reference

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1. Introduction
The Express Card-FRM11(eCard-FRM11) is a board to receive data from Camera-Link standard
camera and transmit the received image frame data to the system via Express Card,
transmitting/receiving UART data and controlling CC(Camera Control) signal.
[Figure 1-1. eCard-FRM11 board Usage]
Figure [1-1] shows the eCard-FRM11 is inserted into the Express Card port in Note PC. It receives
Image Frame from camera via Camera-Link Standard Interface. And, received data transmit to the API
through Express Card interface.

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2. eCard-FRM11 Functions
As shown in the following figure, main control of the board is performed in FPGA Core Logic.
Primary functions are receiving the image frame data, camera control, transmitting/receiving UART.
You can control these functions using API provided by DAQ system.
PCI Target
/ Master
PCI BUS
Local Bus
Address
Data(Mem,I/O)
Reserved
(0x00 –0x5F)
Reserved
(0x70 –0xAF)
UART
(0x60)
Camera Link(LVDS)
(0xC0)
Interrupt controller
DIO
(0xD0)
Ext. Address, Data, Control
Local BUS
Interrupt
Controller
(0xb0)
INT sources in Chip
IO Decoder
MEM Decoder
To each IO
Module
eCard-FRM11 INTERNAL BLOCK - FPGA
DPRAM
From Ext.
CLOCK syn.
MEM Decoder
BUS Mux
Reserved
(0xE0 –0xFF)
[Figure 2-1. Functional Block Diagram]
The core logic program of the FPGA is loaded by JTAG. It saves a program at the FPGA Program
Logic and loads when power-up.

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[Features of the ECard-FRM11 board]
Base Configuration Camera Link Interface
Express Card Interface
16bit/24bit image frame data acquisition
UART communication (8 bit data, 1 start, 1 stop, No parity, 9600bps)
4-bit CC (Camera Control) output
Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP SP1 above
Convenient Windows Application Programming Interface(DLL)
[Application]
Image Acquisition (Pattern, Particles etc.)
Inspection Equipment (Sensor, Semiconductor, Device etc.)
Security Solution (Surveillance Camera)
Medical Image Capture (X-Ray, Supersonic)

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3. eCard-FRM11 Board Description
In this chapter, the primary functions of the eCard-FRM11 board are described briefly. For more
information, refer to the device specification.
3.1 PCB Layout
[Figure 3-1. eCard-FRM11 PCB Layout]
3.2 Description of the Functional Blocks
(1) FPGA
All of the board functions are controlled by the Logic program of the FPGA.
(2) LVDS
Receive Image frame through LVDS interface.
UART and CC signal Receive/Transmit through LVDS interface.
(3) Regulator
This block is for supplying the power(1.2V) to the board.
(4) J2
E-Card Connector
(5) J1
MDR 26Pin Connector for external device(LVDS Camera)

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3.3 Connector Pin-out
The eCard-FRM11 board is equipped with MDR 26 Pin connector J1 for Camera Link connection.
Figure [3-2] shows the board’s J1 connector pin-map.
All of the pin functions are based on the Camera link standard, so please refer to the Camera link
standard document for more description and information.
3
10
9
8
7
6
1
2
5
4
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
1124
23
22
21
20
Inner shield Inner shield
26
25
SerTFG-
SerTC+
Xclk-
X3-
X2-
X1-
X0-
Inner shield
Frame Grabber
SerTFG+
SerTC-
Xclk+
X3+
X2+
X1+
X0+
Inner shield
CC4-
CC3+
CC2-
CC1+
CC4+
CC3-
CC2+
CC1-
[Figure 3-2. eCard-FRM11 J1 Connector Pin-out]
[Table 1. J1 Connector Description]
pin
Signal Name
Description
Remark
1
Inner Shield
Cable shield
2
CC4-
Camera Control output 4-
3
CC3+
Camera Control output 3+
4
CC2--
Camera Control output 2-
5
CC1+
Camera Control output 1+
6
SerTFG+
Serial to Frame grabber +
7
SerTC-
Serial to Camera-

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X3+
Camera link LVDS receive data3 +
9
Xclk+
Camera link LVDS receive clock +
10
X2+
Camera link LVDS receive data2 +
11
X1+
Camera link LVDS receive data1 +
12
X0+
Camera link LVDS receive data0 +
13
Inner Shield
14
Inner Shield
15
CC4+
Camera Control output 4+
16
CC3-
Camera Control output 3-
17
CC2+
Camera Control output 2+
18
CC1-
Camera Control output 1-
19
SerTFG-
Serial to Frame grabber-
20
SerTC+
Serial to Camera+
21
X3-
Camera link LVDS receive data3 -
22
Xclk-
Camera link LVDS receive clock -
23
X2-
Camera link LVDS receive data2 -
24
X1-
Camera link LVDS receive data1 -
25
X0-
Camera link LVDS receive data0 -
26
Inner Shield
(Note) For more information, refer to Camera Link Standard Specification.
CCx+
CCx-
Camera Control
[Figure 3-3. Camera Control LVDS Digital Output Circuit]
Above picture is a Camera Control output circuit from eCard-FRM11 board to Camera for the
specific control of the Camera-link Cable. The eCard-FRM11 board has four differential digital
outputs.

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4. Installation
After unpacking, inspect the board carton to make sure there are no damages on the board.
4.1 Package contents
In addition to the user’s Manual, the package includes the following items. If any of these items is
missing or damaged, contact DAQ system.
- eCard-FRM11 board
- CDROM (drivers/manual/API/Samples etc.)
4.2 Installation Sequence
The eCard-FRM11 connects to Express Card Port. After that you can show the below picture of
“New Hardware Search Wizard” window.

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The Add new Hardware Wizard will install the driver in the following process.
If new hardware is found, Wizard will ask you to install the corresponding driver. For installation
of the driver, select the item “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)” and click “Next”
as in the figure.