Euresys EureCard Grablink Series User manual

EureCard GRABLINK series
GRABLINK Value, GRABLINK Avenue,
GRABLINK Expert 2,
GRABLINK Value cPCI,
GRABLINK Expert 2 cPCI
Manual
Copyright © 2005 Euresys s.a.
Liège Science Park
Avenue du Pré-Aily, 14
B-4031 Angleur Belgium
Phone [phone] • Fax [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.euresys.com
This book is part of the documentation
provided with MultiCam.
For more information, refer to the
documentation provided in the latest
MultiCam release.
EureCard Grablink series Manual
January 2005

Copyright © 2005 Euresys s.a.
Printed in Belgium.
WARNING
EURESYS S.A. shall retain all property rights,
title and interest in the hardware or the software,
documentation and trademarks of EURESYS S.A.
All the names of companies and products mentioned in the
documentation may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
The licensing, use, leasing, loaning, translation,
reproduction, copying or modification of the hardware
or the software, marks or documentation of EURESYS S.A.
contained in this book, is not allowed without prior notice.
EURESYS S.A. may modify the product specifications
or change the information given in this documentation
at any time, in its discretion, and without prior notice.
EURESYS S.A. shall not be liable for any loss of or damage
to revenues, profits, goodwill, data, information systems
or other special, incidental, indirect, consequential
or punitive damages of any kind arising in connection
with the use of the hardware or the software of EURESYS S.A.
or resulting of omissions or errors in this book.

Thank you for buying a Euresys frame grabber.
All our boards come with the “Euresys Solutions CD”
including free drivers and software libraries.
By following this manual,
you will install properly the board and the driver.
Enjoy Euresys software and hardware
industrial vision products !

Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Precautions of Use..........................................................................................9
Standard Compliance ...................................................................................11
Camera Link Compliance .............................................................................13
GRABLINK Value Description......................................................................15
Product presentation ........................................................................................... 15
Block diagram...................................................................................................... 16
Board layout ........................................................................................................ 17
Bracket layout...................................................................................................... 18
Camera connector............................................................................................... 19
System connector................................................................................................ 20
PCI requirements ................................................................................................ 21
GRABLINK Avenue Description ..................................................................23
Product presentation ........................................................................................... 23
Block diagram...................................................................................................... 24
Board layout ........................................................................................................ 25
Bracket layout...................................................................................................... 26
Camera connector............................................................................................... 27
System connectors.............................................................................................. 28
PCI requirements ................................................................................................ 30
GRABLINK Expert 2 Description .................................................................31
Product presentation ........................................................................................... 31
Block diagram...................................................................................................... 32
Board layout ........................................................................................................ 33
Bracket layout...................................................................................................... 34
Camera connectors ............................................................................................. 35
System connectors.............................................................................................. 36
PCI requirements ................................................................................................ 38
GRABLINK Value cPCI Description.............................................................39
Product presentation ........................................................................................... 39
Block diagram...................................................................................................... 40
Board layout ........................................................................................................ 41
Bracket layout...................................................................................................... 42
Camera connector............................................................................................... 43
System connector................................................................................................ 44
PCI requirements ................................................................................................ 45
GRABLINK Expert 2 cPCI Description ........................................................47
Product presentation ........................................................................................... 47
Block diagram...................................................................................................... 48
Board layout ........................................................................................................ 49
Bracket layout...................................................................................................... 50
Camera connectors ............................................................................................. 51
System connectors.............................................................................................. 52
PCI requirements ................................................................................................ 54

Table of Contents
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GRABLINK series Installation Instructions ................................................55
Hardware installation procedure for Grablink Value, Grablink Avenue
and Grablink Expert 2........................................................................................ 55
Auxiliary board installation................................................................................... 56
Hardware installation procedure for Grablink Value cPCI
and Grablink Expert 2 cPCI............................................................................... 57
Camera connection ............................................................................................. 58
Base configuration of Grablink Value, Grablink Avenue
and Grablink Value cPCI ................................................................................... 59
Base configurations of Grablink Expert 2 and Grablink Expert 2 cPCI ................ 60
Medium configuration of Grablink Expert 2 and Grablink Expert 2 cPCI ............. 61
MultiCam Installation Instructions ..............................................................63
Hardware requirements....................................................................................... 63
Windows installation............................................................................................ 63
Linux installation.................................................................................................. 64
Technical Specifications ..............................................................................65
Grablink Value technical specifications ............................................................... 65
Grablink Avenue technical specifications ............................................................ 67
Grablink Expert 2 technical specifications ........................................................... 69
Grablink Value cPCI technical specifications ...................................................... 71
Grablink Expert 2 cPCI technical specifications .................................................. 73

Contact Us
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Contact Us
Euresys
General information: [email protected]
Web site: www.euresys.com
America Asia Japan Europe
Euresys s.a. Japan Euresys s.a.
Euresys inc. Euresys Pte. Ltd.
Representative office Corporate
Headquarters
500 Park Boulevard
Suite 525
627A Aljunied Road
#08-09 BizTech
Centre
AIOS Hiroo Building 8F,
Hiroo 1-11-2, Avenue du Pré-Aily, 14
Itasca, Illinois 60143,
USA Singapore 389842
Shibuya-ku,
Tokyo 150-0012,
Japan
B-4031 Angleur,
Belgium
America
Toll free:
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Precautions of Use
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Precautions of Use
Warning:
Electrostatic sensitive device
Grablink boards may be damaged by electrostatic discharges. Follow the procedure
hereby described and apply any general procedure aimed at reducing the risk associated
to electrostatic discharge. Damage caused by improper handling is not covered by the
manufacturer warranty.
Warning:
Electrostatic compatibility
Grablink boards are compliant with electromagnetic compatibility regulatory
requirements. To ensure this compliance, it is mandatory to secure the card bracket with
the relevant screw according to the procedure hereby described.
Warning:
Risk of electrical shock
Do not operate the computer with any enclosure cover removed. During the hardware
installation, ensure the AC power cord is unplugged before touching any internal part of
the computer.
Warning:
Heating device
In operation, it is normal that a Grablink board dissipates some heat. To ensure the
adequate cooling effect of the fan equipping your computer, it is mandatory to correctly fit
all enclosure covers, including blank brackets.
Warning:
Hot plugging forbidden
Uncontrolled plugging and unplugging of equipment may damage a Grablink board.
Always switch-off the computer, the cameras and any relevant system device when
connecting or disconnecting a cable at the frame grabber or auxiliary board bracket.
Warning:
Poor grounding protection
The computer and the camera can be located in distant areas with distinct ground
connections. Poor ground interconnection, ground loop or ground fault may induce
unwanted voltage between equipments, causing excessive current in the interconnecting
cables. This faulty situation can damage the frame grabber or the camera electrical
interface.
The user must follow proper equipment grounding practices at all ends of the
interconnecting cables. In addition, it is recommended to use cable assemblies with
overall shield solidly connected to the conductive shell of all connectors. Besides the
beneficial effect of cable shielding on electromagnetic compatibility, the shield connection
can increase the protection level against grounding problems in temporarily absorbing
unwanted fault current.

Standard Compliance
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Standard Compliance
Following notices apply to :
•GRABLINK Value
•GRABLINK Avenue
•GRABLINK Expert 2
•GRABLINK Value cPCI
•GRABLINK Expert 2 cPCI
Notice for USA
Compliance Information Statement (Declaration of Conformity
Procedure) DoC FCC Part 15
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation or when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Notice for Europe
This product is in conformity with the Council Directive
89/336/EEC amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with EN55022/CISPR22 and
EN55024/CISPR24. To meet EC requirements, shielded cables must be used to connect a
peripheral to the card. This product has been tested in a typical class B compliant host system. It
is assumed that this product will also achieve compliance in any class B compliant unit.

Camera Link Compliance
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Camera Link Compliance
GRABLINK Value,GRABLINK Avenue and GRABLINK Value cPCI fully conform to the Base
configuration as defined by the Camera Link Standard.
GRABLINK Expert 2 and GRABLINK Expert 2 cPCI fully conform to the Base and Medium
configurations as defined by the Camera Link Standard.

GRABLINK Value Description
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GRABLINK Value Description
Product presentation
Grablink Value is an affordable Camera Link frame grabber for cost-effective industrial
applications. Grablink Value is recommended for single-camera systems. It acquires images at a
maximum camera speed of 60 MHz over the data path towards the on-board memory.

GRABLINK Value Description
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Block diagram

GRABLINK Value Description
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Board layout

GRABLINK Value Description
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Bracket layout
The bracket attached to Grablink Value
provides two connectors.
The upper connector is for system connection,
such as external trigger, illumination control or
motion encoder. It is a sub-D 9-pin female
connector.
This connector is called SYSTEM.
The lower connector is for camera connection.
It is a blade contact high-density 26-pin female
connector. It complies with the Camera Link
standard. Grablink Value fully supports the
Base configuration as per the standard.
This connector is called CAMERA.
In depth information is available in the
electronic documentation coming with Euresys
products. Grablink manuals are parts of
Euresys MultiCam documentation.

GRABLINK Value Description
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Camera connector
Grablink Value offers an on-board high-density 26-pin female sub-D connector named CAMERA
for camera connection.
In depth information is available in the electronic documentation coming with Euresys products.
Grablink manuals are parts of Euresys MultiCam documentation.

GRABLINK Value Description
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System connector
Grablink Value provides an on-board 9-pin female sub-D connector named SYSTEM for system
connection, including opto-isolated trigger and strobe lines.
Installing interconnection cables to this connector is highly system dependent.
In depth information is available in the electronic documentation coming with Euresys products.
Grablink manuals are parts of Euresys MultiCam documentation.