Gopel Electronic basicCON 4115 User manual

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basicCON 4115
LVDS Frame Generator
User Manual
(Translation of Original docu)
Document version 1.5

Issue: April 2014
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printed: 15.04.2014
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Table of Contents
basicCON 4115 – User Manual I
1INSTALLATION..............................................................1-1
1.1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ...................................................1-1
1.2 DRIVER INSTALLATION........................................................1-2
2HARDWARE ...................................................................2-1
2.1 DEFINITION .....................................................................2-1
2.2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ..................................................2-4
2.2.1 Dimensions ............................................................2-4
2.2.2
Properties ..............................................................2-4
2.3 DISPLAY TIMINGS..............................................................2-5
2.4 CONSTRUCTION ................................................................2-7
2.4.1 Serializers ..............................................................2-7
2.4.2
Assembly ...............................................................2-7
2.4.3
Power supply ..........................................................2-8
2.4.4
Addressing .............................................................2-8
2.4.5
LVDS Interface .......................................................2-9
2.4.6
LED Indication ......................................................2-11
2.5 DELIVERY NOTES.............................................................2-12
3SOFTWARE ....................................................................3-1
3.1 G-API PROGRAMMING........................................................3-1

Installation
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1Installation
1.1 Hardware Installation
Generally hardware installation for basicCON 4115 means connecting
the cables for USB (or RS232), LVDS and power supply (see
Hardware).
Please make absolutely certain that all of the installation procedures
are carried out with your system switched off.

Installation
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1.2 Driver Installation
For proper installation of the GOEPEL electronic USB drivers on your
system, we recommend to execute the G-USB driver setup.
To do that, start the
G-USB-Setup-*.exe setup program (of the
supplied CD, “*” stands for the version number) and follow the
instructions.
At present, the available device driver supports Windows®2000/ 7/
and XP systems.
After driver and hardware installation, you can check whether the
devices are properly embedded by the system (for example by means
of the Windows®Device Manager):
Please note that the Device Manager shows ALL USB controllers
supported by this driver.
If required, your basicCON 4115 can also be controlled via the serial
RS232 interface.
Then, the G-USB driver setup is not necessary, but the device can
NOT be operated by the G-API.
Figure 1-1:
Display of Device Manager

Hardware
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2Hardware
2.1 Definition
The basicCON 4115 LVDS Frame Generator is a GOEPEL electronic
stand-alone device with USB 2.0 interface to be connected to a PC or
laptop, in particular developed for applications out of complex test
systems.
The basicCON 4115 is especially used in automotive technology to
record and evaluate image data transferred by LVDS systems.
The basicCON 4115 device has the following features:
♦LVDS data rates up to 3000Mbit/s
♦Pixel clock frequency up to 33MHz
with a color depth of 24 bits
♦Maximal 1 Megapixel resolution
♦USB 2.0 (if required also RS232) interfaces
♦4Mbyte SRAM working memory
♦32Mbyte Flash ROM image memory
♦Changeable LVDS top-board
Available types: MAX9209, MAX9213, MAX9247, DS90C241,
DS90C385A, DS90UR905Q, DS90UB925Q and INAP125T24
The APIX 2 link is effected by the INAP375T onboard
transmitter
♦Visualization of the controller states by eight (ten) LEDs
on the front panel (see LED Indication)
The LVDS Frame Generator can store about 20 images in the bitmap
format 800x480x24, and display them within less than one second.
Interleaving of two images for dual view displays is executed onboard
in the microcontroller.
The images are stored in the flash ROM via the USB connection
(if required also RS232 is possible), while the LVDS Frame Generator
itself is operated via PC software.
The basicCON 4115 with the INAP375T APIX 2 transmitter can also
receive control data via uplink data streams (but no RGB or audio
signals).
The communication channels, transferring additionally data in both
directions, are controlled by the PC via an integrated SPI data
interface.
Transferring the image data to the display as well as the additional
data takes place via the LVDS standard.

Hardware
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Compared with Figure 2-1, the LVDS Frame Generators in the APIX 1
and APIX 2 versions offer additionally one input and one output for
DUT power supply (see Power supply) as well as in the APIX 2
version four LEDs (presently two of them without any function) for the
status display of the APIX 2 link (see LED Indication):
Figure 2-1:
basicCON 4115
Figure 2-2:
basicCON 4115/ APIX 2

Hardware
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At the device’s rear side you find the following connections:
♦Banana sockets for power supply (left)
♦DC socket for the AC adaptor plug (center)
♦RS232 socket for the serial interface (top right)
♦USB-B socket for the USB 2.0 interface with USB standard
assignment (below right)
Please refer to chapter Power supply for more information.
Figure 2-3:
basicCON 4115 – Rear view

Hardware
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2.2 Technical Specification
(width x height x depth):
♦basicCON 4115: 126 mm x 51 mm x 183 mm
Symbol Parameter min. typ. max. Unit Remarks
ISS Supply current 350 500 mA
VSExt External supply voltage 8 12 25 V
VDUT In Supply voltage for test object 12 V Only for APIX
versions
IDUT In Input current for test object 3 A Only for APIX
versions
VLVDS Differential LVDS output voltage ±50 ±500 mV Depends on the
transmitter
ILVDS Differential LVDS output current ±40 µA Depends on the
transmitter
ZLVDS LVDS input impedance 100 Ω
fLVDS LVDS data rate 120 3000 Mbit/s Depends on the
transmitter
Please use the supplied USB cable to connect a basicCON 4115
stand-alone device to the PC’s USB interface.
Other cables may be inapplicable.
2.2.1 Dimensions
2.2.2 Properties