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PLEORA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
iPORT™ CL-Ten Dual Medium
External Frame Grabber
User Guide

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Table of Contents
About this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
What this Guide Provides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
About the iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
The iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Model Variants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Feature Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Selected GenICam Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Connector Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
GPIO and Serial Connector Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Mapping of Serial Communication Interfaces and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Mapping of Camera Link Connector and GPIO Pinouts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Power Connector Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Signal Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
PLC Programming Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Installing the eBUS SDK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Installing the eBUS SDK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Installing the Driver and Configuring the NIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Connecting to the External Frame Grabber and Configuring General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Connecting the Ethernet Cables and Confirming Image Streaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Configuring the Buffers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Providing the External Frame Grabber with an IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Configuring an Automatic/Persistent IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Configuring the External Frame Grabber’s Image Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Configuring a Camera Link Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Configuring Camera Link Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Supported Camera Link Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
About Tap Reconstruction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Supported Device Tap Geometries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Implementing the eBUS SDK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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Network Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Unicast Network Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Required Items — Unicast Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
External Frame Grabber Configuration — Unicast Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Multicast Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Required Items — Multicast Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Connecting the Hardware and Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Configuring the CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber for a Multicast Network Configuration . . . . 48
System Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Troubleshooting Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Reference: Mechanical Drawings and Material List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Mechanical Drawings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Material List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

About this Guide 1
Chapter 1
About this Guide
This chapter describes the purpose and scope of this guide, and provides a list of complimentary guides.
The following topics are covered in this chapter:
•“What this Guide Provides” on page 2
•“Related Documents” on page 2

2iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide
What this Guide Provides
This guide provides you with the information you need to connect the iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium
External Frame Grabber to two Camera Link® Medium cameras. In this guide you can find a product
overview, instructions for connecting the cables, installing the Pleora eBUS™ SDK, establishing an
Ethernet connection, performing general configuration tasks, and configuring the settings to properly
capture and display images from Camera Link cameras.
The last chapter of this guide provides Technical Support contact information for Pleora Technologies.
Related Documents
The iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide is complemented by the following
guides:
•eBUS Player Quick Start Guide
•eBUS SDK C++ API SDK Help File
•eBUS SDK .NET API Help File
•eBUS SDK Programmer’s Guide
•GigE Vision Standard, version 2.0 available from the Automated Imaging Association (AIA) at
www.visiononline.org
•GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention available from the European Machine Vision
Association (EMVA) at www.emva.org.
•Camera Link® Standard, available from the Automated Imaging Association (AIA) at
www.visiononline.org
•iPORT Advanced Features User Guide

About the iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber 3
Chapter 2
About the iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame
Grabber
This chapter describes the external frame grabber, including the product variants and key features.
The following topics are covered in this chapter:
•“The iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber” on page 4
•“Model Variants” on page 5
•“Feature Set” on page 6
•“Selected GenICam Features” on page 7

4iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber User Guide
The iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber
Pleora’s iPORT™ CL-Ten External Frame Grabbers use a high performance GigE Vision® over 10 Gigabit
Ethernet (10 GigE) link to transmit video simultaneously from two Camera Link Base or Medium
cameras at their maximum data rates, with low, predictable latency. These external frame grabbers allow
designers to extend and aggregate system cabling, and integrate Camera Link cameras into a networked
environment.
CL-Ten External Frame Grabbers interact seamlessly with Pleora’s other products in networked or point-
to-point digital video systems. The frame grabbers also comply fully with the GigE Vision and
GenICam™ standards, enabling interoperation with third-party equipment in multi-vendor
environments. The GigE Vision and GenICam standards are agnostic to Ethernet link speed, which
means the CL-Ten can be designed into multi-speed systems alongside GigE Vision cameras operating at
1 Gb/s, with no software modifications. With these benefits, manufacturers and integrators can use the
CL-Ten to shorten time-to-market, reduce development and deployment risk, and lower design and
system costs.
The CL-Ten converts video data to packets and sends them over a 10 GigE link to receiving software or
hardware. The CL-Ten is compatible with industry-standard copper or fiber-based links via an SFP+
(small form-factor pluggable) connector, and can be easily connected to off-the-shelf 10 GigE
components such as network cards and switches.
The CL-Ten is bundled with Pleora’s feature-rich application toolkit, eBUS™ SDK.

5About the iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber
Model Variants
The iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber is supplied in these variants and is equipped
with these parts, as listed in the following table.
Table 1: Model Variants
iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium Enclosed Quantity
iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium Enclosed Quantityy
iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium enclosed unit 1
iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium Evaluation Kit Fiber Quantity
iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber enclosed unit 1
10 gigabit Ethernet network interface card (NIC) 1
10 gigabit enhanced small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) module, short range 2
Multimode fiber optic cable, 2 meters 1
12V power supply 1
Pleora eBUS SDK, provided on CD or USB stick (includes eBUS Player sample
application)
1
iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium Evaluation Kit Copper Quantity
iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium External Frame Grabber enclosed unit 1
10 gigabit Ethernet NIC 1
SFP+ Direct-Attach cable (passive), 2 meters 1
12V power supply 1
Pleora eBUS SDK, provided on CD or USB stick (includes eBUS Player sample
application)
1
*Before assembly, ensure that all components are included in the selected package.

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Feature Set
Key features
10 gigabit Ethernet-based. Supports IGMPv2 and ICMP.
Aggregation of two Camera Link Medium cameras over a single 10 gigabit Ethernet link*
Camera Link support:
• Compatible with Base and Medium mode cameras up to 85 MHz*
• Supports Power over Camera Link
(PoCL)
• Supports CLProtocol
• Supports 10GBASE-SR, -LR, and -LRM using linear or limiting SFP+ modules
• Supports SFP+ Direct-Attach copper (passive, 12m maximum length)
Supports key non-interlaced tap configurations
Supports interleaved 2-tap and 4-tap configurations
Supports 1, 2, or 4 tap configurations**
Software-controlled GPIO:
• 4 TTL (5V) general purpose inputs
• 2 TTL (5V) general purpose outputs
3 UARTs (2 LVDS on Camera Link interface and 1 RS-232 on GPIO connector) allow serial control of cameras and
other devices using a computer application over the network link
Compatible with GigE Vision Standard, version 2.0. Operates with GigE Vision and GenICam compatible applications.
Environmental and Physical
Storage temperature: -40° to 85°C
Operating temperature: 0° to 45°C
Dimensions (L x W x H):
• 117 mm x 100 mm x 83.5 mm
* Two Base mode cameras can be connected (using the Medium 1A and Medium 2A connectors).
** When using Base mode cameras, 1 and 2 tap configurations are available.