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PLEORA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
iPORT™ SB-GigE
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 SB-GigE External Frame Grabber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
The iPORT SB-GigE External Frame Grabber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Model Variants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Feature Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Selected GenICam Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Key Sony Block Camera Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
External Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connector Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Making External Frame Grabber Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Required Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting the External Frame Grabber to the GPIO Board and Block Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Mounting the Power, GPIO, and Serial Connector to an Enclosure Backplate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Power, GPIO, and Serial Connector Pinouts — GPIO Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Power, GPIO, and Serial Connector Pinouts — GigE PHY Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Mapping of Power, GPIO, and Serial Connector Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Power Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
PoE Powered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Power Input Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Power Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Thermal Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Ambient and Junction Temperatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Bulk Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Signal Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
PLC Programming Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Installing the eBUS SDK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Installing the eBUS SDK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Installing the Driver and Configuring the NIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Connecting to the External Frame Grabber and Configuring General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Connecting the Ethernet Cables and Confirming Image Streaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Configuring the Buffers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Providing the External Frame Grabber with an IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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Configuring an Automatic/Persistent IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Configuring the External Frame Grabber’s Image Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Implementing the eBUS SDK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Network Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Unicast Network Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Required Items — Unicast Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
External Frame Grabber Configuration — Unicast Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Multicast Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Required Items — Multicast Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Connecting the Hardware and Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Configuring the Devices for a Multicast Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
System Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Troubleshooting Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Changing to the Backup Firmware Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Reference: Mechanical Drawings and Material List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Mechanical Drawings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Material List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

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 SB-GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide
What this Guide Provides
This guide provides you with the information you need to connect the iPORT SB-GigE External Frame
Grabber to the following Sony® block cameras and to start using them as a single device:
•Sony FCB-EV7500
•Sony FCB-EH6500
•Sony FCB-EH6300
•Sony FCB-EH3410
•Sony FCB-EH3310
In this guide you can find a product overview, instructions for connecting the block camera and external
frame grabber cables, installing the Pleora eBUS™ SDK, establishing an Ethernet connection, and
performing general configuration tasks.
The last chapter of this guide provides Technical Support contact information for Pleora Technologies.
Related Documents
The iPORT SB-GigE 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.
•vDisplay HDI-Pro External Frame Grabber User Guide
•iPORT Advanced Features User Guide
In addition to the guides listed above, you can consult the Sony Color Camera Module Technical Manual
that corresponds to your camera, available from Sony.

About the iPORT SB-GigE External Frame Grabber 3
Chapter 2
About the iPORT SB-GigE 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 SB-GigE External Frame Grabber” on page 4
•“Model Variants” on page 5
•“Feature Set” on page 6
•“Selected GenICam Features” on page 7
•“Key Sony Block Camera Features” on page 9

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The iPORT SB-GigE External Frame Grabber
The iPORT SB-GigE External Frame Grabber transforms the following Sony block cameras into GigE
Vision® compliant cameras:
•Sony FCB-EV7500
•Sony FCB-EH6500
•Sony FCB-EH6300
•Sony FCB-EH3410
•Sony FCB-EH3310
Pleora’s iPORT™ SB-GigE External Frame Grabbers improve the usability of Sony block cameras by
allowing systems manufacturers and integrators to treat them as native GigE Vision® cameras. With these
external frame grabbers, Sony block cameras can leverage the simple, long-distance cabling of Gigabit
Ethernet (GigE) for both video and control signals. The cameras can also be used with a broader selection
of computing platforms, lowering system costs.
The SB-GigE presents a user friendly interface to the Sony® VISCA™ protocol set, both graphically and
in the eBUS SDK (software development kit). This allows system designers to rapidly prototype
interactions between the SB-GigE, the Sony block camera, and their software as well as quickly deploy
production-ready software.
The SB-GigE transmits full-resolution video with low, predictable latency over a GigE link. The
connection at the PC is a standard GigE connector, eliminating the need for a desktop PC with an
available peripheral card slot for a traditional frame grabber.
As a result, system designers can reduce system size, cost, and power consumption by using computing
platforms with smaller form factors, such as laptops, embedded PCs, and single board computers.
GigE supports cabling distances of up to 100 meters using standard CAT5e/6 cabling. Deploying an off-
the-shelf Ethernet switch, extended distances and more flexible network configurations are supported.
Multiple cameras can be aggregated to a single port, imaging data can be multicast from one camera or
image sensor to multiple displays, or images from multiple cameras can be combined on one computer
or processing unit.
A sophisticated on-board programmable logic controller (PLC) and support for the IEEE 1588 Precision
Time Protocol allows users to precisely measure, synchronize, trigger, and control the operation of other
vision system elements.
For more information about the IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol and how to use it to schedule action
commands, see the iPORT™ Advanced Features User Guide, available on the Pleora Support Center at
www.pleora.com.
The SB-GigE is bundled with Pleora’s feature rich application toolkit, eBUS™ SDK, and compatible with
Pleora’s vDisplay™ External Frame Grabbers, which deliver video directly to a monitor.

5About the iPORT SB-GigE External Frame Grabber
Image Transmission
The iPORT SB-GigE External Frame Grabber captures images from the Sony block camera as per the
BT.709 standard.
The iPORT SB-GigE External Frame Grabber can transmit images with low, consistent latency, and is
available as compact, low-power OEM board sets designed for use in a variety of housings.
GenICam Interface
Sony VISCA™ commands for key features of the Sony block camera, such as zoom, mute, and freeze, are
mapped to the GenICam interface, allowing integrators to implement features using a common
application programming interface (API). This integration greatly simplifies software development tasks,
and is helpful when using the external frame grabber with third-party, off-the-shelf software packages.
If you need to send VISCA commands directly over the Bulk0 serial interface, you should not use the same
commands as the ones mapped by the SB-GigE External Frame Grabber. For example, the Zoom feature
uses the CAM_ZoomPosInq and CAM_Zoom VISCA commands.
Model Variants
The iPORT SB-GigE 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 SB-GigE OEM Basic Kit Quantity
iPORT SB-GigE PHY Board Set and Camera Bracket Assembly 1
Mounting screws for block camera 4
iPORT SB-GigE OEM Kit Quantity
iPORT SB-GigE PHY Board Set and Camera Bracket Assembly 1
12-pin circular connector, loose and not soldered 1
GPIO board 1
Mounting screws for block camera 4
20-pin FFC cable 1
30-pin micro coaxial cable 1
iPORT SB-GigE External Frame Grabber package variants*
iPORT SB-GigE Evaluation Kit Quantity
iPORT SB-GigE PHY board set, camera bracket, and GPIO bracket assembly 1

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*Before assembly, ensure that all components are included in the selected package.
Feature Set
GPIO board with soldered 12-pin circular connector 1
20-pin FFC cable 1
30-pin micro coaxial cable 1
Power supply 1
PoE Injector 1
Gigabit Ethernet PCIe network interface card (NIC) 1
Ethernet cables 2
Mounting screws for block camera 4
Pleora eBUS SDK, provided on USB stick 1
Table 2: iPORT SB-GigE External Frame Grabber Feature Summary
Key features
Support for Sony FCB-EH3310, FCB-EH3410, FCB-EH6300, FCB-EH6500, and FCB-EV7500 block cameras
RS-232 bidirectional serial connection
Software-controlled GPIO:
• 4 TTL (5V) general purpose inputs
• 2 TTL (5V) general purpose outputs
GenICam integration of key camera controls
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 60°C
Key camera interface features
Focus/auto-focus
White balance
Gain
Backlight compensation
Shutter and exposure
Gamma