CIC Synchronization Principle
Principles of the CIC Synchronization through C2C-Link
The synchronization is achieved by synchronizing the CIC Cycle Trigger of all involved CIC 's using the C2C-Link interconnect.
A C2C-Link interconnects two or more Camera Illumination Controllers:
- One configured as the C2C-Link Master.
- One (or more) configured as a C2C-Link Slave(s).
The following drawing shows a configuration with one C2C-Link Master (top) and two C2C-Link Slaves:
The C2C-Link Master:
- Generates a Common Cycle Start event when all the start conditions of all the synchronized CIC's, including itself, are satisfied.
- Delivers a common Cycle Start signal to all the synchronized CIC's.
- Upon reception of the Common Cycle Start, generates a Strobe pulse and a Camera Trigger pulse according to its timers settings.
A C2C-Link Slave:
- Forces the Global Ready signal to 'false' until its start conditions are all satisfied
- Upon reception of the Common Cycle Start, generates a Strobe pulse and a Camera Trigger pulse according to its timers settings.
For comparison purpose, the following drawing shows a CIC device where the C2C-Link is disabled: