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Camera Link Requirements

Channel Link Requirements

Each channel link is composed of 5 LVDS pairs:

The following clock line, data lines and cable requirements apply to each channel link separately.

Note. The Base and the Lite configurations use a single channel link. The Lite configuration uses only three LVDS pairs: one for the clock, two for the data payload.

Clock Line Requirements

For each channel link individually, the clock signal must satisfy the following requirements:

Data Lines Requirements

For each channel link individually, the electrical signal of the 4 data lines must conform to Camera Link requirements, as specified in the table A-1 (National Semiconductor chip) of the Camera Link Specification v1.1.

The Lite configuration uses only two of the four pairs to transmit the payload. The bit assignment of the payload must conform to the requirements of Camera Link Specification 2.0 for the Lite configuration.

Cable Requirements

The camera cables must be Camera Link compliant and terminated with a MiniCL connector at the frame grabber side.

Both PoCL and non-PoCL cables can be used.

Cameras using the Lite configuration must be connected using a 14-pin MiniCL to 26-pin MiniCL cable.

Note. The usage of poor quality Camera Link cables may cause malfunction. This becomes critical for systems with a high clock rates or with long cables length. Euresys recommends using Camera Link cables that are certified by the cable manufacturer for the length vs. clock rate combination.