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PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) -- Contents -1. Introduction 2. PCI-FRM01 Functions 3. Installation 3.1 Package contents 3.2 Installation Sequence 4. PCI-FRM01 Description 4.1 PCB Layout 4.2 Description of the functional blocks 4.3 Connector Pin-out 4.4 Description of LVDS I/O 5. Sample Program 5.1 FrmTest 6. Test 6.1 Image frame Test 6.2 UART Tx/Rx Test 6.3 DIO Input/Output Test Appendix A.1 General Specification A.
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) 1. Introduction The PCI-FRM01 is a board to receive data from Camera-Link standard camera and transmit the received image frame data to the system via PCI interface. And, it has 16 digital Inputs and 8 digital outputs for external controls. The operation of the board is controlled by program API, figure [1-1] shows connection of the system (usually PC). [Figure 1-1.
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) [Figure 1-2. Picture of PCI-FRM01 board] Figure [1-2] shows physical connection of the board to the Camera-Link Camera. At the left side, there are 15 pin D-SUB connector and 26 pin MDR connector. The upper connector is for connection to external I/O device, and the bottom connector is for connection to Camera-link camera for frame data or UART communication.
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) 2. PCI-FRM01 Functions As shown in the following figure, main control of the board is performed in FPGA Core Logic. Primary functions are receiving the image frame data, transmitting/receiving UART data and controlling 16 bit digital inputs, and 8 bit digital outputs. You can control these functions using API provided.
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) PCI BUS PCI-FRM01 INTERNAL BLOCK - FPGA Local BUS Local Bus Address Data(Mem,I/O) Reserved (0x00 ? 0x5F) PCI Target / Master UART (0x60) BUS Mux Reserved (0x70 ? 0xAF) MEM Decoder To each IO Module IO Decoder Interrupt controller Camera Link(LVDS) (0xC0) DPRAM CLOCK syn. DIO (0xD0) Reserved (0xE0 ? 0xFF) Interrupt Controller (0xb0) Ext. Address, Data, Control MEM Decoder INT sources in Chip From Ext. [Figure 2-1.
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) 3. Installation 3.1 Package contents In addition to the user’s Manual, the package includes the following items. - PCI-FRM01 board - CDROM (drivers/manuals/API/Samples etc.) After unpacking, inspect the board carton to make sure there are no damages on the board. [Figure 3-1. PCI-FRM01 package contents] 3.2 Installation Sequence To install your PCI-FRM01 board in your PC, follow the steps described in the document “How to install PCI DAQ Board” provided by DAQ System.
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) Please check the system information after installation to make sure the success of installation, Do the following steps to check. My Computer -> Properties -> Hardware -> Device Manager Window Device manager shows the device name for example PCI-FRM01 at the “Other devices”. [Figure 3-2. Select “My computer”->”Properties”] [Figure 3-3.
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) [Figure 3-4. Device Manager Window] The name of the device, “PCI-FRM01”, is shown in the Figure [3-4]. Important Notice : After installation, you should re-boot the system for the proper operation.
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) 4. Functions Description In this chapter, the primary functions of the PCI-FRM01 board are described briefly. For more information, refer to the device specification. 4.1 PCB Layout [Figure 4-1. PCI-FRM01 PCB Layout] The board has three LEDs to indicate the operation status. - LED1 turns on when the board receives the image frame data via Camera Link. - LED2 turns on when the board transmits the received data to your PC via PCI interface.
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) 4.2 Description of the functional blocks (1) FPGA All of the board functions are controlled by the Logic program of the FPGA. (2) LVDS Receive Image frame through LVDS interface. UART signal Receive/Transmit through LVDS interface. Digital Output (3) Regulator This block is for supplying the power(3.3V) to the board. (4) Level Shifter It is protected a circuit that the voltage higher than 3.3V CMOS Logic is exchanged to normal 3.3V Logic Level.
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) 4.3 Connector Pin-out The PCI-FRM01 board is equipped with MDR 26 Pin connector J1 for Camera Link connection and D-SUB 15 Pin connector P1 for external I/O connection. Figure [4-2] shows the bracket of the board where P1 and J1 connector exist. 15 5 10 14 4 9 13 3 8 12 2 7 11 1 6 26 13 25 12 24 11 23 10 22 9 21 8 20 7 19 6 18 5 17 4 16 3 15 2 14 1 [Figure 4-2.
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) [J1(MDR26) connector] Figure4-3 shows the board’s J1 connector pin-map. All of the pin functions are based on the Camera link standard, so please refer to the Camera link standard document for more description and information.
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PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) [Description of P1 connector] PCI-FRM01 Board has six photo-coupler isolated digital outputs and four digital inputs. The equivalent circuit is as shown figure [4-5]. VCC R COM To FPGA IN < Photo coupler input> VCC R OUTP OUTN From FPGA [Figure 4-5. Photo-coupler In/Out Circuit] The input resistance is 680 ohms thus the flow current is about 5mA when 5V input or about 15mA when 12V power applied. Maximum operation input voltage is 12V.
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) Figure [4-6] shows the board’s P1 connector pin-map. IN1 15 5 10 IN2 14 4 9 IN3 13 3 8 IN4 12 2 7 IN5 11 1 6 COM IN0 OUTN3 OUTP3 OUTN2 OUTP2 OUTN1 OUTP1 OUTN0 OUTP0 [Figure 4-6. P1 DSUB 15PIN pin-out] [Table2.
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) [Photo-coupler Digital Input] VCC 680 COM DIN0 IN0 VCC 680 DIN1 IN1 VCC 680 DIN2 IN2 VCC 680 DIN3 IN3 VCC 680 DIN4 IN4 VCC 680 DIN5 IN5 [Figure 4-7. Photo-coupler isolated Input circuit] Photo-coupler input are connected to connector P1(DSUB 15Pin), each input are matched with DIO input bit position from 5 to 0 as shown in Figure [4-7].
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) [Photo-coupler Digital Output] VCC 10 OUTP0 DOUT0 OUTN0 VCC 10 OUTP1 DOUT1 OUTN1 VCC 10 OUTP2 DOUT2 OUTN2 VCC 10 OUTP3 DOUT3 OUTN3 [Figure 4-8. Photo-coupler isolated Output Circuit] Photo-coupler output are connected to connector P1(DSUB 15PIN), each output are matched with DIO output bit position from 3 to 0 as shown in Figure [4-8].
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) [Other Connectors] J5 2 1 J5 connector (Top View) The PCI-FRM01 board power is supplied through the PCI connector for the normal operation. However, the power will be supplied through the J6 connector in case of the board self-test or check the power. +5V is connected to pin number 1 and ground is connected to pin number 2.
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) JP3 1 2 JP3 Jumper (Top View) Make JP3 short when upgrading FPGA program, usually do not use at the normal operation.
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) 4.4 Description of LVDS I/O [Output circuit] LVDS CH0+ DOUT4 LVDS CH0LVDS CH1+ DOUT5 LVDS CH1LVDS CH2+ DOUT6 LVDS CH2LVDS CH3+ DOUT7 LVDS CH3- [Figure 4-9. LVDS Digital Output Circuit] LVDS output are connected to connector J1(MDR26PIN), each output are matched with DIO output bit position from 7 to 4 as shown in Figure [4-9].
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) [Input circuit] RX0 RX1 RX2 RX3 RX4 RX5 RX6 RX7 RX8 RX9 RX10 RX11 RX12 RX13 RX14 RX15 RX16 RX17 RX18 RX19 RX20 RX21 RX22 RX23 RX24 RX25 RX26 RX27 X0+ X0X1+ X1X2+ X2X3+ X3Xclk+ Xclk- IMG0 IMG1 IMG2 IMG3 IMG4 IMG7 IMG5 IMG8 IMG9 IMG10 DIN6 DIN7 IMG11 IMG12 IMG13 DIN8 DIN9 DIN10 DIN11 DIN12 DIN13 DIN14 DIN15 HSYNC VSYNC LDV IMG6 [Figure 4-10.
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) 5. Sample Program DAQ system provides a sample program to make the user be familiar with the board operation and to make the program development easier. You can find the sample program in the CDROM accompanying with the PCIFRM01 board. One of the execution file is “FrmTest.exe”. It stores the frame data to memory or hard-disk and displays it to hexadecimal values which can utilize necessary frame data to developers.
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) (PCI_FRM01.DLL) must be located in the same directory with the execution file or Windows system folder. Another method is to add the directory of API DLL file to PATH environmental variable. 5.1.1 Functions related to image Frame (1) ‘DXD810/DXD1417’ Combo-box Use this box to set up the operation mode of the PCI-FRM01. (2) ‘LVDS Init’ button Press this button to initialize the function of receiving image frame data.
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) (4) ‘Start Timer’ button Press this button to start the timer. The sample program will read the UART data periodically. The reading interval is around 0.1s. (5) ‘Stop Timer’ button Press this button to stop the timer. (6) ‘UART Init’ button Press this button to initialize UART. It must be performed only once after power is applied to the board. (7) ‘UART Close’ button Press this button to finish usage of the board and terminate the program. 5.1.
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) 6. Test 6.1 Receiving the image frame data In this chapter, the functional test will be explained to discriminate board mal-functions and for the user being familiar with the operation of the board. It is performed using the sample program “FrmTest.exe” on PC equipped with the PCI-FRM01 board. [Figure 6-1. Equipment Connection for Testing] Figure [6-1] shows connection of the equipments.
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) 6.2 UART Tx/Rx Test At the above stage, make the image frame simulator to send UART data to PCI-FRM01 board periodically. Step 1 : Press the “UART init” button to initialize the UART and then press the “Start Timer” to get the UART data from the Image Frame Simulator. Then the gotten data are displayed on the editor box below the button. Compare the contents of the editor box with the data of the Image Frame Simulator.
PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) Appendix A.1 General Specification Specification General Interface Functions PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.0 PCI 32bit 33Mhz interface PCI Target and Master operation Base Configuration Camera Link Interface +5V Single Power operation , Max 300mA Power consumption PCI +5V and 3.
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PCI-FRM01 User’s Manual (Rev 1.1) References 1. Specification of Camera Link Interface Standard for Digital Cameras and Frame Grabbers -- Camera Link committee 2. PCI Local Bus Specification Revision2.1 -- PCI Special Interest Group 3. How to install PCI DAQ Board -- DAQ system 4. AN201 How to build application using API -- DAQ system 5. AN241 PCI-FRM01 Register Level Application Guide -- DAQ system 6.
