Chameleon II CoaXPress Stand Alone Camera Simulator

Features

  • Video output modes:
    • Static and dynamic test patterns
    • BMP/RAW/JPEG image files
    • RAW video files
    • Streaming video (up to 12 Gbps)
    • Multiple pre-recorded video in sequential or loop modes
    • Fully programmable image timing
    • Fully programmable configuration parameters
    • Emulation of Camera controls and triggers
    • Up to 4 CoaXPress v2.1 device links
    • Frame and line scan formats support
  • Flexible machine I/O:
    • 8 TTL configurable I/Os
    • 4 LVTTL configurable I/Os
    • 4 LVDS inputs
    • 4 LVDS outputs
    • 4 opto-isolated outputs
    • 4 opto-isolated inputs
    • 4 quadrature rotary encoder simulators
  • CoaXPress v2.1 compliant
  • GUI interface
  • Supporting Windows and Linux OS
  • API for developing custom applications
  • Plug-ins modules for Matlab
  • Gen<i>Cam compliant
  • Up to 32GB image buffer
  • 4 HD-BNC connectors for CoaXPress v2.1 links
  • Data rates up to 12.5Gpbs per link
  • 0°C to 55°C operating environment temperature
  • Requirements:
    • Thunderbolt 3 interface

Applications:

  • Vision system testing
  • Vision systems development
  • Vision algorithm development
  • Vision systems integration
  • Reliability system testing

 

The Chameleon II SA is the industry’s first stand-alone CoaXPress v2.1 Camera Simulator. This simulator is capable of generating video streams and test patterns of up to 4 CoaXPress v2.1 links in single, dual, and quad modes. Each link supports standard CoaXPress v2.1 bitrates up to 12.5 Gbps. This product is ideally suited for the development of industrial, defense, and aerospace Machine Vision Systems and applications. The Chameleon can easily transmit generic test patterns, customer’s specific pre-processed data, or custom video streams on the CoaXPress v2.1 links. It also provides GPIO for machine control signals, such as triggers, shaft encoders, exposure control, and general I/O, which can be simulated together with the video streams. The simulator enables transmitting the video streams from onboard memory as well as run time uploading the streams from computer memory.
The Chameleon uses Micro-BNC connectors for CoaXPress links as an interface to the Frame Grabber board and standard headers for general-purpose I/O. The Simulator utilizes Thunderbolt 3 interface for communication with Host PC for video uploading and configuration.

Specifications

Mechanical
Form factor Thunderbolt 3 enclosure
Format External Thunderbolt 3 enclosure
Cooling method Fan cooled
Mounting Stand Alone
Connectors • Ports 1 through 4 via x4 Micro-BNC connectors for CoaXPress v2.1 interface
• x1 I/O connector 26-pin 2-row 0.1” pitch pin header with shrouding on board
Dimensions 220 mm x 143 mm (8.7” x 5.6”)
Weight 1500 g (52.9 oz)
Host Bus
Standard PCI Express 3.0
Link width • 4 lanes
• 1 or 2 lanes with reduced performance
Link speed • 8.0 GT/s (PCIe 3.0)
• 5.0 GT/s (PCIe 2.0) with reduced performance
Maximum payload size 2,048 bytes
DMA • 64-bit addressing support
• Scatter gather support
• Physical address support (GPU transfers)
Peak delivery bandwidth 3,938 MB/s
Effective (sustained) delivery bandwidth 3,347 MB/s (Host PC dependent)
Power consumption 16.8 W, excluding camera and I/O power output
Camera / Video Simulation
Interface standard(s) CoaXPress v2.1 (CoaXPress 1.0, 1.1, 1.1.1 and 2.0 backward compatible)
Status LEDs • 1 bicolor status LED per connector
• 4 System status LEDs
Number of Simulated cameras 1
Number of links per single camera Up to 4
Number of streams per single camera 1
Synchronization between simulators Yes
Line-scan cameras supported Yes
Maximum aggregated camera data transfer rate 50.0 Gbit/s
Supported down-connection speeds • 1.25 Gbit/s (CXP-1)
• 2.5 Gbit/s (CXP-2)
• 3.125 Gbit/s (CXP-3)
• 5 Gbit/s (CXP-5)
• 6.25 Gbit/s (CXP-6)
• 10 Gbit/s (CXP-10)
• 12.5 Gbit/s (CXP-12)
Supported up-connection speeds • Low-speed 20.83 Mbps (CXP-1 to CXP-6)
• Low-speed 41.66 Mbps (CXP-10, CXP-12)
Maximum stream packet size 8,192 bytes
Power over protocol • PoCXP Safe Power
• Power over CoaXPress Simulation
• Overload and short-circuit protections
• Power source must be connected to an external load
Bandwidth limitations • 8 bpp, 12 bpp, 14 bpp, 16 bpp – 40 Gbps protocol limited
• 10 bpp – 34 Gbps
Image width 16 pixel to 16 Megapixels
Image height 1 pixel to 16 Megapixels
Arbitrary image simulation Not supported
Link Sharing Images must be striped prior to loading to API or APP
Camera types Area-scan cameras:
• Gray-scale and color (RGB and Bayer CFA)
• Single-tap (1X-1Y) progressive-scan
• Multi tap images can be simulated with API and user image segmentation
Line-scan cameras:
• Gray-scale and color RGB
Camera pixel formats supported Raw, Monochrome, Bayer, RGB, YUV, YCbCr and RGBA (PFNC names):
• Raw (Without headers)
• Mono8, Mono10, Mono12, Mono14, Mono16
• BayerXX8, BayerXX10, BayerXX12, BayerXX14, BayerXX16 where XX = GR, RG, GB, or BG
• RGB8, RGB10, RGB12, RGB14, RGB16
• RGBA8, RGBA10, RGBA12, RGBA14, RGBA16
• YUV422 8, YUV422 16
• YUV444 8, YUV444 10, YUV444 12,YUV444 14, YUV444 16
• YCbCr601 422 8, YCbCr601 422 10, YCbCr601 422 12, YCbCr601 422 14, YCbCr601 422 16
• YCbCr709 422 8, YCbCr709 422 10, YCbCr709 422 12, YCbCr709 422 14, YCbCr709 422 16
• YCbCr709 444 8, YCbCr709 444 16
General Purpose Inputs and Outputs
Number of lines 20 I/O lines:
• 2 differential inputs
• 2 differential outputs
• 4 singled-ended TTL inputs/outputs
• 4 singled-ended LVTTL inputs/outputs
• 4 opto-isolated inputs
• 4 opto-isolated outputs

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Usage • Any System I/O input lines can be connected to any I/O output line
• Any I/O input line can be used to decode A/B and Z signals of a motion encoder
• Any I/O input line can generate any trigger event
• Any I/O input line can trigger a timer
Electrical specifications • Differential lines – LVDS compatible
• TTL lines: 5 V TTL compliant
• LVTTL lines: 3.3 V LVTTL compliant
• Isolated lines: opto-isolated lines with voltage range up to 30 V
Filter control • Glitch removal filter for Encoders and Triggers
• Configurable filter time between 0 μs and 34 ms
• Filter time resolution of 8 ns
Polarity control Yes
Encoders • 4 quadrature encoders with A/B and Z inputs
• 32-bit position counter
• Forward and backward counting
• Position trigger support
• Noise filtering
Timers • 4 general purpose timers
• Configurable delay and duration
• 32-bit accumulator
Event reporting • 64-bit system timestamp event reporting
• Each I/O line can generate event on configurable edge
• Each Timer can generate event
• Each encoder can generate event
Frame Grabber Synchronization Synchronization Precise area and line-scan cameras synchronization across different frame grabbers
Area-Scan Camera Control
Trigger • Precise control of asynchronous reset cameras, with exposure control.
• Support of camera exposure/readout overlap
• Support of triggering from encoder or timer
• Support of external hardware trigger, with optional delay, filtering and trigger decimation
Strobe Accurate control of the strobe position for strobe light sources. Support of early and late strobe pulses
Line-Scan Camera Control
Scan/page trigger • Precise control of start-of-scan and end-of-scan triggers
• Support of external hardware trigger, with optional delay and filtering
• Support of triggering from encoder
• Support of infinite acquisition without missing lines
Line trigger Support for quadrature motion encoders, with programmable filters, selection of acquisition direction and backward motion compensation
Line strobe Accurate control of the strobe position for strobe light sources
On-Board Processing
On-board memory 4 GB DDR4
Additional features Packing of 16-bit LSB aligned to 10/12/14-bit
Data stream statistics Measurement of frame rate, CRC Errors, transmit frames, transmit packets, and test packets
Event signaling and counting The application software can be notified of the occurrence of various events:
• Newly acquired buffers
• I/O events
• Timer events
• Encoder events
Software
Host PC operating system • Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit version
• Microsoft Windows 11 64-bit version
• Signed and certified kernel driver supporting Windows 10 and 11
• Source code Linux kernel driver (Automatically compiled during installation)
• Tested for Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, and 22.04 versions
• Nvidia Xavier AGX (Jetpack 5.1.1 and 4.6.1)
• Nvidia Orin AGX (Jetpack 5.1.1)
GenCam Support of GenCam 3.2, full camera and Frame Grabber parameters configuration
Buffer management Circular buffer support, frame/line accumulation, flexible buffer queuing, DMA Buffer filling directly to system memory
GUI Supported for Windows and Linux OS, multi-camera display and configuration, image/video recording and playback
Debugging capabilities Event logging, statistics counters
APIs • GenCam, GenTL producer libraries, ANSI C, Python, and .NET bindings
• x86 64 dynamic library for ISO-compliant C runtime
• Plug-in modules for Matlab, HALCON, Cognex, and Labview
• Documentation includes sample snippets for API usage
Environmental Conditions
Operating ambient air temperature 0°C to +50°C (32°F to +122°F)
Operating ambient air humidity 10% to 90% RH non-condensing
Storage ambient air temperature -20°C to +70°C (-4°F to +158°F)
Storage ambient air humidity 10% to 90% RH non-condensing
Certifications
Electromagnetic – EMC standards • The European Council EMC Directive 2004/108/EC
• The United States FCC rule 47 CFR 15
EMC – Emission • EN 55022:2010 Class B
• FCC 47 Part 15 Class B
EMC – Immunity • EN 55024:2010 Class B
• EN 61000-4-3
• EN 61000-4-4
• EN 61000-4-6
Flammability PCB compliant with UL 94 V-0
RoHS Compliant with the European Union Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS2)
REACH Compliant with the European Union Regulation No 1907/2006
WEEE Must be disposed of separately from normal household waste and must be recycled according to local regulations
Ordering Information
Part Number KY-Chameleon-II-SA

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