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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.
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 |