Acquire images from the fastest and highest resolution cameras
Highest data acquisition rate in the industry
Up to 50 Gbit/s (5,000 MB/s) bandwidth from camera to host PC memory
PCIe 3.0 (Gen 3) x4 / x8 or PCIe 2.0 (Gen 2) x4 bus
Up to 6,700 MB/s sustained bus bandwidth
Cable support
Long cable support for Coaxlink CXP-6
40 meters at CXP-6 speed (6.25 Gbps)
100 meters at CXP-3 speed (3 Gbps)
Long cable support for Coaxlink CXP-12
40 meters at CXP-12 speed (12.5 Gbps)
72 meters at CXP-6 speed (6.25 Gbps)
100 meters at CXP-3 speed (3 Gbps)
Robust connectors for reliable connections
Coaxlink CXP-6 uses DIN 1.0/2.3 connectors with push/pull latching system
Coaxlink CXP-12 uses Micro-BNC (HD-BNC) connectors with trusted push and turn, bayonet-style positive lock, for quick and easy connects and disconnects
Use standard coaxial cables
A single inexpensive cable for data transfer, camera control, trigger and power supply
Top reliability and flexibility, performs in the harshest environmentsh
Windows, Linux and macOS drivers available
Including support for Intel 32-bit and 64-bit platforms as well as ARM 64-bit platforms
Compliant with Genicam
Including support for
GenApi
GenTL
The Standard Feature Naming Convention (SFNC)
High-performance DMA (Direct Memory Access)
Direct transfer into user-allocated memory and hardware boards that expose PCI addresses
Hardware scatter-gather support
64-bit addressing capability
General purpose I/O lines
Compatible with a wide range of sensors and motion encoders
High-speed differential inputs: Quadrature motion encoder support up to 5 MHz
Isolated current-sense inputs: 5V, 12V, 24V signaling voltages accepted, up to 50 kHz, individual galvanic isolation up to 250VDC and 170VAC RMS
Isolated contact outputs
High-speed 5V-compliant TTL inputs/ LVTTL outputs
Area-scan triggering capabilities
A trigger is used to start the acquisition when the part is in position. Hardware triggers come from the Coaxlink's I/O lines. Software triggers come from the application
An optional trigger delay is available to postpone the acquisition for a programmable time
A trigger decimation function allows to skip some of the triggers
Camera exposure control allows the application to control the exposure time of the camera
When the acquisition starts, at the appropriate timing, the Coaxlink board generates a signal to control an illumination device connected to one of its output lines
Line-scan triggering capabilities
Coaxlink supports continuous web scanning (to inspect infinite, continuously moving surfaces without losing a single line) and discrete object scanning (to acquire the image of objects moving in front of the camera)
A trigger is used to start the acquisition when the part is in position. Hardware triggers come from the board's I/O lines. Software triggers come from the application.
After it is started, the acquisition either:
Continues indefinitely (for web inspection applications)
Continues for a programmable number of lines (to acquire the image of objects of a known length)
Continues until an end trigger is received (to acquire the image of objects of a variable length)
An optional trigger delay is available to postpone the beginning of the acquisition for a programmable number of lines
Line-scan triggering capabilities (cont)
The Coaxlink frame grabber controls the camera scanning rate based on the signals received from a motion encoder. When the parts move faster, the acquisition line rate of the camera increases. When the parts move slower, the acquisition line rate of the camera decreases
The Coaxlink boards interpret A/B signals from quadrature motion encoders to know in which direction (forward or backward) the part is moving
Optionally, the Coaxlink board can be instructed to acquire lines only when the object is moving forward or only when the object is moving backward
A feature called Backward Motion Cancellation stops the acquisition when a backward motion is detected. The line acquisition automatically resumes when the motion is again in the forward direction, at the exact place where the acquisition was interrupted
A Rate Converter allows the camera to acquire lines at any programmable resolution lower or higher than the resolution of the motion encoder. This gives the designer incredible freedom and flexibility during the development of the application
A Rate Divider allows the camera to acquire lines at a resolution lower than the resolution of the motion encoder. It divides the frequency of the incoming encoder signal by a programmable integer
