Piranha Color Camera User’s Manual 18
DALSA 03-032-10211-01 5/9/2007
The camera internally digitizes 12 bits and outputs the 8 MSB or all 12 bits
depending on the camera’s Camera Link operating mode.
2.6 Camera Timing
The Piranha Color camera uses a Base or Medium Camera Link interface.
Base Configuration
A Base Configuration uses 1 MDR26 connector and 1 Channel Link chip. The main
characteristics of the Base Configuration are:
Ports supported: A, B, C
Serializer bit width: 28
Number of chips: 1
Number of MDR26 connectors: 1
Base Configuration
One Channel Link Chip + Camera Control + Serial
Communication
Camera
Connector
Right Angle
Frame Grabber
Channel Link
Signal
1 1 inner shield
14 14 inner shield
2 25 X0-
15 12 X0+
3 24 X1-
16 11 X1+
4 23 X2-
17 10 X2+
5 22 Xclk-
18 9 Xclk+
6 21 X3-
19 8 X3+
7 20 SerTC+
20 7 SerTC-
8 19 SerTFG-
21 6 SerTFG+
9 18 CC1-
22 5 CC1+
10 17 CC2+
23 4 CC2-
11 16 CC3-
24 3 CC3+
12 15 CC4+
25 2 CC4-
13 13 inner shield
26 26 inner shield