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Contents Xtium-CLHS PX8 User's Manual
Possible Functional Problems 23
TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES 23
Diagnostic Tool Overview 23
Diagnostic Tool Main Window 23
Diagnostic Tool Self-Test Window 25
Camera Input Eye Diagram Monitor 25
Diagnostic Tool Live Monitoring Window 26
Checking for PCI Bus Conflicts 26
Windows Device Manager 28
BSOD (blue screen) Following a Board Reset 28
Sapera and Hardware Windows Drivers 28
Recovering from a Firmware Update Error 29
Driver Information via the Device Manager Program 29
Teledyne DALSA Log Viewer 30
On-board Image Memory Requirements for Acquisitions 30
Symptoms: CamExpert Detects no Boards 30
Troubleshooting Procedure 30
Symptoms: Xtium-CLHS PX8 Does Not Grab 31
Symptoms: Card grabs black 31
Symptoms: Card acquisition bandwidth is less than expected 31
CAMEXPERT QUICK START 32
INTERFACING CLHS CAMERAS WITH CAMEXPERT 32
CamExpert Example with a Monochrome Camera 32
CAMEXPERT DEMONSTRATION AND TEST TOOLS 34
Camera Types & Files 34
Overview of Sapera Acquisition Parameter Files (*.ccf or *.cca/*.cvi) 34
Saving a Camera File 35
Camera Interfacing Check List 35
SAPERA DEMO APPLICATIONS 36
GRAB DEMO OVERVIEW 36
Using the Grab Demo 36
XTIUM-CLHS PX8 REFERENCE 38
BLOCK DIAGRAM 38
XTIUM-CLHS FLOW DIAGRAM 39
CLHS CAMERA IMPLEMENTATION 39
LINE TRIGGER SOURCE SELECTION FOR LINE SCAN APPLICATIONS 40
CORACQ_PRM_EXT_LINE_TRIGGER_SOURCE – Parameter Values Specific to
the Xtium-CLHS PX8 41
SHAFT ENCODER INTERFACE TIMING 41
VIRTUAL FRAME TRIGGER FOR LINE SCAN CAMERAS 43
Synchronization Signals for a 10 Line Virtual Frame 43
SAPERA ACQUISITION METHODS 45
TRIGGER TO IMAGE RELIABILITY 45
Supported Events and Transfer Methods 45
Acquisition Events 45
Trigger Signal Validity 47
Supported Transfer Cycling Methods 47
OUTPUT LUT AVAILABILITY 48
XTIUM-CLHS PX8 SUPPORTED PARAMETERS 48
Camera Related Capabilities 48
Camera Related Parameters 48
VIC Related Parameters 49
ACQ Related Parameters 53
Transfer Related Parameters 54
General Outputs #1: Related Capabilities (for GIO Module #0) 54