Xtium2-CLHS PX8 User's Manual Contents • i
Contents
OVERVIEW 6
PRODUCT PART NUMBERS 6
ABOUT THE XTIUM2-CLHS PX8 FRAME GRABBER 7
Series Key Features 7
User Programmable Configurations 7
ACUPlus: Acquisition Control Unit 7
DTE: Intelligent Data Transfer Engine 8
PCI Express x8 Gen3 Interface 8
Advanced Controls Overview 8
DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE OVERVIEW 9
Sapera++ LT Library 9
Sapera Processing Library 9
QUICK START SETUP & INSTALLATION 10
INSTALLING XTIUM2-CLHS PX8 14
WARNING! (GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS) 14
INSTALLATION 14
Hardware Installation 14
Multi-board Data Forwarding Hardware Setup 14
Multi-board Sync & I/O Setup 14
Sapera LT Library & Xtium2-CLHS PX8 Driver Installation 15
Teledyne DALSA Device Drivers 15
Installation Procedure 15
Xtium2-CLHS PX8 Firmware Loader 16
Firmware Update: Automatic Mode 16
Firmware Update: Manual Mode 16
Executing the Firmware Loader from the Start Menu 18
UPGRADING SAPERA OR BOARD DRIVER 19
Board Driver Upgrade Only 19
Upgrading both Sapera and Board Driver 19
DISPLAYING XTIUM2-CLHS PX8 BOARD INFORMATION 20
Device Manager – Board Viewer 20
Information Field Description 21
Device Information Report 22
CONFIGURING SAPERA 23
Viewing Installed Sapera Servers 23
Increasing Contiguous Memory for Sapera Resources 23
Contiguous Memory for Sapera Messaging 24
CAMEXPERT QUICK START 25
INTERFACING CLHS CAMERAS WITH CAMEXPERT 25
SAPERA CAMERA CONFIGURATION FILES 27
Camera Types & Files 27
Overview of Sapera Acquisition Parameter Files (*.ccf or *.cca/*.cvi) 27
Saving a Camera File 28
Camera Interfacing Check List 28
USING CAMEXPERT WITH XTIUM-CLHS PX8 29
BASIC TIMING CATEGORY 30
Parameter Descriptions 30
ADVANCED CONTROL CATEGORY 32
Parameter Descriptions 32