Camera Link Cables - What are they for?

Camera Link® is a camera-to-frame-grabber interface specification based on an implementation of National Semiconductor's Channel Link technology. Camera Link defines a single connector for both the frame grabber and the camera. This ensures that all products bearing the Camera Link logo are interchangeable with each other.

Camera Link supports real time signaling and Camera Link cameras accept signals like asynchronous reset (Vinit), Hd, Vd, and integration through the Camera Link cable. In contrast, IEEE-1394 (FireWire) does not offer any real time signaling.

A base configuration Camera Link interface can handle 1.2Gbps; full configuration is capable of 3.6Gbps. In contrast, IEEE-1394 bandwidth is limited to 400 Mbps. Limitation in bandwidth will limit the frame rate of a camera. For example, in the case of IEEE-1394 cameras, the maximum frame rate the imager can handle can be much higher that what the camera outputs.

Camera Link is independent of imager resolution, video format, and frame rate. In contrast, IEEE-1394 can support only specific pre-defined video formats. For example, there is no 1390 x 1040 format defined in the IEEE-1394 specification. The 1280 x 960 format is the closest possible and thus the full resolution of the camera is not used.

CAMERA LINK CABLES AVAILABLE:

CLCP-1.0-P (1.0 Meters) CLCP-2.0-P (2.0 Meters) CLCP-3.0-P (3.0 Meters) CLCP-5.0-P (5.0 Meters) CLCP-7.0-P (7.0 Meters) CLCP-10 -P (10 Meter)

A FEW CAMERA LINK CAMERA OPTIONS AVAILABLE:

• CIS AMERICAS

• VCC-G22U21CL - 1/1.8", UXGA, 49 MHz, MONOCHROME

• VCC-G22S21CL - 1/2" SXGA MONOCHROME

• VCC-G32U21CL - 1/1.8", UXGA, 72MHz, MONOCHROME

• VCC-G32S21CL - 1/2", SXGA, 72 MHz, MONOCHROME

• VCC-G32S11CL - 2/3", SXGA, 72 MHz, MONOCHROME

• VCC-F32U29CL - 1/1.8", UXGA, 72 MHz, COLOR

• VCC-F32S29CL - 1/2", SXGA, 72 MHz, COLOR

• VCC-F32S19CL - 2/3", SXGA, 72 MHz, COLOR

• SONY VISUAL IMAGING

• XCL-5000 - 2/3", 5MP, MONOCHROME

• XCL-U1000C - 1/1.8", UXGA, COLOR

• XCL-U1000 - 1/1.8", UXGA, MONOCHROME

• XCL-X700 - 1/3", XGA, MONOCHROME

• XCL-V500 - 1/3", VGA, MONOCHROME

• TOSHIBA-TELI

• CSCQS15CC23 - 2/3" INTERLINE, 5MP, COLOR

• CSCQS15BC23 - 2/3" INTERLINE, 5MP, MONOCHROME

• CSB1100CL-10 - 2/3" CMOS, SXGA, MONOCHROME

• CSB4000CL-10A - 1.1" CMOS, 2008 x 2044, MONOCHROME

• CS3960DCL - 2/3" CCD, SXGA +, MONOCHROME

• CS3970CL - 1 1/8 CCD, UGA, MONOCHROME

• CS6910CL - 1/4.2" HONEYCOMB CCD, 1280 x 960, COLOR

• CS6940CL - 1/1.8" CCD

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2008 Aegis Electronic Group, Inc.

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