Innovators of machine vision have been working hard to establish agile and reliable systems that minimize the cost of structural design, while meeting faster processing requirements.
CoaXPress Frame Grabber
BitFlow has already started supplying its Karbon KBN-PCE-CXP4. This novel four-channel video frame grabber enables leveraging the dynamic CoaXPress (CXP) digital interface standard.
The high-speed serial data is transmitted from a camera to a frame grabber by CXP at speeds up to 6 Gb/S. It transmits 13W Safe Power, control commands, and camera triggers across a single piece measuring 75 W of coaxial cable that leads to cost efficiency and the ability to route the coax cable up to 135 m with high speed and image quality.
With October launch of the BitFlow CXP2 two-channel frame grabber, the new Karbon KBN-PCE-CXP4 integrates four independent channels through which four single link CXP cameras can complement onto the same board for synchronized image capture. It also allows linking with a single quad link CXP camera, a mix of one dual and two single link CXP cameras, or two dual-link CXP cameras. For achieving image sequences beyond the 4GB barrier, the board consists of a PCI Express x8 host interface having maximum transfer rate of 3.125 Gb/S per link in-built with ideal BitFlow FlowThru technology, which removes the requirement for on-board memory. The cameras are connected through individual BNC connections, allowing Windows operating system to look out for individual frame grabber. Cameras can be operated totally unsynchronized or precisely synchronized.
BitFlow SDK ensures easy addition of either the Karbon-CXP2 or CXP4 to an application. BitFlow SDK supports 32-bit as well as 64-bit operating systems. Karbon frame grabbers’ CXP and Camera Link versions are software compatible with each other and other existing BitFlow frame grabbers, allowing seamless and hassle-free transmission from Camera Link or analog to CXP.