EURESYS Grablink Full Series Image Acquisition Cards

Basic Information

Product family: Grablink series Camera Link capture card, including 4 mainstream PCIe models (Grablink Base/DualBase/Full/Full XR)+traditional PCI/cPCI full series comparison introduction

Standard: Following the Camera Link 2.0 protocol, compatible with area/line array industrial cameras, and equipped with a unified MultiCam cross platform driver

Application scenarios: electronic AOI, 3D detection, FPD flat/solar detection, printing/textile roll surface detection, high-speed motion image capture

Comparison of Core Parameters of PCIe Four Main Acquisition Cards

1. Grablink Base (part number 1624)

Channel: 1-channel Camera Link Base/Lite camera

Host bus: PCIe x1, continuous bandwidth 200MB/s, peak 256MB/s

Transmission rate: maximum 2.04Gbit/s per channel

I/O resources: 1 set of 10 IO channels (2 differential encoder inputs+4 isolated inputs+4 isolated outputs)

Cable: Standard ECCO technology, up to 15m Camera Link cable

Power supply: Supports single PoCL camera power supply, onboard 4pin 12V input

Onboard cache: 64MB image cache

Size: Half length low board PCIe, maximum power consumption of 4.5W

2. Grablink DualBase (part number 1623)

Channel: 2 independent Camera Link Base/Lite cameras, dual fully independent IO and PoCL

Host bus: PCIe x4, continuous 850MB/s, peak 1024MB/s

Total bandwidth: Two channels totaling 4.08Gbit/s

I/O resources: 2 independent sets of 10 IO channels (a total of 20 channels), with complete hardware isolation between the two channels

PoCL dual independent and safe power supply, each with overcurrent/overvoltage/short circuit protection

Onboard cache: 128MB

Size: Half length standard PCIe board, maximum power consumption 7.2W

3. Grablink Full (part number 1622)

Channel: 1 full specification Camera Link, supporting Base/Medicine/Full/72bit/80bit cameras

Bus: PCIe x4, continuous 850MB/s, peak 1024MB/s

Bandwidth limit: 6.8Gbit/s, compatible with ultra-high resolution high-speed linear array cameras

IO: A single group of 10 isolated IOs, with the same architecture as Base

Cache: 128MB, hardware Bayer interpolation, 10/12/14bit to 16bit unpacking

Cable: ECCO standard 15m

4. Grablink Full XR (part number 1626, long-distance enhanced version)

The hardware specifications are completely consistent with Full, with the only upgrade being ECCO+cable enhancement technology

Maximum Camera Link cable length increased to 20 meters, dedicated for long-distance production lines

PoCL has a higher power supply, with a maximum power consumption of 9.9W for the entire machine

Universal hardware capability (all four PCIe cards come standard)

Power supply for PoCL camera

SafePower safety power supply architecture, with triple protection of overvoltage, overcurrent, and short circuit, does not require external power supply for the camera.

ECCO/ECCO+Long Line Transmission

ECCO: 15m CL cable; XR exclusive ECCO+: 20m, solves the problem of long-distance signal attenuation.

Rich isolated digital IO system

DIN differential input: compatible with 422/485 orthogonal encoders, up to 5MHz, supports direction recognition and reverse cancellation

IIN isolated input: 5/12/24V universal signal, 500Vrms isolated withstand voltage, 50kHz bandwidth

IOUT isolated output: 30V/100mA load, controllable strobe light source, solenoid valve

Onboard 5V/1A, 12V/1A auxiliary power output with electronic fuse

Exclusive core function of linear array camera (roll detection core)

Continuous coil scanning: unlimited line collection, no missing lines; Segmented fixed length/variable length object acquisition mode

Orthogonal encoder analysis: A/B phase discrimination, automatic pause and recovery of reverse motion

Rate Converter: Programmable magnification for 1:1 square pixel calibration

Frequency Divider, Programmable Trigger Delay, Trigger Dilution

Accurate strobe synchronous output, matching exposure timing

Area array camera function

Hardware external/software dual triggering, exposure timing control, exposure and readout overlap, programmable trigger delay, thinning, and precise synchronization of flicker.

On board real-time image processing FPGA

10/12/14bit original pixel to 16 bit alignment (left/right alignment optional)

Real time calibration of hardware LUT lookup table

Bayer color 3×3 interpolation to RGB, with a maximum processing speed of 225MP/s (Full/XR)

DMA transfer

32/64 bit addressing, scatter gather, allowing images to be directly written into user memory without consuming CPU.

Electrical, Environmental, and Certification Standards

Operating environment: 0~50 ℃, storage -20~70 ℃; Humidity 10~90%, no condensation

Compliance certification

EMC EN55022 Class B, FCC Class B; Static/RF/pulse group/surge full immunity test; RoHS3、REACH、WEEE； KC Korea certification; PCB UL94 V-0 flame retardant

System Compatibility

Windows 7/8.1/10 (32/64 bit), full range of Linux x86/x64; Provide standard C/C++, C #, VB.net, Delphi API libraries

Comparison of traditional Grablink products across the entire range (PCI/cPCI)

Complete product spectrum table, distinguishing between PCI/CompactPCI forms:

Grablink Value: entry-level single Base, PCI 32-bit, 8MB cache, low-cost single camera solution

Grablink Avenue: PCI 64 bit high-speed base, 85MHz pixel clock, equipped with ADR roll resampling patented technology

Grablink Express：PCIe x1 Base， Native PoCL, 32MB cache

Grablink Expert 2: Dual Base/Medium dual acquisition, 26 channel extended IO, supports multi window WOI

Quickpack ColorScan: dedicated for color line arrays, FPGA color correction, scan delay compensation

Quickpack CFA: Area array color preprocessing, hardware Bayer decoding, automatic white balance

Core common technologies:

ADR patent: A line array camera without an electronic shutter can maintain a constant pixel ratio

WOI local window acquisition reduces bandwidth usage

Camera Link serial port can be used as a virtual PC COM port, compatible with third-party camera control software

MultiCam Driver Suite for Software Ecology

Unified driver framework: All Grablink cards share a set of MultiCam drivers, allowing for unified management of multiple cards and cameras

CAM camera configuration file: pre stored with hundreds of mainstream camera parameters, available for download on the official website, supports custom modification

Development support:

Provide C/C++native libraries,. NET components, ActiveX controls, and adapt to development environments such as VS, GCC, Delphi, etc; Built in Memento event logging tool, debugging and collecting timing and hardware failures

Supporting tools: camera parameter configuration, image preview, IO debugging, encoder simulation tool