BitFlow’s 6th Generation Camera Link Frame GrabbersBitFlow has been making Camera Link frame grabbers since 1999. With each successive generation of frame grabbers, BitFlow has improved the quality, flexibility and robustness of their interfaces. Meanwhile, much has changed on the backend; PCI to PCIe, Gen 1 to Gen 2, etc. Also the Camera Link Specification had been continuously evolving: 80-bit (10-tap) mode was added, Power over Camera Link (PoCL), new connectors, new tap formats. Even though the specification has been around a long time, it is still one of the simplest, efficient and least expensive ways to get camera data into a computer. It also benefits from 100s of thousands of pieces of CL equipment sold worldwide.BitFlow has been on top of all these changes and has continuously improved and updated their Camera Link frame grabbers. The Axion-CL is the culmination of all of these improvements, the most powerful CL frame grabber BitFlow has ever manufactured.The Axion-CL also benefits from other products in BitFlow’s line up. The Axion-CL uses the Cyton-CXP’s backend: the StreamSync DMA engine and buffer manager. A brand new PCIe Gen 2 interface, with DMA optimized for modern (fully loaded, fully busy) computers.SpecificationsCamera Link 2.0 CompliantSupports one base, medium, full, 80-bit (10-tap) CL cameraSupports CL clocks up to 85 MHzIndustry standard SDR Camera Link connectorsSupports PoCL and non-PoCL camerasSupport dual connector PoCLProvides Safe Power, full protection from all power line faultsPCI Express x4 Gen 2.0 interface (also works in x8 and x16 slots)Compatible with PCI Express Gen 1.0 slotsSDR Camera Link connectorsHighly deterministic, low latency frame grabber to camera triggerSupports simultaneous communications to all camerasFlowThru technology means no on-board memory is neededStreamSync acquisition engine optimizes synchronization between acquisition and DMAStreamSync buffer manager maximize DMA channel efficiencyAcquire variable length frames from line scan camerasAcquire image sequences well beyond the 4GB barrierNo frame rate limitTriggers and encoders for external control of acquisitionProgrammable signal generator for camera control (independent for each camera)Quadrature encoder support including sophisticated triggering schemesEncoder divider/multiplierDrivers, utilities and examples for Windows and LinuxSupported on both 32-bit and 64-bit platformsDrivers for most 3rd party processing environments (e.g. HALCON, LabView, VisionPro, MATLAB, etc.)Full GenICam support for control and captureRoHS compliant