Automatic Link Configuration
The eGrabber driver provides an automatic link discovery and configuration for CoaXPress 1.0 , CoaXPress 1.1 and CoaXPress 2.0 devices.
For each connection of the CoaXPress Host interface, the discovery procedure determines:
| ● | The presence of a CoaXPress Device |
| ● | The speed of the down-connection (Device to Host) |
| ● | The connection ID |
The discovery results are reported through the CxpConnectionState, CxpDownConnectionSpeed and CxpDeviceConnectionID features of the Interface module.
The user is invited to check if the resulting link configuration is appropriate:
| ● | For the application needs in terms of link bandwidth (link speed and number of connections) |
| ● | For the card in terms of camera connection schemes supported by the target product/firmware combination |
Manual Link Configuration
If necessary, the user can manually configure the CoaXPress link of the Remote Device.
This can be achieved, regardless of the camera brand, by assigning the appropriate value to the CxpLinkConfiguration GenApi feature of the device module.
Assigning the value Preferred enforces the preferred link configuration of the camera:
| ● | The link speed is set to the specified value |
| ● | The link width is set to the specified value but, possibly limited to the number of available connections on the Host side |