Universal Camera Link Cable
Cable Connectors
|
Designator |
Connector family |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
MDR |
Mini Delta Ribbon |
1.27 mm-pitch blade 26-blade 2-row male plug |
|
SDR |
Shrunk Delta Ribbon |
0.8 mm-pitch blade 26-blade 2-row male plug |
Any combination of MDR and SDR connectors are valid.
Cable composition
|
Structure |
Impedance |
Suggested Gauge |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
10 High-quality twisted pairs |
100 ohms differential |
AWG 28 (0.08 mm2à |
|
| 1 Twisted pair | |||
|
4 wires |
N/A |
||
|
Overall shield |
80% coverage |
||
Twisted pairs must be individually shielded.
This Camera Link cable is built with 10 high-quality pairs dedicated to carry the signals of two Channel Links. This cable is universal, it can be used not only as the second cable in Full and 80-bit configurations having two Channel Links but also as the first and second cable in any configuration.
This Camera Link cable supports POCL and non-POCL cameras
Wiring
| Conductor |
Signal* |
Camera |
Frame |
Function* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shield |
SGND |
Shell clamp |
Shell clamp |
EMC shield |
| HQ pair |
Yclk+ |
18 |
9 |
Channel Link Y clock (Pos) |
|
Yclk- |
5 |
22 |
Channel Link Y clock (Neg) |
|
| HQ pair |
Y0+ |
15 |
12 |
Channel Link Y data 0 (Pos) |
|
Y0- |
2 |
25 |
Channel Link Y data 0 (Neg) |
|
| HQ pair |
Y1+ |
16 |
11 |
Channel Link Y data 1(Pos) |
|
Y1- |
3 |
24 |
Channel Link Y data 1 (Neg) |
|
| HQ pair |
Y2+ |
17 |
10 |
Channel Link Y data 2 (Pos) |
|
Y2- |
4 |
23 |
Channel Link Y data 2 (Neg) |
|
| HQ pair |
Y3+ |
19 |
8 |
Channel Link Y data 3 (Pos) |
|
Y3- |
6 |
21 |
Channel Link Y data 3 (Neg) |
|
| HQ pair |
Zclk+ |
24 |
3 |
Channel Link Z clock (Pos) |
|
Zclk- |
11 |
16 |
Channel Link Z clock (Neg) |
|
| HQ pair |
Z0+ |
21 |
6 |
Channel Link Z data 0(Pos) |
|
Z0- |
8 |
19 |
Channel Link Z data 0 (Neg) |
|
| HQ pair |
Z1+ |
22 |
5 |
Channel Link Z data 1(Pos) |
|
Z1- |
9 |
18 |
Channel Link Z data 1 (Neg) |
|
| HQ pair |
Z2+ |
23 |
4 |
Channel Link Z data 2 (Pos) |
|
Z2- |
10 |
17 |
Channel Link Z data 2 (Neg) |
|
| HQ pair |
Z3+ |
25 |
2 |
Channel Link Z data 3 (Pos) |
|
Z3- |
12 |
15 |
Channel Link Z data 3 (Neg) | |
| Pair |
TERM |
7 |
20 |
|
|
TERM |
20 |
7 |
||
| Wire |
Power |
1 |
1 |
Power (nominal 12V DC) |
| Wire |
GND |
14 |
14 |
Power Return |
| Wire |
GND |
13 |
13 |
Power Return |
| Wire |
Power |
26 |
26 |
Power (nominal 12V DC) |
(*)The signal and function columns correspond to the second cable used in Full and 80-bit configurations.
This wiring does not implement a straightforward pin-to-pin connection. However, the pin assignment is such that the cable can be installed in any direction.