Power Over CoaXPress

Applies to PC1629 Coaxlink Duo PCIe/104-EMB, PC1630 Coaxlink Mono, PC1631 Coaxlink Duo, PC1632 Coaxlink Quad, PC1633 Coaxlink Quad G3, PC1633-LH Coaxlink Quad G3 LH, PC1635 Coaxlink Quad G3 DF, PC1637 Coaxlink Quad 3D-LLE, PC3602 Coaxlink Octo, PC3603 Coaxlink Quad CXP-12, PC3603-4 Coaxlink Quad CXP-12, PC3621 Coaxlink Mono CXP-12, PC3621-LH Coaxlink Mono CXP-12 LH, PC3622 Coaxlink Duo CXP-12, PC3622-LH Coaxlink Duo CXP-12 LH, PC3623 Coaxlink Quad CXP-12 Value, PC3624 Coaxlink Quad CXP-12 DF, PC3629 Coaxlink CXP-12 to QSFP+ Converter and PC3633 Coaxlink Quad CXP-12 3D-LLE.

Each connection of the CoaXPress Host connector is capable of delivering power to the camera through the CoaXPress cable.

PoCXP power transmission unit

The Power Transmitting Unit – PTU – is responsible for a safe delivery of power to the Device. It fulfills the requirements of the CoaXPress standard for a CoaXPress Host, namely:

● It is capable of delivering 17 W (or 25W for selected products) of 24 V DC power per connector to the Device
● It implements an over-current protection device – OCP
● It supports the automatic CoaXPress PoCXP detection method

In addition, it provides the application with the capability of:

● Disabling or interrupting the automatic power delivery
● Resetting the OCP when tripped
● Measuring the PoCXP output current and the PoCXP output voltage on each connector
● Controlling the range of the PoCXP sense resistance

See also: Power Distribution Schemes section in the Hardware Manual

On execution of the CxpPoCxpAuto command the PTU controller initiates a PoCXP device detection procedure.

Since version 3.1 of the driver, the automatic PoCXP is enabled at system power-up! The application is not anymore required to enable PoCXP powering by issuing a CxpPoCxpAuto command.

If the PoCXP device detection procedure terminates successfully, the PTU applies power by closing the switch.

If the PoCXP device detection procedure fails, the controller doesn't apply power and retries a new PoCXP detection procedure. Possible causes of failure are:

● The external power is not connected (AuxiliaryPowerInput = Unconnected)
● The external power source is off (CxpPoCxpPowerInputStatus = NotOK)
● There are no camera attached
● The attached camera is not PoCXP compliant

Once the power is applied, the controller remains in that state until any of the following situations occurs:

● The application disables the power delivery by executing the PoCxpTurnOff command.
● The external power source is disconnected (CxpPoCxpPowerInputStatus = NotOK)
● The external power source is turned off (CxpPoCxpPowerInputStatus = NotOK)
● The CoaXPress cable is disconnected (The average output current measured over a time interval of 0.3 seconds is less than 8 mA)
● The OCP trips

On execution of the CxpPoCxpTurnOff command the PTU turns off the switch and disables PoCXP powering. In that state, the PTU is not performing PoCXP detection procedures.

The CxpPoCxpConfigurationStatus feature reports the configuration status of the PTU: Off or AUTO.

The CxpPoCxpStatus feature reports the status of the PTU: Off, On or Tripped.

The CxpPoCxpDetectionMode feature of the Interface module selects either the standard or the extended (default) power over CoaXPress detection mode.

When set to Extended, the PoCXP device detection of Coaxlink cards is configured for an extended range of resistance values. This allows cameras that are not fully compliant with the range specification of the PoCXP sense resistor to be detected as valid PoCXP cameras and to be powered. This is the default value after initialization.

When set to Standard the PoCXP device detection of Coaxlink cards is configured for a restricted range of resistance values, namely 4.7 kΩ +/- 10%.

This setting is not persistent.

The OCP circuit is built with a PTC device providing two kind of protections:

● The overload protection addresses the cases when the load is excessive.
● The short-circuit protection addresses the cases of accidental short-circuits.

In case of overload, the PTC trips (= opens progressively the circuit) after several seconds or minutes depending on the current level and the ambient temperature. The higher the current, the lower the time to trip. The same applies to the ambient temperature.

In case of short-circuit, the PTC trips immediately. Consequently, the PTU controller enters the tripped state and opens the switch. The tripped PTC device returns to the conducting state after having cooled down. This may take a few seconds. However, the PTU controller remains in the tripped state until the application issues a CxpPoCxpTripReset command. Having left the tripped state, the PTU can initiate a new PoCXP device detection and, if successful, re-establish power.

See also: PoCXP Power Output Specifications in the Hardware Manual

The CxpPoCxpCurrent and the CxpPoCxpVoltage features of the Interface module GenApi features report, respectively, the current and the voltage delivered by the PoCXP transmitter unit of the CoaXPress physical Host connection designated by CxpPoCxpHostConnectionSelector.

When CxpHostConnectionSelector is set to All, the CxpPoCxpCurrent Interface module GenApi feature reports the sum of currents delivered via PoCXP and the CxpPoCxpVoltage Interface module GenApi feature reports the average voltage delivered via PoCXP.

The total output power delivered by PoCXP is the product of CxpPoCxpCurrent[All] and CxpPoCxpVoltage[All] values.