User`s manual
AW00098504000 Sensor Bit Depth, Pixel Formats, Tap Geometries, and Clock Speeds 
Basler ace Camera Link 151
9.3.5 1X6-1Y Tap Geometry Description 
The characteristics of the 1X6-1Y tap geometry are:
 On each cycle of the Camera Link pixel clock, the data for six pixels are transmitted via the 
Camera Link interface. This is commonly referred to as a "six tap" Camera Link configuration.
 The camera will begin transmitting data from line one. It will transmit the data for the first six 
pixels in line one on the first Camera Link pixel clock cycle, the next six pixels in line one on the 
second pixel clock cycle, the next six pixels in line one on the third clock cycle, and so on until 
the line is complete.
 When line one is complete, transmission of line two will begin and will proceed in a similar 
fashion. Data transmission will continue line-by-line until all of the data for the image have 
been transmitted.
When the camera is set for the 1X6-1y tap geometry, it uses the medium Camera Link 
configuration.
The 1X6-1Y transmission scheme is shown graphically in Figure 41. 
Fig. 44: 1X6-1Y Tap Geometry
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Step Y = 1
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