User`s manual

16 PRELIMINARY Linea 2K, 4K, 8K and 16K Camera User's Manual
03-032-20206-01 Teledyne DALSA
Step 1. Install and Configure the Frame Grabber
and Software
Install Frame Grabber
Install a Full configuration Camera Link frame grabber according to the manufacturer‘s description.
We recommend the Xtium-CL PX4 frame grabber or equivalent, described in detail on the
teledynedalsa.com site here.
Install Sapera LT and CamExpert GUI
Communicate with the camera using a Camera Link-compliant interface. We recommend you use
CamExpert. CamExpert is the camera interfacing tool supported by the Sapera library and comes
bundled with SaperaLT. Using CamExpert is the simplest and quickest way to send commands to and
receive information from the camera.
Camera Link Control Communications
The Linea family of cameras are GenICam™ compliant. Sapera uses the GenICam™ Generic Control
Protocol (GenCP V1.0) to communicate with the camera over the Camera Link serial port. When
communications are first established Sapera will when connecting for the first time download the
GenICam™ XML Description file. This file details how to access and control the camera.