Basler dart BCON for LVDS Owner's manual

QUICK INSTALL GUIDE

DART BCON FOR LVDS

DEVELOPMENT KIT

Basler AG

An der Strusbek 60–62

22926 Ahrensburg

Germany

All material in this publication is subject to change without notice and is

copyright Basler AG.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

About this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Target Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Camera Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Warranty Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

DELIVERED PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

HARDWARE INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Overview of the Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Installing the Basler dart BCON for LVDS Development Kit . . . . . . . . . . 11

ACQUIRING YOUR FIRST IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Step 1: Installing the Required Software on the Host Computer . . . . . .15

Step 2: Connecting to the Processing Board via Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . .15

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Step 3: Changing the Processing Board’s MAC Address . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Step 4: Determining the Processing Board’s IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Step 5: Connecting to the Processing Board via RDP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Step 6: Acquiring Images Using the pylon Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

NEXT STEPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Developer Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Camera Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Processing Board Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Carrier Board Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Lens Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Power Supply Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Block Diagram of Carrier Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

DISCLAIMER AND LICENSING INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Software Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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INTRODUCTION

About this Document

This document provides information about how to install the Basler dart

BCON for LVDS Development Kit. It also provides step-by-step instructions

that help you acquire your first images with the included Basler dart BCON

for LVDS camera.

Target Audience

The Basler dart BCON for LVDS Development Kit is aimed at experienced

hardware and software engineers proficient in electronics, software

development, and embedded system design.

This document is written for a target audience that has intermediate to

advanced technical skills in the areas mentioned above.

The document assumes that users have experience in the following areas:

 System on Chip (SoC) or System on Module (SoM) architectures

 Serial communication

 FPGA programming

 Development of frame grabbing procedures

 Bus architectures such as IC

 Embedded Linux operating systems

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Electric Shock Hazard: Unapproved power supplies may cause electric

shock. Serious injury or death may occur.

Only use the power supply delivered with the Basler dart BCON for LVDS

Development Kit. Do not use other power supplies.

Fire Hazard: Unapproved power supplies may cause fire and burns.

Only use the power supply delivered with the Basler dart BCON for LVDS

Development Kit. Do not use other power supplies.

Damage Hazard: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage the

components of the Basler dart BCON for LVDS Development Kit.

 Use anti-static clothes and materials, e.g., conductive shoes, anti-static

gloves, and ESD protection wrist straps to decrease the risk of

electrostatic discharge.

 Control the humidity in your environment. Low humidity can cause ESD

problems.

DANGER

WARNING

NOTICE

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Radio Interference Hazard: This is a Class A product. In residential

environments, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the

user may be required to take adequate measures.

Camera Precautions

Precautions related to the operation of the Basler dart BCON for LVDS

camera can be found in the Basler Product Documentation available at

docs.baslerweb.com.

Environmental Requirements

The Basler dart BCON for LVDS Development Kit is intended for indoor use

at normal room temperature only.

For specific environmental requirements of the components, see the

following documents:

 Basler Product Documentation

Available at docs.baslerweb.com.

 MicroZed Hardware User Guide

You can download it from www.microzed.org.

NOTICE

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Warranty Precautions

To ensure that your warranty remains in force, adhere to the following

guidelines:

 Follow the safety instructions.

 Do not modify the hardware components in any way. Do not remove

parts from the board or solder in new parts.

 Do not allow, e.g., liquid, flammable, or metallic material to get in

contact with the board.

 Observe the warranty information given in the Basler Product

Documentation available at docs.baslerweb.com.

 Read the documentation carefully before using the Basler dart BCON

for LVDS Development Kit.

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DELIVERED PARTS

The Basler dart BCON for LVDS Development Kit contains the following

components:

 Basler dart daA2500-14lc camera, S-mount

 Evetar lens M12B0816W ƒ/1.6, f8 mm, 1/2"

 Processing board (Avnet MicroZed 7010 SoM)

 Carrier board (Basler MicroZed BCON for LVDS carrier card)

 microSD card (preinstalled with, e.g., Linux operating system, pylon

Camera Software Suite for Linux, FPGA image pipeline)

 Flexible flat cable, 0.2 m

 USB 2.0 cable (type A plug to Micro B plug), 1.8 m

 GigE cable Cat 5e, 2.0 m

 Power supply, 15 W, 5 V @ 3 A

 International power cable plugs (see page 26 for details)

 Mounting kit (including camera mounting plate, spacer bolts, screws,

and nuts)

 This Quick Install Guide

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HARDWARE INSTALLATION

Overview of the Components

Fig. 1: Basler dart BCON for LVDS Development Kit – Installed Hardware Components

JP3

JP2

JP1

microSD

card slot

Reset

button

Boot mode

jumpers

USB-

UART

port

Processing

board

Carrier

board

dart BCON

for LVDS

camera with

S-mount lens

Power

Good

LED

Power

Good

LEDs

Flexible

flat cable

Power supply

port

GigE

port

USB 2.0

port

User

LED

Done

LED

Spacer

bolt

FFC

connector

Mounting

plate

FFC

connector

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Installing the Basler dart BCON for LVDS Development Kit

Damage Hazard: Supplying power before the hardware installation is

completed can damage camera and board components.

Only connect the power supply to the mains socket after the hardware

installation is completed.

For the following installation steps, refer to Figure 1.

1. Attach four spacer bolts to the bottom of the mounting plate using four

screws (M2x4) included in the mounting kit.

2. Remove the protective caps from the lens and mount the lens on the

camera.

3. Attach the camera to the mounting plate using four screws (M2x12) so

that the lens is led through the hole of the plate. Fix the screws with the

nuts.

4. Lead the flexible flat cable through the rectangular cutout of the

mounting plate.

NOTICE

Note: When installing the development kit, Basler recommends that you

attach the camera to the included mounting plate. In this case, proceed

as described in the following procedure, where the lens is led through

the round hole of the plate.

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5. Connect the flexible flat cable to the camera.

To insert the cable:

a. Push the end of the cable firmly into the FFC connector with the

ground tab facing down until the retaining tabs slide into the

recesses on both sides.

b. Flip the locking bar down to lock the FFC connector.

6. Mount the mounting plate on the carrier board using four screws

(M2x4).

7. Connect the flexible flat cable to the FFC connector on the carrier

board. Flex the cable and pass it through the second cutout of the

mounting plate.

8. Insert the microSD card carefully into the microSD card slot of the

processing board.

9. Connect the processing board to the carrier board by carefully pushing

the processing board’s MicroHeader connectors JX1 and JX2 into the

corresponding X10 and X7 connectors of the carrier board

(see also Figure 4).

10. Set the boot mode jumpers as follows:

 JP3: bottom position

 JP2: bottom position

 JP1: top position

JP3 JP2 JP1

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11. Connect the power supply to the carrier board and to the mains socket.

The board boots up.

12. Check that the following LEDs are lit.

 On the carrier board:

 4 Power Good LEDs (green)

 On the processing board:

 1 Power Good LED (green)

 1 Done LED (blue)

 1 User LED (red) - lights up only shortly

13. Connect the interface cables (Ethernet and USB).

Note: Basler strongly recommends not using the USB 2.0 port of the

processing board to operate a USB device (e.g., a camera) that requires

a power supply as specified by the USB 2.0 standard. When connected

to the USB 2.0 port, functionality and data transmission of the device

will be limited or the device will not be recognized at all.

For more information about enabling full USB 2.0 support, refer to

www.baslerweb.com or www.imaginghub.com.

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Prerequisites

 You have completed the hardware installation procedure as described in

the Hardware Installation chapter.

 You have administrator rights for the computer.

 The processing board is connected to a DHCP-enabled network, so that

the device can obtain an IP address automatically.

If you don't use a DHCP-enabled network, you can manually assign a

static IP address to the processing board and to the host computer.

Note: In the following steps, it is assumed that a Windows operating

system is installed on the host computer which will be used to connect

to the processing board. However, you can also use other operating

systems (e.g., Linux) on the host computer.

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ACQUIRING YOUR FIRST IMAGES

Step 1: Installing the Required Software on the Host Computer

1. Download and install the "Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge VCP

Driver" from the Silicon Labs website:

www.silabs.com/products/mcu/pages/usbtouartbridgevcpdrivers.aspx

For more information, see the Silicon Labs CP210x USB-to-UART Setup

Guide. You can download the document from www.microzed.org.

2. Download and install a terminal client.

In the following steps, the PuTTY terminal client is used. You can

download PuTTY from www.putty.org.

Step 2: Connecting to the Processing Board via Terminal

1. In Windows, open the Device Manager.

(Quick access: Win+R > type devmgmt.msc > Enter)

2. In the Device Manager, expand the Ports (COM & LPT) entry.

3. Determine which COM port the "Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART

Bridge" device is connected to, e.g., COM3.

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4. Start your terminal client.

If you use PuTTY, the Session category opens.

5. In the Specify the destination you want to connect to group, click

Serial.

6. Click the Serial category and make the following settings.

 In the Select a serial line group:

 Serial line to connect to: type the COM port the "Silicon Labs

CP210x USB to UART Bridge" device is connected to, e.g., COM3.

 In the Configure the serial line group:

 Speed (baud): 115200

 Data bits: 8

 Stop bits: 1

 Parity: None

 Flow control: None

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Fig. 2: PuTTY Configuration - Serial Line Settings

7. To save your serial line settings, click the Session category, enter a name

for your session in the Saved Sessions box and click Save.

8. Click Open to connect to the device.

A terminal window opens.

Determined

COM port

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9. On the processing board, press and release the Reset button

(see Figure 1).

The processing board reboots. Bootstrap messages are being displayed

in the terminal window.

Step 3: Changing the Processing Board’s MAC Address

When using the processing board's default factory configuration, a problem

arises from the fact that all units are set up to use the same Ethernet MAC

address. The resulting address collision must be avoided by changing the

MAC addresses of all boards.

1. Choose a set of different MAC addresses to use, one for each board.

Basler recommends choosing addresses from the "locally administered"

address range. For details, see

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_address#Universal_vs._local.

2. Make sure you are connected to the processing board via terminal (see

"Step 2: Connecting to the Processing Board via Terminal" on page 15).

3. On the processing board, press and release the Reset button

(see Figure 1).

Note: Step 3 only applies if you intend to operate multiple processing

boards connected to the same network.

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4. When the message Hit any key to stop autoboot appears in the

terminal window, press any key.

5. Assuming you have chosen a MAC address of 06:00:00:00:01:02 in

step 1:

Type setenv ethaddr 06:00:00:00:01:02 and press Enter.

6. Type saveenv and press Enter.

The new MAC address is now assigned to the processing board until it is

changed by this procedure again.

7. Press and release the Reset button for the changes to take effect.

8. Repeat steps 2 to 7 for each board that you want to connect to the

same network.

Step 4: Determining the Processing Board’s IP Address

1. Make sure you are connected to the processing board via terminal

(see "Step 2: Connecting to the Processing Board via Terminal" on

page 15).

2. On the processing board, press and release the Reset button

(see Figure 1).

3. When the message Hit any key to stop autoboot appears in the

terminal window, do not press any key and allow the countdown to

expire.

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4. When prompted, enter the following login credentials and press Enter:

 zynq login: ubuntu

 Password: ubuntu

5. Type ip addr show dev eth0 and press Enter.

6. Determine the IP address of the processing board.

Fig. 3: IP Address of Processing Board

Note: If you want to assign the IP address manually, use the command

sudo ifconfig eth0 <IP address> and press Enter. Type the password

ubuntu and press Enter.

Manually assigning the IP address in this way is temporary, meaning that

this setting is lost when the processing board is rebooted.

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