CoaXPress Simulator 12G Support for High-Bandwidth Testing
CoaXPress Simulator 12G Support is now available with Gidel CamSim-X, enabling developers to generate higher-bandwidth CXP-12 image streams for testing and validating imaging systems.
The update increases the link rate from CXP-6 to 12.5 Gb/s per link. As a result, engineers can test acquisition systems under more demanding bandwidth conditions.
Higher-Bandwidth CoaXPress Testing and Validation
Gidel’s CamSim-X CoaXPress Camera Simulator generates controlled video streams and test patterns for frame grabber and imaging-system development.
With CXP-12 support, developers can validate higher-bandwidth acquisition pipelines without depending on the final production camera during every development stage.
| Area | CamSim-X CXP-12 Update |
|---|---|
| Product | CamSim-X CoaXPress Camera Simulator |
| Previous Interface Support | CXP-6 |
| Added Interface Support | CXP-12 |
| Maximum Nominal Link Rate | Up to 12.5 Gb/s per link |
| Main Benefit | Higher-bandwidth CoaXPress image-stream simulation and validation |
| Typical Use | Frame grabber development, acquisition testing, system integration, debugging, and regression testing |
| Product Platform | Same CamSim-X platform with expanded CXP-12 capability |
This allows engineers to reproduce known image sources and test conditions for debugging, validation, and regression testing.
CXP-12 Support for Frame Grabber Development
The update is particularly useful for developers working with high-speed CoaXPress Frame Grabbers and imaging systems.
Typical uses include:
- CoaXPress frame grabber development and validation
- CXP-12 acquisition testing
- High-bandwidth imaging-system integration
- Repeatable image-stream generation
- System debugging and regression testing
- Testing without requiring the final production camera
CXP-12 is especially relevant to systems using high-resolution or high-frame-rate cameras, where acquisition bandwidth can quickly become a validation challenge. Controlled simulation lets developers test these higher data rates before the final camera configuration is available.
Programmable Video Streams and Test Patterns
CamSim-X generates programmable CoaXPress video streams and test patterns that allow developers to control the image source used during system testing.
This repeatability helps isolate acquisition problems and verify system behavior under known and reproducible conditions.
Software and API Control
The simulator includes an intuitive software interface for configuring generated image streams and test patterns.
Developers can also control CamSim-X through its API. This enables automated testing, repeatable validation procedures, and integration with system-level test environments.
CamSim-X CoaXPress Camera Simulator Adds CXP-12 Support
The addition of CXP-12 support expands CamSim-X for developers working with newer high-bandwidth CoaXPress imaging systems.
The new CoaXPress Simulator 12G Support helps engineers validate acquisition hardware and software under controlled conditions before the complete camera system is available.
By generating controlled 12.5 Gb/s CoaXPress streams, CamSim-X supports development and validation of high-bandwidth acquisition pipelines for modern CoaXPress systems.
Read the inVISION announcement: Camera Simulator with CXP-6 to CXP-12
Learn more: CamSim-X CoaXPress Camera Simulator
