The Gidel CamSim™ is a flexible high-performance camera simulator that generates CoaXPress and Camera Link video stream and test patterns for testing frame grabbers or vision/imaging systems. The system supports all CoaXPress and Camera Link™ v2.0 configurations and allows customization for any user-defined camera protocol and interface.

The CamSim allows developers to perform most development in a low-cost lab environment. Thus, the CamSim significantly improves productivity and reduces the overall expense of developing vision and imaging systems. Gidel’s CamSim data flow repetition capability ensures that users validate algorithms and confirm they work as expected with pertinent input. Moreover, once developers detect a rare bug, they can accurately reconstruct the respective data flow to locate and quickly fix the bug.

The CamSim suite features:

• Application Software:
  An intuitive GUI enables users to control the image simulation fully by transmitting images from user files or pattern generator files, configuring Camera Link parameters, defining signal timing, and displaying transmitted images.
• API Methods:
  A set of CamSim API methods that can be used to develop a customized user application. The API methods operate on both Windows and Linux.
• Gidel PCIe Board:
  A PCIe FPGA board incorporating Gidel CamSim firmware for transmitting the image data.

Application examples:

• Vision Algorithms Development
• Image Processing Application Testing
• Vision System Reliability Testing
• Debugging Rare Bugs