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 can be customized for any user-defined camera protocol and interface.

The CamSim enables most development to be done 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 algorithms are validated and work as expected with pertinent input. Moreover, once the rare bug is detected, its respective data flow can be accurately reconstructed to locate the bug and quickly fix it.

The CamSim suite includes:

• Application Software:
  An intuitive GUI enabling full control of the image simulation, including: transmitting image from user files or from the pattern generator files, configuring the camera link parameters, defining signal timing, and displaying images transmitted.
• API Methods:
  A set of CamSim API methods that can be used to develop a customized user application. The API methods run 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