Camera Link Frame Grabber

The Gidel HawkEye-CL Camera Link frame grabber and real-time image processing system provides the core infrastructure required to support the most demanding Vision and Imaging applications.

The HawkEye series offers a number of options to accommodate diverse application needs, from plug-and-play high- performance frame grabbers to a full system solution that comprises acquisition, open-FPGA image processing, and a flexible custom camera interface.

The HawkEye-CL is Camera Link Rev. 2.0 compliant and supports 80-bit Camera Link modes, including 10-bits/8-tap and 8-bit/10-tap modes. The HawkEye-CL family is based on PCIe Gen. 3 x8 providing CPU-free ultra-fast host throughput. Huge data buffers of up to 16 GB fortify the acquisition bandwidth and the image processing capabilities on powerful Arria 10 FPGAs.

Target Application Examples:

Automotive and Inspection applications demanding real-time analysis and system response.
Military & Aerospace applications combining real-time and post-acquisition analysis.
Medical & Scientific applications requiring high-resolution imaging capabilities.
Traffic & Transportation applications processing high-volume data

Standard Features

Camera Interface

1x 80-bit (Deca), Full, Medium or Base Camera Link or 2x Base Camera Links with option for PoCL

Image Formats

Mono, Bayer, RGBA (8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 bits/color) and RGB (8, 10 and 12 bits/color).

Max. Resolution

Horizontal: 16 K pixels (64-bit)
Vertical: 65 K lines

Tap Configuration

All configurations as defined by the Camera Link standard, including 80-bit (Deca): 10 taps/8bits, 8bits/10taps.

Connectors

2x SDR26 (mini Camera Link)
VGA15-pin for connecting GPIO

Pixel Clock

Up to 85 MHz

Host Bus

PCIe x8 Gen. 3

Frame Buffer

1-16 GB

Form Factor

PCIe low-profile

MTBF

> million hours

Camera Types

Area and Line Scan

GPIO

RS422, opto-coupler, LVTTL and 30V at 0.9A

Certifications

RoHS, Conflict Minerals, ISO

Advanced features

ROI

Selective ROI acquisition

Grabber architecture type

The Gidel frame grabber boards can operate in one of two unique frame grabber architectures, ProcFG or InfiniVision, by reprogramming the firmware.

Grabber option #1: InfiniVision

Enables using many synchronized cameras and/or to grab compressed images/videos.
All the cameras' data, including from multiple boards, is organized in a single buffer.
Each camera can have different resolution, and pixel format, and may be changed on the fly.
The frame grabber can have one or more instances of InfiniVision, and all cameras of the same InfiniVision instance must be synchronized.

Grabber option #2: ProcFG

Each camera has a dedicated ProcFG instance.

Frame size and pixel format must be fixed.

Option for grabbing ROIs.

Optimized for line scan cameras.

ProcFG may not be used for compressed data.

FPGA Option

Open FPGA | Closed FPGA

FPGA Type

Arria 10 160 | Arria 10 480

Cooling

Active | Passive Cooling

Contact Our Experts

HawkEye-CL frame grabbers are available in various variants with different FPGA. Contact us if you need assistance selecting the right model for your needs!

HawkEye-CL FPGA resource comparison

Base model	HawkEye-CL-O	HawkEye-CL
FPGA	Arria 10 480-3	Arria 10-160-2
FPGA-ALM	182K	61K
FPGA-M20K	1,438	440
FPGA 18x18	2,736	312
Peripheral Memory:
DRAM A capacity	1 GB	1 GB
DRAM A sustain bandwidth	5.6 GB/s	6.4 GB/s
SoDIMM B capacity	8, 16 GB	-
SoDIMM B sustain andwidth	9.6 GB/s	-

SDK:

The ProcFG and InfiniVision are each supported by its unique GUI and API suite for developing the user application. For description of ProcFG and InfiniVision, refer to the Options tab.

FPGA Programming Suite:

The Gidel grabber boards are supported by the ProcVision Suite enabling tailoring, debugging, and verification of the FPGA image processing and data flow.

Customization can be based on the InfiniVision or ProcFG flow, and can include multi-instances for supporting unique multi-camera topologies, as well as, image processing and compression.