Ionetrics Annotator CL GPS

CameraLink Data Annotation and Acquisition

Features

• Ideal for instruments with meta-data annotation and time tagging needs
  • high speed cameras
  • spectrometers
  • radiometers
• Common CameraLink output format for all input types
• Works with Base, Medium, and Full Camera Link inputs
• Annotation data injected directly into the digital data stream:
  • IRIG referenced time stamp with flexible triggering options
  • GPS Synchronized Precision Time Stamps
  • 32-bit scan or frame counter
  • User defined ancillary, meta data, and status bits
• IRIG Time Code Generator
• CameraLink Repeater
• CameraLink Video Splitter
• CameraLink Signal Breakout Box
• FPGA based real-time clock
  • Synchronized to modulated IRIG-B input if present
  • Synchronized to percision time generated by u-Blox GPS chip
  • Operates in a free running mode in the absence of an IRIG input
  • Event time accuracy of ±1 microseconds

Inputs

• CameraLink data stream
• Modulated IRIG-B time code
• GPS Antenna
• Remote Start

Outputs

• Master CameraLink Annotated Data Stream
• Slave CameraLink Annotated Data Stream
• Modulated IRIG-B time code (Synchronized to GPS time)
• Sync 1 (User selectable data sync)
• Sync 2 (User selectable data sync)
• Sync 3 (User selectable data sync)

Software Support

• Can function standalone with user supplied software
• Works with existing frame grabber with no software rewrite
• Software toolkit available for end user customization

USB Control Port

• Annotator Protocol (.PDF)

libAnnotatorComm
Unified communications library for the Annotator line of products

Annotator CL Detailed Description
Complete feature callout for the Annotator CL