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Configuring a Single-Ended Line Trigger with CXP-12 Interface Card and a Basler racer 2 CXP Camera#

These instructions are for any racer 2 CXP camera, i.e. racer 2 L and the racer 2 S CXP cameras.

Hardware Setup When Using the Front GPIO Connection#

Wiring#

When using a single-ended signal, you must use four pins of the front GPIO.

The setup can look like this:

  • Pin 08 → Trigger + (VIOa)
  • Pin 15 → Trigger GND (W/YELa)

In addition, the trigger input block of the frame grabber actually needs a reference voltage. This voltage either comes from your circuit via 

  • Pin 10 → VCC+ (WHTa)
  • Pin 15 → GND (W/YELa)

Front GPIO: Pins 10 and 15

Alternatively, when using +5V TTL, this supply can be obtained from the frame grabber itself by connecting

  • Pin 5 and Pin 10 (+5V) and
  • Pin 6 and Pin 15 (GND)

Front GPIO: Pins 5 and 6

  1. The cable with matching wire colors can be found on the Basler Website: I/O Cable micro-D15 open 1.83m

GPIO Setup#

After setting up the wiring, you must switch the frame grabber into the correct trigger mode, "single-ended". To do so, start the gpioTool command line tool. In a default installation, the gpioTool is located in the directory C:\Program Files\Basler\FramegrabberSDK\bin

Assuming you have only the Basler CXP-12 Interface Card installed in your system, start the gpioTool with the following command:

bin>_gpioTool.exe -b 0 -s 0:se,pu,ni

Info

With the command gpioTool.exe -b x -g, you can check the board and bank index with x = 0, 1, 2, etc.

pylon Settings#

Frame Grabber Settings#

pylon: Select Frame Grabber

In the path Interface Applets, make sure the correct Interface Applet is selected:

pylon: Select Applet

Camera Settings#

pylon: Select Camera

In the path Acquisition Control, activate the trigger:

pylon: Activate Trigger

In the path Device Transport Layer → Device Fg Features:

  • Set the Line Trigger Mode to Async External Trigger
  • Set Ex Sync On to On

pylon: Line Trigger Mode ExSync

In the settings Line Trigger Input, select the required hardware trigger port. In this case, using pin 8 corresponds to Trigger In Source Front GPI 2

pylon: Select Hardware Trigger Port

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