Embedded Systems

Oncilla Machine Vision Computer – CoaXPress

Part Number: AS-ONC-1402-24W-4XCXP-A
Product image - Oncilla Fanless Machine Vision Computer - CoaXPress

Features

  • Rugged Oncilla industrial PC.
  • Processor: Intel Core i7-12700TE (Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake-S processor).
  • 16GB DDR5 SDRAM.
  • 256GB SSD Drive.
  • Multiple expansion options and extensive I/O.
  • Quad CoaXPress frame grabber installed.
  • High performance CXP 2.1 with up to 50 Gigabits per second input rate.
  • ActiveDMA engine – acquisition with zero CPU usage.
  • Comprehensive I/O including end bracket I/O.
  • Supports PoCXP (Power over CoaXPress).
  • Full GenICam support (including GenTL Producer).
  • Proven ActiveCapture & ActiveSDK included.
  • Long product life (7+ years) for long-term supply.

The powerful Oncilla Machine Vision Computer – CoaXPress, is a rugged and compact industrial PC that was designed specifically for capturing and transmitting high-quality images and video while leaving plenty of compute power for other processing tasks.

Its features include 1a 12th generation Intel Core i7 Series processor, 2x PCI/PCIe expansion slots, 2x DDR5 SO-DIMM sockets, and it supports ECC/non ECC type memory, up to 4800MHz, 64GB. Incorporating a FireBird Quad CXP-12 Frame Grabber including support for PoCXP and preinstalled operating system plus Active Silicon software and software development kit produces a complete Machine Vision System.

Oncilla Systems are designed and thoroughly tested with Active Silicon’s latest software and firmware and are part of the continuing regression testing program for new firmware and software releases. The PC hardware has passed multiple international certifications including those for rail and military industries, ensuring stable and reliable performance in diverse harsh environments.  The system is designed with longevity in mind using long-term availability components and processor, the same system configuration availability is targeted at a minimum of seven years.

Having a known good platform to build a vision system on can save many hours of system integration, and including software as part of the system allows for swift application development. Oncilla Machine Vision Computers include a license for ActiveSDK Active Silicon’s Software Development Kit. This provides comprehensive example applications and optimized libraries. Coupled with the installed ActiveCapture tool for camera and frame grabber control, together they allow rapid system development and integration (separate datasheets are available that describe ActiveCapture and ActiveSDK in detail). Drivers for third party applications are also available such as Cognex VisionPro, HALCON, Common Vision Blox, StreamPix, LabVIEW etc.

The heart of the Oncilla Machine Vision Computer is the FireBird Quad CXP-12 Frame Grabber. Each CoaXPress connection supports up to 12.5 Gbps data rates, along with device power up to 13W and device control at up to 42 Mbps – all on a single coax cable. For faster devices, connections can be concatenated to provide multiples of the single coax bandwidth. Very long cable lengths are supported – up to 35m at 12.5 Gbps and 100m at 3.125 Gbps using Belden 1694A cable – or even longer lengths using thicker cables.

The Oncilla system with integrated FireBird frame grabber is designed for ultimate performance using Active Silicon’s proprietary DMA Engine technology, “ActiveDMA”. This technical innovation applies RISC based processor techniques and guarantees high speed and low latency image data transfers and zero CPU intervention. Finally, full GenICam support is provided with the frame grabber drivers and this includes a GenTL Producer for data streaming as well as register accesses. Additional to functions that control the hardware, the libraries include general purpose functions for the manipulation and display of images.

This PC is ideal for machine vision tasks for example in manufacturing, as well as for vehicle awareness, medical, UAV and AI applications.

Industrial PC - System

Processor:

12th Generation Intel® Alder Lake-S Series CPU:
Intel® Core™ i7-12700E (12 Cores / 35W TDP).

Chipset:

Intel R680E.

Industrial PC - Graphics

Display Ports:

VGA:
1 x VGA Connector (1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz).

DisplayPort:
2 x DP Connector (4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz).
Verified maximum DP resolution (3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz).

HDMI:
1 x HDMI Connector (4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz).
Verified maximum DP resolution (3840 x 2160 @ 30Hz).

Maximum Display Output:
Supports Quad Independent Display.

Graphics Chipset:

Integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 770.

Industrial PC - I/O

LAN:

2 x GbE LAN (RJ45) (GbE1: Intel® I219 / GbE2: Intel® I210).

COM:

2 x RS-232/422/485 with Auto Flow Control (Supports 5V/12V) (DB9).

USB:

2 x USB 3.2 Gen2x1 (10Gbps) (Type A).
4 x USB 3.2 Gen1x1 (5Gbps) (Type A).
2 x USB 2.0 (480Mbps) (Type A).

PS/2:

1 x PS/2 (6 Pin Mini-DIN Female Connector).

Industrial PC - Storage

Memory:

16GB 4800MHz DDR 5 SDRAM.

SSD Storage:

256GB M.2 SSD.

Storage Expansion (not fitted in standard build):

1 x 2.5” Internal SATA HDD/SSD Bay (SATA 3.0).
3 x mSATA Socket (SATA 3.0 Shared by Mini-PCIe socket).

RAID Support:

Support RAID 0/1/5/10.

Industrial PC - Expansion

PCIe expansion slots:

Slot 1: x16 – FireBird 4xCXP-12 with PEG connector for PoCXP support.
Slot 2: x1 – Free for user expansion.

Mini PCIe slots:

3x Full-size Mini-PCIe socket.

CMI (Combined Multiple I/O) Interface:

2x High Speed CMI Interface
2x Low Speed CMI Interface

CFM (Control Function Module) Interface:

1x CFM IGN Interface for optional CFM-IGN Module

FireBird Frame Grabber Specifications

CoaXPress Interface

Four 75 Ohm HD-BNC connectors (also known as Micro-BNC) each operate at all CXP speeds up to 12.5 Gbps. Up to 17W is available to power cameras on each HD-BNC via Power over CoaXPress (PoCXP), with 13W available at the camera according to the CoaXPress specification.

FireBird Quad CXP-12 supports one camera using all four connections, two cameras each using two connections, or up to four cameras each using one connection.

LEDs on the end bracket show the link status according to the CoaXPress specification.

Buffer Memory

Up to 4 Gbytes of DDR4 memory is fitted to the frame grabber for buffering between the card and PC memory.

PCI Express

PCI Express 3.0 (Gen3) x8 interface to Specification Revision 3.1, with a max payload size of 512 bytes.

FireBird Quad CXP-12 supports both Short (32-bit) and Long (64-bit) Address packets.  It also generates Posted Writes for image data, thus achieving transfer rates up to 6.8 Gbytes/sec, subject to host performance.

I/O

The following I/O lines are provided for triggers, optical shaft encoders, exposure control and general I/O:

  • 4 opto-isolated inputs.
  • 4 opto-isolated outputs.
  • 4 TTL inputs, 5V tolerant.
  • 4 TTL I/O, 5V logic.
  • 4 RS-422 inputs.
  • 4 RS-422 outputs.

All these I/O signals are provided on a 50-way header on the FireBird board.

A 15-way D-Type connector is located on the end panel bracket and allows access to a subset of the above I/O:

  • 2 opto-isolated inputs.
  • 3 TTL I/O, 5V logic.
  • 2 RS-422 inputs.
  • 1 RS-422 output.
Software

ActiveCapture – image acquisition and control software
ActiveSDK – C/C++ libraries and example designs

Conformance

CoaXPress

FireBird Quad CXP-12 conforms to v2.1 of the CoaXPress specification.

Industrial PC Approvals:

EMC
CE, UKCA, FCC, ICES-003 Class A
EN 50155 (EN 50121-3-2 Only)

EMI
CISPR 32 Conducted & Radiated: Class A
EN/BS EN 50121-3-2 Conducted & Radiated: Class A
EN/BS EN IEC 61000-3-2 Harmonic current emissions: Class A
EN/BS EN61000-3-3 Voltage fluctuations & flicker
FCC 47 CFR Part 15B, ICES-003 Conducted & Radiated: Class A

EMS
EN/IEC 61000-4-2 ESD: Contact: 6 kV; Air: 8 kV
EN/IEC 61000-4-3 RS: 80 MHz to 1000 MHz: 20 V/m
EN/IEC 61000-4-4 EFT: AC Power: 2 kV; Signal: 2 kV
EN/IEC 61000-4-5 Surges: AC Power: 2 kV
EN/IEC 61000-4-6 CS: 10V
EN/IEC 61000-4-8 PFMF: 50 Hz, 1A/m
EN/IEC 61000-4-11 Voltage Dips & Voltage Interruptions: 0.5 cycles at 50Hz

Safety
UL, cUL, CB, IEC, EN 62368-1

Shock and Vibration
MIL-STD-810G

FireBird Frame Grabber Approvals

EU
CE mark for compliance with EMC EN 55022:2010 (class A) and EN 55024:2010 in accordance with EU directive 2014/30/EU.
RoHS compliance to RoHS3 directive 2015/863/EU.

USA
EMC FCC Class A.

The printed circuit board is manufactured by UL recognised manufacturers and has a flammability rating of 94V-0.

Oncilla System Approvals

Full system EMC testing is currently on going, approvals data will be shown soon.

Physical and Environmental Details

Dimensions (W x D x H):

227 x 261 x 128 mm.

Weight:

5440g.

Power Input:

9-48VDC, 3-pin Terminal Block.

Operating Temperature:

0°C to 60°C (ambient environment)
(According to IEC60068-2-1, IEC60068-2-2, IEC60068-2-14.)

Storage Temperature:

-15°C to 85°C

Relative Humidity:

10% to 90% (non-condensing; operating and storage).

Shock and Vibration:

Compliant to MIL-STD-810H.

OS Support:

Windows® 10 / 11.
Linux (contact sales).

Part number Description
AS-ONC-1402-24W-4XCXP-A

Oncilla Machine Vision Computer – CoaXPress
Standard 2024 1402 chassis
PCIe riser with 1 x16 Slot (inc. PEG connector) + 1 x1 slot
FireBird frame grabber AS-FBD-4XCXP12-3PE8
Microsoft Windows 11, ActiveCapture, ActiveSDK

AS-CBL-1MM-0010-xM

Coax cable for use with CoaXPress video sources, made from Belden 4855R cable rated to CXP-12.
Connectors: HD-BNC (micro-BNC) to HD-BNC.
x= cable length in meter; the standard stock length is 3m, 5m and 10m.

High-flex rating and much longer length cables also available – contact your distributor for details.

AS-CBL-1BM-0010-xM

Coax cable for use with CoaXPress video sources, made from Belden 4855R cable rated to CXP-12.
Connectors: HD-BNC to BNC.
x= cable length in meter; the standard stock length is 3m and 10m.

High-flex rating and much longer length cables also available – contact your distributor for details.

AS-CBL-1DM-0001-xM

Coax cable for use with CoaXPress video sources; made from Belden 1855A cable rated to CXP-6 (DIN connectors are only supported in CXP up to CXP-6 speeds).
Connectors: HD-BNC to DIN1.0/2.3.
x= cable length in meter; the standard stock length is 3m and 10m.

High-flex rating and much longer length cables also available – contact your distributor for details.

AS-ONC-1402-24W-4XCOF-A

Also available:
Oncilla Machine Vision Computer – CoaXPress over Fiber
Standard 2024 1402 chassis
PCIe riser with 2 x8 slots
1x FireBird frame grabber AS-FBD-4XCOF12-3PE8
Microsoft Windows 11, ActiveCapture, ActiveSDK

AS-ONC-1402-24W-1XCLD-A

Also available:
Oncilla Machine Vision Computer – Camera Link
Standard 2024 1402 chassis
PCIe riser with 2 x8 slots
1x FireBird frame grabber AS-FBD-1XCLD-2PE4
Microsoft Windows 11, ActiveCapture, ActiveSDK

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