Build and verify the system

Select the components step by step. The final status shows whether the kit can be used or requires engineering review.

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Kit

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How it is calculated

The configurator assembles a kit from the catalogue — camera, lens, frame grabber, cables, power, mounting, lighting — and checks their compatibility against datasheet values. The result is a single verdict: “Compatible”, “Not verified” or “Incompatible”, plus a draft bill of materials with quantities. Data arrives from the other tools (optics, interface, line-scan) via a link or is entered manually; every tool also works without a kit.

What is checked

Camera and frame-grabber interface: family (GigE, USB3, CoaXPress, Camera Link), lane count, connectors.
Bandwidth: camera stream against the board's sustained bandwidth; boards are counted by the rule “cameras per board = floor(board bandwidth / camera stream)”. GigE and USB3 need no board.
Lens: mount type (C, CS, M42, M58, F), image circle not smaller than the sensor diagonal, focal length from the optics calculation.
Cables: family and connectors matching the camera, length for the task; USB3 beyond 3–5 m requires an active cable.
Power: PoE from a switch or board, 12/24 V from the control panel, or a power supply whose rating covers the total consumption.
Lighting: if none is selected the kit stays compatible and lighting selection is handed to the engineer.
Smart cameras and vision sensors: the lens may be built in and no grabber is needed — the configurator allows for this and does not raise a false “Incompatible”.

Worked examples

Example 1. Three 5-megapixel GigE cameras, 25 mm C-mount lenses, a PoE switch, three 5 m cables. No frame grabber required; verdict “Compatible”, BOM: 3 cameras, 3 lenses, 3 cables, PoE power.

Example 2. Four CXP-12 cameras at 2457.6 MB/s each and a board with 3350 MB/s sustained: one camera per board — four boards in the BOM. Switching to a 6700 MB/s board gives two boards. If the board bandwidth is missing from the datasheet, the configurator writes “confirm board bandwidth; the engineer will calculate the quantity” and withholds the green verdict.

Example 3. A camera with a 1.1″ sensor and a lens with an 11 mm (2/3″) image circle: the circle is smaller than the 17.6 mm diagonal — “Incompatible”, with the reason shown next to the lens.

Common mistakes

A 2/3″ lens on a 1″ or 1.1″ sensor: vignetting in the corners.
An M42 or M58 camera mount with a C-mount lens and no adapter with the correct flange distance.
A CoaXPress board with fewer lanes than the camera: bandwidth drops proportionally.
PoE power without checking the switch's total power budget.
A 10 m USB3 cable “that was lying around”: the link is unstable.

Questions and answers

What does the “Not verified” verdict mean?

The kit is incomplete or a datasheet value is unknown. The configurator does not guess: the missing items are listed, and the final check is done by the engineer on request.

Do GigE and USB3 cameras need a frame grabber?

No. They work through the computer's network or USB3 port. A PoE board is needed only to power cameras over the cable or to give each camera its own link.

How does data from the other tools reach the kit?

Through a parameterised link: the optics tool passes the camera and lens, the interface check passes the camera, the camera count and the board, the line-scan tool passes the camera, the count and the focal length. The kit is kept in the browser for a day and cleared with one button.

Does the BOM include commercial terms?

No. The BOM lists models and quantities; the commercial proposal is prepared by the manager on request.