Kaya CoaXPress "Chameleon" Camera Simulators

The Chameleon by Kaya Instruments is a camera simulator for CoaXPress Version 1 (“Kaya Chameleon”) and CoaXPress Version 2 “Kaya Chameleon II). It is available as a PCIe card, or if you have no slots available, then as a stand-alone version that requires a Thunderbolt 3 port on your host, known as the “Kaya Chameleon Stand Alone”.

The Kaya Chameleon CXP camera simulator generates video streams and test patterns in single, dual, and quad modes. Each of these CoaXpress links (up to 4) supports up to 6.25 or 12.5 Gbps bitrates. The Chameleon simulates generic test patterns, customer-designed pre-processed data, and customized video streams. Machine control signals can be simulated along with the accompanying video for GPIO – triggers, shaft encoders, exposure control and general I/O. Video can be generated from on-board memory or at run time from computer memory.

Connection to the frame grabber is by standard DIN Micro-BNC. Host computer video uploading and configuration is via PCIe Gen2 x4 (CXP1) or Gen3 x8 (CXP2). Deploy your Chameleon CoaXpress Camera Simulator for vision system testing, vision systems development, vision algorithm development, vision systems integration, and reliability system testing.

Kaya Instruments Chameleon II CoaXPress hardware block diagram showing hardware elements.
Chameleon II Camera Simulator: hardware block diagram.
Kaya Instruments Chameleon and Stand Alone CoaXPress hardware block diagram showing hardware elements.
Chameleon and Stand Alone Camera Simulators: hardware block diagram.

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System block diagram for Kaya Chameleon II CoaXPress Camera Simulators showing the video stream simulation.
Chameleon II CoaXPress Camera Simulator: the block diagram of the video stream simulation system. 
System block diagram for Kaya Chameleon and Stand Alone CoaXPress Camera Simulators showing the video stream simulation.
Chameleon and Stand Alone CoaXPress Camera Simulators: the block diagram of the video stream simulation system. 

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Kaya Instruments Chameleon II CoaXPress with bitrates up to 12.5 Gbps of each link.
Chameleon II Camera Simulator: each link supports standard CoaXPress 2.0 with bitrates up to 12.5 Gbps.
Kaya Instruments Chameleon CoaXPress Camera Simulator equipped with 4x DIN connectors for CoaXpress device links with data rates up to 6.25Gpbs bitrate.
Chameleon CoaXPress Camera Simulator: 4x DIN connectors for CoaXpress device links with up to 6.25 Gbps bitrates.
Kaya Instruments Chameleon CoaXPress Camera Simulator is a PCIe Gen2 x4 half-length PCIe board with streaming video up to 12 Gbps.
Chameleon CoaXPress Camera Simulator: PCIe Gen2 x4 half-length PCIe card with streaming video up to 12 Gbps.
Kaya Chameleon Stand Alone CoaXPress Camera Simulator stand-alone version with no PCIe slots available and requires a Thunderbolt 3 port on a host.
Chameleon Stand Alone CoaXPress Camera Simulator: stand-alone version requires a Thunderbolt 3 port.