GPIO Triggering on ZED Box 2 Max - T5000

[poel_da]

We are thinking of getting a ZED Box 2 Max - T5000. Is the GPIO Triggering like for the ZED Link Capture Cards also available on this platform? We currently use trigger signals for our ZED X cameras and would like to continue with this workflow.

[Myzhar]

Hi @poel_da,
Welcome to the StereoLabs community.

@poel_da

Is the GPIO Triggering like for the ZED Link Capture Cards also available on this platform?

No, the ZED Box 2 Max - T5000 does not expose the camera trigger signals on an external connector. The eight GMSL2 cameras are hardware-synchronized by the deserializers. To align them with other devices, synchronize the system clocks, for example with PTP over Ethernet. See the Camera synchronization section of the documentation.

@poel_da

We currently use trigger signals for our ZED X cameras and would like to continue with this workflow

If you need external trigger signals, the ZED Box 2 is the right choice. Its Sync and IO connector supports both trigger output (sync_mode=1) and external trigger input (sync_mode=2), as described in the ZED Box 2 Camera synchronization guide. Note that its trigger pins are 1.8V signals, so a level shifter is required if your current trigger source is 3.3V or 5V.