Matrox Electronic Systems 10760-101-0200 manual Contents

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Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Data transfer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 What you need to get started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Inspecting the Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Standard package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Optional items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Handling components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Installation overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 2: Hardware installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Installing Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Installing Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link for PCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Connecting external devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link for PCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link for PC/104-Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Chapter 3: Installing software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Installing the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Note about Matrox Intellicam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Chapter 4: Using multiple Matrox Meteor-II boards . . . . . . . . . . 25

Multiple board installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Grabbing simultaneously from different boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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Contents Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link Page Contents Hardware reference Appendix B Technical information Page Introduction TTL Matrox Meteor-II /Camera LinkOr Matrox Genesis processor board1 Processing, analysis, and archiving Matrix/bar code reading, and calibrationAcquisition, transfer, display control, and archiving MIL-LiteInspecting the Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link package What you need to get startedTo your computer and all peripherals Installation overview Introduction Hardware Installation Installing Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link Screw Metal Plate BIT PCI Board Slot Hardware installation VMChannel. Used to send data to another Matrox board Connecting external devicesMatrox Meteor-II /Camera Link for PC/104-Plus Reference manual for pinout information Connectors pinoutHardware installation Installing software Installing the software Using multiple Matrox Meteor-II Boards Grabbing simultaneously from different boards Multiple board installationGrabbing from two Matrox Meteor-II boards Using multiple Matrox Meteor-II boards Hardware reference Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link grab section Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link hardware referenceLUT Max Board are as followsThree ways Each of the video input Camera Link connectorsSection earlier in this chapter Is specified by the DCFVideo Interface Asic Data interfacesPCI interface Hardware reference Appendix a Troubleshooting Common problems and solutions TroubleshootingNot enough memory to allocate buffer under Windows NT IRQ conflicts Contacting Matrox Appendix a Troubleshooting Appendix B Technical Information Technical information Connector pinouts for Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link for PCI PIN Signal Pinout for the two Camera Link connectors is as followsSame type and length Medium Configuration Pin SignalHDT44P Pin Signal Description Pinout of the 9-pin DB9 female connector is as followsTop view of board Dgnd DATA4 DATA5 DATA6 DATA7 DATA8 DATA9 Extender board Specifications Min. of 6.3 mA recommended Max. of 10 mA recommended Environmental Appendix B Technical information Appendix C Glossary Asic DCF See also progressive scanning Also known as non-interlaced. See also interlaced scanning See also horizontal sync Index Uart EU Notice European Union Regulatory ComplianceFCC Compliance Statement Industry Canada Compliance StatementPage Dorval, Quebec H9P 2T4 Product supportPage Product Assistance Request Form Describe the problem