20 Chapter 2: Hardware installation
Connecting a video input to Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link for PCI
Connect video sources to the board’s Camera Link connectors, using the Camera
Link cable, available from your camera manufacturer or from 3M Interconnect
Solutions for Factory Automation. See Appendix B for the Camera Link
connectors pinout.
Connecting Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link for PCI to other boards
The VMChannel interface allows the transfer of data to other Matrox boards.
Insert a VMChannel backplane (available with the interconnect kit) across the
VMChannel interface to connect the boards. Note that when connecting multiple
Matrox boards, at least one of the boards you are connecting must be
bus-controller capable. Matrox Meteor-II is not bus-controller capable.
Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link for PC/104-Plus
Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link for PC/104-Plus has six connectors, which are
indicated in the diagram below. Three of these connectors are located on the main
board, and three are located on the extender board.
•Two Camera Link interface connectors (on extender board). Each connector is
used to send camera control signals, receive video data and synchronization signals,
and send/receive serial communication signals. This connector is discussed in
detail in Appendix B.
•PC/104-Plus (PCI) connector. An i nt e rf a ce co n ne c to r to se n d d a ta a cr os s th e PC I
bus.
•PC/104 (ISA) connectors. Two interface connectors to allow data to be sent
between the ISA bus and other PC/104 or PC/104-Plus boards, stacked on top
of the Matrox Meteor-II board.