Matrox Electronic Systems 10760-101-0200 manual Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link hardware reference

30Chapter 5: Hardware reference

Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link hardware reference

This chapter provides information on the architecture, operating modes, and supported features of the Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link board. All information pertains to both the PCI and PC/104-Plusform factors unless otherwise stated.

For a summary of the information given in this chapter and detailed specifications of connectors and pinouts, refer to Appendix B of this manual.

Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link grab section

The grab section of the Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link board captures video from digital cameras, compliant with the Camera Link Specification. It supports monochrome and component RGB acquisition. You can switch between two different cameras to acquire up to 24 bits of video data per camera (non-simultaneous acquisition).

The board also supports simultaneous acquisition from two identical (having the same format) synchronized cameras (two monochrome or one monochrome and one RGB), provided that the total data input does not exceed 32 bits.

Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link supports up to two BASE configurations (from the Camera Link Specification). The BASE configuration accepts the following bit allocations:

•1 x 8/10/12/14/16-bit.

•2 x 8/10/12-bit.

•3 x 8-bit (RGB).

Furthermore, the board supports one mode from the MEDIUM configuration: 4 x 8-bit.