12 Chapter 1: Introduction

VMChannel (not available on CompactPCI and PC/104-Plus)

To DB-44 Connector for PCI form factor

To 30-pin male, connector for PC/104-Plus form factor

VID_IN1_1

VID_IN1_2

VID_IN2_1

VID_IN2_2

VID_IN3_1

VID_IN3_2

SYNC_IN

Trigger

Clk input Clk output Hsync Vsync Trigger

Exposure timer1 Exposure timer2

Aux

RX

TX

/RTS

/CTS

2:1

 

White

 

 

 

 

 

 

A/D

 

 

 

MUX

 

Black

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low-

White

 

24

 

 

2:1

pass

A/D

LUT

 

 

 

 

MUX

filters/

Black

 

 

 

Gain

 

 

3 256x8-bit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2:1

 

White

 

 

 

 

 

 

A/D

 

 

 

MUX

 

Black

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

32

 

 

 

 

 

4:1

 

 

Sync

24

 

 

separator

MUX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opto-

 

 

 

coupler

 

 

TTL*

 

 

 

Drivers

PSG

 

 

&

VIA

 

Receivers

 

 

 

 

{

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

RS-232

UART

 

 

Drivers

 

 

 

 

 

and

 

32

 

Receivers

 

 

 

 

MJPEG

Module

(optional)

64

SGRAM

(4 Mbytes)

Not available on PC/104-Plus form factor

Host 32-bit PCI bus

* RS-422 version of these signals are available on the optional RS-422 connector.

This connector is only available on Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel in a PCI form factor.

Acquisition features

Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel can acquire different types of

 

standard and non-standard monochrome and component RGB

 

video. The board features six software-selectable input

 

channels on which two component RGB or six monochrome

 

cameras can be attached. Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel

 

supports acquisition from one camera at a time or simultaneous

 

acquisition from up to three gen-locked RS-170/CCIR cameras.

 

Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel supports both single and

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Matrox Electronic Systems II manual Acquisition features, VMChannel not available on CompactPCI and PC/104-Plus