64 Chapter 5: Matrox Meteor-II hardware reference
Using the auxiliary power supply
Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel can supply power to your camera. Use the 4-pin power cable provided with your board to connect to the power supply of your computer. The operating voltage can be set to either 5 V or 12 V, but the current drawn by all cameras is limited to 1.5 A. The circuit uses an auto-resettable fuse. For further information on connecting to the auxiliary power supply connector, see the section, Connecting Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel to the auxiliary power supply input in Chapter 2, and Appendix B. Note that this input is not available on the CompactPCI and PC/104-Plusform factors.
Matrox Meteor-II /Digital grab section
The grab section of the Matrox Meteor-II /Digital board captures video from standard and non-standard digital cameras. It supports component RGB, as well as monochrome acquisition, in single or multi-tap configurations. Up to four genlocked cameras can be attached to acquire four 8-bit or two 16-bit inputs.
The board is available in two versions to support either the RS-422 or the LVDS interface, but is available for the PCI form factor only.
