National Instruments PCI-1428 user manual

IMAQ™

IMAQ PCI-1428

User Manual

High-Quality Camera Link Image

AcquisitionDevice for PCI

IMAQ PCI-1428 User Manual

January 2002 Edition

Part Number 322862B-01

Contents

Main Page Important Information Warranty Copyright Trademarks Patents Compliance FCC/Canada Radio Frequency Interference Compliance* Determining FCC Class FCC/DOC Warnings Class A European Union - Compliance to EEC Directives Conventions Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 3 Hardware Overview Page Introduction About the IMAQ PCI-1428 Camera Link Overview Interfacing with the PCI-1428 Software Programming Choices Figure 1-1. The Relationship between the Programming Environment, NI-IMAQ,and Hardware NI-IMAQ Driver Software National Instruments IMAQ Vision IMAQ Vision Builder Integration with DAQ Vision and Motion Installation What You Need to Get Started Optional Equipment Setting up Your IMAQ System Figure 2-1. How to Set up Your IMAQ System Getting Started with Your IMAQ System NI-IMAQ User Manual Introduction to NI-IMAQ NI-IMAQ User Manual Unpacking Safety Information Page Installation Configuring the PCI-1428 Page Chapter 3 Hardware Overview PCI Bus 68-Pin VHDCI 26-Pin MDR Connector Camera Link and PCI-1428 Base Configuration Medium Configuration Data Transmission LUTs Multiple-Tap Data Formatter SDRAM Trigger Control and Mapping Circuitry High-Speed Timing Acquisition, Scaling, ROI Scatter-Gather DMA Controllers Bus Master PCI Interface Start Conditions Acquisition Window Control Serial Interface Page Signal Connections Connectors MDR 26-Pin Connector 68-Pin VHDCI Connector Chapter 4 Signal Connections National Instruments Corporation 4-3 IMAQ PCI-1428 User Manual Figure 4-3. 68-Pin VHDCI Connector Pin Assignments Connector Signal Connection Descriptions Table4-1 describes the MDR-26 and 68-pin VHDCI signal connections. Table 4-1. I/O Connector Signals Page A Specifications External Connections Clocks PCI Interface Power Requirements Physical Environment B Cabling 68-Pin VHDCI Cable Specification Camera Link Cables Ordering Information C Technical Support Resources Web Support NI Developer Zone Customer Education System Integration Worldwide Support Glossary Numbers/Symbols A B C D E F H I K L M N O P R S T V Index Numbers A B C H I L M N O P R S T