National Instruments PXI-1428 user manual Contents

© National Instruments Corporation vii IMAQPCI/PXI-1428 User Manual
Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction
About the IMAQ 1428...................................................................................................1-1
Camera Link..................................................................................................................1-2
Overview.........................................................................................................1-2
Software Overview........................................................................................................1-3
NI-IMAQ Driver Software..............................................................................1-3
National Instruments Application Software....................................................1-4
Vision Builder for Automated Inspection.........................................1-4
Vision Development Module............................................................1-4
Integration with DAQ......................................................................................1-5
Vision and Motion...........................................................................................1-5
Chapter 2
Installation
What You Need to Get Started......................................................................................2-1
Optional Equipment.......................................................................................................2-2
Unpacking......................................................................................................................2-2
Safety Information.........................................................................................................2-3
Installation.....................................................................................................................2-5
Configuring the IMAQ 1428.........................................................................................2-6
Interfacing with the IMAQ 1428...................................................................................2-7
Chapter 3
Hardware Overview
Functional Overview......................................................................................................3-1
Camera Link and IMAQ 1428.........................................................................3-2
Base Configuration...........................................................................3-2
Medium Configuration......................................................................3-2
Data Transmission...........................................................................................3-2
LUTs................................................................................................................3-3
Multiple-Tap Data Formatter..........................................................................3-3
SDRAM...........................................................................................................3-3
Trigger Control and Mapping Circuitry..........................................................3-3
High-Speed Timing.........................................................................................3-4
Acquisition and Region of Interest (ROI).......................................................3-4
Scatter-Gather DMA Controllers....................................................................3-4
Bus Master PCI Interface................................................................................3-4