National Instruments IMAQ PCI-1428 User Manual - Hardware Overview
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Hardware Overview
This chapter provides an overview of PCI-1428 hardware functionality and
explains the operations of the device’s functional units.
Functional Overview
The PCI-1428 features a flexible, high-speed data path optimized for
receiving and formatting video data from Camera Link cameras.
Figure 3-1 illustrates the key functional components of the PCI-1428.
Summary of IMAQ PCI-1428
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Imaq ™ imaq pci-1428 user manual high-quality camera link image acquisition device for pci imaq pci-1428 user manual january 2002 edition part number 322862b-01.
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Support worldwide technical support and product information ni.Com national instruments corporate headquarters 11500 north mopac expressway austin, texas 78759-3504 usa tel: 512 683 0100 worldwide offices australia 03 9879 5166, austria 0662 45 79 90 0, belgium 02 757 00 20, brazil 011 3262 3599, ca...
Page 3: Important Information
Important information warranty the imaq pci-1428 is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National instruments will, at its option, repair or replace equipment that proves to be defe...
Page 4: Compliance
Compliance fcc/canada radio frequency interference compliance* determining fcc class the federal communications commission (fcc) has rules to protect wireless communications from interference. The fcc places digital electronics into two classes. These classes are known as class a (for use in industr...
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Canadian department of communications this class b digital apparatus meets all requirements of the canadian interference-causing equipment regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe b respecte toutes les exigences du règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du canada. European union - compliance t...
Page 6: Conventions
Conventions this manual uses the following conventions: angle brackets that contain numbers separated by an ellipsis represent a range of values associated with a bit or signal name—for example, dbio. » the » symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options to a final action. The se...
Page 7: Contents
© national instruments corporation vii imaq pci-1428 user manual contents chapter 1 introduction about the imaq pci-1428 ...........................................................................................1-1 camera link ...........................................................................
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Contents imaq pci-1428 user manual viii ni.Com start conditions............................................................................................... 3-5 acquisition window control .......................................................................... 3-6 serial interface .................
Page 9: Introduction
© national instruments corporation 1-1 imaq pci-1428 user manual 1 introduction this chapter provides an overview of the pci-1428 image acquisition device, the camera link standard, camera link/pci-1428 interfacing guidelines, and your software programming choices. About the imaq pci-1428 the pci-14...
Page 10: Camera Link
Chapter 1 introduction imaq pci-1428 user manual 1-2 ni.Com easily synchronizing several functions to a common trigger or timing event is a common challenge with image acquisition devices. The pci-1428 uses the real-time system integration (rtsi) bus to solve this problem. The rtsi bus uses national...
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Chapter 1 introduction © national instruments corporation 1-3 imaq pci-1428 user manual these variable parameters are defined on a per-camera basis in a camera file ( camera_model.Icd ) supplied by national instruments. The ni-imaq driver software uses the information in this camera file to program ...
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Chapter 1 introduction imaq pci-1428 user manual 1-4 ni.Com figure 1-1. The relationship between the programming environment, ni-imaq, and hardware vision software imaq vision gauging and measurement pattern matching blob analysis image analysis morphology display and roi color matching and analysis...
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Chapter 1 introduction © national instruments corporation 1-5 imaq pci-1428 user manual ni-imaq driver software the ni-imaq driver software is included with your imaq device. Ni-imaq has an extensive library of functions you can call from your application programming environment. These functions inc...
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Chapter 1 introduction imaq pci-1428 user manual 1-6 ni.Com national instruments imaq vision imaq vision is an image acquisition, processing, and analysis library of more than 200 functions for grayscale, color, and binary image display, image processing, pattern matching, shape matching, blob analy...
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Chapter 1 introduction © national instruments corporation 1-7 imaq pci-1428 user manual figure 1-3. Imaq vision builder and application development tools integration with daq any platform that supports ni-imaq also supports ni-daq and a variety of national instruments daq devices, allowing your imaq...
Page 16: Installation
© national instruments corporation 2-1 imaq pci-1428 user manual 2 installation this chapter contains a list of necessary and optional items for getting started acquiring images with your imaq device. This chapter also explains how to unpack, configure, and install your imaq device. What you need to...
Page 17: Optional Equipment
Chapter 2 installation imaq pci-1428 user manual 2-2 ni.Com optional equipment national instruments offers a variety of products for use with the pci-1428, including the following: • mdr 26-pin camera link cable from 3m for base configuration • imaq d6804 breakout cable (for external triggering only...
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Chapter 2 installation © national instruments corporation 2-3 imaq pci-1428 user manual figure 2-1. How to set up your imaq system measurement studio (labwindows/cvi, visual c++, borland c++) labview what application software are you using? Configure your hardware using measurement & automation expl...
Page 19: Unpacking
Chapter 2 installation imaq pci-1428 user manual 2-4 ni.Com unpacking the pci-1428 ships in an antistatic package to prevent electrostatic discharge from damaging board components. To avoid such damage in handling the board, take the following precautions: • ground yourself via a grounding strap or ...
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Chapter 2 installation © national instruments corporation 2-5 imaq pci-1428 user manual instructions. All covers and filler panels must be installed while operating the device. Do not operate the device in an explosive atmosphere or where flammable gases or fumes may be present. Operate the device o...
Page 21: Installation
Chapter 2 installation imaq pci-1428 user manual 2-6 ni.Com measurements on household appliances, portable tools, and other similar equipment. • installation category i—for measurements performed on circuits not directly connected to mains 1 . Examples include measurements on circuits not derived fr...
Page 22: Configuring The Pci-1428
Chapter 2 installation © national instruments corporation 2-7 imaq pci-1428 user manual 3. Follow the electrostatic discharge guidelines in the unpacking section of this chapter. 4. Remove the computer cover. 5. Make sure there are no lit leds on the motherboard. If any are lit, wait until they go o...
Page 23: Hardware Overview
© national instruments corporation 3-1 imaq pci-1428 user manual 3 hardware overview this chapter provides an overview of pci-1428 hardware functionality and explains the operations of the device’s functional units. Functional overview the pci-1428 features a flexible, high-speed data path optimized...
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Chapter 3 hardware overview imaq pci-1428 user manual 3-2 ni.Com figure 3-1. Pci-1428 block diagram camera link and pci-1428 the pci-1428 supports the camera link base configuration, as well as the 8-bit × 4 mode of the camera link medium configuration. Base configuration the camera link base config...
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Chapter 3 hardware overview © national instruments corporation 3-3 imaq pci-1428 user manual configured in the camera file to generate precise timing signals for controlling digital camera acquisition. Base configuration includes the following bit allocations: • 8-bit × 1, 2, and 3 taps (channels) •...
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Chapter 3 hardware overview imaq pci-1428 user manual 3-4 ni.Com multiple-tap data formatter many digital cameras transfer multiple taps, or channels, of data simultaneously to increase the frame rate of the camera. However, the data in each tap may not be transferred in the traditional top-left to ...
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Chapter 3 hardware overview © national instruments corporation 3-5 imaq pci-1428 user manual duration of these signals in easy-to-use units. See the interfacing with the pci-1428 section in chapter 1, introduction , for information on camera files. Acquisition, scaling, roi the acquisition, scaling,...
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Chapter 3 hardware overview imaq pci-1428 user manual 3-6 ni.Com • delayed acquisition—use either software or triggers to start acquisitions instantaneously or after skipping a specific number of frames. You can use delayed acquisition for post-trigger applications. Acquisition window control you ca...
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Chapter 3 hardware overview © national instruments corporation 3-7 imaq pci-1428 user manual interactively: • max—use max with a camera file containing preprogrammed commands. When an acquisition is initiated, the commands are sent to the camera. • clsercon.Exe —use national instruments terminal emu...
Page 30: Signal Connections
© national instruments corporation 4-1 imaq pci-1428 user manual 4 signal connections this chapter describes the mdr 26-pin connector and the 68-pin vhdci connector on the pci-1428 device. Connectors figure 4-1 shows the connectors on the pci-1428 device. Figure 4-1. Pci-1428 connectors 1 mdr 26-pin...
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Chapter 4 signal connections imaq pci-1428 user manual 4-2 ni.Com mdr 26-pin connector the mdr 26-pin connector provides reliable high-frequency transfer rates between the camera and the acquisition device. To access this connector, use a 3m camera link cable. For additional information on camera li...
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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 table 4-1 describes the mdr-26 and 68-pin vhdci signal connections. Table 4-1. I/o connector signals signal name d...
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Chapter 4 signal connections imaq pci-1428 user manual 4-4 ni.Com y± lvds medium configuration data and enable signals from the acquisition device to the camera xclk± transmission clock on the base configuration chip for camera link communication between the acquisition device and the camera yclk± t...
Page 34: Specifications
© national instruments corporation a-1 imaq pci-1428 user manual a specifications this appendix lists the specifications of the pci-1428. These specifications are typical at 25 °c, unless otherwise stated. External connections trigger sense .......................................... Ttl trigger leve...
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Appendix a specifications imaq pci-1428 user manual a-2 ni.Com target decode speed ...............................Medium (1 clock) target fast back-to-back capability ........Supported pci master performance ideal .................................................133 mb/s sustained......................
Page 36: Cabling
© national instruments corporation b-1 imaq pci-1428 user manual b cabling this appendix contains cabling requirements for the pci-1428, including camera link cable ordering information. 68-pin vhdci cable specification national instruments offers cables and accessories for connecting to video sourc...
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Appendix b cabling imaq pci-1428 user manual b-2 ni.Com figure b-1 illustrates the camera link cable. Figure b-1. Camera link cable ordering information camera link cables are manufactured by 3m corporation and are available from both national instruments and 3m. Two-meter camera link cables (part n...
Page 38: Technical Support Resources
© national instruments corporation c-1 imaq pci-1428 user manual c technical support resources web support national instruments web support is your first stop for help in solving installation, configuration, and application problems and questions. Online problem-solving and diagnostic resources incl...
Page 39: Worldwide Support
Appendix c technical support resources imaq pci-1428 user manual c-2 ni.Com worldwide support national instruments has offices located around the world to help address your support needs. You can access our branch office web sites from the worldwide offices section of ni.Com . Branch office web site...
Page 40: Glossary
© national instruments corporation g-1 imaq pci-1428 user manual glossary prefix meaning value k- kilo- 10 3 m- mega- 10 6 numbers/symbols % percent. + positive of, or plus. / per. Ω ohm. ± plus or minus. – negative of, or minus. A a amperes. Ac alternating current. Acquisition window the image size...
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Glossary imaq pci-1428 user manual g-2 ni.Com api application programming interface. Area a rectangular portion of an acquisition window or frame that is controlled and defined by software. Array ordered, indexed set of data elements of the same type. Asic application-specific integrated circuit. A ...
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Glossary © national instruments corporation g-3 imaq pci-1428 user manual d daq data acquisition. (1) collecting and measuring electrical signals from sensors, transducers, and test probes or fixtures and inputting them to a computer for processing. (2) collecting and measuring the same kinds of ele...
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Glossary imaq pci-1428 user manual g-4 ni.Com f fifo first-in first-out memory buffer. The first data stored is the first data sent to the acceptor; fifos are used on imaq devices to temporarily store incoming data until that data can be retrieved. Ft feet. H h hour. Hz hertz. Frequency in units of ...
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Glossary © national instruments corporation g-5 imaq pci-1428 user manual k k kilo. The standard metric prefix for 1,000, or 10 3 , used with units of measure such as volts, hertz, and meters. K kilo. The prefix for 1,024, or 2 10 , used with b in quantifying data or computer memory. Kbytes/s a unit...
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Glossary imaq pci-1428 user manual g-6 ni.Com msb most significant bit. Mtbf mean time between failure. Mux multiplexer. A switching device with multiple inputs that selectively connects one of its inputs to its output. N ni-imaq driver software for national instruments imaq hardware. Nvram nonvolat...
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Glossary © national instruments corporation g-7 imaq pci-1428 user manual r ram random-access memory. Real time a property of an event or system in which data is processed as it is acquired instead of being accumulated and processed at a later time. Relative accuracy a measure in lsb of the accuracy...
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Glossary imaq pci-1428 user manual g-8 ni.Com sram static ram. Sync tells the display where to put a video picture. The horizontal sync indicates the picture’s left-to-right placement and the vertical sync indicates top-to-bottom placement. System ram ram installed on a personal computer and used by...
Page 48: Index
© national instruments corporation i-1 imaq pci-1428 user manual index numbers 68-pin vhdci connector, 4-2 to 4-3 cable specifications, b-1 overview, 4-2 pin assignments (figure), 4-3 a acquisition, scaling, and region-of-interest (roi) circuitry, 3-5 acquisition start conditions, 3-6 acquisition wi...
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Index imaq pci-1428 user manual i-2 ni.Com h hardware overview, 3-1 to 3-7 acquisition, scaling, roi, 3-5 acquisition window control, 3-6 block diagram (figure), 3-2 bus master pci interface, 3-5 camera link, 3-2 to 3-3 base configuration, 3-2 to 3-3 medium configuration, 3-3 data transmission, 3-3 ...
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Index © national instruments corporation i-3 imaq pci-1428 user manual o optional equipment, 2-2 p pci interface specifications, a-1 to a-2 physical specifications, a-2 power requirements, a-2 r region of interest, in acquisition window control, 3-6 region-of-interest (roi) circuitry, 3-5 requiremen...
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Index imaq pci-1428 user manual i-4 ni.Com w web support from national instruments, c-1 worldwide technical support, c-2 x x ± signal (table), 4-3 xclk ± ± signal (table), 4-4 y y ± signal (table), 4-4 yclk ± ± signal (table), 4-4.