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MVS-8100D Hardware Description
Cognex MVS-8100D and CDC Cameras Hardware Manual
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Caution
Cameras must be connected using the Cognex cables shown in this
table. Using non-Cognex camera cables could damage your vision
system, your camera, or both.
Cognex does not support building your own camera cables for the MVS-8100D.
Figure 12 shows, for reference only, the pin numbering of the 26-pin camera connector.
Figure 12. Pin numbering of camera connector
Table 16 shows, for reference only, the pinout of the 26-pin camera connector.
Cognex cable
part number
Description
Use with
300-0364
Standard DB-9F to micro
DB-9
Connects between a branch of
breakout cables 300-0365 and
300-0366 to a Cognex CDC series
camera
300-0365
DB-26M to two branches,
each with standard DB-9M
Breakout cable for MVS-8100D2 or
MVS-8100D3
300-0366
DB-26M to three branches,
each with standard DB-9M
Breakout cable for MVS-8100D3
300-0367
DB-26M to micro DB-9
Connects directly between any
model MVS-8100D and one
Cognex CDC series camera
Table 15. Camera breakout cables for MVS-8100D
Pin
Signal Name
Pin
Signal Name
Pin
Signal Name
1
CH0_+5V
10
GND
19
BLVDS0_TX_M
2
BLVDS0_RX_P
11
GND
20
BLVDS0_TX_P
3
BLVDS0_RX_M
12
CH2_+5V
21
BLVDS2_TX_M
4
BLVDS2_RX_M
13
GND
22
BLVDS2_TX_P
5
BLVDS2_RX_P
14
GND
23
BLVDS1_TX_M
Table 16. Pinout of camera connector
1
19
10
9
26
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