Cognex MVS-8100M Hardware Manual
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MVS-8100 Hardware
Description
This chapter describes the Cognex 8100, 8100M, and 8100M+ frame grabber boards
that can be used with Cognex 8000 series software.
The 8100 is a 32-bit PCI bus frame grabber that fits into a single slot in your PC. The
8100 can:
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Acquire 8-bit images from monochrome cameras
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Support up to four camera inputs
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Transfer acquired images over the PCI bus to memory on the host PC
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Display the images being acquired on the host PC
Table 9 summarizes the capabilities of the MVS-8100. More detail about each feature is
provided later in this chapter.
Frame Grabber Feature
Cognex MVS-8100M
Image acquisition timing supported
CCIR or EIA RS-170
Acquired image size
640x480 (EIA RS-170)
768x570 (CCIR)
640x480 (asynchronous reset)
Acquired image resolution
8 bits per pixel (6 bits by using an input
lookup table)
Camera input ports
4 (2 on baseboard, 2 with expansion panel)
Camera power supplied by board
Yes
Source of synchronization signals
Camera or 8100 (for 8100)
Camera, 8100, or external source
(for 8100M and only)
Overlapped image acquisition and
processing
Yes
External trigger support
One high-speed optically isolated trigger
input
Strobe support
One high-speed open-collector strobe output
Output signal line
Optically isolated accept/reject control
Table 9.
MVS-8100 features
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