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MVS-8100 Hardware Description
Cognex MVS-8100M Hardware Manual
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The pinout for the trigger and strobe header at board position J1 is shown in Table 16.
Table 16. Pinout of the trigger and strobe header
External Sync Connector (8100M and 8100M+ Only)
On the 8100M and 8100M+, video timing for all cameras can be controlled from an
external source of HDRIVE and VDRIVE signals. Connect the external sync source to the
4-pin header at position J13. Table 17 shows the pinout for the external sync connector.
Table 17. Pinout of external sync connector
Note
If you supply HDRIVE and VDRIVE from an external source, you
must use the external source for all cameras connected to the 8100.
You cannot mix external and internal sync cameras.
Pin
Signal Name
Pin
Signal Name
1
TRIG+
6
STSOP
2
TRIG–
7
STSO
3
STRB+
8
STSOR
4
STRB–
9
GND
5
PWR
10
(unused)
Pin
Signal Name
1
External HDRIVE in
2
Digital Ground
3
External VDRIVE in
4
Digital Ground
