Data Translation DT3153, Getting Started Manual

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Key Hardware Features
The DT3153 is a high-accuracy, low-cost, color frame grabber board
for the PCI bus. It is suitable for both color image analysis and
machine vision applications.
Key features of the DT3153 board are summarized as follows:
• Operates as a PCI bus master;
• Digitizes up to three composite (CVBS) video inputs using
NTSC/RS-170 or PAL video formats, or one S-video (YUV) input
using the Y/C video format;
• Acquires a single frame or multiple frames synchronously or
asynchronously;
• Stores images in either 32-bit color format (RGB) or 16-bit color
format (YUV or RGB16);
• Supports programmable region-of-interest (ROI);
• Provides real-time, interpolated scaling to any size;
• Provides Sync Master mode which, when enabled, outputs three
sync signals for driving camera timing;
• Provides programmable control of the color settings of the board,
including brightness, contrast, saturation, and hue;
• Accepts an external trigger with selectable polarity; and
• Provides four general-purpose, TTL-level digital I/O lines.
For more information on the boards, refer to the DT3153 User’s
Manual (see page 12 for information on viewing this manual).