Matrox 4Sight EV6, Installation And Hardware Reference

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• 6 USB connectors are available to connect to devices such as USB3 Vision cameras,
USB mouse, keyboard, printer, flash drive, or hard disk drive. USB hubs can also
be used to connect multiple USB devices to a USB connector. Typically, you
connect your USB3 Vision cameras to the USB 3.0 connectors because they
support super speeds of up to 5 Gbps.
Warning
In environments where your Matrox 4Sight EV6 is subjected to vibrations,
connect your third-party USB devices to your unit using locking cables.
• 1 auxiliary I/O interface with 16 auxiliary I/O signals (8 inputs/8 outputs) that
can be used to connect with external devices (for example, rotary encoder).
• 2 COM port interfaces (one RS-232 compatible and one which is both RS-232
and RS-485 compatible) to support connection to legacy automation devices.
• 2 display connectors (1 DVI-I and 1 DisplayPort) to connect up to 2
high-resolution display devices (either 2 digital devices or 1 digital and 1 analog
device). For information on supported resolutions, see
Summary subsection of the
Summary section, in Appendix B: Technical reference
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Note that the analog display device must be connected to the DVI-I connector
(using a DVI-to-HD15 adapter.)
• 1 stereo interface with support for stereo audio input and output (for example,
from a microphone with a pre-amplifier or a speaker with an amplifier).