8 Chapter 1: Introduction
Matrox Meteor-II /Digital
Matrox Meteor-II /Digital is a frame grabber used for digital
video acquisition. This board is available in a PCI or a
PC/104-
Plus
form factor. The diagram for Matrox Meteor-II
/Digital for PCI is shown below.
VIA
VMChannel
PSG
UART
32
32
32
LUT
4 256x8-bit
or
2 4Kx16-bit
RS-232
Drivers
and
Receivers
RX
TX
/RTS
/CTS
RS-422/
LVDS*
Receiver
TTL
Buffers
Data
RS-422
Drivers
&
Receivers
/
LVDS*
Clk input
Clk output
Hsync input
Hsync output
Vsync input
Vsync output
Valid frames/line
Trigger
Exposure timer1
Exposure timer2
Aux 1 input
Aux 2 input
Aux 1 output
Camera CTRL1
Aux 2 output
Camera CTRL2
Camera CTRL3
Trigger
Opto-
coupler
Host 32-bit PCI bus
* Matrox Meteor-II is available with either RS-422 or LVDS support.
On separate bracket
Trigger
Exposure timer1
Exposure timer2
100-Pin
Connector
9-Pin Female
Trigger
Connector
9-Pin Male
Connector
RS-232
32
32
Video transfer
memory
(4 MB)
64
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