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IMAQ A8055 Installation Guide

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Installation

Complete the following steps to connect the IMAQ A8055 cable to the 
IMAQ 1409/1410 device and Sony XC-55 camera. Refer to Figure for an 
illustration of the IMAQ A8055 cable.

1.

Connect the 68-pin male VHDCI connector to the connector on the 
IMAQ 1409/1410 device and tighten the thumbscrews.

2.

Connect the 12-pin male Hirose connector to the camera power supply.

3.

Connect the 12-pin female Hirose connector to the input receptacle on 
the camera.

Optional Connections

4.

Connect the external trigger to the 

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BNC.

5.

Connect any device requiring general-purpose digital input/output, 
such as a strobe light, to the 

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BNC.

Figure 1.  

IMAQ A8055 Cable

Connectors

The 68-pin VHDCI connector provides connection to the 
IMAQ 1409/1410 device, and the 12-pin Hirose connectors provide 
connection to the camera. Figures 2 and 3 show the pinouts for these 
connectors.

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68-Pin Male VHDCI Connector

2

12-Pin Male Hirose Connector

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12-Pin Female Hirose Connector

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Ext.  Trig  0

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Ext.  Trig  1

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