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The IMAQ PCI-1424 is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment, as 
evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National Instruments will, at its option, repair or replace equipment that proves to be defective 
during the warranty period. This warranty includes parts and labor. 

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in materials and workmanship, for a period of 90 days from date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National 
Instruments will, at its option, repair or replace software media that do not execute programming instructions if National Instruments receives 
notice of such defects during the warranty period. National Instruments does not warrant that the operation of the software shall be 
uninterrupted or error free.

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Summary of Contents for IMAQ PCI-1424

Page 1: ...IMAQ TM IMAQ PCI 1424 User Manual High Quality Digital Image Acquisition Device for PCI IMAQ PCI 1424 User Manual August 2004 371869C 01...

Page 2: ...90000 Israel 972 0 3 6393737 Italy 39 02 413091 Japan 81 3 5472 2970 Korea 82 02 3451 3400 Malaysia 603 9131 0918 Mexico 01 800 010 0793 Netherlands 31 0 348 433 466 New Zealand 0800 553 322 Norway 47...

Page 3: ...r surges fire flood accident actions of third parties or other events outside reasonable control Copyright Under the copyright laws this publication may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form el...

Page 4: ...t of Communications DOC Changes or modifications not expressly approved by NI could void the user s authority to operate the equipment under the FCC Rules Class A Federal Communications Commission Thi...

Page 5: ...enotes a warning advising you to take precautions to avoid electrical shock When symbol is marked on a product it denotes a component that may be hot Touching this component may result in bodily injur...

Page 6: ...sion and Motion 1 4 Chapter 2 Configuration and Installation What You Need to Get Started 2 1 Optional Equipment 2 2 Unpacking 2 2 Safety Information 2 3 Installation 2 5 Chapter 3 Hardware Overview F...

Page 7: ...ts IMAQ PCI 1424 User Manual viii ni com Chapter 4 Signal Connections I O Connector 4 1 Signal Description 4 3 Appendix A Specifications Appendix B Technical Support and Professional Services Glossary...

Page 8: ...egister level Featuring a high speed data flow path the PCI 1424 is ideal for both industrial and scientific environments As a standalone device the PCI 1424 supports up to 32 bits of differential or...

Page 9: ...PCI 1424 device NI IMAQ has an extensive library of functions you can call from your application programming environment such as routines for video configuration image acquisition continuous and sing...

Page 10: ...of your applications if necessary Vision Builder AI is available for LabVIEW LabWindows CVI and Measurement Studio which includes support for Visual Basic Vision Development Module The Vision Develop...

Page 11: ...sing LabVIEW you can add functionality to this generated VI Integration with DAQ Platforms that support NI IMAQ also support NI DAQ and a variety of National Instruments DAQ devices This allows integr...

Page 12: ...device What You Need to Get Started To set up and use your PCI 1424 you will need the following PCI 1424 device NI IMAQ for Windows 2000 NT XP Optional software packages and documentation NI Vision Bu...

Page 13: ...r specific information about these products refer to the National Instruments catalog visit ni com or call the office nearest you Unpacking The PCI 1424 device ships in an antistatic package to preven...

Page 14: ...n environment it must be in a suitably rated enclosure If you need to clean the module use a soft nonmetallic brush Make sure that the module is completely dry and free from contaminants before return...

Page 15: ...trical distribution system This category refers to local level electrical distribution such as that provided by a standard wall outlet for example 115 AC voltage for U S or 230 AC voltage for Europe E...

Page 16: ...ice 3 Remove the computer cover Make sure there are no lit LEDs on the motherboard If any are lit wait until they go out before continuing installation 4 Touch the metal part of the power supply case...

Page 17: ...CI 1424 device device and explains the operation of each functional unit making up the PCI 1424 Functional Overview The PCI 1424 features a flexible high speed data path optimized for the reception an...

Page 18: ...ess power consumption longer cable lengths less noise and higher clock rates LUTs You can configure the PCI 1424 to use either four 8 bit or two 10 bit to 16 bit lookup tables LUTs to perform LUT oper...

Page 19: ...in 64 MB and 128 MB densities The PCI 1424 can also use the onboard RAM as a first in first out FIFO buffer so that in some instances the PCI 1424 can capture images larger than the amount of RAM on...

Page 20: ...rs The DMA controllers transfer data between the onboard SDRAM memory buffers and the PCI bus Each of these controllers supports scatter gather DMA which allows the DMA controller to reconfigure on th...

Page 21: ...xel region selects the starting pixel and number of pixels to be acquired relative to the assertion edge of the horizontal or line enable signal from the camera The active line region selects the star...

Page 22: ...o data inputs digital enable inputs camera control outputs RS 232 serial interface and the external trigger signals To access these connections you can build your own custom cable or use one of the op...

Page 23: ...l Trigger1 EnableC External Trigger0 EnableB SIN RS 232 EnableB SOUT RS 232 EnableA Reserved EnableA Reserved Control3 Reserved Control3 Reserved Control2 DCD RS 232 Control2 CTS RS 232 Control1 RTS R...

Page 24: ...has a separate field signal that line should be connected to Enable C SOUT Serial Data Out is used for RS 232 connections SIN Serial Data In is used for RS 232 connections RI Ring Indicator is used f...

Page 25: ...oltage 2 0 V Input low voltage 0 8 V Polarity Programmable active high or active low Trigger output Voltage range 0 to 5 V TTL Output high voltage 2 4 V at 15 mA source Output low voltage 0 55 V at 10...

Page 26: ...L Polarity Configurable rising or falling edge Enable Signal type Configurable LVDS or TTL Polarity Configurable active high or active low Control Signal type Configurable LVDS or TTL Polarity Configu...

Page 27: ...5 6 7 or 8 bits Parity Configurable odd even or disabled Stop bit Configurable enabled or disabled Data transmit ready polarity Configurable active high or active low Ready to send polarity Configurab...

Page 28: ...Compatibility Emissions EN 55011 Class A at 10 m FCC Part 15A above 1 GHz Immunity EN 61326 1997 A2 2001 Table 1 EMC EMI CE C Tick and FCC Part 15 Class A Compliant Note For EMC compliance operate thi...

Page 29: ...Instruments Application Engineers make sure every question receives an answer For information about other technical support options in your area go to ni com services or contact your local branch at n...

Page 30: ...om calibration If you searched ni com and could not find the answers you need contact your local office or NI corporate headquarters Phone numbers for our worldwide offices are listed at the front of...

Page 31: ...on window or frame that is controlled and defined by software ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit A proprietary semiconductor component designed and manufactured to perform a set of specific...

Page 32: ...umber of horizontal lines needed to represent a frame of video The first field of a frame contains all the odd numbered lines the second field contains all of the even numbered lines FIFO First in fir...

Page 33: ...expansion bus architecture originally developed by Intel to replace ISA and EISA PCI offers a theoretical maximum transfer rate of 133 Mbytes s pixel Picture element The smallest division that makes u...

Page 34: ...initialization and set up operations The maximum rate at which the hardware can operate trigger Any event that causes or starts some form of data capture trigger control and mapping circuitry Circuitr...

Page 35: ...NI resources B 1 delayed acquisition start conditions 3 5 diagnostic tools NI resources B 1 DMA controllers 3 4 documentation conventions used in the manual v NI resources B 1 drivers NI resources B...

Page 36: ...control integrating with 1 4 multiple tap data formatter 3 3 N National Instruments support and services B 1 NI IMAQ driver software 1 2 NVRAM 3 4 O optional equipment 2 2 P PCI interface specificatio...

Page 37: ...pment Module 1 3 software controlled start conditions 3 4 SOUT signal table 4 3 specifications clocks A 2 environment A 3 external connections A 1 PCI interface A 3 physical A 3 power requirements A 3...

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