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Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction
About the IMAQ 1426 ...................................................................................................1-1
Camera Link ..................................................................................................................1-2
Overview .........................................................................................................1-2
Software Overview ........................................................................................................1-3
NI-IMAQ Driver Software ..............................................................................1-3
National Instruments Application Software ....................................................1-4
Vision Builder for Automated Inspection .........................................1-4
Vision Development Module ............................................................1-4
Integration with DAQ......................................................................................1-5
Integration with Vision and Motion ................................................................1-5
Chapter 2
Installation
What You Need to Get Started ......................................................................................2-1
Optional Equipment .......................................................................................................2-2
Unpacking ......................................................................................................................2-2
Safety Information .........................................................................................................2-3
Installation .....................................................................................................................2-4
Configuring the IMAQ 1426 .........................................................................................2-5
Interfacing with the IMAQ 1426 ...................................................................................2-5
Chapter 3
Hardware Overview
Functional Overview......................................................................................................3-1
Camera Link and IMAQ 1426.........................................................................3-2
Base Configuration ...........................................................................3-2
Data Transmission ...........................................................................................3-2
Hardware Binarization.....................................................................................3-3
Multiple-Tap Data Formatter ..........................................................................3-4
SDRAM ...........................................................................................................3-4
Trigger Control and Mapping Circuitry ..........................................................3-4
Wiring an Isolated Input to Output Devices....................................................3-5
High-Speed Timing .........................................................................................3-6
Acquisition and Region of Interest (ROI) .......................................................3-6
Scatter-Gather DMA Controllers ....................................................................3-7
Bus Master PCI Interface ................................................................................3-7