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Hardware Overview
This chapter provides an overview of NI 1428 hardware functionality and
explains the operations of the NI 1428 functional units.
Functional Overview
The NI 1428 features a flexible, high-speed data path optimized for
receiving and formatting video data from Camera Link cameras.
Figure 2-1 illustrates the key functional components of the NI 1428.
Figure 2-1.
NI 1428 Block Diagram
Data
26-Pin MDR Connector
Channel
Link
Receiver
Enables
Pixel
Clock
Camera
Control
UART
PCI/PXI Bus
PCI/PXI Interface
and
Scatter-Gather
DMA Controllers
Data
IMAQ SDRAM
Interface
Synchronous Dynamic RAM
Advanced
Timing
Acquisition,
ROI, and Triggering
External Triggers
Pixel Clock and Camera Enables
RTSI Bus
LUT
LUT
Data
Data
Differential
Converter
68-Pin VHDCI
Serial
Control
Enables
Pixel
Clock
Channel
Link
Receiver
Data
