Vicon Motion Systems
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Connections
1
Analog inputs:
8 x connectors, 64 channels
2
Link input/output (I/O)
3
PoE
4
Broadcast sync input (Genlock)
including VITC
5
Timecode input: LTC
6
VESA sync input
7
VESA sync output (reserved for
future use)
8
Remote Control input stop
9
Remote Control input start
10
GPO sync outputs (x8)
Connection details
The rear panel contains the
following sockets for capture and
synchronization (from left to right
of the unit):
1
Analog inputs.
Require the
supplied Weidmüller
connectors, with total analog
sample rate of 192 KHz. Enables
you to connect supported third-
party analog devices. For
instructions on using the
connectors, see
Lock+ provides 64 channels for
generating 16-bit offset binary
conversions from analog
sources. The input impedance
is 1 M
Ω
. The data sampling
frequency is common to all
channels; you can set the
sampling rate to be a multiple of
the camera base rate up to
192,000 samples/second (192
KHz). The capture frequency
you can specify depends on the
total number of channels to be
sampled, as shown in the
following table:
2
Link I/O
. Provided for Lock+ to
Lock+ synchronization. Also
provides Lock+ to legacy
Giganet synchronization. For
connection to Vicon equipment
only.
3
PoE
(conforms to IEEE
802.3af). Requires connection
to a Gigabit (Ethernet
1000BASE-T) PoE router. Use
only the supplied cable.
4
Broadcast sync input (genlock),
including VITC
. Dual BNC
sockets for connecting an
external video source that
transmits a composite video
signal, including Vertical
Interval Timecode (VITC), from
the master video source to the
Lock+ and any other
synchronized video or audio
devices in a chain. The Lock+
must be genlocked to this
external video source.
Important:
If the Lock+ is the
last device in the chain, the
Ref
Loop
connection that is not
being used for signal output
must be terminated in 75
Ω
remotely or by using a 75
Ω
terminator.
5
Timecode input: LTC
. XLR
socket for connecting an
external source that transmits
LTC (Longitudinal Interval Time
Code) to the Lock+. Requires an
accompanying synchronized
genlock source.
Note
: When locking to HD tri-
sync standards (such as Film,
NTSC Film, and 30 fps), LTC is
required for timecode.
6
VESA sync input
. 3-pin mini DIN
socket. Current Vicon software
supports 100Hz and 120Hz.
7
VESA sync output
. Reserved for
future use.
8
Remote Control input stop
.
Phono socket for connecting a
remote third-party device that
triggers the Vicon camera
system to capture data based
on input signals received. Start
and stop are activated on next
frame boundary. Requires
connection to GND (ground).
9
Remote Control input start
. See
8 above.
10
GPO sync outputs
. Eight
standard programmable phono
(RCA) sockets for
synchronizing external devices
using General Purpose Output
(GPO) signals. To manage the
synchronization of your
external devices, or to trigger
your external devices based on
Vicon system events, identify
an appropriate GPO
configuration file supplied with
your Vicon application software
or create a GPO file of your own
(for details, see the
Vicon Vantage Reference
). In
the Vicon application software,
specify this GPO configuration
file for your external device.
Number of
channels
Max frequency
(KHz)
1
192
2
96
4
48
8
24
16
12
32
6
64
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