Chapter 4
Signal Connections
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Digital I/O Connector
The 68-pin VHDCI connector connects to all video signals (VIDEO0,
VIDEO1, VIDEO2, and VIDEO3), the external digital I/O lines, triggers,
and external signals. To access these connections, you can build your own
custom cable or use one of the optional National Instruments cables.
Note
If you are using the VIDEO0 connection on the 68-pin VHDCI connector, you must
unplug the BNC cable.
Figure 4-2 shows the pinout of the 68-pin VHDCI connector.
Figure 4-2.
I/O Connector Pin Assignments
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33
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
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67
66
65
64
63
62
61
60
59
58
57
56
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53
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51
50
49
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45
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38
37
36
35
VIDEO(0) +
VIDEO(0) –
VIDEO(1) +
VIDEO(1) –
RESERVED
RESERVED
RESERVED
RESERVED
DGND
RESERVED
RESERVED
RESERVED
RESERVED
RESERVED
RESERVED
RESERVED
RESERVED
RESERVED
HSYNC_IN –
VSYNC_IN –
CSYNC_IN –
CSYNC_OUT –
CTRL(0) –
CTRL(1) –
CTRL(2) –
CTRL(3) –
DGND
DGND
DGND
DGND
CHASSIS_GND
PCLK_IN –
DGND
RESERVED
VIDEO(2) +
VIDEO(2) –
VIDEO(3) +
VIDEO(3) –
RESERVED
RESERVED
RESERVED
RESERVED
DGND
RESERVED
RESERVED
RESERVED
RESERVED
RESERVED
RESERVED
RESERVED
RESERVED
RESERVED
HS
VS
CS
CSY
CTRL(0) +
CTRL(1) +
CTRL(2) +
CTRL(3) +
TRIG(0)
TRIG(1)
TRIG(2)
TRIG(3)
CHASSIS_GND
P
DGND
RESERVED