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NI PCIe-1427 User Manual
Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction
About the NI 1427 .........................................................................................................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 and Motion Control .....................................................1-5
Chapter 2
Hardware Overview
Functional Overview......................................................................................................2-1
Camera Link and the NI 1427 .........................................................................2-2
Base Configuration ...........................................................................2-2
Data Transmission ...........................................................................................2-2
Hardware Binarization.....................................................................................2-3
Multiple-Tap Data Formatter ..........................................................................2-4
Trigger Control and Mapping Circuitry ..........................................................2-4
Wiring an Isolated Input to Output Devices....................................................2-5
Connecting to a Quadrature Encoder ..............................................................2-6
High-Speed Timing .........................................................................................2-8
Acquisition and Region of Interest (ROI) .......................................................2-9
Acquisition Window Control ..........................................................................2-9
DMA Controllers.............................................................................................2-9
PCIe Interface ..................................................................................................2-9
Start Conditions ...............................................................................................2-10
Serial Interface.................................................................................................2-10
Chapter 3
Signal Connections
Connectors .....................................................................................................................3-1
MDR 26-Pin Connector...................................................................................3-2
15-pin D-SUB Connector ................................................................................3-3
Using the NI 1427 with the NI Camera Link I/O Extension Board ................3-4
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