National Instruments PXI-1428 - Manual (Page 6)

© National Instruments Corporation vii IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 User Manual
Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction
About the IMAQ 1428 ...................................................................................................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
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 .....................................................................................................................2-5
Configuring the IMAQ 1428 .........................................................................................2-6
Interfacing with the IMAQ 1428 ...................................................................................2-7
Chapter 3
Hardware Overview
Functional Overview......................................................................................................3-1
Camera Link and IMAQ 1428.........................................................................3-2
Base Configuration ...........................................................................3-2
Medium Configuration......................................................................3-2
Data Transmission ...........................................................................................3-2
LUTs................................................................................................................3-3
Multiple-Tap Data Formatter ..........................................................................3-3
SDRAM ...........................................................................................................3-3
Trigger Control and Mapping Circuitry ..........................................................3-3
High-Speed Timing .........................................................................................3-4
Acquisition and Region of Interest (ROI) .......................................................3-4
Scatter-Gather DMA Controllers ....................................................................3-4
Bus Master PCI Interface ................................................................................3-4