Data Translation DT3130 Series, Getting Started Manual

Page 1: ...DT3130 Series UM 17316 F Getting Started Manual...

Page 2: ...ngements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent rights of Data Translation Inc Use duplication or...

Page 3: ...ter 2 Preparing to Use the DT3130 Series 5 Unpacking 7 Checking the System Requirements 8 Installing the Software 11 Viewing the DT3130 Series Documentation 13 Chapter 3 Installing the Board and Confi...

Page 4: ...Signals to the Board Using the EP314 Cable 28 Connecting an S Video Signal to the Board Using the EP317 Cable 30 Connecting Trigger Strobe and Power Signals to the Board 32 Chapter 5 Verifying Board O...

Page 5: ...nium Edition Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system What You Should Learn from this Manual This manual will help you install and set up your board and device driver successfully It is organized a...

Page 6: ...epresent source code Related Information Refer to the following documents for more information on using an DT3130 Series board The DT3130 Series User s Manual UM 17314 included on the Imaging OMNI CD...

Page 7: ...Vision Foundry API Manual UM 17757 available from Data Translation describe how to use DT Vision Foundry to create machine vision applications using object oriented image processing tools Where to Ge...

Page 8: ...About this Manual viii...

Page 9: ...1 1 Overview Key Hardware Features 2 DT3130 Series Software 3 Getting Started Procedure 4...

Page 10: ...is user programmable from 3 3 ms to 420 ms DT3131 and DT3131 ISOc c The trigger inputs and strobe outputs are isolated on the DT3131 ISO DT3132 ISO and DT3133 ISO boards 3 composite CVBS d or d NTSC R...

Page 11: ...30 Series board with any of the supported software packages or utilities DT3130 Series User s Manual in PDF format Describes the features of the DT3130 Series board and how to use the DT3130 Series De...

Page 12: ...aded area in the diagram shows you where you are in the getting started procedure Figure 1 Getting Started Flow Diagram Install the Board and Configure the Device Driver see Chapter 3 starting on page...

Page 13: ...5 2 Preparing to Use the DT3130 Series Unpacking 7 Checking the System Requirements 8 Installing the Software 11 Viewing the DT3130 Series Documentation 13...

Page 14: ...Configure the Device Driver see Chapter 3 starting on page 15 Connect Signals to the Board see Chapter 4 starting on page 23 Verify Board Operation see Chapter 5 starting on page 37 Prepare to Use the...

Page 15: ...ervice Department at 508 481 3700 x394 Customer Service will guide you through the appropriate steps for replacing missing or damaged items If you are located outside the United States call your local...

Page 16: ...s are known to work properly Triton 8243xFX Triton2 8243xHX Triton VX 8243xVX Triton TX 8243xTX Natoma 8244xFX or Natoma 8244xLX Note The following Intel PCI chip sets are known not to work properly S...

Page 17: ...PCI graphics card with a 256 color palette for 640 x 480 32 bit true color RGB display A DDI compatible PCI graphics card is recommended for real time display The PCI graphics card memory requirements...

Page 18: ...sembly to connect up to nine multiplexed composite video inputs to a DT3130 Series board This cable must be purchased separately EP315 cable assembly to connect 12 V power from the host computer to a...

Page 19: ...OMNI CD perform the following procedure 1 Insert the Imaging OMNI CD into your CD ROM drive Note that in most systems the CD will launch automatically If your system does not launch the OMNI CD automa...

Page 20: ...eat step 1 If you did not update the DirectX software click Main Menu 9 To update the version of DT Acquire on your computer click Install Products from the Imaging OMNI CD click Mach I Series then cl...

Page 21: ...to your hard disk you can view these documents by accessing them through the Data Translation Inc DT3130 Series program folder You can also view the documents from the Imaging OMNI CD by performing th...

Page 22: ...x finger To go back to the page from which the jump was made click the right mouse button and Go Back or from the main menu click Document then Go Back To print the document from the main menu click F...

Page 23: ...15 3 Installing the Board and Configuring the Device Driver Installing the Board 17 Loading and Configuring the Device Driver 21...

Page 24: ...Configure the Device Driver this chapter Connect Signals to the Board see Chapter 4 starting on page 23 Verify Board Operation see Chapter 5 starting on page 37 Prepare to Use the DT3130 Series Board...

Page 25: ...edure to set up the computer 1 Turn off the computer 2 Turn off all peripherals printer modem monitor and so on connected to the computer 3 Unplug the computer and all peripherals 4 Remove the cover f...

Page 26: ...e PCI slots one of which may be a shared ISA PCI slot are available If an ISA board exists in the shared slot you cannot use the slot for a PCI board likewise if a PCI board exists in the shared slot...

Page 27: ...of the computer chassis 2 Carefully remove the antistatic packing material from the board We suggest that you save the original packing material in the unlikely event that your board requires servicin...

Page 28: ...clicks into place 6 Secure the board in place at the rear panel of the system unit using the screw removed from the slot cover 7 Turn on the computer Next configure the device driver as described in t...

Page 29: ...Driver from the Imaging OMNI CD installed the board and powered up the computer the Found New Hardware Wizard message appears Perform the following steps to load the device driver 1 Select the option...

Page 30: ...ontain two devices and the DT3133 and DT3133 ISO boards contain three devices Device 1 corresponds to channels 0 1 and 2 device 2 corresponds to channels 3 4 and 5 and device 3 corresponds to channels...

Page 31: ...23 4 Connecting Signals Connecting Video Signals to the Board 25 Connecting Trigger Strobe and Power Signals to the Board 32...

Page 32: ...Configure the Device Driver see Chapter 3 starting on page 15 Connect Signals to the Board this chapter Verify Board Operation see Chapter 5 starting on page 37 Prepare to Use the DT3130 Series Board...

Page 33: ...put VID0 to device 1 one monochrome composite input VID3 to device 2 and one monochrome composite input VID6 to device 3 Using the EP314 cable Use this cable if you want to connect up to nine multiple...

Page 34: ...the following steps 1 After making sure power to the computer is off push the 15 pin connector of a EP311 cable into the J2 socket at the rear of the DT3130 Series as shown in Figure 3 then tighten t...

Page 35: ...ing monochrome composite signals attach the outputs of your video source s to the EP311 BNC connectors listed in Table 4 Table 4 Monochrome Composite Signal Connections Signal Signal Name EP311 Connec...

Page 36: ...wer to the computer is off push the 15 pin connector of one EP314 cable into the J2 socket at the rear of the DT3130 Series as shown in Figure 4 then tighten the screws on the connector Figure 4 Conne...

Page 37: ...nput 0 VID0 VID0 Monochrome Composite Input 1 VID1 VID1 Monochrome Composite Input 2 VID2 VID2 Monochrome Composite Input 3 VID3a a This signal is supported on DT3132 DT3132 ISO DT3133 and DT3133 ISO...

Page 38: ...ps 1 After making sure power to the computer is off push the 15 pin connector of one EP317 cable into the J2 socket at the rear of the DT3130 Series as shown in Figure 5 then tighten the screws on the...

Page 39: ...ng Signals 31 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Figure 6 Connecting an S Video Signal to an DT3130 Series Board S Video Signal J2 EP317 J1 P3 Pin 4 C0 Pin 2 GND Pin 3 Y0 Pin 1 GND EP317 S Video Connector DT3130 Serie...

Page 40: ...s off push the 15 pin connector of one EP312 cable into the J1 socket at the rear of the DT3130 Series as shown in Figure 7 and tighten the screws on the connector Figure 7 Connecting the EP312 Cable...

Page 41: ...DT3132 ISO DT3133 and DT3133 ISO boards only Trigger In 1 Trigger 2 Trigger In 1 Trigger 7 Trigger Input 2b b The Trigger In 2 signal is supported on DT3133 and DT3133 ISO boards only Trigger In 2 Tri...

Page 42: ...ies board to provide 12 V 1 5 A power to a strobe or camera perform the following steps a Attach the 12 V input signal to connector J2 of the EP312 if you are powering a strobe or to connector J5 of t...

Page 43: ...Board c Connect the P3 connector of the EP315 cable to the 2 pin P3 connector on DT3130 Series board Note that you can use the P2 connector of the EP315 cable to attach other peripherals such as disk...

Page 44: ...Chapter 4 36...

Page 45: ...37 5 Verifying Board Operation Overview 39 Installing DT Acquire 40 Using DT Acquire 41...

Page 46: ...Configure the Device Driver see Chapter 3 starting on page 15 Connect Signals to the Board see Chapter 4 starting on page 23 Verify Board Operation this chapter Prepare to Use the DT3130 Series Board...

Page 47: ...erly installed that the camera or cameras are properly connected and that you can acquire images DT Acquire allows you to Acquire an image to system memory Display live video in passthru mode Open a p...

Page 48: ...The Imaging OMNI splash screen appears 4 Click Install Products 5 Click Mach I Series 6 Click DT Acquire 7 Click Next The default installation destination folder is displayed 8 Change the destination...

Page 49: ...g any of these operations refer to the Troubleshooting chapter of the DT3130 Series User s Manual see page 13 for information on viewing this manual Note This utility allows you to verify basic operat...

Page 50: ...ct the alias that you gave to the DT3130 Series board when you configured the device driver then click OK To get started select device 1 4 Leave the remainder of the settings under Setup at their defa...

Page 51: ...nd connect the C signal to the chrominance signal of channel 1 C1 2 From the DT Acquire main menu click Setup then click Select Device Leave the remainder of the settings under Setup at their default...

Page 52: ...he video input channel ensure that you connect the video input signals to the appropriate channel 7 When you are finished with this utility from the DT Acquire main menu click Setup then click Close D...

Page 53: ...ce driver 3 device driver configuring 21 DT3130 Series Device Driver 3 DT3130 Series documentation viewing 13 DT Acquire installing 40 using 41 E EP311 cable 26 EP312 cable 32 EP314 cable 28 EP315 cab...

Page 54: ...ex 46 S selecting an expansion slot 18 setting up the computer 17 slot selection 18 system requirements 8 U unpacking the board 7 V verifying board operation 39 viewing the DT3130 Series documentation...