National Instruments IMAQ A8014, Installation Manual

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Pin Assignments

Table 1 shows the pin assignments for the connectors on the IMAQ A8014 
cable.

Triggering

You can use the IMAQ A8014 cable for applications requiring precise 
triggering or exposure control. In addition to connecting the video signal 
between the camera and the IMAQ 1409/1410 device, the IMAQ A8014 
cable also connects the camera control lines on the IMAQ 1409/1410 to the 
exposure and trigger inputs on the camera. The IMAQ 1409/1410 can then 
be programmed to generate precise timing pulses for controlling the 
camera. 

Tip

Visit the National Instruments Camera Advisor Web site at 

ni.com/camera

 for 

application notes and sample code for many of the cameras the IMAQ A8014 supports.

Table 1.  

IMAQ A8014 Connector Pin Assignments

Signal

68-Pin 

VHDCI 

12-Pin Male Hirose 

(to Power Supply)

12-Pin Female Hirose 

(to Camera)

Ext. BNC 0

Ext. BNC 1

VIDEO(0) +

68

—

4

—

—

VIDEO(0) –

67

—

3

—

—

HS

16

—

6

—

—

DGND

26

—

5

—

—

VS

15

—

10

—

—

DGND

2

—

8

—

—

P

3

—

9

—

—

DGND

39

—

8

—

—

TRIG(3)

5

—

11

—

—

DGND

41

—

12

—

—

TRIG(0)

8

—

—

Center

—

DGND

42

—

—

Shield

—

TRIG(1)

7

—

—

—

Center

DGND

39

—

—

—

Shield

DC +12V

—

2

2

—

—

DGND

—

1

1

—

—