National Instruments NI 17 xx, Getting Started

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Getting Started with the NI 17xx Smart Camera

Specifications

The following specifications apply to the NI 1722 and NI 1742 smart cameras. These specifications are 
typical at 25 °C, unless otherwise stated.

Power Requirements

Power consumption

NI 1722 ..........................................................24 VDC, +20%, –15% (IEC 1311); 450 mA

NI 1742

Direct Drive disabled .............................24 VDC, +20%, –15% (IEC 1311); 450 mA

Direct Drive enabled ..............................24 VDC, +20%, –15% (IEC 1311); 800 mA

Reverse polarity protection ....................................Yes

Memory

SDRAM .................................................................128 MB

Nonvolatile program/data memory ........................128 MB

Image/data storage .................................................Unlimited using FTP or an Ethernet hard drive

Processor

NI 1722 ..................................................................Freescale PowerQUICC II Pro 400 MHz

NI 1742 ..................................................................Freescale PowerQUICC II Pro 533 MHz

VGA Sensor

Sensor.....................................................................Sony CCD ICX424AL

Active pixels ..........................................................VGA; 640 × 480

Maximum frame rate .............................................Up to 60 fps at 640 × 480

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Optical format ........................................................1/3 in.

Pixel size ................................................................7.4 µm × 7.4 µm

Sensor readout........................................................Progressive scan

Bits per pixel ..........................................................8 bits; 256 gray levels

Partial scan

1/2 scan ..........................................................640 × 240, 109 fps

1/4 scan ..........................................................640 × 120, 175 fps

Binning

1 × 2 ...............................................................640 × 240, 114 fps

Minimum exposure time ........................................36.28 µs

Exposure time increment .......................................31.2 µs

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Refer to the 

NI 17xx Smart Camera User Manual

 for more information about calculating the maximum frame rate for your 

application.