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NI Vision

NI PCI-1424 User Manual

High-Quality Digital Image Acquisition Device

NI PCI-1424 User Manual

February 2007
371869D-01

Summary of Contents for NI Vision NI PCI-1424

Page 1: ...NI Vision NI PCI 1424 User Manual High Quality Digital Image Acquisition Device NI PCI 1424 User Manual February 2007 371869D 01...

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Page 3: ...ding photocopying recording storing in an information retrieval system or translating in whole or in part without the prior written consent of National Instruments Corporation National Instruments res...

Page 4: ...t of Communications DOC Changes or modifications not expressly approved by NI could void the user s authority to operate the equipment under the FCC Rules Class A Federal Communications Commission Thi...

Page 5: ...notes items that you must select or click in the software such as menu items and dialog box options Bold text also denotes parameter names italic Italic text denotes variables emphasis a cross referen...

Page 6: ...DAQ and Motion Control 1 4 Chapter 2 Hardware Overview Functional Overview 2 1 Signaling 2 2 LUTs 2 2 Multiple Tap Data Formatter 2 3 SDRAM 2 3 RS 232 Serial Interface 2 3 Trigger Control and Mapping...

Page 7: ...Contents NI PCI 1424 User Manual x ni com Glossary Index...

Page 8: ...Instruments image acquisition devices Using NI IMAQ you can quickly and easily start your applications without having to program the device at the register level Featuring a high speed data flow path...

Page 9: ...ry buffer allocation trigger control and device configuration NI IMAQ performs all functions required for acquiring and saving images but does not perform image analysis For image analysis functionali...

Page 10: ...r LabVIEW LabWindows CVI and Measurement Studio which includes support for Visual Basic Vision Development Module The Vision Development Module is an image acquisition processing and analysis library...

Page 11: ...nt can create LabVIEW VI diagrams that perform the prototype you created in Vision Assistant Using LabVIEW you can add functionality to this generated VI Integration with DAQ and Motion Control Platfo...

Page 12: ...on the NI 1424 and explains the operation of each functional unit making up the NI 1424 Functional Overview The NI 1424 features a high speed data path optimized for the reception and formatting of v...

Page 13: ...ss power consumption longer cable lengths less noise and higher clock rates LUTs You can configure the NI 1424 to use either four 8 bit or two 10 bit to 16 bit lookup tables LUTs to perform LUT operat...

Page 14: ...in 64 MB and 128 MB densities The NI 1424 can also use the onboard RAM as a first in first out FIFO buffer so that in some instances the NI 1424 can capture images larger than the amount of RAM on th...

Page 15: ...r to reconfigure on the fly Thus the NI 1424 can perform continuous image transfers directly to either contiguous or fragmented memory buffers Device Configuration NVRAM The NI 1424 contains onboard n...

Page 16: ...on selects the starting line and number of lines to be acquired relative to the assertion edge of the vertical or frame enable signal Region of interest The NI 1424 uses a second level of active pixel...

Page 17: ...cts to all digital video data inputs digital enable inputs camera control outputs RS 232 serial interface and the external trigger signals To access these connections you can build your own custom cab...

Page 18: ...ernal Trigger2 EnableC External Trigger1 EnableC External Trigger0 EnableB SIN RS 232 EnableB SOUT RS 232 EnableA Reserved EnableA Reserved Control3 Reserved Control3 Reserved Control2 DCD RS 232 Cont...

Page 19: ...as a separate field signal that line should be connected to Enable C SOUT Serial Data Out is used for RS 232 connections SIN Serial Data In is used for RS 232 connections RI Ring Indicator is used for...

Page 20: ...truments Application Engineers make sure every question receives an answer For information about other technical support options in your area visit ni com services or contact your local office at ni c...

Page 21: ...m calibration If you searched ni com and could not find the answers you need contact your local office or NI corporate headquarters Phone numbers for our worldwide offices are listed at the front of t...

Page 22: ...n window or frame that is controlled and defined by software ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit A proprietary semiconductor component designed and manufactured to perform a set of specific f...

Page 23: ...f horizontal lines needed to represent a frame of video The first field of a frame contains all the odd numbered lines the second field contains all of the even numbered lines FIFO First in first out...

Page 24: ...mance expansion bus architecture originally developed by Intel to replace ISA and EISA PCI offers a theoretical maximum transfer rate of 133 Mbytes s pixel Picture element The smallest division that m...

Page 25: ...nitialization and set up operations The maximum rate at which the hardware can operate trigger Any event that causes or starts some form of data capture trigger control and mapping circuitry Circuitry...

Page 26: ...e 3 3 Declaration of Conformity NI resources A 1 delayed acquisition start conditions 2 4 diagnostic tools NI resources A 1 DMA controllers 2 4 documentation conventions used in the manual v NI resour...

Page 27: ...e 1 2 NVRAM 2 4 P Pixel Clock signal table 3 3 programming examples NI resources A 1 R RAM board configuration NVRAM 2 4 SDRAM 2 3 region of interest in acquisition window control 2 5 region of intere...

Page 28: ...ion I 3 NI PCI 1424 User Manual T technical support A 1 training and certification NI resources A 1 trigger control and mapping circuitry 2 3 trigger controlled start conditions 2 4 troubleshooting NI...

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