Hardware Overview; Functional Overview - National Instruments Interface Device NI PCI-1426 User Manual

Hardware Overview

Functional Overview

Data
Enables
Channel
Link
Receiver
Pixel
Clock
Camera
Control
Serial
Differential
Control
Converter
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This chapter provides an overview of NI 1426 hardware functionality and
explains the operations of the NI 1426 functional units.
The NI 1426 features a flexible, high-speed data path optimized for
receiving and formatting video data from Camera Link cameras.
Figure 2-1 illustrates the key functional components of the NI 1426.
Data
Pixel Clock and Camera Enables
Advanced
Timing
UART
External Triggers
Figure 2-1. NI 1426 Block Diagram
Synchronous Dynamic RAM
SDRAM
Data
Interface
Acquisition,
ROI, and Triggering
RTSI Bus
2-1
2
PCI Interface
and
Scatter-Gather
DMA Controllers
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