National Instruments Monochrome Image Acquisition Device NI 1410 User Manual

National Instruments Monochrome Image Acquisition Device NI 1410 User Manual

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NI PCI-1410 User Manual
High-Quality Monochrome Image Acquisition Device
NI PCI-1410 User Manual
February 2007
373793C-01

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  • Page 1 NI Vision NI PCI-1410 User Manual High-Quality Monochrome Image Acquisition Device NI PCI-1410 User Manual February 2007 373793C-01...
  • Page 2 Thailand 662 278 6777, Turkey 90 212 279 3031, United Kingdom 44 (0) 1635 523545 For further support information, refer to the Technical Support and Professional Services appendix. To comment on National Instruments documentation, refer to the National Instruments Web site at and enter ni.com/info the info code feedback ©...
  • Page 3: Important Information

    Instruments Corporation. National Instruments respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. NI software is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. Where NI software may be used to reproduce software or other materials belonging to others, you may use NI software only to reproduce materials that you may reproduce in accordance with the terms of any applicable license or other legal restriction.
  • Page 4 These classes are known as Class A (for use in industrial-commercial locations only) or Class B (for use in residential or commercial locations). All National Instruments (NI) products are FCC Class A products. Depending on where it is operated, this Class A product could be subject to restrictions in the FCC rules. (In Canada, the Department of Communications (DOC), of Industry Canada, regulates wireless interference in much the same way.) Digital...
  • Page 5 Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: <> Angle brackets that contain numbers separated by an ellipsis represent a range of values associated with a bit or signal name—for example, AO <3..0>. » The » symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options to a final action.
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 1 Introduction About the NI 1410 Device ...1-1 Software Overview ...1-2 NI-IMAQ Driver Software ...1-3 National Instruments Application Software ...1-3 Vision Builder for Automated Inspection...1-3 Vision Development Module ...1-4 Integration with DAQ and Motion Control ...1-5 Chapter 2 Hardware Overview Functional Overview...2-1...
  • Page 7 Contents Appendix A Custom Cables Appendix B Technical Support and Professional Services Glossary Index NI PCI-1410 User Manual viii ni.com...
  • Page 8: About The Ni 1410 Device

    The NI 1410 uses its Real-Time System Integration (RTSI) bus to solve this problem. The RTSI bus uses the National Instruments RTSI bus interface and ribbon cable to route additional timing and trigger signals between the NI 1410 and National Instruments DAQ, Motion Control, or other image acquisition devices.
  • Page 9: Software Overview

    1 68-Pin VHDCI Connector 2 BNC Connector Software Overview Programming the NI 1410 requires the NI-IMAQ driver software for controlling the hardware. National Instruments also offers the following application software packages for analyzing and processing your acquired images. • •...
  • Page 10: Ni-Imaq Driver Software

    NI-IMAQ performs all functions required for acquiring and saving images but does not perform image analysis. For image analysis functionality, refer to the National Instruments Application Software section of this chapter. NI-IMAQ also provides the interface path between the NI 1410 and LabVIEW, LabWindows environment.
  • Page 11: Vision Development Module

    Chapter 1 Introduction individual tasks. You also can migrate the configured inspection to LabVIEW, extending the capabilities of the applications if necessary. Vision Development Module The Vision Development Module is an image acquisition, processing, and analysis library of more than 270 functions for the following common machine vision tasks: •...
  • Page 12: Integration With Daq And Motion Control

    Integration with DAQ and Motion Control Platforms that support NI-IMAQ also support NI-DAQ and a variety of National Instruments DAQ devices. This allows integration between image acquisition devices and National Instruments DAQ products. Use National Instruments high-performance stepper and servo motion...
  • Page 13: Hardware Overview

    16 MB of SDRAM also allows you to acquire entire images into onboard memory when necessary. The NI 1410 includes four external triggers, four camera control signals, seven RTSI bus triggers, and four video synchronization signals. © National Instruments Corporation NI PCI-1410 User Manual...
  • Page 14: Video Multiplexer

    Chapter 2 Hardware Overview The block diagram in Figure 2-1 illustrates the key functional units of the NI 1410. 4 Camera Control Lines 4 External Triggers External PCLK, HSYNC, VSYNC Genlock Circuit External CSYNC and SYNC Mux Video Video Programmable 0,1,2,3 Gain and Offset Video 0...
  • Page 15: Digital Filter And Lut

    PCI Interface The NI 1410 implements the PCI interface with a National Instruments custom application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), the PCI MITE. The PCI interface can transfer data at a maximum rate of 132 MB/s in bus master mode.
  • Page 16: Acquisition And Region-Of-Interest Control

    The seven trigger lines on the RTSI bus provide a flexible interconnection scheme between multiple image acquisition devices, as well as between National Instruments DAQ or Motion Control devices. Digital Input/Output Circuitry The digital input/output (I/O) circuitry routes, monitors, and drives the external trigger lines, RTSI bus lines, and camera control lines.
  • Page 17: Analog Front End Considerations

    If this occurs, an acquired image may appear to have dark and light bands, as in the following image. © National Instruments Corporation External HSYNC/VSYNC (HLOCK only) Mode—In external HSYNC/VSYNC (HLOCK only) mode, the NI 1410 receives the external HSYNC and VSYNC signals and internally generates the PCLK signal.
  • Page 18 Chapter 2 Hardware Overview To prevent this problem, open Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) and navigate to the Advanced tab of the camera file property page. Use the following guidelines to adjust the Clamp Start and Clamp Stop values until the image is corrected: •...
  • Page 19: Signal Connections

    If you are using a BNC connection, the VIDEO0 connection on the 68-pin VHDCI I/O connector must be left open. Refer to Figure 3-1 for the location of the NI 1410 W1 jumper and the connectors discussed in this chapter. © National Instruments Corporation NI PCI-1410 User Manual...
  • Page 20: Digital I/O Connector

    VIDEO1, VIDEO2, and VIDEO3), the external digital I/O lines, triggers, and external signals. To access these connections, you can build your own custom cable or use one of the optional National Instruments cables. If you are using the VIDEO0 connection on the 68-pin VHDCI connector, you must Note unplug the BNC cable.
  • Page 21 Figure 3-3 shows the pinout of the 68-pin VHDCI connector. © National Instruments Corporation VIDEO(0)+ VIDEO(2)+ VIDEO(0)– VIDEO(2)– VIDEO(1)+ VIDEO(3)+ VIDEO(1)– VIDEO(3)– RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED DGND DGND RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED...
  • Page 22: Digital I/O Connector Signal Connection Descriptions

    Chapter 3 Signal Connections Digital I/O Connector Signal Connection Descriptions Table 3-1 describes each signal connection on the 68-pin VHDCI connector. Signal Name VIDEO0± VIDEO0± allows for a DIFF or RSE connection. To operate in RSE mode, you must connect VIDEO0– to DGND. When you use VIDEO0+ or VIDEO0–, you must disconnect the video signal from the BNC connector.
  • Page 23 DGND is a direct connection to digital GND on the NI 1410. CHASSIS_GND CHASSIS_GND is a direct connection to the computer’s chassis, which is grounded through the power cord. © National Instruments Corporation Table 3-1. I/O Connector Signals (Continued) Description Chapter 3...
  • Page 24: Connector Specifications

    This appendix lists specifications for building custom cables to use with the NI PCI-1410 device. Cable Specification National Instruments offers cables and accessories for you to connect to video sources, trigger sources, or synchronization sources. Use the following guidelines when developing your own cables: •...
  • Page 25: Technical Support And Professional Services

    Technical Support and Professional Services Visit the following sections of the National Instruments Web site at ni.com • • • • © National Instruments Corporation for technical support and professional services: Support—Online technical support resources at include the following: –...
  • Page 26 Appendix B Technical Support and Professional Services • If you searched your local office or NI corporate headquarters. Phone numbers for our worldwide offices are listed at the front of this manual. You also can visit the Worldwide Offices section of office Web sites, which provide up-to-date contact information, support phone numbers, email addresses, and current events.
  • Page 27 The color information in a video signal. chrominance See chroma. CSYNC Composite synchronization signal. Signals in a color video system that multiplex all picture information into a single signal, such as NTSC, PAL, or SECAM. © National Instruments Corporation NI PCI-1410 User Manual...
  • Page 28 Glossary Data acquisition. (1) Collecting and measuring electrical signals from sensors, transducers, and test probes or fixtures and inputting them to a computer for processing. (2) Collecting and measuring the same kinds of electrical signals with A/D or DIO boards plugged into a computer, and possibly generating control signals with D/A and/or DIO boards in the same computer.
  • Page 29 For each gray-level value in the image, the corresponding new value is obtained from the lookup table. memory buffer See buffer. Multiplexer. A switching device with multiple inputs that selectively connects one of its inputs to its output. © National Instruments Corporation Glossary NI PCI-1410 User Manual...
  • Page 30 Glossary NI-IMAQ Driver software for National Instruments image acquisition hardware. NTSC National Television Standards Committee. The committee that developed the color video standard used primarily in North America, which uses 525 lines per frame. See also PAL. Phase Alternation Line. One of the European video color standards.
  • Page 31 Also called a grounded measurement system. RTSI bus Real-Time System Integration Bus. The National Instruments timing bus that connects image acquisition and DAQ boards directly by means of connectors on top of the boards for precise synchronization of functions.
  • Page 32 CSYNC mux, 2-3 external acquisition mode, 2-4 genlock and synchronization circuitry, 2-3 CSYNCIN± signal (table), 3-4 CSYNCOUT signal (table), 3-4 © National Instruments Corporation CTRL<3..0>± signal (table), 3-5 custom cable specifications, A-1 Declaration of Conformity (NI resources), B-1 DGND signal (table), 3-5...
  • Page 33 Vision Builder AI, 1-4 lock mode, external, 2-4 lookup table, 10-bit LUT, 2-3 motion control, integrating with, 1-5 NI PCI-1410 User Manual National Instruments support and services, B-1 NI support and services, B-1 NI-IMAQ driver software, 1-3 parts locator diagram, 1-2, 3-2...
  • Page 34 2-3 technical support, B-1 training and certification (NI resources), B-1 TRIG<3..0> signal (table), 3-5 troubleshooting (NI resources), B-1 © National Instruments Corporation vertical synchronization. See VSYNC VHDCI connector. See I/O connector video mux, 2-2 VIDEO<3..1>± signal (table), 3-4...

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