Where to Go Next........................29 Worldwide Support and Services.................... 29 About the NI CVS-1459 The NI CVS-1459 is a compact vision system that acquires, processes, and displays images from USB3 Vision cameras. The NI CVS-1459 provides multiple digital input/output (I/O)
Hardware Overview The NI CVS-1459 front panel consists of a VGA connector, RJ50 serial port, two USB 2.0 ports, a 10/100/1000 Ethernet connector, and two USB3 Vision ports. The NI CVS-1459 front panel also includes LEDs for communicating system status and a 44- pin Digital I/O port.
Power Input Connectors The NI CVS-1459 requires a power supply to power the system and a power supply to power the isolated outputs. Figure 3. Power Connectors 1. System Power Connector 2. Isolated Outputs Power Connector Table 1. Power Connector Terminals...
No Connect BI_DD- BI_DC- USB 2.0 Ports The NI CVS-1459 has two high-retention USB 2.0 ports. The USB ports support common USB mass-storage devices such as USB flash drives, USB-to-IDE adapters, keyboards, and mice. Figure 5. USB 2.0 Connector Pinout Table 3.
Ground RS-485/422/232 Serial Port The NI CVS-1459 has a single serial port that can operate in either RS-485/422 mode or RS-232 mode. Set the serial port mode in the BIOS. The serial port is a 10-position RJ50 modular jack, which can connect to serial devices, such as PLCs, scanners, and lighting devices.
15.0 or later. VGA Port Use the VGA port to connect a monitor to the NI CVS-1459. Use any standard 15-pin VGA cable to access the VGA port. The VGA port has a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz.
Clock signal of serial communication USB3 Vision Ports The NI CVS-1459 provides two standard A USB 3.0 ports to acquire images from two USB3 Vision cameras simultaneously. The USB ports also support common USB mass-storage devices such as USB flash drives, USB-to-IDE adapters, keyboards, and mice.
StdA_SSTX+ Digital I/O Port The 44-pin Digital I/O port on the NI CVS-1459 offers 8 isolated inputs, 8 isolated outputs, 2 bidirectional differential I/O (RS-422) or single ended input lines which can be used with a quadrature encoder, and 8 bidirectional TTL lines. The Digital I/O port can be connected to any appropriate shielded device or connector block using a shielded cable.
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Iso Out 2 General purpose isolated output Iso Out 3 General purpose isolated output Common ground reference for isolated inputs and outputs Iso Out 5 General purpose isolated output Iso In 0 General purpose isolated input 10 | ni.com | NI CVS-1459 User Manual...
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You can wire an isolated input to a sourcing output device. Caution Do not apply a voltage greater than 24 VDC to the isolated inputs. Voltage greater than 24 VDC may damage the NI CVS-1459. Figure 10. Connecting an Isolated Input to a Sourcing Output Device Power Supply...
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Load Connecting to Differential I/O The NI CVS-1459 accepts differential (RS-422) line driver inputs. Each of the 2 differential I/O can be configured as an output. Use shielded cables for all applications. Unshielded cables are more susceptible to noise and can corrupt signals.
The following image shows the circuit for bidirectional TTL I/O. Figure 15. TTL Input/Output Circuit 10 k Ω TTL_OUT(0) 100 Ω TTL_OE(0) TTL I/O TTL_IN(0) LED Indicators The NI CVS-1459 provides the following LED indicators. 14 | ni.com | NI CVS-1459 User Manual...
Activity on the link Unlit No link, or 10 Mbps link Speed Green 100 Mbps link Amber 1,000 Mbps link Using the RESET Button Pressing the RESET button resets the processor and reboots the system. 16 | ni.com | NI CVS-1459 User Manual...
1. RESET Button BIOS Configuration and System Recovery You can change the configuration settings for the NI CVS-1459 in the BIOS setup. The BIOS is the low-level interface between the hardware and PC software that configures and tests your hardware when you boot the system. The BIOS setup program includes menus for configuring settings and enabling features.
• RS485/RS232 Select—This setting selects the transceiver mode between RS-232 and RS-485. The default value is RS485. • RS-485 Configuration—Use this menu to configure the RS-485/422 wire-mode. The default value is Auto. 18 | ni.com | NI CVS-1459 User Manual...
Auto, Floppy, Forced FDD, Hard Disk, and CD-ROM. The default is Auto. Boot Menu This screen displays the boot order of devices associated with the NI CVS-1459. The BIOS proceeds down the Boot priority order list in search of a bootable device. Devices under the Excluded from boot order list will not be used for booting.
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The highest priority device is displayed on the main Boot Option Priorities list. Optionally, each device can also be Disabled if the device should never be used as a boot device. 20 | ni.com | NI CVS-1459 User Manual...
You can create a bootable USB flash drive from the reinstallation DVD if you do not have a USB DVD drive to connect to the NI CVS-1459. The USB flash drive must be at least 8 GB. Ensure the USB flash drive appears as a Removable Drive in Windows. Avoid using drives that appear as Fixed Disk drives.
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Complete the following steps to use the recovery media to install Windows. Connect the bootable USB flash drive to one of the USB ports on the NI CVS-1459. Or connect an external DVD drive to one of the USB ports on the NI CVS-1459 and insert the recovery DVD into the external drive.
This section provides information for creating a custom mount for the NI CVS-1459. If you do not want to create a custom mount, a panel and DIN rail mount kit for the NI CVS-1459 is available from National Instruments (part number 781740-01).
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(0.674 in.) (1.605 in.) 26.78 mm (1.054 in.) 38.75 mm (1.526 in.) 27.56 mm (1.085 in.) 21.19 mm (0.834 in.) 15.07 mm (0.593 in.) 24.71 mm (0.973 in.) 60.96 mm (2.400 in.) 24 | ni.com | NI CVS-1459 User Manual...
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Figure 21. Side View with Dimensions in inches [millimeters] 3.80 mm (0.150 in.) 104.67 mm (4.121 in.) 130.38 mm (5.133 in.) 108.47 mm (4.270 in.) 26 | ni.com | NI CVS-1459 User Manual...
The NI CVS-1459 installation must meet the following space and cabling clearance requirements for optimum cooling: • Allow 76.2 mm (3.0 in.) on the top and bottom of the NI CVS-1459 for air circulation. • Allow 50.8 mm (2.0 in.) on the sides of the NI CVS-1459 for air circulation.
NI CVS-1459 isolated power connector and that the contact at the screw terminals is solid. Because these outputs are electrically isolated from the NI CVS-1459 device main supply, they require power in addition to the NI CVS-1459 main supply.
If the BIOS setting Restore After Power Loss is set to Stay Off, the NI CVS-1459 may be powered, but turned off. Press the RESET button to power on the device.
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