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- Page 1 NI Vision NI PCI-1405 User Manual Single-Channel Color Image Acquisition Device NI PCI-1405 User Manual February 2007 373687B-01...
- Page 2 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 ni.com/info and enter the info code feedback. © 2004–2007 National Instruments Corporation. All rights reserved.
- Page 3 Warranty The NI PCI-1405 is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National Instruments will, at its option, repair or replace equipment that proves to be defective during the warranty period.
- 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 This icon denotes a caution, which advises you of precautions to take to avoid injury, data loss, or a system crash. When this symbol is marked on a product, refer to Getting Started with the NI PCI-1405, for information about precautions to take.
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction About the NI 1405 ......................1-1 Software Overview ......................1-2 NI-IMAQ Driver Software ................1-2 National Instruments Application Software ............1-3 Vision Builder for Automated Inspection.........1-3 Vision Development Module ............1-3 Integration with DAQ and Motion Control .............1-4 Chapter 2 Hardware Overview Functional Overview......................2-1... - Page 7 Contents Glossary Index NI PCI-1405 User Manual viii ni.com...
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Page 8: About The Ni 1405
The NI 1405 ships with NI Vision Acquisition Software, which includes NI-IMAQ, the National Instruments driver software you can use to directly control the NI 1405 and other National Instruments image acquisition hardware products. Using NI-IMAQ, you can quickly and easily start your applications without having to program the device at the register level. -
Page 9: Software Overview
Chapter 1 Introduction Software Overview Programming the NI 1405 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: • Vision Builder for Automated Inspection (AI)—Allows you to configure solutions for common inspection tasks. -
Page 10: National Instruments Application Software
Chapter 1 Introduction National Instruments Application Software This section describes the National Instruments application software packages you can use to analyze and process the images you acquire with the NI 1405. Vision Builder for Automated Inspection NI Vision Builder for Automated Inspection (AI) is configurable machine... -
Page 11: 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 for integration between image acquisition devices and DAQ devices. Use National Instruments high-performance stepper and servo motion... -
Page 12: Hardware Overview
The block diagram in Figure 2-1 illustrates the key functional components of the NI 1405. SDRAM IMAQ SDRAM PCI Interface and Video Analog Video Scatter-Gather Memory Decoder Interface DMA Controller Acquisition, ROI, and External Trigger Control Figure 2-1. NI 1405 Block Diagram © National Instruments Corporation NI PCI-1405 User Manual... -
Page 13: Video Acquisition
I/O line. You can also map many of the NI 1405 status signals to this trigger line and program the trigger line in polarity and direction. NI PCI-1405 User Manual ni.com... -
Page 14: Acquisition And Roi Circuitry
Bus Master PCI Interface The NI 1405 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 Mbytes/s in bus master mode. -
Page 15: Acquisition Window Control
When you disable the region-of-interest circuitry, the device stores the entire acquisition window into onboard or system memory. However, when you enable the region-of-interest circuitry, the device acquires only a selected subset of the image frame. NI PCI-1405 User Manual ni.com... -
Page 16: Signal Connections
The NI 1405 uses two BNC connectors on the front panel to connect to video data input and the external trigger signal. Figure 3-1 shows the position of the connectors. VIDEO TRIG Figure 3-1. NI 1405 Connectors © National Instruments Corporation NI PCI-1405 User Manual... -
Page 17: Signal Descriptions
You can also program the triggers to be programmatically asserted or unasserted, similar to the function of a digital I/O line, or to drive internal status signals by using the onboard events. NI PCI-1405 User Manual ni.com... -
Page 18: Introduction To Color
For example, video projectors use red, green, and blue light generators, and an RGB camera uses red, green, and blue sensors. © National Instruments Corporation NI PCI-1405 User Manual... - Page 19 Color Planes The red, green, or blue planes can be returned individually. Each plane is extracted from the RGB image and represented as an array of 8-bit integers. NI PCI-1405 User Manual ni.com...
- Page 20 32-Bit HSL and HSI You can also pack the three 8-bit HSL planes or the three HSI planes in one array of 32-bit integers, which is equivalent to the 32-bit RGB representation. © National Instruments Corporation NI PCI-1405 User Manual...
- Page 21 Technical Support and Professional Services Visit the following sections of the National Instruments Web site at ni.com for technical support and professional services: • Support—Online technical support resources at ni.com/support include the following: – Self-Help Resources—For answers and solutions, visit the...
- Page 22 You also can visit the Worldwide Offices section of to access the branch ni.com/niglobal office Web sites, which provide up-to-date contact information, support phone numbers, email addresses, and current events. NI PCI-1405 User Manual ni.com...
- Page 23 CCIR standards. color space The mathematical representation for a color. For example, color can be described in terms of red, green, and blue; hue, saturation, and luma; or hue, saturation, and intensity. © National Instruments Corporation NI PCI-1405 User Manual...
- Page 24 The ratio of the largest signal level a circuit can handle to the smallest signal level it can handle (usually taken to be the noise level), normally expressed in decibels. external trigger A voltage pulse from an external source that triggers an event, such as A/D conversion. NI PCI-1405 User Manual ni.com...
- Page 25 (VI) in LabVIEW. intensity The sum of the red, green, and blue primaries divided by three: (red + green + blue)/3. © National Instruments Corporation NI PCI-1405 User Manual...
- Page 26 MTBF Mean time between failure. NI-IMAQ Driver software for National Instruments 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.
- Page 27 The rate, measured in bytes/s, at which data is moved from source to destination after software initialization 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. © National Instruments Corporation NI PCI-1405 User Manual...
- Page 28 Virtual Instrument. (1) A combination of hardware and/or software elements, typically used with a PC, that has the functionality of a classic stand-alone instrument (2) A LabVIEW software module (VI), which consists of a front panel user interface and a block diagram program. NI PCI-1405 User Manual ni.com...
- Page 29 32-bit HSL and HSI, A-3 definition, A-2 hue, saturation, luminance, and intensity Declaration of Conformity (NI resources), B-2 planes, A-3 diagnostic tools (NI resources), B-1 DMA controllers, scatter-gather, 2-3 © National Instruments Corporation NI PCI-1405 User Manual...
- Page 30 Inspection, 1-3 memory, SDRAM, 2-2 Vision Development Module, 1-3 software NI resources, B-1 software programming choices National Instruments support National Instruments NI Vision, 1-3 and services, B-1 NI-IMAQ driver software, 1-2 NI 1405 start conditions, 2-3 overview, 1-1 support, technical, B-1...
- Page 31 (NI resources), B-1 TRIG signal (table), 3-2 trigger control and mapping circuitry, 2-2 troubleshooting (NI resources), B-1 video acquisition, 2-2 video decoder, 2-2 VIDEO signal (table), 3-2 video standards, 2-2 © National Instruments Corporation NI PCI-1405 User Manual...
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