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NI PCIe-1427 User Manual

Base configuration camera link image acquisition device
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  • Page 2 NI Vision NI PCIe-1427 User Manual Base Configuration Camera Link Image Acquisition Device NI PCIe-1427 User Manual September 2006 371816A-01 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 3 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. © 2006 National Instruments Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • Page 4 Warranty The NI PCIe-1427 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 5 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 6 This font is also used for the proper names of disk drives, paths, directories, programs, subprograms, subroutines, device names, functions, operations, variables, filenames, and extensions. NI 1427 NI 1427 refers to the NI PCIe-1427 image acquisition device. Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Connectors ........................3-1 MDR 26-Pin Connector...................3-2 15-pin D-SUB Connector ................3-3 Using the NI 1427 with the NI Camera Link I/O Extension Board ....3-4 © National Instruments Corporation NI PCIe-1427 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 8 Contents Appendix A Cabling Appendix B Technical Support and Professional Services Glossary Index NI PCIe-1427 User Manual viii ni.com Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 9: About The Ni 1427

    Featuring a high-speed data path, the NI 1427 is ideal for both industrial and scientific environments. The NI 1427 is easy to install and configure. The NI 1427 ships with NI Vision Acquisition Software, which includes NI-IMAQ, the National Instruments driver software.

  • Page 10: Camera Link

    Chapter 1 Introduction triggering, pulse-train outputs, and isolated digital I/O are available with the NI Camera Link I/O Extension Board. Refer to the NI Camera Link I/O Extension Board User Guide for information about the NI Camera Link I/O Extension Board.

  • Page 11: Software Overview

    NI-IMAQ Driver Software The NI 1427 ships with NI Vision Acquisition Software, which includes the NI-IMAQ driver software. NI-IMAQ has an extensive library of functions—such as routines for video configuration, continuous and single shot image acquisition, memory buffer allocation, trigger control, and device configuration—you can call from the application development...

  • Page 12: National Instruments Application Software

    NI 1427. Vision Builder for Automated Inspection NI Vision Builder for Automated Inspection (Vision Builder AI) is configurable machine vision software that you can use to prototype, benchmark, and deploy applications. Vision Builder AI does not require programming, but is scalable to powerful programming environments.

  • Page 13: Integration With Daq And Motion Control

    Chapter 1 Introduction As a part of the Vision Development Module, NI Vision Assistant is an interactive prototyping tool for machine vision and scientific imaging developers. With Vision Assistant, you can prototype vision applications quickly and test how various image processing functions work.

  • Page 14: Hardware Overview

    Hardware Overview This chapter provides an overview of NI 1427 hardware functionality and explains the operations of the functional units on the device. Functional Overview The NI 1427 features a flexible, high-speed data path optimized for receiving and formatting video data from Camera Link cameras.

  • Page 15: Camera Link And The Ni 1427

    Camera Link cable, and the pixel clock on the camera controls the Channel Link chip data transmission. The four LVDS pairs are then deserialized by another Channel Link chip on the NI 1427. Note Exact timing of camera and image acquisition device communication is camera dependent.

  • Page 16: Hardware Binarization

    Chapter 2 Hardware Overview Hardware Binarization The NI 1427 supports binarization and inverse binarization. Binarization and inverse binarization segment an image into two regions: a particle region and a background region. Use binarization and inverse binarization to isolate objects of interest in an image.

  • Page 17: Multiple-Tap Data Formatter

    You also can drive each line asserted or unasserted as a digital I/O line. You can map pulses from the high-speed timing circuitry or the NI 1427 status signals to these trigger lines. Seven RTSI bus triggers and four external triggers—all of which are programmable for polarity and direction—are available for...

  • Page 18: Wiring An Isolated Input To Output Devices

    30 VDC may damage the NI 1427. Isolated inputs are compatible with 5 V logic if the external circuit meets the voltage Note and current requirements listed in Getting Started with the NI PCIe-1427. © National Instruments Corporation NI PCIe-1427 User Manual...

  • Page 19: Connecting To A Quadrature Encoder

    Figure 2-4. Example of Connecting an Isolated Input to a Sinking Output Device Connecting to a Quadrature Encoder The NI 1427 accepts single-ended or differential (RS-422) line driver inputs. Shielded encoder cables are recommended for all applications. Unshielded cables are more susceptible to noise and can corrupt the encoder signals.
  • Page 20 Phase B+ – Phase B– 7.5 kΩ 7.5 kΩ 7.5 kΩ 7.5 kΩ Figure 2-5. NI 1427 Quadrature Encoder/RS-422 Inputs Circuit Figure 2-6 shows an example of connecting differential line drivers. Encoder NI 1427 Phase A+ Phase A Twisted Pair Phase A–...

  • Page 21: High-Speed Timing

    Use these control signals to control exposure time and frame rate. Note For your convenience, the external control for cameras that support the NI 1427 has been preprogrammed into the camera file. You can use MAX to specify the frequency and duration of these signals in easy-to-use units.

  • Page 22: Acquisition And Region Of Interest (Roi)

    The NI 1427 is compliant with the PCI Express 1.1 specification. The NI 1427 is intended for a x1 PCIe slot. The NI 1427 fits into, and can also be used in, a x4, x8, or x16 PCIe slot. Using a smaller width device in a larger width slot is called up-plugging.

  • Page 23: Start Conditions

    The NI 1427 can start acquisitions in the following ways: • Software control—The NI 1427 supports software control of acquisition start. You can configure the NI 1427 to capture a fixed number of frames. Use this configuration for capturing a single frame or a sequence of frames.
  • Page 24 NI 1427 serial port and are not required for most users. National Instruments also fully supports the recommended serial API described in the Specifications of the Camera Link Interface Standard for Digital Cameras and Frame Grabbers manual.

  • Page 25: Signal Connections

    Signal Connections This chapter describes connecting signals to the MDR 26-pin and 15-pin D-SUB connectors on the NI 1427. This chapter also describes considerations for using the NI 1427 with the NI Camera Link I/O Extension Board. Connectors Figure 3-1 shows the connectors on the NI 1427 device.

  • Page 26: Mdr 26-Pin Connector

    Appendix A, Cabling, for additional information about Camera Link cables, including available cable lengths and ordering information. Figure 3-2 shows the NI 1427 MDR 26-pin connector assignments. Refer to Table 3-1 for a description of the MDR 26-pin signal connections.

  • Page 27: 15-Pin D-Sub Connector

    DGND TTL_TRIG(2) DGND TTL_TRIG(3) ISO_IN(1)+ ISO_IN(0)+ ISO_IN(1)– ISO_IN(0)– PHASE_B+ PHASE_A+ PHASE_B– PHASE_A– Figure 3-3. 15-pin D-SUB Connector Pin Assignments © National Instruments Corporation NI PCIe-1427 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 28: Using The Ni 1427 With The Ni Camera Link I/O Extension Board

    TTL_TRIG<3..2>. Using the NI 1427 with the NI Camera Link I/O Extension Board When an NI Camera Link I/O Extension Board is connected to the NI 1427, all of the I/O functionality on the NI 1427 15-pin D-SUB connector is disabled except either the TTL_TRIG(0) or ISO_IN(0) signal.
  • Page 29 Camera Link Cables Use a standard Camera Link cable to connect your camera to the MDR 26-pin connector on the NI 1427 device. Camera Link cables consist of two MDR-26 male plugs linked with a twin-axial shielded cable and are available in two shell configurations.
  • Page 30 450 = 4.5 meters 500 = 5 meters 700 = 7 meters A00 = 10 meters Figure A-2. 3M Part Number Ordering Information NI PCIe-1427 User Manual ni.com Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 31 – Free Technical Support—All registered users receive free Basic Service, which includes access to hundreds of Application Engineers worldwide in the NI Developer Exchange at . National Instruments Application Engineers ni.com/exchange make sure every question receives an answer.
  • Page 32 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 to access the branch ni.com/niglobal...
  • Page 33 Channel Link National Semiconductor chipset for high-speed data serialization and deserialization for transmission across cables up to 10 m. © National Instruments Corporation NI PCIe-1427 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 34 NI Vision A collection of driver software and utilities that acquire, display, save, and ® Acquisition Software monitor images from any NI frame grabber or IEEE 1394 (FireWire camera. NI PCIe-1427 User Manual ni.com Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 35 A and B transmits information about the direction of rotation and the number of transitions indicates the amount of rotation. © National Instruments Corporation NI PCIe-1427 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 36 The maximum rate at which the hardware can operate. trigger Any event that causes or starts some form of data capture. NI PCIe-1427 User Manual ni.com Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 37 (2) A LabVIEW software module (VI), which consists of a front panel user interface and a block diagram program. © National Instruments Corporation NI PCIe-1427 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 38 Declaration of Conformity (NI resources), B-1 DGND signal (table), 3-4 diagnostic tools (NI resources), B-1 Base configuration, Camera Link, 2-2 DMA controllers, 2-9 block diagram of NI 1427 (figure), 2-1 documentation conventions used in the manual, vi NI resources, B-1 cabling...
  • Page 39 NI Vision Builder for Automated high-speed timing circuitry, 2-5, 2-8 Inspection, 1-4 NI Vision Development Module, 1-4 NI-IMAQ driver software, 1-3 NI 1427, using with the NI Camera Link I/O installation Extension Board, 3-4 cabling NI support and services, B-1...
  • Page 40 NI Vision Development Module, 1-4 NI-IMAQ driver software, 1-3 support, technical, B-1 technical support, B-1 timing circuitry, high-speed, 2-8 training and certification (NI resources), B-1 trigger configuration options (table), 2-5 control and mapping circuitry, 2-4 troubleshooting (NI resources), B-1 TTL_TRIG signal (table), 3-4 ©...
  • Page 41 Artisan Technology Group is your source for quality new and certified-used/pre-owned equipment SERVICE CENTER REPAIRS WE BUY USED EQUIPMENT • FAST SHIPPING AND DELIVERY Experienced engineers and technicians on staff Sell your excess, underutilized, and idle used equipment at our full-service, in-house repair center We also offer credit for buy-backs and trade-ins •...

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