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- Page 1 IMAQ IMAQ PXI/PCI-1409 User Manual High-Quality Monochrome Image Acquisition Devices for PXI, PCI, and CompactPCI Bus IMAQ PXI/PCI-1409 User Manual June 2003 Edition Part Number 322811B-01...
- Page 2 Thailand 662 992 7519, United Kingdom 44 0 1635 523545 For further support information, refer to the Technical Support and Professional Services appendix. To comment on the documentation, send email to techpubs@ni.com. © 2000–2003 National Instruments Corporation. All rights reserved.
- Page 3 The reader should consult National Instruments if errors are suspected. In no event shall National Instruments be liable for any damages arising out of or related to this document or the information contained in it.
- 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, DIO<3..0>. » The » symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options to a final action.
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
Introduction About the IMAQ 1409 Device..................1-1 Using PXI with CompactPCI..................1-2 Software Overview ......................1-3 NI-IMAQ Driver Software ................1-3 National Instruments Application Software ............1-4 Vision Builder for Automated Inspection .........1-4 Vision Development Module ............1-5 Integration with DAQ..................1-5 Vision and Motion ...................1-6 Chapter 2 Installation Necessary Items ......................2-1... - Page 7 Contents Acquisition Modes......................3-4 Analog Front End Considerations ................. 3-5 10-Bit/8-Bit Mode................... 3-5 Clamping ......................3-6 Chapter 4 Signal Connections BNC Connector ......................4-1 Digital I/O Connector ....................4-1 Digital I/O Connector Signal Connection Descriptions........4-3 Appendix A Specifications Appendix B Custom Cables Appendix C Technical Support and Professional Services...
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Page 8: About The Imaq 1409 Device
The IMAQ 1409 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 IMAQ 1409 device and up to four National Instruments DAQ, Motion Control, or other IMAQ devices. -
Page 9: Using Pxi With Compactpci
Chapter 1 Introduction For detailed PXI/PCI-1409 specifications, refer to Appendix A, Specifications. Refer to Figure 1-1 for the location of the IMAQ 1409 W1 jumper and the connectors discussed in this manual. 1 68-Pin VHDCI Connector 3 W1 Jumper 2 BNC Connector 4 RTSI Bus Connector Figure 1-1. -
Page 10: Software Overview
Vision Builder for Automated Inspection (AI)—for configuring solutions to common inspection tasks • National Instruments Vision Development Module—for more customized control over hardware and algorithms The following sections provide an overview of the driver software and the application software. For detailed information about individual software packages, refer to the documentation specific to the package. -
Page 11: National Instruments Application 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 is also the interface path between LabVIEW, ™... -
Page 12: Vision Development Module
Vision Assistant. Using LabVIEW, you can add functionality to this generated VI. Integration with DAQ Platforms that support NI-IMAQ also support NI-DAQ and a variety of National Instruments DAQ boards. This allows integration between IMAQ devices and National Instruments DAQ products. © National Instruments Corporation IMAQ PXI/PCI-1409 User Manual... -
Page 13: Vision And Motion
Chapter 1 Introduction Vision and Motion With National Instruments IMAQ hardware and Vision Assistant pattern matching software, you can quickly and accurately locate objects that vary in size, orientation, focus, and illumination. Use National Instruments high-performance stepper and servo motion control products with pattern... -
Page 14: Installation
BNC to RCA adapter, included with the IMAQ 1409 ❑ A video camera or other video source ❑ Pentium-based PXI, PCI, or CompactPCI computer running Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows Me, or Windows 98 © National Instruments Corporation IMAQ PXI/PCI-1409 User Manual... -
Page 15: Optional Equipment
For the best results, the computer should have a Pentium or faster processor and an Intel 430 or 440 series or compatible PCI interface chipset. Optional Equipment National Instruments offers the following products for use with the IMAQ 1409 device: •... -
Page 16: Safety Information
If the device is damaged, turn it off and do not use it until service-trained personnel can check its safety. If necessary, return the device to National Instruments for repair. Keep away from live circuits. Do not remove equipment covers or shields unless you are trained to do so. - Page 17 Remove power from signal lines before connection to or disconnection from the device. Caution National Instruments measurement products may be classified as either Installation Category I or II. Operate products at or below the Installation Category level specified in the hardware specifications.
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Page 18: Installation
Screw the front panel of the PXI-1409 to the front panel mounting rails of the PXI or CompactPCI chassis. Visually verify the installation. Plug in and power on the PXI or CompactPCI chassis. © National Instruments Corporation IMAQ PXI/PCI-1409 User Manual... -
Page 19: Pci-1409
Chapter 2 Installation You must install the NI-IMAQ driver software before installing the Note IMAQ 1409 device. PCI-1409 Install the PCI-1409 in any available PCI expansion slot in your computer. To achieve the best noise performance, leave as much room as possible between the PCI-1409 and other boards and hardware. -
Page 20: Hardware Overview
The 16 MB of SDRAM also allows you to acquire entire images into onboard memory when necessary. The IMAQ 1409 includes four external triggers, four camera control signals, seven RTSI bus triggers, and six video synchronization signals. © National Instruments Corporation IMAQ PXI/PCI-1409 User Manual... -
Page 21: Video Multiplexer
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview The block diagram in Figure 3-1 illustrates the key functional units of the PXI/PCI-1409. RTSI Bus 4 Camera Control Lines Digital 4 External Triggers Input/Output External Clock Generation Circuitry External PCLK, Aspect Ratio Correction HSYNC, VSYNC Acquisition and Genlock Circuit HSYNC, VSYNC... -
Page 22: 10-Bit Adc
PCI Interface The PCI-1409 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 23: Acquisition And Region-Of-Interest (Roi) Control
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview Acquisition and Region-of-Interest (ROI) Control The acquisition and region-of-interest control circuitry routes the active pixels from the 10-bit ADC to the onboard memory. The IMAQ 1409 can perform ROI and scaling on all video lines. Pixel and line scaling transfers certain multiples (two, four, or eight) of pixels and lines to onboard memory. -
Page 24: Analog Front End Considerations
IMAQ 1409 has an 8-bit mode that converts the 10-bit data from the ADC to 8-bit data in the lookup table (LUT) after gain correction and any digital filtering has occurred. © National Instruments Corporation IMAQ PXI/PCI-1409 User Manual... -
Page 25: Clamping
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview Clamping The NTSC camera file sets the default values of Clamp Start and Clamp Stop to 106 and 116, respectively. These settings place the clamp pulse, which restores the DC level of the video signal, between the color burst signal and the beginning of active video. -
Page 26: Signal Connections
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 27 Chapter 4 Signal Connections Figure 4-2 shows the pinout of the 68-pin VHDCI connector. 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...
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Page 28: Digital I/O Connector Signal Connection Descriptions
CSYNCOUT CSYNCOUT is a TTL output of the internal CSYNC signal. In CSYNC external mode, CSYNCOUT maps directly to CSYNCIN. In standard mode, the synchronization circuitry of the IMAQ 1409 generates CSYNCOUT. © National Instruments Corporation IMAQ PXI/PCI-1409 User Manual... - Page 29 Chapter 4 Signal Connections Table 4-1. I/O Connector Signals (Continued) Signal Name Description TRIG<3..0> Triggers<3..0> are TTL I/O lines used to start or stop an acquisition or output an acquisition status. You can program the triggers to be rising- or falling-edge sensitive.
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Page 30: Appendix A Specifications
3.58 MHz notch filter, or 4.43 MHz notch filter) Filter characteristics ....... Attenuation at notch frequency >30 dB Input range (black to white) ....700 mV (calibrated) 50 mV to 1.40 V full scale © National Instruments Corporation IMAQ PXI/PCI-1409 User Manual... - Page 31 Appendix A Specifications Accuracy ..........±1.5% of reading Temperature drift ........<250 ppm/°C A/D Conversion Gray levels ..........1024 (10-bit) Differential nonlinearity ......±1 LSB max RMS noise ..........<0.5 LSB rms Signal-to-noise ratio .......56 dB typ Sampling rate ..........2 MHz to 40 MHz, externally clocked Pixel aspect ratio........Programmable ±5% of nominal Internal Pixel Clock Frequencies range ........11 MHz to 40 MHz...
- Page 32 PCI-1409 ......... 0.127 kg (0.28 lb) PXI-1409......... 0.172 kg (0.38 lb) Environment Operating temperature......0 to 55 °C Storage temperature ....... –20 to 70 °C Relative humidity ........10 to 90%, noncondensing © National Instruments Corporation IMAQ PXI/PCI-1409 User Manual...
- Page 33 Appendix A Specifications Functional shock (PXI only)....MIL-T-28800 E Class 3 (per Section 4.5.5.4.1) Half-sine shock pulse, 11 ms duration, 30 g peak, 30 shocks per face Operational random vibration (PXI only)........5 to 500 Hz, 0.31 grms, 3 axes Nonoperational random vibration (PXI only)........5 to 500 Hz, 2.5 grms, 3 axes Note Random vibration profiles were developed in accordance with MIL-T-28800E and...
- Page 34 This appendix lists specifications for building custom cables to use with the IMAQ 1409 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: For the video inputs, use a 75 Ω...
- Page 35 Technical Support and Professional Services Visit the following sections of the National Instruments Web site at for technical support and professional services: ni.com • Support—Online technical support resources include the following: – Self-Help Resources—For immediate answers and solutions, visit our extensive library of technical support resources available in English, Japanese, and Spanish at .
- Page 36 Appendix C Technical Support and Professional Services If you searched and could not find the answers you need, contact ni.com 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 to access the branch ni.com/niglobal...
- Page 37 –3 kilo mega giga tera Numbers/Symbols Percent. Positive of, or plus. – Negative of, or minus. Per. 5 V signal. ± Plus or minus. Ω Ohm. Amperes. Analog-to-digital. Alternating current. © National Instruments Corporation IMAQ PXI/PCI-1409 User Manual...
- Page 38 Glossary acquisition window The image size specific to a video standard or camera resolution. active line region The region of lines actively being stored. Defined by a line start (relative to the vertical synchronization signal (VSYNC)) and a line count. active pixel region The region of pixels actively being stored.
- Page 39 NTSC, PAL, or SECAM. Digital-to-analog. Digital-to-analog converter. An electronic device, often an integrated circuit, that converts a digital number into a corresponding analog voltage or current. © National Instruments Corporation IMAQ PXI/PCI-1409 User Manual...
- Page 40 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 41 The circuitry aligns the video timing signals by locking together the horizontal, vertical, and color subcarrier frequencies and phases and generates a pixel clock that clocks pixel data into memory for display or into another circuit for processing. © National Instruments Corporation IMAQ PXI/PCI-1409 User Manual...
- Page 42 Glossary HSYNC Horizontal synchronization signal. The synchronization pulse signal produced at the beginning of each video scan line that keeps a video monitor’s horizontal scan rate in step with the transmission of each new line. Represents the dominant color of a pixel. The hue function is a continuous function that covers all the possible colors generated using the R, G, and B primaries.
- Page 43 A unit for data transfer that means 1 million or 10 bytes/s. memory buffer See buffer. memory window Continuous blocks of memory that can be accessed quickly by changing addresses on the local processor. Most significant bit. © National Instruments Corporation IMAQ PXI/PCI-1409 User Manual...
- Page 44 Multiplexer. A switching device with multiple inputs that selectively connects one of its inputs to its output. NI-IMAQ Driver software for National Instruments IMAQ hardware. noninterlaced A video frame where all the lines are scanned sequentially, instead of divided into two frames as in an interlaced video frame.
- Page 45 (2) A hardware-programmable rectangular portion of the acquisition window. Referenced single-ended. All measurements are made with respect to a common reference measurement system or a ground. Also called a grounded measurement system. © National Instruments Corporation IMAQ PXI/PCI-1409 User Manual...
- Page 46 Glossary RTSI bus Real-Time System Integration Bus. The National Instruments timing bus that connects IMAQ and DAQ boards directly by means of connectors on top of the boards for precise synchronization of functions. saturation The amount of white added to a pure color. Saturation relates to the richness of a color.
- Page 47 A representation of a color image used for the coding of NTSC or PAL video signals. The luma information is called Y, while the chroma information is represented by two components, U and V representing the coordinates in a color plane. © National Instruments Corporation G-11 IMAQ PXI/PCI-1409 User Manual...
- Page 48 CHASSIS_GND signal (table), 4-4 environment specifications, A-3 CompactPCI specifications, 1-2 equipment, optional, 2-2 composite synchronization. See CSYNC example code, C-1 configuration, parts locator diagram, 1-2 external lock mode description, 3-5 contacting National Instruments, C-2 © National Instruments Corporation IMAQ PXI/PCI-1409 User Manual...
- Page 49 RTSI bus, 3-4 scatter-gather DMA controllers, 3-3 motion control, integrating with, 1-6 video mux, 3-2 help professional services, C-1 technical support, C-1 National Instruments HSYNC customer education, C-1 genlock and synchronization Declaration of Conformity, C-1 circuitry, 3-3 professional services, C-1...
- Page 50 Vision Development Module, 1-5 physical specifications, A-3 software drivers, C-1 pin assignments software programming choices BNC connector (figure), 4-1 National Instruments IMAQ Vision, 1-4 I/O connector (figure), 4-2 NI-IMAQ driver software, 1-3 pixel clock. See PCLK specifications power requirements, A-3...
- Page 51 Index VIDEO0± signal (table), 4-3 VSYNC technical support, C-1 genlock and synchronization telephone technical support, C-2 circuitry, 3-3 training, customer, C-1 PCLK, HSYNC, VSYNC mux, 3-3 TRIG<3..0> signal (table), 4-4 VSYNCIN± signal (table), 4-3 troubleshooting resources, C-1 vertical synchronization. See VSYNC professional services, C-1 VHDCI connector.