Hardware Overview; Functional Overview - National Instruments Vision PXI/PCI-1428 User Manual

Hardware Overview

Functional Overview

Data
Enables
Channel
Link
Receiver
Pixel
Clock
Camera
Control
Serial
Differential
Control
Converter
Data
Channel
Link
Enables
Receiver
Pixel
Clock
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This chapter provides an overview of NI 1428 hardware functionality and
explains the operations of the NI 1428 functional units.
The NI 1428 features a flexible, high-speed data path optimized for
receiving and formatting video data from Camera Link cameras.
Figure 2-1 illustrates the key functional components of the NI 1428.
Data LUT LUT
Pixel Clock and Camera Enables
Advanced
Timing
UART
External Triggers
Figure 2-1. NI 1428 Block Diagram
Synchronous Dynamic RAM
Data
IMAQ SDRAM
Data
Interface
Acquisition,
ROI, and Triggering
RTSI Bus
2-1
2
PCI/PXI Interface
and
Scatter-Gather
DMA Controllers
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