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- Page 2 NI Vision NI PXI/PCI-1428 User Manual High-Quality Camera Link Image Acquisition Device for PXI and PCI NI PXI/PCI-1428 User Manual February 2007 372862E-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. © 2001–2007 National Instruments Corporation. All rights reserved.
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- 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 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, AO <3..0>. » The » symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options to a final action.
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Camera Link ........................1-2 Overview ......................1-2 Software Overview ......................1-2 NI-IMAQ Driver Software ................1-3 National Instruments Application Software ............1-3 Vision Builder for Automated Inspection.........1-3 Vision Development Module ............1-4 Integration with DAQ..................1-5 Vision and Motion...................1-5 Chapter 2 Hardware Overview Functional Overview......................2-1... - Page 8 Contents Appendix A Cabling Appendix B Technical Support and Professional Services Glossary Index NI PXI/PCI-1428 User Manual viii ni.com Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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Page 9: Introduction
I/O lines. For more advanced digital or analog system triggering or digital I/O lines, you can use the NI 1428 and NI-IMAQ with the National Instruments data acquisition (DAQ) or motion control product lines. -
Page 10: Camera Link
10 wires and over distances of up to 10 m. Software Overview Programming the NI 1428 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. •... -
Page 11: Ni-Imaq Driver Software
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 1428. -
Page 12: Vision Development Module
Chapter 1 Introduction Vision Builder AI allows you to easily configure and benchmark a sequence of visual inspection steps, as well as deploy the visual inspection system for automated inspection. With Vision Builder AI, you can perform powerful visual inspection tasks and make decisions based on the results of individual tasks. -
Page 13: Integration With Daq
Introduction Integration with DAQ Platforms that support NI-IMAQ also support NI-DAQ and a variety of National Instruments DAQ boards. This allows integration between image acquisition devices and National Instruments DAQ products. Vision and Motion Use National Instruments high-performance stepper and servo motion... -
Page 14: Hardware Overview
Converter UART Data RTSI Bus Channel Link Enables Receiver Pixel Clock External Triggers Figure 2-1. NI 1428 Block Diagram © National Instruments Corporation NI PXI/PCI-1428 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com... -
Page 15: Camera Link And The Ni 1428
Chapter 2 Hardware Overview Camera Link and the NI 1428 The NI 1428 supports the Camera Link Base configuration as well as the 8-bit × 4 mode of the Camera Link Medium configuration. Base Configuration The Camera Link Base configuration places 24 data bits and four enable signals (Frame Valid, Line Valid, Data Valid, and a spare) on a single Channel Link part and cable. -
Page 16: Luts
Four external and four RTSI bus triggers (all of which are programmable for polarity and direction) are available for simultaneous use. © National Instruments Corporation NI PXI/PCI-1428 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com... -
Page 17: High-Speed Timing
Bus Master PCI Interface The NI 1428 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 theoretical maximum rate of 133 MB/s in bus master mode. -
Page 18: Acquisition Window Control
MAX—Use MAX with a camera file containing preprogrammed commands. When an acquisition is initiated, the commands are sent to the camera. © National Instruments Corporation NI PXI/PCI-1428 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com... - Page 19 NI 1428 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.
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Page 20: Signal Connections
Figure 3-1 shows the connectors on the NI 1428 device. NI PXI-1428 Image Acquisition 1 MDR 26-Pin Connector 2 68-Pin VHDCI Connector Figure 3-1. NI 1428 Connectors © National Instruments Corporation NI PXI/PCI-1428 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com... -
Page 21: Mdr 26-Pin Connector
Chapter 3 Signal Connections MDR 26-Pin Connector The MDR 26-pin connector provides reliable high-frequency transfer rates between the camera and the acquisition device. To access this connector, use a 3M Camera Link cable. For additional information on Camera Link cables, including ordering information and cable lengths, refer to the Camera Link Cables section of Appendix A, Cabling. - Page 22 *For PXI-1428, the signal for pin 4 and pin 38 is DGND. Figure 3-3. NI 1428 68-Pin VHDCI Connector Pin Assignments © National Instruments Corporation NI PXI/PCI-1428 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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Page 23: Connector Signal Connection Descriptions
Chapter 3 Signal Connections Connector Signal Connection Descriptions Table 3-1 describes the MDR-26 and 68-pin VHDCI signal connections. Table 3-1. I/O Connector Signals Signal Name Description TTL_TRIG<3..0> TTL external triggers/DIO lines (input/output) DGND A direct connection to digital GND on the NI 1428 CHASSIS_GND A direct connection to the computer chassis, which is grounded through the power cord... - Page 24 Camera Link cable ordering information. 68-Pin VHDCI Cable Specifications National Instruments offers cables and accessories for connecting to video sources, trigger sources, or synchronization sources. However, if you want to develop your own cable for the 68-pin VHDCI connector, you must use twisted pairs for each signal.
- Page 25 Appendix A Cabling RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED CL_Y(3)+ CL_Y(3)– CL_YCLK+ CL_YCLK– CL_Y(2)+ CL_Y(2)– CL_Y(1)+ CL_Y(1)– CL_Y(0)+ CL_Y(0)– Figure A-1. 26-Pin MDR Medium Configuration Camera Link Connector TTL_TRIG (0) RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED...
- Page 26 MDR-26 male plugs linked with a twin-axial shielded cable and are available in two shell configurations. Note National Instruments recommends purchasing a Camera Link cable. Building your own cable is not recommended due to the high-speed signaling on the Camera Link interface.
- Page 27 Camera Link cables are manufactured by 3M corporation and are available from both National Instruments and 3M. Two-meter Camera Link cables (part number 187676-02) are available from the National Instruments Web site at . Camera ni.com/catalog Link cables are available in 1 to 10 m lengths from the 3M Web site at .
- Page 28 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 at ni.com/support include the following: – Self-Help Resources—For answers and solutions, visit the...
- Page 29 Appendix B Technical Support and Professional Services • Calibration Certificate—If your product supports calibration, you can obtain the calibration certificate for your product at ni.com/calibration 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.
- Page 30 Channel Link National Semiconductor chipset for high-speed data serialization and deserialization for transmission across cables up to 10 m. © National Instruments Corporation NI PXI/PCI-1428 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
- Page 31 LVDS Low Voltage Differential Signaling (EIA-644). NI-IMAQ Driver software for National Instruments image acquisition hardware. NI PXI/PCI-1428 User Manual ni.com Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
- Page 32 Region of interest. A hardware-programmable rectangular portion of the acquisition window. RTSI bus Real-Time System Integration Bus. The National Instruments timing bus that connects image acquisition and DAQ devices directly, by means of connectors on the devices, for precise synchronization of functions.
- Page 33 Glossary A stream of pixels from a camera. Some cameras send multiple streams, or taps, of data over a cable simultaneously to increase transfer rate. transfer rate The rate, measured in bytes/s, at which data is moved from source to destination after software initialization and set up operations.
- Page 34 (NI resources), B-1 Camera Link Base configuration, 2-2 cabling description, A-3 examples (NI resources), B-1 ordering information, A-4 © National Instruments Corporation NI PXI/PCI-1428 User Manual Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
- Page 35 Camera Link, 1-2 SDRAM, 2-3 software programming choices, 1-2 serial interface, 2-5 integration with DAQ, 1-5 start conditions, 2-4 National Instruments application trigger control and mapping circuitry, 2-3 software, 1-3 help, technical support, B-1 NI-IMAQ driver software, 1-3 high-speed timing circuitry, 2-4...
- Page 36 2-4 software programming choices, 1-2 X<3..0>± signal (table), 3-4 integration with DAQ, 1-5 XCLK± signal (table), 3-4 National Instruments NI Vision, 1-3 NI-IMAQ driver software, 1-3 Vision and Motion, 1-5 Y<3..0> signal (table), 3-4 Vision Builder for Automated Inspection, YCLK±...