Communication Over Ethernet; Data Transfer; Software - Matrox Indio Installation And Hardware Reference

10 Chapter 1: Before you begin

Communication over Ethernet

Matrox Indio has a Gigabit Ethernet network interface that has built-in
power-over-Ethernet (PoE) support, whereby the power source is electrically
isolated from the rest of your computer.
Although you can use the network interface for general purpose, Gigabit network
communication, the interface is intended for grabbing from GigE
Vision-compatible cameras, or for communicating with external devices (for
example, a PLC) using the PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, or Modbus industrial
protocol. For PROFINET communication, Matrox Indio includes a PROFINET
engine that, if enabled, provides a hardware-assisted PROFINET interface that
supports a minimum I/O cycle time of 1 msec.
When communicating with an external device using an industrial protocol and
your process relies on a specific response time, it is not recommended to also use
the network interface for grabbing or general network traffic, unless using the
hardware-assisted PROFINET interface.

Data transfer

Matrox Indio is a x1 PCIe Gen 2 board, so it can transfer data over any PCIe slot.
Under optimum conditions, Matrox Indio can exchange data with the Host at a
peak transfer rate of up to 500 Mbytes/sec if the board is installed in a PCIe Gen 2
slot.

Software

To operate Matrox Indio, you can use one or more Matrox Imaging software
products that supports the board. These are the Matrox Imaging Library (MIL)
and its derivatives (for example, MIL-Lite and Matrox Capture Assistant). All
Matrox software is supported under Windows; MIL is also supported under Linux
when using Matrox Indio. Consult your software manual for supported versions
of these operating systems.