Connecting To Peripheral Devices Over An Ethernet Connection - Matrox Indio Installation And Hardware Reference

Required cabling
for Ethernet
connections

Connecting to peripheral devices over an Ethernet connection

Connecting to peripheral devices over an
Ethernet connection
You can connect Matrox Indio to your local area network (LAN) to receive data
from or send data to, for example, a GigE Vision-compatible camera, a robot
controller, or a device (such as a PLC) that communicates using the PROFINET,
EtherNet/IP, or Modbus industrial protocol.
Matrox Indio can gain access to your LAN via Gigabit Ethernet (1000 BaseT),
Fast Ethernet (100 BaseT), or Twisted Pair Ethernet (10 BaseT) through the
Gigabit Ethernet connector.
To make the connection, use an appropriate network cable. The required type of
network cable depends on the type of connection:
Connection
Gigabit Ethernet
Fast Ethernet (100 Mbits/sec)
10 Mbits/sec
An RJ45 connector (shown below) must be attached to one end of the cable.
Note that for optimal performance in the case of a GigE Vision-compatible
camera, connect the camera directly to Matrox Indio, instead of using a router or
network switch in between (although supported). To acquire images from multiple
cameras and ensure that you don't drop frames, you can install and use multiple
Matrox Indio boards in one computer. See Chapter 3: Using multiple Matrox Indio
boards for information. If performance is not an issue and you use a router or
network switch, refer to the Matrox GigE Vision driver chapter in the MIL
Hardware-specific Notes of MIL documentation (or equivalent chapter in the
documentation accompanying your Matrox Indio software) for the number of
cameras from which a single Matrox Indio can simultaneously capture video.
Minimum category for network cable
Category 5e (CAT5e) cable
Twisted Pair Category 5 (UTP5) cable
UTP5/UTP3 cable
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