Matrox Gatoreye Connection Modules - Matrox GatorEye Series Installation And Technical Reference

10 Chapter 1: Before you begin
• Controlled-current output
designed to provide variable current to an illuminator.
• Power-over-Ethernet (PoE)
• Royalty-free use of the MIL driver for GigE Vision. Matrox GatorEye includes
royalty-free use of the MIL driver for GigE Vision by one computer. In addition,
your Matrox GatorEye comes with a MIL-Lite development license.

Matrox GatorEye connection modules

To install your Matrox GatorEye in an industrial environment, you can purchase
the Matrox Breakout Box module. This module is a DIN-rail mountable
connection module that allows you to power your camera and opto-isolate
auxiliary input and auxiliary output lines with separate G4 Opto-22 standard I/O
modules.
Note that you can also purchase a 3rd-party connection module. For more
information, refer to Available separately subsection of the Inspecting your Matrox
GatorEye package section, later in this chapter.
This manual discusses using the Matrox GatorEye camera. For information on
how to use it with the Matrox Breakout Box module, refer to the
Matrox Breakout Box Installation and Technical Reference manual.
Note that, CCS is not available if using PoE.
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. Supports one controlled-current output (CCS),
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. Supports being powered through its Ethernet cable.