Connecting a device to Matrox Meteor-II /1394
Connect devices to Matrox Meteor-II /1394's ports, using a 6-pin
1394 cable. The cable for the Matrox Meteor-II /1394 board is
not available from Matrox, but 1394 devices, such as cameras,
typically include a cable. See Appendix B for the pinouts,
signals, and mating connector supplier.
Connecting Matrox Meteor-II /1394 to the auxiliary
power supply input
To use Matrox Meteor-II /1394 to power your device:
1. Use the 4-pin power cable to connect the auxiliary power
supply connector to the power supply (12 V) in the
computer.
2. Connect your camera's 1394 cable to one of the board's ports.
Note that the total current drawn by all the cameras is
limited to 1.10 A.
Connecting external devices
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