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Connecting to digital
input signals
Connecting to other
signals
1.A single camera might require interfacing to both digital video input connectors if
Units with Matrox Meteor-II /Digital
To interface video sources to a Matrox Meteor-II /Digital frame grabber (designed
for Matrox 4Sight-II), use one or two VHDCI-TO-OPEN cables to connect to
the unit's digital video input connectors. These cables have a VHDCI connector
on one side, and are open-ended on the other.
You can interface digital video sources to Matrox Meteor-II /Digital. To do so:
1. Refer to Technical reference, for the pinout of the digital video input connectors
on Matrox 4Sight-II.
2. Attach the open-ended side of the cable to connectors designed to interface with
your cameras, and connect them to the cameras.
3. Attach the VHDCI connector to "Digial video in 1", the digital video input
connector of Matrox 4Sight-II
4. Repeat the previous steps if you need to connect additional cameras to the bottom
digital video input connector.
Units with Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link
To interface video sources to a Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link, simply attach
your cables to the Camera Link connectors on the Matrox 4Sight-II unit.
Other signals, such as special user input and output signals, can be accessed
through the 44-pin video input ("Video in") connector of Matrox 4Sight-II. The
pinout of the video input connector, found in Technical reference, contains a list
of all the signals available along the interface. For customers planning to build
their own cable, parts can be purchased from:
Manufacturer
Connector
its image acquisition format involves 3 x 8-bit, 2 x 16-bit, or 1 x 32-bit
configurations.
Connecting video input devices
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NorComp Interconnect Devices
HDT44P
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