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36 Chapter 2: Hardware installation
Connecting Matrox Meteor-II /Standard to the auxiliary
power supply input
To use Matrox Meteor-II /Standard to power your camera:
1. Use the 4-pin power cable to connect the auxiliary power
supply connector to the power supply in the computer.
2. Ensure that the jumper is across the appropriate Matrox
Meteor-II auxiliary power supply selection pins, for the
required voltage (5 V or 12 V). See Appendix B for a
diagram.
3. Use the DBHD44-TO-13BNC/O cable to connect your
camera’s video output and power supply input to the video
input connector. Note that the total current drawn by all
the cameras is limited to 1.5 A, and the circuit uses an
auto-resettable fuse.
Matrox Meteor-II /Standard for CompactPCI
Matrox Meteor-II for CompactPCI has five connectors, which
are indicated in the diagram below. Two of these connectors are
located on its bracket, and are discussed in detail in Appendix
B.
■ Video input connector. Used to receive analog video, as
well as send and receive synchronization signals and power.
■ BNC connector. Used to receive composite analog video.
■ CompactPCI connector. Used to connect your board to the
PCI bus.