© National Instruments Corporation vii IMAQ PCI-1428 User Manual
Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction
About the IMAQ PCI-1428 ...........................................................................................1-1
Camera Link ..................................................................................................................1-2
Overview .........................................................................................................1-2
Interfacing with the PCI-1428 .......................................................................................1-2
Software Programming Choices ....................................................................................1-3
NI-IMAQ Driver Software..............................................................................1-5
National Instruments IMAQ Vision ................................................................1-6
IMAQ Vision Builder......................................................................................1-6
Integration with DAQ......................................................................................1-7
Vision and Motion...........................................................................................1-7
Chapter 2
Installation
What You Need to Get Started ......................................................................................2-1
Optional Equipment.......................................................................................................2-2
Setting up Your IMAQ System .....................................................................................2-2
Unpacking......................................................................................................................2-4
Safety Information .........................................................................................................2-4
Installation .....................................................................................................................2-6
Configuring the PCI-1428 .............................................................................................2-7
Chapter 3
Hardware Overview
Functional Overview......................................................................................................3-1
Camera Link and PCI-1428.............................................................................3-2
Base Configuration ...........................................................................3-2
Medium Configuration......................................................................3-3
Data Transmission...........................................................................................3-3
LUTs................................................................................................................3-3
Multiple-Tap Data Formatter ..........................................................................3-4
SDRAM...........................................................................................................3-4
Trigger Control and Mapping Circuitry ..........................................................3-4
High-Speed Timing .........................................................................................3-4
Acquisition, Scaling, ROI................................................................................3-5
Scatter-Gather DMA Controllers ....................................................................3-5
Bus Master PCI Interface ................................................................................3-5
