IMAQTM IMAQ PXI/PCI-1409 User Manual
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1. OO RI 1 68 Pin VHDCI Connector 3 W1 Jumper 2 BNC Connector 4 RTSI Bus Connector Figure 1 1 PCI 1409 Parts Locator Diagram Using PXI with CompactPCI Using PXI compatible products with standard CompactPCI products is an important feature provided by the PXI Specification Revision 1 0 If you use a PXI compatible plug in device in a standard CompactPCI chassis you cannot use PXI specific functions but you can still use the basic plug in device functions For example the RTSI bus on the PXI 1409 device is available in a PXI chassis but not in a CompactPCI chassis The CompactPCI specification enables vendors to develop sub buses that coexist with the basic PCI interface on the CompactPCI bus Compatible operation is not guaranteed between CompactPCI devices with different IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual 1 2 ni com AN Chapter 1 Introduction sub buses or between CompactPCI devices with sub buses and PXI The standard implementation for CompactPCI does not include these sub buses The PXI 1409 device works in any standard CompactPCI chassis adhering to the PICMG 2 0 R2 1 CompactPCI core specification using the 64 bit definition for J2 PXI specific features are implemented on the J2 connector of the CompactPCI bus Table 1 1 lists the J2 pins the PXI 1409 device uses The PXI device is compatible with any CompactPCI chassis with a sub bus that does not drive these lines Caution Even2. CHASSIS_GND CHASSIS_GND is a direct connection to the computer s chassis which is grounded through the power cord IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual 4 4 ni com Specifications Formats Supported Video Input O National Instruments Corporation This appendix lists the specifications of the PXI 1409 and PCI 1409 devices These specifications are typical at 25 C unless otherwise stated RS 170 NTSC Quantity Input impedance VIDEOO VIDEO lt 3 0 gt Frequency response Digital antichrominance filter Filter characteristics Input range black to white A 1 Interlaced mode 60 fields s 50 Hz Interlaced mode 50 fields s 60 Hz 640 x 480 resolution Programmable 4 monochrome 75 Q 1 RSE BNC RSE VHDCI RSE or DIFF VHDCI 30 MHz 33 dB typ Programmable disabled 3 58 MHz notch filter or 4 43 MHz notch filter Attenuation at notch frequency gt 30 dB 700 mV calibrated 50 mV to 1 40 V full scale IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Appendix A Specifications ANCOUEACY eee ii ii Nia 1 5 of reading Temperature drift eee lt 250 ppm C A D Conversion Gray levels anos 1024 10 bit Differential nonlinearity 1 LSB max RMS NOSE sunt dota lt 0 5 LSB rms Signal to noise ratio esses 56 dB typ Sampling rate sseseeee 2 MHz to 40 MHz externally clocked Pixel aspect ratio Programmable 5 of no
3. MAINS is defined as the hazardous live electrical supply system to which equipment is designed to be connected for the purpose of powering the equipment Suitably rated measuring circuits may be connected to the MAINS for measuring purposes IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual 2 4 ni com Installation Chapter 2 Installation installations distribution boards and circuit breakers Other examples are wiring including cables bus bars junction boxes switches socket outlets in the fixed installation and stationary motors with permanent connections to fixed installations Installation Category IV is for measurements performed at the primary electrical supply installation lt 1 000V Examples include electricity meters and measurements on primary overcurrent protection devices and on ripple control units Before getting started refer to the electrostatic discharge guidelines in the Unpacking section of this chapter PXI 1409 You can install a PXI 1409 in any available 5 V peripheral slot in your PXI or CompactPCI chassis ays Note The PXI 1409 has connections to several reserved lines on the CompactPCI J2 connector Before installing a PXI 1409 in a CompactPCI system that uses J2 connector lines for purposes other than PXI refer to the Using PXI with CompactPCI section of Chapter 1 Installation National Instruments Corporation Power off and unplug the PXI or CompactPCI chassis Verify that the W1 jumper is intact Th
4. IMAQ 6822 BNC breakout box and cable for trigger and additional camera support e RTSI bus cables for connecting the IMAQ 1409 device to DAQ Motion Control and IMAQ hardware e Other National Instruments DAQ devices for enhanced triggering timing or input output For specific information about these products refer to the National Instruments catalog visit ni com or call the office nearest you Unpacking The IMAQ 1409 device ships in an antistatic package to prevent electrostatic discharge from damaging device components To avoid such damage in handling the device take the following precautions e Ground yourself via a grounding strap or by holding a grounded object such as your computer chassis e Touch the antistatic package to a metal part of your computer chassis before removing the device from the package UN Caution Never touch the exposed pins of connectors e Remove the device from the package and inspect it for loose components or any other signs of damage Notify National Instruments if the device appears damaged in any way Do not install a damaged device in your computer IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual 2 2 ni com Chapter 2 Installation Safety Information Caution The following paragraphs contain important safety information you must follow when installing and operating the device Do not operate the device in a manner not specified in the documentation Misuse of the device may result in a haza
5. The ratio between the physical horizontal size and the vertical size of the region covered by the pixel An acquired pixel should optimally be square thus the optimal value is 1 0 but typically it falls between 0 95 and 1 05 depending on camera quality G 8 ni com pixel clock pixel count PLL PXI R relative accuracy resolution RGB ribbon cable ROI RSE O National Instruments Corporation G 9 Glossary Divides the incoming horizontal video line into pixels The total number of pixels between two horizontal synchronization signals HSYNCs The pixel count determines the frequency of the pixel clock Phase locked loop Circuitry that provides a very stable pixel clock that is referenced to another signal such as an incoming horizontal synchronization signal HAS YNC PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation An open specification that builds on the CompactPCI specification by adding instrumentation specific features A measure in LSB of the accuracy of an ADC it includes all nonlinearity and quantization errors but does not include offset and gain errors of the circuitry feeding the ADC 1 The number of rows and columns of pixels An image composed of m rows and n columns has a resolution of m x n This image has n pixels along its horizontal axis and m pixels along its vertical axis 2 The smallest signal increment that can be detected by a measurement system Resolution can be expressed in bits propo
6. 4 4 V O connector avoiding VIDEOO connection with BNC H connector 4 1 custom cable specifications B 1 hardware overview pin assignments figure 4 2 10 bit LUT 3 3 signal descriptions table 4 3 acquisition and region of interest control 3 4 acquisition modes 3 4 K block diagram 3 2 KnowledgeBase C 1 CSYNC mux 3 3 digital antichrominance filter 3 3 functional overview 3 1 L genlock and synchronization LabVIEW circuitry 3 3 Vision Builder AI 1 4 PCI Interface 3 3 lock mode external 3 5 PCLK HSYNC VSYNC mux 3 3 lookup table 10 bit LUT 3 3 programmable gain and offset 3 2 RTSI bus 3 4 scatter gather DMA controllers 3 3 M video mux 3 2 motion control integrating with 1 6 help professional services C 1 N technical support C 1 HSYNC National Instruments genlock and synchronization customer education C 1 circuitry 3 3 Declaration of Conformity C 1 PCLK HSYNC VSYNC mux 3 3 professional services C 1 HSYNCINz signal table 4 3 system integration services C 1 technical support C 1 worldwide offices C 2 NI IMAQ driver software 1 3 IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual 1 2 ni com 0 online technical support C 1 P parts locator diagram 1 2 PCI interface 3 3 specifications A 2 PCLK genlock and synchronization circuitry 3 3 internal pixel clock specifications A 2 PCLK HSYNC VSYNC mux 3 3 PCLKIN signal table 4 3 PCLKOUT signal table 4 3 phone technical support C 2 physical spec
7. if the sub bus is capable of driving these lines the PXI device is still compatible as long as those pins on the sub bus are disabled by default and are never enabled Damage may result if these lines are driven by the sub bus Table 1 1 Pins Used by the PXI 1409 Device PXI 1409 Signal PXI Pin Name PXI J2 Pin Number RTSI Trigger lt 0 6 gt PXI Trigger lt 0 6 gt B16 A16 A17 A18 B18 C18 E18 Software Overview Programming the IMAQ 1409 device requires the NI IMAQ driver software for controlling the hardware and one of the following application software packages for image processing Vision Builder for Automated Inspection AI for configuring solutions to common inspection tasks e National Instruments Vision Development Module for more customized control over hardware and algorithms The following sections provide an overview of the driver software and the application software For detailed information about individual software packages refer to the documentation specific to the package NI IMAQ Driver Software The NI IMAQ driver software ships with the IMAQ 1409 device NI IMAQ has an extensive library of functions you can call from your application programming environment such as routines for video National Instruments Corporation 1 8 IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction configuration image acquisition continuous and single shot memory buffer allocatio
8. in English Japanese and Spanish at ni com support These resources are available for most products at no cost to registered users and include software drivers and updates a KnowledgeBase product manuals step by step troubleshooting wizards conformity documentation example code tutorials and application notes instrument drivers discussion forums a measurement glossary and so on Assisted Support Options Contact NI engineers and other measurement and automation professionals by visiting ni com support Our online system helps you define your question and connects you to the experts by phone discussion forum or email Training Visit ni com training for self paced tutorials videos and interactive CDs You also can register for instructor led hands on courses at locations around the world System Integration If you have time constraints limited in house technical resources or other project challenges NI Alliance Program members can help To learn more call your local NI office or visit ni com alliance Declaration of Conformity DoC A DoC is our claim of compliance with the Council of the European Communities using the manufacturer s declaration of conformity This system affords the user protection for electronic compatibility EMC and product safety You can obtain the DoC for your product by visiting ni com hardref nsf C 1 IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Appendix C Technical Support and Professional Se
9. incoming video signal to 10 bits of resolution In 10 bit mode the IMAQ 1409 has four fixed full scale ranges for calibrating the gain for each range Because the nominal full scale ranges are 0 20 0 35 0 70 and 1 40 V the gain is not continuously variable in this mode To maintain compatibility with other IMAQ analog devices the IMAQ 1409 has an 8 bit mode that converts the 10 bit data from the ADC to 8 bit data in the lookup table LUT after gain correction and any digital filtering has occurred National Instruments Corporation 3 5 IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Chapter 3 Hardware Overview Clamping The NTSC camera file sets the default values of Clamp Start and Clamp Stop to 106 and 116 respectively These settings place the clamp pulse which restores the DC level of the video signal between the color burst signal and the beginning of active video Because some cameras deviate from the exact timing required by the NTSC standard the clamping pulse may intersect either the color burst or the active video portions of the signal If this occurs an acquired image may appear to have dark and light bands as in the following image To prevent this problem open Measurement amp Automation Explorer MAX and navigate to the Advanced page of the camera file property page Use the following guidelines to adjust the Clamp Start and Clamp Stop values until the image is corrected e Minimum Clamp Start is 100 e Maximum Clamp Stop
10. kg 0 28 Ib 0 172 kg 0 38 Ib 0 to 55 C 20 to 70 C 10 to 9096 noncondensing IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Appendix A Specifications Functional shock PXI only MIL T 28800 E Class 3 per Section 4 5 5 4 1 Half sine shock pulse 11 ms duration 30 g peak 30 shocks per face Operational random vibration PXI only 5 to 500 Hz 0 31 grms 3 axes Nonoperational random vibration PXI only 5 to 500 Hz 2 5 grms 3 axes 3 Note Random vibration profiles were developed in accordance with MIL T 28800E and MIL STD 810E Method 514 Test levels exceed those recommended in MIL STD 810E for Category 1 Basic Transportation Figures 514 4 1 through 514 4 3 Safety The PXI PCI 1409 meets the requirements of the following standards for safety and electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use e EN 61010 1 IEC 61010 1 e UL3111 1 e CAN CSA C222 No 1010 1 Electromagnetic Compatibility CE C Tick and FCC Part 15 Class A Compliant Electromagnetic emissions EN 55011 Class A at 10 m FCC Part 15A above 1 GHz Electromagnetic immunity Evaluated to EN 61326 1997 A1 1998 Table 1 3 Note For full EMC compliance you must operate this device with shielded cabling In addition all cover and filler panels must be installed Refer to the Declaration of Conformity DoC for
11. system requirements 2 1 IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Index T technical support C 1 telephone technical support C 2 training customer C 1 TRIG lt 3 0 gt signal table 4 4 troubleshooting resources C 1 V vertical synchronization See VSYNC VHDCI connector See I O connector video input specifications A 1 video mux 3 2 VIDEO lt 3 1 gt signal table 4 3 VIDEOO signal avoiding 68 pin VHDCI connector with BNC connection note 4 1 IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual VIDEOOz signal table 4 3 VSYNC genlock and synchronization circuitry 3 3 PCLK HSYNC VSYNC mux 3 3 VSYNCINz signal table 4 3 W Web professional services C 1 technical support C 1 worldwide technical support C 2 ni com
12. this product for any additional regulatory compliance information To obtain the DoC for this product click Declarations of Conformity Information at ni com hardref nst IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual A 4 ni com Custom Cables This appendix lists specifications for building custom cables to use with the IMAQ 1409 device Cable Specification National Instruments offers cables and accessories for you to connect to video sources trigger sources or synchronization sources Use the following guidelines when developing your own cables e For the video inputs use a 75 Q shielded coaxial cable e For the digital triggers and synchronization signals use twisted pairs for each signal For information about connector pin assignments refer to the Digital I O Connector section of Chapter 4 Signal Connections Connector Specifications e Video and sync signals 75 Q impedance e Trigger signals TTL e Type 75 Q BNC or 68 pin VHDCI receptacle National Instruments Corporation B 1 IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Technical Support and Professional Services Visit the following sections of the National Instruments Web site at ni com for technical support and professional services O National Instruments Corporation Support Online technical support resources include the following Self Help Resources For immediate answers and solutions visit our extensive library of technical support resources available
13. to the Technical Support and Professional Services appendix To comment on the documentation send email to techpubseni com O 2000 2003 National Instruments Corporation All rights reserved Important Information Warranty The IMAQ PXI 1409 and PCI 1409 are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment as evidenced by receipts or other documentation National Instruments will at its option repair or replace equipment that proves to be defective during the warranty period This warranty includes parts and labor The media on which you receive National Instruments software are warranted not to fail to execute programming instructions due to defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 90 days from date of shipment as evidenced by receipts or other documentation National Instruments will at its option repair or replace software media that do not execute programming instructions if National Instruments receives notice of such defects during the warranty period National Instruments does not warrant that the operation of the software shall be uninterrupted or error free A Return Material Authorization RMA number must be obtained from the factory and clearly marked on the outside of the package before any equipment will be accepted for warranty work National Instruments will pay the shipping costs of returning to the owner parts which are covered by warranty Nationa
14. 09 device digitizes analog video signals to 8 or 10 bits of resolution at sampling frequencies up to 40 MHz The IMAQ 1409 has a factory calibrated gain circuit to improve measurement accuracy and board to board consistency It uses a PCI interface for high speed data transfer 16 MB of SDRAM for data buffering and region of interest control circuitry for optimizing the data transfer The 16 MB of SDRAM also allows you to acquire entire images into onboard memory when necessary The IMAQ 1409 includes four external triggers four camera control signals seven RTSI bus triggers and six video synchronization signals National Instruments Corporation 3 1 IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Chapter 3 Hardware Overview The block diagram in Figure 3 1 illustrates the key functional units of the PXI PCI 1409 RTSI Bus 4 Camera Control Lines lt 4 External Triggers al Digital a 99 P Input Output a External Clock Generation Circuitry External PCLK HSYNC VSYNC Aspect Ratio Correction Genlock Circuit HSYNC VSYNC External CSYNC and SYNC Mux Acquisition and Region of Interest Control 68 pin VHDIC Connector PCI Bus Programmable Gain and Offset Analog Digital Bandwidth Filter Control and Circuitry LUT Onboard Memory and Control Circuitry PCI Interface and Scatter Gather DMA Controller Figure 3 1
15. I O Connector Signal Connection Descriptions esses 4 3 Appendix A Specifications Appendix B Custom Cables Appendix C Technical Support and Professional Services Glossary Index IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual viii ni com Introduction This chapter describes the PXI 1409 and PCI 1409 devices and your software programming choices About the IMAQ 1409 Device The PXI 1409 and PCI 1409 devices are high accuracy monochrome image acquisition IMAQ devices for PXI PCI or CompactPCI chassis that support RS 170 CCIR NTSC and PAL video standards as well as some nonstandard cameras from any of four input sources The IMAQ 1409 features a 10 bit analog to digital converter ADC that converts video signals to digital formats The IMAQ 1409 device acquires images in real time and stores them in onboard frame memory or transfers them directly to system memory The IMAQ 1409 is easy to install and configure It ships with NI IMAQ the National Instruments complete image acquisition driver software you can use to directly control the IMAQ 1409 device and other National Instruments IMAQ devices With NI IMAQ you can quickly and easily start your applications without having to program the device at the register level As a standalone device the IMAQ 1409 device supports four general purpose control lines that are configurable to generate precise timing signals for controlling camera acquisition The IMAQ 1409 devic
16. IMAQ IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual High Quality Monochrome Image Acquisition Devices for PXI PCI and CompactPCI Bus Y NATIONAL June 2003 Edition gt INSTRUMENTS Part Number 322811B 01 Worldwide Technical Support and Product Information ni com National Instruments Corporate Headquarters 11500 North Mopac Expressway Austin Texas 78759 3504 USA Tel 512 683 0100 Worldwide Offices Australia 1800 300 800 Austria 43 0 662 45 79 90 0 Belgium 32 0 2 757 00 20 Brazil 55 11 3262 3599 Canada Calgary 403 274 9391 Canada Montreal 514 288 5722 Canada Ottawa 613 233 5949 Canada Qu bec 514 694 8521 Canada Toronto 905 785 0085 Canada Vancouver 514 685 7530 China 86 21 6555 7838 Czech Republic 420 2 2423 5774 Denmark 45 45 76 26 00 Finland 385 0 9 725 725 11 France 33 0 1 48 14 24 24 Germany 49 0 89 741 31 30 Greece 30 2 10 42 96 427 India 91 80 51190000 Israel 972 0 3 6393737 Italy 39 02 413091 Japan 81 3 5472 2970 Korea 82 02 3451 3400 Malaysia 603 9131 0918 Mexico 001 800 010 0793 Netherlands 31 0 348 433 466 New Zealand 1800 300 800 Norway 47 0 66 90 76 60 Poland 48 0 22 3390 150 Portugal 351 210 311 210 Russia 7 095 238 7139 Singapore 65 6226 5886 Slovenia 386 3 425 4200 South Africa 27 0 11 805 8197 Spain 34 91 640 0085 Sweden 46 0 8 587 895 00 Switzerland 41 56 200 51 51 Taiwan 886 2 2528 7227 Thailand 662 992 7519 United Kingdom 44 0 1635 523545 For further support information refer
17. IMAQ 1409 Block Diagram Video Multiplexer The video multiplexer routes one of the four AC coupled video inputs to the 10 bit ADC circuitry The input impedance at the input to the board is 75 Q Programmable Gain and Offset The IMAQ 1409 uses programmable gain and offset circuitry to optimize the input signal range Analog Bandwidth Control Circuitry Y ou can select either the full bandwidth of 30 MHz or a reduced bandwidth of 9 MHz The 9 MHz bandwidth setting is available using a 5th order Butterworth lowpass filter IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual 3 2 ni com 10 Bit ADC Chapter 3 Hardware Overview The 10 bit ADC digitizes the conditioned video signal Digital Filter and LUT Onboard Memory The digital filter removes chrominance from a composite color video signal that conforms to either PAL or NTSC The output of the digital filter passes through the 1 024 x 10 bit lookup table LUT You can configure the LUT to implement simple imaging operations such as contrast enhancement data inversion gamma correction or other user defined transfer functions The IMAQ 1409 has 16 MB of SDRAM for temporarily storing image data being transferred to the system memory through the PCI bus The memory can store multiple image buffers Scatter Gather DMA Controllers PCI Interface The IMAQ 1409 uses three independent onboard direct memory access DMA controllers The DMA controllers transfer data between the onboard SDRAM memo
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19. Installation Necessary E o verde E it co e SAPE REX EM RE REESE RR eek 2 1 Optional Equipment ee Re RU e Rn te 2 2 Unpacking iae tet a i er de ete eee eee 2 2 Safety Information cintia reli ederet re died 2 3 Install ca ie 2 5 PXETAO ii t Ol RR 2 5 PCI IAQO n achte tte eaten lade inte 2 6 Chapter 3 Hardware Overview Functional Overview ii nom ec euo ebem teu menie ing 3 1 Vid o Multiplexer 3e eR e ones er tp cda 3 2 Programmable Gain and Offset essere 3 2 Analog Bandwidth Control Circuitry eese 3 2 IO Bit ADQ eee eoe e ORDRE a 3 3 Digital Filter and LUT eerte ete ei eren 3 3 Onboard Memory 3 e eR IR I e a totae 3 3 Scatter Gather DMA Controllers ooconooccnoncccnoncncnononoconnnonoonnnnonnnnonnncnnnonononnnos 3 3 PGLInterface a 3 3 Genlock Circuit and SYNC MuX sss nnne 3 3 Acquisition and Region of Interest ROI Control oooconnnccnonccionanocncnnnanoncconnos 3 4 RIS BUS euni A aS 3 4 Digital Input Output Circuitry eese nente rennen 3 4 National Instruments Corporation vii IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Contents Acq isiton M OES ii li EE EE 3 4 Analog Front End Considerations esee enne 3 5 IO B1U 8 B1t Mode terne eere ether ee 3 5 Clamping nausea tate de aU 3 6 Chapter 4 Signal Connections exem 4 1 Digital VO Connector 5 ena ate e e Re tenete eese 4 1 Digital
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21. PCI PCLK picture aspect ratio pixel aspect ratio IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Mean time between failure Multiplexer A switching device with multiple inputs that selectively connects one of its inputs to its output Driver software for National Instruments IMAQ hardware A video frame where all the lines are scanned sequentially instead of divided into two frames as in an interlaced video frame National Television Standards Committee The committee that developed the color video standard used primarily in North America which uses 525 lines per frame See also PAL The number of arrays of pixels that compose the image A gray level or pseudo color image is composed of one plane while an RGB image is composed of three planes one for the red component one for the blue and one for the green Nonvolatile RAM RAM that is not erased when a device loses power or is turned off Phase Alternation Line One of the European video color standards PAL uses 625 lines per frame See also NTSC Peripheral Component Interconnect A high performance expansion bus architecture originally developed by Intel to replace ISA and EISA PCI offers a theoretical maximum transfer rate of 132 Mbytes s Pixel clock signal Times the sampling of pixels on a video line The ratio of the active pixel region to the active line region For standard video signals like RS 170 or CCIR the full size picture aspect ratio normally is 4 3 1 33
22. Q 1409 is in CSYNC external mode CSYNC is a signal consisting of horizontal sync pulses vertical sync pulses and equalizing pulses only You can set CSYNCIN to be either TTL or RS 422 mode and program its polarity through software In RS 422 mode both CSYNCIN and CSYNCIN receive the CSYNC signal CSYNCOUT CSYNCOUT is a TTL output of the internal CSYNC signal In CSYNC external mode CSYNCOUT maps directly to CSYNCIN In standard mode the synchronization circuitry of the IMAQ 1409 generates CSYNCOUT National Instruments Corporation 4 3 IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Chapter 4 Signal Connections Table 4 1 1 0 Connector Signals Continued Signal Name Description TRIG lt 3 0 gt Triggers lt 3 0 gt are TTL I O lines used to start or stop an acquisition or output an acquisition status You can program the triggers to be rising or falling edge sensitive You can also program the triggers to be programmatically asserted or unasserted which is similar in function to a digital 1 O line or to contain specific pulse widths or internal status signals by using the onboard events CTRL lt 3 0 gt Use the control lines on the PCI 1409 to control camera features and timing information such as generating integration or shutter pulses You can generate either static or dynamic signals and either TTL or differential signals on these lines GND GND is a direct connection to digital GND on the IMAQ 1409
23. RVE RESERVE RESERVE RESERVE RESERVE RESERVE RESERVE RESERVE RESERVE HSYNC IN VSYNC IN CSYNC IN CSYNC OUT CTRL 0 CTRL 1 CTRL 2 CTRL 3 DGND DGND DGND DGND CHASSIS GND PCLK IN DGND PCLK OUT UUUUUUUUUUUUUU AR m wj Ola N oOo np ny Ni m nm ajo N A N N N PIN ol Ko Si ajo A N a z co m co 2 jo oj o VIDEO 2 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 3 RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED DGND RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED HSYNC IN VSYNC IN CSYNC IN CSYNC OUT CTRL 0 CTRL 1 CTRL 2 CTRL 3 TRIG 0 TRIG 1 TRIG 2 TRIG 3 CHASSIS GND PCLK IN DGND PCLK OUT Figure 4 2 1 0 Connector Pin Assignments 4 2 ni com Chapter 4 Signal Connections Digital 1 0 Connector Signal Connection Descriptions Table 4 1 describes each signal connection on the 68 pin VHDCI connector Table 4 1 1 0 Connector Signals Signal Name Description VIDEOO VIDEOO x supports RSE connection only To operate in RSE mode you must connect VIDEOO to GND When you use VIDEO0 or VIDEOO you must disconnect the BNC connector VIDEO lt 3 1 gt VIDEO lt 3 1 gt allows fo
24. Vision Builder AI allows you to easily configure and benchmark a sequence of visual inspection steps as well as deploy the visual inspection system for automated inspection With Vision Builder AI you can perform powerful visual inspection tasks and make decisions based on the results of individual tasks With Vision Builder AI you can migrate your configured inspection to LabVIEW extending the capabilities of your applications if necessary Vision Builder AI is available for LabVIEW LabWindows CVI and Measurement Studio which includes support for Visual Basic 1 4 ni com Chapter 1 Introduction Vision Development Module The Vision Development Module is an image acquisition processing and analysis library of more than 270 functions for grayscale color and binary image display image processing pattern matching particle analysis gauging and measurement For unique image processing you can use the Vision Development Module functions individually or in combination With the Vision Development Module you can acquire display manipulate and store images as well as perform image analysis processing and interpretation Using the Vision Development Module imaging novices and experts can program the most basic or complicated image applications without knowledge of particular algorithm implementations NI Vision Assistant is included with the Vision Development Module Vision Assistant is an interactive prototyping tool for mach
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26. ates HSYNC VSYNC and PCLK signals 3 4 ni com Chapter 3 Hardware Overview External Lock Mode In external lock mode the IMAQ 1409 device receives HSYNC VSYNC and PCLK signals from the camera and uses these signals to acquire the video signals directly You can use this mode to acquire from a line scan camera External HSYNC VSYNC Mode In external HSYNC VSYNC mode the IMAQ 1409 device receives the external HSYNC and VSYNC from the connector and internally generates the PCLK signal The IMAQ 1409 genlock circuitry locks to the external HSYNC and VSYNC signals You can use this mode to acquire from VGA monitors 640 x 480 resolution External HSYNC VSYNC HLOCK only Mode In external HSYNC VSYNC HLOCK only mode the IMAQ 1409 device receives the external HSYNC and VSYNC signals and internally generates the PCLK signal In this mode the IMAQ 1409 genlock circuitry uses only the HSYNC signal for locking You can use this mode to acquire from asynchronously reset cameras that output a continuous HSYNC Analog Front End Considerations The analog front end of the IMAQ 1409 device features a calibrated gain circuit programmable DC restore circuit and 10 bit ADC as shown in Figure 3 2 Analog Video im Digital Gain 0 or8 bit DC restore ADC m Correction LE Filtering and LUT 10 Bit 8 Bit Mode Figure 3 2 IMAQ 1409 Analog Front End The IMAQ 1409 always digitizes the
27. d Consult the FCC Web site at www fcc gov for more information FCC DOC Warnings This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in strict accordance with the instructions in this manual and the CE marking Declaration of Conformity may cause interference to radio and television reception Classification requirements are the same for the Federal Communications Commission FCC and the Canadian Department of Communications DOC Changes or modifications not expressly approved by NI could void the user s authority to operate the equipment under the FCC Rules Class A Federal Communications Commission This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user is required to correct the interference at their own expense Canadian Department of Communications This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations C
28. ductor wafers guiding robotic arms inspecting the quality of manufactured parts and locating cells IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual 1 6 ni com Installation This chapter contains information about getting started with the IMAQ 1409 device Necessary Items The following items are necessary for setting up and configuring the IMAQ 1409 device a D D D D National Instruments Corporation PXI PCI 1409 device NI IMAQ driver software and documentation Getting Started with Your IMAQ System NI IMAQ for Windows 2000 NT XP Me 98 Optional software packages and documentation NI Vision Builder for Automated Inspection NI Vision Assistant LabVIEW LabWindows CVI Measurement Studio IMAQ BNC 1 shielded 75 Q BNC cable for VIDEOO included with the IMAQ 1409 BNC to RCA adapter included with the IMAQ 1409 A video camera or other video source Pentium based PXI PCI or CompactPCI computer running Windows 2000 Windows NT Windows XP Windows Me or Windows 98 2 1 IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Chapter 2 Installation B Note The IMAQ 1409 devices rely on the computer s PCI interface chipset for the highest throughput to system memory For the best results the computer should have a Pentium or faster processor and an Intel 430 or 440 series or compatible PCI interface chipset Optional Equipment National Instruments offers the following products for use with the IMAQ 1409 device
29. e also supports four video sources and four external I O lines to use as triggers or digital I O lines Easily synchronizing several functions to a common trigger or timing event is a common challenge with image acquisition devices The IMAQ 1409 uses its Real Time System Integration RTSI bus to solve this problem The RTSI bus uses the National Instruments RTSI bus interface and ribbon cable to route additional timing and trigger signals between the IMAQ 1409 device and up to four National Instruments DAQ Motion Control or other IMAQ devices The RTSI bus can even synchronize multiple IMAQ hardware captures National Instruments Corporation 1 1 IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction For detailed PXI PCI 1409 specifications refer to Appendix A Specifications Refer to Figure 1 1 for the location of the IMAQ 1409 W1 jumper and the connectors discussed in this manual O 5 no oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo ao oo oo oo oo NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS O oJoJoJo a ojo o ojo Mag PCI 1409 COPYRIGHT 2000
30. e PXI 1409 device ships with this jumper intact Choose an unused PXI or CompactPCI 5 V peripheral slot that supports bus arbitration or bus master cards PXI compliant chassis must have bus arbitration for all slots Remove the filler panel for the peripheral slot you have chosen Touch a metal part on the chassis to discharge any static electricity that might be on your clothes or body Insert the PXI 1400 in the selected 5 V slot Use the injector ejector handle to fully inject the device into place Screw the front panel of the PXI 1409 to the front panel mounting rails of the PXI or CompactPCI chassis Visually verify the installation Plug in and power on the PXI or CompactPCI chassis 2 5 IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Chapter 2 Installation B Note You must install the NI IMAQ driver software before installing the IMAQ 1409 device PCI 1409 Install the PCI 1409 in any available PCI expansion slot in your computer To achieve the best noise performance leave as much room as possible between the PCI 1409 and other boards and hardware Complete the following instructions to install the PCI 1409 1 2 Verify that the NI IMAQ driver software is installed on your computer Verify that the W1 jumper is intact The PCI 1409 device ships with this jumper intact Power off and unplug your computer Caution To protect both yourself and the computer from electrical hazards the computer should remain off and unpl
31. ensors transducers and test probes or fixtures and inputting them to a computer for processing 2 Collecting and measuring the same kinds of electrical signals with A D or DIO boards plugged into a computer and possibly generating control signals with D A and or DIO boards in the same computer Decibel The unit for expressing a logarithmic measure of the ratio of two signal levels dB 20log o V1 V2 for signals in volts Direct current A default parameter value recorded in the driver In many cases the default input of a control is a certain value often O Direct memory access A method by which data can be transferred between computer memory and a device or memory on the bus while the processor does something else DMA is the fastest method of transferring data to from computer memory Dynamic RAM Software that controls a specific hardware device such as an IMAQ or DAQ device The ratio of the largest signal level a circuit can handle to the smallest signal level it can handle usually taken to be the noise level normally expressed in decibels Electrically erasable programmable read only memory ROM that can be erased with an electrical signal and reprogrammed A voltage pulse from an external source that triggers an event such as A D conversion G 4 ni com field FIFO flash ADC frame front porch ft function G gamma genlock Glossary For an interlaced video signal a field is half
32. ents figure 4 1 signal connections 4 1 C cables custom cable specifications B 1 optional equipment 2 2 required cables 2 1 CHASSIS GND signal table 4 4 CompactPCI specifications 1 2 composite synchronization See CSYNC configuration parts locator diagram 1 2 contacting National Instruments C 2 National Instruments Corporation conventions used in the manual v CSYNC CSYNC mux 3 3 external acquisition mode 3 4 genlock and synchronization circuitry 3 3 CSYNCIN z signal table 4 3 CSYNCOUT signal table 4 3 CTRL lt 3 0 gt signal table 4 4 custom cable specifications B 1 customer education C 1 professional services C 1 technical support C 1 D Declaration of Conformity C 1 diagnostic resources C 1 DMA controllers 3 3 documentation conventions used in the manual v online library C 1 drivers instrument C 1 software C 1 E electromagnetic compatibility specifications A 4 environment specifications A 3 equipment optional 2 2 example code C 1 external lock mode description 3 5 IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Index F l formats supported A 1 installation front end considerations 3 5 See also configuration functional overview 3 1 procedure for 2 5 unpacking the PXI PCI 1409 2 2 instrument drivers C 1 G integration with DAQ and motion control 1 5 gain and offset circuitry programmable 3 2 internal pixel clock specifications A 2 GND signal table
33. est See interrupt G 6 ni com L line count LSB luma luminance LUT MB Mbytes s memory buffer memory window MSB Glossary Kilo The standard metric prefix for 1 000 or 103 used with units of measure such as volts hertz and meters Kilo The prefix for 1 024 or 2 used with B in quantifying data or computer memory The total number of horizontal lines in the picture Least significant bit The brightness information in the video picture The luma signal amplitude varies in proportion to the brightness of the video signal and corresponds exactly to the monochrome picture See luma Lookup table Table containing values used to transform the gray level values of an image For each gray level value in the image the corresponding new value is obtained from the lookup table Meters 1 Mega the standard metric prefix for 1 million or 10 when used with units of measure such as volts and hertz 2 Mega the prefix for 1 048 576 or 22 when used with B to quantify data or computer memory Megabyte of memory A unit for data transfer that means 1 million or 10 bytes s See buffer Continuous blocks of memory that can be accessed quickly by changing addresses on the local processor Most significant bit National Instruments Corporation G 7 IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Glossary MTBF mux N NI IMAQ noninterlaced NTSC number of planes in an image NVRAM PAL
34. et appareil num rique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada Compliance to EU Directives Readers in the European Union EU must refer to the manufacturer s Declaration of Conformity DoC for information pertaining to the CE marking compliance scheme The manufacturer includes a DoC for most hardware products except for those bought from OEMs In addition DoCs are usually not provided if compliance is not required for example electrically benign apparatus or cables To obtain the DoC for this product click Declarations of Conformity Information at ni com hardref nsf This Web site lists the DoCs by product family Select the appropriate product family followed by your product and a link to the DoC appears in Adobe Acrobat format Click the Acrobat icon to download or read the DoC The CE marking Declaration of Conformity contains important supplementary information and instructions for the user or installer Conventions lt gt bold italic monospace The following conventions are used in this manual Angle brackets that contain numbers separated by an ellipsis represent a range of values associated with a bit or signal name for example DIO lt 3 0 gt The symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options to a final action The sequence File Page Setup Options directs you to pull down the File menu select the Page Setup item a
35. ifications A 3 pin assignments BNC connector figure 4 1 I O connector figure 4 2 pixel clock See PCLK power requirements A 3 professional services C 1 programmable gain and offset circuitry 3 2 programming examples C 1 PXI PCI 1409 devices See also hardware overview features and overview 1 1 optional equipment 2 2 requirements for getting started 2 1 safety information 2 3 software programming choices 1 3 National Instruments IMAQ Vision 1 4 NI IMAQ driver software 1 3 unpacking 2 2 PXI 1409 device See also PXI PCI 1409 devices pins used table 1 3 using with CompactPCI 1 2 O National Instruments Corporation 1 3 Index R region of interest control circuitry 3 4 RTSI bus 3 4 S safety information 2 3 safety specifications A 4 scatter gather DMA controllers 3 3 signal connections BNC connector 4 1 I O connector 4 1 pin assignments figure 4 2 signal descriptions table 4 3 software Vision Development Module 1 5 software drivers C 1 software programming choices National Instruments IMAQ Vision 1 4 NI IMAQ driver software 1 3 specifications A D conversion A 2 electromagnetic compatibility A 4 environment A 3 formats supported A 1 internal pixel clock A 2 PCI interface A 2 physical A 3 power requirements A 3 safety A 4 video input A 1 standard acquisition mode 3 4 support technical C 1 SYNC mux 3 3 synchronization circuitry 3 3 system integration services C 1
36. ine vision and scientific imaging developers With Vision Assistant you can prototype vision applications quickly and test how various vision image processing functions work Vision Assistant generates a builder file which is a text description containing a recipe of the machine vision and image processing functions This builder file provides a guide you can use for developing applications into any development environment such as LabWindows CVI or Visual Basic using the Vision Assistant machine vision and image processing libraries Using the LabVIEW VI creation wizard Vision Assistant can create LabVIEW VI diagrams that perform the prototype you created in Vision Assistant Using LabVIEW you can add functionality to this generated VI Integration with DAQ Platforms that support NI IMAQ also support NI DAQ and a variety of National Instruments DAQ boards This allows integration between IMAQ devices and National Instruments DAQ products O National Instruments Corporation 1 5 IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Vision and Motion With National Instruments IMAQ hardware and Vision Assistant pattern matching software you can quickly and accurately locate objects that vary in size orientation focus and illumination Use National Instruments high performance stepper and servo motion control products with pattern matching software in inspection and guidance applications such as locating alignment markers on semicon
37. is 120 e Difference between Clamp Start and Clamp Stop is at least 10 IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual 3 6 ni com Signal Connections This chapter describes cable connections for the IMAQ 1409 devices BNC Connector The BNC external connector supplies an immediate connection RSE mode only to the 1409 device VIDEOO input To use the VIDEOO connection on the 68 pin VHDCI I O connector you must connect VIDEOO to the signal and VIDEOO to ground To connect a camera to VIDEOO first verify that the W1 jumper is intact Next use the 2 m BNC cable shipped with the IMAQ 1409 to connect to the BNC connector Figure 4 1 shows the BNC connector pin assignments GND VIDEOO Figure 4 1 BNC Connector Pin Assignment Digital 1 0 Connector The 68 pin VHDCI connector connects to all video signals VIDEOO VIDEO1 VIDEO2 and VIDEO the external digital I O lines triggers and external signals To access these connections you can build your own custom cable or use one of the optional National Instruments cables E Note If you are using the VIDEOO connection on the 68 pin VHDCI connector you must unplug the BNC cable National Instruments Corporation 4 1 IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Chapter 4 Signal Connections IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Figure 4 2 shows the pinout of the 68 pin VHDCI connector VIDEO 0 VIDEO 0 VIDEO 1 VIDEO 1 RESERVE RESERVE RESERVE RESERVE DGN RESE
38. ity Pollution degrees are listed below e Pollution Degree 1 No pollution or only dry nonconductive pollution occurs The pollution has no effect e Pollution Degree 2 Normally only nonconductive pollution occurs Occasionally nonconductive pollution becomes conductive because of condensation e Pollution Degree 3 Conductive pollution or dry nonconductive pollution occurs Nonconductive pollution becomes conductive because of condensation National Instruments Corporation 2 3 IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Chapter 2 Installation Clean the device and accessories by brushing off light dust with a soft nonmetallic brush Remove other contaminants with a stiff nonmetallic brush The unit must be completely dry and free from contaminants before returning it to service You must insulate signal connections for the maximum voltage for which the device is rated Do not exceed the maximum ratings for the device Remove power from signal lines before connection to or disconnection from the device Caution National Instruments measurement products may be classified as either Installation Category I or II Operate products at or below the Installation Category level specified in the hardware specifications Installation Category Measurement circuits are subjected to working voltages and transient stresses overvoltage from the circuit to which they are connected during measurement or test Installation Category establishes sta
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40. minal Internal Pixel Clock Frequencies range esses 11 MHz to 40 MHz Pixel ratio for standard video sources 5 Pixel pittet cett eei 2 ns peak PCI Interface PCI initiator master capability Supported PCI target slave capability Supported Data path niente 32 bits Card voltage eet 5 V only Carditype escisi n 32 bit half size card Parity generation checking error reporting ee eee eee eee eee eeeeeteees Supported Target decode speed Medium 1 clock Target fast back to back capability Supported IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual A 2 ni com Resource locking PCImnterr pts emere Base address registers Expansion ROM eee PCI master performance Power Requirements Voltage La rd eene eet Physical Dimensions PCISIA09 nt uet ees PXI 1409 coi dne Weight PCI T409 it ias PX OO ic coi Environment Operating temperature ee Storage temperature 0 0 eee Relative humidity National Instruments Corporation A 3 Appendix A Specifications Supported as a master and slave Interrupts passed on INTA signal BARO 16 KB BARI 64 KB 4 KB 133 Mbytes s 100 Mbytes s 5 V 1 5 A 412 V 100 mA 12 V 50 mA 10 7 by 17 5 cm 4 2 by 6 9 in 10 by 16 cm 3 9 by 6 3 in 0 127
41. n trigger control and device configuration NI IMAQ performs all functions required for acquiring and saving images but does not perform image analysis For image analysis functionality refer to the National Instruments Application Software section of this chapter NI IMAQ is also the interface path between LabVIEW LabWindows CVI or a text based programming environment and the IMAQ device The NI IMAQ software kit includes a series of libraries for image acquisition for LabVIEW LabWindows CVI and Measurement Studio which contains libraries for Visual Basic For maximum flexibility and performance NI IMAQ features both high level and low level functions Examples of high level functions include the sequences to acquire images in multi buffer single shot or continuous mode An example of a low level function is configuring an image sequence since it requires advanced understanding of the IMAQ device and image acquisition NI IMAQ handles many of the complex issues between the computer and the IMAQ device such as programming interrupts and camera control National Instruments Application Software IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Vision Builder for Automated Inspection NI Vision Builder for Automated Inspection AI is configurable machine vision software that you can use to prototype benchmark and deploy applications Vision Builder AI does not require programming but is scalable to powerful programming environments
42. nd select Options from the last dialog box This icon denotes a note which alerts you to important information This icon denotes a caution which advises you of precautions to take to avoid injury data loss or a system crash Bold text denotes items that you must select or click in the software such as menu items and dialog box options Bold text also denotes parameter names Italic text denotes variables emphasis a cross reference or an introduction to a key concept This font also denotes text that is a placeholder for a word or value that you must supply Text in this font denotes text or characters that you should enter from the keyboard sections of code programming examples and syntax examples This font is also used for the proper names of disk drives paths directories programs subprograms subroutines device names functions operations variables filenames and extensions and code excerpts Contents Chapter 1 Introduction About the IMAQ 1409 Device ea r a e a a 1 1 Using PXI with CompactBCl 2 enne aida 1 2 Soltware OVetVIeW idisse ate ena da 1 3 NI IMAQ Driver Software sess eene nne 1 3 National Instruments Application Software see 1 4 Vision Builder for Automated Inspection sess 1 4 Vision Development Module sse 1 5 Integration with DAQ ibi t e etes 1 5 ViSton and MOON i e te teer ete ho Re dd 1 6 Chapter 2
43. ndardized impulse withstand voltage levels that commonly occur in electrical distribution systems The following is a description of Installation Measurement Categories e Installation Category I is for measurements performed on circuits not directly connected to the electrical distribution system referred to as MAINS voltage This category is for measurements of voltages from specially protected secondary circuits Such voltage measurements include signal levels special equipment limited energy parts of equipment circuits powered by regulated low voltage sources and electronics e Installation Category II is for measurements performed on circuits directly connected to the electrical distribution system This category refers to local level electrical distribution such as that provided by a standard wall outlet e g 115 V for U S or 230 V for Europe Examples of Installation Category II are measurements performed on household appliances portable tools and similar products e Installation Category II is for measurements performed in the building installation at the distribution level This category refers to measurements on hard wired equipment such as equipment in fixed Installation Categories as defined in electrical safety standard IEC 61010 1 Working voltage is the highest rms value of an AC or DC voltage that can occur across any particular insulation 3 Installation Category is also referred to as Measurement Category
44. r a DIFF or RSE connection to video channels 1 2 and 3 To operate in RSE mode connect VIDEO to GND PCLKIN Use PCLKIN when the IMAQ 1409 is in external lock mode In this mode PCLKIN represents the A D sampling clock You can select PCLKIN to be either TTL or RS 422 mode and program its polarity through software In RS 422 mode both PCLKIN and PCLKIN receive the PCLK signal PCLKOUT Use PCLKOUT when your camera requires an external pixel clock source The IMAQ 1409 can generate variable pixel clock frequencies between 11 MHz and 40 MHz You can set PCLKOUT through your software in TTL and RS 422 modes HSYNCIN Use HSYNCIN when the IMAQ 1409 is in external lock mode HSYNC is a synchronization pulse produced at the beginning of each video scan line that keeps a video monitor s horizontal scan rate in step with the transmission of each new line You can set HSYNCIN for either TTL or RS 422 mode and program its polarity through software In RS 422 mode both HS YNCIN and HSYNCIN receive the HSYNC signal VSYNCIN Use VSYNCIN when the IMAQ 1409 is in external lock mode VSYNC is a synchronization pulse generated at the beginning of each video frame that tells the video monitor when to start a new field You can set VS YNCIN to be either TTL or RS 422 mode and program its polarity through software In RS 422 mode both VSYNCIN and VS YNCIN receive the VSYNC signal CSYNCIN Use CSYNCIN when the IMA
45. r that changes frequency depending on a control signal Use VCO in a phase locked loop to generate a stable pixel clock Virtual Instrument 1 A combination of hardware and or software elements typically used with a PC that has the functionality of a classic stand alone instrument 2 A LabVIEW software module VI which consists of a front panel user interface and a block diagram program A video line consists of a horizontal synchronization signal back porch active pixel region and a front porch Vertical synchronization signal The synchronization pulse generated at the beginning of each video field that tells the video monitor when to start a new field The level that defines what is white for a particular video system See also black reference level A representation of a color image used for the coding of NTSC or PAL video signals The luma information is called Y while the chroma information is represented by two components U and V representing the coordinates in a color plane IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Index Numerics 10 bit ADC 3 3 10 bit LUT 3 3 A acquisition and region of interest control 3 4 A D conversion specifications A 2 ADC 10 bit 3 3 analog bandwidth control circuitry 3 2 analog front end considerations 3 5 antichrominance filter 3 3 application software Vision Development Module 1 5 BNC connector avoiding VIDEOO connection with 68 pin VHDCI connector note 4 1 pin assignm
46. rconnection scheme between multiple IMAQ devices as well as between National Instruments DAQ or Motion Control devices Digital Input Output Circuitry The digital input output 1 0 circuitry routes monitors and drives the external trigger lines RTSI bus lines and camera control lines You can use the trigger lines to start or stop an acquisition on arising or falling edge You also can map onboard signals such as HSYNC VSYNC ACQUISTION_IN_PROGRESS and ACQUISITION_DONE to these lines The camera control lines provide a means to generate deterministic signals for triggering cameras strobe lights or other timing critical applications This module also contains an external clock generation circuit you can use as the source clock for a line scan camera ER Note The IMAQ 1409 device does not support pixel clock output on the trigger lines Acquisition Modes IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual The IMAQ 1409 supports the following five video acquisition modes Standard Mode In standard mode the IMAQ 1409 receives an incoming composite video signal from the external BNC or 68 pin VHDCI connector and generates CSYNC HSYNC VSYNC and PCLK signals The VHDCI connector outputs the generated CSYNC signal to synchronize other IMAQ devices or cameras CSYNC External Mode In CYSNC external mode the IMAQ 1409 receives an incoming video signal composite or luminance and an external CSYNC signal from the external connector and gener
47. rd and may compromise the safety protection built into the device If the device is damaged turn 1t off and do not use it until service trained personnel can check its safety If necessary return the device to National Instruments for repair Keep away from live circuits Do not remove equipment covers or shields unless you are trained to do so If signal wires are connected to the device hazardous voltages can exist even when the equipment is turned off To avoid a shock hazard do not perform procedures involving cover or shield removal unless you are qualified to do so Disconnect all field power prior to removing covers or shields If the device is rated for use with hazardous voltages gt 30 Vims 42 4 Vox or 60 Vac it may require a safety earth ground connection wire Refer to the device specifications for maximum voltage ratings Because of the danger of introducing additional hazards do not install unauthorized parts or modify the device Use the device only with the chassis modules accessories and cables specified in the installation instructions All covers and filler panels must be installed while operating the device Do not operate the device in an explosive atmosphere or where flammable gases or fumes may be present Operate the device only at or below the pollution degree stated in the specifications Pollution consists of any foreign matter solid liquid or gas that may reduce dielectric strength or surface resistiv
48. river interlaced interpreter interrupt interrupt level IRQ IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Horizontal synchronization signal The synchronization pulse signal produced at the beginning of each video scan line that keeps a video monitor s horizontal scan rate in step with the transmission of each new line Represents the dominant color of a pixel The hue function is a continuous function that covers all the possible colors generated using the R G and B primaries See also RGB Hertz Frequency in units of 1 second Integrated circuit Inches Integral nonlinearity A measure of LSB of the worst case deviation from the ideal A D or D A transfer characteristic of the analog I O circuitry A set of high level software functions such as NI IMAQ that control specific plug in computer boards Instrument drivers are available in several forms ranging from a function callable from a programming language to a virtual instrument VI in LabVIEW A video frame composed of two interleaved fields The number of lines in a field are half the number of lines in an interlaced frame A software utility that executes source code from a high level language such as Basic C or Pascal by reading one line at a time and executing the specified operation A computer signal indicating that the CPU should suspend its current task to service a designated activity The relative priority at which a device can interrupt Interrupt requ
49. rtions or a percentage of full scale For example a system has 12 bit resolution one part in 4 096 resolution and 0 0244 percent of full scale Color encoding scheme using red green and blue RGB color information where each pixel in the color image is encoded using 32 bits 8 bits for red 8 bits for green 8 bits for blue and 8 bits for the alpha value unused A flat cable in which the conductors are side by side Region of interest 1 An area of the image that is graphically selected from a window displaying the image This area can be used focus further processing 2 A hardware programmable rectangular portion of the acquisition window Referenced single ended All measurements are made with respect to a common reference measurement system or a ground Also called a grounded measurement system IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Glossary RTSI bus S saturation scaling down circuitry scatter gather DMA SRAM StillColor sync system RAM T transfer rate trigger trigger control and mapping circuitry TTL IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Real Time System Integration Bus The National Instruments timing bus that connects IMAQ and DAQ boards directly by means of connectors on top of the boards for precise synchronization of functions The amount of white added to a pure color Saturation relates to the richness of a color A saturation of zero corresponds to a pure color with no white added Pink i
50. rvices IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual If you searched ni com and could not find the answers you need contact your local office or NI corporate headquarters Phone numbers for our worldwide offices are listed at the front of this manual You also can visit the Worldwide Offices section of ni com niglobal to access the branch office Web sites which provide up to date contact information support phone numbers email addresses and current events C 2 ni com Glossary Symbol Prefix Value p pico 10 2 n nano 1072 u micro 10 5 m milli 10 3 k kilo 103 M mega 106 G giga 10 T tera 1012 Numbers Symbols Percent Positive of or plus Negative of or minus Per 5V 5 V signal Plus or minus Q Ohm A Amperes A D Analog to digital AC Alternating current O National Instruments Corporation G 1 IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Glossary acquisition window active line region active pixel region ADC address ANSI antichrominance filter API area array ASIC aspect ratio back porch black reference level IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual The image size specific to a video standard or camera resolution The region of lines actively being stored Defined by a line start relative to the vertical synchronization signal VS YNC and a line count The region of pixels actively being stored Defined by a pixel start relative to the hori
51. ry buffer and the PCT bus Each of these controllers supports scatter gather DMA which allows the controllers to reconfigure on the fly This functionality enables the IMAQ 1409 to perform continuous image transfers directly to either contiguous or fragmented memory buffers The PCI 1409 implements the PCI interface with a National Instruments custom application specific integrated circuit ASIC the PCI MITE The PCI interface can transfer data at a maximum rate of 132 MB s in bus master mode Genlock Circuit and SYNC Mux The genlock circuit receives the incoming video signal and generates PCLK HSYNC and VSYNC signals for use by the acquisition and control circuitry The IMAQ 1409 device can lock to the standard RS 170 NTSC and CCIR PAL video signals as well as progressive scan and VGA 640 x 480 resolution signals The genlock circuit on the IMAQ 1409 device can also lock to external HSYNC and VSYNC or CSYNC signals National Instruments Corporation 3 3 IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Chapter 3 Hardware Overview Acquisition and Region of Interest ROI Control RTSI Bus The acquisition and region of interest control circuitry routes the active pixels from the 10 bit ADC to the onboard memory The IMAQ 1409 can perform ROI and scaling on all video lines Pixel and line scaling transfers certain multiples two four or eight of pixels and lines to onboard memory The seven trigger lines on the RTSI bus provide a flexible inte
52. s a red with low saturation Circuitry that scales down the resolution of a video signal A type of DMA that allows the DMA controller to reconfigure on the fly Static RAM A post processing algorithm that allows the acquisition of high quality color images generated either by an RGB or composite NTSC or PAL camera using a monochrome video acquisition board Tells the display where to put a video picture The horizontal sync indicates the picture s left to right placement and the vertical sync indicates top to bottom placement RAM installed on a personal computer and used by the operating system as contrasted with onboard RAM The rate measured in bytes s at which data is moved from source to destination after software initialization and set up operations The maximum rate at which the hardware can operate Any event that causes or starts some form of data capture Circuitry that routes monitors and drives external and RTSI bus trigger lines You can configure each of these lines to start or stop acquisition on a rising or falling edge Transistor transistor logic G 10 ni com UV plane value VCO VI video line VSYNC W white reference level YUV National Instruments Corporation G 11 Glossary See YUV Volts The grayscale intensity of a color pixel computed as the average of the maximum and minimum red green and blue values of that pixel Voltage controlled oscillator An oscillato
53. the number of horizontal lines needed to represent a frame of video The first field of a frame contains all the odd numbered lines the second field contains all of the even numbered lines First in first out memory buffer The first data stored is the first data sent to the acceptor FIFOs are used on IMAQ devices to temporarily store incoming data until that data can be retrieved An ADC whose output code is determined in a single step by a bank of comparators and encoding logic A complete image In interlaced formats a frame is composed of two fields The area of a video signal between the start of the horizontal blank and the start of the horizontal synchronization signal HS YNC Feet A set of software instructions executed by a single line of code that may have input and or output parameters and returns a value when executed The nonlinear change in the difference between the video signal s brightness level and the voltage level needed to produce that brightness The process of synchronizing a video source to the signal from a separate video source The circuitry aligns the video timing signals by locking together the horizontal vertical and color subcarrier frequencies and phases and generates a pixel clock that clocks pixel data into memory for display or into another circuit for processing O National Instruments Corporation G 5 IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Glossary HSYNC hue IC in INL instrument d
54. ual circuitry in a computer such as the PCI bus typically the expansion vehicle to which I O or other devices are connected Celsius High speed processor memory that buffers commonly used instructions or data to increase processing throughput Comite Consultatif International des Radiocommunications A committee that developed standards for video signals Also used to describe signals boards and cameras that adhere to the CCIR standards The color information in a video signal See chroma Complementary metal oxide semiconductor Refers to the core specification defined by the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturer s Group PICMG Device that transforms a signal from one form to another For example analog to digital converters ADCs for analog input and digital to analog converters DACs for analog output Central processing unit Composite synchronization signal Signals in a color video system that multiplex all picture information into a single signal such as NTSC PAL or SECAM Digital to analog Digital to analog converter An electronic device often an integrated circuit that converts a digital number into a corresponding analog voltage or current IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Glossary DAQ dB DC default setting DMA DRAM driver dynamic range E EEPROM external trigger IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual Data acquisition 1 Collecting and measuring electrical signals from s
55. ugged until you finish installing the 1409 device 4 9 Remove the computer cover Make sure there are no lit LEDs on the motherboard If any are lit wait until they go out before continuing installation Touch the metal part of the power supply case inside the computer to discharge any static electricity that might be on your clothes or body Locate the metal bracket that covers the cut out in the back panel of the chassis for the slot you have selected Remove and save the bracket retaining screw and the bracket cover Line up the PCI 1409 card edge connector with the expansion slot receptacle Using slow evenly distributed pressure press the PCI 1409 straight down until it seats in the expansion slot Reinstall the bracket retaining screw to secure the PCI 1409 to the back panel rail Visually verify the installation 10 Replace the computer cover and plug the computer in IMAQ PXI PCI 1409 User Manual 2 6 ni com Hardware Overview This chapter describes the features of the IMAQ 1409 device and includes information about acquisition modes analog front end considerations and clamping Functional Overview The IMAQ 1409 features a flexible high speed data path optimized for the acquisition and formatting of video data from analog cameras The IMAQ 1409 device can acquire from RS 170 NTSC CCIR PAL VGA and progressive scan cameras as well as from non standard cameras such as line scan cameras The IMAQ 14
56. zontal synchronization signal HS YNC and a pixel count Analog to digital converter An electronic device often an integrated circuit that converts an analog voltage to a digital value Value that identifies a specific location or series of locations in memory American National Standards Institute Removes the color information from the video signal Application programming interface A rectangular portion of an acquisition window or frame that is controlled and defined by software Ordered indexed set of data elements of the same type Application Specific Integrated Circuit A proprietary semiconductor component designed and manufactured to perform a set of specific functions for specific customer needs The ratio of a picture or image s width to its height Bit One binary digit either O or 1 Byte Eight related bits of data an 8 bit binary number Also denotes the amount of memory required to store one byte of data The area of the video signal between the rising edge of the horizontal synchronization signal HS YNC and the active video information The level that represents the darkest an image can get See also white reference level G 2 ni com buffer bus cache CCIR chroma chrominance CMOS CompactPCI conversion device CPU CSYNC D A DAC O National Instruments Corporation G 3 Glossary Temporary storage for acquired data A group of conductors that interconnect individ
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