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J une 5, 2002 Manual no. 10760-101-0200 Matro x Meteor-II /Camera Link Ins tallati on and Hardware Reference.
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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Matrox M eteor-II /Camera Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Data transfer . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 5: Hardware reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Matrox M eteor-II /Camera Link hardwar e reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 Matrox M eteor-II /Camera Link grab section . . . . . . . .
Appendix B: T echnical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 T echnical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Global information . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter outlines the ke y features of the Matrox Meteor-II /Cam era Link board..
8 Chapter 1: Intr oduction Matrox Meteor -II /Camera Link The Matr ox M eteor-II /Camera Link fram e grabber acquires digital video from cameras compliant with the Camera Link Sp ecification. The boar d is available for the PCI and PC/104- Plus form factors.
Matrox Meteo r-II /Camera Link 9 Acquisition features The Matr ox M eteor-II /Camera Link interface features two Camera Link-compliant video input connectors, and can grab data from Camera Link area or line scan video sources, including one, two, or four tap monochrome sources, and component R GB sources.
10 Chapter 1: Introdu ction ! N ote that, alth ough other software produc ts might be av ailable to operate Matr ox Me teor-II /Camera Link, the discussion thro ughout this manual is based in term s of Matrox Imaging software products.
What you need to get started 11 What you need to get started T o begin using Matrox M eteor-II /Camera Link, you need the following: • A computer with a PCI bus and an Intel P entium processor (or equivalent) or better .
12 Chapter 1: Introdu ction Optional items Y ou might have also ordered one or mor e of the following: • The VMChannel interconnect kit (GEN-BUS/#). This item is only available with Matrox M eteor-II /Camera Link for PCI. • MIL-32/CD, which includes ActiveMIL; MIL-LITE/CD, which includes ActiveMIL-Lite; or M atrox INSPECT OR- 32/CD.
Installation overview 13 Installation overview The installation procedur e consists of the following steps: 1. Complete the hardwar e installation as described in Chapter 2. If you have any problems, refer to A ppendix A. 2. Complete the software installation as described in Chapter 3.
14 Chapter 1: Introdu ction.
Chapter 2 Hardware installation This chapter explains how to install the Matrox Meteor-II /Camer a Link hardware..
16 Chapter 2: Hardware installation Installing Matrox Meteor -II /Camera Link Before yo u inst all you r board, some p rec autionary measures must be taken. T urn off the power to the computer and its periph erals, and drain static electricity from your body (by touching a metal part of the computer chassis).
Installing Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link 17 Caution Some computers have a large, black-ridged heat sink that prev ents boards from using most PCI board slots. Y our Matrox M eteor-II must not touch this heat sink. Therefore, choose a slot where the board completely avoids it.
18 Chapter 2: Hardware installation c. Connect the expanded connectors to the 50-pin auxiliar y I/O connector on th e Matrox M eteor-II /Camera Link board using the ribbon cable ( see figure below). Make sur e to align the red stripe on the ribbon cable with pin 1of the auxiliary sync and control connector .
Connecting externa l devices 19 Connecting external devices Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Li nk for PCI Matrox M eteor-II /Camera Link for PCI ha s five connectors, which ar e indicated in the diagram below . All these connectors are discussed in detail in Appendix B.
20 Chapter 2: Hardware installation Connecting a video input to Matrox Meteor-II /Camera Link for PCI Connect video sources to the board ’ s Camera Link connectors, using the Camera Link cable, available from your camera manufacturer or from 3M Inter connect Solutions for F actor y Automation .
Connecting externa l devices 21 • Extender boar d inter face connectors. T wo connectors used to attach the extender board. These 100-pin connectors, are linked together by a ribbon cable inside Matrox 4S ight-II. Important Synchronization and control signals ar e acessible using the Video input connector (Video in) on Matrox 4Sight-II.
22 Chapter 2: Hardware installation.
Chapter 3 Installing software This chapter explains how to install the Matrox Meteor-II software..
24 Chapter 3: Installing software Installing the software T o install any Matr ox Imaging softwar e, pl ace its CD in the appropriate drive; the setup.exe file will run automatically . While installing the software, you will be asked to pro vide the following information: • The drive and directory in which to instal l the software.
Chapter 4 Using multiple Matrox Meteor -II boards This chapter explains how to use multiple Matr ox Meteor -II boards..
26 Chapter 4: Using multiple Matr ox Meteor-II boards Multiple board installation This section describes how to use multiple M atrox M eteor-II boards. Installing multiple PCI boards Install each additional Matrox M eteor-II board for PCI as y ou installed the first board (r efer to Chapter 2).
Grabbing simultane ously from different boa rds 27 N o te, however , that you can sometimes ex perience PCI bandwidth problems with Matrox M eteor-II /Camera Link when gr abbing from multiple cameras that requ ire a hig h ba ndw idt h.
28 Chapter 4: Using multiple Matr ox Meteor-II boards.
Chapter 5 Hardware reference This chapter explains the ar chitecture of the Ma trox Meteor -II /Camera Link hardware, as well as the availa ble features and modes.
30 Chapter 5: Hardware refere nce Matrox Meteor -II /Camera Link hardware reference This chapter pro vides information on the architecture, op erating modes, and supported features of the M atrox Mete or -II /Camera Link board. All information pertains to both the PCI and PC/104- Plus form factors unless other wise stated.
Matrox Meteor- II /Camera L ink grab section 31 . VIA VM Channel (PCI only) PSG UART LUT L VDS drivers L VDS drivers User input0 User input0 User input1 User input1 Clock output_1 Clock output_1 Clock.
32 Chapter 5: Hardware refere nce Per fo rm an ce The video timing parameters supported by the Matr ox Meteor-II /Camera Link board ar e as follows: Video data input The video and the synchronization .
Matrox Meteor- II /Camera L ink grab section 33 ! On the PC/104- Plus form factor , all the signals described in this subsection are acessible using the Video input connector ( Video in) on Matrox 4S ight-II. See the 4S i g ht - I I In st a l l a ti o n a n d Hard w a re Re f e re n ce manual for pinout information.
34 Chapter 5: Hardware refere nce • Edge-triggered monoshot acquisition: Th e VIA (Video I nterface ASIC) waits for the rising/falling edge to capture a single frame. • Edge-triggered continuous acquisition: Th e VIA waits for the rising/falling edge to start a continous grab.
Data interfaces 35 PCI interface Matrox M eteor-II has a 32-bit PCI bus inte r face, capable of a peak transfer rate of 132 Mbytes/sec. The VIA ’s PCI interface The VIA's PCI interface is 32 bits wide an d operates at 33 MHz.
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Appendix A : Troubleshooting This appendix gives suggestions to help you resolve potential problems. If your problem i s not addresse d here, contact your local Matrox representat ive, Matrox Sales Office, or the Matrox Imag ing Custom er Support Group.
38 Appendix A: Troubleshooting Troubleshooting I f y o u h a v e p r o b l e m s u s i n g y o u r M a t r o x M e t e o r - I I b o a r d , p l e a s e t r y t h e f o l l o w i n g : • Check for disconnected power cords. • Read the Common problems and solutions section in this chapter .
Common problems and solutions 39 • There is a conflict in the BIOS Setup program. This pr oble m generally occurs when there is a PCI memory mapping error or when there is a PCI-IR Q routing error . T o resolve this problem with the PCI form factor , first tr y to swap boards from one PCI slot to another .
40 Appendix A: Troubleshooting ! IR Q conflicts In general, PCI devices ca n share an interrupt line (IR Q). Ho wever , sometimes this might not be possible. One type of difficulty that you might run into is as follows: • IR Q conflict under Windows NT 4.
Contacting Matrox 41 Contacting Matrox Before contacting your local Matrox r epresentative, Matrox Sales Office, or the Matrox Imaging C ustomer Support G roup, you will need the follo wing information: • A description of what happened.
42 Appendix A: Troubleshooting.
Appendix B: T echnical information This appendix contains inform ation that might be useful when in stalling you r Matrox Met eor-II /Camera Link board.
44 Appendix B: Technical information T echnical information This appendix contains information that might be useful when installing your Matrox M eteor-II /Camera Link board. Global information • Operating system: See your softwar e manual for supported versions of M icrosoft Wind ows.
Connector pinouts for Matrox Met eor-II /Camera Link for PCI 45 Caution If using the two Camera Link connectors, the cables you choose should be of the same type and length.
46 Appendix B: Technical information Camera Link connectors The pinout for the two Camera Link connectors is as follows: Base Configur ation PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 INNER SHIELD 14 INNER SHIELD 2 CC4-.
Connector pinouts for Matrox Met eor-II /Camera Link for PCI 47 U se the Camera Link cable from your camera manufacturer or from 3M Inter connect Solutions for F actor y Au tomation , to interface with the abo ve connectors. Note that this cable is not available from Matro x.
48 Appendix B: Technical information F or customers planning to build their ow n cable, parts can be purchased from: PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 CAMCTRL1, OUTPUT , T TL 23 USE R0, INPUT , - 2 CC4_B, OU TP.
Connector pinouts for Matrox Met eor-II /Camera Link for PCI 49 Trigger input connect or The trigger input connector is routed th rough the 9-pin female connector on the second mounting bracket to the 50-pin auxiliar y I/O connector on the board.
50 Appendix B: Technical information VMChannel interface connecto r The VMChannel interface allows M atrox M eteor-II to share data with any Matr ox imaging board that has a VMChannel inte rface capable of performin g the bus controller function. The VMChannel interface is only available on the PCI form factor .
Connector pinouts for Matrox Met eor-II /Camera Link for PCI 51 * N/C = N ot connected. This means that the pin is defined as part of the VMChannel interface st andard but it is not used on the M atrox M eteor-II /Camera Link board.
52 Appendix B: Technical information Connector pinouts for Matrox Meteor -II /Camera Link for PC/104- Plus Matrox M eteor-II /Camera Link for PC/104- Plu s has six connectors, which are indicated in t he diagram below . ! The auxiliary sync and control connector is located on the soldered side of the board, and is not sho wn.
Specifications 53 Specificatio ns Electrical • Input signals in L VDS format: - T ermination: 100 Ω differential. - Inpu t c urre nt: -M i n : - 1 0 µ A . -M a x : 1 0 µ A . - Input vol tage : -M i n : 0 . 1 V . - Max: 2.3 V . • Output signals in L VDS format: - N o termination.
54 Appendix B: Technical information - Input vol tage : - Max of lo w: 0.8 V . - Min of high: 2 V . • Output signals in TTL format: - N o termination. - Output curr ent: Max of 64 mA. - Output voltage: - Max of lo w: 0.55 V . - Min of high: 3 V . • T rigger input signal (opto-isolated): - T ermination: 511 ohms series.
Specifications 55 - Input vol tage : - Min of lo w: 0 V . - Max of lo w: 0.8 V . - Min of high: 2 V . - Max of high: 5 V . Environmental • Min./max. ambient operating temperatur e: 0°C - 55° C. • Min./max. storage te mperature: -40° C - 75° C.
56 Appendix B: Technical information.
Appendix C : Glossary This appendix defines some of the specialized terms used in this Matrox Meteor -II document..
58 Appendix C: Glossary •A S I C Application-specific integr ated circuit . An integrated circuit custom-made to meet the requirements of a specific application.
59 •C o m p o s i t e s y n c A synchronization signal made up of two components: one horizontal and one vert ical . •D C F Digitizer Configur ation F ormat. A DCF defines the input data format and among other things, how to accept or generate video timing signals such as horizontal sync, vertical sync, and pixel clock.
60 Appendix C: Glossary •G r a b T o acquire an image from a camera. • Horiz ontal sync The part of a video signal that indicates th e end of a line and the start of a new one. See al so vertic al syn c . •H S L A color space that represents color using components of hue, saturation, and luminance.
61 • LUT mapping Look-up table mapping . A point-to-point operation that uses a table to define a replacement value for each possible pixel value in an image. •L V D S Low V oltage Differ ential Signaling. A digital signaling standar d that uses a pair of wires to transmit one signal in a differ ential mode.
62 Appendix C: Glossary •R G B A color space that represents color using the primary colors (red, green and blue) as components. • Synchronous function A function that does not return control to the caller until it has finished ex ecuting. See al so asynchronous function .
Index A acquisition fe atures 30 ActiveMIL 10 auxiliary sy nc and control connector 19 , 47 , 52 C camera control 33 Camera link connector 19 – 21 camera link connector 46 cameras grabbing i mages 2.
P package optional items 12 standard pack age 11 PCI bandwidth 26 PCI slot 11 , 39 pinouts auxiliary sync and control connector 47 trigger input connector 49 video input connector 46 VMChannel connect.
Regulatory Compliance FCC Compliance Statement Wa r n in g Changes or modifications to this unit not expr essly approved by the party responsible for the compliance could void the user's au thority to operate this equipment. Note This device complies with P art 15 of FCC Ru les.
A VER TISSEMENT : Cet appareil est de la classe A. Lorsque cet appar eil est utilisé dans un environnment résidentiel, il peut entraîner des inte rférences radioélectriques. Dans ce cas, l'usager peut être prié de pr endre des mesur es correctives appropriées.
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