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IMAQ TM NI 1450 Series Comp act Vision System Use r Manu al NI 1450 Series Comp act Vision System User Manual June 200 3 Edition Part Numb er 32361 0A-01[...]

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Important Information Warrant y The NI 145 0 Series Compact Vi sion Syste m is warrante d agains t defects in materia ls and work mansh ip for a perio d of one yea r fro m the da te of shipme nt, as evide nced by receip ts or other documentatio n. Nation al Instruments w ill, at i ts option, re pair or replac e equip ment t hat prov es to be def ec[...]

Compliance FCC/Canad a Radio Freq uency Interfere nce Compliance Determining FCC Class The Fed eral Co mmunicati ons Commis sion ( FCC) has r ules to protect wireles s commun ications from in terfer ence. Th e FCC places digi tal electronic s into two classes. These classes are known as Class A (for use in indu strial-c ommercial loc ations onl y) [...]

Conventions The follo wing con ventions are used in this manual: » The » symbol lead s you through nes ted menu items and dialog box op tions to a f inal action. The s equence File»P age Setup»Op tions dire cts you to pull do wn the File menu, select the Page Setup item, and select Opti ons from the la st dia log box. This icon denotes a tip, w[...]

© Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion vii NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Ma nual Contents Chapter 1 NI 1450 Overview About the NI 14 50 Series Compact Vision System .................... ................. ................. . 1-1 Hardware Overview .................. ................ ............ ................. ................. ....[...]

Contents NI 14 50 Ser ies Co mpact Visio n Syst em User Manual viii ni.co m LabVIEW Real-Time with the Vis ion Development Module: Setting up th e Development Computer.................. ................. ........... ................. ............ ................. .. 2-15 Installing LabVIEW Real-Time, Vis ion Development Module, and NI-IMAQ for IEE[...]

Contents © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion ix NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Ma nual Pulse Width .................. ............ ................. ........... ................. ............ 4- 5 Trigger Polarity ............ ............ ................. ................. ........... ............ 4- 5 Quadrature Enco der .... ..[...]

© Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 1-1 NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Ma nual 1 NI 1450 Over view This chapter prov ides an overview of the features and compon ents on the National Instrumen ts 1450 Series Compact Vision Syst em. About the NI 1450 Series Compact Vision System The NI 1450 Series Compact Vision Syst em is an easy-to[...]

Chapte r 1 NI 1450 Ove rview NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 1-2 ni.com Figure 1-1 sho ws the NI 1450 f ront panel. Figu re 1-1. NI 1450 Series Compact Vision Sy stem Front Panel 1 Power LED 2 Status LED 3 Isolated Digital Input 4 TTL Digital Ou tputs 5 IEEE 1394a Ports 6 TTL I/O and Isolated I /O 7 Reset Button 8 DIP Switches [...]

Chapt er 1 NI 14 50 Overvie w © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 1-3 NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Ma nual A vailable Camera Bandwidth The IEEE 139 4 bus provides a fixed amount of bandwidth that is shared among the thr ee IEEE 1394a po rts on the NI 1 450. These ports pr ovide direct conn ection to up to three DCAM-com pliant IE[...]

Chapte r 1 NI 1450 Ove rview NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 1-4 ni.com Software Over view Programming the NI 1450 Series Compact Vision System requires the NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 Cameras driver software, vers ion 1.5 or later, to control the hardware and one of the following applicatio n software packages to proce ss images. ?[...]

Chapt er 1 NI 14 50 Overvie w © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 1-5 NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Ma nual National Instruments App lication Software Vision Builder for Auto mated In specti on National Instru ments Vision Bu ilder for Automated Insp ection (AI) is configurable m achine vision software th at you can use to prototy[...]

Chapte r 1 NI 1450 Ove rview NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 1-6 ni.com V ision Assi stant is an intera ctiv e prot otyping tool for mach ine vision and scientific imaging de velopers and is included with the V ision Dev elopment Module. W ith V ision A ssistant , you can pr ototy pe vision applications quickly and test ho w v [...]

© Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 2-1 NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Ma nual 2 Setup and Configuration This chapter provides instructions for connecting the NI 14 50 Series Compact Vision System hardware. This chapter also includes instructions for inst alling softwar e, configur ing an IP ad dress, and acquiring an initial image[...]

Chapter 2 Set up and Configu ration NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 2-2 ni.com ❑ 4-posi tion po wer connector—r equired if you are not using the NI desk top po wer suppl y ❑ 10 m 10/100B ase-T Ethernet cable (part nu mber 189174- 10)—standar d CA T 5 10/100Base- T Ethernet cabl e for connecting the NI 1450 t o a netw or[...]

Chapte r 2 Setup and Conf iguratio n © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 2-3 NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Ma nual • Digital I/O cable and vertical DIN rail terminal block (part number 778791- 01) •7 5 Ω SMB 111 coaxial cab le (part number 763 422-01)— SMB to BNC cable for connecting t o trigger s and light sources • 10 [...]

Chapter 2 Set up and Configu ration NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 2-4 ni.com LabVIEW Real -Time Module and Visio n Developmen t Module Documents • NI Visi on Assist ant Help • NI Visi on Assis tant Tuto rial • IMAQ Vis ion Concept s Manua l • IMAQ Vis ion for La bVIEW User M anual • IMAQ Visi on for La bVIEW Help ?[...]

Chapte r 2 Setup and Conf iguratio n © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 2-5 NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Ma nual foreign matter—solid, liq uid, or gas—that may reduce dielectric strength or surface resisti vity . Pollution degrees are listed below . • Polluti on De gree 1—No pol lution or o nly dry , nonconducti ve pollu[...]

Chapter 2 Set up and Configu ration NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 2-6 ni.com equipment , circuits po wered by r egula ted lo w-vo ltage sour ces, and electronics. • Installation Category II is for measu rements performe d on circuits directly connected to the electrical distrib ution system. This category refers to local- l[...]

Chapte r 2 Setup and Conf iguratio n © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 2-7 NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Ma nual Figu re 2- 1. Conn ecti on Seq uence • Set up the hardwa re —This section explains how to con nect a camera, monitor , and po wer supply to the NI 1450 . • Set up the development computer —This s ection e xpla[...]

Chapter 2 Set up and Configu ration NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 2-8 ni.com Subnet Conside rations To confi gure the NI 1450, it mu st reside on the s ame subnet as t he development co mputer. Once the NI 1450 is configured, o ther subnets can access and use it. T o use the NI 1 450 on a s ubnet other than the one the de vel[...]

Chapte r 2 Setup and Conf iguratio n © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 2-9 NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Ma nual If your cam era requires an e xternal po w er supply , conn ect it to the camera and v erify that the camera is powered on. 3. Plug in and po wer on the monitor . Figur e 2-2. Basi c Hardware Setup Wiring Powe r to th[...]

Chapter 2 Set up and Configu ration NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 2-10 ni.com The NI 1450 ships with a factor y-installed startup program that, when the NI 1450 is connected to a camera and po wered on, acqu ires images and displays them on the monitor . If th ese images from the camera display o n the monitor , continue to t[...]

Chapte r 2 Setup and Conf iguratio n © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 2-11 N I 1450 Series Compact Vision Sy stem Us er Manual The NI 1450 ships w ith a 4-posi tion po wer conn ector that plugs directly into the power input connector on the NI 1450. T o wire po wer to the 4-posi tion conn ector , comp lete th e follo wing st eps: 1. W ire the[...]

Chapter 2 Set up and Configu ration NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 2-12 ni.com Figur e 2-4. Ethern et Connec tion Vision Builder AI: Setting up the Development Computer This section desc ribes the sequence f or installing Vision B uilder AI and the NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 Camer as software on the development computer, obtaining [...]

Chapte r 2 Setup and Conf iguratio n © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 2-13 N I 1450 Series Compact Vision Sy stem Us er Manual The follo wing items are necessary for setting up the de velopment computer . ❑ V ision Builder AI software, v ersion 2.0 or later ❑ NI-IMA Q for IEEE 1394 Cameras dri ver software, v ersion 1.5 or later Installin[...]

Chapter 2 Set up and Configu ration NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 2-14 ni.com Tip T o uniquel y identify unconf igured N I 1450s , connect and con fi gure one N I 1450 at a time. 4. Cl ick Co nfigure to launch the V is ion Builder AI Remote T arget Configuration W izard. 5. In the Identification window , enter a name for the [...]

Chapte r 2 Setup and Conf iguratio n © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 2-15 N I 1450 Series Compact Vision Sy stem Us er Manual LabVIEW Real-T ime with the Vision Development Module: Setting up the Development Computer This section describes the sequence for installing the application an d driver software on the develop ment computer, obtainin[...]

Chapter 2 Set up and Configu ration NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 2-16 ni.com 7. Insert the NI- IMA Q for IEEE 1394 Cameras CD into the CD-R OM drive. Note If you select the custom software installation, make sure to install th e support for the NI 1450 Series Compact V ision System. 8. When the splash screen appears , click [...]

Chapte r 2 Setup and Conf iguratio n © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 2-17 N I 1450 Series Compact Vision Sy stem Us er Manual Download ing Softw are onto the NI 1450 1. In the MAX co nfi guration wi ndo w , click the Software tab . This windo w displays the st atus of t he softwa re on the N I 1450. 2. Cl ick th e Install Software b utton. 3[...]

© Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 3-1 NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Ma nual 3 LEDs, DIP Switches, and Connectors This chapter provides information about the location and functionality of the LED indi cators, DIP switc hes, and connect ors on th e NI 1450. The Connector s section pro vides signal names and d escriptions fo r each[...]

Chapter 3 LEDs, DIP Switches , and Connectors NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 3-2 ni.com POWER OK LED Under normal operating con ditions, t he POWER OK LED remains green while the NI 1450 is powered on. A green POWER OK LED indicates that NI 1450 main p ower is receiving power and th at the NI 1450 is not in a fault state. A re[...]

Chapter 3 LEDs, DIP Switches, and Conne ctors © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 3-3 NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Ma nual Figur e 3-2. ACT /LINK and 100 Mb ps LEDs DIP Switches This section describes the SAF E MODE , IP RES ET , NO APP , and USER 1 DIP switches on the NI 1450. T o enable a DIP switch, move it to t he ON (left) p[...]

Chapter 3 LEDs, DIP Switches , and Connectors NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 3-4 ni.com Figure 3-3 sho ws the lo cation of the DI P switc hes on the NI 1 450. Figu re 3-3 . DIP Switch es SAFE MODE Swit ch To boot the NI 1450 i n Safe mod e, move the SAF E MODE switch to the ON position an d reset the NI 145 0. Use safe mode to[...]

Chapter 3 LEDs, DIP Switches, and Conne ctors © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 3-5 NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Ma nual IP RESET Switch To clear the NI 1450 IP settings, m ove the IP RESET switch t o the ON position and reset the NI 1450. Use IP RESE T to reset the TCP/IP settin gs when moving the system from on e subnet to an[...]

Chapter 3 LEDs, DIP Switches , and Connectors NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 3-6 ni.com Connectors This section des cribes the connectors o n the NI 1450 and in cludes pinouts and signal d escriptions for each conn ector. T able 3-1 summarizes the function s of the conn ectors on t he NI 1450. Power Connector The power con nec[...]

Chapter 3 LEDs, DIP Switches, and Conne ctors © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 3-7 NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Ma nual Figure 3-4 sho ws the po wer connector on the NI 1450, and T ab le 3-2 describes each termin al on the connector . Figur e 3-4. Po wer Co nnec tor Earth Ground Conne ction Some s ystem set ups may r equire us[...]

Chapter 3 LEDs, DIP Switches , and Connectors NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 3-8 ni.com Figur e 3-5. Gr oundin g Lug on the NI 1 450 IEEE 1 394 The IEEE 139 4 connecto rs on the NI 1 450 provide a reliable, high-frequ ency connection b etween the NI 145 0 and to up to three DCAM-co mpatible IEEE 1394 cameras. For infor mation [...]

Chapter 3 LEDs, DIP Switches, and Conne ctors © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 3-9 NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Ma nual Figu re 3-6. VGA Conne ctor Tabl e 3-3 . VGA Con necto r Signal s Pin Signal Name Sign al Desc riptio n 1 R Red 2 G Green 3 B Blue 4 NC No Connect 5 C Common o f the NI 145 0 main po wer 6 C Common o f the NI[...]

Chapter 3 LEDs, DIP Switches , and Connectors NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 3-10 ni.com COM1 COM1 is a high-s peed RS-232 (DTE) serial port used fo r connecting to serial dev ices, suc h as PLCs, s canners, and lighting devi ces. Note The Serial Port VIs access COM1 as Port 0. Figure 3- 7 sho ws the lo cations of t he COM1 DS[...]

Chapter 3 LEDs, DIP Switches, and Conne ctors © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 3-11 N I 1450 Series Compact Vision Sy stem Us er Manual Et hern et The Ether net port on t he NI 1450 provide s connectio n between th e NI 1450 and the development computer, either directly or through a network port. The NI 1450 aut omatically det ects the sp eed[...]

Chapter 3 LEDs, DIP Switches , and Connectors NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 3-12 ni.com For detailed informatio n about d igital I/O function ality and reco mmended use cases, refe r to Chapter 4, Digital I/O Functionality . Note Isolated inputs are comp atible with 5 V logi c if the external circuit meets the v oltage and cu[...]

Chapter 3 LEDs, DIP Switches, and Conne ctors © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 3-13 N I 1450 Series Compact Vision Sy stem Us er Manual 4 5 TTL Output 1 Pulse ge nerato r output General -purpo se outp ut 5 6 C C ommon of t he NI 1450 main po we r — 6 7 TTL Output 2 Pulse ge nerato r output General -purpo se outp ut 7 8 TTL Output 3 Pulse ge[...]

Chapter 3 LEDs, DIP Switches , and Connectors NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 3-14 ni.com 26 34 Ciso Isolated common — 27 36 ISO Output 2 Gene ral-pu rpose ou tput — 28 37 ISO Output 3 Gene ral-pu rpose ou tput — 29 12 Ciso Isolated common — 30 10 ISO Input 1 Input port, Data(1) — 31 11 ISO Input 2 Input port, Data(2)[...]

© Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 4-1 NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Ma nual 4 Digital I/O Functionality This chapter describes the primary functions of the digital in puts and outputs on the NI 1450 Series Compact Vis ion System. This chapter also includes guidelines for connecting the digital I/O and for setting u p a typical N[...]

Chapter 4 Dig ital I/O Functionality NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 4-2 ni.com TTL In puts and Outputs TTL is a fast-switc hing 5 V d igital si gnaling st andard common ly used for applications that req uire high precision, such as camera triggerin g. TTL inpu ts and output s do no t require a se parate power s upply. Caution [...]

Chapter 4 Digital I/O Functionalit y © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 4-3 NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Ma nual T rigge r Inputs Trigger inputs are available fro m bot h TTL inputs and isolated inp uts. You can use these trigger inputs to syn chr onize the NI 1 450 with an external event, such as th e assertion of a s ignal gen[...]

Chapter 4 Dig ital I/O Functionality NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 4-4 ni.com Ti med Pulse Output The NI 1450 is capable of timed pulse output on six different digital outp uts, w hich p rov ides pr ecis e co ntro l over time-critical signals, such as camera exposure. This section describes the various uses f or the timed pul[...]

Chapter 4 Digital I/O Functionalit y © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 4-5 NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Ma nual Figure 4-1 sho ws an outp ut pulse when a trigger is selected. Figu re 4-1 . Output Pulse When T r igger Is Select ed Pulse Modes Each pulse generator has a Start and a Stop mode. Configure th e pulse generator when i[...]

Chapter 4 Dig ital I/O Functionality NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 4-6 ni.com Figu re 4-2 . Hi gh Puls e wi th Risin g Edge T rigger Figure 4-3 sho ws ho w to create a high and lo w pulse train with a microsec ond delay and width . Figur e 4-3. Hi gh and Low Pulse T rains Quadratu re Encoder The quadratur e encoder uses ISO I[...]

Chapter 4 Digital I/O Functionalit y © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 4-7 NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Ma nual Figure 4- 4 sho ws a rising edge trigger and a lo w pulse with a quadrat ure encoder del ay and a mi crosecond widt h. Figu re 4-4. Rising Edge T rigger , Low Puls e with a Quadrat ure Enc oder De lay Product Selec ti[...]

Chapter 4 Dig ital I/O Functionality NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 4-8 ni.com T able 4-3 lists the product select ion ports. General-Purpose I/O General-Purpose Input s General-purpo se inputs are available as both TTL and isolated inputs . At any time, the so ftware running on the NI 1450 can read these inputs. The primary d[...]

Chapter 4 Digital I/O Functionalit y © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 4-9 NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Ma nual An e xample of us ing general-p urpose outp uts is dri ving a relay that t urns on an Inspection in Pro gress light for an operato r to see while the inspection sequence is run ning. Fault Co nditi ons The NI 1450 rec[...]

Chapter 4 Dig ital I/O Functionality NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 4-10 ni.com Disabling Sh utdown Mode To disa ble Shutdow n mode once it is enabl ed, remove Shutdown mode from th e software s cript and r eset the NI 1450. To r eset the system, press the RESE T button on the NI 145 0 front pa nel for at leas t two second s. [...]

Chapter 4 Digital I/O Functionalit y © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 4-11 N I 1450 Series Compact Vision Sy stem Us er Manual Overheat Operating the NI 1450 outside of its temperature specifications may cause the NI 14 50 to overheat . Refer to App endix B, Specifications , for temperature specifications. In the e vent o f an ov erheat, all [...]

Chapter 4 Dig ital I/O Functionality NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 4-12 ni.com Figur e 4-5. Examp le of Conne cting an Iso lated Inp ut to a Sourcing Output Devi ce Wiring an I solated Outp ut to an E xternal Lo ad The digit al output ci rcuit so urces curre nt to external loads, as shown in the examp le in Figure 4-6. The ma[...]

Chapter 4 Digital I/O Functionalit y © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 4-13 N I 1450 Series Compact Vision Sy stem Us er Manual Protecting In ductive Loads When an inductive load , such as a relay or s olenoid, is connected to an output, a large counter-electromotive force may occur at s witching time due to energy stored in the inductive load[...]

Chapter 4 Dig ital I/O Functionality NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 4-14 ni.com Figu re 4-8 . Exampl e Connect ions When connecting to TTL inputs on th e NI 1450 de vice, match th e output impedance of the transmittin g de vice to the characteristic impedance of the cable. F or exampl e, if the cable characteristic impedance i[...]

Chapter 4 Digital I/O Functionalit y © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 4-15 N I 1450 Series Compact Vision Sy stem Us er Manual T able 4-5 summarizes a typical sing le-camera conf iguration. Figure 4-9 sho ws a typical sin gle-camera setup. Figu re 4-9 . T ypical Sin gle-Camera Setup Table 4 -5. T ypical Single-Ca mera System Setu p Sign al Na[...]

© Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 5-1 NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Ma nual 5 Deployment This chapt er provi des guidelin es for c onnecting t he NI 1450 S eries Compact Vision System to a network. Connecting Multiple NI 1450s An Ethernet connection between th e development compu ter and the NI 1450 al lows you t o assign an IP [...]

Chapte r 5 Dep loyme nt NI 1450 Seri es Compac t Vision Syste m User Man ual 5-2 ni.com T o connect multip le NI 1450s to the same netw ork, each NI 1450 mus t ha ve a unique IP address. By default, the configuration utility running on the de velopment co mputer displays each NI 1450 that e xists on the su bnet. T o add entries for NI 1450s that ex[...]

Chapt er 5 Deploym ent © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 5-3 NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Ma nual Figu re 5-3. NI 1450 Seri es Compact V ision System C onnecte d to a Monitor At any time, y ou can reconnect the host machine to the NI 1450 and remotely monito r progress.[...]

© Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion A-1 NI 1450 Series Compact Vis ion System User Manu al A T roubleshooting This append ix pro vides i nstructi ons for tro ubleshoot ing the NI 1450. Software Configuration Problems NI 1450 Do es Not Appear in MAX or in Vi sion Bu ilder AI Possibl e causes and so lutions: • V erify that there is po w er to t [...]

Appendix A T roublesh ooting NI 14 50 Ser ies Co mpact V ision System User Ma nual A-2 ni.com • Another de vice on the network is using the IP address assigned to the NI 1450. Ei ther remo ve o r reconf igure the other de vice, or r econfi gure the NI 14 50 IP addr ess. • The DIP switch settings on the NI 1450 may be in v alid, such as all swit[...]

Appendix A T roubl eshooting © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion A-3 NI 1450 Series Compact Vis ion System User Manu al • W atchdog expired while co nfigu red for the s ystem shutdo wn option – Determine if the interval between watchdog resets is insuff icient for the pro cessing time. Ch eck the software to d etermine if it could mo nopoliz[...]

Appendix A T roublesh ooting NI 14 50 Ser ies Co mpact V ision System User Ma nual A-4 ni.com POWER OK LED Is N ot Lit When the NI 14 50 is Powered on If the power supply is properly connected to the NI 1450, b ut the POWER OK LED does not light up, check that the power supply is 24 VDC ±10% and within the specifications outlined in Appen dix B, S[...]

© Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion B-1 NI 1450 Series Compact Vis ion System User Manu al B Specifications This appendix lists the specif ications of the NI 1450 Series Compact V ision System. These spe cifications are typi cal at 25 °C, unless otherwise no ted. Power Requi rements Main supply voltage ........... ................. ... 24 VDC ?[...]

Appendix B Spe cification s NI 14 50 Ser ies Co mpact V ision System User Ma nual B-2 ni.com TTL In puts and Outputs Digital logic levels TTL In puts Number of channels .......................... ......2 Maximum pulse rate .................... ...........2 MHz Minimum pulse detected . ................. ......200 ns TTL Output s Number of channels .[...]

Appendix B Speci fications © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion B-3 NI 1450 Series Compact Vis ion System User Manu al Maximum pulse rate................. ........... ... 100 kHz Minimum pulse detected ............... ......... 10 µ s Reverse polarity p rotection ................. ... yes Isolated (Current Sourcin g) Outputs Number of channels .[...]

Appendix B Spe cification s NI 14 50 Ser ies Co mpact V ision System User Ma nual B-4 ni.com Environment al The NI 1450 is intended for indo or use only . Operating temperature, vertical mounting p osition ......................0 to 55 °C Operating temperature, all other positions............. ................. ......0 to 45 °C Storage temperatur[...]

Appendix B Speci fications © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion B-5 NI 1450 Series Compact Vis ion System User Manu al CE Compliance This product meets the ess ential requ irements of applicab le European Directi ves, as am ended for CE markin g, as follo ws: Low-Voltage Directive (saf ety) ............. 73/23/EEC Electromagnetic Com patibility D[...]

© Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion C-1 NI 1450 Series Compact Vis ion System User Manu al C T echnical Support and Professional Ser vices Visit the followin g sections of the Nationa l Instruments Web site at ni.com for technical suppor t and prof essional serv ices: • Support — Online technical s upport resources include the follo wing: ?[...]

Appendix C T echnical Support a nd Professi onal Ser vices NI 14 50 Ser ies Co mpact V ision System User Ma nual C-2 ni.com • Calibration Certificate —If your prod uct supp orts calibrati on, you can obtain the calibration certif icate for your product at ni.com/calibration . If you s earched ni.com and co uld not f ind the answers y ou need, c[...]

© Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion G-1 NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Manual Glossar y Symbol Pref ix V a lue µ mic ro 10 –6 m milli 10 –3 k kilo 1 0 3 Mm e g a 1 0 6 Symbols °C Degrees Celsius. A AC Alternating current. ac qu i si ti on wi n do w The image size specif ic to a video standard or cam era resolution. B bB i t s[...]

Gloss ar y NI 14 50 Ser ies Co mpact V ision System User Ma nual G-2 ni. com DIP switch Dual Inline Pack age switch. DNS Domain Name System. E Ethernet cr osso ver cable Cate gory 5 or Categ ory 6 cable us ed for direct conn ection between the developme nt com pute r an d the Real-T ime target. Ethernet cable, standard Cate gory 5 or Cate gory 6 Et[...]

Glossary © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion G-3 NI 1450 Se ries Compa ct Vision Syst em User Manual N NI -I MA Q Dri ve r software for Natio nal Instru ments image acq uisition (I MA Q) hardw are. P PG Pulse Generatio n. PLC Programmable Log ic Controller . An i ndustrial co mputer used f or factory automati on, process control, and manuf actur[...]

Gloss ar y NI 14 50 Ser ies Co mpact V ision System User Ma nual G-4 ni. com V V V olts . VDC V olts direct current. VI V irtual Instr ument. A combi nation of h ardware and/or softw are element s, typically used with a PC, th at has the functionality of a classic stand- alone instrumen t. W W W atts.[...]

© Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion I-1 NI 1450 Seri es Compact Vision System User Manu al Index Numerics 100 Mbps LED, 3-2 A accessories, 2- 2 application software insta lling LabVI EW , 2-15 installing Visi on Builder AI, 2-13 installing Visi on Development Module, 2 -15 B bandwidth, available (table), 1-3 C cables cros sover , 2-3 digit al I [...]

Index NI 14 50 Ser ies Co mpact V ision System User Ma nual I-2 ni.com isolated I/O, 4-2 isolated I/O (table), 4 -3 protecti ng inductive loads, 4-13 signal func tionality, 4-1 sourcing output dev ice, wiri ng, 4-11 sourcing output dev ice, wiri ng (diagram ), 4-12 transmission line effects, 4-13 TTL, 4-2 DIP switches IP RESET, 3 -5 location, 3-4 N[...]

Index © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion I-3 NI 1450 Seri es Compact Vision System User Manu al inputs general-p urpose, 4-8 TTL, 4-2 installa tion category descriptions , 2-5 instrum ent dri vers, C-1 IP address configuring with Vision Buil der AI, 2-13 configuring with Vision Develo pment Module, 2 -16 IP RESET DIP s witch, 3-5 isolated i npu[...]

Index NI 14 50 Ser ies Co mpact V ision System User Ma nual I-4 ni.com POWER OK LED, 3-2 power r equirement s specif ications, B- 1 power supp ly conn ector , 3-6 , 3-7 connector (table) , 3-6 deskt op, 2-1 earth gr ound, 3-7 separa te main supp ly, 2-10 terminals (table), 3-7 wiring power, 2- 9 wiring power (diag ram), 2- 10 product selection po r[...]

Index © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion I-5 NI 1450 Seri es Compact Vision System User Manu al TRIG 1 cable, 3-11 connector (table) , 3-6 TRIG 2 cable, 3-11 connector (table) , 3-6 trigger input lines, 4-3 trigger polarity, 4 -5 troubles hooting hardware, A-2 software, A-1 STATUS LED error indications (table), A-3 troubles hooting reso urces, [...]