Matrox Electronic Systems 10760-101-0200 manual

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Softwar e . . [...]

Chapter 5: Hardware reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Matrox M eteor-II /Camera Link hardwar e reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 Matrox M eteor-II /Camera Link grab section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Video data input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Appendix B: T echnical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 T echnical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Global information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Connector pinouts for Ma trox [...]

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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. The information in this manual pertai ns to both form factors, unless other wise stated. VI[...]

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. Both form factors support acquisition from [...]

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. MIL MIL is a development library which provides an extensive list of commands used to capture, process, analyze, t[...]

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 . • Microsoft Windo ws if using Matrox I maging software (consult the Matrox Imaging software package for specific supported en[...]

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. Both the MI[...]

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. More information For information on using multiple M atrox Mete[...]

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). N ext, follow the steps to install your[...]

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. 3. If present, remo ve the blank metal plate located at the back of the s[...]

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 . d. Replace the cover of your computer . [...]

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. • T wo C amera Link inter face connec tors (video inpu t connectors). Each connector[...]

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 . See A ppendix B for the Camera Link connectors pinou[...]

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. See the 4[...]

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. • The target[...]

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). In other wor ds, place each additional board in an emp[...]

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. Grabbin g from two Matrox Meteor-II boards Matrox Meteor-II Camera 1 Camera 2 Matrox Meteor-II[...]

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. F or a summar y of the in[...]

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 output_2 Clock output_2 Hsync output_1 Hsync output_1 Hsync output_2 Hsync output_2 Vsync output_1 Vsync output_1 Vsync output_2 Vsync output_2 Optot[...]

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 signals, up to 28 bits (24 bits of video data and 4 bits of syncs), ar e transmitted as seri alized data from the camera to the frame grabber over fou[...]

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. Synchronization The boar d can s[...]

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. • Level-sensitive "continuous" acquisitio n: The VIA gra[...]

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. It allows all VIA resources to be accessed through a 128-Mbyte memory region, mappable anywhere in the 4-Gbyte PCI ad[...]

36 Chapter 5: Hardware refere nce[...]

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 . If your problem is not addressed in this chapter or if t[...]

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 . If the above solution does not work, tr [...]

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 4.0 In the ev ent that your M atrox I maging bo ard(s) cannot share an IR Q line with other dev[...]

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. • Computer (motherboard) make and model number , environment, and peripherals (especially boards sharing the [...]

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. • System requir ements: A computer with a PCI bus and an In[...]

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. Connector pinouts fo r Matrox Meteor -II /Camera Link for PCI Matrox M eteor-II /Camera Link for PCI has five user connectors: two Camera Link interface connectors (video input[...]

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- 15 CC4+ 3 CC3+ 16 CC3- 4 CC2- 17 CC2+ 5 CC1+ 18 CC1- 6 SerTFG, INPUT , + 19 SerTFG, INPUT , - 7 SerTC, OUTPUT , - 20 SerTC, OUTPUT , + 8 D ATA , I N [...]

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. Caution If using the two Camera Link connectors, the cables you choose sh[...]

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 TPUT , + 24 CC3_A, OUTPUT , - 3 CC2_B, OUTPUT , - 25 VSYNC_A , OUTPUT , - 4 CC1_B, OUTPUT , - 26 HSYNC_A, OUTPUT , - 5 HSYNC_B, OUTPUT , - 27 CL OCK_A ,[...]

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. The pinout of the 9-pin DB9 fe male connector is as follows: Pin Signal Description 1 TTL TRIG TTL trig[...]

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 . A VMChannel backplane (available wit[...]

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. 13 DGND 47 DA T A[4] 14 DA T A[5] 48 DGND 15 DA T A[6] 49 DA T A[7] 16 DGND 50 DA T A[8] 17 DA T A[9] 51 DGND 18 DA T[...]

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. Three of these connect[...]

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. - Output c urrent: M ax of 9.0 mA. - Output voltage: - Min: 0.[...]

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. - Inpu t c urre nt: - Min[...]

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. • Max. altitude for operation: 3000 meters. • Max. altitude for transport: 12000 meters. • O[...]

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. It integrates sev eral digital and/or analog functions into a single die. This results in a r e duction in cost, board ar ea, and power consumption, while impro ving performance when com[...]

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. • Display memory See f[...]

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. The hue component describ es the actual colo[...]

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. L VDS drivers and receivers have a v[...]

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 . • V er tical sync The part of a video signal that indicates the end of[...]

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 26 multi-tap 34 number of cameras per board 26 clock 33 communication signals 32 connectors auxiliary sync an d control 47 Camera link 20 – 21 trigge[...]

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 connector 50 PSG 32 R RGB 30 S SDRAM 34 software Matrox Intellicam 24 supported 9 specificat ions electrical 53 environmental 55 technical 44 synchronization[...]

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. Operation is subject to the follo wing two conditions: 1. this de[...]

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. This device complies with EC Dir ective 89/336/EEC for a Class A digital dev[...]

Product support Limited W arranty Matrox warr ants this product against defects in materials and wor kmanship for a period of one year from the date of delivery . Matr ox and its suppliers expre ssly disclaim any and all other warr anties, express or implied. Y our sole remedy shall be, r epair or replacement of the pr oduct provided that the defec[...]

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