Page 3 - Important Information
Important Information Warranty The IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 is 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 ...
Page 4 - Compliance; Determining FCC Class; Class A; Compliance with EU Directives
Compliance Compliance with FCC/Canada Radio Frequency Interference Regulations Determining FCC Class The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has rules to protect wireless communications from interference. The FCC places digital electronics into two classes. These classes are known as Class A (fo...
Page 5 - Conventions
Conventions 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<3..0>. » The » symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box optio...
Page 6 - Contents
© National Instruments Corporation vii IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 User Manual Contents Chapter 1Introduction About the IMAQ 1428 ................................................................................................... 1-1Camera Link ....................................................................
Page 7 - Glossary
Contents IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 User Manual viii ni.com Start Conditions............................................................................................... 3-5Acquisition Window Control .......................................................................... 3-5Serial Interface ...............
Page 8 - Introduction
© National Instruments Corporation 1-1 IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 User Manual 1 Introduction This chapter provides an overview of the IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 image acquisition device, the Camera Link standard, Camera Link and IMAQ 1428 interfacing guidelines, and your software programming choices. About the IMAQ 1...
Page 9 - Camera Link; Overview
Chapter 1 Introduction IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 User Manual 1-2 ni.com The RTSI bus uses the National Instruments RTSI bus interface and ribbon cable to route additional timing and trigger signals between the PCI-1428 and up to four National Instruments DAQ, motion control, or IMAQ devices. The RTSI bus ca...
Page 10 - Software Overview; NI-IMAQ Driver Software
Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1-3 IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 User Manual Software Overview Programming the IMAQ 1428 requires the NI-IMAQ driver software for controlling the hardware. National Instruments also offers the following application software packages for analyzing and pr...
Page 12 - Integration with DAQ
Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporation 1-5 IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 User Manual NI Vision Assistant is included with the Vision Development Module. Vision Assistant is an interactive prototyping tool for machine vision and scientific imaging developers. With Vision Assistant, you can pro...
Page 13 - Installation; What You Need to Get Started
© National Instruments Corporation 2-1 IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 User Manual 2 Installation This chapter contains a list of necessary and optional items for getting started acquiring images with the IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428. This chapter also explains how to unpack, configure, and install the IMAQ 1428. What You N...
Page 14 - Optional Equipment; Unpacking
Chapter 2 Installation IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 User Manual 2-2 ni.com Optional Equipment National Instruments offers a variety of products for use with the IMAQ 1428, including the following: • IMAQ D6804 breakout cable used for external triggering only. This cable provides BNC connectivity to the four ex...
Page 15 - Safety Information
Chapter 2 Installation © National Instruments Corporation 2-3 IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 User Manual 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 do...
Page 19 - Interfacing with the IMAQ 1428
Chapter 2 Installation © National Instruments Corporation 2-7 IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 User Manual Interfacing with the IMAQ 1428 The Camera Link standard defines physical connections between image acquisition devices and Camera Link cameras, and it allows for flexibility of image format and data transfer ...
Page 20 - Hardware Overview; Functional Overview
© National Instruments Corporation 3-1 IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 User Manual 3 Hardware Overview This chapter provides an overview of IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 hardware functionality and explains the operations of the device’s functional units. Functional Overview The IMAQ 1428 features a flexible, high-speed data ...
Page 21 - Base Configuration; Medium Configuration; Data Transmission
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 User Manual 3-2 ni.com Camera Link and IMAQ 1428 The IMAQ 1428 supports the Camera Link Base configuration as well as the 8-bit × 4 mode of the Camera Link Medium configuration. Base Configuration The Camera Link Base configuration places 24 data bits an...
Page 22 - LUTs; Multiple-Tap Data Formatter; SDRAM
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview © National Instruments Corporation 3-3 IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 User Manual LUTs The IMAQ 1428 offers lookup tables (LUTs) that can perform operations such as contrast enhancement, data inversion, gamma manipulation, or other nonlinear transfer functions. The LUT fully supports ...
Page 23 - Scatter-Gather DMA Controllers
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 User Manual 3-4 ni.com High-Speed Timing Built from high-speed counters, the high-speed timing circuitry on the IMAQ 1428 can generate precise real-time control signals for your camera. Map the output of this circuitry to a trigger line to provide accura...
Page 24 - Start Conditions; Acquisition Window Control; Serial Interface
Chapter 3 Hardware Overview © National Instruments Corporation 3-5 IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 User Manual Start Conditions The IMAQ 1428 can start acquisitions in the following ways: • Software control—The IMAQ 1428 supports software control of acquisition start. You can configure the IMAQ 1428 to capture a ...
Page 26 - Signal Connections; Connectors
© National Instruments Corporation 4-1 IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 User Manual 4 Signal Connections This chapter describes the MDR 26-pin connector and the 68-pin VHDCI connector on the IMAQ 1428 device. Connectors Figure 4-1 shows the connectors on the IMAQ 1428 device. Figure 4-1. IMAQ 1428 Connectors 1 MDR...
Page 29 - Connector Signal Connection Descriptions
Chapter 4 Signal Connections IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 User Manual 4-4 ni.com Connector Signal Connection Descriptions Table 4-1 describes the MDR-26 and 68-pin VHDCI signal connections. Table 4-1. I/O Connector Signals Signal Name Description TTL_TRIG<3..0> TTL external triggers/DIO lines (input/outp...
Page 30 - External Connections
© National Instruments Corporation A-1 IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 User Manual A Specifications This appendix lists the specifications of the IMAQ 1428. These specifications are typical at 25 °C, unless otherwise stated. External Connections Number of external trigger I/O lines ...... 4 Trigger input Voltage ...
Page 32 - Environment; Electromagnetic Compatibility
Appendix A Specifications © National Instruments Corporation A-3 IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 User Manual Weight PCI-1428 ......................................... 0.127 kg (0.28 lb) PXI-1428 ......................................... 0.172 kg (0.38 lb) Environment The IMAQ 1428 device is intended for indoor us...
Page 34 - Cabling; 8-Pin VHDCI Cable Specifications
© National Instruments Corporation B-1 IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 User Manual B Cabling This appendix contains cabling requirements for the IMAQ 1428, including Camera Link cable ordering information. 68-Pin VHDCI Cable Specifications National Instruments offers cables and accessories for connecting to video...
Page 36 - Ordering Information
Appendix B Cabling © National Instruments Corporation B-3 IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 User Manual Figure B-3 illustrates the Camera Link cable. Figure B-3. Camera Link Cable Ordering Information Camera Link cables are manufactured by 3M corporation and are available from both National Instruments and 3M. Two-...
Page 43 - Index; Numerics
© National Instruments Corporation I-1 IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 User Manual Index Numerics 68-pin VHDCI connector, 4-2 cable specifications, B-1overview, 4-2pin assignments (figure), 4-3 A acquisition and region of interest (ROI) circuitry, 3-4 acquisition start conditions, 3-5acquisition window control, 3...