INSTALLATION GUIDE IMAQ D6826 Breakout Cable ™ This guide describes how to use the National Instruments D6826 breakout cable to connect the IMAQ PCI/PXI-1428 image acquisition device to a Medium configuration Camera Link camera and provide connectivity to the device’s triggering lines. The D6826 breakout cable converts the VHDCI connector into an MDR 26-pin Camera Link connector for Medium configuration connectivity and a 25-pin D-SUB connector for triggering. Getting Started The following items are necessary for installing the IMAQ D6826 breakout cable: ❑ IMAQ D6826 breakout cable ❑ Standard Camera Link cable (For Medium configuration only) ❑ IMAQ 1428 device and documentation ❑ Camera and documentation Installation Complete the following steps to connect the IMAQ D6826 breakout cable to the IMAQ 1428 device and camera. Refer to Figure 1 for an illustration of the cable. 1. Connect the 68-pin VHDCI connector to the connector on the IMAQ 1428 device and tighten the thumbscrews. 2. For Medium configuration, connect the MDR 26-pin Camera Link connector to a standard Camera Link cable and tighten the thumbscrews. 3. For Medium configuration, connect the Camera Link cable to the Medium configuration connector of the camera. 4. For triggering, connect the 25-pin D-SUB connector to your application’s timing and triggering devices. 4 1 NA TIO NA L IN S T R UMENTS 2 1 2 68-pin VHCDCI Connector MDR 26-Pin Camera Link Connector 3 4 3 Camera Link Cable 25-pin D-SUB Connector Figure 1. IMAQ D6826 Breakout Cable Note If your application uses Base configuration only, you will not use the MDR 26-pin connector. IMAQ D6826 Breakout Cable 2 ni.com Connectors Refer to Figures 2, 3, and 4 for diagrams of the IMAQ D6826 breakout cable connectors. 1 2 Pin 1 Pin 34 3 1 4 2 3 4 Pin 35 Pin 68 Figure 2. 68-Pin VHDCI Connector (Cable) 1 2 1 3 2 4 Pin 1 Pin 13 3 4 Pin 14 Pin 26 Figure 3. MDR 26-Pin Medium Configuration Camera Link Connector (Cable) © National Instruments Corporation 3 IMAQ D6826 Breakout Cable 1 2 1 3 2 4 Pin 1 Pin 13 3 4 Pin 14 Pin 25 Figure 4. 25-Pin D-SUB Connector (Cable) Pin Assignments Refer to Figures 4 and 5 for the pin assignments for the 25-pin D-SUB and MDR 26-pin Camera Link connectors. TTL_TRIG (0) RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED GND GND GND RESERVED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 GND GND RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED TTL_TRIG (3) TTL_TRIG (2) TTL_TRIG (1) RESERVED Figure 5. 25-Pin D-SUB Trigger Connector Pinout (Cable) IMAQ D6826 Breakout Cable 4 ni.com GND RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED CL_Y(3)+ CL_YCLK+ CL_Y(2)+ CL_Y(1)+ CL_Y(0)+ GND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 GND RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED CL_Y(3)– CL_YCLK– CL_Y(2)– CL_Y(1)– CL_Y(0)– GND Figure 6. MDR 26-Pin Medium Configuration Camera Link Connector Pinout (Cable) Triggering You can use the IMAQ D6826 breakout cable for applications that require precise triggering or exposure control. The IMAQ D6826 breakout cable connects the trigger lines on the IMAQ 1428 to the 25-pin D-SUB connector. You can use these trigger lines to generate precise timing and triggering for controlling a camera or other devices. You can also use the trigger lines as general purpose I/O lines. © National Instruments Corporation 5 IMAQ D6826 Breakout Cable IMAQ™, National Instruments™, NI™, and ni.com™ are trademarks of National Instruments Corporation. Product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies. For patents covering National Instruments products, refer to the appropriate location: Help»Patents in your software, the patents.txt file on your CD, or ni.com/patents. © 2004 National Instruments Corp. All rights reserved. *323859A-01* 323859A-01 Jun04