PRELIMINARY
REFERENCE A
Providing External Trigger
Using PCI-1424 Frame Grabber
1. Modify the frame grabber cable with the following connection:
Refer to the NI PCI-1424 TO 4KTDI LVDS CABLE PIN CONFIGURATION
• Disconnect the wires that are connected to pins 95 and 100 of connector 5
(SCSI 100)
• Use a 6 inch coax cable and connect a BNC connector (male) on one end
• Connect the other end of the coax cable ( center conductor) to pin 95 (external
trigger 0) of connector 5 (SCSI 100)
• Connect the shield of the coax cable to pin 100 (ground) of connector 5 (SCSI
100)
2. Connect the external trigger TTL source to the BNC connector.
3. The external trigger function of the PCI-1424 frame grabbers requires National
Instrument's Labview software and NI-IMAQ software to operate.
• Start the Labview application software
• Open the file "Ext Trigger_Display_With_No_Vision2.vi" ( attached file)
Ext
Trigger_Display_With_No_Vi...
• In IMAQ environment -> Device and Interface
• Create IMAQ- PCI-1424: fairchild4K
• Select: Fairchild CAM 4KTDI for Channel 0 ( see attached file)
IMAQ-WINDOW.tif
• Run continuous capture on the Labview application (see attached file)
Continous Ca
p
ture
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