User`s manual

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CHAPTER 8
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A: External Trigger Port
The external trigger port at the rear of the camera is a 6-pin miniature circular DIN receptacle (AMP
749265-1). The mating connector is a Singatron Enterprises part number 62000-6P, available
fromDigikey (www.digikey.com)
Figure 1— External Trigger Port Connector
The pinout for the connector is as follows
+5VDC (pin 1) and GROUND (pin 4 & pin 6) must be connected in order for SYNC-A, SYNC-B or
TRIGGER to be live.
Pin Number Signal Name Signal
Source
Description
1 +5 VDC User Power for Optocoupler trigger
2 Trigger (input) User Active Low Trigger Input
3 SYNC-A (output) Camera Indicates CCD Read-out
4 Ground User Ground Reference for Optocoupler
5 SYNC-B (output) Camera Exposure or Trigger Mask
6 Ground User Ground Reference for Optocoupler
Table 1—Pin-out of the External Trigger Port Connector
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