Specifications

Version 1.1 rev Jan 2013
Page 32
iXon Ultra
Installation
2.4 - CONNECTORS
The Power connection is for the Power Supply Unit (PSU) described in Section 1.4.2 on page 18. Note the connector has
a locking action.
The USB should be connected to the PC with the supplied USB 2.0 cable – this type (with cable ferrite) was used during
EMC testing. An alternative cable with locking adaptor is available.
TheiXonUltraissuppliedwithanACZ-03463cablefortheexternalI/Oconnector.Thisprovidesindustry-standardBNC
connectors:
• Fire (please refer to Section 3.5 on pages 65-76)
•
Shutter (see Section 3.6 on page 77)
• Arm (please refer to Section 3.5 on pages 65-76)
•
Ext. Trig (External Trigger Input) (please refer to Section 3.5 on pages 65-76)
These are used to send and receive Trigger and Fire signals. The outputs (Fire & Shutter) are CMOS compatible & series
terminated at source (i.e. in the camera head) for a 50Ω cable.
NOTES:
1. The cable termination at the customer end should be high impedance (>1KΩ) as an incorrect impedance
match could cause errors with timing and triggering.
2. The External Trigger Input is TTL level, CMOS compatible and has 470Ω impedance.
3. Signal diagrams of these connections are shown on Section 4.7 on page 94. The interfaces and internal
circuits of the iXon Ultra are rated as SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage). All interfacing equipment should use
SELV voltage and current levels.
5. OutputDAC1 and OutputDAC2 are 16 bit DAC outputs that can be congured by the user to be up to
approximately 10.1 Volts. Maximum output current that can be drawn is 10mA
6. +5V Output is a 5V supply to signal to the user that the camera is powered up. The maximum current that can
be drawn from this is 500mA
7. I/O bits (8 off) are user programmable and can either be inputs or outputs. When being used as inputs these
default to being weakly pulled high. The maximum low level input voltage is 1.5V and the minimum high level
input voltage is 3.5V. As outputs the maximum “high” level output current that can be drawn is 0.03mA and
the maximum “low” level current that each output can sink is 10mA.
There is an I2C connection point, 2 x16 bit DACs, and 8 digital i/os available on the External I/O. To access these
connectionsrequiresanadvancedcable(ACZ-03464)toconnecttothe26wayHighdensityDconnector.
The Cameralink connection is for use with a Cameralink frame grabber or custom hardware implementations.
Figure 4: iXon Ultra connectors