Specifications

Matrox Solios eA/XA acquisition section 81
Auxiliary signals
Matrox Solios eA/XA supports multi-purpose auxiliary input and output signals.
Auxiliary signals are non-video signals that can be controlled and support one or
more functionalities depending on the auxiliary signal (for example, as trigger
input or timer output signals). The table in the previous subsection identifies the
functions to which an auxiliary signal can be defined. You specify their function
in the DCF file.
The board supports auxiliary signals in different formats:
Note that the opto-isolated signals pass through an opto-coupler, a device that
protects the board from outside surges and different ground levels, and permits
total electrical isolation from the frame grabber.
You can set up the auxiliary signals in the DCF. Alternatively, for most commonly
used functionalities, you can configure the auxiliary signals using the MIL-Lite
function MdigControl() (for example, with M_IO...
*
, M_GRAB_TRIGGER...,
or M_TIMER...
*
).
Synchronization
Each PSG can accept and/or provide one horizontal (HSYNC) and one vertical
(VSYNC) synchronization signal (slave or master mode). Instead of accepting a
horizontal synchronization signal, each PSG can alternatively accept a composite
(CSYNC) synchronization signal. Note also that, if the synchronization signals
are encoded on the video signal, the horizontal and vertical synchronization signals
are present as a composite synchronization pulse along with the video signal.
Auxiliary signals # per path Matrox Solios
eA/XA Quad #total
Matrox Solios
eA/XA Dual # total
Matrox Solios
eA/XA Single #total
Auxiliary input signals that can be defined as either
TTL or LVDS.
depends on
type of signal
888
Opto-isolated auxiliary input signals. 1 4 2 1
TTL auxiliary input signals. 1 4 2 1
Auxiliary output signals that can be defined as either
TTL or LVDS.
2842
TTL auxiliary output signals. 1 4 2 1
*. As of MIL 10.