Chapter 1 NI Smart Camera Overview
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For more information about the image sensors, refer to Chapter 3, NI Smart
Camera Image Sensor. For complete smart camera specifications, refer to
Appendix A, Specifications.
All smart cameras have an RS-232 serial port, Gigabit Ethernet ports, and
use a standard C-mount lens. Some smart camera models also include the
Direct Drive lighting controller and support for quadrature encoders. The
Direct Drive lighting controller is an integrated controller to directly power
a variety of third-party current-controlled lights. Refer to Chapter 4,
Lighting, for more information about the Direct Drive lighting controller.
The smart camera also has one 5 V TTL strobe output and one unregulated
24 V strobe output for lighting control.
The smart camera also includes LEDs for communicating system status,
four DIP switches to specify startup options, isolated inputs, and isolated
outputs for connecting to external devices. Refer to Chapter 6, LEDs and
DIP Switches, for more information about the LEDs and DIP switches.
Refer to Chapter 2, Power and I/O, for more information about the digital
I/O capabilities of the smart camera.
