Data Translation DT3130 Series Parts list manual

DT3130 Series
UM-17316-F
Getting Started Manual

Sixth Edition
April, 2002
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Table of Contents
About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Intended Audience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
What You Should Learn from this Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Conventions Used in this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Related Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Where to Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Chapter 1: Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Key Hardware Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
DT3130 Series Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Getting Started Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2: Preparing to Use the DT3130 Series. . . . . . . . . . 5
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Checking the System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Installing the Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Viewing the DT3130 Series Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 3: Installing the Board and Configuring the
Device Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installing the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting up the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Selecting an Expansion Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Inserting the DT3130 Series Board in the Computer . . . . . . 19
Loading and Configuring the Device Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Loading the Device Driver (Windows XP Only) . . . . . . . . . 21
Configuring the Device Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Contents
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Chapter 4: Connecting Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Connecting Video Signals to the Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Connecting Video Signals to the Board Using the
EP311 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Connecting Video Signals to the Board Using the
EP314 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Connecting an S-Video Signal to the Board Using the
EP317 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Connecting Trigger, Strobe, and Power Signals to the Board . . 32
Chapter 5: Verifying Board Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Installing DT-Acquire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using DT-Acquire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Synchronously Acquiring a Single Frame to Memory . . . . 42
Performing a Passthru Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

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About this Manual
This manual describes how to get started using a DT3131,
DT3131-ISO, DT3132, DT3132-ISO, DT3133, or DT3133-ISO frame
grabber board, collectively referred to as the DT3130 Series.
Intended Audience
This document is intended for engineers, scientists, technicians, or
others responsible for setting up a DT3130 Series board to perform
machine vision and/or image analysis operations. It is assumed that
you have some familiarity with the operating characteristics of your
video source. It is also assumed that you are familiar with the
MicrosoftWindows98, Windows Me (Millennium Edition),
Windows 2000, or Windows XP operating system.
What You Should Learn from this Manual
This manual will help you install and set up your board and device
driver successfully. It is organized as follows:
•Chapter 1, “Overview,” describes the key features of the DT3130
Series hardware and software, and provides an overview of the
getting started procedure;
•Chapter 2, “Preparing to Use the DT3130 Series,” describes how
to unpack the board and software, check system requirements,
install the DT3130 Series software, and view the DT3130 Series
documentation online;
•Chapter 3, “Installing the Board and Configuring the Device
Driver,” describes how to install the DT3130 Series boards and
configure the device driver;
•Chapter 4, “Connecting Signals,” describes how to connect
signals to the board;

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•Chapter 5, “Verifying Board Operation,” describes how to verify
the board’s operation using DT Acquire.
• An index completes this manual.
Conventions Used in this Manual
The following conventions are used in this manual:
• Notes provide useful information that requires special emphasis,
cautions provide information to help you avoid losing data or
damaging your equipment, and warnings provide information to
help you avoid catastrophic damage to yourself or your
equipment.
• Items that you select or type are shown in bold.
•Courier font is used to represent source code.
Related Information
Refer to the following documents for more information on using an
DT3130 Series board:
•TheDT3130 Series User’s Manual (UM-17314), included on the
Imaging OMNI CDprovided with the DT3130 Series boards,
describes the features of the DT3130 Series boards and DT3130
Series Device Driver.
•Frame Grabber SDK User’s Manual (UM-15943) and the Frame
Grabber SDK online help, included on the Imaging OMNI CD
provided with the DT3130 Series boards, describe the Dynamic
Linkable Library (DLL) that you can use to write image
acquisition application software.
•DT-Active Open Layers User’s Manual (UM-17325), available from
Data Translation, describes DT-Active Open Layers, an ActiveX
control, which allows you to use Data Translation PCI frame

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grabber boards within graphical programming environments
such as Microsoft Visual Basic® and Visual C++®.
•GLOBAL LAB Image/2 User’s Manual (UM-17790) and GLOBAL
LAB Image/2 API Manual (UM-17792),available from Data
Translation, describe how to use GLOBAL LAB® Image/2 and
GLOBAL LAB Image/2 Streamlineto create scientific
applications using object-oriented image processing tools.
•DT Vision Foundry User’s Manual (UM-17755) and DT Vision
Foundry API Manual (UM-17757), available from Data
Translation, describe how to use DT Vision Foundryto create
machine vision applications using object-oriented image
processing tools.
Where to Get Help
Should you run into problems installing or using a DT3130 Series
board, our Technical Support Department is available to provide
technical assistance. Refer to the Troubleshooting chapter of the
DT3130 Series User’s Manual for more information (see page 13 for
information on viewing this manual). If you are outside the United
States or Canada,call your local distributor, whose number is listed
in your Data Translation product handbook.

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Overview
Key Hardware Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
DT3130 Series Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Getting Started Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Chapter 1
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Key Hardware Features
The DT3130 Series consists of the following boards: DT3131,
DT3131-ISO, DT3132, DT3132-ISO, DT3133, and DT3133-ISO. The
key features of these boards are listed in Table 1.
For more information on the boards, refer to the DT3130 Series User’s
Manual (see page 13 for information on viewing this manual).
Table 1: Video Inputs and Formats
Board
Type Number of Video Inputs Number of Trigger Inputsa
a. The trigger polarity is user-programmable.
Number of
Strobe Outputsb
b. The strobe pulse width is user-programmable from 3.3 ms to 420 ms.
DT3131 and
DT3131-ISOc
c. The trigger inputs and strobe outputs are isolated on the DT3131-ISO, DT3132-ISO, and
DT3133-ISO boards.
3 composite (CVBS)dor
d. NTSC/RS-170 or PAL/CCIR video format.
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2 composite and 1
S-videoe,f
e. Composite uses NTSC/RS-170 or PAL/CCIR; S-Video uses Y/C.
f. Currently, Data Translation does not supply a cable that supports more than one S-video input
or an S-video input and composite inputs together. If you need more than one S-video input
or S-video and composite inputs, you must design your own cable.
DT3132 and
DT3132-ISOc6 compositedor 2 2
4 composite and 2
S-videoe,f
DT3133 and
DT3133-ISOc9 compositedor 3 3
6 composite and 3
S-videoe,f

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DT3130 Series Software
The DT3130 Series software includes the following components:
•DT3130 Series Device Driver −You must install the device driver
to use the DT3130 Series board with any of the supported
software packages or utilities.
•DT3130 Series User’s Manual, in PDF format −Describes the
features of the DT3130 Series board and how to use the DT3130
Series Device Driver with the Frame Grabber SDK to write an
application program.
• This manual in PDF format.
Refer to Chapter 2 starting on page 5 for information on installing the
DT3130 Series software.

Chapter 1
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Getting Started Procedure
The flow diagram shown in Figure 1 illustrates the steps needed to
get started using the DT3130 Series boards. This diagram is repeated
in each chapter; the shaded area in the diagram shows you where you
are in the getting started procedure.
Figure 1: Getting Started Flow Diagram
Install the Board and Configure the
Device Driver
(see Chapter 3 starting on page 15)
Connect Signals to the Board
(see Chapter 4 starting on page 23)
Verify Board Operation
(see Chapter 5 starting on page 37)
Prepare to Use the DT3130 Series Board
(see Chapter 2 starting on page 5)

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Preparing to Use the
DT3130 Series
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Checking the System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Installing the Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Viewing the DT3130 Series Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 2
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Install the Board and Configure the
Device Driver
(see Chapter 3 starting on page 15)
Connect Signals to the Board
(see Chapter 4 starting on page 23)
Verify Board Operation
(see Chapter 5 starting on page 37)
Prepare to Use the DT3130 Series Board
(this chapter)

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Unpacking
Open the shipping box and verify that the following items are
present:
• DT3130 Series frame grabber board,
• EP315 cable assembly (to provide +12 V power), and
• Imaging OMNI CD-ROM.
If an item is missing or damaged, call Data Translation's Customer
Service Department at [phone] x394. Customer Service will
guide you through the appropriate steps for replacing missing or
damaged items. If you are located outside the United States, call your
local distributor, listed in your Data Translation Product Handbook.
Note: It is recommended that you save the original packing
material in the unlikely event that your board requires servicing in
the future.
CAUTION:
Keep the DT3130 Series board in its protective antistatic bag until
you are ready to install it.

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Checking the System Requirements
For reliable operation, your DT3130 Series board requires the
following minimum system requirements:
• 133 MHz Pentium processor with an Intel PCI chip set that
supports and enables PCI-to-posted memory writes; Pentium II
recommended. The following Intel PCI chip sets are known to
work properly:
−Triton 8243xFX,
−Triton2 8243xHX,
−Triton VX 8243xVX,
−Triton TX 8243xTX,
−Natoma 8244xFX, or
−Natoma 8244xLX.
Note: The following Intel PCI chip sets are known not to work
properly: Saturn 8242x, Mercury 8243xLX, Neptune 8243xNX,
Orion 8245xKX, and Orion 8245xKG. If your system contains one
of these chip sets, call your system manufacturer to replace the
chip set with one that is supported.
• A BIOS that complies with PCI specifications, such as one of the
following:
−AMI, or
−AWARD (version 4.51PG).

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Note: Version 4, revision 6 of the Phoenix BIOS works properly.
However, early versions of this BIOS are known not to work
properly. If your system contains an earlier version of the
Phoenix BIOS, call your system manufacturer to upgrade the
BIOS to Version 4, revision 6.
• At least one available PCI 32-bit or 64-bit bus master expansion
slot.
• At least 32 MB of RAM. Note that 864 KB are required to store
each frame.
• A 2 MB, 32-bit PCI graphics card with a 256 color palette for 640 x
480 32-bit true color RGB display. A DDI-compatible PCI
graphics card is recommended for real-time display. The PCI
graphics card memory requirements are as follows:
• Either a composite or S-video input source.
• A selection of the following cables or user-defined cables, as
required by your application:
−EP311 cable assembly to connect three simultaneous
composite video inputs to a DT3130 Series board. This cable
must be purchased separately.
−EP312 cable assembly to connect control signals to the DT3130
Series board. This cable must be purchased separately.
Resolution Memory Required
640 x 480 2 MB
800 x 600 2 MB
1024 x 768 4 MB

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−EP317 cable assembly to connect one S-video signal to a
DT3130 Series board. This cable must be purchased separately.
−EP314 cable assembly to connect up to nine multiplexed
composite video inputs to a DT3130 Series board. This cable
must be purchased separately.
−EP315 cable assembly to connect +12 V power from the host
computer to a DT3130 Series board. This cable is shipped with
the board.
• At least one CD-ROM drive.
•Aharddisk.
• Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows XP.

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Installing the Software
To operate properly, the DT3130 Series board requires the following
software components:
• Microsoft DirectX, version 7.0 or greater,
• DT-Acquire, version 3.2 or greater, and
• Frame Grabber SDK, version 3.0 or greater.
You can install these software components from the Imaging OMNI
CD. To install the DT3130 Series-related software from the Imaging
OMNI CD, perform the following procedure:
1. Insert the Imaging OMNI CD into your CD-ROM drive.
Note that in most systems, the CD will launch automatically. If
your system does not launch the OMNI CD automatically,
perform the following steps:
a. Click Start from the Task Bar, then click Run.
The Run dialog box appears.
b. Either enter x:\LAUNCH.EXE (where xis the letter of your
CD-ROM drive) or use the Browse button to locate
LAUNCH.EXE.
c. Click OK.
The Imaging OMNI CD splash screen appears.
2. Click Install Products.
3. Click Device Drivers.
4. Click Mach I Series.
5. Click DT3130 Series.
The InstallShield Wizard appears.
6. Click Next.

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7. Click Yes to accept the license agreement, then click Finish.
Note that if the DirectX software on your computer is less than
version 7.0, you are prompted to install the updated DirectX
software. Follow the prompts until Version 8.0 of DirectX has
been installed. This process will require restarting your system.
8. If you updated the DirectX software, repeat step 1. If you did not
update the DirectX software, click Main Menu.
9. To update the version of DT-Acquire on your computer, click
Install Products from the Imaging OMNI CD, click Mach I
Series, then click DT-Acquire. Follow the prompts until Version
3.2 of DT-Acquire has been installed.
10. To update the version of the Frame Grabber SDK on your
computer, click Install Products from the Imaging OMNI CD,
click Mach I Series, then click Frame Grabber SDK. Follow the
prompts until Version 3.0 of the Frame Grabber SDK has been
installed.
11. Click Main Menu, then click Exit.