Data Translation DT3155 Parts list manual

DT3155
UM-18231-D
Getting Started Manual

Fourth Edition
August, 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
DT3155 Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Getting Started Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2: Preparing to Use the DT3155. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Checking the System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Installing the Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installing the DT3155 Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Viewing the DT3155 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 3: Installing the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Setting up the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Selecting an Expansion Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Inserting the DT3155 Board in the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 4: Connecting Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Connecting a Single Video Signal to the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Connecting Multiple Signals to the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Contents
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Chapter 5: Installing and Configuring the Device Driver. . 27
Before Installing the Device Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Installing and Configuring the Device Driver in Windows 98 . 30
Installing and Configuring the Device Driver in Windows Me 33
Installing and Configuring the Device Driver in Windows
2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Installing and Configuring the Device Driver in Windows XP. 39
Chapter 6: Verifying Board Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Installing DT-Acquire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Using DT-Acquire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Acquiring a Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Performing a Passthru Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

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About this Manual
This manual describes how to get started using a DT3155 frame
grabber board.
Intended Audience
This document is intended for engineers, scientists, technicians, or
others responsible for setting up a DT3155 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 DT3155
Series hardware and software, and provides an overview of the
getting started procedure;
•Chapter 2, “Preparing to Use the DT3155,” describes how to
unpack the board and software, check system requirements,
install the DT3155 software, and view the DT3155 documentation
online;
•Chapter 3, “Installing the Board,” describes how to install the
DT3155 board;
•Chapter 4, “Connecting Signals,” describes how to connect
signals to the board;