The NI 185275-02 is a 2-meter camera cable engineered to connect Kodak Megaplus ES 1.0 series cameras to National Instruments IMAQ data acquisition devices. It enables reliable digital video and control signal transmission between industrial cameras and NI hardware platforms, supporting both image data and camera control commands over a single integrated interface.
Technical Specifications
• Cable Length: 2 meters
• Data Transfer Rate: 20 MHz per channel
• Pixel Clock Rate: 20 MHz/channel
• Signal Types: RS-422 for data, clock, and camera enable signals; RS-232 for camera control
• Digital Video Output: Dual-channel operation (single and dual modes)
– Key Features
• AIA Interface connector on camera rear panel for digital video and control commands
• Supports up to 30 FPS in dual-channel mode and 15 FPS in single-channel mode depending on camera variant
• Compatible with 8-bit and 10-bit pixel depths
• Accommodates external TTL-level trigger inputs for controlled acquisitions and double exposure modes
• Strobe output synchronization for triggered applications
• Electronic shutter with variable exposure from 127 microseconds to 33 ms
– Typical Applications
Machine vision systems requiring synchronized image capture and control. High-speed industrial imaging with frame rates up to 30 FPS. Triggered acquisition tasks including double exposure photography. Applications demanding precise timing correlation between camera and external instrumentation.
– Compatibility & Integration
The NI 185275-02 connects Kodak Megaplus ES camera variants—ES 1.0, ES 1.0/SC, ES 1.0/TH, ES 1.0/10 BIT, and ES 1.0/MV—to National Instruments IMAQ devices with 68-pin I/O connectors. Direct compatibility with the IMAQ PCI-1424 and integration with NI DAQ cards supporting the standard connector scheme. Camera trigger source attributes enable flexible configuration to use either the camera connector or NI IMAQ device signals.
