In this section the hardware of the FALCONplus/FALCONplus Express is described. Furthermore the connectors and a fundamental description of image acquisition are given here. Also, differences to the other FALCON boards are emphasized here.

Fig. 18: FALCONplus (hardware version 5)

Fig. 19: FALCONplus Express
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The performance features and the pin assignment of the FALCONplus Express responds those of the FALCONplus. |
FALCONplus/FALCONplus Express connectors
|
Connector |
Signals |
|---|---|---|
J5 |
26-pin |
8 digital inputs/outputs and 4 trigger inputs |
Vin1...Vin4 |
BNC |
Video inputs 1– 4 |
Vout |
BNC |
Video outputs |
SW1 |
Quad DIP switch |
Vin 1- Vin 4 75 ohm termination |
J8 |
Strip 4-pin |
Watchdog relay connector |
J9 |
Strip 4-pin |
Video out chain connector |
J10 |
10-pin |
Internal video signal connector |
The pin assignments of the connectors is described in the appendix (see FALCONplus/FALCONplus Express).