Installing the MVS-8100D 1
10 Cognex MVS-8100D and CDC Cameras Hardware Manual
Identify your MVS-8100D model as described in Model Differences on page 27.
Installing the MVS-8100D
Caution Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage the electronic
components of your Cognex hardware.
To install the MVS-8100D frame grabber, follow these steps:
1. Wear a grounded, static-dissipating wrist strap for ESD protection.
2. Turn off the PC and remove its cover.
3. Select a PCI slot for the MVS-8100D. Remove the slot cover and store it for future
use.
4. Press the MVS-8100D into its slot until it is seated firmly.
5. Replace the faceplate screw.
Note Do not skip step 5. The MVS-8100D must be grounded to the PC’s
chassis through the faceplate screw. This is because each CDC
series camera is grounded through its connecting cable to the
faceplate. Improperly grounded cameras can produce intermittent
video errors.
6. Replace your PC’s cover.
Caution Do not power on the PC until you have connected cameras and any
parallel I/O devices to the MVS-8100D.
Connection Overview
The figures in this section illustrate the connection options for the MVS-8100D models.
Figure 1 shows the connection options for the single-channel MVS-8100D1. (This option
also works on multichannel MVS-8100D’s.) Parallel I/O connection options are
discussed in Connecting Parallel I/O Devices on page 15.
Figure 1. MVS-8100D1 connection options
SDRAM
Coglink
(2, 3 chan)
(1 chan)
Flash
PCI Bridge
(for 2 and 3 channel option)
(for 3 channel option)
BLVDS
serializers
Parallel
I/O devices
MVS-8100D1
300-0367
Trigger, strobe
300-0362
CDC camera
