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Basler Accessories
Technical Specification
dart I/O BOARD
Order Numbers
106896
dart I/O Board Starter Kit
106897
dart I/O Boards (5 Pieces)
2000035665 dart I/O Board Mounting Kit
Document Number: DG001439
Version: 01 Language: 000 (English)
Release Date: 12 March 2015
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DG00143901000
Basler Technical Specification
Product Overview
Order Number
106897
106896
Description
dart I/O board (sold in packets of 5)
dart I/O board starter kit. Contains:
1 x dart I/O board
1 x MicroMatch plug, IDC, 10 pins, 1.27 mm pitch
1 x dart I/O board mounting kit (see below)
2000035665
dart I/O board mounting kit. Contains:
4 x M2 screws (6 mm)
4 x M2 screws (12 mm)
4 x spacers (6 mm)
Table 1: Product Information
Connector 2:
10-pin Receptacle
Connector 3
Connector 1
Fig. 1: dart I/O Board Top and Bottom
Key Features
The dart I/O board offers a convenient way to access to the camera’s GPIO lines. See below for a
list of its key features:
Variety of connection possibilities
The board offers three connectors:
Connector 1 is located on the top of the board and used to attach the board to the I/O
connector of the dart camera.
Connector 2 and 3 are located on the underside of the board. Both connectors can be used
as inputs to apply external trigger signals to the camera’s GPIO lines or they can be used
as outputs.
Connector 2 and 3 have ten identical contacts. See
Table 2
and
Fig. 2
for the contact
assignment and numbering.
Connector 2 has a receptacle already pre-assembled (10 pin, 1.27 mm pitch).
Connector 3 can be used for soldering on a ribbon cable or pin-to-hole connector.
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Increased voltage levels
The I/O board includes a circuit that can transform TTL voltages down to the LVTTL voltages
required by the dart GPIO lines. See
Fig. 2
for details of the circuit. This capability is available
via Connector 2 and 3 when the GPIO lines are set to input.
Possibility of daisy-chaining I/O boards and cameras to simultaneously trigger several
cameras
Short-circuit protection
dart GPIO Line
x
120-Ω Resistor
680-Ω Resistor
I/O Board Line
x
3.6 V Zener Diode
GND
x
= Line Number
Fig. 2: Adapter Circuit Schematic
Contact Numbering
Contact Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Name/Function
Spare
I/O board line 4
Ground
I/O board line 3
Ground
I/O board line 2
Ground
I/O board line 1
Ground
n/a
Connected to dart I/O Connector Pin
Not connected
Pin 6 (GPIO Line 4 via board circuit; GPIO line 4 not
implemented in dart camera yet)
Pin 2 (Ground)
Pin 5 (GPIO Line 3 via board circuit; GPIO line 3 not
implemented in dart camera yet)
Pin 2 (Ground)
Pin 4 (GPIO Line 2 via board circuit)
Pin 2 (Ground)
Pin 3 (GPIO Line 1 via board circuit)
Pin 2 (Ground)
Not connected (connection to Pin 1 possible; see
"Accessing the 3.3 V of the Camera’s I/O Connector"
for details)
Table 2: Contact Numbering of Connectors 2 and 3
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Connector 3
Connector 2
2
4
6
8
10
1
3
5
7
9
2
4
6
8
10
1
3
5
7
9
Fig. 3: Contact Numbering
Connecting the I/O Board to the Camera
The I/O board plugs into the dart camera’s I/O connector by means of its Connector 1. To ensure
proper alignment of the respective pins, line up board and camera on top of each other as shown
in
Fig. 4.
Connector 1
I/O Board
I/O Connector
Camera
Fig. 4: Connecting I/O Board to Camera
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