Installing a Trigger Extension Board

Ensure Air Circulation

 

Make sure you use an adequate ventilation system within your computer. This is of special importance if

  • there is little space between boards in a multi-board installation,
  • an installation is close to a graphics card.

We also recommend leaving enough free space between boards.

   

To install the trigger extension board, you need the following components:

To install your trigger extension board:

  1. Shut down the host PC.
  2. Unplug the host PC from the power outlet.
  3. Plug the trigger board into an empty slot on the slot bracket of the host PC.
    The trigger board doesn't need a connection to the motherboard of the computer, so it is possible to use a PCIe, a PCI, or an ISA slot.

Frame grabber and empty slots in host PC

Frame grabber and trigger board in host PC

  1. Fasten the trigger board to the PC chassis by screws.
  2. Connect the trigger board with the GPIO socket of Opto Trigger 5, using the 34-pin flat cable.

Frame grabber and trigger board, being connected via 34-pin flat cable

  1. Reboot your host PC.

Now, the trigger board is ready for use.